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Hockey News Back Issues
Volume 50 (1996-97)

Volume 50
issue 1 09/13/96 7.00 HE'S GOING, GOING...SHANAHAN GONE FOR THE RIGHT PRICE
Brendan Shanahan (Tm Canada)--Whalers, Owen Nolan--Sharks, Sergei Samsonov--Vipers (IHL)
WORLD CUP ACTION
issue 2 09/20/96 7.00 CANADA ISN'T PRODUCING RUSHING DEFENSEMEN ANYMORE
Paul Coffey (Team Canada)--Red Wings, Derian Hatcher--Stars, Cam Neely--Bruins
CAM NEELY RETIRES, TM CANADA VS TEAM USA IN WORLD CUP FINALS
issue 3 09/27/96 7.00 U.S.A.! U.S.EH! AMERICANS CHALLENGING SUPERPOWER CANADA
Brett Hull (Team USA)--Blues, Alexander Daigle--Senators, Vincent Damphousse--Canadiens
TEAM USA DEFEATS TEAM CANADA FOR WORLD CUP TITLE
issue 4 10/04/96 9.75 THE ENIGMA OF SERGEI FEDEROV
Sergei Federov--Red Wings
1996-97 PREVIEW ISSUE - 88 SPECIAL PAGES
issue 5 10/11/96 7.00 2001: AN ICE ODYSSEY - WHERE THE NHL WILL BE
Keith Tkachuk--Coyotes, Al Iafrate--Sharks, Mike Richter--Rangers
IS GRETZKY GREATEST EVER?, MINOR PRO PREVIEW AHL, IHL, ECHL
issue 6 10/18/96 5.50 FEARLESS FORECAST - 97 PREDICTIONS FOR 1996-97
Pavel Bure--Canucks, Brian Leetch--Rangers, Damian Rhodes--Senators
issue 7 10/25/96 5.50 SPREADING THEIR WINGS - DETROIT GETS SERIOUS ABOUT CUP
Brendan Shanahan--Red Wings, Ed Belfour--Black Hawks, Tony Granato--Sharks
BELFOUR AIMS FOR GREATNESS WITH CHICAGO, TEAM CANADA
issue 8 11/01/96 5.50 UNDERRATED PANTHERS PURR-FECT BLEND OF TEAM PLAY
Brian Skrudland--Panthers, Jeremy Roenick--Coyotes, Pat Verbeek--Stars
issue 9 11/08/96 5.50 GOING FOR GOAL - CANADIENS RARITY, DOWNRIGHT OFFENSIVE
Saku Koivu--Canadiens, John LeClair--Flyers, Joe Sakic--Avalanche
issue 10 11/15/96 11.00 UP, UP AND AWAY - GRETZKY BACK ON TOP OF HIS GAME
Wayne Gretzky--Rangers, Shayne Corson--Canadiens
TOP PROSPECT - GREYHOUNDS' JOE THORNTON LEADS 97 DRAFT CLASS
issue 11 11/22/96 7.00 BUCK$ AND PUCK$ - 26 TEAM PAYROLLS, 635 PLAYER SALARIES
Mario Lemieux--Penguins, Brian Leetch--Rangers, Ziggy Palffy--Islanders
PROGREE REPORT ON TOP NHL-AFFILIATED PROSPECTS
issue 12 11/29/96 5.50 THE VIKING WARRIOR - FORSBERG FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
Peter Forsberg--Avalanche, Joe Juneau--Capitals, Alexei Yashin--Senators
issue 13 12/06/96 5.50 NHL REPORT - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW AT QUARTER POLE
Alexander Mogilny--Canucks, Sandis Ozolinsh--Avalanche, Chris Osgood--Red Wings
BORJE SALMING KING OF HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
issue 14 12/13/96 5.50 NHL SCOUTING REPORT I - EASTERN CONFERENCE
