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March 15, 2005
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Coyotes super scout Draper quietly leaves organization
Dave Draper, who joined the Coyotes four years ago to much fanfare, left in silence three months ago without even a press release mentioning his departure. The 64-year-old vice-president of scouting and director of player personnel had been battling undisclosed health problems over the past two years and began working parttime as of last September. He received a clean bill of health in November, but resigned anyway on Dec. 10. “I’ve decided now, given the lockout, was a good time to take a step back,” Draper said. NOTEBOOK Managing partner Wayne Gretzky returned to Brantford, Ont., in early March to be with his mother, Phyllis, who was diagnosed with lung cancer.…
Flames to have familiar look if NHL returns next season
As amazing as it seems, if the NHL and its players are up and running for the 2005-06 season - and that remains a mighty big ‘if’ - the Calgary Flames are expected to sport a similar look to what we would have seen in 200405. The lone player never signed for this season was restricted free agent superstar Jarome Iginla. This summer Iginla will be joined in that category by goalie Miikka Kiprusoff and centers Steven Reinprecht and Daymond Langkow. Still, left winger Martin Gelinas is the only expected regular from the Flames’ improbable Stanley Cup run who will become an unrestricted free agent; he likely will part ways with the team, which wants to continue to get younger and bigger. In addition, Flames fans will finally get to see the long-awaited…
Ain’t no defense for goal-hungry Saint Trevelyan
If there was any such thing as a free agent market these days, St. Lawrence junior winger T.J. Trevelyan would be a hot commodity. What’s not to like about a feisty forward who has a knack of scoring, no matter how much defenses hound him? During the 34-game season, Trevelyan, a 21-year-old native of Mississauga, Ont., had 24 goals and 42 points, easily the two highest figures in the ECAC. He is the first St. Lawrence junior to hit the 100-point mark since Paul DiFrancesco in 1996-97, and his 24 goals are the most in a season for the Saints since Burke Murphy had 33 in 1995-96. “T.J. is an incredible kid,” said St. Lawrence coach Joe Marsh. “In practice, the puck seems to follow him around. He reads situations away from the puck…
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