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      JANUARY
      25,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _SPORTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panthers
      back
      to
      their
      winning
      ways
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Steve
      Simpson
     
     
      Contributor
      ~
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _Early
      last
      week,
      the
      Men’s
     
     
      basketball
      Panthers
      swept
      their
      two
     
     
      games
      against
      UNB,
      getting
      back
      into
     
     
      the
      winning
      column
      after
      a
      slow
      start
      to
     
     
      2005.
      In
      the
      first
      game
      of
      their
      home
     
     
      and
      home
      set
      against
      the
      Varsity
      Reds,
     
     
      they
      were
      able
      to
      down
      the
      Reds
      with
     
    
   
   
    
     
      superb
      play
      from
      their
      veterans.
      Peter
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stay
      made
      a
      successful
      comeback
      from
     
     
      a
      broken
      hand
      as
      he
      grabbed
      10
     
     
      boards,
      while
      veterans
      Tyler
      Wood
      and
     
     
      Sherone
      Edwards
      paved
      the
      way
      with
     
     
      a
      combined
      47
      points.
      The
      game
      was
     
     
      close
      at
      points,
      but
      the
      Panthers
      were
     
    
   
   
    
     
      able
      to
      pull
      away
      for
      good
      in
      the
      second
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      half,
      extending
      the
      lead
      to
      18
      points
      at
     
     
      times.
      The
      second
      game,
      however,
      was
     
     
      amuch
      closer
      contest,
      going
      down
      into
     
     
      the
      final
      minutes
      before
      being
      decided
     
     
      by
      a
      three
      point
      play
      by
      veteran
      guard
     
     
      Tyler
      Wood
      with
      two
      minutes
      left
      to
      go.
     
     
      With
      another
      stellar
      performance,
     
     
      Wood
      received
      the
      player
      of
      the
      game
     
     
      award,
      notching
      18
      points,
      7
      assists
      and
     
     
      5
      boards
      in
      the
      win.
      Alongside
      Wood,
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      Panthers
      provided
      a
      solid
     
     
      support,
      with
      3
      other
      Panthers
      scoring
     
     
      in
      the
      double
      digits.
     
    

    
     
      The
      women’s
      Panthers
      were
     
     
      not
      as
      fortunate
      as
      the
      men,
      but
      were
     
     
      able
      to
      split
      their
      weekend
      series
      with
     
     
      the
      UNB
      Reds,
      with
      a
      9
      point
      victory
     
     
      on
      the
      15",
      followed
      by
      a4
      point
      loss
     
     
      on
      Sunday.
      In
      the
      first
      game,
      the
      twin
     
     
      towers
      were
      stellar,
      combining
      for
      34
     
     
      points
      and
      24
      boards
      in
      the
      win.
      Just
     
     
      like
      the
      men,
      the
      game
      was
      close
      at
      half,
     
     
      but
      pulled
      ahead
      in
      the
      second,
     
     
      stretching
      it
      to
      18
      points.
      The
      second
     
     
      game,
      however,
      was
      not
      exactly
      poetry
     
     
      in
      motion.
      Both
      teams
      shot
      under
      50
     
     
      percent,
      with
      the
      Panthers
      connecting
     
     
      on
      only
      a
      quarter
      of
      their
      shots.
      The
     
     
      Varsity
      Reds
      were
      not
      much
      better,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      connecting
      on
      just
      under
      40
      percent
      of
     
     
      their
      shots,
      but
      it
      proved
      to
      be
      enough
     
     
      as
      they
      squeezed
      out
      the
      victory
      52-
     
     
      48.
      Lindsay
      Coade
      provided
      another
     
     
      strong
      outing,
      registering
      another
      double
     
     
      double,
      with
      13
      boards
      in
      the
      losing
     
     
      cause.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Men’s
      Hockey
     
     
      Panthers
      Score
      Pair
      of
     
     
      Ties
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      hockey
      action,
      the
      Men’s
      Panthers
     
     
      finished
      the
      weekend
      with
      a
      pair
      of
      2-
     
     
      2
      ties
      against
      Dalhousie
      and
      St
      FX.
     
