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February 4, 1994
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RADEK BONK
CLASSIC’S PRO HOCKEY PROSPECT OF THE WEEK LAS VEGAS THUNDER/CENTER…
Ferraro twins drive U.S. opponents nuts
Some players climb under an opponent’s skin from time to time. Identical twins Peter and Chris Ferraro prefer to try to take up permanent residence. Team USA center Peter Ferraro burrowed so deep into Jeremy Roenick’s hide during a November exhibition game against the Chicago Blackhawks that Roenick attacked him at the end of the game. Claiming Peter had slashed him, Roenick punched him several times in the back of the head. “If he plays like that in the NHL, someone will try to kill him,” Roenick said. Roenick said Peter used his stick too much. But what bothers most opponents about the brothers is their intensity level. Some athletes bum like a 200 watt bulb. The Ferraros are more like solar flares. “The intensity level they bring to the table is unnatural for…
Journey destroys progress
The Hotel California experiment was a disaster. And as the Hartford Whalers headed into the all-star break, they had to be wondering if a terrible road trip would cost them a shot at the playoffs. From Nov. 23 until Jan. 8, the Whalers had the third-best record in the NHL at 13-8-1. Only the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings were better. This may not sound earth shattering, but for a club that started 4-14-1 it was heady stuff. The Whalers were wavering between three and five points out of a playoff berth and were growing confident. Whalers’ coach Pierre McGuire, at the center of this era of good feelings, took his boys cross-continent to California Jan. 9, landing a full three days before a four-game road trip opened in Los Angeles. But the Whalers…
Goneau top prize among slim Quebec pickings
While Yanick Dube of the Laval Titan has been the dominant player in the Quebec League this season, it’s teammate Daniel Goneau who is rated No. 1 in the league by the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau. The 18-year-old right winger was the top rated QMJHL player in CSB’s mid-season rankings. He’s rated 45th overall among prospects playing in North America. Dube. 19, was left off the list of 52 North American skaters despite the fact he’s running away with the QMJHL scoring title and was a key player for Canada at the World Junior Championship. The knock on Dube, who had 51 goals and 104 points in 43 games, is his small stature. He is listed at 5-foot-9 and 170-pounds. “He’s definitely a good player,” said Jim Gregory, NHL vice-president, hockey operations, “but we…