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April 13, 1990
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SEASON OF PROMISE ENDS IN PAIN
Vancouver can be described as an NHL city that has come to expect the worst. But the 1989-90 season, which ended with a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings March 31, was even more frustrating than most. It promised much, but delivered even less than usual. The final line on 1989-90 reads 2541-14, 64 points, fifth place in the Smythe Division. It was the 14th straight losing season for the Canucks, the longest streak of its kind in North American professional sports. Since joining the NHL in 1970, the Canucks have never won fewer than 13 games at home in a season. They had to defeat the Kings in their final game at the Pacific Coliseum this year to end up at 13-16-11. But in all of the disappointment, there was one ray…
SPARTANS’ MILLER TAKES HOME THE HOBEY AWARD
Michigan State senior center Kip Miller was awarded the 10th annual Hobey Baker Award as U.S. college hockey’s premier player after the NCAA championship game in Detroit April 1. Winning the award was bittersweet said Miller, who led the nation with 101 points, 48 goals and 2.24 points-per-game average. “It was certainly a great honor to be selected from such a strong field,” said Miller, a Lansing, Mich., native. “But as I watched the championship game I was a little sad. I would gladly trade (the Hobey) in for a national championship. “Winning the award dulls the pain of not playing (in the Final Four) a little." It wasn’t until the season had ended that he felt he had a shot at winning the Hobey, said Miller, 20, a fourth-round draft pick of the…
FENTON HAS THE LAST LAUGH
Paul Fenton spent the final week of his finest NHL season absorbing blows. That’s appropriate given the nature of his work with the Winnipeg Jets. Only this time, the shots were mostly in good humor. After all, when you’re given up on by one organization—in his case the Los Angeles Kings—and you blossom in the employ of another—the Jets—you’re bound to be reminded of it. So when the Jets strolled into Los Angeles to wrap up the year with a doubleheader against the Kings, it was only natural there be a few reminders. Fenton’s 32nd goal March 27 was an appropriate dig. Fenton was congratulated more than once by his ex-teammates. “I’ve heard that quite a bit from here,” said Fenton. “I’ve heard it from the fans, I’ve heard it from people in management.…
DEMERS, DEVELLANO GET VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
A season that began with so much promise ended in shame Lund embarrassment. But despite elimination from Stanley Cup playoff contention in Game 77 of the season, the bitter end was veiled in solidarity. And promise. Wings’ owner Mike Hitch apparently had no intention of pulling the carpet out from under general manager Jimmy Devellano or coach Jacques Demers. “There is no problem with the management staff,” Wings’ executive vice-president Jim Lites, Hitch’s son-in-law, said the morning after a 6-5 loss to Buffalo March 27 that clinched last place in the Norris for the two-time defending division champions. “It’s a little bit like a funeral around here today.” Devellano said. "We were hoping for a miracle.” "It’s such an empty feeling,” said Demers, who thought in training camp this was his best Wings’ team ever.…
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