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Add Boston's WEEI-590AM as the Bruins' flagship station. You probably won't pick it up anywhere outside of Boston since it's only a 5,000 watt station. The Bruins also have network stations in all 6 New England states.  This could be the Bruins' last year on 'EEI which also happens to be an all-sports radio station. The problem is that the Bruins are not too happy being moved over to a different station(WMEX 1150AM) whenever there is a the same-night conflict with the NBA's Boston Celtics. This happened 28 times during the course of the regular season.(The Celtics own financially troubled WEEI). The Bruins might resurface on WHDH 850 next year. Stay tuned.
In article <franjion.735590256@spot.Colorado.EDU> franjion@spot.Colorado.EDU (John Franjione) writes:   >Unfortunately, Roger is now over at r.s.baseball spewing his expertise >(i.e. being a dickhead).  I guess he is afraid of posting anything >here, because he knows what to expect. >-- >John Franjione >Department of Chemical Engineering >University of Colorado, Boulder >franjion@spot.colorado.edu        Hey, we could start a new game on the net.  It's called 'Where's Roger?' It's similiar to 'Where's Waldo?' but instead of finding Waldo in a picture of people, we try to find Roger in a newsgroup on the net.  I predict that he'll be in r.s.basketball.pro next.
I'm starting an informal poll on goalie masks. I'd like to know who's mask you think looks the best. I've always like Curtis Joseph's of the Blues the best. Anyway, send your nominations to me, or post your vote here on r.s.h. My e-mail adress is: gtd597a@prism.gatech.edu  	Thanks for your time.
> Someone give SportChannel a call (or maybe Ted Turner). > Wasn't USA network covering the playoffs years ago? >  > Jim G.  Oh to be back in the good old days when I lived in Florida (Florida for Petes sake!!) and could watch hockey every night as ESPN and USA alternated coverage nights. Oh well I guess it would be too simple for the home office to look back into their past to solve a problem in the present...  Of course I shouldn't complain. At least I'm getting to watch the playoffs for a change. (Hooray!!) Now if the ESPN schedulers will realise there are other teams except Pittsberg in the Patrick. (Sounds like a Dr Suess Book =)  KOZ
assist@orion.oac.uci.edu (ASSIST Coordination Site) writes: : In article <C4zCII.Ftn@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> smale@healthy.uwaterloo.ca (Bryan Smale) writes: : >                         MVP           Biggest       Biggest : >                                       Suprise       Disappointment :  : >Los Angeles Kings       Robitaille     Donnelly      Hrudey :  :  : I would have chosen Alex Zhitnik for biggest suprise.  They : did expect that he would become a great defenseman, but I don't : think anyone knew that he was going to be this impressive in his  : rookie year.  His speed, skating ability, and puck control is : exceptional -- he is the one to watch on the Kings. :   I agree, with Marty McSorely and Warren Rychel running a close second and  third. I am surprised more people have not noted Knickle as the biggest surprise, even though I personally do not really rate him well. The biggest  disappointment has to be Carson. Though this is really unfair, since too much  was expected of him. The second biggest disappointment is Melrose, with his  adolescent handling of the goaltending problems. Putting Hrudey on the bench  for a month is just stupid. It did not contribute to the team coming out of  its slump. MVP is surely Robitaille.
In article <lrw509f@rpi.edu> wangr@rpi.edu writes: >	Are people here stupid or what??? It is a tie breaker, of cause they >have to have the same record. How can people be sooooo stuppid to put win as >first in the list for tie breaker??? If it is a tie breaker, how can there be >different record???? Man, I thought people in this net are good with hockey. >I might not be great in Math, but tell me how can two teams ahve the same points >with different record??? Man...retard!!!!!! Can't believe people actually put >win as first in a tie breaker...... > >   I didn't see any smilies in this message so.......                  W     T    L    PTs    Team A      50    30    4    104    Team B      52    32    0    104   There you go.  Two teams that tie in points without identical records.