     
      Captain
      Joel
      Ward
      led
      the
      charge
      on
     
     
      Friday
      in
      a
      game
      that
      saw
      UPEI
     
     
      outshoot
      the
      Tigers
      by
      a
      very
      wide
     
     
      margin,
      with
      the
      total
      amounting
      to
     
     
      36-6
      after
      the
      first
      two
      frames.
     
     
      However,
      the
      game
      remained
      tied
     
     
      heading
      into
      the
      third
      due
      to
      some
     
     
      missed
      chances
      and
      the
      stellar
      play
      of
     
     
      Dalhousie
      goalie
      Patty
      Bergerin.
      The
     
     
      third
      period
      saw
      the
      Dalhousie
      team
     
     
      surge
      with
      12
      more
      shots
      and
      what
     
     
      might
      have
      been
      the
      winning
      goal,
     
     
      however
      a
      hardworking
      UPEI
      squad
     
     
      tied
      it
      up
      with
      six
      minutes
      remaining.
     
     
      The
      men
      followed
      up
      the
      game
      with
      a
     
     
      tie
      against
      St
      FX
      the
      following
      night
     
     
      by
      the
      same
      score.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Joel
      Ward
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hockey
      Season
      All
      But
      Lost;
      Time
      to
      Dwell
      on
     
     
      the
      Past
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Liam
      McKenna
      ,
     
     
      Sports
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      work
      at
      a
      call
      center,
      and
     
     
      during
      one
      of
      my
      lengthy
      shifts
      of
      hard,
     
     
      focused
      work,
      I
      found
      some
      time
     
     
      somehow
      to
      do
      some
      research
      on
      some
     
     
      of
      my
      all
      time
      favorite
      players,
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      some
      of
      those
      guys
      who
      I
      have
      no
     
     
      idea
      what
      happened
      to.
      [
      also,
      just
      for
     
     
      fun,
      researched
      some
      players
      that
      I
      have
     
     
      always
      despised.
      This
      article
      posts
      the
     
     
      findings
      of
      that
      deep
      research.
     
    

    
     
      _
      Mark
      Recchi:
      When
      you
      hear
     
     
      people
      refer
      to
      the
      “Hockey
      Gods,”
     
     
      they
      are
      referring
      not
      to
      ancient
      gods
     
     
      of
      sport
      from
      Greek
      and
      Roman
     
     
      mythology,
      but
      to
      the
      players
      who
      have
     
     
      formulated
      their
      own
      legends
      by
      playing
     
     
      the
      game.
      Players
      like
      Wayne
      Gretzky,
     
     
      Maurice
      Richard,
      and
      Bobby
      Orr
      are
     
     
      all
      certified
      hockey
      gods
      (they
      carry
      the
     
     
      card
      around
      in
      their
      wallets,
      with
      the
     
     
      exception
      of
      Maurice).
      Mark
      Recchi
      is
     
     
      the
      Zeus
      of
      Hockey
      Gods.
      He
      led
      the
     
     
      Penguins
      in
      regular
      season
      scoring
      in
     
     
      1990-1991
      with
      116
      points,
      more
      than
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      Jaromir
      Jagr
      if
      you're
      counting,
      and
      led
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Philadelphia
      in
      scoring
      last
      year
      at
      the
     
     
      age
      of
      36.
      I
      could
      write
      about
      him
      all
     
     
      day,
      but
      instead
      I
      have
      to
      talk
      about
     
     
      guys
      I
      hate,
      like
     
    

    
     
      Andy
      Moog:
      Wow,
      do
      I
      ever
     
     
      despise
      this
      guy.
      I
      know
      I’m
      going
      to
     
     
      get
      it
      from
      all
      you
      die
      hard
      Moog
      fans
     
     
      (“But
      Liam!
      He
      had
      one
      of
      the
      greatest
     
     
      winning
      percentages
      in
      history!”).
      Well,
     
     
      Andy
      Moog
      played
      for
      the
      1980s
     
     
      Edmonton
      Oilers,
      for
      the
      most
      part
      as
     
     
      a
      backup
      to
      Grant
      Fuhr.
      He
      never
      won
     
     
      a
      Vezina;
      in
      fact,
      he
      only
      won
      one
     
     
      individual
      award,
      the
      Jennings
      for
      save
     
     
      percentage,
      and
      he
      shared
      it.
      Grant
     
     
      Fuhr
      was
      an
      excellent
      goalie.
      Andy
     
     
      Moog
      was
      average
      at
      best.
      He
      went
     
     
      on
      to
      play
      for
      the
      Bruins
      where
      he
      lost,
     
     
      and
      the
      Stars,
      and
      the
      Canadiens,
     
     
      unfortunately.
      Then
      he
      retired
      in
      1997.
     
