Calgary product will hear his name called early today Oh Dany boy — the bigs, the bigs are calling. Dany Heatley, the Calgary product who turned heads during the world junior hockey championship in Sweden last December, and just completed his rookie college season at the University of Wisconsin, is poised to make local history’ …
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BUFFALO. N.Y. (AP) – In the third exhausting overtime, the tired eyes of Texas finally gazed upon the Stanley Cup. Brett Hull scored on a rebound at 14:51 of the third overtime, putting a rebound over weary Dominik Hasek as the Dallas Stars won hockey’s biggest prize as much by exhaustion as execution, beating the …
Finally, Bourque gets Stanley Cup DENVER — Mission accomplished. After 22 seasons of chasing the Stanley Cup, 40-year-old defenseman Ray Bourque finally hoisted the coveted trophy Saturday night in front of his family and 18,000 others who have adopted him as a Colorado native. Bourque, denied in 20 previous playoff appearances, could not have written …
This isn’t Patrick Roy vs. Ed Belfour, but it’s the matchup everyone will talk about, dissect and scrutinize. The Stars’ Ed Belfour vs. New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur. Seven years separate the two goalies (Belfour is 35, Brodeur 28), but both are going for their second Stanley Cup Trophy. Belfour is playing at the highest level …
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By Mike Heika Star-Telegram Staff Writer Back in 1995, Bob Gainey saw his team plummeting out of control. Gainey, then the Stars’ coach and general manager, had traded away injury-prone captain Mark Tinordi and handed the reins of the team to Neal Broten, the all-time leading scorer in franchise history. The move seemed simple enough. …
Bloomington, Minn, (ap) — The stick is in Mike Modano’s hands, the puck is on the stick and magic is waiting to happen. Modano hits full stride. The goalie is helpless. The shot is taken. The red light flashes. The Minnesota North Stars win. Another Modano moment. “One thing I’m kind of sorry about,” Modano …
By The Associated Press Rookie Mike Modano scored his first hat trick to lead the Minnesota North Stars to a 6-2 National Hockey League victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday, ending the Penguins’ seven-game winning streak at the Civic Arena. Modano, the first pick in the 1988 entry draft, opened the scoring at 5 minutes, 27 …
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Once Rich Peverley collapsed on the Dallas bench, neither the Stars nor visiting Columbus Blue Jackets felt up to finishing the game. With the Blue Jackets leading by 1-0 early in the first period on Monday night, play was quickly halted when Peverley had a heart problem while on the bench. Peverley was carried down …
