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May 9, 1997
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Kids emerge as critical performers
A year ago, the St. Louis Blues featured a number of players on the verge of collecting retirement checks-Glenn Anderson, Charlie Huddy, Yuri Khmylev, Adam Creighton, Mike Hudson, Basil McRae and Jay Wells. Their average age: 34. Those graybeards have been replaced by Pavol Demitra, Craig Conroy, Scott Pellerin, Jim Campbell, Harry York, Robert Petrovicky, Ricard Persson and Chris McAlpine. Average age: 24. All of them made their first appearances in the NHL post-season in the first round series with the Detroit Red Wings. And in doing so, they sent veterans Craig MacTavish, Sergio Momesso and Trent Yawney (average age 33) to the sidelines. “We’re sitting out for a reason,” said MacTavish, the Blues’ elder statesman at 38. “It’s apparent those guys have come in and done a terrific job. They log a…
Home front looks good
The prospects of a new home to replace Maple Leaf Gardens are better than ever. That was the case after a series of business moves involving the Toronto Maple Leafs and the National Basketball Association’s Toronto Raptors created a new climate of co-operation between the pro teams. The process seemed to get a jumpstart in mid-April when the Leafs announced plans to build a new downtown arena within a stone’s throw of the Raptors’ planned facility. Days after the Leafs made their arena announcement, Raptors’ GM Isiah Thomas began a power play for control of his team. Thomas said unless majority owner Allan Slaight agreed to sell him majority control, he would leave the team by April 21. Implicit, it seemed, in Thomas’ announcement was he also planned to cooperate with the Leafs on…
Vaske’s body battered, but spirits remain high
It was fitting that four I days after the New York Islanders’ season ended, defenseman Dennis Vaske’s left shoulder was in a sling. He has missed 128 of a possible 164 games over the past two seasons due to two concussions and a dislocated shoulder, but Vaske did play the last 12 games of the year. Then he underwent surgery April 16 in which Dr. Stephen Nicholas repaired a damaged ligament. Vaske, 29, said he was. so relieved to return to the lineup March 19 after treatment for his second concussion in 12 months that he ignored pain in his shoulder stemming from a preseason game collision. “The last 17 months have been a roller-coaster,” he said. “I just had to bite the bullet and go back and play. I thought I owed…
Child’s play for Corkum
Bob Corkum can’t take all the credit. He said his 6-1/2-year-old son, Kelen, should at least share some of the praise. If it wasn’t for the kid, Corkum said he probably wouldn’t have perfected his backhand shot, which helped propel the Phoenix Coyotes to back-to-back victories in their first round series against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Corkum, a former Duck whom the Coyotes nabbed this season from the Philadelphia Flyers in the waiver draft, scored the winner in a 2-0 victory in Game 4. Two nights later, during a 5-2 win in Game 5, he added a back-breaking goal after the Ducks had pulled to within a goal with 13 minutes to play. Both of the goals were backhanders between goalie Guy Hebert’s legs. “I’ve been playing a lot of street hockey with…
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