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October 16, 1992
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When opportunity knocks, rookie Boucher answers call
Buffalo Sabres’ rookie defenseman Philippe Boucher doesn’t have a strong grasp of the English language but he certainly understands the meaning of the word opportunity. One night after coach John Muckier said a spot was open for a defenseman on the roster, the St-Apollinaire, Que., native had three goals and an assist in a 6-4 exhibition loss to the New York Islanders Sept. 26. Boucher scored the game’s first two goals, assisted on the third and completed his hat-trick all before the second period was seven minutes old. Two of his goals came at even strength while the other goal came on the power play. Boucher’s performance helped him secure a spot on a depleted Sabres’ defense. The blue-line depth sustained a tough blow early in the pre-season when Mike Ramsey and Ken Sutton…
McLean comes full circle in contract with Quinn
The Vancouver Canucks made goalie Kirk McLean the richest player in the history of the 23-year-old franchise. The two-time Vezina Trophy runner-up signed a four-year contract worth a reported $4.5 million (U.S.) Oct. 4. That surpasses the four-year $3.7-million (Cdn.) deal Trevor Linden signed last season. “For a guy whose first contract was $4,000, it does boggle the mind,” Canucks’ coach-general manager Pat Quinn said. “We’re pleased with the deal. Kirk has done a good job for us.” Quinn personally negotiated the contract with McLean. Discussions between the sides started after director of hockey operations Brian Burke left the Canucks for Hartford. Current director of operations George McPhee now handles contract negotiations. “I said right off the bat I didn’t want to fool around with this,” Quinn said. “But they kept coming back with little…
Arbitration a serious concern for GMs
The latest phenom didn’t record a single point in his Ontario League home debut but burst upon the scene like Mario Lemieux. Confused? You wouldn’t be if you saw 6-foot-3, 198-pound Jason Bonsignore play his first game for the Royals in Newmarket. Bonsignore emerged from the chute for pre-game introductions Sept. 28 in a manner patterned exactly after Lemieux-complete with long, gangly strides and stick held in his left hand, upside down. The 16-year-old is the talk of NHL scouts. He is the early, early favorite to go No. 1 in the 1994 entry draft. It’s silly to project that far ahead and it’s even sillier to mention the teenager in the same breath as Lemieux. But that’s what people are doing. Bonsignore’s development is being favorably compared to that of a young Lemieux more…
Jerrard makes history
Paul Jerrard doesn’t see his place in professional hockey history as a black-and-white issue. He considers his new role as player/assistant coach with the International League’s Kalamazoo Wings to be plain and simple. The fifth-year Kalamazoo defenseman never thought he’d gain national attention when the Wings added a coaching title to his resume. But because Jerrard is black, his status in management makes him unique: he’s the first black coach in the history of pro hockey in the United States, and only the second black coach in the pro ranks anywhere. Only Bill Riley preceded him. Riley was an assistant with the American League champion New Brunswick Hawks in 1981-82. “It’s mostly a white man’s game, and it’s tough for a black man to break in,” said Jerrard, a ninth-round pick of the New…
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