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May 15, 1998
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Maritimes have four teams as Titan move east
One of the Quebec League’s oldest teams was extinguished April 30 when the league’s board of governors approved the transfer of the Laval Titan to Bathurst, N.B. Titan owner Leo-Guy Morrissette retains the team and the transfer was just a rubber stamp away from reality. The approval is conditional on Bathurst meeting the criteria of the franchise book. That isn’t expected to be a problem as the team plans to play in the two-year-old K.C. Irving Regional Centre, which seats 4,500 and has skyboxes and a glassed-in bar and restaurant. The move came as no surprise as Morrissette had threatened to do so on previous occasions due to lagging attendance. He asked the board for permission to look for a new home Jan. 28. He wanted to move the team at the end…
Welcome back J.R., where have you been?
J.R. Superstar grabs the puck with his team playing shorthanded, zips in alone and, after faking to his backhand, slams on the brakes and tucks the puck in neatly past Chris Osgood on his forehand. J.R. Superstar breaks through the neutral zone, looks down at the puck and hammers a 60-foot slapshot that ricochets off Osgood and crawls across the line. J.R. Superstar suggests Phoenix Coyotes’ fans tip a beer or two over the heads of anyone who dares enter the America. West Arena wearing Detroit Red Wing colors and spoiling what has become a franchise tradition-the whitewash-where fans show up dressed all in white. J.R. Superstar, otherwise known as Jeremy Roenick, came back in the first round of the playoffs, just like the good old days. And he was talking up a…
Goalies, ’mates agents of their own misfortune
Head injuries are a more serious problem in hockey than first feared. Not only are players suffering them at a staggering rate-despite what the NHL would have you believe-but so are those watching the game. There can be no other explanation for the violent response to the act of wanton violence carried out by Sean O’Donnell of the Los Angeles Kings. How else can you explain the widespread attaching of blame on Geoff Courtnail and referee Don Koharski for the historic four-score April 27 while the two main culprits, O’Donnell and goalie Jamie Storr, were cast as victims? Apparently, helmets should be mandatory for hockey viewers as well as participants. O’Donnell’s attack on Courtnall after the St. Louis Blues’ forward hit Storr is the most pivotal blunder in the playoffs since Marty McSorley was…
Taylor’s inability to toe (crease) line among valuable post-season lessons
As his Boston Bruins embarked of what many observers considered an unlikely return to the playoff wars after finishing last in the NHL in 1996-97, coach Pat Bums stressed the post-season appearance was an important part of his young club’s maturation. “The most important thing to me was to make the playoffs,” Bums said. “Even if guys aren’t playing, it’s important to see what we’re going to go through. That cannot be taught by any coach.” It’s safe to say the Bruins will never forget the lessons of Games 2 and 3 of their first round series with the Washington Capitals. Hours after the euphoria of reversing a 2-0 deficit to earn a 4-3 double-overtime victory on defenseman Darren Van Impe’s second goal of Game 2 at MCI Center, the Bruins had what…
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