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October 18, 1974

The Hockey News October 18, 1974

<div class="byline">By Jules Furth</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01768/3064640-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="234" height="320"></div>Dear Jules:Why can&rsquo;t a minor penalty be called after the whistle has blown to stop play? I was at a Cougar game last season and Rosaire Paiement was dashing toward goalie Gary Kurt. The whistle blew and defenseman Hal Willis tripped Rosaire. Why wasn&rsquo;t a penalty called?D.M. Chicago, IIIDear D.M.:A minor penalty can be called after the stoppage of play. When play is not in progress and an offense is committed by any player, the same penalty applies as though play were actually in progress.In the situation you refer to, there are a few things to consider and I am sure the referee did. (I hope the referee did!) First of all, if the trip were accidental (in the opinion of the ref), then no penalty would be called. Second, &ldquo;Rosie&rdquo; is a fast, aggressive skater and sometimes it is hard to stop as fast as one would like. Third, defensemen are particularly protective when it comes to saving their goalies any unnecessary contact. If &ldquo;Rosie&rdquo; were dashing in on the goalie, Gary could have &ldquo;accidentally&rdquo; got his stick or something in Paiement&rsquo;s way in order to protect Kurt. Lastly, the referee might have not seen the occurence at all. Many times, these offenses happen during regular play and occur out of the peripheral vision of the official. If his eyes are on the play of the puck as it should be, then many chippy things go on behind his hack that he is going to miss. It would be worse if he were to miss a foul on the puck carrier.If the trip was not in the accidental category, then Rosie probably got his elbow mixed up somewhere in Hal Willis&rsquo; ribs later in the game.Somehow sore ribs don&rsquo;t make up for short hands and, what should have been a sore rear end in the penalty box.Dear Jules:Recently, in a hockey game a player batted the puck down in the crease of the opposition&rsquo;s goalie. The puck hit the ice and bounced in off the goaltender attempting to stop it. It did not touch any other player. It was ruled no goal. Was this a correct call by the referee?R.E. Chicago, III.Dear R. E.:I am going to have tell you that referee in your game came up with the right call. Rule 57 under section (e) covers this situation. It says that no goal may be scored by batting it directly in the net. A goal may be scored if it has been legally batted or deflected in off of a defending player as long as that player is not the goalkeeper.I can also tell you that a referee really dislikes having to disallow a goal. It never is a popular decision.Dear Jules:At the last game of the Stanley Cup in 1973, Dave Kry skow scored a goal from in front of a pileup at the Montreal goal. It took a long time for the goal light to go on and when it finally lighted up, there was a heck of an argument. Henri Richard screamed at Referee Lloyd Gilmour, and Yvan Cournoyer rushed the goal judge and swung his stick at him. If there had not been glass there, the goal judge would have been decapitated.I think you wrote about a penalty given for this conduct. Anyway, would you tell me why Cournoyer didn&rsquo;t get a penalty for what he did?G.W. Mt. Prospect, III.Dear G.W.:All right, I will tell you why he didn&rsquo;t get a penalty, but first you should know something about the goal judge. In the playoff series, there are some very important changes made in assigning the minor officials. Scorers, timers, goal judges, etc., are furnished by the home team and they work the home games of their respective clubs. For the entire playoff series, the leagues are in charge of assigning all the officials. In order to get neutral personnel, the league selects minor officiating &ldquo;teams&rdquo; from the cities that are not involved. It is a nice &ldquo;extra&rdquo; for these men, as they get to travel and work in another arena. For the last game of the Stanley Cup in Chicago the minor officiating team was from Detroit. Chuck Sneddon was the goal judge on this &ldquo;disputed&rdquo; goal.A goal judge is trained to only push the button that controls the light when he is positive that the entire puck is over the red line. They should not keep their finger on the control button because so many times their reflexes cause the light to go on |n error. They are only to keep their finger on the button during the last 10 seconds of a period, so that if a goal is scored, hoepfully the light will go on before the one signifying the end of the period. Except for the last few seconds of the period it is not so important to see how fast a goal judge can get that light on. It is more important that he be certain that is is goal.On the play in question, defenseman Guy Lapointe and goalie Ken Dryden were piled up in the crease and it wasn&rsquo;t until they unpiled that Sneddon was certain it was in and turned the light on. Referee Gilmour had good position, and signaled a goal after conferring with the goal judge. Cournoyer then charged and leaped at the goal judge&rsquo;s cage and the glass indeed saved a decapitation. Penalties for noise making with sticks, usually apply to slapping the boards after a goal is scored by your team, so Gilmour simply allowed Cournoyer to show his overexuberance and display his extreme displeasure at the call.Instead of the goal judge getting decapitated, it can be merely said that Cournoyer just &ldquo;lost his head.&rdquo;If any rule interpretation or unusual game situation is puzzling you, why not write HEY REF, c/o The Hockey News, 1434 St. Catherine St., West, Montreal, Canada &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

hey, ref!

<div class="byline">BY JACK MCCARTHY</div>BOSTON&mdash;You could not have proved it by a listless exhibition game in Providence, R.I., in which the Bruins were beaten by the Rangers, 8-5, and nobody hit anybody. But, the next time out of the box, the Bruins did an about face and became the team that coach Don Cherry expects them to be &mdash; rough, tough and nasty.In this game in Boston Garden, the Bruins beat the newly-snarling Canadiens, 4-1, and referee Bryan Lewis assessed 200 minutes in penalties.Following this bad-blood battle, Managing director Harry Sinden, the man most responsible for the roughhouse image of the Bruins when he took them to the Stanley Cup, said. &ldquo;1970 is back.&rdquo;And Cherry, who has said all along that he wanted a rough, hard-hitting team, said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not looking for any trouble, but if the other teams want it &mdash; well&hellip;&rdquo;Cherry also said, &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want any panty-waists. The bleeding hearts may not like it, but that&rsquo;s too damn bad&hellip;&rdquo;Sinden, of course, always insisted that his team &ldquo;play the man&rdquo;, and it was Harry who hand-picked Cherry from the Rochester team of the AHL, which had a record for toughness and piling up penalty minutes.In recent NHL history, the Bruins leaped into prominence with the advent of Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, plus having the reputation of beating your beak in if you made a false move. It is well known that after former GM Milt Schmidt (no panty-waist). went after big men to roam in front of the goalkeepers, a gang of teams in the NHL went the same route, including New York, Buffalo, and more recently, Philadelphia.Montreal, the Boston adversary in two hard games in the exhibition go-round, is the most-recent advocate of the hard-nosed style, although for years Canadiens skated past you, not into you &mdash; the Flying Frenchmen. But this year, voila &mdash; tough guys.This could develop some riotous rivalries, except for the fact that with the new expansion, these teams won&rsquo;t see each other often enough to remember whom they hold grudges against.But, make no mistake, the Bruins will be playing it rough under Cherry &mdash; How about the Boston Baggage Smashers?Cherry had not been pleased with the lack-lustre show in Providence against Rangers, and he said, &ldquo;I know I said that we would come along slowly, but we&rsquo;ll have to stop this sort of thing, and get more serious. I figured on a slow start, but that was a lot slower than I like. We just weren&rsquo;t doing a lot of things, like forechecking and hitting.&rdquo;So, in the next outing there was hitting enough, all around. &ldquo;This game pulled us together,&rdquo; said Cherry.In regard to the hockey end of things, Esposito and Bobby Orr, who had sat out a couple of games, played in Providence and Boston with gusto. Orr, who is now a real solid hard-rock at about 200 pounds, scored once in Providence against New York and twice against Canadiens, while Espo got two goals against the Rangers. He was thrown out of the Montreal game as third-man-in. WithOrrand Espo and lot of muscle. Boston will literally be tough.BRUIN NOTES: The decision as to who will be back-up to Gilles Gilbert in goal will be a toughie &mdash; with Ross Brooks, Ken Broderick and Dave Reece all in hot contention&hellip;Johnny Bucyk was skating again after suffering a broken toe bone&hellip; and assistant trainer John Forristal had a serious abdominal operation and is coming along slowly in Massachusetts General Hospital. &#9632;

Bruins Bashing Beaks Again In Return To Old Time Form

<div class="byline">BY CHRIS ZELKOVICH</div>MONTREAL &mdash;Professionnal sports have never been known for imagination and hockey is certainly no exception. If a team won the Stanley Cup with a left-handed armadillo in goal, you can bet your season tickets half the teams in the league would send scouting expeditions to South America within a week.So it&rsquo;s to be expected that when the Philadelphia Flyers win the Stanley Cup with the reputation as intimidators that a good number of teams would follow. The Broad St. Bullies started a trend two years ago and have been gaining converts since &mdash; the latest of which is a team most observers would have figured to be the last to transform.Yes, those champions of fleet-footed skaters and cleanplaying mercenaries, the Montreal Canadiens. have officially joined the Flyer&rsquo;s&rsquo; school. The Flying Frenchmen have now become the Fighting Frenchmen, or maybe the Atwater St. Animals, and are leaving a trail of blood and bruises across the National Hockey League.When Montreal coach Scotty Bowman announced this summer that his team would be more physical. few took his claim seriously. After all, Scotty had instructed his team to hit more often last season and the Canadiens were far from being the toughest team in the league.The difference this year though, evidenced by the Habs&rsquo; performance during the exhibition season, is that the players have decided to listen to Bowman&rsquo;s advice. The Canadiens are hitting, and punching with a frequency associated with teams such as the Flyers and like no other team in Montreal history.In the Habs&rsquo; lone home game of the exhibition season, there was a bench-clearing brawl involving the Canadiens and Boston Bruins. On a return game in Boston the teams combined for 200 minutes in penalties. Games with other teams haven&rsquo;t been quite as rough, but considerably rougher than those of past years.What, you must be wondering, has turned this group of red. white and blue milquetoasts into the Bully Brigade? Rookies, and tough oones at that, have done it.The man most responsible for the infusion of fighting blood into the Canadiens has been 20-year-old Doug Risebrough, the Canadiens&rdquo; second amateur draft choice. Helping him is former Kitchener Ranger teammate Rich Chartraw, the Habs&rsquo; third draft pick.In just six exhibition games, Risebrough has established himself as one of the toughest rookies in the league. He has also established a number of enemies.Following the fight-filled game against Boston in Montreal, Bruins&rsquo; Carol Vadnais and Wayne Cashman had more than a few uncomplimentary remarks aimed at the rookie center. Cashman warned that Risebrough would &ldquo;eat wood&rdquo; when the teams met in Boston.While Risebrough managed to limit his diet to more acceptable foods the first time around, he was involved in two fights and was ejected from the second game in Boston.Amidst charges from the Bruins that he is as back-stabber, Risebrough remains undaunted.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a back-stabber,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s just the way I play &mdash; the way I&rsquo;ve always played.&rdquo;Risebrough&rsquo;s style of play has prompted Canadiens&rsquo; general manager Sam Pollock to compare him to Bobby Clarke and Walt Tkaczuk. Thus far, Risebrough hasn&rsquo;t shown any reason why Sam should change his assessment.Chartraw, a powerfully-built defenseman. hasn&rsquo;t infuriated opponents the way Risebrough has but he has added some sock to the Canadiens&rsquo; defense. He has done an excellent job of keeping opposing forwards away from the Canadiens&rsquo; nets and has been involved in his share of fights. In fact it was his rough treatment of Cashman that started the brawl in Boston.The acerbic attitude of these two rookies has been infectious. Guy Lafleur, Steve Shutt and. honest Mr. Ripley, even Jacques Lemaire have been involved in a few scrapes and are throwing their weight around.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02656/3064609-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="565" height="601"><figcaption class="caption-body">DOUG RISEBROUGH &hellip;Center Of Storm</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03512/3064602-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="550" height="560"><figcaption class="caption-body">RICK CHARTRAW &hellip;Adds New Sock</figcaption></div>&ldquo;No one is going to push us around this year,&rdquo; says Shutt. &ldquo;Once we&rsquo;ve established that, word will get around.&rdquo;So. the fast-skating and nonviolent Canadiens have toughened up. One problem, though. In the first seven exhibition games the rough, tough Habs won just one game, lost four and tied two.Maybe someone is going to have to untoughen this team a bit and get a few more victories.HAB-BITS: Guy Lafleur has been doing an excellent job since being returned to center. He just never felt comfortable at right wing&hellip; Mario Tremblay, the 18-year-old right winger from the Montreal Red, White and Blue Juniors, made a noteworthy debut against Boston. He was ejected after a fight with Bobby Schmautz&hellip; The goaltending situation. &#9632;

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Canadiens Respond To Bowman’s Plea For More Muscle

QUEBEC MAJOR LEAGUE(Standings on Mon. Oct. 7)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0042-0198/3066670-1-eng-US/f0042-012.jpg" title="f0042-01" width="600" height="412"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Thu. Oct. 8Chicoutimi 1 at Cornwall 7Fri. Oct. 4Chicoutimi 2 at Laval 11; Montreal 3 at Quebec 5; Sorel 1 at Sherbrooke 9;Sun. Oct. 6Sherbrooke 8 at Chicoutimi 4; Shawinigan 5 at Montreal 5; Laval 3 at Quebec 5; Cornwall 3 at Trois-Rivieres 3; Hull 2 at Sorel 8 &#9632;

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HOW THEY STAND

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0001-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-01154/3066863-1-eng-US/f0001-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Boston&rsquo;s Andre Savard battles Montreal&rsquo;s Jim Roberts in a sign of things to come.</figcaption></div>HOCKEY NEWS POLL&mdash;Page 3probable NHL, WHA STARTUP LINEUPS&mdash;Page 21-30BASHING BRUINS BACK IN OLD FORM&mdash;Page 12&bull; FLYERS NOT SHOWING ANY CUP JITTERS&mdash;Page 6&bull; HABS RESPOND TO PLEA FOR MORE MUSCLE&mdash;Page 14RUSSIANS RIP OFF TEAM CANADA&mdash;Page 2CLEVELAND&rsquo;S CRUSADERS SHOWING NEW TOUGH LOOK&mdash;Page 26 &#9632;

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CUP CHAMPS, BIG THREE FAVORITES FOR NHL RACES

MOSCOW&mdash;When the second Canada-Russia hockey series started, both sides termed it a friendly competition between two nations.Friendly? Cain and Abel were friendly compared to the hockey teams competing in Summit Series II.The series that concluded its first half amidst feelings of sportsmanship and good will wound up in the USSR with all the bad feelings of the 1972 series. The difference was that this time there was no miracle comeback for Team Canada. They came home on the losing side of a 4-1-3 score, or 4-2-2 score, depending on which one of the friends you listen to.The four games in Moscow did little for international good will. Some of the events that surfaced during the Soviet side of the series included:(1) Soviet coach Boris Kulagin claiming that Canadian defenseman Rick Ley should be jailed for 15 days for starting a game-ending brawl in the second game of the Moscow series.(2) Team Canada defenseman Marty Howe pointing out that if Ley was indeed jailed, at least he would have had better accomodations than the rest of his teammates.(3) Team Canada manager Bill Hunter threatening to pull out of the series after sloppy timekeeping by the Soviets robbed Canada of a 5-4 victory in the seventh game.(4) The Soviet Ice Hockey Federation announcing prior to the eighth and final game that if Team Canada continued to &ldquo;play dirty&rdquo;, the Soviets would leave the ice.Ah, these friendly matches.But if any team could justifiably claim that &ldquo;We wuz robbed,&rdquo; it was Team Canada. Horrendous officiating, similar to that of the first series, kept the Canadian team off guard and resulted in most of the Canadian players losing their composure. It also left many of them wondering they ever wanted to go back for a future series.The prime example of the shoddy officiating came in the seventh game. With the score tied 4-4, the timekeeper let the clock run four seconds after the whistle had blown, reducing the time left in the game from 1:32 to 1:28. Referee Tom Brown of Canada instructed the timekeeper to reclaim two seconds, but for some reason the other two seconds were neglected.Bobby Hull scored what appeared to be the winning goal, either a split second before the end of the game or a split second afterwards. Both the red and green goal lights went on, further confusing the issue. But Brown, who was involved in a controversy in the second game in Canada when he disallowed a Soviet goal, disallowed Hull&rsquo;s goal and the game ended in a tie.Hunter threatened to forfeit final game in protest, but his players voted to play. With no chance of tying the series left, the Canadians half-skated to a 3-2 loss.Off the ice, Team Canada players, officials and fans complained of shoddy accomodations and poor treatment.&ldquo;Next time we should play the first four games in Moscow,&rdquo; said center Andr&eacute; Lacroix. &ldquo;That way when they came to Canada, we could treat them the same way they treat us.&rdquo;Ralph Backstrom, who was the most consistent of the Canadian players, paid a tribute to Team Canada &rsquo;72.&ldquo;The original Team Canada must have been some team to win three out of four here under these conditions,&rdquo; the 37-year-old center said. &ldquo;You really have to hand it to them.&rdquo; &#9632;

Hostility, Deception Mar Series As Russia Defeats Team Canada ’74

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01736/3063902-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rapidly becoming the NHL&rsquo;s premier brawler, here&rsquo;s Steve Durbano (7) of Pittsburgh in action as he fights Bob Gassoff of St. Louis.</figcaption></div><h2>DURBANO ON RAMPAGE</h2>PITTSBURGH&mdash;The NHL is facing a new problem. What to do with turbulent Steve Durbano of the Pittsburgh Penguins?The fiery defenseman, already facing suspension for the first two games of the new league season for allegedly trying to injure Kansas City forward Gary Coalter in an exhibition game, set off a near-riot in an NHL-WHA exhibition against Cleveland Crusaders.The Crusaders were so incensed with Durbano&rsquo;s conduct they pulled their team off the ice and refused to finish the game with the Penguins leading 5-3 and five minutes remaining to play. Durbano took on Cleveland&rsquo;s Richie Leduc and after that bout swung at Gerry Pinder and both benches emptied. Ejected from the game, Durbano returned to pick up a second fighting major and a game misconduct.<h2>NHL NAMES DIVISIONS</h2>NEW YORK&mdash;The NHL has decided to employ the names of trophies and members of the Hockey Hall of Fame to identify its new 18-team, two-conference, four-division setup for the new season.It was announced that one two-division group will be known as the Prince of Wales Conference. The other one will be called the Clarence Campbell Conference.In the Campbell Conference will be the Lester Patrick Division&mdash;Atlanta, N.Y. Islanders, N.Y. Rangers and Philadelphia&mdash;and the Conn Smythe Division&mdash;Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, St. Louis and Vancouver.The Prince of Wales Conference will include the James Norris Division&mdash;Detroit, Los Angeles, Montreal, Pittsburgh and Washington&mdash;and thr Jack Adams Division&mdash;Boston, Buffalo, California and Toronto.<h2>MORE BONUS MONEY</h2>NEW YORK&mdash;An extra $20,000 in bonus money has been tossed into the pot for National Hockey League players covering both the regular season and playoffs. The overall awards money has been raised to $1,472,000.The league has a two-conference format with teams competing for both divisional and conference titles. Monetary awards total $359,000 and is in addition to the $1,113,000 pool established for the Stanley Cup playoffs, an increase from last year&rsquo;s $945,000. &#9632;

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Deadline Stoppers

<h2>1972 Series</h2>1&mdash;Russia 7, Canada 32&mdash;Canada 4, Russia 13&mdash;Canada 4, Russia 44&mdash;Russia 5, Canada 35&mdash;Russia 5, Canada 46&mdash;Canada 3, Russia 27&mdash;Canada 4, Russia 38&mdash;Canada 6, Russia 5Goals Scored: Russia 32, Canada 31<h2>1974 Series</h2>1&mdash;Canada 3, Russia 32&mdash;Canada 4, Russia 13&mdash;Russia 8, Canada 54&mdash;Canada 5, Russia 55&mdash;Russia 3, Canada 26&mdash;Russia 5, Canada 27&mdash;Canada 4, Russia 48&mdash;Russia 3, Canada 2Goals Scored: Russia 32, Canada 27 &#9632;

How Summit Series Went

<h2>NHL TEAMS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02685/3063985-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="514" height="822"></div><h2>WHA TEAMS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03562/3063978-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="512" height="638"></div><h2>OTHER LEAGUES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04393/3063971-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="512" height="360"></div><h2>COLUMNISTS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-05275/3063964-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="510" height="142"></div><h2>OTHER FEATURES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-06180/3063957-1-eng-US/f0002-062.jpg" title="f0002-06" width="508" height="218"></div> &#9632;

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WHERE YOU’LL FIND IT ALL

<h2>DIVISION I</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01741/3064068-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="583" height="148"></div><h2>DIVISION II</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02617/3064061-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="580" height="180"></div><h2>DIVISION III</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03412/3064054-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="586" height="175"></div><h2>DIVISION IV</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04242/3064047-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="581" height="145"></div>(Points awarded: Divisions I & IV, 4 for first, 3 for second, 2 for third, 1 for fourth: Divisions II & III, 5 for first, 4 for second, 3 for third, 2 for fourth, 1 for &#9632;

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HOW NHL DIVISIONS WILL END

<h2>BOB VERDI</h2>Chicago Tribune<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4 Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Los Angeles3. Detroit4. Pittsburgh5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. Minnesota3. Vancouver4. St. Louis5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4. California<h2>FRANK ORR</h2>Toronto Star<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Pittsburgh3. Los Angeles4. Detroitb. wasmngton<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. Minnesota3. St. Louis4. Vancouver5 Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4. California<h2>JACK BERRY</h2>Detroit News<h3>Division I</h3>1. Rangers2. Philadelphia3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Pittsburgh3. Detroit4. Los Angeles5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. Minnesota3. St. Louis4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4. California<h2>BILL FLEISCHMAN</h2>Philadelphia Daily News<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta Flames4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Los Angeles3. Pittsburgh4. Detroit5 Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2 Minnesota3. Vancouver4 St. Louis5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4. California<h2>CHRIS ZELKOVICH</h2>The Hockey News<h3>Division I</h3>1 Rangers2 Philadelphia3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1 Montreal2. Los Angeles3. Pittsburgh4. Detroit5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. Minnesota3. St. Louis4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4 California<h2>JACK MCCARTHY</h2>Boston Herald-American<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Detroit3. Los Angeles4 Pittsburgh5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2 Minnesota3. St. Louis4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Buffalo3. Toronto4. California<h2>DAN PROUDFOOT</h2>The Hockey News<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4 Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Los Angeles3. Detroit4. Pittsburgh5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. Vancouver3 Minnesota4. St. Louis5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4. California<h2>HAL SIGURDSON</h2>Vancouver Sun<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Islanders4. Atlanta<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Pittsburgh3. Los Angeles4. Detroit5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. Minnesota3. Vancouver4. St. Louis5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4. California<h2>DEREK COOPER</h2>The Hockey News<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Los Angeles3. Pittsburgh4 Detroit5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. St. Louis3. Minnesota4 Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1 Boston2. Toronto3. California4. Buffalo<h2>ALAN TRUEX</h2>Atlanta Journal<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Los Angeles3 Detroit4. Pittsburgh5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. St. Louis3. Minnesota &lsquo;4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1 Boston2. Buffalo3. Toronto4. California<h2>BILL LIBBY</h2>The Hockey News<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Los Angeles3. Detroit4. Pittsburgh5 Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. St. Louis3. Minnesota4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Buffalo3. Toronto4. California<h2>PAT THOMPSON</h2>St. Paul Dispatch<h3>Division I</h3>1. Rangers2. Philadlephia3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1 Montreal2 Detroit3. Pittsburgh4. Los Angeles5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. Minnesota3. St. Louis4 Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4. California<h2>NORM MacLEAN</h2>The Hockey News<h3>Division I</h3>1. Rangers2. Philadelphia3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2 Los Angeles3. Pittsburgh4 Detroit5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2 Minnesota3. St. Louis4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1 Boston2. Buffalo3. Toronto4. California<h2>HARRY KLAFF</h2>The Hockey News<h3>Division I</h3>1. Rangers2. Philadelphia3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Los Angeles3. Detroit4 Pittsburgh5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. St. Louis3. Minnesota4 Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4. California<h2>BILL HEUFELDER</h2>Pittsburgh News<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Atlanta3. Rangers4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Pittsburgh3. Los Angeles4 Detroit5. Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. Minnesota3. St. Louis4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Toronto2. Boston3. Buffalo4 California<h2>RUSS WHITE</h2>Washington Star<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Los Angeles3. Detroit4. Washington5. Pittsburgh<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. Minnesota3. St. Louis4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3. Buffalo4. California<h2>JAY GREENBERG</h2>Kansas City Star<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1. Montreal2. Pittsburgh3. Los Angeles4 Detroit5 Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. St. Louis3. Minnesota4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Buffalo3. Toronto4. California<h2>DONALD BERNS UPI</h2>St. Louis<h3>Division I</h3>1. Philadelphia2. Rangers3. Atlanta4. Islanders<h3>Division II</h3>1 Montreal2. Pittsburgh3. Detroit4. Los Angeles5 Washington<h3>Division III</h3>1. Chicago2. St. Louis3. Minnesota4. Vancouver5. Kansas City<h3>Division IV</h3>1. Boston2. Toronto3 Buffalo4. California &#9632;

How Selectors Picked Them

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0696/3064123-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="902" height="836"><figcaption class="caption-body">The experts say Joe Watson and the Philadelphia Flyers have good chance to drink, from the coveted Stanley Cup again.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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HOCKEY NEWS POLL

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-05140/3064016-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Montreal Canadiens were unanimous picks to dominate the Division II race and one reason they were chosen was the return of Ken Dryden to their net this season.</figcaption></div>MONTREAL&mdash;Hockey experts were almost unanimous in their 1974 selections as to which clubs will dominate the National Hockey League&rsquo;s four-division races.They went with last year&rsquo;s Stanley Cup titleholders, the Philadelphia Flyers, and then decided there wasn&rsquo;t anything better around than the established &lsquo;big three&rsquo; of the NHL&mdash;Montreal, Boston and Chicago &mdash; to monopolize the league races.As the result the panel of experts polled by THE HOCKEY NEWS came up with the four NHL powers of the season as the team to beat in their respective division for the new season.Montreal Canadiens, no doubt strengthened by the return of star netminder Ken Dryden to their goal, were selected on all 18 ballots to finish first in the realigned Division II race. The Chicago Black Hawks also received a unanimous 18-vote return to finish ahead of the Division III race while the Boston Bruins took 17 of the 18 first-place ballots in the voting for Division IV.Philadelphia&rsquo;s Broad Street Bullies had it a little more snug in the Division I balloting primarily because their closest pursuers are expected to be the strong New York Rangers. The Flyers collected 13 first-place votes and the Rangers earned 12 for the runner-up spot giving the Philadelphians the edge in this division race, which could conceivably turn out to be the closest of the four with Philadelphia. Rangers and Atlanta in the running.Fred Shero faces the supreme challenge of all winning cup coaches &mdash; that of being able to motivate his warriors for another year. He claims it won&rsquo;t be any problem because his Flyers are always ready and come to play.In the voting among the 18 hockey experts polled by THE HOCKEY NEWS, ironically only two teams other than Philadelphia, Montreal, Chicago and Boston were conceded a chance of finishing first. Rangers won five first-place ballots in Division I while Toronto picked up a lone ballot to beat out Boston for the top in Division IV.There was nothing unexpected in the overall voting. The four teams slated to finish at the bottom by most hockey observers &mdash; Islan-California &mdash; were all chosen to end up in the cellar of their respective divisions. Only three selectors gave them any chance of getting out of a basement finish among the 18 voters.The NHL expansion to Kansas City and Washington this year has forced the establishment of a four-division alignment. In 1976, Denver and Seattle will cone into the NHL to complete a fice-team four division format and round number of 20 teams.But for this season, the hockey experts like the established NHL powers-Philadelphia, Montr&eacute;al, Boston and Chicago. They proba- &#9632;

