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June 10, 1994
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Graham considering retirement
To quit or not to quit. That’s the decision facing Dirk Graham this off-season. The classy Chicago Blackhawks’ captain, who turns 35 in July, is considering retirement after 15 seasons in professional hockey. Because of the style he plays, Graham’s body has taken a pounding the last few seasons and the veteran right winger isn’t sure he wants to go through it all one more time. “I’m going to sit down this summer, assess things and go from there,” said Graham, who has spent the past six and a half seasons with the Blackhawks. “Right now, I’m unsure of what I’m going to do. There’s a lot to consider.” Graham has spoken of retirement before. He came close to calling it a career following the 1989-90 season because of a cracked kneecap. He returned…
Rolling along helps Robitaille keep fit
Given his combination of goal-scoring ability and youthful good looks, Luc Robitaille might make a nifty spokesman for any number of consumer products. But the Los Angeles Kings’ left winger, hasn’t found a commercial niche pitching blue jeans, soft drinks or fast food. Instead, he endorses “items” he truly believes in, namely in-line skates and in-line hockey. “I trained a lot in them (in-line skates) the summer before I made it to the NHL (198687),” said Robitaille, who was once considered too inferior a skater to stick in the “show.” “It really helped put me get over the hump.” The 28-year-old Montreal native currently has a multi-year contract with Canstar Sports, Inc. to help promote the company’s Bauer brand of in-line skates and hockey gear. For several previous years, he had been a…
Team looking to change smoke and mirrors approach
The Dallas Stars nearly pulled it off. For 84 regular-season games and the first four of the playoffs, the Stars were able to use tireless work from their smallish forwards and the patience of-well, Bob Gainey-to frustrate opponents. In the second round they ran into the Vancouver Canucks, who used their size and a measure of the same patience to end the Stars’ first season in Texas, four games to one. “I think what we did this season worked well enough to camouflage our weaknesses,” said Gainey, the Stars’ coach and general manager. “In defeat, those weaknesses become more apparent and teams take advantage it.” The biggest shortcoming for the Stars was their inability to score first. They accomplished that just once in nine post-season games. “The story was written early in all of the…
NHL SUMMARIES
NOTE Unofficial game summaries provided by National Hockey League; (shots on goal/plus-minus); SA-shots against; GA-goals against; ENG-empty net goals; Dec-decision, charged to goaltenders of record when deciding goal is scored. MONDAY, MAY 9 TUESDAY, MAY 10 WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 THURSDAY, MAY 12 SATURDAY, MAY 14 SUNDAY, MAY 15 MONDAY, MAY 16 TUESDAY, MAY 17 WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 THURSDAY, MAY 19 FRIDAY, MAY 20 SATURDAY, MAY 21 SUNDAY. MAY 22 MONDAY, MAY 23 TUESDAY, MAY 24 WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 FRIDAY, MAY 27…
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