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September 16, 1994
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Founder Drolet gave Sher-Wood its name
Leo Drolet would much rather talk about the grassroots of Sher-Wood hockey sticks than any of the technical intricacies he put in place over the past 45 years. “Don’t ask me stupid questions about how sticks have changed. No one wants to read about that,” the Sher-Wood founder said. “Ask me how I came up with the name Sher-Wood.” So Leo, how did you come up with the name Sher-Wood? “Well, let me tell you,” Drolet said. “Our company name at the time was Sherbrooke Woodcraft Ltd. (based in Sherbrooke, Que.) So what I did was combine half the word Sherbrooke with half the word Woodcraft and came up with Sher-Wood. “And the funny part is, for a while some people thought we got our wood from Sherwood Forest in England.” Forty-five years later, Sher-Wood…
Home of champs
The Kamloops Blazers feel right at home at the Memorial Cup. That will be especially true next May. Kamloops will host the Canadian Hockey League’s 1995 championship tournament, which means an automatic berth. The Blazers-who won the 1992 and 1994 Cups-are gunning for a third CHL title in four seasons. Despite its host status, don’t expect Kamloops to back into the Memorial Cup. The perennial Western League powerhouse is the class of the 16-team WHL. “Kamloops could be a man against boys,” said Tacoma Rockets’ general manager Bruce Hamilton. “They’ll have a great team.” Teams are listed in predicted order of finish. Last year’s records, division finishes and playoff fortunes are in parentheses. Six West Division teams and seven in the East make the playoffs. WEST DIVISION 1. Kamloops Blazers (50-16-6, first, won WHL title). Coach: Don…
Pivotal Players
Top players for each OHL team include their ages and NHL rights. Belleville: Richard Park, 18. (Pittsburgh). Korean-bom forward needs breakthrough season. Detroit: Todd Harvey. 19, (Dallas). Top-rated prospect in the Dallas Stars’ system. Guelph: Jeff O’Neill, 18, (Hartford). Has drawn comparisons to Steve Yzerman. Kingston: Brett Lindros, 18, (Islanders). Loves to play, throw weight around. Kitchener Trevor Gallant, 19, (undrafted). Stands 5-foot-6. but plays with 6-foot-6 heart. London: Stefan Bergqvist, 19, (Pittsburgh). All eyes are on NHL first-rounder in 1993. Niagara Falls: Jason Bonsignore, 18, (Edmonton). First rounder has yet to find scoring touch. North Bay: Vitali Yachmenev, 19, (Los Angeles) Rookie scoring leader led OHL with 61 goals. Oshawa: Marc Savard, 17. (eligible for ‘95 draft). Smallish center an offensive whiz. Ottawa: Steve Washburn, 19, (Florida). Home-grown product entenng fourth season. Owen Sound: Jamie Storr. 18, (Los Angeles). May…
Three brawling coaches face lengthy suspensions
The Quebec League exhibition season didn’t get off to a good start for three coaches. Michel Therrien of the Laval Titan, Alain Rajotte of the Granby Bisons and Richard Martel of the St-Hyacinthe Laser were all suspended indefinitely by the league for their actions in a pair of fight-filled games. Therrien and Rajotte came to blows during the third period of a 9-3 Granby victory over Laval Aug. 28. The following night, St-Hyacinthe’s Martel jumped on the ice in an attempt to get at Laval assistant coach Michel Gingras, who was taking Therrien’s place behind the Titan bench. Martel had to be restrained by the linesmen. The St-Hyacinthe/Laval game had to be stopped with 5:58 remaining in the third period with Laval leading 7-2. The reason: The Laser had only four players left…
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