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November 5, 1993
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Intense conditioning pays off for Roussel
Dominic Roussel figured it was a new season with a new coach, so why not start all over? There was no point in looking back. The 23-year-old began last season as the Philadelphia Flyers’ No. 1 goalie, but then it all fell apart. A groin injury sustained during the team skills competition in November sidelined him 14 games. By the time he came back in early January, he had lost his confidence and starting job to Tommy Soderstrom. He wound up playing 34 games with a 13-11-5 record and 3.76 goals-against average. Rather than worry about the numbers, Roussel threw himself into an ambitious training program over the summer. He lifted weights, rode an exercise bike and played pickup hockey in the Montreal area. Roussel outplayed Soderstrom in the pre-season and got the starting assignment…
Yzerman sidelined until late November
If the Detroit Red Wings were a horse, they might have to be shot. A series of injuries-the most recent a herniated disc expected to keep Steve Yzerman sidelined until late November-left the Wings sucking the dust of Central Division rivals. Yzerman joins goalie Tim Cheveldae (out until perhaps December with a knee strain) and defenseman Paul Coffey (out until the second week of November with a knee sprain) on the injury list. Just coming off the injury list were Mark Howe (sore back), Dallas Drake (sprained wrist) and Mike Sillinger (rotator cuff injury). A suspension to Bob Probert didn’t help Detroit scramble to ice a full roster. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test revealed a rupture of a disc between the fifth and sixth cervical vertabrae in Yzerman’s upper back, but doctors said…
Burke will become league’s media star in future
Watch for a slow, but deliberate movement among NHL power brokers. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will eventually slip into the background while senior vice-president and director of hockey operations Brian Burke steps up front and center. It’s part of the commissioner’s long-range plan in which he concentrates on business instead of publicity. Bettman has told NHL confidantes that he has to spend his first year as the attention-getter until the league gets on track. When that’s done, Bettman will be less obvious. Burke will then become the power figure in hockey, a role not envisioned by many when he was appointed to his post Sept. 1…If Tim Cheveldae is still a Detroit Red Wing by Christmas, then there is a Santa Claus, but his name isn’t Scotty Bowman. Power of one Harry…
The Babble of Quebec
Jacques Demers must have a short memory. Last April, before his Montreal Canadiens renewed their playoff rivalry with the Quebec Nordiques, Demers said that he wanted no part of the vitriol that had characterized the Battle of Quebec of a decade earlier. That was then. This is now. The provincial rivals met twice this season within 72 hours, Oct. 16 in Montreal and Oct. 18 at Le Colisee. By the time the ice chips settled, the teams had split the games and the Battle of Quebec was alive and well, thanks to Demers, his Quebec counterpart Pierre Page and Canadiens’ goalie Patrick Roy. The genesis of the exchange occurred during the second game. With Montreal leading 3-0 in the second period at Quebec, Page replaced starting goalie Stephane Fiset with 18-year-old rookie Jocelyn Thibault.…
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