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January 17, 1992
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European vacations invaluable experiences
Most Hockey East coaches love to see their players compete in international tournaments over the Christmas break even though they face the risk of being seriously injured. “It may hurt you in the short term especially if you lose other players to injury or illness,” said Maine coach Shawn Walsh. “But, overall, it helps your program more than it hurts it. “Two distinctive things happen: the players who leave return with much more confidence and experience. Secondly, it gives other players on your team ice time they might not have otherwise.” “And that certainly helps your depth,” said Boston University coach Jack Parker. Seven Hockey East players dressed for the U.S. national junior team at the World Junior Championships in Fussen, Germany Dec. 26-Jan. 4. And Maine junior right winger Jean-Yves Roy played for…
Lindros stand-off one for the ages
Sure, the Quebec Nordiques are playing better. But one of my general rules of thumb is that a team with Tony Twist on it can’t be any good. If Perry Anderson gets hot, then the San Jose Sharks could finish ahead of Quebec. And if the guys providing Phil Esposito with the cash get indicted and the oil in Bruce Firestone’s hair ignites, it’s still possible that Tampa Bay and Ottawa won’t be around to save the Nordiques from finishing last again next year. Could it happen? Could Quebec be in position to re-draft Eric Lindros in 1993? And 1995? And… June 14,1997: For the fourth time in seven years, the Quebec Nordiques yesterday made Eric Lindros the first player taken in the NHL entry draft. At the announcement of his name, Lindros walked…
Farwell trades for offense
Wes Walz had trouble finding the light switch in Boston, but the Flyers believe he can turn it on in Philadelphia. That was main idea behind a Jan. 2 trade that sent defenseman Gord Murphy, minor-league right winger Brian Dobbin and a third-round draft pick in 1992 to Boston for defenseman Garry Galley, Walz and a conditional draft pick. The Flyers were willing to gamble on Walz, a scoring sensation in his junior days at Lethbridge of the Western League, because they have few gifted offensive players in their organization. Flyers’ general manager Russ Farwell gave up a solid rearguard in Murphy, 24, because he thinks the 21-year-old Walz can eventually become a 30-goal scorer. In his last season (1989-90) at Lethbridge, Walz had 54 goals and 140 points. “He was a man among…
Writer violates Murphy’s Law
I was utterly amazed at Jay Greenberg’s column that appeared in the Dec. 6 issue of THN on myself and Roller Hockey International. Greenberg, by his own words, stated that he was asked by THN to write a “spoof and tongue-in-cheek” article relating to the “break” announcement of the establishment of the new roller hockey professional league. Certainly, Jay is entitled to write anything he wants and I respect that right. What I don’t appreciate are some of his statements which are just not true. It is easy for a writer like Greenberg in his “tongue-in-cheek” manner to knock years of hard work, achievement and dedication by putting down a person he doesn’t even know and has never met. I, for one, will not sit and let that pass. I hope someday…
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