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February 28, 1997
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Let’s have Petit play for all 26 NHL teams
The publication you are reading contains several suggestions on how to improve the game of hockey, and thus help the NHL to grow and prosper. However, if you really want the sport to flourish you’ve got to keep an eye on the bottom line, and in hockey the bottom line is putting live human beings into the buildings to watch the games in person. With that in mind, here are seven suggestions of various degrees of seriousness to improve the game for the fan in the stands. 1. No more 50 per-cent increases for the price of playoff tickets. Let’s see if we’ve got this straight: A team can charge regular season prices for a pre-season game, when maybe three guys you’ve ever heard of are skating on the ice, but then wants to…
River Rats’ ‘fill-in’ Pattison earns regular gig in Albany
When Rob Pattison joined the Albany River Rats Nov. 30, he was expected to be a temporary fix from the East Coast League, a fill-in from the Raleigh IceCaps until the regulars returned to the lineup. In fact, Albany coach John Cunniff moved him from right wing, his position throughout high school and college, to center and used him in a checking role. One problem: someone forgot to tell Pattison his role. The free agent signee solidified a spot in the River Rats’ lineup by becoming the team’s leading scorer with 19 in 31 games. Midway through January, he was moved to right wing and put on a scoring line and continued to score goals. “I asked John, ‘I guess you kind of gave up on that idea of me being a defensive center,…
Goalies help in Rangers’ fight for division title
Kitchener Rangers’ veteran goalie David Belitski and rookie call-up goalie Shawn Degagne got into a real fight during a post-game skate last season. They’re now roommates, the best of friends, and have helped the Rangers to first place in the Ontario League’s Central Division. “We were getting skated after a game with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds,” Belitski recalled. “We got beat pretty bad and it was one of those things where tempers flared. We were doing dog-fights in the comer, where you throw the puck in, two go in and one has got to come out with it. We just had it out, you might say.” The Rangers had been in a dog fight much of the season, but opened some space with a recent 8-0-3 run. “I would like to see…
Devils hoping veteran Zezel can take over Broten’s role
Two years ago, Neal Broten became the ingredient the New Jersey Devils needed to win a Stanley Cup when they obtained him in a trade with the Dallas Stars. This time around, they are hoping Peter Zezel can provide a similar spark. With rumors swirling about a possible trade for Doug Gilmour or Adam Oates, the Devils acquired Zezel from the St. Louis Blues for defenseman Chris McAlpine and a ninth round pick in the 1999 entry draft. Zezel, excited to be on a team with Cup aspirations, has no illusions about his role. “I’m not a No. I center,” Zezel said. “I’ve never been in that category, so 1 don’t have to deal with being compared to (Oates and Gilmour).’’ GM Lou Lamoriello did not rule out the possibility of making another trade…
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