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November 24, 1995
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Mowers clipping along as early Hobey hopeful
Mark Mowers was a pre-season all-Hockey East selection by the league’s coaches and so far, he has done little to prove them wrong. Mowers, the league’s rookie of the year last season, had six goals and 10 points in his first five games. Last season, the center-right winger had 10 goals and 19 points in 24 games for the University of New Hampshire. “He has got to be one of the best forwards in the league,” said New Hampshire coach Dick Umile. “If anybody can play better than that, I’d like to see them.” “If I had to vote on the Hobey Baker Award right now,” said Maine coach Shawn Walsh, “I’d vote for Mowers.” The undrafted Mowers, a 5-foot-ll, 180-pounder from Whitesboro, N.Y., hasn’t set any specific goals for himself this season, but…
Few good Knights in dreadful season
Pre-season prognosticators didn’t have to go out on a limb to project a tough season for the Ontario League’s London Knights. The Knights were coming off a campaign in which they surrendered 100 more goals than they scored in finishing with the second worst record in the league. Add to that a lineup featuring nine rookies and a returning leading scorer, Ryan Burgoyne, who collected all of 17 goals and the pieces were in place for disaster. The Knights haven’t let the pundits down. In fact, they’ve exceeded all expectations. London opened the season with 16 straight losses, an OHL record. The 1976-77 Oshawa Generals began with 12 consecutive losses. The OHL record for the longest losing streak is 28 games, set by the Kingston Canadians in 1987-88. The Canadian Hockey League record is 32…
LETTERS
For the first time in NHL history, the Lady Byng Trophy won’t go to a single player, it will go to an entire team-the 1995 Boston Bruins. Well, maybe not, but if there were an award for the most gentlemanly team, the Bruins would win it hands down. Over the past few years, I have become sick watching other teams intimidate the Bruins. Why doesn’t this team have any physical presence? Every team in the NHL has a few players who would be classified as enforcers, but the Bruins don’t have a single one. It seems Bruins’ management believes there is not a need for players who fit that role. As a result, the Bruins have become the softest team in the league. They should be skating in the Ice Capades, not the NHL. Scott…
Attendance woes continue
The Washington Capitals, despite surviving more than 20 seasons, have never been one of the strongest franchises in the NHL in terms of attendance. Last season, attendance dipped to its lowest point in 10 years, an average of 14,159, and that may go even lower before a new management arm employed by owner Abe Pollin can get things turned around. All this comes after the Capitals got off to their second-best start in club his-tory at 8-3-0. Through the Caps’ first seven home games, three had announced crowds of fewer than 10,000. There are a variety of reasons hockey has been a tougher sell. The Capitals have never had a prolific name player around whom to build their marketing; quick playoff exits in the past; the price of tickets, and the club’s defense-orient-ed style…
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