CrashingTheGoalie

by Ron Spence
According to the Bangkok Post, Kazakhstan’s rout of Thailand was some sort of international record.
But, Thailand can take some consolation.
In 1924, Canada absolutely kicked two European teams.
Which countries were they?

Canada defeated Czechoslovakia 30-0 and Sweden by a 22-0 score.
Seventy years later, these teams are beating Canada at her own game.
At the past four [...]

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by Ron Spence
Vancouver’s GM, Mike Gillis had been anointed for about five minutes when he stated:
“…I’d like to see grit, character….”
He then addressed his team’s needs on a couple of fronts. One was the acquisition of unrestricted free agent Dman Rob Davison.
The 6′3″, 220 pounder had been San Jose’s fourth round pick (98th overall), [...]

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by Ron Spence
They were hoping it would be Bangrachan, but it seemed more like the Little Big Horn.
An unranked – by the International Ice Hockey Federation – Thai team took on Kazakhstan, seeded eleventh in the world.
It was at the Asian Winter Games in Changchun, China and Thailand was outshot 97-7, and outscored 52-1.
At [...]

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by Ron Spence
I wouldn’t think so.
He’s been the third highest paid player in the NHL, since the 1990-91 season.
Sundin has earned some $74,042,632.
His total yearly stipends have only been exceeded by: Jaromir Jagr, who earned $99,874,893 over the same period of time; and Joe Sakic, who has earned $87,174,047, since the 1988-89 season.
Ironically, Jagr has [...]

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Bill Desert Dawg1 Heintz
Well, I see that ESPN has come out with their pre-season predictions.
Vancouver Canuck fans are bemused to see their team ranked 12th in the Western Conference. Edmonton Oiler fans are overjoyed that their team is finally receiving some much deserved respect with ESPN’s rank of 5th in the conference. Now, [...]

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MALKIN FAN

SHE FORGOT THE FIVE HOLE

DON’T TALK FIVE HOLE WITH THIS BUNCH

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by Ron Spence
Neither Steve Yzerman, nor Sergei Fedorov, were awarded the Calder Trophy following their rookie seasons.
So, who won?
Ironically, they were both goalies. Although, they arrived at the NHL along different paths.

During the 1983-84 season, when Stevie Y was cutting his teeth, eighteen-year-old Buffalo netminder Tom Barrasso was literally “standing on his head.”
Straight out of [...]

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by Ron Spence
Will Joe Sakic play another season for the Avalanche?
Will he retire?
(Does he have things to do in Denver?)
We know that he won’t sign to play anywhere else. That’s a given. Burnaby Joe’s loyalty is up there with Steve Yzerman’s.
And as Joe Sakic ponders what to do, I remember a feature which I wrote [...]

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has, at various times, worked as a psychologist in a medical clinic, a reporter on a daily newspaper, written restaurant reviews for a monthly magazine, covered sports for a medium-market radio station, hosted a computer report on an FM radio station, and written a hockey column for a B.C. entertainment publication.
The Desert Dawg is presently working [...]

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has been a hockey historian and free lance journalist covering the NHL for the past two decades.

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