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April 25, 2003
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PLUS MINUS
The Best of the Hockey World YOUNG TURC Dallas goaltender Marty Turco returns from injury to post the NHL’s lowest goals-against average (1.72) since 1939-40. A+ STUDENT Colorado College’s Peter Sejna signs with the Blues, scores in his first NHL game against Patrick Roy and attends class the following day. DEADLY DUO Peter Forsberg of the Avalanche wins the scoring title and linemate Milan Hejduk leads the league in goals. The Worst of the Hockey World WHEN IT RAINS…Not only does Carolina finish last, the Hurricanes’ bad luck continues when Florida wins the draft lottery for the right to select first. FANS JUST DON’T CARE New Jersey plays to 4,000 under capacity during the opening night of the playoffs in a 2-1 win over Boston. SABRE SITS Buffalo’s Tim Connolly is suspended four games for high-sticking Atlanta…
Coach Poulin believes Irish poised to climb
During his eight seasons as coach of Notre Dame, Dave Poulin has watched the program settle into the middle of the 12-team Central Collegiate Hockey Association. But after winning a first round playoff series three of the past four years, Poulin has higher expectations for the Fighting Irish: making the 16-team NCAA tournament. “I think we’re heading in the right direction. We’re building a program and it takes time,” Poulin told the South Bend Tribune. Poulin expects another strong season from goalie Morgan Cey, who registered a.912 save percentage in 2002-03 as a sophomore. The Irish lose only Evan Nielsen from their top six blueliners, with Tom Galvin, Brett Lebda and Neil Komadoski anchoring the returning unit. Forwards Rob Globke, Aaron Gill, Yan Stastny and Cory McLean all registered double-digit goal totals and…
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…
ON THE FLY
DID YOU KNOW? Patrik and Peter Sundstrom were the first twins to be drafted into the NHL and the only set to be chosen in different drafts. Patrik was chosen by Vancouver in 1980, while Peter went to the Rangers one year later. TRIVIA How many games did it take Bobby Orr to reach the 100-point mark in the 1974-75 season? a. 50 b. 57 C. 66 d. 44 NUMBER CRUNCH 1 50-goal scorer in the NHL this season (Hejduk) 6 Playoff series between the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers in the Last seven seasons 85 Games played by Rem Murray this season The correct answer to the trivia question will appear in next week’s issue of The Hockey News and at thehockeynews.com Last week’s answer: c. Phil Esposito had the NHL’s first 100-point year.…
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