Word: nhl
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Switzerland, MacDonald practices in double sessions and doubts he'll be able to come home before March--but he has Sundays free and has a chance to explore another part of the world. That, he feels, is a distinct advantage over the NHL...
When Drury first arrived at Harvard last September, his claim to fame was being selected in the second round of the NHL draft--a pick as high as any in Harvard history, and higher than third-round selection MacDonald. Since then, Ted has become known as the big brother of Chris Drury, ace pitcher for the Trumbull, Conn., team that captured the Little League World Series...
...Choate, Weisbrod attracted the attention of the Minnesota North Stars, who selected him in the fourth round of the 1987 NHL draft. His parents urged him to attend college, but Weisbrod resisted. Professional hockey was his only goal in life. What would the NCAAs do to get him into the NHL...
Anyway, Weisbrod had always thought that the only pro-style college hockey was played in the West. The Ivy League? Forget about it. Under parental pressure, the burly forward made a verbal commitment to the University of Denver, which offered a scholarship and a chance to play in the NHL-feeder WCHA...
...strong player who can reallyskate," Cleary says. "I think he has the abilityto play [in the NHL...