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September 16, 2003
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Bears bet on Brule to regain old form
The first signs of wear and tear, or plain old bad luck? Hershey Bears GM-president Doug Yingst had to decide whether Steve Brule’s injury-plagued 2002-03 season was the beginning of a downward trend or just ill fortune. A broken wrist cost Brule 21 games and a cracked bone in his ankle limited him down the stretch. After a team physician examined Brule this summer, the Bears decided he had fully recovered, so they signed the right winger to a one-year deal. Apparently, Hershey wasn’t con-cerned the 28-year-old veteran had started slipping. “We’re not worried about that because both of his injuries were freakish things,” said Yingst to the York Daily Record. “Some players hit an age where they start with recurring groin pulls and hamstring pulls. That’s not the case here.” Prior to last year,…
Stop predicting lockout length
A few years ago, when my hair was more plentiful and less gray, a friend gave me a book to help with stresscoping. It provided suggestions on how to let the small stuff slide. And if you followed the advice, it even worked from time to time. Today isn’t one of those days. Today, the demeanor belies the hair color - there are no shades of gray. Today is black, so don’t bug me. These things already do: x LOCKOUT LENGTH PREDICTIONS One hour, one month, one year, three years? Enough already. How can anyone possibly project with any degree of accuracy the length of a work stoppage that’s more than a year away - if there even is one. Heck, most of us “experts” predicted Detroit would win the Stanley Cup…
Barrier falls as LaSalle joins Lowell
AHL EAST NOTEBOOK Teri LaSalle doesn’t view herself as a trailblazer. “I’m just someone who had a dream and never gave up on it,” said LaSalle, the American League’s first female athletic trainer, hired in late August by Lowell. The 38-year-old New York native spent last season in the East Coast League with the Charlotte Checkers. In 2001-02, she worked for the ECHL’s Jackson (Miss.) Bandits after a five-year run with the Central League’s Columbus (Ga.) Cottonmouths. Starting this fall, LaSalle will care for Carolina and Calgary prospects who play for the Lock Monsters. While some may wonder whether LaSalle’s gender makes her job tougher, the Duke University graduate said it really isn’t an issue. “I have a job to do; they have a job to do,” Lasalle said. “In all my years, I’ve never really…
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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