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April 26, 2005
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the trials & tribulabons of Alex Kholomeyev
A broken ankle ended his career. It’s been all downhill from there. A hockey story, low-minors style. Alex Kholomeyev, his wife Amy and nine-month daughter Bella live in a rented house in Corpus Christi, Texas. Kholomeyev’s mother, who came to the United States from Russia in 1999 when her son was still a professional hockey player, also lives with the family. During the day, Amy’s mom takes care of the baby while Amy works in a State Farm office. Alex works when and where he can. This spring, Alex has been putting in 12-hour days doing contract turnaround jobs at oil refineries. The physical labor exacerbates the pain in his right leg. He has had four operations on his right knee, the most recent in the spring of 2003. He has had one…
FROZEN FOUR
Perfect blend of serious freshmen, gritty seniors keeps Denver atop perch Two days into fall practice, Denver’s returning players decided it was time to stop talking about their 2004 NCAA Frozen Four national championship. Politely, they’d turn around all questions to keep the focus on the future. “As great as it was, we knew we wouldn’t get anything done if we dwelled on the past,”said junior forward Gabe Gauthier. “We had to find a new identity for this year.” The Pioneers were self-described goofballs in 2004, a fun-loving, senior-laden bunch that came out of nowhere to win it all. This year, with a influx of some serious freshmen, Denver was much more businesslike, to the point where coach George Gwozdecky had to keep reminding them “that college hockey is supposed to be fun.” The Pioneers of…
Hot Cassivi leaves coach no option
Score one for good, old-fashioned hard work. Goalie Frederic Cassivi was supposed to be an insurance policy for the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, filling the role of backup while the maturation process continued for Anaheim prospect Ilya Bryzgalov. But Cassivi played too well to sit and, by crunch time, was the Ducks go-to goalie. He leads the AHL with 10 shutouts, with three in a row in the second-to-last week of the season. The lOth-year veteran is playing for his eighth minor-pro team. Between Jan. 2 and April 10, Cassivi went 19-8-2 with a 1.65 goals-against average and eight shutouts. For the season, he was 24-17-2 with a.924 save percentage. Bryzgalov was 16-13-1 with a 2.60 GAA,.900 save percentage and four shutouts. AHL WEST NOTEBOOK “This isn’t necessarily the scenario we envisioned, but if you outwork the…
U.S. COLLEGE WRAP-UP
Dartmouth top choice to win it all, but injury proved devastating You didn’t hear Dartmouth coach Bob Gaudet say, “It was a day of infamy,” but you can bet Nov. 6,2004, will stick in his head for a can bet Nov. 6, 2004, will stick in his head for long time. This was supposed to be Dartmouth’s year. After reaching the ECAC semifinal the year before, and with most of its top players returning, Dartmouth was an overwhelming favorite to capture the league championship. Then, on Nov. 6, junior winger Hugh Jessiman got hurt. Jessiman, one of the top prospects for the New York Rangers, went down in a heap after getting tangled up with a Princeton player. A week later, the Rangers orthopedic surgeon inserted two screws into the bone above Jessiman’s ankle to…