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Draft Preview '89
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YOUR LEGEND TO PLAYER AND TEAM PROFILES
On the following pages are profiles of 68 draft-eligible prospects. First comes THN's first round—our top 21 prospects. They are followed by alphabetical listings of five blue-chip goalies and 42 more skaters. Next are 21 team profiles, detailing each NHL team’s history at the draft table. Below are the abbreviations and league lineups you will need to know to get the most out of the section. STATISTICS LEA.—League; GP—Games Played; G—Goals; A—Assists; P—Points; PIM—Penalty Minutes; W-L-T—Win-Loss-Tie; MN—Minutes; GAA—Goals-Against Average; SO—Shutouts. MINOR PRO American Hockey League (AHL)—Adir-ondack, Baltimore, Binghamton, Cape Breton, Halifax, Hershey, Maine, Moncton, New Haven, Newmarket, Rochester, Sherbrooke, Springfield, Utica. International Hockey League(IHL)—Denver, Fort Wayne, Flint, Indianapolis, Kalamazoo, Milwaukee. Muskegon, Peoria, Saginaw, Salt Lake. MAJOR JUNIOR Ontario Hockey League (OHL)—Belleville, Cornwall, Guelph, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Niagara Falls, North Bay, Oshawa, Ottawa, Peterborough, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Toronto, Windsor. Quebec…
HARTFORD WHALERS
KEY DECISION-MAKER: General manager Emile Francis has the final say after the scouts take a majority-rules vote to rank players. STAFF: Bob Crocker, assistant general manager/AHL, college and high school scout; Steve Brklacich, director of player personnel/Ontario and Europe scout; Jack Evans, major junior scout; Leo Boivin, Quebec scout; Dave McNab, college, junior and Europe scout; Bruce Hamilton and Doug McCauley, western Canada scout. BEST DRAFT PICKS: Kevin Dineen, 56th overall in 1982, was part of a bountiful 1982 draft, when coach Larry Pleau and Dineen's father. Bill, ran the scouting staff. Dineen, a right winger, has developed into one of the NHL’s top impact players. Ulf Samuelsson, 67th overall in 1982, was another smart pick by the elder Dineen. Samuelsson has developed into a strong and agitating defensive force for the Whalers,…
STAR CROSSED
June II, 1988, dawned clear and bright for Mike Modano. The talented Prince Albert Raider center, four days removed from his 18th birthday, awoke in a Montreal hotel room confident he’d be an early first-round selection at the NHL entry draft. Pundits predicted the Minnesota North Stars would select him No. I overall. Had Modano turned to the horoscopes in the Montreal Gazette, he would have read, “Gemini: What had been a mystery could now be transformed into a source of delight.” And that’s how it happened. The mystery ended when the North Stars called his name and slipped a Minnesota jersey on him. The delight ended soon after. It wasn’t in the stars for Modano to be in a Stars’ jersey for long. As time went on, his horoscope turned into a horror-scope. The…
LOS ANGELES KINGS
KEY DECISION-MAKER: General manager Rogie Vachon makes the final decision on all draft picks following recommendations from his management team. STAFF: Nick Beverley, director of player personnel and development; Ted O’Connor, special assistant to GM; Bob Owen, director of amateur scouting; Jim Anderson, New England college and high school scout; Serge Blanchard, QMJHL scout; Jan Lindgren and Kari Melanen, Europe scouts; Joe Mahoney, Minnesota college and high school scout; Mark Miller, Michigan college and high school scout; Al Murray, WHL scout; Alex Smart, OHL, QMJHL and WHL scout. BEST DRAFT PICKS: Luc Robitaille, 171st overall in 1984, won the Calder Trophy in 1986-87 and was named to the first all-star team in 1987-88. Bernie Nicholls, 73rd overall in 1980, has averaged 42 goals in seven full NHL seasons. This season, the center set…
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