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March 29, 1991
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‘I CAN BE A DAMN GOOD COACH’: CRISP
Doug Carpenter went kerplunk twice. Bob McCammon, one of the best coaches this side of Pat Quinn, was also dumped twice. And John Cunniff, who dissected the ice the way Albert Einstein studied relativity, was also given a sabbatical. So what has former Calgary Flames’ coach Terry Crisp learned from all this? Evidently, not much. “I want to coach again,” Crisp says. “I’m a good coach and my record stands for itself. I hold the highest winning percentage in the NHL, I’ve got two President’s Trophies and missed a third to Boston by only two points. And I also won a Stanley Cup.” True enough. And soon there’ll be jobs around the league he can apply for. “I’m going to start knocking on doors and picking up phones,” he says. “Somebody’s going to want…
A RAY OF HOPE IN FIGHT FOR PATRICK TITLE
When the New York Rangers came to Madison Square Garden for an afternoon game against the New York Islanders Feb. 18, they enjoyed an eight-point lead on the second-place Pittsburgh Penguins. When the Rangers left the Garden Feb. 18, they departed with a smaller lead and a smaller roster: right winger Ray Sheppard had received the worst of a collision with Brent Sutter, suffering a sprained right knee that would cost him the following four weeks of the season. The Rangers couldn’t have known it at the time, but the mishap also would contribute to the loss of first place. By the time Sheppard returned in Pittsburgh March 21, the Rangers’ 147-day stay atop the Patrick Division was over and they were trying to snap the six-game losing streak that was…
AUTOGRAPH HUNT A CHILDISH PURSUIT
After reading “Letters” in THlN’s March 15 issue, I felt compelled to submit my own thoughts. My comment is to Alexis R. Piquero, who was upset at Kirk McLean of the Vancouver Canucks for not complying with his childish request. Mr. Piquero, do you not have anything better to do than to wait at the players’ hotel for almost three hours, knock on their doors late in the evening, ask for not only several autographs, but also for permission for your girlfriend to take snapshots of you and the surprised hockey player? What do you do with these photographs once they’re developed—show them to your friends and claim that the Vancouver Canucks are your buddies? Instead of berating McLean, you should write him a thank-you note for not having hotel security toss you…
GOOD AND BAD TIMES FOR HAWK NETMINDER
BLACKHAWKS Ed Belfour replaced his idol, Tony Esposito, in the team record book when he beat Los Angeles 6-3 March 14 for his 39th victory of the season. Esposito won 38 games in 1969-70, his rookie season. “This is really something,” said Belfour, who as a child, used to draw pictures of Esposito. “He’s a great legend and for me to beat his record is unbelievable.” Belfour won his 40th game two nights later at St. Louis (a 3-2 win), becoming the first goalie to win at least 40 games since Edmonton’s Grant Fuhr won 40 in 1987-88. Only three goalies won as many as 40 in the 1980s, Fuhr, Boston’s Pete Peeters (40 in 198283) and Philadelphia’s Pelle Lindbergh (40 in 1984-85). Meanwhile, Belfour was fined $600 for confronting referee…
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