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April 1, 1994
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President’s, Jennings trophies within reach
No one gave the New Jersey Devils a serious chance of finishing first overall when the season began. But with three weeks remaining, Jacques Lemaire’s team had its sights on the first-place New York Rangers and the President’s Trophy. “There’s a scramble for the last few playoff spots, but I think we know who is going to be first and second (in the Atlantic Division),” said center Bernie Nicholls. “We just don’t know what order yet.” With a 4-0 victory over the Dallas Stars March 13, the Devils set a franchise record for points in a season (88). Six days later, the Devils defeated the Bruins at Boston Garden, 8-6, for their franchise-record 41st victory. “It’s no secret first place means a lot to us,” Claude Lemieux said. “We’re playing to win every game…
Michigan, Boston U., No. 1 seeds in dirty dozen
And then there were 12. The road to the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship took form as the 12 finalists were announced March 20. The East bracket, which is scheduled for March 25-26 in Albany, N.Y., features-in order of seedings-Boston University, Harvard, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Western Michigan and RPI. The West bracket, set for March 26-27 in East Lansing, Mich., features-in order of seeding-Michigan, Minnesota, UMass-Lowell, Lake Superior State, Northeastern and Michigan State. In the East, New Hampshire meets RPI and and Wisconsin takes on Western Michigan March 25. The winners will play Harvard and Boston University, respectively, the next night to determine which two teams advance to the Final Four in St. Paul Minn., April 1-2. In the West, Lake Superior plays Northeastern and UMass-Lowell faces Michigan State, the winners play Michigan and…
‘Zeus’ no dog for Flyers this year
It is almost an hour after a late-season practice and Eric Lindros is still lounging at his stall. Almost everybody else is showered and on their way out the door, but Lindros is in no rush. “To me,” Lindros says,”this is the best time of the day. Right after practice, you just sort of hang around. You know, talk about hockey. Just sort of enjoy the day.” On this day there is a lot to enjoy. The Philadelphia Flyers, who are embroiled in a nasty fight for one of the final two spots in the Eastern Conference playoff race, are in the middle of a bizarre five-day break in the middle of March. Seated at the foot of the young star who is turning into a mountain of strength for the Flyers is…
Gartner brings scoring touch, playoff reputation to town
Even at 34, Mike Gartner gives the Toronto Maple Leafs more long-term security than Glenn Anderson. That, in a nutshell, was the rationale behind a deadline deal that saw the Leafs trade Anderson, prospect Scott Malone and a fourth-round selection in the 1994 draft for Gartner. Anderson has long coveted a chance to play in Europe and is expected to leave North America after the season. “We feel we got another pretty good player for two or three years,” said Leafs’ general manager Cliff Fletcher. “Andy has been great for us, he more than did his share to bring us back to respectability, but the facts of life are that at end of the year, he’s gone. “Getting the fifth-leading scorer in history isn’t too shabby.” Gartner never clicked with Rangers’ coach Mike Keenan, but…
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