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From: hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu (Valerie S. Hammerl)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: schedules still needed
Date: 31 Jul 92 17:03:38 GMT
Organization: UB

Hi, it's me again.  I have the following schedules to date:
Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, LA Kings, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh
Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the HOME games for
the Philadelphia Flyers.

I still need:
Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton
Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens,
New York Islanders, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, Quebec 
Nordiques, Saint Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks, 
Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets and the AWAY schedule for the
Philadelphia Flyers (I can still create the schedule if I get either
all but one team or all but the Flyers' road games).

For those of you who wonder why I'm doing this, it's for a program
called nhl.c that those who have been around a few years will probably
remember.  Rob Springall does all the nifty programming work (okay, he
hates doing that part) and I get to do all the bland updating part (I
hate this too, but I volunteered last year and was delegated this
year).  I also have to get the schedules fast, because unless I either
find a job with net access, find a job that pays well enough for me to
buy a home computer and find an account somewhere with a c compiler
and account space, or keep working part time and pay to take a
swimming or volleyball or tennis or whatever one credit class (est.
cost $180) I will lose the ability to edit anything.  I may lose 
all accounts altogether, as it's possible that someone here closed up 
the server's connectability to just local machines.  :-/   In any 
event, I need these things by mid August so that I can assemble the
new info into this program (which I will most likely never be able to
use myself for this season), have it verified, and then turn over to
Rob for final work.  

Again, I'll send money, stamps, whatever.


--
Valerie Hammerl               	Underemployed technical writer seeks
hammerl@acsu.buffalo.edu        job in North America.  Willing to 
v085pwpz@ubvms.bitnet           relocate.  Can begin any time.
These accounts expire August 24th 1992, or thereabouts.
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: claudius@leland.stanford.edu (Nelson Lu)
Subject: SHARKS NEWS: Anderson, Bozek, and Fenton let go
Originator: claudius@leland.Stanford.EDU
Organization: DSG, Stanford University
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 16:34:12 GMT

The Sharks announced yesterday that they have bought out the contracts of
wingers Perry Anderson, Steve Bozek, and Paul Fenton, making them unrestricted
free agents.  The three had signed termination contracts a couple days ago,
but the Sharks apparently think now that they are no longer needed.

Anderson, signed as a free agent from the New Jersey Devils before last season,
missed a significant part of the season with a broken jaw.  He played mostly
left wing, but played some right wing as well, scoring 12 points (4 goals and
8 assists) in 48 games, while compiling 141 PIM.

Bozek was signed as a free agent from the Vancouver Canucks, and played both
left wing and center last season.  He had 16 points (8 goals and 8 assists) in
58 games, with 2 power-play goals.  He had 27 PIM.

Fenton was acquired early in the season in a trade with the Hartford Whalers
for left winger Mike McHugh.  He had 15 points (11 goals and 4 assists) in 60
games, all with the Sharks, with 3 power-play goals.  He had 33 PIM.

While I don't really miss Anderson at all, I will miss Bozek and Fenton, but
they appear to be no better than journeymen, and won't improve.  They should
be able to find jobs in the NHL, though.

===============================================================================
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
From: mckenzie@k2trc.enet.dec.com (James R. McKenzie)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Lyndon Byers...outta here!
Date: 31 Jul 92 13:27:27 GMT
Reply-To: mckenzie@k2trc.enet.dec.com
Distribution: na
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - Littleton, Massachusetts

>>johann@jester.usask.ca (James Johannesson,E1 Admin,x6763,0000000) writes:
>>
>>a.) Without Byers, who is there "tough" guy??? I mean without Neely

    I honestly don't think the Bruins can afford to carry a "tough" guy.
    They desperately need some offensive production (with or without Cam)
    and Byers wasn't gonna give it to 'em.  
>>
>>b.) Lyndon Byers was a *good* friend of Neely's (as a matter of fact, they
...
>>during the summer). I am curious if this will affect Neely's production
>>at all. (Btw, I got this information on Neely/Byers from Don Cherry's 
>>

    I don't think Cam will let his production slide because Byers is gone.
    It shouldn't at least, because Cam is a professional and playing hockey
    is his job.  Even so, Byers didn't set up Cam all that much on the ice.

