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September 14, 2001
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Olympic tryout Gill’s big thrill
Hal Gill may not be the biggest name among the players invited to Team USA’s orientation camp in Colorado Springs, but at 6-foot-7 and 240 pounds, the hulking defenseman won’t go unnoticed. The 26-year-old Bruin, entering his fifth pro season, said he was thrilled to be asked to participate and hopes to parlay it into a spot on the U.S. Olympic squad that will square off against the rest of the world in Salt Lake City in February. “I’m pretty excited about it,” he said. “It’s an honor of course to be considered. I can’t control if they choose me or not. I’m just trying to do my thing and hopefully they like it and want me to be a part of it.” Gill is not known for his offense. His set a career…
An extraordinary life
It was during his moving homily on Carl Brewer that Father Tom Mohan of Holy Rosary Church in Toronto best described why the former Maple Leafs’ defenseman long will be remembered in hockey circles. “Carl very much understood that he was called to do something special in his life,” said Mohan, a close friend of Brewer and principal of St. Michael’s College School. “He was a man who if he saw a wrong done, he set out to right it. It would have been easier for Carl Brewer to sit back and do nothing at all, but that wasn’t Carl Brewer. “He believed in the truth,” said Mohan of Brewer, who died in his sleep Aug. 25 at age 62. “He believed in things the way they should be…He was no wimp.” No…
One more Cup for Hull’s old Wings
If youth isn’t effective, it’s meaningless. The Red Wings may be old, but better to be old and smart than young and mediocre. The addition of Brett Hull doesn’t concern me because he might well be the final piece of the Stanley Cup puzzle. Debra Wells,St. Clair Beach, Ont. New Jersey’s only summer upgrade was Tommy Albelin, 37? Their defense was already getting old and slow. With the new owner’s money, they should have gone after Jaromir Jagr. John Hila,Keansburg, N.J. Fans who think the NHL season is too long will get their wish. In 2004-05, the season’s going to be about 82 games shorter. And no playoffs! Short enough for you? Graham Young,Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Please stop comparing Eric Lindros to Mark Messier. One has a huge attitude and ego problem. The other is…
NHL’s Rank and File: 32-player depth charts
Where in the world is Bob Corkum? Rob DiMaio? Bill Lindsay? Todd Gill? Answer: In the NHL. Still. OK, so these players have never brought fans into the building. They will, however, wear the jersey of their new team with pride. THN’s 32-player depth charts for the 30 NHL teams endeavors to rank players–under the position they’re expected to play–in terms of their value to the organization. The depth charts aren’t written in stone, but they do provide an accurate display of how teams stack up at each position heading into training camp. Goaltenders are listed in pecking order one through four, defensemen one through 10, and each of left wingers, centers and right wingers one through six. The depth charts are ordered and line up so you can use a ruler to compare…
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