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May 11, 2001
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Petrov has leverage with Swiss offer
Following a career season, all Oleg Petrov wants is a little security. The diminutive Russian winger, who becomes a restricted free agent July 1, is weighing a three-year offer from a team in Switzerland. That would be Petrov’s last resort. He’d prefer to stay in Montreal and is seeking a three-year deal. Petrov earned $525,000 U.S. this season, a modest figure by NHL standards. “I hope that we can work something out,” said the 30-year-old, who makes his off-season home in Lugano. “I don’t want to do a lot of moving around.” Petrov was the Canadiens’ comeback player of the year. After scoring just two goals and 26 points in 44 games last season, he rebounded to tie Saku Koivu for the team scoring lead this year. Both players scored 17 goals and…
Fans take notice of Hurricanes, franchise hopes corner is turned
Make no mistake about it, the Carolina Hurricanes were heart-broken by their 5-1 loss in Game 6 of their first round series against the New Jersey Devils April 22, putting an end to any hopes of a miracle comeback after losing the first three games. But in many ways, a wild sellout crowd of 18,730 signaled hockey has arrived in North Carolina. The team sold 3,800 tickets over the Internet immediately after the Game 5 win in New Jersey that brought the series back to Raleigh and the line for tickets the next morning wrapped around the arena. As the clock passed the 2:00 mark in Game 6 with the Hurricanes down four goals, the fans rose to give the team a standing ovation. That, along with the Game 4 and Game…
GOALS & DREAMS
It was a simple notion that prompted NHLPAmembers two summers ago to. HL kickstart the Goals & Dreams Fund-that not everyone who wants to play the game actually gets the chance. The reasons are varied, the stories similar. In some communities, infrastructure is wanting-outdated pipes cooling a rink, an arena structure that is unsafe. Even devastation may be the issue, such as in one town where the arena burnt to the ground. Often, the basics are lacking: namely equipment. Someone launches a smart community program to get kids into hockey, perhaps to set errant kids straight, but the families have no financial means. There are no sticks, skates, helmets and pads. No jerseys. Not even ice time. Invariably, government, faced with broader infrastructural demands, is powerless. So communities scramble. They hold auctions and…
Prospects Spezza, Kovalchuk still battling for top billing
The year long showdown between Jason Spezza and Ilya Kovalchuk won’t be determined until Sunrise. Sunrise, Fla., to be precise. It’s scheduled for June 23, Day 1 of the two-day NHL entry draft. The two 18-year-old high-scoring prospects have waged a neck-and-neck battle for top prospect all season. Central Scouting Service’s final ranking, released April 24, again had Spezza and Kovalchuk in top spot. Spezza is tops among North American skaters, while Kovalchuk is first among European skaters. The NHL-run scouting service doesn’t do a composite ranking. Most scouts say it’s a close call, though Kovalchuk is the leading candidate. “Who has the edge? I really don’t know. What have you heard?” asked Frank Bonello, director of CSS. “They both have excellent attributes and natural scoring ability, are big, strong and skate well.” Spezza…
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