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October 30, 2007
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AHL PROFILE WITH Jimmy Howard
Getting untracked As a rookie with the Grand Rapids Griffins, Jimmy Howard just wanted to become acquainted with pro hockey and prove himself to be a true prospect. After going 27-6-2, spending close to two months in the NHL and earning 2005-06 all-rookie team goalie, it was mission accomplished. Last season, Howard wanted to show he could handle the workload of an every-day goalie if the Detroit Red Wings needed him. That didn’t quite happen. He was just 21-21-3 and his goalsagainst average grew from 2.58 as a freshman to 2.70. “After my rookie season, I expected things to be a little easier,” admitted Howard, 23. “I was expected to perform better and there was pressure to be better. “But last year, I wasn’t consistent. I let in soft goals once in a while at bad…
Voloshenko flees Aeros
With his play a year ago, Roman Voloshenko made it clear he wasn’t happy to be back playing with the Houston Aeros instead of with the parent Minnesota Wild. The 21-year-old left winger made an even stronger statement a week into this season: He left. Rather than spend a third year in the AHL, Voloshenko went home to Belarus and presumably will play in the Russian Super League. The Minnesota Wild, who retain his rights, suspended him. Voloshenko was a standout as a rookie, scoring 33 goals and 60 points in 69 games for the Aeros. He was rated the No. 63 prospect in Future Watch 2006. He was the trigger man on a power play unit that included Erik Westrum, Kir by Law and Patrick O’Sullivan. But last season, when he was forced…
Headshot issue hits pinnacle
If we don’t do something, then we risk the law becoming involved.– Colin Campbell First, a confession. Seven years ago I was kicked out of a men’s hockey league for viciously cross-checking an opponent in the head. It was, without question, the dumbest thing I ever did playing hockey. And believe me, there are some serious other candidates. At the time, I was absolutely outraged at having been slashed across the arm by a player with a reputation for being dirty; a player who only a few weeks earlier I had warned I’d be willing to go out of the league on a lifetime suspension if he continued to go after the knees of my teammates. When that same player slashed me, I lost it. I chased him and cross-checked his head into…
Early Returns
The stories (so far) from every stop EARLY RETURNS A handful of games does not a season make. However, it’s always fun to jump to calculated conclusions. This issue’s team stories zero in on the initial indications each squad is giving about what lies ahead. Some teams are making strong statements (Ottawa good, Atlanta bad), while others are playing it a bit more coy. Tampa Bay was able to rack up some wins, but coach John Tortorella isn’t completely satisfied with what he’s seen. Montreal is a determined bunch with a good goalie, but a lack of scoring has hurt the Habs. Thanks to a youthful uprising, Chicago is poised to overcome this year’s early-season injury to Martin Havlat. It’s fair to say Philadelphia is enjoying life with its fresh new faces, while Nashville is…
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