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June 1, 1994
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Allison adds THN award to list of accomplishments
Jason Allison always arrives in style these days. The Washington Capitals are hoping for the same thing upon his arrival in the NHL. The Hockey News Major Junior Player of the Year has great wheels on and off the ice. Shortly after signing a four-year, $2.5-million deal with the Capitals, Allison spent $40,000 on a Mitsubishi 3000 sports car. “I always wanted a flashy sports car and why not spoil yourself a bit?” he said. “It was a good signing bonus ($500,000). Each time I get in it, it makes me realize the stuff I’ve accomplished.” Along with the THN award, the accomplishments have been many this season. A gold medal with the Canadian national junior team, the Ontario League scoring title, first allstar team, OHL’s most outstanding player, Canadian Hockey League player…
New Stadium, new attitude
The Chicago Blackhawks are at a crossroads as an organization in more ways than one. Not only are they reaching the point where they must start thinking about replacing some of their veterans who have meant so much for so long, but the Hawks will be moving into a new building for the 1994-95 season as well. The United Center replaces Chicago Stadium and its regulation ice surface (it’s 15 feet longer) could play a part in how the Hawks reshape their club for the future. It’s already evident the Hawks are looking for quicker, more skilled players based on the late-season acquisitions of Tony Amonte, Gary Suter and Paul Yse-baert. All three players are good skaters and puckhandlers. But by no means do the Hawks intend to sacrifice their identity as a hard-working,…
Hard work finally pays off
The San Jose Sharks have started to reap the rewards of past successes at the NHL entry draft and will be swinging for another home run in June at Hartford. But for the first time in their brief existence, the Sharks won’t be holding one of the top three picks. That’s because they made the greatest single-season turnaround in NHL history this season and qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Sharks have the 11th pick overall and will be looking to add size and speed, especially up front. Their low drafting position will make it more difficult to find a future star, but it’s certainly not impossible. Latvian defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh is proof of that. Ozolinsh was a second-round pick in the 1991 draft and established himself this season as one of the…
First round worst round for goaltenders
If goaltending is the most important position in hockey, why is it so few goalies are first-round picks? A look at the draft records shows only three current proven NHL goalies were chosen in the first round: Tom Barrasso, Grant Fuhr and Martin Brodeur. In fact, just as many first-rate goalies arrived in the NHL as free agents. Curtis Joseph (St. Louis Blues), Ed Belfour (Chicago Blackhawks) and Jon Casey (Minnesota North Stars) were all free-agent signees. The league is full of draft bargains. Buffalo Sabres’ standout Dominik Hasek was Chicago’s 11th choice in 1983. Arturs Irbe, the San Jose Sharks’ most important player, was claimed by Minnesota in the 10th round in 1989. Kirk McLean went in the sixth to the New Jersey Devils in 1984, while Ron Hextall was chosen by…
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