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From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder )
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Bruins' pre-camp notes
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:39:59 GMT
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Organization: HMS

Boston Bruins' newly acquired 23-year old Darin Kimble was involved
in an auto accident in Pennsylvania early Wednsday morning and suffered
a badly fractured right hand. Kimble was driving from St.Louis to Boston
when his car collided with a truck. He was listed in fair condition
Wednsday night after surgery performed at the Brandywine Trauma Center
in Chester,PA.

Bruins also acquired 21-year old defenseman Jeff Ricardi from the
Winnepeg Jets for a conditional draft pick. Ricardi will most likely
wind up with the AHL's Providence Bruins. He was drafted 159th overall
(Jets' 6th pick) at 1991 draft.He is 5-foot-11,195lbs.

Glen Wesley remains unsigned. His agent Rick Curran faxed a proposal to
Harry Sinden on Wednsday. Wesley wants something in the Petr Svoboda's
neighborhood,who is about to ink a 4-yr deal with the Sabres paying him
$800,000 the 1st year and $900,000 the remaining years.

As for the 1st pick,Dmitri Kvartalnov, according to Milbury the one-way
contract issue has been worked out and all that remains now is money
and length of the deal. Kvartalnov's agent indicated that the offer
from Switzerland is a definite possibility if no deal can be struck
with the B's.

-Mark
From: willis@oracle.SCG.HAC.COM (Stan Willis)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Kings trade/NHL TV deal
Date: 4 Sep 92 21:06:20 GMT
Reply-To: willis@empire.dnet.hac.com (Stan Willis)
Organization: none

The Kings announced that they have acquired forward Pat Conacher fron the
New Jersey Devils for future considerations.  Conacher, 33, scored 7 goals
and 10 points in 44 games for the Devils last season.


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SportsChannel America has sued the NHL in an attempt to overturn the league's
new five-year television contract with ESPN.  A hearing is set for Sept. 9.

Stan Willis
net contact: L.A. Kings

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From: 890491g@dragon.acadiau.ca (Don Graves)
Subject: Re: Best Forwards Ever/PENS #2
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 11:04:01 GMT

<RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:

>   Yes, I agree with your statements.  Yes, at times SOMETIMES offensive
>minded defensemen are better and needed, but in the Penguins case who was/is
>more important to the team - Coffey or Francis - a defensive minded center?

	Well, the Oilers of the 80's would argue that the best defense is
great offense (along with a hot goalie since it worked for them.

>   The Oilers had a good mix of offense and defense for their dynasty and their
> dynasty is better than the Penguins one so far.  The Penguins still have some
> work to do if they want to compare.

	True.

>   As far as Mario - best ever goes...I think so or at least definitely the
> best to come along since Gordie...This point is undebateable!!!!!

	Oh, I really don't think he quite matches up to the great one, but
that's just my opinion.
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Don Graves
Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S. Canada
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From: farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Bri Farenell)
Subject: Re: Must be fun being a Bruins fan!!!
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:49:34 GMT

iacurtop@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Iacurto Paul) writes:

>- must fight rats inside the Garden
>- make playoffs each year but never win cup
>- have never had a great American born player

Give Adam Oates and Ted Donato a few years.

>- cheapest GM in hockey

I know. He's obtained duds like Andy Moog, Ray Bourque, Phil Esposito.

>- goal judges are biased
>- Ray Bourque, one of the great defenseman of all time, but 
>  no Stanley Cups

Sinden won one as a coach in 70 and a GM in 72 (or vice versa).

>- Guy Lafleur scoring big goal in 78 final
>- petr Klima scoring big goal in triple overtime in 89 final
>- Jay Miller losing fight against door in 86 playoffs
>- do not have the team to compete with rest of the league (92-93 edition)

NOT! I guess a full season of Juneau, Donato and Drury will kill them as
will the addition of Gordie Roberts and others.

>- farm team is short on good young talent

The Maine Mariners always sucked when the Bruins were there but a new
atmosphere may help them in Providence.

