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April 13, 2004
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Black Bears make journey look familiar
The Maine Black Bears proved the prognosticators wrong by claiming their fourth Frozen Four berth in six seasons. Piclrpd m finish fourth in the Hockey East pre-season coaches’ poll, the Bears were expected to need a rebuilding phase. After all, they lost their top five scorers and top offensive and defensive defensemen from a year ago. The Bears received superb goaltending from all-Hockey East firstteamer Jimmy Howard and 19-win man Frank Doyle and that, combined with a defense-first attitude, enabled them to take the nation’s lowest goals-against average (1.60) to the Frozen Four. They received balanced scoring and won seven straight one-goal games, overcoming a 4-1 third period deficit to beat Harvard 5-4 in their first round NCAA Tournament game. “We knew we had a good freshman class, but we couldn’t rely on them to…
Shishkanov’s really starting to cook
When the season began, TimofeiShishkanov was not only adjusting to life with a new team in a new league, but also to living on his own in a strange land. “I was with a new team, a new organization and I didn’t know anybody,” said the 20-year old native of Moscow. “When I played junior (with the Quebec Remparts last season), I stayed with billets, so I didn’t have to cook or anything. Here I had to know how to do a lot of stuff, I had to know how to cook.” Let’s just say Shishkanov won’t be opening a restaurant soon. Asked if he was a good chef, the Milwaukee rookie star said, “Just breakfast.” On the ice, however, Shishkanov has really been cookin’. Once acclimated to the American League scene, the…
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Slap Shot actors revisit Johnstown
Charlestown Chiefs goalie Denis Lemieux burst into the Johnstown Chiefs dressing room prior to a game against Trenton at Cambria County War Memorial Arena. The fictional netminder addressed his ECHL counterparts in the city where the Paul Newman movie Slap Shot was filmed 28 years ago. “I told them, now they’re going to meet their ancestors,” said Yvon Barrette, chuckling. The 58-year-old actor and other cast members reprised their Slap Shot roles as a fundraiser for Louise Arters, who has multiple sclerosis. Louise and her sister Janet Arters played the Sparkle Twins, the blond fans who cheered on Charlestown Chief Billy Charlebois. Former Johnstown Jets defenseman Guido Tenesi, 50, played the baby faced Charlebois. Tenesi and his ex-jets teammate Jean Tetreault, 51, were on hand. “When we were doing the movie, we didn’t know it…
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