DUCKS NOTEBOOK: DUCKS OVERCOME STICKY SITUATION.Byline: Greg Christensen Staff Writer Ducks coach Craig Hartsburg Craig Hartsburg (born June 29, 1959 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons with the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League from 1979-80 until 1988-89. said the two illegal-stick penalties called in Wednesday's game in Colorado actually motivated his team. Anaheim had been dominating play before Teemu Selanne and Dominic Roussel Dominic Roussel (born February 22, 1970 in Hull, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Playing career Roussel played in the NHL, AHL and in Europe during his career. were caught with illegal sticks just over a minute apart midway through the third period. The Avalanche pulled within 3-2 with a goal on the two-man advantage, but the Ducks killed off the balance of Roussel's penalty and Selanne got revenge by scoring a goal to put the game on ice. ``It certainly got the guys on the bench excited,'' Hartsburg said of the calls. ``They got fired up, Teemu responded, and got a huge two points.'' Illegal sticks, Part II: Hartsburg said he was a member of a Canadian team at the World Championships that caught a Russian team The Russian Team was a professional wrestling team in the 1980's that attempted to prove their Soviet dominance over their opponents. History The Russian Team was formed in December 1984 in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. with illegal sticks three times in one period, but the coach said he couldn't recall ever seeing two such calls so close together in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there . Part III: Roussel said he hasn't been checking his sticks and was shocked when one of his was found to be a quarter-inch too thick at the tip. Goalie sticks have no curve limitations, so Roussel said there was no way Colorado coach Bob Hartley For the character played by Bob Newhart, see . Robert "Bob" Hartley (Born September 9, 1960 in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian head coach in the National Hockey League. could detect an illegal stick from the bench. The Anaheim backup goalie wonders if there was some snooping going on at the Pepsi Center Current arenas in the National Basketball Association Western Conference Eastern Conference , where a door connects the two locker rooms. ``That's taking a pretty big risk,'' said Roussel of asking for the measurements. ``Unless you are sure, they are really lucky guesses.'' Roussel said he was just glad the Ducks held on for the win and that ``it was a good lesson'' for the team. ``(Sticks are) something we all have to check.'' ``I guess I could check every stick, but I trust our players,'' Hartsburg said. ``Every team has guys with illegal sticks, but we have to be smart.'' Also: Defenseman Pavel Trnka Pavel Trnka (born July 26, 1976 in Plzen, Czech Republic) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman. Trnka started his National Hockey League career with the Anaheim Ducks in 1997. He also played for the Florida Panthers. He left the NHL after the 2004 season. missed his fourth consecutive game with a groin strain. He did take part in Friday's morning skate and hasn't been ruled out of Sunday's game against Detroit. . . . Center Antti Aalto Antti Aalto (born March 4, 1975 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the National Hockey League . missed his fifth consecutive game with a strained left elbow and is not expected to play again until after New Year's. . . . Defenseman Fredrik Olausson is still not 100 percent after a bout with the flu. He was again replaced by Kevin Haller, who had missed 12 games with a knee injury before returning to action Wednesday. |
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