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December 17, 1993
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League pushes for no-name officials in 1994-95
What’s in a name? A lot, at least when it comes to NHL officials. In fact, the league is seriously considering removing names from the backs of referees’ and linesmen’s sweaters next season. The thinking at the NHL’s head office is that fans don’t pay to see the referee and linesmen, so there’s no need to know who they are. “The officials,” one top-ranking NHL boss told Bluelines, “should remain as anonymous as possible.” Speaking of anonymity, there wouldn’t be any for members of the NHL Officials’ Association if they were held under the same scrutiny as the replacements during the strike. If they ever were, the newspapers would be overflowing with criticism. Barnes burner The steal of the season is Stu Barnes from the Winnipeg Jets to the Florida Panthers for…
Kalamazoo flying again after Wings were clipped
The way the Kalamazoo Wings see it, they’ve already assisted on one title in the 1990s. But this season, the reborn International League powerhouse would like to make a name for itself on the Turner Cup. “That’s the one thing people tend to forget: about what happened to us after the 1990-91 season,” said Wings’ general manager Bill Inglis, referring to the NHL dispersal draft between the Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks that tore apart a Kalamazoo team that had won 52 games. The Wings would win only 66 games and go through three coaches in the next two seasons. Kansas City, which received many of the former Kalamazoo players taken by San Jose, won the Turner Cup in 1991-92. “I guess we sort of half won that one,” Inglis joked. “We…
European invasion
The call came out of the blue nearly three years ago. At one end was Denver University coach Frank Serratorc At the other was Joe Tracy, a former player under Serratore who was living in Stockholm. Tracy, who played for Serratore in the United States Jr. League, was wondering if his old coach would be interested in a talented local player who wanted to come to the U.S. and play Division I hockey. “We had a scholarship left over,” Serratore said. “So it worked out.” The player turned out to be 6-foot-3, 210-pound Erik Andersson, who arrived in Denver last year. Serratore was impressed enough with what he saw that he later dispatched recruiting coordinator Mike Gibbons to Europe to see what he could find. The result was four more Scandinavian recruits-Swedish forward Anders…
Shooters stymied by Gunn
Roydon Gunn once thought it would take an outstanding NHL career to gain recognition in the Hockey Hall of Fame. As it turned out, all it took was a simple dot. The Memphis RiverKings’ rookie goalie wears number ‘.45’-as in, 45-calibre Gunn-which was recognized by the Hall of Fame as the first decimal number in pro hockey. Memphis trainer J.C. Ihrig came up with the idea. Since becoming the RiverKings’ No. 1 goalie after Antoine Mindjimba was recalled to the San Diego Gulls of the International League, Gunn has compiled a 4-4-1 record, 2.66 goals-against average and. 925 save percentage. The latter two figures are best in the Central League. Gunn, 27, spent three years in the New York Islanders’ system before pursuing his masters degree in sports physchology at the University of…
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