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May 31, 2002
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Stars glory days turns to gory daze
Could things get any worse for the Dallas Stars than what happened this past season? Maybe. Could nine months be any more chaotic than what the Stars experienced in 2001-02? Doubtful. Nearly every defining characteristic that marked five spectacular seasons disappeared in what seemed the blink of an eye. Coach Ken Hitchcock, GM Bob Gainey and president Jim Lites all departed. Joe Nieuwendyk, the Conn Smythe Trophy winner in 1999, was traded. Brett Hull, who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal, was sent packing before the season started, an asset the team felt it didn’t need. Ed Belfour became just another goaltender, not a difference-maker. And the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1995-96. Regular Season Grades A- Jere Lehtinen, RW. Seike finalist fired 25 goals. A- Mike Modano, C. Scores 30 goals, 70 points regularly. B+…
New rink for Moose meets opposition
Protesters are pulling out all the stops, reasonable and not, when it comes to the proposed new downtown Winnipegarena that will house the Manitoba Moose starting in 2004. During a city hearing required to consider two street lane closures on one side of the building, one opponent accused the True North Project of building a potential terrorist target and a traffic menace. “You’re building a death trap,” said the protester to the hearing about the new 15,000-seat entertainment center. Nevertheless, demolition of the vacant, dilapidated department store building is underway and construction of the $125-million True North Centre is scheduled to begin this fall. JOB OPENING Phoenix Coyotes GM Mike Barnett will make the coaching hire for the vacant job with the Springfield Falcons, after Marc Potvin was fired at season’s end. Barnett said he…
Managing paper tough job, but somebody has to do it
Dear diary, I’m often asked what it’s like to be Managing Editor of The Hockey News. The short answer is it’s pretty easy being ‘ME.’ Check out this recent “work week”: Saturday, May 4 - Attend Game 2 of Ottawa-Toronto series at Air Canada Centre. Media members gather around TV in first intermission to watch Don Cherry See Bob Goodenow at concession in second intermission. Game is close, but Curtis Joseph still doesn’t look right - he’s catching the puck as if he’s wearing a bushel basket. Choose Gary Roberts and Benoit Brunet as overtime scorers. Roberts ends it in triple OT. Pump arms in celebration - of being right, not at Leafs win. Sunday, May 5 - Rest. Monday, May 6 - Shuffle papers, look busy. Tuesday May 7 - Head to Montreal in…
Welcome, Slovakia
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - From Paul Henderson’s goal to the Miracle on Ice to nine successive World Championships to a Nagano gold, all the great hockey nations have had their defining moments. And now another nation, Slovakia, has its own hero, Peter Bondra, from the 2002 World Championship in Sweden. “(Russia’s) Slava Fetisov came up to me afterward and said, ‘I don’t like to lose, but if I had to, I’m glad it’s to you,’” said Slovakian GM Peter Stastny That’s the way most people felt as they left this tournament, the International Ice Hockey Federation’s showcase meeting of the world’s best hockey’s nations. “By far the most important moment for us was when Bondra scored with one second left in the second period against Canada,” Stastny said, pinpointing the change in the course…
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