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January 25, 2002
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Answers in next issue and @ thehockeynews.com ACROSS 1 Flightless bird that appears on the sweaters of Mario Lemieux’s hockey club 4 Boston’s Center 7 Dress, up 8 A fourth or fifth period 10 He was Conn Smythe winner when Calgary won its only Stanley Cup 12 Skriko, once a sniper in Vancouver 13 One of the Stastny brothers, pictured 14 Hap Day was captain, coach and even general manager of this famed hockey club 18 Supple 19 Joel was also with the Flames when they went all the way 20 Patrick, who is GM in Pittsburgh 21 Chooses DOWN 1 Pre-game meal 2 While hockey’s origins are cause for debate, there is no doubt that this Canadian gave us basketball 3 Bob was runner-up to teammate Dave Keon in voting for the Calder Trophy in 1961 4 All-powerful 5 First name of the NHL’s MVP in 1995 (Jaromir…
Owners nix Toronto, but issue isn’t dead
American League governors shot down a proposal to have the former Louisville (Ky.) franchise sold to former International League owner Lyle Abraham and moved to Toronto’s CNE Coliseum. Sixteen of the league’s 27 owners reportedly favored the proposal, but it was rejected in early January because it failed to get the required three-quarters majority (21 votes). AHL president Dave Andrews, however, said the Toronto issue isn’t dead yet. “There’s nothing to prevent another applicant, or the same applicant, to come back if something changes,” Andrews told the Winnipeg Free Press. “I can never say never. We would take it to the board, as long as there was a qualified buyer, which we did have in this case, and an application in good order. I would not say that it’s a dead issue.” Supporters…
No telling which way Stars are heading
Try to predict what might happen to the Dallas Stars the rest of the season. Go ahead. This is a team three years removed from a Stanley Cup, a team that has reworked its lineup twice since July, a team which is capable of beating the NHL’s best team on the road while struggling to be a .500 team at home. This is also a team with two goalies and three centers who need to play well if the Stars hope to have any success. The Stars even christened the halfway mark with a series of closed-door meetings Jan. 6. The most telling stat may be the fact the Stars are 11-6-1-1 since the trades of Jyrki Lumme and Donald Audette Nov. 21. Still, Dallas remains a somewhat unpredictable outfit. A- Jere Lehtinen, RW. On pace…
Surprising Oilers exceed all expectations; have been better without mighty Weight
Beyond everyone’s wildest expectations. That’s the best way to summarize the Edmonton Oilers’ first half. A team that was supposed to struggle mightily without Doug Weight in the line—up has actually been better off without him. Edmonton’s record at the halfway mark of the season is its best in a decade. They’ve been first in their division and in the top five in the NHL for most of the season. They’ve accomplished all of this despite a grueling schedule that included 16 of 23 games on the road in one November-December stretch and the loss of Ryan Smyth for 21 games to a broken ankle. They’ve only lost back-to-back games twice this season. A Anson Carter, RW. On pace for a career season. A Mike Comrie, C. Hard to believe he’s only 21. A Tommy Salo, G. Gives…
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