European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 15 2007 stars and stripes Page 43 stars have enough strength goal ending to Stop canucks the associated press after playing More than two games to decide their playoff opener the Dallas stars were thrilled to have a Short work night they made certain game 2 of their Western conference series at Vancouver would not be another Marathon using Superb goal ending by Marty Turco and goals Early in the first and second Peri ods for a 20 Victory Friday night that evened the Besto seven series As it Heads to Dallas for two games on wednesday night the teams played deep into the fourth overtime before the canucks won it was amazing our Guys were talking about it yesterday that were going to come out and Dic Tate the Pace stars coach Dave Tippett said Halpern got us on the Board Early and i thought we were off and run Ning Halpern beat Roberto Luongo a Mere 24 seconds into game 2 Joel Lundqvist scored 45 seconds into the second period then Turco took charge under fire for an 815 record and five straight overtime losses in the playoffs he made his Best saves in the final 6 minutes he Slid across to Stop Willie Mitchell in the Slot and got a piece of hard blasts by manias Ohlund and Sami Salo to preserve his first shutout in 24 career playoff appearances not that Turco who stopped 17 shots in the third was making a big Deal about it i thought i had one the other night he said with a smile Point ing to three scoreless overtime periods i count those it Doest re ally mean anything if s All about the first win of our series Ive never second guessed what i can do theres been disappointment theres going to be More at times Down the Road Ive talked a lot about it just doing what i can and really concentrating 100 percent on that and just accepting what comes predators 5 Sharks 2 up do Mont scored a shorthanded goal then added a Power play goal 2 minutes later Peter Forsberg scored two goals Rookie Alex Ander Radulov had a goal and an assist in the first period and Marek Zidlicky had two assists Craig rivet and Ryane Clowe scored for visiting san Jose which out shot Nashville 2422 with emotions High the teams combined for 32 in the first period alone with officials Busy separating players when Forsberg clinched the Victory with an empty Netter with 65 seconds left things disintegrated with three separate fights off the ensuing face off and five play ers ejected we came Here to play hockey tonight Nashville coach Barry Trotz said we knew it was an important game and they turn it into a Street Brawl ducks 3 wild 2 defens Eman Francois Beauchemin scored two Power play goals and Eva Dryzga Lov made 30 saves for Host Ana Heim we needed to take advantage on Home ice and we did that Beauchemin said now weve got to go Back there and keep play ing our game their fans Are Good and that s a great place to play there a Good defensive team and we knew going in the games were going to be close Beauchemin scored in the first and second periods and Ryan Getzlaff added a shorthanded goal later in the second period then Anaheim held on after Mikko Koivu pulled the wild with in 32 on his goal with remaining Marian Gaborik had a Sec on period goal for Minnesota Bry Galov started in place of Jea Sebastien Giguere again he also started the final three games of the regular season while Giguere remained Home to be with his wife and Newborn son who had a medical problem nil scoreboard Eastern conference Buffalo is by islanders thursday Buffalo 4 by islanders 1 Buffalo leads series 10 saturday by islanders at Buffalo monday Buffalo at by islanders wednesday Buffalo at by islanders Friday by islanders at Buffalo if Neces sary sunday april 22 Buffalo at by islanders if necessary tuesday april 24 by islanders at Buffalo if necessary new Jersey is Tampa Bay thursday new Jersey 5 Tampa Bay 3 new Jersey leads series 10 saturday Tampa Bay at new Jersey monday new Jersey at Tampa Bay wednesday new Jersey at Tampa Bay Friday Tampa Bay at new Jersey if Neces sary sunday april 22 new Jersey at Tampa Bay if necessary tuesday april 24 Tampa Bay at new Jer sey if necessary Atlanta is by rangers thursday by rangers 4 Atlanta 3 by rangers Lead series 10 saturday by rangers at Atlanta tuesday Atlanta at by rangers wednesday Atlanta at by rangers Friday