The tv coverage of the playoffs is fucking ridicules.  Overtime time games     that are not shown?  What the hell kind of shit is this?  If that would     have happened to the Flyers(if they were in the damn playoffs to begin     with) while I was watching, I would have gone throught the roof!      However, everybody is getting pissed off at ESPN, but they are not the     ones to blame.  They have prior contracts that they just can't simply break     whenever they want to.  The N.H.L. is to blame.  When they signed the     deal with ESPN, they had to know of this.  They had to know shit like this     would happen since they wouldn't have complete priority.  The N.H.L.     should be feeling the heat that is being thrown at ESPN.  How can the     N.H.L. do this to its fans? How dare they.  We are the ones that make the     damn league exist and they can't even televise complete playoff games for us to     watch!  They more I write about this, the more pissed off I get.  We must     let the N.H.L. know that  we expect a little better than this.  If anybody     out there knows how to go about doing this, let me and everybody else know.      Well I had to get that off my chest and while I'm at it....      Mario is the Michael Jordan of hockey.  All that fucker has to do is fall     on the ice and the closet guy to him gets at least 2.  Last night in the     3rd game between NJ and Pitt, he was being pushed while skating across the     front of the goal while trying to get a shot off.  The guy on him was     doing a good job, so he got off a weak shot, but then he decided to fall     to the ice. Then the fucking ref(Van Helloamend?) called the guy for     holding.  They replayed the play, and my roomate(who is clueless about     hockey) wanted to know what the NJ guy did to get a call, because it was so fucking obvious the NJ player     had both hands on his stick, and no, he did not trip him.  It is simple,     Mario gets touched, he falls to the ice, automatic 2.  But the thing that     really pissed me off is, Pitt scored the 3rd or 4th goal, I don't remember,     on the resulting PP and     eventually won 4-3.  His diving/calls makes a HUGE difference in the     outcome of a game.      They gotta stop the damn holding and interference that is so fucking     obvious. That is not hockey.  It allows inferior players to bring down the level of the better players, and allows inferior teams to beat better ones. This has pissed me off for many years now, and it has improved somewhat. However, during the playoffs and 3rd periods, the damn refs must misplace their balls, because they sure don't make any calls that show that they got any.      All agreeing or disagreeing replies are welcomed.
In article <1993Apr24.131127.17461@philabs.philips.com> jpc@philabs.philips.com (John P. Curcio) writes:  >NHL PLAYOFF RESULTS FOR GAMES PLAYED 23 APRIL 1993: > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >                  CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS        BEST OF SEVEN >      PATRICK              ADAMS              NORRIS              SMYTHE  > NYI   (leads 2-1)   MON                 TOR                 LA     > WAS                 QUE   (leads 2-1)   DET   (leads 2-1)   CAL   (tied  2-1)                                                                      ^^^^^^^^^^  O.K. people, so it's not tied.  I meant leads 2-1........  Shoot me if you must.  -JPC  --
maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Roger Maynard) writes: >In <115873@bu.edu> Jason Gibson writes:  >>I can live with the other changes that have been made (e.g. the playoff format >>change), but the change to the division and conference names really annoys me. >>"Batman" was on TSN last night saying that changing the names would make the >>game easier for the "occasional fan to follow".  He should have said what he >>meant: that changing the names will make the game easier for _Americans_ in  >>non-hockey cities to follow.  I don't know of too many of my friends who had  >>a hard time following which teams were in each division. Even a minimal amount >>of exposure to the game allows a person to quickly pick up on this.  >There is nothing wrong with making the game easier for "_Americans_" to >follow.  The more fans the merrier and even if you dislike the "occasional" >fan there is always the chance that these fans will become fanatics.  >I am glad that the names are being changed for another reason.  The names >Patrick, Smythe, Norris, Adams and Campbell are all the names of so-called >"builders" of the game.  This is the same type of thinking that put Stein >in the Hall of Fame.  This is absolute nonsense.  The real builders of the >game are Richard, Morenz, Howe, Conacher, Orr, etc.  If you are going to >name the divisions after people at least name the divisions after people >who deserve it.  	I think that you are incorrect, Roger.  Patrick, Smythe and Adams all played or coached in the league before becoming front office types.  Hence, they did help build the league, although they were not great players themselves.    	I agree that a name is a name is a name, and if some people have trouble with names that are not easily processed by the fans, then changing them to names that are more easily processed seems like a reasonable idea.  If we can get people in the (arena) door by being uncomplicated, then let's do so.  Once we have them, they will realize what a great game hockey is, and we can then teach them something abotu the history of the game.     >The history of the names can be put rather succinctly.  All of the aforemen- >tioned used the game of hockey to make money.  Can you imagine a Pocklington >division?  A Ballard division?  Or how about a Green division?  	No, I would not want to see a Ballard division.  But to say that these owners are assholes, hence all NHL management people are assholes would be fallacious.  Conn Smythe, for example, was a classy individual (from what I have heard).   	Also, isn't the point of "professional" hockey to make money for all those involved, which would include the players.  What I think you might be saying is that the players have not made as much money as should have been their due, and it is the players that are what make the game great not the people who put them on the ice, so naming division after management people rather than players is adding insult (in the form of lesser recognition) to injury (less money than was deserved).
