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Blackhawks place goalie Corey Jack Van Berg, Hall of Famer
Crawford on injured reserve who trained Alysheba, dies
Chicago Blackhawks says Crawford is out indefi- In this June 6, 1987, file photo, trainer Jack Van Berg accompanies he won a record 496 races
nitely with an upper-body and was the nation’s lead-
goaltender Corey Crawford injury. He says he will have horse Alysheba and jockey Chris McCarron after failing in their ing trainer, with $2,976,196
a better idea about when in purse earnings.
gets his glove on a high shot Crawford might be able to bid for racing’s Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes at Belmont In 1987, Van Berg became
return when he gets back on the first trainer to win 5,000
from the Winnipeg Jets during the ice. Park in Elmont, N.Y. races when he saddle Art’s
It’s unclear when the injury Chandelle to victory at Ar-
first-period NHL hockey game occurred. Crawford allowed Associated Press lington Park outside Chi-
three goals on seven shots cago.
action in Winnipeg, Manitoba, before he was replaced by By BETH HARRIS having just one career vic- He trained in Southern
Anton Forsberg in the first pe- California for 41 years un-
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. riod of Saturday’s 4-1 loss at til moving to Oaklawn in
New Jersey. Crawford, who Hot Springs, Arkansas, after
Associated Press turns 33 on Sunday, is 16-9-2 AP Racing Writer tory before the Run for the Hollywood Park closed in
in 28 games. December 2013. Van Berg
VANCOUVER, British Colum- He is among the NHL lead- Jack Van Berg, a Hall of Roses. Alysheba won the blamed the cities of Ingle-
bia (AP) — The Chicago ers with a 2.27 goals-against wood and Los Angeles and
Blackhawks have placed average and .929 save per- Fame trainer who oversaw Preakness to set up a try the state of California for
goaltender Corey Crawford centage. the track’s closure.
on injured reserve for the The Blackhawks also re- Alysheba to victories in the for the Triple Crown but fin- “I just think it’s a pathetic
second time this month. called forward David Kampf thing,” he said at the time.
Coach Joel Quenneville and goaltender Jeff Glass 1987 Kentucky Derby and ished fourth in the Belmont. “It’s ridiculous to let some-
from the minors on Wednes- thing like this that so many
day. Preakness, died Wednes- As a 4-year-old, Alysheba people love and thrive on
Forsberg is expected to close. They did everything
make the ninth start of his first day. He was 81. won the 1988 Breeders’ they could to kill racing.
season with Chicago when I’ve had enough. I don’t
it faces Vancouver on Thurs- He died in a Little Rock, Ar- Cup Classic and went on like California racing any-
day night. Crawford also more. I don’t like the way
went on IR on Dec. 1 with a they run it and what they
lower-body injury. He missed do.”
three games before return- Van Berg mentored Hall of
ing Dec. 8 against Buffalo.q Famer Bill Mott, who began
as an assistant to him.
kansas, hospital, according to earn the Eclipse Award Born June 7, 1936, in Co-
lumbus, Nebraska, John
Blues sign GM Armstrong to to a spokeswoman for Oak- for Horse of the Year. Charles Van Berg began
4-year contract extension training for his father in the
lawn Park, where Van Berg Van Berg saddled Gate 1960s. The elder Van Berg
trained nearly 1,500 winners
had relocated his training Dancer to victory in the but was more successful as
an owner, winning 4,691
base after leaving South- 1984 Preakness. That same races and $13,936,965.
He was the first inductee of
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis years in a row. ern California in 2013. No year, he earned the Eclipse the Nebraska Racing Hall
Blues have signed general Armstrong spent 17 years of Fame, and his son fol-
manager Doug Armstrong with the Dallas Stars, includ- cause was given. Award for Outstanding lowed him.q
to a four-year contract ex- ing his final six as GM, helping
tension with a team option lead the team to two West- Van Berg ranks fourth all- Trainer.
for a fifth year. ern Conference titles and
Armstrong, who is also the the 1999 Stanley Cup. The time among trainers in Van Berg was elected to
team’s president of hockey native of Sarnia, Ontario, has
operations, is in his 10th sea- also served Team Canada in North America, with 6,523 the National Museum of
son with the Blues. various roles for years.
Since he became GM in The Blues, who lead the Cen- victories from 41,164 starts, Racing and Hall of Fame in
2010, the team has a 337- tral Division and are tied for
185-56 regular-season re- the best record in the con- according to Equibase. He 1985.
cord (fourth-best in the NHL ference coming out of the
since the 2010-11) and has Christmas break, announced had career purse earnings His father, trainer Marion
reached the playoffs six the move Wednesday.q
of $85,925,482. Van Berg, already was
In the Derby, Alysheba and there, having entered in
jockey Chris McCarron 1970.
were nearly knocked down From 1959-77, Van Berg
at the top of the stretch was the leading trainer at
by Bet Twice. Alysheba re- Ak-Sar-Ben racetrack in
covered and won despite Omaha, Nebraska. In 1976,
Wild Oats XI expected to win
Sydney to Hobart for 9th time
HOBART, Australia (AP) Wednesday to take almost If upheld, it could result in Supermaxi Wild Oats XI enters open water during the start of
— Despite a protest, Wild five hours off the record Wild Oats XI receiving a the Sydney Hobart yacht race Sydney, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017.
Oats XI is expected to be time set by Perpetual Loyal time penalty of five min-
confirmed as the Sydney last year. utes or more, which would Associated Press
to Hobart winner for the LDV Comanche, the 2015 likely not change the out-
ninth time after a record- winner, raised its protest come. in the race were third and Black Jack and Info Track,
breaking duel with LDV flag after a near-collision Wild Oats XI, helmed by fourth and also under the which was formerly Per-
Comanche. with Wild Oats XI shortly af- Mark Richards, finished in 1 previous race record: petual Loyal.q
Wild Oats XI crossed the ter the start of the race on day, 8 hours, 48 minutes, 50
line at Constitution Dock Tuesday. seconds. The previous race
in Hobart about 26 min- An international jury will record was 1 day, 13 hours,
utes ahead of fellow super hear the protest in Hobart 31 minutes, 20 seconds.
maxi LDV Comanche on on Thursday. The two other super maxis
