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A fine Mess
A week late and at least a couple million dollars short, I thought I should comment on David Staples' fine report on the trade SALE of Mark Messier. Here's a link, although the basics are right in the title: Secret cash payment to Pocklington in Mark Messier deal finally comes to light. In it...
"Scouting" a Hall of Famer -- two ancient game reports
My first view of Glenn Anderson occurred sometime during the 1978-79 season, when the University of Denver brought their fine hockey team to Edmonton for an exhibition game against the University of Alberta Golden Bears. The Bears were in the second of a three-year run as national champions,...
From the archives: The campaign to elect Glenn Anderson
Date: November 13, 2006To: Hockey Hall of FameFrom: BruceRe: The compelling case for Glenn AndersonWhen Wayne Gretzky retired in the spring of 1999, the NHL decided to honour him in a multitude of ways, including immediate induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The decision to waive the customary...
Another great one honoured
Although we have been in the same room over 500 times I have never really met Glenn Anderson. He came to my wife's class at Glenrose School Hospital with Ken Linseman and Don Jackson; and we once passed him at Pharos Pizza after a routine Oilers' win in which the conversation consisted of "Great...
Anniversaries III: The Man in Black
Not all memorable occasions are happy ones. They tend to run the gamut of emotions, something reflected admirably in our iconic national sport. Some occasions can run that gamut all on their own. Such was the case twenty years ago yesterday when The Great One made his first appearance...
Beginning of an era: the exhibition against Anderson.
Video: 7pm, BigTenNetwork.comIU begins the Tom Crean era tonight, sort of, with an exhibition game against Division III Anderson University. Anderson finished 15-12 last season. While this game is a warmup for the inexperienced, Hoosiers, the Ravens likely will be quite motivated: every single...
Indiana 103, Anderson 71.
Normally, it might not be worth the trouble to review the box score of an exhibition game against a D-III opponent, but that's literally all we have to go on for the 2008-09 Hoosiers. A few random thoughts:This was a 74 possession game, much faster than IU's 2008-09 average of 67.1. On the other...
Because it never gets old...
...thanks, Craig!
Awesome Pictures of the Day
A slow day for Cats news brings these superb action photos from Getty Images. Goalie Craig Anderson and former Panthers defenseman Steve Montador stand up to a blizzard in a 2-1 road victory over the Devils from January, 2008.Not to be outdone, The Dood turns in his typical all-or-nothing...
On the Glass - Friday: Scouts...?
Goaltender Craig Anderson enters his UFA year, but steady progress, and a better defense in front of him, keeps the Cats' number 2 a happy backup, writes Sarah Rothschild of the Miami Herald. And you may have seen the entry photo at some point, too.Also from the Herald, George Richards is running a...
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