Leafs deal Hendrickson for McAllister
Posted: Tuesday February 16, 1999 11:53 PM
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Hendrickson has 28 goals and 24 assists in 249 career games. Robert Laberge/Allsport |
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- Toronto Maple Leafs
center Darby Hendrickson could not hang around long enough to see the
opening of the Air Canada Centre.
The Vancouver Canucks
on Tuesday acquired Hendrickson from the Maple Leafs for defenseman Chris
McAllister. His last home game as a member of Toronto was Saturday's gala
finale at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Maple Leafs open the Air Canada Centre
this Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens.
Hendrickson, 26, has two goals and three assists and is minus-4 in 35
games this season.
The 6-1, 195-pounder has 28 goals and 24 assists in 249 career games,
including a career-high 80 contests last season. He has played all but 16
games of his career with the Leafs, a stint with the New York Islanders at the
end of the 1995-96 season.
Hendrickson played on Team USA in the World Hockey Championships for the
third straight year in April.
'With the addition of Darby, we think we are gaining foot speed and a
player who can play in a number of different situations,' Canucks general
manager Brian Burke said.
A rugged backliner, the 6-7, 235-pound McAllister adds toughness to the
Leafs lineup.
In 28 games for the Canucks this season, McAllister has only a goal and
an assist while racking up 63 penalty minutes. He had a goal and two
assists with 106 penalty minutes in 36 games last season for Vancouver,
which drafted him in the second round in 1995.
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