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November 24, 1995
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Hockey heats up at sports auction
If you have any doubt hockey is hot, just talk to the people at the world’s largest sports memorabilia auction house. Leland’s of New York, which holds regular sports memorabilia auctions, can attest to the fact that hockey is gaining popularity every year. “Our hockey has grown incredibly over the past two or three years,” said Leland’s spokesman Bill Adams. “It has probably grown tenfold in that time. There was a time when we’d have two or three hockey lots on a page with other sports (in the auction catalogue), but now we have six or seven pages of hockey lots.” Leland’s next auction is scheduled for Nov. 17 and 18 at the Southgate Tower Hotel in New York and features a host of hockey memorabilia. The most sought after piece will be…
Coach gets new contract, players respond with wins
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim did an about face in less than two weeks. The night of Oct. 27, they were 28-0 and heading south for the season. By Nov. 8, they were 7-9-0 and climbing north in the standings. How did they do it? It might have started when GM Jack Ferreira moved to ease the tension of the lousy start by making it clear he’d extend popular coach Ron Wilson’s contract. The Mighty Ducks won five of their next six games, beating the past three Stanley Cup champions-the New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. “The organization stuck with Ron and said they’d re-do his contract and he stuck with all of us,” said left winger Garry Valk. “The patience of the organization is paying off.” There were other reasons: ? Paul…
Team Smurf grows up, takes big step forward
The running joke during North Dakota’s early practices was that you couldn’t play for the Fighting Sioux unless you could skate under the crossbar-without bending over. Coach Dean Blais laughed along with everyone when the Sioux were called Team Smurf, probably because he saw a lot of speed and talent while others were noticing a lack of size. Besides, Blais had a strong group of returning defensemen and veteran goalie Toby Kvalevog to support the scurrying forwards on his Western Collegiate Hockey Association team. “Our strength is on defense,” Blais said as his team started the season with five wins in eight games. “But we’ve got to get better offensively. We’ve been using eight freshmen and I’ve been happy with them, but some of our older guys haven’t been coming through.” Senior winger Darcy…
Nedved deep No. 3 center
If a luxury tax is ever instituted in the NHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins may be in trouble. It’s not because their payroll is bloat-ed-it shrunk substantially during the off-season-but because they’re using Petr Nedved as their No. 3 center. Now that’s a luxury. Nedved has been effective since being acquired in an off-season trade with the New York Rangers, running up 10 points in 12 games. He has also accepted his subordinate role without complaint. He hasn’t received the ice time or linemates Mario Lemieux and Ron Francis have enjoyed, but isn’t making an issue of it. “Obviously, I’d rather play 30 minutes and (be on the) power play, but that’s the way it is,” Nedved said. “You have to wait for your chance, work hard and just play the best you can.” The…
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