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November 30, 2004
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Penguins prospect Whitney taking tiny steps in minnrs
Ryan Whitney still needs work on his all-around game. Whitney, drafted fifth overall in 2002, had no goals, five assists and was a team-worst minus-3 through 14 games with Wilkes-Barre in the American League. “Offensively, he brings the same effective game every night,” said Wilkes-Barre assistant coach Mike Yeo. “In his own end, he’s a little inconsistent. Sometimes, it’s a matter of winning 1-on-1 battles and competing a little harder. No one’s expecting him to be an enforcer, but 1-on-1 in front of net he needs to be better.” The 6-foot-4, 202-pound Whitney led Boston University in scoring last season. “He has great skills, so many great qualities as a player, so many things you hope for in a prospect,” Yeo said…After leaving the Finnish league, Penguins left winger Ryan…
NOTEBOOK
If nothing else, Memphis coach Mark Richards hopes his defenseman Ted Crowley has set a standard of sorts. That’s about the only satisfaction Richards - and Crowley, for that matter - will get from the Central League. The league upheld a 25-game suspension against Crowley for a pair of “stick infractions” in an Oct. 27 game against the Tulsa Oilers. Crowley was hit with a 10-game suspension for using his stick “in a deliberate attempt to injure” Tulsa’s Mario Joly, and was later slapped with a 15-game suspension for “using his stick in a reckless manner, making contact with the head area” against Tulsa’s Devin Francon. Richards, who appealed the initial suspension to no avail, said he hopes the CHL will judge all future penalties on the same level as…
IceGators celebrate decade of popularity
NOTEBOOK Past and present Louisiana IceGators shared the ice as one of the most successful franchises in ECHL history celebrated 10 years. “I played in a lot of cities and had good experiences pretty much everywhere, but nothing really compares to the first few years in Lafayette,” said former goalie Bryan Schoen, who traveled from Minneapolis to attend Reunion Night at the Cajundome Nov. 12. “It’s something that you had to be there for. The fans there were the same as 10 years ago. It was a special place to play.” Louisiana has the four highest regular season average attendances in ECHL history, including the all-time best 11,433 fans per game in 1996-97. Nine other former IceGators joined Schoen. Seven-time ECHL all-star and league MVP Chris Valicevic, 17-year pro Ron Handy and seven-year IceGator Ryan…
Hold the veal scalloplni, Lundmark’s headed home
Jamie Lundmark’s working vacation in northern Italy ended last week, with the Ranger center deciding to return to North America to continue the lockout season with the American League’s Hartford Wolf Pack The 23-year-old pivot had been playing with Bolzano of the Italian League, but after recording 19 points (10 goals) in 14 games, Lundmark reached the conclusion that the level of competition was not up to his standards and that his stay was not playing a constructive role in his development. Indications are that Lundmark, whose progress was interrupted last year by a major knee injury, will play for the minor league salary of $35,000 that was part of the qualifying offer he signed with the Rangers in July…While Lundmark was saying hello, defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Maxim Kondratiev…
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