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January 19, 1996
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Worth the Weight
The weekly radio show Doug Weight hosts in Edmonton, an entertaining mix of opinion and interviews with Oilers’ teammates, is called Weight a Minute. The equally entertaining mix of moves, speed, skill and puck sense that constitutes his game ought to be called Weight a Couple Years. Because in Weight’s brutally honest self-assessment, it has taken him that long to find the confidence to blossom into one of the NHL’s top scorers. The 24-year-old native of Warren, Mich., was tied with Alex Mogilny for 11th in the league scoring race with 14 goals and 51 points in 40 games. “It’s just the confidence coming out and some guys are confident at age 19,” Weight said. “You look at Eric Lindros and guys like that. They’ve been stars all through their lives. They know…
Dafoe slips, Hrudey rises
For goaltender Byron Dafoe, one subpar outing used to rarely keep him on the bench very long as coach Larry Robinson promptly put him back in the crease for the next game. But that was earlier in the season. The combination of a surging Kelly Hrudey and a struggling Dafoe has forced Robinson to alter what had been a consistent rotation. Hrudey went through an eight-game stretch in which his goals against-average average was 1.80 and save percentage 95.3. Meanwhile, Dafoe hadn’t won a game since Dec. 6. Since then, he made four appearances, going 0-3-0, and getting pulled twice. In his last five games, his GAA was 5.16 and SP 82.1. “Everyone here has kept so upbeat, it kept me from stringing a noose in the back room,” Dafoe said. “You try to…
Mavericks make pitch to be loop’s 11th team
Mankato State is eager to join the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, but the Mavericks have some hurdles to clear. Now playing in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division H, the Mavericks will ask the NCAA this month to waive the two-year wait to jump to a higher level. If it does, Mankato (Minn.) State will begin play as an NCAA Division I independent next season and apply for membership in the WCHA as early as 1997-98. The 10-team league added St. Cloud State in 1991 and Alaska-Anchorage in 1994, but WCHA commissioner Bruce McLeod said bringing in Mankato State “is no slam dunk.” “This won’t be as simple as adding Anchorage or St. Cloud,” McLeod said. “There are more complications. There are tough questions. Not everyone will think it’s a great idea.” The Mavericks were…
SCOREBOARD
NHL affiliations are given in parentheses beside names (OT) and (SO) denote overtime and shootout ECHL *70 game regular season Results Dec. 27: Knoxville 3, Tallahassee 2 (SO); Hamton Roads 4, Richmond 3 (SO); Jacksonville 5, Birmingham 4 (SO): Wheeling 5, Johnstown 4 (SO); Columbus 4, Huntington 3; Roanoke 7. Raleigh 6 (SO). Dec. 28: South Carolina 5, Mobile 4 (SO). Dec. 29: Hampton Roads 7, Knoxville 3; South Carolina 5. Louisiana 2; Jacksonville 5, Mobile 4 (SO); Louisville 3, Dayton 2 (SO); Wheeling 9, Columbus 5; Johnstown 7, Toledo 6; Richmond 4, Raleigh 2; Huntington 7. Erie 3; Charlotte 3, Roanoke 2 (SO); Tallahassee 6. Birmingham 3. Dec. 30: Nashville 8, Columbus 2; Richmond 7, Knoxville 4; Charlotte 3, Raleigh 2; Toledo 7, Johnstown 1; Erie 3. Dayton 2; Louisville 4, Huntington 3; Roanoke…
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