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June 1, 2002

June 1, 2002

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

STANLEY CUP SECTION

INTERMISSION

NHL TRANSACTIONS Transactions include NHL personnel moves from May 18-31. Injuries include projected return date. ANAHEIM TRANSACTIONS May 22 Mike Babcock named coach. ATLANTA TRANSACTIONS May 23 Frederic Cassivi, G, signed contract. CHICAGO TRANSACTIONS May 30 Exercised option on contract of Mike Peluso, RW. COLUMBUS TRANSACTIONS May 28 David Vybomy, RW, signed one-year contract. Sean Pronger, C, and Scott Heffernan, D, signed multi-year contracts. COLORADO TRANSACTIONS None. INJURIES Mike Keane, RW, sore ribs, day-to-day. Dan Hinote, RW, broken foot, indefinite. Alex Tanguay, LW, sore leg, day-to-day. DALLAS TRANSACTIONS May 22 Andy Moog named assistant coach/goaltending coach. May 27 Guy Carbonneau named special assistant to the GM. DETROIT TRANSACTIONS None. INJURIES None EDMONTON TRANSACTIONS May 28 Mike Bishai. C, and Nate DiCasmirro, RW, agreed to contracts. MINNESOTA TRANSACTIONS May 25 May 25 Fifth-round pick in 2002 draft traded to Montreal for Chris Dyment, D. MONTREAL TRANSACTIONS May 25 Chris Dyment, D, traded to Minnesota…

STANLEY CUP SECTION

Memorial Cup filled with Ice

Ed Chynoweth has participated in 20 Memorial Cup presentation ceremonies. But, until May 26, he had not been a recipient. The former Canadian Hockey League president, who was the Western League’s chief executive for 24 years, embraced the major junior championship trophy in a different capacity at the 2002 Memorial Cup in Guelph, Ont. Chynoweth owns the WHL’s Kootenay Ice, which won the Cup by defeating the Victoriaville Tigres 6-3. “It was absolutely tremendous,” Chynoweth said. “It didn’t set in until the Cup was passed on to me. It seemed heavier than when I just had to hand it across the table. I never had to lift it over my head before.” Chynoweth received a sneak preview earlier in the week during a CHL luncheon - at which he was presented with a miniature…

STANLEY CUP SECTION

CAGE MATCH

“It is a fine line that separates the sought-after veteran from the on-the-H-cheap journeyman-for-hire. It wasn’t so long ago that Arturs Irbe had his two stone-age goal pads on either side of that tenuous divide. In the fall of 1998, the one-time playoff hero of the San Jose Sharks couldn’t even find a job until mid-September. When he did, it was to back up Trevor Kidd on an ailing franchise in a non-hockey market. The Carolina Hurricanes hadn’t made the playoffs since the first Bush Administration. They were Irbe’s fourth team in four years. But having been cast aside by San Jose, Dallas and Vancouver, the fates smiled on Irbe this time. When Kiddfaltered in the second game of the season, Irbe took over and was named player of the month for…

TEAM DRAFT REPORTS

Slim pickings for Wings

Every year the Detroit Red Wings pursue the Stanley Cup. And so every year they put themselves in a poor draft position. “That’s the price you pay,” assis GM Jim Nill said. Thanks to their success and various trades, the Wings’s average first pick over the past decade is 40th overall. They haven’t picked higher than 22nd since 1991, when they took Martin Lapointe 10th. This year the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Wings will select 29th in the draft order, ahead of only the Stanley Cup champions. What’s more, like last year, they don’t have first- or third-round picks. They traded their first-rounder to Buffalo last summer as part of a package for goaltender Dominik Hasek. They dealt their third-rounder to Atlanta at the deadline for defenseman Jiri Slegr. The Wings could end up with another…