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October 4, 2005
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All eyes on goalie Garon
Little did Mathieu Garon know how important a single game could be. On March 6, 2004, Garon stopped 46 of 48 shots to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a victory over the Los Angeles Kings. So impressed were the Kings that now, 18 months later, they have made him one of the most important pieces of their team. The Kings didn’t trade for Garon based solely on that performance, but it did open their eyes to what they think he could become. So they took the plunge and have handed the everyday goaltending job to a 27-year-old who amassed only 43 games of NHL experience playing behind Jose Theodore over four seasons in Montreal. Stroke of genius or recipe for disaster? That remains to be seen, but the answer will go a long…
Without a stick – a player can’t score.
If a hockey player is out of the game for even a second, it can change the final outcome drastically. The Stick Rack is designed to get a stick to a player fast. GOES WHERE THE PLAYERS GO It folds together and clasps solidly. It is then fitted with a snap-on durable cover with a zipper close. Made of lightweight, rust resistant aluminum it can easily take the abuse of the cold, wet and salty winters. Supported by easy roll castors, it can simply be pulled on and off planes and buses (fits perfectly in coach bus luggage compartments) and to and from the bench. HOLDS ANY AMOUNT OF STICKS The Stick Rack is currently available in a 44 or 66 player stick capacities plus each model holds 6 goalie sticks. It can also…
Memories of Mark
The train was threatening to go off the tracks and everyone inside the New York Rangers dressing room knew it. Their vision of becoming the first Rangers team to capture the Stanley Cup in 54 years was fading. In a matter of days they had gone from being a confident, determined bunch to wondering what possibly could go wrong next. The Rangers were shaken, rattled and on the verge of being rolled. Outsiders will always point to Game 6 in New Jersey, with the Devils leading the Eastern Conference final 3-2, as the turning point in a championship season. That game is memorable because captain Mark Messier did his very best ‘Broadway Joe’ in predicting the Rangers would return from The Swamp with a victory. Then he went out and scored three goals…
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Answers in next issue and @ thehockeynews.com ACROSS 1 Jennings Trophy honors them 4 One of Wayne Gretzky’s former teams 7 Oates of Hull and Oates 8 ‘J.D.’ is often on TV 10 Goalie drafted 11th by Calgary in 1990; went to Carolina with Gary Roberts in 1997, pictured 12 Horn 13 Unmarked 14 Senator invited to Canada’s recent Olympic camp 18 Hamilton’s AHL team nickname 19 ___ Otto helped the Flames to their only Cup 20 Ron ___ was a Canuck, Flame 21 Teams giving up too many scoring chances need to ___ up DOWN 1 Hall of Famer ___ Fuhr 2 Non-professionals 3 He was hockey’s ‘Entertainer’ 4 Red Wing invited to Canada’s Olympic camp 5 He wears No. 61 in Columbus 6 California city with NHL since ’91 9 He was with Devils when they won Cups in 2000 and 2003 11 Doesn’t report to camp, hoping for a…
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