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January 24, 1992
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Trainers working overtime as body count continues to rise
Forget the black cats and dark clouds. The Winnipeg Jets know their injury situation is bad and getting worse when two ambulances show up for their games. There is little positive news on the health front for the struggling Jets, who dropped four of their first seven games of 1992. The biggest blow came Jan. 8 when the Jets’ leading goal-scorer, Ed Olczyk, went down with a serious arm injury. Not long after scoring his 21st goal of the season against Edmonton, Olczyk collided hard with Craig Simpson. He fell to the ice at the Winnipeg Arena, dislocating his left elbow and spraining his left ankle. He’s expected to be out of the lineup until March 17. Prior to Olczyk’s injury, left winger Mark Osborne suffered a fractured left ankle Jan. 6 in New…
Troy takes joy in ability to annoy
Tired of Dave Maley’s refusal to play a physical, crashing style, the New Jersey Devils found someone more willing. Troy Mallette, unhappy with his lack of playing time in Edmonton, was acquired Jan. 12 in an even exchange for Maley. “I don’t think we were getting a certain ingredient from the left side and that is flat out physical play,” general manager Lou Lamoriello said. “Troy is a young, aggressive, intimidating type of forward with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm. He’s ecstatic about being a Devil.” Mallette, 21, played 15 games for Edmonton this season since being awarded Sept. 12 as compensation for the Rangers’ signing of free agent Adam Graves. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder had four points and 36 penalty minutes. “We liked what Troy did when he was a Ranger,” Lamoriello said. “We…
Page reshuffles goalie deck, brings up young Fiset again
While the rest of the NHL is waiting to play Let’s Make A Deal with Pierre Page, the Quebec Nordiques’ coachgeneral manager is involved in a little dealing game of his own. In one of his more recent moves, he took what was behind Door No. 3-goaltender Stephane Fiset-in hopes of improving the team’s netminding situation. The Jan. 7 recall from Halifax marked the third time Fiset had been promoted from the American League this season. “We want to create competition between our goaltenders,” Page said. “This will be a great chance for Stephane to prove himself, but on the other hand, it doesn’t mean that we’ve lost confidence in Ron (Tugnutt) and Jacques (Cloutier).” Fiset’s recall was based on two factors: his strong play in Halifax-he posted back-to-back shutouts Jan. 4-5—and the…
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
When they call Kevin Harts a versatile player, they don’t mean he can play both wings or is strong defensively and offensively. They’re referring to the fact he’s both a center and a goalie. The 10-year-old Drayton Valley, Alta., resident is doing it all for the Drayton Valley novice Mohawks. Harts has 18 goals and 27 points in 18 games as a center and six wins and a tie as a goalie. As a forward, Harts is a strong skater and has one of the hardest shots in the league. The 4-foot-2, 110-pounder has also displayed good reflexes in goal. Harts spends his summers inproving his skills at a hockey school. He’s in Grade 4 at St. Anthony’s Elementary School. Fittingly, Harts’ favorite players are a center, Theoren Fleury, and a goalie, Mike Vernon,…
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