    Even more importantly, is the fact the Byers was the one who asked for
    the release.  He realized that the Bruins had a LOT of new wingers (with
    more potential to bury the biscuit) and that spelled one thing for 
    Byers:  Providence.
 --

                                        Jim McKenzie
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 My opinions are my own, thank you.
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Lyndon Byers...outta here!
Date: 30 Jul 92 16:27:22 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: HMS

Lyndon Byers,28,6-foot-1,200lbs,RW, was given his unconditional
release by the Boston Bruins yesterday. He cleared the waivers
and is free to lan a job elsewhere.

Right wing is one postion where Boston now has alot of depth.
A healthy Cam Neely,Steve Leach,Glen Murray,Steve Heinze,1st round
choice Dmitri Kvartalnov,6th round choice Jiri Dopita figure to be
with the club come training camp.

Byers never stayed in the lineup long enough to realize his potential
beyond fisticuffs. 

-Mark
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: lli+@cs.cmu.edu (Lori Iannamico)
Subject: Re: Renegotiation
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 18:32:41 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

>>In article <MeLcc7200Uh_M71ZVd@andrew.cmu.edu> pr0i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Pravin Devineni Ratnam) writes:
>Isn't it amazing that baseball stars like Ricky Henderson and Barry
>Bonds are called greedy and selfish for asking for more money , while
>not one person criticised Barasso and Jagr of being greedy for demanding
>renegotiated contracts? I am not saying that Barasso doesn't deserve a
>million dollars. Also, I am sure Jagr deserves a gigantic raise once his
>contract is up. But when you sign a contract, a deal's a deal.

Because unlike Barry "King of the Choke" Bonds, Barrasso and Jagr proved
they can handle the pressures of the playoffs and perform well.  If Barry had
just shut up and put up during the playoffs, no one would be complaining about
his salary demands and calling him greedy.  But for 2 years in a row, he's been
a bust during the playoffs.  In the opinion of a lot of fans, he's done nothing
to prove he's worth 30 million.  And that's why they're complaining.

Barrasso, who is in his option year, is well within his rights to work out
a new deal with the Pens.  Jagr feels that after his first 2 years in the NHL,
he's proved he deserves more than the 200,000-250,000 a year.  So he's going to
renegotiate his contract.  There is nothing wrong with either.

Personally I'd rather contracts be handled like this, than see all the nonsense
Kevin Stevens, Mark Recchi and Ron Francis had to go through when they were
free agents last season.

Lori
From: gjl@phx.mcd.mot.com (George Lloyd)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: CHL Newsletter
Date: 28 Jul 92 23:25:58 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Tempe, Az.

In article <1992Jul28.144321.4217@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> mfoster@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu (Marc Foster) writes:
>
>This is the second call for subscribers for a CHL newsletter.  I will
>try to send out league info on a weekly basis once the season starts,
>and will try to include files on team management, rosters, and stats.
>For those of you who may have missed it, the CHL teams are:
>
>Marc

Marc, I would appreciate getting in on this mailing list.  Sorry about having 
to post this but I cannot mail out from this location....I can however receive
incomming mail.

Looking forward to hearing about this league

Thanks in advance

*******************************************************************************
When I asked a Chinese Malay if he was going to give blood for a Blood Drive 
he said:
"What is inside a Chinaman should stay inside a Chinaman....
                               .....Unless there's money to be made from it!"
Ditto for Motorola's opinions!

George James Lloyd 
Motorola Microcomputer Division
2900 S. Diablo Way       DW234
Tempe AZ 85282
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From: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Subject: Re: fighting in hockey (or any sport)
Reply-To: gld@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Gary L Dare)
Organization: Curious Goods (formerly Louis Vendredi Antiques)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:38:34 GMT

yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee) writes:
>
>I do remember way back when  when Gretzky got into a fight with a 
>Minnesota high-rank scoring player.  As the announcer put it " A 
>Gentleman's fight."

