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February 15, 2005
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Greedy? Try again
How many times during the NHL lockout have you heard people talking about ‘greedy players?’ People who use that term instantly give away what side of the never-ending debate they are on, but I wonder, do they ever stop and consider for a moment the vast amount of charity work pro athletes do? NHL players are famous for giving both their time and their money to people in need. CUJO CLUB Detroit goalie Curtis Joseph alone has raised more than $2 million in recent years for the Hospital For Sick Children’s cancer ward. Joseph also hosts a private suite at Joe Louis Arena for cancer patients at home games and did the same thing in Toronto when he played for the Leafs. Joseph is hardly alone. Brad Richards of the Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning…
UNITED STATES LEAGUE
Sitting pretty atop their perch in the USHL standings, the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders haven’t met expectations. They’ve exceeded them. And to what do they attribute their success? Balance. “We’re definitely a team without a star,” said Rough Riders coach Mark Carlson. “But I think that has been a plus. We’ve had different guys on different nights make plays to help us win.” Cedar Rapids, with just five losses in 36 games, is getting contributions from several performers. Goalie Dan Tonney was 14-1-1 with a 1.86 goals-against average and. 934 save percentage, while Matt Vokes led the offense with 20 goals. Vokes will play at Brown next year, while three others recently made college commitments: goalie Alex Stalock wilt play for Minnesota-Duluth in 2006-07, forward Billy Loupee will head to Miami of Ohio, while…
Sweden second home for Czerkawski
Before his season in Europe began last fall, Mariusz Czerkawski decided he would not be an NHL lockout player. “I didn’t want to hang on and sit in a hotel room to see what happens,” Czerkawski said. “I wanted to clear my mind and play with the team that started my international career.” So the Radomsko, Poland native signed a fullseason contract with Djurgarden in Stockholm. Also unlike other foreign imports from the NHL, Czerkawski considers Sweden a second home, having returned every summer to play pick-up with Mats Sundin, Marcus Nilson and Tommy Salo since he left to join the NHL in 1994. He worries his English may lose an edge, since he’s practicing a few other tongues. “The (Swedish) came back fast,” he said. “When the guys are talking, it’s nice to…
Stoll gets good news after injury scare
Jarret Stoll feared the worst. Blood was pouring from the gash on his right leg and the Edmonton Oilers’ center couldn’t feel his foot. After slicing his right calf to the bone and severing a nerve on Manitoba defenseman Tomas Mojzis’s skate blade, Stoll, who’s been playing for the AHL Edmonton Road Runners since the lockout began, will be out at least until mid-March. “It scared me when the doctor explained the muscle I cut was the one I needed to move my foot up and down,” he said. “Once the surgery was done everything was positive.” NOTEBOOK Goalie Ty Conklin signed with Wolfsburg of the German Elite League, Steve Staios is off to Lulea of the Swedish Elite League and defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron, who had contemplated signing with the Road Runners, joined…
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