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March 13, 1998
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Richter speaks out
Mike Richter has just one thing to say about the brouhaha over some U.S. Olympic hockey players misbehaving on their way out of Nagano. Stop the insanity. “It’s not something you can defend.” the New York Rangers’ netminder told The Hockey News, “but, c’mon, it’s getting bigger headlines than a possible war in the (Persian) Gulf. This thing has taken on a life of its own and it’s gotten completely out of hand. It has to stop.” Richter, much to his chagrin, has been thrust into the spotlight since a few of his Olympic teammates revealed the netminder was the primary victim of an alcohol-fueled escapade in the wee hours of Feb. 19, when a player or players burst into a suite of rooms at the athletes’ village and unloaded the contents…
Back in the game
If the Florida Panthers don’t make the playoffs this season, and there’s every reason in the world to believe they won’t, Robert Svehla is going to have to find a pick-up team to play with this summer. Too much time off in the off-season is not a good thing for the 29-year-old defenseman, a native of Martin in the former Czechoslovakia. By his own admission, Svehla was in the Twilight Zone the first 15 games this season. And the Panthers were 4-8-3 in those games. “Two years ago, we made it to the Stanley Cup final and I had just over a month off in the summer,” Svehla said. “I came back and was on my game. Last year, we had about three months off. It was maybe too long. I played terribly…
Jagr makes huge splash in return from gold win
It’s a good thing Jaromir Jagr and his Czech mates were tired when the Pittsburgh Penguins opened the stretch drive of the season against the Montreal Canadiens. If they had been well-rested and at full strength, the Penguins might have run up 15 goals instead of what turned out to be an easy 6-2 win over the Canadiens Feb. 25. “I’m dead,” Jagr said upon arriving in Montreal. He was able, however, to score a pair of goals as the Penguins took a big step toward blowing the Canadiens out of the Northeast Division race by extending their lead to 10 points. Fellow Czech Robert Lang scored the Penguins’ first goal 52 seconds into the game. Jagr, Martin Straka, Robert Lang and Jiri Slegr, the Penguins’ representatives on the gold medal-winning Czech team, arrived…
PLUS MINUS
1. Top 10 Pittsburgh’s Ron Francis notches career point No. 1,410, now No. 10 all-time scorer in NHL. 2. Welcome back Veteran Peter Zezel returns to NHL from minors with three goals, six points in three Vancouver games. 3. He’s alive! Toronto sophomore Fredrik Modin fires seven of Maple Leafs’ 10 goals in five-game stretch. 4. Ron Mason Michigan State coach earns career win No. 800 Feb. 20 with 5-1 victory over Michigan. 5. Jet lag? Huh! Gold medal winner Jaromir Jagr returns to NHL action with two goals, two assists in first game back. 1. Repeat offender Tampa Bay’s Bryan Marchment gets eight-game suspension for yet another kneeing offense. 2. Rapid fire It’s just like old times in Quebec League as coaches fired in seemingly willy-nilly fashion. 3. General mayhem Flint coaches Robbie Nichols, Kevin Kerr…
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