by rangers at Atlanta if Neces sary sunday april 22 Atlanta at by rangers if necessary monday april 23 by rangers at Atlanta if necessary Ottawa is Pittsburgh wednesday Ottawa 6 Pittsburgh 3 Ottawa leads series 10 saturday Pittsburgh at Ottawa sunday Ottawa at Pittsburgh tuesday Ottawa at Pittsburgh thursday Pittsburgh at Ottawa if Neces sary sunday april 22 Ottawa at Pittsburgh if necessary tuesday april 24 Pittsburgh at Ottawa if necessary Western conference Detroit is Calgary thursday Detroit 4 Calgary 1 Detroit leads series 10 sunday Calgary at Detroit tuesday Detroit at Calgary thursday Detroit at Calgary saturday Calgary at Detroit if necessary sunday april 22 Detroit at Calgary if Nec Essary tuesday april 24 Calgary at Detroit if Nec Essary Anaheim is Minnesota wednesday Anaheim 2 Minnesota 1 Friday Anaheim 3 Minnesota 2 Anaheim leads series 20 sunday Anaheim at Minnesota tuesday Anaheim at Minnesota thursday Minnesota at Anaheim if Neces sary saturday Anaheim at Minnesota if Neces sary monday april 23 Minnesota at Anaheim if necessary Vancouver is Dallas wednesday Vancouver 5 Dallas 440t Friday Dallas 2 Vancouver 0 series tied sunday Vancouver at Dallas tuesday Vancouver at Dallas thursday Dallas at Vancouver saturday Vancouver at Dallas if Neces monday april 23 Dallas at Vancouver if necessary Nashville is san Jose wednesday san Jose 5 Nashville 42ot Friday Nashville 5 san Jose 2 series tied 11 monday Nashville at san Jose wednesday Nashville at san Jose Friday san Jose at Nashville sunday april 22 Nashville at san Jose if necessary tuesday april 24 san Jose at Nashville if necessary Friday predators 5 Sharks 2 san Jose 1 o 12 Nashville 2 2 15 first san Jose rivet 2 Marleau Nashville Radulov 3 Nashville Forsberg 1 Zidlicky Radu second Nashville Dumont 3 to 5 Nashville Dumont 4 Zidlicky third san Jose Clowe 1 Cheechov Nashville fors Berg 2 Legwand shots on goal san Jose 126624 Nash Ville 571022 Power play Jose 0 of 5 Nashville 1 of 8 Jose Nabokov 11 21 shots17 Nashville Vokoun 11 a17113 stars 2 canucks 0 Dallas 1 1 02 Vancouver 0 0 first period1 Dallas Halpern 1 Zubov 24 second Dallas Lundqvist 1 Modano 45 shots on Vancou ver 1081735 Power play 0 of 7 Vancouver 0 of 6 goalie Dallas Turco 11 35 shots35 Vancouver Luongo 11 a18630 ducks 3 wild 2 Minnesota o 1 Anaheim 1 2 p3 first Anaheim Beauchemin 1 Pahlsson second Minnesota Gaborik 1 Demitra 3 Anaheim Beauchemin 2 Getzlaff 4 Anaheim Getzlaff 1 Moen third Minnesota Koivu 1 shots on Anaheim Power play 0 of 6 Anaheim 2 of 4 Backstrom 02 25 shots22 Anaheim Bry Galov 20 a17324 trend debut preceded other civil rights landmarks trend from Back Page to be fair baseball is undeniably diverse in certain areas More and More players Are coming from Asia and especially latin America Accord ing to Lapchick 294 percent of players last season were latino and 24 percent were asian that Means 405 percent were minorities just below baseballs High of 42 percent in 1997 when evaluating opportunities for minorities in sports does it matter which minorities it does to Jimmie Lee Solomon executive vice president of baseball operations in the commissioners office and an architect of this Springs inaugural civil rights game his concern is baseball could reach a Point where its too late to Stem the tide of indifference among Black fans baseball More than any other sport has a heritage that it links with african Ameri cans and Africa american participation said Solomon who is Black we dont want to lose that heritage that linkage but there Are economic reasons As Well he added the Africa american buying Power is significant to ignore Afri can american players and fans is really shortsighted from a business standpoint the growing disinterest already has affected Robinsons legacy Hunter said nowadays if you talk about Jackie Rob Inson or Hank Aaron a lot of Black kids dont even know who he is that pretty sad Hunter said a lot of parents there my age and they dont know who they Are so How Are they going to teach their kids pretty much if s at Home a lot of kids dont even know How important Jackie Rob Inson is to our history Hall of Famer Joe Morgan said that s unacceptable if youre an Africa american you should know what he did Morgan said Rachel Robinson and others say baseball is taking Steps to address the Issue with