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February 28, 1992
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Another talented comrade set to join the fold
He’s built similarly and looks a bit like Steve Yzerman. He has the hockey skills of Sergei Fedorov and the on-ice, ill-temperament of Gerard Gallant. And off the ice, he apparently leads a lifestyle reminiscent of Petr Klima’s during his early days as a Detroit Red Wing. Now he’s about to join comrades Fedorov and Vladimir Konstantinov in Detroit. Viacheslav Kozlov, one of the best Russian-bred players not already in the NHL, arrived in Detroit Feb. 15, in time to see his new team clobber San Jose 11-1. Because he was recovering from head injuries sustained in a November car accident that killed a teammate in Moscow, Kozlov did not participate with the Unified Team in the Olympic Games. The Wings brought the forward to Detroit under the auspices of having their physicians examine…
Backwards thinking continues to prevail
It has become increasingly apparent the hockey mind, for the most part, is naturally regressive rather than progressive. The evidence jumps up at you each time a controversial clause in the NHL rulebook is invoked. A recent case in point: Detroit Red Wing coach Bryan Murray was automatically suspended for five games because his defenseman, Yves Racine, left the penalty box to join in an altercation during a game Feb. 9 at Madison Square Garden. Racine, meanwhile, earned an automatic 10-game suspension. Murray was 85 feet away, on the far side of the rink, when Racine bolted from the box. How, Murray and others have asked, could he possibly control a player who was almost in another time zone? “It’s an awfully tough penalty,” Murray said. “I know what they’re trying to do, but… “Those are very…
Maxner loses coaching post but remains GM
Wayne Maxner is out as coach of the Windsor Spitfires but remains as general manager… for now. But don’t ask if he’ll be with the Ontario League team next season because nobody is saying. “I can’t answer that,” Spitfires’ minority owner Vince Bassman said. “(The five owners) won’t make a decision until the season is over. I’m not saying he’s not going to be here.” Maxner was relieved as coach Feb. 6 and replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Dave Prpich, a Windsor high school teacher. There has been internal turmoil lately. Maxner said some of his key players–Todd Warriner and Con Stillman in particular–must start playing up to their potential for the team to win.. “I wasn’t trying to demoralize anybody,” Maxner said. “I think things have been blown out of…
Race isn’t over yet for upstart Canucks
It was country singer Kenny Rogers who warned us no card player should count his money until the dealing is done. Likewise, Vancouver Canucks’ coach and general manager Pat Quinn is trying to warn his team it shouldn’t count the hurdles it has cleared until the race is finished. Hurdles. That’s what Quinn sees from now until the playoffs. Forget the hurdles the Canucks have already cleared, Quinn wants the Canucks to concentrate on the ones left standing between now and April or May. A few of those hurdles were recently lined up on the east coast where the Canucks had lost four in a row through Feb. 16. Quinn got the distinct impression his team was starting to feel too comfortable. “It’s like they were feeling good about what they had accomplished, and…
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