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October 14, 2013
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CROSSWORD
ANSWERS AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT ISSUE AND AT THN.COM/XWORD ACROSS 1 Home of the WHL’s Rockets 4 ___ Cuthbert calls NHL games for Canadian TV 7 Controls the puck by clever stickhandling 8 Where Patrick Roy played and will now coach 10 A trophy is named after this Hall of Famer 12 Wayne Gretzky’s wife 13 Rejean ___ was drafted first overall in 1969 14 Picks off a pass intended for an opponent 18 Hockey’s ‘___ Six’ included four American cities 19 A team with a night off sits ___ in the standings 20 Sarnia’s junior team 21 Kind of shot once feared by mask-less goalies DOWN 1 Retired Penguin Jim Paek hails from South ___ 2 Scoring frequently, ___ it up 3 Rod Brind’___ won a Cup with Carolina 4 A ___-___ is an illegal hit with the stick 5 Away from home, on the ___ 6 Another WHL…
JerseyHOUND
In the franchise’s short existence, there have been several iterations of the Minnesota Wild jersey. Some have been great, some not so much. The current darks (with the circle logo) and thirds (with Minnesota script) are pretty sweet and now the road sweater has been given a refreshing update. The squared shoulders are an interesting innovation, but otherwise this is a clean look with nice, minimal striping and a simpler color scheme than in the past. The effect is bolder and, naturally, tie-up laces are included.…
BEGINNINGS & ENDINGS
Digging a deep hole is a lot easier than climbing out of one. Below are success rates of making the playoffs, since 1993-94, based on cumulative club records at the end of each month. For example, the East’s No. 5 team as of Oct. 31 made the playoffs in 14 of 17 seasons (82.4%). No. 15 seeds in the West through Nov. 30 never made the post-season.…
Walking Tall
WHEN BOB MASON joined the Minnesota Wild in September of 2002 as the organization’s goalie coach, he watched some video of one of the club’s netminding prospects playing for the Western League’s Regina Pats. The Pats weren’t all that good, but the 18-year-old between the pipes – Josh Harding, a kid from the Canadian Prairies with athleticism and energy to spare – leapt and stretched and battled his way into Mason’s memory banks rather quickly. Eleven years later, Harding remains under Mason’s tutelage with the Wild. Think of what that means in the modern-day NHL, where the goalie carousel spins faster than a windmill in the presence of a politician. Think of what it is to have the lasting power Harding has demonstrated in Minnesota – especially as a goalie who…
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