NHL NOTES\Winning is family affair for Rangers' Messier.Byline: Ken Rappoport Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Mark Messier has won six Stanley Cups, so he knows what he's talking about when he discusses teamwork. The 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). captain said in order to be successful in hockey, you have to feel as if your teammates are family. "I think that has to be the most important thing," Messier said, "because if you don't have that feeling for each other - if you don't think that guy next to you is your brother - it doesn't work." Messier said he has been blessed in his career to feel that way about two teams - the Edmonton Oilers and Rangers. "That's what was so special about Edmonton," Messier said. "I think the thing I miss so much about Edmonton were the relationships I formed with Wayne Gretzky, Kevin Lowe, Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey, Grant Fuhr, Jari Kurri and on and on. I've been able to come to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and have the same thing, and that's been very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. ." Sullivan's travels: The 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. are excited about the recent play of rookie Steve Sullivan. So is Sullivan, a center who was brought up recently from the minors to help an injury-strapped team and has three goals and an assist in his first four games. "I think the key for me was that we played the same style in the minors as we do here. That made the transition easier," said Sullivan, who starred for the Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Albany, New York, USA at the Times Union Center. History The team was founded as the Capital District Islanders (playing at Houston Field House on campus at RPI located across the of the American Hockey League
Rewarding time: Ken Morrow has won an Olympic gold medal and four Stanley Cups. Now he can add the Lester Patrick Award to his collection. Morrow is one of three people recently named recipients of the Lester Patrick Award for outstanding service to hockey. Morrow was named along with George Gund and Milt Schmidt. Morrow, who played on the U.S. gold medal-winning team of 1980 and on four Cup-winning teams with 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. , is being honored as one of the best American-born defensemen in hockey history. Gund is the majority owner of the San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). , and Schmidt's career spanned parts of seven decades as player, coach, manager and administrator, most of them with the Boston Bruins. The trio will be honored with a luncheon in New York on April 1. Dealing right and left: International Hockey League Presently, one ice hockey league is using the name International Hockey League:
By Feb. 12, there had already been 26 trades - the number for the entire 1994-95 season. A total of 48 players involving 17 teams have been involved in deals so far this season. Only two teams have not gotten into the act - Milwaukee and Cincinnati. There's still plenty of time for more. The trading deadline is March 20. Oh, baby: During one TV timeout at each home game, the New York Islanders put personalized messages from fans on their center-ice scoreboard. The team charges a fee for each message, and the money goes to charity. Usually, the messages wish family members or friends a happy birthday or anniversary. Wifely support: If there is a speed record for raising charity money, the wives of the Philadelphia Flyers might be close. The 20th Annual Flyers' Wives Fight for Lives Carnival recently raised $810,196 in just three hours. The event, attended by more than 8,200, increased the total to $8.2 million raised by the Flyers' wives over the years to support cancer, blood disease and AIDS research as well as other national charities throughout the country. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Mark Messier says he has experienced that feeling of family about two teams, the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers. Daily News File Photo |
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