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June 18, 1999
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NORRIS TROPHY: BEST DEFENSEMAN
There has always been someone better. That has been the story of Al Maclnnis' quest for the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman. Until now. The St. Louis Blues' 35-year-old defense-man-he turns 36 in July-is the clear-cut favorite to win his first Norris this year. If he earns the honor, he'll be the oldest winner since a 37-year-old Doug Harvey won it as a Montreal Canadien in 1962. “No one else is close this season, as far as I'm concerned,” said St. Louis coach Joel Quenneville. “He was in a class by himself.” The numbers support Quenneville's claim. Maclnnis led all defensemen in points, with 62, and shots on goal, with 314. In fact, only Paul Kariya, Jaromir Jagr and Alexei Yashin-all forwards-fired more shots than Maclnnis. As well, his 20 goals were second…
Non-chamoion' 67's duplicate feat of 1993 Greyhound
Ottawa's Memorial Cup win is the first by a non-league champion host team since 1993, when Ontario League finalist Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds captured the Cup by beating the Peterborough Petes 4-2 in the final. This season, the 67's (48-13-7) won the Ontario League's East Division and finished one point behind the Barrie Colts (49-13-6) for the Eastern Conference pennant, before falling to the Belleville Bulls in five games in the conference semifinal. The Cup's round-robin format, involving the champions of the Quebec, Ontario and Western Leagues, began in Ottawa in 1972. Orval Tessier's Cornwall (Ont.) Royals, backstopped by Richard Brodeur, defeated Roger Neilson's Petes 2-1 in the championship. Although Cornwall was the QMJHL champion, it was not allowed to participate in the Ontario or Quebec drafts and iced a team consisting…
a note from the PRESIDENT
I consider it my good fortune that i broke into the NHL at a time when two of the best players the world has ever seen Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux still had several years of greatness ahead of them. In my rookie year, in 1988-89, they were absolutely dominant. But that year, another player was staing to make a name for himself: Steve Yzerman. He was only 23. Quick, smart, he could play with the best of them. He was a human highlight reel, and by season's end, he had 155 points. But more than the points, he brought a level of energy to his game that made him unique. I voted for Steve that year to win the Pearson Award, and in the end most of his peers did too.…
Linden gone, star Palffy could be next
In their 27th season, it appears the New York Islanders will adopt the front-office philosophy and on-ice appearance of an expansion team. They continued the ownership-imposed salary-dump which began before the trading deadline by sending captain Trevor Linden to the Montreal Canadiens May 29 for a first-round (10th overall) 1999 draft pick. “I'm sure financial considerations will be a factor in any other moves we make this summer,” said GM Mike Milbury, who previously unloaded veterans Tommy Salo, Robert Reichel, Sergei Nemchinov and Ted Donato. It appeared right winger Ziggy Palffy, the Islanders' only legitimate gate attraction, would be the next to go. NHL sources said Palffy was being shopped and the Isles were targeting the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers as possible trading partners. Palffy…
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