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June 10, 1994
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Goalies heroes of zeros
Two goalies who matched time-honored standards for perfection led their teams to the Stanley Cup final. Kirk McLean of the Vancouver Canucks and Mike Richter of the New York Rangers’ entered the final with a share of the all-time record for shutouts in one post-season-four. McLean blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 in Game 4 of the Western Conference final May 22 for his fourth shutout. Richter hit four when he shut out the Devils New Jersey 4-0 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final May 17. Ken Dryden of the Montreal Canadiens (1977) was the last goalie to have four shutouts in one playoff. McLean and Richter led a postseason parade that included shutout artists Toronto Maple Leaf Felix Potvin (three) and Buffalo Sabre Dominik Hasek (two). There were 16 shutouts this playoff,…
Free-agent Maclnnis eyes lucrative payday
He finished the season as the team’s career leader in games played, points and assists. He won a Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1989, the year the Calgary Flames won their only Stanley Cup. Twice he has made the first all-star team and twice the second. And yet, there is some question as to whether defenseman Al MacInnis will return to the Flames for a 12th season. On July 1, MacInnis becomes a free agent without compensation. If another team signs MacInnis, the Flames could retain his rights by matching the offer. Otherwise, they would lose him without compensation. The Flames say they will match any offer. Failing to do so would send the wrong signal to their fans; that they are not prepared to operate competitively anymore. That doesn’t mean, however,…
Bia hurt played role in team’s ultimate demise
The San Jose Sharks had more working against them than they let on during their first trip through the Stanley Cup playoffs. Although no Shark player missed a playoff game because of an injury, a few of them put pain aside to help the team come within one win of a berth in the Western Conference final. Among them was goalie Arturs Irbe, who played the second-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs with a broken bone in the big toe on his left foot. Others were Sergei Makarov, who opened the playoffs with broken bones in his right foot; defenseman Shawn Cronin, who ignored a tom rotator cuff; and winger Johan Garpenlov, who nursed a ruptured bursa sack in his left elbow. Irbe and Cronin were each given pain-killer shots before games in…
Manny’s Legace included great stint with Planets
A year after being Roller Hockey International’s most valuable player, Manny Legace is rolling on. The 21-year-old Alliston Ont. native is setting his sights on the NHL after a splendid 12 months that included stints with the Ontario League’s Niagara Falls Thunder, Roller Hockey International’s Toronto Planets and the Canadian Olympic team. While he will not play in the RHI this season, Legace has rented the arena in his home town and figures to be on skates almost every day. “I rollerblade all summer anyway and I’ve already called some of my friends,” Legace said. ‘We’re going to get together Thursday and Friday and play through the summer.” The 5-foot-9, 180-pound net-minder is taking a well-deserved break prior to attending the Hartford Whalers’ training camp next fall. The Whalers made Legace their eighth-round choice…
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