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November 6, 1998
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Highly skilled Thinel twins make imoact in Victoriaville
If you asked Marc-Andre Thinel, he’d likely say the Victoriaville Tigres have already made their best move of the year. That’s because GM Pierre Roux brought Thinel’s twin brother Sebastien to Victoriaville in the pre-season, acquiring him from the Sherbrooke Castors for a fourth-round pick. “Pierre told me he would trade for him so I wasn’t surprised, but I was very happy,” Marc-Andre said. But Roux didn’t bring Sebastien to Victoriaville for a family reunion. The identical twins are expected to be impact players. Marc-Andre had eight goals and 21 points in 15 games while Sebastien had six goals and 11 points in 15 games. “He has better hands than me, but I work harder,” Marc-Andre said with a laugh. The two were apart last season when Marc-Andre played with the Tigres as a 16-year-old and…
Super-scoring defenseman earns NHL sunerstar nickname: ‘Svd-Orr’
The talk of his offensive exploits was so intense early in the season, that defenseman Darryl Sydor had a flashback. “This is the same thing that happened in Los Angeles, where people got caught up in point scoring and that’s when I started to have problems,” said the Dallas Stars’ defenseman. “I learned my lesson then.” After five games this season, Sydor led the NHL in scoring with 10 points (four goals, six assists) and radio stations were calling with interview requests stating that he was on pace to beat Boston Bruin legend Bobby Orr’s 139-point performance in 1970-71. Media wags were calling him ‘Syd-Orr.’ “I don’t think he has anything to worry about,” deadpanned Sydor, whose previous career-high in points was 48 (in 1996-97). The media frenzy around the sometimes shy Sydor got to…
DiMaio willing to pay price for crime, but wants to see rules applied evenly
For Rob DiMaio, it’s not a case of injustice, but rather equal justice. The Boston Bruins’ right winger was suspended two games by NHL senior vice-president Cohn Campbell for elbowing Phoenix Coyotes’ right winger Dallas Drake in the head during an Oct. 19 game. DiMaio, who missed subsequent games against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New Jersey Devils, received a five-minute major and game misconduct for the illegal hit. While Drake wasn’t hurt on the play, the league opted to suspend DiMaio as part of its crackdown on blows to the head. “This suspension is consistent with the league’s mandate to discipline players for deliberate acts directed to the head of an opponent,” Campbell said. DiMaio accepts the ruling, but doesn’t believe the new edict is being applied evenly. “It’s not recognized all the…
Kennedy enters rehab program
Sexual abuse victim Sheldon Kennedy is entering a substance-abuse program in an effort to return to the NHL. Kennedy is enrolling in the NHL-NHL Players’ Association substance abuse program Oct. 26 while joining the Calgary-based Canadian national team. If an NHL team wants him to submit to a drug test as a requirement for getting a tryout, he’ll agree to it. “Sure. I’ll submit to drug tests,” he said. “I’ll be tested as many times as they want.” The Toronto Maple Leafs told Kennedy’s agent, Jeff Jackson, they would consider giving the former NHLer a tryout. When asked if the Leafs would have Kennedy submit to a drug test, associate GM Mike Smith replied: “We would talk to his agent about a number of things.” Kennedy just completed a 5,000-mile Canada-wide inline skate to raise…
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