Ciccarelli

LANDOVER -- The Minnesota North Stars will be without rookie defenseman Derian Hatcher for 10 games because of a high-sticking incident against the Capitals' Dino Ciccarelli last Saturday.Hatcher, the younger brother of Washington Capitals defenseman Kevin Hatcher, slashed Ciccarelli under his left eye at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minn. The gash took 10 stitches to close, and Ciccarelli sat out the next game.The odd thing about the incident was that referee Kerry Fraser did not call a penalty against the younger Hatcher.

When the ARCA lineups and results come in, a finger runs down the lists, looking for Marylanders who might be out there racing. And once or twice, there has been one. Dion Ciccarelli. Not to be confused with the former Washington Capitals hockey player Dino Ciccarelli. "I don't think we're related," said Ciccarelli. "We do spell our names the same, but we don't pronounce them the same." It is Dion "sic-a-rel-li," not "sis-a-rel-li," as it is for Dino. If things go well, we all might want to remember that.

Check out the trades the Washington Capitals have been able to perpetrate on teams in the NHL during the last decade or so and you soon conclude they have probably led the league in that department.Good thing. Otherwise, they would still be back in the morass of 20 or so victories a season and in last place in the Patrick Division.Always a reward of lousy play, however, is that a floundering team assumes the divine right of ineptitude being rewarded in the form of access to top young players worldwide in the annual draft.

BaseballExpos: Activated RHP Dave Veres from the 15-day disabled list.BasketballCavaliers: Signed F Cedric Henderson. Selected Matt Guokas as TV color analyst.Lakers: Signed G Shea Seals.Pistons: Signed F Rick Mahorn to a one-year contract.FootballChiefs: Signed OT Marcus Spears to a two-year contract.Eagles: Signed S Charles Emanuel to a one-year contract. Released S Tim Watson., 49ers: Signed S Mike Salmon.HockeyLightning: Signed RW Dino Ciccarelli to a one-year contract with an option year.

In typical fashion, one might argue, the NHL really blew it regarding its decision in the Derian Hatcher-Dino Ciccarelli case. For years the league has been screaming about the seriousness of hockey sticks being raised up in the vicinity of heads and faces as guys go careening around the ice at breakneck speed, right?A little more than a week ago, in a game between the Washington Capitals and Minnesota North Stars, Hatcher whacked Ciccarelli in the area of the left eye and, upon investigation, there was no hint of it being accidental.

Although the agent for Dino Ciccarelli reportedly said his client may be a holdout for the Washington Capitals, a team official said the right wing is under contract and expected to report to the opening of camp Friday.Ciccarelli, who came to the Capitals from the Minnesota North Stars during the 1988-89 season, is in the option year of his contract and is apparently unhappy about his salary, thought to be $440,000. His agent, Ron Salcer, told The Washington Post, "Dino's contract has not been settled and, if it remains unsettled, his not appearing at training camp is a possibility."

LANDOVER -- Dino Ciccarelli's first goal in 10 games enabled the Washington Capitals to salvage a 2-2 tie with the Minnesota North Stars in a National Hockey League game before 16,857 at the Capital Centre last night.Washington, which has won only once in its past six games (1-4-1), tied the score on Ciccarelli's goal with 9 minutes, 19 seconds remaining in the third period, then withstood many North Stars rushes the rest of the way to preserve the one point in the standings.Don Beaupre made 21 saves in the Washington goal, including several on point-blank shots.

LANDOVER -- A parallel could be drawn between the common cold and many of the goals Dino Ciccarelli has rung up during his illustrious career as scorer and pest: He knows where most came from while some he just picked up in a crowd.Last night, for instance, the formerly slump-ridden winger scored twice, first to tie the game, then to win it as the Washington Capitals were outlasting the St. Louis Blues, 6-4."Typical Dino goals," was the description heard most often in the Washington locker room afterward.

LANDOVER -- The Minnesota North Stars will be without rookie defenseman Derian Hatcher for 10 games because of a high-sticking incident against the Washington Capitals' Dino Ciccarelli last Saturday.Hatcher, the younger brother of Washington Capitals defenseman Kevin Hatcher, slashed Ciccarelli under his left eye last Saturday at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minn. The gash took 10 stitches to close, and Ciccarelli sat out the next game."It's good the league recognized that a foul had been committed," Capitals coach Terry Murray said of the suspension announced yesterday.

