Fertilizer Arena 1-0 Detroit in the first intermission you're watching Red Wing Hockey on WKBD channel 50 in Detroit
We're gonna deviate just a little bit here at the Red Wing game and talk some Detroit Drive football with head coach
Tim Markham Timmy you've got to be awfully excited tomorrow night
Of course the opening season game here at Joe Lewis and everything all ready to go. I wish you hadn't told me that
I was doing pretty good until you mentioned that game Mickey. Well now we are excited
We're we're really you know excited about our football team and excited about our chances tomorrow night
Although we know that we're playing a pretty good football team in the Pittsburgh Gladiators
Lots of points obviously going to be scored your team's an offensive team Tim
You were with Denver last year won the won the championship. What do you look in the players?
You've brought to to the opener here tomorrow night. What do you look for out of this ball club?
Well, you know, we have the Washington what is amounts to the the bulk of the Washington team last year
And they were the number one offensive team in the league
So quarterback rich end goal and receivers Dwayne Dixon Lenny Taylor
Those guys played outstanding last year and you know, if we don't screw them up
Well, maybe they can do that again this year
Tell the folks Tim a little bit about you got some guys from the Detroit or the Michigan area on the club
We really do we have two of the Michigan State
former Michigan State players Jeff whisker who's played with the Michigan Panthers around and and
In a young another young man who made all Big Ten Kelly Quinn who was a defensive lineman there
We also have Jim Brown who was played high school football here in the local area brother Rice
Went on to Boston College played with Doug Flutie and then let's not forget. No, Bobby. Oh bitch
But we do feel like we've got a good local flavor of talent and we're just looking forward to tomorrow night very quickly Tim
Tell the folks just a little bit about what an eight men and and go both ways actually offense defense
We're eight on eight. We go both ways. We're mandated to play man coverage down the field
So it you know it necessitates that we throw the football
Almost every down our run plays are our trick plays
I talk about George being the sixth man in the game of hockey the six skater out there
You guys have got the boards in football to contend with exactly and I think that when you see those guys go into the boards
I think the fans will be excited to me ticket sales for the game. They seem to be going very well
They're going real well, but we still have some good seats left
So we'd invite everybody to come out take a look if you like it come back if you don't, you know
Hey, we'll we'll see you next year. Give me all the best tomorrow night. Thanks for visiting us. Good luck in the opener
Thank you Mickey
They call it football in your face tomorrow night the Detroit Drive opens a season of arena football here at Joe Lewis Arena right now
The Red Wings lead 1-0 after one. We'll be back with more in just a moment
Nice now the Red Wings leading by a score of 1-0 the Red Wings getting a couple of opportunities
Early to dot capitalize on it. Then they play giveaway about halfway through that first period
but the Blues could not capitalize finally at the
1722 mark a fine pass from cleanly in the corner back out to Norwood just inside the blue line
Let's go in the wing score in the power play and it's 1-0 now for the second period action
Let's move back upstairs Dave Strider and Mickey Redmond
Thank you, Ray
The team's indeed out on the ice and for the first minute 14 seconds of this second period Jacques de Mer's Club will be skating
Shorthanded that's the time remaining in Sean Burr's penalty that was called at
1914 make while we have an opportunity
The couple of get-well wishes that we'd like to pass along John Murphy
In st. John's Hospital had a quadruple bypass operation and is recovering
Well, we understand and Paul Adams 82 years old his granddaughter stopped by said
He has not missed a Red Wing game since 1926. I don't know if that's true
That's a heck of a streak of it is no that live. Well, I'm not sure
With a little bit of a smile, but you know, it's not about
Leading 1-0 and thinking ahead to Edmonton. I'll guarantee you that he knows the st. Louis team inside out and knows they will not quit
And Detroit has to give them all they've got to finish things thing off
As Ray mentioned Lee Norwood getting the only goal of that first period a power play goal
Lima and Beach drew the assist
And second period is underway
Shorthanded that's the time remaining in Sean Burr's Club
Leading 1-0 and thinking ahead to Edmonton. I'll guarantee you that he knows the st. Louis team inside out and knows they will not quit
And second period is underway Chabot won the draw and DeLorme drives it down the ice
And the Blues have to chase it back. Benning at one point on the power play
And Jacques Martin going with four forward
Got Brett Hall out on the right point with that fake shot and here's Hall with it right now sends it to Benning
And to the corner now for Gilmore back off the boards for Benning he couldn't control it took his eye off it for a second
