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September 16, 2003
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TWO MINUTES IN THE BOX
SCOTT GOMEZ POS. Center AGE 23 BIRTHPLACE Anchorage, Alaska Dumbest question you’ve been asked? “‘How does it feel to be the first Mexican in the NHL?’” Your all-time NHL starting lineup? “Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Doug Gilmour up front, Scotty Stevens and Pierre Pilote on defense and Marty (Brodeur) in net.” If you weren’t an NHLer, what career would you have chosen? “I’d have been a teacher. My dad used to work out in the cold and he wanted me to have my summers off. Luckily, that’s what happened.” What was your first job? “I worked for the Mayflower Moving Co., but the only thing we did was shoot hoops all day. It was great.” If you were NHL commissioner, what would your first act be? “I’d cancel all exhibition games…and during the regular season, teams would play one week on, one week…
Workout leaves ’em wiped
I wake up at 5:30 a.m. I inhale a peanut butter and banana sandwich, gulp down some coffee and a 16-ounce bottle of water before heading out the door. This is my fuel for a day in hell. Every summer Chris Chelios, Rob Blake, Glen Murray and a handful of other NHLers lift, pump and strain under the watch-ful eye of athletic trainer T.R. Goodman at Golds Gym in Venice Beach, Calif. I figured I’d join them. I had watched them for a few days, so it’s not as if 1 didn’t know what I was getting into. Or, I should have known. I saw Chelios, Blake and Mathieu Schneider go through the 60-minute non-stop workouts. I figured if the soon-to-be 42-year-old Chelios could do this five days a week for three…
Rookie turns aside franchise ‘savior’ tag
Now the hard part begins for Tuomo Ruutu - living up to the highest expectations placed on a Blackhawks rookie in recent memory. But Ruutu doesn’t see himself as the savior of this floundering franchise. “I don’t think about it that way,” said Ruutu, the 20 first round pick who two years ago was named the top prospect in the world by The Hockey News. “I will do my job and we’ll see. I hope the people like it.” After more than a year of often difficult negotiations, the Hawks finally signed Ruutu to a three-year deal that could be worth as much $15 million should he hit all his individual performance bonuses. Coach Brian Sutter can’t wait to plug the physical Ruutu into his lineup. “As a coach, I’ve been waiting for this…
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