'94 WINTER OLYMPICS / Lillehammer : NOTEBOOK

‘94 WINTER OLYMPICS / Lillehammer : NOTEBOOK

By HELENE ELLIOTT

Feb. 27, 1994 12 AM PT

General Manager Neil Smith of the New York Rangers said he has signed U.S. defenseman Barry Richter and will assign him to Binghamton, N.Y., of the American Hockey League. He also intends to sign center Todd Marchant.

“With his speed, he’s got a chance,” Smith said. “I think we can make a checker out of him.”

However, Smith said he’s not interested in signing Peter or Chris Ferraro, even though Peter was the Olympic team’s top goal scorer in pre-tournament play. The Ferraros’ size--each twin is 5 feet 10 and 175 pounds--makes them questionable pro prospects.

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

‘94 WINTER OLYMPICS / Lillehammer : NOTEBOOK

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