Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 28, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Basketball new York kicks narrow Indiana series Lead to 21 with win Over pacers sports record standings and television highlights sunday Winnipeg free press Buzz Currie 6977285 c1 senior bowl a High note Winnipeg top High school foot Ball players gathered yester Day afternoon at Winnipeg stadium for the senior the game was praised by those see Page c3 no fish out of water Scott Conner gave up just two hits Over seven innings last night to help the Gold eyes win their second straight game to Start the see Page c3 Donna press Colorado Joe Sakic skates away As stars Richard Matvichuk Brett Hull Mike Modano 9 and Joe in Ouwendyk celebrate last thanking their Lucky stars stars 3 by Tim Campbell Dallas when the Colorado Avalanche won game 6 thanks to a shot that bounced off the knee of Centre Chris coach Bob Hartley said it was just the kind of break that would Start Little did Hartley know the Pando Ras Box he was Drury goal looked like a brilliantly designed skill play compared to two goals scored by the Dallas stars last night in a 3 2 Victory Over the Colorado Avalanche in game 7 of the Nils Western conference final at reunion it was the second straight season the stars advanced to the final round with a seventh game Victory Over the this years cup championship series starts tuesday night with the stars in new it went off my butt and said stars Forward Mike Keane of the eventual winning goal by roman Yashenko Early in the second the Only Way it could have been any uglier was off his it gave the stars a deserved 30 Lead but some third period Bac pedalling led to two avs goals ugly goals Bury Avalanche Send Dallas to Jersey for cup final that made for a great even in the last a shot from Colorado defence Man Ray Bourque hit team mate Adam dead Marsh in went off stars goalie Eddie hit the Post and stayed out to pre serve the Dallas Luck theres no Luck when you work As hard As we said stars coach Ken whatever you Call pucks found Colorado net Early last putting the stars in the Drivers with is seconds left in the first Dallas won a Power play face off and Richard Matvichuk thigh High pass to Mike Modano was batted up in the air by the stars the puck wobbled toward avs goalie Patrick who had moved Over in plenty of time to but it floated Over his nudged the far Post and dropped into the net with seconds putting Dallas ahead not six minutes into the second another Dallas face off win led to a Yashenko a pinball nothing botnet double before the seeing Eye pucks found net behind Sergei Zubov had scored the Al important first goal of the game on a first period Power play set up by Joe Nieuwe Endyke near the Dallas Power play was a big differ ence at crunch time of this scoring in each of the last four the ays had none in the same we All along said that the teams were so evenly matched in this round that the Breaks would probably decide the said avs coach Bob that our Story for this those their Power play scored two big goals and our Power play get we wish them Best of Luck in the that Power play was part of a huge first period surge by the we had great push from our for wards and Derian Hatcher and Matty Richard Matvichuk were real Good Back Keane we got that first goal of the and that put them Back on their i dont think Many people gave us people thought wed fold but we battled Back All the game was also a huge moment for who out fuelled Roy and didst allow the avs More than two goals in any game of the during last nights third Peri before the Colorado come the fans Here were chanting eddies in refer ence to comments made by Belfour earlier this season comparing him self to Denver reporters had made that a major Issue earlier in the deriding Belfour for such a the fans have been great Belfour said after raising his career game 7 Mark to theres a lot of emotion in this it was definitely Good to hear your i think Patrick is a great i always loved playing and competing against him and i think were both great goaltenders and in not a cocky never have but in confident in my Star considers sabbatical after new injury Lindros Donders Langing up skates by Tim Panaccio Philadelphia after suffering his sixth career concussion and fourth in five flyers Centre Eric Lindros is contemplating or taking an extended period of time off up to a full say two people familiar with the who was slammed to the ice by the devils Scott Stevens in the first period of game 7 of the Eastern con Ference finals Friday will Likely consult with family and doctors before making a decision whether to end his career or take a i dont feel like talking right said who sounded very groggy yesterday morning at his Home after being released from Pennsylvania hos where he spent Friday night under Lindros suffered his latest concussion about eight minutes into the flyers 21 head Down he was moving the puck into the Dev ils zone with his head Down when Stevens caught him on the jaw with an Elbow that sent the former flyers Cap Tain barrelling into Jay then towards the where he smacked his team sources said Lindros was out on his feet he had to be helped to the dressing room by teammates John Leclair and Keith he seemed better Between and he answered All the questions we asked him said flyers coach Roger who was in the dressing room with Lindros Between it seems to me that it is not As serious a concussion As by the end of the first he seemed Lindros becomes a group ii restricted free agent on july which Means the flyers need to extend a qualifying offer of million Matching this years to retain his it also Means the flyers could match any offer Lin Dros receives from another Given his history of Lin Dros right now is virtually and his health makes it risky and unlikely that any team would attempt to sign him As a free if Lindros were to retire the flyers would still hold his rights into if Lindros retired and then decided to play the team would retain his unless Lindros announces he is retire the flyers must offer him a new con tract by july if they do he becomes an unrestricted free which Means any team can sign him without the flyers having a right to match the offer and without having to give the flyers compensation for signing Philadelphia inquirer tournament pass Pine Ridge Golf course june 29 july 2000 ;