Saint Paul Pioneer Press December 30, 2003 Tuesday SPORTS; Pg. 12C PLUS/MINUS + Serious discussions are un- flophouse in downtown - Opposing teams want to play derway for a $48 million arena Phoenix, the Coyotes chris- at North Dakota's Ralph that would seat 6,500 for tened their new $220 million Engelstad Arena, so the top- hockey and connect to the arena on Saturday and named ranked Fighting Sioux's visit once-superlative but slightly it after its sprawling suburban this weekend to St. Cloud worn Duluth Entertainment home of Glendale. Designers State will be just their second and Convention Center. incorporated some of the best road series this season. features of St. Paul's Xcel En- + St. Cloud State goaltender ergy Center and the Pepsi - Woe is Michigan Tech, Adam Coole, a Duluth native, Center in Denver. And here's which started the season 2-2- stopped 61 of 66 shots in his a novel concept: All 17,779 2. The Huskies lost 7-2 to team's two victories in the Cof- seats have a view of the ice. Michigan State and 6-2 to fee Pot Tournament in Provi- Michigan over the weekend to dence, R.I., over the week- + Attendance is up 13 per- drop their overall record to 3- end. He was chosen the cent this season for the first- 11-4. event's most valuable player place Atlanta Thrashers, who and defensive player of the finally drew a sellout crowd to - Vandals in Lynhurst, Ontario, week in the Western Colle- Philips Arena for a Friday sawed down and stole one of giate Hockey Association. showdown with division rival two $125 signs proclaiming Tampa Bay. The NHL still the city as the hometown of + Zach Parise picked up four might be a hard sell in the Boston Bruins hero Joe goals and two assists for the Deep South. But at least the Thornton. The crooks went to U.S. junior team in its first two locals are starting to notice the steal the other sign, only to victories in Finland while his young, exciting team that find Thornton painting it as brother, Jordan, worked the plays a rare brand of fire part of his community service nets in North Dakota's 3-1 vic- wagon hockey in a suffocating sentence for his summer bar tory over Findlay en route to league. The organization de- brawl. the championship of a tour- serves it for the classy way it nament in Grand Forks, N.D. has handled the Dany Heat- - Tampa Bay Lightning center ley-Dan Snyder tragedy. Vincent Lecavalier and coach + Former Merrimack captain John Tortorella are publicly and goaltender Joe Exter, 25, - Wisconsin suspended start- slinging mud at each other who suffered a nearly fatal ing goaltender Bernd Bruckler again over Lecavalier's will- head injury 10 months ago and teammates Robbie Earl ingness to work hard, trashing during the Hockey East play- and Brent Gibson on Satur- general manager Jay Feas- offs, signed his first profes- day, Bruckler for two games ter's summer peace accord in sional contract with Wilkes- and the others for one, for the process. Renewed Barre/Scranton, Pa., the undisclosed team rules viola- speculation that Tampa Bay Pittsburgh Penguins' affiliate tions. The Badgers then lost will deal its disgruntled fran- in the American Hockey 3-1 on Sunday to Ferris State, chise player is about as fresh League. ending a 15-game unbeaten as a rerun of "Knight Rider." string. + After moving out of their obstructed-view basketball CompetitivEdge 1-888-881-EDGE www.clipresearch.com Electronic Clipping Detroit Free Press December 29, 2003 Monday 3 EDITION Goalie leads B.C. to title Frosh MVP as Eagles top MSU in GLI final BY ERIC HABERMAS Radunske, Michigan Tech crease just in time to keep the FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER forward Chris Conner and Michi- puck out. gan defenseman Eric Werner Boston College freshman goal- were also named to the GLI team. "It looked like we were going to tender Joe Pearce had never won get run out of the building, but we a collegiate game before this B.C. (13-2-3) looked like it might battled back," MSU coach Rick weekend's Great Lakes Invita- win big, taking a 3-0 lead in the Comley said. "I was happy we got tional at Joe Louis Arena. first period. back in the game and competed the last two periods." Two starts later, Pearce has an The Eagles scored first at 16:29 MVP trophy to take back to the when Alberts took a shot that MSU played without goaltender East