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October 29, 1999
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J.R. shoots self in foot with slash
What was Jeremy Roenick thinking? On the same day he was quoted as saying violence and payback hits in the NHL are getting out of control, Roenick sliced open the chin of childhood friend Tony Amonte of the Chicago Blackhawks with a twohanded slash to the face. Making a shocking incident even more surprising, the Blackhawks privately suggested the stick swing by Roenick may have been premeditated. Reports said Roenick was involved in a confrontation with a member of his family outside the Phoenix Coyotes' dressing room during the second intermission of the Oct. 8 game at the United Center and Amonte's name apparently came up in the argument. Just a few minutes later, Roenick was on the ice and swinging his stick at Amonte, who needed 13 stitches to close the cut.…
Ferraro suffers Southern drought at start of Year 1 with Thrashers
Through three games, Ray Ferraro's statistics as an Atlanta Thrasher were no goals, no assists and five minor penalties. Players who score 108 goals in one season in major junior and average more than 25 a year in the NHL don't take things like that well-especially when they have been signed specifically for their goal-scoring ability. “Obviously I'm not happy with the way I've played,” Ferraro said. “I know 1 was being counted on to score and I haven't done it yet. I've been frustrated and I know that's the worst thing I can do to myself. But it's only three games out of 82 so there's still time.” Ferraro's frustrations were evident in an Oct. 9 against the Buffalo Sabres when he drew consecutive minor penalties in the second period, including elbowing…
Last lost Sabre back in the fold as Warrener inks two-year deal
Rhett Warrener became the last of the Buffalo Sabres' holdouts to sign a new deal and rejoin the team. The 23-year-old defenseman, one of the Sabres' best players before he was injured in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final against the Dallas Stars last spring, is still recovering from a broken ankle suffered in that game. He may also need time to heal up from the negotiating table. Warrener settled for a two-year contract worth $1.8 million, according to the Buffalo News. While it's not huge money, the contract does get the former Florida Panther back into the scheme of things. It also carries him to the point where he will be eligible for contract arbitration once it expires. “I'm happy to be back playing,” said Warrener, after arriving on the scene with…
NHL: Global warming
The numbers are in and they say the NHL game is shifting away from the Great White North. The NHL is more and more a world league, according to a breakdown of player nationalities based on opening night rosters this season. Canada might consider itself as the birthplace of hockey, but its participation continues to decline. This season, 372 of the 661 players are Canadian for a 56.3 per cent participation rate, the first time it's been less than 60 per cent. Canadians are being elbowed off the NHL ice by what the league calls “non-North-American-born” players, who are over-whelmingly European. They make up nearly 28 per cent of current NHLers. United States-born players account for the remaining 16 per cent. What has changed? In previous decades, hockey was just a game for Europeans whereas…
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