BY THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Published March 6, 2001
San Jose trades former "M" goalie to Anaheim
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Teemu Selanne is moving up the California coast to San Jose, where the Sharks hope his flashy offense will push them deep into the postseason.
Selanne, the sharpshooting wing who was the NHL"s top goal-scorer two seasons ago with the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, was traded yesterday to San Jose for former Michigan goalie Steve Shields, wing Jeff Friesen and a conditional draft pick.
"Does this make us a better team? Hopefully it does," Lombardi said. "Sooner or later, if you keep getting better, you"re going to be at the top."
The deal cost San Jose two talented players who struggled even as the Sharks surged into contention this season. Shields lost his starting job, while Friesen struggled to score.
"Our objective is to improve the club immediately and in the future, and we believe the two players we obtained will make our team better now and as we go into the future," Mighty Ducks GM Pierre Gauthier said.
The Ducks also announced plans to trade Guy Hebert, their longtime starting goalie and the only player remaining from the franchise"s first season.
The Sharks" goaltending is now the responsibility of two rookies: Evgeni Nabokov, among the top contenders for the Calder Trophy, and Miikka Kiprusoff, having an outstanding season with the Sharks" top affiliate in Kentucky.
Cleaves caught driving with suspended license
GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP (AP) Detroit Pistons rookie Mateen Cleaves was ticketed this weekend for speeding and driving with a suspended license.
The player was driving 85 mph in a 70 mph zone Sunday morning on an interstate, and a routine check showed his license was suspended, police said. He is to appear in court in Grand Blanc on March 26.
Last month, Cleaves" older brother, Herbert Cleaves, was shot to death outside a house in Flint, their hometown.
Cleaves" license was suspended because of failure to pay two previous tickets, Michigan Secretary of State spokeswoman Liz Boyd said.
The suspensions probably will be lifted once the tickets are paid, but Cleaves could face an additional 30-day suspension under Michigan"s repeat-offender law, Boyd said.
The former Michigan State star was alone when stopped Sunday. He was released at the scene to another driver who picked him up, police said.
