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Trade Deadline Issue 2019
Our 76-page Trade Deadline Preview breaks down each NHL team's needs and availability and lists our Trade Bait Power Rankings. Also in the issue: we have features on Johnny Gaudreau, Brayden Point, how China plans on becoming a hockey power, the Russian Penguins, and much, much more.
THE COUNTDOWN
SIXTEEN TEAMS MAKE THE playoffs every year, and it goes without saying, they all have a chance to win the Stanley Cup. It seems every few years we see a team squeak into the playoffs on the final weekend of the season, then storm their way to the final. But for all intents and purposes, there are only six to 10 teams every year that we’d classify as true Cup contenders. Even though we’re well aware first-round upsets are as common as centers getting thrown out of faceoff circles for cheating, we can’t resist rating the field for hockey in April, May and June. In this exercise, we wondered which teams have the best chance of winning the Cup in a five-year window. And we ranked them accordingly. As you’d imagine, this…
MEET A MASCOT
AT FIRST GLANCE, THE casual fan might be forgiven for thinking that Fin was a shark – that is until he starts spraying mist out of his blowhole. Vancouver’s mascot made his (presumably splashy) debut in 2001 and, beyond the blowhole, what makes the Canucks’ killer whale mascot so unique is he’s one of the few who plays goaltender (perhaps something the team should consider if goalie-of-the-future Thatcher Demko needs more time). He’s also shared a kiss with actress and B.C. native Pamela Anderson and, not surprisingly, is pretty happy the Hartford Whalers are no longer around. The Canucks even tried to send Fin to the 2018 draft lottery as the team’s representative but, sadly, were rebuffed by the league. The best thing about Fin, however, is all the work he…
THE RUSSIAN PENGUINS: AN ORAL HISTORY
IT’S 1993, AND THE HISTORIC CSKA Moscow program – a.k.a. the Central Red Army Hockey Club – is nearing defeat. All of the team’s best players – Igor Larionov, Slava Fetisov, Pavel Bure, Sergei Fedorov and many others – have headed for the greener pastures of the NHL. Funding for sports clubs is no longer a priority for the Russian government, and CSKA is broke. It can’t afford uniforms or equipment, and almost no fans come to watch the team. SERGEI BRYLIN: (Left winger, CSKA 1991-92 to ’92-93 & CSKA/Russian Penguins 1993-94) The whole country was going through a transition, from the Soviet Union to Russia. Obviously, hockey wasn’t the main priority. My first two years playing for the Red Army were pretty challenging years. CSKA reaches out to several NHL teams looking…
NO SMALL WONDER
WELCOME TO HOLLYDELL ICE Arena, a.k.a. the best babysitter in Sewell, N.J. It’s summer in the early 2000s, and a dozen neighborhood boys have the perfect outlet for their mischievous energy. The Gaudreau brothers, Johnny and Matty, have hookups at Hollydell. Their dad, a former dairy farmer named Guy, runs the joint. No one uses the ice much this time of year, so he hands the keys to his sons, who recruit two teams’ worth of skaters and two goalies. Guy holes up in the office, planning the schedule for the upcoming busy season while the boys play. And do they ever play. They skate for three or four hours, then hit the snack bar for lunch. Then it’s back on the ice for the rest of the day. Sometimes, they…
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