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March 12, 1999
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NHL TEAM REPORTS
He’s being squeezed from above and pushed from behind, but Dwayne Roloson continues to survive as the Buffalo Sabres’ man in the middle. The backup goalie who spent virtually all of the season watching Dominik Hasek from the bench, finally is getting his chance to play and he’s making the most of it. With Hasek nursing a groin strain, Roloson took advantage of his opportunity. He beat the San Jose Sharks and tied the Detroit Red Wings and Calgary Flames, his former team, in three straight starts through Feb. 25. The win over San Jose and tie with Detroit came in Marine Midland Arena, where fans are more used to seeing the back of Roloson’s head on the bench then his helmeted head on the ice. “’I’m just going to play my game…
Fight injuries key concern for doctor
What is a fight if not a deliberate attempt to injure? That’s not how hockey rulebooks generally see it. In the NHL, for instance, players are penalized five minutes for fighting and then allowed to return provided it’s not a player’s third major of the game or second instigator penalty. But if a player is deemed to have deliberately set out to injure an opponent, he receives a match penalty-which includes a five-minute major, an automatic game misconduct and the distinct possibility of supplementary discipline. The Hockey News has shown in the past that more NHL players suffer injuries in fights than as a result of suspendible offenses. There is a difference, of course. Virtually all players who get into fights are implicitly consenting to the heightened level of violence that follows.…
Frequent fighter Fritz displays scoring touch
Mitch Fritz can provide the Kelowna Rockets with punch-not just punches. The 6-foot-7,250-pound left winger scored all four of his team’s goals Feb. 19 in a 4-1 Western League win over the Seattle Thunderbirds. “Every shot I took went in,“Fritz said. “Four shots, four goals. People have started calling me’Hurricane Mitch.’ It’s kind of neat.“ Fritz, who had 126 penalty minutes in 42 games, fattened his goal total to nine at the expense of his former team. Seattle released Fritz in the pre-season. Kelowna claimed him Sept. 4."ft was a bit of payback,“said Fritz, an 18-year-old rookie. “I like all the guys with Seattle. They’re all great guys. Some of them still told me I’m no good, but they were just trying to get me off my game. I don’t care. I had…
’If you don’t respect me, trade me,’ No. 1 goaltender Salo tells Milbury
An injury to Felix Potvin made Tommy Salo the New York Islanders’ undisputed No. 1 goalie in late February. But for Salo, little has changed. “I’ve had the ball all year, almost,“Salo said, “even after Felix came. I have nothing to prove. If they don’t like me, just trade me. I think I played the same way before (Potvin) came over. I can’t say I picked up my game.“ Potvin, acquired Jan. 9 in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, is expected to be out until at least late March. But even before Potvin suffered an injury to his right groin, Salo was seeing more than his share of work. He had started 11 of 15 games since Bill Stewart replaced GM Mike Milbury as Islanders’ coach. Salo was 16-21-5 on the…
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