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February 23, 1996
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Parkie has hit with Euro set
Only in Europe, eh? Pity. Parkhurst has moved from geriatrics to geography. The Toronto-based card company has already run its course with retro sets and now has its sights set on unexplored territory with its first set geared entirely to the European card market. There is no doubt some of the product will make its way back to North America and that’s good news for collectors on this side of the ocean. The biggest strength of the 232-card set is the appearance. The regular cards in the set look dard, with another shot and biographical and statistical information. As expected, there is a heavy emphasis on European players in the set with a total of 78 regular cards, but you’re just as likely to find Gary Valk as Gary (Igor) Kravchuk. The set itself…
Season-long scoring slump shakes Richer’s confidence
Stephane Richer wouldn’t have been the least bit surprised had his face appeared on the side of a milk carton. For much of this season, the New Jersey Devils’ sharpshooting right winger has been missing in action. Even coach Jacques Lemaire, with his obsession for defense and low-scoring games, was baffled by Richer’s inability to put the puck in the net on a consistent basis. “Everyone talks about making a trade for a scorer,” Lemaire said. “We have our scorer and he’s going to come out and score goals soon. Our scorer is Steph. “I know he will and he’ll do it for the Devils and this year. I just have that confidence in him.” That made one person confident in Richer, who had 10 goals and 17 points in 44 games. “My confidence is…
Vermont stars stick together
The University of Vermont media guide says Martin St. Louis and Eric Perrin “grew up together and have been linemates and friends for as long as anyone can remember.” Actually, the Catamounts’ two Hobey Baker Award candidates remember quite vividly when and how they met. When Perrin was 10 years old, his family moved to Laval, Que., in the middle of the hockey season. The first day with his new team, Perrin walked into the dressing room and put his bag down. St. Louis stared at him for a few moments then told Perrin to get up and turn around. “He wanted to measure me,” Perrin said. “He wanted to make sure he was still the smallest guy on the team.” He was, barely. St. Louis then picked up Perrin’s bag and put it…
Thunder claps in Vegas from Simon’s hot hand
The Las Vegas Thunder has a version of Simon Says that is helping it make child’s play of International League opponents. When Chris McSorley took over as coach last summer, he gave GM Bob Strumm a specific shopping list. “Get big, physical defensemen and lots of skill,” McSorley said after his team was ousted by the Milwaukee Admirals in the playoffs last season. After watching his team avenge that loss with a 7-3 thumping of the Admirals Feb. 4, McSorley recalled the conversation. “We got beat by Milwaukee in the playoffs last season for two reasons.” he said, “Defense and depth of skill.” Strumm looked at the clampdown on obstruction for the 1995-96 season and decided to take a gamble. “We had to hope the direction the game was (supposed to be) going would really…
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