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HOCKEY WEEKLY NOVEMBER 17, 2010 Vol. 37, Issue 4 $2.00 Hwww.hockWeyweekly.com KALAMAZOO TO JOIN NAHL – PAGE 11 YOUR #1 AMATEUR HOCKEY CONNECTION HHIGH SSCCHOOL DIVISION 1 PREVIEW Who will celebrate like Catholic Central did after winning last season’s Divison I state title? Read Byron Copley’s overview on Page 8 and read the Division I capsules at www.hockeyweekly.com. SAFE! It's hockey, not baseball, but one of the drills at a recent American Development Program Mini-Mite clinic at trenton's kennedy Recreation Center calls for this young Wyandotte player to slide under sticks resting on cones. More pictures are on Page 10. (Hockey Weekly photo by Rena Laverty) HoCkey unIteD Craig Hartman and his son tanner present an $1,800 check for the karmanos Cancer Center Hockey Hall of Fame photo to Plymouth Whalers Beau Schmitz (left) and HALL oF FAMe WALk: Jimmy Scott Wedgewood. the nov. 1 fundraiser was Devellano arrives at the Hockey Hall of Fame in held in honor of kim Hartman after she went toronto Dec. 8, beaming with the knowledge that he through recent breast cancer surgery. tanner’s is about to be inducted into the shrine. “He’s spent 44 2001 Ann Arbor Wolves wore pink jersies years in hockey and all of the organizations he’s been during their game with toledo that night. See with have been better and successful because of his the Hartmans’ story and two more about presence,” nHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. HW teams helping others on Page 12. editor Paul Harris’ story is on Page 3. 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Ciccarelli is The Red Wings senior vice president, surrounded along with Dino Ciccarelli, Cammi Granato by his and Angela James and Daryl “Doc” Seaman, daughters. was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in his native Toronto on Nov. 8. After helping to build the New York Islanders’ dynasty of the early 1980s as their chief scout and assistant general manag - er, Devellano was the first per - son hired after Mike and Marian Ilitch bought the Red Wings in 1982, when they tabbed him as the general man - ager. He built the then moribound franchise with Jimmy Devellano drafts like Steve Yzerman in 1983 and the 1989 NHL Draft, which netted Hockey Hall of Fame photo Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov and Vladimir Konstantinov. “It would have been nice (to go in when ing the USA to the first ever Women's Ice “He’s spent 44 years in hockey and all of his father was alive in 2006), but you can't Hockey gold medal in 1998. the organizations he’s been with have been get upset at the committee,” Ciccarelli told James starred in the 1970s and early better and successful because of his presence,” NHL.com. “They have a process, obvious - 1980s in the Central Ontario Women’s NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. ly, and I'm just humbled and grateful that I'm League, winning the league’s scoring title Devellano’s name is on the Stanley Cup going in whenever. How can you get upset? eight times and its MVP award on six occa - seven times. Three with the Islanders and I wasn’t even supposed to play. I broke my sions. James was a medalist in 12 World four with the Red Wings. leg at 17, got a second chance and played 19 Championships and was the MVP in eight While with the Islanders, he drafted future years in the NHL. I wasn't fortunate enough of them. She won four World Championship Hall of Famers Denis Potvin, Bryan to win a Stanley Cup, but I had success in gold medals (1990, 1992, 1994 and 1997). Trottier, Mike Bossy and Clark Gillies and the playoffs, won individual awards. I'm “I think it’s a historic night and I think Yzerman, of course, is also in the shrine. pretty fortunate and grateful to be able to it's great for hockey at all levels,” Bettman Devellano finally joined them. “I'm just Angela James, left, and Cammi Grenato get there.” told the Associated Press on the night of the very pleased, to be sure,” he said. are the first women in the Hall of Fame. Granato and James were Women’s pio - inductions. Ciccarelli, who is from Sarnia, Ontario, neers who are also the first Women to be “Both Angela and Cammi are inspira - played 19 seasons in the NHL – four with drafted. He signed with the North Stars (now inducted into the HHOF. tional, they’re pioneers once again. What Detroit from 1992-93 to 1995-96 – scoring Dallas Stars) as a free agent and became As a player at Providence College, they’ve done in the game to this point has 608 goals. He played for four other teams: the known for disturbing goalies close to their Granato was the Eastern College Athletic been terrific and I think they’re great role Minnesota North Stars, Washington Capitals, crease by being there and scoring goals. Conference Player of the Year three years in models for other girls and women looking Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers. Ciccarelli said he wished his father and a row from 1991-93, played in Elite level to devote themselves to this game.” The classic undersized, pugnacious under - mother were still alive to see him enter the Canadian leagues and was a 15-year member Daryl “Doc” Seaman was a founding dog – but with great hands – wasn't even shrine. of the U.S. Women’s National Team, lead - owner of the Calgary Flames. How to watch hockey properly ow that the NHL season is in favorite player when they’ve got the does when he has the puck to create time and space for him - full-swing, I’m back into COaCH puck. But watching players who play self and how he does the same when his teammates have the Nwatching games on a regular the same position you do when they puck. Watch how he supports his teammates in the defen - basis. Kim’s DON’T have the puck is really criti - sive, neutral and offensive zones. Even watch how he inter - And the way I watch games now as cal. acts with teammates and line mates in a coach is completely different from CORNER Let’s say you are between whistles on the ice and on the how I used to watch them as a player. watching an NHL Watching bench between shifts. Now I am watching to see what sys - By Kim McCullough MSc, YCS game on TV. You Getting to, staying at and excelling at tems the teams are playing and watch already know that all players who play the next level takes a lot more than just an strategies the coaches are using. of those players have the same position ability to play with the puck on your stick When I was playing at the elite level, I never paid much amazing individual skills or else they or when you are directly involved with the attention to those details. There are a few different ways of wouldn’t be out there with the best in the you do when they puck. watching the game – whether live or on TV – and if you want world. And while their individual abilities DON’T have the What you do away from the “action” will to get to (and excel at) the next level, there is a better way played a big part in them getting to that not only help you to get noticed, but it to watch. level, they would have never stayed there if puck is really also will make you an even more valuable Here are the three most common ways of watching hockey: they hadn’t developed the ability to play critical. member of your team as we get into the reg - 1. Just follow the play – That’s what most of us do. effectively without the puck.