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November 16, 2001
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Of mice and men An expert on traumatic brain injury is fitting mice with helmets, hitting them on the head and seeing how they respond. The testing at a Philadelphia lab is part of a study to help humans avoid concussions. “We give them a mild concussion, after which they’re disoriented and confused for 24 hours,” said Dr. Tracy McIntosh. “Then we superimpose a second one and begin to see problems with neurobehavior and nerve fibers.” Super Mario Just what Mario Lemieux needs, another honor. The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center named the world’s fastest computer for non-classified research in honor of the Pittsburgh star and owner. ‘LeMieux’ is an informal name for the Terascale Computing System, according to Beverly Clayton, executive director of the facility. The machine is capable of performing up to six…
Three Team Canadas playing in Europe
NHL GMs complain about finding enough talent to put one team together. Try borrowing enough players to ice three teams to compete in three countries in seven days. That’s what Canadian Hockey vice-president Wayne Fleming is doing in mid-November. With the Olympics set for February, Sweden moved its Stockholm tournament to November. The Deutschland Cup in Hanover, Germany, runs at almost the same time. And the Swiss wanted to play Canada in a tuneup game for the Deutschland Cup. Fleming put together a team comprised of Canadians playing in Switzerland and Italy for the exhibition game. To meet the Deutschland Cup commitment, he extended an invitation to Canadian pros in Germany. As for the Sweden Games, the players were culled from teams in Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland. In all, 66 Canadians will represent the…
Swedish newcomer gaining confidence
From the first day of training camp, Devils’ coach Larry Robinson felt Andreas Salomonsson belonged in the NHL. It took slightly longer for the Swedish left winger to jump on his own bandwagon. In fact, until he scored his first goal in his eighth NHL game against Phoenix Nov 1, Salomonsson wondered if he could make it. “When you play a lot of games and don’t score, you think about it,” he said. “I think I’m starting to adjust to play here, to the smaller ice and all.” The Devils’ eighth pick (163rd overall) in the June entry draft, Salomonsson impressed Robinson with his ability to find openings and to set up his linemates with crisp passes. Nevertheless, the Devils tried to get Salomonsson to shoot more often. Robinson even began using him on…