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Lafleur Remains Positive

by Paul on 02/03/08 at 06:53 PM ET
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from the CP,

Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur says being dumped into the media spotlight last week over legal trouble surrounding his son Mark has been a hellish experience.

But the former Montreal Canadiens star was philosophical over his legal woes in his weekly newspaper column in the Journal de Montreal on Sunday.

“No matter what happens to us in life, we must get back on our feet and continue on the path,” Lafleur wrote. “Yesterday there was a storm, today it looks good.”

Lafleur says a positive approach is the only way to get out of problems and nothing is worse than dwelling on things and feeling sorry for yourself.

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A Look At Sawchuk

by Paul on 02/01/08 at 01:13 PM ET
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from Morris Dalla Costa of the London Free Press,

The book is really about a rebirth.

A rebirth for its subject—former National Hockey League goaltender Terry Sawchuk—and a rebirth for its author, Randall Maggs.

Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems recounts the life, in and out of hockey, of arguably the best goaltender who ever played the game. He also was one of hockey’s most tragic figures, dying in 1970 at the age of 40 after fighting with teammate Ron Stewart in the off-season. He suffered from untreated depression.

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You Decide

by Paul on 01/31/08 at 06:24 PM ET
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from Adam Proteau of the Hockey News,

Nobody will ever convince me that criminalizing any and all minor ripple effects of someone’s physiological and/or psychological condition isn’t as barbaric and impractical as Canada’s court system gets.

The Lafleur family deserves our compassion, not any more punishment than their son’s poor choices have already delivered upon them.

They have been humiliated enough as it is, and the petty, spiteful charge Guy Lafleur faces today will do absolutely nothing to either end their misery or make the streets of Montreal safer.

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from Jim Kelley at Sportsnet,

That’s not good judgment on Guy’s part. His son is facing a laundry list of very serious charges including sexual assault of a 17-year old, uttering death threats, kidnapping, forcible confinement, drug possession (more than one count) and assorted acts of mayhem that police thought endangered people’s lives. It’s one thing if Marc Lafleur violated the terms of his bail, it’s something else again if his father helped him do it.

more and other NHL bits from Jim…

Update 7:05pm ET: Lafleur turns himself in to the authorities a day earlier than previously announced. He was released without condition and is set to appear in court February 7th.

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Two Greats Talk

by Paul on 01/31/08 at 01:14 PM ET
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Wayne and Gordie talk hockey before the Coyotes/Wings game last night.

added 11:11am, The NHL Frozen Moment caught Wayne and Gordie too.

 

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Arrest Warrant Issued For Lafleur

by Paul on 01/30/08 at 09:38 PM ET
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from Canwest via the National Post,

An arrest warrant has been issued for former hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur over testimony at his son’s trial this year according to his attorney Jean-Pierre Rancourt.

Rancourt said an arrest warrant was issued for Lafleur for contradictory statements made during testimony in the trial of his son Mark. He said Lafleur was “devastated” by the warrant and could not understand why a summon had not been issued instead.

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Valuable Stick

by Paul on 01/28/08 at 11:44 AM ET
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from the Globe and Mail,

The stick, jointly owned by Brown and siblings Brydon and Sheila, was left by their late father, Charles, with nary a word as to its significance.

“Dad never talked about it,” said Brown, who as a youth played against a number of future pros.

The surprisingly well-preserved stick, which lay idle in Brown’s basement for years, bears the signatures of many hockey greats. Brown and his brother began to research the names and made an amazing discovery — all of them had participated in the first unofficial NHL all-star game in February of 1934.

The game took place in Toronto and served as a benefit for Ace Bailey of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bailey was felled by Eddie Shore of the Boston Bruins in a game at Boston Garden in December of 1933 and never played again.

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Old Schoolers In Atlanta

by Paul on 01/26/08 at 11:58 AM ET
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from Blueland Blog,

On Tuesday afternoon some of the all-time greats from the hockey world converged on TJ’s in Alpharetta. They were there to launch the Alumni Wine Series but but the hundreds of fans that came through the doors just wanted to see their heroes from the days of their youth. Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Bobby Hull, Tony Esposito, Rob Ray, Bobby Clarke, Dave Schultz, Clark Gillies, Frank Mahovlich, Johnny Bower, Pat Quinn, Scott Mellanby, Willi Plett, Eric Vail and host and former Atlanta Flames captain Tim Ecclestone.

The chatter in the bar and outside was the same no matter who was talking.

“Can you believe his many people are here?”

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Since we are on the old school topic, well, Gordie How gets a well deserved Detroit greeting at the 1980 All Star game…

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The “Road Runner”

by Paul on 01/22/08 at 10:24 AM ET
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from the London Free Press,

“I had the old gang and then I had the new gang,” Cournoyer, 64, said over lunch yesterday as the stars gathered before last night’s 52nd annual Rogers Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction at the London Convention Centre.

The old gang, Cournoyer said, included Henri Richard, Jean Beliveau, Claude Provost, Gump Worsley, Jacques Lapierre, Ralph Backstrom and John Ferguson….

The newbies included the likes of Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Guy Lapointe, Serge Savard, Ken Dryden, Mario Tremblay and Doug Risebrough.

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Take ten minutes out of your day to watch a Legends of Hockey video on Cournoyer…

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Wine With The Old-Schoolers

by Paul on 01/21/08 at 08:59 PM ET
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Getting to Atlanta early for the ASG?

If so, you may want to have a glass of wine on Thursday with Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Bobby Hull, Tony Esposito, Pat Lafontaine, Rob Ray, Bobby Clarke, Dave Schultz, Clark Gillies, Mike Richter, and Rod Gilbert.

Blueland Blog has all the details…

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Bobby Orr Selected To World Sports HOF

by Paul on 01/16/08 at 01:07 PM ET
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via the CP,

Legendary defenceman Bobby Orr was among five athletes elected to the World Sports Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

Jesse Owens, Arnold Palmer, Katarina Witt and Johnny Weissmuller were also named. “In each case, it’s clear to see the individual had a profound and positive effect on his or her chosen sport,” Irv Kochman, Chairman of the Selection Committee, said in a statement. “These are names that provoke remarkable memories and get hearts pounding simply at the mention of them.”

The World Sports Hall of Fame was created a few years ago and will celebrate its inaugural dinner and induction ceremonies this spring.

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