Dominik Hasek--Sabres, Mark Messier--Rangers, Saku Koivu--Canadiens
300 PLAYER EVALUATIONS, 13 TEAM PROFILES
issue 15 12/20/96 5.50 NHL SCOUTING REPORT II - WESTERN CONFERENCE
Patrick Roy--Avalanche, Chris Chelios--Black Hawks, Chris Osgood--Red Wings
300 PLAYER EVALUATIONS, 13 TM PROFILES, 600 PLAYER RANKINGS
issue 16 12/27/96 5.50 FALL OF THE LEAFS - GM TAKES HEAT, TORONTO TAKES NOSEDIVE
Felix Potvin--Maple Leafs, Pat LaFontaine--Sabres, Alexandre Volchkov--Capitals
STAR GRAZING - UPDATING PROGRESS OF TOP NHL PROSPECTS
issue 17 01/03/97 8.25 TOP 50 STORIES - TONY AMONTE, TEAM USA WRITE NO. 1 STORY
Tony Amonte--Black Hawks, Wayne Gretzky--Rangers
NO. 99 AT 900 - CAREER PRO GOALS MILESTONE, WORLD JR PREVIEW
issue 18 01/17/97 8.25 NO MAN IS AN ISLAND - EXCEPT MAYBE FREE SPIRIT ZIGGY PALFFY
Ziggy Palffy--Islanders, Brett Hull--Blues, Mario Lemieux--Penguins
NHL ALL-STAR GAME PREVIEW
issue 19 01/24/97 5.50 "I WAS SO SCARED" - SEX ABUSE VICTIM KENNEDY SPEAKS OUT
Sheldon Kennedy--Bruins, Jaromir Jagr--Penguins
JAGR THN MID-SEASON MVP, CANADA JR. WINS GOLD AGAIN AT WJC
issue 20 01/31/97 5.50 BENCH BUCKS - HOW MUCH NHL COACHES ARE EARNING IN 1996-97
Scotty Bowman--Red Wings, Jacques Lemaire--Devils, Oleg Tverdovsky--Coyotes
issue 21 02/07/97 5.50 TOP DOG KEITH TKACHUK PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Keith Tkachuk--Coyotes, Dale Hunter--Capitals, Wayne Gretzky (All-Star)--Rangers


Volume 50
issue 22 02/14/97 7.00 BLUE NO MORE - BRETT HULL'S SPIRIT, SCORING SOARING
Brett Hull--Blues, Theo Fleury (Team Canada)--Flames, Ed Belfour--Sharks
THN MINOR LEAGUE LOGO RANKINGS, CANADA'S OLYMPIC QUEST
issue 23 02/21/97 8.25 NO. 1 PLAYER IN NHL HISTORY - WHO WILL HEAD THN'S TOP 50?
Wayne Gretzky--Rangers, Gordie Howe--Red Wings, Mario Lemieux--Penguins
AMERICA'S TEAM IN '98 - HERE'S WHO SHOULD BE ON OLYMPIC TEAM
issue 24 02/28/97 5.50 10 1/2 WAYS TO MAKE THE NHL BETTER
Paul Kariya--Ducks, Ray Sheppard--Panthers, Joe Sakic--Avalanche
THE WORLD'S BEST AND WORST LOGOS
issue 25 03/07/97 11.00 BUFFALO STAMPEDE - HASEK LEADS SURPRISING SABRES' CHARGE
Dominik Hasek--Sabres, Larry Murphy--Maple Leafs, Gilles Gratton--Rangers
SPECIAL ISSUE - FUTURE WATCH, GRADING EACH TEAM'S PROSPECTS
issue 26 03/14/97 7.00 DEVIL OF A CHANCE - JERSEY IMPROVES CUP HOPES WITH GILMOUR
Doug Gilmour--Devils, Joe Nieuwendyk--Stars, Eric Lindros--Flyers
issue 27 03/21/97 7.00 CAPITAL IDEA - WASHINGTON SNAGS ADAM OATES
Adam Oates--Capitals, Pavel Bure--Canucks, Jim Carey--Bruins
issue 28 03/28/97 11.00 FINAL FACEOFF? WAYNE & MARIO TO MEET FOR LAST TIME?