Bit of a change up in the st. Louis power play user they'd use Gilmore back on the point
And they put his line at center and used Brett Hall back there that one high up into the standing room which is three and four deep here tonight
You know big big crowd just to get back quickly you're talking with coach Chip Markham in that first intermission
I had an opportunity to go over to Cobo Arena today they had their media day and the guys in all their uniforms
The Little Caesars blue and orange colors and the painted carpet. I'll tell you it's going to be quite a spectacle when this arena is
Changed over and ahead of time I'm going to say a great job by the operations crew here
Steve Piccioni vice president of operations John Pettit the new director here at the Joe Lewis Arena
Boys are going to be working overtime to get this place ready those uniforms are good-looking
Hey son plays it up the boards it's held in by Hall fakes the shot moved it to Hunter Hunter into the circle
Sends it behind and a good play by Chase on to break that up Ashton able to poke it out taking a good job to come back
Ashton with nothing else developing just dumps it in behind the st. Louis net five seconds left in the burr penalty
Over a minute gone by here on the second period Hull trying to do it on his own in the corner bump by Zombo
Raglan sends it to McKegney penalty the burr has expired burr with a hit there on Gilmore it sent up the boards
Paul Cavallini holds it in winds up fires a shot deflected they score Raglan Herb Raglan got the redirection from
Paul Cavallini at the point the wings were not able to regroup when burr get out of the box and there was nobody
covering there's four red wings right there there's five of them you see there's nobody back on that right point
and Cavallini's got all the time in the world to get it out of his feet tee it up and Herb Raglan redirected it underneath
Stefan one one hockey game Chabot fired it around the boards and he had most of his teammates right next to him first
playoff goal for Herb Raglan Paul Cavallini will draw the assistant at the one one hockey game what a hit by Delorme
Ryan Sutter right up into the penalty box Norwood follows up to clear the zone it was brought back in by Sutter
offside less than two minutes gone by second period but the Blues have come back to tie those game at one one
there's the goal scorer Herb Raglan sporting that cut on the chin courtesy of a high stick from Harold Snips
game three Paul Cavallini drawing the assistant one twenty nine of the second period special red wing
alone day to super fan Mary Deloney recovering from open heart surgery Adam Oates looks it in wide of Millen
now Zingra banging off the board the bar knocks it down oh nice play back to Zobo Zobo lets the shot go
Millen save and he covers up a good quick passing by the red wings right there I was going to ask you about the
fan that's since 1940 something you've seen every 1926 I'm wondering if that's the gentleman that
sits down to the left of the press box here I see him every night quite a streak anyway well if he was
brought to his first game when he was a couple of days old that would make him at least one well he's 82
we know that he's 82 yeah we know that Rick Zobo has been a steady performer for the wings throughout the
season and in these playoffs he's back at the right point he's paired with Doug Hallward on defense as
Adam Oates sets up for the base off across from Bernie Federico Oates won the draw Hallward lets the
shot go it was blocked back in the corner Oates couldn't control it here's Zingra Zingra gave it away
to Gallant out in front of Tantz here Oates fan to Gallant he was checked giveaway by the blues
Wings couldn't capitalize Popwell plays it ahead Gino Cavallini trying to be careful with it he did
just get it outside the zone here's Oates now across the line with Barr to Gallant Gallant couldn't
quite slide it through the defense but the wings with some pressure on here and Alfred Urko chops
at it but Zobo holds it in it goes back in deep Galan is back there Oates in the corner checked by
Zingra now it's poked away from Dave Barr and it's recovered by Gino Cavallini for the blues
ahead for Federico Bernie Federico across the line drop pass for Gino Cavallini it's knocked away
here comes Krover with Oates in Galan Krover had it knocked away Oates picks it up and Paul Cavallini
good defensive play Sutter plays it ahead rolls it in behind Wings go for the line change and here comes
Bozek again number 26 the shadow Peter Klimas but right now it's the blues with the puck
Roberts drops it back he missed Paul Cavallini Chabot gets there first for Detroit sends it in front
for Krover to deflect it wide of the net Krover goes in after it beats Chabot along the board
good play by Maher but a good play by Chabot to keep control now it goes to the corner
Gordy Roberts plays it up the board Beach held it in it hits the referee Morrell here Chabot
loose fakes the shot and it's poked away by Bozek now Krover sends it back to Beach
back hands it to the corner Chabot for Krover he tries to feed it to the point Beach spanned on it
it's recovered by Maher ahead now for Bozek Steve Bozek stood up by Caisson and the puck cleared center right
