European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 16,1987 the stars and strikes Pago 25nhl, soviet Union merging styles b  Mohan Quebec not in the end there was the sight or Valery Kamensky inc 2 Vyca Rycar old  using his body to disrupt plays cleanly but forcibly a technique North american players have used and abused for  then there was the delegation from inc Edmonton oilers among the nil All stars using circular european style routes in a Region that has Long believed that the shortest distance Between two Points is a straight line up and Down your  decade and a half into the respectfully intense relationship Between the National hockey league and the soviet Union the two sides continue to show a More frequent merging of styles. Once the two approaches the tick tack toe pattern of the soviet team and the Power oriented North Ameri can attack were clearly and passionately defined  week inc two game Rondez Vous 87 series demonstrated again that the urgency of National Pride has caused the two sides to elevate each other s level of play. The two Powers shared More than one Victory each in inc two games. It s very important that you know the National hockey league did t win thes cries and neither did we Viktor Tikhonov the coach of the soviet team said through an incr Peter. The person that won inc game was hockey itself i think both games were a , who was not amused after the 4-3 nil Victory on wednesday could smile Friday night after his icam s 5-3  the kind of team that team Canada had the coach had said of inc nil All Star unit that practice for just two Days before the first game i would never lose a  Canadian journalists sensed that a Dart had been thrown at the nil staff of Jean Perron of Montreal Dob Johnson of Calgary and Michel Bergeron of the Host Quebec nordic us. I solid it in a joking Way Tikhonov said after he was pressed on his playful Point. "1 wont Tel to say that team oui there. I really enjoy. A Good looking  Tikhonov considered the nil squad the cleanest the league had entered in in1crnalian.il Competition. Jum sin weeks after a Bench Clearing fight Between Ca Nadian and soviet teams led to he Dis qualification of both from the world Junior hockey championships the Lone major Penally in 120 minutes of All Sta play was a ill minute misconduct that resulted after the soviet icam was penalized for using an illegal Slick. One year to the week before the Calgary games in which the soviet team will de fend its olympic championship it exhibited flashes it unusual brilliance. They were making some great individual  said Rod Langway the Washington dec Nicman whose carefully was Central to the nil Victory. Got say Talent goals we Sec Mario la Mioux Pla the goals they go were great i would and Wayne Gretzky do those things. It seems like the puck just follows them. Thereat players there do the same  unlike inc previous Inwon Ammil mid season games in which the null. Was humiliated in the third game of the 1 7 Challenge cup series Bolh icam led with pc iian memories. A or the soviet team inc Nurst a Iris. Including Kamensky Tatarinov and 20 year old  Rcv Ganv Iki ohcs Kin were exposed to the High leu l of play. The nil earned the Rowan ranch thai even with two Days of  despite injuries to significant play ers an approach of intelligent.  can beat anyone. I Learned a lot about  Ai Dave Poulin of Philadelphia whose de Flection produced the decisive dual in inc nil Victory. You learn Wii Al you re capable of when you re elevated 10 Heights. We were Given a Challenge Todo this and i think we answered the Challenge nicely. I be enjoyed this As much As i be enjoyed any single  in France finished eighth  wins slalom flu Ehli Switzerland up t o Rinne Schmidhauser of Switzerland parlayed the Best second leg Lime in in Ilsi place in a women s world c up Ija Loni sunday edging past austrian Annika Minier Hoffr in 1 min ulc 39.58 sword maierhofer who held the Lead Inginio the second leg finished in i m in. World Champion Erika in is. In of Switzerland finished third in 1 11.11 american Tamara Mckinney lust a skirt one of the Early Gates of the first heal. Arn sports Radi College Buke Ball Jacksonville Western Kentucky 2 an. Tuesday