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STAR STRUCK
Kevin Stevens laughed. It was the same booming, infectious laugh that helped define Pittsburgh’s dressing room in the early 1990s. Now, though, he was taking aim at himself and the near quarter-century since he’d helped the Penguins win their only two Stanley Cups. “I’m getting old,” Stevens said in a Boston accent that hasn’t changed. “Fifty is old. My God, time just goes by. So many years since we won,” Stevens has been off the radar since leaving his job as a Penguins scout about four years ago. He’s living in Boston, attending his three teenaged children’s sporting events, helping coach some of them and getting involved in the occasional hockey clinic. As his children – Ryan, Kylie and Luke, a Carolina Hurricanes draft pick committed to Yale – age out from…
KINGSTON FRONTENACS
1989-PRESENT formerly: Kingston Raiders 1988-89 Kingston Canadians 1973-88 Kingston came into the OHA in 1973 as the Canadians, then 15 years later changed to the Raiders for a season before settling on the Frontenacs moniker in 1989. Fort Frontenac was established by Louis de Buade de Frontenac, the governor of New France, on the site of the city of Kingston. A reason the franchise was originally called the Canadians is because it replaced the Montreal Jr. Canadiens, who moved from the OHA to the QMJHL in 1972. A change in ownership prompted the change to Raiders in 1988, but that ownership didn’t survive. FRANCHISE DEFINING MOMENTS Establishing a brand, 1989 When new owners Wren Blair and Bob Attersley came aboard, they dug up the Frontenacs name, which had long been associated with Kingston hockey at various…
IFK HELSINKI
1897-PRESENT IFK Helsinki , founded in 1897 as a general sports club, is the Finnish League’s first team. Being the older of the two franchises from the nation’s capital, its players bring an attitude to the rink. IFK is the alma mater of Tommy Salmelainen, the first Finn drafted to the NHL, and Matti Hagman, the first Finnish-born and trained player to play an NHL game and the first to play in a Stanley Cup final. FRANCHISE DEFINING MOMENTS The greatest Finnish League team ever, 1997-98 In the mid-1990s, IFK took a chance on a young retired player named Jarmo Kekalainen and installed him as GM. In his third season at the helm, he put together a championship roster featuring Christian Ruuttu, Brian Rafalski, Kimmo Timonen, Tim Thomas, Olli Jokinen and Jarkko Ruutu,…
PLYMOUTH WHALERS
1997-2015 formerly: Detroit Whalers 1995-97 Detroit Jr. Red Wings 1992-95 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 1990-92 The Whalers franchise has been one of the most steady in the OHL the past two decades, but things are about to change with the sale to a group from Flint, Mich. From 1999 to 2003, the Whalers were a picture of consistency, becoming one of only two teams in OHL history to win five consecutive division titles. FRANCHISE DEFINING MOMENTS Third time’s the charm, 2006-07 The Whalers made the OHL final in consecutive seasons in 1999-00 and 2000-01, but came away empty handed both times. They didn’t appear in the final again until 2007, when they downed the Sudbury Wolves in six games. James Neal was the offensive kingpin. It was the club’s first OHL title in Plymouth. Karmanos era ends, 2015 Peter…
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