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November 22, 1996
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Anaheim relies mightily on healthy dynamic duo
Paul Kariya couldn’t carry the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim before Teemu Selanne arrived last season. And Selanne couldn’t carry them when Kariya missed the first 11 games this season. Anaheim started 1-8-2, but one game after Kariya came back, the Ducks broke a franchise-record eightgame losing streak, beating the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Nov. 1 on the strength of Selanne’s third hat trick as a Duck. Two of his goals were assisted by Kariya, including the game-tying score when Kariya raced to the puck in the comer, then fired it behind him onto Selanne’s stick as the Finn drove hard to the net. “A week ago, without Paul in there, Teemu probably would have been coasting to the net (on the tying goal),” said coach Ron Wilson. Kariya said his timing was “horrendous” in…
Robinson upset with play of vets
Ray Ferraro thinks he still has a lot to contribute as a player and coaching-at least for the time being-doesn’t remotely interest him. So it was with surprise he picked up his morning paper after the Kings’ 2-0-2 road trip in November and read that coach Larry Robinson thought the veterans were doing too much coaching instead of playing. Ferraro met briefly with Robinson on the ice for several minutes at a Nov. 6 practice to talk about the situation. “I spoke to him and he told me the quotes were written out of context,” Ferraro said. “I certainly don’t think I’m trying to coach the team. He assured me it wasn’t the case. I understand who my boss is.” Robinson himself said he felt he might have been too emotional in his post-game…
Yzerman king of captains
Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings is closing in on a pair of standards. Now in his 11 th year as captain, Yzerman is nearing George Armstrong’s benchmark of 12 straight years with that title. Armstrong wore the ‘C’ from 1957-58 to 1968-69 with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The longest-serving captain of all-time was Dit Clapper. He had three terms with the Boston Bruins totalling 13-plus seasons. Listed is each team’s captain, age and years of captaincy (including this season). The New York Islanders, St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks have several alternate captains.…
Skid makes Fleet seats tough sell
Most people point to the cost. Some cite an unfavorable schedule. The Boston Bruins don’t buy either reason for poor attendance this season. People weren’t coming, they said, because the Bruins weren’t winning. “It all ties into how this team is playing,” said Nate Greenberg, senior assistant to president Harry Sinden. “That’s the bottom line in this town.” With nearly a quarter of Boston’s home schedule completed in less than the first five weeks of the season, two bottom lines were unsighdy. The Bruins were 1-5-3 through their first nine dates at the 17,565-seat FleetCenter, their worst start at home since 196263. Average attendance for those games was 14,889-2,585 short of last season’s average of 17,474. Greenberg acknowledged cost probably played a part in the first quarter drop. The Bruins’ average ticket is about…
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