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January 20, 2014
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Martin Brodeur is the only NHL netminder to score two regular season goals in his career, but he needs several more helpers to catch Tom Barrasso atop the all-time goalie assists chart.…
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER
LUKE RICHARDSON wasn’t one of those NHLers who only became interested in coaching when his on-ice talents waned at the end of his career. Benefitting from the tutelage of teammates such as Borje Salming and Brad Marsh, Richardson embraced the notion of knowledge transfer. So when his 21-year on-ice career ended in 2008, Richardson found his way behind the bench as an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators. And after three seasons, he left to become coach of their American League affiliate in Binghamton. In his rookie year as a coach last season, Richardson posted a 44-24-1-7 record. But more importantly, he worked well with the franchise’s prospects, many of whom were needed at the NHL level last season. That they all looked prepared is one reason Richardson is seen as an…
Behind THE NAME
MINNESOTA WILD (2000-present) No one knows exactly why former Minnesota North Stars owner Norman Green moved his team from the Land of 10,000 Lakes all the way south to the Lone Star State in 1993. Rumors speculated about everything from poor attendance to the failure to reach a deal for a new arena. But with the move, the North Stars became the Stars, so Minnesota’s former moniker was not an option when a franchise was reintroduced to the state in 1997. Six finalists – Blue Ox, Freeze, Northern Lights, Voyageurs, White Bears and Wild – were announced Nov. 20, 1997 from more than 13,000 submissions. None of the six garnered overwhelming public support, so the team chose the one they believed had the best marketing potential. On Jan. 22, 1998, ‘Wild’ was unveiled…
GREAT WALL OF CHARA
AS DESPERATE MEASURES GO, THIS ONE seemed extreme: You’re going to improve the power play by taking away its biggest weapon? Times were desperate, though. The Boston Bruins power play ranked 20th or lower three of the past four seasons (the exception being 15th in 2011-12) and was coming off the worst of that stretch – 14.8 percent effectiveness in 2012-13, making it 26th in the league. Something had to give and that meant giving up Zdeno Chara’s legendary slapshot from the point. But the Bruins weren’t giving up on getting something from their 6-foot-9, 255-pound captain during manpower advantages. They asked him, at age 36 and in his 16th NHL season, to learn a new trick: play forward on the power play. Coach Claude Julien said Chara had to think about it…
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