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Hockey Scouting Report 1993-1994
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458 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1993
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June 7, 2021
This one hits me in the feels, like NHL '94 on the SNES. It's probably that nostalgia that bumps it to a five. It doesn't even bother me that they used Slava Kozlov's photo for Viktor Kozlov (no relation). Call it a double standard after my complaints about photos in earlier editions of the series, but I like to think of it like an error card, like Johan Garpenlov's photo showing up on the back of Sandis Ozolinsh's '94 Upper Deck.
I also like that this book features several players who would debut a season or two after the its release, players like Yashin, Pronger, and especially Forsberg and Kariya. Also, there was plenty of offense that season for Ross to discuss, and of course Mario Lemieux's famous bout with Hodgkin's yet still winning the scoring title handily.
Annoyingly, the book does say "[Player] was a finalist for the [Award]," even for the guys who won, but it's a nice little time capsule of the early-90s NHL, before the dark times. Before the Dead Puck Era.
I also like that this book features several players who would debut a season or two after the its release, players like Yashin, Pronger, and especially Forsberg and Kariya. Also, there was plenty of offense that season for Ross to discuss, and of course Mario Lemieux's famous bout with Hodgkin's yet still winning the scoring title handily.
Annoyingly, the book does say "[Player] was a finalist for the [Award]," even for the guys who won, but it's a nice little time capsule of the early-90s NHL, before the dark times. Before the Dead Puck Era.
September 6, 2025
It feels slightly insane that I am gradually tracking down outdated sports reference books from the United States, and absolutely devouring them like they are compelling novels?
I love this series, love the breakdown of just about all the relevant NHL players heading into the 93-94 season (this is coming off the fascinating 92-93 campaign).
I have read the 1989 edition and I have read the 1993 edition, which is basically precisely the peak of Patrick Roy, the goalie many consider to be the greatest of all time. But in both manuals, they damn Patrick Roy with fant praise, and anoint Grant Fuhr to be the best goalie in 1989, and they proclaim that Tom Barasso is "still" be the best in 1993. Both takes have aged like milk, but the Barrasso one baffles me even more than the Fuhr one (Fuhr's reputation comes from his earlier accomplishments with Gretzky's Oilers). It makes me wonder if it was simple American bias, or more reflective of how Roy only became perceived the greatest much later in his career.
Also, after reading the character assassination of Mario Lemieux from the 1989 edition, it was funny to see how they completely reassessed his "intangibles" after winning two cups and rallying back from cancer in the intervening five years.
I love this series, love the breakdown of just about all the relevant NHL players heading into the 93-94 season (this is coming off the fascinating 92-93 campaign).
I have read the 1989 edition and I have read the 1993 edition, which is basically precisely the peak of Patrick Roy, the goalie many consider to be the greatest of all time. But in both manuals, they damn Patrick Roy with fant praise, and anoint Grant Fuhr to be the best goalie in 1989, and they proclaim that Tom Barasso is "still" be the best in 1993. Both takes have aged like milk, but the Barrasso one baffles me even more than the Fuhr one (Fuhr's reputation comes from his earlier accomplishments with Gretzky's Oilers). It makes me wonder if it was simple American bias, or more reflective of how Roy only became perceived the greatest much later in his career.
Also, after reading the character assassination of Mario Lemieux from the 1989 edition, it was funny to see how they completely reassessed his "intangibles" after winning two cups and rallying back from cancer in the intervening five years.
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