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March 18, 1994
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Tinordi injury big pain
It has been three years since the Dallas Stars have been to the big dance-the Stanley Cup finals. Since then, the Stars-who moved 1,000 miles in interim to the Lone Star state-have lost in the first round (1992) and did not qualify for the playoffs last season. But things are different for the Stars these days. They are now in Dallas, with serious ambitions of finishing at or near the top of the Central Division and Western Conference. Barring a fourth-quarter collapse-which happened last season when the team went 6-14-1 down the stretch-the Stars should be a lock for the playoffs. But the equation was somewhat muddied when Mark Tinordi sustained a season-ending broken leg Feb. 23. Pivotal factors: 1. The defense. The blueline corps was not a concern earlier in the year, but Tinordi’s…
Broken collarbone sidelines swift T-bird Slivchenko
The Wheeling Thunderbirds have more than a cash incentive to reach the second round of the Riley Cup playoffs. They could get their best player back for a run at the East Coast League championship. Vadim Slivchenko. the fastest player in the league, sustained a broken collarbone in a 6-4 loss to the Charlotte Checkers Feb. 12. He is out until mid-April. “Everyone heals differently,” said Wheeling coach Doug Sauter. “I hope he’s a fast healer. “ Slivchenko, who had 39 goals and 85 points in 45 games, was involved in a collision behind the net, but no penalty was called. “I thought his (Checkers’ defenseman) stick was high,” Sauter said. “That’s what caught him across the shoulder.” Slivchenko won the fastest skater competition during the skills competition at the ECHL AllStar Game this season.…
CHARGED! Alan Eagleson indicted on 32 criminal counts
The man entrusted with defending NHL players for nearly a quarter-century has been charged with defrauding them of hundreds of thousands of dollars. A 32-count U.S. grand jury indictment unsealed March 3 in Boston accuses former NHL Players’ Association executive director Alan Eagleson of racketeering, fraud, obstruction of justice, embezzlement and accepting kickbacks. Eagleson, once a celebrated player agent and chief international negotiator for Hockey Canada, is the first sports union leader charged with violating U.S. racketeering laws originally conceived to fight organized crime. “It is alleged that Mr. Eagleson used his position…for the purpose of acquiring personal wealth and profit,” said U.S. attorney Donald Stem. Eagleson, 60, a Toronto lawyer, did not comment on the charges, but his lawyer, Jeremiah O’Sullivan, maintained Eagleson’s innocence. “Mr. Eagleson is innocent of all charges,” O’Sullivan said in…
Sexton vows more changes after second dismal season
Next year came early again for the Ottawa Senators. The second-year club was eliminated from playoff contention Feb. 26. Senators’ general manager Randy Sexton continued his trend of building for the future by dealing 29-year-old co-captain Mark Lamb to the Philadelphia Flyers for burly, 24-year-old Claude Boivin and 19-year-old goaltending prospect Kirk Daubenspeck, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin. Sexton isn’t done dealing. “We were in last place last year and we’re in last place this year,” he said. “No player can reasonably expect there not to be changes.” Pivotal factors: 1. Surrounding the kids. Alexei Yashin and Alexandre Daigle need help. Sexton is in the market this summer for three veterans. 2. Special teams. The Senators have consistently been the league’s worst penalty-killing club and there’s no excuse for that. 3. Evolution.…
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