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CUP CHAMPS, BIG THREE PICKED TO WIN DIVISIONS

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01801/3064175-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="442" height="448"></div>&bull; TEAM CANADA &lsquo;74 didn&rsquo;t win their series against the Soviets but they played much better than any of the so-called experts gave them credit for and certainly brought credibility to the World Hockey Association. The treatment the Canadian team received in Moscow was outrageous. So much so that these Soviet-Canada series should be discontinued unless changes are made&hellip; When the Soviet team plays in Canada they are given first-class treatment at all times. Everything possible is done to make their stay enjoyable. In Russia it is just the opposite. The team is lodged in poor hotels, the ticket situation is always a mess and there appears to be constant confusion from the time of arrival until the team departs&hellip; The refereeing was atrocious and it seemed that Canada always came out on the short end of the stick, plus the fact Team Canada was robbed of the winning goal in the seventh game. It should have been 5-4 and not a 4-4 tie&hellip; Ralph Backstrom, the most consistent member of the Canadian team throughout the eight-game series, said: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to come back. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but once is enough, I respect the Russian players but I don&rsquo;t respect the management that much.&rdquo;&hellip; Said manager Bill Hunter: &ldquo;The Russians lack dignity and any sense of fair play. Their warning before the final game which was read over the public address system saying the game would be stopped if the Canadians displayed any &lsquo;dirty play&rsquo; was shockingand disappointing.&rdquo; It was also unheard of in international hockey play.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02754/3064168-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="259" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ralph Backstrom</figcaption></div>&bull; BOBBY ORR tells friends he is crazy about married life and being a father. He also revealed that he&rsquo;s still working to improve his game. (How about that?)&hellip; Orr is on the fourth year of a five-year contract with Boston while Phil Esposito is on the last year of his contract. He is presently negotiating a new one and hopes to remain in Boston&hellip; Bruins&rsquo; big line of Espo, Cashman and Hodge has to be the heaviest trio in hockey. Hodge is 220, Espo 218 and Cashman 210&hellip; Capital Centre, home of the new Washington Capitals, is rated one of the finest, if not the finest buildings in the NHL. The 17,962-seat arena is complete with a foursided giant screen instant replay facility above center ice &hellip;There are 240 minor hockey teams of all ages playing in the greater Washington area. Ticket prices for Cap games are the lowest in the National League&hellip; Goal judges in Russia wear striped shirts, just like the referees. &ldquo;Hope they see better,&rdquo; quipped some of the Team Canada supporters &hellip;Jack Butterfield, the very capable president of the American Hockey League, looks forward to a fine season for his well-established circuit. Jack has been at the helm of the AHL for a number of years now and there are few better sports officials anywhere&hellip; Philadelphia Flyers&rsquo; three exhibition games at the Spectrum against Boston. Buffalo and Rangers were all sellouts&hellip; The Michigan Amateur Hockey Association and the AHA of U.S. will offer fans a hockey first. The top four midget teams from Poland, Czechoslovakia, Finland and Sweden will meet the top four midget teams from Michigan in a round robin series. The games will be played in a number of arenas throughout Michigan with the final four games played at Detroit&rsquo;s Olympia&hellip; It will be known as the United States World Tournament, commencing Dec. 27 and finishing on Jan. 4&hellip; St. Louis Blues have hired Allen Mathieu, former trainer of the U.S. National hockey team, as assistant trainer to Tommy Woodcock. Mathieu, 23. succeeds Gordon Marchant, now head trainer of the Kansas City Scouts&hellip; One of hockey&rsquo;s tough-luck guys is Fred Barrett, rugged defenseman of the Minnesota North Stars. He broke his ankle the other day in practice, making it the fourth broken bone he&rsquo;s incurred in five years.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03656/3064161-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="278" height="456"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Orr</figcaption></div>&bull; BUFFALO SABRES are after an experienced goalkeeper regardless of cost in money or players. Rumors persist that the French Connection Line of Richard Martin, Gil Perreault and Rene Robert is not clicking on or off the ice&hellip; Dutchie, the effervescent young man who has been yelling &ldquo;Go Habs Go at all Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; home games for the last six years has formed the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Fan Club and anyone interested in joining should contact Dutchie at P.O. Box 111, Station D. Montreal, Que. H3K 3B9&hellip; Chairman Ed Snider and president Joe Scott presented Stanley Cup rings to their Flyers. Ted Harris, now a member of the Flyers and who has played on four AHL championship teams and four Stanley Cup winners while with Montreal, thought they were the finest rings he&rsquo;s seen &hellip; The new Stanley Cup flags are flying in The Spectrum&hellip; Wayne Carleton, traded by Toronto Toros to New England Whalers, is leading that team in pre-season scoring&hellip; Washington Capitals have looked very impressive in their pre-season games against NHL opponents&hellip; Boris Kulagin, Soviet coach, said Bobby Hull was his favorite player on Team Canada&hellip; Gerry Cheevers was superb in every game he played&hellip; Oldtimers Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull were stalwarts for Team Canada throughout the series. A tired Hull stated: &ldquo;Our guys had something to prove and I thought they played superbly all the way. With the acquisitions we&rsquo;ve made this year from the NHL and junior ranks we&rsquo;ve made great steps toward equilization with the NHLand the Soviet Union.&rdquo;&hellip; Coach Billy Harris picked goalie Vladislav Tretiak and forward Aleksandr Maltsev as the best of the Soviet. &ldquo;They hurt us the most,&rdquo; said Harris.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04562/3064154-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="270" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Hull</figcaption></div>The Hockey NewsOFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1st, 1947Vol. 28 No. 2 OCTOBER 18, 1974Published weekly except monthly June through September by W.C.C. Publishing Ltd., 1434 St. Catherine Street West, Montreal, Canada H3G 1R7. U.S&rsquo; c/o W.C.C. Publishing, 150 E. 58th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022.Kenneth W. McKenzie President, Publisher and Advertising DirectorCharlie Halpin Editorial DirectorHans Hoenig Administration ManagerChris Zelkovich Asst. To EditorUnited Stated Advertising Representatives: Boston Steve Ganak, Ad. Reps. 479 Statler Office Bldg. Boston. Mass 02116, telephone (617) 524-6913: Chicago: Hooper Jones & Associates, 3322 W. Peterson Ave,. Chicago. Ill 60659 telephone (312) 478-5544. New York: Bill Hitzig, National Sports Publishing Corp., 150 East 58th Street. New York. N.Y. 10022. Telephone (212) 593-2100.YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $9.50 in Canada $10.50 in the U.S.A, and $14.00 in Foreign Countries.Second class postage paid at New York, N.Y., 1001 and at additional mailing offices. SEND ADDRESS CHANGES T01434ST. CATHERINE STREET WEST, SUITE 217, MONTREAL, CANADA, H3G 1R7. Second Class mail Registration No. 1327. &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05448/3064206-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg"></div><h2>Align The NHL With Rivalries</h2>When I thought about Seattle and Denver joining the NHL for the 1976-77 season, a good scheme for the divisions came to mind. Here&rsquo;s what I think would be an excellent arrangement for thefourNHLdivisions: Inthefirst division there would be Vancouver, Seattle, California, Los Angeles and Denver; the second would have Kansas City, St. Louis, Minnesota, Chicago and Atlanta; the third would have the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Washington; and the fourth would have Toronto, Montreal, Buffalo, Detroit and Boston.Each division would have at least two rivals. Vancouver and Seattle are only 100 miles apart and California and Los Angeles are in the same state. Kansas City and St. Louis are in same state and Minnesota and Chicago are not very far apart. The Islanders and Rangers are in the same city and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are in the same state. Toronto and Montreal are great rivals and Detroit and Buffalo are close.With 20 teams in the league each team could play the teams in its divisions five times and other teams four times. That would make an 80-game schedule.ROGER FLEWELLING, Nipigon, Ont.<h2>Hockey Isn&rsquo;t For Faint-Hearted</h2>I just returned from a trip to Toronto where I satisfied a long desire to visit the Hockey Hall of Fame. It was a pleasant experience, to say the least, to review the names of all those great players, most of whom I had the privelege of watching down through the years. I saw my first hockey game in 1927 at the old Madison Square Garden and have been a cash customer fan ever since, missing only fourseasons due to overseas military service.After reading many of your Fan Forum letters over a period of time, I note that there is an inordinate amount of bellyaching regarding how rough hockey is; as if to imply that it is a contemporary phenomenon. As an observer of NHL games over 40 years, I think I can say with some authority that hockey is no rougher today that it was back in the thirties and forties. Considering some of the donnybrooks I have witnessed, one might even conclude that today&rsquo;s hockey is somewhat less of a so-called rough sport.Anyone who has observed or played the game for many years knows that the very nature of hockey, its speed and physical contact, creates an instant and sometimes violent reaction, not necessarily contemplated by the player at the moment. It might be ther if she was playing for the opposite team and had just slammed him into the boards. In the final analysis, hockey is not a game for poltroons; players as well as fans.JOE FISCHER, Tobyhanna, Pa.<h2>Belhumeur&rsquo;s Record Not Recognized</h2>In the September issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS an article by Russ White about the Washington Capitals states: And the goaltenders chosen in the draft played not one single game in the NHL.&rdquo;I wish to correct Mr. White in that Michel Belhumeur, who was acquired in the draft from Philadelphia, played 19 games in the 1972-73 season with Philly with an impressive 10 wins, six losses and three ties. I also add that most of these games were played on the road and it has been said that his play encouraged the Flyers to win with confidence away from the Spectrum.In all fairness to Michel Belhumeur, he should be given credit where credit is due.HEATHER MORRIS, Camden, N.J.<h2>Maple Leafs Will Miss Henderson</h2>Being a Maple Leaf fan, I was upset after reading in THE HOCKEY NEWS about Paul Henderson being signed by the Toronto Toros of the WHA. Henderson, although he is getting on in years, is a valuable performer as a scorer and a hard-nosed player who won&rsquo;t back down.The latter is where the Leafs will hurt this year. Sure, the Leafs have a good attack, but when the visitors show their muscle the igloo melts.J. CHAPMAN, McCallum, Nfld.<h2>Leafs Don&rsquo;t Need Hockey Toughs</h2>I was upset after reading James Brzoza&rsquo;s letter in the August Fan Forum. In his letter he had the gall to say that Leaf fans were tired of seeing their team pushed around. I am an avid Leaf fan and will never tire of watching them.I wonder which Leaf players he felt were being pushed around. Perhaps it was Bob Neely, or Ian Turnbull and Brian Glennie. And there is always scoring ace Darryl Sittler.Never once did I see a Leaf pushed around. The above players mentioned are strong, solid men capable of throwing a little muscle when needed.He also mentioned that Jim Gregory would do well in obtaining players the caliber of Dave Schultz. I&rsquo;d like to personally congratulate Gregory for choosing Leaf players. Never once did he stoop low enough to find a &#9632;

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FAN FORUM

<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>ATLANTA: Leon Rochefort, forward, sold outright to Vancouver, Don Muio and John Voss, goalkeepers, Jerry Badiuk, Bob Bilodeau, John Cobum, John Huber, John Jenkins, Pat Ribble, Guy Ross and Glen Surbey, defensemen, Guy Chouinard, Louis Loranger, Vic Mercredi, Dave Murphy, Wayne Schaab, Jack Wells, Lucien Grenier, Ron Harris, Bob Law, Alan Young, Cam Botting, Mike Conroy, Frank DeMarco, Jim McMasters, Randy Montgomery and Allie Sutherland, forwards, assigned to Omaha of CHL. Dave White, forward, returned to Muskegon of IHL.MINNESOTA: Gary Bergman, defenseman, traded back to Detroit for future considerations. Sam Clegg, Dave Heitz and Brian Holderness, goalkeepers, Brian Anderson, Ron Ashton, Duane Bray, Jeff Hymanson, Steve Lyon, Jack Deheer, Chris Ahrens, Bill Plager, Kim McDougall, Lowell Ostlund, Frank Taylor, Tom Thomson and Ron Wilson, defensemen, Rick Chinnick, Tom Colley, Alain Langlais, Dennis Giannini, Marcel Comeau, Roland Ericksson, Mike Hornby, Jim Johnston, Dave Staffen, Denis Desrosiers, Don Hay and Scott MacPhail, forwards, assigned to New Haven of AHL.N.Y. RANGERS: Ron Fogal and Brian Molvik, defensemen, John Memryk, goalkeeper, Claude Arvisais, Ken Dodd, Larry Jacques and Russ Hall, forwards, assigned to Port Huron of IHL. Bill Kestell, defenseman, returned to Muskegon of IHL. John Campbell forward, sent to Winston-Salem of SHL. Glen Seperich, goalkeeper, John Bednarski, Marty Gateman, Ron Greschner, Dave Maloney, Bob Lepage, Larry O&rsquo;Connor, defensemen, Norm Dennis, Gerry Teeple, Jeff Hunt, Boyd Anderson, Jerry Holland, Pierre Laganiere, Wayne Chernecki and Ken Campbell, forwards, assigned to Providence of AHL.PITTSBURGH: Don Atchison and Gord Hubley, goalkeepers, Colin Campbell, Ron Jones, Dennis Owchar, Guido Tenisi, defensemen, Wayne Bianchin, Don Seiling, Dean Sheremeta, Pierre Larouche, Jacques Cossette, Brian Walker, Terry Ewasiuk, Yves Bergeron and Bernie Lukowich, forwards, assigned to Hershey of AHL. Larry Bignell, defenseman, assigned to Baltimore of AHL.BOSTON: Wayne Elder and Jean-Pierre Burgoyne, defensemen, Ron Boehm, Steve Stirling and Neil Clairmont, forwards, assigned to Broome of NAHL. Peter Crosbie, Jim Pettie and Bob Sneddon, goalkeepers, Roy Carmichael, Paul Dixon, Ray Fortin, Gary Jacquith, Bob Malcolm, Ray Maluta, Wayne Morusyk and Al Simmons, defensemen, Yvon Bouillon, Billy Knibbs, Doug Gibson, Gordon Clark, Bill Corkery, Ken Davidson, Barry Merrell, Larry McKillop, Jack Rathwell, Craig Sarner, Kerry Bond, Rod Graham, Chris Hayes and Bernie McNeil, forwards, assigned to Rochester of AHL.TORONTO: Grant Cole, and Gord McRae, Mike Palmateer, goalkeepers, Brian Bowies, Ron Clarke, Dents Deslauriers, Doug Marit, Jim Marsh, Mike Ruest, defensemen, Pat Boutette, Paul Daigle, Bob Duncan, Dave Shardlow, Bob Sykes, Bill Butters, Cam Fryer, Alf Handrahan, Mike Sauter, Dale Smedsmo, Les Burgess, and Scott Garland, forwards, assigned to Oklahoma City of CHL.DETROIT: Kevin Neville. &#9632;

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY BILL FLEISCHMAN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01831/3064261-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB KELLY&hellip; Will The Hound Score 20?</figcaption></div>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;As the NHL season opener approached, those searching for clues that the Flyers were still floating three feet above the ice after their Stanley Cup upset were disappointed.It wasn&rsquo;t until their sixth preseason game that the Flyers suffered a letdown. Until they faced the New York Rangers, their bitter Stanley Cup semi-final rivals, the Flyers were 4-0-1. However, after two games in Vancouver and their first on-the-ice encounter with the WHA &mdash; a 4-2 victory ever New England in Quebec City the night before &mdash; the weary Flyers returned to the Spectrum and bowed 5-1 to the Rangers.Despite the loss, coach Fred Shero found a ray of hope. Shero could find a ray of hope in a hurricane. Funny thing is, a hurricane is just what New York goalie Curt Ridley must have felt he was caught in as the Flyers mounted a furious attack that resulted in them outshooting the Rangers 17-4 in the middle period.&ldquo;Our best sustained attack of the exhibition games,&rdquo; Shero proclaimed. Pointing to his shot chart, Shero shurgged and said, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s the game right there &mdash; we just couldn&rsquo;t put anything in.&rdquo;Not putting anything in sums up Bob Kelly&rsquo;s offensive dilemma last season. No one expects Kelly, perhaps the NIHL&rsquo;s most reckless excitement creator, to score 25 or 30 goals. He had just four last season.However, during the summer Shero predicted &ldquo;The Hound&rdquo; would score 20. Kelly just laughs and says, &ldquo;You know Freddie &mdash; he says a lot of things.&rdquo;Yes, Shero does say some outrageous things, but many come true. After three exhibitions, Kelly had three goals. Everbody knows exhibition statistics are meaningless, but if Kelly starts thinking he can score 20&hellip; Skeptics will recall that Dave Schultz scored 20 goals last season besides leading the world in penalty minutes.Normally Kelly a left wing, who is in his fifth NHL season although he won&rsquo;t be 24 until Nov. 25, has been playing right wing. The switch prompted Shero to state: &ldquo;He (Kelly) will be the new &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; (Richard).&rdquo;While Kelly attempts to overcome Richard&rsquo;s 544 goals, some new Flyers faces have been impressive. Reggie Leach has been cranking up what many teammates call &ldquo;the best shot on our team&rdquo; as Bobby Clarke&rsquo;s right wing, goaltender Wayne Stephenson had a 0.70 average through 80 minutes of work, and veteran Ted Harris has been steady on defense.Surveying his product, GM Keith Allen nodded and said, &ldquo;I think the moves we made over the summer will make us stronger.&rdquo;It was unlikely any rookies would crack the opening lineup, but Shero said he hoped prospects such as Robert Sirois and George Pesut would make the team later.&ldquo;If they&rsquo;re good enough to beat somebody out, it will mean we&rsquo;re stronger,&rdquo; Shero said.Defending the Stanley Cup won&rsquo;t be easy, but Allen believes the Flyers have good a chance to repeat.&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ll go into the season with confidence we probably didn&rsquo;t have until late last season,&rdquo; Allen aid. &ldquo;We know we were as good as anybody at the end.&rdquo;Correction, Keith: at the end, the Flyers were better than anybody.FLYER FACTS: Bill Clement was still sidelined with torn shoulder cartilage as the opener neared&hellip; Robert Sirois, the left winger from Montreal Juniors, scored two goals in early exhibition games. Shero said Sirois reminds him of Bill Barber. &#9632;

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Confident Flyers Show No Signs Of Stanley Cup-ltis In Early Play

<div class="byline">&#x2014; By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01817/3064299-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="277" height="361"></div><h2>North Stars&rsquo; New Deal</h2>Through the end of last season, their seventh in the NHL, Wren Blair was the only manager the Minnesota North Stars had had. Part of the time he also was the team&rsquo;s coach. Except for brief periods when he turned the bench over to John Muckier and Charley Burns, Blair coached the first three seasons. Then he turned the bench over to Jack Gordon. But Blair remained the manager. He operated the team for president Walter Bush and was more the Minnesota North Stars than anyone.Blair built an excellent expansion franchise. They made the playoffs five of their first six seasons and twice reached the divisional finals. They were the first expansion team to win a playoff game from an established team when they took two from mighty Montreal in 1972. Most of the fifth season they had the best record ever put together by an expansion team and just about matched that the sixth season.The seventh season was not a lucky one for Wren. The team got off to a terrible start and never recovered. It just seemed to come apart, Meanwhile, Philadelphia&rsquo;s Flyers flew to the top and shocked the establishment by capturing the Stanley Cup, setting standards other expansion teams will find it difficult to equal for awhile.Gordon resigned at mid-season, claiming the strain of coaching was taking too great a toll on him, a curious statement fora man who had coached successfully for 15 years or so in the minors. Blair brought in Parker McDonald from the minors to replace him. Then at season&rsquo;s end Blair was fired. McDonald returned to the minors and Gordon not only was restored as coach, but made the new manager by Bush.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02727/3064292-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="288" height="508"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Gordon</figcaption></div>It was shocking. Blair nursed the Stars through their formative years. He guided them over rough spots, including a couple of tragedies, especially the one which claimed the life of player Bill Masterton. The doctor came to Blair the night Masterton was hurt and said, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s not going to make it.&rdquo;Blair asked, &ldquo;What do you mean by that?&rdquo;The doctor said, &ldquo;What do you think I mean?&rdquo;&ldquo;Death?&rdquo; Blair asked.&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; the doctor said.Blair was stunned. They went on to the next town and the next game and got beat badly. Blair saw he had to speak to the players. He told them Billy might not make it. Some started to cry. Then he told them that they had to go on and do a job in spite of this, for themselves, for their families, for the team. He put it on the line. Then he went to his room and lay on his bed unable to sleep. When the phone rang he didn&rsquo;t want to pick it up because he knew what it was.&ldquo;Billy just passed away,&rdquo; he was told.Blair threw the phone across the room. Then he sat up all night waiting for morning. Then he went around and told all the players. He told them they had to go ahead with their games. They lost the games and wept at the funeral. Then he locked the door of the dressing room and told his team:&ldquo;So you lost a teammate. In your lives you&rsquo;re going to lose other people you love. When a guy is killed in battle, can a guy say, &lsquo;Hold it, stop the war, my buddy just got shot?&rsquo; He has to go on doing what he&rsquo;s supposed to do. And so do you guys. If you&rsquo;re not yellow, if you have any pride, you&rsquo;ll get back to work and begin to earn your salaries.&rdquo;He said later, &ldquo;Those several speeches were the hardest things I&rsquo;ve ever had to do in my life.&rdquo; But they brought the team together and restored its desire.No one ever had to inspire Blair. He motivated himself. He was The Barnum of the Bench, a wild man who would do almost anything to win. He dressed mod and fancy because he felt it made him more like one of the boys, but he was in a sweaty disarray by the end of each game. Once night he stormed into the dressing room, telling off his team, when he slippedon the wet floor, his feet went out from under him and he landed on his back. He never stopped hollering.He, himself got seriously sick, but he was sidelined only part of a season before he was back in business. He made the strangest deals, deliberately complicated, smiling and saying, &ldquo;They&rsquo;ll never be able to fire me because I&rsquo;m the only one who knows where all the bodies are buried.&rdquo; He didn&rsquo;t believe his buddy Bush would fire him, anyway. But Bush was more than his buddy, he was his boss, and a boss does what he feels he has to do to boost his business.Blair had two years to go on his contract and pleaded for one more year to rebuild his slipping team, but Bush paid him off. Well, everyone gets fired in sports. Bush is not a bad man. He&rsquo;s one of the best. He felt it was time for a change. He made a move he didn&rsquo;t enjoy making.So Blair is selling boats and operating the International Hockey League team he bought in Saginaw. Michigan, and keeping on top of things at the Hali-burton Hockey School he owns with Jim Gregory. He has a home in Haliburton and he commutes to Saginaw, which now has replaced its working agreement with Bush&rsquo;s Minnesota team with one with Gregory&rsquo;s Toronto team.And Gordon, whom Blair brought in as his personal choice to coach, has replaced him operating the NHL. team in Minnesota. Jack no longer says coaching has gotten to be too much for him, though he has brought in Burns to back him up. He says, &ldquo;There was more to my leaving last season than I talked about then and I don&rsquo;t want to talk about it now. There was friction which set off a series of changes. Let&rsquo;s just let it go at that.&rdquo;Gordon and Blair were as close as Bush and Blair at one time, but totally different types. Gordon is as soft-spoken as Blair is boisterous. Gordon is as introverted as Blair is extroverted. Blair loves the spotlight while Gordon slips through shadows. But both are good men. Gordon is a gentlemen, but he can be tough in his way, too. His players say he is stressing aggressiveness, like the Flyers, and defense over offense.Gordon says. &ldquo;After all these years the opportunity to manage a major league team is something any man in sports would welcome. Mr. Bush wants me to coach too. so I&rsquo;ll coach. Last season seemed a disaster to most in Minnesota, but we didn&rsquo;t fall that far from being competitive; we have the nucleus of a winner, and we don&rsquo;t have to start all over again rebuilding from scratch. My family and I love life in Minnesota and we have one of the best-supported franchises in the sport. I left the team and not the organization. I took no pleasure in seeing Wren go. The day will come when I go, too. Until then. I&rsquo;ll do the best job I can do. That&rsquo;s all any of us can do.&rdquo;When he quit last season, Gordon, in only his fourth season, already was second in coaching seniority on the circuit. Well, that&rsquo;s typical of this cruel profession. &#9632;

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Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">BY DAN PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO &mdash;Toronto Maple Leafs entered their training camp with crowds of players at every position and, only two weeks later, were reduced by pulls, strains and assorted bugs of destruction to the point that general manager Jim Gregory contemplated hanging a hospital sign on the dressing room door.It got to the point that Coach Red Kelly had to forget experimenting to find which of his many right wings could make a successful jump to the left flank. He had to worry about merely icing a team for some exhibition games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03601/3064330-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="256" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Doug Favell</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I had one center the other night,&rdquo; mused Kelly, &ldquo;Darryl Sittler. But did play a whale of a game.&rdquo;The most disappointing development was reccurrence of goaltender Doug Favell&rsquo;s back problems. Favell was treated immediately after last season, with injections to the spinal column that apparently were successful.&ldquo;The first time I saw him after the injections, last spring he could hardly walk,&rdquo; recalled Gregory. &ldquo;The treatment seemed to take longer than usual to take. Then he came around and he felt great all summer. He said his back never felt better.&ldquo;He played lacrosse (for the Philadelphia Wings) with no trouble, but then this happened here. Maybe it has something to do with the cold from the ice.&rdquo;Favell&rsquo;s back has troubled him periodically over the past few seasons. It will snap him into pain and usually he&rsquo;s able to continue, but the most recent occurence forced him to leave the ice bent over like a pretzel.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s okay,&rdquo; was all Favell would comment. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t even want to talk about it. Ask management.&rdquo;Whether surgery becomes necessary during this season remains in doubt. &ldquo;If it happens again it may mean he&rsquo;ll go into hispital fora week or so for more tests,&rdquo; said Gregory. &ldquo;We decided not to do it at this time. He didn&rsquo;t want to miss a week at this time.&rdquo;While Favell waited for his back to ease, goaltender Dune Wilson suffered from the flu and bronchitis. Gord McRae, who played at Oklahoma City last season, and Mike Palmateer, the draft choice from the Toronto Marlboro Juniors. got plenty of action and were impressive in the regulars&rsquo; absence. But Favell and Wilson remain the Leaf starters and neigher was happy with the loss of training camp time.Injuries and sickness extended from the goal throughout the team. Up the middle, captain David Keon, enjoying an impressive camp, jammed a knee in an exhibition in Buffalo. Norm Ullman had a groin injury. George Ferguson a bruised knee, Among rookie centers, top draft pick Jack Valiquette domaged shoulder muscle to join second-pick Per Arne Alexandersson, who showed up from Sweden with an injured shoulder.At defense, John Grisdale, Bob Neely and Brian Glennie led the flu campaign, all missing games because of the bug.Among wings, Lanny McDonald was showing increased confidence but ran into sore shoulder muscles. Tim Ecclestone had torn rib muscle. Gary Sabourin showed up with a sore knee.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s getting so I&rsquo;m afraid to talk to Joe Sgro(the Leaf trainer),&rdquo; said Gregory. &ldquo;All I get is bad news.&rdquo;Kelly, carrying on his policy of saying only positive things, was left with little to say. Obviously, the transition of the dressing room into a sick bay made his job of assessing new talent and shaping a team an even more difficult chore than he had expected.LEAF NOTES: Bill Flett, complete with sore knee, impressed all with aggressive play in the corners&hellip; Leafs lead the league in beards, with newcomer Blaine Stoughton&rsquo;s carefully trimmed growth somewhat shorter than Cowboy Flett&rsquo;s but still outstanding&hellip; Kelly likes Soutghton&rsquo;s moves and expects a productive season from the former Flin Flon Bomber, who was seventh draft choice overall in 1973&hellip; Les Burgess was assigned to Oklahoma City&rsquo;s roster after a strong opening at camp&hellip; Maple Leaf Gardens had a fire the day before the team left for the road trip that concluded its exhibition schedule. The fire department was called but flames were limited to an upper level concession stand. No Leafs or spectators were present at the time, late afternoon, but visitor Wren Blair cracked: &ldquo;Now we know Leafs are a hot team.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Alarming Injury Rate Forces Leafs’ Kelly To End Experimenting

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div>CHICAGO &mdash;First it was tonsilitis which bugged Ivan Boldirev, but that was cured in the first week of training camp.Now he&rsquo;s preparing for a seige of acute crudanophobia, which, needless to say, is the fear of people.Such an ailment was no problem while preforming for the California-Oakland-Bay Area Golden Seals. On game nights there, three&rsquo;s a crowd. &lsquo;But now Boldirev has changed addresses, and if he shows up with ear muffs in his first season as a Black Hawk, please be patient.&ldquo;I won&rsquo;t know what to do with all that noise and the stands so full,&rdquo; said Boldirev. &ldquo;For a while, the home games will seem like road games because of all those people.&ldquo;Seriously, the atmosphere in Chicago is so umbelievably better than out there. A couple weeks ago, I didn&rsquo;t make the trip because of my tonsilitis, I turned on the TV here to watch our first exhibition game in Toronto.&ldquo;My wife looked up said, &lsquo;What&rsquo;s this?&rsquo; She couldn&rsquo;t believe they&rsquo;d televise just an exhibition game. In Oakland, our games weren&rsquo;t even on radio and the newspapers pretty much ignored us. Nobody cared.&ldquo;You develop a bad attitude with all of that. It&rsquo;s hard to get up for the games and you go out there knowing that, no matter how badly you play, there would be nobody good enough to replace you anyway. Here there&rsquo;s pressure on you to do well because you&rsquo;re a winner. But I hope it&rsquo;ll make me a better hockey player.&rdquo;Coach Billy Reay gladly will settle for last year&rsquo;s Boldirev, the one who scored 25 goals for a last-place team, the one for whom the Hawks traded two very promising defensemen &mdash; Len Frig and Mike Christie.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve liked him for some time,&rdquo; said Reay, who probably wouldn&rsquo;t admit that the Hawks two years ago came this close to getting Boldirev. Now he is here, and Reay likes him so much that the native of Zranjanin, (pronounced Zranjanin), Yugoslavia, is at center ice between Jim Pappin and Darcy Rota.That, in case you haven&rsquo;t noticed, displaces Dale Tallon, who was last year&rsquo;s answer to Chicago&rsquo;s search for a pivot with brawn.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m more and more looking at Tallon as a defenseman,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;That doesn&rsquo;t mean Dale has failed at center. We know he can play there. But the more people we have who can play more places, the better. Right now, in fact, left wing could be shaping up as a bit of a problem, and Dale could help there, too. So could Boldirev.&rdquo;To cut it in Chicago, Boldirev would play anything.&ldquo;There were a lot of rumors going around last year when the Seals changed ownership,&rdquo; said Boldirev. &ldquo;I asked to be traded, but they told me I was staying So I went out and bought a house. Then they did make the deal, but it didn&rsquo;t bother me. I just bought a house here.&ldquo;This is an ideal place to play. There&rsquo;s so much interest and you&rsquo;re right in the middle as far as travelling. Out there in Oakland, you&rsquo;d take those three-week road trips East and lose track of what day it is. And when we did go on the road&hellip; well, our record was so bad (2-37) that it got to the point where you just tried to keep from getting embarrassed.&rdquo;But all that will change this eason, he feels. Even if he does have to play 80 road games.PARTING SHOTS: Grant Mulvey, the Hawks&rsquo; 18-yyear-old right wing, &ldquo;will at least start the season with us,&rdquo; according to Reay. Mulvery (6&rsquo;3&rdquo;, 200) was the team&rsquo;s number one draftee last spring. He scored 31 goals for Calgary&hellip; Hawks, who tied 23 games last year, opened their exhibition campaign in mid-season form. Final: Toronto 3, Chicago 3.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01794/3064361-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="553" height="898"><figcaption class="caption-body">IVAN BOLDIREV &hellip;Quit The Sun</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Boldirev Anxious To Get Started

<div class="byline">&#x2014; BY BILL MAKI</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01810/3064423-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">&ldquo;He&rsquo;s Not Big - But You Have To Admire His Tenacity!&rdquo;</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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CARTOON CORNER

<div class="byline">BY DICK JOHNSTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02694/3064392-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">JERRY KORAB&hellip; Giant Of Them All At 6&rsquo;3&rdquo;, 217</figcaption></div>The Buffalo Sabres may not have the best defense in the National Hockey League but it should be about the biggest.And that&rsquo;s a change from previous years.General manager Punch Imlach, tired of seeing big forwards park in front of the Sabre net and of seeing his defensemen pushed off the puck in the corners, began to look for size on the backline midway through last season.He obtained Jerry Korab from the Vancouver Canucks for Tracy Pratt. Pratt is a defenseman, too, and he&rsquo;s no midget. But he&rsquo;s not as big as Korab.Jerry, called &ldquo;King Kong&rdquo; by his teammates, not only is big &mdash; 6&rsquo;3&rdquo; and 217 pounds &mdash; but he&rsquo;s ferocious looking, too, with his Fit Manchu mustache and all.He might not be as mean as he looks but, as Punch says, &ldquo;Once we got Korab and Jim Schoenfeld came back near the end of the season, nobody was pushing us around.&rdquo;Schoenfeld, who is a pretty good size himself&mdash;6&rsquo;2&rdquo; and 208 &mdash; hopefully will be around all of this season to keep people from stationing themselves in front of the net. The club got a scare in training camp when Schoenie, who underwent a back operation last season hurt his back during a shooting drill.The injury was diagnosed as a pulled muscle, however, and aftera short stay in the hospital for observation, the big redhead was back on the ice. Coach Floyd Smith kept him out of the early exhibition games, though, just in case.The Sabres&rsquo; first choice in the amateur draft was a 19-year-old defenseman. Lee Fogolin from the Oshawa Generals. Fogolin is a 6&rsquo; 204-pounder. In early scrimmages he showed that he knows how to use his size. He made youthful mistakes in exhibition games but he recovered fast and he seems to be learning. He&rsquo;s a good bet to make the club.Bill Hajt is another big guy who looks as though he intends to stick around the big club. The Sabres drafted him from the Saskatoon Blades in 1971 but Bill didn&rsquo;t turn pro that year.He decided to try pro hockey, after all, the following year and played for the Sabres&rsquo; American League farm club, the Cincinnati Swords. He was one of the AHL&rsquo;s top defensemen last season and also got in a few NHLgames. Bill is 6&rsquo;3&rdquo; and 206 pounds.Larry Carriere, who came to the Sabres from Loyola College in Montreal in 1972, has grow since he became a regular late in the 1972-73 season. Larry now is 6&rsquo;1&rdquo; and 203.Mike Robitaille, the other returning defenseman from last season, isn&rsquo;t so tall but he carries plenty of muscle on his 5&rsquo;11&rdquo; frame. He weighs 205.Smith is keeping seven defensemen, at least for a while. The seventh is a rookie and he&rsquo;s on the small side. But Paul McIntosh, 5&rsquo;10&rdquo; and 174, has looked like a comer in games so far. He plays the disciplined, position-play style of the Peterborough Petes, from whence he came.ICE CHIPS: The Sabres showed in their early exhibition games that they don&rsquo;t intend to be pushed around. They lost to the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers in their pre-season opener, 4-1, but they gave as good as they took in a game that had a total of 122 penalty minutes&hellip; They had another rough one against the Toronto Maple Leafs in their first exhibition game at home. They lost again, 5-4, but showed their fans interesting hockey. Penalty minutes in that one totaled 91 and 61 of them were on Buffalo&hellip; Imlach still is believed to be shopping for a goaltender with NHL experience. Jacques Caron, obtained from Vancouver, reported with a groin pull and aggravated it in his first workout. Gary Bromley and Rocky Farr, who divided time in the early exhibition games, &#9632;

