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October 20, 1972
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Youth Taking Over Revamped Penguins
PITTSBURGH— If youth must be served, then someone had better begin waiting on the Pittsburgh Penguins. When Red Kelly made his first cut to 26, there were 11 players 22 or under, including 30-goal scorer Greg Polis and top defenseman Dave Burrows. The team’s top goalie, Jim Rutherford, is an old man of 23, center Syl Apps is 25 and Jean Pronovost is ancient at 27. Plus two 20-year-olds were impressive in training camp. Denis Herron is one reason Kelly says the goaltending in training camp was “the best ever” and defenseman Jack Lynch has the abilities to be good. Ken Schinkel, 40, is the team’s anachronism, a leftover from the foursome of 40-year-olds on last year’s team. The Penguins suddenly got young when Tim Horton was drafted by Buffalo, and Val Fonteyne and Les…
Crozier Tells Sabres: Tighten Up
BUFFALO— When Joe Crozier talks to you, you never are sure whether the Buffalo Sabres’ coach is putting you on or not. When he says, as he has more than once this young season, that the club’s aim is to cut down the goals-against total by 100, you know he can’t be serious. That would, after all, cut the opposition’s scores to 189 and only the Chicago Black Hawks in all the National Hockey League did better than that last season. They gave up 166. But when Crozier talks about slicing of the goals-against total by almost a third, it isn’t a complete put-on. The stress really is on defense, a word that was almost forgotten when General Manager Punch Imlach, then the coach, had to build an expansion club out of castoffs…
Exhibition Scoreboard
GAMES COMPLETED Sun. Sept. 17 St. Louis 3. Detroit 1 Atlanta 4. N.Y Islanders 1 Vancouver 10, Seattle (WHL) Mon. Sept. 18 Atlanta 3. N.Y Islanders 3 Tue. Sept. 19 Minnesota 6, N.Y Islanders 3 Montreal 3, Chicago 2 Boston 4, Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 3, California 2 Toronto 2, Philadelphia 1 Wed. Sept. 20 Chicago 5, Toronto 3 Minnesota 3, California 3 Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1 Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 2 Thur. Sept. 21 Montreal 4, Boston 2 Detroit 4, Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Rangers 6, St. Louis 2 Buffalo 3, California 2 Atlanta 2, Minnesota 1 Fri. Sept. 22 Boston 3, Chicago 3 St Louis 8. N.Y Rangers 6 N.Y. Islanders 2. Buffalo 1 Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 3 Vancouver 6, Los Angeles 1 Sat. Sept. 23 Toronto 5, Montreal 0 Detroit 8, Boston 4 St. Louis 2, Minnesota 2 Atlanta 4. N.Y. Islanders 3 Philadelphia 9, California 1 Chicago 2, Dallas (CHL) 2 Vancouver 6, Los Angeles 2 Sun. Sept. 24 Chicago 6, Montreal 2 Detroit 4. Toronto 0 Buffalo 3,…
Buckaroos Land Garrett On Loan From NHL Hawks To Strengthen Back Line
PORTLAND— The early line on Portland’s Buckaroos failed to change in the club’s first two pre-season games. The Buckaroos’ offense exploded for 12 goals in two tests—but the defense gave up nine. Portland defeated the amateur Spokane Jets, 6-2, then was tripped in Seattle by the Totems, 7-6. Meanwhile, defensive help—in the nets—is on the way. New goaltender John Garrett, obtained on loan from the Chicago Black Hawks, was expected to report in training camp this week. Garrett, 21 years of age, played 35 games for Kansas City in the Central League last season and posted a goals-against average of 3.55. He had three shutouts. In 1969-70 and 1970-71, Garrett was voted the outstanding goaltender in the strong Ontario Major Junior League—the league which has sent such stars as Bobbv Hull and Bobby Orr straight into the…
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