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December 3, 2012
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Leaving The Nest
For the first time in Mark Pysyk’s career, he won’t be playing for his hometown. The 20-year-old has graduated to the American League after being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres with the 23rd overall pick in the 2010 draft. Having spent five years with the Western League’s Oil Kings in Edmonton, a stone’s throw from his hometown of Sherwood Park, Alta., Pysyk leaves the friendly confines of the prairies to embark on his pro career, a transition that will be made easier by the skill and poise the young defenseman has shown throughout his career. “Going from being the captain there to having to fight for time here, it’s a bit different, but that’s what everyone wants, to keep moving forward,” Pysyk said. The newly crowned Rochester American hasn’t had much trouble…
Good-bye Guys
Books can be written about collateral damage caused by the NHL work stoppage. But one vein seldom discussed is that about 100 regulars from 2011-12 will never again play in the NHL if 2012-13 is lost to lockout. Some will be among those standing in solidarity behind NHL Players’ Association boss Donald Fehr as he addresses media. They’ll have sacrificed their 2012-13 salary in the name of remaining unified only to be transferred to the retired players category of the NHL Guide and Record Book. Here’s what we know from the previous lockout. In 2003-04, there were 1,010 players with at least one game played. Research shows 240 of them (23.8 percent) never played another game in the NHL after the lockout was settled. About half were bit players (114 skaters with…
SCHEDULE SQUEEZE
If the NHL returns for 2012-13, it’ll be with a compressed sked. We won’t get the three games in three nights the NBA used for its shortened ’11-12 season, but players will have to perform with less rest than usual. Here’s how teams have fared (pts pct.) in the tightest parts of the schedule since the ’04-05 lockout:…
From Shining Star To Career Condemned
Many people you read about on the preceding pages earned their mosthated mention the old-fashioned way: through an-over-the-line on-ice altercation, a consistently dominant performance against a particular team or simply being the best player on an archrival opponent. Then there’s the curious case of Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley. A little more than a decade ago, Heatley was one of pro hockey’s brightest beacons, a collegiate star drafted second overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2000 who won the Calder Trophy in 2001-02 and topped 40 goals in his sophomore season. EA Sports selected him for the cover of its NHL 2004 video game and THN named him “The New Face Of The NHL” in our Sept. 16, 2003 edition. He was next in a long line of humble Canadian kids…
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