Results from Tuesday's games at the World Hockey Championships: At Turku: Czechoslovakia 7, Germany 1 Sweden 4, Switzerland 3 At Helsinki: Canada 5, Finland 3 Soviet Union 12, United States 2 Standings: Team W L T Pts. GF GA ----------------------------------------------- Soviet Union 4 0 0 8 25 6 Canada 4 0 0 8 15 8 Sweden 2 0 2 6 20 12 Czechoslovakia 2 2 0 4 12 8 Finland 1 2 1 3 9 12 United States 1 2 1 3 13 21 Switzerland 0 4 0 0 5 14 Germany 0 4 0 0 7 25 Upcoming games: Thursday, 4/25: At Turku: Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia Soviet Union vs. Canada At Tampere: Switzerland vs. United States Finland vs. Germany Friday, 4/26: At Turku: Canada vs. Sweden Czechoslovakia vs. Soviet Union At Tampere: Germany vs. United States Switzerland vs. Finland Sunday, 4/28: At Turku: United States vs. Finland Soviet Union vs. Sweden At Tampere: Switzerland vs. Germany Czechoslovakia vs. Canada The medal round starts on Monday, April 29, with all games taking place at Turku. In Tuesday's game between the Soviet Union and the United States, Team USA dug themselves a deep hole early by giving the Soviets five power-play opportunities in the first period, including a 5-on-3 -- not exactly the smartest thing to do when you're facing one of the best teams in the world. Three of the Soviets' six first-period goals came when they were in man-up situations. US goalie John Vanbiesbrouck was replaced after the opening period, having stopped 11 of 17 shots, but backup Gordon Scott didn't fare much better, as he made 17 saves over the last two periods. The Soviets were up 7-0 before the United States got on the board midway through the second on Brian Mullen's score, and it was 10-1 Soviet Union before Jeremy Roenick picked up the US's second goal. Both the United States and Finland appear to have relatively easy games remaining against winless Switzerland and Germany, so their game on Sunday may decide which of them finishes fourth or higher and gets a crack at a medal. In some college hockey-related news, Yale has announced that it is dropping its JV men's hockey program, along with two varsity sports, water polo and wrestling. The cuts were due to the school's budget problems, and further ones may be needed as well. Also, while we've been wondering what to do with ourselves in the off- season, there's at least one player who has found something to pass the time. Colgate forward Marc Dupere is a pitcher for the school's baseball team -- not only that, he picked up a win yesterday with a home run (the only score of the game) in the tenth inning against Le Moyne. I don't think Bo Jackson has to worry about Dupere stealing his thunder yet, but still... And a kick in the head to me for putting Shawn McEachern at BC, rather than BU. I'm sure Marty McInnis would be none too pleased to hear about that "trade" (oh, BU gets a draft pick too :-) Bill Fenwick Cornell '86 LET'S GO RED!! "Got into an argument this morning with my Rice Krispies. I distinctly heard 'Snap' 'Crackle' 'F**K HIM!' " -- George Carlin, _A Place For My Stuff_