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January 16, 1998
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Youthful Flames put up good fight, but have difficult time with finish
The Calgary Flames reached the halfway mark having fulfilled the expectations of almost every observer, except that of coach Brian Sutter. Sutter, in his first year behind the Flames’ bench, predicted a playoff spot in the Western Conference was the absolute minimum he expected from his team. It could happen, too, but only because of the comparative weakness of the bottom nine Western teams. Few could argue with the team’s work ethic, which has been good enough to keep them close on a lot of nights. Fifteen of their first 41 games went to overtime (4-3-8) and 24 of 41 were decided by one goal or were ties. The problem is the Flames lost most of those contests. If you eliminate their four OT wins, they only prevailed by a single goal…
Racism charge leveled at collegians
Three University of Maine players were suspended indefinitely by coach Shawn Walsh after being charged with threatening a black football player. Junior goalie Bryan Masotta and two other players left a voice message Dec. 14 that was laden with racial insults and promises to kill Dwayne Wilmot, a black wide receiver on the varsity football team. Police thought the other two voices belonged to junior left winger Matt Oliver and sophomore defenseman Shawn Mansoff. Mansoff, however, vehemently denied involvement and hired a law firm to represent him. State of Maine Attorney General Andrew Ketterer filed a complaint against Masotta. Masotta, Oliver and Mansoff have a Jan. 16 court date in Bangor’s Third District Court on charges of criminal threatening. According to witnesses, the incident leading up to the phone call occurred at a party…
NHL on the Ball when it comes to injuries
NHL players are getting in better shape and rehabilitating injuries better than ever these days. And they’re having a Ball doing it. The Swiss Ball, Therapy Ball or Physio Ball-a ball by any other name works just as well. Whatever you want to call it. NHL players are extending, improving and resurrecting million dollar careers by rolling around on this thing. The Swiss Ball is a tool that has been used in Europe for years and by physiotherapists working with stroke patients to help them re-acquire control over some of their motor movements. But players are increasingly finding it helps with their balance and is an incredibly useful tool for strengthening their abdominal, groin and back muscles and, thus, preventing injuries. So is this some variation on the famous hyperbaric chamber that costs so much…
Fourth in West realistic if injury bug buzzes off
Jim Schoenfeld gets a sink ing feeling when he thinks about the injury problems his Phoenix Coyotes have endured this season. “At times,” said the coach,”I feel like I’m rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.” With more than 200 man-games lost to injury, the Coyotes were fortunate to have their heads above water at 18-16-7 after 41 games. Team MVP Captain Keith Tkachuk, who had 25 goals and 42 points, was on pace to become the first player-along with Philadelphia Flyer John LeClair-to record three straight 50-goal seasons since Brett Hull did it from 1991-92 to 1993-94. Hardware hopefuls Keith Tkachuk, Hart; Jeremy Roenick, Seike. Rookie report Right winger Brad Isbister is a proven NHL talent with good power and strength and hockey sense. Center Juha Ylonen has all the tools, but was still searching…
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