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January 13, 2004
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Maine rink rat valued player of Bears family
Derek Damon began his career as a rink rat at 22 months old when he hung on to his father Doug’s back pockets as he skated around Maine’s Alfond Arena in Orono. He always aspired to play for the Black Bears and he idolized ex-Maine sniper Jean-Yves Roy. Damon, who grew up 10 miles south of Orono in Bangor, is in his second season living his dream. The center is the first player from the Bangor-Orono area to become a Black Bear regular. He had 18 points in 36 games as a freshman and had 12 through 15 games this season. “Who would have thought 10 years ago I’d be playing for Maine?” Damon said. “Every time I walk into the locker room and see the ’Maine hockey’ sign, I smile. Maine is the Notre…
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January 20, 2004 NHL Mid-Season Report Card: Is Atlanta’s Ilya Kovalchuk the first-half MVP? Who’s the best goalie? And best defenseman? We rank the top NHLers by position and grade more than 700 players. Upcoming In The Hockey World Here’s what to look for in the coming weeks Thurs., Jan. 8 Eleven games scheduled at mid-point of NHL season Wed., Jan. 21 12th annual ECHL All-Star Game in Peoria, IlL Sun., Feb. 8 NHL All-Star Game in Minnesota Mon., Feb. 9 AHL All-Star Classic in Grand Rapids, Mich. Sat., Feb. 21 ’Hockey Day in Canada’ on CBC (NHL tripleheader) Tues., March 9 NHL trade deadline at 3 p.m. eastern time For the latest news, visit thehockeynews.com…
Local player gets boffo holiday gift
Sam Paolini Jr. came home for Christmas to see family and friends. He ended up with the greatest present imaginable. Back in Rochester for the holidays thanks to the Christmas break from the ECHL’s Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies, Paolini ended up making his American League debut for the Cleveland Barons. The Barons were short a player for the Dec. 23 game in Rochester because captain Tavis Hansen came down with the flu. Aware Paolini planned to attend the game as a fan, Barons defenseman Doug Murray told Barons coach Roy Sommer that his former Cornell teammate could be a capable fill-in. Within hours, the rookie winger was suiting up for Cleveland in his hometown. “It was a great feeling to play in front of the crowd that I’ve been a part of for…
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1 TRAGEDY IN ATLANTA Thrashers center Dan Snyder dies of massive head injuries six days after a car driven by teammate Dany Heatley slams into a brick pillar outside an Atlanta apartment complex. The Thrashers are left in a state of shock, at once mourning their loss and humbled by the remarkable compassion shown by Snyder’s grieving family. Heatley, MVP of the 2003 All Star Game, is left to face a possible jail sentence, a lengthy recovery from knee surgery and a height of anguish only he can know. 2 DEVILS DELIGHT Armed with stellar goaltending, army-style discipline and their usual stifling defense, New Jersey throws up a shutout in Game 7 of the final to capture its third Stanley Cup in nine years and take its place among the top…
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