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ALEXANDER MOGILNY INJURED IN GAME 3. HE TOOK A STICK TO THE FACE OF JEREMY ROENICK MINUTES BEFORE THE GAME WINNING GOAL IN THE 2ND OVERTIME
Here is my site filled with TONS of information on Alexander Mogilny!! I love this guy and I believe he is the real heart and soul on the Toronto Maple Leafs. I don't know why he isn't the 1st worthy of wearing that "C" that is on Mats Sundin's jersey, but the coaches must find something in Sundin that find him having more leadership. I have nothing against Sundin, but if he wasn't captain, I know they would pick Alex. Anyway, this is a tribute to reward Alex and all his fine accomplishments during his career. So take the time to read over this stuff about him and give this Russian forward the respect and credit he deserves.
AND CHECK OUT THE LONG....LONG ARTICLE ON ALEX MOGILNY AND HIS RECAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF THE "89" HE WEARS BELOW!!
I GOT TO SEE 2 OF HIS 3 HAT TRICKS THIS YEAR!! HE SCORED HIS FIRST EVER CAREER PLAYOFF HAT TRICK VERSUS THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS ON APRIL 9TH 2003!!!!
SEASON STATS: 37 goals, 47 assists, 84 points
CAREER WITH LEAFS: 57 goals, 79 assists, 136 points
WHOLE CAREER: 453 goals, 523 assists, 976 points
HAT TRICKS: 17 (+1 in playoffs) (3 with the Leafs during 2002-2003 regular season and 2003 playoffs) NOVEMBER 5TH, 2002 - 4-3 win vs. Tampa Bay, DECEMBER 23RD, 2002 - 5-1 win vs. Atlanta, APRIL 9TH, 2003 - GAME 1 EASTERN QUARTERFINAL - 5-3 win vs. Philadelphia
The 89 on Alexander Mogilny's back represents a lot of things. It's when he was picked in the entry draft. It's the year he defected to North America. It's how many moves he has with the puck. Nearing the 14th anniversary of his flight to freedom from the totalitarian regime in the former Soviet Union, Mogilny continues a career that surely will land him in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Among skaters born and trained in Russia, he has played the most games, scored the most goals, 453, and amassed the most points, 976, in NHL history. He scored 33 goals and had 46 assists to lead the Leafs with 79 points this season. It is the first time any other player besides Mats Sundin has lead the Leafs since 1994. Mogilny's dazzling playmaking and quick-release shot have been highlights of the team's resurgence. The daring No. 89 is playing some of the best hockey of his career. His Leaf-high 79 points puts him among the league leaders (15th overall in the NHL to be exact). Mogilny was an instant NHL star, scoring his first goal 20 seconds into his first shift with the Sabres in 1989 in a game in Quebec City, and getting an incredible 76 goals in his fourth season. For that to recur, Pat LaFontane would have to come out of retirement to be his centre again and that's not going to happen. "It seems like a long time ago," Mogilny, 34, says of the sensational 1992-93. There was a 55-goal season with Vancouver in 1995-96, but he'd rather forget his years with the Canucks. "It's tough when you go through a rebuilding process and all the veterans are being traded," Mogilny says. "It's tough when you lose your confidence. He lost his confidence in Vancouver, he says, and slowly rediscovered it after moving to New Jersey in 2000. "Getting traded out of Vancouver was the best thing that happened to me, obviously," he says. He won a Stanley Cup with the Devils and he followed up with a 43-goal season. "You get the feel for the game back, get your confidence back, a lot of good things happen," he says. The Leafs dangled $5 million US a year in front of Mogilny to lure him north when he became an unrestricted free agent in July 2001. The ensuing 24-goal campaign was nothing spectacular, although it must be remembered he missed 16 games with injuries including a cracked vertebrae he received after being checked into the boards back-first in a game against San Jose on January 29th, 2002. He'll easily score more than 30 goals this season if he stays healthy. "I feel good now," he says. "I feel like I've been lost for a few years and I'm starting to back to life again. I'm feeling good physically and mentally about the game again---everything. He loves the free rein give him by GM-coach Pat Quinn. He know he has defensive responsibilities, but nobody is nagging him to check, check, check. It's on the powerplay with Mats Sundin where he's having his most fun. Watching these two pass the puck around is a delight. Witty and humorous, and at the same time a serious thinker on issues outside hockey, Mogilny is enjoying the sport as he hasn't enjoyed it for many years. "I think we've turned the corner, but we're a long way from being one of the elite teams" he says, "We're definitely a playoff team but we've got to improve quite a bit on a daily basis. We have to be more consistent if we want to be a contender." Mogilny has 89 ways to thread a pass, yet, this type of talks shows his love of team. "Being around the locker room is the best part of the game," he wrote in Chris McDonell's compliation, For the Love of Hockey--Hockey Star's Personal Stories. "Ever snce I was a kid, I've looked forward to going to the rink and seeing my friends, my teammates. It might be hard for someone who's not a hockey player to understand how good it is. It's like a microclimate. We're together doing what we love. Of course, now we're well paid for it too. It's the best job in the world." Mogilny says he isn't sure what he is going to do when it comes time to retire. "I really have no idea, it's scary, it's frightening...I dont know. So far I just see myself playing the game, but as time is getting closer to hang 'um up...I have no idea," he said referring to being asked what he was planning to do when his hockey career was over. But right now, the future is now..and he will continue to live his life-long dream that will hopefully guide him and the Leafs, to a well-earned Stanley Cup.