LANDOVER -- The Washington Capitals made their 1991-92 debut at the Capital Centre last night, and Dino Ciccarelli didn't make the fans wait long to put on a show.Ciccarelli scored two goals in the first two periods, and th Capitals went on to a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the first and only preseason game at the Capital Centre this season.Ciccarelli and the Capitals ran off to a 5-0 lead at 3 minutes, 2seconds of the third period and coasted the rest of the way.John Slaney, Peter Bondra and Randy Burridge also scored foWashington as the Capitals outshot the Sabres, 27-21.

No club has a more loyal membership, and no fraternity forges stronger bonds. And in their first months at the Naval Academy, Beth Schuette, Karri Zaremba and Kim McGreevy thought they belonged.Then, in their sophomore year, they found out how wrong they were.They testified against a male classmate accused of rape and discovered the visceral resentment that had greeted the first women midshipmen had not disappeared. It had merely gone underground.Male classmates, caught up in the claim that Midshipman Stephen J. Ciccarelli III was the victim of a witch hunt by hysterical females, muttered obscenities when the women walked past.

LANDOVER -- The ownership group for Baltimore's new American Hockey League team came into clearer focus yesterday with the official addition of pro tennis player Pam Shriver and attorney Ed Brush.Majority owners Alan Gertner and Bob Teck confirmed the addition of the two area residents who are also minority owners in the Orioles.Brush is the president and owner of Fountainhead Title Group and a partner in the law firm of Gisreal and Brush.The Baltimore Hockey Team is scheduled to hold a news conference Monday to announce its new coach and general manager.

When Peter Bondra set foot in the United States, he couldn't believe his eyes. Everything was bigger than anything he had ever seen -- the airports, the traffic jams, the NHL arenas."

Check out the trades the Washington Capitals have been able to perpetrate on teams in the NHL during the last decade or so and you soon conclude they have probably led the league in that department.Good thing. Otherwise, they would still be back in the morass of 20 or so victories a season and in last place in the Patrick Division.Always a reward of lousy play, however, is that a floundering team assumes the divine right of ineptitude being rewarded in the form of access to top young players worldwide in the annual draft.

Devastated by the opening-round playoff flop against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals general manager David Poile took the first major step yesterday toward what he hopes will correct the situation, trading popular right wing Dino Ciccarelli to the Detroit Red Wings for right wing Kevin Miller."

Just as there's a broken heart for every broken bulb on Broadway, chances are there's a welt, a bruise, a laceration or a stitch for everything good Dino Ciccarelli has done for the Washington Capitals during their playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.And from the looks of Dino -- he currently resembles Jake LaMotta after 14 tough rounds against Sugar Ray Robinson -- it's obvious he's done a lot of good things.You've heard the expression "Take one for the club?" Ciccarelli has taken one, two or three every time he's left the Washington bench to skate a 90-second shift.

When the ARCA lineups and results come in, a finger runs down the lists, looking for Marylanders who might be out there racing. And once or twice, there has been one. Dion Ciccarelli. Not to be confused with the former Washington Capitals hockey player Dino Ciccarelli. "I don't think we're related," said Ciccarelli. "We do spell our names the same, but we don't pronounce them the same." It is Dion "sic-a-rel-li," not "sis-a-rel-li," as it is for Dino. If things go well, we all might want to remember that.

Devastated by the opening-round playoff flop against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals general manager David Poile took the first major step yesterday toward what he hopes will correct the situation, trading popular right wing Dino Ciccarelli to the Detroit Red Wings for right wing Kevin Miller."

PITTSBURGH -- Reverting to the counter-attacking style that has long marked their successes over the years, the Washington Capitals cruised to a 7-2 victory last night over the Pittsburgh Penguins to take a 3-1 lead in their Patrick Division playoff series.Far from conservative, but disciplined and controlled in their play, the Capitals moved to a 2-0 lead in the first 7:22, then sat back and waited for the Penguins to self-destruct on mistakes. They were more than equal to the task.Meanwhile, there was Dino Ciccarelli to pick up loose and errant pucks all game, slipping them past anyone Pittsburgh decided to put in the goal.

LANDOVER -- The Washington Capitals wanted to guard against a repeat of Friday night and did so yesterday with a 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers before 16,323 at the Capital Centre.Friday, Washington blew a three-goal lead in the third period and lost to the lowly Philadelphia Flyers, 7-6.Yesterday's victory was the 42nd of the season for the Capitals, the most since 1986. It gave them a 42-25-7 record and clinched second place in the Patrick Division.Dino Ciccarelli led the way with two goals.