European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 a the stars and stripes monday january 6. 1992finnish teen Ager soars to Victory i oni Nieminen a 16-year-old finn leaps 111.5 meters and the Lead in four Hills ski jumping tournament. 229 Points. Austrians Andreas a Goldberger and anal Innsbruck Austria saturday to take the third event Nieminen whose other jump was 106.5, finished with Dreas Felder placed second and third wins Junior hockey title . 3rd floss in. Germany up a the commons each of Independent states clinched the world hockey Junior championships saturday with a 7-2 rout of team Canada. Cis. Formerly the soviet Union finished 6-1 with 12 Points in the round Rohin tournament. Sweden was second with i i with team Usa third with 10 Points. Canada finished a disappointing sixth. Sweden won the Silver medal with a 6-4 comeback Victory Over Inland and team Usa edged Czechoslovakia 3-2 on the final Day of the tournament. Despite the play of uric Lindros the no. 1 pick m last years Nhi. Draft the canadians were overwhelmed against the faster and better skilled Cis players Alexei Kovalev a new York rangers draft pick dominated play times with his stick handling although he did not wore. Konstantin Korolkov. Alexander Kuzminski and Alexander c he Bayev scored two goals apiece and Denis Metzuk scored once for Cis. Martin Lapointe and Paul Kama scored for team Canada with Lindros assisting on both. Lindros was voted As team Canada s outstanding player Canada had a 2-3-2 Mark and six Points. I earn l a jumped to a 2-0 Lead on goals from Brian Rockton and Keith Tkachuk in the first seven minutes of the game hut took a Long Lime to find the net again. \ Tor Wutcik and Jan Caloun tallied a Coal each to tic the score tit 2-2, but Pat Peake scored the game Winner with 4 30 left just As a minor penalty to a czech player expired. Team Usa finished 5-2. . Goaltender Mike Dunham from the University of Maine was elected the Best goaltender of the tournament. . Center Peter Ferraro joined Dunham on the Allstar team along with defens Emen Scott Niedermayer of Canada and Junec Gronvall of Finland and wings Kovalev and Michael Nylander of Sweden. Germany Defeated Switzerland 6-2 in the Battle of the Bottom two teams dropping the Swiss to the b Pool next year.. Hockey team hits bumps on Road to olympics by William n. Wallace the new York times i he Road to Albertville France or More pre ulv in the nearby Village of Meribel has been Long and arduous Lor the . Hockey team. And the end o still not in sight. I he tired squad. Its players wears of life on the . Lost nine straight games before a seven Dav Christmas break. I he team has since revived somewhat while i a a Gumc Southern tour that was to end sunday meet i i Dallas. The opponent has been the soviet select. Id the american team has won twice m i my Orlando Fla but the Quality of the Aill Crail team i or a a and its Outlook Clouds. 1 his is least i a Winch will coi Mue m personnel and some moment next month a name to the i s. Olympic hockey team 111 spite of a losing Overall record a Iri v storks. 2&Quot detects. 6 ties a a coach Dave Peterson remain to . In a recent interview he made the Pom Oil a More that these games were Mere exhibition that Tow least has three More weeks to Quot us set As e ii be All he said. I he losses have not set Well with the athletes. Jim Johansson age 27 one of the oldest placers on a Young squad said Quot Sou done to want to kill the spirit. We All play to w in can the l s team win an olympic medal.1 Peterson was non committal while acknowledging he did not anticipate another Miracle. a reference to the Gold medals achieved by the i s Karris of 1u6ii and lost. I Hose were a com a Lime a that have have plagued subsequent . Team i of the High expectations of a hugely Ini or a or. Request. Pek Floii ranked the pm2 of Pic Competition. Exuding the cited state. He placed Sweden of. I slowed by i Inland. Canada the common a a a l h ,.t Independent states f formerly the soviet o. T a e h. Quot Iov Akia. Norway. Ieli Llali. Italy. Swols Riatti i and Poland Bee a be a a. K Ruth place Tim h he the Anie kans a j. hips in int land last Spunn. Their be eat the team has been seeded Buith for the 1 a placed in the a poo v re played the olympic Alula m Meribel. And the United states will begin against Italy on feb. C Hen will come games every other Day against Germany Finland Poland and Sweden in that order. The lop two teams from each six team Pool a anti a Advance to the medal round of tour games two Semi finals the championship and a Consolation contest Lor third place and the Bronze medal. Because of the National hockey league s successful outreach into Lur pc Tor players the Power Structure in olympic hockey has changed in the last decade. The swedish and finnish teams now have More players with nil experience than anyone else according to Peterson. I believe halt of Sweden s least has played in the nil. Quot he said. Is that important a i lie americans Hope run. The Core of their least to recent College stars so Many from the fast that the skaters resemble an alumni roster of Boston s annual midwinter bean pot tournament. Missing is an established nil performer like the rangers John Vanbiesbrouc who was outstanding in goal Lor the United states the world championships m april
