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July 15, 1999
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Fogarty faces charges after bizarre incident
The tattered career of defenseman Bryan Fogarty hit another low in late June when he was charged in Brantford, Ont., with possession of a controlled substance and break and enter. Fogarty, who had one of the most amazing seasons in junior hockey history with the Niagara Falls Thunder 10 years ago when he broke Bobby Orr's scoring records, was charged after a man broke open the kitchen doors at the Tollgate Technological Skills Centre June 26. The man was found standing naked in the kitchen with cooking oil spilled on the floor around him. He was in possession of a controlled substance, possibly cocaine, police said. Fogarty, 30, was held in custody until a bail hearing June 28 at which time a publication ban was placed on the case. A native of Brantford, Fogarty…
Greensboro returns, and Brubaker is back behind bench
The divorce lasted four years, but Greensboro and the East Coast League have kissed and made up. After six weeks of intense negotiations, the ECHL announced June 24 that Greensboro, N.C., will rejoin the league as an expansion team. Greensboro had previously been one of the ECHL's most successful franchises during its six-year tenure from 1989-95. “The league is excited to bring ECHL hockey back to Greensboro,” said Richard W. Adams, president and CEO of the league. Greensboro-which doesn't yet have a nickname-is expected to be a member of the Northeast Division and will begin play in 1999-2000. That doesn't give coach Jeff Brubaker much time to put together a roster for the upcoming season. “This is just what I wanted,” said Brubaker, who resigned as coach of the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks June 22 to…
Smith pulls off draft-day blockbusters
New York Rangers' president-GM Neil Smith made two bold moves at the entry draft and his team might prove to be a big winner for it. As the top four picks in the draft swirled about in a flurry of deals, the Rangers were able to complete a blockbuster trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning in which they nabbed highly rated right winger Pavel Brendl with the fourth overall pick. In exchange, the Rangers paid the price of left winger Niklas Sundstrom, goalie Dan Cloutier and their first and third round picks next summer. The Rangers then traded their own first round pick (11th overall) and center Marc Savard to Calgary for the Flames' first rounder (ninth overall), plus top prospect Jan Hlavac, 22, and a third round pick. With the ninth pick,…
Avalanche hope Kuleshov becomes left-wing lock
With the Colorado Avalanche seemingly set to lose their two top left wingers-Thec Fleury and Valeri Kamensky-to free agency, perhaps it wasn't surprising they chose a left winger with their first pick in the 1999 NHL entry draft. Most assumed the Avs would tab a defenseman with the pick (25th over-all), but they instead chose 18-year-old Russian Mikhail Kuleshov. Kuleshov, 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, has what scouts call a “boom or bust” future in the NHL, and the Avs were willing to bet on the former. “He's a big, strong winger. A power forward,” said Avalanche chief scout Brian MacDonald. “He's got a real hard shot and a good pair of hands. We were somewhat surprised he was still available at our pick.” Some scouts said Kuleshov was too mercurial and takes too many nights…
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