HIFK-Ilves 13.10.1996

Fatigue visible after three games in four days

The fans still gather to the matches (5500, yesterday), but they get very little in return for their money. Once again HIFK posted little to cheer for except two points. It seems like the worse the team plays the more they get points. The players were tired after three games since Thursday, but you should see a bit more of flare despite that. Leading center Murano should have been benched as would star signup Tom Bissett. One player, Juri Kutznetsov, who HIFK wanted to trade in the pre-season was stable and therefore he played most of the game. Lindfors in goal made a couple of brilliant saves as the defence, Karalahti missing, played very flambouyantly. Wahlberg was out due to injury.

Stars of the game were: *** S. Lindfors ** J.Kutznetsov * M.Hurme