Coast. winger Ned Havern redirected out Dominic Vicari, forward David of midair and past MSU goal- Booth and defenseman Corey Subbing for starter Matti Kalti- tender Matt Migliaccio. Potter. The trio, along with B.C. ainen, who was suspended for forward Patrick Eaves, is playing violating team rules, Pearce B.C. took a 2-0 lead at 18:13 for Team USA at the world junior stopped 15 shots as the second- when Eaves scored from the top championships in Finland. ranked Eagles beat Michigan of the right circle and made it 3-0 State, 4-3, in Sunday's champi- when Dave Spina scored on a Michigan 6, Michigan Tech 2: onship game. backhander 41 seconds later. In the third-place game, Werner scored a goal in each period for "I thought I might be playing be- MSU (10-9-1) got on the board his first career hat trick for the fore the break," Pearce said. 3:05 into the second period on a Wolverines (12-7-1). Michigan "There was some talk that maybe bizarre goal. Spartans captain outshot Tech, 48-26. Noah I would get a chance." Jim Slater raced the length of the Ruden and Mike Mayhew each ice to chase a clearing pass that made 12 saves for U-M. Chris The 6-foot-4 Pearce, a fifth-round caromed off the glass in the MSU Conner and Taggart Desmet selection by the Tampa Bay zone and toward the B.C. end. scored unassisted goals for Tech Lightning in 2002, had appeared Pearce, thinking Slater would get (3-11-4). in only one game this season, to the puck before it got to him, allowing three goals on eight dived out of the net to knock it North Dakota 8, Wayne State shots in a Nov. 18 game. In Sat- away. But the puck bounced over 2:Host North Dakota erupted for urday's 4-1 victory over Michi- the sprawled out goalie and Sla- four goals in the second period gan, Pearce stopped 34 shots, ter tapped it in. and won the title game of the allowing only a last-minute goal. Subway Holiday Classic. Top- "Just one of those goals," Pearce ranked North Dakota (13-2) used Boston University won the GLI said. "Whatever, it's no big deal. a balanced scoring attack as last year, meaning the John Mac- Take it with a grain of salt. I seven different Fighting Sioux Innes Trophy will now remain in thought I had it. You've just got players scored. Derek MacKay Beantown for another year. to get up and play the next shot." and John Grubb scored for Wayne State (5-9). "It was a big challenge for us, and The Spartans pulled to a goal we wanted to come out and win when defenseman Chris Snavely Ferris State 3, Wisconsin 1: At this because we know what a big beat Pearce with a slap shot at Madison, Wis., Mike Brown made event it is," said B.C. captain Ben the 10:10 mark. 38 saves and Carter Thomson Eaves, who scored twice and broke a tie with his fourth goal of was named to the all-tournament MSU nearly tied it before the end the season as Ferris State (8-8- team. of the period, but Pearce robbed 2) upset No. 4 Wisconsin (12-4-4) MSU freshman Tommy Goebel by in the Badger Hockey Showdown. B.C. defenseman Andrew Al- jamming his left leg across the berts, MSU forward Brock CompetitivEdge 1-888-881-EDGE www.clipresearch.com Electronic Clipping The Detroit News December 29, 2003 Monday One dot Edition SPORTS; Pg. 2C Boston College wins GLI David Goricki with three goals in 2:25 late in the Michigan 6, Michigan Tech 2 : DETROIT period. The Eagles led the rest of In the consolation game, Eric the way. Werner achieved his first career The Great Lakes Invitational tro- hat trick to lead U-M (12-7-1). phy will remain in Beantown. Seconds after MSU (10-9-1) killed off a power play, Ned Hav- The Wolverines, ranked No. 6, Boston College made sure of that ern redirected Peter Harrold's got two power-play goals in the with a 4-3 victory over Michigan shot from the right point past first period. It was the first time State in the title game Sunday MSU goalie Matt Migliaccio for a they had scored multiple power- afternoon at Joe Louis Arena. 1-0 lead with 3:31 left. play goals in a period this sea- son. They also killed off all seven Boston University defeated Migliaccio gave up a soft goal of Michigan Tech's power-play Michigan in last year's final. when Eaves beat him between chances and outshot the Hus- the pads with a wrist shot from kies, 48-26. Freshman Joe Pearce made 15 the top of the right circle with saves for Boston College, and he 1:47 left.