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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, April 24, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. April 24,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports new York a the Ida refusing to choose Between what in considered two equal Florida applicants accepted both Miami and Orlando into the league wednesday along wild Charlolle . And Minneapolis. Charlotte and Miami will he admitted Tor the 1988 89 season. Minneapolis and Orlando will follow a year later primarily because their new Arenas arc not As close to completion. Each expansion franchise will pay an entry fee of s32.5 million. In just would t have been fair 10 choose Between two equal Florida  commissioner David  after inc announcement which came aftera four hour meeting. We decided that the Only proper thing to do was tale  on april 2, the Aba s expansion committee recommended that Minneapolis and Charlotte be he cup cd along with either Orlando or Miami in the weeks since that recommendation which Stem said was based on the committee instructions from the Board or governors that three learns be invited the two Florida cities have exchanged barbs. Much has been written about the  of those two cities but in fact the problem for the boar was choosing Between them Stern said. Because of the support demonstrated in Miami and Orlando an the civic Pride and involvement by both government and fans we could t  but choose  the commissioner said the governors Vole was unanimous although Only an 18-5 majority was required. The dilemma Between Miami and Orlando simply was thai they Are in the same slate said Phoenix Sundowner Richard Bloch chairman of the expansion committee explaining Why Only Charlotte and Minneapolis were in the original recommendation Bloch said if we were limited to three expansion teams we did t feel that two of them could be in the same  two expansion drafts one in 1988 for Charlotte and Miami and one in 1989 for Minneapolis and Orlando and College dram will be used in Stock the four new teams. Each of the 23 ensling teams will protect right play ers in each expansion draft and each will tote rim player. In the College drafts of i9bs and 1989, the new teams will choose eighth and ninth. The location of three of the four teams in the East complicated the divisional alignments so the Gover nors adopted a rotating system that has Little regard for geographic location. In 1988-89, Charlotte will compete in the Atlantic division and Miami in the Midwest with sacrament moving permanently to the Pacific. In 1989-90, Charlotte and Minneapolis will compete in the Midwest Orlando in the Central and Miami in the Atlantic in 1990-91, Minneapolis and Orlando will move to the Midwest Charlotte to the Central and Miami will stay in the  1991-92, Miami and Orlando will compete in the see Aba on Page 26 in photo boston1 Bob Stanley got a standing oration for his four hit shutout of the royals. Stanley botox beat royals 1 -0 by the associated press Boston Bob Stanley finally got some cheers. Kansas City manager Billy Gardner is still wailing foursome runs. In Only his fourth Start his season alter six years As a reliever Stanley pitched a four hitter wednesday As the Boston red sox posted a 1-0 win Over the royals who were shut out for the fourth time in their last five games. Getting the standing ovation in the ninth inning was Nice. I liked that said Stanley a frequent target of Boos from Boston fans. It s Nice to be  Stanley 2-2, retired the first 13 Kansas City Bailers and picked up the seventh shutout and Isih Complete game of his ii year professional Carvi r. Mis last shutout and Complete game was june i1who against Seattle. I had everything working to night Stanley said. The sinker was Good and the Forknall was outstand Al Roundup ing. I threw every Pilch where i wanted to throw it. Stanley threw Only 102 pitches and 70 of them were strikes. I be seen him pitch Well in Relief before Gardner said but added i m surprised to Sec him go so Long with so much  Gardner is tired of seeing his Roy als go so Long with so few runs. What did cd scr say where did nil those indians come Tomt " he said Dwight Evans drove in the Only run fur Boston which had seven hits. The royals had gone Hilliss for the first six innings against Boston or oct Clemens tuesday finishing with three hits in an 8-0 loss. On Sun Day they were shut out twice by the new York Yankees and out they have lost five  ii games. Bomon Whid has won four of it Liisi five Genii a scored in the i Burgh see Al on Page 26 islanders defeat flyers tie series Nordques go 2 up by the associated press Philadelphia Mikko Marcla s Power play goal from the right face off Circle with three seconds left gave the new York islanders a 2-1 Victory Over the Philadelphia flyers and a 1-1 lie i their nil playoff series. In scoring the winning goal the is Landers look advantage or a penalty against the flyers for Loo Many men on the ice with 48 seconds left. Marcla took a pass from Tomas Jons son and sent it by Rookie goalie Ron Hextall s Slick Side at 19 57. The series switches to the islanders1 Nas Sau coliseum for the third and fourth games Friday and sunday nights in this Best of seven Patrick division final. The islanders advanced to this scribe by becoming the third team in nil his tory to come Back from a 3-1 deficit in semifinal games. They ousted the Washington capitals. Philadelphia reached toe final with a 4-2 series win Over the new York rangers. The flyers Doug Grossman snapped a scoreless lie at 5 53 of the third period. Pella Eklund shot from the right Point the puck rebounding off Brian prop to Grossman who scored to goalie Kelly Hrudny s stick Side. Grossman s goal came after the islander s Gerald Diduck was sent to the Penally Box for Cross checking Don Nachbaur. But 2 04 later. Denis Potvin lied in for the slanders with a 45-foot slap shot that Slid under Hextall at 7 s7. Mulvin the first nil do Senseman cult to score 1,000 Points also scored on a Power play after Hemlall was caught High clicking. In a scoreless first period the flyers Oul Shol the islanders 12-10. There was Only one penalty against the islanders at 15 36, and Philadelphia did t get off a poster play shot. Doth goalies Hrudney for new York and he tall for the flyers turned in several Fine saves. The defensive struggle carried Overum i la second period us neither team could turn on the red Light. Again it wus Swift skating hard to rechecking. Each nil playoffs team took Only one minor  Isles got a Power play at 17 44 and managed four shots but hex tall turned them All aside. Earlier Eklund and Propp skated in on Hrudny and dumped the islanders goalie out of the net but Eklund misfired on the open  the end of the period. Phila Delphia s Scott Mellanby hit Hrudny stick the puck glancing to Lindsey car son who shot wide of the net. In wednesday s Only other game Nordi ours 2, Caru Dlena i Montreal Michel Gollel and Basil Mcrae scored 17 seconds apart Early in the. Third period to end a scoreless Duel and the Quebec Nordi ques held off a Montreal rally to beat the canadians 2-1 for a 2-0 advantage in their no l playoff  game was in marked contrast to the opener of this Busl of seven Adams division final which produced 12 goals in Quebec s 7-5 Victory. Wednesday night s game belonged to the  Mario Gosdin of Quebec and especially Brian Hayward of Montreal who was picked to Start Over Patrick Hoy. In ended a Streak of 25 consecutive Stanley cup playoff games for Roy last year s most valuable player in the  finally yielded the first goal at 2 47, As Paul Gill is dug the puck out from behind the Montreal goal and passed it to Goulet at the Edge of the crease for his eighth Playo goal. The Nordques. Who return Home for the third game Friday night made it 2-0 at 3 04 when Mcrae poked in his own rebound. Mcrae was left alone in front of Hayward after Risto Sill anon a Mcd the Montreal goalie with a Shol from the Blue line and Mcrae got the rebound. Ryan Valter got one of the goals Back at 5 21 with the Nord Tiu John Ogrod Nick serving a holding penalty. Walter m my j tin puck in the Corner to Gosse Lin s Rishi with a Low Tihoi from the mid dle of the left fac Coit Circle  
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