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December 21, 2001
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Hawk eyes on Klemm
So you want to try something completely different? Try watching a hockey game and focusing exclusively on Jon Klemm. There’s a good reason you have never done this before. Watching Klemm is like staring at a well-oiled assembly line. Parts move, things come and go and everything proceeds as it should, efficiently and without worry. After a while-a very short while-you can’t help but look around for some action. It’s too bad, really, because this just happens to be the No. 1 defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks we’re talking about. Some say he has been the Hawks’ best player. Anonymous heart-and-soul guys like him deserve our attention-if only we can stay with the project long enough to make a positive ID. Some clues: He shoots right. Has good size, about 6-foot-2,200 pounds. Wears an…
Dynamite Blackburn a Ranger for keeps
The kid is up for good. Dan Blackburn, the 18-year-old goaltender, made the New York Rangers’ decision an easy one and clinched his spot as the permanent back-up to Mike Richter with a 45-save, 3-1 win in his native Montreal Dec. 1. After that game, coach Ron Low called Blackburn as good an 18-year-old goalie as he’s ever seen-and he pointed out that he saw Grant Fuhr as a teen, first-hand. Then Low said the Rangers’ first pick in the 2001 draft, 10th overall, isn’t going back to junior this season. “That’s a great opportunity for guys that are playing junior, but this is where I want to be,” Blackburn said. Blackburn has played far better than his 4-5-0 record and 2.88 goals-against average would show. He was victimized by some meltdowns in front of…
PLUS MINUS
Best of the Hockey World Worst of the Hockey World KHABIBULIN WALL Tampa Bay’s Nikolai Khabibuhn ties Patrick Roy with his fifth shutout of the season-half his total wins. QUINN’S WINS Toronto coach Pat Quinn moves into a tie for sixth place on the all-time wins list with NHL victory No. 500, a 6-3 decision over the Rangers. ANDY’S DANDY Nashville defenseman Andy Delmore, a Philadelphia castoff and power play specialist, ties Ed Jovanovski and Sergei Gonchar with nine goals. ABANDONED IN NYC Ranger goalies Mike Richter and Dan Blackburn face 40 shots or more in 10 of 31 games, the most in the NHL. NIED MORE Calgary center Rob Niedermayer, once a 26-goal scorer, manages just one in his first 24 games with the Flames. FLORIDA VACATION The Columbus Blue Jackets return from Florida with…
AHL TEAM PROFILE 10 of 27
HERSHEY BEARS NHL AFFILIATION Colorado Avalanche ARENA Hersheypark, cap. 7,225 Hershey, Pa. Tickets: 717-534-3911 HISTORY The City of Chocolate joined the AHL in 1938-39 and has won eight Calder Cups, most recently in 1996-97. Its 54 playoff appearances is a record. COACH Mike Foligno, 4th year GENERAL MANAGER Doug Yingst, 6th year NOTABLE PROSPECTS 2001-02 Colorado has the best crop of prospects in the NHL and its farm team is rife with blue-chippers.…
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