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October 27, 2014
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MIND OVER LUMBER
WHEN YOU’RE a rookie goalie coming off a stick-swinging suspension and the GM giving you the “learn from your mistakes” lecture is named Ron Hextall, don’t you pay a little extra attention? After all, Hextall forever will be known as the “masked madman” who chopped down Edmonton’s Kent Nilsson in the 1987 Stanley Cup final, even though it was the Oilers’ Glenn Anderson who started the disturbing incident. Hextall was suspended the first eight games of the following season, and 26 years later he still cracks a rueful smile about the whole thing, especially when an interviewer asks if perhaps he’s the most (or least) qualified man on the planet to give advice about such matters to rookie Anthony Stolarz. Stolarz had some lumber problems of his own last season. Playing for…
COOL CUSTOMER IN THE HOT SEAT
WHEN HE WAS A KID GROWING UP in Massachusetts, Cory Schneider had photos of NHL goal-tenders plastered on his bedroom wall. One of them was the New York Rangers’ Mike Richter, his idol and the reason Schneider wears No. 35. Patrick Roy was on it, too. And of course, there was Martin Brodeur, whom Schneider followed as a teen. Many years later, Schneider is following Brodeur time in his career, Schneider is a clear-cut No. 1 for an NHL team. With higher expectations, however, come greater challenges, and Schneider will have to overcome his fair share – none bigger than following an icon in net in New Jersey. “Any time you’re a No. 1 in the league, regardless of what team you play for, you feel that pressure in a good…
‘NOODLES’ STILL HAS BEST SEAT
AS A PLAYER ALWAYS SLOTTED AS BACKUP GOALIE, JAMIE McLennan used to enter each season wondering how much work he’d get. During his NHL career that began in 1993 and ended in 2008, his games played in a season ranged from nine in 2006-07 with Calgary to 38 in 2000-01 with Minnesota. All told, McLennan appeared in 254 games (80-109-36 record and 13 shutouts). “I’m very proud of it,” McLennan said. “I had some success and pitfalls. I am well aware it wasn’t Hall of Fame worthy, but I was a backup goalie who hung around for a long time.” Today, as a hockey analyst with TSN and the NHL Network, McLennan is still viewed as a backup by some. With Bob McKenzie and Darren Dreger the go-to guys at TSN,…
CANADIAN GOLD RUSH
MEAGHAN MIKKELSON WON Olympic gold playing with a broken hand and nearly won The Amazing Race Canada this summer before that hand fully healed. Mikkelson, 29, and her Canadian women’s hockey teammate Natalie Spooner, 24, dominated much of the second season of CTV’s globetrotting reality show. They finished second, winning seven of 12 legs, and were voted the runaway favorite team by fans. Mikkelson did it with a paw that hadn’t recovered from a break sustained in Sochi. “It was an issue the whole time,” she said. “I had to tape it up.” She injured it against Switzerland but still played in the gold medal game against the U.S., which Canada won 3-2 in overtime. She was healing nicely, but suffered a setback before the race started. Still, she didn’t want it…
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