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Fare Superior Tonight at Eagle RiverBears Begin Defensein State Hockey Test! Fond du Lac’s Bears waited 35 years before winning their ! first Wisconsin Senior A Hockey Tournament last year, but they j may be less patient this time around.“I’d say we have to be the1League opponents. Mosinee and Deanovich and Jim Michelson.Eagle River, in 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. meetings. They wind up the tournament Sunday at 3 p.m. against the Madison Hawks.We definitely will be at fullat the wings, while Dick Drew. 11 Paul Masini, Duane Ernst, Bob r Rodman and Fritz Ragatz are Bear defensemen making the' trip.The Fond du Lac net-minding1team to beat, Bear coach and strength for the tournament. Byiduties will be in the capable!general manager Don Kohiman said this morning just prior to his team's departure for thethat. I mean that we’ll skate|hands of John Anderson and1 three lines, use five defensemen Karl Bast. Anderson recently.tournament at Eagle River.Round Robin , The Bears face the first of four games tn the round robin tournament tonight at 9 p.m. when they square off against !an expectedly rugged Suprior team.‘This could be the pivotaland have two goalies available. Kohiman reported.The first Bear line will havePhil DeHate, who had seven for the Bearsjoined the team, while Bast, a Madison native, has been a season-long standout in the netsgoals last weekend in the Wis-consin-Michigan Hockey League playoffs, at center and Mike Cowan and John Tomasoni at the wings.Veteran Bob Rompre. whoToumey Chances Kohiman elaborated on theBears’ tournament chances as he said, I certainly think we’rej capable of repeating as cham-j, . , pions. but we have to play moregame of the entire tournament;has recovered from injuries he consistent hockey than we didfor us. Superior comes from received in a head-on car acci- a week ago.”great hockey country and may dent, will renter the second’ He was referring to thep*Kob nnn o'mrri opponcnL line, with Phil Caruso and Jerry!:Bears* Performance in the1 Non,nidi noted. - ileague pIayoffs which saw lhemIn tournament games Saiur- Drcwep at finish third in the four-team.da-., the Bears play a pair of A third Bear line will have; tournament, ]osing mo of^PSin-Michigan Hockey Dick Behnke at center and Paul.games.rjoan nrPV aa-ov
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Fond Du Lac Commonwealth Reporter

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, US

Fri, Mar 05, 1971

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