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November 1, 1991
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CHEERS & JEERS
Paul Coffey: The Penguins’ majestic defenseman set the record for most points by a defenseman (1,053). Derek King: Isles’ winger broke Mike Bossy’s team mark for the fastest three goals in a game (78 seconds). Alex Mogilny: His be havior—firing Don Meehan, alienating teammates—is not what the Sabres need. The Oilers: Is anybody happy playing (or not playing) for the five-time Stanley Cup champions?…
Cyclone on horizon
What goes around comes around. The Knoxville Cherokees were the worst team in the East Coast League in 1989-90 and rebounded last year to win the league regular-season championship—with a record 46 wins. But the Cherokees, 46-13-5 last season, will return to mediocrity in 1991-92. Knoxville coach and director of hockey operations Don Jackson left to join the Quebec Nordiques as an assistant. The only veteran from last season certain to be back is Troy Mick, who scored 35 goals and 83 points in 38 games. However, the second-team all-star left winger will miss opening night because of off-season knee surgery. Hampton Roads has the firepower to retain its East Division crown. However, the Admirals are not favored to defend the Riley Cup and become the league’s first repeat champion. Cincinnati, the best in the…
Cougars play possum, bench top two scorers
If Regina Cougars’ coach Bill Liskowich was playing his cards close to the vest, he wasn’t admitting it. But by sitting out Len Nielsen and Troy Edwards during a game against arch-rival Calgary in the Saskatchewan Huskies’ Classic Tournament Oct. 5-6—the major pre-season tournament in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association—he was definitely holding onto a pair of aces. Nielsen, who was third in conference scoring last season with 22 goals and 48 points and Edwards, who notched 18 goals and 46 points were surprise benchwarmers against the Golden Bears. With the Cougars and the Golden Bears pegged to fight it out for top spot this season, the move by Liskowich didn’t go unnoticed. The Bears won 7-6 and finished with a 3-0 record. Six of the eight CWUAA teams participated. OUAA: Last season’s Ontario…
Debating the value of scathing Net Worth
How much is Net Worth really worth? The incendiary book—subtitled Exploding the Myths of Pro Hockey—is the most withering look at the NHL ever written. But questions have been raised about the book’s validity and treatment of its primary target, hockey power broker Alan Eagleson. Co-authored by David Cruise and Alison Griffiths, Net Worth is scathing in its indictment of Eagleson. “He is an incredible opportunist who, as head of the players’ union, turned things to his advantage and not to the players’ advantage,” Cruise said in a face-to-face interview in New York City. “But he is coated with Teflon, not unlike Richard Nixon who is still revered in the United States.” Griffiths called Eagleson’s stewardship of the NHLPA, “unethical” and “immoral.” “What appalls me most,” Cruise said, “was his closeness to owners, closeness…
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