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March 19, 1993
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A Texas twister
“I have absolutely no interest in selling my team or moving it to another city. Until our attendance improves we will continue to be involved in these rumors, but there’s no possibility that they are correct.”-Minnesota North Stars’ owner Norm Green: October, 1990 Two-and-a-half years ago, when the Minnesota North Stars were drawing 6,000 fans to home games, their enthusiastic new owner was committed to making things work in the Twin Cities. Now, as the North Stars’ attendance hovers at about 14,000-close to 90 per cent capacity at the Met Center-Green is on the verge of taking his team out of a hockey-crazed area and moving it to Dallas. Green has until March 15 to let the NHL know whether he’ll stay in Minnesota or go. The league needs the lead time to…
The selling of Selanne
In North America, Teemu Selanne scores goals. In Finland, he sells hockey equipment, milk, children’s clothing, hotel rooms, sunglasses and cars. As popular as the Winnipeg Jet rookie is in North America, it pales in comparison to the exalted status he enjoys in his homeland. “(Selanne) is young, very kind, and considered a friend,” said Finnish hockey writer Jarmo Fardij. “Small girls love him, and so do old ladies.” When Selanne broke Mike Bossy’s record for goals by a rookie with a hat trick against the Quebec Nordiques March 2, he celebrated the milestone goal by gliding on one knee, throwing up his left glove, pointing his stick at it like a rifle and pretended to shoot it out of the air. The goal and the celebration that followed displayed the kind of…
Search for power-play quarterback continues
The Vancouver Canucks have debunked the widely held belief they would slip a rung or two after last year’s breakthrough 96-point season. Commander-in-chief Pat Quinn continually warned his troops expectations would be higher and, for the most part, the players have bought his motivational line. Despite a ho-hum October and a so-so February, the Canucks have been one of the league’s best teams. They chased down the Calgary Flames and passed them Jan. 6 to regain top spot in the Smythe Division. First place was theirs to lose heading down the stretch. Pivotal factors: 1. The power play. It peaked at No. 6 in November and dropped as low as 19th by late February. It must get better for the playoffs when even-strength goals will be harder to come by. 2. Penalty killing. It…
Lajoie seeking pot of gold at The Nationals
Another year, another trip to The Nationals. Going to the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Association hockey championships has become routine for University of Alberta defenseman Serge Lajoie, who is making his fourth trip in the past five years with the Canada West Universities Athletic Association champion Golden Bears. But while Lajoie’s other trips to Toronto have been exciting-the Bears won the title a year ago with a 5-2 decision over the Acadia Axemen-this year’s event is even more significant. The 23-year-old Bonnyville, Alta., native is a finalist for the Joseph A. Sullivan Award which is presented annually to the most outstanding player in the country. St. Mary’s Huskies’ forward Steve Klucz-kowski and Laurier Golden Hawks’ forward Mark McCreary are also up for the award. In addition to being one of the top offensive rearguards in the…
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