Rob Whistle hops on it for the blues Caisson separates him from the puck
Darren Beach sends it ahead center right Bob Krover trying to get control he has it across the line
picked up by Chabot lets the shot go and Miller just got a piece of it
center ice Beach looks it back in wide of the St. Louis net
Chabot going in after Rob Whistle Whistle moves it out of Benning
Benning avoided nil here's Zamboli pass for Clema just out of his reach
and icing is called here 15-18 remaining in the second period 1-1 our score
it took European engineering to start it along with our little Caesar player of tomorrow
and coach's commentary
at the most number 21 for Detroit Tony Hercus number 18 for the blues on the space
Micky mentioned no other action in the NHL tonight because the other
Campbell Conference series is completed the Oilers and four straight over the
Calgary Flames and the Oilers awaiting the winner of this series
Zambos being pressured by McKinney it goes up the board held in at the line
flipped back toward the net step and had it almost lost it as Hercus got the
stick on it he did now here's Hercus with a steal again but Zambos gets it
back plays it off the board Whistle holds it in blues getting some pressure
now but it's blocked by Bridgman Whistle held it in
Zambos bumps with McKinney now the loose puck taken by Hercus tried to throw it in front
good play by Hallward did not get loose and Zambos starts it back for
Detroit up the middle for Adam Oates
got crossed up there going to be a penalty to nil too
I'm not so sure about this call I don't think he hit anybody yeah he got a piece of
Millen at least the left pad he was looked like he was going for the St.
Louis skater back there Millen was out of the crease it's going to be a penalty
Jimmy Nill 1-1 will be back
Jimmy Nill
interference is the call watch what happened
now even when the goaltender is not in his crease you cannot interfere with him
that from that angle and from the first time
I think is a questionable call in the sense that Nill
physically looked like he was trying to get at the player behind Greg Millen
but Morrell made the call and that's all that counts
Delorme drives it up the boards Gilmore able to hold it in
power play for the Blues here 1-1 our score
it's about six minutes gone by in the second period here's Gilmore
in deep now for Federico back for Gilmore
for the Blues their third power play they're 0-2
Gordy Roberts shovels it to Gilmore
in deep for Federico behind Monette that's what they want
now watch what happened here's the cat and mouse game now
don't leave Gilmore you can't leave Gilmore
loose and crotch slaps away
Gilmore ended up getting a shot too
the defenseman has a choice there he either goes after and chases
Federico and leaves number nine open
Gilmore and when you do boy sure enough it'll come right out
you're left
pass up the middle and Sambo didn't see bar he may have hit him with a breakaway pass
and the guy can't kill you from behind the net
Millen gave it away there to Ashton
but the wings couldn't convert on that
40 seconds left of an ill penalty
that should have been outside
he did not take that puck all the way in he left it on the line
there's Federico out to the point for Paul Cavalini
into the corner Federico was tied up
Stefan got a piece of that puck behind Monette they score!
and then the tempers get short
it was Chase on I think and Hunter at first
it's 2-1 St. Louis no matter what happens now
Stefan came out to try to cut it off on the short side
and could not get back to the other side I think he may have gotten back and got a piece of it
but it got by him as Federico stuffed it in
it'll be a power play goal St. Louis
and a 2-1 hockey game
here's how it all took place
the puck was all the way around now watch Stefan he chased it behind the net
this is really what set it up he does get back to the short side
but cannot recover quick enough to get over
on the other side where Federico was just hiding in the shadows
there you see it
you know he did get over he got his foot on the goal post
went between his legs and it banked off his right pad
so that's the third one
in the series that we've seen bank off Stefan's pad like that
so Paul Cavallini gets his second assist of the hockey game
Gilmore trying the other assist
Federico's second goal of the playoff both have come on power play
that's Federico's first goal in this series against Detroit
7-0-2 gone by second period and you go back
to the three or four big saves that Millen made before this
game was 10 minutes old
and how big those
saves are right now
Maher sends it to Sutter
he went offside
his face off will go back in front of the
blue bench
Brian Sutter you mentioned Norwood the other night having a game face
Brian Sutter always has that game face on
with Darryl Sutter retiring
there's now only five Sutter brothers
in the NHL
Darryl had all kinds of injury problems
and he was assistant coaching for the Hawks
most of this season
Wiggs about two shots on goal of his period
the Blues have had three
Grobert with a shove on Gordy Roberts into
the mill and he goes and that net pops off the mooring
there's your Red Wing goal scorer Lee Norwood
Blues lead it 2-1 12-44 to go
second period
you knew the St. Louis Blues they would come in here and play their hardest
