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June 27, 2003
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PLUS MINUS
The Best of the Hockey World DEVIL CAKE Three Stanley Cups in nine seasons should be enough to earn everyone’s respect, no matter how they do it. JIGGY’S CONSOLATION Anaheim goalie J-S Giguere deserving playoff MVP; becomes fifth Conn Smythe winner to come from losing team. FAREWELL, ST. PATRICK Patrick Roy goes out in style with his pride intact, his head held high and his place in the history books assured. The Worst of the Hockey World MILBURY’S MADNESS The Isles make the playoffs two years in a row for the first time in 11 seasons and what does ‘Mad Mike’ do? Fire the coach. ROAD SICK If you’re still wondering why Anaheim lost the Stanley Cup, it might be because they were shut out in three of four games in New Jersey. ARENA TO BE? Mario…
Major moves herald new era for long-suffering Flames
Not much went right in Calgary this season and a lot of people - from GM Craig Button to head coach Greg Gilbert and assistant Brad McCrimmon - paid for it with their jobs. The Flames purged six of nine members of their hockey department and gave the reins to Darryl Sutter, who came aboard as coach in December, then added the GM portfolio five months later. REGULAR SEASON GRADES B+ Jarome Iginla, RW. Strong second half salvaged injury-filled season. B+ Robyn Regehr, D. Evolved into mean, Derian Hatcher-type big banger. B Craig Conroy, C. Produced second-highest scoring totals of career. B Denis Gauthier, D. Heavy hitter gradually found more consistency. B Martin Gelinas, LW. Best plus-minus rating among regular forwards (minus-3). B Bob Boughner, D. Steady play by team leader. B Stephane Yelle, C. Smart defensively, needs to add…
Brodeur’s gaffe gives Ducks hope
The Ducks get back into the series at the drop of a stick. Martin Brodeur’s goalie stick, to be precise. With the score tied 1-1, Anaheim defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh carries the puck to center and is converged upon by a trio of Devils. He loses control of the puck, but manages to kick it back up to his stick. Desperate to get the puck in deep, Ozolinsh snaps it into the Devils zone. Brodeur, the NHL’s best puckhandling goalie, leaves his crease to corral the puck. Inexplicably, he drops his stick. The puck hits it and caroms through Brodeur’s legs into the net. Though both teams would later play down the incident, it is clearly the type of goal that has the potential to turn the series around. The Devils force overtime when Scott…
Roy’s departure leaves Giguere as successor
For all of Patrick Roy’s career accomplishments, one of the lesser known achievements is his performance as signature endorsee for Koho brand of goalie equipment. “Patrick Roy was definitely the single most important goalie in Koho’s history,” said Len Rhodes, vice-president of global marketing for The Hockey Company, the Montreal-based manufacturer of Koho. The retired goaltender and 2006 Hall of Famer began his business relationship with Koho in 1992 and wore the brand exclusively head-to-toe for the rest of his career. In fact, he was even involved in helping design the company’s latest top of the line pads and gloves he has worn over the last few seasons. Koho designer Michel Lefebvre hand-made all of Roy’s gear, taking 55 hours to make a set of goalie pads and 85 hours to produce a…
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