>- Bruin fans are among the dummest in hockey;(they litter the
> ice for no reason) 

Speaking of which, you didn't even spell dumbest right so I would go 
berating anyone else. Even Ken Dryden, a Canadien, complimented Bruins'
fans by calling them more intelligent than any other American cities
fans (and only behind Montreal and Toronto, in that respect). Read
his book, The Game, BTW.
									
>- They cannot get it into their heads that they don't have what it takes 
> to win the Cup 

They are a lot closer than any other Wales team except the Penguins and
Rangers.

> ugliest uniform in hockey

Ever taken a gander at the uniforms of the: Blues or Senators (or the
circa 1982 Canucks uniforms). The Bruins uniforms aren't especially
interesting but then again, most NHL unis are not. 

>For those of you simple minded Bruin fans who will reply,
>keep in mind that I am NOT a canadiens fan. So try to come
>up with some good arguments (bande d'epais - a little
>french for you Americans)

Of course you're not a Canadiens fan. Most Canadiens' fans, while I 
dislike their team, may overrate their team but they usually have enough
class not to berate the other teams' fans. Perhaps you are a frustrated
Buffalo or Hartford fan? Again, since you are not one of the "dummest"
fans in hockey (as we Bruins' fans are) then why didn't you capitalize
the teams name, Canadiens?
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From: slegge@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: MAPLE LEAFS training camp roster
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 15:21:01 GMT

Here's a complete list of those players invited to the Maple 
Leafs' 199-93 training camp.  (The players marked with an 'x' 
played with St.John's Maple Leafs in 1991-1992):

GOAL
 
Grant Fuhr, John Gustafson-x, Robert Horyna-x, Pat MacGarry, 
Felix Potvin-x, Damian Rhodes-x, David Schill, Brent Truchon, 
Rick Walmsley.
 
DEFENCE

Ken Baumgartner, Drake Berehowsky-x, David Burke, Jim 
Cammazola, Ted Crowley-x, Mike Delay, Nathan Dempsey, Dave 
Ellett, Todd Gill, Bob Halkidis, Curtis Hunt-x, Chris Jensen, 
Sylvain Lefebvre, Guy Lehoux-x, Jamie Macoun, Chris McMurtry, 
Gary Millr, Dimitri Mironov, Chris O'Rourke, Rudy Poeschek, 
Mark Raiter, Bob Rouse, Jeff Serowik-x, Daryl Shannon, Nick 
Wohlers.        
 
FORWARDS

Brad Aiken-x, Domenic Amodeo, Glenn Anderson, Patrick Augusta, 
Nikolai Borschevsky, Terry Chitaroni-x, Rob Cimetta-x, Wendel 
Clark, Brandon Convery, Mike Eastwood-x, Colin Foley, Mike 
Foligno, Doug Gilmour, Tony Joseph, Mike Krushelnyski, Tomas 
Kucharcik Alexander Kuzminsky, Eric Lacroix-x, Guy Larose-x, 
Kent Manderville-x, Grant Marshall, KevinMcClelland-x, Dave 
MacLlwain, Ken McRae, Mark Osbourne, Rob Pearson-x, Yanic 
Perreault-x, Jeff Perry-x, Martin Prochazka, Jeff Reid, Steve 
Ruchin, Joe Sacco-x, Dave Tomlinson-x, Ryan Vandenbussche, 
Greg Walter-x, Peter Zezel.        


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From: 890491g@dragon.acadiau.ca (Don Graves)
Subject: Re: Lindros
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 11:08:10 GMT

moakler@remus.rutgers.edu (bam!) writes:

>890491g@dragon.acadiau.ca (Don Graves) writes:


>(judging from his junior PIM). Therefore, goons will gladly take their
>lumps if they can get Eric to drop the gloves and spend five minutes
>in the box or goad him into instigating and take a five and game.

	It will really be interesting to see how he responds to this.
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Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S. Canada
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From: dleslie@aludra.usc.edu (David Leslie)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Mario's Millions.
Date: 13 Sep 92 02:32:40 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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In article <Bu9usz.HyE@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> layfield@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Colin Layfield) writes:
>I just heard on the radio Mario Lemieux is about to sign a 7 year 42 Million
>Dollar contract.  Does this make him the 6 million dollar man?