well they've been a good road team
all year long mind you
they have not beaten Detroit here this year
no playoffs or regular season the wings only lost one game
all year long the four games played here in the regular season
wings 1-3 one game ended in a tie and of course the wings 2-0
here against the Blues in the playoff
but goes in deep behind
Steffen
lost his footing as he was tied up with Hallward and here comes Darren Beach
center ice
backhands it in now wide of Millen
Millen at the side of the net left up there Gordy Roberts plays it up the
board Beach held it in back for Chabot
knocked away from him Sutter
rolls it back inside the Detroit line
and Norwood gets it to Darren Beach
Beach flies one in from center
high off the glass Chabot knocks it down along the board
whistle ties up Chabot it goes back to the point Norwood
lets it go just over the net
Roberts
while the boards had it knocked away here's a lead pass now for
Hercus he's away DeLore trying to catch up Tony Hercus
backhands
wow
a jamming up along the
boards and a whistle here from Denny Morrell as
Hercus never could get himself around to get a
forehand shot away but a dangerous score like Tony
Hercus he got off a pretty good one with a backhand
shot and Norwood that here's the
St. Louis breakout it is there's DeLore
that really forced him to go wide and stay on the backhand
DeLore got the angle on him and he's got to go to the backhand
shot he tried to get it up step and got the glove on it
boy you don't want to let the Blues go up three to one because they'll go
into that checking game
if the wings get by the St. Louis Blues
in this series we will have round three Campbell
Conference Finals here on TV 50 against the Defending Stanley Cup
champion Edmonton Oilers it'll be a rematch of last year's
Campbell Conference Finals it'll begin Tuesday night
live from Edmonton Northlands Coliseum
here on TV 50
but that's if the wing get by the Blues in this
series they can end it tonight but a St.
Louis victory means game six in St.
Louis on Friday top of the point going to
play with Galant right in his face Norwood was the one that took that
shot here comes McKinney now for the Blues McKinney
centering pass for Whistle
here come the wings three on one lead pass for Galant
he has far with him now and oh shoot it Galant
for Barr no it didn't get through now a centering pass
deflected away by Millen
well the pass isn't there you've
got to shoot it Mick you've got to shoot it
too long it didn't have anywhere to go with it
especially the way he's been shooting the puck right
Millen plays it up the boards it'll be knocked down at the point by Hallward
fires a shot blocked in front
Sambo back hands it to the corner
Galant is there helps it along for Dave Barr
Barr sends it back to the point Sambo with a shot deflected
Oates knocks it down sends it back to Hallward
and behind Millen it goes
Barr catches up to it in the corner sends it in front for Oates
the puck and he's going to play
he's going to fight like heck
he doesn't like it at all but Galant was
hooked from behind to the left of Millen to one St. Louis
wings go on the power play
back live at Joe Lewis Arena Tim Botwell
off for interoper high-sticking I thought they called it
interference got to stick up around
Galant's shoulder
halfway here for Detroit their one goal came on a
man advantage in the first period they are one for two and they trail
two to one approaching a halfway mark a period two
the way Millen is playing tonight
need to capitalize on every good chance they get
Millen at the side of the net taking away by Beach
Galant chases it down
off the boards now for Norwood back into the corner
for Probert now for Chabot
the fourth more now
comes to the line Beach fakes throws it across
for Norwood he'll let it go Millen big save there
he really is out challenging the shooters more
hard knocked it away but not out of the zone it comes across the
Chabot in front looking for Probert well he got smacked
by Cavalini in a pretty good two-hander and he has a look at him
got the number had a few words he'll catch you later pal
you know we got a power play to worry about tie this game up
John Chabot takes a look
sends it wide looking for Clema the plays outside
Clema's pass was blocked Cavalini gives him a shove
Gordy Roberts rolls it back up the board
Norwood pinches in deflects Chabot
holds it in Chabot into the circle for Norwood
wings spreading it out comes to Chabot
at the line again back to Norwood
no place to go with it out of the line takes it to the
corner he was pretty good there Gordy Roberts
knocks it away and is able to clear it center right
30 seconds left in the path well penalty
Galant now
sends it to Probert he's across the line
Probert lets it go
cheering
why did the big fella ever pull the trigger here
Norwood with the feet Galant just tips it up to Probert
as he's on the move he goes wide on the defense
pulled it towards him and let a snapshot go
watch this boom right between the legs of Gordy Roberts
and drilled it by Millen on the stick side just inside the post
it was by him before he moved the big man with the good
hands Bob Probert
and he's been on a roll in these playoffs
for sure Probert now with five goals and 15 points
