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Size no for goa' By Brett Friedlander Sports Editor ATLANTA ? The key to building a VY11U11115 nwivcjr icani tc> a strung defense, and the backbone of that defense is a dependable goaltender. So when the New York Islanders began operation in 1972, they naturally looked for a player to fit such a description. That player turned out to be Glenn "Chico" Resch. At 5-9, 165-pounds, Resch does not look like the kind of person that can turn around a National Hockey League, NHL, franchise, but his quickness, leadership and his uncanny knack of stopping pucks has helped him to do just that. "My size could be a slight disadvantage," he said. "But when you play on a team like the Islanders, it doesn't hurt that much. There aren't many rebounds, so all that's left for me to do is play the angles and work on the basics." DESPITE HIS lack of size for an NHL goalie (Resch said the ideal net minder would be about 6-1, 19C pounds) he is among the league's leaders in goals against average Through his first 19 games of the season, "Chico" has allowed onl> 2.70 goals a game and over the same period he was beaten onl> once. "Sure I wish I had a few more inches," he explained. "I was concerned about my size when ] first came up, but it hasn't hurl me. That's the nice thing about hockey, you don't have to be a monster to play. That's unusual for a contact sport; it doesn'l discriminate against smal! players." However, being small was one ol the factors that led to Resch becoming a goaltender in the firsi place. Growing up in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, with a lot ol youngsters who were bigger thar he was, "Chico" was probablj forced to mind the nets becausc nobody else wanted to. "I started playing when I was four, and I didn't think aboui becoming a goalie. It's jusi something that happened," h( SINGERS DANCERS INSTRI TECHNICIANS I Seasonal Performer KINGS ISLAND, Cincinnati, OH CAROWINDS, Charlotte, NC Ha Preliminary and Univ. of So. Cz Frascr Hall, Frl. Cdrowinds, Charlotte, NC 10 AM to 8 PM., P Round trip airfare paid for hired performer V KINGS PRODUCTION! >t a disacj lie Chicc said. "When I was growing u usually patterned myself a whoever was playing for Chic or Detroit. That turned out t< Glen Hall and Terry Sawchm NO MATTER HOW good a gc is, it takes an extra special qui to oe aoie 10 stand in tront ol a r piece of rubber shot at over miles an hour. As a result, tl who play the position have I tagged with the reputation of b flaky. But Resch disagrees with tl who say goaltenders are a littl the strange side. ; Resch r "There are some genu flnlroc " ho coiH "Rnf irnu Y\ atMikVM, MV OU1V1. l^ut JfUU 11 ; those at the other positions ; Since we are more visible, we [ stuck with that label. Rea t defensemen are flakier tl t goalies, but we get m i publicity." But publicity is not all bad t those who stand between the pi] I According to Resch, it helps fans remember who they are. him, publicity and stardom ca through his nickname, "Chic "The name was hung on me fc player when I first broke i "Chico" explained. "It was best thing that ever happened me. Nicknames are good beca the fans recognize them i remember them." BEING RECOGNIZED has ? opened up other doors for veteran goalie. For the past i n M \ - ,j JMENTALISTS S170-5200/week I $150-$ 175/week s being auditioned for KINGS DOMINION, Richmond, VA nna-Barbera's MARINELAND, LA, CA Call-Back Auditions: irollna, Columbia ., Jan. 19; 3-9 P.M. I, Sat & Sun , Jan 20 and 21. aladium Amphitheatre i traveling over 250 miles to work at the parks J, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 ^ (vantage > Resch p j years, Resch has handled the commentary on the telei affo broadcasts of the Stanley Cup j 1^ off finals. Dllf HfKIIA ? ?l? " uui winic wwiftui? cis a nouncer has been fun for tl alie year~?1(1 Resch, he would jlity rather let another player ha' lard chance to do it this year inst 100 himself. lose <Tlie announcing thing w )CCn out pretty well for me, but eing now I'm concerned with pli I'd rather be participating hose ^na^s rather than watching e on the booth," he said. Since being called up b Islanders in 1973, Resch has s the goaltending duties with Smith. While the two goalie s ^ ] nas iauea in otner places si > Atlanta, it has been success IH New York. It is one of the reasons for the team's suco p * "We have an ideal situatioi in New York because we sp time," Resch said. "Smitty are always fresh because v, unselfish. Sure I want to more, but you can't get greed just a matter of sharing and wnat is oest lor the team." Going with the two goalie s means that one person must i half of the games. What is th do for a player such as thai knows he probably won't gc the game? ine "Chico" said it depends ( ave emotion of the particular gan too. the opponent. On some nights get involved in the game, whi lly, others, he has trouble keepii lan mind on the game, ore "I try to watch the other go see what he's doing wrong, for tell the other guys to watch fi ies. he said. "But sometimes I lo the the girls in the stands, For depends on the game. Your ime tends to wander in a runaw :o." ?y a ^^ ind ilso the ? Wlmi \ VV 11J Receii (] COL 1916 Open Mon use 1 color /ision USC head basketba > olav- nounced the signing of y in-aid. Darmody is currentl he vi Washington, D.C. ar much jL?armuuy was twice V8h f team, and was named t ead of a junior. This past s Basketball Congress orked tournament at Provo, I right He was heavily re aying. Virginia and Tennessc in the Also, head football cc from 17 high school football The signees were: y the Va.; Gordon "Chip" hared Chalmers, lineman, 1 Billy Columbia; Chuck Finn ystem placekicker, Atlanta; 1 ich as Fuller, lineman, Clint ?ful in Ferry Habersham, li prime Morehead, N.C.; Tim ess. Pickett, back, Columfc i here nah, Ga.; George Sm lit the back, Duluth, Ga.; Tr and I Turner, lineman, Mar 'e are play -lv Tt'c I V " ? doing ystem sit out ere to who it into /*tl ID 1AIER ** )n the I "CLVieand If you bring th 1, he is v ile on nghis 20% OFF All f alie to and I 10% OFF All ! or it," ok for it all mind Off or F ay. L_ STUDEI Earn Mc lie Helpii re $10 per blood ] Limit two donatio fTl ffTfe? A Y U MD1A I CENT! TAYLOF day thru Friday ? 'elephone: 254-668^ ' recruit ill coach Frank McGuire re 6-7 Kevin Darmody to an athl y the leading scorer in the m< ea. 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