European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 1, 1993 sports the stars and stripes Page 33 nil Surprise on ice by Terry Bales Anaheim Calif. Up the mighty ducks of Anaheim Are turning out to be the Surprise of the nil season in More ways than one. On the ice the first year club Wasny to expected to remind anyone of the Montreal canadians. But the ducks have not resembled the Garden variety expansion team. Through the first Quarter of the season the flock from Orange county has played solid defensive hockey especially away from the new Pond of Anaheim. They Are 5-7 it on the Road and 8-15-2 Overall including nine one goal losses. Before dropping two More one goal games to san Jose this past weekend Anaheim became the first of the five newest league members to capture consecutive Road victories winning in Vancouver Edmonton Calgary and Winnipeg. A break up the mighty ducks Quot quipped first year coach Ron Wilson after a 2-1 Victory at Winnipeg. Quot i done to think anybody expected a first year team to win four in a Row in Canada of All places a said Michael Eisner the chairman of the Walt Disney co. It was Eisner who a year ago was awarded the nil franchise and named it after a Disney movie about a youth hockey team that went from losers to champions. When he announced that the new club would be called Quot the mighty ducks Quot derisive Quot Mickey mouse Quot catcalls could be heard from Victoria to Nova Scotia not to mention All across the United states. But those masters of merchandising at Disney Are enjoying the last laugh. A. Who would have thought that uniforms coloured Jade purple Silver and White with a goalies mask in the shape of a Duckbill would touch off a buying frenzy All liver the world including among the hockey purists Anaheim a first year coach Ron Wilson has guided the expansion mighty ducks to a 5-7 nil Recordon the Road. North of the . Border they be even taken the bite out of the san Jose Sharks the no la Stop Sellers Over the past two years. Twenty to 30 vendors a Day Are calling j Isney with new ideas for mighty ducks Memorabilia. Quot. Towt. A anything you can put �?Tducks�?T1 on they arc trying of sell us Quot said Shelley Gartner the team s manager of souvenir sales. Gartner oversees a team store and about a dozen kiosks inside the Pond that did $300,000 Worth of business on opening night oct. 8 despite a 7-2 loss to Detroit. The Large shop is so popular that a line forms outside. Patrik Narnback a Rookie left Wing from Sweden said that on a visit to  Goteborg Home before the Start of the. Season a i noticed that they already had some mighty ducks stuff for  besides cornering the Market on merchandise the Disney people also recognized that they would have to provide More than just a game involving a squad made up of unknown journeymen and untested rookies. As team Captain Troy Loney put it Quot we can to rest on our laurels because we done to have  so the Anaheim management provides an entertainment experience from the time the fans averaging 16,512 a game thus far enter the Pond until they leave the state of the Art  the starting lineups Are announced a line of six ice dancing cheerleaders do their thing. Then team Mascot wild Wing a taller and More muscular Donald Duck like character descends on a guide wire from the ceiling to put on a show on skates. All of this seems to be having an Impact on the mighty ducks nearest hockey neighbor the los Angeles Kings. Despite battling into the Stanley cup finals for the first time in their 27-year history last season the Kings attendance is Down in 1993-94 and owner Bruce Mcnall is said to be contemplating the building of a new Arena. Ing off Speed skate Success Berlin apr Bonnie Blair just shakes her head at the thought she could soon find herself with More olympic Gold medals than any other female Atnel . Histor Ollete in w. A. At the Lillehammer olympics in february Blair is a Strong candidate to win the 500 and 1,000-Metcr Speed skating sprints. She already has three olympic colds. Quot that a stats for the Media a that a not for me Quot Blair said. Quot if you Quot get caught up in Sorne thin Iii not surprising for an athlete whose first Competition was in a the tiny tots category Quot at age 4, Blair says mastering the technical part of her sport has been easy. But she is working to regain some lost explosive Power in her sprints after a disappointing 1992-93 season at age 29,  three . Women have won four golds swimmer Janet Evans sprinter Evelyn Sanford and diver Pat Mccormick. Blair by All a Blair counts remains unaffected by her Success. A smile crosses her be with her own self description As a Quot meat and potatoes Quot kind of person. Family members remember the Little girl As having slipped around the hockey Ink near the Camuy Home in the Countryside near Champaign hi., All smiles and blowing kisses. She first strapped on skates at age 2, surrounded by a family of Speed skating enthusiasts. Four older siblings sprinted i n air Way to . National championships s d1 was definitely a family thing Quot a Blair a id of Speed skating. "1 just followed the Lanuis wherever they went. But i always enjoyed  there a a question if this can be regained although Blair has refocused her training. Quot i done to know whether i can get it Back but pm doing what it takes to get it Back Quot she said. V a a at Albertville in 1992, Blair won the 500 and 1,000-meter races but she has not duplicated the burning Speed she showed in the Shorter distance at the 1988 Calgary games. In earning her first Gold medal Blair clocked 39.10 seconds in the 500, still the record. Quot i Hope this year 1 can do it Quot she said. Blair swept both her favorite events at the world cup in Berlin in the first meeting this season of Speed skating a elite. Missing however was chief rival Teqia Obhof China be suspended after testing positive for a banned substance in 1988, beat Blair to win the Overall world cup last season. Although she enjoys warm relationships with numerous other skaters in her events Blair frowns at the mention of be. Quot obviously she has something in her body that i done to. I done to have any respect for that Quot Blair said. Quot i done to know anybody that  when Blair resumes her quest for olympic Gold she will not be alone. 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