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November 16, 2009
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Boston
TOP 3 ‘D’ Only the Montreal Canadiens have sported as many legends on the blueline as the Bruins. But even the Habs would be hard-pressed to come up with a more impressive trio than Bobby Orr, Ray Bourque and Eddie Shore. Orr and Bourque have 13 Norris Trophies between them, while Shore – who played in the 1930s and ’40s, before the Norris existed – won more Hart Trophies (four) than any defenseman in league history. 1. Bobby Orr It’s one of the most famous images in sport. Robert Gordon Orr, the best defenseman the NHL has ever seen, flying through the air, his arms stretched in celebration, after scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal against St. Louis netminder Glenn Hall in the 1970 final. The man often referred to simply as…
RE-FUELED IN FINLAND
THE HOCKEY DREAM was the same for Ryan Keller as it was for everyone else who had excelled in major junior. Even when the NHL ignored him in the draft following four years with the Western League’s Saskatoon Blades, he didn’t give up. Keller settled for AHL-only contracts in hopes of playing with highly touted prospects and proving he was just as good. Except when he realized he was still looked upon differently, he tossed away the traditional road map to the NHL and plotted his own course: By way of Finland. “It was a situation where I wasn’t on an NHL contract and I was getting frustrated when I played just as well, or better, than players on NHL contracts,” he said of his first two AHL seasons in 2005-06 and ’06-07. The 5-foot-10,…
CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Prolonged stretch of poor play 8 Cup held by the Spitfires 9 Blueliner ___ Chara, pictured 10 Vancouver will soon host these games 11 Mike Modano’s team for two decades 14 True blue 15 Five-minute penalty 20 Deke 21 Where Jim Balsillie wants to put a team 22 NHL stars were in Las ___ for the 2009 awards 23 Brief stint, a cup _ ____ 24 Pass the puck around in the offensive zone DOWN 2 A multiple Norris Trophy winner 3 Bell Centre city 4 Paul ___ was NHLPA head 5 Shares accommodation with another, ___ with 6 Mellon Arena was once ___ Arena 7 It surrounds the rink, protecting fans 12 He’s back in the NHL, with Philadelphia 13 It was home of hockey’s Royals 16 Direct the puck at the net 17 Hit 18 Former GM ___ Fletcher 19 Ref who appears to favor the host team (or, Bart’s dad) ANSWERS…
San Jose
TOP 3 ‘D’ 1. Sandis Ozolinsh He drove his coaches almost as crazy as the opposition with his forays into the offensive zone. But Ozolinsh was key to the Sharks reaching the playoffs for the first time in 1994, contributing 26 goals and 64 points that season – marks that remain the franchise’s best from the blueline. 2. Mike Rathje Some fans view Rathje, the third overall draft pick in 1992, as a flop because he rarely used his 6-foot-5, 230-pound size as a weapon. But coaches loved his positional play and ability to rub out foes along the boards. 3. Dan Boyle His veteran savvy and ability to generate offense from the back end has transformed the way the Sharks play the game.…
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