>This guy is NOT worth 6 million a year.  I find this really ironic when the
>owners were crying poor during the strikes.

>Is there any truth to this report?  If so, there is going to be some very
>unhappy pens.

> Colin Layfield            | "Religion and Sex are power plays,

He may not be worth 6 million on the ice, but he surely is worth 6 
million to the franchaise. Consider the impact he has on ticket sales,
merchandising, and general media attention. How many millions would
Ottawa, or Tampa pay for him? He is the kind of player that can make
a franchaise profitable, not to mention a winner! 

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From: claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu)
Subject: Re: Best forwards ever?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 15:54:26 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.114146.7568@ericsson.se> etxonss@ufsa.ericsson.se (Staffan Axelsson) writes:

> Below are the teams for which the top five six-man forward units in NHL
> history played. Stars-ratings are based on the group as a whole.
[...]

I'm curious; it wasn't an NHL team, but who consisted of the second line
behind Krutov-Larionov-Makarov?

===============================================================================
GO LOS ANGELES KINGS!  Go for Next Year! :-(
GO SAN JOSE SHARKS!  Ray Whitney for Calder!  Jeff Hackett for Vezina!
	Pat Falloon for Hart! :-) Neil Wilkinson for Norris!  ('92-'93)
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Nelson Lu (claudius@leland.stanford.edu)
rec.sport.hockey contact for the San Jose Sharks
From: ab870@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Rickin)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Newsflash: Cleveland hockey freak back.  THN question
Date: 9 Sep 1992 23:32:48 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ab870@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Rickin)
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I'm back.  I survived my first 3 frat parties, but, IO need to know the
1800 # for The Hockey news.
-- 
Eric Rickin (ab870@cleveland.freenet.edu)
University of Michigan Class of 1996
"I would like to thank the vice president, ...the television academy,
and the members of the cultural elite." - Candice Bergen
From: tml@druhi.ATT.COM (Tim Larison)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: fantasy league rules?
Date: 4 Sep 92 01:28:41 GMT
Distribution: rec

Could someone please e-mail me a sample set of rules for a fantasy hockey
league?

I've enjoyed fantasy leagues in other sports, and I'm curious how
the fantasy format would work with hockey.

Please send e-mail as I don't usually read this board.

				Thanks,

				Tim  att!druhi!tml
From: jrmst8+@pitt.edu (Joseph R Mcdonald)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Pittsburgh
Date: 5 Sep 92 02:42:48 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <21638@optima.cs.arizona.edu> gln@cs.arizona.edu (Gary L. Newell) writes:
>
> Geez - do ya think that classes started up at CMU again?? 
>

WEll, they must have started back up at Pitt because Joe's account is back.
(which means, So am I) 
 
>			gln

Did you have a good summer Gary?


Dean
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From: farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Bri Farenell)
Subject: Mitch McGowan's address
Organization: Clarkson University
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 16:33:59 GMT

Mitch, I lost your address.

BRI

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From: gak@wrs.com (Richard Stueven)
Subject: Re: Pizza!
Reply-To: gak@wrs.com
Organization: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 19:29:17 GMT

In article 716065695@craft.camp.clarkson.edu, farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Bri Farenell) writes:
>gak@wrs.com (Richard Stueven) writes:
>>In article 15354@umd5.umd.edu, knox@monster.umd.edu (Garry Knox) writes:
>>> I thought it was the free pizza we get everytime the Captials score 6 goals?
>
>>Ha!  The Sharks only have to score three for us to get pizza!
>
>I'd still say that Caps fans ate more pizza than the Sharks fans did
>last year.

Hey, I didn't say it happened very often...  :-)

gak

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From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: Best forwards ever?
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 16:37:48 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.155426.20440@leland.Stanford.EDU> claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU (Nelson Lu) writes:
>In article <1992Sep10.114146.7568@ericsson.se> etxonss@ufsa.ericsson.se (Staffan Axelsson) writes:
>
>> Below are the teams for which the top five six-man forward units in NHL
>> history played. Stars-ratings are based on the group as a whole.
>[...]
>
>I'm curious; it wasn't an NHL team, but who consisted of the second line
>behind Krutov-Larionov-Makarov?
>

It the '87 Canada Cup it was Kamensky-Bykov-Khomutov(sp?), I think
anyway...I'll have to go check the tapes.

