European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday March 3,1991canadiens Breeze past canucks 7-1 by the associated press. Vancouver British Columbi after winning Only three games in february the Montreal canadians came into March like a Hon. A Montreal is Well disciplined and they stick together a Vancouver Forward Ron Stern said after a 7-1 rout by the canadians on Friday night. A Montreal is what you Call a team a troubled by injuries to Many of their key players thenal canadians had four losses and two ties in their pc Vious six outings. For february they were 3-5-3. The slump dropped them further behind the front running Boston Bruins in the Adams division. Friday night s Victory in Vancouver moved the canadians eight Points behind the Bruins. A a a we be had a lot of injuries a Montreal Center Brian Skrudland said a aft takes time to get used to one another after coming Back. We re Starling to get into that Mode and it could t happen at a better Stephan Lebeau scored twice and set up Power play goals by Mathieu Schneider and Stephane Richer for Montreal. Skrudland Denis Savard and Russ Courtnell also scored for Montreal. Quot the canucks saw their three game winning Streak end when Only Trevor Linden could beat Montreal goalie . Bergeron. In other games Friday North stars 1, oilers 1 Edmonton albertan Martin Gelinas scored Early in the third period As Edmonton overcame a solid defensive Effort to tic Minnesota. Gelinas took a pass from Joe Murphy in front and scored his 14th goal on goaltender Brian Hayward with a pretty Backhander that salvaged a Point for the Strug gling oilers they have Only three wins and a pair of ties in their last 13 games. Dave Gagner a 17lh Power new jerseys Jamie Muscroft pursues Detroit a Shawn Burr As devils goalie Chris Ferreri blocks a shot. Play goal of the season Early in the second period gave the North stars the Lead. A Hayward was one of the standouts for our team in the second period a Minnesota coach Bob Gainey said. A the made two or three saves that kept us in the Lead for a while and kept the score lied in the third period with a couple of stops. He Hasni to played in a while. 1 knew he wanted to Pfay Well and he Hayward obtained from Montreal earlier this season for defens Eman Jayson More had played in Only three of the last 13 games and not since feb 12. A a devils 6, red wings 1 Detroit a John Maclean continued his Good play against Detroit scoring two goals As new Jersey routed the red wings. In the teams last meeting on Jan. 28, Maclean had a hat trick in new jerseys 6-2 win at Detroit. The red wings had just one loss in six games before. Friday night but were badly outplayed by the devils who moved six Points ahead of Washington in the Battle for the Patrick divisions final playoff spot. The devils took a 3-0 Lead in the first 10 minutes As the result of several defensive blunders by the red wings and coasted to Victory. A flames 6, penguins 2. Calgary Alberta a Theoren Fleury and Sergei Makarov each score two goals As Calgary Defeated Pittsburgh. The win moved Calgary four Points behind front running los Angeles in the smythe division. Rookie Robert Reichel added a goal and two assists and Mark Hunter also scored for the flames who Are 120-1 in their last 13 Home games Mario Lemieux and John Cullen scored for the penguins who wrapped up a five game Road swing with four losses and 3 lie. The flames despite a 36-22-7 record have Given up the first goal 38 times this season and have trailed 25 times after the first period. Princeton Rolls on behind Mueller by the associated pres Cambridge mass kit Mueller had 21 Points 12 rebounds and eight As Sisty Friday night powering the list ranked Princeton tigers to a 79-64 Victory Over Harvard. A a kit was fantastic for us in the first half Quot tigers coach Pete Carril said a we played our offence to perfection in the first the tigers broke the game open Early taking a 34-11 Lead 15 38 into the contest. The tigers 22-2, 13-0 Ivy league have already clinched the league title and an automatic