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November 8, 2002
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With linemates’ help, Morozov finds the net
Aleksey Morozov should play the numbers 6627 in the Pennsylvania Lottery. He’s already one of the luckiest guys in hockey; he gets to skate on the top line with No. 66, Mario Lemieux, and No. 27, Alexei Kovalev. Through six games, Morozov was second in the NHL in goals with six–on just 12 shots. He’s quick to credit his all-world linemates. “They open space for me, because they get so much respect,” Morozov said. “It works nice. I try to be in front of the net all the time now.” In fact, Morozov has seen more open ice than a polar bear. Twice against the Toronto Maple Leafs, he carried the puck out of the corner on the power play and waltzed out in front untouched. “I’ve always told him, ‘When you have a…
Boeser injured one week after brave comeback
Just when it looked like Wisconsin defenseman Dan Boeser had made a remarkable return to hockey, he ran headlong into more adversity. This summer, Boeser, a junior, was diagnosed with follicular B-cell lymphoma, a non-Hodgkin’s form of cancer, near his left pelvis. Vowing to fight the disease, Boeser set himself a goal of being in the lineup for the team’s season opener. Less than three weeks removed from his final radiation treatment, Boeser was on the ice Oct. 11 for the Badgers’ first game, against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A week later, Boeser was back on the sidelines after breaking three bones in his left hand during a 4-2 win over Alabama-Huntsville Oct. 18. Depending how the fractures heal, Boeser could be back by mid-November or could require surgery that will keep him out…
WEST COAST LEAGUE
Five days after R.J. Enga signed his new contract with the Colorado Gold Kings July 27, he got quite a shock. That’s when he was told the Gold Kings were going to fold. Enga, 30, had spent four seasons with the team and had settled in Colorado Springs with his wife, Katie, who is expecting the couple’s first child. “We’re all excited, and then a week after that I’m unemployed,” he said. Enga, who had scored 165 goals in Colorado, quickly signed with WCHL power San Diego. He is off to a good start and is an early MVP favorite.…
Mio leaves high-profile job to join longtime friend Gretzky in Phoenix
Eddie Mio was traded three times during his seven seasons in the NHL, but it was a deal made in the World Hockey Association that had the biggest impact on his life. “It was a big move,” Mio said of the 1978 swap that sent him from Indianapolis of the WHA, along with a 17-year-old named Wayne Gretzky, to Edmonton. “The WHA was a stepping stone to the NHL, but I was able to develop a relationship with Wayne in Edmonton.” Mio, a player agent for nearly nine years before joining Gretzky’s Phoenix Coyotes as Director of Player Development in October, had a record of 64-73-30 and 4.06 goals-against average in 192 NHL games with Edmonton, the New York Rangers and Detroit. His best year was in 1981-82, when he had a…
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