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It’s really a good idea to probe a litte deeper into the subject of Adam Rich. Dick Van Patten, Laurie Walters, Connie Needham, Grant Goodeye, Dianne Kay, Willie Aames, and Betty Buckley are the Eight is Enough cast members scheduled to appear. They are expected to discuss their experiences on the show and what made it as successful as it was.

After Eight is Enough, however, Rich’s acting career went nowhere. He didn’t necessarily have a resume to fall back on besides the cute kid role…just as his ‘cute kid’ looks were rapidly fading. Rich then struggled through a myriad of personal problems including drug addiction and criminal charges for theft. His rise and fall in many ways mirrors other celebrity children.

Eight is Enough was a dramedy of sorts, as it combined light hearted humor with life themes that were much more serious than what was presented by The Brady Bunch, one of its precursors. Running from 1977 to 1981, the show seemed to make an impact, particularly on Generation X, which was far greater than what either the show’s ratings or length of its run would suggest. Its cast is remembered fondly even if the story lines have long since faded from most memories.

Dick Van Patten, Laurie Walters, Connie Needham, Grant Goodeye, Dianne Kay, Willie Aames, and Betty Buckley are the Eight is Enough cast members scheduled to appear. They are expected to discuss their experiences on the show and what made it as successful as it was.

The first 14 minutes of the second period of the Russia-Czech Republic match was far more conservative than the first. Shots were 9 to 7 in favor of the Czechs. Penalties favored the Czechs, too.

Little urgency until the 14:34 when the Czechs, sitting back some in their zone, were victimized by Viktor Kozlov’s initiative. The former N.H.L. star combined with two of his K.H.L. compatriots. Kozlov rushed into the Czech zone from the left side with the puck, leaving it off for Sergei Fedorov, who ushered it to Kozlov’s Salayat Yulayev Ufa teammate Alexander Radulov. He had to fight to keep the puck before returning it to Kozlov whose strong move to the goal was too much for the lunging Tomas Vokoun.

It was savvy play from Kozlov to recognize the opening (the Czech defense was out of sorts) and classic play from Fedorov, reminiscent of his time with the Detroit Red Wings. Fedorov, credited with an assist, had two helpers against Latvia in Russia’s opening game. He played little in Game 2 against Slovakia and sat out practice on Friday with an undisclosed injury.

But there was no keeping the 40-year-old center out of this game.

“I think it’s the finals tomorrow,” he said on Saturday. “For us, I personally think it’s the final and we have to play that hockey that we have talked about before.”

Down a goal, the Czechs rediscovered their speed. Jaromir Jagr tried to assert himself, drawing jeers from the Russian fans each time he touched the puck.

Defenseman Tomas Kaberle of the Toronto Maple Leafs was active, and Patrick Elias, Tomas Plekanec and Martin Havlat pressed forward often, clocking the most ice time. They’ve been the most reliable players for the Czechs.

Two late power plays provided the Czechs with their best chances; they mustered 9 shots in the period. Only two or three truly tested Evgeni Nabokov. They’ll need more chances if they want to see the red light again. — Jeffrey Marcus