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November 20, 1998
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Wildcats poised to join Michigan’s contenders
Another Michigan school has muscled its way into the group of contenders for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association title. While Michigan and Michigan State compete perennially for the CCHA title, the Northern Michigan Wildcats were off to a 3-0-1 start after splitting two games with their intra-state rivals. Northern Michigan lost 3-1 to Michigan State Oct. 30 then rallied to beat Michigan 6-1 Oct. 31. Northern Michigan is a puck-pressure team with a lot of speed. They excel on the forecheck and in the transition game. Michigan State coach Ron Mason walked away impressed. “They’re a very scary team,” Mason said. “So fast, yet so strong. They seem to come at you in waves.” And, as expected, the top wave is the line of senior center Buddy Smith between junior wingers Roger Trudeau and…
Catamounts’ Reid makes inspirational comeback
Any defenseman would be happy to score four goals in the first four games of a new season. But just playing in four straight games is probably enough to keep Vermont Catamounts’ senior Jason Reid satisfied. Reid missed a year and a half of hockey after sustaining a serious back injury during his freshman season and went through an extended period of self-doubt upon his return. “Jason is picking up where he left off,” said Vermont coach Mike Gilligan. “He was very good coming out of prep school, but he never really got a chance to show it until halfway through last year.” The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Reid, an eighth round draft pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 1994, had a freshman season that sounds like it was scripted by horror writer Stephen King. Reid broke…
Maclnnis still marvels
Craig Conroy referred to defenseman Al Maclnnis as “our knight in shining hour.” Using the same high-wind-up that first made him a name in the NHL, Maclnnis powered a slapshot past Manny Legace to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-2 tie with the Los Angeles Kings Nov. 5. “He’s unbelievable,” Conroy said. “He shoots it so hard…He’s on a roll “ Maclnnis, 35, has had an amazing start for the Blues. Through 11 games, the man they call ‘Chopper’ led the team with seven goals and 12 points, single-handedly accounting for 42.9 per cent of the Blues’ 28 goals. He also had specialized in scoring big goals, what he called “needy goals.” With two game-winners and two game-tying goals, he was responsible for earning six of the 5-3-3 Blues’ first 13 points. “Things go…
Gut check time for Habs as Thornton. Koivu injured
It will be a New Year, and perhaps even a new season, before Scott Thornton can expect to play for the Montreal Canadiens again. Now the Canadiens can only hope the news concerning Saku Koivu isn’t equally as bad. Thornton, a physical center who got off to a good start this season, will need surgery to repair a tear in his abdominal wall muscle, which could sideline him for most of the regular season, if not all of it. Thornton, who had two goals and 28 penalty minutes in seven games, can expect to be out until at least mid-January. But it isn’t uncommon for such an injury to require a full season before healing properly. Koivu also is suffering from an abdominal injury that hasn’t responded to rest. He’ll probably find out in…
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