     
      Finally.
      How
      does
      this
      guy
      have
      his
      own
     
    
   
   
    
     
      website?
     
    

    
     
      Dino
      Ciccarelli:
      This
      is
      one
      of
     
     
      those
      “what
      happened
      to
      that
      guy?”
     
     
      ones.
      To
      be
      honest,
      I
      have
      no
      idea,
     
     
      although
      Dino
      had
      a
      pretty
      distinguished
     
     
      career
      for
      a
      guy
      who
      played
      the
     
     
      majority
      of
      his
      time
      in
      the
      majors
      with
      a
     
     
      steel
      rod
      where
      his
      right
      femur
      used
      to
     
     
      be.
      Dino
      has
      held
      the
      record
      for
      most
     
     
      playoff
      goals
      and
      points
      by
      a
      rookie,
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      having
      the
      honor
      of
      being
      the
     
     
      first
      NHL
      player
      to
      be
      awarded
      a
     
     
      conviction
      on
      an
      assault
      charge,
      paving
     
     
      the
      way
      for
      more
      modern
      heroes
      Marty
     
     
      McSorley
      and
      Todd
      Bertuzzi.
      The
      600
     
     
      goal
      scorer
      retired
      amidst
      calls
      for
      the
     
     
      Hall
      of
      Fame.
     
    

    
     
      _
      Donald
      Brashear:
      The
      victim
      of
     
     
      Marty
      McSorley’s
      infamous
      attack
      has
     
     
      recently
      been
      charged
      with
      drunk
     
     
      driving
      and
      was
      banned
      from
      a
      Quebec
     
     
      semi-pro
      league
      for
      having
      “repeatedly
     
     
      punched
      Glen
      Kjernisted
      in
      the
      face
     
     
      while
      he
      was
      lying
      on
      the
      ice.”
      Live
      and
     
     
      learn,
      Donald,
      live
      and
      learn.
     
    

    
     
      Paul
      DiPietro:
      Used
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      great
      player
      for
      the
      Montreal
     
     
      Canadiens
      when
      they
      won
      the
      Cup
      in
     
     
      ‘92-93.
      Shouldered
      much
      of
      the
      blame
     
     
      for
      the
      bad
      seasons
      that
      followed.
      Was
     
     
      traded
      and
      faded
      into
      obscurity,
      more
     
     
      than
      likely
      into
      a
      witness
      protection
     
     
      program
      to
      protect
      him
      from
      rabid
     
     
      Montreal
      fans.
      He
      could
      be
      playing
      in
     
     
      Phoenix
      under
      a
      different
      name,
      as
      they
     
     
      don’t
      even
      know
      what
      hockey
      is
      there.
     
    

    
     
      Liam
      McKenna:
      Touted
      to
      be
     
     
      “The
      Next
      One”
      from
      an
      early
      age,
      he
     
     
      drew
      comparisons
      to
      prolific
      scorer
     
     
      Mike
      Bossy,
      with
      the
      speed
      of
      Mike
     
     
      Gartner
      and
      the
      uncanny
      stick
      handling
     
     
      of
      Alexei
      Kovalev.
      Was
      the
      complete
     
     
      package.
      Removed
      himself
      from
      the
     
     
      pressure
      cooker
      after
      a
      minor
      league
     
     
      stint
      in
      squirts,
      where
      the
      pressure
      saw
     
     
      his
      numbers
      drop
      substantially
      (1
      goal,
     
     
      3
      assists
      in
      20+
      games;
      no
      goalies).
     
     
      Dabbled
      in
      soccer
      and
      rugby,
      now
     
     
      writes
      weak
      sports
      columns
      for
      the
     
     
      Cadre.
      Will
      forever
      regret
      his
      decision
     
     
      for
      an
      early
      retirement.