All for one: Doug Wilson said that three, four years back, he and Denis Savard sometimes tried to do everything themselves when the Blackhawks were down by one or two goals.
”But our roles have changed now,” Wilson said. ”You could tell in the past that a lot of times we tried to spark the team individually. Now, we stick to a team idea and just try and do our jobs within the system, no matter what the score is.”
– Snow birds: The Hawks bring out the snow birds from Chicago who have moved to the warmth of California. ”We always sell out when the Blackhawks are here,” said Kings media director Susan Carpenter, ”because of all the transplanted Midwesterners.”
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Carpenter said home attendance for Los Angeles games has risen from an average of 14,800 last year to 15,125 this season.
– Holding pattern: The Hawks will remain at their Los Angeles hotel Thursday and Friday and practice in the area before flying to Bloomington Saturday to prepare for Sunday`s game there with the Minnesota North Stars. The Hawks were shut out 3-0 in their lastest performance in Minnesota, so that should provide some impetus in finishing out this five-game trip.
– Shot down: After having no fewer than 30 shots in the six games previous to this trip and twice having 40-plus shots in this span, the Hawks could generate only 19 shots at Vancouver and 21 at Calgary. A lack of sustained offense has contributed to their dowsketball games, starting with the opener. Knowledgeable Brian Wheeler remains Loyola`s radio voice. Wheeler may extol freshman Grant Moehring this season. His 11 points in the 68-63 exhibition victory Tuesday over Marathon Oil indicated Moehring could become a much-needed third scoring threat to complement 1-2 punch Keith Gailes and Keir Rogers.
– Peaking at right time: Fifth-seeded Loyola rose to a third-place finish in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference volleyball tournament, largely because two Ramblers hit season highs in the tourney. Cheryl Romanowski recorded 17 kills in the first-round victory over Evansville. Therese O`Neill had 17 kills in the second-round loss to No. 1 seed Butler and added 15 kills in the third- place victory over Dayton.
– Repeat All-America: Eddie Slowikowski finished 18th among U.S. citizens and 31st overall in this week`s NCAA cross country championships at Annapolis, Md. His time on the 5-mile course was 30 minutes 33.92 seconds. The top 25 U.S. finishers earned All-America status. Slowikowski was so honored for the second straight year.