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February 14, 2006
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Last Minute of Play
CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 He will tend net for Canada in Turin 4 Montreal’s Michael ___, pictured 7 Spoil 8 Fearless 10 This OHL club is based in Pennsylvania 12 Brett Hull won a Cup with this club 13 Go in 14 A Quebec League city, it’s home of the Cataractes 18 They wear the ‘C’ 19 Tampa Bay edged Philadelphia in the last Stanley Cup __-final 20 Arenas 21 Harold ___ played 17 NHL seasons, 10 with Vancouver DOWN 1 There’s AHL hockey in Wilkes-___ 2 The Bruins were one of hockey’s “___ Six” 3 Charge: 2 wds. 4 Officiating 5 Shane ___ is another who will play in Turin 6 Where Brent Sutter is coach 9 Nickname of the Halifax team in the Quebec League 11 Shocks 12 ‘Spinner’ was a Leaf and Sabre 15 ‘The Joe’ is home to the Red ___ 16 Hits hard 17 Not covered Answers in next issue LAST WEEK’S CROSSWORD SOLUTION ACROSS…
PLUS MINUS
.SURE SHOT Dallas rookie Jussi Jokinen is unstoppable, going a perfect 8-for-8 in the shootout. CAPTAIN AMERICA Veteran Chris Chelios, 44, will serve as Team USA’s Olympic captain for the third time. ON SECOND THOUGHT The Bruins were panned for trading Joe Thornton, but have turned a corner and are back in the playoff hunt. JOSE, CAN YOU SEE? Struggling Montreal goaltender Jose Theodore is pulled from the net three times in a four-game span. THRASHED Despite all their scoring potential – and, finally, some healthy goalies – the Atlanta Thrashers still lose six in a row. FLICKERING FLAMES Calgary blows a 2-0 lead in a loss to lowly St. Louis and then drops a home game to Columbus.…
Returning to glory
The Czech Republic produced its own version of the “Miracle on Ice” in Nagano in 1998. Eight years have passed since the sensational first-ever Olympic triumph for the Czechs, which was more meaningful with that tournament being the first Olympics in which NHLers participated. But while the 1998 gold is an eight-year-old memory, it has been just eight months since the Czechs won the World Championship in Vienna, Austria – the first time that tournament was loaded with NHL stars, thanks to the lockout. Fifteen players who won gold at the World Championship – and eight members of the 1998 Olympic squad – are playing in Turin, including Dominik Hasek and Jaromir Jagr. A generation of Czech gold diggers has won five world championships and one Olympic tourney in the past decade.…
Roster changes causing havoc
Greenville Grrrowl coach John Marks has an interesting way of explaining the new NHL’s impact on his ECHL team. Imagine you’re golfing. First, you head to the driving range. Then you get to the first hole, put your ball on the tee and get ready to swing. “Then,” Marks explains, “someone yells out ‘Stop! I need your driver, five-iron and wedge.’” Injuries, salary cap issues and frequent roster shuffles in the NHL have had ripple effects in the minors. The Grrrowl lose goaltender Mike Morrison at irregular intervals when duty calls him to the Edmonton Oilers. “You just roll with it,” Marks said. “If you’re a one-man team, you’re in trouble.” One of Morrison’s recent stints in the ECHL resulted in a 6-1 record and 1.96 goals-against average – in nine nights. Though knowing…
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