Canucks Consider Keenan For Gm

Thu., Nov. 6, 1997

Associated Press

Mike Keenan’s agent said the Vancouver Canucks contacted him about hiring the volatile former coach as general manager.

Keenan’s agent, Rob Campbell, said Steve Bellringer, president and chief executive of Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment, the company that owns the Canucks, contacted him about Keenan.

Bellringer wouldn’t say whether he contacted Campbell.

Keenan, known for his intensity, has been unemployed since the St. Louis Blues fired him in December from his job as coach and general manager.

Around the league

Dallas Stars defenseman Shawn Chambers is expected to miss a month after breaking his left thumb…. The Philadelphia Flyers assigned John Druce to their American Hockey League affiliate after the veteran cleared waivers Wednesday.

On the ice

Sami Kapanen scored two goals in the final 3:55 as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings 3-1 Wednesday night at Greensboro, N.C.

The Red Wings, 6-0 on the road before the loss, fell one win short of matching Toronto’s 57-year-old NHL record of seven straight road wins to start a season.

At Montreal, former Spokane Chief Valeri Bure had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Phoenix Coyotes 4-2.

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