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May 11, 2009
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ADMIRABLE ADJUSTMENT
LOOKING AT A STORY like Matt Cook’s, it is easy to let sympathy for a person’s plight draw attention away from the achievements of a pure athlete. In his 21 years, Cook has already dealt with cancer, chemotherapy, amputation and open-heart surgery. Yet if you asked the Edmonton native about his life, he’ll tell you he wouldn’t change a thing. As an 18-year-old playing Jr. A for the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta League, it looked as if Cook’s hockey career was over when he was diagnosed with bone cancer, eventually leading to the amputation of his left leg below the knee in May, 2006. But in 2007, Cook met Paul Rosen, veteran goaltender of the Canadian men’s national sledge hockey team and decided to take up the sport. Two years later, Cook…


SHORE REPORTS
PLAYING FOR THE U.S. national team development program, Drew Shore has developed into a dangerous two-way center, using his 6-foot-2, 198-pound frame and speed to produce offense and a solid forecheck. At the recent World Under-18 Championship, held on American soil in the bordertowns of Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., Shore helped his squad to gold with nine points in seven games. He also did some homework, offering up a scouting report on some of his 2009 draft-eligible opponents for THN. Shore is ranked 23rd in THN’s upcoming Draft Preview 2009 magazine and the players who impressed him are listed with their Draft Preview ranking. MAGNUS PAAJARVI-SVENSSON, LW (SWE.) “He was used fairly sparingly in our exhibition game, but he seemed to control a lot of the play when he was out there.…


1999 DRAFT: THEN & NOW
Here’s the first round of the ’99 draft and the re-ordered draft (including the best 18-year-olds available) after 10 years of hindsight. Draft position is listed at right. 1. Atlanta - Patrik Stefan 2. Vancouver - Daniel Sedin 3. Vancouver - Henrik Sedin 4. NY Rangers - Pavel Brendl 5. NY Islanders - Tim Connolly 6. Nashville - Brian Finley 7. Washington - Kris Beech 8. NY Islanders - Taylor Pyatt 9. NY Rangers - Jamie Lundmark 10. NY Islanders - Branislav Mezei 11. Calgary - Oleg Saprykin 12. Florida - Denis Shvidki 13. Edmonton - Jani Rita 14. San Jose - Jeff Jillson 15. Phoenix - Scott Kelman 16. Carolina - David Tanabe 17. St. Louis - Barret Jackman 18. Pittsburgh - Konstantin Koltsov 19. Phoenix - Kirill Safronov 20. Buffalo - Barrett Heisten 21. Boston - Nick Boynton 22. Philadelphia - Maxime Ouellet 23. Chicago - Steve McCarthy 24. Toronto - Luca…


LABELS AND FABLES
LISTEN UP! THE HOCKEY NEWS RADIO SHOW FRIDAYS 3-4 EST XM 204 LABELS NEEDN’T HAVE a super-adhesive substance on the back to stick. In many cases, all it takes is a few drops of ink. Take awards time in the NHL. Because the geographic sprawl of the league is so vast, it’s impossible for voters to accurately assess players based solely on first-hand observations or televised games. That’s where the written word comes in; quotes and anecdotes found in print or on websites are influential, helping build and erode reputations. A similar process takes place on the airwaves, where the game’s top analysts espouse their opinions and help shape ours. Factor in word-of-mouth conversations with people in and around the game and the voter has nearly all he or she needs to make a…