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April 14, 1989
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
For the period March 27-April 2 AHL: Dave Fenyves, Hershey. Three goals, five assists in three games. IHL: Paul Ranheim, Salt Lake. Five goals, two assists in three games. QMJHL: Yves Racine, Victoriaville. One goal, 12 assists in four games. OHL: Kelly Cain, London. Five goals, three assists in four games. WHL: Sheldon Kennedy, Swift Current. Three goals, seven assists in three games. Hockey East: Bob Corkum, Maine. One goal, one assist in two games. ECAC: Ted Donato, Harvard. Three goals, two assists in two games. CCHA: Danton Cole, Michigan State. Three goals in two games. WCHA: Jon Anderson, Minnesota.Four goals in two games. Major junior players are eligible for the THN-Micron-Mega Junior Player of the Year award. U.S. college players are eligible for the THN-Bauer U.S. College Player of the Year award. Canadian university players are eligible for the…
A PRO HOCKEY PRIMER FOR PRIAKIN
Two regular-season games and whatever spot duty that may arise in this spring’s playoffs are hardly enough to acclimate Sergei Priakin to the ways of the National Hockey League. With that in mind, here’s a pro hockey primer for the Soviet Union’s hockey pioneer: Do not pay any heed to the elderly man with orange hair in Toronto. Especially if he asks you to pick up that coin in front of his car. Do not, under any circumstances, marvel at the size of linemate Tim Hunter’s proboscis. If in doubt, see the movie, Roxanne. Or imagine what would happen if you were to make fun of Vladimir Krutov’s boyish good looks or Anatoli Tarasov’s svelte figure. Do not complain to your teammate, who has just been promoted from Salt Lake after…
GUESSING GAME ON ARBOUR’S FUTURE BEGINS
In mid-April, after assistant general manager Gerry (Tex) Ehman returns from a scouting trip to the Soviet Union, and general manager Bill Torrey clears his desk of some NHL administrative business, the two New York Islander executives will meet with Al Arbour. The three men will assess the team’s first non-playoff season since 1973-74. They will assess each player and determine the direction this team will take. And then they will talk about a coach. It’s Arbour’s job again if he wants it. Torrey wants him back, the players want him back, the fans want him back, the team needs him back. “Chances are probably slim I’ll be back,” Arbour insisted. “I’d say it’s 75-25 against.” Arbour was reminded, though, that in May, 1986, the night before he retired, he told reporters, “it looks like”…
ROOKIES GET FIRST TASTE OF NHL ACTION
Destined to finish last in the Smythe Division, the Winnipeg Jets embarked on a week of firsts to conclude their 1988-89 NHL season. The last four games yielded only one victory and a tie, but they gave three raw rookies the thrill of a lifetime. Matt Hervey, Bryan Marchment and Tony Joseph made their NHL debuts in consecutive games, with Hervey’s arrival making history. The 22-year-old defenseman launched his NHL career March 28 in Los Angeles, becoming the first California-born and -bred player to open at the Forum against the Kings. He joined Craig Coxe of St. Louis as the second Los Angeles-area product in the league. “I tell you, it’s something I’ve been waiting for all my life—to play in the National Hockey League—ever since I was little, coming to the Forum myself,”…
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