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May 1, 1992
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Is major surgery needed? Risebrough must decide
In past years, the Calgary Flames would linger at their season-ending party, munch pizza, sip beers and bid their goodbyes over a casual afternoon. But not this season. The players made their annual break-up party the quickest in team history, which may have been appropriate. The Flames missed the playoffs for the first time in 17 years and less than 24 hours after the season ended, the players dispersed to destinations around the world. The team’s strong finish (4-1-2) could not wash away a season of inconsistency. They became only the second club in NHL history to finish with 100 points one season and miss the playoffs the next. “We had a disappointing season but all you can do is train all summer and come into camp in good shape in the fall,” said…
U.S. federal grand jury latest to investigate Eagleson
Former NHL Players’ Association executive director Alan Eagleson is the subject of a federal grand jury investigation in the United States, the Boston Herald recently reported.. The newspaper made the report April 16 but Eagleson says he hasn’t even been officially notified about the investigation. It centers around Eagleson’s involvement in the union he helped form in 1967. “It’s just the frustrations of the whole thing,” Eagleson said. “I have no idea (why he hasn’t heard anything). The grand jury is a very different system than anything we have here in Canada.” Eagleson and the NHLPA are also being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Herald also reported the league was being investigated but the NHL said that was not true. Pittsburgh Penguin Bryan Trottier, Minnesota North…
Peoria’s defense the best
If defense wins championships, then the Peoria Rivermen have a great shot at winning the Turner Cup. The Rivermen-a middle-of-the-pack defensive team for much of the season-suffocated the high-scoring San Diego Gulls in their International League quarterfinal series. Peoria shutdown the IHL’s No. 1-ranked offense and completed a four-game sweep April 13 in what was expected to be a much closer matchup. The Rivermen outscored the Gulls 16-6. The six goals against were the second-fewest allowed during a best-of-seven game IHL playoff series. The defunct Cincinnati Mohawks held Toledo to just five goals in theft four-game sweep during the 1955-56 championship final. The Mohawks also hold the league record for the fewest goals-against in a five game series (two) in the 1956-57 finals against Indianapolis. The Rivermen shut down the IHL’s hottest line to advance to…
Page’s defensive blueprint might exclude Finn
For the fifth year in a row, the Quebec Nordiques were among the worst defensive teams in the NHL. So it comes as no surprise that general manager-coach Pierre Page has targeted an improved blue line as his top priority next season. Page plans to reconstruct a Nordiques’ defense corps that allowed 318 goals, second only to the San Jose Sharks’ 354. Page’s master plan could prove to e bad news for defenseman Steven Finn. The seven-year veteran was criticized often for his less-than-competent play this season. Finn, 25, routinely drew the wrath of Nordique fans-and often, management-who felt he made flagrant mistakes in his own end. He also had a penchant for taking penalties at critical moments, finishing with 192 penalty minutes in 65 games. “Critics have been saying we have a poor defense…
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