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February 2, 1990
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LOOKING FOR BIG PLAYOFF
The Trois-Rivieres Draveurs learned a lot about themselves last season. Problem is, they learned it the hard way. Last season, the youthful Draveurs surprised many by finishing first overall in the 11-team Quebec League with a record of 4325-2. Then they were surprised themselves by the eighth-place Shawinigan Cataractes. who knocked them out in the quarter-finals in four straight games. Despite a six-game losing streak that extended to mid-January, the Draveurs were duplicating last year’s efforts with a 28-17-0 mark and first place. But with a more experienced coach (second-year man Dany Dube) and players, the Draveurs say there won’t be another early exit from the playoffs. “For sure we won’t drive the team the same as last year,” says Draveurs’ general manager Michel Boucher. “But you must also remember it was my…
ROY GAINS CONFIDENCE FROM ALL-STAR GAME
It may seem bizarre that a 12-7 game could help a goaltender’s confidence. But that was the case for Montreal Canadiens’ netminder Patrick Roy. Roy was the starting goalie for the victorious Wales Conference team at theNHL’s41st All-Star Game Jan. 21 in Pittsburgh. He allowed three goals on 11 shots in the 29:14 he played. Still, he emerged from the game feeling more confident about his play, and eager to the lead the Canadiens in the final third of the NHL schedule. “I wanted to make sure that I didn’t allow a bad goal in the game,” said Roy. “They scored three goals against me, but they had to work for them. They were good goals. “A game like the all-star is a good challenge for a goaltender. The first thing is that you…
ROCHEFORT RETURN A PLEASANT SURPRISE
RANGERS Veteran defenseman Normand Rochefort played his first NHL game in 347 days when he took a regulai shift in a 3-3 tie at Pittsburgh Jan. 18. Rochefort, coming off major reconstructive surgery to repair tom ligaments in his right knee, said he had a relatively easy time readjusting in his first game back. “I was surprised,” he said. “Maybe for the first minute or so I was very nervous but, when the game was over, I was pleased. The knee gave me no problem but I have to give myself a chance. I’m not Superman; I’m just a guy trying to come back from an injury.” ISLANDERS Glenn Healy’s second career shutout, his first as an Islander, did not come cheaply. He had to make 51 saves against the Vancouver Canucks Jan.…
CLOUTIER RESPONDS TO RECENT CRITICISM
Chicago Blackhawks’ goaltender Jacques Cloutier was sitting at his kitchen table Jan. 17, when his wife, Lynn, slipped a news story on the Hawks in front of him. “My wife put the paper down in front of me and circled the part where it said the goaltending had to be better,” Cloutier said. “She didn’t have to say a word. I knew what she meant.” Motivated by his wife’s ploy, Cloutier went out and stopped 25 shots that night in a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota North Stars. After the game, Cloutier said he didn’t appreciate all the criticism that was being directed at the Hawks’ goaltending following back-to-back losses to Calgary (6-5 Jan. 14) and Toronto (7-6 Jan. 16). Cloutier appeared in both of those games in relief of starter Alain Chevrier, inheriting…
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