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April 15, 1994
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Separated shoulder ends Daneyko’s ironman streak
Ken Daneyko knew his consecutive games streak could not last forever. Not with the hard-hitting style that had become his trademark over the past decade. Still, when a separated left shoulder knocked the 29-year-old defenseman out of the New Jersey Devils’ lineup for the first time since Nov. 1, 1989, it was something of a shock for the franchise’s ironman. “I think I’ve missed about six games in 10 years. That’s going to be the weirdest part,” said Daneyko, whose streak of 388 consecutive games ended April 1. “It’s awfully disappointing, but it was a heckuva run.” It was the longest streak in team history and the longest streak in the NHL at the time. “That was an incredible streak he put together playing the way he does,” Bruce Driver said. “Everyone was talking…
Home Improvements: Team shows how it’s done
The San Jose Sharks made NHL history when they skated to a 7-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks April 2. The victory left the Sharks with a 31-33-15 record and 77 points. That’s 53 more points than they earned last season, when they set a league record by losing 71 games and the improvement guaranteed the Sharks a league record for biggest single-season turnaround. The previous record for biggest turnaround was 52 points, established last season by the Quebec Nordiques, who finished with 104 points after earning 52 the season before. “It’s unbelievable what has happened here,” said winger Jeff Odgers, who has been with the team for virtually all of its three seasons. “That record is something I’ll always remember and be proud of. We’re showing our peers we belong in this…
Odelein goes from tough guy to go-to guy
In his first couple of NHL seasons, Lyle Odelein was afraid. Going into the comers with his back to the action was child’s play. Fighting, no problem. What petrified Odelein was the thought of being on the ice at crunch time. “I didn’t want to be on the ice for the last five or six minutes of the game,” he said. “I didn’t want to have to touch the puck in that situation.” Times change. In his fourth full NHL season. Odelein works the right point on the Montreal Canadiens’ first power-play unit along with defense partner Matt Schneider. Odelein. 25, who went 92 games before scoring his first NHL goal, is his team’s second leading point-getter among defensemen with 11 goals and 38 points in 75 games. He has recorded a hat…
Bonk earns Thunderous praise for rookie year
Radek Bonk seldom fights and isn’t a stick man, but he was thrown out of a game in Las Vegas this year. Bonk was watching his father play a game of chance when a casino employee approached and asked for identification. The 18-year-old hockey phenom was discovered to be underage and was escorted from the building. It was to be expected. Bonk has been the subject of close checking since arriving in Las Vegas from Koprivnice, Czech Republic. Most of it, though, has come at the Thomas and Mack Center where the 6-foot-3, 215-pound center for the Las Vegas Thunder is fashioning one of the season’s biggest hockey stories. Many, including Florida Panthers’ general manager Bob Clarke, said it was a mistake to make Bonk the youngest full-time player in International League…
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