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      The
      biggest
      change
      in
      the
      hockey
      world
      during
      the
     
     
      last
      two
      weeks
      was
      the
      New
      York
      Islanders
      and
     
     
      Buffalo
      Sabres
      swap
      meet.
      The
      Islanders
      traded
      their
     
     
      best
      non-producing
      player
      (the
      self-suspended
      Pat
     
     
      LaFontaine)
      for
      the
      Sabres’
      best
      player
      although
     
     
      absent
      statistics-wise
      (
      the
      not-quite
      matured
      Pierre
     
     
      Turgeon).
      Also
      involved
      in
      the
      trade
      were
      Randy
     
     
      Wood,
      Randy
      Hillier,
      and
      a
      draft
      pick
      (going
      to
     
     
      Buffalo);
      and
      Uwe
      Krupp,
      Benoit
      Hogue,
      and
      Dave
     
     
      McLIwain
      (leaving
      Buffalo
      for
      Long
      Island).
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LaFontaine
      wanted
      out
      of
      the
      Islanders
      organization,
     
     
      but
      will
      Buffalo
      be
      able
      to
      satisfy
      him?
      Can
      Turgeon
     
     
      begin
      to
      play
      as
      he
      was
      expected
      to
      when
      he
      was
     
     
      drafted
      first
      overall
      in
      1987?
      The
      other
      players
     
     
      involved
      are
      minor
      characters,
      but
      Wood
      had
      an
      assist
     
     
      in
      his
      first
      game
      as
      a
      Sabre.
      Who
      gets
      the
      advantage?
     
     
      The
      sabres
      gain
      a
      leader,
      but
      the
      Islanders
      get
      to
     
     
      develop
      Turgeon.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Another
      important
      event
      in
      the
      N.H.L.
      was
      Paul
     
     
      Coffey’s
      becoming
      the
      most
      offensively-oriented
     
     
      defenseman
      in
      history.
      Coffey
      surpassed
      former,
     
     
      Islander
      blue-liner
      Denis
      Potvin’s
      records.
      On
      Octo-
     
     
      ber
      17th,
      Coffey
      recorded
      his
      1,053rd
      point;
      just
      one
     
     
      week
      later,
      Coffey
      tied
      Potvin’s
      record
      for
      goals
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      Panthers
      Clutch
      their
      PAWS
      on
      Maine
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      come
      up
      with
      a
      fine
      game.
     
     
      By
      Chris
      McCarron
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      men’s
      basketball
      Panthers
      played
      an
      exciting
     
     
      exhibition
      game
      against
      the
      University
      of
      Maine
      on
     
     
      Sunday
      Nov.
      3.
      A
      good
      sized
      crowd
      was
      on
      hand
      at
     
     
      the
      sports
      centre
      to
      watch
      two
      evenly
      matched
      oppo-
     
     
      nents.
      The
      Panthers
      fought
      hard
      all
      game
      long
      to
     
     
      keep
      pace
      with
      Maine.
      At
      one
      point
      in
      the
      second
     
     
      half,
      Maine
      led
      by
      fifteen
      points.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Both
      teams
      displayed
      exciting
      plays.
      The
      Maine
     
     
      Clippers
      made
      a
      great
      steal
      topped
      with
      a
      slam
      dunk
     
     
      which
      even
      panther
      followers
      had
      to
      admit
      was
      damn
     
     
      good.
      Immediately
      following,
      Peter
      MacKinnon
      shot
     
     
      a
      three
      pointer
      which
      meant
      it
      was
      now
      standing
     
     
      ovation
      time!
      T.
      Middleton
      of
      the
      Maine
      Clippers
     
     
      broke
      the
      \J.
      of
      Maine
      basketball
      scoring
      record
     
    

    
     
      _
      during
      the
      game
      and
      he
      was
      given
      a
      warm
      applause.
     
     
      The
      Panthers’
      attack
      was
      led
      by
      R.
      Dixon,
      Peter
     
     
      MacKinnon,
      and
      M.
      Cameron.
      The
      final
      score
      was
     
     
      88-86
      in
      favour
      of
      Maine.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      next
      home
      game
      is
      Wednesday
      November
      13th,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      scored
      by
      marking
      his
      818th.
      Coffey
      has
      not
      yet
     
     
      passed
      that
      record.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Hockey
      Panthers
      played
      their
      third
      home
      game
      of
     
     
      the
      season
      Saturday
      night,
      and
      defeated
      the
      Mount
     
     
      Allison
      Mounties
      6-3.
      the
      Panthers
      played
      a
      good
     
     
      game
      (they
      won,
      didn’t
      they?)
      but
      at
      times
      it
      was
     
     
      pretty
      boring.
      Things
      were
      slow
      for
      almost
      half
      of
     
     
      the
      second
      period;
      both
      teams
      looked
      lost
      on
      the
      ice.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pe
      ee
      ee
      *
     
    
   
   
    
     
      against
      the
      Universite
      de
      Moncton.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      card
      news,
      both
      the
      comic
      Hunter
      (in
      the
      confed-
     
     
      eration
      court
      Mall)
      and
      Behind
      The
      Net
      (in
      the
      mall
     
     
      in
      Bunbury)
      expect
      the
      Upper
      Deck
      Hockey
      to
      be
      in
     
     
      around
      November
      15th.
      The
      Score
      Canadian
      Bilin-
     
    

    
     
      gual
      is
      in
      at
      Behind
      the
      Net,
      and
      both
      stores
      expect
     
    

    
     
      the
      O-Pee-Chee
      to
      be
      in
      within
      three
      weeks.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Check
      out
      Los
      Angeles
      goal
      tender
      Kelly
      Hrudey’s
     
     
      1991-1992
      Pro-Set
      card
      (I
      forgotthe
      number)
      foran
      ~
     
     
      example
      of
      interesting
      photography.
      Itis
      an
      excellent
     
     
      shot
      of
      Whaler
      rookie
      Chris
      Govedaris
      flying
      through
     
     
      the
      air
      in
      a
      sitting
      position
      towards
      Hrudey.
      Fun
     
     
      photography!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      November
      7,
      1991