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...sorely missed. Although Bourque is certainly not Boston's greatest hockey player, he is certainly one of the greatest. On paper, he is a five-time winner of the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman and holds the record for most regular-season goals among defensemen in NHL history. The Associated Press ranked Bourque the 10th best hockey player of the 20th century...
...Bourque was the cornerstone for his team and an icon for Boston hockey fans. He was to the Bruins what Cal Ripken was to the Orioles or Ted Williams was to the Red Sox. Bourque's 21 years with a single team--longer than the entire careers of most NHL players--earns him a special place in our hearts. Quiet and soft-spoken, Bourque was dependable for his loyalty, consistency and devotion to the game...
...Nowak's fifth goal of the season and first since Nov. 27 against Brown. Nowak has been struggling to find his offensive game ever since he left to play at the World Junior Championships in Sweden over Christmas break. At one time, he had been projected by the NHL's Central Scouting to go as high as 14th overall in this year's draft...
SUSPENDED. MARTY MCSORLEY, 36, Boston Bruins defenseman who is under police investigation for hitting an opposing player on the head with his hockey stick; for the season, a record NHL penalty for on-ice conduct; in Vancouver...
...ring is off-base. A better comparison might be to a boxer delivering a blind-sided swift boot to the head of his opponent while the latter makes his way back to his corner. Sticks to the head are far from the type of actions that he claims the NHL has "tacitly allowed...since its inception." Most fans of the game don't "buy tickets expecting a WWF-like performance." I have heard innumerable comments from first-years from warmer climates, after seeing their first hockey game at Bright, describing the excitement associated with hockey's speed and aggressiveness. Slashing...