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October 9, 1970
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Habs Enjoy Rare Fight For Berths
MONTREAL— Toe Blake watched the eager beavers, young and old, at work with the Canadiens and quickly offered the observation: “This looks like the most interesting training camp in years. So many spots are open due to changes after missing the playoffs last year that the players know they have to work for their jobs.” In recent seasons, any observer close to the Montreal club could practically pick the Habs’ roster after the first few days of training. But this time around, Coach Claude Ruel and assistant Al MacNeil are into the third week with still several question marks. The only set position is defense where Terry Harper, Jacques Laperriere and Jean Claude Tremblay are sure to return as well as Serge Savard when he has fully recovered from the leg injury that…
Contract Problems Pile Up For NHL
MONTREAL— Most all of the National Hockey League’s 14 teams are caught up in contract squabbles of some kind or another and there is a likelihood some of the clubs will actually open the 1970-71 season with more than a few regulars sitting on the sidelines. Only the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings appeared to be home free as far as signing players was concerned. The Habs, helped by the fact the team missed the playoffs last season for the first time in 22 years, experienced no difficulties whatsoever and had a 100 per cent in signings. The Wings had only a few minor differences but resolved their biggest one by handing veteran Gordie Howe a lucrative new two-year contract calling for $100,000. For Howe it was the biggest contract plumb of…
Kelly Admits Pens To Be Sold But No Way They’ll Move Club
PITTSBURGH— The Penguins probably will be sold soon, but they will remain in Pittsburgh. The financial entanglements of owner Donald Parsons of Detroit were revealed in the Wall Street Journal this summer, then discussed at the annual National Hockey League meeting in Toronto in late August. The NHL, according to Penguin coach and general manager Red Kelly, does not want the Penguins out of Pittsburgh especially after the city began to perk up and support the hockey team the last part of last season when they made the playoffs. Kelly says the Penguins undoubtedly will be sold, but there’s no way they will leave Pittsburgh. “People turned out and gave them support last year. If the Penguins can play hockey, the town will support them. There’s no way the NHL governors are going to let…
Joyal On Fence Over Contract Wrangle
LOS ANGELES— The heart of any hockey club’s offense is at center ice and the Los Angeles Kings have a chance to be very good there this season, that is if everyone is available to play the position. When the club training camp opened at its new Western Canada base in Victoria, Juha Widing and Butch Goring were on hand, but Bob Pulford and Eddie Joyal were missing. Pulford was obtained from Toronto in exchange for young wingers Gary Monahan and Brian Murphy in a late-summer deal, but was unsigned and busy settling affairs at home. After a few days, he reported, however, and soon signed a contract around the $50,000 level, and if he has mileage left on him could help. Pulford never has been a star in the NHL, but he…
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