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March 9, 1973

March 9, 1973

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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Cooper improves your game.

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WHA Crowds Up Once More As Bobby Hull Breaks Out

WINNIPEG— It’s coincidental that crowds in the World Hockey Association are on the upswing at almost the same time as Bobby Hull is breaking out in a rash of goal scoring around the new league. Hull broke loose for the goal output everyone has been expecting of him as the Winnipeg Jets jumped into a commanding lead in the West Division. Hull pumped in four goals in one game, raised his latest scoring splurge to 14 goals in his last seven games, boosted his season total to 38 goals in 47 games and lifted the Golden Jet into the WHA’s top 10 scorers for the first time this season. While Hull was turning WHA audiences on with his scoring, the rest of the WHA was basking in the luxury of increased crowds all…

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Hogaboam Proving Big Catch For AHL’s Virginia Ped Wings

NORFOLK — “Hogie was the leader of the top line in Omaha last season,” reports Brian Watts. “Whenever we played them last year, Bob Lemieux always told us to keep his line from scoring and we’d be okay.” Coach Lemieux’s advice to his Fort Worth Wings proved to be sound. Last season while playing with Omaha, Bill Hogaboam accounted for 30 goals and 52 assists for 82 points and ended the year as the sixth highest scorer in the Central Hockey League. Up until this season, Omaha was the top affiliate of the New York Rangers and was stocked with the Rangers’ top prospects. Hogaboam was included in this category until the Rangers made an off-season trade this summer for Billy Heindl with the new National Hockey League entry, Atlanta Flames. A good training…

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NHL WEEK - In Review

MONTREAL — Center Marcel Dionne of Detroit Red Wings obviously hasn’t heard about the jinx that is supposed to plague sophomore players. Neither has he been informed that five-foot-eight inch, 170-pound hockey players don’t generally set records and play like super stars their first two seasons in the National Hockey League. At the 1971 amateur draft, many hockey experts were skeptical that the Drummond-ville, Que., native would be able to match his sensational Junior career in the NHL. Red Wings’ management apparently disagreed with that philosophy and made him their first round pick, drafting him from the St. Catharines Black Hawks with whom he established the OH A Junior career scoring record with 214 goals, 293 assists and 509 points. The previous record of 359 points had been held since 1954 by…