>CANUCKS' SNOW FRACTURES FINGER
>
>(AP) - Garth Snow, the Vancouver Canucks' top goaltender, is out
>indefinitely with a fractured index finger on his blocking hand,
>the team announced prior to Friday's 4-1 loss to the Carolina
>Hurricanes. Snow was injured during Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss
>to the Calgary Flames. Snow finished that game, stopping 22
>shots. It was only his second appearance of the season after
>missing the first two games with a groin injury. Backup goalie
>Kevin Weekes (2-1-0 on the year) started against the Hurricanes
>and stopped 18-of-22 shots, while the Canucks called up Alfie
>Michaud from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Syracuse
>Crunch. Michaud, last spring's Final Four MVP after leading Maine
>to the NCAA championship, has a 1-2 record and 2.36 goals-against
>average with the Crunch.
 
Lindsay A. Huntoon
Go Maine Black Bears
Providence or Bust in 2000