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January 5, 1996
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Long way removed from Rod Langway
Rod Langway, at one time, was among the best defensemen in the world. Today, he ranks behind Mario Doyon as a seventh defenseman for the International League’s San Francisco Spiders. While that may sound like a pathetic plight for the likely Hall of Famer, he’s not apologizing for his fall from stature. Making a comeback as a player following a two-year retirement is just a means to an end for the 38-year-old Langway. He’s on a mission to return to the game. His desire is coaching. A sometimes humbling attempt as a playing coach is part of his apprenticeship. “They yell, ‘Get the old man off the ice,’” he said. “Hey, I heard that in the NHL, too.” Make no mistake, Langway is not the defenseman that won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s…
PLUS MINUS
Coffey passes way to legend 1. Passing fancy Detroit’s Paul Coffey first defenseman in NHL history to record 1,000 assists. 2. Get him signed NHL board of governors agree in principal to extend commissioner Gary Bettman’s contract. 3. No pay for PIMs Arbitrator George Nicolau rules players can’t collect bonuses for collecting penalty minutes. 4. Nice knowin’ ya Classy defenseman Gordie Roberts-first U.S. born player to play 1,000 NHL games-retires. 5. Player of week Boston’s great passer Adam Oates scores four goals, one assist against Florida Dec. 14. Four quarters? It’s not hoops 1. Dream on Fox TV executive David Hill’s idea for four quarters instead of three periods (for TV purposes) defies tradition. 2. Say it ain’t so New Montreal arena won’t be called Forum, but Molson Centre instead. 3. Junior brawl Coaches, five players suspended after Western…
NHL SUMMARIES
NOTE Unofficial game summaries provided by National Hockey League; (shots on goal/plus-minus); SA-shots against; GA-goals against; ENG-empty net goals; Decdecision, charges to goaltenders of record when winning goal is scored. FRIDAY, DEC. 8 WSH: Berube (270) Bondra (6/1+) Cote (3/0) Hunter (5/0) Johansson (0/0) Johnson (0/1-) Miller (5/0) Pivonka (6/1+) Reekie (2/0) Tinordi 5/0) Jones (6/0) Juneau (4/1-) Klee (1/0) ’eake (5/1-) Nelson (0/1+) Konowlchuk (1/0) Gonchar (1/0) Witt (0/0). BUF: Burridge (2/0) Galley (2/1+) Hannan (0/0) Huddy (0/0) Hughes (0/0) LaFontaine (4/0) Muni (0/1-) Astley (1/0) May (2/0) Plante (2/0) Dawe (0/0) Zhitnik (9/0) Holzinger (2/1-) Conn (0/0) Peca (0/0) Barnaby (0/0) Khmylev (1/1+) Wilson (1/0). First Period 1. BUF Zhitnik 3 (Khmylev LaFontaine) 4:43 2. WSH Jones 9 (Hunter Cote) (pp) 17:32 Pen-Reekie WSH (hooking) 5:31; Tinordi WSH (slashing) 6:42; Johansson WSH (high sticking major game…
Drury, Pandolfo join fun keeping Terriers on top
Chris Drury and Jay Pandolfo are making up for lost time with the Boston University Terriers this season. Sophomore center Drury was Hockey East’s leading point-getter with 14 goals and 31 points in 14 games and linemate Pandolfo was right behind him with a league-leading 17 goals and 27 points in 14 games. Last year it was a different story. Drury was a freshman adjusting to life as a third liner for the national champion Terriers. Junior left winger Pandolfo was fighting off nagging injuries that limited him to just 20 games. “Both of them work hard on every shift in practices and games,” said Terriers’ coach Jack Parker. “Chris was a wing for two-thirds of the season last year, then I moved him to center and he played better. He’s more confident.…
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