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April 16, 2012
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PRIMAL PENGUINS
The Pittsburgh Penguins had just posted their fourth eight-spot of the season and Sidney Crosby was trying to come up with an apt description for his team’s 8-4 beatdown of the Winnipeg Jets. He couldn’t, really. “We just kept scoring,” Crosby said. We’re fully aware of the perils of judging a team by its play late in the season and so are the Penguins. Or at least they should be. Back in 1993 when you could actually see the mesh behind goaltenders and the hottest new trends were Big Berthas and Timberlands, the Penguins reeled off an NHL-record 17 straight wins before tying their last game of the season. They quickly dispatched the New Jersey Devils in the first round before running into a determined bunch of New York Islanders. The Isles got…
LAST MINUTE OF PLAY
TAYLORKITSCH vs. JOHN CARTER Former British Columbia League junior player Taylor Kitsch plays John Carter in Disney epic. TEAM Langley Hornets (2001-02) Thark Army (2012) POSITION Forward American Civil War Army Captain LOCATION British Columbia Mars OPPONENTS Salmon Arm SilverBacks Two oversized apes BOX Spent 36 minutes in penalty box $30-million opening at box office FATE Career-ending knee injury Defeats the Zondangian Army THEY’RE FROM Where? The matchup between the L.A. Kings and Detroit Red Wings March 9 marked the first time two Slovenians played against each other in an NHL game. Mursak’s Wings won 4-3. CROSSWORD By Larry Humber Answers available in the next issue and at THN.com/xword ACROSS 1 Where the Panthers prowl 4 St. ___ State has NCAA hockey 7 ___-inflammatory medications are used by ailing players 8 Site of the 2003 Heritage Classic 10 Islander forward from St. Paul 12 Ryan ___ is an Oiler once again 13 Courage 14 Rene Robert was a ‘French ___’ member 18 Flounder, like…
ASK ADAM
What’s keeping you up at night, hockey fans? If you’ve got a question about the game, send it to columnist Adam Proteau at THN.com/askadam Hey Adam. Just wondering about the history of announcing the “last minute of play.” How long has that been done? Jerry Plante, Pembroke, Ont. Jerry, neither the Society for International Hockey Research nor the Hockey Hall of Fame know for certain. The SIHR had heard the “last minute of play” announcement began in the early part of the 20th century in the old Pacific Coast League, when teams announced the final minute to alert concession stand workers crowds would soon come. Meanwhile, the HHOF heard the announcement was made to give a heads-up to the people working on the pre-digitized scoreboards. No clear answer, I’m afraid. Well, Adam, a few years…
ROAD Warrior
YOUR FAVORITE CITY TO VISIT? Montreal’s a lot of fun to play in and it’s always nice to go down to Tampa Bay with the warm weather, so that’s another great city that I like to play in. YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT? I always go to a place in Boston called Mooo – it’s a steak house. They’ve got really good steaks and it’s a great pre-game meal. MUST-HAVE ITEM ON THE ROAD? Cell phone charger. It’s an important piece. CARDS, MOVIES, OR BOOKS? Set up the card table and play a game called Schnarples, a trump game between four or five of us. It makes the plane rides go quick. ANY MEMORABLE MOMENTS FROM HECKLERS? Nothing of any substance. The opposing fans aren’t humorous enough. Just the same old “you suck!” Nothing too clever or worth getting a chuckle…
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