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Sabres’ Turnover Makes Defense Biggest In NHL

MONTREAL&mdash;The coaching changes continued through professional and minor league hockey at their usual pace for the 1974-75 season but expansion helped escalate the numbers with nine new franchises popping up.Last season the National Hockey League had five new coaches. This year they have only four and two were the result of expansion at Kansas City and Washington. The WHA experienced a similar situation. The league has six coaching changes this season as compared to four in 1973-74 but again two were attributed to expansion teams.Still there appears to be little security in professional hockey coaching. The NHL has now gone through 15 bench bosses in the last three seasons, indicating the insecurity of the coaching profession.Here is a complete breakdown of the new coaches in both professional hockey for both major and minor leagues. In all there were 44 coaching changes:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>BUFFALO &mdash; Floyd Smith replaced Joe Crozier.BOSTON &mdash; Don Cherry replaced Bep Guidolin.KANSAS CITY &mdash; Bep Guidolin named coach of new franchise.WASHINGTON &mdash; Jim Anderson named coach of new franchise.<h2>WORLD HOCKEY ASSN.</h2>QUEBEC &mdash; Jean-Guy Gendron replaced Jacques Plante.CLEVELAND &mdash; John Hanna replaced Bill Needham.VANCOUVER &mdash; Joe Crozier replaced Andy Bathgate.MICHIGAN &mdash; John Wilson replaced Terry Slater.INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Gerry Moore named coach of new franchise.PHOENIX &mdash; Sandy Hucul named coach of new franchise.WINNIPEG &mdash; Rudy Pilous named coach.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Ron Stewart replaced Jerry Toppazzini.NEW HAVEN &mdash; Dean Prentice replaced Charlie Bums.ROCHESTER &mdash; Dick Mattiussi replaced Don Cherry.VIRGINIA &mdash; Doug Barkley replaced Ted Garvin.SYRACUSE &mdash; Art Stratton named coach of new franchise.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>OKLAHOMA CITY &mdash; Ray Miron replaced Gerry Moore.TULSA &mdash; Adam Keller replaced Ray Miron.SEATTLE &mdash; Orland Kurtenbach replaced Rudy Filion.SALT LAKE &mdash; Jack Evans replaced Al Rollins.DENVER &mdash; Jean-Guy Talot replaced Vic Stasiuk.<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>TOLEDO &mdash; Ted Garvin named coach of new franchise.LANSING &mdash; Real Turcotte replaced Skippy Burchell.KALAMAZOO &mdash; Bob Lemieux named coach of new franchise.<h2>NORTH AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Gregg Pilling named coach of new franchise.SYRACUSE &mdash; Garry Peters replaced Ron Ingram as coach.CAPE CODDERS &mdash; Larry Kish replaced Bronco Horvath as coach.LONG ISLAND &mdash; Ron Racette replaced John Brophy as coach.JOHNSTOWN &mdash; Dick Roberge replaced Galen Head as coach.<h2>SOUTHERN LEAGUE</h2>ROANOKE &mdash; Bill Needham replaced Gregg Pilling as coach.FAYETTEVILLE &mdash; John Brophy named coach of new franchise.GREENSBORO &mdash; Bob Perreault replaced Ted Lanyon as coach.WINSTON-SALEM &mdash; Forbes Kennedy replaced Don Carter as coach. OTHER CHANGESSUDBURY &mdash; Stu Duncan replaced Mac MacLean as coach of OHA Major Junior League team.HAMILTON &mdash; Bert Templeton replaced Dave Creighton as coach of OHA Major Junior League Team.OTTAWA &mdash; Brian Kilrea replaced Leo Boivin as coach of OHA Major Junior League Team.LETHBRIDGE &mdash; Earl Ingarfield named coach of new WCHL franchise.BRANDON &mdash; Norm Johnson replaced Rudy Pilous as coach of WCHL team.CALGARY &mdash; John Chapman named coach of WCHL team.KAMLOOPS &mdash; Harvey Roy named coach of WCHL team.HULL &mdash; Wayne Maxner named coach of Quebec Major League team.MONTREAL &mdash; Larry Regan replaced Roger Bedard as coach of Quebec Major League team. &#9632;

Expansion Contributes To Coaching Turnover

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03532/3064540-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL LOCHEAD&hellip; Detroit Red Wings</figcaption></div>The Detroit Red Wings haven&rsquo;t really had an overabundance of left wingers in recent seasons and chances of their No. 1 amateur draft pick, Bill Lochead, making it the first year appear to be excellent. The six-foot-one, 195-pound former junior star with Oshawa Generals is expected to win one of the Wings&rsquo; regular left wing berths. He has looked impressive in training camp although he hasn&rsquo;t been overly productive considering his fabulous junior career which he wound up last season by scoring 60 goals. The Wings certainly could use some of his scoring punch in their rejuvenation plans. &#9632;

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MEET THE ROOKIES

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01782/3064485-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><h2>Shorter NHL Games</h2>IN A WAY, IT WAS A MIRACLE in modern hockey.The Toronto Maple Leafs played a pre-season game with an 8 p.m. start in Ottawa against the Atlanta Flames and were on a plane back to Toronto at 10:50 p.m.The change-on-the-fly, free shot and go-directly-to-the-penalty-box rules, which the National Hockey League tested in its exhibition schedule, produced the desired result &mdash; a crisp, two hour and five minute hockey game. Yet both rules that counted most were turned down by a vote of the clubs.Through the first two weeks of exhibition games, the longest match stretched to 2:21, a vast improvement over many three-hour games in the 1973-74 season.When a Stanley Cup final game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins turned into a 3:20 endurance test, the NHL decided something had to be done. The NHL Rules Committee did do something and it appeared it worked. But the Governors voted against adoption of the rule for the regular season use as least.NHL Referee-in-chief Scotty Morrison heartily endorsed the new rules and personally planned their implementation during the exhibition games. Needless to say he was extremely disappointed when the Governors decided not to adopt them for the 1974-75 season.The NBC television network had beefed about the length of the games The TV people prefer their entertainment in neat packages, not an open-ended time period. Because television pays highly to show NHL hockey, and ratings haven&rsquo;t been that great, the complaints were heeded, temporarily.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02671/3064478-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="445" height="550"><figcaption class="caption-body">Scotty Morrison</figcaption></div>Assorted factors can cause a game to drag on but the major ones were:&bull; Fights, which consisted mainly of posturing.&bull; Endless line-jockeying by coaches with most changes made by players moving at a pace which would make a corpse appear swift.&bull; Players fiddling around on faceoffs.&bull; The NHL&rsquo;s dumbest sight: linesmen attempting to steer penalized players off the ice while the star is making phoney threats to opponents in a charade which would embarrass the worst professional wrestler.The player-change legislation limited changes during stoppages in play except following a goal, a penalty or when there is an inequality of playing strength on the ice because of penalties.The free shot was awarded when a team froze the puck unnecessarily. The attacking team then has an uncontested shot on goal from the faceoff circle.The minor bench penalty to a player&rsquo;s team when he doesn&rsquo;t go directly to the penalty box when sentenced and no delays to adjust goalies&rsquo; equipment are in the book already.<h2>Changing On The Fly</h2>&ldquo;THE CHANGE-ON-THE-FLY RULE, would have been the best new rule to come into the game since I&rsquo;ve been in hockey,&rdquo; said Maple Leaf general manager Jim Gregory. &ldquo;It saved time, it kept the players alert and in the game, and it cut down on needless line switching.&rdquo;&ldquo;You sure coudn&rsquo;t go to sleep when you&rsquo;re on the bench,&rdquo; commented Leaf winger Gary Sabourin. &ldquo;You have to be alert because those line changes would happen quickly.&rdquo;&ldquo;The player-change rule had worked because most games were finished in around 2:10, Morrison said. &ldquo;We had no complaints from the coaches, In fact, the coaches and players liked it and endorsed it. It hadn&rsquo;t produced any noticeable increase in penalties for too many men on the ice.&rdquo;Morrison was equally enthusiastic about the free-shot rule which hadn&rsquo;t been enforced a great deal in the pre-season games because defending players were hesitant to freeze the puck and goalies were quick to get rid of it.One goal, by Bill Goldsworthy of the Minnesota North Stars, came on a free shot against the Kansas City Scouts. The California Golden Seals had an unusual free-shot happening in an exhibition game. They were awarded one from the right side of the net and all five Seal attackers on the ice were lefthand shots. They had no one to take it on his fronthand.&ldquo;I liked that rule, too, and recommended its adoption,&rdquo; Morrison added. &ldquo;The negative side of the rule was that the goalie was a sitting duck or at least, some goalies saw themselves that way. But 1 didn&rsquo;t hear of injuries because of the free shot.&rdquo;Morrison strongly asserts that the NHL will have no tolerance for players whodon&rsquo;t go directly to the penalty box. When they dawdle, their teams will receive bench minors for delaying the contest.<h2>No Dawdling On Ice</h2>THE REFEREES ALSO HAVE A MANDATE to single out agressors in fights and penalize them for their actions.&ldquo;These are things the referees will call because our supervisors will be after them if they don&rsquo;t,&rdquo; Morrison said. &ldquo;The sight of linesmen trying to wrestle a player to the box is one you won&rsquo;t be seeing any more. If a team knows it will have a bench minor tacked on, you can be sure the otherplayers will herd the penalized player off the ice quickly.&ldquo;If two players clash and there&rsquo;s a quick flareup between them with each having an equal share of getting it started, then the penalties will be equal. But if one player clearly starts the swinging or through provocative action forces the other player to defend himself, the aggressor will be more severely penalized.&ldquo;Our supervisory people will ask the referee about fights&mdash;who was the aggressor and did one player deliberately provoke the altercation&mdash;and if so why wasn&rsquo;t he more heavily penalized?.&ldquo;In a pre-season game, one player (Steve Durbano of the Pittsburgh Penguins) received a match penalty for a deliberate attempt to injure. He tried to take another player off with him and he received a minor penalty for roughing and his team was given a bench minor because he didn&rsquo;t leave the ice immediately. That&rsquo;s the way those rules should be applied. Because the team suffers, the other players will exert discipline.&rdquo;Morrison is alert for any possible rule changes which would improve the game. One suggested by Eddie Westfall, the thoughtful captain of the New York Islanders, concerning icing the puck calls, has Morrison interested in a trial run.When a team ices the puck now, a defending player having to skate back to retrieve it behind his goal-line before the play can be whistled seems a waste of time. Only very occasionally is an attacking player in a position to challenge the defender for the puck.In international hockey, the icing call is made when the puck crosses the goal-line. However, North American hockey pros always have regarded that rule as bad because they feel the puck is still in play until it&rsquo;s touched.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve always figured the international rule produces a standstill on the ice,&rdquo; Morrison said. &ldquo;As soon as the puck is shot down the ice, the players all stop skating. We&rsquo;ve had all sorts of suggestions for the icing rule but Westfall&rsquo;s merits consideration.&ldquo;His idea is that if the attacking player is not in a position to challenge for possession of the puck on an icing, then the linesmen would call the play immediately. But if an attacker is close enough to chase the defender for the puck, then the existing rule would apply. It would make it a discretion call for the linesmen and I think it rates a try.&rdquo; &#9632;

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FRANK ORR SAYS:

<div class="byline">BY NORM MacLEAN</div>NEW YORK &mdash;Derek Sanderson, whom we promised we wouldn&rsquo;t write too much about this season, forces his way into your presence with his action producing play for the New York Rangers.Item 1: Taking the place of the injured Jean Ratelle on the line with right wing Rod Gilbert and left wing Greg Polis, Sanderson gets a hat trick and one assist to lead New York to an 8-5 win over Boston at Providence on Sept. 27.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01770/3064571-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="562" height="571"><figcaption class="caption-body">GILLES VILLEMURE &hellip;Contract Troubles</figcaption></div>Item 2: At Philadelphia against the Stanley Cup champs, Sanderson gets a goal and two assists with Polis getting two goals and Gilbert four assists. New York wins 5-1.Item 3: Against Detroit, the Rangers win again 5-1 as Sanderson gets into a fight with pugnacious Bryan Watson in the first period. Later he takes and misses a free shot, but overall the play of the Sanderson, Polis, Gilbert line is scientific and superb.&ldquo;No, I&rsquo;m not satisfied with my conditioning yet. I&rsquo;m never really satisfied,&rdquo; said Sanderson. &ldquo;I like playing with Polis and Rod, but when Ratelle returns I&rsquo;ll go back to being the catch center, maybe with Jerry Butler and Bert Wilson. My playing well just means Emile (Francis) can take it slower in getting Ratty ready.&rdquo;After six pre-season games the Rangers were 5-1 with The Turk leading the way with four goals and five assists. Gilbert had seven assists and Polis had five goals. Bobby Rousseau had a goal and five assists.Asked if he thought Rangers could take Philadelphia in the battle for Division I honors, Sanderson said: &ldquo;The Flyers have a great team. Parent is the best goalie in the league. Bobby Clarke is tough and Rick MacLeish is very much underrated. A center and he gets 50 goals. All you hear about is Clarke, but MacLeish is very important to the Flyers. It will be a tight fight all year between Rangers and Flyers.&rdquo;In another major development. Ranger goalie Gilles Villemure twice jumped the club, was suspended by Francis and ended up returning to the team&rsquo;s training camp. Villemure, who was ill and out with a knee injury for much of 1973-74, played only 21 games with a 3.53 goals against average. He suffered a severe bronchial attack in November, then hurt his knee in December when Dennis Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks crashed into him.&ldquo;I have a four year contract with the Rangers. Two years are up. Emile and I had a verbal agreement to re-negotiate after two years. I think I might be traded and simply want to get the re-negotiation out of the way,&rdquo; said Gilles, who could ultimately wind up on another NHL team after the smoke clears in his contract dispute with Francis.&ldquo;We have a policy against renegotiating any contracts and don&rsquo;t intend to change it now,&rdquo; emphasized Francis. &ldquo;Villemure&rsquo;s absence hasn&rsquo;t disrupted our training program one iota. I&rsquo;ll will just wait and let nature take its course.&rdquo; As it turned out Villemure came back to camp.In the meantime the Rangers have been happy with the play of backup goalie Curt Ridley, who sparkled against Philadelphia. Ridley, with Providence last season, had a 2.87 goals against in 39 games. He is a big Ken Dryden type standing 6&rsquo; and weighing 180.As the Rangers prepare for the NHL opener on Oct. 9, Francis has been juggling his other lines to some extent. Rick Middleton is getting a shot at right wing with Walter Stemkowski has been working with Ted Irvine and Billy Fairbairn. In the Detroit game Sept. 30. Ron Greschner made his debut with Rangers and scored the final goal of the game.Greschner and Dave Maloney, both defensemen, were the team&rsquo;s number one and two amateur draft selections last June with Maloney, 18, being number one. Francis just wanted them to get the feel of New York and Madison Square Garden. They will play at Providence this year. &#9632;

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Sanderson Sparkles As Rangers Streak Along

<div class="byline">BY DEREK COOPER</div>OAKLAND &mdash;Okay, California Golden Seals&rsquo; fans. It&rsquo;s time for a quickie quiz. Which person has spent the most seasons within the Seals&rsquo; organization?Bert Marshall would seem the logical answer since the former captain spent six years with the squad and the Seals have only been in the NHL for seven seasons. But you&rsquo;re wrong. The longevity record for the Seals is not held by Marshall or any other player. The honors belong to a person in the front office, but it&rsquo;s not the president, general manager, public relations director, controller or coach.The honors go to Loretta Marcus, public relations secretary who has been with the team since its inception in 1967.Talk about your in-house historian, your Arnold Toynbee of the hockey set, and that&rsquo;s Loretta. She is the only person to actually observe first hand the entire evolution of the Seals.And what an evolution it was. Probably the only thing that would rival it in complexity would be the growth of the single cell into man.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01743/3064678-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="569" height="1028"><figcaption class="caption-body">LORETTA MARCUS &hellip;She Met People</figcaption></div>Consider that in only seven years Ms. Marcus has worked with five different owners, seven general managers, six coaches and five PR men.&ldquo;One of the reasons I first took the job was because I thought I&rsquo;d get a chance to meet a lot of people,&rdquo; she says, not realizing at the time that she would be meeting more people inside the office than outside. Included in her seven years are three logo changes, three name changes and four color changes.The players that have passed by her desk read like a family tree of the NHL. The list of former Seals includes Gerry Ehman, Aut Erickson, Larry Popein, Ron Harris, Bill Hicke, Gary Smith and Dick Redmond just to name a few.&ldquo;Almost every team that comes into Oakland has someone on it that used to play or work for us,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;Bill Torrey (former executive vice-president) and Tim Ryan (former PR director) always make it a point to call if they&rsquo;re in town.&rdquo;As the only eyewitness to the growth of the Seals, Loretta says that there have been definite physical changes in the players the last seven years.&ldquo;The team is much younger now,&rdquo; she observes. &ldquo;And before, the majority of players had short hair, which is certainly not the case now.&rdquo;One thing that has not changed, however, is Loretta&rsquo;s outlook at the start of each season which, despite the years of frustration, is still as optimistic as ever.&ldquo;When the season starts, I think, &lsquo;Maybe this is the year. And I know that one year everything is going to click and we are going to have a good team.&rdquo;And her outlook for the 1974-75 season?&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll have a very young team which looks great on paper,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;ve been here long enough to know not to form opinions until two or three games into the season.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02667/3064671-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="1203" height="1784"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOEY JOHNSTON&hellip; Our Best Camp Ever</figcaption></div>Then she smiles. &ldquo;But this year, just maybe&hellip;&rdquo;And maybe this will be the year because going into the first weeks of the exhibition season the Seals had achieved a stability, both in the office and on the ice. that had been lacking for several seasons.&ldquo;It was quite simply one of the best camps we ever had.&rdquo; said coach Marshall Johnston, who should know since he attended the last four camps as a Seal player. &ldquo;Everyone got into shape and showed great dedication. We didn&rsquo;t have one major injury, and 1 can&rsquo;t remember the last time that occurred.&rdquo;&ldquo;It was the most organized camp we ever had,&rdquo; added captain Joey Johnston. &ldquo;And maybe that&rsquo;s why we got so much done.&rdquo;One major accomplishment was to reunite left winger Johnston with center Ron Huston and right winger-Craig Patrick, a trio that had a great deal of success last season. The move looked even better when Patrick scored two goals in a 4-2 pre-season win over Chicago.According to Bill McCreary, the Seals&rsquo; director of hockey operations. this will be the team&rsquo;s key line, both for scoring and leadership.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got such a young team that the pressure will have to be shouldered by the veterans &mdash; Johnston. Patrick, Stan Gilberson, Gilles Meloche, Jim Neilson and the rest of the proven players,&rdquo; he. says. &ldquo;If they can take the pressure off our younger kids and provide the necessary leadership, this team has playoff potential.&rdquo;And Loretta Marcus, team historian, is eagerly waiting to record that chapter of Seals&rsquo; history.SEAL SLAPPERS: The Seals have officially changed their team colors to Pacific Blue and California Gold. &ldquo;We want to give the team a total Bay Area identity,&rdquo; said Seals&rsquo; president Munson Campbell. &ldquo;And no colors are more representative than these.&rdquo;&hellip; Defenseman Jim Neilson dislocated a finger and was not able to get into the swing of things until the last week of training camp&hellip; The Seals have a new mascot. He&rsquo;s Sparky, a cartoon Seal designed by Charles Schulz and Creative Associates, the people who bring you the Peanuts cartoon&hellip; Seven Seal players have purchased homes in the Bay Area and will live in California the year round. Can&rsquo;t beat that sunshine&hellip; Season ticket sales are nearly double what they were a year ago. &#9632;

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Loretta Marcus Has Seen It All In Seven-Year Evolution Of Seals

<div class="byline">BY BILL HEUFELDER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01584/3064709-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey and entertainment celebrities got together for a golf outing in Pittsburgh and one of the participants who showed up was TV personality Perry Como, shown here with Penguins&rsquo; scoring star Syl Apps, right. The ladies on hand for the event from the left are Lonnie Boileau, wife of the Penguin coach Marc Boileau, Joyce MacDonald, wife of Penguin winger Lowell MacDonald and Apps&rsquo; wife, Anne.</figcaption></div>PITTSBURGH&mdash;Their regular lineup practically set when training camp opened, the Pittsburgh Penguins were cheered by the appearance of a handful of players who could prove helpful in supporting roles.Yves Bergeron, Colin Campbell and Kelly Pratt, all connected with World Hockey Association teams a year ago, severed their ties and reported to the Pittsburgh camp. Of the three, Pratt, a right winger who spent last season with the Winnipeg Jets, was the only one to stick with the big club.The shortened training period also convinced the Penguin management that the club&rsquo;s two top draft choices, Pierre Larouche and Jacques Cossette, needed some pro seasoning in Hershey. The Penguins lost more than a dozen players from the Bears who won the Calder Cup.On the surface, a club which finished out of the playoffs yet is opening with almost a set roster from last year sounds foolhardy, but the Penguins have high hopes which seem justified.Pittsburgh will begin its first full season under coach Marc Boileau, who molded the drastically revamped personnel last February into an exciting club which compiled one of the National Hockey League&rsquo;s most impressive records down the stretch.To hasten their improvement, the Penguins, ignoring his $175,000 salary, acquired left winger Vid Hadfield, the ex-New York Ranger captain. Then, shortly before camp opened, they dealt last year&rsquo;s first draft choice, Blaine Stoughton, to Toronto for Rick Kehoe, a young, promising right winger.Based on Boileau&rsquo;s early combinations, Hadfield and Kehoe may wind up on the same unit with Bob McManama at center.The Penguins, of course, are looking for supporting firepower behind Syl Apps, Lowell MacDonald and Jean Pronovost, who as a unit totaled 107 goals last year.Boileau had been concerned that the dropoff in goal production was too drastic after his first line. Thus, the acquisition of Hadfield, still a dangerous scorer at age 34, and Kehoe, who punched home 18 goals for the Leafs.In addition to Hadfield and MacDonald on the left side, the Penguins are likely to retain Nelson Debenedet, obtained from Detroit in an off-season trade. Splitting his time between Detroit and Virginia of the American Hockey League, Debenedet scored only 12 goals, but Boileau believes the youngster has potential as a scorer and is impressed with his size (6&rsquo;1&rdquo;, 205).How long Debenedet remains with the Penguins will depend on his own performance and the recovery of Wayne Bianchin, who suffered a broken neck in a surfing accident. Bianchin has rejoined the club and is awaiting word to begin contact work. Doctors originally feared he would be lost to the team until mid-season.The arrival of Kehoe is certain to strengthen the production on right wing where Bernie Lukowich. who mustered but nine goals in 53 games, already has been assigned to Hershey. Boileau is expecting continued improvement from strong shooting Chuck Aranson, who closed fast last season to become a 20-goal scorer.Apps and tireless Ron Schock are the veterans at center with the Penguins counting heavily on two second-year centermen, McManama and Ron Lalonde.On defense, Jean-Guy Lagac&eacute; survived the expansion draft, then saw one of his challengers, Nick Beverley, sent to the Rangers in the Hadfield deal. If the Penguins keep six defensemen, the spunky little veteran will stick.Boileau will rely on five other defensemen who blend youth and big league experience. All Star Dave Burrows is back with Ab DeMarco, Steve Durbano, Bob Paradise and Ron Stackhouse.They&rsquo;ll have their work cut out for them playing in front of two rookie goaltenders, Bob Johnson and Gary Inness.Johnson appears to hold the inside track, despite a mere 12 appearances in the NHL. A battler, he fought St. Louis winger Pierre Plante in an exhibition game, upholding the combative tradition established by ex-Penguin netminders Al Smith and Andy Brown.If Johnson never throws a punch, but gives as a big league performance in the nets, the Penguins will be more than satisfied. Hardly a timid bunch, Pittsburgh has adequate muscle with Durbano (284 penalty minutes last season) and left winger Bob Kelly (123).PEN NOTES: Finnish goalie Jorma Valtonen has received a long look in camp, but Penguins aren&rsquo;t likely to spend the $40,000 fee required by his country&rsquo;s hockey association, plus a salary in order to keep him.Hershey-bound Don Seiling, filling in for Hadfield, scored well in the exhibition season&hellip; Kelly Pratt triggered the first goal off a &lsquo;free shot&rsquo;&hellip; Defenseman Ron Jones is recovering rapidly from hip and knee injuries suffered during the off-season in a water-ski accident&hellip; He may start skating within a month. &#9632;

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WHA Castoff Pratt Lone Rookie To Crack Pittsburgh’s Lineup

<h2>How Teams Finished</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01496/3064803-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="598" height="586"></div><h3>TOP 25 SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02441/3064796-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="596" height="732"></div><h3>NHL ALL STARS</h3>FIRST TEAMGoal &mdash; BERNIE PARENT. PhiladelphiaDefense &mdash; BOBBY ORR. BostonDefense &mdash; BRAD PARK, New York RangersCenter &mdash; PHIL ESPOSITO, BostonR. Wing &mdash; KEN HODGE, BostonL. Wing &mdash; RICK MARTIN. BuffaloSECOND TEAM Goal &mdash; TONY ESPOSITO, ChicagoDefense &mdash; BILL WHITE, ChicagoDenfese &mdash; BARRY ASHBEE, PhiladelphiaCenter &mdash; BOBBY CLARKE, PhiladelphiaR. Wing &mdash; MICKEY REDMOND, DetroitL. Wing &mdash; WAYNE CASHMAN, BostonTROPHY WINNERSHart &mdash; PHIL ESPOSITO, BostonNorris &mdash; BOBBY ORR, BostonLady Byng &mdash; JOHN BUCYK, BostonCalder &mdash; DENIS POTVIN, N.Y. IslandersArt Ross &mdash; PHIL ESPOSITO, BostonVezina &mdash; BERNIE PARENT, BOB TAYLOR, Philadelphia, tied with TONY ESPOSITO, MIKE VEISOR, ChicagoConn Smythe &mdash; BERNIE PARENT, PhiladelphiaBill Masterton &mdash; HENRI RICHARD, MontrealPatrick &mdash; ALEX DELVECCHIO, DetroitStanley Cup &mdash; PHILADELPHIA FLYERSPrince Of Wales &mdash; BOSTON BRUINSCampbell Bowl &mdash; PHILADELPHIA FLYERS<h3>FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03365/3064789-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="586" height="93"></div>(Philadelphia wins best-ot-seven series 4-2)<h3>SEMI-FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04289/3064782-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="583" height="85"></div>(Boston wins best-of-seven series 4-2)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-05238/3064775-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="582" height="86"></div>(Philadelphia wins best-of-seven series 4-3).<h3>QUARTER-FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-06203/3064768-1-eng-US/f0017-062.jpg" title="f0017-06" width="582" height="90"></div>(Boston wins best-of-seven series 4-2)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-07180/3064761-1-eng-US/f0017-072.jpg" title="f0017-07" width="584" height="90"></div>(New York wins best-of-seven series 4-2)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-08148/3064754-1-eng-US/f0017-082.jpg" title="f0017-08" width="590" height="88"></div>(Philadelphia wins best-of-seven quarterfinals 4-0).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-09132/3064747-1-eng-US/f0017-092.jpg" title="f0017-09" width="586" height="91"></div>(Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4-1).<h3>TOP 15 SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-10122/3064740-1-eng-US/f0017-102.jpg" title="f0017-10" width="586" height="445"></div> &#9632;

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Looking Back At Last Year In The NHL

