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July 1, 1990
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HOLY MAKAROV!
Not much was known about Sergei Makarov before he came to Calgary, apart from his lustrous hockey credentials. The two Olympic gold medals, the seven world championships (he won an eighth in 1990), the Canada Cup title, the six consecutive Soviet league scoring championships. The list of honors could fill Wayne Gretzky’s trophy case. One year later, with one more bauble—the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year—on the mantle of his new home in the prestigious community of Edgemont, Alta., Makarov remains something of a mystery man. This much we learned: Makarov spent his first season in a luxury townhouse just across the way from Joe Nieuwendyk’s place, with his wife Vera and his 10-year-old son Arten, or Tom as they called him in Canada. He drove a Ford Thunderbird, courtesy of…
NORDIQUES SHUFFLE ASSISTANT COACHES
NORDIQUES Jacques Martin officially joined the Nordiques’ coaching staff June 12. Martin, who was Mike Keenan’s top aide in Chicago over the last two seasons, was kind of pushed aside when Keenan moved upstairs while retaining his coaching job. Darryl Sutter was then brought in as an assistant. Martin considers his job in Quebec as a promotion, since he’s not an assistant coach but a co-coach…At least five teams tried to convince Pierre Page to trade his first-round selection. Page was asking for at least three good young players in return. WHALERS Defenseman Joel Quenneville, second in Whalers longevity to captain Ron Francis, was offered a termination contract and is free to negotiate with any team in June. General manager Ed Johnston has negotiated with the Pittsburgh Penguins in an attempt to move…
DEVILS’ ADVOCATE
In retrospect, it was a great decision. But when Paul Ysebaert turned down a four-year contract offer from the New Jersey Devils last September to play out his option, it was a gamble. Ysebaert can look back and laugh about it now. As the American League’s scoring champion and the Les Cunningham Plaque winner as most valuable player, his future is bright, although still uncertain. With the NHL’s version of free agency being what it is, Ysebaert is free to move, but for a large price. Several European teams offered lucrative contracts to the 24-year-old center, but he turned them all down. He is waiting for a contract offer from the Devils or a trade to another organization. “European teams want a commitment early. Some want it before the end of the regular…
DRAFT PICKS CAST SHADOW ON BURKE
When the New Jersey Devils requested a time-out at the draft table in Vancouver before the 11th pick in the first round of the entry draft, the hockey world wondered what kind of a blockbuster deal general manager Lou Lamoriello had up his sleeve. Was goaltender Sean Burke going to be traded to Calgary? Would the Devils make a bid for Dale Hawerchuk or Joe Mullen? A year earlier Lamoriello made two major trades on draft day, acquiring Sylvain Turgeon and Walt Poddubny, but 1990 turned out to be relatively quiet for the Devils. They dealt the 11th and 32nd overall picks to the Flames in exchange for Nos. 20, 24 and 29. Calgary chose goalie Trevor Kidd while the Devils selected goalie Martin Brodeur nine picks later. “It was almost as simple…
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