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March 13, 1992
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Olympic defense tandem added as Skipjack farm aid
The Capitals made more waves in Baltimore than Washington, adding two players and subtracting a coach. Two members of the Canadian Olympic team were assigned to the American League Baltimore Skipjacks. Defensemen and Canadian captain Brad Schlegel signed Feb. 28 and made his debut with the Skipjacks the next afternoon. Defenseman Jason Woolley was close enough to an agreement that he worked out with the Skipjacks March 1 and then hunted for an apartment. The pair may help the Caps in the long run, but they’re joining a team in the midst of crisis. The Skipjacks slipped to the bottom of the Southern Division. General manager David Poile fired coach Rob Laird Feb. 24 and replaced him with Barry Trotz. “The club was playing poorly and had two wins in 17 games,” Poile said.…
First in goal: Net marks falling fast and furious
Goalies are rewriting the record book this season in the East Coast League where goal-scorers usually bask in the spotlight. One record has been broken, another matched and two more are certain to be erased. Here are the goal facts through Feb. 23: □ Greensboro’s Nick Vitucci and Toledo’s Mark Williams have passed the ECHL record for most wins in one season. Vitucci (26) and Williams (25) surpassed the milestone of 23 set by Erie’s Craig Barnett in 1989-90 and equalled by Dean Anderson of Knoxville last season. □ Winston-Salem’s Frederic Chabot established the lowest goals-against mark for goalies playing more than 10 games. The Montreal farmhand’s GAA was 2.94 in 24 games before he was promoted to Fredericton of the American League in January. If Chabot doesn’t return to the Thundcrbirds—and coach…
Bulldogs survive budget bite
The Ferris State Bulldogs have found new life after coming precariously close to extinction. Faced with the need to cut university expenditures by $9 million over the next three years, Ferris State planned to slice $500,000 from its -, intercollegiate athletics budget. Hockey, the only Division I sport at the Big Rapids, Mich., school, was pegged to be dropped along with track events, cross country running and swimming. But the Ferris board of control voted 7-1 Feb. 22 to impose an athletic fee of $60 per year on each student over the next three years to fund and save the sports programs. “The news was fantastic,” said second-year Bulldogs’ coach Bob Mancini. The proposed termination of the hockey program shocked Bulldog fans. “There was unbelievable community outrage and support for Ferris State hockey,” Mancini said. “Hockey…
Kozlov follows Bure’s suit and files suit in court
Viacheslav Kozlov is all set to follow comrade Pavel Bure’s path to the NHL. The 19-year-old Russian center wants a Detroit judge to arbitrate negotiations for his release from his former team in Russia. Kozlov has filed suit in Wayne County Circuit Court against the former Central Red Army club and the NHL. At issue is an alleged five-year contract with four years remaining. which Kozlov wants declared void. He is also seeking an injunction that would require the NHL to allow him to play pending the outcome of the case. The Russians released Bure to Vancouver for $250,000 of which Bure chipped in $50,000 after a day of bargaining in the chambers of a Detroit courtroom in November. The suit was filed Feb. 21. A hearing is scheduled for March 6 before judge Sharon…
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