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November 7, 2006
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Columbine memories
HOCKEY IS SOMETIMES a violent sport. But Chip Dunleavy, a 24-year-old forward for the Rocky Mountain Rage, has witnessed unimaginable violence – both physical and emotional – up close. On April 20, 1999, Dunleavy was a junior at Columbine High School in his hometown of Littleton, Colo. He was coming back from lunch on a day that would change his life forever. Students and teachers were running across campus as gunshots rang out. Another student about 20 feet from Dunleavy had been shot. He and other students ran to a park across the street from the school. It was hours later that Dunleavy and the rest of the world realized the horror that had been unleashed. Twelve students and one teacher were dead. The two murderers, fellow Columbine students, killed themselves as part of…
We’re itching for a fair fight
When The Hockey News wrote about the state of fighting in the NHL a few issues back, we were not talking about eliminating fighting or taking a stand against fighting. Not even close. Yet that is how the article titled “Death Of The Goon” was perceived in some quarters. Ottawa Sun columnist Chris Stevenson wrote a long-winded diatribe about the virtues of fighting and how he loves to see “two tough guys drop the buckets and go.” Stevenson, who wrote a similar piece last year in reaction to a story we did about fighting, wrote: “The Hockey News does one of these ‘Fighting is Dead (Dying) (or On The Decline)’ (sic.) pieces every year, but fighting keeps coming off the mat like Rocky.” With all due respect, the numbers suggest otherwise. Fighting is…
Ward out to prove he’s still a Conn man
GOALIE ZONE Perhaps no goalie in the NHL is under as much pressure as Cam Ward, who is being asked to replicate his Conn Smythe playoff performance for 82 games. After a rough start – albeit as a victim of the team’s sloppy play and a few unlucky bounces – Ward rebounded during a three-game win streak. The youngster stopped 63 of 65 shots in those three games. After opening the season playing three games in four nights, Ward looked to wear down in the latter half of the third game, although he denied fatigue was an issue. It’s something critics will watch closely this season, his first as an NHL starter, though he saw extended duty in the AHL and major junior. John Grahame made two early appearances in the Canes’ eight…
Calgary’s superhero not yet in the saddle
GOALIE ZONE Miikka Kiprusoff’s standards are lofty because of his own success – so anything short of super-human is met with disappointment. Which is where Kiprusoff started the season. Playing every minute of the first eight games (backup Jamie McLennan isn’t expected to see any action until November) Kiprusoff has been OK. Not great, but not bad, for a team that struggled out of the gate. The unflappable and technically superior goaltender was too often hung out to dry by teammates not paying enough attention to their defensive responsibilities. But there’s no denying some very savable shots have eluded ‘Kipper.’ Still, there’s no concern in the Flames’ camp about the Finn. It’s much the same as last season, when Kiprusoff started far off-track – just like every skater on the team – and found…
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