The Citizen, 2000-04-05, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2000. PAGE 9.
First honorary
Brussels Atom Doug Schnock was the first recipient of the
Tom Schauber Memorial Trophy, given to the most
improved Atom player. Brussels Minor Hockey president
Jim McDonald presented him with the award at the
Sunday evening banquet.
Erom the sidelines
Just what the doc ordered
By Hugh Nichol
Eric Lindros has
twice refused to
abide by the time
honoured tradi
tions of the hockey
establishment and
in his own way
reminded us of the
human side of hockey, that in a
market of supply and demand the
players are living beings with
family. The question is can he do it
a third time to save his career?
In 1989 Lindros was selected first
overall in the Ontario Hockey
League Midget draft by Sault Ste.
Marie. He refused to report stating
that as a young man just recently
turned 16 he simply was not ready
to move 500 miles away from home.
In time the Greyhounds realized
Lindros was serious and made what
became the biggest trade in junior
hockey. Lindros was traded to
Oshawa for three players, two draft
choices, $80,000 in cash and future
considerations, a transaction that
netted Sault Ste. Marie almost
$500,000 in assets.
Two years later Lindros was again
selected first overall, this time by
the Quebec Nordiques at the 1991
NHL entry draft. Again Lindros
refused to accept stating quietly but
adamantly that he simply did not see
playing for Quebec to be in his best
interests.
One year later the Nordiques
relented and traded their unsigned
draft choice to Philadelphia for
Peter Forsberg, Steve Duchesne,
Mike Ricci, Chris Simon, Ron
Hextall, Kerry Huffman, two first
round draft choices and cash.
This time however Lindros may
have met his match in Philadelphia
General Manager Bob Clarke.
Clarke set the standard of a hockey
superstar in Philadelphia; what
Lindros envisions Clarke has
accomplished including the hoisting
of two Stanley Cups. Clarke’s
opinion of Lindros is that Flyer
management has received no return
on their investment which included
naming Lindros captain and
rewarding him with a $8.5 million a
year contract. True Lindros did
enjoy a 115-point season in 1995-96
and a Stanley Cup final appearance
in 1997 but overall his productivity
and relationship with Clarke has
steadily declined.
The latest chapter in the Lindros
saga involves the Flyer medical
terms treatment of a Lindros injury.
The question is not how did a severe
Grade II concussion get mis
diagnosed as a “post traumatic
migraine headache” but rather why?
Did the Philadelphia training staff
try to minimize his latest head injury
to keep him in the lineup or did
Lindros conceal the true nature of
the illness to avoid a confrontation
with Flyer management that last
season openly questioned his heart
when he was sidelined?
Clarke of course was quick to
defend his medical staff, then in the
ultimate show of authority removed
the “C” from number 88’s sweater
for acts unbecoming a captain.
So, has Lindros played his last
game as a Flyer? At the age of 27
Lindros is still a marketable
commodity. However while the
latest concussion is not career
ending it is his fourth in the last two
years. Combined with a history of
knee, shoulder and back problems
he is considered damaged goods and
therefore no team will make the
blockbuster trade envisioned by
Philadelphia. At the same time
Clarke cannot let his restricted free
agent simply walk away and has
already stated he will match any
offer received by Lindros over the
summer.
In the end the establishment will
win but can Lindros preserve his
dignity and dictate the whereabouts
for a third and possibly a final time?
I believe he should heed the words
of Horace Greeley who said,
“Go west young man, go west.”
The Central, Pacific and Northwest
divisions of the NHL are far-
more poetic in nature than the
league’s hard core Eastern
Conference and considering the
condition of Eric’s health, body and
mind it might be just what the
doctor ordered.
Proud winner
Brussels hockey player Kyle Gibson was the recipient of
the Don Higgins Memorial Trophy at the Brussels Minor
Hockey banquet Sunday evening. The award is given to
the goalie of the year. Presenting him with the trophy was
organization president Jim McDonald.
Atoms, consolation champs
The Brussels Atom Rep team
finished as WOAA Atom
Cruickshank Division Consolation
Champions for the 1999-2000
season.
Friday night Chesley and
Brussels met in Lucknow to play
the final winner-take-all game.
Chesley started the scoring by
getting the first goal of the game in
the final minutes of the first period.
Steven Ropp took the faceoff to
start the second period, carried the
puck straight to the Chesley net and
Dogs win
silver,
Campbell
The Blyth Midget Bulldogs
competed in the Canadian Hockey
Enterprises Tournament this past
weekend in Montreal.
The Bulldogs posted wins over
Middlesex CT, 1-0; Ted Reeve,
Toronto, 5-1; Oshawa, 4-0 and
Sydney Mines NS (forfeit) to finish
first in their division with eight
points. Goderich finished second in
the division with seven points to set
up the final.
Goderich defeated the Bulldogs
5-1 in the division final.
Blyth goaltender Travis
Campbell picked up two game
MVP awards, along with Dave
Ansley and Bryce Toll. Campbell’s
excellent play did not go unnoticed,
as he was named tournament MVP
for Blyth.
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scored Brussels’ first goal. Just
over a minute later with the same
line out, Ropp once again scored,
this time on a pass from Andrew
McDonald.
Later in the game, a penalty shot
was called because one of the
Chesley players gloved the puck
when Matt White was in position to
score. White got all set to take the
shot when the Chesley team called
White for an illegal stick. The stick
was measured, found illegal
because of the curve on it and the
penalty shot was called off.
Brussels scored once again with
just over two minutes left in the
game. Christopher Jutzi passed the
puck to Adam McClure at the blue
line who went in and took a shot at
the Chesley goalie and scored to
make the final score 3 - 1 for
Brussels.
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