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March 8, 1974
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Vail Makes Impact On Boomer After Recall
ATLANTA— Despite his hulking frame and a reputation for toughness, Eric Vail was just like most rookies when he first came to the Atlanta Flames last September. He was scared. Outwardly, he exuded confidence and talked of playing left wing on a regular shift from the very first game. Inwardly, he didn’t know what to expect from the National Hockey League, and he wasn’t sure about the reception he’d get from his teammates if he tried to control the puck too much. Besides that, he was overweight by 10 pounds and needed constant prodding from coach Bernie Geoffrion to skate hard and dig for the puck in the corners. Eventually, after playing in five games, Vail was banished to Omaha of the Central League. But he left with the rejoinder, “I’ll be back,…
Angotti Wants More Ice Discipline But Says Talbot’s System Good Enough
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues are keeping the same coaching philosophy in switching from Jean Guy Talbot to Lou Angotti. Angotti made that point clear the day he stepped out of his skates and went behind the Blues’ bench. At the time the Blues were winless in their last seven games with six losses and a tie. “I have a few ideas.” Angotti said. “We’re having a problem of discipline on the ice. ‘“I’m going to try to get the team back to the system under which we played some good hockey under Guy earlier in the season.” Angotti said. ‘We played well under Guy’s system when we were concerned about goals against and defense. We’ve gotten away from that.” The Blues’ transition from one coach to another was expected to be smooth…
Western Hockey League Summaries
Fri. Feb. 1 PORTLAND 1 at PHOENIX 3 FIRST PERIOD 1—Portland, Lewis (Haggarty, McNabb) … 12:11 Penalties: Wilson 3:42: Woodley 5:34 Peters 17:37. SECOND PERIOD No scoring. Penalties Woodley 5:11 THIRD PERIOD 2—Phoenix, Keogan … 3:24 3—Phoenix, Barber (Hyndman. Young) … 53 4—Phoenix, Keogan (DeCloe. O’Shea) … 15:37 Penalties: Murray 0:17: Abgrall (major) 16:05. Thiffault (major) 16:05. Saves: Caley (Phoenix) 24. Vrxnan (Portland) 28. Attendance: 7,883 SEATTLE 4 at SALT LAKE 3 FIRST PERIOD 1—Seattle. Gloor (Gould, Stone) … 1:18 2—Salt Lake, Hustort (Meeke) … 7:37 Penalties: Mair 6:47. SECOND PERIOD 3—Seattle. Stone (Gould. Gloor) … 2:09 4—Salt Lake. Hrechkosy (Shakes) … 5:57 5—Salt Lake. Huston (Coalter, Holt) … 15:49 Penalties: Girard 4:55: McCord 17:04: Patey 17:83: Monahan (double minor), Sheard (double minor) 17:56. THIRD PERIOD 6—Seattle. Gloor (Stone. Gould) … 3:20 7—Seattle. Folco (O’Neil) … 17:08 Penalties: None. Saves: Brady (Seattle) 37. Champoux (Salt Lake) 39. SAN DIEGO 3 at DENVER 7 FIRST PERIOD 1—San Diego, Lafreniere (Miszuk, Bloom) ……
NHL WEEK — In Review
MONTREAL— While Boston center Phil Esposito would appear headed for his fourth straight National Hockey League scoring championship, the race for points leader in the second half of the season is wide open… and Esposito is not the leader. Center Darryl Sittler of Toronto Maple Leafs is currently the point leader in this half of the season and, with a fifth-place ranking in the over-all race, is the highest a Leaf has been this late in the season since Frank Mahovlich finished the 1962-63 season with 73 points. Sittler has 67 points, including 32 goals. In 20 games during the second half of the season, he has scored 16 goal and 17 assists for 33 points. If Sittler maintains that 20-game average for the remaining 19 games of the season, he will have…
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