<div class="byline">BY JAY GREENBERG</div>KANSAS CITY &mdash;If smiles were strong enough to stop pucks, Michel Plasse would have had a shutout. He sat in the tiny locker room in Brantford. Ont., the first winning goalie in Kansas City Scouts&rsquo; history, wondering how he would find the strength to dress himself but saying he was ready to go again.&ldquo;I was starting to get tired,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;When we got the fifth goal I was very happy.&rdquo; That fifth goal, an empty-net job by Lynn Powis, had clinched the baby Scouts&rsquo; first victory only 10 days after they first appeared on the bearskin rug. They went on to beat Pittsburgh. 6-2, then went on to a total of six hours in bus rides and a 90 minute flight to Austin, Minn., the next night to play the North Stars.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-11105/3064841-1-eng-US/f0017-112.jpg" title="f0017-11" width="276" height="456"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lynn Powis</figcaption></div>Plasse went on the next night, too, forced to go the whole way in games he normally would have split because of a four-stitch face cut suffered by Peter McDuffe in practice the day before. This time Plasse stopped 3l shots as the Scouts rallied from a two goal deficit to tie the North Stars 3-3.When Plasse and MdDuffe teamed up to beat Minnesota 5-1 three nights later in Port Huron, Mich., the Scouts had an amazing two victories and a tie to show for four exhibition games.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m really surprised,&rdquo; said Plasse more than once. &ldquo;I just didn&rsquo;t expect it so soon. In June I just thought there was no way we&rsquo;re going to have a good team this year. But now I think we&rsquo;re going to surprise people. If we don&rsquo;t make the playoffs we&rsquo;ll be close. That wouldn&rsquo;t be too bad for the first year.&rdquo;Exhibition games are generally not admissible as evidence, but through the first four the Scouts were doing an amazing imitation of a team that could be respectable this year.What coach Bep Guidolin is trying to do is nothing new. He&rsquo;s preaching the two-way checking game, standard survival technique of all expansion teams, but amazingly the Scouts were doing it with efficiency in only their second week.&ldquo;Not really,&rdquo; Bep said when asked after the Pittsburgh victory if he was surprised. &ldquo;I thought we were going to win two exhibition games. And I told you we&rsquo;re not that bad a team.&ldquo;These guys have been around, they know what they have to do. It&rsquo;s just a matter of them getting used to my methods. It is pleasing to see them play it so fast. We can&rsquo;t get too excited, but when I see some players it makes me feel good. I know now we can skate with anybody.&ldquo;Once we get our lines set we can play with anybody in this league. We&rsquo;re going to be inexperienced around the net but things will come together. But we have to skate, there&rsquo;s no excuse for us not to skate.&rdquo;There is also no way for the Scouts to come out of Year One with any measure of respectability unless they are conditioned and well-disciplined. The two-a-day workouts continued into the third week of training camp, providing assurance that, if nothing else, the Scouts will be in shape. They will need any edge they can get.&ldquo;They&rsquo;re going to surprise somebody,&rdquo; said Bep after already surprising Pittsburgh and Minnesota. &ldquo;But they&rsquo;re going to have to believe in themselves like I believe in them. All they&rsquo;ve got to do is work their butts of, and they&rsquo;ll do it.&rdquo;LOOSE PUCKS: Lynch recorded the first Scouts hat trick in the victory over the Penguins&hellip;Guidolin did not even begin to organize lines, defensive pairings penaltykilling teams and power-plays until the final week of training camp, which made their initial burst of success even more surprising&hellip; The power-play still managed seven goals in the first four games&hellip;Butch Deadmarsh, who is committed to play the final year of his NHL, contract with the Scouts, says he has an option to get out of his future (1975-76) contract with the Vancouver Balzers of the WHA if he wants to take advantage of it. &ldquo;It`s there if I want it,&rdquo; he says. He tried to renegotiate a longer-term contract with the Scouts after they selected him in the expansion draft this summer, but says the club showed no interest. Sid Abel, the Scouts&rsquo; general manager, said he is interested, but Deadmarsh wants too much&hellip;Wilf Paiement, the Scouts&rsquo; first amateur draft choice, missed two games with a combination of a twisted ankle and a pulled groin, and Glen Burden, the second pick, was hospitalized by a reaction to an allergy shot. Both were skating again by the final week of training camp&hellip;When the Scouts acquired defenseman Bart Crashley from the New York Islanders in exchange for the rights to Bob Bourne, their third draft choice, it meant the top draft picks in the 1972 expansion draft had been recycled to Kansas City&hellip;Kerry Ketter, Atlanta&rsquo;s original choice, was selected by the Scouts&rsquo; in the expansion draft, but has been assigned to Baltimore of the American League. Crashley was the Islanders&rsquo; first choice, but jumped to Los Angeles of the WHA before going back to the Islanders this summer.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1294/3064834-1-eng-US/f0017-122.jpg" title="f0017-12" width="552" height="592"><figcaption class="caption-body">MICHEL PLASSE &hellip; Went All Way</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Scouts’ Sparkling Exhibition Play Surprises Everybody But Guidolin

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div>ST. LOUIS &mdash;The most stable line the St. Louis Blues have at the beginning of the 1974-75 season is center Wayne Merrick flanked by Ace Bailey on the left and Pierre Plante on the right.Coach Lou Angotti is convinced that the three young players are a natural combination and he intends to leave them together.&ldquo;They complement one another perfectly,&rdquo; says Angotti. &ldquo;They stick together and they play well together.&rdquo;Angotti assembled the line last March and was satisfied immediately. As the season ended the coach assured the threesome they would still be together when the season opened.&ldquo;it feels super to know ahead of time that you&rsquo;re going to be on a certain line; it gives you confidence,&rdquo; said Bailey. &ldquo;We started playing together agin the first day of camp. We&rsquo;re developing as a line, and we&rsquo;ll get better.&rdquo;The success of the line is due not a blend of peculiar talents but rather to an attitude that working together is important. In other words, they are not three individualistic talents doing their own things on the ice. Instead, they are three versatile players that exchange roles on the ice toward the better efficiency of the unit.Angotti says, &ldquo;Their biggest problem is that they are three unselfish hockey players. They have to shoot the puck more. Each of them has a good shot.&rdquo;Angotti&rsquo;s enthusiasm about the line has had a positive effect on the players, who are genuinely happy about being together.&ldquo;I hope we stay together because we&rsquo;re working so well together,&rdquo; says Plante. &ldquo;Maybe we do a little too much passing, but we&rsquo;re just trying to give the puck to a guy in better position. Maybe we should shoot more and go for the rebound.&rdquo;Plante probably has the best shot of the three, but each can get away a pretty good shot. Merrick, stretching his long legs in a fluid skating motion, is probably the best stickhandler.&ldquo;I like to set the other guys up and see them score.&rdquo; said Merrick. &ldquo;1 like to score, too. but I&rsquo;m not a great goal scorer. I&rsquo;m not a Garry Unger. Both my wingers can really shoot the puck, and a good center gets more assists than goals.&rdquo;The stability of the line is something unusual for the Blues, who over the years have usually been accustomed to frequent changes in line combinations.Probably the most stable line in Blues&rsquo; history was the combination of Phil Goyette at center, Ab McDonald at left wing and Ron Anderson at right wing. That line led the National Hockey League in scoring at one point, but the assembling of the line came at an odd time in their respective careers. Goyette was slowing with age, and McDonald was headed for back problems, while Anderson was just trying to establish himself in the NHL. The Go-Golineof Unger, Mike Murphy and Phil Roberto was spectacular for a while until it was broken up, and Murphy was then traded.Merrick, Plante and Bailey have already established themselves individually in the NHL and are roughly at the same stage of development. If they continue to excel as a line, they could be together for a long time.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01500/3064886-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="559" height="730"><figcaption class="caption-body">WAYNE MERRICK</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02404/3064879-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="556" height="718"><figcaption class="caption-body">ACE BAILEY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03303/3064872-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="562" height="733"><figcaption class="caption-body">PIERRE PLANTE</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Blues’ Holdover Line To Start New Season As Unit

<div class="byline">BY PAT THOMPSON</div>TWIN CITIES &mdash;No doubt about it. The Minnesota North Stars want to prove they - are a changed team.They showed such intentions in the first scrimmages of training camp, and in their early exhibition outings.In simple terms, the art of checking has been rediscovered in Minnesota.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not that we&rsquo;ve worked them so hard,&rdquo; mused general manager-coach Jack Gordon. &ldquo;Everybody is working hard. I haven&rsquo;t had to push them at all.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01480/3064917-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="293" height="517"><figcaption class="caption-body">Blake Dunlop</figcaption></div>But the North Stars, who finished seventh in the now defunct eight-team alignment in the West Division last spring, plan to do some pushing of their own.Take the 2-2 exhibition opener against the New York Islanders. Gordon scrimmaged his team the morning of the game, yet they came out hitting. They hit with their fists as well as their bodies during three lively encounters with the Islanders. Then in a 4-2 victory over Los Angeles, the North Stars and Kings skated off throwing punches.&ldquo;Already there have been a lot of remarks about some of the checking,&rdquo; Gordon said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what happens when you get some guys who like to do it. Before you know it, it&rsquo;s multiplied through the team.&rdquo;John Flesch and Don Martineau, two big hitters acquired from Atlanta, helped set the tone. But it came easy for the veterans, who are hungry for playoff money they missed last spring.The heated competition for positions could result in several new faces making the NHL roster. Blake Dunlop, for instance, wants to make the jump from New Haven for good. He earned a start at center for the first two exhibition games, and responded with a goal in each game. Flesch and Martineau are contesting for spots on the wings.A wide open race is on at defense. Gary Bergman, a 10-year veteran who was not protected in the expansion, did not suit up for the exhibition openers in favor of younger players and was ultimately traded back to Detroit for future considerations.Yes, the North Stars will be a changed team in 1974-75. And when they open the regular season against Pittsburgh, they will have a weapon they never have been able to use before &mdash; a No. 1 amateur draft choice.In past years, the North Stars traded away their selections before the draft to build with veterans.Enter Doug Hicks, a 6&rsquo;, 180-pound defenseman from Flin Flon. Gordon was immediately impressed with the kid&rsquo;s mobility, checking and stickwork. He, too, scored a goal against the Kings.Ted O&rsquo;Connor, North Stars&rsquo; head scout, says Hicks is much like Orr in that he uses his speed rather than the body to take a man out of the play.&rdquo;To that, Hicks says: &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t really say I studied Orr and tried to copy him. I try to play my way and be myself.&rdquo;NORTH STAR NOTES: The only other amateur choice who suited for the first two exhibition games was goalie Pete LoPresti, 21-year-old Minnesota native whose father (Sam) still holds the NHL record of making 80 saves in a game for Chicago against Boston in the 1940. Gordon has assigned retired goalie Gump Worsley, now a scout, to work with LoPresti. Pete passed his first test with 30 minutes of scoreless goalkeeping in the second half of the LA game. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s been about what I expected,&rdquo; said LoPresti. &ldquo;The game is much faster than in college, just like college was faster than high school. I&rsquo;m making a point of not looking up to see who the player is that&rsquo;s shooting. I&rsquo;m just concentrating on making the stop.&rdquo;&hellip; Team captain Bill Goldsworthy, a 48-goal scorer last year, and starting goalie Cesare Maniago, are the only North Stars left from the 1967 expansion draft. Another holdover who has never missed a game is dauntless Al Shaver, the team&rsquo;s radio play-by-play voice&hellip; Henry Boucha, theex-Red Wihg and another graduate of Minnesota prep hockey, wasted little time is establishing himself as a local favorite, sparring with a Islander after taking an elbow and making his first goal in a North Star sweater the game-winner against LA&hellip; Murray Williamson, aide to team president Walter Bush Jr., is organizing the world junior tournament to be held at Met Sports Center and in Canada in December&hellip; A team policy is no mustaches Tom Reid, resident humorist, showed up with one, and told Gordon he was going to shave. He walked back out of the washroom with only half the whiskers gone. &ldquo;Jack liked it just like I thought he would,&rdquo; said Reid &ldquo;but he didn&rsquo;t &#9632;

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Gordon Rubbing Palms As His New North Stars Come Out As Hitters

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01326/3064969-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="567" height="694"><figcaption class="caption-body">GARY BERGMAN &hellip; Red Wing Again</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02241/3064962-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="554" height="706"><figcaption class="caption-body">THOMMIE BERGMAN &hellip; Not Impressive</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-03200/3064955-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="565" height="703"><figcaption class="caption-body">HANK NOWAK &hellip; Knee Injury</figcaption></div>DETROIT &mdash;It was some week for Detroit Red Wings general manager-coach Alex Delvecchio.Dinner, with his wife, Teresa, at the White House with President and Mrs. Ford and Giovanni Leone, president of Italy, and dancing afterward. Black tie and all that. If only they could have seen him back home in Thunder Bay.Then a victory over Bruce Norris, the zillionaire who owns the Red Wings, in an intrasquad game &mdash; Norris picked one squad and Delvecchio the other.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-04154/3064948-1-eng-US/f0020-042.jpg" title="f0020-04" width="283" height="481"><figcaption class="caption-body">Alex Delvecchio</figcaption></div>So it all was quite exhilarating, quite a week. The President asked Delvecchio what kind of team he was going to have this season, the same question Red Wing fans have been asking; the question, certainly, that must be in Norris&rsquo; mind.With the season just about to begin, the answer isn&rsquo;t exactly encouraging based on exhibition results.Norris noted favorably and commented on the improved attitude in camp, an attitude markedly different from that experienced during the regime of Ned Harkness, who worked extremely hard but with the touch of a blacksmith.Norris hosted dinner for the team one night and, after losing the intrasquad game, cracked: &ldquo;Well, at least I gave Alex his first victory of the season.&rdquo;And through nearly two weeks of exhibition play, it was the only one as team after team&mdash;the Rangers, Maple Leafs and twice the Blues&mdash;rolled up the count on the Red Wings.Obviously, exhibition results do not count in the standings. But when a club gives up 23 goals in four games, there is cause for concern.Delvecchio was hoping the return of Gary Bergman from Minnesota in a trade for future considerations would make the Detroit defense a little more stable. Bergman had his best years with the Wings before he was shunted off to the North Stars last season for veteran Ted Harris. Now that he&rsquo;s back, maybe the Wings&rsquo; problems will ease slightly.Delvecchio was counting on the other Bergman, Thommie, to return to his rookie form but the tall, blond Swedish defenseman wasn&rsquo;t exactly impressive.And while pound-for-pound Bryan Watson is unrivaled for guttiness, the much-scarred defenseman never has collected any votes in the Norris Trophy balloting. And yet Watson is a veteran on the Detroit defense, an anchorman. There were times last season that he didn&rsquo;t even break into Delvecchio&rsquo;s lineup of regular defensemen.Jack Lynch and Jean Hamel, both acquired last season, have yet to spend an entire season in the National Hockey League. Yet it is those five &mdash; the Bergmans, Watson, Lynch and Hamel&mdash;who figure to be the regulars to start the season.Delvecchio has used the exhibitions to inspect the rookies and 22-year-old Jim Nahrgang, an offensive defensemen who was an All-American at Michigan Tech, runner-up in the NCAA championship last winter to Minnesota, was impressive.Nahrgang, a 5&rsquo;1&rdquo;, 185-pound native of Millbank, Ont., was drafted by Detroit three years ago but elected to remain in school and get his degree.He figured he wasn&rsquo;t ready yet for professional hockey and in the meantime he&rsquo;d be playing in the best college league and getting an education besides.Olympia certainly isn&rsquo;t new grounds for Nahrgang. He&rsquo;s played there the last four years in the Great Lakes Invitational college tournament which Tech and Olympia cosponsor.Battling with Nahrgang for a defense post was Claude Houde, a 6&rsquo;1&rdquo;, 190-pounder from Drummondville, Que., who split last sea &#9632;

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Exhibition Play Shows Wings’ Defense Still Suspect

RON LALONDEPittsburgh PenguinsIt isn&rsquo;t every day a young National Leaguer gets to score three goals in a game but it happened to Ron Lalonde of the Pittsburgh Penguins even though he&rsquo;s worried they won&rsquo;t count.Lalonde triggered three goals as the Penguins defeated Cleveland Crusaders or led the WHA team 5-3 when bedlam broke loose in their recent penalty filled exhibition gameLalonde was hot as he rejoiced after the game. &ldquo;It was my first hat trick as a professional. I wonder if they&rsquo;ll all count,&rdquo; said the Pittsburgh winger in reference to the fact Cleveland pulled its team off the ice with five minutes to play in the last period. It could go in the books as a 1-0 forfeit and Lalonde&rsquo;s first pro hat trick would be wiped out. He was hoping it wouldn&rsquo;t.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0585/3065014-1-eng-US/f0020-052.jpg" title="f0020-05" width="535" height="643"></div>GUY LAFLEURMontreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens came on strong with an explosive offense in their closing exhibition games and one player who stuck out in the onslaught was Guy Lafleur.The Canadiens&rsquo; hard-working right winger had a hand in scoring in just about every game the Habs performed in during the last 10 days of training camp.Lafleur shot goals one and three as the Canadiens tied Washinton 4-4. Against Chicago when the Montrealers rolled to an easy 7-1 victory, he scored the fourth goal of the game and wound up with the game winner as the Habs beat Boston 3-1 in their next-to-last exhibition outing of the season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0667/3065007-1-eng-US/f0020-062.jpg" title="f0020-06" width="523" height="559"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0757/3065000-1-eng-US/f0020-072.jpg" title="f0020-07" width="682" height="769"><figcaption class="caption-body">A taste you can call your own</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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N.H.L. Player’s of the week.

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-02134/3065157-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="260" height="256"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-01185/3065164-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg" title="f0021-01" width="233" height="212"></div>ATLANTA &mdash; Goal, Dan Bouchard, Phil Myre; defense, Arnie Brown, Dwight Bialowas, Ken Houston, Ed Kea, Jean Lemieux, Randy Manery, Pat Quinn, Noel Price; centers, Curt Bennett, Rey Comeau. Bryan Hextall, Bob Leiter, Tom Lysiak, Dean Talafous; right wings, Hilliard Graves, Buster Harvey, Larry Romanchych; left wings, Jerry Byers, Keith McCreary, Jacques Richard, Eric Vail.BOSTON &mdash; Goal, Gil Gilbert, Ross Brooks, Ken Broderick, Dave Reece; defense, Gary Doak, Darryl Edestrand, Bobby Orr, Al Sims, Dallas Smith, Carol Vadnais; centers, Phil Esposito, Walt McKechnie, Andre Savard, Gregg Sheppard; right wings, Ken Hodge, Terry O&rsquo;Reilly, Bobby Schmautz; left wings, John Bucyk, Wayne Cashman, Dave Forbes, Dave Hynes, Don Marcotte, Peter Sturgeon.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0393/3065150-1-eng-US/f0021-032.jpg" title="f0021-03" width="231" height="231"></div>BUFFALO &mdash; Goal, Jacques Caron, Gary Bromley, Rocky Farr; defense, Larry Carriere, Lee Fogolin, Bill Hajt, Jerry Korab, Paul McIntosh, Mike Robitaille, Jim Schoenfeld; centers, Don Luce, Gerry Meehan, Gil Perreault; right wings, Norm Gratton, Peter McNab, Larry Mickey, Rene Robert; left wings, Jim Lorentz, Richard Martin, Craig Ramsay, Brian Spencer, Morris Titanic.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0478/3065143-1-eng-US/f0021-042.jpg" title="f0021-04" width="329" height="157"></div>CALIFORNIA &mdash; Goal, Gilles Meloche, Gary Simmons, Marv Edwards; defense, Len Frig, Rick Hampton, Ted McAneeley, Jim Neilson, Bob Stewart, Mike Christie, Barry Cummins; centers, Lyle Bradley, Ron Huston, Rick Kessell, Stan Weir; right wings, Wayne King, Hartland Monahan, Morris Mott, Craig Patrick; left wings, Stan Gilbertson, Del Hall, Joey Johnston, Charlie Simmer, John Stewart.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0569/3065136-1-eng-US/f0021-052.jpg" title="f0021-05" width="264" height="245"></div>CHICAGO &mdash; Goal, Tony Esposito, Mike Veisor; defense, Doug Jarrett, Keith Magnuson, Dick Redmond, Phil Russell, Bill White; centers, Ivan Boldirev, Pit Martin, Stan Mikita, Dale Tallon; right wings, J.P. Bordeleau, Alain Daigle, Cliff Koroll, Chico Maki, Grant Mulvey, Rob Palmer, Jim Pappin; left wings, Dennis Hull, Darcy Rota, John Marks.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0661/3065129-1-eng-US/f0021-062.jpg" title="f0021-06" width="329" height="186"></div>DETROIT &mdash; Goal, Jim Rutherford, Doug Grant, Terry Richardson; defense, Thommie Bergman, Gary Bergman, Jean Hamel, Claude Houde, Jack Lynch, Bryan Watson; centers, Red Berenson, Marcel Dionne, Bill Hogaboam, Mike Jakubo, Nelson Pyatt; right wings, Earl Anderson, Mickey Redmond, Doug Roberts; left wings. Guy Charron, Pierre Jarry, Nick Libett. Bill Lochead, Hank Nowak, Danny Grant.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0753/3065122-1-eng-US/f0021-072.jpg" title="f0021-07" width="284" height="279"></div>KANSAS CITY &mdash; Goal, Michel Plasse, Peter McDuffe; defense, Chris Evans, Mike Baumgartner, Brent Hughes, Jim McElmury, Bart Crashley, Brian Lefley; centers, Eddie jGilbert, Richard Lemieux, John Wright, Glen Burdon, Hugh Harvey, Dave Hudson; right wings, Simon Noiet, Wilf Paiement, Randy Rota. Ted Snell, Doug Horbul; left wing; Robin Bums, Lyn Powis, Norm Dube. Gary Croteau. Butch Deadmarsh.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0847/3065115-1-eng-US/f0021-082.jpg" title="f0021-08" width="239" height="274"></div>LOS ANGELES &mdash; Goal, Rogatien Vachon. Gary Edwards; defense, Larry Brown, Terry Harper. Dave Hutchison, Sheldon Kannegiesser, Neil Komadoski, Bob Murdoch; centers, Gene Carr, Butch Goring, Phil Hoene, Vic Venasky, Juha Widing; right wings, Mike Corrigan, Don Kozak, Mike Murphy, Bob Nevin, Frank St. Marseille; left wings, Bob Berry, Dan Maloney, Tom Williams.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0941/3065108-1-eng-US/f0021-092.jpg" title="f0021-09" width="251" height="224"></div>MINNESOTA &mdash; Goal, Peter Lopresti, Cesare Maniago, Fem Rivard; defense, Fred Barrett, Barry Gibbs, Doug Hicks. Dennis O&rsquo;Brien, Tom Reid; centers, Jude Drouin, Dennis Hextall, Murray Oliver, Fred jStanfield; right wings, John Flesch, Bill Goldsworthy, Loui Nanne, Henry Boucha, Johnny Rogers; left wings, Don Martineau, Blake Dunlop, Jean-Paul Parise.MONTREAL &mdash; Goal, Ken Dryden, Michel Larocque, Wayne Thomas; defense, Pierre Bouchard, Rick Chartraw, Jacques Lapierrere, Guy Lapointe, Gilles Lupien, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, John Van Boxmeer; centers, Jacques Lemaire, Pete Mahovlich, Gordon McTavish, Henri Richard, Doug Risebrough; right wings, Yvan Coumoyer Glenn Goldup, Guy Lafleur, Claude Larose, Jim Roberts, Mario Tremblay; left wings Bob Gainey, Yvon Lambert, Chuck Lefley, Glenn Sather, Steve Shutt, Murray Wilson.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1037/3065101-1-eng-US/f0021-102.jpg" title="f0021-10" width="276" height="218"></div>N.Y. ISLANDERS &mdash; Goal, Glenn Resch, Billy Smith; defense, Dave Fortier, Gerry Hart, Dave Lewis, Bert Marshall, Denis Potvin, Jean Potvin, Ron Smith; centers, Lome Henning, Tom Miller. Ralph Stewart, Andre St. Laurent, Eddie Westfall; right wings, Craig Cameron, Bob Cook, Billy Harris, Bob Nystrom; left wings, Clark Gillies, Ernie Hicke, Garry Howatt, Walt Ledingham, Billy MacMillan.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1130/3065094-1-eng-US/f0021-112.jpg" title="f0021-11" width="268" height="255"></div>N.Y. RANGERS &mdash; Goal, Ed Giacomin, Gilles Villemure; defense, Nick Beverley, Ron Harris, Gilles Marotte, Brad Park, Dale Rolfe, Rod Seiling; centers, Jean Ratelie, Derek Sanderson, Pete Stemkowski, Walt Tkaczuk; right wings, Jerry Butler, Bill Fairbairn, Rod Gilbert, Rick Middleton, Bobby Rousseau; left wings, Ted Irvine, Steve Vickers, Greg Polis.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1220/3065087-1-eng-US/f0021-122.jpg" title="f0021-12" width="188" height="202"></div>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Goal, Bernie Parent, Bob Taylor, Wayne Stephenson; defense, Andre Dupont, Ted Harris, Ed Van Impe, Tom Bladon, Jimmy Watson, Joe Watson; centers, Bobby Clarke, Bill Clement, Terry Crisp, Orest Kindrachuk, Rick MacLeish; right wings, Gary Domhoefer, Reg Leach, Don Saleski; left wings, Bill Barber, Dave Schultz, Bob Kelly, Ross Lonsberry, Randy Osburn, Robert Sirois.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1318/3065080-1-eng-US/f0021-132.jpg" title="f0021-13" width="264" height="183"></div>PITTSBURGH &mdash; Goal, Gary Inness, Bob Johnson; defense, Dave Burrows, Ab DeMarco, Steve Durbano, Jean-Guy Lagace, Ron Stackhouse, Bob Paradise, centers, Syl Apps, Ron Lalonde, Bob McManama, Ron Schock; right wings, Chuck Amason, Rick Kehoe, Kelly Pratt, Jean Pronovost; left wings, Vic Hadfield, Nelson Debenedet, Bob Kelly, Lowell MacDonald.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1416/3065073-1-eng-US/f0021-142.jpg" title="f0021-14" width="251" height="226"></div>ST. LOUIS &mdash; Goal, John Davidson, Eddie Johnston; defense, Don Awrey, Bob Hess, Barclay Plager, Bob Plager, Larry Sacharuk; centers, Dave Gardner, Wayne Merrick, Brian Ogilvie, Garry Unger; right wings, Bill Collins, Pierre Plante, Phil Roberto; left wings, Ace Bailey, Murray Kuntz, Michel Plante, Floyd Thomson.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1514/3065066-1-eng-US/f0021-152.jpg" title="f0021-15" width="293" height="214"></div>TORONTO &mdash; Goal, Doug Favell, Dune Wilson; defense, Brian Glennie Jim McKenny, Bob Neely, Borje Salming, Ian Turnbull, Willie Brossart, Claire Alexander, John Grisdale; centers. George Ferguson, Dave Keon, Darryl Sittier, Norm Ullman, Jack Valiquette; right wings, Ron Ellis, Bill Flett, Blaine Stoughton, Lanny McDonald, Gary Sabourin, Tim Ecclestone; left wings, Inge Hammarstrom, Lyle Moffat, Garry Monahan, Eddie Shack, Errol Thompson, Dave Williams.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1613/3065059-1-eng-US/f0021-162.jpg" title="f0021-16" width="255" height="257"></div>VANCOUVER &mdash; Goal, Gary Smith. Ken Lockett, Dan Brady, Bruce Bullock; defense, Bob Dailey, Jocelyn Guevremont, Dennis Kearns, Jim Mair, Larry McIntyre, Tracy Pratt, Harold Snepts, Barry Wilkins; centers, &ldquo;Andre Boudrias. Chris Oddleifson, Jim Wiley; right wings, Paulin Bordeleau, Gregg Boddy, Dave Dunn, Bryan McSheffrey, Dennis Ververgeart; left wings, John Gould, Ron Sedlbauer, Don Lever, Bobby Lalonde.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1711/3065052-1-eng-US/f0021-172.jpg" title="f0021-17" width="329" height="262"></div>WASHINGTON &mdash; Goal, John Adams, Michel Belhumeur, Ron Low; defense. Grey Joly, Yvon Labre. Joe Lundrigan. Bill Mikkelson, Doug Mohns, Gordon Smith; centers, Jim Hrycuik, Pete Laframboise, Pete Sullivan, Randy Wyrozub; right wings, Ron Anderson, Steve Atkinson, Jack Egers, Lew Morrison, Andre Peloffy, Tommy Williams; left wings, Bruce Cowick, Dennis Dupere, Larry Fullan, Bob Gryp, Dave Kryskow, Bill Lesuk, Mike Marson.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-189/3065045-1-eng-US/f0021-182.jpg" title="f0021-18" width="336" height="192"></div> &#9632;

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Probable Starting Lineups For NHL Teams

<div class="byline">BY HAL SIGURDSON</div>VANCOUVER&mdash;Ever since they entered the National Hockey League four seasons ago, the Vancouver Canucks have been a powerhouse &mdash; in pre-season play.A year ago, for instance. the Canucks had the best pre-season record in the Eastern Division. Unfortunately for hockey fans in Ennui-By-The-Sea, the Canucks have never finished better than second last in regular season play.This year Phil Maloney, the latest assigned the task of trying to improve the Canucks&rsquo; fortunes, is taking a different approach.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t care if we ever win an exhibition game,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;As far as I&rsquo;m concerned they&rsquo;re strictly an evaluation process. The score is unimportant. What counts is finding out what you&rsquo;ve eot and where you have to improve. I&rsquo;m we&rsquo;ll be ready. Maybe we won&rsquo;t come out of the starting gate like gangbusters, but we&rsquo;re going to be ready and we&rsquo;re going to get better as the season progresses.&rdquo;However, while the Canucks&rsquo; general manager-coach professed to be unconcerned by the fact his charges lost all three of their pre-season games in front of the season ticket holders, he was not impervious to the way they went about losing them.Looking no further than the scoreboard, the Canucks were not overwhelmed in a pair of losses to the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers and one to the Pittsburgh Penguins. That, however, was only because Maloney received consistently brilliant work from the four men he employed in goal. Without Gary Smith, Ken Lockett, Bruce Bullock and Dan wre (4-2 and 4-1 to the Flyers and 5-4 to Pittsburgh.)&ldquo;We could have scheduled easier opposition for our own building and probably won all of our games,&rsquo; Maloney said, &ldquo;but that&rsquo;s only kidding yourself. The way to find out what you&rsquo;ve got is to measure yourself against the best so I brought in the Stanley Cup champions and a good Pittsburgh team.&rdquo;While the outcome left him unconcerned, Maloney isn&rsquo;t pretending he is unaware of the weaknesses exposed.&ldquo;If major surgery is required,&rdquo; he promised ominously, &ldquo;then major surgery will be I performed&hellip;&rdquo;It&rsquo;s a statement that has heightened speculation the Canucks are on the verge of making a major trade, but immediately after he made it his charges went out and pumped nine goals pastWith the season opener against Atlanta Oct. 9 still a week away, Maloney appeared to be set with two forward lines. Andre Boudrias will center Don Lever and Dennis Ververgaert and Gerry O&rsquo;Flaherty will pivot Dave Dunn and Gregg Boddv.But apart from the fact Chris Oddliefson will fit in prominently somewhere, the makeup of a third and possibly fourth line remains unsettled. Maloney has tried Oddliefson at right wing, but while the rangy forward acquired from Boston in exchange for Bobby Schmautz is a competent winger, it&rsquo;s obvious he&rsquo;s more effective at center. Newcomer Jim Wiley, drafted from Pittsburgh, is also a capable center, but the problem has been finding enough two-way wingers to go around.John Gould will fill one spot which, barring trades, leaves Paulin Bordeleau. Bobby Lalonde, Bryan McShef-On defense the five holdovers &mdash; Bob Dailey, Barry Wilkins, Tracy Pratt, Dennis Kearns and Josh Guevremont &mdash; have faced no real challenge to their job security. Rookie Harold Snepsts, a fourth round draft choice, and Jim Mair and Larry McIntyre, who played last season in Seattle, are vying for the sixth spot. Snepsts is the early leader.The best job battle in camp has been for the backup spot behind No. 1 goaltender Smith. Lockett, Bullock and Brady have all been impressive with Lockett, purchased during the offseason from Baltimore, perhaps a whisker in front.In all, the Canucks won&rsquo;t look all that much different than they did a year ago, but there will be one major change. For the first time in their history, big Orland Kurtenbach won&rsquo;t be their captain. &#9632;

