NHL Playoff Race Jon Fleck Capital Times Sports The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins continue to fight for their playoff lives in the tight Patrick Division race, as five teams struggle for three playoff spots in the last two weeks of the season. Both the Flyers and Pens have been hampered by injuries all season. Flyer all-star goalie, Ron Hextall, has missed most of the season as well as defenseman Mark Howe and high-scoring forward Tim Kerr. The Penguins lost the league's best center and top scorer, Mario Lemieux, for the remainder of the season in early February. Ace goaltender, Tom Barrasso, has missed a good portion of the season as well as solid young defenseman Zarley 7alapski. Even with Lemieux out, the Penguins still have more scoring punch than the Flyers with players like veteran defenseman Paul Coffey and young scorers like John Cullen and Mark Recchi. Locally the Hershey Bears, an American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Flyers, are virtually out of the playoff picture. The Bears have been hurt by inconsistent play and numerous players called up by the Flyers. Back to the National Hockey League (NHL), the New York Rangers outclass the rest of the Patrick Division. Key acquisitions like Bernie Nicholls and BODY & MIND How can you create that perfect body for summer, while maintaining a busy academic schedule? Let the experts of CAPITAL IRON plan a fitness program suitable to your schedule Membership only $5.00/Semester 1 Free Capital Iron T-shirt/Year To Members Find Us in the C.U.B. on the second Floor Monday, Tuesday & Thursday -10:30 pm by PSH JOIN TODAY! Mike Gartner give the Rangers much needed scoring punch to go with young stars like Brian Leetch and Darren Turchote. With a tough goalie combination of John Vanbiesbrouck and Mike Richter, the Rangers are geared to make a strong run at the Stanley Cup that they have not won in over 40 years. The class of the NHL however is clearly the Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames, and Gretzky-less Edmonton Oilers. Expect to see two of these teams in the finals, because it is tough to pull upsets in a seven game series. Editors Note: The New York Rangers' hopes for the Stanley Cup recently dwindled when Brian Leetch broke his ankle. Leetch is expected to miss the remainder of the season. Also, the Hershey Bears have been officially eliminated from the AHL playoffs. Hank's Pen cant Vicki. She fell without my heIp...THEY HAVE SETTLED!!! Now we can "Play ball!" I think the fans should now boycott. Hey it worked for them, why not us?...The dark .side of college basketball is now being shown at schools like N.C. State and Maryland. These schools are taking college athletics to places they have never been or should never be... Congratulations to Sally Bingaman on her recent engagement to Doug Wagner. Good Luck to both-of you... For More Information Call the C.U.B. 948-6266 Scott Himes, President Kathy Turant, Vice President Dana Albera, Sec/Treasurer SPORTS 90g0 SPRIIKKG PSG DaSIEDQL.IL S'©C-UEL)q.)LE March 25 APRIL 3 MAY 12 Sunday at 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 9 p.m ATTENTION! EASY WORK-EXCELLENT PAY Assemble products at home Details (602)838-8885 Ext. W-7136 E4victit a tto VaZatio&K 44/ a I eve', teat44-tic Had enough cold winter wedtl Pretend you're lying on a bea Florida or the Bahamas...come relax in one of our Sunal Wolff Tanning Beds. ATE DAY •P SUN Gallaudet College HOME TUE Elizabethtown College SAT Philadelphia Pharmacy DISTRICT PLAYOFFS AER "YOU'LL LOVE IT!" Martin's Touck of TANNING FIG 100 Brown St., Middle Mon.-Fri. 8:30-8; Sat. 8:30-N March 21, 1990, CAPITAL TIMES AWAY FMra AWAY Philadelphia Bible Messiah College Alvernia AWAY College West VA Wesleyan Wilmington College Newnan College hcfnula AWAY HOME AWAY Frostburg, MD Valley Forge Christian Spring Garden ,•ul p:Col3i4 Wilkes College AWAY uesday and Thursday at 12:30 p.m Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 p.m. MIIMM 3:30 PM S 3 PM S 1 PM S 12:30 PM DH 1 PM DH I PM DH