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Soviet skaters gun down Stingers in ice shoot-outBy JOE MINSTER Associate Sports EditorCINCINNATI - There was an international shootout at Riverfront Coliseum Tuesday night.And when the smoke cleared from the field of battle, the invading Russian national hockey team had gunned down a courageous Cincinnati Stinger club, 7-5. before a roaring crowd of 10.320.The outcome of the exciting skirmish/which was very much in doubt until the final inlnulcs of play, left Cincinnati Conch Terry Slater livid with anger about the officiating, which he termed the worst I've evero •And guess who agreed with the seething Slingcr coach? None other than Konstantin Loktev, who directed the fast-skating, slick-passing Soviet skaters Tuesday.FiniinR fault with the rough play that characterized the game. Loktev admitted we are surprised at this referee. II Mr. Moffat (ref Peter Moffat) played hockey, would be want to play against this style? We can ask our players to imitate the Canadian style with injuries and he (Moffat) can play against us. We have nn idea how lo play this style of hockey. Referee Moffat has no feeling foY seeing injuries.Slater, who watched his youthful leers battle hack to tic the score three times • at 3-3, 4-4 and S-S - was pacing the dressing room as he sought to curb his anger.Our kids never quit.'' he fumed. They just kept hattliug buck all night, hut every lime they developed any momentum it was killed by the officials. We were not only skating against an entire nation out there, bul against eight players us well, instead of the customary sh.Sure, the Russians have a good team, but I'd sure like another crack at them. Stater added They skated with their sticks in our face all night. How about Stouter t winger Blaine Stoughton)? He was cu? below the eye for what should have been a five-minute penalty, but was completely ignored And their sixth goal (which gave flashy center Vladimir Petrov the Ihree-goal hat trick) was at least two or three fee. offside. But the lineman (Wayne Bonney) chose to ignore it and didn't blow the play dead as lie should nave. ' •,There's no reason .why the officials should be afraid lo call penalties cn'the Russians.” Slater pointed out. All we were looking for was an hnnes: break. Let me tell you. when they play series like this one in the Soviet, they’ve got one or two visiting players in the penalty box until the home team is four or five goals up and Ihtf game is in the bae. So what happens here? Our officials bend over backwards to fevor the Russians. Ar.d Hal's simply ridiculous.CapC. Rick Dudley blamed the loss on a lack of practice during the past week Joe Crotler's bush Indies in Calgary over the weekend, when he refused to let us practice, hurt us tonight. Dudley said. I know I missed three first period goals because I wasn't sharp and the same was true foe others on our club, too.”Oh. they were rough. Dudley noted. Their No. t9 (Vladimir Shadrin) speared me in the. throal and I d have taken his head off if I had a chance. And they were getting away with hooklpR us all night. But let me tell you, they have a very good hockey team.'Richie Leduc. who tallied twice in a losing cause despite suffering a severe bruise on his left leg after colliding with a goal post, called Uic Russians a super club, real strong and fine skaters.”They're the Usl in the Soviet.” Leduc said. We gave it a big iry, but we were hurt by the two short-handed goals they scored in the third period (by Petrov and his linematc, Helmut BalderisL I'd like to play them again, because I think we can beat them.”Stoughton agreed wilh l,cduc. We .played well and With a few breaks, we could have won. he asserted. Sure. No. II (Boris Aleksandrov) got me below the eye. and the ref just didn't see it. Bul I managed to gel back at him a couple of times, too. so those things have a way of evening up.”The Russians, now l-l in their eight-game World Hockey Association challenge scries after bowing to New’ England in their Monday opener, move on lo Houston tonight. Then, they’ll be in Indianapolis Saturday night, in San Diego Jan. 3. Edmonton Jan. 5. Winnipeg Jan. 6 and finally in Quebec J3it 8.Petrov, who along with Leduc was adjudged most valuable player in the contest, showed the way with three goals and ar assist as his line accounted for five of the coven Soviet scores.Aleksandrov and Vasiliy Pervukhin gave the Russians a 2-0 lead before Stoughton made it 2-1. Following Petrov's first goal. Claude Urosc retaliated as the Stingers trailed. 3-2. after two periods.No fewer than seven goals were scored in the final period. Leduc tied it at 3-3 in a solo effort, bul Petrov came back io make it 4-3 Again Leduc came through to square it at 4-4 but Victor Shahmov regained the lead for Russia at 5-4. After Dudley made it 3-5 in the wild action, Petrov and Baldens scaled (he issue with their two late Reals, the latter in a short-handed situation:Cincinnati will return to WIIA play against New England and Dale Smcdsroo Thursday at T;5S p.m. In Riverfront Coliseum.
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Journal News
Hamilton, Ohio, US
Wed, Dec 29, 1976
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