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April 3, 1970
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Stapleton Sheds Leg Cast
CHICAGO— Pat Stapleton held his cigar firmly clenched in his mouth to keep from wincing as he marched hack and forth in the Black Hawks’ training room, under the stern eye of trainer Skip Thayer. “Take a full stride, stretch it out,” barked Thayer in his best drill master voice. “Get that heel down. Now don’t limp on the other leg, take full strides.” Soon, the Hawks captain and defenseman was showing he could walk just like the big guys and was receving congratulations from admiring teammates, who kept dropping in to examine Pat’s left leg, which only a few hours before had been encased by a huge If Pat can keep measuring up to Thayer’s strict standards, he may just march himself back into action on the Hawk blueline, if not before the…
Looking At IHL Picture
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (Final Standings) North Division South Division GAMES COMPLETED Tues. March 17 Fort Wayne 3 at Dayton 10 Columbus 2 at Des Moines 4 Wed. March 18 Muskegon 6 at Toledo 6 Port Huron 2 at Fort Wayne 6 Columbus 3 at Des Moines 6 Dayton 4 at Flint 2 Thurs. March 19 Flint 5 at Dayton 6 Fri. March 20 Toledo 3 at Port Huron 6 Columbus 4 at Muskegon 7 Sat. March 21 Flint 1 at Toledo 3 Port Huron 3 at Muskegon 3 Des Moines 3 at Fort Wayne 0 Dayton 5 at Columbus 8 Sun. March 22 Toledo 4 at Dayton 3 Des Moines 2 at Port Huron 5 Fort Wayne 0 at Flint 5 Muskegon 8 at Columbus 4 PLAYOFF DATES Semi-Finals Dayton vs. Muskegon (Best-of-seven series) Thurs. March 26 Dayton at Muskegon Sat. March 28 Dayton at Muskegon Sun. March 29 Muskegon at Dayton Quarter-Finals Fort Wayne vs. Port Huron (Best-of-five series) Tues. March 24 Fort Wayne at Port Huron Thurs. March 26 Port…
Schock Claims Pens Don’t Need Superstar To Get Ahead In NHL
PITTSBURGH— Does a winning team need a superstar? Non superstar Ron Schock of the Pittsburgh Penguins believes not—and envy has nothing to do with it. “It takes 18 guys to make a team,” Schock says. “This is a happy team and a happy team ususally is a good team. It just isn’t always necessary to have a superstar.” The Penguins have proved they’re a happy team if results do prove that. They’re—at this writing—in second place, have a three-point jump on the Philadelphia Flyers and have played one less game. The playoffs are virtually a certainity. Second place, however, worth $2,500, five hundred dollars more than a third place finish to each player, is still really up for grabs. “A team comes to depend on a Bobby Orr,” Schock said after the Penguins defeated Montreal, 2-1, in…
Canucks Bring Runners Buck To Earth But Hucul Figures Club Will Rebound
PHOENIX— “A little humility never hurt anybody,” is how player-coach Sandy Hucul viewed the Phoenix Roadrunners’ near-record 15-3 mauling by the Vancouver Canucks. “We were rolling along pretty high,” said Hucul. “That brought us down to earth. We’ll come back.” It also brought them back to fifth place as the Seattle Totems earned a tie with the Canucks earlier and added a win over their personal nemesis, the new Salt Lake City Golden Eagles. The Runners had won eight and tied two of the previous 14 games since Hucul’s takeover as coach. That streak included two straight decisive victories over the Canucks, including Vancouver’s only defeat at home since last November. The Canucks quickly dispelled any doubts that they’d play for Hal Laycoe. They held auditions for him. Laycoe, who took over the club only hours before…
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