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February 26, 1993
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More Classic, Fleer, Parkhurst; less Pro Set
You’ve got to give Classic credit for doing whatever it can to compete with the major hockey card manufacturers, even though the company does not have an NHL licence. Classic’s latest effort is its Pro Hockey Prospects: All-Star Edition, which includes several top NHL rookies, minor-league stars and prospects. Classic has a licence with the American and International Leagues and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association-which is the bargaining unit for minor pro players. Since any player assigned to the minors for more than just a conditioning stint becomes a member of the PHPA. the Classic set includes NHL rookies such as Toronto Maple Leaf Felix Potvin, New York Ranger Alexei Kovalev and Philadelphia Flyer Tommy Soderstrom. The set also includes Classic exclusives Rob Gaudreau of the San Jose Sharks and Viktor Kozlov, who is…
CIAU
The Dalhousie Tigers have clawed their way back into contention in the Atlantic Universities Athletic Association. The Tigers had a mediocre 8-8-0 record before going on a 6-0-1 tear entering the final three games of the season. The peak of the streak came Feb. 5 when the Tigers battled the No. 1 nationally ranked Acadia Axemen to a 4-4 tie. The Axemen had won 17 straight conference games. “We’re playing with so much confidence we believe we can beat them (Acadia),” said Dalhousie coach Darrell Young. “We’re finding ways to win.” Young credits the turnaround to several factors: The Tigers played six of seven games on home ice after opening the season with 12 of 16 games on the road. Backup goaltender Scott MacDonald, who hadn’t played in 18 months, played very well…
QMJHL
An incident involving the Laval Titan and Sherbrooke Faucons has prompted the Quebec League to establish a policy calling for heavy penalties for verbal taunting. In a pair of games Jan. 4 and 5, Faucons’ right winger Stephane Larocque was subjected to verbal taunts from the Laval bench. Larocque is the son of former Montreal Canadiens’ goalie Michel (Bunny) Larocque. who died last summer after a battle with cancer. At the time of his death, Larocque was vice-president of the Quebec League. “Apparently the (Laval) coach (Robert Hartley) said something about having someone fight with Stephane and put him in the same place where his dad is,” said Sherbrooke coach Guy Chouinard. “We were playing back-to-back games and the next night, one of the Laval players said something to Stephane about his dad…
Long lineups sign of the times at Hockey Fest
Markus Mueller stood in line for more than seven hours on the hard concrete floor and vowed to go see the doctor the next day. But not for his aching back. “I think maybe I should go see the doctor tomorrow and have my head examined for staying here all day,” he said. Well, Markus, don’t be so quick to make that appointment. After all, your decision to spend the day in one spot at the Montreal Convention Centre could prove to be a financially valuable one. Mueller was the first person in line to get an Upper Deck commemorative all-star sheet signed by NHL stars Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull and Jaromir Jagr. The trio showed up at the Upper Deck booth at Hockey Fest ’93 just after 5 p.m., Feb. 5 and stayed…
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