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November 18, 2003
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THE NHL’S IRONMEN
Colorado defenseman Karlis Skrastins has played 281 straight games-the longest active streak in the NHL. Doug Jarvis holds the all-time record (964).…
CROSS WORD
Answers in next issue and @ thehockeynews.com ACROSS 1 The Win WHL 4 Bones of the head 7 Soviets 8 Playing very poorly 10 He was coach when Boston last won the Cup in 1972 12 Where a team stays when travelling 13 They last went all the way in 1967 14 Tipped shot 18 Nickname of former Flyer scrapper Bob Kelly, who got the Cup-winning goal in 1975 19 Part of the stick 20 He was the NHL’s top rookie in 1986 21 Pictured, he was the playoff scoring leader in 1990 DOWN 1 The Hurricanes will try to go from to first this season 2 A Leaf in the 1950s, he was twice the Lady Byng winner 3 Coach of the year in 1997 4 Habs GM from 1964-78 5 Forward line 6 Greats of the game 9 One who is positioned “between the pipes” 11 Nickname of Maine’s former…
Vet Carney’s return helps settle defense
After struggling through the first month of the season, particularly on defense, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim welcomed back veteran blueliner Keith Carney at the beginning of November. Carney, whose ability to help neutralize the opposition’s top scoring lines was a huge factor in Anaheim’s drive to last season’s Stanley Cup final, missed the first 11 games because of a broken bone in his right foot sustained during an Oct. 2 pre-season game at Phoenix. “He’s our best ’D’ by 10 miles,” said Ducks coach Mike Babcock. “He’s the guy who settles us down and makes us play. He’s poised. He makes the right play with the puck and as soon as you see one guy do it, it’s contagious. The other thing is, no one battles as hard as this guy.…
SNAPSHOTS From around the NHL
• Marian Gaborik dumped agents Allan Walsh and David Schatia and signed on with Ron Salcer. A day later he had a contract signed with the Minnesota Wild-virtually the same deal that had been on the table all along. So what gives? Were Walsh and Schatia not asking for their client’s opinion, or was Gaborik being sold a pipe dream that his agents couldn’t deliver? Either way, there’s a good chance this one will end up in arbitration as Walsh/Schatia attempt to recovei some of the agent fees for time spent in negotiations. If they didn’t have Gaborik’s name on a SPAC-a standard player agent contract-however, they may be out of luck. Walsh didn’t return calls from The Hockey News. • Would anybody go on a hunger strike if glove passes…
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