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After two seasons as backup goalie, junior Brian Jopling will get the starting nod. A 13-1 career mark shows he can do the job when given a chance. Jopling will have to replace two-year starter Daren Puppa, who jumped to the Buffalo Sabres after compiling a career mark...
Three-year starter Grant Blair may be the nation's best goalie--or he may not. But there is no finer backstop in the East. With his kick saves and sprawling stops, Blair is as acrobatic in the net as any gymnast doing the floor excercises. Expect him to collect enough gold medal-winning performances this campaign to give Fusco chase for ECAC Player of the Year honors...
Last year, freshman goalie Doug Dadswell jumped in as a starter. He responded admirably, posting a 3.57 goals-against average with a .889 save percentage in 20 league games. This season, when the ECAC is crowded with outstanding backstops, Dadswell will be one of the league's finest...
Royal Bret Saberhagen was the monkey maker. Cardinal Starter John Tudor, the humorless winner of Games 1 and 4, reacted to being knocked out in the third inning by slugging an electric fan with his pitching hand and, against all odds, finishing the season in stitches. Besides surrendering the first ten days of next year and a fine of $500, Andujar can also expect a bill from the Royals for a battered toilet. It turned out the Cardinals had feet of porcelain...
...pronounced the appliance overstuffed and immediately took to calling him "Fatso." However, Head Coach Mike Ditka shared the fascination of the fans, who felt a tremor whenever No. 72 so much as rolled over on the sidelines. At Ditka's insistence last week, Ryan installed Perry as a defensive starter, confirming the rookie's position as the most wellrounded man on the team. He had already contributed on offense in a fashion that delighted the industry less than the country...