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January 18, 2002
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Modano’s sees 400th career goal as one that will inspire youngsters
The rest of Mike Modano’s many milestones had come with the green tinge of the Dallas Stars. This one was wrapped in red, white and blue. Modano’s spot among American players became a talking point after he became just the fourth U.S.-born player to score 400 goals. He scored on a power play goal during a 2-1 win over Atlanta Jan. 2, to join Joe Mullen, Pat LaFontaine and the still-active Jeremy Roenick. “When it’s done, I think he’s going to be in very, very elite company,” said Stars’ coach Ken Hitchcock. For all his considerable talent and the way he has come to personify the Dallas franchise, Modano also has been an ambassador for hockey. “It has been an honor to be a part of it and the growth of the game in the…
Fedorov moves to ‘D’ to provide balance
Sergei Fedorov? On defense? Well, Red Wings’ coach Scotty Bowman tried it a few years ago and he’s trying it again. About two hours before the Wings’ New Year’s Eve game against Minnesota, Bowman called Fedorov into his office. He told him he was moving him back from center, to give the Wings’ attack a boost from the blueline. “It’s not my favorite position, but I’ve played it before,” Fedorov said. “I just went out there and played. What am I supposed to do?” Fedorov skated with Chris Chelios at even strength and went back up front on special teams. He played 22:50 against the Wild. He played 20:14 against Anaheim two nights later - and scored his first goal in 13 games. Prior to the move to defense, Fedorov was averaging about…
FROM THE DALLAS LOCKER ROOM:
The first thing you see when you walk into most dressing rooms is the stick rack. Sticks of all shapes and sizes and colours on the wall, all taped to a player’s likes or eccentricities. Players go through lots of sticks, not just by breaking them. They don’t like the feel or how they’re working, so they change. But some guys use a particular stick longer than others. “Growing up, kids didn’t dare break sticks,” said Dallas equipment manager Dave Smith, “because if you broke one, you had to wait awhile to get a new one.” “I remember talking to Dave Dryden (NHL’s head of policing on equipment) awhile back and he laughed and said kids used to put nails in or glue, anything to get the stick to last as long as…
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Oklahoma City Blazers’ right winger Joe Burton didn’t waste time in celebrating the holiday season. The Central League’s all-time leading scorer had a hat trick in a 4-3 shootout win over Fort Worth Dec. 14, his 40th three-goal-or-more game as a Blazer. A week later, Burton’s hat trick goal in overtime gave Oklahoma City a 3-2 win over Amarillo, marking Burton’s 500th goal of his decade-long career. Burton, who considered retirement before the season, rushed into the net to retrieve the historic puck. “Number 500 is something I’ve really wanted,” Burton said…Memphis rookie goalie Sebastien Centomo played for Canada in the Spengler Cup tournament in Davos, Switz., over the holiday break.…
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