Relying on Canadian tourists and transplanted Northeasterners to support a team in Miami is crazy; espaecially when you have really deserving  cities without a team such as San Diego & Milwaukee. I wish the Panthers or whatever their name is well but if they can't sell to Hispanics, they're in deep doo-doo. Already, there are rumors that Tampa may move to Milwaukee.
RA>    Here's the point: there are far too many Europeans in the NHL.  R> I am sick of watching a game between an American and a Canadian  RA> team (let's say, the Red Wings and the Canucks) and seeing names  R> like "Bure" "Konstantinov" and "Borshevshky". Is this North America  RA> isn't it?   I disagree.  I think the NHL should feature the best hockey talent in the world -- regardless of nationality.  I have to admit that when I  see players like Gretzky and Messier traded off to the US because the Canadian teams can't afford them, I have been know to say (only half- seriously) that we'd probably be better off if we had our own Canadian hockey league for Canadian players! ;-)  RA> I'm all for the creation of a European Hockey League, and let  RA> te Bures and Selannes of the world play on their own continent.      RA>  RA> I just don't want themon mine.      Again, it doesn't matter to me -- Russian, Finnish, Mexican, Albertan, New Yorker, black, white, korean, martian, plutoneon, ... it doesn't matter.   Any of them can put a Leafs' jersey on if they can put the puck in!  :-)
Mark D. Whitten <347NFET@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU> writes:  >If I were Pat Burns I'd throw in the towel. The wings dominated every >aspect of the game.  Trying to mix up the lines is a dead end.  As the Rangers found out in last year's playoffs, it's too late to try line-juggling at this point.  gld
Here is an update on the Goalie mask poll... 	First, since so many people gave me their 3 best, I decided to give 3 pts for their favorite, 2 pts for 2nd, 1 for 3rd. If you e-mailed a response with only one, I gave it 3 pts. Please feel free to send me your 2 other favorites, if you only sent one before.  	Also, votes are still welcome! Any mask you like will do, as I  have received votes for players not in the NHL. Please mention what team they play for, though. 	So here are the up-to-date results so far:  Player                 Team              Pts     Votes ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Ed Belfour          Chicago            8        4    Andy Moog           Boston             8        3 3. Curtis Joseph       St. Louis          5        2 4. Brian Hayward       San Jose           4        2 5. Grant Fuhr          Buffalo            3        1    Ron Hextall         Quebec             3        1 7. Clint Malarchuk     Buffalo            2        1    Manon Rheaume       Atlanta (IHL)      2        1 9. John Casey          Minnesota          1        1    Rick Wamsley        Toronto (retired)  1        1  	Thanks to all that voted, and keep 'em coming!
