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January 29, 1993
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Senior Warriors disappoint
The Merrimack Warriors are up to their old tricks. After jumping out to a surprising 4-1-1 start, the Warriors won three and tied one of their next 13 games overall. Hockey East’s last-place team a year ago won just once in its first nine league games. Merrimack coach Ron Anderson placed much of the blame for the team’s swoon on its veterans. “We’re not getting the intense performances we need from our upperclassmen and that really bothers me,” Anderson said. “Our seniors have been extremely inconsistent and they haven’t provided the leadership we need. “Some of those guys are worrying about things other than hockey. We’re not a good enough team to compensate if our players aren’t focused. They must play hard all the time.” The Warriors were having trouble playing with a lead. The…
All-star subs and snubs
The Ottawa Senators trailed the Vancouver Canucks by 50 points in the standings, but had more players chosen for the Feb. 6 All-Star Game. The Senators have two representatives-defenseman Brad Marsh, picked in the veterans’ category, and goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz. The only Canuck is right winger Pavel Bure, who was voted a starter by fans. No Canuck was chosen by the general managers’ panel of Pittsburgh’s Craig Patrick, Chicago’s Bob Pulford, Boston’s Harry Sinden and Edmonton’s Glen Sather. The biggest controversy surrounded the omission of goaltender Kirk McLean, who was bypassed as a backup to Chicago’s Ed Belfour in favor of Calgary’s Mike Vernon and Minnesota’s Jon Casey. President Gil Stein named Winnipeg’s Randy Carlyle as the Campbell’s senior representative and made a special appointment to include Wayne Gretzky. Pittsburgh winger Rick Tocchet was named…
McLean takes All-Star Game snub in stride
When they were among the NHL’s meek and mild, the Vancouver Canucks would always have a token representative in the annual All-Star Game. By contrast, the league powers would often have three or four players in the showcase game. The Canucks could only watch in envy. “Some day our turn will come,” they would say with high hopes. “Once we’re a better team, our representation will increase,” they assured one and all. So you can imagine their surprise when the Campbell Conference additions were announced and there wasn’t a Canuck player among the group. Second-year forward Pavel Bure, voted by the fans to a starting spot on the right wing, will be the lone player from a Vancouver team that is first in its division, first in its conference and second overall. “It’s disappointing,” said…
Top pick threatens to bolt
The Ottawa Senators look as though they’re headed for their first contract hassle with a top draft pick. The agent for Alexei Yashin, Ottawa’s top pick, second overall in last summer’s draft, said the Senators have until April 15 to sign him or risk losing him to free agency. If the 19-year-old center isn’t signed by then, Mark Gandler said Yashin will consider buying his way out of the last year of his contract with Moscow Dynamo and attempt to become a defected free agent. That would allow him to negotiate with any team. The Senators would retain the right to match any offer. That’s the situation Winnipeg rookie Teemu Selanne found himself in last summer. He was offered a three-year, $2.7-million deal by Calgary which the Jets matched. Whether or not Yashin…
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