DUCKS NOW HAVE A SINKING FEELING LOSS ALL BUT ELIMINATES ANAHEIM CHICAGO 5, DUCKS 2.Byline: Greg Christensen Staff Writer CHICAGO - For the better part of seven seasons Guy Hebert Guy Andre Hebert (born January 7, 1967 in Troy, New York) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. Always a proud American, he used the French pronunciation of his first and last names because it "sounded better." He played for the St. has played well when the Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. have needed him. Wednesday night the Anaheim goalie was a no-show in the team's biggest game of the year -a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional men's ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). before 15,112 at United Center. Hebert gave up three goals from over 40 feet and was easily beaten by Bob Probert Robert Probert (born June 5, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Probert played for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. on a breakaway, while Chicago goalie Jocelyn Thibault's 27 saves put the Ducks' Western Conference playoff hopes on life support. With two games to play, Anaheim (33-35-12-2) needs help, and lots of it, after it was unable to help itself against a Chicago team it had defeated eight times in the previous 10 meetings (8-1-1). The Ducks fell to 10th place and lost any chance of catching San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , which clinched a playoff spot with a victory over Dallas on Wednesday. Anaheim's faint hopes of catching eighth-place Edmonton now depend on ninth-place Vancouver. The Ducks must win their two remaining games and hope the Canucks defeat Edmonton on Friday and then loss to or tie the Sharks on Sunday. ``Their goalie and the goal posts were the difference,'' said Anaheim 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. , who watched as Paul Kariya hit the post twice in a game that was up for grabs until the middle of the third period. Kariya, who was a threat each time he stepped on the ice, beat Thibault with a backhander back·hand n. 1. Sports a. A stroke or motion, as of a racket, made with the back of the hand facing outward and the arm moving forward. b. A pass or shot in hockey made with the back of the blade of the stick. at 9:40 after taking a breakaway pass from Teemu Selanne to tie the game 2-2. Suddenly, it looked as if they was a real chance the Ducks might pull within two points of Edmonton, which had lost to Colorado. But 38 seconds later Jean-Yves Leroux wristed a 40 footer In a document or report, common text that appears at the bottom of every page. It usually contains the page number. from the top of the left circle that beat Hebert to give the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead and likely end any dreams of postseason hockey in Anaheim. ``I thought it was going to be our game (after Kariya scored his 39th goal of the year), then boom, the next shift it's 3-2,'' said Selanne, who assisted on both Anaheim goals. ``We had great scoring chances and they throw a puck at the net and it goes in.'' Leroux's goal was the third of three 40-foot plus shots that got by Hebert, who continues to give up soft goals at an alarming rate as he suffers through the most inconsistent year of his career. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Teemu Selanne of the Ducks shoots on Chicago Blackhawks goalie Jocelyn Thibault. Fred Jewell/Associated Press |
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