Evaluating Canucks More Vital Than Winning Camp Games — Maloney

<div class="byline">BY HARRY KLAFF</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01205/3065233-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="529" height="465"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-02142/3065226-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="513" height="472"></div>LONG ISLAND&mdash;It&rsquo;s now been more than two years since general manager Bill Torrey made Eddie Westfall his first draft pick in the club&rsquo;s original expansion draft. It wasn&rsquo;t a difficult decision for Torrey to make, as there was hardly another player on the list that could compare with the former Boston Bruin&rsquo;s overall talent.It was no surprise to anyone that Westfall was chosen as the team&rsquo;s first captain at the initial training camp. A captain is a leader, and Eddie was the man selected to lead a crop of young kids through the rugged war known as the National Hockey League. And as the only true veteran, it was obvious that he would have very little help.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-03119/3065219-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="280" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ed Westfall</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I look at this as a challenge,&rdquo; said Westfall at the time. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got a lot of youngsters here who are just beginning their professional careers. I think I can help them develop into good hockey players.&rdquo;As everyone knows, the Islanders didn&rsquo;t exactly set the league on fire in year one, but had it not been for Westfall the record conceivably could have been worse. Used primarily as a right wing, Eddie was shifted to defense when that department grew unusually thin.&ldquo;I played some defense in the Juniors,&rdquo; said Westfall. &ldquo;In fact, when I came up to the Bruins originally, I think they were looking for a defenseman. Shifting back and forth has some problems, but it&rsquo;s not that difficult.&rdquo;Westfall will be starting his third season with the Islanders, and is still looking for regular duty at his natural position &mdash; right wing. But last year he was used so much at center that the Islanders training camp guide officially lists him as a pivotman for the coming year.Eddie was instrumental in the quick development of right winger Bob Nystrom, who played on his line last season. Nystrom was considered a good rookie prospect last year, but few people expected him to score 21 goals.&ldquo;Eddie helped me so much all year, I couldn&rsquo;t help but score,&rdquo; said the blond winger. &ldquo;He taught me how to play my position better, I guess because he was also a right wing. He always knew where I would be, and when I was open, the pass would be right on my stick.&rdquo;Although Westfall scored 19 goals last year &mdash; his second most productive season it was not a satisfying campaign because of a back injury which nagged him most of the way. He first began to experience trouble in November, and it wasn&rsquo;t until March that the problem finally cleared up.&ldquo;It got so bad at times that I couldn&rsquo;t even bend down to take a faceoff,&rdquo; said Eddie. &ldquo;The pain was in my lower back, and worked its way down my legs. They gave me all kinds of treatments, so I really didn&rsquo;t miss that many games because of it.Two years ago, Westfall missed a number of contests, because of a groin injury which took time to heal. The key to Ed&rsquo;s success this year appears to be his ability to stay healthy. If he can go all the way without a serious injury, his contribution will be all that more important.Although coach Al Arbour has been shaking up his lines, there is a good possibility that Westfall will have young Gary Howatt with him again on the left side, Howatt is the swift tornado who makes up for his lack of size with aggressiveness. Last year he took on more than his share of the big boys, and gave a few of them a lesson they won&rsquo;t forget easily.Howatt&rsquo;s offensive play needed improvement last year, and the Islanders have been drilling him in that area throughout training camp. His scoring has picked up somewhat during the course of the exhibition schedule, as he seems to NHL. Had it not been for expansion, of course, Gary would have learned the trade in the minors.Howatt is not long on talent, but he is a gritty kid who doesn&rsquo;t give up. And most of all, he has a patient tutor in his center, Eddie Westfall.ISLAND SOUNDS: Now going into their third season, the Islanders are still looking for their first official shutout. Billy Smith and Glenn Resch notched a whitewashing against California in an exhibition on Sept 25&hellip; Smitty and the departed Gerry Desjardins shared two of them during last year`s exhibition trail&hellip; The Islanders moved their training site from Peterborough to their practice rink at Farmingdale, L.I. for the final week of camp. &#9632;

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Isles Still Look To Westfall For Leadership

<div class="byline">BY RUSS WHITE</div>WASHINGTON&mdash;Washington&rsquo;s newest sports loaffair is with its hockey team, the Washington Capitals.Hucksters are already peddling hockey souvenirs at the same stands that used to have only pro football Redskins material.&ldquo;Stick It To &lsquo;Em! Capitals,&rdquo; stickers are on car bumpers, youngsters are playing street hockey, there&rsquo;s a move underway by a Falls Church, Va. boy for a Peter Sullivan fan club, and one pee wee hockey outfit already has Washington Capitals uniforms.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-01182/3065271-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="310" height="517"><figcaption class="caption-body">Steve Atkinson</figcaption></div>The real Capitals played their first hockey game at Capital Centre last week and you can forget the cliche about a tie game is like kissing your sister. Washington&rsquo;s come from behind 4-4 tie against the Montreal Canadiens drew the overwhelming approval of the 8,119 first night fans.Steve Atkinson, picked up from the Buffalo Sabres in the expansion pool, scored the tying goal with only 1:23 to play. He took a pass from Denis Dupere and shoveled a 14-foot backhander past goaltender Wayne Thomas.It was a big night for Atkinson, playing for the first time with the Capitals. A week before he was scheduled to play against his old Buffalo teammates but Atkinson choked on a piece of meat while trying to gulp down a pre-game dinner.It took the new Capitals only 11 seconds to score their first goal at Capital Centre. Centerman Tom Williams intercepted a Montreal pass in front of the Canadien goal and quickly rifled the puck past startled goalkeeper Ken Dryden.&ldquo;I believe it hit off one of our defenseman&rsquo;s skates,&rdquo; Dryden said. &ldquo;I never got a decent look at it.&rdquo;Another goal with 30 seconds left in the period, this one by Andre Peloffy, gave the Capitals a surprising 2-0 first period lead. As they left the ice they received their first standing ovation.Scotty Bowman, the Montreal coach, was impressed but not too surprised by the Capitals. &ldquo;Those guys are obviously shooting for a place on the roster,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the pattern with almost all the new teams. It is amazing how deep some guys can dig.&rdquo;Obviously the Canadiens didn&rsquo;t skate as well as they could early in the game but the third period of this exhibition produced excellent hockey by both teams. Washington&rsquo;s Yvon Labr&eacute; not only scored a goal but aroused several of the Canadiens with his hitting.Labr&eacute; and Montreal&rsquo;s Larry Robinson were still fueding after the game was over and the hostility promises to spill over when the two clubs meet in regulation play shortly. Washington is in the same division with Montreal this year.Among the Canadian officials who came to Washington were general manager Sam Pollock and former Canadiens&rsquo; captain and Hall of Famer Jean Beliveau. Pollock said that he was tremendously impressed with the Capital Centre hockey operation.Beliveau and the present Canadiens captain Henri Richard talked about a trip to Washington the club took 10 years ago.&ldquo;We had a guessing game on the bus ride about who we played that night,&rdquo; Beliveau said. &ldquo;Washington, of course, had no team then. Neither of us could think of who we played. Finally, someone remembered that it was the Baltimore Clippers.&ldquo;I do know that where we played before &mdash; the old arena in Washington was nothing like this,&rdquo; Beliveau said.Goaltender Dryden was concerned about the method that penalty minutes are shown on the elaborate telescreen at Capital Centre. Most arenas have a digital clock to keep count but Washington&rsquo;s is kept over the pictures on telescreen.Fortunately for Dryden, who allowed two first period goals, there were no replays on opening night and he was spared seeing the Capitals make their scores.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-02142/3065264-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="1183" height="1501"><figcaption class="caption-body">DENIS DUPERE&hellip; Wearing Caps&rsquo; New NHL Look</figcaption></div>NOTES: Ron Low, Michel Belhumeur and John Adams are locked in a 1-2-3 struggle for goaltending duties. All three are going to stick for the present. First amateur pick Greg Joly is back to work after 10 days off with a strained achilles tendon. Winger Dave Kryskow is expected back shortly after suffering tom ligaments in his left knee. Big crowds have come to Tyson&rsquo;s Corner Rink where Caps stage open workouts each day when home. &#9632;

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Washington Fans Thrilled By Opening Night Tie Game

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0024-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01195/3065302-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg"></div>WARNING: The Department of National Health and Welfare advises that danger to health increases with amount smoked.<h2>Wed. Sept. 25</h2>ATLANTA 5, TORONTO 3FIRST PERIODAtlanta, 1&mdash;Harvey. (Quinn, Bennett) 1:12. Toronto, 2&mdash;Alexander (Stoughton) 12:45. Atlanta3&mdash;Vail (Lysiak) 17:37.Penalties: Williams 4:21, Vail 11:43, Mercredi 14:52.SECOND PERIODToronto, 4&mdash;Thompson 4:56. 5&mdash;Moffat (Ferguson) 7:23.Penalties: Burgess 0:39, Harvey 6:19, Hextali 15:53.THIRD PERIODAtlanta, 6&mdash;Harvey (Bennett) 4:19.7&mdash;Rochefort (Talafous, Bialowas) 7:50. 8&mdash;Talafous 19:10.Penalties: Monahan 10:33, Richard 11:51, Alexander 14:43.Shots on goal, Atlanta 30, Toronto 25.Where played: London, Ont.<h2>Fri. Sept. 27</h2>MONTREAL 4, WASHINGTON 4FIRST PERIODWashington, 1&mdash;Williams 0:11, 2&mdash;Peloffy 19:30.Penalties: Gainey 0:35, Egers 2:16. Risebrough 5:12, Labr&eacute; 8:51. Gainey 11:10.SECOND PERIODMontreal, 3&mdash;Lafleur (free shot) 0:16, 4&mdash;Lefley 9:08, Wasghinton, 5&mdash;Labre (Williams, Cowick) 13:37, Montreal, 6&mdash;Lafleur (Cournoyer, Lapointe) 19:22.Penalties: Bloom 4:02, Robinson 7:14, Lesuk 7:19, Lapointe 9:38, Chartraw 15:48, Fullan (bench penalty) 17:34.THIRD PERIODMontreal, 7&mdash;Shutt (Richard) 5:56, Washington, 8&mdash;Atkinson (Dup&eacute;r&eacute;) 18:37.Penalties: Labr&eacute; 2:34, Mohns 15:53.Shots on goal, Montreal 27, Washington 21.Attendance: 8,119.Where played: Washington.<h2>Sat. Sept. 28</h2>PHILADELPHIA 4, NEW ENGLAND 2FIRST PERIODPhiladelphia, 1&mdash;Schultz (Saleski, Kindra-chuck) 3:23. 2&mdash;Sirois (Watson, Kelly) 4:54.Penalties: Bladon 7:52, Leach, Methe 18:26.SECOND PERIOD3&mdash;Barber (Clarke) 0:25,4&mdash;Schultz (Saleski, Kindrachuck) 12 03. 5&mdash;Blackburn (Charlebois, Dorey) 17:29.Penalties: MacLeish 2:44, Harris 7:43.THIRD PERIOD6&mdash;Charlebois (Blackburn, Abrahamsson) 15:14.Penalties: French 4:00. Dupont 13:10, Van Impe 13:46.Shots on goal, New England 36, Philadelphia 29.Attendance. 4,241.Where played: Quebec City.TORONTO 5, BUFFALO 4FIRST PERIODBuffalo. 1&mdash;Perreault (Robert) 0:41, 2&mdash;Latinovich (Robitaille) 5:25. Toronto, 3&mdash;Moffat (Keon, McKenny) 6:40. Buffalo 4&mdash;Luce (Gare, Ramsay) 14:36. Toronto: 5&mdash;Toronto, Flett (Salming) 18:29.Penalties: Gare (majors) 1:10, McNab, Brossart 5:22, Gare 15:35, Robitaille 17:05.SECOND PERIODToronto: 6&mdash;Keon (Flett) 15:34, 7&mdash;Sittier (McKenny. Turnbull) 19:30.Penalties: Glennie 5:04, Ellis 10:30, Robert 10:30, Lorentz 17:29, Glennie 17:20, Spencer (game misconduct) 17:29, Perreault, Salming 18:59.THIRD PERIODToronto, 8&mdash;Williams (Stoughton. Neely) 6:08. Buffalo. 9&mdash;Martin (Perreault, Hajt) 12:50.Penalties: Turnbull 1:52, Robitaille 8:02, Lorentz 8:59, Shack (10 minute misconduct) Robert (game misconduct) 12:09, Carriere (major) Williams (major) 17:23.Shots on goal, Toronto 31. Buffalo 28.Where played: Buffalo.<h2>Sun. Sept. 29</h2>CHICAGO 3, TORONTO 1FIRST PERIODNo scoring.Penalties: Stoughton 1 :03, Magnuson 9:03, Koroll 9:45, Williams (major) Magnuson (major) 15:13, Brossart 17:51.SECOND PERIODChicago 1&mdash;Martin (Mulvey. Hull) 0:14.Penalties: Sittier (major) Russell (major) 4:54. Turnbull 8:03. Doloff 11:43.THIRD PERIODChicago, 2&mdash;Mikita (Russell, Rota) 1:40. Toronto: 3&mdash;Sittier (Turnbull) 7:39. Chicago.4&mdash;Rota (Boldirev, Pappin) 19:57.Penalties: Mulvey 6:20, Magnusson 13:25, Brossart 18:13.Shots on goal. Chicago 37, Toronto 28.Attendance: 16,666.Where played Chicago.BOSTON 4, MONTREAL 1FIRST PERIODBoston 1&mdash;(Savard, Marcotte) 5:20.Penalties: Edestrand 12:46, McKechnie 16:29 Chartraw (major). Cashman (major and minor), Esposito (match) 19:04, Chartraw. (major misconduct, match), Cashman (major misconduct, match) Risebrough (major misconduct, match) Forbes (major misconduct, match) Gainey (match) 20:00.SECOND PERIODBoston: 2&mdash;Sheppard. (Sims) 18:57.Penalties: Tremblay (minor, major, misconduct, match), Schmautz (major, misconduct, match) Montreal, bench (served by Goldup) Boston, bench (served by Graham 9:06. Savard 12:53. Larocque 17:38.THIRD PERIODBoston, 3&mdash;Orr, (Sheppard, Hodge) 16:06. Montreal, 4&mdash;Shutt, (Cournoyer) 17:20. Boston5&mdash;Sheppard, 19:59Penalties: Smith 11:00, Robinson 15:09.Shots on goal, Montreal 29, Boston 26.Attendance: 10,692.Where played: Boston.<h2>Mon. Sept. 30</h2>TORONTO 6, BUFFALO 2FIRST PERIODPenalties: Hajt 6:03, Spencer 8:39, Monahan 12:46, Latinovich 14:50, Williams 15:42.SECOND PERIODToronto, 4&mdash;McKenny (Salming) 2:07. Buffalo. 5&mdash;Ramsay (Robitaille) 11:42. Toronto, 6&mdash;Alexander (Thompson, Turnbull) 13:12. Buffalo, 7&mdash;Dudley (Robitaille, Spencer) 14:06.Penalties: McIntosh 4:07, Williams 6:38, McIntosh (major) Flett (minor, major), 10:02, Brossart 15:02, Sittier 18:13.THIRD PERIODToronto: 8&mdash;Thompson (McKenny) 12:49.Penalties: Martin 5:37, McIntosh 11:51, Wilson 17:06.Shots on goal, Toronto 35, Buffalo 31.Where played: Toronto.<h2>Wed. Oct. 2</h2>MONTREAL 7, CHICAGO 1FIRST PERIODMontreal. 1&mdash;Savard (Robinson. Mahovlich) 0:33, 2&mdash;Lefley (Mahovlich, Robinson) 14:32.Penalties: Magnuson 0:51, Risebrough 18:31, Redmond 19:57.SECOND PERIODMontreal, 3&mdash;Lemaire (Cournoyer. Lapointe) 0:44. 4&mdash;Lafleur (Gainey) 1:47, 5&mdash;Lefley 4:45.6&mdash;Shutt (Goldup. Risebrough) 7:20,7&mdash;Chicago:Cliff Koroll (Russel-Rota) 11:42.Penalties: Savard 3:02, Lafleur 9:31, Chartraw 12:28, Lambert 16:32, Risebrough 19:41.THIRD PERIODMontreal, 8&mdash;Lemaire 17:12.Penalty: Sather 14:49.Shots on goal: Montreal 36. Chicago 30.Attendance: 2,349.Where played: Moncton, N.B.<h2>Thur. Oct. 3</h2>MONTREAL 3, BOSTON 1FIRST PERIODBoston: 1&mdash;Sheppard (Forbes, Schmautz) 3:10.Penalties: Lapointe 8:05, Sims 13:06.SECOND PERIODNo scoring.Penalties: Edestrand 314, Bouchard 11:55.THIRD PERIODMontreal. 2&mdash;Lambert 1:49, 3&mdash;Lafleur (Lapointe, Cournoyer) 14:55, 4&mdash;Mahovlich (Lapointe, Lambert) 19:38.Penalties: Vadnais 9:38, Goldup 11:01, Sims 16:55.Shots on goal. Montreal 24, Boston 23.Attendance: 7,076.Where played: Moncton. N.B. &#9632;

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NHL Teams Near End Of Exhibition Game Play

(Standings on Mon. Oct. 7)<h2>DIVISION I</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-02139/3065354-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg" title="f0024-02" width="594" height="148"></div><h2>DIVISION II</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-03100/3065347-1-eng-US/f0024-032.jpg" title="f0024-03" width="591" height="176"></div><h2>DIVISION III</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0479/3065340-1-eng-US/f0024-042.jpg" title="f0024-04" width="597" height="177"></div><h2>DIVISION IV</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0564/3065333-1-eng-US/f0024-052.jpg" title="f0024-05" width="588" height="149"></div>(Games against NHL teams only included.)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Detroit 5, Virginia (AHL) 5Thur. Sept. 19Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 2Fri. Sept. 20Boston 2, Philadelphia 2Montreal 1, Atlanta 1Pittsburgh 4, Kansas City 1Sat Sept. 21Vancouver 4, Los Angeles 1Chicago 3, Toronto 3Montreal 4. Boston 0Philadelphia 4. Buffalo 1St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 1N.Y. Islanders 2, Minnesota 2Sun. Sept 22N.Y. Rangers 7, Detroit 5Minnesota 4, Los Angeles 2Buffalo 4. Washington 2Atlanta 4, California 2Chicago 5, Montreal 1Mon. Sept 23N.Y. Rangers 6, Boslori 4Toronto 6, Detroit 5Tue. Sept. 24Atlanta 5, Montreal 2Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Islanders 2Wed. Sept. 25Atlanta 5, Toronto 3Buffalo 3, Washington 1Philadelphia 4. Vancouver 2N.Y. Islanders 1, California 0Kansas City 6, Pittsburgh 2St. Louis 5, Detroit 1&rsquo;rovidence (AHL) 7, N.Y. Rangers 4Thur. Sept. 26Boston 6, Montreal 3Philadelphia 4, Vancouver 1Kansas City 3, Minnesota 3Houston (WHA) 5, St. Louis 4Fri. Sept. 27N.Y. Rangers 8, Boston 5Montreal 4, Washington 4Atlanta 1. N.Y. Islanders 1Sat. Sept. 28Minnesota 4, Los Angeles 2Toronto 5, Buffalo 4St. Louis 5. Detroit 3Pittsburgh 5, Vancouver 4Atlanta 4, N.Y. Islanders 2Philadelphia 4, New England (WHA) 2Sun. Sept. 29N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 1Chicago 3, Toronto 1Boston 4, Montreal 1Vancouver 9, Pittsburgh 6Kansas City 5, Minnesota 1Atlanta 3, Winnipeg 1Mon. Sept. 30N.Y. Rangers 5, Detroit 1Toronto 6. Buffalo 2California 4, Chicago 2Tue. Oct. 1Boston 4. Chicago 3Philadelphia 4. Washington 3N.Y. Islanders 6, Minnesota 4Wed. Oct. 2Vancouver 5, Los Angeles 4Philadelphia 6, Buffalo 4Pittsburgh 3. St. Louis 0Montreal 7, Chicago 1Detroit 6, Washington 2Atlanta 1, Providence (AHL) 1Minnesota 2, New Haven (AHL) 2Toronto 5, Phoenix (WHA) 3California 6, Vancouver (WHA) 0Thur. Oct. 3Montreal 3, Boston 1Washington 6, Detroit 4St. Louis 7, Denver (CHL) 1Fri. Oct. 4Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 1Los Angeles 1, California 1Toronto 8, St. Louis 2Detroit 3, Indianapolis (WHA) 5Cleveland (WHA) 5, Pittsburgh 2Sat. Oct. 5N.Y. Rangers 4, N.Y. Islanders 3Toronto 4. Detroit 4Chicago 7, Boston 3Buffalo 2, St. Louis 1Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 2Washington 3, Kansas City 2Minnesota 6, Hershey (AHL) 4San Diego (WHA) 4, California 3Sun. Oct. 6Montreal 7, N.Y. Rangers 2Minnesota 5, Toronto (WHA) 3California 5, Los Angeles 2Buffalo 4, Detroit 2Washington 2, Kansas City 0Pittsburgh 5, Cleveland (WHA) 3Vancouver 4, Edmonton (WHA) 1 &#9632;

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Exhibition Scoreboard

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0024-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0653/3065385-1-eng-US/f0024-062.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Buffalo&rsquo;s Jim Lorentz, right, sweeps in on Washington goaler Michel Belhumeur without scoring in recent NHL exhibition action. Washington players are Lew Morrison (8), Yvon Labr&eacute; (7). Buffalo won game 3-1.</figcaption></div>MONTREAL&mdash;Goalkeepers who conveniently loosen straps, rip tape off their pads or break sticks to get a breather in the action, will have to leave the ice and be replaced by another netminder in future National League games.NHL fans who have been accustomed to goalers&rsquo; delays, particularly on power plays and in the final minutes of a close hockey game, will instead see a fresh new face skating into the goal should such delays occur this season.The NHL has adopted a rule aimed at cutting down delays during the games by goaltenders. No delay will be permitted for the repair or adjustment of goalkeepers&rsquo; equipment. If such are required, the goalkeeper will retire from the ice and his place will be taken by the substitute netminder immediately and no warmup will be permitted. Also, a goaltender must receive a new stick from a teammate rather than the goaltender going to the bench himself for the replacement of a broken stick. A minor penalty will be assessed for an infracm tion of these rules.A bench minor penalty will be also be assessed to the team of a player who &#9632;

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Goalers Must Be Replaced If Equipment Needs Repairs

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0025-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-01162/3065423-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rugged Dan Maloney of the L.A. Kings is normally on the throwing end when it comes to fighting but here he takes a few punches thrown by Buffalo netminder Dave Dryden last season. Maloney is considered the NHL&rsquo;s best fist fighter.</figcaption></div>LOS ANGELES&mdash;Sports teams follow trends. Last season&rsquo;s success of Philadelphia&rsquo;s &ldquo;Broad Street Bullies&rdquo; with tough tactics is sure to inspire imitations especially since Boston&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big, Bad Bruins&rdquo; had earlier hit the top in similar style.The Los Angeles Kings are better equipped to pursue this policy than most opponents. Battling back, they did better against Boston than they did against other top teams a few seasons ago. Last season the Kings were whipping Philly until the Flyers resorted to conservative conduct.The Kings don&rsquo;t have a lot of heavy hitters, but they have more big guys than most and some tough characters. Of 30 non-goalers brought to camp, only three weighed less than 180 pounds and seven topped 200 pounds.The teamcop. Dangerous Dan Maloney, 6&rsquo;2&rdquo; and 190, is the finest fist-fighter in the sport, undefeated in two seasons as a King. Policing the rearguard, tough Terry Harper, 6&rsquo;1&rdquo; and 200, infrequently fights these days, but frequently roughs up rivals, enraging them into erratic behavior.Helping Harper on defense will be 6&rsquo;3&rdquo;, 205-pound Dave Hutchison, who arrives with the reputation of having been the toughest player in the WH A last season, and 6&rsquo; foot, 200-pound Neil Komadoski, a youngster who regularly plays rough.A ruffian up front is Don Kozak, an undisciplined soul who flies into fits of rage and runs around ramming rivals. Unfortunately, the 5&rsquo; 11&rdquo;, 190-pounder has a problem. He fights frequently, but wins infrequently.To correct this situation he and teammate Mike Murphy took boxing lessons this summer from local fighter Rudy Robles. Kozak may have wasted his money. He&rsquo;s not smart at picking his spots and picked on Doug Buhr in the annual intrasquad game.Buhr belted him down fast. Manager Jake Milford and coach Bob Pulford regard the 6&rsquo;3&rdquo;, 215 pound Buhr as the toughest player in all of hockey. Unfortunately he&rsquo;s not one of the best and was sent to Springfield in the first cut along with Dale Lewis, Brad Winton, Mark Heaslip and Jim Witherspoon.The bosses seemed worried Buhr might do damage to their regulars. Butch Goring, their least rough player but maybe their best, suffered a shoulder separation in a scrimmage that will sideline him the first week or two of the season. Since it&rsquo;s the same shoulder (left) he hurt last season, there is cause for concern.Some players said they think intra-squad games should be played in private because over-anxious rookies try to prove themselves by roughing up regulars. It provokes fights and suggests dissention, which disappears later. Kozak confessed Buhr enraged him.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a good fighter,&rdquo; he admitted, &ldquo;but I&rsquo;ll fight anybody, I don&rsquo;t care who. I realize Fm no Danny Maloney. I won&rsquo;t win all the at least teach me to punch properly,&rdquo; Kozak sighed.Maloney punches like a top pro boxer. Unfortunately, he lost his temper in the intra-squad game and when called for a penalty rammed a most unprofessional two-handed punch into the face of amateur referee Bob Fletcher. Ejected, a repentant Maloney skated to the official to apologize and they shook hands.Hutchison, who should stick at the age of 22, is battling Komadoski forthefourthdefenseslot. Hesays, &ldquo;I have to make my place on playing ability. If I do, the tough stuff will be a plus. There are 10,000 goons on the streets who are tough and can fight better, but I can handle myself in a hockey rink and I can be another cop on this club.&ldquo;My reputation puts pressure on me to show off, but no one in hockey wants to be known strictly as a brawler. When the rough stuff starts, I&rsquo;ll always be there, but I want to prove myselfas a player. &ldquo;I went to the WHA two years ago because I couldn&rsquo;t have made this league then. I got by on being tough. Now I hope I have more to offer.&rdquo;Buhr, who hopes to be back, had his development as a player slowed by taking a civil engineer&rsquo;s degree from college. At 25 he may not smooth out enough to make it to the top. A likeable lad off the ice and a bad guy on it, he says, &ldquo;I know I&rsquo;m not a great player, but I hope to get good enough. I have to throw my weight around to have a chance, but I also have to play solid defensively.&rdquo;The veteran Harper observes, &ldquo;There isn&rsquo;t any doubt hockey men will try to copy the Flyers. The big, tough guy is going to get more of a look. But he still has to cut it as a player. We have guys who can play good and tough. It&rsquo;s a good sign the intrasquad game was rough. These guys are getting good and they know it. A little cockiness can&rsquo;t hurt if you don&rsquo;t get overconfident. These guys are agressive now and they won&rsquo;t take anything from anyone.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-02108/3065416-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="565" height="1099"><figcaption class="caption-body">TERRY HARPER &hellip; &ldquo;They&rsquo;re Aggressive&rdquo;</figcaption></div><h2>SPORTS</h2>Guides, Yearbooks, Programs, Photos, Tickets, etc. Largest Selection. Lowest Prices. Fastest Service.FOR NEW CATALOG SEND 25c TO:G.-S. GALLERY, Dept. HN-K2, P.O. Box 475, Allentown, Pa. 18105 &#9632;

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Kings Jump On Toughness Bandwagon Showing New Muscle To Fit NHL Trend

<h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Fri. Sept. 20Phoenix 3. Vancouver 1Sat. Sept. 21Phoenix 6. Vancouver 5Tue. Sept. 24Phoenix 3, Winnipeg 1Thur. Sept. 26Houston 5. St. Louis (NHL) 4Vancouver 5. Edmonton 4Fri. Sept. 27New England 5, Toronto 4Sat. Sept. 28Philadelphia (NHL) 4, New England 2Phoenix 7, Vancouver 3Sun. Sept. 29Atlanta (NHL) 3. Winnipeg 1Tue. Oct. 1New England 7. Quebec 6San Diego 3, Vancouver 0Wed. Oct. 2Edmonton 2, Winnipeg 2Toronto (NHL) 5, Phoenix 3California (NHL) 6, Vancouver 0Minnesota 2, Michigan 0Thur. Oct. 3Minnesota 3. Indianapolis 3Phoenix 6, Des Moines (IHL) 2Winnipeg 5, Edmonton 5Fri. Oct. 4Vancouver 5. Phoenix 1Indianapolis 3, Detroit (NHL) 3Edmonton 4. Winnipeg 4Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh (NHL) 2Sat. Oct. 5New England 6, Quebec 3Vancouver 5. Phoenix 3San Diego 4. California (NHL) 3Michigan 5, Indianapolis 1Sun. Oct. 6Minnesota (NHL) 5. Toronto 3Vancouver (NHL) 4, Edmonton 1Pittsburgh (NHL) 5. Cleveland 3 &#9632;

RALPH BACKSTROMChicago CougarsThe Russians won the international exhibition series from Team Canada&rsquo;74 but it might have been a different outcome if there had been a few more Ralph Backstroms on the ice.The 37-year-old center of the Chicago Cougars emerged as the oustanding forward for Team Canada in the four games played in Moscow. Backstrom gave it all he had despite his aging years and he managed to score some rather significant goals in the Canadians&rsquo; losing cause. He finished with four goals in the eight-game series, to rank as the second goal-getter behind Bobby Hull.Backstrom was chosen the oustanding Canadian player in the final two games, a fitting tribute to the hustle and desire he displayed at all times against the Russians.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-02121/3065523-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="526" height="572"></div>GERRY CHEEVERS Cleveland CrusadersGoalkeeping played a major role in ttie recently-completed Canada-Russia series and while the Soviets had a pretty hot hand in Vladislav Tretiak, Team Canada had an equally sparkling netminder in veteran Gerry Cheevers.With the death of his father-in-law back, in Canada hanging over his head, Cheevers performed admirably under trying conditions as he turned in solid goaling performances in all four games in Moscow after going undefeated in the three games in which he was the starting goaler in Canada.Goaling alone couldn&rsquo;t bring Team Canada through but it wasCheevers&rsquo; brilliant puck stopping against the overpowering Russians that kept Team Canada in the Moscow games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0396/3065516-1-eng-US/f0026-032.jpg" title="f0026-03" width="532" height="576"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0472/3065509-1-eng-US/f0026-042.jpg" title="f0026-04" width="684" height="770"><figcaption class="caption-body">A taste you can call your own</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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WHA Player’s of the week.

