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November 6, 2007
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10 It may have been mop-up time, but DIMITRI PATZOLD has arrived in San Jose. 9 He may love Ned Flanders, but Colorado’s PETER BUDAJ can be a demon in net. 8 Win over Pittsburgh was a good start for CAREY PRICE and his career as a Hab. 7 As Marty Turco’s heir, MIKE SMITH ensures a smooth transition in Dallas. 6 PASCAL LECLAIRE has served notice in Columbus this season: He’s the man. 5 RAY EMERY may be a sharp-dressed man, but Gerber has been in fashion lately. 4 Watch JOSH HARDING play and see why every Wild game could be a shutout. 3 With more than enough offense, MARC-ANDRE FLEURY must excel for the Pens. 2 With no offense, HENRIK LUNDQVIST is still holding up his end of the bargain. 1 He’s already won a Stanley Cup…
LAST MINUTE OF PLAY
CROSSWORD By Larry Humber ACROSS 1 Goalie ___-___ Fleury, pictured 8 Veteran center Rod Brind’___ 9 Home of the Quebec League’s ‘Mooseheads’ 10 One of Gordie Howe’s nicknames 11 Trophy won three times by Patrick Roy 12 Jab with one’s stick blade 14 While in Minnesota, the Stars were the ___ Stars 17 Televising 19 Face shields 20 Shows up at training camp 21 Shares accommodation with a teammate, ___ with 22 Anaheim’s Jean-___ Giguere DOWN 2 Buzzer 3 Former goalies Benedict and Malarchuk 4 Harry ___ coached the Canucks in the 1980s 5 St. Louis’s first NHL team went by this nickname 6 ‘The Great One’ coaches this team 7 The Kings’ Derek ___ 11 As a King, he twice led the NHL in penalty minutes 13 The Cup donor, Lord Stanley of ___ 15 Hound 16 Jason ___ is a center with Nashville 17 The Blue Jackets play at Nationwide ___ 18 ___ Dame is…
MELLANBY: A LEGEND IN HIS OWN RIGHT
FROM THE BOOKSHELF THE OPENING LINE on the inside flap of the cover of Walking With Legends begins: “In 1967, a phone call changed Ralph Mellanby’s life.” The same could be said about me in 2005. That was the year I received a call from literary agent Arnold Gosewich wondering if I’d be interested in meeting with Mellanby to discuss the possibility of helping him write his memoirs. Interested? Are you kidding me? Ralph Mellanby, the first executive producer for Hockey Night In Canada, has played a major role in the development of hockey production on TV. The Essex, Ont., native is a giant in the television industry, having won four Emmy Awards for his work at the Olympic Games. He’s also the man responsible for Don Cherry. Although it wasn’t universally agreed upon at Hockey…
THE ULTIMATE FOOT SOLDIER
Of course I’d like to score more goals, but I also take pride in my defensive play. JAY PANDOLFO WOULD LIKE the world to know he didn’t wake up one day and decide to stop scoring goals. It just kinda happened. “I think every player who makes it to the NHL was probably the top scorer or one of the top scorers on their team when they were kids growing up,” says the New Jersey Devils veteran left winger. “But when you get into this league, you get slotted into certain roles. For me that was being a checker. Of course I’d like to score more goals, but I also take a lot of pride in my defensive play, going up against the other team’s top scorers.” And why not? In the past 10…
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