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November 20, 1998
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Fighting raises its ugly head
You think you’ve seen it all in hockey, you figure there’s nothing left to shock or astonish you and then along comes Jeff Kugel. “I am not a monster,” the 6-foot-7, 250-pound ex-Windsor Spitfire said in the wake of his lifetime ban from the Ontario League for an Oct 25 rampage against the Owen Sound Platers. Maybe not but the 18-year-old Roseville, Mich., native acted monstrously when he stormed off the bench, sucker-punched a defenseless victim, chased another around the ice and then performed some berserk routine right out of the WWF. For even the most seasoned hockey observer, it defied explanation. Imagine then what must have been going through the minds of Franc and Meta Golicic. The husband and wife, both lawyers from Slovenia, were watching their second OHL game. It was…


CANADIAN LEAGUE


Good start has Lynx in sync after bad season in Raleigh
What a difference a change of scenery can make for the reborn Augusta Lynx. Since moving to Georgia from Raleigh, N.C., after last season, the Lynx have blossomed into one of the top teams in the Southeast Division. Under the direction of coach Dan Wiebe, the Lynx were leading the division by two points over the South Carolina Stingrays and three over the Pee Dee Pride three weeks into the season. Picked by many to finish last in the Southeast after missing the playoffs last season, Augusta won six of its first eight games and seemed capable of making a run at the division title. An influx of new talent, combined with the return of half of last year’s club, has made the Lynx a contender. “It has been a complete turn-around from Raleigh…

