European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 10, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 25an Rison Rise to Rice level byte Saladino Suwanee a. Apr Andre Rison just needed an Opportunity. The Atlanta Alcons were glad to give it to the elusive Ide receiver. Rison caught 10 passes for 154 Yards and pair of touchdowns sunday in a 28-27 Victory Over the new Orleans saints lifting in to the top of the nil receivers. The 23-year-old Rison has 29 recep ions for 377 Yards and four touchdowns n four games. In his. Last two games he has 21 catches for s 282 Yards. A in sundays last Quot. Minute Victory Rison caught touchdown passes of 20 land 3 Yards the lat Ter with 1 33 left for a the Victory. A i knew the Opportunity would be Andre Rison there a Rison said monday. A it would be up to me to put up big numbers. In be always known i be got the ability to be one of the Best receivers in the  Rison the Indianapolis Colts no. 1 pick a year ago was traded to the Falcons in april along with offensive tackle Chris x Hinton for the first pick in the nil draft the Colts took Illinois quarterback Jeff George with the selection. A when i was traded i was initially disappointed. I had a Good Rookie season and thought everything was going Well a said Rison who had 52 receptions for 820 Yards and four ids in his first season out of Michigan state. His Rookie total was second Only to fellow Falcon Shawn Collins. A now in a glad i was traded. I came Here to a new coach Jerry Glanville who had a new red gun offence and a Fine quarterback in Chris Miller a said the 23-year-old Rison. A i was glad to get out of Indianapolis. I Felt we had a Winner there but now there a a lot of turmoil. A i did no to realize there was this much Talent in Atlanta. We be got As much As anybody in the nil and in a playing under coach Glanville who runs a wide open offence which is my  however he still is puzzled Why Indianapolis drafted a quarterback and sent him on his Way. A Jack Trudeau and Chris Chandler were doing the Job there. I did no to think they needed a quarterback but they said it was an Opportunity to get a franchise a a i George Quot player in Jeff Rison said. A to me in a a franchise player. Every Day i think about that Trade and in a out to prove they were wrong every time i  in that department he has been aided by Miller. A i had Only heard about him and read some things about him a Rison said of Miller. A from the first Day i got Here we established a relationship. He wants to be the Best and so do i and i believe he showed the nation yesterday that he is one of the better quarterbacks in the  Miller threw for a career High 344 Yards passed for three ads and scored a fourth on a 1-Yard run. Next the Falcons Host the unbeaten 49ers a who edged Atlanta 19-13 two weeks ago a a and All pro receiver Jerry Rice. A i done to feel its a Challenge Between me and Jerry Rice a Rison said. A Jerry is a great receiver one of the Best to Ever play the game. I just want to be classified As one of the Best  although Atlanta a Rison now leads the league in receptions san Francisco pro Jerry Rice is the league Standard bearer. They meet in Atlanta sunday. A 49er All nil round Proy paying dividends on big Montreal pact canadians 5, whalers 3 / Montreal a Patrick Roy is earning his million Dollar contract. On a monday night when goal ending was the talk of the forum Roy stopped 32 shots to Lead the Montreal canadians to a 5-3 nil Victory Over the Hartford whalers. See nil standings and summaries on Page 22a i got the first one shot and the defense got the rebound a Roy said. A a that a the Way it works on this club a let me see the first one they get the second and we re in  roys in business after signing a four year contract Worth a reported $5 million on oct. 2 a a Reward for winning the Vezina trophy the last two years and backstopping a team that has switched from defensive to an attacking style of play. General manager. Serge Savard worried that the Money might go to roys head but the superstitious goaltender has responded with a tie and two victories to Start the season facing 35 shots in each of the last two James. Brian Skrudland Brent Gilchrist Eric Desjardins Stephane Richer and Stephan Lebeau scored for Montreal which managed Only 19 shots against shaky Rookie Kay Whitmore. Kevin Dineen Ron Francis and Randy Cunneyworth scored for Hartford. The canadians scored four goals on seven shots in the first period. Richerts fourth goal of the season capped Montreal a four goal first period. Richer cruised through the Slot and one timed Russ court Nally a pass from the Corner High to the near Post past Whitmore. Skrudland Gilchrist and Desjardins also had first period goals. The whalers wasted six Power play chances but coach Rick Ley said it was Whitmore a weak play that Cost