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January 19, 1996
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Houston hero Ruskowski loses Aeros’ job to Tippett
The Houston Aeros never quite got off the ground in 1995-96 and that inevitably forced them to leave behind coach Terry Ruskowski. The second-year coach was fired Jan. 1 and replaced by former Aeros’ player and current assistant Dave Tippett, who will fill the main job for the rest of the season. Despite having played the most games in the league, the Aeros were last in points (27) with a 12-27-3 record as the new year hit. That was enough for management to seek a new direction. Ruskowski, the first coach hired by the expansion Aeros last season, was 50-6211 in less than two years. “It has been a great honor for me to coach the Houston Aeros,” Ruskowski said. “It was like a dream come true for me. I kept pinching myself when…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
(OT) denotes overtime game Team affiliations are listed in parentheses under names AHL 80 game regular season *Teams are awarded one point for an overtime loss. Results Dec. 27: Fredericton 3, Saint John 2; Springfield 3, Portland 2; Albany 6, Cornwall 3: Baltimore 3, Hershey 2; Syracuse 9, Rochester 2; PEI 8, Cape Breton 5; Providence 3, Worcester 3. Dec. 28: Carolina 2, Baltimore 1: Fredericton 7. Cape Breton 3; Hershey 4, Rochester 1 Dec. 29: Carolina 8, Binghamton 5: PEI 3, Saint John 2; Springfield 5, Albany 3; Providence 4, Portland 3; Cornwall 4, Adirondack 2. Dec. 30: Binghamton 4, Carolina 3; Springfield 4, Syracuse 1; Baltimore 2. Cornwall 0; Cape Breton 4, St. John’s 2; Fredericton 8, PEI 6; Adirondack 5, Hershey 4: Portland 3, Worcester 2 (OT). Dec. 31: Baltimore 2. Syracuse 1;…
It’s a milestone a minute for record-setting group
The Detroit Red Wings — are fast becoming known as the Milestone Club. First, there was Paul Coffey reaching 1,000 assists–the first defenseman ever to do that. Then came Scotty Bowman’s 1,607th game behind the bench-more games coached than anyone in the history of the game. Meanwhile, Steve Yzerman was in line to join the 500-goal club. Yzerman was perched at 497 through games of Jan. 4. The Wings reached, but did not exceed, the franchise record for consecutive victories. Going into the Jan. 3 game against the Dallas Stars, Detroit had won nine straight games, tying the record set by the 1954-55 club that ended its season with nine in a row. But the historic number eluded the Wings as they tied the Stars 3-3. “Ten straight would have been nice,” said center…
NHL should mandate visors for all Players
This letter is in response to the story by Mark Brender in the Dec. 1 issue, “Will NHL see through visors by year 2000?” My reaction is, “Hopefully even sooner.” I work with patients who are losing their sight due to hereditary diseases or illnesses over which they have virtually no control. These NHL players have the key to prevention right before their eyes and they choose to take a chance. I am appalled by the ignorance of the 85.6 per cent of these great athletes who foolishly choose to potentially forfeit their eyesight. These NHL players shouldn’t have to choose between their sight and acceptance to a team as Eric Weinrich felt he did. The NHL should mandate usage of visors. In the meantime, if team leaders such as Ray Bourque and…
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