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J- i UM1 I The Province Sports NHL Today Friday, November 6, 1998 WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION VS GF GA I I Pk Ham Away P10 West PG FG Detroit 11 6 5 0 33 25 12 i-Vt 3-34 644) 2M 3.00 Z27 St Lotas 10 5 3 2 26 22 12 211 3-2-1 5-3-2 3-11 160 Z20 Chicago 11 4 6 1 24 34 9 3-3-1 1-3-0 36-1 1-3-1 2.18 309 Nasbnk 10 3 6 1 25 31 7 3-24 04-1 31 2-4-1 2.50 3.10 NORTHWEST DIVISION Edmonton 11 7 4 0 41 27 14 4-2-0 3-2-0 7-30 2-30 373 2AS Vancouver 11 5 5 1 32 27 11 3-1-1 240 4-5-1 2-2-0 291 245 Calgary 11 4 5 2 30 33 10 0-2-2 4-30 4-5-1 34-1 Z73 300 Colorado 3 7 1 26 39 7 2-44 1-3-1 31 2-3-1 136 3.55 PACIFIC DIVISION -Pally 10 6 2 2 25 20 14 60-1 0-2-1 6-2-2 5-2-1 250 100 Phoenix 8 5 2 1 24 14 11 2-1-0 3-1-1 5-2-1 4-1-1 300 1.75 Los Angela 11 4 5 2 21 24 10 1-2-1 3-3-1 3-5-2 1-2-1 1.91 118 Anaheim 10 3 4 3 22 22 9 2-1-1 1-3-2 34-3 1-1-3 120 120 San Jose 10 2 6 2 24 27 6 2-30 0-3-2 2-6-2 1-4-2 140 170 EASTERN CONFERENCE NORTHEAST DIVISION Vl GF GA GWL 1 Fb Home Away P10 EastPG PG Toronto 12 6 5 1 34 35 13 2-2-1 4-30 4-5-1 144) 183 192 Buffalo 10 5 3 2 28 21 12 211 321 5-3-2 2-2-2 180 110 Ottawa 10 6 4 0 32 26 12 3-30 31-0 640 3-30 320 160 Boston 13 5 6 2 31 24 12 2-1-2 350 31 2-3-1 138 135 Montreal 11 4 5 2 25 30 10 30 1-1-2 3-5-2 3-3-2 127 2.73 ATLANTIC DIVISION Pittsburgh 11 5 3 3 32 32 13 0-1-2 5-2-1 4-33 3-1-2 191 191 Phfaddoha 12 5 4 3 31 26 13 32-1 2-2-2 343 243 158 117 HewJmev 10 6 4 0 20 20 12 330 3-1-0 640 6-1-0 100 100 NY Islanders 12 6 6 0 29 30 12 440 2-2-0 640 4-54) 142 150 NY Rangers 12 3 6 3 18 30 9 341 0-2-2 343 2-5-3 L50 250 SOUTHEAST DIVISION CaroCia 12 5 4 3 29 22 13 2-2-3 3-2-0 5-32 3-1-2 142 1.83 Florida 11 4 4 3 24 31 11 2-2-1 2-2-2 343 1-2-2 118 282 TamoaBav 12 5 6 1 31 36 330 2-3-1 5-54) 241 158 300 Washington 11 3 5 3 18 27 9 1-3-2 2-2-1 2-5-3 2-1-2 1.64 245 I XS 4TI I IV 7 i J. 1 I 'ft cJu i mmm THURSDAY RESULTS WEDNESDAY RESULTS Boston 4 Toronto 6 New York Islanders Tampa Bay 5 Washington! Toronto 3 Colorado Montreal 4 New York 2 ao Edmonton 3 Nashville 2j San km 4 Dallas fr, St Lom 3 Anaheim 1. New Jersey Devils Longshot NHLer Brad Bombardir has proven he belongs on the excellent New Jersey defence. Mdle IPeweli IRoveir Today's Games TV Season Las Vegas SateMe Series Lin Carolna at Washington, 405 tun. HTS 0-0 Wsh Chicago at Tampa Bay, 4HSnjn.

FOXCH 00 Detroit at Phoenix, 5:05 p.m. ESPN 00 Pet Colorado at Edmonton, 6:05 p-m. Col 1-0 Earn Nashvile at Cateary, 6:05 p.m. Cgyl-0 Cg.5-1 San Jose at Anaheim, 735 pjn. F0XVY2 OO Ana a to mme SATURDAY GAMES Buffalo at Philadelphia, IMS New Jersey at Florida, 10.35 a Boston at Prrtsburgh, 10:35 am; Ottawa, 4:05 pjn; Dabs at Las Angeles, 6:30 NasMk at Vancouver, 7K)5pjrt; St Lous at San Jose, 735 tun.