In <1993Apr19.191126.27651@newshub.ists.ca> dchhabra@stpl.ists.ca (Deepak Chhabra) writes:  >However, that aside, the real question is whether you like the idea of >changing the names based on the reasons given for it (making it easier for >the 'casual fan'), or whether you like the idea of unique divisional names >based on individuals who do deserve the honour.  IMO, the latter is a nice >and unique touch that differs from other sports.  In addition, I do not >think that changing divisional names will have an effect on the number of >people that are interested in hockey, so it's a pointless exercise anyway.  There are several problems with the way the game is being presented to the fans.  I feel that geographical names would enhance regional loyalties more than names honouring personages.  And of course, they would not appear nearly as confusing to one approaching the sport for the first time.   Another thing that bothers me is the points system.  Percentages, as used in the other major sports are clearly more informative.  When I look at the NHL standings the first thing I have to do is make a quick calculation to account for games in hand (which is almost always the case).  Some will object to percentages, claiming perhaps, that it is an "Americanization" of the sport but I feel that using percentages is more informative and whether it is "American" or not is irrelevant.   >If the current names are inappropriate, then that is a separate issue, not  >central to the original article.  Something to consider additionally is >whether or not players like Orr who 'contributed to the glory of the sport' >would have been able to do so _without_ an organized professional league to >play in.  In this case, honouring builders of the _league_ as opposed to >builders of the _sport_ becomes a chicken-and-egg type question. (although >it was the chicken.....)  Even if Orr couldn't have contributed without the likes of Norris, you would have to agree that Norris couldn't have contributed without the likes of Orr. And taking a poll of most fans would quickly tell you who the fans feel made the more meaningful contribution.  >>Exactly true.  Naming divisions and trophies after Smythe and the bunch >>is the same kind of nepotism that put Stein in the hall of fame.  I have >>always thought that this was nonsense.  >Dunno if the Stein comparison is justifiable, since it doesn't look as though >his 'unanimous acceptance' to the Hall will hold up.  It doesn't look as if the division names are going to hold up either does it?   --
In article <1r8pc7$sa5@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> vergolin@euler.lbs.msu.edu (David Vergolini) writes: >  Ok, Buffalo fans.  I am a Red Wings fan, but am amazed at how the Sabres are >beating up on the Bruins.  Is there any reason for this?  Is it Grant Fuhr or >Mogilny and Lafontaine?  I would like to hear from you since I do not know much >about the Sabres. > > > > > >                                                Dave Vergolini >                                                Michigan State University >                                                vergolin@euler.lbs.msu.edu > Pure and Simple, Grant Fuhr is money.  He has been awesome in the playoffs, especially last night.  But Mogilny has been scoring well, and his russian friend Kymlev (sp?) has also done well.  But Fuhr is the biggest reason they are winning, and the difference between this year's team and previous years.
In <1993Apr5.130317.8175@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca writes:  > In article <1porp4$1c0@zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk> nmcglynn@axion.bt.co.uk writes: > > > >GB has now risen from nowhere to Pool A in 5 seasons. They pulled out of the > >World Championships in 1981, and did not re-enter until 1989 when we took part > >in Pool D. In 1990, we hosted Pool D and won all our game to progress to > >Pool C. In 1991 GB finished 5th in Pool C, and then last year we hosted > >Pool C, again winning all our games. Now after Pool B, GB won all 7 games > >and in now in Pool A. World Champions next year perhaps :-) > > >  > Just goes to show you what using Canadians can do for a hockey team... > France, Italy, and now Great Britain all use a significant number of > Canadians on "their" hockey teams.  Yup. Then again, there are lots of foreign-born players on the Canadian national soccer team so the Brits give something back to you in the end:-) --- For the record, former NY Rangers coach Ted "Darth" Sator recently led Lion Milan (Jari Kurri's former team, only the nickname's changed [Devils->Lion]) to their second straight Italian championship. They made the European Final Four last autumn after losing to Swedish champs Malmo in the semis...and accomplished this feat using FIFTEEN Canadian-born players!! Mamma mia!  MARCU$
In article 735249453@vela.acs.oakland.edu, ragraca@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Randy A. Graca) writes:  >I also think that they will have a hard time with Pittsburgh if they >face them in the finals (which is what all the Detroit sportswriters  >are predicting).  Although I think Bryan Murray is probably the best GM >I have ever seen in hockey  How do you figure that??  When Bryan Murray took over the Wings they were a pretty good team that was contending for the Stanley Cup but looked unlikely to win it.  Now they are a pretty good team that is contending for the Stanley Cup but looks unlikely to win it.  A truly great GM would have been able to make the moves to push the team to the upper echelon of the NHL and maybe win the Stanley Cup.  A good GM (like Murray) can maintain the team's success but can't push them to the next level.  In the history of hockey there have been several better GM's than Murray- way too many to name.  Murray isn't even the best GM in the league today. He fails in comparison to Sinden, Sather, Savard, Caron, Fletcher and Quinn in my estimation.  I can't imagine how Bryan Murray can be the best GM anyone has ever seen in hockey- unless they have seen VERY few GM's.
