Mike Rathje

Several NHL scouts who recently returned from Europe are raving about 17-year-old right wing Marian Gaborik of Trencin, a club team in Slovakia. The 6'1", 183-pound Gaborik is an explosive offensive force who has a...

The jacked-up 4 X 4 is cruising the streets of San Jose, and country music blares from the stereo speakers. In the passenger seat, after a grueling workout, Jeff Friesen, the star forward for the San Jose Sharks,...