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12 августа 1999 года.
Winger Yegorov joins Thrashers // The Atlanta Constitution.
The Thrashers came to terms with restricted free agent Alexei Yegorov
on a one-year, two-way contract that will pay him $375,000 if he makes
the NHL roster or $75,000 in the minors.
Yegorov, a right winger, was selected from San Jose in the expansion
draft.
He had been expected to re-sign with a team in Russia, where he played
last season, but decided belatedly to come to terms with Atlanta.
Yegorov played in 38 games for St. Petersburg and Torpedo Yaroslavl
in Russia last season, totaling 11 goals and nine assists. He played two
years for Kentucky (AHL), totaling 84 points in 79 games in 1997-98.
21 февраля 1996 года.
Sharks Fall to Flames -- Rookie's Hat Trick Wasted // San Francisco
Chronicle
Tony Cooper
A veritable variety pack of all the Sharks shortcomings unfolded at
the Canadian Airlines Saddledome: They couldn't hold a lead; they gave
up goals early in a period -- and late. They gave up scoring chance after
scoring chance.
It all added up last night to a 5-3 win by the Calgary Flames over San
Jose, as the Sharks have gone five straight games without a win in this
road trip that doesn't seem as if it will ever end.
The shame of this defeat from the Sharks standpoint is it ruined a superb
performance by rookie Alexei Yegorov, who scored a hat trick -- the first
three goals of his NHL career -- in his sixth game as a Shark. Somehow,
Yegorov has learned something a few of his teammates have yet to swallow:
If you get the puck and you're near the enemy goal, shooting is usually
not a bad idea.
But Calgary's Gary Roberts, coming off a pair of neck surgeries last
year which threatened his career, also came up with a hat trick of his
own -- including an empty-netter with 44.4 seconds left in the game to
seal the Sharks fate.
Sharks coach Jim Wiley searches far and wide to find a positive facet
of every game. He didn't have to reach very far here.
"He certainly showed he could put pucks away," said Wiley of Yegorov.
"He certainly played a strong game, definitely what the organization expects
of him. (But) there's always cautious optimism -- I don't want quotes in
the paper saying he's going to be a superstar. Right now, it's nice to
see the young man had a three-goal game."
Two of Yegorov's goals came on the power play, and that the Sharks could
put the puck in the net with a man-advantage is big news. Yegorov's goal
at 19:40 of the first -- his second of the game -- gave the Sharks a 2-0
lead. That was just San Jose's third power-play score in 45 tries. Yegorov
also beat Calgary goalie Rick Tabaracci when the Flames were down a skater
at 17:00 of the third period, pulling the Sharks to 4-3.
"I was pretty excited," said Yegorov of the goals. "I'm very happy --
I waited five games for this to happen."
Right wing Owen Nolan, who assisted on two of Yegorov's goals said:
"Obviously he played with a lot of confidence. As long as he plays with
confidence, he'll continue to be successful."
Success, of course, has eluded the Sharks most of the year. They started
crumbling just 11.7 seconds after Yegorov's second score when Roberts began
his road to the hat trick, splitting through the Sharks porous defense.
And with just 50 seconds gone by in the third period, Roberts tipped in
Steve Chiasson's shot from the left point, and it was a 2-2 game.
"Roberts is one of the few guys in the NHL who is worth the price of
admission," said Sharks defenseman Jim Kyte, a former Flames teammate.
Said Wiley: "You can't be too complacent or excited (about having an
early lead). You've got to be focused and score again. Those are all the
tragedies of a hockey game . . . it's a momentum killer for your team and
a (momentum) builder for the other team."
Calgary had the momentum, and never let go. German Titov gave the Flames
the lead for good, digging out a rebound from in front of the Sharks net
and firing a shot at 5:23 of the third past beleaguered San Jose goalie
Chris Terreri, who faced 36 shots and many good scoring chances. Roberts
also had an assist on Titov's goal.
Sheldon Kennedy scored the other goal for the Flames, at 13:14 of the
third. San Jose couldn't clear the puck out of its zone, and Kennedy got
the puck in the slot and put it in.
"They scored that (first) goal, it certainly took the wind out of our
sails," Kyte said. "We had ample opportunity to win the game. . . . I feel
sorry for Chris. He's been standing on his head and putting us in position
to win the game, and it's very frustrating when you can't finish the deal."
21 декабря 1995 года.
Blades fall to Orlando despite four goals from rookie center Yegorov's
big night also includes assist, but KC loses 6-5 to Polar Bears // Kansas
City Star
Blades rookie Alexei Yegorov scored four goals and assisted on another,
but it wasn't enough as the Orlando Solar Bears won 6-5.
Yegorov, a 20-year-old center, kept the Blades close by scoring two
second-period goals and then assisting on another after the Solar Bears
had taken a 2-0 first-period lead.
But Yegorov wasn't through. Just 34 seconds later, he took a feed from
Sergei Bautin and ripped in his fourth goal of the night and 10th of the
season. That gave the Blades a 5-4 lead.
