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February 11, 1994
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All-Star format remains exciting
Year after year, I read articles dissecting the NHL All-Star Game. Generally, the comments are negative and stress the complete disappointment of the annual event. Just once I’d like to see someone write that they enjoyed the event and were awed by the display of talent that makes fans like myself (and I hope others) envious of the skills displayed. A common and quite erroneous assumption is that hockey is supposed to be a physical sport and cannot be enjoyed unless it is. If any of the so-called fans who claim they know something about the game did some research, they’d see the game wasn’t designed to be rough. The game was developed in Russia in the 1600s and passing and scoring were the main objectives. If fans enjoy physical, rough-and-tumble hockey, don’t complain about…
Memorial Cup contenders at a glance
QMJHL 1. Laval Titan Key players: Yannick Dube, Manny Fernandez, Daniel Goneau. 2. College Francais Key players: Jocelyn Langlois, Joel Bouchard, Philippe DeRouville. 3. Sherbrooke Faucons Key players: Hugo Hamelin, Hugo Turcotte, Stephane Julien. WHL 1. Kamloops Blazers Key players: Steve Passmore, Louis Dumont, Darcy Tucker, Rod Stevens. 2. Saskatoon Blades Key players: Andy MacIntyre, Mark Wotton, Norm Maracle. 3. Portland Winter Hawks Key players: Lonny Bohonos, Jason McBain, Scott Langkow. OHL 1. North Bay Centennials Key players: Vitali Yachmenev, Jeff Shevalier, Lee Jinman. 2. Sault Greyhounds Key players: Aaron Gavey. Steve Sullivan. Dan Cloutier. 3. Detroit Jr. Red Wings Key players: Kevin Brown, Mike Harding, Todd Harvey, Jason Saal.…
No big rush for these guys
Paul Holmgren knows this is not the time for patience. With attendance dwindling, financial losses mounting and unending rumors of a move, he has been one of the most active general managers in the NHL this season. Holmgren has had to improve the team quickly. He has done so knowing the best young prospects already wear a Whalers’ uniform. They are led by defenseman Chris Pronger and left winger Jim Storm. And only a few who aren’t here already are expected to make an immediate impact. “It’s a group (of prospects) that, I don’t think we’re going to be in a real rush to get here because of the age of the guys we have here,” Holmgren said. “The nucleus of our team is young. We’ll just take our time.” Prospects who find themselves…
Key components missing for struggling Lake State
Jeff Jackson isn’t about to push the panic button. But the coach of the Lake Superior State Lakers admits he is quite concerned about the progress of his team. The Lakers won the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship in 1992 and advanced to the final a year ago. But the Lakers are struggling to keep up with the leaders in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. They were third after 19 games, 12 points behind the league-leading Michigan Wolverines. The Lakers are missing two elements that helped them become a top team the past two years-consistent goaltending and a game-breaking player. Junior goaltender Blaine Lacher has impressive statistics-a 2.58 goals-against average and.891 save percentage-but has allowed soft goals and hasn’t made timely saves when needed. “He’s still trying to get his confidence back from when he…
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