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December 3, 1999
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NHL ROSTERS AND TRANSACTIONS
TRANSACTIONS Transactions include NHL personnel moves from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19. Rosters are ranked in order of line combinations and defense pairing by THN correspondents as of Nov. 19. Injuries include target return date/time frame. ANAHEIM TRANSACTIONS: Nov. 16: Jeremy Stevenson, LW, recalled from Cincinnati (AHL). ROSTER: C—Steve Rucchin, Antti Aalto, Matt Cullen, Tony Hrkac. LW-Paul Kariya, Marty McInnis, Jeff Nielsen. Jeremy Stevenson. RW-Ladislav Kohn, Ted Donato, Stu Grimson. LD-Pavel Tmka, Ruslan Salei, Niclas Havelid. RD-Oleg Tverdovsky. Fredrick Olaus-son, Jason Marshall. Pascal Trepanier. G-Guy Hebert, Dominic Roussel. INJURIES: Kevin Haller D, sprained left knee, early December. Mike Leclerc, LW, left elbow surgery, day-to-day. Jim McKenzie, LW, fractured left hand, day-to-day. Teemu Selanne. RW. sore right groin, day-to-day. ATLANTA TRANSACTIONS: Nov. 17: Wes Mason, RW. assigned to Augusta (ECHL). Nov. 18: Jason Botter-ill, LW. assigned to Orlando…
Clark considers retirement after Blackhawks sever ties
So much for the Wendel Clark era with the Chicago Blackhawks. All 13 games of it. The Hawks and Clark parted company Nov. 17 when the 33-year-old left winger had the remainder of his one-year, $1.4-million contract bought out. When Clark signed with the Hawks last August as an unrestricted free agent, GM Bob Murray thought he was getting a proven goal-scorer. But after Clark scored just two goals in 13 games, Murray admitted signing him was a mistake. “I’m not happy with how he has played,” Murray said. “I screwed up. If he’s not working hard and not scoring, I’m not going to let him hurt the team.” Clark certainly wasn’t the only Hawks forward not producing, but Murray had seen enough. “To me, my biggest disappointment is how he approaches things,” Murray said. “He…
U.S. still waiting for player boom
As good as it is, the state of the game could be so much better. What’s wrong? Start with a feeder system that encourages wins and systems over development and skill. Look at the rising ratio of grinders to pure scorers. Yield to Cherry-esque xenophobia and blame those girly-man, never-drop-the-gloves Europeans and their fancy moves for taking more and more roster spots that should go to hardworking locals, from the NHL down to the youth level. You’ve heard it all before, except we’re not talking Canada. This is about U.S. hockey, America’s pastime from the end of The Masters to the National Basketball Association conference final, especially every year Wayne Gretzky retires. It’s always No. 4 and always hoping for more. Despite the boom in facilities-expect every Starbucks to come with its own…
Renegades rebound from heartbreak
After the Richmond Renegades blew a three games to one lead in the Kelly Cup final last May and lost Game 7 to the Mississippi Sea Wolves in double overtime, the rest of the East Coast League wondered how they would come out of the gate this season. With 11 of last year’s players on the roster, the Renegades responded with a 10-2-0 start, which tied the Pee Dee Pride for the best record in the league after the first month of the season. “We like to think this year’s team has a different identity, even though we have a lot of guys back,” said Richmond coach Mark Kaufman. “We hope we have room for growth like we did last year. We certainly don’t want to live off last year’s residue. We…
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