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April 25, 2003
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Perrault solid choice as league’s top star
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar always figured they got a good player when they picked Joel Perrault in the third round of the 2000 Quebec League draft. But even they couldn’t have predicted he would one day win the league scoring title and be named the most valuable player. Perrault, a 19-year-old center, captured both prestigious honors and was named a first-team all-star, after scoring 116 points in 71 games. “I remember the day we drafted Joel, we felt very lucky to pick him where we did,” said Baie-Comeau coach-GM Richard Martel. The 6-foot-2,175-pound Perrault was taken in the fifth round (137th overall) by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 2002. “There aren’t very many negatives in his game,” Martel said. “He has a good future ahead of him.” Baie-Comeau teammates Patrick Thoresen and Maxime Fortunus also took…
Wings not overjoyed with superb season
Although the Red Wings finished with 110 points, third-most in the NHL and fourth-most in franchise history, they weren’t too impressed with themselves. Coach Dave Lewis called it a “pretty good season.” Asked if he liked the way things were going, he said, “Yeah, but I don’t get excited about the regular season. I’m more concerned with what we’re going to do in the post-season.” The Wings were on the right track to defend their Stanley Cup. After struggling through a 5-7-1-1 January, they entered the playoffs healthy and on a 21-3-1-2 tear. MVP Nicklas Lidstrom, D. The Wings think Lidstrom should be considered for the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP. Captain Steve Yzerman is the heart and soul of the team, but he says the one player the Wings could least…
Bolts, Lecavalier reach new levels
Question: How have the Tampa Bay Lightning managed to do so well this season? Answer: By being good managers. Heh, heh, heh. Call it blue chip material on the list of all-time dumb column openings, but it mightn’t turn out to be as dumb as it seems. If Vinny Lecavalier and John Tortorella managed to look playoff-good a year after their doomsday deathstare, anything’s possible. Managed. There’s that word again. Let’s back up a little. NHL executives are divided into two camps, hockey guys and non-hockey guys. Now, there are fine hockey guys out there who have no business managing a grocery list. But, as the Lighting dis-covered, if a non-hockey-guy surrounds himself with smart hockey guys, there’s everything to gain. JACK ADAMS CONSIDERATION This is where Jay Feaster comes into the picture. Feaster’s fingerprints are…
Untangling the Selke mystery
TOP SELKE CITIZENS Jere Lehtinen is our pick for the Selke Trophy. Wes Walz and John Madden were honorable mentions. GA is goals against, PK is penalty kill, TOI is time on ice. We don’t have documented proof, but there’s reason to believe the guy who was responsible for the popularity of the Rubik’s Cube in the late 1970s was also the twisted mind behind the introduction of the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 1978. Jinkies. Talk about your mysteries wrapped in enigmas. The honor is given each year “to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.” Put another way, members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association must determine which player is unequaled at doing something you rarely pay attention to. Think about it. Defensive excellence among forwards is…
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