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March 15, 2002
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Q: What’s black and white and right all over? A: THN
That horn you can hear isn’t signalling the end of a period, but the beginning of shameless self-promotion. The Hockey News is sounding its own trumpet following senior writer Mike Brophy’s golden prediction performance. Clean living paid off for Brophy - yes, he passed his drug test as he nailed the gold, silver and bronze medal prognostications in our Olympic preview issue last month. Brophy claims his savvy Salt Lake City soothsaying didn’t stop there (just ignore his fourth-, fifth- and sixth place finishers). “The funny thing is, before the gold medal game, I turned to (radio broadcaster) Paul Romanuk and said, ‘Canada by three,’”Brophy says. In case you’re wondering, Brophy pegged the Philadelphia Flyers as this year’s Stanley Cup champs prior to the start of the season. Now, if only he could divine the…
Czechs get own medicine
They outshot their Olympic opponents 146-105, outscored them 12-8 and then poof, they were gone. The defending gold medalists from the Czech Republic made little noise before the tournament, flying in under the hype surrounding the Canadian and U.S. entries. They made even less noise on their departure. Talented, confident and firm believers in their place at the head of the class, the Czechs went home on the first day of elimination play unable to find the timely goal, suffering the same fate opponents had suffered at their hands in Nagano and recent World Championships. “You can feel the confidence from the guys, especially older guys,” said defenseman Tomas Kaberle who made his debut with the Czech Olympic team. “They just said, ‘We’ve got to do it again,’” Kaberle said. “Everybody was good to each…
Hey, NHL: Games on in 2006!
Regarding NHL participation in the Olympics: Do it again in 2006. The sight of Jaromir Jagr skating harder than he has all season; of Mats Sundin’s exquisite skills on the big ice; of the joy of winning on Pavel Bure’s face; and lastly, of a smiling Mario Lemieux in Team Canada’s colors for the first time since 1987… this is as good as hockey gets. In fact, the “International Day of Hockey” (Feb. 20) - in which all four quarterfinal games were televised back-to-back - has become my favorite day, jumping just ahead of my upcoming wedding. Anders Bard, Los Angeles Game great, but Gretzky grates When the TV commentator said, “Wait no more Canada, the gold is yours,” I felt a great sadness. More than anything, I wanted the U.S. to win the men’s…
Trade winds swirl around Lightning
In Tampa Bay, the talk is about trades. New Lightning GM Jay Feaster said he does not need to make a deal, but that doesn’t mean he is not looking. “I’m not sitting here with an itchy trigger finger,” Feaster said. Still, speculation heated up that goalie Kevin Weekes could be headed to the Maple Leafs, who lost Curtis Joseph to a broken bone in his hand during a Feb. 25 game against Carolina. “I won’t comment on trades, but I don’t miss the news of the day,” Feaster said. “I talk to guys regularly. It’s safe to say in the course of a week my goal is to try to talk to all of the teams.” Other players mentioned in trade rumors are Vincent Lecavalier and Brad Richards. Lecavalier’s name crops up constantly since…
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