Wayne Gretzky--Rangers, Mario Lemieux--Penguins
issue 29 04/04/97 8.25 A SUPER STAR - NEW MODANO MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE
Mike Modano--Stars, Adam Deadmarsh--Avalanche, Alexander Mogilny--Canucks
NHL PAYROLLS - THE BEST (AND WORST) TEAMS $$$ CAN BUY
issue 30 04/11/97 8.25 ERIC LINDROS OR PETER FORSBERG - WHO'S BETTER?
Eric Lindros--Flyers, Peter Forsberg--Avalanche
WHALERS LEAVING HARTFORD
issue 31 04/18/97 7.00 COLORADO BY A NOSE - AVS ODDS-ON FAVORITE TO WIN CUP
Joe Sakic--Avalanche, Martin Brodeur--Devils, John LeClair--Flyers
issue 32 04/25/97 7.00 sale CHANGE IN SEASONS BRINGS OUT BEST IN BRIAN LEETCH
Brian Leetch--Rangers, Doug Gilmour--Devils, Cassie Campbell--Tm Canada women
10 MEMORIES OF MARIO LEMIEUX, CANADA WOMEN WINNERS OVER US
issue 33 05/02/97 8.25 SIMPLY, THE BEST - HASEK IS OUR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dominik Hasek--Sabres
1996-97 FINAL STATISTICS, THN'S CHOICES FOR NHL AWARDS
issue 34 05/09/97 8.25 CREASE IS THE WORD - NHL NEEDS TO REVAMP GOAL CREASE RULES
Kirk Muller--Panthers, Wayne Gretzky--Rangers, Mario Lemieux--Penguins
GRETZKY KEEPS GOING, LEMIEUX NO WAIT FOR HALL OF FAME?
issue 35 05/16/97 11.00 ROUTE 66 - MARIO LEMIEUX'S JOURNEY TO GREATNESS
Mario Lemieux--Penguins, Brett Hull--Blues, Claude Lemieux--Avalanche
ADIEU, LEMIEUX - COLLECTORS' ISSUE
issue 36 05/23/97 11.00 THE BEST NHL PICKS EVER
Patrick Roy--Avalanche
1997 DRAFT PREVIEW, JOE THORNTON NO. 1 PROSPECT
issue 37 06/13/97 7.00 CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT - STANLEY CUP SHOWDOWN, FLYERS, WINGS
Eric Lindros--Flyers, Steve Yzerman--Red Wings
STANLEY CUP PREVIEW, ROLLER HOCKEY PREVIEW
issue 38 06/27/97 11.00 sale MOTOWN HOCKEYTOWN! - 42 YEARS OF FRUSTRATION ENDS
Steve Yzerman--Red Wings, Eric Lindros--Flyers, Gary Roberts--Flames
RED WINGS WIN STANLEY CUP
issue 39 07/01/97 8.25 sale TEEN B'S - BOSTON'S FACE OF THE FUTURE
Joe Thornton--Bruins, Sergei Samsonov--Bruins, Vladimir Konstantinov--Red Wings
SEASON IN REVIEW - 24-PG PULLOUT, 97 NHL ENTRY DRAFT RESULTS, NHL EXPANSION
issue 40 08/01/97 8.25 sale SUPER STATS - ONE-STOP STATS SHOP: FINAL FIGURES FROM 96-97
Mats Sundin--Maple Leafs, Ray Bourque--Bruins, Ed Belfour--Stars
1996-97 FINAL STATISTICS, CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM PHOTOS
issue 41 09/05/97 7.00 MARK MESSIER - CANUCKS GET NEW LOOK, RENEWED GRIT
Mark Messier--Canucks, Chris Gratton--Lightning, Joe Sakic--Avalanche
issue 42 09/08/97 14.00 ===> MAGAZINE FORMAT <=== 1997-98 YEARBOOK
Curtis Joseph--Oilers
240-PAGE MAGAZINE - OILERS' GRACE PERIOD OVER
Steve Yzerman--Red Wings
240-PAGE MAGAZINE - RED WINGS "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS"
Ray Bourque--Bruins
240-PG MAGAZINE - RAY BOURQUE "STARTING OVER AGAIN"