Gerald
From: bouchard@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Marco Bouchard ETUDIANT sept-dec 92)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Nordiques signed Ricci
Date: 14 Sep 92 14:00:20 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Canada

The Nordiques announced yesterday that they signed Mike Ricci for five years.
Ricci was involved in the Lindros trade. They didn't tell about the salary...

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----------> GO NORDIQUES GO !!!!!
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From: jpc@philabs.philips.com (John P. Curcio)
Subject: Re: ESPN announcers
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:19:53 GMT

In article <0efoQHu00UhW41eXBY@andrew.cmu.edu> Anna Matyas <am2x+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>
>Glenn Chin writes:
>
>>Message-ID: <Qefal9e00Uh7Q6nKgb@andrew.cmu.edu>
>>From: Anna Matyas <am2x+@andrew.cmu.edu>
>>>Any word on announcers?
>> 
>>I read somewhere that the play-by-play announcer will be Gary Thorne, who, I
>>believe, worked Devils' games last season.  His colour commentator will be
>>either Bill Clement or John Davidson.  Do US-based viewers prefer Clement or
>>Davidson?
>
>We finally get hockey back on ESPN and now you tell me I might have to
>suffer with John Davidson???   Steigy on Penguin broadcasts and JD on
>the others.  It's gonna be a l-o-n-g season...

Hey Mom-- what's wrong with JD?  I like to see him doing the MSG
broadcasts, but then again he works well with Sam Rosen.  He may not be
as good a Clement, but he's a close second.  It could be worse-- we
could have to put up with Peter McNab or Eddie Westfall (ugh!).

As for Thorne, GREAT!  He is one of the most exciting hockey
announcers, since he nearly achieves orgasm every time a great play
occurs.  He blows Pencil-neck Emrick.

-JPC

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Date: Tue,  8 Sep 1992 12:50:35 -0400 
From: "Matthew T. Keating" <mk55+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Die! NASTY-Pens
	<1992Sep3.232517.26294@cs.ucf.edu>

Dear Tom and other Penguin bashers,
    I can understand why you would try to deflate a grandstanding Pens
fan.I think I can see why (perhaps jealousy).  I agree that the Pens
should take the President's trophy before they let their fans run around
praising them for something as measly as winning 2 consecutive cups,
which by the way is 2 more than Mr. Bourque has won for Boston.
    Maybe, after they take the Prez.'s trophy this year, you might think
of them as great.  Then again, they might have to go undefeated before
you wake up and realize their talent.
     By the way, dynasty is spelled with a y. 
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From: veikko@vipunen.hut.fi (Vesa J Pyyluoma)
Subject: Re: Euro Cup '92/Kreenholm?
Organization: /u/opi/s/veikko/.organization
Date: 15 Sep 92 12:08:39

In article <1992Sep13.214506.1@cc.helsinki.fi> thietaniemi@cc.helsinki.fi writes:

 > In article <1992Aug31.092728.24822@eua.ericsson.se>, euaaen@eua.ericsson.se (Anders Engwall) writes:
 > > Group C (Denmark): Jokerit (Finland), Herning (Denmark), Kreenholm Tallinn
 > > (Estonia).

 > But what actually is this Kreenholm Tallin? Are you sure that you are
 > not referring to Kreenholm Narva (because Kreenholm is the biggest
 > enterprise in Estonian Narva town near Skt. Petersburg!).

 > If I am correct, it is a Russian(-Estonian) team, and it should
 > by no means be underestimated!

The team in question is Narva Kreenholm (or vice-versa, if you
prefer).  It is made up of players or mostly Russian origin and
incidentally pretty much equals to the Estonian National Team.  Not
that I know of Team Estonia ever playing anyone as such but still...

 > With the best regards
 > Tapani Hietaniemi
 > a
 > Jokerit Helsinki &
 > Helsingfors Idrottsfo"rening Kamraterna (HIFK)
 > fan

Kappas... no mik{ ettei sit{ voisi molempiakin kannattaa!

