ON THE FLY

DID YOU KNOW? Bob Bourne and Doug Jarvis had a lot in common. Both players were drafted and traded in the same summer, both won four straight Stanley Cups, both finished with 964 career games played and both retired in 1987-88. TRIVIA How many fighting majors did Dave Schultz amass in 1974-75, when he had 472 PIMs? a. 18 b. 34 C. 26 d. 41 NUMBER CRUNCH 2 Playoff hat tricks by Dino Ciccarelli with Detroit 6.20 Ken ‘Tubby’ McAuley’s GAA in 1943-44 600,000 Dollars Canadian government spent on Rocket Richard memorabilia 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. The NHL adopted a 70-game schedule in 1949-50.…

NHL DEPTH CHARTS

Harvey at crossroads in career with Sharks

Todd Harvey could see the writing on the wall five months before training camp started. That’s why, even after 561 NHL games, he wasn’t surprised when he was asked to go to the minors after going unclaimed in the waiver draft and was unwanted by the Sharks. “I came to camp and thought I played well and it didn’t get me anywhere. They had their minds made up before the puck was even dropped,” Harvey said. “I’m not a minor league player.” Harvey was a favorite of previous GM Dean Lombardi. But new GM Doug Wilson’s mission was to reload the team with more speed and the not-so-swift Harvey was deemed expendable when offseason pickup Nils Ekman made the team and San Jose addressed toughness by acquiring Scott Parker. “I’m not going to…

Bergenheim sticks after solid camp

Sean Bergenheim had a verbal agreement that he’d return to his native Finland if he failed to make the New York Islanders’ roster out of training camp. Mom and Dad had better get a satellite dish. Bergenheim, a left winger chosen 22nd overall in the 2002 entry draft, earned his first NHL job with a speedy and pesky style that fits perfectly within first-year coach Steve Stirling’s defensive system. The 19-year-old Finn likely will open the season on the Isles’ fourth line and as an occasional penalty-killing forward, but the Islanders envision his ice-time increasing once he becomes more acclimated to the North American game. “We’re going to give him every opportunity,” Stirling said. “Then we’ll see what’s best for us and for him.” Bergenheim, who played 38 games for veteran-laden Jokerit Helsinki last…