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April 14, 2000
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
(OT) denotes overtime game Team affiliations are listed in parentheses under names AMERICAN LEAGUE ALBANY RIVER RATS (New Jersey) CINCINNATI MIGHTY DUCKS (Anaheim/Detroit) HAMILTON BULLDOGS (Edmonton) HARTFORD WOLF PACK (N.Y. Rangers) HERSHEY BEARS (Colorado) KENTUCKY THOROUGHBLADES (San Jose) LOUISVILLE PANTHERS (Florida) LOWELL LOCK MONSTERS (N.Y. Islanders) PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS (Philadelphia) PORTLAND PIRATES (Washington) PROVIDENCE BRUINS (Boston) QUEBEC CITADELLES (Montreal) ROCHESTER AMERICANS (Buffalo) SAINT JOHN FLAMES (Calgary) SPRINGFIELD FALCONS (Phoenix/Los Angeles) ST. JOHN’S MAPLE LEAFS (Toronto) SYRACUSE CRUNCH (Vancouver) WILKES-BARRE PENGUINS (New Jersey) WORCESTER ICECATS (St. Louis) INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE CHICAGO WOLVES (N.Y. Islanders) CINCINNATI CYCLONES (Carolina) INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (SO) denotes shootout game Team affiliations are listed in parentheses under names CLEVELAND LUMBERJACKS (Chicago) DETROIT VIPERS (Tampa Bay) GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (Ottawa) HOUSTON AEROS (Independent) KANSAS CITY BLADES (Independent) LONG BEACH ICE DOGS (Los Angeles) MANITOBA MOOSE (Independent) MICHIGAN K-WINGS (Dallas) MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS (Nashville) ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS (Atlanta) UTAH GRIZZLIES (Independent)…
2000 NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW
1998-99 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS Conn-gratulations to playoff MVPs Five players have won the Conn Smythe Trophy twice since the playoff MVP honor was introduced in 1965. They are Bobby Orr, Bernie Parent, Wayne Gretzky, Patrick Roy and Mario Lemieux. 2000 NHL PLAYOFFS TELEVISION SCHEDULE Tentative playoff dates CTV SPORTSNET Maximum games: 14 Broadcast Teams: Play-by-play, Jim Hughson; Color, Craig Simpson. Special: Hockey Central studio show with host Darren Dreger and analyst Mike Keenan. CBC Maximum games: TBA Broadcast Teams: Play-by-play: Bob Cole, Chris Cuthbert, Don Wittman. Dean Brown. Color Harry Neale, Greg Millen, John Davidson, Pat Hatley, Brian Hayward. Special: Coaches’ Comer with Don Cherry and Ron MacLean appears alternate nights on Hockey Night in Canada. Kelly Hrudey is an analyst on Behind The Mask alternate nights. MacLean is the main host and Scott Oake. Mark Lee and Scott Russell are field…
Ranger players at fault, but failure begins at top
With so many quality players, who is to blame for the New York Rangers’ woes? Certainly, the players are at fault. Their play has been uninspired all season. The forwards haven’t scored, the defensemen haven’t covered their zone and Mike Richter has looked like an amateur on some nights. But the organization is also to blame. Coach John Muckier and GM Neil Smith got what they deserved in being fired. It’s the coach’s responsibility to motivate, but Muckier rarely showed any emotion and he played the same guys every game. And Smith, what about those bigtime trades you made early in your tenure? Your trepidation in recent seasons has not only hurt the team and the fans, but your career as well. Finally, during the press conference regarding the firings, Madison Square Garden president…
Ducks improve play, even if standings don’t indicate it
After entering this season hopeful of improving on last year’s sixth-place finish in the NHL’s Western Conference, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim headed down the home stretch in danger of missing the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second time in three seasons. Still, coach Craig Hartsburg and GM Pierre Gauthier say Anaheim has progressed significantly in 1999-2000. “I would love to make the playoffs because I think we could do some damage,” Gauthier said. “Our team is ready to play the top teams, probably a lot more than we were a year ago. We hope to get into the playoffs, but whatever happens, I like what we have. We have a lot to build on here.” The Ducks were in a six-team battle to grab one of the final three conference playoff spots. But…
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