AT LEAST 'THE HAMMER' IS IMPRESSED BY REMPE'S SIZE
With the New York Rangers suddenly acting tough by using a 6-8 1/2, 241-pound rookie to take on all comers, who better to ask for his opinion about MATT REMPE – and his future in the NHL – than DAVE SCHULTZ ? Yes, THE D. Schultz, face of the Philadelphia Flyers’ Broad Street Bullies , two-time Stanley Cup champions, of long ago … who still holds the league record for penalty minutes in one season (555) and finished with 2,706 in 535 games. The man they called “The Hammer” – among other things – is 74 now. He lives in New Jersey, not far from “The City of Brotherly Love” where he works part-time for the Flyers and is writing another book (his second). The first, co-authored by STAN FISCHLER , was misleading and caused him considerable grief. “I want to clear things up. Set the record straight,” Schultz said. In case you haven’t heard, Schultz regrets his role as an enforcer. He never liked to figh...