LEGEND: G-Games; Pts-FoMs; W-Wlns; L-Usses; Mies; F-Goals For; -Goah Again Home-Record in Home Gaines; Away-Record in Away Games; Pin-Record Rl Past 10 Games; Vs EastWest Record Vs Own Conference; GFPG-Goats For Per Game; GATC-Goate Against Per Game; Lat Vegas Line provided by AyneficaV Line by Roxy Roxbonxigh. If you play violin in the front row of the London Philharmonic, chances are you are a pretty good musician. If you drive for Williams, Ferrari or Chip Ganassi, you can motor. If you play on the back end for the New Jer (Not Including Messier, Vcr 6 7 13 Thursday's games) Brind'Amour, Pha5 8 13 GAP Sundin, Tor 5 8 13 Jagr, Pgh 4 13 17 Recchi, Mtl 3 10 13 Lindros, Pha 9 7 16 Forsberg, Col 1 12 13 LeClair, Pha 7 7 14 Clark, TB 8 4 12 Yzerman, Det 4 10 14 Sakic, Col 7 5 12 Guerin, Edm 9 4 13 Kariya, Ana 6 6 12 Fleury, Cal 8 5 13 Beranek, Edm 5 7 12 Shanahan, Det 7 6 13 Krivokrasov, Nash6 5 11 sey Devils, you re a defenceman. It took the man who should indeed be the pride of Powell River, Brad Bombardir, years of work and the guts to overcome a broken leg in his three years in the minors to gain these respected TONY tell you and you would think, what does that matter? Then you'd try it.

And it would make an unbelievable difference. Face this way when you're in this position. Hold your stick this way when you're here. I learned more from him in those six weeks than from any other coach." It was his third year in Albany with already a few questions about his future and, snap, he breaks his leg racing a guy back on an icing call. "They told me I'd only be out six to eight weeks, but you're already in your third year in the minors and you're wondering whether you're going to make it back all the way and not lose a step.

There was some mental anguish, but I'll say this about New Jersey, they reward their players. "So, then, after watching Doug Gilmour and Scott Stevens on Hockey Night all those years, I'm sitting next to them, hanging out with them. It was quite an adjustment last year to convince myself I belonged." He was plus-11 in 43 games and started this season with confidence and skills which are blossoming. He's not Scott Niedermayer, but about the only thing he can't do is stop saying nice things about his home town, its history, industry and beauty. Jamie Burt and parents Luke and Marylou; mom and dad having had the luxury of keeping him home all through Powell River junior days.

"I was just coming to watch. I had no expectation of being drafted. New Jersey's Glen Dirk had spoken to me at Christmas, but they said they would be contacting me later if they had further interest and I never heard from them or any other team. We were just about to say 'enough of this' and it came to New Jersey's pick in the third round. They took a time out and when they called my name, I was with my sister and I was shocked.

I looked at her; we couldn't believe it." Jersey had taken him 56th overall because they knew something. Besides, he was going to the University of North Dakota to study economic development and that's cheap player development for the Devils. Bombardir studied, graduated, got bigger, better and started pro in the AHL as a River Rat in Albany. Then, enter Larry Robinson. "It was the biggest break of my career, the lockout season and Larry (then an assistant with the Devils) came down and spent six weeks with us.

The stuff I learned from him was unreal. All little things. Stuff he would GALLAGHER to Indianapolis of the IHL. EDMONTON OILERS: Assigned Kyle Peterson to Memphis of the CHL. FLORIDA PANTHERS: Loaned Filip Kuba to Kentucky of the AHL.

VANCOUVER CANUCKS: Assigned Chris McAllister to Syracuse of the AHL. Recalled LW Peter Schaefer from Syracuse of the AHL. BOSTON BRUINS: Agreed to terms with Anson Carter on a two-year contract. BUFFALO SABRES: Recalled Randy Cunneyworth and Erik Ras-mussen from Rochester of the AHL. CALGARY FLAMES' Assigned Martin St.

Louis to Saint John of AHL CHICAGO BLACKHAVVKS: Signed Andrei Trefilov and assigned him credentials. Having reached this level, one might expect to find him a touch self-satisfied at his accomplishments. Instead, you meet an outgoing 26-year-old who will bring to fatherhood next month the attributes you could hope to instill and foster in your own son. He is exactly why Don Cherry mostly rings true when he sings the praises of Canadian hockey players. Humility? There's the story of an 18-year-old Bombardir hopping on the ferry to come to the '90 NHL draft at B.C.

Place with sister Angela, buddy 4 "I just want to keep up. I just don't want to make them look bad. After I get them the puck, my most important job is to get back and play deffinc Anaheim Mighty Ducks centra Steve Rucchin on playing with llnemates Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya..