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December 2, 1994
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Juneau deal put on hold
Early November reports that peace in the NHL was imminent altered Joe Juneau’s European vacation. The Capitals’ center was all set to join Rauma in Finland, but premature lockout settlement reports forced the European team to re-design the insurance coverage Juneau would have been offered. Juneau was to have played 10 games over a 30-day period with one policy covering him against injury. But Rauma withdrew that plan and offered individual plans covering each game. The 26-year-old was worried the necessary per-game paperwork might get lost in the shuffle between Canada and Finland and he would be asked to skate with no insurance coverage. “The opportunity to go is still there,” Juneau said, “The only thing is the insurance. It kind of closed some doors for me. Understandably, they didn’t want to pay insurance…
INSIDE HOCKEY
Jeff O’Neill’s Irish eyes are smiling today and, for that, he will always be grateful. The 18-year-old Hartford Whalers’ prize prospect narrowly escaped serious injury Nov. 6 when he was accidentally kicked about one inch above the left eye while playing for the Guelph Storm in an Ontario League game. Six stitches were needed to close the cut; the damage could have been much worse. “I could tell right away it was going to be ugly,” O’Neill said. His helmet and visor were dislodged while jostling for a loose puck, leaving his eyes exposed when Detroit Jr. Red Wings’ right winger Matt Ball’s skate gouged O’Neill. It was purely accidental. The two are friends and both Whaler draft picks. O’Neill said his first thoughts were of David-Alexandre Beauregard, the St-Hyacinthe Laser…
Peak performance Gilmour hit in Switzerland’s Alps as league treated to first superstar
In the quiet lakeside town of Rapper-swil, a scribbled note may one day be framed and placed in city hall as an historic document. The paper in question was quickly written by Bruno Hug, president of the local hockey team in the Swiss A Division. Rapperswil was elevated from the B Division the previous winter after decades in the lower levels of Swiss Eishockey and now Hug was about to take the team into a direction no Swiss team had ever gone. “When we heard NHL players were coming to Europe because of the lockout, I joked we wouldn’t take another import unless it was (Wayne) Gretzky,” Hug said. “But our people started calling around and suddenly we heard Doug Gilmour might be interested. I said, ‘let’s do it.’” Hug, a prominent businessman in…
Charities benefit from 4-on-4 event
The NHL Players’ Association 4-on-4 Challenge was a resounding success… at least for charities. While reviews of the exhibition tournament were mixed-some said 4-on-4 is a natural for curling, not hockey-the three-day event at Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum raised $500,000 for Ronald McDonald Children’s Charities and another $200,000 for minor hockey associations across North America. Team Ontario edged Team Quebec 3-2 in the championship game Nov. 12, while Team Western Canada, on the strength of four goals by Joe Sakic, bombed Team U.S. 9-2 in the consolation game. Rob Blake, Dave Andreychuk and Norm Maciver scored for Team Ontario in the title match. Goaltender Curtis Joseph made 31 saves. Claude Lemieux and Jocelyn Lemieux replied for Team Quebec. In the shootout final, Jeremy Roenick shaded Paul Coffey 2-1 in overtime. Vincent Damphousse and Mark Recchi…
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