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March 7, 2006
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SNAPSHOTS from around the NHL
Some have suggested Steve Moore’s timing in announcing another civil lawsuit against Todd Bertuzzi on the day the Vancouver winger was scheduled to play Game 2 of the Olympics with Team Canada wasn’t good. Well, the timing of Bertuzzi’s sneak attack on Moore wasn’t that great, either. When Canada lost back-to-back 2-0 games to Switzerland and Finland, some folks zeroed in on a supposed lack of leadership on the club as a reason for the defeats. Team Canada executive director Wayne Gretzky went as far as to suggest that is why aging veterans Mario Lemieux and Steve Yzerman were included on the team’s initial roster. If that type of NHL presence and leadership is so crucial to victory, please explain to us who it was in the Swiss dressing room that…
No rest for Colorado in Western dogfight
OLYMPIC IMPACTWith a league-high 10 players having participated in Turin, Colorado coach Joel Quenneville will be mindful of their ice time down the stretch. Problem is, the Avs may not have the luxury of trimming the minutes of players such as Joe Sakic, Rob Blake and Marek Svatos. The Avs of old had the division title wrapped up by now, but it figures to be a battle to the end for a Western Conference playoff spot in Colorado. “We’ll definitely monitor the guys’ minutes, but I think we’ll be OK,” Quenneville said. “We get a nice break in March (14-19), which should help.” Left winger Antti Laaksonen, who played for Finland, believes the heavy Olympic participation will be good for the Avalanche. “I think the guys at the Olympics will have an easier time…
2005-06 Statistics
Transactions for Feb. 16-23 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim No transactions. Injuries Zenon Konopka, C, ankle, indefinite. Travis Moen, LW, shoulder, day-to-day. Scott Niedermayer, D, knee, mid-March. Atlanta Thrashers No transactions. Injuries Patrik Stefan, C, sports hernia, mid-March. J-P Vigier, RW, ACL, season. Boston Bruins No transactions. Injuries Brad Isbister, RW, ankle, indefinite. Ian Moran, D, knee, indefinite. Sergei Samsonov, LW, foot, early March. Jiri Slegr, D, back, indefinite. Marco Sturm, LW, shoulder, early March. Hannu Toivonen, G, ankle, indefinite. Alexei Zhamnov, C, ankle, indefinite. Buffalo Sabres No transactions. Injuries Daniel Briere, C, abdominal, day-to-day. Adam Mair, RW, concussion, indefinite. Tim Connolly, C, knee, day-today. Dmitri Kalinin, D, day-to-day. Jochen Hecht, C, knee, mid-March. Calgary Flames No transactions. Injuries Byron Ritchie, C, knee, day-to-day. Bryan Marchment, D, knee, indefinite. Roman Hamrlik, D, hand, mid-March. Carolina Hurricanes No transactions. Injuries Josef Vasicek, LW, knee,…
More saddles coming to Broncos’ ranch
The Swift Current Broncos are celebrating a suite deal. Swift Current city council has approved expansion of the Centennial Civic Centre, which is to be equipped with extra seating and 10 luxury suites. “There are a couple of positive watershed moments in franchise history – the return of the Broncos (in 1986) and the Memorial Cup win (in 1989) – and this lines right up,” said Joe Arling, chairman of the team’s board of directors. “That’s how important this is for the franchise.” Seating has been bumped from 2,256 to more than 2,800 and with standing room, capacity will increase to more than 3,200. The community owned team hopes to raise $125,000 to $150,000 per year with the suites and an additional $70,000 with the extra seats. Swift Current’s financial statement for 2004-05 showed a…
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