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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 28. 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 Montreal Winger Mike Keane Center fires the puck past Harford goalie Sean Burke during the canadians 3-0 Victory wednesday. Guarding canc is Robert Kron left. Leafs win for fired up coach by the associated press first place coaches Are used to hearing footsteps from the Competition. Toronto coach Pat Burns is concerned about other noises. Trade talk has him fired up. I m tired of hearing about who we redoing to Trade or who the next Sec Ond line Center is going to be. Look we re tied with the new York rangers As the two Best team sin the league and All we hear about is who we re going to Trade or Why does this player or that player have More Points Burns said alter the Leafs beat the new York islanders 4-3 wednesday night. I like what we have right  Dave Andreychuk s league leading 39th goal got Toronto started and the Maple Leafs Hung on despite being badly out shot to remain unbeaten in nine games. Doug Gilmour Mike Eastwood and Bill Berg also scored for the Leafs 7-0-2since a 1-0 loss Jan. 4 to Tampa Bay in Hamilton Ontario. Steve Thomas had two goals and Marty Mclnnis one for the islanders who out shot the Maple Leafs 34-17. All Star Center Pierre Turgeon broke his right cheekbone when he was hit by a puck during warmups. Head coach Al Arbour said Turgeon probably will re quire surgery. In other games wednesday panthers 1, lightning 1 John Vanbiesbrouc of Florida and Daren Puppa of the Tampa Bay Light Ning demonstrated goal ending at its est and the tie kept the visiting pan thers unbeaten against Florida s other expansion team. Vanbiesbrouc stopped 40 Tampa Bay shots including Marc Bureau s blast from in front with a minute left in Over time. Puppa stopped 22 shots including Stu Barnes from close Range Early in the overtime. Tampa Bay is 7-2-1 in it s last 10 games. Canadians 3, whalers 0 Patrick Roy stopped 30 shots for his fifth shutout of the season and Brian Bellows scored twice As visiting Montrea recovered from an embarrassing 8-3 loss monday night to expansionist Florida. Bellows scored the 400th goal of his Ca reer in the second period and added one in the third. Mike Keane had a goal in the first period. Mighty ducks 3, jets 1 Anatoli Semenov scored in his first game after a 21-game absence and Don Mcsween got his first nil goal to Lead Anaheim to its first Ever sweep of a sea son series Over visiting Winnipeg. Winnipeg s leading scorer Teemu Sev Lanne the nil s record setting Rookie of the year last season severed the Achilles Tendon in his right leg with 11minutes left in the second period. He will be out a minimum of 6 to 8 weeks according to coach John paddock and pos Sibly the season. Stars 3, flames 2 Paul Broten scored on an assist from brother Neal Midway through the third period to Lead Dallas Over Calgary. The stars playing the first game of four game Western Canada Road trip also got goals from Dorian Hatcher and Russ Courtnell. Devils 3, oilers 3, of Bill Gucrin scored twice and Stephan Richer delivered the tying goal at 8 24 of the third period rallying visiting new  devils were trying to set a team record with a fourth consecutive Road Vic tory. The oilers who have not won in 13 overtime games this season were seeking their first Victory in seven games. Rickey award a big hit with twins puck eff Denver a Minnesota twins outfielder Kirby Puckett received the Branch Rickey award on wednesday and said it mean More to him than anything he d done in baseball. Puckett who ended the 1993 season with a .296 batting average and led the twins to world championships in 1987 and 1991, was honoured for his Community service. In 1991, Puckett and his wife Tonya initiated the Kirby Puckett celebrity billiards tournament to Benefit the children s heart fund in Minneapolis. The Money goes to treat youngsters with heart defects. Rickey was the key figure in the desegregation of baseball. Hansen remembered in unusual service san Mateo Calif. A jockeys horse owners and Racetrack personnel gathered around a bar at Bay Meadows on wednesday night to Toast Ron Han sen one last time. The top Northern California rider whose remains were found last week on the shores of san Francisco Bay was remembered As a jockey who played As hard As he Rode. Hansen 33, disappeared oct. 2 after his car was involved in a hit and run crash on a Bridge spanning the Bay. The cause of death has not been determined. More than 150 people attended the unconventional memorial service at the Racetrack drinking Beer and wine an swapping stories about the flamboyant rider. Across the room from the betting windows two Horseshoe shaped Floral arrangements stood one bearing Hansen s picture. Since Ron did like to have a Good time that s Why we chose this kind of affair said Sam Spear Bay Meadows publicity director. Ron would have loved this said Hansen s agent Wayne Mcdonnell. Hansen whose mounts won almost 3,700 races and purses Worth More than $36.6 million was one of the top jockeys on the Northern California circuit but still asked his agent for rides on horses from Small or Little known stables. He loved winning for the Little Guy Mcdonnell said. He d want to ride the 45-1 shot he d want to ride the Light horse. When we did win for the Little Guy he d really really enjoy  horse owner Jerry Behmer called Hansen a skilled rider who always went for broke in the Saddle. There was nobody better at making a Speed crazy horse relax and win from dead last Behmer said. Coming from behind was his  Hansen was known for his outgoing personality and mischievous Bent. He vowed to strip naked in Winner s Circle if he won the 1990 Kentucky Derby but finished fourth aboard Longshot video Ranger. In 1990, he was suspended by Golden Gate Fields for six weeks after he was accused of trying to fix races. He was re instated after friends testified at a hear ing that his accuser former jockey Doug Schick apparently had a grudge against Hansen Over a former Girlfriend. There were some who misunderstood Ronnie because of his flamboyant Public image Behmer said. He had a tender caring  police believe Hansen was behind the wheel of his speeding Jaguar Early on oct. 2 when it smashed into a car on the san Mateo Bridge. The other car skidded against the guard rail and flipped Over injuring the other Driver. Hansen s wife Renee filed a missing person report but a search by police turned up nothing until the body identified As Hansen s was discovered. The jockey who also was survived by a son Blake is to be buried in Utah where he was born  
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