THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, October 27, 1995 TAG: 9510270667
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY HARRY MINIUM, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 48 lines
Hampton Roads Admirals goaltender Corwin Saurdiff is improving and could be discharged from Chesapeake General Hospital by early next week.
Admirals trainer Rick Burrill said Saurdiff is no longer dehydrated and is regaining weight. He had lost 22 pounds from colitis, an inflammation of the colon that wasn't allowing his body to absorb food.
``He's getting better. It doesn't look like surgery will be needed and that's great,'' Burrill said.
A note for Admirals fans thinking of calling Saurdiff: don't try it. More than 300 fans tried to phone Saurdiff on Tuesday, when it was learned he had been hospitalized. Hospital officials have placed him in a room under an assumed name.
Darryl Paquette has started twice and Mark Bernard once in Saurdiff's place. Bernard is expected to start tonight when the Admirals host Raleigh at Scope. ILLUSTRATION: GAMEWATCH
ADMIRALS vs. RALEIGH
Site: Scope, 7:30 p.m.
Radio: WTAR AM-790 (pregame show, 7 p.m.).
Tickets: About 3,300 remained Thursday. Tickets are priced at $8.
Scope capacity is 8,990. For information, call 552-2222 or
640-1212.
About the Admirals: The Admirals (3-1-1) are playing the second
of four consecutive games at home. South Carolina comes to Scope
Saturday and Richmond next Friday. The Admirals fell to Columbus 6-5
Wednesday at Scope, in a game coach John Brophy called ``a disgrace.
I saw one guy from Columbus moved. That's one more than we had.''
About the IceCaps: Raleigh lost to Hampton Roads in its opener
last week at Scope and hasn't won since. The IceCaps are 0-3-1 and
are one point ahead of last place Charlotte in the East Division.
Raleigh has been outscored 16-11. Center Steve Potvin, who broke a
verbal commitment to sign with the Admirals this fall, leads the
IceCaps with two goals and three assists.
by CNB