pro Grams such As rib reviving baseball in inner cities and the mob Urban youth Academy in Compton Calif teams and players including Hunter Are sponsoring projects that provide equip ment and teach baseball to intercity kids were very sensitive to the problem commissioner Bud Selig said i think for a Long time baseball unfortunately from the late 60s on moved away from the inner Cit ies maybe not even consciously but did but i think these initiatives Are going to be very very helpful most agree on this being Good at base Ball requires an Early Start the games nuances and specific skills make it difficult to play catchup As a teenager the numbers Are dwindling we recognize that Solomon said what s Ade quate i dont know whats adequate but i think baseball should strive to be representative of society in the country if s forming from i think that the Academy concept mar ried to the rib concept will begin producing results How Long i cant Tell you off the Field the significance of Robin sons debut is evident in nearly All Walls of life it was a cultural revolution or at least the precursor to one Robinsons first major league game came a year before the us army was Inte grated and seven years before Brown is Board of education the supreme court decision that ended Legal segregation in pub Lic schools the year after that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a White Man soon Martin Luther King or was leading the civil rights movement when Robinson first stepped on the Field for the dodgers much of America was still segregated but suddenly the National Pas time was not if i had an Opportunity to play with one person living or dead it would be Jackie Robinson just to get an Opportunity to hear some of his stories new York Yan Kees Star Derek Jeter said Robinsons Success paved the Way for hundreds of Black stars who followed from Aaron and Willie Mays to Ernie Banks and Bob Gibson baseball in general became sort of like a Symbol that everybody is going to get their turn at Bat if youre Good enough youd get your turn said Ken Singleton a three time Allstar who played in the majors from 197084 he changed the coun try indeed Robinson has come to represent so Many things we aspire to courage dignity determination Equality resolve Perse Verance Justice on sunday baseball will commemorate the 60th anniversary of his debut with celebrations at ballparks around the majors the Centrepiece will be a ceremony in los Angeles before the dodgers play san Diego with Robinsons family on hand every player on the dodgers will Wear no 42 in Honor of Robinson a onetime exemption after baseball retired the num Ber on the 50th anniversary of his first game elsewhere Many big league stars including Ken Griffey or will Wear no 42 As Well Robinson the 1949 no map and a 311 career hitter helped Brooklyn win six pen Nants and a world series in his 10 seasons he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962 his journey want easy once he reached the majors Robinson endured an Avalanche of abuse that would be impossible for nearly anyone else to imagine pitchers threw at him opponents spiked him fans cursed him bigots threatened his life for him to walk that fire and be Success Ful on top of that its amazing Florida marlins Pitcher Dontrelle Willis said All the while Robinson kept his Compo sure and carried himself with class he didst strike Back he just played Ball run Ning the bases with relentless abandon and silently winning Over fans he had Little Choice he had promised Branch Rickey the dodgers executive who signed him that he  retaliate for two years Rickey figured that was the Only Way Robinson would earn acceptance the Only Way the great Experiment would work Robinson died in 1972 at age 53 from heart problems and diabetes what we dont think of is what would have happened if Jackie had failed said Cal Tussman author of a new Book entitled after Jackie my Point is that Jackie is All around us right now and will be in 2047 this int somebody that we just put on a postage stamp and celebrate Hes really relevant a baseball writer Ronald Blum in new York a sports writers Dave Campbell and Jon Krawczynski in Minneapolis Stephen Hawkins in Arlington Texas and Howard Fendrich in Washington do contributed to this 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