Pam Sweeney writes: >He was one of the game's truly tough players, and his fights with Black Jack >Stewart remain an NHL legend as the most rugged battles ever. > ><end quotes again; elsewhere in the book it says that one of Mariucci's fights >with Stewart was the NHL's longest fight, lasting nearly half an hour.> Really? Is that where the Gophers got it from? (heavy on the :-)!) Interesting that the father of Minnesota hockey, indeed, perhaps of US amateur hockey (which prides itself on no fighting in college), is partly remembered for his mean fists! :-) >"During the 1980 Olympics, a U.S. destroyer passed a Russian ship and >signaled to it: 'USA 4, Russia 3.' 1) Is that US destroyer still afloat? :-) 2) If they signaled this before the game, I'd like to know who was on that ship so I can ask who they like in this year's Olympics! :-) Thanks, Pam... --- --- Mike Machnik [log in to unmask] Cabletron Systems, Inc. *HMM* 11/13/93 <<<<<< Color Voice of the (8-8-1) Merrimack Warriors WCCM 800 AM >>>>>>