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May 24, 2010
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BEST OF THE REST
ECHL MOVING ON TO MOVE UP Malcolm Cameron is one of the most successful coaches in ECHL history, which is why he’s leaving the league. Cameron resigned as Florida’s coach after the Everblades were swept by Reading in Round 2 of the Kelly Cup playoffs with four one-goal losses. “I never really put my name out there as far as Europe or the American Hockey League,” said Cameron, whose teams averaged 42 wins and never missed the playoffs in seven ECHL seasons. “I’d really like to try to do that this year. At some point you have to try something different. It’s not fair to your employer if you pursue other jobs while you still have a job.” Cameron was 87-42-14 in two seasons with the Everblades, who advanced to the second round of the…
FAMILIAR TERRITORY
The Albany River Rats have called downtown Albany, N.Y., home since 1993-94. The franchise is being moved by the parent Carolina Hurricanes to Charlotte, N.C. In its place arrives New Jersey’s affiliate. It’s a homecoming for the Devils’ development operation. New Jersey stocked the River Rats roster from 1993-94 through 2005-06, winning three division titles and the 1995 Calder Cup with Steve Sullivan, Scott Pellerin, Pascal Rheaume and Brad Bombardir. “It’s a great city, the fans are great and it’s good they’ll still have a team,” said goalie Justin Peters, who will be in Charlotte if he doesn’t earn an NHL job with the Hurricanes. New Jersey has operated the Lowell Devils the past four seasons, but the AHL was never able to become a viable entertainment fixture in that Massachusetts community. MR. CLUTCH When…
TIME WAITS FOR ONE MAN
EVEN HIS OPPONENTS can’t help being impressed by Mark Recchi. “He’s a good person, an honest person and he plays the game the right way,” said Philadelphia coach Peter Laviolette, as Recchi helped the Bruins take a 3-0 series lead over the Flyers in the Eastern Conference semifinal. “He’s a professional.” Laviolette’s praise for Boston’s time-cheating, 42-year-old winger came in the midst of yet another playoff series in which Recchi (the 13th-highest point scorer in NHL history) showed players 10, 15, even 20 years younger how it’s done in the post-season. There was the back-breaking power play goal in Game 3, which gave Boston a 3-1 lead at the start of the third period in a 4-1 victory. And earlier in the series, a bone-rattling moment that inspired his teammates and all…
Plus/Minus
+ GOOD SPOT TO B An unexpected playoff run is nice, but best news in Boston is Tuukka Rask’s emergence and holding the No. 2 overall pick. – For Ryan out loud When you think of where the Sabres would be without Ryan Miller, it’s stunning he’s not a candidate for the league MVP. + NO TROUBLE, MA’AM Driving home after a devastating Game 7 loss to the Habs, Brooks Laich pulls over to help a Caps fan stranded by a flat tire. – LEARN TO COUNT A huge amount of too-many-men penalties have been called in these playoffs, maybe because of matchup-happy coaches. + ALL HAIL HAL The butt of a few pylon jokes in his career, big Hal Gill shows how useful he can be for the second straight spring.…
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