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July 1, 2001
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Cup champs boast deep organization
Colorado didn’t have a first round pick in this year’s NHL entry draft and the Avalanche didn’t choose a player until the 63rd overall selection. But GM Pierre Lacroix isn’t worried about the depth of prospects in the organization. The Avalanche, which had four first round picks in 1998, has used its depth to keep the franchise among the elite teams in the NHL. Three of those first round picks, Alex Tanguay, Martin Skoula and Scott Parker, were on Colorado’s Stanley Cup-winning roster this season. Chris Drury and Milan Hejduk, 1994 draft picks; Dan Hinote, a 1996 late round selection; Ville Nieminen and backup goalie David Aebischer, 1997 draft choices; also have their names inscribed on the Cup. Colorado also has used its depth to pull off some blockbuster deals. In the spring of 1999,…
Red Wings excited about draft haul
Considering they had no first or third round picks, the Detroit Red Wings were cautiously optimistic they had-a good draft. “It’s like we got a first-rounder and two second-rounders,” said Hakan Andersson, the Wings’ director of European scouting. “We’re looking at each other and saying, ‘Geez, this is great.’ Are we right? Who knows? We’ll know in a couple of years.” The Wings took Russian forward Igor Grigorenko in the second round, 62nd overall. They had ranked him 15th. “I think my first report said, ‘Good high-skilled player with speed, possible first-rounder.’ The next report said, ‘Will go in the first round,’” Andersson said. “I never dreamed we’d get him.” In the fourth round, the Wings took Canadian goaltender Drew MacIntyre, whom they ranked third among goaltenders, and Czech defenseman Miroslav Blatak, whom they…
Retiring legend Bourque guides Avs to Cup
FACTS In his 22nd NHL season, 40-year-old Ray Bourque wins his first Stanley Cup as an integral member of the Colorado Avalanche-and then goes out on top, announcing his retirement June 26. In capturing their second Cup since 1996, the Avs persevere without Peter Forsberg, who has his spleen removed after a Game 7 victory over Los Angeles in Round 2. Patrick Roy becomes the first player to win three Conn Smythe Trophies and Hart Trophy winner Joe Sakic lights up the offense. IMPACT Bourque avoids joining the Cup-cursed ranks of Marcel Dionne, Gilbert Perreault and Brad Park-superstars who never won the big prize. His retirement gives the Avs some flexibility in their negotiations with high-profile UFAs Rob Blake, Roy and Sakic. OUTCOME Roy, Sakic, Rob Blake, Adam Foote, Chris Drury, Alex…
Regier holds out for talented youth
The Buffalo Sabres insist they are not rebuilding, but rather they are reworking their roster for next season after trading Michael Peca and shopping the services of Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Dominik Hasek. Talented center Tim Connolly and heralded left winger Taylor Pyatt arrived in the June 24 deal with the New York Islanders for Peca, who sat out last season as an unsigned free agent and announced he would never again play for the Sabres. GM Darcy Regier was deciding what to do with Hasek, the six-time Vezina winner whose contract calls for him to make $9 million next season. Money was the focal point in both cases. Peca was looking for $14 million over four years before denouncing his captaincy and asking to be traded in January. The Sabres’ best offer was…
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