It was with Neal Broten of the North Stars.  They were going for a
puck behind the net and collided a couple of times.  Gretzky gave him
a two- hander across the chest, and Broten proceeded to lay a couple
of windmill thrashes on the side of Gretzky's helmet and shoulder
pads, while Gretzky fired a couple of haymakers at Broten's chest. 
The announcer said that was Gretzky's second fight of his NHL career.

gld
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Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: djohnson@cayley.waterloo.edu (David Johnson)
Subject: Re: Has Brad Marsh been traded??
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:06:45 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.141340.1@kean.ucs.mun.ca> slegge@kean.ucs.mun.ca writes:
>I was is a bar yesterday (Monday July 20) and there was a TV in the 
>far corner with TSN's SPORTSDESK on.  Any way, they showed a picture 
>of Brad Marsh and an Ottawa SENATORS logo -- can I assume he's been 
>traded? 
> 
>No one has mentioned it here...
> 
>Stephen Legge
><SLEGGE@kean.ucs.mun.ca>

Yes. Marsh was traded yesterday for future considerations.  It will prabably 
be mid to late round draft pick depending on how much he plays this year.
The rumors around here were that the Leafs were going to offer him a job
as a playing assistant coach for the St. John's Maple Leafs next year.  I
guess he turned it down.

Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: hamlet@milton.u.washington.edu (Mitch McGowan)
Subject: Re: Olympics in 199?
Organization: University of Washington
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 16:05:57 GMT

psycho@brtpa25.bnr.ca (Paul Jezioranski) writes:

>	Your friend is correct. The 1994 Winter Olympics will be held in
>Lillehammer, Norway. The following Winter Olympics will be held in 1998
>at a site that, I believe, has yet to be determined.

Nagano, Japan.

--
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From: zeke@meadow.uucp (Samuel Lee)
Subject: Re: Leafs new home
Reply-To: zeke@meadow.UUCP (Samuel Lee)
Organization: Amdahl Canada Ltd., Software Development Center
Distribution: na 
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 12:54:33 GMT

In article <1992Jul17.030632.17591@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:
>In article <1992Jul17.005556.2993@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> ab870@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Rickin) writes:
>>Also, what type of basketball team?  IF you are trying for an NBA, don't
>>look for them to expand for QUITE a while.
>
>The only reason the NBA isn't in Toronto is because an adequate facility
>does not exist...David Stern and the NBA see the Blue Jays drawing 
>4 million fans a year, and that the Maple Leafs have been sold out
>for decades even with the most pathetic excuse for a hockey team...
>as soon as a building is available the NBA will be in Toronto.

WRONG.  I'm not so sure basketball can survive in Toronto.  The Tornados sure
didn't last long, and they couldn't even fill Varsity Arena.  The NBA games in
Toronto have been popular but they haven't exactly burst the rafters, either.
Plus, the NBA has just added four teams, it's gonna be a while before they
consider expanding again.  Baseball is popular because of the team's success
and hockey because it's a Canadian institution.  Basketball is not really that
big on the Toronto sports fan's list.  Even football isn't that high.  I love
basketball but the arena thing is NOT the only thing keeping NBA out of Toronto.

-- Zeke.

Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: slegge@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: Has Brad Marsh been traded??
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 17:43:40 GMT

I was is a bar yesterday (Monday July 20) and there was a TV in the 
far corner with TSN's SPORTSDESK on.  Any way, they showed a picture 
of Brad Marsh and an Ottawa SENATORS logo -- can I assume he's been 
traded? 
 
No one has mentioned it here...
 
Stephen Legge
<SLEGGE@kean.ucs.mun.ca>
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 09:48:37 -0400 
From: Thomas.Sullivan@cs.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: Dark jerseys cause more penalties (was Re: Flyers jersey?)
	<allan.712382410@st-lina>

> Excerpts from netnews.rec.sport.hockey: 29-Jul-92 Dark jerseys cause
> more pen.. Allan Sullivan@cs.UAlber (830)

> If my memory serves me right, some of the most penalized teams in the
> NHL were
> the Blackhawks (red jerseys, but they have 'black' in their name :-)
> the Flames, etc. Detroit was also an aggressive team, who didn't wear
> black.

> Maybe players wear black because they stand out against the ice better,
> to make them easier targets for body checks...


From this it seems that red is the color more likely to be associated
with
penalties.  That "blood" thing maybe?

