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February 16, 2015
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SMILES AND CHUCKLES
TECHNICALLY, HE WAS THE LAST player to join Team Canada’s world junior squad, but he turned out to be one of the most valuable. Curtis Lazar had been in the NHL with the Ottawa Senators, but the team loaned him out for the holiday classic and the unfailingly happy teenager helped break a five-year hex for his country. Hockey Canada president Tom Renney, a former NHL exec, knew he’d have to be patient with Ottawa in securing Lazar’s services, but the wait for the gifted center was worth it. “We felt all along he would be captain of this team if made available,” Renney said. “As you can see from the metamorphosis of this team, he was the right choice.” Not only did Lazar bring experience from last year’s team, where he…
PUSHING THE SUTTER ENVELOPE
LOS ANGELES KINGS COACH DARRYL Sutter is known by those who’ve covered him to have a subtle, wry sense of humor, so when he told Rich Hammond of the Orange County Register he had some ideas for changing the NHL, we can safely assume he wasn’t 100 percent serious about them. Considering Sutter epitomizes the old-school side of the game, he should be commended for thinking outside the box. But as always at THN, we’re here to pitch in and improve on the great ideas. So let’s explore Sutter’s original, already inspired suggestions (in red) and try to polish them to perfection (in blue): > REFEREES SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS Tired of the agonizing vocal gymnastics that often accompany the singing of O Canada and The Star Spangled Ban ner? You’d never have…
GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS
SO YOU WANT TO BE A PRO hockey player? Here are five tips professional goalies do that amateurs should include in their training. Repetition and consistency are the keys. 1. SKATING SKILLS The foundation of goaltending is based on balance and edges. The better skater you are, the better goaltender you will be. Before every practice and every game, your warmup should consist of simple skating drills: T-pushes, shuffles and slides. You use a T-push for long crease movements. Push with one leg, turn and point your toe to where you want to go with the other. Push then glide on that blade to the area you want to be. Shuffles are for small positional adjustments moving side to side. It’s similar to a small side step. None of them need to…
THE DREAM NEVER DIED
FRANK LITTLEJOHN WAS MOST RECENTLY a Beast. Truth is, he’s been many beastly incarnations since he began his pro hockey career 16 years ago. He’s been a Glaciercat, an IceHawk, a Falcon, a River Rat, a River Otter, a Mallard, a Jackal and an IceGator. And that doesn’t cover half the teams he’s played for over the course of his hockey travels. He’s ranked as high as General, a Baron and a Privateer, but he’s also been a Lumberjack. He’s been a Nailer and a Checker, literally and figuratively. He’s even covered off the winter weather conditions as a Chill, a Blizzard and a Frostbite. This issue of The Hockey News is known as our Rookie Issue, which showcases the players you’ll be seeing starring in the best league in the…
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