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Show DAILY Sunday, May 25, 2008 "I've been jumping a lot lately, it's been a lot of training. This was the perfect ending to my time in the States." Continued from Bl usually isn't her strongest it comes to last chances. But a couple of times she when reached deeper when it mattered most at BYUs Robison Track. With record in hand, Hendry knew when to walk away. She declined three more tries at another height. "IVe been jumping a lot lately, it's been a lot of training," she said. "This was the perfect ending to my time in the States." Hendry still had some hours, and a whole lot of miles, ahead of her before returning north of the border. Her coach for this journey , Greg Hull, who oversees pole vaulting for USA Track and Field, was thrilled to have that significant milestone to talk about on the way back to Kelsie Hendry On clearing 14 feet 11 12 inches in the pole vaujt on Red Wings Continued from B1 scored two goals in 22 games during the 2002-0- season with the Penguins. "We played good as a team. I'm Kicky to be the one who scored a couple of i goals." Samuelsson was traded to Florida in a deal that helped the Penguins land goalie Marc-AndFleury with the top pick of the 2003 draft. Instead of having his stats listed between Kjell and Ulf Samuelsson in the guide, Mikael is missing. "I dont think much about it now," Samuelsson said of his ' v time with Pittsburgh. "I'm happy to be in Detroit. I'll go from there and play the best I can." ' ir"Detroit overpowered Fleury with a barrage. Osgood Associated Press photos has two postseason shutouts this season and 12 in his playDetroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood, left, Jtops a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins forward Marian off career. Hossa in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Detroit on Saturday. BELOW: Detroit Red Wings Game 2 is Monday light in defenseman Niklas Kronwall (55) checks Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby during d Detroit. hockey action on Saturday. "We're a different team than what they played before," Osgood said. "We possessed the 2008 puck. We like to the majority if of the time, we can. That's Cup Finals the best defense when we have the puck. That's what we beDETROIT VS. PITTSBURGH lieve in. I just think they hadn't Saturday: Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0, seen it before." Detroit leads series The Red Wings are led by Monday, May 26: Pittsburgh at their Swedes, most notably Detroit, 6 p.m. Nicklas Lidstrom on captain May 28: Detroit at Wednesday, defense and key forwards Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Saturday, May 31: Detroit at Franzen. Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. With Samuelsson finding his Monday, June 2: Pittsburgh at scoring touch, it didn't matDetroit, 6 p.m., if necessary. ter that Franzen tied with Wednesday, June 4: Detroit at Zetterberg for the NHL lead Pittsburgh, 6 p.m., if necessary with 12 postseason goals Saturday, June 7: Pittsburgh at missed his sixth straight game Detroit, 6 p.m., if necessary due to recurring headaches. He seems close to returning, and that could pose big problems in the for the Penguins, as both of his goals were unasplayoffs. sisted. He bailed out fellow Pittsburgh raced out to leads in each of the first three Swede Tomas Holmstrom, who all started at home rounds was whistled for interference and didn't drop more than on Fleury that negated a goal one game to any opponent. by Lidstrom that would have been the game's first score. Detroit, however, kept PenSamuelsson broke the t ie in guins captain Sidney Crosby in check along with the rest of the second period, picking off and an errant pass on the far side of Pittsburgh's center ice and taking it all the under. "I don't know if it was the still have to find ways around way with 6:59 left in the first. Zetterberg, along with It was Samuelsson's first Pavel Datsyuk. finished that." nerves," Penguins coach Michel Therrien said. "Definitely In a series billed as a matchin the top six in the NHL in goal in seven games, dating Game 4 to the that was the worst perforup between Penguins' youth scoring this season and are win over Colorado. mance of the playoffs. We finalists to be the league's best and Red Wings' experience, "He didn't score here lately, didn't compete like we were defensive forward. They were Detroit claimed the first strike. but he got an assist his last matched against Crosby's line. The Presidents' supposed to compete. It's a "I don't think we came here ning Red Wings are 134 in the game," Red Wings coach good lesson." Mike Babcock said. "Sammy playoffs and three wins from expecting an easy series," is kind of a streak guy. When their third Stanley Cup title in Crosby said. "For sure they 11 seasons. he scores he feels good about played a tight checking game. himself." Samuelsson needed no help That's playoff hockey. You 3 jiicin With 10 poles in her bag ever try to get all of that fiberglass through airport security? Hendry said there was a little luck involved. And not just because she didn't dislodge the bar. "It was about finding the right (length) pole on the right day," Hendry said. She'll now set her sights on Arizona. the Canadian national meet They'd have plenty of time in July. Finishing in the top to dissect it during 10 hours five, which should come easily in the car. Hendry returns to considering her latest result, would put her in the Beijing Saskatchewan on Monday by air. Olympics in August. While it's no hockey, Track and field is all about hitting plateaus, then finding pole vaulting is gaining ways to overcome them. popularity in Hendry's Hull said his student opted home country. Two women to go full bore into training placed eighth and 10th at the this year, rather than the past 2004 Athens Olympics. The few when she only went to sport's only been around Phoenix for about a month. for the women since 2000, when Hendry's competition Hendry's only been doing the sport for eight years. The from this weekend former accomplished gymnast, like gold medalist Stacy Dragila a fair number of world-clas- s won it. women's pole vault ers, had There's still plenty of work grown too tall and had to find to do. The world record is a little over 16 feet. But first another athletic outlet. So her learning curve is things first: Reach a new high for herself. quick. But about halfway Hull's words were simple through the time in the desert this year, Hull said growth before the final try: Commit deserted her. and go. Trust herself, grab "I've been kind of stuck in a hold of the wind, seize the moment. spot for a little while now, so I was "We had excellent condiwaiting for it to come out," Hendry said. "It was get- tions and she allowed herself to do what she's been doing in ting to be a little frustrating, so this is a big relief for me." practice," Hull said. "Instead The trick: Forget about of thinking too much or gettechnique. Rather, Hendry ting too hyped, she did what was made to find ways any she's capable of." n ones possible and necessary Hendry did a brief to clear various heights. around the Robison They stuck by that philosophy track before stockpiling her for a few weeks before comgear in the rental car. "It's $150 worth of gas to ing to Utah. 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