Search for your favorite player or team
© The Hockey News. All rights reserved. Any and all material on this website cannot be used, reproduced, or distributed without prior written permission from Roustan Media Ltd. For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
April 7, 2000
The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.
Storybook year ends in final for Mavericks
Three years ago, Nebraska-Omaha didn’t even have a team. But the Mavericks made fast progress as they reached the final of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs with a 7-4 upset of No. 1 seed Michigan in a semifinal game at Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena March 17. And even though Nebraska-Omaha dropped a 6-0 decision to Michigan State March 18, just reaching the championship game was an achievement for a team in its third season as a program and first season as a full conference member. “It’s overwhelming at this point,” said coach Mike Kemp. “I think back to the last time I was in (Joe Louis Arena), it was at the pre-season press conference in the fall and nobody knew who we were, just that we were from somewhere out in the…
Coyotes hang hopes on Tkachuk
Are the Phoenix Coyotes throwing away what once looked to be their dream NHL season? All signs certainly seemed to be pointing in that direction after the Desert Dogs saw their slide slip to a season-high five straight losses and a dismal stretch of 14 defeats in 21 games. But just when things started to appear bleakest, along came Captain Cavalry to the rescue. Left winger Keith Tkachuk finally returned to the lineup after missing 16 games with a sprained left ankle and although the Coyotes lost each of their first two games with the captain back on the ice, there was some hope for a turnabout. Hope, that was, until the league suspended him two games March 24 for high sticking Colorado Avalanche defenseman Aaron Miller the night before. The Coyotes anxiously…
Defense anchor Weinrich falls leaving lone soldier
And then there was one. In an incredible season in which the Montreal Canadiens have lost a league-leading 501 man-games to injury, two players-left winger Patrick Poulin and defenseman Eric Weinrich-were able to say they had played in each of the 74 games. But when the Canadiens played their 75th game against the Florida Panthers March 25, Weinrich could only watch and root from afar; his season ended due to a broken right foot, sustained three nights earlier while blocking a shot against the Atlanta Thrashers. “I don’t know if I stopped a shot or I turned the wrong way. It just snapped,” Weinrich said. “The pain was bad. I knew I was done when we were taking X-rays…the bone (was) sticking out.” The Canadiens are battling for a playoff spot. Their quest becomes…
Ownership
From the miserly John Pickett to the fraudulent John Spano to the current bare-bones operation run by Steven Gluckstem and brothers Ed and Howard Milstein, fans of the New York Islanders have longed for committed ownership for nearly a decade. While the sale of the team to a group headed by former Madison Square Garden president Bob Gutkowski and former record industry mogul Charles Koppelman has dragged, another potential buyer-with ultra-deep pockets and ties to Long Island—has emerged as the next possible savior-in-waiting. Charles Wang, CEO of Long Island-based Computer Associates International, has expressed preliminary interest in purchasing the club should the Gutkowski group fail to close the $180-million deal it agreed upon in a letter of intent with the current owners last August. The sale with Gutkowski’s group has been threatened by…
Made possible with the support of
