[Devils-list] Fwd: NHL.com Newsletter

[rina dunham]

>For the past two offseasons, the Maple Leafs have made
>some additions to the squad hoping to get them over the
>hump. The hump has been the New Jersey Devils. Last summer
>the Leafs brought in some toughness, but this time around
>Toronto concentrated on upgrading its offense believing that
>to be the key to unseating New Jersey as the Beast of the
>East in 2002.
>
>(http://nhl.com/intheslot/offseason/mapleleafs080801.shtml)
>
>Each day during the month of August, NHL.com will present
>an offseason update on a different team. Teams in the
>Atlantic Division were profiled last week while Boston
>(Thursday) and Montreal (Friday) will wrap up the Northeast
>Division.
>
>A profile on the Washington Capitals kicks off the Southeast
>Division this Saturday followed by Carolina on Sunday.
>
>Profiles on the Central Division teams begin Thursday,
>August 16 followed by Northwest Division teams on Tuesday,
>August 21 and Pacific Division teams on Sunday, August 26.
>
>Ben Jennings
>Editor -- NHL.com Newsletter
>
>
>
>SHOOTING PERCENTAGE: GUYS WITH EYES FOR THE PRIZE -
>http://nhl.com/onthefly/news/stats_shotper.html
>Nobody's perfect, except Kai Nurminen. Minnesota's left wing
>was the only player with a perfect shooting percentage in the
>National Hockey League during the 2000-01 season, scoring on
>his only shot of the year. Toronto's Gary Roberts, with a 21
>percent accuracy rating, led all NHL players who took more
>than 100 shots. Philadelphia's Keith Primeau finished second
>with a 20.6 percent rating. NHL.com's John McGourty runs down
>the League's most accurate shooters in his latest look inside the
>statistics.
>
>
>
>GOOD GUYS: JEFF SHANTZ -
>http://nhl.com/intheslot/read/goodguys/shantz080701.html
>As an impressionable youngster, Jeff Shantz discovered first-
>hand the power a professional athlete can have over kids.
>Now, as a 27-year-old forward for the Calgary Flames, Shantz
>goes out of his way to interact with young fans. After his
>nephew was diagnosed with cancer, Shantz took a leadership
>role in the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta. For his
>efforts, Shantz is this week's "Good Guy."
>
>
>
>
>MCGOURTY: GRIER SHOULDERS LOAD -
>http://nhl.com/columns/mcgourty/mcgourty_grier080601.html
>Professional football may be more violent, per play, but
>NHL hockey is the most punishing sport on the body, due to
>the 82-game schedule followed by a two-month playoff period
>en route to the Stanley Cup. Just ask Edmonton's Mike Grier,
>a rugged, solid mass: 6-foot-1 and somewhere between 225 and
>245 pounds. The right wing suffered a recurrence of a
>separated shoulder then fought through pain the rest of the
>season to help his team into the playoffs.
>
>
>
>JENNINGS: NO DOG DAYS OF SUMMER -
>http://nhl.com/onthefly/news/jennings_dogdays073101.html
>There is no such thing as an offseason in the NHL. While it
>may seem like nothing happens during the summer, the League
>is busy preparing for the 2001-02 season. The NHL's Events &
>Entertainment department was in Los Angeles nailing down
>details for the 2002 All-Star Game, Fan Development is knee-
>deep in work for NHL Breakout 2001 and International TV is
>planning for this year's NHL Challenge in Stockholm. What
>about a vacation? Maybe next summer.
>
>
>
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>
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>COLUMBUS TO HOST WILLIE O'REE ALL-STAR GAME -
>http://nhl.com/onthefly/news/willieoree080701.html
>The Columbus Blue Jackets will host the NHL's Seventh Annual
>Willie O'Ree All-Star Weekend, March 23-24, 2002. The event
>pays tribute to Willie O'Ree, the first black player in the
>NHL, and allows selected boys and girls, ages 10-12, from each
>of the NHL Diversity Task Force programs across North America
>to interact with NHL players, attend an NHL game, and
>experience the culture of the host city.
>
>
>
>QUOTE SHEET
>"It should be interesting to see if I have any bumps or
>anything on my head."
>      -- Calgary's Jeff Shantz, on getting his head shaved at
>         a charity golf tournament to show support for cancer
>         sufferers.
>


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