<div class="byline">BY RICH PASSAN</div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-01169/3065454-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="565" height="841"><figcaption class="caption-body">RICH LEDUC &hellip;Adds Muscle</figcaption></div>CLEVELAND&mdash;Look for the Cleveland Crusaders to be a tougher and more aggressive team this season. At least that&rsquo;s what new coach John Hanna believes.&ldquo;We got guys like Rich Leduc and Steve Cardwell, a couple of tough forwards, to give us some muscle up front,&rdquo; Hanna pointed out. &ldquo;We were looking for toughness up front and we found it&rdquo;The Crusaders, who probably with be engaged in a three-team race for the top spot in the World Hockey Association&rsquo;s East Division with New England and Chicago, will also be disciplined.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not enough to throw the puck on the ice and have everybody scatter,&rdquo; said Hanna, who aims to cut down on the number of shots on goal this season. Last year, the Crusaders permitted nearly 35 shots a game.&ldquo;These guys will have to be taught how to play position,&rdquo; Hanna said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to key on having them staying in position, but not to the point where I&rsquo;ll drive them crazy.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to use a safety valve procedure,&rdquo; continued the freshman bench boss. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got to find one guy to peel off whenever we&rsquo;re in the offensive zone so we won&rsquo;t get caught often.&rdquo;Last season, the defense was rapped for its apparent sluggish performance. Hanna thinks the backliners were unjustly criticized and not because he&rsquo;s an exdefenseman.&ldquo;Our defense will be the same as last year,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;What will improve it is the forwards picking up certain guys in their own end. There was too much pressure on the defense last year. It wasn&rsquo;t as bad as it looked.&ldquo;Look, we have tremendous goaltending. When we cut down the shots on goal, it will get even better.&rdquo;Hanna, always thinking of something new and different, is also trying to get his players to develop mental toughness.&ldquo;We have a lot of young guys this year and those will be the guys I have to coach,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ll have to learn to play the kind of hockey I want. It won&rsquo;t be as hard for the veterans.&rdquo;The Cleveland coach is bringing his club along slowly during training camp at Kent State University. Daily exercices are conducted to help cut down on injuries, a category the C&rsquo;s led the league in last season.The club, in an effort to attain the toughness image, picked up defenseman Ron Anderson after the solid 190-pounder was cut by the Phoenix Roadrunners.Anderson, who appeared in the WHA&rsquo;s firts All Star Game in 1973, expansion draft after the Chicago Cougars left him unprotected.And with Larry Hillman&rsquo;s full recovery from knee surgery a question mark, Anderson could fit in nicely on the left side. He played for Hanna last season in Jacksonville of the American Hockey League.CHICAGO: There could be a few new faces on the Cougars this season, most of them young. Fuzzy-cheeked kids like center Gary MacGregor and defensemen Bryon Baltimore and Keith Kokkola are making Cougar officials sit up and take notice. Kokkola has been a particular surprise. The 6&rsquo;3&rdquo;, 205-pounder logged 208 penalty minutes last season with Des Moines in the International League&hellip; Defenseman Dick Proce viat and right winger Rosie Paiement are progrespsing slowly from off-season knee surgery&hellip; Among the first cuts were veteran goaltender Andr&eacute; Gill, who backstopped the Cougars into the final round of the World Trophy playoffs, and right winger Gerry Andreatta, who failed for the third time to make the varsity&hellip; Rod Zaine, the veteran center, might be headed for the Cougars farm club at Long Island in the North American Hockey League.NEW ENGLAND: Whalers split their first two exhibition games of the season, but dropped the wrong one. It was a 4-2 setback to the National Hockey League Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers in Quebec City before 4,200 at Le Colisse. The Flyers never gave the Whalers a chance jumping out to a 4-0 lead before goals by Don Blackburn and Bob Charlebois made the final score look respectable&hellip; In New England&rsquo;s 5-4 victory over the WHA Toronto Toros the night before, Tom Earl scored the winner in overtime. Other Whalers scoring were John French, Guy Dufour, Al Karlander and Tim Sheehy&hellip; Center Terry Caffery will be held out of action for a couple of weeks in order to get into 100 percent playing shape, according to coach Ron Ryan&hellip; Wayne Carleton proved he&rsquo;ll be a valuable asset when he scored five goals in the first three intra-squad games.INDIANAPOLIS: The hit of the Racers&rsquo; camp thus far has been center John Sheridan, drafted out of the University of Minnesota. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how we&rsquo;re going to keep him out,&rdquo; said Indy director of player personnel Chuck Catto. &ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t come in heralded like some others, but he won&rsquo;t give anybody the puck. I&rsquo;m not saying he definitely is going to be another Phil Esposito. But you never know about something like that. He&rsquo;s big like Esposito, shoots like him and is a better skater than him.&rdquo; Sheridan, a compact 6&rsquo;11&rdquo;, 190-pounder, scored 24 goals in 38 games with the NCAA champion Gophers last season&hellip; Among the first cuts were goaltender Gerry Gray, left wingers Cal Swenson and Brian Carlin &#9632;

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Crusaders Emphasize Positional Play, Toughness

ST. PAUL &mdash;The Minnesota Saints have signed a brother line from Virgina, Minn.Jeff, Steve and Jack Carlson, all of whom tower over most opposition at 6&rsquo;3&rdquo;, accounted for 98 goals and 204 total points in a 44 game schedule for Marquette, Mich., in the United States Hockey League,Jack, 20, was the league&rsquo;s most valuable player, the All Star left wing and scored 42 goals and 29 assists.Steve, the youngest at 19, was the team&rsquo;s MVP, the league&rsquo;s first tern All Star center and scored 34 goals and 45 assists. Jeff made the second team at right wing and scored 22 goals and 32 assists.The Carlson brothers are expected to play this season with Johnstown Jets in the North American League. &#9632;

Saints Sign Brother Line To Contracts

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div>HOUSTON&mdash;The Houston Aeros defeated the St. Louis Blues, coming from behind with three consecutive goals for a 5-4 decision, in the first confrontation between a World Hockey Association and National Hockey League team.The Blues had their excuses in order, immediately pointing out that Garry Unger, Bob Plager and Don Awrey didn&rsquo;t play. But the Aeros had a couple of fairly important players missing&hellip; like the whole Howe family, Dad Gordie. who was the WHA&rsquo;s most valuable player last season, Mark, who was the rookie-of-the-year last season and the second team All Star, and Marty, a solidly developing defenseman. They were playing with Team Canada.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-01153/3065568-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="289" height="386"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry Ruskowski</figcaption></div>Besides, the line which did the Blues in was the all-rookie combination of Don Larway and Rich Preston, centered by Terry Ruskowski. They scored three goals and three assists Larway scored the first Houston goal and authored the winner. The big (64&rdquo;, 192) right wing was the first draft choice of the Aeros after scoring 46 goals and 36 assists for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League.Ruskowski was Larway&rsquo;s center at Swift Current and was the second round pick while Preston came in the seventh round from the University of Denver.&ldquo;The Kid Line&rdquo; figures to be the Aeros fourth unit. Three forward lines remain intact from last season&rsquo;s championship club.Gord Labossiere centers Murray Hall and Ted Taylor, Larry Lund is again between Andr&eacute; Hinse and Frank Hughes on the exciting Go Go Line. Jimmy Sherrit is back between Gordie and Mark Howe.PHOENIX: Only eight players were back from last seasons&rsquo; Western Hockey League championship Phoenix Roadrunners as the club pared from 46 to 25 players and broke training camp.John Barber, voted the WHL&rsquo;s outstanding defenseman last season. and goaltender Dave Hainsworth were placed on waivers.Returning from last season&rsquo;s WHL team are goaltender Don Caley. defenseman Wendell Bennett, right wings Howie Young and Wayne Hicks, center Murray Keogan and left wings Bob Barlow, John Gofton and Michel Cormier.Two Roadrunners of past years, defenseman Gerry Odrowski and Jim Boyd, are also with the squad.In addition, defenseman Dave Woodley (slow to recover from (broken foot) are on the injured list.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-02116/3065561-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="1242" height="840"><figcaption class="caption-body">Present and past hockey greats were honored during the Russia-Team Canada game played in Winnipeg during the Canadian segment of their international exhibition series. At left, Winnipeg Jets&rsquo; great star Bobby Hull accepts prestige set of 1976 Olympic coins as Canada&rsquo;s outstanding player in the 5-5 tie game Sept.23 against the Russians.Making presentation is Canadian Olympic Association president Harold Wright of Vancouver. At right, former ice great Frank Frederickson accepts similar set of Olympic coins from Lou Lefaive, left, chairman of Canada&rsquo;s International Committe. Frederickson, now 79, captained Canada&rsquo;s winning team in the 1920 Olympic Games.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0387/3065554-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg" title="f0027-03" width="1188" height="830"></div>Defenseman Gary Braun, center Don Liesemer and right wing Bob Mowat were among the 12 players assigned to the Roadrunners&rsquo; farm club at Tulsa. The Vancouver Blazers will add eight players to the Central League team&rsquo;s lineup.The Roadrunners posted a 4-0 pre-season record before leaving Brandon, Man., for Phoenix. They defeated Vancouver three times and Winnipeg once.Four rookies are retained on the Roadrunner roster, at least until it is pared to 20 for the regular season. They are John Hughes, the defenseman from the Toronto Marlboros (on loan from Cincinnati), right wings Cam Connor and Dave Gorman, Dennis Olmstead (son of former National League star Bert Olmstead) and Dennis Sobchuk, the $1.7 million contract holder with Cincinnati.MINNESOTA: General manager Glen Sonmor and coach Harry Neale of the Minnesota Fighting Saints were two of the leaders in pushing for stronger penalties for molesting of officials.Ironically, the new teeth in the rule have bitten the Saints the hardest.Defenseman Mike McMahon drew the minimum five-game suspension in February for collaring an official at the same time the announcement of the new ruling was made.The latest to be set down is Saints&rsquo; goaltender Mike Curran, with a $1,500 fine tacked onto his five-game suspension.In addition, Curran is required to post a $5,000 bond for the duration of his contract.Curran skated from his net to molest referee Bob Sloan in protest of a goal Sloan ruled good against the Saints. It was in the sixth and final game of the Minnesota-Houston semifinal playoff.&ldquo;It was unanimously agreed that acts of violence by players, coaches and managers be dealt with severely,&rdquo; said Bud Poile, the World Hockey Association&rsquo;s vice-president and director of hockey operations.&ldquo;Our motto this season will be, &lsquo;You can talk but don&rsquo;t touch&rsquo; and that only by the designated team captain. This abuse of officials will not be tolerated.&rdquo;&ldquo;We feel it was an unfortunate incident,&rdquo; said Sonmor, &ldquo;but we accept the decision with no protest at all. We expected it.&ldquo;In Mike&rsquo;s defense, though. I&rsquo;d like to point out the tenseness of the situation &mdash; that it wasn&rsquo;t just an offside call, it was a goal and in a game that could and did mean elimination from the playoffs.&ldquo;We can also point to the fact that Mike has never had any previous run-ins with officials. We consider the incident closed and don&rsquo;t acticipate Mike will ever do anything like that again.&rdquo;In the meantime, Jack McCartan, 39-year-old player-coach with the Saints, will dress as the backup goaltender behind John Garrett through the duration of Curran&rsquo;s suspension.Otherwise, the Saints are gaining attention while training at home. They open the doors for all training camp scrimmages and pass out lineup identification sheets. One such scrimmage, essentially a game between the Saints and their Johnstown Jets farm team of the North American Hockey League, drew 4,000 walk-ins.Curran and Garrett switched and played goal for Johnstown and the Saints took a close 4-2 decision.MICHIGAN: Coach Johnny Wilson feels that the biggest improvement in this team over last season is an defense. The addition of Gerry Desjardins in goal gives the Stags one of the best netminders in the league. Obtaining former Detroit Red Wing Larry Johnston on defense shouldn&rsquo;t hurt, either.Sophomore center Reg Thomas hasn&rsquo;t reported to training camp yet because of an ankle injury and two other players are also hobbled by injuries. Center Steve West, who scored 50 goals in the American League last year, is nursing a knee injury and veteran netminder Jim McLeod has a broken finger. &#9632;

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Aeros Win NHL-WHA ‘Opener’

<h2>How Teams Finished</h2><h3>EAST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-01143/3065693-1-eng-US/f0028-012.jpg" title="f0028-01" width="588" height="208"></div><h3>WEST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0286/3065686-1-eng-US/f0028-022.jpg" title="f0028-02" width="589" height="210"></div><h3>TOP 25 SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0360/3065679-1-eng-US/f0028-032.jpg" title="f0028-03" width="590" height="758"></div><h3>WHA ALL STARS</h3>FIRST TEAMGoal&mdash;Don McLeod, Houston AerosDefense&mdash;Pat Stapleton, Chicago CougarsDefense&mdash;Paul Shmyr, Cleveland CrusadersCenter&mdash;Andre Lacroix, Jersey KnightsR. Wing&mdash;Gordie Howe, Houston AerosL. Wing&mdash;Bobby Hull, Winnipeg JetsSECOND TEAMGoal&mdash;Gerry Cheevers, Cleveland CrusadersDefense&mdash;J.C. Tremblay, Quebec NordiquesDefense&mdash;Al Hamilton, Edmonton OilersCenter&mdash;Wayne Carleton, Toronto TorosR. Wing&mdash;Mike Walton, Minnesota SaintsL. Wing&mdash;Mark Howe, Houston AerosTROPHY WINNERSDavidson, Bobby Hull, Winnipeg JetsHunter, Mike Walton, Minnesota SaintsKaplan, Mark Howe, Houston AerosMurphy, Pat Stapleton, Chicago CougarsDeneau, Ralph Backstrom, Chicago CougarsBaldwin, Billy Harris, Toronto TorosGoaler Of Year. Don McLeod, Houston AerosAvco Cup, Houston AerosEast Division Champs, New England WhalersWest Division Champs, Houston AerosFINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0447/3065672-1-eng-US/f0028-042.jpg" title="f0028-04" width="583" height="90"></div>(Houston wins best-of-seven series 4-0)SEMI-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0537/3065665-1-eng-US/f0028-052.jpg" title="f0028-05" width="582" height="90"></div>(Houston wins best-of-seven series 4-2)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0630/3065658-1-eng-US/f0028-062.jpg" title="f0028-06" width="585" height="87"></div>(Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4-3)QUARTER-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0726/3065651-1-eng-US/f0028-072.jpg" title="f0028-07" width="580" height="91"></div>(Houston wins best-of-seven series 4-0)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0823/3065644-1-eng-US/f0028-082.jpg" title="f0028-08" width="583" height="86"></div>(Minnesota wins best-of-seven series 4-1)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0920/3065637-1-eng-US/f0028-092.jpg" title="f0028-09" width="589" height="89"></div>(Chicago wins best-of-seven series 4-3)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-1020/3065630-1-eng-US/f0028-102.jpg" title="f0028-10" width="585" height="90"></div>(Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4-1)<h2>TOP PLAYOFF SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-1114/3065623-1-eng-US/f0028-112.jpg" title="f0028-11" width="588" height="726"></div> &#9632;

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Looking Back On Last Year In The WHA

<div class="byline">BY TONY GALLAGHER</div>VANCOUVER&mdash;Andy Bathgate says he&rsquo;s going to tie on the blades again at the age of 42, just to help the Vancouver Blazers.Bathgate, who said that it was his decision to come out on the ice and try to help Vancoucouver&rsquo;s powerplay, played his first game against the Phoenix Roadrunners in the exhibition) schedule and said that it will take a while to get into shape.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-1212/3065731-1-eng-US/f0028-122.jpg" title="f0028-12" width="280" height="420"><figcaption class="caption-body">Andy Bathgate</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d only worked out three days before playing,&rdquo; said Bathgate after taking a regular shift in the first period and then keeping to the right point on the power-play. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to take a while, but I&rsquo;m going to try to play for a little while just to see if I can help some of these younger players.&rdquo;Bathgate, the co-coach of the Blazers along with general manager and coach Joe Crozier, hasn&rsquo;t played in four years but he is in fantastic shape.Scott Baxter, a former Canadian army physical training instructor, was in charge of conditioning at the Blazers Saskatoon training camp, and he says Bathgate is in incredible.&ldquo;The only difference between Bathgate and (rookie) Larry Israelson is that Bathgate is grey,&rdquo; said Baxter.Bathgate, however, says he&rsquo;s only trying it as an experiment and that if he feels he&rsquo;s not helping the club he&rsquo;ll pack it in.&ldquo;If I can&rsquo;t cut it out there. I&rsquo;ll go into the dressing room and shut up for a while,&rdquo; said the former New York Ranger star.Blazers menwhile are off to a slow start in their exhibition schedule. They lost three games to the Roadrunners on the prairies and saved some face by sandwiching a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in between.Neither the defense nor the goaltending looked impressive in the losses and Crozier is already anxious to get Don McLeod back from Team Canada.EDMONTON: Oilers&rsquo; new building has been delayed due to construction problems which will force a delay in the scheduling of their home games. The building won&rsquo;t be ready until Nov. 6 now, forcing Oilers to open on the road, exactly the opposite of what happened last year when they played 10 of their first 11 games at home.Meanwhile, Oilers are preparing for the season.&ldquo;We sent Jim McCrimmon to figure skating lessons,&rdquo; said Oilers&rsquo; coach Brian Shaw. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s improved his mobility so much he&rsquo;s the surprise of our training camp.&rdquo;McCrimmon, a former star with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada League, is a burly 220-pounder and he could always handle himelf. His problem was skating and his off-ice activities in the summer will go a long way to landing him a spot on the Oiler defense.&ldquo;Some guys you&rsquo;d like to give boxing lessons to,&rdquo; said Shaw. &ldquo;We know Jim can fight, but we wanted to improve his mobility back there.&rdquo;Shaw also says the club has improved its scoring puch with the addition of Don Herriman from the San Diego Mariners.&ldquo;Herriman can put the puck in the net,&rdquo; said Shaw. &ldquo;We had trouble last year with scoring and with Jack Gibson also helping out on left wing, we&rsquo;re going to have a real good hockey club.&rdquo;WINNIPEG: The Jets are off to a slow start, there is no question about that. While missing Bobby Hull who has been touring Europe and Asia with Team Canada, the Jets have lost their first three exhibition games including their league interlocking game, 3-1 to the Atlanta Flames. Ron Ashton scored the only goal for the Jets who were down 2-0 to the Flames at the end of the first period. Jets were also victimized by the Phoenix Roadrunners, again losing 3-1, which accentuates a situation that could be a problem for Winnipeg al I season &mdash; scoring goals.TORONTO: Toros dropped their first exhibition, game 5-4 to New England Whalers, but the game was hardly a reflection of the relative strengths of the two teams. Both clubs have got their top players on Team Canada, but the Toros were hurting more without their goaltender Gilles Gratton.QUEBEC: Les Nordiques have improved their muscle this year with the addition of Ric Jordan from the New England Whalers, Jordan, who played 34 games for the Eastern Division team last year, was acquired in the offseason to give the club some toughness. At 6&rsquo;3&rdquo; and 200 pounds, Jordan will certainly provide the muscle and also another English-speaking player to room with Dale Hoganson.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-138/3065724-1-eng-US/f0028-132.jpg" title="f0028-13" width="558" height="778"><figcaption class="caption-body">RIC JORDAN &hellip; Helps Nordiques</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Bathgate Tries Comeback With Blazers; Toros Weak Without Team Canada Stars

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0029-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0630/3065842-1-eng-US/f0029-062.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Veteran Gordie Howe, shown being pinned on the boards by a Russian defender, gave the Soviets full credit for their victory. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re too damn good,&rdquo; was Howe&rsquo;s comment after the controversia&rsquo; series ended with the Russians winners in the eight-game exhibition play.</figcaption></div>Although the officiating was poor, it did not play the major role in the demise of Team Canada &rsquo;74. Team Canada &rsquo;74 and the Soviets had that honor.The Soviets played superb hockey on their home ice while Team Canada showed little of the cohesion, hustle and ability it did in the first four games of the series when it won one, lost one and tied two.&ldquo;Something happened to us after Canada,&rdquo; Canadian coach Billy Harris said. &ldquo;We had togetherness in Canada and we didn&rsquo;t have it here.&rdquo;&ldquo;You can include me in the group that didn&rsquo;t play as well in Moscow as we did in Canada,&rdquo; said Bobby Hull, who was hobbled by knee problems. &ldquo;You can include everybody&hellip; almost.&rdquo;There were a few Canadian players who shone in the second half of the series. Gordie Howe, despite his 46 years, was a standout for Team Canada as was his 19-year-old Mark. Backstrom and goaltender Gerry Cheevers continued to play well as did defenseman Pat Stapleton. But for the most part the Team Canada that played in the USSR barely resembled the le that played so well in Canada.Team Canada left Vancouver following their 5-5 tie with the Russians Sept. 23 and played games in Finland and Sweden. They defeated the Finns 8-3 and the Swedes 4-3. But most players agreed that the week spent in Scandinavia did them little good.&ldquo;We got fat,&rdquo; said defenseman J.C. Tremblay.Team Canada looked fat in the opening game of the Russian series, losing 3-2, a score kept respectable by Cheevers&rsquo; outstanding netminding.Team Canada managed only 16 shots on goal after falling behind 2-0 after two minutes of play. The officiating of Pole Waldo Sczpek left a great deal to be desired and was highlighted with a 10-minute misconduct to Backstrom, the first for Backstrom in I3 years.The series reached its lowest point two nights later in a bloody 5-2 victory for the Russians. The game started out as one of the best of the series with the USSR leading 3-2 mid-way through the second period.Canada&rsquo;s Mark Howe was called for hooking and while killing the penalty Bruce MacGregor was fouled by Soviet defenseman Valeri Vasilyev.Russian referee Viktor Dombrowski signalled a penalty on Vasilyev, who then attacked MacGregor with a flurry of punches. MacGregor, thinking of the 10-minute major usually handed to the player who starts a fight, did not return one blow. The result: both MacGregor and Vasilyev were given five minute majors.That took the life out of the Canadians and the Soviets scored two more goals. The frustration was capped whtn Ley started a fight with Valeri Kharlamov after the final buzzer had sounded.But that exercise in frustration was nothing compared to the seventh game. Team Canada is still claiming a victory in that one, despite the official 4-4 score.Summit Series II is over with the Soviet Union winning this time. But the World Hockey Association, which represented Canada this time, has come out the real winner.&ldquo;I feel we&rsquo;ve proved ourselves in Canada,&rdquo; said Hull. Few will disagree. &#9632;

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Hull Admits Team Let Down In Moscow

MOSCOW&mdash;Despite the bad feelings between the two competing nations in the second Canada-Russia hockey series, plans are underway for a third series.While in the Soviet Union, National Hockey League Players Association executive director Alan Eagleson met with members of the Soviet Ice Hockey Federation to talk over tentative plans for another confrontation.But if such a confrontation is to &#9632;

NHL Clubs May Face Russians

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-01111/3065811-1-eng-US/f0029-012.jpg" title="f0029-01" width="552" height="544"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY HULL</figcaption></div>RUSSIA: Goal, Alexander Sidelnikov, Vladislav Tretiak, Vladimir Polupanov, defense, Viktor Kuznetzov, Yuri Shatalov, Alexander Sapelkin, Alexander Gusev, Gennady Tsygankov, Vladimir Lutchenko, Valeri Vasilyev, Alexander Filippov, Yuri Lyapkini forwards, Vyacheslav Anisin, Yuri Lebedev, Alexander Bodunov, Sergei Kapustin, Sergei Kotov, Konstantin Klimov, Alexander Maltsev, Valeri Kharlamov, Vladimir Petrov, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Popov, Alexander Volchkov, Alexander Yakushev, Vladimir Shadrin, Viktor Shalimov.CANADA: Goal, Gerry Cheevers, Don McLeod, Gilles Gratton; defense, Pat Stapleton, J.C. Tremblay, Paul Shmyr, Rick Smith, Rick Ley, Brad Sei wood, Pat Price, Marty Howe, Al Hamilton, Barry Long; forwards, Bobby Hull, John McKenzie, Andre Lacroix, Paul Henderson, Mike Walton, Gordie Howe, Mark Howe, Frank Mahovlich, Serge Bernier, Rejean Houle, Marc Tardif, Ralph Backstrom, Bruce MacGregor, Tom Webster, Jim Harrison, Wayne Dillon, Gavin Kirk, Dennis Sobchuk, Ron Chipperfield, Gary Jarrett, Pat Hickey.Game 1 at Quebec City:<h2>Tue. Sept. 17</h2>CANADA 3, RUSSIA 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0286/3065804-1-eng-US/f0029-022.jpg" title="f0029-02" width="604" height="614"></div>Game 2 at Toronto:<h2>Thur. Sept. 19</h2>CANADA 4, RUSSIA 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0358/3065797-1-eng-US/f0029-032.jpg" title="f0029-03" width="598" height="588"><figcaption class="caption-body">image caption</figcaption></div>Game 3 at Winnipeg:<h2>Sat. Sept. 21</h2>RUSSIA 8, CANADA 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0444/3065790-1-eng-US/f0029-042.jpg" title="f0029-04" width="608" height="760"></div>Game 4 at Vancouver:<h2>Mon. Sept. 23</h2>CANADA 5. RUSSIA 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0540/3065783-1-eng-US/f0029-052.jpg" title="f0029-05" width="598" height="98"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0042-0262/3065776-1-eng-US/f0042-022.jpg" title="f0042-02" width="601" height="534"></div><h2>Tue. Oct. 1</h2>RUSSIA 3, CANADA 2FIRST PERIODRussia. 1&mdash;Maltsev (Vikulov, Anisin) 5:34.Penalties: Mahovlich 2:32. Ley Petrov 6:59, Seiwood 15:07.SECOND PERIODCanada. 2&mdash;G. Howe (Backstrom, Mark Howe) 0:15. 3&mdash;Maltsev (Shadrin) 15:04.Penalties: Webster 4:14, Lebedev 7:02, McKenzie 13:52, Bernier. Kharlamov 18:52.THIRD PERIODRussia. 4&mdash;Gusev (Kharlamov) 11:48. Canada. 5&mdash;Mark Howe (Shmyr) 18:10.Penalties: Lacroix 2:46. Backstrom (misconduct) 4:37. Shadrin 5:35, Budonov 16:31.Goalers. Cheevers (Canada). Tretiak (Russia). Attendance: 14,200.Game 6 at Moscow:<h2>Thur. Oct. 3</h2>RUSSIA 5, CANADA 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0042-0342/3065769-1-eng-US/f0042-032.jpg" title="f0042-03" width="592" height="471"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 5</h2>CANADA 4, RUSSIA 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0042-0432/3065762-1-eng-US/f0042-042.jpg" title="f0042-04" width="590" height="510"></div><h2>Sun. Oct. 6</h2>RUSSIA 3, CANADA 2FIRST PERIODCanada, 1&mdash;Hull (Backstrom, Tremblay) 13:47Penalties: Webster 7:57, Yakushev 13:08, Turin 15:26, Hamilton 18:21.SECOND PERIODRussia, 2&mdash;Yakushev (Shadrin) 6:27Penalties: Popov, Ley 2:18; Harrison 6:12,10:34 (major) 18:10 Mark Howe 19:03THIRD PERIODRussia. 3&mdash;Shalimov 0:53. 4&mdash;Shalimov. (Yakushev) 6:59. Canada 5&mdash;Backstrom (G. Howe. Ley) 12:42Penalties: Shadrin (major) Stapleton (misconduct) 2:15, G. Howe 17:50. Turin 19:20, Canada &#9632;

