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June 30, 1993
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Nolan has outgrown junior hockey
The sign outside the Purple Lantern read, “Ted Nolan: Coach of the Century.” Unfortunately, the coaches and general managers in the Ontario League don’t feel the same way about Nolan as the good people of Sault Ste. Marie. They haven’t even seen fit to vote Nolan coach of the year, despite the fact that his Soo Greyhounds won the Memorial Cup this season in their third straight appearance. The best Nolan ever did was 1990-91, when he was named coach of the second all-star team. He was also recently turned down for a coaching spot with Canada’s national under-18 team. This doesn’t impress the fanatical followers of the Greyhounds and makes the veins bulge out of general manager Sherry Bassin’s neck when he talks about it. But it doesn’t seem to bother Nolan.…
Whitmore’s revolving door may land him back in town
Vancouver Canucks’ backup goalie Kay Whitmore was becoming one anxious hombre as the expansion draft approached. Whitmore thinks he has found a home in Vancouver and doesn’t want to be uprooted again one year after moving west from Hartford. But the 26-year-old Sudbury, Ont., native knows full well Kirk McLean will be the Canucks’ protection when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Florida Panthers do their picking. “I told Pat Quinn (Canuck boss) I want badly to stay,” Whitmore said. “When I first left Vancouver after we got knocked out of the playoffs, I had a good feeling I would be back. Now I’m starting to get a little worried.” Whitmore would be an excellent expansion pick. He’s 26 and coming off a superb 18-8-4 season. His goals-against average was under 3.00 most…
BIG MAC ATTACK
As the regular season wound down, Bill McDougall was quite sure he was on his farewell tour of the American League. He figured when the Calder Cup playoffs were over-and for the Cape Breton Oilers that had always been after the first round-he would start bargaining with a team in Europe for his 1993-94 contract. “I was planning to go to Europe,” he said. “My year was mediocre (42 goals, 88 points in 71 games).” But then along came the playoffs and out went nearly every individual scoring record in AHL history. Led by McDougall’s incredible scoring, the Oilers won their first Calder Cup championship, beating the Rochester Americans 1 in the best-of-seven final. McDougall’s performance ensured he will play in North America next season and there’s a good chance his time will be…
Binghamton’s Biggs league’s top player
Binghamton Rangers’ center Don Biggs ran away with the regular-season scoring title with a record 138 points in 78 games and also ran away with post-season honors. Biggs was named the first-team all-star center and the American League’s most valuable player. Others players on the first team: Binghamton goalie and rookie of the year Corey Hirsch; Adirondack Red Wings’ right winger Chris Tancill and defenseman of the year Bobby Dollas; Cape Breton Oilers’ left winger Dan Currie; and Utica Devils defenseman Brent Seveŗyn. Members of the second team: Capital District Islanders’ center lain Fraser; Cape Breton right winger Steven Rice; Providence Bruins’ left winger Tim Sweeney; St. John’s Maple Leafs’ defenseman Jeff Serowik; Binghamton defenseman Per Djoos; and New Haven Senators’ goalie Darrin Madeley. LEAGUE REALIGNMENT: The multiple shifts of franchises forced the AHL’s board…
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