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March 31, 1995
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If you don’t know Zhamnov, you will
He was third in NHL scoring at the halfway point. He’s one of the game’s most charismatic young stars. His teammates compare him to Sergei Fedorov and his former general manager Mike Smith once compared him to Pablo Picasso. I mean, he sounds like an interesting guy. There’s just one thing. Nobody knows who he is. Public meet Alexei Zhamnov. Zhamnov meet your public. Zhamnov needs a letter of introduction in Dallas where, during the course of a four-point performance Feb. 13, he was announced as Alexei Zam-hoof. He probably needs one to NHL all-star voters, most of whom think his first name is Teemu and he won the Calder Trophy two seasons ago. He definitely needs one to fans who aren’t familiar with the Jets. And that includes almost everyone in North…
Shanahan in doghouse
The trade of Craig Janney opened a spot in the so-called Keenan Kennel, and St. Louis Blues’ coach-general manager Mike Keenan didn’t take long to fill it. Nine days after the trade, Keenan reprimanded Brendan Shanahan-Janney’s best friend and former line-mate-for indifferent play. After a 6-5 loss in Edmonton March 15 in which Shanahan spent long stretches on the bench, Keenan questioned the work ethic of the all-star winger. Shanahan’s plus-minus was even, but he was on the ice for two Edmonton power-play goals, upsetting Keenan. “He’s not working,” Keenan said. “He’s waiting for someone to work for him. We’re not going to tolerate that here.” Without Janney, Shanahan has six goals in 20 games, a 24-goal pace projected over a full season, less than half of what he scored last season. For Keenan, those…
Horton loses appeal
The widow of former NHL defenseman Tim Horton isn’t entitled to a larger piece of the doughnut chain that bears his name, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled. Delores Horton lost her March 9 appeal of a trial judge’s refusal to waive a 1975 transaction under which she sold 50 per cent of Tim Donut Ltd. for $1 million. Madam Justice Patricia German ruled in 1993 that Delores Horton was not mentally incompetent when she sold her stake in the successful doughnut chain to her late husband’s partner Ronald Joyce. Tim Horton, a Hall of Fame defenseman who played 24 seasons in the NHL for four teams, died in a 1974 car accident at the age of 44. Delores Horton inherited the shares in the business. Horton said at the 1993 trial she had…
Papa Forsberg gets post
If NHL players are permitted to play in the 1998 Olympics, then Peter Forsberg of the Quebec Nordiques may be reunited with his father, Kent, who signed a two-year deal to coach Sweden’s national team. Kent Forsberg coached the Swedish club MoDo between 1991 and 1994, taking the team to the national championship last season. This season, Forsberg coached in Norway, but resigned recently. His first assignment will be the World Championship in Sweden in April. “I’m happy for him,” Peter said, “but I don’t expect to be able to play for him in the near future. (Quebec is) going to be playing a lot of hockey in the spring in the next few years.” ROSTER SET: Nine veterans are making their fourth appearance on the U.S. women’s national team. Goalie Kelly Dyer, defensemen Shawna…
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