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January 22, 1999
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Eighth place worst ever for U.S.
WINNIPEG-For anyone who witnessed the United States’ 5-2 domination of Canada on New Year’s Eve at the 1999 World Junior Championship, confusion was understandable. Let’s get this straight. Canada went on to win a silver medal and the U.S. finished eighth in a 10-team field, its worst-ever showing? “Given Canada’s success in this tournament over the years,” said U.S. head coach Jeff Jackson, “our goal has been to try to build a team that can beat Canada.” That was about all Team USA accomplished. By the time the Canada-U.S. showdown took place on the last day of 1998, the U.S. was already out of medal contention. A 6-3 loss to Finland, followed by an identical score at the hands of the Czech Republic and then a 3-2 loss to Slovakia (it was actually a…
Lightning hopes veteran Svoboda can tutor vouno Bolt blueliners
It was a long 48 or so hours from the time Petr Svoboda woke up to a phone call in his San Jose hotel room informing him he had been traded from the Stanley Cupcontending Philadelphia Flyers to Tampa Bay, to when he debuted for the league’s last-place Lightning in a 4-3 loss to Carolina Dec. 30. Here’s what transpired: A 9 p.m. flight from San Jose was to arrive in Tampa at 6 a.m. the following day, but was diverted to West Palm Beach due to heavy fog; then there was a delay in West Palm before Svoboda finally landed in Tampa, without sleep, at 4:30 that afternoon; the defenseman grabbed a quick nap before catching the Lightning’s charter flight that arrived in Greensboro at 12:20 a.m. the next morning. Travel…
Roenick rules with iron fist subbing for injured captain
With captain Keith Tka-chuk sidelined with a broken rib, alternate captain Jeremy Roenick wasted no time picking up the leadership role for the Phoenix Coyotes. He had been out of the lineup himself with a concussion suffered Dec. 28. Roenick wanted to play four days later during a pivotal game against rival Dallas Stars, but the medical staff wouldn’t let him. He came back within a week and in his first game, scored a goal, recorded an assist and even dropped the gloves and traded punches with Ed Jovanovski of the Florida Panthers. That seemed to inspire an otherwise listless Phoenix team during a 2-2 tie. Worried about a lack of focus on the team, Roenick continued his leadership role the following day in practice by barking at teammate Oleg Tverdovsky. Roenick yelled…
Injuries bruising Mogilny’s year
On paper, the Vancouver 2anucks had it all figured out. With Pavel Bure refusing to play for the team, plans called for Alexander Mogilny to take over as the No. 1 right winger. Mogilny was more than accustomed to this role. He starred in Buffalo with Pat LaFontaine and expectations were high he would mesh accordingly with center Mark Messier. It did not take long for the plan to go awry, however. Mogilny, 29, sprained his right knee Nov. 21 with the Canucks sitting at 98-1. When he returned six weeks later, the Canucks were 13-19-4 and in a deep tailspin. Then in his second game back, Mogilny collided with St. Louis Blues’ winger Scott Pellerin and bruised a kidney and was forced to the sidelines again. “It’s like there is a black cloud…
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