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November 22, 2005
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True grit welcome
Just as rust never sleeps, dust never settles on Cam Neely’s bones. Over a 13-year career that ultimately saw him become a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Neely played a fast-paced game. He was the type of player who could beat you as easily with a goal as he could with his fists. There were other power forwards before him, but Neely was the player who defined the term. Neely had never visited hockey’s shrine until the Hall of Fame weekend and he made it a memorable occasion. There was so much to do and so many friends to see the kid who grew up in Western Canada and rose to fame in Beantown hardly had time to stop and take in all the Hall has to offer. Before he took…
Hockey Hall of Fame slowly moving forward
The Hockey Hall of Fame is always quick to point out it should not be called the National Hockey League Hall of Fame. While gratefully acknowledging the NHL is one of at least a dozen businesses and organizations serving as a founding or premier sponsor (read: financial supporter), the Hall of Fame wants to recognize excellence in the game, not just excellence in the NHL. We’re happy to see the Hockey Hall of Fame take a step in that direction with the induction of a member this year who gained prominence on the international stage. Valeri Kharlamov was one of hockey’s greats, a dazzling stick-handler who dominated Russia’s top league in the 1970s. Shockingly, he’s one of just two honored members in the players’ category recognized solely for their accomplishments in Europe. Maybe…
The numbers game
Statistics can be like plasticine, malleable and flexible and prone to being molded into any given shape. That’s the disclaimer for the following set of numbers we’ve gleaned a month into the “My NHL” era. Digest the data with a grain of Play-Doh and realize it’s still very early and much can change. But it’s still fun to pull and squeeze and knead to see what we can create: GOALS PER GAME After four weeks of runaway scoring, Week 5 of the NHL’s regular season saw the Offense Express lose some steam. Here’s the breakdown: Week 1: 6.29 goals per game. Week 2: 6.08 goals per game. Week 3: 6.42 goals per game. Week 4: 7.00 goals per game. Week 5: 5.91 goals per game. An aberration or the beginning of a trend? And does it even matter?…
Coleman a diversity pioneer
The first fruit of the NHL diversity program’s labor is ripe, in the form of Tampa Bay goalie Gerald Coleman. The 20-year-old stopper was introduced to hockey through an NHL program in Chicago – the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois. Coleman was scheduled back up John Grahame Nov. 10 against the Rangers. Coleman was the program’s sentative at the 1997 Willie O’Ree All-Star Game in Chicago and returned as an alumni coach in 2001. The Romeoville, Ill., native played two years with the U.S. national development team program and three seasons with the Ontario League’s London Knights. He started this season with Springfield in the American League. “I couldn’t be more pleased and proud for Gerald,” said O’Ree, the NHL’s first black player and NHL diversity director of youth development. “This is a very…
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