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November 30, 2001
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ACROSS 1 First name of the sniper shown here 4 An old NHL division (or a trophy of some significance) 9 Famed Soviet coach who is in our Hall of Fame, too 10 The Stanley Cup has been called “Hockey’s Holy” 11 “The Gumper’s” real first name 12 Lidstrom who’s a teammate of the pictured player 13 Helmets are held on by straps 15 Assists 18 The player shown spent several seasons in this league before coming to America 21 Yvon had his number seven retired by the Caps 23 Removes one’s goalie 24 The Wings and Blues belong to this NHL division 25 A tie is said to be like “kissing your” 26 “Slats” DOWN 1 Decide 2 More unusual 3 An NHL conference 5 Ex-Flame and Oiler Kent Nilsson was known as “TheMan” 6 Was behind 7 Sign up 8 First name of hockey’s “Roadrunner,” he’s also in the Hall 14…
Richer regaining control after suicidal thoughts
Stephane Richer is enjoying a successful comeback after a year out of hockey. He had five goals in 18 games with Pittsburgh. More importantly, he is enjoying his life-a life he thought about ending two summers ago. Richer, 35, has come to grips with the depression that first engulfed him when he was fiVe. Often, the sadness was magnified during his triumphs. The night Richer helped New Jersey win their first Stanley Cup (June 24,1995), for example, he drove for hours in a pit of despair. He’d been a playoff hero with 21 points in 19 games. “I had everything to be happy about, making over $2 million a year or whatever it was, and I cried all the way from New Jersey to Montreal,” Richer told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I cried for five-and-a-half hours. “That’s…
FLAME THROWER
‘In here, believe me, we won’t be satisfied with eighth place’ While scoring 21 goals during his rookie season, he was called Iggy Pop. When he stopped scoring in his second, he was Iggy Flop. During puzzling slumps at the of seasons, just when the Calgary mes needed him most, he went by Iggy ow, after five full seasons in the NHL, Iggy Top. Of the heap. On the charts. he league. displaying a newfound power and conency, fulfilling all the predictions ie by the Dallas Stars when they draft-him in 1995 and by the Calgary Flames en they traded proven scorer Joe uwendyk for him, nt winger Jarome h1a, 24, has rocketed egitimate star statarergy this year. He has ome a power forward in the classic se of the term and he centerpiece…
PLUS MINUS
Best of the Hockey World Worst of the Hockey World LUCKY 13 Detroit Red Wings’ left winger Luc Robitaille becomes the 13th player in NHL history to hit the 600-goal plateau. 200 × 2 = HALL OF FAME Patrick Roy becomes the first goalie to record 200 wins with two different teams, Montreal and Colorado. MINOR SENSATION Louisiana’s Frederic Cloutier allows just two goals in five ECHL games for a 0.39 GAA,. 987 save percentage and three shutouts. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT The struggling Washington Capitals are bombed 11-5 by Ottawa and follow that up with a 5-0 spanking by Philadelphia. ATLANTA THRASHED Atlanta loses seven straight games on a 13-day road trip. How bad is it? They’re outscored 32-7 and shut out three times. HABITUAL CRIMINAL San Jose’s Bryan Marchment is suspended-for the 10th time-six games for…
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