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October 2, 1992
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Opening night a smash success
It took the Quebec Nordiques more than a year but they finally brought Eric Lindros to his knees. And he got a penalty for it. Lindros was penalized for kneeing the Nordiques’ Tim Hunter one minute and one second into his pre-season debut with the Philadelphia Flyers Sept. 19 at The Spectrum. The most-hyped teenager in hockey history unofficially entered the NHL with a goal, an assist and a near-sellout crowd of 17,226 cheering his every move. The fact the Flyers won the game 4-3 was secondary. This was Lindros’ coming-out party in the city where he’ll spend at least the next six years. Lindros officially joins the league Oct. 6 when the Flyers meet the Stanley Cup-champion Pittsburgh Penguins in season-opening action. The game will be televised to a national U.S. audience on…
Maple Leaf ticket lottery the only game in town
Many state lotteries in the United States use the slogan,”A dollar and a dream” as their big sales pitch. The American League’s St. John’s Maple Leafs have their own version of the slogan: A few dollars and a dream. The Maple Leafs, easily the hottest entertainment commodity in St. John’s, Nfld., were forced to have a lottery for an additional 150 season tickets they put on sale this season. Why a lottery? Considering there were 1,500 applications for the tickets, team officials thought it would be the only fair way to distribute them. But the people of St. John’s are used to lotteries. The city sells more lottery tickets per capita than any other in Canada. The Leafs held another lottery to sell 100 10-game ticket packages. More than 1,000 fans put in…
Bingo will hit jackpot
Here we go again, picking the Binghamton Rangers to win the American League’s Calder Cup. Loaded with veteran talent and frisky youth, the Rangers were the choice of The Hockey News last year. They captured the Southern Division, but lost in the seventh game of the quarterfinals. Redemption will come this season. Key players were lost to expansion (Jeff Bloemberg and Mark Laforest) but the NHL Rangers plugged those holes by signing Craig Duncanson. Dave Archibald and Dave Marcinyshyn. The following is our prediction of how the teams will finish this season. Last year’s overall records, division finishes and playoff fortunes are in parentheses. The top four teams in each division make the playoffs. ATLANTIC DIVISION 1. Fredericton Canadiens (43-27-10, first, lost division semifinal). The Canadiens are traditionally strong and will be again, thanks…
No need to rush Herter
Among past sins, the Vancouver Canucks stand accused of rushing first-round draft picks into their lineup to appease their long-suffering fans. Their motto seemed to be: “We may be lousy now but look at our future.” The future, in most cases, ended up on the trading block as the likes of Rick Vaive and Cam Neely became 50-goal scorers elsewhere. But those days are over for the Canucks. Their breakthrough 96-point season a year ago softened the market for instant saviors. Players like defenseman Jason Herter, the Canucks’ first pick in 1989, are allowed to ripen on the vine. Herter, chosen eighth overall, stayed at the University of North Dakota for another two seasons before turning pro last fall. His progress was slowed by chronic groin problems relating to his hip structure. When he didn’t…
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