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he hockey Panthers finished up their regular season last weekend with games against the Dalhousie Tigers and Mount

The Panthers finished the season with a cord of seven wins, fifteen losses and four ts. They will meet the tough University of ew Brunswick Red Devils in the first round of

cessary, the third game will be back in tdericton on the 21st.

The game against Mount Allison proved 'a physical game will take their minds off lense. The Panthers have to watch this in the

able to play with a little discipline if they ‘to win. In last Saturday’s game, the thers lost four players for the first game of Playoffs; defencemen Glen Craig and Peter td, and forwards Jim Sonmez and Jeff lant Will all miss the first game against the Devils because of the AUAA rules con- 1g fighting and game misconducts. Beat the Civic Centre on Friday night to " the Panthers they have some support nd them as they play their first home game “playoffs, The NHL was witness to another big "oN the second of February. The Toronto © Leafs sent superstar goaltender Grant ‘nda middle-round draft pick in either the *t 1994 draft to the Buffalo Sabres for — Daren Puppa , forward Dave i, and Buffalo’s first-round draft 1993. The trade was a good one for the

Leafs because it allows the Leafs to develop goaltender Felix Potvin. It also saves the Leafs the problems of deciding which goaltender will be the one they protect in the upcoming expan- sion draft; now the Leafs will be able to protect Potvin and offer Puppa and Rick Wamsley both in the draft and for trades. Buffalo receives a proven NHL-level goaltender in its playoff drive.

On January 28th, the Calgary Flames admitted that their big trade last season with the Toronto Maple Leafs had not worked as they had expected it to. The Flames admitted this by trading the player they received from the Leafs who was supposed to save their team--Gary Leeman--to the Montreal Canadiens for the often-injured Brian Skrudland. The Flames gain an impressive leader in Skrudland, if he is healthy. The Canadiens will have to work with Leeman to bring his confidence up again; ifthey are able to do so, he may prove to be a valuable addition to the team in the playoffs.

On January 23rd, New York Rangers’ forward Mike Gartner scored his 30th goal of the season and set a new record while doing so. This is Gartner’s record fourteenth consecutive thirty-goal season, making him the most con- sistent goal-scorer in the NHL. It will take a while before anyone takes this record away from one of the most under-rated players in the NHL.

January 21st marked the end of Hartford Whalers’ winger Tim Kerr’s career. Kerr played thirteen seasons and scored 674 points in 655 games. As soon as Kerr retired, he was named an assistant coach with the Whalers’ AHL af- filiate, the Springfield Indians. Kerr will be a good addition with the Indians and the Whalers will miss his experience in Hartford.

Boston Bruins fans will be pleased to know that right winger Cam Neely is planning his return for before the month is over. Neely, who has missed 127 games over the past two seasons, suffered a leg injury in the 1991 Wales Conference Finals against the Pittsburgh Pen- guins. The talented winger attempted a return last season and scored nine goals in nine games. Hockey fans everywhere have been awaiting Neely’s return since the Boston/St. Louis trade which made prolific playmaker Adam Oates a Bruin. The long-awaited Oates/Neely combi- nation may be realized before the week is over; coach Brian Sutter pegs Neely’s return for late this week--possibly Saturday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Neely’s return is well worth the wait; when people started saying that he would never play hockey again, Neely de- cided that he had to return. I know I am glad he will be back on ice.

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