CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1. The New England Whalers were the first winners of this trophy (4,3). 4. First name of the most recent three-time Norris Trophy winner (5). 7. Bob Nystrom is Terry Simpson’s: abbrev. (4). 8. Stops (8). 10. He was the first of only two Canadiens to score as many as 60 goals in one season (5,5). 12. Divide (5). 13. Give up, allow (5). 14. He scored the Cup-winning goal for the Blackhawks in 1961 (2,8). 18. He was selected in the first round of the 1983 draft by the Canadiens (8). 19. Winner of the second Canada Cup: abbrev. (4). 20. According to the board game Trivial Pursuit, he was the oldest recipient of the Calder Trophy (5). 21. Walter and Phyllis are Wayne Gretzky’s (7). DOWN: 1. This Canuck was originally signed by the Devils as a free agent (5). 2. He…

HOCKEY SCHOOLS…In Western Canada

Sports Ridley: Everything You Want In Camp

When you select a hockey camp, you want to make certain you are getting a program that you are going to benefit from—you want to have fun while learning and improving your hockey skills. Selecting a summer camp is a difficult decision. At Sports Ridley, we understand this fact so we’ve made a list of the most important questions you should be asking about the camps you are looking at. This should make your job easier! Take your time in selecting a camp or school but don’t take too long. The good ones fill up quickly. Look over what each has to offer and make sure you know what you are looking for. Feel free to call or write the schools for more information or brochures. We hope the following questions and answers…

Future Will Bring Increasing Specialization

Specialization. That word may well represent the future of hockey schools. “We’re going to hit the age of specialization,” said one hockey school director. And one factor is declining enrolment. “Hockey enrolments are down, so because of the drop in numbers, schools will be able to specialize more,” said an instructor at another school. “And they would have anyway, because the game has changed. Kids are bigger, faster and stronger these days, so schools have to be on the cutting edge of what’s new.” That edge will include schools solely devoted to goaltending (although many such schools already exist), shooting, puckhandling, the power play and penalty-killing, and bodychecking. “Camps set up to develop shooting will be big,” said one director. “There’s a romantic lure to shooting because it’s associated with scoring, which is associated with success.” Just…