in this is 11th game
second goal of this series against the Blues
and this crowd is aroused but here comes the Blues
right back Gilmore sets up Paul and he's banned on it
there goes Annette again behind the play
Cavalini
and Hallward getting the assist on the goal
yeah Hallward I guess I was trying to give it to
Lee Norwood there's a little pull in the trigger Bing
he sometimes when a shooter pulls the puck sideways
like that it makes the goaltender move and opens him up
a little bit Probert really got some lumber on it
but almost it almost looks like he's going to pull it across his body
go to his backhand right on a deep yeah right but he used
the defenseman well
and who said Probert could only fight
I don't think too many people say that anymore not anymore
that's for sure he has got an excellent
set of hands for a big man well the patience
and restraint that he showed and not retaliating against
Paul Cavalini earlier in that power play paid off a year ago
Probert might have gone right after Cavalini
crowd reacting to Harold
steps up there on the forward line with Sean Burr and Tim Hagan
two to our score second period game
five of the North Division finals Red Wings looking for a rematch
with the Edmonton Oilers
John Burr has stepped with a big hit on
Mehar Mehar screaming at Morrell wanted to
there was a jingra jingra yeah he wanted an interference
I think called against the San Diego's team but
the whole jingra looking around like what a man I just got bowled over
no penalty will break it two to
life is full of decisions
jocks that is
J a speak to you
coaching styles very similar
teams very similar
and a tug of war right now at two to seven
forty seven
face off to the left of
Millen Bridgman it's an airplane isn't it
seven forty seven on the clock
Bridgman with a hit on Hunter Neil gets in there throws his body
to the crowd
Ashton bowled over by you and his first
shift in the game
it is the first shift for number twenty one
Todd you and center ice now Hallward had it
and lost it here comes Hunter Mark Hunter
into the corner now behind Lynette
Oh you and with a punch it sound bow
now for dirt go check by Neil the puck came loose
their first behind Lynette couldn't get it out in front
step and poke it away but you and knocked it down with a stick
now it's swept off the stick of you and
Bridgman bangs it up the board and it's out
center right here's Ashton now with Neil two blues are back
Ashton across the line the pass across is Paul
Cavalini who Neil goes down Morrell goes
down in the here from the twenty thousand shot
Ashton held in front penalty coming up against St. Louis
as they touch it the crowd goes wild
we'll be back after this
I took my family to California on vacation
hiding their holdings of the Red Wings who just struck for
a power play goal the timeless game get another opportunity
at thirteen fourteen and here's why
watch Ashton there Paul Cavalini with a hold of his stick
yeah that puck just laid right loose it came through a pile of players
he hit but they hit him and if Paul Cavalini doesn't have
Ashton tied up he gets that stick on the puck and maybe
makes it three to Oates won the draw cleanly here's Norwood
his shot was blocked into the corner Oates has up there
Oates takes a look in front he's going to get back to that point
Norwood moves it quickly back to Oates
now it comes to be what's the shot go bill and the save
it's right into him as Probert was dumped by Gordy Roberts
Probert's in front of the net of course we're talking in the dressing room
about an hour before the game and trying to get some weights
and Probert looked at me and said how much do you think I weigh
maybe one ninety five to two hundred and thirteen pounds
six foot three and he gets in front of that net
not only does he screen out the goaltender
and it'd be in a position to get deflections and
redirections but he ties up a lot of times
a couple of the blue defensemen who are playing
paying rather attention to him and ignoring
the players out there Norwood fakes the shot moves it to Beach
he'll let it go oh stopped in front
and the Blues had Probert tied up
comes outside the line Probert waits now gains the zone
little flip pass for Galant
Galant along the board it goes to the corner Probert has it there
knocks out of the air by Mahar Beach holds it in
sends it across for Norwood fakes the shot back for Beach
Beach moves it to Adam Oates
deep for Galant tried to stuff it in front it was blocked to the far corner
Galant cases it down there off the boards it goes
for Norwood fakes the shot go deflected wide
Beach pokes it to the corner
Gordy Roberts is there
Probert comes over comes loose to Beach sends it towards the net
Probert poking at it and it comes out to Beach
forty five seconds still remaining in this man advantage
two to our score wings pressing to regain the lead
Oates can walk in
Oates a shot blocked across the zone
Beach has it again into the corner for Probert
Probert gets it off the board drops it back for Oates Norwood
sneaking in Oates in front
what a step Millen just made
did he ever save in the hockey game
Mahar shot is blocked he gets it back
and sent it in wide a step in
what a save
great play by Oates and point blank to Galant
Greg Miller
Norwood ahead now for Barr
