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September 18, 1992
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Langway hungry for more
If you believe the NHL’s new helmet legislation is progressive, then Rod Langway has been well ahead of his time. The question now is, just how much time does he have left? Speculation at the end of last season suggested the Capitals’ captain, who has gone bare-headed his entire NHL career, would retire at the conclusion of the 1992-93 campaign. The 35-year-old is in the option year of the playing portion of the contract he signed before the start of 1991-92. But Langway, who also has a four-year, nonplaying contract that begins after he retires, said he isn’t ready to give up his position as Secretary of Defense. “Right now, I’m expecting to play two more years.” Langway said. “But it will also come down to how they feel.” “They” would be the Capitals or some…
Barrasso instant millionaire
Pittsburgh Penguins’ goalie Tom Barrasso put up some fair statistics during the playoffs the past two springs. And management rewarded him with some impressive numbers on a new contract. The five-year deal, which is worth about $6.5 million, is believed to contain a clause that assures Barrasso will remain among the highest-paid goalies for the duration of the deal. Barrasso was in goal for all 16 of Pittsburgh’s playoff victories this spring, when the Penguins won their second Stanley Cup in as many years. He allowed two or fewer goals in 10 of their 21 post-season games and ran off 11 wins in a row. Barrasso, who made $375,000 last season, was preparing to enter his option year but had mentioned the possibility of skipping training camp unless a settlement was reached. He…
Is this your head in your current hockey helmet?
(Even hard boiled players don’t like to get their brains scrambled!) Some of the helmets on the market today don’t offer a lot more protection than this! Head injuries are always serious and future regulations will make obsolete virtually every helmet currently sold. We put our experts to work seven years ago and have spent in excess of a million dollars to come up with the protection vour head deserves.…
No more Chambers of horrors
First-year teams usually know what they’re getting when they select veteran players in the expansion draft. That wasn’t the case with Shawn Chambers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. General manager Phil Esposito took a gamble by picking Chambers seventh overall in the June selection process. Chambers, 25, has the ability to become a solid, everyday defenseman but has been bothered by knee problems the past two years. But after a recent examination in Tampa Bay, the former Washington Capital and Minnesota North Star said he thinks the gamble will pay off. “Everything went very well; it was very encouraging,” said Chambers, who missed all but seven games because of knee problems last season. “The doctor said I had a lot more cartilage in there than we originally thought and that it looks pretty good right…
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