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January 20, 1995
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Mighty Ducks don’t need NHL games for injuries
It might seem difficult to have injury trouble when there hasn’t been a season, but the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim are banged up. Right winger Steven King, who missed a chunk of last season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his left shoulder, underwent reconstructive surgery on his other shoulder Jan. 5 and faces another long rehabilitation. He’s scheduled to be ready for training camp in 1995. Right winger John Lilley, the former U.S. Olympian who made the Ducks with a strong camp, broke his jaw in December while with the International League San Diego Gulls. He is out until February. “I hate to see a guy get hurt, but I don’t think any athlete worries about getting hurt, you just want to play,” said general manager Jack Ferreira. “That could have happened up here…
Sharks feast in Red Deer
Canada was crowned the winner of the World Junior Championship, but the biggest winner down the road could be the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks were represented in the tournament by seven prospects, including six skaters who combined for 34 points (24 goals, 10 assists) in 41 games. Swedish goalie Jonas Forsberg went 3-2 with a 3.20 goals-against average to help Sweden place third. Forwards Jeff Friesen and Shean Donovan represented the Sharks on Team Canada. Donovan, a second round pick in 1993 NHL entry draft, didn’t produce a point playing primarily as a checker, but Friesen had five goals and two assists. The most pleasant surprise was Russian center Alexander Koroliouk, a sixth-round draft pick in 1994 who scored eight goals and two assists to help Russia win a silver medal. Koroliouk…
Man for all reasons
Everything you need to know about hockey, you can learn from studying Ron Francis. Need a lesson in the techniques of the faceoff, watch the Pittsburgh Penguins’ center operate in the circle. Note that while he is almost perfect deep in either his own or his opponent’s territory, Francis is mediocre in neutral zone draws. It’s not a lack of attention, concentration along with excellent hand skills are the premier weapons in Francis’ arsenal. It’s just that neutral zone faceoffs are off-Broad-way events and Francis saves his sleekest performances for the crucial moments. “If I’m struggling with a guy, I’ll experiment in the neutral zone,” Francis explained. “If I have a technique that I think I can beat him with, I won’t use it in the neutral zone. I’ll save it for the…
Nolan eager to get rolling
Most NHL players are antsy to get on the ice and play a meaningful game in their chosen profession. Then there’s Owen Nolan. The Quebec Nordiques’ right winger says you can take his peers’ pent-up frustration and multiply it by 10 to get an inkling of how eager he is to get back to playing. The rambunctious forward-one of the league’s rising stars until a shoulder injury knocked him out of commission early last sea-son-hasn’t played a consequential game since Oct. 18, 1993. Missing half a season has driven most players to distraction; missing a year and a half has been more than the 23-year-old Nolan ever bargained for. “I got off to a great start at training camp this season and that was a big confidence booster,” Nolan says. “I needed to…
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