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December 1, 2008
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Snapshots
AS PART OF HIS early-season dissing of Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby, Alexander Semin said Chicago Blackhawks sophomore Patrick Kane was a much more interesting player: “The way he moves, his deking abilities, his thinking on the ice and his anticipation of the play is so superb,” Semin said. Well, maybe it’s time to say the same things about Washington’s “other” Alex. The 24-year-old Semin is an absolute wizard with the puck, playing keepaway with even the best of NHL blueliners. And boy, can this guy ever wire it. FOLLOWING IN THE grape-stained footprints of retired NHLers such as Wayne Gretzky, Igor Larionov and Mario Lemieux, former Broad Street Bullies Bobby Clarke and Dave Schultz are releasing a line of signature wine. If you live in Pennsylvania or New Jersey, where…
Papa Bear recovering
Hershey Bears GM-president Doug Yingst was recovering from multiple injuries sustained in a fall from the roof of his Pennsylvania home. Yingst sustained serious, but non-life-threatening injuries in the accident. He was taken to Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and is under the care of Dr. Kevin Black, the center’s head of orthopedics and Bears team doctor. In his 27th season with the organization, Yingst has served in his current capacity since 1998-99. He has twice been named the league’s top executive and won the 2008 Thomas Ebright Award for his contributions to the league. QUICK STRIKE In the league for all of 28 seconds, Hartford rookie defenseman David Urquhart scored a goal on his first shift in a win over Albany. Urquhart, who played four seasons of Canadian university hockey at McGill, helped…
NHL Team Reports
Culture Club Every NHL team has its own unique identity – often led by dressing room DJs, pranksters and the guys who keep it light. Minnesota STEPHANE VEILLEUX is a character player. He brings energy, hard hits and sacrifices his body for the team. But Veilleux is also a character, somebody who keeps the Wild loose in the dressing room. When he plays ping pong, he wears so much tennis garb, it looks like he’s at Wimbledon. In training camp in Grand Forks, N.D., just to make his teammates laugh, Veilleux got into an eating competition – of “suicide” chicken wings. He did so well, the restaurant wanted a picture of him for its Wall of Fame. But the aftermath wasn’t pretty. The tears flowed, his lips burned and the subsequent digestive problems were, as Veilleux…
A matter of ethics
THE HOCKEY NEWS EDITORIAL GROUP is often faced with ethical dilemmas regarding what we publish; weighing news judgment against sensationalism, integral story detail against superfluous titillation. In this issue’s cover story, for example, we debated how prominently Bill Wirtz’s death should be featured in the piece about the rejuvenated Chicago Blackhawks. There’s a new aura around the franchise, a feeling of rebirth. Former stars are being welcomed back into the fold, the team is young and exciting, games are on TV, fans are showing up at the United Center and the mood on many nights is electric. And, like it or not, the renaissance began when Wirtz passed away. That’s not a harsh judgment, it’s fair comment based on fact. One of our staffers wondered if our audience may be turned off, angry…
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