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Shelves stocked for big-ticket shoppers.(player drafting in professional hockey)
I wouldn't begin to compare a hockey player with a loose cannon like recently traded relief pitcher John Rocker, but every team is looking to add someone who can come in during the third period and close out a tight game.
And there are concerns--financial and performance-related--about the baggage some of the high-profile NHL players available this summer might bring along in a trade or a free-agent signing.
Baggage or not, one thing is perfectly clear: A team with deep pockets certainly can make an impact.
Islanders G.M. Mike Milbury began the free-agent fireworks at the draft when he obtained centers Alexei Yashin and Michael Peca from the ...
- Alexei Yashin signs again for Senators
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London January 1, 1996 700+ words
Ice hockey Alexei Yashin, the 22-year-old centre who led the Senators with 21 goals and 44 points last season,, ended his hold-out on Saturday...
- Empty seats and boos greet Flyers' latest loss: Alexei Yashin scored twice, and...
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) November 10, 2006 700+ words
...miserably on two early power plays in the first period, generating just two shots, then fell behind on two ugly goals. Alexei Yashin scored the first of his two goals in the game at 9 minutes, 10 seconds. Chris Simon sent a blind pass into the high slot...
- Holding Out for More Zeroes.(Ottawa Senators player Alexei Yashin)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Hockey Digest PLAGENHOEF, SCOTT January 1, 2001 700+ words
...BOTH A stubborn Ottawa Senators management that refused to cowtow to his petulance and the wisdom of the Canadian courts, Alexei Yashin has returned to the NHL. The former Senators captain, who held out for the duration of last season, claiming that he was...
- Snapshots & slapshots: the stars as kids (Joe Sakic; Mathieu Schneider; Alexei...
- Magazine article from: Kidsworld Magazine December 1, 1996 700+ words
When you were 10 years old, what was it like playing hockey where you grew up? Let me think. I was either playing atom or first-year peewee with the North Shore Winter Club. I just had a lot of fun with the game because that's all we did. When we weren't in the rink, we were playing street hockey.
- Team by team in the NHL.
- Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) October 8, 2002 700+ words
...going to skate regularly with right winger Scott Gomez? And can center...camp hoping that 5-foot-7 right winger Brian Gionta makes an impact...and solid play from center Alexei Yashin, right winger Mark Parrish, and Peca. The...
- Team by team in the NHL.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Panaccio, Tim October 8, 2002 700+ words
...going to skate regularly with right winger Scott Gomez? And can center...camp hoping that 5-foot-7 right winger Brian Gionta makes an impact...and solid play from center Alexei Yashin, right winger Mark Parrish, and Peca. The...
- If Hawks gain Weight, fans will sit up and notice.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) June 27, 2001 700+ words
...last weekend in centers Alexei Yashin and Mike Peca and right winger Valeri Bure. Getting any...acquired the rights to both Alexei Yashin and Mike Peca, it'll...scorer to the Islanders in Alexei Yashin, most scouts agree they...
- Avalanche are counting on right winger.
- Newspaper article from: Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado) October 8, 2006 700+ words
...casualities, defenseman Rob Blake, right winger Dan Hinote and left winger Alex Tanguay...power, the Avs are counting on veteran right winger Ian Laperriere to help lead the team...grit by mixing it up twice with Dallas right winger Matthew Barnaby. In the loss to the...
