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HEAD COACH
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Lorne Molleken
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ROSTER
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C - Doug Gilmour, Mark Janssens, Chad Kilger, Josef Marha,
Todd White, Alexei Zhamnov. LW - Eric Daze, Jean-Yves Leroux, Mike
Maneluk, Ethan Moreau, Bob Probert, Reid Simpson. RW - Tony
Amonte, Nelson Emerson, Ed Olczyk. D - Jamie Allison, Brad Brown,
Chris Chelios, Christian Laflamme, Dave Manson, Bryan Muir, Doug
Zmolek. G - Mark Fitzpatrick, Jocelyn Thibault.
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INJURIES
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Doug Zmolek, d (slight concussion Feb. 15, day-to-day);
Trent Yawney, d (broken arm Jan. 9, out for season (placed on IR
Jan. 9)).
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TRANSACTIONS
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Recalled Bryan Muir, d, from Portland (AHL). Fired
head coach Dirk Graham and replaced him with interim coach Lorne
Molleken. Announced Trent Yawney, d, will retire and become an
assistant coach.
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GAME RESULTS
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2/10 San Jose L 5-2
2/12 Detroit L 2-1
2/13 at Toronto W 6-2
2/15 at Ottawa L 6-2
2/17 Vancouver W 4-0
2/19 at Dallas L 5-1
2/21 Boston L 6-3
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STANDINGS
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Central Division GP W L T PTS GF GA
Detroit 59 31 23 5 67 175 147
St Louis 56 23 23 10 56 157 145
Nashville 57 20 31 6 46 135 185
Chicago 59 16 35 8 40 131 190
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TEAM NEWS
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by Jim Iovino, Chicago Correspondent
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Dirk ditched
The experiment is over.
Dirk Graham, who had no head coaching experience when he took over
the talent-starved Blackhawks before the season, was fired on Feb.
22 after pushing his team to the edge of a very nice bridge...to
jump off of.
Graham's Hawks had lost 10 of their last 12 games before his firing,
and were 19 games under .500. More often than not, Graham could
be found ripping on his players or making excuses for his own
failures as a head coach. Any time something went wrong, Graham
blamed his players for being too laid back or not as enthused as
they should have been. But isn't that the coach's job to get
them fired up for games? Hmmm...
Taking over the strugglers is Lorne Molleken. Nope, I have no idea
who he is, either. Apparently he's 42 years old and was formerly
of the Edmonton Oiler organization before this season. He used to
coach the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League and a team
in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. He has been dubbed
interim coach in Chicago. Graham will remain in the organization
is some capacity. My guess is laundry boy.
On another coaching note, it seems injured defenseman Trent Yawney
will retire to become an assistant coach with the team. Yawney
broke his arm in a game on Jan. 9, and is out for the season.
Instead of trying to make a recovery, Yawney wants to hang up the
skates and get into coaching. Yawney is 33.
Chelios still a Hawk
Chris Chelios has struck a deal with the Hawks, making him
un-tradable for the rest of the season. But rumors still persist
that Cheli will be leaving Chi-town. Why? Because the deal
Chelios made is just a handshake deal. Nothing was put in writing.
The Philadelphia Inquirer continues to harass Flyer management to
make a deal for Chelios. They want him in Philly to shore up what
they see is a weak defense. Of course, they want Theo Fleury,
too. Is that gonna happen? Not a chance. The Flyers might get
one of the guys, but not both. No players were mentioned in any of
these so-called trades.
On ice action...
Who cares?
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