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March 1, 1991
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Good players, bad teams. We’ll give some of the best U.S. college players languishing on struggling clubs a few minutes in the spotlight. Spokane’s Ray Whitney came out of near obscurity to grab the Western League scoring lead. We’ll take a look at the diminutive center, who has been player of the month for the past two months in the WHL. Pheonix Roadrunner Brian Lawton has seen a lot in his travels in the NHL. This year, his first full season in the minors, he’s having his best statistical season.…
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CHOPPERS FOLD AFTER LOCAL DEAL FALLS APART
Time ran out on the Albany Choppers. Chopper owner David Welker, who had been negotiating an 11 th-hour deal to sell the team to local businessmen, announced Feb. 15 that the team had folded. “We just didn’t have enough time to put a deal together,” said Jim Salfi, the Choppers’ general manager. Welker had said the team could not make expenses without a sale. The International League governors, in a conference call the same day, decided the independent (IHL contract) players would be able to make their own deals instead of being offered in a draft. The nine players involved were free to sign with any team—IHL, American League or NHL. Players under contract to NHL teams were reassigned by the parent clubs. According to free agent Joe Stefan, “Guys were making calls to…