BRIEFLY : MAPLE LEAFS SEND POTVIN TO ISLANDERS.Byline: Daily News wire services Goaltender Felix Potvin Félix "The Cat" Potvin (born June 23, 1971 in Anjou, Quebec, Canada) is currently a free-agent professional NHL goaltender. Potvin currently lives with his family in Magog, Quebec. , who had left the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dec. 2 awaiting a trade, finally got his wish Saturday when he was dealt to the New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, a hamlet located on Long Island in Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. for defenseman Bryan Berard Bryan Wallace Berard (b. March 5 1977, Woonsocket, Rhode Island) is an American professional ice hockey player for the New York Islanders. He is most noted for a debilitating eye injury he received early in his career. He is also a graduate of Mount Saint Charles Academy. . The teams also swapped sixth-round picks in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. . Potvin, at home in Montreal waiting for a deal, immediately joined the Islanders and was to back up Tommy Salo in Montreal on Saturday. Potvin was Toronto's No. 1 goalie for five seasons, twice helping the Maple Leafs to the Western Conference finals, but was bumped to a backup role when Curtis Joseph signed a four-year, $24 million contract in July. Potvin started only five of the Maple Leafs' first 25 games this season, posting a 3-2 record with a goals-against average of 3.81. ``Toronto is a great city and I enjoyed six years of my career and I have great memories,'' Potvin said. ``It's too bad that this year gave me a sour taste in my mouth, but I'd rather remember the first six years and all the fun I had there and all the great teammates I had.'' Berard won the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie in 1996-97. BASEBALL: New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. outfielder Darryl Strawberry underwent
minor surgery to relieve pain caused by scar tissue scar tissuen. Dense, fibrous connective tissue that forms over a healed wound or cut. from his colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. surgery. Strawberry is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for spring training, doctors said. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Alabama, which went 7-5 under Mike DuBose after a 4-7 mark his first year, gave the coach a two-year contract extension. WINTER SPORTS: Hermann Maier demonstrated why he is the most dominant skier on the World Cup circuit, blazing down the icy super-G course for his third consecutive victory in the event at Schladming, Austria, in a 1-minute, 16.54-second bumpy ride. ``I had a bad race last week, so I had trouble getting into the rhythm today,'' Maier said. ``But then I picked up speed and powered down the steep and icy section. That's where I won the race.'' BOWLING: Darrell Storkson of Everett, Wash., defeated top-seed Dale Eagle of Lewisville, Texas, 225-204 to win the Senior Masters tournament for his first career title in Reno, Nev. Storkson, who had five top-10 finishes last year, earned $20,000. Eagle earned $12,000. TENNIS: Tim Henman and Rainer Schuttler advanced to the final of the $1 million Qatar Open. Henman defeated Karim Alami 6-4, 6-2, while Schuttler surprised seventh-seeded Cedric Pioline 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. |
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