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June 26, 1992
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Gaetz vows to turn life around
San Jose Sharks’ defenseman Link Gaetz said the brush with death he experienced in early April has given him a new appreciation for life. “I know how lucky I was,” said Gaetz, who was critically injured in an automobile accident April 2. “Maybe I needed a tragedy to turn me around. This accident really woke me up.” Gaetz, 23, is a recovering alcoholic and the Sharks believe he had been drinking before the accident. Companion Patrick Bell, the driver of the car in which Gaetz was riding, was charged with a felony count of driving under the influence by the California Highway Patrol. Gaetz said he doesn’t remember details of the accident, including whether he had been drinking. “I honestly don’t know,” said Gaetz, who has had problems with his memory since the…
TOP OF THE PUPS
This isn’t the International League or the Olympics so there won’t be a shootout to break the tie in this game. But if there were, we’ve got the right players in the game. At one end there’s Pittsburgh Penguin right winger and winner of the All-Star Game penalty shot contest, Jaromir Jagr. And at the other is (take your pick) Oshawa General, Canadian national junior, Team Canada member for the Canada Cup, Canadian Olympic center and scorer of the most famous shootout goal in history, Eric Lindros. Jagr and Lindros will have to settle for a tie as the best young players in the game. The Hockey News asked 20 hockey experts to project who among the best young players in the game today will be the best at mid-decade. NHL coaches, general…
Shanahan anything but blue after signing lucrative deal
The potential for disaster was immense but the St. Louis Blues averted it by signing Brendan Shanahan to a new contract before he could become a free agent. Shanahan was due to become a free agent at midnight June 14 when the one-year contract he signed last summer expired. But the Blues signed him to a new three-year deal June 13, beating the deadline by 30 hours. Shanahan, 23, will earn in excess of $1 million per season for a total package worth $3.5 million. The right winger finished his first season as a Blue with 69 points on a career-high 33 goals and 36 assists in 80 games. “I’m very excited and happy,” he said from his summer cottage in Northern Ontario. “I’m very happy with the money I’ll make.” Shanahan made it clear…
Simpson won’t return, gives Rebels’ job to brother
Terry Simpson will continue to chase a head coaching job in the NHL. Simpson, an assistant with the Winnipeg Jets the past two seasons, owns the Red Deer Rebels, which will begin play in 1992-93 as an expansion franchise in the Western League. He had coached the Prince Albert Raiders for 15 seasons, including five in the WHL. But on June 4, Simpson announced his brother Wayne Simpson will be general manager of the Rebels and Peter Anholt was selected as coach. I still have a strong desire to become a head coach in the NHL,” said Terry Simpson, who was coach of the New York Islanders for two-and-a-half seasons. “I felt by leaving (the NHL), at this time, it was maybe a little premature.” Wayne Simpson, who was western scout for Minnesota, previously…
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