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December 23, 1994
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Roenick aiming to sweat a bit in Cologne
Jeremy Roenick became the latest NHL star to head for Europe when he left to play in Germany for the Cologne Sharks. “This is just a time-staller,” said the Chicago Blackhawks’ star center. “It could be temporary, but I don’t know what’s going to happen in the NHL.” Roenick agreed to an open-ended deal with Cologne Dec. 6 that called for him to play three games up to Christmas. Terms were not disclosed. He was expected to return home for the holiday and plan his next move. Where he will play if there isn’t an NHL season was a hot topic in Chicago. He could wind up with the International League’s Chicago Wolves. “It’s an option, but they haven’t asked me,” Roenick said. “Everyone is waiting.” Hawks’ GM Bob Pulford denied a report he had…
Thibault all ready to go
Jocelyn Thibault never expected to have a second chance to play in the World Junior Championship, but he’s thrilled about the prospect. The Quebec Nordiques’ 19-year-old goaltender was given medical clearance to attend Canada’s selection camp, which begins Dec. 12 in Edmonton. The tournament is slated for Dec. 26-Jan. 4 in Red Deer, Alta. Thibault was the last player cut from the team in 1993 and was with the Nordiques last season. “This is great news,” Thibault said. “It has always been kind of a dream for me to compete at the international level. Now that I have the chance, I would love to win a spot on the team.” Thibault was assigned to the Sherbrooke Faucons of the Quebec League for the lockout, but had spent a month on the sidelines with a…
No Swiss goals for Gilmour
The last problem Doug Gilmour probably thought he would encounter in Switzerland was scoring goals. After all, despite being known primarily as a playmaker, Gilmour does have 59 goals in his last two NHL seasons. But after his first seven games with SC Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss A League, Gilmour had 13 assists, but not a single goal. “It’s okay, I’m not trying to score,” laughed the Maple Leaf captain, who even misfired on a penalty shot attempt. “I don’t want to end up wearing that gold helmet.” The headgear to which Gilmour refers is the metallic gold helmet that the leading scorer of every team in the Swiss league must wear as part of a sponsorship agreement with Switzerland’s largest bank. Imports Tom Bissett and Harijs Vitolinsh and homebrew Harry Rogenmoser, have taken…
It will take two years to fix game
Notes from between a puck and a hard place: Don’t let anyone tell you different: the NHL’s Civil War leaves us with no winners. Damage is reparable, but it will require two years to regain the spring 1994 status. Many magnificent pieces of fiction have been generated during the lockout. One of the best is that unionists are really concerned about young players entering the league now and 10 years in the future. Spare us this sanctimonious drivel. There is one primary concern among the players: get as much money as possible for themselves-now. The NHL caste system works like this: Wayne Gretzky, his friends and his newspaper toadies; then comes the rest of the league. If Marty McSorley is one of the key union negotiators. why couldn’t he tear…
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