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Show Saturday, April 22, 2006 DAILY H ERALD NHL PLAYOFF ROUNDUP Red Wingsneed double OTto take Game1 THE ASSOCIATED DETROIT — Kirk Maltby scored his second goal of the night 2:39 into double overtime tolift the Detroit Red Wings to a 32 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game oftheir firstround playoff series on Friday. Edmonton's Dwayne Roloson made 54 saves while Manny Legace finished with 23 for the Red Wings. Maltby ended the game that lasted 3 % hours with a long shot from outside the right circle that was deflected past Rolosonby the stick of Edmonton teammate Rem Murray. Maltby made it 2-all with 6:17 left in regulation when he scored off a rebound on a goal that stood after a video review. He hadjust five goals this season after scoring 14 in each of the previous two, Game2 ofthe best-of-seven Western Conferenceseries is Sundayin Detroit. Three of the four regular-season meetings wentto overtime with Detroit winningthe lone game decided in regulation. The Red Wings wononce in overtime, andthe Oilers won a game in overtime andanotherin a shootout. The Red Wingsentered the playoffs with the best record in the NHL forthethird time in four seasons,but they are coming off twostraight early postseasonexits. Detroit got off to a good start, with Robert Langscoring on the powerplay fora 1-0 lead 4:05in, el but Legace gave up goals on two Dallas eliminated Edmonton for of the first seven shots he faced. the first of five straight postseaEdmonton's Sergei Samsonov son appearances,with the last made it 1-all midway through one coming three years ago. the first period, and Chris Pronger’s slap shot from just inside the middle of the blue line at 8:43 of the second gave the gritty Oilers the lead. Maltby scored when he charged towardthe net and got the middle ofhis stick on a re- Detroit is the most expe- rienced team in the playoffs with more than 1,500 combined games and 26 Stanley Cup rings while the current Oilers entered the postseason with 449 games of experience and no championships. bound off Johan Franzen’s shot. The sellout crowd erupted when the red lampwas lit, and did again following a review. The fans booed just as loudly when Detroit's Brendan Shanahan was called for roughing » Predators 4, Sharks 3: At Nashville, Tenn., Adam Hall scored the go-ahead goal at 12:06 of the third period by redirecting shot by Paul Kariya, who as- sisted onall four of Nashville's with 1:50 remaining in regulation, but they were happy again when Legace turned away the power-play goals. * MikeSillinger scored and had Oilers with about 15 seconds left after they had a chancetosteal rookie defenseman Shea Weber the gameagainst the Stanley Cupfavorites. Roloson,acquired on March 7 from Minnesota, made i4 saves in the first period and 16 in the second before facing fewer shotsin the third. He stopped 16 shotsin the first OT. The NHL journeyman gave Hockeytowna flashback to the outstanding goaltending the Red Wings faced when Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff and Anaheim’s Jean-Sebastien Giguere helped their teams eliminate Detroit in the second andfirst rounds of the 2004 and 2003playoffs, respectively. Thoseclubs both reached the Stanley Cupfinals. The Oilers haven't advanced in the playoffs since 1998, when an assist, and Martin Erat and both netted their first career playoff goals as the Predators showed whythey enjoyed the NHL'sbest home-ice advantage this season. Nashville leads the best-of- seven Western Conference series 1-0, with Game2 back in Tennessee on Sunday. CARLOS OSORIO Associated Press Detroit Red Wings center Kris Draper (33) and Edmonton Oilers defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron check eachother during thethird period in Game1 of their NHL quarterfinal hockey gamein Detroit. The fifth-seeded Sharks had woneightofnine, but only got oneassist from NHLscoring champion Joe Thornton: Mike Smith scored 4:12in for the Sharks, who went 30-8 in the regular season when taking a 1-0 lead. Nils Ekman was set up by Thorntonin the second period, and Scott Thorntontied it 3-3 in the third. Spezza scored power-play goals 1:07 apart earlyin the third a short-handed goal as Ottawa rallied to beat Tampa Bay Light- ning in the opener of the Eastern Conferenceplayoffseries. Daniel Alfredsson scored into an emptynet with 1:02 remaining and Ray Emery made 35 » Senators 4, Lightning 1: At Ot- tawa, Martin Havlat and Jason savesfor the Senatorsin his postseason debut. Game2 of the BOARD best-of-sevenserieswill be Sunday in Ottawa. period and MikeFisher added Emery, playing in place of injured goalie Dominik Hasek, also earned an assist on Spezza’s go-ahead goal 6:13 into the third. » Flames 2, Mighty Ducks 1: At Calgary, Alberta, Darren McCarty scored 9:45into overtime to lift Calgary to a series-open- ing piayoff win over Anaheim. McCarty skated freely into the Duckszone and one-+timed a pass from Kristian Huselius byIlya Bryzgalov, a surprise starter for the MightyDucks. Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Ana- heim’s No. 1 goalie, practiced in the morning but missed the gamewith what the team called a lower-bodyinjury. Bryzgalov was solidin his place, finishing with 28 saves. FAST FACT Onthis date in 1962, the Toronto Maple Leafs captured the Stanley Cupin six games with a 2-1 triumph over the Chicago Black Hawks. 