AMERICANS SCORING HIGH MARKS IN NHL From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: December 20, 1998| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

MARK CZERWINSKI
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
12-20-1998
AMERICANS SCORING HIGH MARKS IN NHL
By MARK CZERWINSKI
Date: 12-20-1998, Sunday
Section: SPORTS
Edition: All Editions -- Sunday
Column: NHL NOTEBOOK

Chicago's Tony Amonte went into the weekend as the NHL's leader in
goals with 21. Second place belonged to Philadelphia winger John LeClair
with 20.

The common denominator between the two -- outside their scoring
touch -- is that they're Americans. And their battle for the goal-scoring
lead could be the sign of a new era in the NHL -- one of high-scoring
players from U.S. colleges.

"There's ...

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