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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle, Tuesday, January 21, Page Seven 19&6 SPORTS plaoue hookey dub Momioy prolbDems But the U.'s team keeps surviving with a lot of determination by Laury Livsey Sports staff It has financial problems, facility problems, attendance problems and even some competitive difficulties. 2-- But the Ice Hockey Club at the University of Utah has hurdled one struggle: Initiation. The club is here and has been surviving for two seasons now. And thats foundation enough to be built upon, isn't it? Because hockey is not a school-sponsored sport at Utah, which means little or no money from the administration, the U. club is only able to practice twice a week in a rink. That's while other teams they compete against are on the ice every day. "Our average ice bill is between 0 a month just for practice," said Joe Bernardy, assistant coach and business manager for the U. team. Bernardy is well acquainted with fledgling hockey programs. He was a player at BYU in the late 70s, when the Y $6OO-$9O- had a club-lev- el hockey team. "They were a team playing Division-- I competition and they moved too fast too soon," he said. "We don't want to do that. We want to just gradually build up to the point where we can be competitive." And they can be, says head coach Lyle Bradley who knows a little bit about hockey himself. Bradley played for the Salt Lake Golden Eagles in 1975 when they won the Central Hockey League championship. "We could easily double our performance just through the conditioning process but it all goes back to the economics. We just don't have the money to get the practice time we need." Still, considering everything, the U. hockey club seems to be doing relatively . well. This past weekend, for example, the U. club dropped two games to the defending national champion University of Arizona Icecats. Utah lost 1 Friday and fell by a 3 count Saturday at the Cottonwood 3-- 5-- Heights Arena. But in both cases they had a chance to win. Jeff Mies, Arizona's sophomore goalie, played brilliantly in both games and on several occasions denied the U. when it had good scoring opportunities. On the other end of the rink, however, goalie Doug Rothey from Salt Lake's Hillcrest High put together Bradley pulled Rothey to get an extra skater on the ice, hoping to pull out the tie and force overtime. In Saturday's game, the Utes had a chance to go into the locker room after the first period with, a 1 lead but allowed Steve Janakas, an Arizona defenseman, to get free on the left side where he cranked in a solid performance on Friday knocking away 27 of the 29 shots he faced. Arizona got their final score on an open net goal after players on their whole squad from the Arizona area and Golembiewski has done a good job of bringing in a high-calibtype of player despite not being able to offer them a scholarship. Utah hopes to do the same. "We can't give a kid a scholarship, but er hopefully someday we can recruit back east where the talent is more spread around," Bernardy said. Until then, the Ice Hockey Club at the University of Utah may have to take its lumps now and again. Still, it's hockey. And it's a start. slap shot with only eight seconds left on the clock. Finding themselves behind 3--2 after the second period, team captain Adam Peters tipped in a Ken Fargnoli slapshot to even the score with 12:22 left. From then on, Arizona went on to score two more times to notch the win. Still, Arizona head coach Leo Golcm-biewsk- i, who began the Icecats' program from scratch and now has a seven-yewas extremely complirecord of 109-2- 6, a 40-fo- ot ar mentary of Utah's program. "Lyle Bradley is a good coach and I've known Joe Bernardy since the BYU days," Golembiewski said. "Utah has to have a little more potency on offense and be able to put the puck in the net but they hustle and do a good job." The Utah team is led by Peters, w ho has 205 six goals on the season. The Wis. pound junior grew up in Madison, but moved to Salt Lake Gty when he was a senior and finished his prep career at East om 3M! up asadl High. Defenseman John Miller and right wing Anthony George are no strangers to winning. They captured three state hockey championships while playing at Highland High in Salt Lake City. On Friday George scored his first goal of the season as he rebounded a slapshot past Mies. Steve and Mike Welch are two of seven players who have come from back east out to Utah to play their collegiate hockey. Steve shares time with Rothey in the nets while Mike has scored four goals and tallied four assists from his left wing help Get hooked on giving position. and you'll receive a Other players include Fargnoli from Rhode Island, Peters, Scott Atkinson from FREE llovie Tkket- - M0)S5i3( -- or you can enjoy a FREE meal on the Uof 0 Food Service. Chicago, and Mike McHugh who, although having prepped at Brighton High, is originally from Wisconsin. Center John Hunt hails from Rochester, Minn, and has chipped in three goals thus far. Lane Williams, Joel Burns and McHugh are all freshman who are playing a significant role on this year's team. The Blood Draw Today, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Union Building East Ballroom. UIJIVERSITY OF UTRH BLOOD DOIJOR PROGRAM rest of the club consists of Shawn McDonald, Mike Arndt, Dan Rodman, Jeff Kimes, Dwight Walker, Kirk Gilger and Alan Dupuis. The Icecats, meanwhile, have only four 'IME MEOTAL INCLUDING 2 ' CIHIISCIX-1UI-P X-RA- Call for information 6 FAMILY DERimSTOY' aflammeo YS 581-268- Efomcoawm IDUD.S. EE. Good For The Whole Family anndl Expires April 1, 1986 Good One Time Only Gentle Care For KIDS to SENIOR CIT17FNS CALL 363-565- 2 j GENTLE DENTAL CARE 1 3HD . tta(te Sunilte 2 1 8 FREE OFF STREET PARKING |