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The third step in the plan was ex) ion. “Some high quality habitat surrounding the Refuge was in dangerofdestruction,” Trout said. “We have pursued an aggressive program ofpurchasing land from willing sellers so that we could maintain refuge productivity.” Some10,000 acres has been added to the Refugein just the Continued from C1 The combinationof fresh water from the Bear River andsalt water from the Great Salt Lake hadcreated a huge, natural network of part-seasonal grasslands and marshes along the northeastern shores of the lake long beforeit was discovered by humans. The abundance ofwildlife in the area was recorded by . the earliest visitors, but farm* ing and hunting had already decimated both the land and the wildlife before the Refuge was established in 1928 with the past few years, with the total bide Pe BEKY BEATON/Daily Herald The snowy egret is in breeding plumage right now, accounting for primary purpose of providing the fluffy appearance producedby their long plumes. The bird is stopoverhabitat in the spring acommon summerresidentof the Refuge. Their most unusual . andfall for millions of migrat~ featureis they havebrightyellow feet and blacklegs. ing birds. Managed sincethenby the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service, forts, the Refuge was reopened 50 miles of dikes and 50 control the Refugeserved its purpose structures across 45,000 acres admirably until the incursion of to the public in 1990, and work on the restoration has continued of water and marshes. the lake in the 1980s: The second step was to ensince then as funds and yolunThe subsequentflooding hancethat network with additeers were available. destroyed thousands of acres Thatoriginal group has tional diking, structures and caof habitat and nearly all of the evolved into the present Friends nals to make the management Refuge’s infrastructure. of the Refuge moreefficient Parts of the Refuge began to of Bear River Refuge, which andto create better habitat. assists with manyevents held emerge from the lakein 1989, In the years since the facility giving FWSstaff membersthe there and sponsorsthe store was reopened, Trout estimated that ispart of the new Educafirst real look at the extent of that sometwomillion cubic tion Center. the damage. According to refuge manager yards of dirt have been moved Undaunted, they banded together with an informal orga- Al Trout, there were four steps and hundreds of yards of connecessary to complete the resto- crete poured as the Refuge has nization oflocal dedicated volroughly doubled its facility to ration of the Refuge. unteers to develop a long-term 100 miles of dikes and 100 waThe first was to rebuild the plan for the restoration ofthe ter control structures. water managementnetwork, Refuge. ; “This representsa lot of work “which beforethe flood included Throughtheir combined ef- now upwards of 80,000 acres of uplands, marshes and open water. “That(extra) land madethe area moresecure anda better placefor wildlife,” Trout said. Future purchases arestill pos* sible within an approved acqui- sition boundary. The final step in the plan was the opening of the Education Center, designed to make the Refugea better place for le. “te was a dream of our own staff and membersofthe local community together,” Trout said. “Thestory of the Refuge is a story of the powerofpartnerships, with the combined energies andvision of staff members and local people. “Wehadthe full support of Congressman Jim Hansen(for whom the Center is named) und Senator Bob Bennett. All of our efforts together are how it hap- Trout said the Centeris not designed to be a destination but rather a bridge, a place where people can leave behind their work-daylives and concerns and prepareto get reconnected to nature and reapits therapeu- tic values. “Visiting the refugeis a fun activity, but it’s also revital. izing,” Trout explained. “This is needed so much now. Our youngest generationis facing lifestyle changesthat are not healthy; the electronic era has detached us from the natural world.” Trout said research has indicated thatalienation and isolation from natureis associated with a host of physical and mental problems.“I would even suggest that the spiritual side of thingsis suffering,” he said“For those of us who have been immersed in this project, an importantpart of the legacy we hope toleaveis giving those who comeherea higherquality oflife and increased physical and mental health. That's the mission,” he added. The Education Center has been designed to serve every visitor, ranging from the totally unfamiliar to those who come to the Refuge many times a year. “The center connectsonall levels and ages,” Trout said. The 29,000 square-foot building includes a viewing room,auditorium, indoor classroom and lab facilities, plus a well-stocked information desk, multi-media andinteractive exhibits, a non- profit store operatedto benefit the Refuge,and restrooms. Thereis also an outdoor amphitheater by the building and a -mile trail winding through both dry and wet habitat areas. Troutsaid they are negotiating to bring schooltoursto the Center. beginning with localarea elementaryschools. The lab facilities will accommodate even graduate students and pro- fessional scientists who come to do researchthere. The building also houses the Refuge administrativeoffices, and many year-round events are being planned to make use ofall the newfacilities. Theroadto the Refuge properis still mostlydirt and is roughin spots, butis usable by ordinary passenger vehicles. Checklists and informative brochuresareavailable at a kiosk located along the road close to the autotour route. Visitors need to go slow, not only to watchforinevitable potholes butalso to scan the roadside for birds and other wildlife. The road to the Refuge is often as good for viewing as the Refugeitself. Parts of the road are underwater during the peak of the spring runoff, so visitors should check ahead during those times. Further road improvements, including paving,are on'the schedulefor next year. For more information,call (435) 723-5887 or check out the US. Fish and Wildlife Service Website at www.fws.gov. |