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October 19, 2001
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NCAA’s newest conferences seek national attention
To say college hockey’s two newest members, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and College Hockey America, have settled in nicely to the surrounding landscape would be an understatement. Both leagues have placed teams into the national tournament. And both leagues have teams winning the national recruiting battle. As the MAAC has begun achieving success outside its league, there’s still the desire to improve. The big issue is how many scholarships MAAC teams can offer. The NCAA guideline for hockey scholarships at the Division I level is 18. Currently, MAAC members are allowed to give only 11, putting coaches at a disadvantage in the recruiting war. Recognizing that, the MAAC has begun discussions towards increasing the number of scholarships to between 15 and 18. But some schools do not currently offer the full complement…
Career minor league goaltender Brochu gets nod as Vancouver’s No. 2 man
When the Vancouver Canucks jettisoned backup goalie Bob Essensa during the summer, claiming the 36-year-old was no longer the right fit for them, they appeared confident in their plan to replace him. Whatever the plan was, it most likely did not include career minor-leaguer Martin Brochu. However, that is the way events unfolded when the Canucks plucked the 28-year-old from the Minnesota Wild in the annual waiver draft. (See pg. 10 for column on Canucks.) Brochu began the season as the No. 2 man behind Dan Cloutier, leaving Vancouver with the most inexperienced goaltending tandem in the NHL. It remains to be seen whether Brochu is a stopgap or the real answer. Brochu watched from the bench as the Canucks lost their season opener 5-4 to the Chicago Blackhawks Oct. 4. “We evaluated…
Tkachuk must prove worth to Blues
Keith Tkachuk is “Ripped ‘n’ ready?” (THN, Sept. 14.) Please. His admittance to being out of shape last season was painfully obvious to fans in Phoenix. Be careful, St. Louis, Tkachuk is not what he seems. Jim Grundmeier, Phoenix With Alexei Yashin, Mike Peca and now goalie Chris Osgood, the Islanders went from pretender to contender. If they add a nasty defensemen with some skill, they might even have a shot at the Stanley Cup. Jay Boriotti, Raleigh, N.C. Just before the season began, hockey fans said good-bye to a great player, former Leaf Billy Harris. A classy guy and genuinely nice man, he’ll be missed. Danny Young, Toronto This season’s comeback player will be Stephane Richer. A year ago he was retired; now, he’s riding shotgun for Mario Lemieux. Heck, Richer might lead the NHL…
Preds’ youngsters get chance to play
The broken hand defenseman Cale Hulse suffered during the final weekend of pre-season games was a major blow to the entire Predators’ defense corps. The pairing of Hulse and Kimmo Timonen was central to the team’s plans for its blueliners. Hulse was injured in a fight and underwent surgery Oct. 1 to have a pin inserted. He will be out for six weeks. “It certainly creates a hole on our team,” said GM David Poile. “Pavel Skrbek and Marc Moro, two young players who are on our team, this will be a break for them. This will give them the chance to play at this level.” Moro will get the first opportunity because he is a physical player, whose style is comparable to Hulse’s. However, Timonen now will be paired with Karlis Skrastins…
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