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October 5, 1973
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Eagles’ Rollins Impressed By King-Sized Rookie Seals
SALT LAKE CITY— Al Rollins, coach and general manager of the Salt Lake Golden Eagles, reported back to Salt Lake City that he found no shortage of beef on the hoof when he arrived at the California Seals — Golden Eagles’ training camp at Kingston, Ont. “I’m more impressed by this group of youngsters than I was by last season’s,” said Rollins, who brought a young team of Eagles home second last season and reached the Lester Patrick Cup finals against Phoenix. “They’re big,” said Rollins. “They’re all around 200 pounds and have good height. Not only that, but they’re skating well.” There are, besides the new young giants, several players from last season’s WHL campaign. There are goaltenders Ted Tucker and Phil Headley, who played for Portland last season. There are defensemen Tim Jacobs,…
Flyers’ Depth Dims Hopes For Top Amateurs
PHILADELPHIA— Ah, how times flies — as Muhammad Ali or somebody once said. As recently as a year ago the Philadelphia Flyers counted heavily on their top amateur draft choices making the club in their rookie years. The Flyers were, of course, spoiled by the immediate success of Bobby Clarke, their second-round pick in the 1969 draft. The fact that the Flyers have been youth-oriented since enrolling in the NHL in 1967 was also a factor. As the Flyers prepare for the new season it’s a sign of their depth that for any 1973 amateur draftees to open the season in Philadelphia will be an upset. It’s not that London’s Larry Goodenough or Swift Current’s Brent Leavins aren’t good young hockey players. The problem is there just isn’t much room for them. Take the…
Movements of Players
Following are the latest player movements in hockey: NATIONAL LEAGUE N.Y. RANGERS — Peter McDuffe, goalkeeper, assigned to Providence of AHL. Bob Kelly, forward, traded to St. Louis in exchange for Norm Dennis, forward. PHILADELPHIA — Dan Schock, forward, sold outright to Richmond of AHL. BOSTON — Ray Fortin, defenseman, sold outright to San Diego of WHL. VANCOUVER — Dave Bonter, forward, sold outright to Phoenix of WHL. ST. LOUIS — Roger Lafreniere, defenseman, sold outright to San Diego of WHL. Don Borgeson, forward, sent to N.Y. Rangers to complete earlier deal Murray Keogan and Dale Yutsyk, forwards, and Andre Aubry, defenseman sold outright to Phoenix of WHL. Keith Hall, goalkeeper, George Tower, forward, and Gary Davidson, defenseman, assigned to Columbus of IHL. TORONTO — Pierre Benoit, goalkeeper, Jimmy Thomson, defenseman, and Wilfred Hawkey, forward, released. Murray…
Sabres’ First Priority, Filling Holes On Defense
BUFFALO— Filling the three spaces left by departed members of last season’s club. That, according to Joe Crozier, was his first order of business after the Buffalo Sabres reported to training camp in St. Catharines, Ont. The Buffalo coach stated he has to find replacements for left winger Hugh Harris and defenseman Larry Hillman, both of whom jumped to the World Hockey Association, and for defenseman Tim Horton, who retired before he thinks about any changes. There was some hope that Horton, the 43-year-old six-time NHL all-star, would change his mind and try one more season but Tim said that this time he was retiring for good. With Horton and Hillman gone, Crozier found himself with a large hole on the right side of his defense. They both played that side. Mike Robitaille,…
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