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November 2, 2001
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Here’s what to look for in the coming weeks Sat., Nov. 10 New Jersey visits Toronto for Hall of Fame game Mon., Nov. 12 Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Toronto Wed., Nov. 14 Philadelphia visits Eric Lindros’ Rangers for first time since trade Sat., Dec. 1 Mario Lemieux’s Penguins visit Wayne Gretzky’s Coyotes Wed., Dec. 19 Holiday roster freeze takes effect through Dec. 27 Fri., Dec. 21 Jaromir Jagr makes first visit to Pittsburgh since trade to Caps Sat., Dec. 22 Six seeded nations must submit Olympic rosters to IIHF Tues., Dec. 25 World Junior Championship begins in Czech Republic Fri., Jan. 4 World Junior Championship ends For the latest news, visit thehockeynews.com Next Issue November 9. 2001 How Marian Gaborik and the Wild are thriving in Minnesota Year of the Grudge Match: Season full of intriguing matchups Olympic update: Tracking the…
Olympian Suter to carry torch
Ever since Bob Suter won a gold medal as a member of the 1980 U.S. Miracle On Ice team, younger brother Gary Suter hasn’t been able to hold a torch to the accomplishment. That is about to change-literally. Suter is set to carry the Olympic torch through San Jose’s city streets Jan. 18, as the ceremonial flame makes its journey from the site of the last Olympics on American soil (Atlanta, 1996) to Salt Lake City. “It’s a great honor,” said Suter, who appeared for the U.S. at the 1998 Games in Nagano. “The torch is the symbol of the Olympics.” From Dec. 4 until it reaches its destination during the opening ceremonies 65 days later on Feb. 8, the torch will be passed among approximately 11,500 American bearers and it will travel through…
Young Canucks on way up
How could columnist Elliott Pap suggest the Canucks are overrated? While I understand his skepticism as a result of Vancouver’s poor showing in the early stages of the season, I think he overreacted. (THN, Oct. 19) Granted, the Canucks performed badly in the pre-season. But their lineup was predominantly made up of non-NHLers in most of those games. So it’s rather difficult to accurately assess a team featuring many junior and minor league players. Secondly, all teams, good and bad, have poor performances over the course of a season. The Canucks just happened to have theirs at the beginning of the year. Thirdly, what’s wrong with maintaining a status-quo lineup? Considering the Coyotes and Oilers lost their leading scorers and the Kings lost Luc Robitaille, I’d say bringing back a young and…
Maracle in fine form, if not ship shape
If hockey ever decides to outlaw performance-enhancing supplements, Norm Maracle won’t ever need to worry about a positive test. Running five miles a day or pumping iron is not on his daily itinerary. His summer fitness routine consists of calling the pro shop to make a tee time, then playing an 18-hole round of golf almost daily. Which is why his 5-foot-9,190-pound frame balloons by training camp. It’s also why he briefly retired in August, thinking it would be better to get on with life instead of hearing Atlanta Thrashers’ management tell him he wasn’t in shape to play goal in the NHL. “It’s my own fault, but I didn’t want to come to camp and go out and prove I wasn’t in the best shape,” said Maracle, who has a 14-32-8 NHL…
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