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October 17, 1997
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Official quandary
It’s not as though NHL officials are reluctant to participate in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, but there was an initial hesitation on their behalf to get involved. The propsect of working the Olympics is one of the few remaining carrots dangled for amateur officials and NHL referees and linesmen didn’t want to have a hand in taking it away. “Most of the amateurs supported us during our labor problems in 1993,” said one NHL referee. “We were worried our participation in the Olympics would be viewed by them as a lack of support on our behalf.” The NHL will choose three referees and four linesmen to work the Olympics. The league wants games in which NHL players are involved, which will be virtually all of them in the medal round,…
Pencil Sakic in for first scorina crown
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim left winger Paul Kariya, missing in action as the season opened, and Philadelphia Flyers’ center Eric Lindros will battle for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP this season. That’s the word from THN’s Prognostication Dept. Here’s who should win the post-season awards, both real and imagined: Hart: Kariya, Anaheim. Runner-Up: Lindros, Philadelphia. Heartless: Larry Quinn, Buffalo president. Runner-up: Larry Quinn, Buffalo president. Art Ross (Leading Scorer): Joe Sakic, Colorado. Runner-up: Lindros, Philadelphia. Art Deco (Most Abstract Uniform): Phoenix Coyotes. Runner-up: Carolina Hurricanes. Vezina (Best Goalie): Martin Brodeur. New Jersey. Runner-up: Mike Richter, Rangers. Sievena (Underachieving Goalie): Jim Carey, Bruins. Runner-up: Felix Potvin. Toronto. Norris (Best Defenseman): Brian Leetch, Rangers. Runner-up: Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit. Porous (Worst Defensive Team): Los Angeles Kings. Runner-up: Vancouver Canucks. Calder (Top Rookie): Alexei Morozov. Pittsburgh. Runner-up: Sergei Samsonov, Boston. Older (Top Veteran…
Passing Prospal prospers as center on second line
Not many players can, make 60-foot tic-tac-toe passes such as the one made by Vaclav Prospal on opening night. In fact, Philadelphia Flyers’ new head coach Wayne Cashman had to pause when asked to come up with an exact number. “I can think of one,” he finally grinned. Cashman wouldn’t divulge the name, but it was clear he was alluding to Wayne Gretzky. The coach just didn’t want to drop a comparison like that on his second-year player. Prospal was Cashman’s surprise pick to begin the season as second line center, moving Rod Brind’Amour to the third unit. In the Flyers’ 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers Oct. 1, Prospal re-paid the coach’s confidence in him by assisting on two of the three goals, including a radar-precision, circle-to-circle feed to Pat Falloon. “That was just…
Small wonder
Don’t tell Cal Ingraham he’s too small for pro hockey. He’ll prove you wrong. The 5-foot-5 right winger is the smallest player in the East Coast League (if not all pro hockey), but he has also been one of the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks’ best players for two seasons and led them last season with 34 goals and 92 points in 70 games. Ingraham, who weighs 160 pounds, has missed only one game in two seasons and that was because of a suspension. He helped Maine win the NCAA title in 1992-93, but after failing to make the Charlotte Checkers in 1994 he went home to Maine and worked in construction for a year. Jack Capuano, who was an assistant coach at Tallahassee and a former Maine player, knew about Ingraham and invited him…
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