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A month or so ago, I was back home at my parent's farm and they had this big box of my old stuff that was in the attic that they had pulled out for me. It was a bunch of memorabilia, programs, books and magazines. Among the things was a huge stack of Sports Illustrateds. On a whim, I grabbed a handful of them and threw them in my car before leaving. I brought them into my office and put them on a shelf. Whenever I went out to get lunch, which is pretty rare, I would grab a random one and take it with me. It is pretty cool to read some of the stories. Well, today I went out and the issue I grabbed was from October 6, 1997 and included the NHL preview. I figured that I would share some highlights with the crew:
Order of finis (* indicates playoff birth)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1. Flyers*
2. Devils*
3. Rangers*
4. Capitals*
5. Panthers*
6. Islanders
7. Lightning
NORTHEAST DIVISION
1. Senators*
2. Canadiens*
3. Sabres*
4. Hurricanes
5. Penguins
6. Bruins
CONFERENCE FINALS
Flyers over Devils
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION
1. Red Wings*
2. Stars*
3. Coyotes*
4. Blues*
5. Blackhawks
6. Maple Leafs
PACIFIC DIVISION
1. Avalanche*
2. Oilers*
3. Mighty Ducks*
4. Canucks*
5. Sharks
6. Flames
7. Kings
CONFERENCE FINALS
Avalanche over Red Wings
STANLEY CUP FINALS
Avalanche over Flyers
Now I know that the actual finls were the Red Wings over the Caps and that the eastern conference finals was the Caps over the Sabres, but I do not remember the western conference finals.
Articles included:
A story about the evolution of the goalie position, comparing Roy to Hall and Fuhr to Sawchuk.
A story on the new goalie equipment and how it has evolved
A story on up and comer, Martin Brodeur and how his 22 shutouts lead all goalies since the 1991-92 season, when he debuted
I will post some more in another note, but I do not want to make this too huge.
Order of finis (* indicates playoff birth)
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1. Flyers*
2. Devils*
3. Rangers*
4. Capitals*
5. Panthers*
6. Islanders
7. Lightning
NORTHEAST DIVISION
1. Senators*
2. Canadiens*
3. Sabres*
4. Hurricanes
5. Penguins
6. Bruins
CONFERENCE FINALS
Flyers over Devils
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL DIVISION
1. Red Wings*
2. Stars*
3. Coyotes*
4. Blues*
5. Blackhawks
6. Maple Leafs
PACIFIC DIVISION
1. Avalanche*
2. Oilers*
3. Mighty Ducks*
4. Canucks*
5. Sharks
6. Flames
7. Kings
CONFERENCE FINALS
Avalanche over Red Wings
STANLEY CUP FINALS
Avalanche over Flyers
Now I know that the actual finls were the Red Wings over the Caps and that the eastern conference finals was the Caps over the Sabres, but I do not remember the western conference finals.
Articles included:
A story about the evolution of the goalie position, comparing Roy to Hall and Fuhr to Sawchuk.
A story on the new goalie equipment and how it has evolved
A story on up and comer, Martin Brodeur and how his 22 shutouts lead all goalies since the 1991-92 season, when he debuted
I will post some more in another note, but I do not want to make this too huge.