--Tom
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: leea@eastern.COM (Lee S. Armet)
Subject: Re: Leafs new home
Organization: Eastern's Public Access BBS, Toronto CAN
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:56:26 GMT

ab870@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Rickin) writes:

> Also, what type of basketball team?  IF you are trying for an NBA, don't
> look for them to expand for QUITE a while.

 With Bruce McNall investing in the Toronto area... and his interest in
the NBA...Toronto should have an NBA team whenever TORONTO is ready for
one (ie. having the correct stadium).
 The NBA essentially has little choice in the matter, as I see it. It has
been proven that EVERY sports team in Toronto succeeds at the box office
--The Blue Jays (have already hit over 2,000,000 fans--what MLB team has
even come close to that?!) So, seeing that sports teams are very successfull
in Toronto, the NBA will want expansion as soon as Toronto is ready!
 
Talk to you later....
Lee S. Armet
From: parrish@helios.ecn.purdue.edu (paRtiCLe maN)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: RANGERS NEWS: Hull traded...
Date: 29 Jul 92 15:10:19 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

In article <1992Jul28.171839.13569@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> romano@monolith.bellcore.com (Paul C. Romano) writes:
>
>	The NY RANGERS announced that they have traded right wing Jody Hull
>to the Ottawa Senators for future considerations. 
>	Hull was the first pick of the Hartford Whalers in 1987, #18 overall.
>He was traded to the Rangers in 1990 for Carey Wilson & a third round draft
>choice in 1991.
>	Hull played in only three games with the Rangers last season, but had 
>65 points in 69 games at Binghamton in the AHL.
>
>Paul Romano
>romano@monolith.bellcore.com
>RSH Contact - NY RANGERS
>

Why do the mere sight of these words, in any context scare me?

....Hull traded....

Blues News anyone?

--
Stephen Parrish
Purdue University    
School of Nuclear Engineering 
parrish@gn.ecn.purdue.edu _or_ ysp@inel.gov  
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: grbratty@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Glen Bratty)
Subject: Re: Dark jerseys cause more penalties (was Re: Flyers jersey?)
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 12:49:41 GMT

std_gibson@hg.uleth.ca (Jason Gibson) writes:

>I think I can put the black uniform "thing" in perspective. It seems that teams
>that wear black are more agressive, which is a plus in hockey. Although a down
>side to this seems to be that teams wearing black also tend to get more
>penalties called against them. (I can't recall the source of this off-hand, but
>if anyone is interested e-mail me and I'll get back to you.)

Teams seem to believe in this in many sports.  I think that's how the
home teams pick which jersey's to wear to give them an advantage.  For 
example in Baseball the home team wears their white 'good guys' uniform
while the opposition wears their dark 'bad guys' uniform.  In football
the home team wears their dark 'tough guys' while the visitors are stuck
with the white 'whimpy' uniforms.  

glen
From: darling@cellar.org (Thomas Darling)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: A Lindros prediction...
Date: 23 Jul 92 15:41:54 GMT
Organization: The Cellar BBS and public access system

kwfrackl@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu (SCOOP-meister) writes:

> In article <63661@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt1430a@prism.gatech.EDU (Jeff J McCoskey
> 
> >	In fact, the Islanders fans kind of annoy me too.  Wouldn't it
> >be hysterical if a third world country detonated an atomic bomb on NYC?
> 
> 	Oh sure....real hysterical.... I only hope they miss and it lands
> 	in your back yard.

Uh, Scoop-guy (is that a dog care product?), I think that WHOOSHing sound
you heard right before posting this was a bit of sarcasm zipping over your 
head.  Gotta keep an ear out for your airspace, buddy.

> >	And that Mother Theresa seems a little preachy.  Boy would I laugh
> >if her throat were pierced with knitting needles.
> 
> 	You know, you're really sick.  I always thought this group was
> 	for hockey fans, not idiots with nothing better to do but cry
> 	and have self pitty.

Judging by your post, it's for a whiny pinkydick with a geekname for a
handle who wouldn't know humour if it booted his oft-entered posterior.

Lighten up, pal.  Just because you don't 'get' the comic relief, don't chuck
a public conniption over it.  Some of us like that stuff.

