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February 12, 2018
The Hockey News 2018 Rookie Issue, annually highlighting the best freshman the NHL has to offer. In this year’s edition, we profile Brock Boeser, Matt Barzal, Mikhail Sergachev, Clayton Keller, P-L Dubois & many more. Plus, our WJC wrap, and we pay our respects to the late, great Johnny Bower.
CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 He pairs with 14 Across in Nashville 8 Islanders GM’s first name 9 Support or defend, ___ ___ for 10 Being behind the puck when it crosses the blueline 11 Helper 12 Orr is McDavid’s 14 He pairs with 1 Across in Nashville 17 Emblems worn on teams’ jerseys 19 Trophy first awarded in 1954 20 An non-contender is an ___-___ 21 Tony ___ was a feared enforcer with just 10 career goals 22 Jets center Mark ___, pictured DOWN 2 Hockey’s Hull and ___ 3 Adrian ___ was last with Columbus 4 Stick fight 5 ‘Iggy’ on ice 6 ‘Frosty’ was Boston’s 7 Comes close to scoring 11 The ‘A’ worn by some players 13 Nickname of the diabetic Flyers legend 15 Newmarket’s old AHL team 16 Attack, ___ ___ on (or what some teams get to do in April) 17 Former Cap ___ Johansson 18 Be behind Name GAME Use the picture clues…
ROCKET LAUNCHER
TEAM USA WON A medal for the third consecutive year at the WJC to establish a new standard for the program. The Americans took bronze over the Czechs and Buffalo pick Casey Mittelstadt earned MVP honors after leading the field in scoring. One point behind was roommate Kieffer Bellows, who made history of his own by tallying nine goals to break Jeremy Roenick’s American world junior record of eight in one tournament. Just as importantly, Bellows wore an ‘A’ for the U.S. this year, at his second world juniors. “Last year, he wasn’t playing a ton,” said coach Bob Motzko. “He stayed so positive on the bench and then he got two goals in the championship game. A lot of these guys are asked to play different roles than on their…
SOAPBOX
1980 made this Louisianan a hockey fan for life! No question the Miracle on Ice, still the greatest upset in the history of sport, not just the Olympics. – @Don Schwarzenbach There’s nothing better than hearing Chris Cuthbert’s call on Crosby’s 2010 golden goal. Still gives me goosebumps every time I watch that cycle and you hear Sid scream “Iggy!” Then he buries it. Never gets old. – Jared Chonkolay When the puck hit the post on the empty net in the CAN/USA women’s gold-medal game (2014). Canada went on to tie and win in OT! What a moment. – @TheSensArmy 18-year-old Angela Ruggiero skating around the rink with the flag on the pole after helping the U.S. win the first gold medal in women’s Olympic hockey history in 1998. – Carly Costello I wasn’t alive for the…
ROOKIE RECORD-O-METER
WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER TEEMU SELANNE 76 GOALS No player has even reached the 70-goal plateau since Selanne and Alexander Mogilny did it 25 years ago, and the few who’ve cracked 60 weren’t rookies. Only four rookies have even scored 50 times in a season. To imagine a first-year NHLer scoring 77 or more goals… we have a better chance of finding intelligent life on another planet before that happens. Seriously. DARE TO DREAM AUSTON MATTHEWS FOUR GOALS IN FIRST GAME Hey, if a player could do it as recently as last season, it’s possible. Then again, we’re talking about breaking a record, not equalling it. Seeing a rookie score five would be fall-off-our-chairs surprising. ONE FOR THE HOGS ALEX OVECHKIN 425 SHOTS Matthews’ 279 shots last season were the fourth-most ever by a rookie and he still…
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