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How Russia Won Series

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-01136/3065988-1-eng-US/f0030-012.jpg" title="f0030-01" width="256" height="285"></div>TORONTO &mdash; Goal, Gilles Gratton, Les Binkley, Jim Shaw; defense, Mike Amodeo, Rick Cunningham, Steve Cuddie, Gerry Gibbons, Jim Turkiewicz, George Kuzmicz; centers, Wayne Dillon, Pat Hickey, Gavin Kirk, Pete Marrin, Vaclav Nedomansky; right wings, Tony Featherstone, Bob Leduc, Gord Titcomb, Tom Martin, Lou Nistico, Tom Simpson, Guy Trottier, Richard Dupras; left wings, Paul Henderson, Frank Mahovlich, Brit Selby, Richard Farda, Jeff Jacques.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0291/3065981-1-eng-US/f0030-022.jpg" title="f0030-02" width="224" height="289"></div>VANCOUVER &mdash; Goal, Don McLeod, Ed Humphreys, Wayne Wood; defense, Serge Beaudoin, Jim Cardiff, Don McCulloch, Mike Pelyk, Pat Price, Duane Rupp, Paul Terbenche; centers, Bryan Campbell, Ron Chipperfield, Claude St, Sauveur, Rob Walton; right wings, Danny Lawson, Don O&rsquo;Donoghue, Bob Jones, John McKenzie; left wings, Don Burgess, Mike Chernoff, Peter Driscoll, Murray Meyers, John Migneault.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0367/3065974-1-eng-US/f0030-032.jpg" title="f0030-03" width="259" height="251"></div>EDMONTON &mdash; Goal, Jacques Plante, Chris Worthy; defense, Doug Barrie, Ken Baird, Al Hamilton, Barry Long, Ray McKay, Jim McCrimmon; centers, Jim Harrison, Eddie Joyal, Ross Perkins, Mike Rogers, Bobby Sheehan; right wings, Tom Gilmore, Bruce MacGregor, Rusty Patenaude, Jim Schraefel; left wings, Ron Climie, Val Fonteyne, Don Herriman, Bob McAneeley.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0454/3065967-1-eng-US/f0030-042.jpg" title="f0030-04" width="266" height="272"></div>WINNIPEG &mdash; Goal, Joe Daley, Curt Larsson, Ernie Wakely; defense, Larry Hornung, Duke Asmundson, Lars-Erik Sjoberg, Ken Stephanson, Bob Woytowich; centers, Chris Bordeleau, Danny Johnson, Ulf Nilsson, Danny Spring; right wings, Randy Andreachuk, Norm Beaudin, Anders Heberg, Jean-Guy Gratton; left wings, Ron Snell, Ted Hargreaves, Bobby Hull.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0548/3065960-1-eng-US/f0030-052.jpg" title="f0030-05" width="256" height="260"></div>QUEBEC &mdash; Goal, Serge Aubry, Michel D&eacute;guise; defensemen, Alain Beaule, Jean Bernier, Dale Hoganson, Rick Jordan, Francois Lacombe, J.C. Tremblay, Normand Descoteaux; centers, Serge Bernier, Andr&eacute; Gaudette, Jeannot Gilbert, Ren&eacute; Leclerc, Jean Payette, Michel Parizeau; right wings, Alain Caron, Real Cloutier, R&eacute;jean Houle; left wings, Pierre Guite, Bobby Guindon, Reg Fleming.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0638/3065953-1-eng-US/f0030-062.jpg" title="f0030-06" width="255" height="253"></div>NEW ENGLAND &mdash; Goal, Crister Abrahamsson, Bruce Landon, Al Smith; defense, Thommy Abrahamsson, Jim Dorey, Ted Green, Paul Hurley, Rick Ley, Gerry Methe, Brad Seiwood; centers, Terry Caffery, John Danby, Al Karlander, Larry Pleau, Gary Swain; right wings, Mike Byers, Guy Dufour, Fred O&rsquo;Donell, Tim Sheehy, Tom Webster; left wings, Wayne Carleton, Don Blackburn, Bob Charlebois, John French, Tom Earl, Claude Piche.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0729/3065946-1-eng-US/f0030-072.jpg" title="f0030-07" width="305" height="311"></div>SAN DIEGO&mdash;Goal, Joe Junkin, Russ Gillow; defense, Dean Boy Ian, Ron Plumb, Ken Block, Harry Howell, Bob Falkenberg, Bob Wall, Bill Speer; Kevin Morrison; centers, Claude Chartre, Andr&eacute; Lacroix, Mike Laughton, Ray Adduono; right wings, Rick Sentes, Jamie Bateman, Brian Morenz, Wayne Rivers, Ted Scharf, Doug Volmar: left wings; Brian Bradley, Kevin Devine, Gene Peacosh, Craig Reichmuth, Norm Ferguson, Brian Perry.HOUSTON &mdash; Goal, Wayne Rutledge, Ron Grahame; defense, Larry Hale, Marty Howe, Glen Irwin, Poul Popiel, John, Schella; centers, Gord Labossi&egrave;re, Larry Lund, Terry Ruskowski, Jim Sherrit; right wings, Don Grierson, Murray Hall, Gordie Howe, Frank Hughes; left wings, Andr&eacute; Hinse7Mark Howe, Ted Taylor, Don Larway.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0823/3065939-1-eng-US/f0030-082.jpg" title="f0030-08" width="346" height="245"></div>CLEVELAND &mdash; Goal, Gerry Cheevers, Bob Whidden; defense, Paul Baxter, Ray Clearwater, Tom Edur, Larry Hillman, Wayne Hillman, Wayne Muloin, Paul Shmyr; centers, Ron Buchanan, Rich Leduc, Robbie Neale, John Stewart, Ron Ward; right wings, Paul Andrea, Mike Bartley, Terry Holbrook, Skip Krare, Al McDonough, Russ Walker; left wings, Steve Cardwell, Grant Erickson, Bill Heindl, Garry Jarrett, Gerry Pinder.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0920/3065932-1-eng-US/f0030-092.jpg" title="f0030-09" width="258" height="255"></div>CHICAGO &mdash; Goal, Dave Dryden, Cam Newton; defense, Bryon Baltimore, Darryl Maggs, Larry Mavety, Keith Kokkola, Dick Proceviat, Pat Stapleton, Jim Watson; centers, Ralph Backstrom, Brian Coates, Joe Hardy, Gary MacGregor, Dave Walter, Rod Zaine; right wings, Jim Benzelock, Don Gordon, Duke Harris, Rosaire Paiement; left wings, Brian Glenwright, Bob Liddington, Rick Morris, Jan Popiel, Frankie Rochon.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-1017/3065925-1-eng-US/f0030-102.jpg" title="f0030-10" width="267" height="251"></div>MINNESOTA &mdash; Goal, Mike Curran, John Garrett, Jack McCartan; defense, John Arbour, Terry Ball, Bob Boyd, Ron Busniuk, Mike McMahon, Dick Paradise, Rick Smith; centers, Mike Antonovich, Keith Christiansen, Gary Gambucci, Ted Hampson, Jim Johnson, Danny O&rsquo;Shea; right wings, Mike Walton, Billy Klatt, Wayne Connelly; left wings, Murray Heatley, George Morrison, Don Tannahill, Billy Goldthorpe, Gord Gallant.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-1114/3065918-1-eng-US/f0030-112.jpg" title="f0030-11" width="218" height="222"></div>INDIANAPOLIS &mdash; Goal, Andy Brown, Ed Dyck, Jack Norris; defense, Bob Ash, RogerCot&eacute;, Ken Desjardine, Rick Fraser, Jim Hargreaves, Ralph Hopiavouri, Billy Orr, Dick Spannbauer; centers, Doug Brindley, Bob Fitchner, Steve Richardson, Joe Robertson, John Sheridan, Bob Sicinski, Bob Whitlock; right wings, Steve Andrascik, Ron Anderson, Gary Bredin, Nick Harbaruk, Ron Walters; left wings, BrianMcKenzie, Jim Wiste, Brad Buetow.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-1213/3065911-1-eng-US/f0030-122.jpg" title="f0030-12" width="300" height="212"></div>MICHIGAN &mdash; Goal, Gerry Desjardins, Paul Hoganson; defense, Paul Curtis, Mike Hyndman, Billy Horton, Larry Johnston, Jim Niekamp, Ron Pronchuk; centers J.P. Leblanc, Steve West, Ted McCaskill; right wings, Len Fonatine, Billy Evo, Ed Johnstone, Brian McDonald, Bill Reed; left wings, Danny Gruen, Marc Tardif, Gary Veneruzzo.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-1311/3065904-1-eng-US/f0030-132.jpg" title="f0030-13" width="231" height="256"></div>PHOENIX &mdash; Goal, Don Caley, Gary Kurt, Ray Reeson; defense, Gary Braun, Al McLeod, Rick Newell, Gerry Odrowski, Brian Erickson; centers, Bob Barlow, Jim Boyd, Robbie Ftorek, Murray Keogan, Don Liesemer, Dennis Sobchuk; right wings, Bob Borgeson, Cam Connor, Dave Gorman, John Gray, Dan Mandryk, Bob Mowat, Howie Young; left wings, John Gofton, Hugh Harris, Gene Sobchuk, Dennis Olmstead, Michel Cormier.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-1410/3065897-1-eng-US/f0030-142.jpg" title="f0030-14" width="315" height="259"></div> &#9632;

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Probable Starting Lineups For WHA Teams

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-1510/3066033-1-eng-US/f0030-152.jpg" title="f0030-15" width="594" height="118"></div>(Russia wins series)<h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tue. Sept. 17Canada 3. Russia 3Thur. Sept. 19Canada 4, Russia 1Sat. Sept. 21Russia 8. Canada 5Mon. Sept. 23Canada 5, Russia 5Tue. Oct. 1Russia 3. Canada 2Thur. Oct. 3Russia 5, Canada 2Sat. Oct. 5Canada 4, Russia 4Sun. Oct. 6Russia 3. Canada 2<h2>SERIES SCORING</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-167/3066026-1-eng-US/f0030-162.jpg" title="f0030-16" width="594" height="1241"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-177/3066019-1-eng-US/f0030-172.jpg" title="f0030-17" width="1804" height="1278"><figcaption class="caption-body">One of the major stumbling blocks for Team Canada &rsquo;74 in the recent International series with the Russians was Soviet goaler Vladislav Tretiak, who performed miraculously to foil the</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Russia-Canada Scoreboard

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER&mdash;About half the defensemen playing in the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Northern Division this season are expected to be newcomers to their clubs.The rate of turnover is not surprising since further expansion by the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association has taken place for this season, and since several NHL clubs have pared the number of players in their organizations in economy moves.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-01118/3066078-1-eng-US/f0031-012.jpg" title="f0031-01" width="263" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Blanchard</figcaption></div>It&rsquo;s far too early to tell which club will have the strongest defense, but here&rsquo;s how they shaped up in the Northern Division during training camp.The players listed here are only possibles, remember, so some may stay with the parent clubs and others may be demoted or dropped altogether before the season opens.PROVIDENCE: The Reds definitely won&rsquo;t be as experienced as last season, but coach Johnny Muckier thinks they&rsquo;ll be a lot more mobile.He&rsquo; 11 have to get along without Larry Sacharuk (27 goals and 35 assists for 62 points in 42 games) and veterans Randy Legge and Paul Curtis. Sacharuk was dealt to St. Louis and the other two went to the WHA.John Bednarski, who led the league in penalty minutes with 222, will be back unless he catches a spot with the parent New York Rangers. In that case, Nick Beverley likely would come down.Marty Gateman returns and Larry O&rsquo;Connor and Dwayne Pentland, both with Albuquerque, are available.Additions are Joe Zanussi, a regular with Winnipeg of the WHA the past two seasons, and the Rangers&rsquo; top two draft picks &mdash; Dave Maloney of Kitchener and Ron Greschner of New Westminsfer.NOVA SCOTIA: Rookies will hold the key to the success of the Voyageurs&rsquo; defense.Coach Al MacNeil&rsquo;s team and lowest goals-against average last season, and should be tough to score on again.Returning are Greg Hubick, Gary Geldart, Len Cunning and maybe Guy Delparte, who went to camp with Washington. Dwight Bialowas was on loan from Atlanta at the end of last season and Richard Wilson had gone up to the<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0292/3066071-1-eng-US/f0031-022.jpg" title="f0031-02" width="562" height="749"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOE ZANUSSI &hellip;Back From WHA</figcaption></div>But the rookie crop looks strong. There&rsquo;s Rick Chartraw, who was the 10th player chosen overall in the NHL&rsquo;s amateur draft. He had 17 goals and 44 assists for 61 points and 150 penalty minutes for Kitchener. And there&rsquo;s Bill Nyrop from Notre Dame, rough Gilles Lupien (268 penalty minutes) from the Montreal Juniors and Chuck Luksa from Kitchener.ROCHESTER: With a working agreement with the Boston Bruins and the Boston Braves no longer operating, new coach Dick Mattiussi will have his choice of players from both teams as well as one good-looking amateur prospect.His biggest problem on defense will be replacing himself. Mattiussi was the anchor of the Amerk defense a year ago. Also gone is Jean Gauthier.Back at camp and fighting for jobs were Rick Pagnutti, Bob Malcolm, Rod Graham and Wayne Morusyk, although Graham probably will see more duty on a wing this season.Harry Shaw was drafted by the Amerks from New Haven and is a sure thing. From the Braves are Al Simmons and Gary Jacquith.Ray Maluta. a Pat Stapleton-like player with Flin Flon in the Western Canada Hockey League, should make the club. He scored 40 goals and had 57 assists last season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0376/3066064-1-eng-US/f0031-032.jpg" title="f0031-03" width="571" height="742"><figcaption class="caption-body">DAVE MALONEY &hellip;Top Draft Pick</figcaption></div>NEW HAVEN: The Nighthawks lost a lot of experience behind the blue line with the departure of Murray Anderson, Dennis Patterson and Shaw in the Drafts.But they expect to have Chris Ahrens and Billy Plager, both rough defensemen, back.And, unless he stays with the parent Minnesota North Stars, Doug Hicks, the North Stars&rsquo; top draft choice and the sixth pick overall, should be solid for New Haven.The Nighthawks hope to have one from the New York Islanders on loan and the others available at camp included Ron Wilson (127 penalty minutes for Portland). Brian Anderson (317 penalty minutes for New Westminster). Lowell Ostlund (six games for New Haven adn 60 for Saginaw), Tom Thomson (two games for New Haven and 74 for Saginaw) and Kim McDougal from the Regina Pats.SPRINGFIELD: Like everything else about the Kings, it&rsquo;ll be just about the seasons opener before the defense will be set.Los Angeles supplied all the players last season and also stocked Portland of the Western League. Now the California Golden Seals are sharing in the stocking of Springfield, and the Seals had some top talent in Salt Lake City.The Kings need all the help they can get on defense after having the second worst goals-against average in the league last season.Springfield lost Gordie Smith, voted the league&rsquo;s outstanding defenseman a year ago, in the draft and lost Bryon Baltimore to the WHA.But available again are John Dobie, Roger Pelletier, Doug Buhr, John Van Horlick, Steve Trachsel and Al Blanchard, who started out last year with Providence but was traded.Other possibilities include Dave Hutchison from Vancouver of the WHA (unless he makes. L.A.) Barry Cummins (unless he sticks with the Seals). Brent Meeke. Tim Jacobs and Danny Helml Bruce Affleck (Denver University), Gary Sargent (Moorhead Juniors), Tom Anderson (St. Paul Juniors) and Tom Price (Ottawa Juniors). Goalie Rich Charron, Sargent, Lome Stamler, Dennis Abgrall and Mike Usitalo were sent to Springfield by L.A. &#9632;

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Major League Expansion Creating Big Turnover In AHL Defensemen

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S and Canada<h2>OCTOBER</h2>Tue. 8 Hershey at Nova ScotiaWed. 9 Baltimore at VirginiaThu. 10 Richmond at SyracuseFri. 11 Hershey at New HavenNova Scotia at ProvidenceRichmond at RochesterSyracuse at SpringfieldSat. 12 Baltimore at HersheyNova Scotia at SpringfieldSun. 13 Richmond at New HavenNova Scotia at RochesterWed. 16 Hershey at RichmondNova Scotia at SyracuseSpringfield at VirginiaFri. 18 New Haven at ProvidenceNova Scotia at RichmondRochester at SyracuseSat. 19 Springfield at BaltimoreSyracuse at HersheyNova Scotia at VirginiaSun. 20 Virginia at New HavenBaltimore at ProvidenceSpringfield at RichmondHershey at RochesterWed. 23 Syracuse at VirginiaThu. 24 Rochester at Nova ScotiaFri. 25 Hershey at New HavenProvidence at RichmondSpringfield at RochesterBaltimore at SyracuseSat. 26 Baltimore at HersheyProvidence at VirginiaSun. 27 Baltimore at New HavenRichmond at Nova ScotiaProvidence at RochesterSpringfield at SyracuseWed. 30 Baltimore at RichmondProvidence at SyracuseHershey at VirginiaThu. 31 Rochester at Nova Scotia<h2>NOVEMBER</h2>Fri. 1 Virginia at BaltimoreHershey at RichmondNew Haven at RochesterSyracuse at SpringfieldSat. 2 Richmond at BaltimoreNew Haven at HersheyVirginia at SpringfieldSun. 3 Providence at New HavenVirginia at Nova ScotiaSpringfield at RochesterTue 5 Springfield at RichmondWed. 6 Springfield at HersheyRochester at New HavenVirginia at Syracuse &#9632;

AHL Games

<div class="byline">BY JERRY LINDQUIST</div>SYRACUSE&mdash;As pre-season preparations wound to a close Bill Charles spent most of his waking hours on the telephone, sifting offers, examining requests for employment on the American Hockey League&rsquo;s newest team, the Syracuse Eagles.Two weeks from training camp&rsquo;s start Charles, the Eagles&rsquo; general manager, continued to be hounded. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m getting anywhere from 10 to 12 calls a day,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;There are a lot of people looking for work.&rdquo; Prior to their first exhibition, the Eagles had 22 players, and Charles was becoming more and more selective as he awaited further word from the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, and Montreal Canadiens, all of whom have limited working agreements here.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-01125/3066140-1-eng-US/f0032-012.jpg" title="f0032-01" width="270" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rick Foley</figcaption></div>At least one National Hockey League general manager contacted Charles on several occasions, offering to sell &mdash; even loan &mdash; players no longer needed in his organization. &ldquo;1 know we have some players better that what he has,&rdquo; the GM said, but Charles held fast.He knows what he wants. What he doesn`t want, &ldquo;are some of these players with pretty good credentials who have been coasting in recent years. Quite honestly, I&rsquo;m surprised by some of these multiyear contracts they&rsquo;re handing out,&rdquo; Charles said.&ldquo;They&rsquo;re ridiculous&hellip; when comparing the salaries against the talent. The World Hockey Association certainly has spoiled, yes diluted, this business.&rdquo;The acquisition of big Rick Foley, ex-Chicago. Philadelphia and Detroit defenseman-winger, reinforced opinion elsewhere in the Southern Division that Charles was building a rugged entry that intended throwing its weight around. Not necessarily so, Charles insisted.&ldquo;Any club needs some big guys just to keep the other guys honest,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We think we&rsquo;ve not some fellows hungry enough to give 100 percent.&rdquo;Two players who didn&rsquo;t turn up at the team&rsquo;s Agincourt, Ont. training headquarters as expected where veterans Nick Polano and Larry Keenan.&ldquo;Polano had trouble with his back last year, and our agreement was that he&rsquo;d report in good condition,&rdquo; Charles explained. &ldquo;He never reported.&rdquo;Richmond Robins&rsquo; most valuable player of a season ago, Keenan was sold to Syracuse by the Philadelphia Flyers during the summer but he and Charles could not agree on terms. &ldquo;He said he wouldn&rsquo;t come to camp without a contract,&rdquo; Charles said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll be suspended.&rdquo;With Art Stratton, league MVP last year, behind the bench, the Eagles could be the AHL&rsquo;s surprise team.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re weak in several areas, I know&rdquo; Charles said, &ldquo;but we&rsquo;re going to work very hard. We don&rsquo;t want them to humiliate us. That wouldn&rsquo;t be good for the league.&rdquo;HERSHEY: Little more than a week before their season opener, the Bears had 19 players to call their own &mdash; 12 from Pittsburgh and seven, including former Cincinnati Swords Billy Inglis, Tim Regan, Jack Surbey, and Neil Zorzack, from Buffalo. Among Penguins&rsquo; farmhands were holdovers Denis Herron, Dennis Owchar, Don Seiling, Dean Sheremeta. Terry Ewasiuk, and two of Pittsburgh&rsquo;s top amateur drafts &mdash; Pierre Larouche and Jacques Cossette.RICHMOND: First players shipped to the Robins by Washington under their new working agreement were forwards John Paddock, Jack Patterson and Brian Kinsella, and goaltenders Garth Malarchuk and Bernie Wolfe, all rookies. The Flyers, who will share Richmond with the Capitals, assigned &mdash; among others &mdash; Serge Lajeunesse, who led the tearri in goals scored (28), Mike Clarke and Jack Mcllhargey.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-0280/3066133-1-eng-US/f0032-022.jpg" title="f0032-02" width="1180" height="1117"><figcaption class="caption-body">The Hershey Bears have landed veteran Billy Inglish and it could be another good omen for the Calder Cup champions of last season. Inglis, shown here gripping the AHL&rsquo;s top playoff award, has a way with championship clubs.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Swamped By Player Calls, Eagle GM Charles Remains Selective

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street, Wallaceburg. OntarioSold in U.S. and Canada<h2>NHL</h2><h3>OCTOBER</h3>Wed. 9 Washington at N.Y. RangersN.Y. Islanders at MontrealAtlanta at VancouverPittsburgh at MinnesotaChicago at DetroitSt. Louis at CaliforniaKansas City at TorontoThu. 10 Los Angeles at PhiladelphiaBoston at BuffaloFri. 11 Atlanta at CaliforniaSat. 12 N.Y. Rangers at TorontoKansas City at N.Y. IslandersBuffalo at Philadelphia*Los Angeles at MontrealWashington at MinnesotaDetroit at PittsburghSt. Louis at VancouverSun. 13 Kansas City at PhiladelphiaAtlanta at ChicagoCalifornia at DetroitLos Angeles at BuffaloToronto at BostonTue. 15 Montreal at N.Y. IslandersLos Angeles at WashingtonVancouver at St. LouisWed. 16 California at N.Y. RangersAtlanta at DetroitLos Angeles at TorontoVancouver at MinnesotaBoston at ChicagoThu. 17 Boston at PhiladelphiaMontreal at St. LouisChicago at WashingtonCalifornia at BuffaloFri. 18 Kansas City at AtlantaSat. 19 N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. IslandersPhiladelphia at PittsburghCalifornia at MontrealWashington at DetroitKansas City at Los AngelesVancouver at TorontoChicago at St. LouisBuffalo at MinnesotaSun. 20 Vancouver at N.Y. RangersN.Y. Islanders at WashingtonMontreal at PhiladelphiaPittsburgh at AtlantaMinnesota at ChicagoCalifornia at BostonToronto at BuffaloTue. 22 Atlanta at N.Y. IslandersPhiladelphia at Los AngelesDetroit at WashingtonMinnesota at VancouverWed. 23 St. Louis at N.Y. RangersDetroit at AtlantaMontreal at TorontoWashington at ChicagoBoston at PittsburghKansas City at CaliforniaThu. 24 Buffalo at Los AngelesSt. Louis at BostonFri. 25 Philadelphia at CaliforniaMinnesota at AtlantaKansas City at VancouverSat. 26 N.Y. Rangers at PittsburghMinnesota at N.Y. IslandersPhiladelphia at VancouverDetroit at MontrealCalifornia at Los AngelesChicago at TorontoBuffalo at St. LouisSun. 27 Atlanta at N.Y. RangersMontreal at BuffaloToronto at WashingtonSt. Louis at ChicagoKansas City at BostonTue. 29 California at N.Y. IslandersBuffalo at WashingtonPittsburgh at Los AngelesDetroit at VancouverSt. Louis at TorontoWed. 30 N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. RangersCalifornia at AtlantaChicago at MontrealBoston at MinnesotaThu. 31 N.Y. Rangers at PhiladelphiaMontreal at WashingtonSt. Louis at Los Angeles<h2>WHA</h2><h3>OCTOBER</h3>Tue. 15 Winnipeg at VancouverNew England at TorontoWed. 16 San Diego at PhoenixHouston at VancouverThu. 17 Michigan at IndianapolisFri. 18 Houston at PhoenixEdmonton at WinnipegChicago at VancouverIndianapolis at TorontoSat. 19 Cleveland at MinnesotaMichigan at New EnglandHouston at San DiegoSun. 20 Winnipeg at EdmontonChicago at VancouverCleveland at PhoenixMichigan at TorontoIndianapolis at QuebecTue. 22 Cleveland at San DiegoChicago at EdmontonMinnesota at TorontoHouston at QuebecWed. 23 Michigan at QuebecHouston at New EnglandCleveland at VancouverThu. 24 Phoenix at San DiegoMinnesota at IndianapolisFri. 25 Winnipeg at TorontoMichigan at EdmontonSat. 26 Minnesota at HoustonPhoenix at QuebecIndianapolis at New EnglandSun. 27 Toronto at ClevelandQuebec at IndianapolisChicago at MinnesotaMichigan at WinnipegVancouver at EdmontonMon. 28 Phoenix at TorontoTue. 29 Houston at ChicagoMinnesota at MichiganWed. 30 Minnesota at ClevelandToronto at New EnglandPhoenix at WinnipegChicago at HoustonEdmonton at VancouverThu. 31 Chicago at San DiegoNew England at IndianapolisCleveland at Michigan<h2>CHL</h2><h3>OCTOBER</h3>Wed. 9 Fort Worth at DenverThu. 10 Dallas at SeattleFri. 11 Oklahoma C at Fort WorthOmaha at TulsaDallas at DenverSeattle at Salt LakeSat. 12 Omaha at Oklahoma CSun. 13 Omaha at Fort WorthDenver at TulsaWed. 16 Dallas at TulsaThu. 17 Omaha at Salt LakeDenver at SeattleFri. 18 Dallas at Fort WorthDenver at Oklahoma CSalt Lake at TulsaSat. 19 Denver at Fort WorthSalt Lake at Oklahoma COmaha at SeattleTue 22 Denver at TulsaDallas at Salt LakeWed. 23 Oklahoma C at Fort WorthThu. 24 Salt Lake at DenverDallas at SeattleFri. 25 Tulsa at Fort WorthSeattle at Oklahoma CDenver at OmahaSat. 26 Oklahoma C at DallasSeattle at TulsaOmaha at DenverFort Worth at Salt LakeSun. 27 Dallas at OmahaMon. 28 Oklahoma C at Salt LakeTue. 29 Salt Lake at TulsaFort Worth at SeattleWed. 30 Tulsa at DenverThu. 31 Salt Lake at Fort WorthOklahoma C at Seattle<h3>NOVEMBER</h3>Fri. 1 Salt Lake at DallasFort Worth at Oklahoma COmaha at TulsaSeattle at DenverSat. 2 Dallas at Fort WorthTulsa at Oklahoma CSalt Lake at OmahaDenver at SeattleSun. 3 Oklahoma C at OmahaTue. 5 Dallas at DenverTulsa at SeattleWed. 6 Omaha at Fort WorthDallas at Oklahoma CThu. 7 Tulsa at SeattleFri. 8 Omaha at DallasFort Worth at TulsaSeattle at DenverOklahoma C at Salt LakeSat. 9 Denver at Fort WorthOklahoma C at TulsaSalt Lake at OmahaDallas at SeattleSun. 10 Dallas at OmahaMon. 11 Tulsa at Salt LakeTue. 12 Seattle at Fort WorthWed. 13 Seattle at DallasFort Worth at Oklahoma CThu. 14 Tulsa at Salt LakeFri. 15 Seattle at Fort WorthSalt Lake at TulsaOklahoma C at DenverDallas at OmahaSat. 16 Fort Worth at DallasSalt Lake at Oklahoma CSeattle at TulsaOmaha at DenverSun. 17 Salt Lake at SeattleTue. 19 Oklahoma C at SeattleWed 20 Omaha at DallasTulsa at DenverOklahoma C at Salt LakeThu. 21 Fort Worth at SeattleFri. 22 Dallas at TulsaSeattle at DenverFort Worth at Salt Lake &#9632;

Pro Games To Come

DALLAS&mdash;The Central Hockey League has started the 1974-75 season, its twelfth year of operation, with an outstanding group of coaches. The six veteran and two rookie coaches are ready, following good, hardworking training camps, to do their job of developing the next group of major league players.Challenged to repeat his winning season of last year, defending champion and three time Adams Cup winner, Bobby Kromm, coach of the Dallas Black Hawks, could be the &ldquo;morning line&rdquo; favorite. Considered the dean of Central Hockey League coaches, Kromm has won a Canadian senior championship and a world amateur championship, in addition to his three pro cup wins.Rated one of the game&rsquo;s best handlers of young hockey players, Omaha Knights&rsquo; coach Fred Creighton won the CHL championship in 1972-73. Beaten out of first place last season on the basis of fewer wins although tied for the top with Oklahoma City in points. Creighton starts his third season with Atlanta&rsquo;s development club. With several years of experience with Charlotte in the tough Eastern League, Creighton&rsquo;s teams are always a threat.In Oklahoma City, experienced and competent Ray Miron is back with the Toronto Maple Leaf organization in the dual position of general manager and coach. Miron did a great job in Tulsa in 1973-74 and was anxious to get the season underway with a superior Oklahoma City Blazers team.Ed Chadwick, beginning his second year as coach of the Fort Worth Texans, began the season with momentum from an exceptional rookie year, his team having made the CHL playoffs. In inter-city rivalry in 1973-74, his team won the Turnpike Trophy by edging Dallas, who went on to win it all. The Texans, under Chadwick, should be a real contender for the championship this year.The Salt Lake City Golden Eagles have a new coach this year, Jack &ldquo;Tex&rdquo; Evans. A great defensive instructor and a vigorous competitor as a player, Evans spent the last two seasons as coach of the San Diego Gulls of the Western Hockey League. Before serving four years as an assistant coach in San Diego. Evans played hockey for 23 years &mdash; 12 of those years in the NHL. The Golden Eagles are a tough, quick club that will show steady improvement as they learn Evans&rsquo; aggressive style of Play.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-01118/3066209-1-eng-US/f0034-012.jpg" title="f0034-01" width="568" height="606"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY KROMM &hellip;Eye On Title Again</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0273/3066202-1-eng-US/f0034-022.jpg" title="f0034-02" width="556" height="596"><figcaption class="caption-body">RAY MIRON &hellip;Back With Leafs</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0041-0197/3066195-1-eng-US/f0041-012.jpg" title="f0041-01" width="540" height="600"><figcaption class="caption-body">ADAM KELLER</figcaption></div>Jean-Guy Talbot returns to the scene of his WHL championship of 1971-72. Denver fans have applauded the move to bring Talbot back as coach of the Spurs. Talbot is a winner and, having added years of experience coaching in the NHL to his natural coaching ability, is expected to do very well this season. Very few hockey men have been on as many &ldquo;winners&rdquo; as this coach.Going against these six veterans are two rookie &ldquo;pro&rdquo; coaches who have all the necessary qualities to have immediate winning records. In Seattle, Orland Kurtenbach, newly appointed coach of the Totems. had done it ail from WHL &ldquo;rookie of the year&rdquo; with the Vancouver Canucks (1957-58) to captain of NHL Canucks for the past four seasons. After twelve years experience in NHL as a policeman type leader, he is now ready for a new career.Fourteen-year-pro Adam Keller, rookie coach of the Tulsa Oilers, could still be his own steadiest player if he were to play. His most recent accomplishments include leading the Phoenix Roadrunners to two consecutive WHL championships in 1972-73 and 1973-74. He has always wanted to coach, and now gets his chance in tough company with Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) prospects. This is a first start for the new owners, and the team could surprise everyone. &#9632;

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Dean Of CHL Coaches Ready As Kromm’s Dallas Hawks Start Out As Title Favorites

CHICAGO &mdash;The United States Hockey League got into the swing of changing coaches during the off season with a turnover of five new bench pilots.New men behind the USHL teams include Nelson Leclair, former International Hockey League star for nearly a decade, who will handle the Chicago Warriors in place of Gene Ubriaco; Dave Siciliano takes over from Lee Fogolin at the helm of the defending champion Thunder Bay Twins; Jack Mahon headshup the Copper Country Chiefs in place of Rod Paavola; Roger McKinnon is the new coach of the new Central Wisconsin team; and Barry Cook has succeeded Oakie Brumm with Marquette Iron Rangers.Returning coaches include Paul Coppo, Green Bay, who is starting a fourth term; Dave Swick, Waterloo, in his second year; Arnie Garber, Milwaukee, also in his second season; John Saville, Sioux City, another second year man.Four of the USHL&rsquo;s coaches will also assume playing roles. Saville, Cook, McKinnon and Mahon are player-coaches.There was some off-ice activity in the USHL last week as the Milwaukee Admirals acquired defenseman Bill Frerotte from Sioux City Musketeers for the playing rights to rookie goaltender Ralph Kloiber, the former star of the St. Louis University Billikens.Meanwhile, the USHL is ready to go with new rinks in three cities-Chicago with 4,500 seats, Marquette, with 4,000 seats and Stevens Point, Wis., with 2,600 seats, the home of the new Central Wisconsin entry.The league also announced its executive for the 1974-75 season. Robert Hoppe of Marquette will be president, Gary Lipshutz, Sioux City, vice-president, Dave Tyler, Waterloo, secretary and legal council, and Jim Van Essen of Green Bay will be treasurer. Morley Howe of Sault Ste. Marie is the USHL&rsquo;s director of public relations.The annual All-Star game, which was held in Thunder Bay last year, has been awarded to Green Bay this season. The game will be held January 14. A change in format will see a south and a north division team of All Stars do battle instead of the All Stars playing against the leaguechampion Twins.Beginning this season, all players in the USHL must wear protective headgear. Last season it was optional.The Traverse City Bays of Wisconsin will join the league for the 1975-76 season it was announced at a recent meeting. Officials at Traverse City, who have been awarded the franchise have already begun signing players and they are expected to play a number of exhibition games with USHL teams this year. &#9632;

