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November 2, 2009
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CROSSWORD
ANSWERS AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT ISSUE AND AT THN.com/xword ACROSS 1 Saves 8 Where the Coyotes are based (for now…) 9 Faces 10 The Stanley Cup champs 11 Dumart, Schmidt and Bauer were ‘The ___ Line’ 14 Sarnia’s OHL team 15 Czech hockey great ___ Novy 20 Metal runner of a skate 21 Qualified 22 Bob ___ shared the Vezina Trophy in ’79-80 23 They play at ‘The Joe’ 24 Austin Powers star Mike ___ is a huge Toronto Maple Leafs fan DOWN 2 Esa Tikkanen was ‘___ ___ One’ 3 He’s the coach in Edmonton 4 Keith ___ was Philadelphia’s first coach 5 Obstacles 6 Nashville’s ___ Legwand, pictured 7 Monster 12 He’s the NHL deputy commissioner 13 The Caps were once based here 16 ___ Reinsdorf was in the market to buy the Coyotes 17 Coach ___ Ruff 18 Drop in on 19 Punches LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD SOLUTION ACROSS 1. HORTON, 4. SABRES, 9. RELAYED,…
POLL RESULTS
Which player’s injury will impact his team the most? Andrei Markov, Mtl 38% Daniel Sedin, Van 16% Johan Franzen, Det 15% Thomas Vanek, Buf 12% Phil Kessel, Tor 9% Sheldon Souray, Edm 4% Marian Hossa, Chi 3% Patrik Elias, NJ 3% SPIT IT OUT! GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST SEND US AN E-MAIL letters@thehockeynews.com OR LOG ON thehockeynews.com SEND US SNAIL MAIL Letters, The Hockey News 25 Sheppard Ave. W., Suite 100 Toronto, ON., M2N 6S7, Canada BONUS! All subscribers get exclusive access on thehockeynews.com to digital magazine archives!…
Columbus
GLUE GUY The Columbus Blue Jackets sought the services of Mike Commodore in the summer of 2008 not because he was going to light up the scoresheet. It had more to do with his winning pedigree, his stay-at-home defending ability and his outgoing nature. Commodore, who played in back-to-back Stanley Cup final seasons in 2004 and 2006, was wanted by GM Scott How-son because he could awaken what had become a moribund dressing room. Commodore speaks with a booming voice and his adventurous life is an open book with the media. He walks with a swagger, chin held high. His attitude isn’t carefree, but there’s a sense of levity in his approach to hockey and life.…
Carolina
GLUE GUY It’s tough to single out one player on the Hurricanes – the team’s social leadership is diffuse, from football pool organizer Tim Conboy to ping-pong champion Scott Walker to iPod supervisor Erik Cole. But Ray Whitney, known for his quick wit, is usually in the middle of it all. A veteran with a collection of muscle cars and a great golf game, Whitney is never shy about expressing himself. He’s as quick to make fun of his knuckleball goals as he is of someone else’s turnover in the afterglow of a win. When it comes to setting the social agenda, though, Whitney was forthright about who really holds the power. “It’s more our wives, to be honest with you,” he said.…
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