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September 23, 2003
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The leading goal-scorer among active minor-leaguers is back where he enjoyed his greatest success. Kevin Kerr, who has 640 career goals in 16 seasons, signed a two-year contract with the United League’s Flint Generals. Beginning in 1993-94, Kerr had five straight seasons with at least 50 goals, 100 points and 200 penalty minutes for Flint, where he hopes to retire. “That’s my goal,” Kerr said. The 36-year-old needs 24 goals to pass former East Coast League left winger Scott Gruhl and become the No. 1 goalscorer in minor league history.…
Aulin hurts shoulder in pre-season scrap
The injury bug has taken another bite out of Jared Aulin. The promising, but oft-injured rookie center, will miss five months after undergoing surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder suffered during the Kings’ pre-camp prospects tournament involving San Jose, Phoenix and Anaheim. Aulin, who has battled injuries since junior hockey in Kamloops (WHL), was hurt during a fight with Anaheim’s Shane O’Brien. The shoulder will be immobilized for six weeks. Aulin, one of four top prospects to sign with the Kings during the summer of 2002, played 18 games for the club last year, scoring two goals and four points. He also had 12 goals and 44 points in 44 games at Manchester (AHL), but missed the final eight weeks of the season with a torn knee ligament. GOALIE ZONE Roman Cechmanek enjoyed…
Gilmour hangs ‘em up at 40
A crumpled heap dragging himself off the Calgary ice surface last March is no way for Doug Gilmour’s last NHL shift to end. If any player deserved to leave the game standing, it was Gilmour, a consummate warrior and competitor with a small-man complex who always stood up for himself. But then, perhaps a fitting final image for the player they called ‘Killer’ is as a spent force, having given-totally, unreservedly, doggedly-everything he had to the game. “Doug never took a shift off-period in, period out, game in game out-he always went out there to make an impact,” said Phoenix vice-president Cliff Fletcher after Gilmour, 40, announced his retirement Sept. 8. “No player, in my mind, ever was consistently as good as he was.” Fletcher, as GM of Calgary in 1988, then as Toronto’s…
Trade winds blowing Comrie out of town?
The once-rosy relationship between Edmonton-born Mike Comrie and Oilers GM Kevin Lowe is beginning to show cracks. On the eve of training camp, the 23-year-old center reportedly asked for a trade and Lowe is apparently open to the suggestion. While neither side would confirm or deny that a trade request has been made, it’s clear there are major issues at play here. The 23-year-old center wasn’t happy after being publicly criticized for his play down the stretch and in the playoffs last year, and the pressure of being hometown hero seems to be weighing heavily. But the biggest factor is that the two sides are millions apart in contract negotiations. Comrie earned $3.5 million last season (most of it in easily achievable bonuses) in the final year of a three-year rookie contract. The…
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