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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, February 8, 1990

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 1990 the stars and stripes Page 17 sports pucks become milestones Hull s 50th puts father son in Book St. Louis a Brett Hull got his Solh goal and Bobby Hull got another line in inc nil record Book. With his father watching from a private Box. Brett Hull scored his 50th goal of the season tuesday night making inc hulls the first father son combination in nil history to achieve that distinction. Bobby Hull scored 50 or More goals five times be tween 1962 and 1972 in a career capped by his election into the hockey Hall of  goals is what you aim for when you first play  Brett Hull said after helping the St. Louis blues to a 6-4 Victory Over the Toronto Maple Leafs. I told you he d get a pretty  said Bobby Hull who had predicted before the game that the 50th goal would be a . 50 came Al 5 55 of the third period when Hull took a Clearing pass from Sergio Somesso near the Center line and skating in alone on Toronto  Jeff Reese like his father. Brett Hull made his reputation with a blistering slap shot but the Milestone goal was scored with a flick of the wrist. The puck beat Reese Low in the Slick Side and put the blues ahead 5 Hull narrowly missed gelling no. 50 on his first shot of the game settling for an assist on Paul Maclean s Power play goal Al 7 29 of the opening period. Hull look a pass from Jeff Brown on the left Side of the net and shot the puck through the crease from a Sharp Angle. Mac can was there to Knock it into the goal. The crowd believing thai Hull had scored gave the blues right Winger a standing ovation a congratulatory message was flashed on a scoreboard the puck was delivered to inc is. Louis Bench and a Lone hat was tossed onto the ice. Then the scoring sequence was announced. Brit Hull emended his Point scoring Streak to 17 games during which he has 19 goals and 13 assists. He has three goals in his last two games and 82 Points Overall two less than his career High set last season. It was with that same kind of Rush Bobby Hull recalled that he cracked the 50-goal Barrier the first  elder Hull scored Only 13 goals in the first half of the season then closed with 10 goals in the last 10 games. No. 50. He recalled came on a Backhander from inc top of the Circle in Madison Square Garden against Gump Worsley of the new York rangers. Almost lost in the Celebration was inc fact that the blues beat the Maple Leafs for inc first time in seven tries and extended their unbeaten Streak to seven games 5-0-2 since inc All Star break. The teams arc lied for second place in the Norris division four Points behind Chicago. Mac can had a goal and two assists for St. Louis. Somesso and Adam Yalcs each had a goal and an assist and Dave Lowry and Steve Tuttle also scored. Blues bred Lull earns father Bobby another record. Lemieux runs Streak to 43 Pittsburgh a the rest of inc National hockey league must be wondering what Mario la Mioux could do if he were healthy. About an hour after his doctor said Post season sur Gery would be required to repair a herniated disc la Mioux had two goals and three assists against the Newyork islanders tuesday in a game the penguins lost 8 7 on a goal by Don Paloncy in overtime. The pain has increased the last two weeks prompt ing la Mioux to Wear a Brace. The Back was Fine there was no  la Mioux said. We had to adjust it the Brace after the first couple of shifts. But i want to keep playing. Think it s better for me to keep  la Mioux. The nil s leading scorer with 42 goals and 72 assists for 114 Points extended inc second longest consecutive game scoring Streak in nil history to 43 games. And despite the Back pain he has t missed any of the penguins 54 games. Team physician Charles Chip Burke said playing won t Worsen the condition and the Only question is whether la Mioux can tolerate the pain. The operation that Lemieux faces has a 95 percent Success rate and is not considered dangerous but requires six weeks recovery. Caps Bury Nordques 12-2 by the associated press Washington nobody expects an nil team to score \2 goals in a game least of All the Washington capitals who have made defense a Way of life through inc years. But tuesday night the capitals took no prisoners i their game with inc Quebec Nordques. We did a lol of Good things out there today coach Terry Murray said after the capitals buried the hapless Nordques under a 12-2 Avalanche. The capitals set a club record for goals eclipsing their 11 -2 Victory Over Toronto on dec. Ii 1981. We did just about everything right Murray , everything fell into  Dino c in Carvlli broke an eight game drought with four Goaland Mike Ridley had a goal and four assists for the capitals. Six capitals scored during the opening 20 minutes As Washington jumped ahead 6-1. The most productive first period in club history Quebec Rookie goalie Scott Gordon was in the net for All 12 Washington goals. He also made 19 saves As the Nordques. Wilh the worst record in the nil at 9 39-6. Lost their eighth straight. In non record games on tuesday Bruins 2, red wings 0 Detroit Andy Moog needed just 14 saves for his third shutout of the season and  Allen Poderson scored his first goal in More than three Yeasas Boston heal Detroit. Nil Roundup Moog was rarely tested in his ninth career shutout As Boston held Detroit without a shot on goal for a 17-min Etc. 20-Sccond Span of the second and third periods. Oilers 2. Devils 2 East Rutherford . Patrik Sundstrom scored a Power play goal with three seconds to play in regulation to give new Jersey a lie with Edmonton. Until Sundstrom s 20th goal of the season. Edmonton backup goalie Eldon Rcd Dick had been the Story of the game. He came off the Bench 2 41 into the game Afier starter Bill Ranford was knocked unconscious in a pileup. Riddick stopped the devils first 28 shots allowing the oilers to cling to a 2-1 Lead. Kings 5. Flames 3 Calgary. Alberta Luc Robitaille s tie breaking goal with less than five minutes left in regulation led  Over Calgary. It was the second game in three Niglis that Kings goaltender Mario Gosslin had beaten the flames. Canucks a jets 3 Vancouver British Columbia defensive specialist Steve Bock scored twice in inc second period to Complete a Vancouver comeback As the canucks decal de Winnipeg. It was the canucks first win in six games this season against their Smythy division rivals. Winnipeg beat ilk canucks 8-1 last Friday night. Angels Joyner wins arbitration Willy Joyner new York a Wally to nor beat the California Angels in salary arbitration tuesday when he was awarded a si.75 million contract and John Franco became the second Best paid re Liever in baseball when he settled his Case with inc mets. Arbitrator Don Sears who heard the Case monday in los Angeles chose Joyner s figure Over California s proposal of $1,225,000. Only Don haltingly $1,975,000 and Andre Dawson and Jack Morris $1.85 million each have been awarded More. Part of the thrill in winning this Case was making Wally see it was t baseball round lockout looms Page 23 necessarily right for him to be treated that Way said Joyner s agent Barry Axelrod. Who has had bitter Dis agreements with the Angels. Franco acquired by the mets at the Winter meetings from Cincinnati will get $7.6 million Over the next three years. Only san Diego s Mark Davis $13 million Over four years makes More for relieving. File other players in arbitration agreed to contracts on tuesday. Out fielder Mill Thompson who made $480.000 last year agreed with St. Louis on a three year Deal for $4.3 Mil lion. Right hander Scott Terry settled with the cardinals for $370,000 left hander Zinc Smith who went i 13 last year for Atlanta and Montreal in 1989, agreed with the expos at $660,000, a raise of $135,000. Right hander Calvin Schiraldi and san Diego settled at $600,000, a $200,000 raise. Scott Bailes a left hander acquired by the Angels last month from Cleve land agreed to $425,000  
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