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May 25, 1990
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THIS WEEK THE NHL Norris Notebook……9 Toronto……10 St. Louis……10 Chicago……11 Detroit……12 Minnesota……12 Adams Notebook……13 Hartford……14 Montreal……14 Boston……15 Quebec……16 Buffalo……16 Patrick-Notebook……17 Pittsburgh……18 NY Rangers……18 New Jersey……19 Washington……20 Philadelphia……21 NY Islanders……21 Smythe Notebook……30 Vancouver……31 Edmonton……32 Los Angeles……33 Winnipeg……33 Calgary……36 COLUMNS Bob McKenzie……3 Stan Fischler……9 Barry Meisel……13 Steve Dryden……17 Eric Duhatschek……30 Guest Shot……35 DEPARTMENTS Cheers and Jeers……3 Letters……3 Playoff Update……4 Bluelines……5 Elston……5 Pro File……5 Digest……6 Playoff Feature……6 Cover Story……7 Newsfeature……8 Then & Now……14 Numbers……17 Minor Pro Report……22 Major Junior Report……24 NHL Statistics……26 NHL Summaries……28 Scoreboard……29 Classified……34 The Numbers……Game……35 QUOTABLE “Right now I feel like someone just took my heart and ripped it right out of my chest. It’s the emptiest feeling I’ve ever had in my life.” —Kitchener Rangers’ goaltender Mike Torchia after his team was defeated 4-3 in double overtime by the Oshawa Generals in the Memorial Cup final May 13 in Hamilton, Ont. Page 24. PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER: Michael Lawton EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Bob McKenzie CONTROLLER: Tom Moffat Contributing Editor: Steve Dryden. Editorial Staff: Dave Bean. Ken Campbell. Jason Kay. Tim Milne. Rand Simon. Design Director: Bob Torrans. Photographer: Bruce Bennett. Production Co-ordinator: Charlie Halpin Research Manager: Chris Nagel Promotion Manager: Esther Sumka.…


PATRICK TAKING CAREFUL APPROACH
Craig Patrick said he knew almost nothing about the players in the Pittsburgh Penguins system when he replaced Tony Esposito as general manager last Dec, 5. This spring, he got more of a look at the team’s prospects than he would have liked. Because the Penguins missed the NHL playoffs, Patrick was able to devote April and May to not only assessing players available in the June 16 entry draft, but also to evaluating some taken by Pittsburgh in previous years. He still hasn’t had a look at all of the Penguins’ prospects, but saw enough of some to form some pre-liminary impressions: ▪ Regina (Western League) right winger Jamie Heward, first pick (16th overall) in 1989: “He’s got a lot of good skills. He grew up playing defense all through minor hockey and…


COACH’S JOB RISEBROUGH’S FOR THE TAKING
No one would give a definite response, but in the days following Terry Crisp’s dismissal as the Calgary Flames’ coach, it became apparent his replacement would be Doug Risebrough—if Risebrough wanted the job. Risebrough, tor two years a Flames’ assistant coach, was promoted to assistant general manager last summer and designated as GM Cliff Fletcher’s heir apparent. In his years as an assistant coach, Risebrough was not always well-liked by the players, but he always commanded their respect, an important distinction from a names perspective. In all the off-the-record comments the Flames’ players made about Crisp’s coaching style, two points kept coming up: They didn’t like Crisp and they didn’t respect him. As a coach, Risebrough demanded the same high standards from his players mat ne set tor himself throughout his 13-year career as…


NUMBERS
Hartford Whalers’ right winger Pat Verbeek was the only player in the NHL to lead his team in goals scored (44) and penalty minutes (228) this season. The last player to accomplish the feat was Philadelphia Flyers’ right winger Rick Tocchet. In the 1987-88 season, Tocchet led the Flyers with 31 goals and 301 penalty minutes.…