Mcaa tournament berth and had the Chance to Complete their first unbeaten league season since 1976 by beating Dartmouth Oil saturday. Ron Mitchell 9-16, 6-7 paced Harvard with 15 Points. In conference tournaments Friday Southern e. Tennessee St. 99, Citadel 70 appalachian St. 100, Vii 72 84, w. Carolina 83 Asheville . Alvin West scored 12 Points in the opening 6 09 of the second half As no. 19 East Tennessee state began its quest for a third Southern conference title by beating the Citadel. The Citadel which lost to the second seeded buccaneers 26-4 by 20 and 32 Points during the season trailed by four Points Lute in the first half. But West who finished with 21 Points Hurt the seventh seeded bulldogs 6-22. Inside and outside Early in the second half As the bucs turned a nine Point Lead at the break into a 22-Point advantage with 1129 left. Broderick Parker scored is Points and appalachian state 15-13 held Vii 1018 6j5 minutes during a 19-0 College basketball tournament. Philip Mckellar scored 24 Points and Dewayne Mccray 15 to Lead Arkansas state 21-7 Over Texas pan american 721. A . Brown scored 19 Points for Loutsi Ana tech 19-9 and Anthony Dade added 15 in a Victory Over Central Florida Princeton skit Mueller 21-Points, 12 rebounds first half run to Advance to a semifinal meeting against top seeded Furman. Keith Nelson grabbed a court length pass in a crowd and made a Layup at the Buzzer giving Tennessee Chattanooga 19-9 a win Over Western Carolina 1117 despite Terry Boyds tournament record 42 South so Louisiana 99, Lamar 83 Louisiana tech 86, cent. Florida 59 Arkansas St. 80, Texas pan am. 69 new Orleans a Kevin Brooks scored 37 Points including 26 in the second half leading southwestern Louisiana 21-9 Over Lamar 15-13 in the first round of the american South conference \. A a a. A 17 big South Augusta 69, Radford 56 coastal Carolina 58, Davidson 55 Anderson . A third seeded Augusta 1.4-15playing its final season in division i. Advanced to the big South championship game by beating second seeded Radford 22-7 Keenan Mann led Augusta with 24 Points. Toney Dunkin scored 24 Points As coastal Carolina came Back from a 10-Point deficit to beat Davidson 10-19 in the other semifinal. _ maa Canisius 61, Fairfield 54 Albany . A Harry Seymour had 20 Points and 16 rebounds and Chuck gis Combe added 13 Points As Canisius 10-18 8-20 in the opening round of the metro Atlantic athletic conference tournament earning a quarterfinal berth against top seeded a Florida a amp a 74, Coppin state 70 Delaware state 93, Morgan state 78 Norfolk Vul Kelvin Daniels made All of his 11 free throws and finished with 19 Points As Florida a amp a 16-13 upset ton seeded and defending Champion Coppin state 19-10 in the Mac semifinals Victor Ford scored 19 Points to Power Delaware state 19-10 to its first Ever mean title game with a win Over Morgan state 7-22. Neither finalist has Ever won the conference title. A Mac Drake 57, Illinois state 55 St. Louis Calvin Tilliss three Point play with 13 seconds left gave Drake its first Lead of the game and the bulldogs 820 held on to beat Illinois state 5-23 in the first round of the Missouri Valley conference tournament earning a quarterfinal berth against top seeded Fordham 82, Bucknell 76 Joly Cross 95, Lehigh 90, of Worcester mass. Damon Lopez scored 26 Fred Herzog had 23 As top seeded Fordham 23-6 beat Buck Nell 18-13 for the third time in As Many meetings this season to make the Patriot league championship game. Bill Walker who scored 25 Points hit two free throws in overtime to give holy Cross 18-11 its win Over Lehigh 19-10which had beaten the crusaders twice this season. Swa Texas Southern 70, Alcorn state 63 Jackson state 77, Alabama state 74 Houston David 23 Points helped Texas Southern 13-16 Lac Quot turn to the southwestern athletic conference title game for the second straight year by beating Alcorn state 8-21. Jackson state 16-12 blew a 10-Point second half Lead before rallying behind Lindsey Hunters 26 Points to eliminate Alabama state 18-11 in the other semifinal. _
