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Anniversary is Sunday</font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=4 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=left> <table border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 width=165 align=right> <tr> <td><img src="PLAYERS/HEND09~1.JPG" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/players/hend092797.jpg" ALT="Stu Barnes" height=200 width=180 border=0 vspace=3 hspace=5></td></tr> <tr> <td align=center><font size=1 face="helvetica, arial, swiss"> Henderson celebrates his goal.</font></td></tr> </table> <font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss"> Hockey fans around the world call it one of the most famous goals in the history of the game. Some in Canada call it the most important event ever in Canadian sports. <p>It was the winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series between Team Canada and the Soviet Union. And it took place 25 years ago on Sept. 28, when a relatively unheralded player by the name of Paul Henderson slipped the puck past legendary Soviet goalie Vlad Tretiak. The goal, which came with just over 30 seconds left in the game, touched off a national celebration in the land where hockey was created. <p>The drama of the event still resonates a quarter century later. And while Henderson would go on to score 236 goals in 707 games during a 13-year stretch in the NHL, none was as important as The Goal against the Soviets. <center><font size=1 face="helvetica, arial, swiss"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1455" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/top_story.htm" target="_top">Full Story</a></b></font></center> </td></tr> </table>    <hr width=80%> <img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=3 border=0><br> <table border=4 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=234 height=60> <tr><td></td></tr></table> <img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=3 border=0><br> <hr width=80%>    <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=350> <tr> <td align=center><font size=4><font face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#aa0000"> Bettman on Obstruction: We'll Call It</font><br>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=4 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td valign=top align=left> <table border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 width=250 align=right> <tr>  </table>  <font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss"> NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman wants to assure hockey fans that the obstruction rule will be enforced this season. <p>"It remains a point of emphasis. We're continuing to hammer the fact that we want obstruction called, we want the game more wide open and we're continuing to push in that direction," Bettman said during a Friday conference call with reporters. <p>The Commissioner personally visited the NHL officials training camp several weeks ago to deliver the message. "Basically, I told them, 'I write your paychecks; I'm ordering you to do this. And if that's not good enough, I'm begging you to do this. We want the obstruction called." <p>Bettman stressed there had been no change in the rule - or in how referees were directed to enforce it - over the last two years. "There has not been any change in directive from two years ago, one year ago or now," he said. "Periodically the car may deviate from the road. "We apologize for that, but we haven't given any contrary directions and we intend to stay the course. <P>  </td></tr> </table></td>    <td width=6 align=left valign=top><img src="DOT/DOT_BLK.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_blk.gif" width=3 height=1000 border=0></td> <td valign=top align=center width=136><img src="IMG/FRONT/EVENTS.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/img/front/events.gif" height=170 width=130 alt="NHL Events"> <! -- T E X T L I N K S S T A R T H E R E --> <p> <table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=120> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=12 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=3 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#cc0000"><b>TOP STORIES</b></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1457" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story2.htm" target=_top><b> <font size=1>Preseason Schedule<br> And Results<b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1458" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story7.htm" target=_top><b> <font size=2>Modano Re-Signs,<br> Tkachuk Suspended</b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1459" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story3.htm" target=_top><b> <font size=2>Minnesota Awaits<br> NHL's Return</b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1460" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story10.htm" target=_top><b> <font size=2>Johnson Suspended<br> For Slashing</b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1461" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story5.htm" target=_top><b> <font size=2>Atlantic Division<br> Team Previews</b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1462" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story1.htm" target=_top><b> <font size=2>Northeast Division<br> Team Previews</b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1463" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story17.htm" target=_top><b> <font size=2>Central Division<br> Team Previews</b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1466" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story16.htm" target=_top><b> <font size=2>Pacific Division<br> Team Previews</b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1468" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story4.htm" target=_top><b> <font size=2>Waiver Draft<br> This Sunday</b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=6 border=0></td></tr> <tr> <td><font size=2 face="helvetica, arial, swiss" color="#000000"><b><a href="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1471" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/news/stories/story15.htm" target=_top><b> <font size="-2">Regular Season Schedule</b></a></font></td></tr> <tr> <td><img src="DOT/DOT_CLR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/dot/dot_clr.gif" vspace=5 border=0></td></tr> </table></td> </table> <table border=4 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=468 height=60> <tr><td><A HREF="../tppmsgs/msgs14.htm#1474" tppabs="http://www.internet.ibm.com/commercepoint/worldcommerce/" TARGET="_parent"><IMG SRC="IMG/AD-BAN~1/IBM_SO~1.GIF" tppabs="http://www.nhl.com/img/ad-banners/ibm_sol468_banner1.gif" WIDTH="468" HEIGHT="60" BORDER="0" ALT="IBM - NHL.com 3,000,000 Hits A day! 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