just five seconds left in the ball Cavalini penalty here's a pass
comes to Chabot out to Hallward lets it go
and he fired it wide Paul Cavalini is out blues at full strength
still with possession Chabot behind the net gets it in front
it comes to Sapo quick shot
blues just looking to clear the puck no icing here
what a game Greg Miller is playing he has been perfect
in that net in the sense of being in the right place
most of the time when the wings have shot it at him
wings now with an eighteen to nine shot advantage but two to our score
that's the staff that counts
would have been icing but Steppen playing it as Hercus was in on him
Chabot
couldn't get it around Hercus
two to our score
Chabot takes it over ahead for
and he was just offside trying to get away from Bozek
check again four oh two to go
second period two to our score
he's the man of the game
standing tall in the nets
number twenty nine Greg Miller and here's why
Norwood and Galant right there Galant gets the shot
up and hit Millen the top of that right pad
he was actually right in the crease when he let that shot go
very good
possession for the Red Wings though on that power
well the Bears changing things up here he has
Clema now out there with Beran Higgins to get Clema away from
Bozek
Doug Gilmore slaps it back behind Millen
Fathwell ahead for Gino Cavallini
now for Gilmore and Bozek
out on the ice to replace Hull so these two coaches
maybe not matching line for line but
Doc Martan wants Bozek out there to shadow
Peter Clema
Norwood flips it ahead that playoff side of the puck was deflected
before it came into the St. Louis zone
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Fathwell blocked it at the St. Louis line
Kaysan bounces it ahead it's taken by Clema
flips it in wide of Millen
Millen leaves it for Brett Hall he gave it away to Higgins
comes out to Beach, Beach sends it back
rim of the circle for Burr lets a shot go, Millen deflected it wide
and it comes to Gino Cavallini ahead now for Gilmore
Doug Gilmore across the line
lost his footing there gets back up now he's dumped again by Beach
cross check from the back by Beach
and he'll go straight up
left in the period
second time around
got the stick in the middle of Gilmore's back
knocked him down and Jenny Morrell
will call a cross check Jacques De Maers just throwing
two hands in the direction of Morrell you gotta be kidding me
I watch Gilmore now he's going down I watch he'll
start to get back up
he does get the nudge on him but he never got
back up and that's probably why the call was made
well the Blues have their fourth power play
their second of this period they scored a power play goal earlier in this period
that was the one by Fedorko from behind
Lynette getting around to step
in between Steffen's pad
Roberts drives it in behind Steffen up the board
Ashton kicked it loose Norwood couldn't clear the zone
but Keagney's pass was blocked by Chabot
now Hercus along the board sends it back to the line
Zingra lets the shot go Steffen the save
loose puck Hunter but Steffen was there
and he just did get the pads together
and the play off side as it hit the linesman
he knocks and bounce back into the zone off side
he's got his hands on his knees now
he's hurting right now
he's on the side with that thing
the linesman and referee do wear some padding
they have elbow pads they have almost like a set of sliding pads
that you'd wear for baseball
and kidney protectors
it's like the inside of a set of players pants
right now a break let's go down to Ray Lane
well we just want to talk about our guests
it'll be showing up at the end of the second period
if you're talking about earlier he certainly has a lot of assists
so far in the playoffs plus a couple of goals
maybe he'll get hot in that third period
so John Chabot visiting with Ray Lane
between periods two and three
as the wing's able to clear here
2.20 left in the second period a minute 20 left
at the beach penalty 2 to our score
Hercus gets it across the line
around the Detroit zone
Hunter couldn't handle the puck and Norwood
able to sweep it all the way down the ice
boy Norwood and DeLorme have seen a lot of ice time tonight
there comes Hercus again
sends it behind Steffen DeLorme
he's it up drives it up that glass
and Roberts couldn't hold it in
Steffen teed that up perfectly for DeLorme
played it there
number 29 just drilled it down the ice
DeLorme will drive it off the short glass
and it gets by Gordy Roberts all the way down the ice
and we're down to a half a minute remaining in the beach penalty
minute and a half left in the second period
Gilmore for the blues straight up the center of the ice
carries across the Detroit line the playoff side
with that stick between the legs
Gilmore talking to his winger he's the one
that's got to make the move he took it put it right on the line
and Dred Hull saying you know get it over the line don't delay it
I know you're a good hockey player but don't give me heck
for going outside when you delay it on the blue line
take it all the way in you always take the winger side of it
I mean is there any other side
especially if he's a right winger
you have to
good one the other night
to get to in a minute Dred Hull
checked by Chase on nil backhanded it
