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June 30, 1995
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Van Allen cashes in
After eight years as a pro, with too many of them spent in the minors, Shaun Van Allen has made it. He finally secured a contract longer than a one-plus-one in duration. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim rewarded Van Allen for a short, but outstanding season by giving the center a three-year deal worth $1,275 million even though he still had a year remaining on his old contract. “You play six years in the minors and you think you’ll never get to the NHL,” said Van Allen, 27. “Then you think you’ll never get a three-year contract. They offered one and I grabbed it.” A scorer in the minors, Van Allen has been used predominantly as a checker in the NHL. But he was the Ducks’ second leading scorer last season behind Paul Kariya…
King firing inevitable
The divorce was predictable after three years that followed the same general pattern-an over achieving regular season followed by a do-nothing playoffs. So when the Calgary Flames announced Dave King’s coaching contract would not be renewed, it caught no one by surprise. Least of all King. “There were meetings going on for two days that I wasn’t a part of,” King said. “I figured something was up.” Flames’ GM Doug Risebrough said the decision wasn’t an indictment of King’s ability. “This is not a question of blaming anybody,” Risebrough said. “This is a question of analyzing what this team needs to go forward based on what its past performance and results were.” King, who was exploring options in Europe and the NHL, wasn’t bitter about his firing. “I think it has been three very good years,”…
Things go downhill as Rangers fire Hill
Despite posting the American League’s third-best record, Al Hill was fired as coach of the Binghamton Rangers in late May. Under Hill, the Rangers went 43-30-7. They defeated the Rochester Americans 4-1 in the first round of the playoffs before losing to the Cornwall Aces 4-2 in the Southern Division final. His two-year record as head coach was 73-71-16. “It’s disappointing and it sort of surprised me, but I’m not bitter about it,” Hill said. GREENSBORO IN: The East Coast League’s Greensboro Monarchs officially joined the AHL on June 7 and changed their name to the Carolina Monarchs. The Monarchs will be the primary affiliate of the Florida Panthers, who moved from the Cincinnati Cyclones of the International League. Florida became the third NHL team to switch leagues for its affiliate. The St. Louis Blues left the…
Brodeur in line for $$$
One of the popular myths this NHL season has been that Martin Brodeur is the league’s lowest-paid player at $140,000. It’s true, but only on a technicality. The New Jersey Devils’ sensational goalie filed for arbitration last year and under ordinary circumstances would have had a hearing and been awarded a significantly higher salary before season’s start. But the NHL’s unilateral implementation of terms and conditions last summer and subsequent lockout delayed the arbitration process until now. Three had been heard in June: Doug Weight and Igor Kravchuk in Edmonton and John Vanbies-brouck in Florida. Brodeur’s case will be heard after the Stanley Cup final along with three other Devils, including defenseman Shawn Chambers. Agent Gilles Lupien will be able to make a good argument on Brodeur’s behalf. Brodeur was…
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