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June 1, 1990
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NORDS MAKE THIS DRAFT A GAME OF GUESSING
From the time it became apparent the Quebec Nordiques would have first choice overall in the 1990 National Hockey League entry draft, there has been a steady diet of rumor du jour. If it’s Monday, it must be Owen Nolan. Tuesday? Why, Mike Ricci, of course. Wednesday is Keith Primeau; Thursday is Petr Nedved and Friday, well, it has to be Jaromir Jagr. Trouble is the draft, June l6 (IO a.m. PDT, televised live for two hours in Canada on The Sports Network) in Vancouver, is on a Saturday. This year’s event possesses qualities like few before it—a strong sense of uncertainty and drama. Who will be No. I? Nordique director of player personnel Pierre Gauthier is the man most responsible for the final decision. He’s digested all the data, heard all the speculation and…
MEEHAN INTERESTED IN WINNIPEG’S STAR CENTER
Several general managers have expressed cautious interest now that Winnipeg Jets’ center Dale Hawerchuk has become available on the open market. But Buffalo Sabres’ general manager Gerry Meehan was anything but cautious. “We are very much interested,” Meehan said when asked about the six-time 100-point scorer. “He has a reputation in this league as a powerful offensive player, the kind of player every team in the league would like to have. “We have a top centernan already in Pierre Turgeon, a center who is a potential superstar, and to add a player like this (Hawerchuk) would give us a formidable 1-2 punch.” Meehan said he had no indications from Winnipeg what price tag might be attached to Hawerchuk. but he expected Hawerchuk’s market value would be determined in the days leading up to the…
LAST STEP THE TOUGHEST
Stanley Cup final losers often issue the refrain “wait until next year.” But if history is a guide, it’s going to take more than a healthy dose of optimism tor the Boston Bruins to become NHL champions next season. Since expansion in 1967, only one team that has lost in the final has gone on to win the Stanley Cup the following season. That was the Edmonton Oilers, who lost in four games to the New York Islanders in 1983, then beat the Islanders in five games in 1984. Listed below is how Stanley Cup final losers have fared the following season, since ’67: STANLEY CUP LOSERS PEDERSEN PRINCIPLE Boston’s Allen Pedersen has drawn much attention for his scoring prowess—and it’s all deserved. The Bruins’ blueliner, who broke a 238-game goalless streak earlier this season, went 21…
MANAGEMENT ANGRY ABOUT THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
Pavel Bure, a talented Soviet of German descent, had the potential to be one of the best draft picks the Vancouver Canucks ever made. Explosive speed. Great instincts. A body built for durability, even though he is only 5-foot-9, 165 pounds. Last year’s Draft Preview by The Hockey News stated: “Bure is, with-out question, the best player eligible in this draft. He is not, however, the best available player.” Ken Holland, director of scouting for the Detroit Red Wings, said Bure would be among the top four or five players in this year’s draft if he were a North American. But Bure is a longshot to ever play for the Canucks. The NHL made sure of that May 21. In a terse, three-paragraph news release, NHL president John Ziegler voided the Canucks’ pick and…
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