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November 13, 1992
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La Belle Province
When an NHL player is on the move, the words from a coach or a general manager are always the same, “You’ve been traded to.…” At that moment, one thought always raced through a player’s mind. “The saying used to be,” goalie Ron Hextall said, “as long as it isn’t Quebec or Winnipeg.” Hextall can’t speak for life with the Jets, but he has quickly come to love Quebec City. Long known as the least-desired NHL posting, Quebec is winning converts, in part because the Nordiques are a radically improved team, in part because Quebec City is an exotic place to live. French is spoken almost exclusively in Quebec City, but the language gap is either a barrier or an incentive to learn, Hextall said. “I look at this as a broadening experience,” Hextall said.…
PICK A NUMBER ANY NUMBER
They are not numbers as much as passports to memories. A white No. 9 emblazoned on the back of a bright red jersey streaking down the Montreal Forum ice. The indefatiguable Gordie Howe, whose career spanned seven presidents and six prime ministers. Wayne Gretzky’s arm pumping, his leg raised, in celebration of another goal. Nos. 9, 26 and 92. They are some of hockey’s magic numbers. A real magic number can’t be rendered obsolete, even if someone betters it. Players and eras may blend into each other, but magic numbers endure, their lustre can only be enhanced by time. Twenty-five years after the league’s most profound expansion, the six-team league is still revered. Fifty goals remains the difference between a great season and a superb one, even though the standard has been met well over 100 times. Here…
The Mystery Man
Oct. 22 was a good day to be Mike Modano. First, he woke up a million-dollar player following the previous day’s signing of a four-year, $6.75-million contract. Then he went and scored two goals to help the Minnesota North Stars move into first place in the Norris Division with a 5-2 win over Quebec. Minutes after the game he watched his favorite baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, keep their World Series hopes alive with a 7-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Modano may not be the NHL’s most fearless player, but he was brave enough to wear an Atlanta cap in Toronto during the Series. Modano knows all about championship series. He played the best hockey of his NHL life in the 1991 Stanley Cup finals when he scored eight goals and had…
Gulls keep soaring at record pace
There was a time when the San Diego Gulls played like clay pigeons. But this season they have a bird’s-eye view of the International League. The Gulls, with a dismal expansion year in 1990-91 and a playoff collapse in ’91-92 behind them, have soared to new heights. The Gulls rattled off eight straight wins to start the season, averaging a three-goal victory margin along the way and setting themselves up for a run at a couple of records. The IHL mark for consecutive victories to start a season is 10, set last season by eventual Turner Cup champion Kansas City Blades. The pro record for consecutive wins is 18, set by Peoria during its Turner Cup season two years ago. “The reason this team has done so well is we wanted to build a…
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