BOWMAN HAS SET A PRECEDENT IN STAYING POWER : PENALTY BOX.Byline: Tim Trepany Speed-skating through the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there : For no other reason than the longevity involved, the most difficult record to break in the NHL is Scotty Bowman's mark for career coaching victories. Bowman is five victories shy of his 1,000th win, something that took 26 seasons to accomplish. No active NHL head coach has more than 500 wins and only three others have coached 1,000 games. Considering how quickly teams change coaches and the increasing demands on them, it's doubtful anyone will remain in the profession long enough to approach Bowman's mark. ``Well, it could be broken some day,'' Bowman said. ``I certainly hope somebody can do it, but at least I know that I can sit back and enjoy it for at least 10 years or so.'' Bowman believed his coaching days were over after leaving the Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). 12 games into the 1986-87 season. ``My kids even gave me one of those vanity license plates for my birthday that year,'' Bowman said. ``It says `NHL - 739,' and I still have it.'' Obviously, his coaching victories didn't end at 739. After a four-year layoff, he took over the Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). when Bob Johnson Bob Johnson may refer to:
Avalanche bad boy Claude Lemieux Claude Lemieux (born July 16, 1965 in Buckingham, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey player active in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 2003. He is one of only eight players in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with three different teams. , who has been sidelined all season after undergoing abdominal surgery The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen. Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach, kidney, liver, etc. , skated for the first time last Tuesday. Apparently, time off hasn't mellowed him any. Regarding the cheap shot he delivered to Kris Draper of Detroit during the playoffs last season, which drew a two-game suspension, Lemieux said, ``I may have saved a lot of jobs in Detroit last year. I took the heat off Bowman. What happened with me diverted the attention in Detroit away from the team's downfall in the playoffs. . . . The Red Wings red wings see combretum platypetalum. may be a little upset that I've been on back-to-back Stanley Cup championship teams.'' In case you've been wondering, yes, there have been more fights this season. Fighting penalties are up 19 percent from last season and roughing calls are up 10 percent. Colorado general manager Pierre Lacroix believes it's because of the league's instructions to referees not to call ``marginal'' penalties. ``There's more cheap shots,'' Lacroix said. ``It's not as clean as it was. There's nothing wrong with a good fight in a hockey game; it's a question of how many cheap shots will there be?'' Mario Lemieux is backing off his threat to boycott the All-Star Game in San Jose on Jan. 18 as a protest of the league's cutdown cutdown /cut·down/ (kut´doun) creation of a small incised opening, especially over a vein (venous c.), to facilitate venipuncture and permit passage of a needle or cannula for withdrawal of blood or administration of fluids. on ``marginal'' calls. But he will go with a sizable chip on his shoulder. ``I'll probably just go for the game and skip the skills competition Friday night,'' he said. ``The All-Star Game is no vacation. When the players aren't on the ice, they're doing interviews or having pictures taken. They don't even give the guys time to eat.'' Mike Keenan, deposed as coach and general manager of the St. Louis Blues, is interested in coaching Team Canada in the 1998 Winter Olympics. ``I have some time on my hands now,'' he said. ``I'm available and interested.'' In that case, that's good news for Team USA. Brett Hull, who has dual Canadian and U.S. citizen, would play for the Americans over the Canadians. He was instrumental in helping the U.S. win World Cup of Hockey last summer. Brett Hull, on the difference without Keenan: ``My mind is clear. There are no more distractions. There's no more foul language. When you're mentally free and easy, you can play so much better. It's a lot more upbeat around here now.'' The Boston Bruins are expected to undergo a housecleaning house·clean·ing n. 1. The cleaning and tidying of a house and its contents. 2. Informal Removal of unwanted personnel, methods, or policies in an effort at reform or improvement. soon. Coach Steve Kasper could be replaced and Rick Tocchet, a former King who has openly campaigned for a trade, will likely be dealt. Philadelphia general manager Bobby Clarke believes hitting below the waist should be outlawed because of the high risk of injury. He has a supporter in Boston GM Harry Sinden. All it took was for Sinden to see Steve Heinze, the Bruins' leading scorer, suffer torn knee ligaments and and an abdominal strain after being hit just above the knees by Pittsburgh's Darius Kasparaitis. ``The hit he made was marginally legal. I can't send a tape to the league,'' Sinden said. ``(But) when a player hits another player that way, he's trying to hurt him.'' Blackhawks defenseman Eric Weinrich has his own opinions about rule changes that could help the game. ``I think the (neutral-zone) trap stinks. It slows the game down. If they want to keep the trap, the league should get rid of the red line.'' A plastic surgeon plastic surgeon A surgeon specialized in reconstruction or cosmetic enhancement of various body regions, most commonly the face–nose, chin, and cheeks, breasts and buttocks; PSs remove fat deposits through liposuction; PSs reduce scarring or disfigurement had to reattach Re`at`tach´ v. t. 1. To attach again. the fingertip fin·ger·tip n. The extreme end or tip of a finger. of Tampa Bay's Shawn Burr after it became partially severed after he was slashed by Boston's Rob DiMaio during a Dec. 19 game. ``It was the grossest thing I ever saw,'' Burr said. Burr could be out only two weeks. But if a skin graft skin graft Autologous, donated, or surrogate skin removed from one site to cover surfaces on another region with 3rd-degree burns or traumatic tissue loss. See Split-thickness graft. Cf Artificial skin, 'Spray-on' skin. is needed, he would be out two months. Hartford Whalers management is stepping up its campaign to get a new arena. Team officials are saying they lost $33 million the last two years, and team owner Peter Karmanos Jr. told a St. Paul (Minn.) newspaper he would move the team if the St. Paul Civic Center was renovated for the Whalers Whalers may mean:
Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Ron Francis combined for 80 points for Pittsburgh in the first 16 games they've skated on the same line. Ed Belfour, Chicago The veteran goaltender refused a starting assignment against Florida. After Jeff Hackett started three straight games, coach Craig Hartsburg wanted to go with Belfour, who cited back and hamstring problems in declining to play. PLAYER WATCH Derek Plante, Buffalo The Sabres' leading scorer apparently likes to shoot in an easterly direction. He has scored 13 of 15 goals at home, with 12 of the 13 going into the net in the east end at Marine Midland Arena. ``I've been thinking of taking the net on the road with me,'' he said. SAY WHAT? ``It would be nice if they'd check everybody's (blade) curve after the game, too, but I know that's not going to happen.'' - Dallas' Andy Moog, on the league's surprise inspections of goalies' equipment. TOP 10 AND NO. 26 1. Philadelphia 2. Colorado 3. Florida 4. Dallas 5. Detroit 6. New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Devils have won the Stanley Cup three times, in 1995, 2000, and 2003. 7. New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). 8. Pittsburgh 9. Buffalo 10. Hartford 26. Kings L.A. ON ICE KINGS Thursday: at Vancouver Saturday: Florida Panthers game marks the start of a four-game homestand. MIGHTY DUCKS Wednesday: at Florida Friday: at Tampa Bay Monday: Vancouver Ducks have never beaten the Panthers, their expansion cousins. CAPTION(S): Box Box: THE PENALTY BOX (see text) |
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