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August 1, 1972
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WHA’s Divisional Lineup
CLEVELAND— The WHA will begin play in early October with 12 teams operating in two divisions playing a 78-game schedule. With four Canadian and eight American entries, here’s how the teams will be aligned by divisions: East: New York Raiders, New England Whalers, Philadelphia Blazers, Cleveland Crusaders, Quebec Nordiques and Ottawa Nationals. West: Chicago Cougars, Minnesota Fighting Saints, Winnipeg Jets, Alberta Oilers, Los Angeles Sharks and Houston Aeros. How World Hockey Association Teams Are Shaping Up…
‘New’ Foley Joins Flyers’ Front Office
PHILADELPHIA— When Rick Foley is good, he is very, very good. But when he is bad—he can drive even his own team bananas. And nobody knows that better than Big Rick. Which is why he swears he is settling down. Rick, better known as Father of King Kong, has moved permanently to Philadelphia, taking an apartment in Southhampton, Bucks County, and a full-time job in the Flyers’ ticket office. What’s more Rick, who is the biggest man in hockey at 6-4 and 230-plus, now spends his nights making appearances at father and son banquets, supermarket openings and sports dinners. “I want to play here,” says Rick. “Everyone has been just great to me in the organization. And the fans are probably the best in hockey.” Last season was a turbulent one for the 26-year-old brusing defenseman. Traded…
No Coach Named, But Young Expects To Moke Playoffs
OAKLAND— Insurance mogul Charlie 0. Finley, the irrepressible chief of the California Golden Seals and a variety of other sports enterprises, changes managers as often as some men change their shirts. From the instant he took control of the financially and artistically impoverished Seals in 1970, he began making changes. Charlie changed the team name, changed their colors, shod his players with exotic skate boots, put names on the back of their jerseys, and sent them off to the ice wars. But Charlie, who probably has more millions than he has qualified major league hockey players, has discovered that it takes more than glamorous uniforms and an endless parade of coaches to man the ramparts successfully in the National Hockey League. Last year, in their fifth tour as an original member of the six-team…
Public Reaction Helps Wings To Restore Fort Worth Club
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street. Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street. Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada TULSA— The Fort Worth Wings were back in the Central Hockey League, the Kansas City Blues were out, the Tulsa Oilers were looking for a new manager, and Oklahoma City still had hopes lor another pro franchise, after a month of surprises. The Fort Worth franchise had been declared inactive by the parent Detroit Red Wings June 10, at the close of the National League meetings in Montreal. But on June 22 the Detroiters announced their “irreversible decision” had been reversed, and Fort Worth would have a team in the CHL for 1972-73. Executive director Jim Bishop of the parent club told the…
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