Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Flames news and stats for Jan. 12/93
From: caldwell8102@mtroyal.ab.ca
Date: 12 Jan 93 12:19:02 MST
Organization: Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta

News:
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The Flames are currently on their longest road trip of the season, a trek that
will see them play six games in ten nights. Stops include St Louis, Pittsburgh,
Buffalo, Long Island, Philadelphia, and Minnesota.
 
The age of miracles has not ended! Gary Leeman got to play on Thursday night
against St Louis, and Saturday afternoon against Pittsburgh. This was his first
action after being scratched for nine straight. He did not get onto the 
scoresheets, but after the St Louis game said that was due to sitting in the 
press box for two weeks. 

Leeman continues to insist that he is happy in Calgary, despite the fact that 
his play and attitude indicate otherwise. He says he wants to play and get 
lots of ice time, and he wants to do that in Calgary. But he also said that if 
the ice time was not going to be forthcoming in Calgary, then maybe it would 
be better if he was moved someplace else. (I second that idea, Gary......what 
team needs an unmotivated slacker who may or may not have the talent to play 
in the NHL? Takers, anyone?)

Winger Sergei Makarov was scratched from Sunday's game at Buffalo because he
is enduring his usual mid-season slump. He is in Dave King's doghouse because
of his general lack of effort in the last five games or so. 

The Flames have loaned goaltender Jason Muzzatti to the Indianapolis Ice of 
the IHL. Muzzatti had been playing with the Canadian National Team, but the
Nats have a break in the schedule now and the Flames want Muzzatti to get some
ice time in preparation for a possible callup. The Ice, Chicago's farm team,
needed a goaltender, so...

Center Joe Nieuwendyk, who stopped a Dmitri Yushkevich slapshot with his face on
Jan 2 against the Flyers, had a full face shield attached to his helmet and did
not miss any games. The left side of his face is an ugly, swollen purple mess.

The Flames are nearing a contract agreement with goaltender Mike Vernon. Vernon
is in his option year and is headed for arbitration. The team's latest offer is
3 years at $1.1 million Cdn per year. Vernon's agent Larry Kelly, the same
agent that represented Doug Gilmour last year, continues to hold out for a four
year deal at $1 million US per year. The two sides are approximately $150,000 
Cdn apart. Vernon will supposedly accept $1.1 million Cdn if it's a four year
contract, but Doug Risebrough is insisting on three years. 

Upcoming games:
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Tuesday Jan 12, at NY Islanders
Thursday Jan 14, at Philadelphia
Saturday Jan 16, at Minnesota
Tuesday Jan 18, home to Buffalo

Injuries:
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D  Al MacInnis, indefinite with dislocated left hip (Nov 11)
D  Kevin Dahl, indefinite with damaged left knee ligaments (Dec 13) 
C  Carey Wilson, indefinite with recurring knee injuries (Dec 10)
C  Joel Otto, day-to-day with torn rib cartilage (Jan 2)

#   Pos.  Name                  GP     G      A     Pts     +/-    PIM
===============================================================================
10  LW    Gary Roberts          43     26     31     57     +24    111
14  RW    Theoren Fleury        43     18     32     50     +12     36
42  RW    Sergei Makarov        42     13     30     43     +1      20
25  C     Joe Nieuwendyk        42     19     20     39     +7      28
20  D     Gary Suter            43     10     28     38     -4      62
26  C     Robert Reichel        42     14     22     36     +9      22
29  C     Joel Otto             39     10     16     26     +6      48
28  LW    Paul Ranheim          43     12     11     23     +8      22
 2  D     Al MacInnis           18      4     13     17     +9      22
32  LW    Chris Lindberg        40      6      9     15     -1      18
11  RW    Gary Leeman           27      7      4     11     +5       8
33  C     Carey Wilson          22      4      7     11     +10      8
34  D     Roger Johansson       38      2      9     11     +6      32
22  RW    Ron Stern             30      3      7     10     +4      73
 4  D     Kevin Dahl            29      2      8     10     +3      28
18  D     Trent Yawney          22      0     10     10     +9      20
 5  D     Chris Dahlquist       38      3      4      7     +5      44
 3  D     Frank Musil           40      4      2      6     +16     60
16  LW    Craig Berube          42      3      2      5      0      88
21  D     Alexander Godynyuk    18      2      3      5     +6      17
 7  D     Michel Petit          10      3      1      4      0       2
19  RW    Todd Harkins          11      2      2      4     -1       8
23  RW    C.J. Young            19      2      2      4     -3      10
 6  D     Greg Smyth            20      0      1      1     +2      37
12  LW    Paul Kruse             7      0      0      0     +2      13
??  C     Shawn Heaphy           1      0      0      0      0       2
??  LW    Patrick Lebeau         1      0      0      0      0       0

#   Name             GP   Min.   GAA   W   L  T  EN  SO   GA   SA    Save% 
============================================================================
30  Mike Vernon      34   2017   2.92  20 12  2   3   2   98   951   .897 
35  Jeff Reese       10    531   3.16   5  2  1   0   1   28   263   .894
 1  Andrei Trefilov   1     65   4.62   0  0  1   0   0    5    39   .872
===========================================================================
                     43   2616   3.07  25 14  4   3   3  134  1256   .893
   
							
							Alan
						rec.sport.hockey contact
						for the Calgary Flames