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November 14, 2006
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Cohen pays big fee to play with Lincoln
For defenseman Colby Cohen, $10,000 was still the right price. A second-year member of the U.S. under-18 national team development program, the 6-foot-2, 180-pound Cohen, for reasons still unexplained, asked for his unconditional release from the squad in late October. Three days and a cashed check later, Cohen was set free. He immediately signed with Lincoln. Rated 39th overall by International Scouting Services for the 2007 NHL draft, Cohen and family paid the fee per their development agreement with USA Hockey. Cohen scored a goal and an assist in his first two games with Lincoln. “He’s a very talented player who has gained valuable experience with the national program,” said Stars coach Steve Johnson.…
Capitals freshmen know how to dish
ROOKIE REPORT The Capitals are dominated by younger players, although only two are rookies. Mike Green, D He’s playing more than 16 minutes per game, getting on-the-job tutoring from veteran Jamie Heward on the third pairing. He played 22 games last season with the Caps, but spent most of the year in Hershey (AHL) where he helped lead the Bears to the Calder Cup. His strong suits are quick, accurate passes to clear the zone, and using his 6-foot-1, 208-pound frame to move people away from the net. Jakub Klepis, C He also split time between Hershey and Washington last season and was headed back to the Bears until a strong training camp shifted priorities in his favor. Highly skilled at dishing the puck, he can find the right man through a…
New coaches bred in minors
Welcome to the club, new Flyers coach John Stevens. Not the Old Boys Network, of course. That collection of cronies is creeping further away from Relevance Lane. Rather, it’s the Been There, Done That Club that Stevens has joined. It’s a club where, unlike political posts and “Girls Gone Wild” videos, prior experience means a great deal. More NHL teams than ever are looking to coaches who are at once fresh and yet somewhat familiar with their product. They’re looking for guys who are teachers, not those more accustomed to tenure. And they’re cultivating coaching talent from the organization with the second-best hockey played on the planet – the American League. Fifteen years ago, only half of the 22 teams in the NHL employed coaches who had at least a full year of…
HOCKEY WORLD IN BRIEF
FROST TRIAL DELAY A hearing to set a trial date for former NHL agent David Frost was delayed in a Napanee, Ont., court. A judge set a new hearing date of Dec. 19 to give the crown more time to review evidence in the case against the 39-year-old Frost, who is facing a dozen child exploitation charges. PROSECUTOR RECOMMENDS NO CHARGE A chief prosecutor in Calgary recommended a police officer, who punched a handcuffed women celebrating an Oilers playoff win last season, should not be charged. Prosecutor Gordon Wong said Kristin Wilson of Vernon, B.C., was at the receiving end of an approved police technique called a head stun when she fell and smashed her face. The June 17 punch, after the Oilers won Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final, was captured…
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