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November 11, 1994
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Ttottier denies suicide ever real consideration
Pittsburgh Penguins’ assistant coach Bryan Trottier doesn’t deny being frustrated by the financial problems that forced him to file for bankruptcy in October. And he readily admits he was upset about his inability to resolve those troubles. But Trottier also insists reports suggesting he seriously considered taking his own life because of his money woes have been overstated. Trottier was quoted in the New York Daily News and the Nov. 4 issue of The Hockey News as saying, “I never thought I was suicidal, but apparently I was,” but subsequently said he never considered taking his own life for more than “a fleeting second.” He said on the one occasion the idea “went though my mind, I went and shared it” with his wife, Nickie. “I went home one day and just told my wife,…
Vujtek playing role of savior in Vitkovice
Vladimir Vujtek looked over at the other bench and did a double take when he saw Edmonton Oiler jerseys. He was suited up for TJ Vitkovice, a team with which the Oilers have a working agreement, for his second game in the Czech national league. “It was weird to see those colors again,” he said. Vujtek played 58 games over three seasons for Vitkovice before heading to Tri-City of the Western League, then to the Montreal Canadiens and then Edmonton after a 1992 trade. The trip he made across the Atlantic has had its drawbacks. There is pressure in the role of savior for Vitkovice, a struggling team in a city of 400,000. They bus five hours each way for road games. And he is making between $3,000 and $4,000 (Cdn.) per month. “It’s pretty…
IHL’s senior citizen can still light it up
Until the NHL and Mark Howe start playing hockey, Ron Wilson will hold the title as North America’s hockey fossil. But unlike many veterans, the 38-year-old center and captain for the Detroit Vipers of the International League won’t have to be dragged kicking and screaming from the game. “I’ll play as long as I enjoy it and I’m making a contribution,” Wilson said, “and as long as I’m not making a fool of myself.” No problem there. Wilson did, however, make a fool of the Cleveland Lumberjacks on opening night when he scored a hat trick in a 7-4 win. He leads the Vipers in life experience and scoring with six goals and 11 points in eight games. Wilson’s oldest of five children is 16-years-old, just one year younger than his teenage phenom teammate…
Legend balances celebrity, anonymity
He is 46 years old, out of a Boston Bruins’ uniform now for going on 20 years and nearly three decades past Parry Sound. What we see of Bobby Orr around Boston these days can be seen in the aging snippets of game tapes and his popular television commercials for a large local bank. “Who said my father isn’t as fast as he used to be?” says Darren Orr, a Duke University junior, getting the last word in his father’s latest TV spot for BayBank. Darren Orr’s father, dressed in shirt and tie and seated behind a desk in the commercial, makes a lighthearted lament about having to spend more money. His kid has to go to a concert. A little bit of clever stickhandling over the telephone line, touching the right…
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