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April 4, 2003
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EYE ON EUROPE
Future and former NHLers are performing in Europe this season. Here are four such players with NHL rights in parentheses. • Roman Simicek, C, 32 (free agent). Simicek played 63 NHL games with Pittsburgh and Minnesota. He led all playoff scorers in the Czech league with two goals and eight points in four games with Sparta Prague. • Chris Joseph, D, 33 (free agent). Veteran of 14 NHL seasons, Joseph was the top-scoring defenseman for German league Mannheim Eagles, with seven goals and 30 points through 47 games. • Maxim Spiridonov, RW, 25 (Edmonton). Chosen 241st overall in 1998, Spiridonov is the top Russian league goal scorer, with 21, and the leading point producer with Amur Khabarovsk with 35 points in 45 games. • Peter Nordstrom, C, 28 (Boston). Nordstrom played two games with…
Niagara’s Tallari snags top prize
Niagara junior forward Joe Tallari has a knack for beating goalies. He did again March 13 when he was named College Hockey America player of the year. Tallari, who set a program and conference record for points (54) and tied the mark for goals (26), became the first non-oalie to win the fourth-year conference’s top individual prize. Tallari eclipsed the previous points record of former Niagara forward Mikko Sivonen (50) and tied the goals mark of former Purple Eagle Kyle Martin. Tallari, the nation’s ninth-leading scorer, had two hat tricks during the season and tied for the CHA lead in game-winning goals with four. “He has been a great story for our conference,” said Niagara coach Dave Burkholder, “and nationally got us recognition as a league.”…
Rookie Bouchard scores after sitting
Sensing their rookie was tiring and reverting to amateur habits, Minnesota Wild coaches called in Pierre-Marc Bouchard for a lecture. After playing in 21 straight games following the World Junior Championship, Bouchard twice was a healthy scratch. The move was made to recharge him for the stretch drive and get him skating with the vigor that made him one of the Wild’s most dangerous players earlier in the second half. “He was waiting for the puck all the time instead of skating and not much was happening,” said assistant coach Mario Tremblay. In his first game back, March 14, Bouchard responded with a pretty breakaway goal against Nashville. Bouchard has played a lot of hockey in a season that started for him in August. His biggest challenge has been to condition his 18-year-old body…
Rucchin nominated for Masterton Award
A lot of things have gone right for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim this season, but perhaps none is more important than the return to health of oft-injured center Steve Rucchin. Rucchin, who ranked second among Ducks scorers with 56 points and third in goals with 20 through 75 games, has been instrumental in Anaheim’s rebound from three consecutive seasons out of the playoffs to the brink of postseason qualification. Rucchin, 31, received a nomination from the local Professional Hockey Writers Association for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. “Any time someone goes through the injuries he has had over the past couple years, to stick with it and come back and have an unbelievable year…
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