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January 8, 1993
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK There’s another Eric growing up in the Toronto area who’s proving to be a natural goalscorer. Eight-year-old Eric Wiseman of Scarborough isn’t quite in the Eric Lindros mold, but he’s a big reason why the Wexford Mustangs novice squad is unbeaten in Scarborough Hockey Association play this season. Wiseman had 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points in 14 games to lead the league in scoring. The 4-foot-5, 65-pound center is a Grade 3 student at Manhattan Park Jr. Public School in Scarborough. He says his ambition is to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he lists Mark Messier of the New York Rangers as his favorite player. You or someone you know can be a part of The Hockey News Minor Hockey Showcase. Send a photograph (non-returnable), along…
Huizenga faces stiff opposition in bid to build rink
A controversy with racial overtones is likely to accompany Wayne Huizenga’s bid to build his new South Florida arena next to Joe Robbie Stadium. The president of the expansion Miami entry in the NHL also owns 50 per cent of the stadium where the National Football League’s Miami Dolphins play. The proposed arena acreage for the rink is surrounded by the middle-class Black neighborhoods of Rolling Oaks, Crestview, Lake Lucent and Norwood, where the residents bitterly oppose such developments. “The Black community is going to go crazy over this issue,” Florida real estate analyst Ira Sheier told Bluelines. “It has bigtime potential to be a problem for the hockey team.” Rolling Oaks activist Betty Ferguson said the community is “still fighting commercial development around Joe Robbie Stadium. I don’t think…
Burns’ comments make little sense
Doug Gilmour admits he deliberately gave a two-handed slash 50 feet from the play that ultimately broke Tomas Sandstrom’s arm. But ex-policeman Pat Bums still said, “I didn’t see anything…That’s hockey. The Kings are always crying about something.” It’s nauseating to have the Toronto Maple Leafs’ coach whine to the media every time one of his players is caught in a fragrant violation of the rules. Rules and suspensions and deliberate attempts to injure are part of the game and part of society, too. George DeSmet.Valencia, Calif. Nightmarish idea It seems some basic realities are being ignored in the proposals for an NHL Dream Team for the Winter Olympics. Comparing this to the U.S. basketball team that competed at the Summer Olympics is wrong. Unlike basketball, the Olympic hockey tournament would not be dominated by one team. It…
Rheaume, Stein were in news in ’92
Many people excited, angered, disappointed and confounded us in 1992. Here are five who intrigued us the most. Gil Stein: No sports executive can match the metamorphosis authored by the NHL president. The NHL’s longtime legal counsel was named president in June after John Ziegler resigned. Shortly after taking over, Stein revamped his wardrobe and travelled to every NHL city to meet with the media. Cynics suggested he was campaigning for the commissionership but his enthusiasm was a breath of fresh air. Stein gutted the league’s existing disciplinary system in favor of a scheme that hit players in the pocketbook while keeping them on the ice. His dream of having NHLers represent their countries in the Winter Olympics was put on the backburner by the board of governors. Manon Rheaume: Some called Rheaume’s tryout…
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