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‘Slumping’ Jobe hits speedbumps on road to record

At one point during the season, Wichita Thunder forward Trevor Jobe was on pace to re-write the Central League record book, just like he did in the East Coast League. He may still set most single-season CHL scoring records, but his recent play made what was once a certainty only a probability. Jobe needed 17 points in his final eight games to break Brian Shantz’s single-season scoring mark of 139 points, established last season with the San Antonio Iguanas. After storming out to post 98 points in 40 games, Jobe had just 11 goals and 25 points in his next 16 games. That may be considered a surge for some players, but for Jobe, it’s a slump. Moreover, during a five-game losing streak that dropped Wichita to fourth place in the Western…

Desperate hockey makes Manderville key Whaler

When the season started, Kent Manderville didn’t know if he’d be playing in the NHL. His contract was bought out last summer by the Edmonton Oilers and he had all the makings of another “high draft pick goes sour” story. By late-February, he was playing a vital role in trying to get the Hartford Whalers into the playoffs for the first time since 1991-92. Manderville, 26, was doing what he does best. He’s not a big goal-scorer, but he’s a defensive demon and effective penalty killer. He was playing desperate hockey and, in his case, it led to productive hockey. Coach Paul Maurice couldn’t take him out of the lineup, even though he had only two goals and six points in 23 games. “I worry about that every game and I’m playing with…

Bertagna has big plans in running Hockey East

He has been a goaltending coach for the Boston Bruins, sports information director at his alma mater of Harvard and commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s hockey operations. Forty-five year old Joe Bertagna was named the new commissioner of Hockey East on Feb. 25. He will leave the ECAC June 1 and take over the commissionership of Hockey East July 1. Bertagna, who signed a three-year deal as commissioner, currently oversees all hockey operations in the ECAC including Division I, II and III in men’s play and the women’s division. “What they want is for me to come up with ideas so, hopefully, I’ll drive them crazy with ideas,” said Bertagna, whose ideas include adding a 10th team so “Everybody will be playing Saturdays in February like they should be.” Bertagna would also…