From: wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson)
Subject: LIGHTNING NEWS: Ottawa vs. Tampa - 9/25
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 19:18:29 GMT

After a little supportive convincing, I've decided to voluntarily exit my
voluntary r.s.h hiatus to return to my voluntary duties. In the near future
I will do good on my promise of posting schedules and I will provide info
about the ftp site that is almost ready. I had created a Lightning news mailing
list and I still have all of the articles if anyone wants to read them (like
the article on Rheaume) via e-mail. And now, back to the news...

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THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING INFORMATION UPDATE              Tampa_____Bay
                                                          /../     \
Ott - 1 1 0 - 2                                          /../       \
TB  - 0 2 1 - 3                                         /../       //\
                                                       |../       //..|
1 - Ott Rumble   (Atcheynum, Fortier) 19:28            |./__     //_..|
                                                       |.../      //..|
2 - TB  Crossman (Hamrlik, McRae)      8:13 (pp)       |../_    //....|
    Ott Loach    (Rumble, Dineen)     11:24 (pp)        \../  //...../
    TB  Drulia   (Callander, Kontos)  11:58              \/ //....../
                                                         ///___LIGHTNING
3 - TB  Drulia   (Hamrlik, Kontos)     2:25 (pp)        //
                                                       /
Shots on goal: Ott 7-7- 2--16
               TB  9-6-12--27
Goalies:       Ott Madeley, 10 shots, 9 saves
                   Weeks, 11:09 2nd, 17 shots, 15 saves
               TB  Littman, 14 shots, 12 saves
                   Jablonski, 0:00 3rd, 2 shots, 2 saves
Attendance:    4,149

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DRULIA'S GOOD TIMING PROPELS LIGHTNING, 3-2
 
Stan Drulia score two goals -- the second one breaking a tie early in the
third period -- to propel the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 exhibition victory
over the Ottawa Senators on Friday in front of 4,149 fans at the Lakeland
Civic Center.
 
The Lightning improved to 3-1-1 and sit atop the Norris Division in the
exhibition standings. Ottawa, which joins the league along with Tampa Bay this
season, fell to 1-3-1. The teams will complete their two game, total-goals
Breakers Cup series in Ottawa on Sunday.
 
Since becoming a professional hockey player, Drulia, 24, has had the
misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time, and it has happened
more than once.
 
After being lost behind some talented young players in Edmonton's
organization, Drulia is hoping he has landed a home with the Lightning, who
signed him as a free agent. He has treated camp as an opportunity too good to
pass up, and two weeks in, he has done nothing to let it slip by.
 
"I came into camp with virtually nothing to lose, and everything to gain,"
said Drulia, who scored 49 goals and had 102 points at New Haven (AHL) last
season. "Hopefully I can earn a spot on this roster, and things will turn out
well."
 
Today Tampa Bay will designate about 20 players for its minor-league affiliate
in Atlanta, and Drulia, who has four goals in three games, won't be among
them. He's staying with the big club.
 
"He knew he came here in a tryout situation, and he's done all we've asked him
to do," Tampa Bay coach Terry Crisp said. "He's got tot play his way *off*
this team now."
 
Drulia scored a game-tying goal midway through the second period and then
added the game-winner 3:25 into the third. Lonnie Loach had put Ottawa on top,
2-1, on a power-play goal 11:58 into the middle period.
 
The lead lasted 34 seconds.
 
Skating through the slot with teammates Jock Callander and Chris Kontos
closing in fast, Drulia put a shot on Ottawa's Steve Weeks, hoping to create
a rebound opportunity. There was no rebound. His backhand shot slipped past
Weeks, knotting the game at 2.
 
In the third period, Drulia slid a rebound past Weeks and inside the right
post for the game-winner.
 
It was Tampa Bay's second power-play goal and was set up by some excellent
passing.
 
Drulia hopes to find himself in good position again when Tampa Bay plays its
first regular-season game Oct. 7.
 
"It's day to day," he said. "You can't afford to take one day off. You can't
take one shift off. You have to work hard each night to earn a job for the
next daya. That's what I'm pursuing right now."
 
Ottawa's Darren Rumble and Tampa Bay's Doug Crossman also scored.
 
Crisp: "We asked these guys to make our job tough [in getting down to the
final roster]. Obviously, they took us literally. Not one of these players
has slouched off."
 
Tom