jbrown@vax.cns.muskingum.edu writes:  >ESPN is pathetic, I have been watching everybody complain about ESPN's coverage >and I agree with all of you.  Might I suggest that we are getting all worked up >over nothing.  We ALL knew that ESPN's coverage was going to suck.  I mean have >you ever watched during the regular season Sportscenter coverage of hockey? It >sucks, I mean really sucks!!!  ESPN does not know hockey if it shot them in the >ass.  I was really pissed of about last night, coverage.  I go to school in Ohio >I *know* the Indians suck, so why show them?  If I were Bill Clement I would >shoot myself.  I hope this makes you feel better, but the overtime between the Isles and the Caps was GREAT!!!
I should have guessed. It's time for the annual Pittsburgh Penguins whine-a-thon. Bowman was complaning about cheap shots by the Devils in Game 1. I'm sorry, Mr. Bowman, you're a great coach, but those "cheap shots" were nothing compared to what's going to come. Also, I guess you were only able to notice the cheap shots made by the guys not in white. It's amazing what those black and gold colored glasses will do.   PS - Nice dive on that high stick Mario. Everyone knew it was a high stick, you could have stayed on your feet and saved your diving talent for later.
colling@ann-arbor.applicon.slb.com (Michael Collingridge) writes: :  : And, while we are on the subject, has a captain ever been traded,  : resigned, or been striped of his title during the season? Any other  : team captain trivia would be appreciated. :   Luc Robitaille was captain of the Kings the first third of the season, until The Great One came back from his disc injury. It was kind of awkward, but Melrose appointed (anointed?) TGO as captain immediately upon his return, after which he did not score a goal for something like 10 games.  I think Luc should have remained Captain all season.
"Mom" writes: >I fear that within the next decade or so the only professional sports team >left in Pittsburgh will be the Steelers.  Perish the thought...but you know, you may be right, at least as far as MAJOR LEAGUE professional sports teams go.  They all seem to be becoming BIG MONEY games, much more so than at any previous time.  To think that if I am ever able to move back home several years from now, all that may be there is an AHL team, at best...SIGH.
In article <1993Apr13.091859.29570@abo.fi> MLINDROOS@FINABO.ABO.FI (Marcus Lindroos INF) writes: >I didn't say every team MUST have a number of local players. Rather, the >European teams should get the CHANCE to sign their top players before the rest >of the league comes in. I agree that birthplace isn't that important, >Dusseldorfer EG of the German league average close to 10,000 fans and they >don't have a single German-born forward! Lion Milan made the European Final >Four with fifteen Canadian-born players... But nationality is going to be an >issue in Sweden and Finland, I think. We really need an issue preventing >Lindros and Mario from ending up being drafted by a European team and vice >versa. Player trades are a different matter - any player can end up anywhere >after being drafted.  DEG has many german-born forwards in the team. In fact the majority of players are german-born. 1992-93 DEG had 11150 average in 11800 spectator arena.  My Possible-NHL(European league)-site list: Switzerland  : Berne, Zurich (Lugano and 1-2 others) Germany      : Dusseldorf, Cologne, Berlin, Munich (Mannheim, Rosenheim) Sweden       : Stockholm, Gothenburg (Malmo, Gavle) Finland      : Helsinki (Turku, Tampere) Italy        : Milan France       : Paris (Chamonix, Ruoen?) Norway       : (Oslo) Austria      : (Vienna, Villach) Chech        : (Prag) Slovakia     : (Bratislava) Russia       : (Moscow, St. Petersburg) Great Britain: ? Netherlands  : ?