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January 27, 1995
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INSIDE HOCKEY
The International League had an interesting plan of action ready if the NHL season had been cancelled. Sources say the IHL feared it would be open to anti-trust lawsuits from the NHL Players’ Association if it attempted to bar its 17-team league from signing locked out big-leaguers. So IHL owners formulated a plan under which each team could sign up to two NHL players. But any team signing an NHLer immediately put itself under the IHL’s new bargaining agreement, which includes a payroll tax or fine. So what would happen to IHLers displaced by NHLers to make room on the roster and in the budget? The league considered activating its two expansion teams. San Francisco and Orlando-which are scheduled to start next season-to play a minischedule this season. Those two teams would have been permitted up…
Christian starts new year with new products
Over the years, breakthrough innovation has become a trademark of Christian Brothers hockey equipment and 1995 is no exception. New for ’95, the Christian Puck-Master GX Graphite Blade uses a unique patented graphite composite formula and process to increase the stiffness and toughness, without the normal tradeoffs you get with other materials. Made of patented Cel-stran long fiber Graphite composite material, the GX blade offers maximum performance in a cost-effective product. In addition, Christian’s exclusive patent-pending Power Groove gives the blade better spin control and puck handling. And, it’s the only graphite blade that can be easily filed, cut, shaped and reshaped to the player’s exact specifications, without loss of strength or integrity. Christian is also expanding its line of graphite shafts. Using a patentpending process, the Christian GX3 is the only…
Kings banking on experience
The Los Angeles Kings may be one of the NHL’s older teams, but they are hoping experience and more than three months’ of lockout rest will be advantages during the 48-game sprint to the playoffs. Besides, the Kings ought to be in fairly good physical condition considering the number of players who participated in competitive games during the lockout. Jari Kurri and Robert Lang played in Europe while Wayne Gretzky, Rob Blake, Pat Conacher, Tony Granato, Kelly Hrudey, Charlie Huddy, Marty McSorley and Rick Tocchet barnstormed Europe. Others worked out with former clubs, played minor-pro and junior. The time off allowed Troy Crowder to recover from the neck strain that prevented him from playing in any exhibition games, while Granato and Tocchet worked out the kinks from back injuries that plagued them a…
Scoring still big concern
A simple improvement on its sophomore season won’t be enough for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1995. Like last year and the year before, the Lightning wants to make the playoffs. But like last year and the year before, the team may be disappointed. Although the Lightning has a couple of the ingredients necessary to make a legitimate run at the post season-in particular character and solid goaltending-it lacks some of the other key requirements, namely Stanley Cup experience and goal-scoring. Goal scoring is the team’s biggest deficiency. The Lightning finished 25th last season with 224 goals and the players it has brought in to try and improve that area are all rookies. Those rookies, however, represent the most significant changes in the Lightning’s lineup. At right wing, the Lightning has added Alexander Selivanov, who…
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