Hartford the game. A we dug a big Hole for ourselves a he said. A your Oal tending was t the greatest but Well Bounce  Skrudland scored a Short handed goal at 3 51 when m stole the puck at the Montreal Blue line and out skated Scott Young and Ray Ferraro for a breakaway pal. Gilchrist picked up a Loose puck in front of the Irease and shot Over Whitmore at 6 10 and Desjardins it a Long shot Over the goaltenders pads at 9 18. The whalers had a five minute Power play late in the Jame but failed to score. In other National hockey league games monday night rangers 6, North stars 3 new York a the new York rangers top line was in top form monday night. A your line is expected to score goals and when we do the team usually does Well a Bemie Nicholls said after combining with Mike Gartner to Lead the rangers to a 6-3 Victory Over the Minnesota North stars. Nicholls had a goal and two assists in a three goal first period and Lin mate Gartner had two goals As the rangers won their Home opener after two Road losses. A my Job is to create offence we done to really care who scores the goals a Nicholls said. The rangers who lost in Chicago and Hartford took a 3-0 first period Lead. Nicholls assisted on a goal by Darren Turcotte at 4 53 for his 800th nil Point scored his third goal of the season on a Power play at 10 53 and assisted on a goal by Gartner at 17 21, the 450th of Gartner a career. The rangers whose Patrick division championship Flag was raised in pregame ceremonies at Madison Square Garden made it 4-0 on Mark Janssens goal at 1 55 of the second Perod. The North stars who split their first two Home games fell behind quickly As Nicholls fed a breakout pass to Turcotte who roared Down the right Side and beat Minnesota goaltender Jarmo myllys who played on Finland a Silver medal team at the 1988 olympics. A the rangers came on hard got the Lead and we pressed on but we just  catch up a Minnesota coach Bob Gainey said. A they took advantage of our errors and created enough Early scoring chances. We just had a Sloppy  for the most part the North stars let the rangers dictate the flow of the game. A they played their game a a a lot of skating that Fuick punch in the first period a North stars de Neseman Curt Giles said. A we came Back and at least gave it a Good shot. But we did no to have  Nicholls scored from the lower Edge of the left Circle banging in a rebound of a shot by James Patrick. Gartner scored from the Slot after taking a pass from Nicholls on the right Side. Janssens put in his own rebound before the North stars responded with goals by Brian Bellows at 10 54 i and Mike Craig at 18 35. Bellows scored from the left Circle during a Power play that was set up by a tripping penalty to rangers goaltender John Vanbiesbrouc. Craig deflected Neil Wilkinson a shot from the Point to make it 4-2. Gartner scored his second goal of the game with a shot from the lower right Circle at 7 27 of the third period with the rangers on a Power play. Brian Propp scored for Minnesota at 9 57 and new Yorkus John Ogrodnick closed out the scoring with 40 seconds left. The rangers 0-2 Start was their worst since they went 0-3-1 in 1986-87. Flames 4, jets 3 Winnipeg Manitoba a Stephane Matteau and Brian Maclellan scored goals in a 56-second Span of the third period monday night and Joe in Ouwendyk scored twice to Lead the Calgary flames to their third straight Victory a 4-3 Triumph Over the Winnipeg jets. Nieuwe Endyke a second goal at 13 49 of the third period gave the flames a 4-2 Lead after they overcame a 2-0 deficit. Mike Vernon made 29 saves for the flames. Maclellan snapped a 2-2 tie at 3 57 of the third period jamming Home Joel Otto a rebound past jets goalie Stephane Beauregard. Maclellan Drew the second assist As Rookie Matteau tied the score at 2-2 at 3 01 of the third period when he deflected Dana Murzyn a shoulder High pass. The jets protested the goal saying Matteau a stick was above his shoulder when he contacted the puck but referred Andy Vanhellemont ruled it did no to. Tomas Steen set up goals a minute apart in the first period by Fredrik Olausson and Doug Smail to give Winnipeg a 2-0 Lead As they scored on their first two shots on Vernon. At 2 40 of the first period with the jets on the Power play Olausson fired a rocket from 20-feet out. At 3 41, Steen hit Doug Smail with a pass at the flames Blue line and the left Winger unleashed a 15-foot 5 m shot past a startled Vernon who was Busy in the opening 20 minutes As the jets out shot the flames 14-6. Calgary Cut the jets Lead to 2-1 on Nieuwe Endyke a Fluke goal at 6 05 of the second period. Nieuwe Endyke a pass from behind the net bounced off the leg of jets defens Eman Gord Donnelly and into the net. Teppo Nummelin scored the final Winnipeg goal with 37 seconds remaining in the third period. Winnipeg out shot Calgary 32-22