didn't get it out of the zone Chase on battling with Hull
plays it up the glass somehow found an opening there
and that'll about do it for the beach penalty he'll be out in a couple of seconds
and one minute remaining now in the second period
Beech is out of the box
Benning for the blues leading a rush across the line
the call was made Gilmore sitting there ahead of the play
Tempers getting short again
the story we're going to get to Dave was the other night in St. Louis
when Harold Snipes played left wing
talked about it after the game and he said you know
doesn't take a whole lot to play the wing of course wingers and defensemen
always forwards and defensemen always going back and forth
trying to put each other down and Snipes said yeah I said I got finished
playing wing and the jock put me back on defense
put my brain back in and go back and play defense
the forwards of course are looking at them like
hey man who are you kidding
Snipes he was quite the sense of humor
that man right there Gilmore hasn't got a sense of humor
the way the wings have been tying him up in this series
Gilmore and Hull still discussing
that power play opportunity that
went awry 54 seconds remaining in our second period
the blues still a very intent group
they know if they can just get by this one
they'll have that big crowd at the St. Louis Arena
behind them on Friday night
alarm sends it for Barr it's tipped out center
right play by Oates right there being hooked by Sutter
Oates did get it across the line
Alomar
back hands it ahead
Herb Ragland lead pass does not connect with Sutter
they wave off the icing stepping out of the net plays it up the board
that's knocked down centering pass picked off by Oates
here come the wings four on three for the moment
little drop pass now for Norwood Norwood going wide on Paul Cavalini
sent it right in front it was locked by Millen
and back come the blues what happened the net off the magnet
fell on the net he's all tied up in the net
fell forward with the net in the back of Greg Millen
down to 16 seconds left in the second period
Lee Norwood who has one of the two goals
he's talking about the way that the blues were roughing up
or rather the wings were roughing up Gilmore
there's the guy that's done a lot of it
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the face off back
Malone after that net came off the morning
Sambo drives it back in behind Millen
up the board, tipped there, case on
sends it back for Ashton behind the net
tries to stuff it in front now here's Higgins with it out in front
it was blocked, loose for just a moment and now the buzzer
will sound to end the second period as the wings come very close
to regaining that one goal lead they had at the end of one
it was one nothing after one but thanks largely to that man
very much anybody's hockey game the Blues got two in the second
the Wings got one so at the end of two
in game five of the North Division Finals we're tied at two
stay with us in the second intermission we'll kick it off with Ray Lane
talking with number 16 for the Red Wings, John Chabot
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2-2 the score after two periods of play the Red Wings
led one nothing after the first period of play then the Blues
come back and get a pair and all of a sudden it's Probert
tying up the game to make it 2-2 our special guest
between the second and third period John Chabot
John you have a streak going into this game I know you're looking for the win of course
but six assists in the four outings not too shabby
it's gone pretty well for me for the line of the hole really
we've all been playing quite well and taking the play to the team
we haven't spent that much time in our own zone and if you can do that
you're going to get a lot of chances offensively and I can credit my line mates
for a lot of the success that I've had because they've worked real hard
and they've given me the puck and they've put it in the net I've just been passing it off
you're being very humble about that I'll tell you that
you've had a couple of bonafide chances and you're talking about the second period
maybe two real opportunities so far in this game as far as turning on the lights
yeah I've had a couple of slappers the second period was a better one
I walked in off the wing and cut a cross really and Proby gave it to him
and I took a slap and went off his blocker and off the outside of the post
so you know I just got to keep shooting the puck and they're really tying up Peter
in fact they have a man following Peter all over the ice tonight so if anybody's going to score
it's going to be Proby or I and Proby's got his goal now it's my turn to get mine
he has been covered I mean like a blanket out there hasn't he?
he's followed them all over even if we don't have the puck they're following them around
so Peter is going to have to live with that right now in the playoffs he's a hot scorer
he's the number one scorer in the league and maybe not against Edmonton but against St. Louis
he's really been dangerous and next series is a different series
we're going to have to play a real strong third and hope we get a goal
and keep them off the board and we'll come out alright
has the difference been Mellon and the net in this game so far?