Cheers,

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From: claudius@leland.stanford.edu (Nelson Lu)
Subject: SHARKS Training Camp Notes
Organization: DSG, Stanford University
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 17:46:30 GMT

Winger Petri Skriko, signed as a free agent last month from the Winnipeg Jets,
was held out of practice yesterday and will see a specialist today to have his
left shoulder examined.  Trouble with that shoulder bothered him for virtually
the entire last season, and tests indicate that he is having a limited range
of motion in that shoulder.  Coach George Kingston said that he wants to make
sure that Skriko is fit to undergo contact drills.

The first fight of the camp broke out yesterday between Dody Wood and
Alexandr Kholomeyev.  Wood scored a knock-down in a clear victory.

In yesterday's scrimmage, Larry DePalma scored 4 goals to lead his team to a
6-2 victory.  Sandis Ozolinsh (notice new spelling: it was spelled Ozolnich)
and Don Barber also scored goals for the winning team, and Rob Gaudreau had
both of the losing team's goals.  Brian Lawton had 3 assists on DePalma's
goals.

===============================================================================
GO LOS ANGELES KINGS!  Go for Next Year! :-(
GO SAN JOSE SHARKS!  Ray Whitney for Calder!  Jeff Hackett for Vezina!
	Pat Falloon for Hart! :-) Neil Wilkinson for Norris!  ('92-'93)
===============================================================================
Nelson Lu (claudius@leland.stanford.edu)
rec.sport.hockey contact for the San Jose Sharks
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From: rolo@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (roger.lowsky)
Subject: Future Considerations
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 14:53:19 GMT

Many trades that take place are difficult to assess due to the inclusion
of "future considerations".  Often a team deals a player, getting only
"future considerations" in return.  Just what is/are "future considerations".
Is it something more concrete than "I'll pay you back later" ?
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From: jpc@philabs.philips.com (John P. Curcio)
Subject: Re: ESPN announcers
Organization: Philips Laboratories, Briarcliff Manor, NY.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:17:32 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.191953.27649@philabs.philips.com> jpc@philabs.philips.com (John P. Curcio) writes:

>As for Thorne, GREAT!  He is one of the most exciting hockey
>announcers, since he nearly achieves orgasm every time a great play
>occurs.  He blows Pencil-neck Emrick.

Hmm.... 80-hour week takes it toll....

That should read "He blows Pencil-neck Emrick out of the water".

-JPC

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From: etxonss@ufsa.ericsson.se (Staffan Axelsson)
Subject: Best forwards ever?
Organization: Ericsson Telecom, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 11:41:46 GMT


I just received my "Inside HOCKEY, Yearbook '93" and I found an interesting
article relating to recent discussion on r.s.h.

 By Stan Fischler

 "THE FIVE BEST
 
 Below are the teams for which the top five six-man forward units in NHL
 history played. Stars-ratings are based on the group as a whole.

 Team			Year			Star Rating
 ----			----			-----------

 Montreal		1955-56			******
	Beliveau, H. Richard, M. Richard
	Geoffrion, Moore, Olmstead

 Pittsburgh		1991-92			******
	Francis, Jagr, Lemieux
	Mullen, Stevens, Tocchet

 Edmonton		1983-84			****
	Anderson, Gretzky, Hughes
	Kurri, Linseman, Messier

 Islanders		1981-82			****
	Bossy, Bourne, Gillies
	Goring, Tonelli, Trottier

 Montreal		1975-76			***
	Cournoyer, Lafleur, Lemaire
	Shutt, Mahovlich, Lambert"


Stan continues: "Conclusion: Over a five-year period no one can match the
consistency and arsenal of the 1956-60 Canadiens. Given time, though,
Pittsburgh just might."

Any comments? Is Stan correct this time? If so, I believe some people here
just might have to start munching words.


Stan also writes (below a picture of Lemieux):
"There are no longer any doubts Mario Lemieux is the world's best
 hockey player."

So I guess the guy with the poll was correct by asking for the 2nd best
player in the world :-)


/Staffan
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