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December 4, 1998
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Meet NHL’s scariest player
It made the highlight reels back in 1995. San Jose Sharks’ behemoth rookie Andrei Nazarov was fighting, and headbutting, Winnipeg Jets’ defenseman Stephane Quintal. When the battle was over, the camera cut to a close-up of the Sharks’ bench. Another San Jose rookie, Jeff Friesen, was seen putting his index finger to his head and rotating it in a circular fashion. It was a humorous way to express a somewhat serious sentiment. That is, the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Russian wasn’t all there. Many would argue nothing much has changed in the ensuing three-plus years, except maybe this-the 24-year-old former Shark first-rounder now playing for Tampa Bay has established him-self as the most hated, least respected and scariest player in the NHL. Nazarov’s seven-game suspension for ripping open the face of Colorado defenseman Cam Russell with…
Contenders will be tested after losing key performers
WCHA Quality teams are able to hold firm when key injuries strike. We are about to find out how good Colorado College and North Dakota are in their quest for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association title. Both are favorites to battle for the WCHA’s MacNaughton Cup. Both lost marquee personnel during action Nov. 13-14. Colorado College will be without junior winger Toby Peterson until at least late January after he broke his left fibula against Denver Nov. 13. Several pins and a metal plate were inserted during surgery the following day. In seven games, Peterson had six goals and 10 points to help the Tigers jump to a 7-1 -0 start. The following night, the Fighting Sioux lost senior winger David Hoogsteen early January with a broken right ankle against Minnesota. Hoogsteen had five…
Idle Poeschek reports for battle
Until recently, veteran defenseman Rudy Poeschek had been the St. Louis Blues’ odd man out. The Blues had played 12 games before Poeschek played his first, Nov. 7 at San Jose against the Sharks. He replaced struggling veteran blueliner Marc Bergevin, but was promptly returned to the press box for the next two games. Coach Joel Quenneville paroled Poeschek for a second time Nov. 14. He scratched Chris McAlpine, which allowed Poeschek to leave his mark in the Blues’ 5-1 victory over the Nashville Predators at Kiel Center. The mark consisted of the gash on the bridge of Predator left winger Patrick Cote’s nose, which Poeschek re-arranged at a 45-degree angle in their second-period fight. The two heavyweights-Poeschek at 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, Cote at 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds-squared off and threw thundering rights…
Roloson’s 20 minutes of game perfect work (when he gets it)
Hey! Want to start a bogus goaltending controversy? Just tell your friends that Buffalo Sabres’ back-up goalie Dwayne Roloson has an absolutely perfect record in the nets. To be sure, 20 minutes of mop-up time against the struggling Chicago Blackhawks isn’t much to write home about, but Roloson will take the work anytime he can get it. Which so far hasn’t been very often. Roloson finally had a chance to play in a game for the Sabres as he finished up a 6-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks Nov. 14. It was the first time two-time and reigning league MVP Dominik Hasek had not been in the Sabres’ net this season. Roloson stopped all six shots that he faced in his 20 minutes of work. In fact, he was so good the Sabres sent him…
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