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      OFFSIDER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      was
      lots
      of
      hockey
      excitement
      while
      we
      were
     
     
      all
      relaxing
      on
      our
      Christmas
      break.
      I
      have
      to
      miss
     
    
   
   
    
     
      some
      things
      and
      decide
      what
      is
      important.
      Here
      goes.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Believe
      it
      or
      not,
      but
      the
      New
      Jersey
      Devils
      made
     
     
      hockey
      history
      this
      past
      month
      by
      hiring
      a
      young
      lady
     
     
      named
      Sherry
      Ross
      as
      their
      colour
      commentator
      for
     
     
      radio
      broadcasts.
      I
      have
      been
      able
      to
      listen
      to
      two
     
     
      games
      with
      her;
      she
      knows
      her
      hockey,
      but
      makes
      the
     
     
      games
      confusing
      by
      referring
      to
      the
      players
      by
      their
     
     
      first
      names
      or
      nicknames.
      It
      is
      great
      to
      finally
      have
      a
     
     
      female
      asa
      colour
      person;
      Ms.
      Ross
      will
      probably
     
     
      improve
      with
      time.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      2nd
      was
      a
      great
      day
      for
      Bruins’
      fans
      as
     
     
      winger
      Cam
      Neely
      played
      his
      first
      game
      since
      being
     
     
      injured
      in
      last
      May’s
      playoff
      series
      against
      the
      Pitts-
     
     
      burgh
      Penguins.
      As
      of
      January
      12th,
      Neely
      had
     
     
      scored
      six
      goals
      in
      five
      games;
      the
      Whalers’
      colour
     
     
      person
      called
      Neely
      ‘‘the
      most
      proficient
      scorer
     
     
      except
      for
      Brett
      Hull.’’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      big
      Calgary/Toronto
      trade
      has
      been
      talked
      to
     
     
      death.
      A
      recap:
      Calgary
      sent
      Doug
      Gilmour,
      Jamie
     
     
      Macoun,
      Ric
      Nattress,
      Rick
      Wamsley,
      and
      Kent
     
     
      Manderville
      to
      Toronto
      for
      Gary
      Leeman.
      Craig
     
     
      Berube,
      Michel
      Petit,
      Alexander
      Godynyuk,
      and
      Jeff
     
     
      Reese.
      Whose
      advantage?
      Toronto
      gains
      role
      mod-
     
     
      els,
      but
      Calagy
      obtains
      youth.
      What
      about
      the
      Bruins’
     
     
      Garry
      Galley
      and
      Wes
      Walz
      for
      the
      Flyers’
      Gord
     
     
      Murphy,
      Brian
      Dobbin,
      and
      a
      draft
      pick?
      Murphy
     
     
      made
      immediate
      impact
      by
      assisting
      on
      Neely’s
      first
     
     
      goal.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      of
      mid-season,
      trade
      rumours
      were
      abundant.
     
     
      Before
      the
      Calgary/Toronto
      trade,
      the
      ideas
      of
      Daniel
     
     
      Marois
      (Tor.)
      for
      Bernie
      Nicholls
      (Edm.);
      Ranger
     
     
      goaltender
      John
      Vanbiesbrouck
      ending
      up
      on
      Long
     
     
      Island
      through
      Minnesota;
      and
      Grant
      Fuhr
      (Tor.)
      to
     
     
      Los
      Angeles
      for
      the
      injured
      Tomas
      Sandstrom
      are
     
     
      among
      the
      rumours
      floating
      around.
      Everybody
     
     
      knows
      that
      Adam
      Oates
      wants
      out
      of
      St.
      Louis.
      Now
     
     
      that
      Quebec
      has
      placed
      Eric
      Lindros’
      rights
      on
      the
     
     
      market,
      things
      are
      becoming
      more
      interesting.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      16,
      1992.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      hockey
      Panthers
      played
      two
      home
      games
      this
      pas
     
     
      weekend.
      Saturday
      night
      they
      were
      defeated
      by
      the
      —
     
     
      Univerite
      de
      Moncton
      Blue
      Eagles
      5-2.
      The
      Blue
      ~
     
     
      Eagles
      played
      aclose-checked
      game;
      one
      problem
      for
     
     
      the
      Panthers
      was
      not
      taking
      the
      body.
      They
      were
      not
     
     
      physically
      aggressive
      enough
      when
      they
      should
      have
     
     
      been.
      The
      other
      problem
      was
      Blue
      Eagles’
      goaltende
     
     
      Frantz
      Bergevin,
      who
      played
      an
      excellent
      game.
     
     
      Bergevin’s
      style
      of
      goaltending
      requires
      close-in
      play
     
     
      for
      a
      goal;
      the
      panthers
      could
      not
      score
      because
      eithe
     
     
      he
      would
      pounce
      on
      the
      puck
      to
      stop
      close-in
      play,
      or
     
     
      the
      Blue
      Eagles
      would
      have
      the
      Panthers
      covered
      too
     
     
      well
      for
      the
      tip-in.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      Sunday
      the
      Panthers
      came
      roaring
      back
      from
      the
     
     
      loss
      to
      defeat
      the
      St.
      Mary’s
      University
      Huskies
      8-4.
     
     
      The
      Panthers
      fixed
      their
      mistakes
      from
      the
      night
     
     
      before
      and
      were
      aggressive
      in
      all
      aspects
      except
      for
     
     
      defence.
      Panther
      forward
      K.J.
      White
      scored
      four
     
     
      goals
      to
      be
      named
      the
      player
      of
      the
      game.
      It
      was
      a
     
     
      great,
      physical
      game.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Next
      hockey
      Panther
      home
      action
      is
      January
      26th
     
     
      against
      the
      Mt.
      Allison
      Mounties.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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