he has had a spectacular two periods so far
he's made some big stops he's made a look good at times he's shot in his pads
and he's made the kick save when it's already been stopped
but we're going to score on him you know we're going to score
we've scored a lot of goals on him in this series already
and it's no doubt that we're going to score on him tonight some time or another time
and it's just a matter of time no matter when we've just got to keep the fresh on
I think their second goal really woke us up and it just made us want to go harder
how about in this fifth game the Blues playing any differently than they did in the previous four?
quite a bit differently and how? which way?
they're playing a real defensive game they didn't really do that
I don't think they respected our offense that much to tell you the truth
but anyway I said we scored a lot of goals on them and coming here especially in Detroit
they decided they're going to send one man in if one man
and pick up our wingers and especially pick up Peter Klima
and just let us take the game to them and try and jump on our chances
and they've done that twice tonight and we've just got to bear it down
and not give them any more chances and capitalize on our own
okay well DeMiro's be saying that to start the third period to this team going after the Red Wings
they won't have much to say we came out strong we finished strong in the last ten
and we just got to continue that in the third round
I don't know what he's going to say continue what you did in the last ten into the third period
and I think we should be alright we should be pretty successful
John good luck to you keep the streak alive
thank you I'll try
okay we'll have more before the third period after this brief
time out
music
back live at Joe Louis Arena there's somebody that took a little bit of time to put a banner together
and hoping for a Stanley Cup coming to Detroit
we're back at Joe Louis Arena second intermission Dave Strader along with Mickey Redmond
the Blues and the Red Wings are tied at two in game five
well the North Division Finals Red Wings looking to wrap it up
Mick we get quite a bit of fan mail and letters to the Joe Louis Arena
regarding different things that happened during telecast and whatnot
but somebody sent in a card today with a gift attached
and obviously a Toronto Maple Leaf fan he sent it to us
and said I want to send you this in regards to the way you guys called the Maple Leaf series
do you want to hold this up?
yeah right there now you can guess what that is
without a doubt and it goes with a couple of whistles
that obviously this Maple Leaf fan thought that you and I were trying to be referees
he's a Maple Leaf fan the letter said he's an ex Cabbage Town guy
and there's only one guy I know from Cabbage Town and that's a guy by the name of Art Reeves
who once told me that he played on a team from Cabbage Town that skated so slow
it looked like they were skating backwards
Art we appreciate the gift and I hope you'll follow us
throughout the Stanley Cup Finals with the Red Wings for the rest of the year
but please don't call us referees we got 20,000 of them in this building
and we're not two of them
thanks again Art now it's time for our little Caesars player of tomorrow
and coach's commentary with Jacques Demers
Player of Tomorrow
brought to you by Little Caesars, the world's largest carry out pizza chain
our Little Caesars player of tomorrow is Pat Peek
Pat currently plays center for the Little Caesars Bantam Miner team
he's 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds
he's 14 years old and is a freshman at Lamphere High School
when I was young I used to watch a lot of hockey with my dad
at age 6 he enrolled me in a royal oak clinic
and I liked it and I continued playing hockey
at age 7 Pat played in the Sterling Heights House League for the Nordiques
Pat's Nordique team went on to win the league championship
at age 8 Pat started playing in the travel hockey leagues
his first big hockey trip was to the Wheats Field Tournament in New York
as an 11 year old Pat moved up to the Pee Wee Division where his team won the Don Mills Tournament
which was played outside Toronto, Canada
that same season Pat's team won the state tournament
the following season Pat moved up a level to Pee Wee Major
his team won the Michigan International Early Bird Tournament
and the Silver Stick Tournament
in both Pat was named the most valuable player
the biggest thrill of the season came when Pat's team won the Quebec Tournament in triple overtime
before 15,000 people at the Quebec Coliseum
this past season Pat skated for the Little Caesars Bantam Miner team
which compiled a 63-3-1 record
Pat scored 77 goals and had 53 assists for 130 points
this same Little Caesars team was the first team from Michigan to win the Ottawa International Tournament
they also won the Michigan International Early Bird Tournament
the Barry Ontario Tournament and the Little Caesars Bantam Major Tournament
Pat's team went undefeated in the Michigan National Hockey League
and ended the season as state champs
I'd like to get a scholarship and go into college and possibly play in the Olympics
Pat was proud to serve as captain of this top notch team throughout the season
and because of his leadership and fine hockey skills
Little Caesars is proud to name Pat Peake as the Little Caesars Player of Tomorrow
Player of Tomorrow has been brought to you by Little Caesars
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