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November 16, 2004
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Malune decides to leave Finland because of poor quality of officiating
Left wingerRyan Malone got the blues in Finland and returned to the United States after nine games. “Obviously, there’s nothing like the NHL,” said Malone, one of the NHL’s top rookies last season. “I should say, there’s nothing like NHL refereeing.” Malone couldn’t stand the officiating in Finland, where he played for the Espoo Blues. He somehow racked up 36 penalty minutes and only two goals. He scored 22 goals and 64 penalty minutes in 81 games last season with the Pens. “I have never seen refereeing like that before,” he said. “I don’t think they like the imports that much. You’d put (your) stick on somebody, and they’d dive. Or, they’d lean into me and just fall. I’ve never seen so many bad calls. They didn’t even know where…
Don’t forget agents
Players will listen to their agents before they would listen to Goodenow.- ANONYMOUS AGENT Somebody has got to get to Bob Goodenow. If the players can’t, maybe the agents can. NHL player agents have been invited to meet with the NHL Players’ Association boss Nov. 17 in Chicago. Can anything monumental possibly come from this meeting? “I sure as hell hope so,” said one agent who requested anonymity, “but I’m not exactly sure what. All I can say is, I hope he doesn’t have us fly to Chicago to tell us something he could have told us over the Internet.” Player agents are not the most highly regarded members of hockey society, the bad apples among them tarring the reputations of others, but they can certainly be influential. Witness the fact that six…
NHL dispute has eerie historical echo
So who’s to blame for hockey’s big salaries? Alan Eagleson? The WHA? Wayne Gretzky? A recent Canadian Press story made a compelling case for the huge contracts given to Joe Sakic, Paul Kariya and Eric Lindros in 1997-98. But the real culprits are the Ottawa Senators. Surprised? Well, OK, the blame doesn’t go to the current version of the team, but to the original Ottawa Senators, who helped launch pro hockey in Canada. The pro game north of the border began on Nov. 11, 1906, when the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association voted to allow pros into the league. (The International League, a pro loop, had one Canadian team Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.but the league lasted just three years.) The Montreal Wanderers are usually credited (or blamed) for the move, but it was actually…
Poile, Predators family saddened by sudden, tragic passing of Zholtok
The Predators were saddened by the death of Sergei Zholtok, the former Nashville center who died suddenly after a game in his native Latvia Nov. 3. “We extend our deepest sympathies to the Zholtok family,” Predators GM David Poile said in a statement. “He was a hardworking player who was well-liked by his teammates and coaches.” (See pg. 6 for more on Zholtok.)… Team officials have been pleased by the play of 2004 first round draft pick (15th overall) Alexander Radulov in his first season of North American hockey. In his first 13 games for Quebec (QMJHL), the Russian right winger had 10 goals and 23 points. Nashville’s brief history, however, provides a cautionary tale. In 1999, second round pick (33rd overall) Jonas Andersson came over from Sweden, averaged a…
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