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January 11, 1991
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MAPLE LEAF GOALIE NOT PETERING OUT
Toronto Maple Leafs’ goalie Peter Ing knows all about the Hot Seat. He’s on it every time the Leafs take the ice. Ing provided the Leafs a nice Christmas bonus backstopping the team to victories which pulled it out of last place overall. The rookie allowed just three power-play goals in 82 minutes, 28 seconds of power-play time faced over the last 11 games to emerge among the leaders in the Hot Seat category. The Hot Seat statistic ranks goalies on the amount of powerplay time it takes before they surrender a goal. Glen Healy of the New York Islanders allowed just nine evenstrength goals in seven games. The EGA is calculated by dividing even-strength time by evenstrength goals. The Calgary Flames moved into the lead in team power-play percentage with a 6:50 average. This…
HAWK BRASS HIGH ON DYKHUIS
The Chicago Blackhawks weren’t sure what to expect when Karl Dykhuis, their No. 1 pick (16th overall) in the 1990 entry draft, reported to training camp last September. To say the Hawks were pleased with what they saw from Dykhuis is like saying Brett Hull has a pretty good slap shot—an understatement. Taking advantage of the extra ice time that came his way because of injuries to veteran defensemen Doug Wilson, Keith Brown and Bob McGill, the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Dykhuis left an impression the Hawks still haven’t forgotten. “We knew he was talented, but his poise was outstanding for a kid who just turned 18,” said associate coach Darryl Sutter. “We know we’ve got a good one,” added assistant coach E.J. McGuire. “It’s just a matter of when.” Dykhuis, who won’t turn 19 until next…
AGENTS FEAR THE FUTURE
Expansion will be a bonanza for player representatives, but some are concerned agentjumping will increase with salary hikes. And there’s some concern agents will lose clients and be paid improperly. That NHLers have played fast and loose with agents, was first publicized last summer by the Toronto Sun’s Jim O’Leary. Since then, agents aren’t sure how often cheating occurs or how it will evolve when San Jose, Ottawa and Tampa join the NHL. “A couple of Toronto agents have been losing a lot of guys,” says Manhattan attorney Larry Rauch. “They sign young players to high fees and don’t give them service.” Another American-based agent, who requested anonymity, argues only Canadian representatives beef about losing clients. “They sign the kids when they’re juniors and they get into problems when kids…
THIS WEEK
QUOTABLE “In the month and a half I was in Chicago, I think I aged 10 years in my hockey career.” —Chicago Blackhawks’ top prospect Karl Dykhuis, on his first NHL training camp. Page 13. “I’m proud of him. That he already has an NHL game behind him completely blows him away.” —Former NHL star Marcel Dionne, on his younger brother Gilbert’s young hockey career. Page 15.…
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