> 	Well folks, there you have it......someone desperately looking for 
> 	a life.  Hopefully, this idiot will get off the net and we can 
> 	get back to business - HOCKEY

No, you're NOT a hypocrite.

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From: tiot_kk@tac.fi (Kimmo Kauranen)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Re: Who are the greatest European hockey players
Date: 28 Jul 92 08:59:53 +0300
Distribution: rec.sport.hockey
Organization: City of Tampere

In article <CLARK.92Jul24174328@canuck.harvard.edu>, clark@canuck.harvard.edu (James J. Clark) writes:
> > 
> I got to thinking, who do the people in the various European
> countries think are their all-time great hockey players. My choices,
> from an ignorant north american perspective are:
> 
> Sweden: Kent Nilsson, Mats Naslund, Hakan Loob, Borje Salming
> Finland: Jarri Kurri, Esa Tikkanen
> Czech...: Peter Stastny, Vladimir Ruzicka, Ivan Hlinka, Jaromir Jagr

He are my suggestions for the greatest Finnish hockey players:
Antero Honkavaara (Offence), Ilves (Tampere)
  He played during the 40's and 50's. He played 47 games in the
  Team Finland and did 46 goals. During those days Finland loose
  Canada 0 - 20 or so.
Urpo Ylonen (Goalie)
  He played during the 60's and 70's.
Jorma Valtonen (Goalie)
  He played during the 60's and 70's.
Lasse Oksanen (Offence) Ilves (Tampere), Klagenfurt (Austria)
  He had a marvellous career in Team Finland and SM-LIIGA during the
60's and 70's.
Reijo Ruotsalainen (Defence) Karpat (Oulu), Edmonton, NY Rangers ...
  I think you know him ;-)
Risto Siltanen (Defence) Ilves (Tampere), Edmonton, Hartford, ...
  A good NHL and SM-LIIGA career, but no success in Team Finland.
Jari Kurri (Offence), Jokerit (Helsinki), Edmonton, Milano, LA Kings
  The greatest Finnish hockey player? Yes!
Esa Tikkanen (Offence), HIFK (Helsinki)?, Edmonton
  The second greatest.

-- 
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                *  City of Tampere, FINLAND
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: lli+@cs.cmu.edu (Lori Iannamico)
Subject: Re: MLG phone number?
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 20:37:49 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
Distribution: na
Keywords: Number found

Got it!  Thanks.

Lori




Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
From: bks@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (bryan.k.strouse)
Subject: NHL HOCKEY NEWS FOR 7-30-92
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 14:18:04 GMT
Keywords: signing


NHL HOCKEY NEWS FOR 7-30-92


SIGNING:

The New York RANGERS signed John Vary, defenseman.





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From: clark@canuck.harvard.edu (James J. Clark)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.hockey
Subject: Who are the greatest European hockey players
Date: 24 Jul 92 22:43:28 GMT
Article-I.D.: canuck.CLARK.92Jul24174328
Distribution: rec.sport.hockey
Organization: Harvard Robotics Lab, Harvard University


I read over the message that was posted recently regarding the
comings and goings of players on the teams in the Swedish Elite
league and notice Kent Nilsson's name. Now Kent "magic" Nilsson
was always one of my favorite players when he was in the NHL. I
remember one time during a between periods spot on Hockey Night
in Canada showed him shooting pucks at the crossbar of a net
from center ice. He hit something like three out of five.

I got to thinking, who do the people in the various European
countries think are their all-time great hockey players. My choices,
from an ignorant north american perspective are:

Sweden: Kent Nilsson, Mats Naslund, Hakan Loob, Borje Salming
Finland: Jarri Kurri, Esa Tikkanen
Czech...: Peter Stastny, Vladimir Ruzicka, Ivan Hlinka, Jaromir Jagr

(when Boston got Ruzicka, part of the hype going around was that
 Ruzicka was considered the Wayne Gretzky of Czech hockey. Is this
 true (I mean did the Czech people feel this way)).

I'd like to hear who the Swedes and Finns and other nationalities
feel their all-time greats are.

For the record, as a Canadian I feel the following are the top
Canadian players: Orr,Gretzky,Lemieux,Howe (not neccesarily in
that order!).

Jim Clark
clark@hrl.harvard.edu