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September 22, 1989
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JAYCO HOCKEY EQUIPMENT
HP9000 AIRLITE The ultimate in pant protection. This European styled pant is the lightest, most protective pant on the market. The HP 9000 offers extra protection around the kidney, spine, and tailbone area and comes complete with a belt and belt protector. Also available in goal model which features complete inside leg protection. Available in all 21 NHL teams. Custom colours and stripes are available at no extra charge with a minimum 6 pair order. GXL9000 This state of the art chest/arm combo is the only complete protector on the market. The GXL 9000 was designed to meet the ever increasing demand for greater upper body protection. Anatomical design provides greater balance, and flexibility, for added performance. Constructed of 400 denier water resistant nylon, for light weight and long durability. The catching and…
‘RADAR JUNIOR’ RETURNS FROM VACATION
There was no Hawaiian sunset, Caribbean cruise or 10-world-capitals-in-10-days holiday for Dean Chynoweth this summer’. “My whole season was a vacation,” said the Islander defenseman. “Why did I need another one?” Last year’s vacation was hardly a pleasant one for Chynoweth, the Isles’ first pick (13th overall) in 1987. Chynoweth made the Islanders after a strong training camp, but six games into his season he suffered a career-threatening injury. In a scrap with Philadelphia Flyers’ right winger Rick Tocchet on Oct. 27, Chynoweth was thumbed in the left eye. Tocchet was suspended for 10 games. Chynoweth was gone much longer. There was blood in the eyeball and severe bruising in and around the eye. Once the swelling subsided, Chynoweth still had blurred vision. After receiving medical clearance to play and being fitted with…
FOUR JOIN LINEUP FOR NEW CONTRACTS
By his count, Pittsburgh Penguins’ general manager Tony Esposito had about 30 major-and minor-league players to sign during the off-season. The most important, Mario Lemieux, agreed to a five-year, $12-million deal last month. Esposito was not directly involved in those negotiations—owner Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. took care of that one—but had plenty of others to keep him occupied. And when the Penguins began training camp Sept. 8 in suburban Mt. Lebanon, only four players expected to be on the team at the start of the season—defensemen Jim Johnson and Randy Hillier, right winger Rob Brown and left winger Bob Errey—did not have new contracts. All are entering their option year, and Esposito remained confident all will be signed. Similar faith was rewarded two days before camp began when defenseman Zarley Zalapski agreed to…
NASLUND TO QUIT NHL AFTER SEASON
CANADIENS Mats Naslund confirmed this will be his last year in the NHL. The diminutive Swedish left winger wants to make sure his sons, Daniel and Robert, spend their formative years in Sweden…Guy Carbonneau seems to be the odds-on favorite to succeed Bob Gainey as captain…Canadiens’ managing director Serge Savard said he wouldn’t trade Chris Chelios’ jock strap for Calgary defenseman Al Maclnnis…Claude Lemieux has reiterated his desire to be traded by the Canadiens. Lemieux said he is sick of being portrayed as the black sheep in the organization. The problem is Lemieux reported to camp with a groin injury and 15 extra pounds. BRUINS Defenseman Ray Bourque, who missed 20 games last year with strained ligaments in his knee, has been working to get himself in shape for the coming season since…
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