Around The USHL

<h2>OCTOBER</h2>Sat. 12 Wisconsin at Sioux CityGreen Bay at Copper CountryChicago at MarquetteSun. 13 Wisconsin at Sioux CityChicago at Copper CountryFri. 18 Sioux City at Copper CountryMilwaukee at ChicagoSat. 19 Sioux City at MarquetteChicago at Green BayMilwaukee at WisconsinSun. 20 Sioux City at Thunder BayThu. 24 Copper Country at MarquetteFri. 25 Chicago at Thunder BaySat. 26 Sioux City at Green BayMilwaukee at MarquetteWaterloo at WisconsinChicago at Copper CountrySun. 27 Wisconsin at ChicagoSioux City at WaterlooMilwaukee at Thunder BayWed. 30 Marquette at WisconsinThu. 31 Green Bay at Milwaukee<h2>NOVEMBER</h2>Fri. 1 Waterloo at Thunder BaySat. 2 Waterloo at MarquetteThunder Bay at MilwaukeeGreen Bay at Sioux CityWisconsin at Copper CountrySun. 3 Thunder Bay at ChicagoWaterloo at Copper CountryGreen Bay at Sioux CityWed. 6 Green Bay at WisconsinFri. 8 Sioux City at Thunder BayWaterloo at ChicagoSat. 9 Sioux City at MarquetteCopper Country at Green BayWaterloo at MilwaukeeChicago at WisconsinSun. 10 Wisconsin at WaterlooSioux City at Copper CountryGreen Bay at Thunder BayThu. 14 Wisconsin at MarquetteSioux City at MilwaukeeFri. 15 Copper Country at WaterlooMarquette at ChicagoSat. 16 Marquette at WaterlooThunder Bay at Green BayWisconsin at MilwaukeeCopper Country at Sioux CitySun. 17 Thunder Bay at ChicagoMarquette at Sioux CityTue. 19 Copper Country at Thunder BayFri. 22 Sioux City at Copper CountryChicago at WaterlooMilwaukee at Thunder BaySat 23 Sioux City at MarquetteWaterloo at Green BayMilwaukee at Copper CountrySun. 24 Sioux City at Thunder BayWed. 27 Milwaukee at Sioux CityThu. 28 Milwaukee at WaterlooGreen Bay at MarquetteFri. 29 Thunder Bay at Copper CountrySat. 30 Marquette at Sioux CityWaterloo at MilwaukeeCopper Country at WisconsinThunder Bay at Green Bay<h2>DECEMBER</h2>Sun. 1 Thunder Bay at ChicagoMarquette at WaterlooFri. 6 Milwaukee at Thunder BayChicago at WaterlooMarquette at Copper CountrySat. 7 Wisconsin at Green BayMilwaukee at MarquetteChicago at Sioux CitySun. 8 Waterloo at WisconsinGreen Bay at Copper CountryMarquette at Thunder BayFri. 13 Thunder Bay at Copper CountrySioux City at ChicagoSat. 14 Sioux City at Green BayThunder Bay at MarquetteWisconsin at Copper CountryMilwaukee at WaterlooSun. 15 Sioux City at WisconsinWed. 18 Marquette at WisconsinThurs. 19 Milwaukee at Green BayFri. 20 Chicago at Thunder BaySat. 21 Green Bay at MarquetteMilwaukee at Copper CountrySioux City at WaterlooSun. 22 Sioux City at WisconsinChicago at Thunder BayMilwaukee at Copper CountryFri. 27 Marquette at MilwaukeeThunder Bay at Sioux CityWisconsin at ChicagoCopper Country at WaterlooSat. 28 Marquette at Green BayChicago at MilwaukeeCopper Country at Sioux CityThunder Bay at WaterlooSun. 29 Milwaukee at ChicagoTue. 31 Waterloo at Green BayCopper Country at MarquetteChicago at Wisconsin<h2>JANUARY</h2>Fri. 3 Green Bay at Thunder BayWisconsin at WaterlooCopper Country at ChicagoSat. 4 Chicago at WaterlooCopper Country at MilwaukeeWisconsin at Sioux CityThunder Bay at MarquetteSun. 5 Copper Country at WisconsinGreen Bay at Thunder BayChicago at Sioux CityThu. 9 Copper Country at MarquetteWisconsin at MilwaukeeFri. 10 Thunder Bay at WaterlooGreen Bay at ChicagoSat. 11 Marquette at WisconsinChicago at MilwaukeeGreen Bay at WaterlooThunder Bay at Sioux CitySun. 12 Marquette at Copper CountryThunder Bay at Sioux CityTue. 14 All Star game at Green BayWed. 15 Green Bay at WisconsinThu. 16 Marquette at Green BayFri. 17 Marquette at MilwaukeeWaterloo at Copper CountryWisconsin at Thunder BaySat. 18 Waterloo at MarquetteChicago at Green BayWisconsin at Copper CountrySun. 19 Waterloo at Thunder BayThu. 23 Wisconsin at MarquetteoFri. 24 Sioux City at ChicagoSat. 25 Thunder Bay at WisconsinSioux City at MilwaukeeCopper Country at Green BaySun. 26 Milwaukke at ChicagoSioux City at WisconsinThunder Bay at WaterlooTue. 28 Marquette at Thunder BayWed. 29 Milwaukee at WisconsinFri. 31 Wisconsin at Thunder BayGreen Bay at WaterlooCopper Country at ChicagoMilwaukee at Sioux City<h2>FEBRUARY</h2>Sat. 1 Chicago at Green BayCopper Country at MilwaukeeWisconsin at MarquetteWaterloo at Sioux CitySun. 2 Copper Country at Green BayWaterloo at ChicagoWisconsin at Thunder BayTue. 4 Marquette at Copper CountryThu. 6 Wisconsin at Green BayFri. 7 Copper Country at ChicagoSat. 8 Copper Country at MilwaukeeGreen Bay at MarquetteThunder Bay at WisconsinSioux City at WaterlooSun. 9 Thunder Bay at Green BayMarquette at MilwaukkeCopper Country at WisconsinWaterloo at Sioux CityFri. 14 Sioux City at ChicagoCopper Country at Thunder BaySat. 15 Sioux City at MilwaukeeChicago at MarquetteWisconsin at WaterlooGreen Bay at Copper CountrySun. 16 Sioux City at Green BayWaterloo at WisconsinMarquette at Thunder BayChicago at Copper CountryWed. 19 Green Bay at WisconsinFri. 21 Waterloo at Copper CountryGreen Bay at ChicagoSat. 22 Waterloo at MarquetteWisconsin at Green BayThunder Bay at Copper CountryChicago at MilwaukeeSun. 23 Milwaukee at Green BayMarquette at ChicagoWaterloo at Thunder BayThu. 27 Green Bay at MilwaukeeChicago at MarquetteFri. 28 Green Bay at Waterloo<h2>MARCH</h2>Sat. 1 Green Bay at Sioux CityCopper Country at WaterlooWisconsin at MilwaukeeThunder Bay at MarquetteSun. 2 Waterloo at Green BayWisconsin at ChicagoCopper Country at Sioux CityThu. 6 Milwaukee at MarquetteFri. 7 Thunder Bay at MilwaukeeGreen Bay at ChicagoSat. 8 Thunder Bay at MilwaukeeMarquette at Green BayChicago at WisconsinSun. 9 Milwaukee at Green BayThunder Bay at WisconsinWed. 12 Milwaukee at WisconsinFri. 14 Marquette at ChicagoWaterloo at Sioux CitySat. 15 Marquette at Sioux CityGreen Bay at MilwaukeeSun. 16 Marquette at WaterlooThu. 20 Waterloo at MilwaukeeSat. 22 Chicago at Sioux CityMilwaukee at WaterlooSun. 23 Waterloo at ChicagoMilwaukee at Sioux City &#9632;

UNITED STATES LEAGUE

BALTIMORE&mdash;Seven top-flight skaters including four defensemen and three forwards joined coach Jim Morrison&rsquo;s 1974-75 Baltimore Clippers squad today on loan from the Kansas City Scouts, one of the NHL&rsquo;s two new franchises and with whom the American League Clippers have a working agreement for the upcoming campaign.General manager Terry Reardon revealed that the Scouts have dispatched defensemen Dennis Patterson, Kerry Ketter, Ken Murray and their second amateur draft choice Roger Lemelin along with forwards Gary Coalter, Reggie Bechtold and Morris Stefaniw to the Clippers for the new season. The addition of these seven players promises to put the Clippers in good position to successfully defend the AHL&rsquo;s Southern Division title which they captured last winter.Six of the seven KC players whom GM Sid Abel and coach Bep Guidolin have sent here are well established and well known to American League fans, while the seventh is 20-year-old defenseman Roger Lemelin, who was the Scouts second pick in the amateur draft and is extremely well regarded by all hockey interests. A stickout with the London Juniors last winter, Lemelin packs 200 pounds on a 6&rsquo;3&rdquo; frame and likes to hit people.Shoring up what might have been a shaky defense, are in addition to Lemelin, Patterson, Ketter and Murray. The former was the mainstay of New Haven&rsquo;s defense last winter following two standout years at Cleveland. Murray was Virginia&rsquo;s top defensive stalwart following a year in the majors with the New York Islanders and Detroit, while Ketter played in Baltimore three years ago.Up front the Clips welcome Coalter, a 38 goal scorer at Salt Lake City last winter, Bechtold a two-year standout scorer at Tulsa, and Stefaniw, who two years ago with the champion Nova Scotia Voyageurs was the third leading scorer in the league with 30 goals, 71 assists for 101 points and named a second team All Star as the league&rsquo;s next best center back of the veteran Billy Inglis. He played with Albuquerque last year.The Clippers list of players to date includes goalies Lynn Zimmerman and Ron Marlow; defensemen Ketter, Lemelin Larry Bignell, Mark Davis, Dennis Patterson, Murray and Kent Douglas; forwards Stefaniw, Howie Menard, Dave Gilmour, Marc Dufour, Coalter, Reg Bechtold, Paul Granchukoff. Bob Rivard. Jerry Kemp, Brian Murphy, and Dune Rousseau. &#9632;

Clippers Get Helping Hand From KC Scouts

<div class="byline">BY LEN HOYES</div>Follow All The ActionEvery Week By Subscribing Today To THE HOCKEY NEWSSuperb Hockey Reading Each Month HOCKEY WORLD & HOCKEY PICTORIALKALAMAZOO&mdash;Sounds from the nest of the Kalamazoo Wings aren&rsquo;t the sounds of an expansion-minded team in the International Hockey League.&ldquo;Our goal is to be a contender and we re dedicating this season to destroying the image of being an expansion team.&rdquo; said general manager-coach Bob Lemieux who formerly toiled in those capacities at Fort Worth in the Central Hockey League and Virginia in the American Hockey League.A one time defenseman in the IHL. Lemieux helped Muskegon win the regular-season championship in 1965-66. The league, now increased to 11 teams, has changed a lot since Lemieux was an active player but he has no illusions about making the Wings a competitive team.With that in mind, he immediately signed 27-year-old center Al Genovy to a three-year contract and decided that the onetime player for the Port Huron Wings would be the nucleus of his attack. Genovy scored 27 goals. 34 assists and 61 points for Tulsa in the Central Hockey League last season.He ranked sixth in the scoring derby and undoubtedly would have ranked higher if he hadn&rsquo;t missed 13 games because of a fractured wrist.Genovy already plans permanent residence in Kalamazoo. Thus. IHL rivals can anticipate playing against him for at least three more seasons.Then Lemieux purchased right winger Mike Randolph and left winger Alex Dampier from Muskegon. Randolph scored 40 goals in 1972-73 but dropped to 10 goals last season when he played in only 43 games after a sojourn in the Southern Hockey League. Dampierscored 12 goals in 69 games last season.Kalamazoo also acquired goalie Jim Park and winger John Senkpield from the Des Moines Capitols and goalie Ted Lenssen, who also played briefly with the Caps. However. Park had a sparkling training camp with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association and might end up in Mohawk Valley in the North American Hockey League.Also joining the Wings were defenseman Dave Smith, who played last year in the IHL at Columbus, goalie Morris Trewin. All Star goalie for Calumet in the United States Hockey League, and center Doug Keller, who played last year at Fort Worth.Lemieux termed Keller, whom he dubbed &ldquo;Super Gnat&rdquo; as the best penalty killer in all of hockey. He&rsquo;s 5&rsquo;9&rdquo; and 170 pounds.Also in training camp were Ron Lemieux. 210-pound defenseman and Denis Lemieux, a center with two years of service at Cape Cod. Neither is related to the coach.Lemieux is banking heavily upon personnel supplied by the Detroit Red Wings who promised &ldquo;at least eight players.&rdquo;The K-Wings reported a season ticket sale of 600 which they claimed was the largest pre-season sale by any expansion team in the IHL&rsquo;s 30-year history. Lemieux was pleased by the response.He said. &ldquo;Kalamazoo is a super hockey city. The fans have responded beyond our expeetations. We have people stopping by every day for tickets. They&rsquo;re hungry for hockey and we plan to give it to them.&rdquo;&ldquo;Our building (Wing Stadium) is the showplace of the International Hockey League. It was built especially for us and we re pround of it.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll have a team which is qualified to play in such a fine place.&rdquo;Because of construction delays, the Kalamazoo arena won&rsquo;t be ready until Oct. 30. That means the Wings will play on the road for the first 10 days.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0036-0198/3066319-1-eng-US/f0036-012.jpg" title="f0036-01" width="559" height="601"><figcaption class="caption-body">image caption</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0036-0260/3066312-1-eng-US/f0036-022.jpg" title="f0036-02" width="568" height="610"><figcaption class="caption-body">MIKE RANDOLPH &hellip; Comeback Planned</figcaption></div>Lemieux plans to make the wail worthwhile for his fans. &#9632;

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Lemieux Embarks On Shopping Spree To Make Kalamazoo IHL Contender

PORT HURON&mdash;If working overtime will accomplish the job. the financially-beleaguered franchise of the Port Huron Flags will be on stable ground for the 1974-75 season in the International Hockey League.&ldquo;There wasn&rsquo;t any summer vacation this year.&rdquo; said general manager Morris Snider, adding. &ldquo;We worked harder in the summer than we did all win ter trying to make sure we&rsquo;d have a capable team.&rdquo;Having a capable team includes fan support and that&rsquo;s where the Flags &mdash; renamed after being Wings for three seasons &mdash; have been doing most of the work.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re extremely optimistic about the coming season. We had a fine season ticket drive and we came up with a fine working agreement with the New York Rangers.&rdquo; Snider said.The hard-working chief of the Flags pointed out that the season ticket sales lopped 1.000 with more than two weeks left before the season opener. With 1.000 sales guaranteed, the Flags already are more than 60 percent of the way towards exceeding last year&rsquo;s total of approximately 61.000 admissions to McMorran Arena.&ldquo;Give most of the credit to Mike&rdquo;. Snider said, referring to Mike Emrick. hired in the off-season as the Flags&rsquo; director of public relations.Emrick. who has been the Flags&rsquo; radio broadcaster, is their first full-time public relations director in several years. He went right to work, directing a season ticket sales drive which involved service clubs, church groups and the Flags&rsquo; booster club.The Chamber of Commerce sold 100 tickets in a one-day drive.A $1,000 prize for the best 10-person team was captured by Downtown Port Huron. Inc., a group organized to promote activities in the downtown trade area. The $600 second prize was captured by the Optimist Club and the $400 third prize went to the booster club.Considering that the Flags sold only 561 season tickets last year. Snider has reason to be optimistic.He said. &ldquo;If we can sell 1.200 season league. You can&rsquo;t make a complete assessment before the season starts but I think we might come close to breaking even if we can draw 2.200 fans per game.&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t draw that many the last time we won the Turner Cup.&rdquo;Port Huron averaged 1.600 last winter. a marked drop from 1.950 in 1972-73. In its best season, the average was 1.980.Coach Bobby McCammon, who may return as an active player after spending 1973-74 exclusively behind the bench, also had an important summer assignment: selling program advertising. &ldquo;We sold an all-time high.&rdquo; said Snider.Along with selling. Snider was active in the area of&rsquo;player procurement.First came an agreement with the Rangers to supply at least six players and perhaps 10. The first five to be sent were Rangers&rsquo; draft picks from last summer&rsquo;s amateur draft. All had played in the Ontario Major Hockey Association.Next came the offer of help from the Kansas City Scouts, one of the two new teams in the National Hockey League. Sid Abel, the Scouts&rsquo; general manager, is a longtime friend of Snider&rsquo;s from the time when Abel was associated with the Detroit Red Wings.&ldquo;Sid said we might be able to get four or five of his players&rdquo;. Snider said. &ldquo;If we gel more than 10 players from our working agreements, it will be the best help our franchise his had in its 13-year history.&rdquo;Snider would like to have 30-35 players for training camp, enough to offer goon uiHitnetition for jobs but not too many to clutter up the ice.&ldquo;You might say we&rsquo;ve reorganized the organization. Tell &lsquo;em to look out for us.&rdquo; Snider said. &#9632;

Hard Work Pays Dividends; Flags’ Ticket Sales Double

ST. CATHARINES&mdash;After a trial of less than a week the Ontario Hockey Association voted almost unanimously to rescind the rule calling for automatic ejection of a player from the game following assessment of a fighting major penalty.At a meeting in Toronto, delegates from 125 individual teams overwhelmed any opposition to striking the regulation from the books, winning their point 102-22.The consensus was that the rule encouraged more serious forms of violence such as high-sticking and spearing and increased the incidence of injury.There was also the problem of having a player seldom used by one team deliberately taking the star of the opposition out of the game by instigating a fight.An alternate rule to halt, or at least reduce fighting will be considered Oct. 23 after suggestions have been received from teams and leagues.The rule was inaugurated following a report on violence in hockey written by Toronto lawyer William McMurtrv at the request of the &#9632;

OHA Teams Toss Out Fight Rule

<h2>SEPTEMBER</h2>Thu. 26 Sudbury at PeterboroughFri. 27 Sudbury at LondonSault at HamiltonSt. Catharines at KitchenerOshawa at KingstonToronto at OttawaSat. 28 Sault at PeterboroughSun. 29 Hamilton at St. CatharinesSudbury at OshawaToronto at KingstonLondon at KitchenerSault at Ottawa<h2>OCTOBER</h2>Tue. 1 Kitchener at OshawaKingston at HamiltonThu. 3 Oshawa at SudburyOttawa at PeterboroughFri. 4 Sudbury at KitchenerPeterborough at OttawaSt. Catharines at LondonHamilton at KingstonOshawa at SaultSat. 5 Toronto at SaultSun. 6 Kingston at KitchenerPeterborough at St. CatharinesHamilton at OttawaToronto at SudburyLondon at OshawaTue. 8 Toronto at St CatharinesKitchener at SaultOttawa at HamiltonWed. 9 Kitchener at SudburyThu. 10 Kingston at PeterboroughFri. 11 Sault at KingstonSudbury at OttawaToronto at KitchenerOshawa at LondonSat. 12 Hamilton at PeterboroughSault at OshawaSun. 13 Kingston at SudburyKitchener at HamiltonOttawa at St. CatharinesToronto at LondonMon. 14 Ottawa at OshawaKingston at SaultTue. 15 Peterborough at HamiltonKitchener at St. CatharinesThu. 17 Toronto at PeterboroughFri. 18 Kitchener at SaultToronto at HamiltonOttawa at LondonPeterborough at KingstonOshawa at SudburySun. 20 Hamilton at KingstonOttawa at TorontoLondon at St. CatharinesOshawa at SaultKitchener at SudburyTue. 22 Kitchener at LondonSt. Catharines at HamiltonPeterborough at OshawaOttawa at SaultThu. 24 London at PeterboroughOttawa at SudburyFri. 25 Sault at LondonHamilton vs Toronto *Kitchener at KingstonSat. 26 Sault at TorontoSun. 27 Sault at St. CatharinesLondon at KingstonHamilton at OshawaOttawa at PeterboroughSudbury at TorontoTue. 29 Kingston at OttawaLondon at KitchenerOshawa at HamiltonThu. 31 Kitchener at PeterboroughSt. Catharines at Sault<h2>NOVEMBER</h2>Fri. 1 Kingston at LondonSt. Catharines at SudburyPeterborough at KitchenerOshawa at OttawaSat. 2 Hamilton at SaultOttawa at TorontoSun. 3 Oshawa at St. CatharinesOttawa at KingstonHamilton at SudburyLondon at TorontoTue. 5 Kitchener at OttawaLondon at HamiltonKingston at OshawaThu. 7 Sudbury at PeterboroughFri. 8 Hamilton at KitchenerPeterborough at SaultOshawa at LondonSudbury at OttawaSat. 9 Sault at OshawaSun. 10 Kingston at St. CatharinesPeterborough at SudburySault at HamiltonKitchener at LondonTue. 12 Kitchener at HamiltonToronto at St. CatharinesOshawa at KingstonWed. 13 Sudbury at SaultThu. 14 St. Catharines at PeterboroughKingston at SudburyFri. 15 Kingston at SaultOshawa at KitchenerPeterborough vs Toronto *St. Catharines at OttawaHamilton at LondonSat. 16 Toronto at SudburySun. 17 Sudbury at St. CatharinesHamilton at KingstonPeterborough at OshawaOttawa at KitchenerToronto at SaultTue. 19 Ottawa at LondonToronto at HamiltonSault at SudburyThu. 21 London at PeterboroughFri. 22 Sault at KitchenerLondon at OttawaSudbury at HamiltonKingston vs Toronto *Sat. 23 Sault at PeterboroughSudbury at OshawaSun. 24 Sault at St. CatharinesToronto at KingstonTue. 26 Kitchener at St. CatharinesToronto at OshawaLondon at HamiltonKingston at OttawaThu. 28 Hamilton at PeterboroughSt. Catharines at SudburyFri. 29 Peterborough at LondonSudbury at KitchenerOshawa vs Toronto *Hamilton at OttawaSt. Catharines at Sault<h2>DECEMBER</h2>Sun. 1 London at SudburyHamilton at TorontoPeterborough at St. CatharinesKitchener at KingstonOttawa at OshawaMon. 2 London at SaultTue. 3 St. Catharines at HamiltonOttawa at KingstonThu. 5 Oshawa at PeterboroughHamilton at SudburyFri. 6 Toronto at KitchenerPeterborough at OttawaHamilton at SaultSt. Catharines at LondonSudbury at KingstonSat. 7 St. Catharines at OshawaSault at TorontoSun. 8 Kitchener at TorontoHamilton at St. CatharinesSault at KingstonSudbury at LondonOttawa at PeterboroughTue. 10 Kitchener at OshawaPeterborough at HamiltonThu. 12 Kingston at PeterboroughSt. Catharines at SaultFri. 13 Hamilton at OttawaKingston at LondonPeterborough vs Toronto *St. Catharines at SudburySat. 14 Ottawa at SaultLondon at OshawaSun. 15 London at St. CatharinesOshawa at TorontoHamilton at KitchenerOttawa at SudburyPeterborough at KingstonTue. 17 Toronto at LondonKingston at HamiltonOshawa at OttawaThu. 19 Sudbury at PeterboroughFri. 20 Sudbury at KitchenerLondon vs Toronto *St. Catharines at KingstonSault at OttawaSat. 21 Sault at OshawaSun. 22 Kingston at St. CatharinesSudbury at TorontoLondon at OttawaThu. 26 Oshawa at PeterboroughFri. 27 Kingston at KitchenerHamilton at LondonPeterborough at SudburySat 28 Ottawa at OshawaSun. 29 Ottawa at St. CatharinesKitchener at KingstonPeterborough at SaultLondon at TorontoOshawa at Hamilton<h2>JANUARY</h2>Wed. 1 Ottawa at HamiltonPeterborough at OshawaSudbury at St. CatharinesKitchener at TorontoThu. 2 London at PeterboroughFri. 3 Sudbury at HamiltonSt. Catharines vs Toronto *Sault at KingstonLondon at OttawaOshawa at KitchenerSat. 4 Sault at reterooroughSudbury vs Toronto *Sun. 5 Hamilton at St. CatharinesKingston at OshawaSudbury at LondonSault at KitchenerOttawa at TorontoTue. 7 Toronto at HamiltonLondon at KingstonSt. Catharines at OshawaThu. 9 Kitchener at PeterboroughOshawa at SaultFri..10 Kingston at HamiltonOshawa at SudburyPeterborough at KitchenerSt. Catharines at LondonToronto at OttawaSat. 11 London at SaultSun. 12 London at SudburyOshawa at St. CatharinesHamilton at TorontoKitchener at KingstonOttawa at PeterboroughTue. 14 Kitchener at HamiltonSt. Catharines at OshawaThu. 16 Hamilton at PeterboroughKingston at SaultFri. 17 Kingston at SudburyOttawa at LondonSt. Catharines at KitchenerOshawa vs Toronto *Sault at HamiltonSun. 19 Ottawa at KitchenerPeterborough at St. CatharinesSudbury at KingstonSault at LondonToronto at OshawaTue. 21 Toronto at St. CatharinesLondon at HamiltonKingston at OttawaKitchener at PeterboroughThu. 23 St. Catharines at PeterboroughSault at SudburyFri. 24 Hamilton at KitchenerSt. Catharines at OttawaOshawa at LondonPeterborough at KingstonSat. 25 Toronto at SaultHamilton at OshawaSun. 26 Toronto at SudburyOttawa at KitchenerKingston at St. CatharinesPeterborough at LondonTue. 28 Oshawa at HamiltonSudbury at St. CatharinesWed. 29 Ottawa at SaultThu. 30 Toronto at PeterboroughOttawa at SudburyFri. 31 Sault at OttawaSudbury at KitchenerHamilton at LondonPeterborough vs Toronto *Oshawa at Kingston<h2>FEBRUARY</h2>Sat. 1 Sault at OshawaSun. 2 London at St. CatharinesSudbury at HamiltonKingston at TorontoSault at KitchenerTue. 4 London at OshawaPeterborough at HamiltonKitchener at OttawaSt. Catharines at KingstonThu. 6 Peterborough at SaultFri. 7 Peterborough at SudburyOshawa at OttawaSt. Catharines at HamiltonToronto at KitchenerKingston at LondonSun. 9 Sudbury at SaultLondon at KingstonOttawa at St. CatharinesTue. 11 Sudbury at OshawaKitchener at St. CatharinesOttawa at HamiltonToronto at LondonThu. 13 Kingston at PeterboroughFri. 14 Sudbury at OttawaKingston at KitchenerPeterborough at LondonOshawa vs TorontoSun. 16 Kitchener at OshawaSudbury at KingstonHamilton at St. CatharinesLondon at OttawaPeterborough at TorontoTue. 18 Toronto at KingstonOshawa at HamiltonKitchener at LondonWed. 19 Kingston at SaultThu. 20 Hamilton at PeterboroughSt. Catharines at SudburyFri. 21 Oshawa at KitchenerSt. Catharines at SaultPeterborough at LondonToronto at OttawaSat. 22 Hamilton at SudburySun. 23 London at KitchenerKingston at OshawaPeterborough at St. CatharinesHamilton at SaultSudbury at TorontoTue. 25 St. Catharines ai OttawaOshawa at PeterboroughSault at SudburyKitchener at HamiltonFri. 28 St. Catharines vs Toronto *Hamilton at LondonSudbury at OttawaSault at KitchenerOshawa at Kingston<h2>MARCH</h2>Sat. 1 Sault vs Toronto *London at OshawaSun. 2 Peterborough at KitchenerSault at St. CatharinesLondon at TorontoOttawa at KingstonSudbury at OshawaTue. 4 St. Catharines at OsahwaSudbury at SaultKingston at HamiltonToronto at PeterboroughKitchener at OttawaThu. 6 St. Catharines at PeterboroughFri. 7 St. Catharines at KitchenerToronto at KingstonLondon at SudburyHamilton at SaultPeterborough at OttawaSat. 8 Toronto at KitchenerSun. 9 London at SaultHamilton at SudburyKingston at TorontoOshawa at St. CatharinesTue. 11 Kingston at OttawaToronto at HamiltonKitchener at SaultSt. Catharines at LondonThu. 13 Kitchener at SudburyKingston at PeterboroughFri. 14 Kitchener vs Toronto *Kingston at LondonSault at OttawaSat. 15 Sault at TorontoHamilton at OshawaSun. 16 Oshawa at PeterboroughSault at LondonKitchener at St. CatharinesSudbury at KingstonTue. 18 Ottawa at HamiltonOshawa at KitchenerSault at SudburySt. Catharines at KingstonThu. 20 Kitchener at PeterboroughOttawa at St. CatharinesLondon at SaultFri. 21 St. Catharines vs Toronto *London at SudburyOttawa at KitchenerSat. 22 Toronto at OshawaPeterborough at SaultSun. 23 Toronto at St. CatharinesPeterborough at SudburyKitchener at London &#9632;

ONTARIO MAJOR LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div>HAMILTON &mdash;The Hamilton entry in the Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior A League has a new name, new owners, a new coach and, apparently, has generated new interest among the local fans.Formerly known as the Red Wings because of their previous affiliation with Detroit, the Hamilton club is now known as the Fincups &mdash; a combination of the first syllables of their new owners Joe Finochio and Ron and Mario Cupido.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0037-0189/3066374-1-eng-US/f0037-012.jpg" title="f0037-01" width="274" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jamie Masters</figcaption></div>They have also changed from the traditional red and white jerseys to gold and blue, not unlike the National Hockey League Buffalo Sabres.Bert Templeton, well known in Hamilton hockey circles, has taken over as coach and, at least judging by the turnout opening night, the football-minded Hamiltonians appear to have regained some of the enthusiasm displayed when future pro stars such as Paul Henderson, Pit Martin and Lowell MacDonald were playing in the ancient Forum.In their first game of the 1974-75 schedule the Fincups attracted 2,567 fans, by far the largest crowd since Nick Durbano purchased the arena and team from the estate of the late Ken Sobel.Although popular among the news media, the blunt-spoken Durbano, father of Pittsburgh Penguins&rsquo; robust defenseman Steve Durbano, just couldn&rsquo;t get through to the Hamilton sports fans.His team just nudged into the playoffs twice during his stay there and last season no crowd reached 1,000 as the Wings won only 16 while tying five and losing 49.He went through more coaches than Charles O. Finley during his ownership of the California Golden Seals and, unfortunately, made some poor deals.Players he gave up &mdash; and for whom he received little in return &mdash; included such as Jim Schoenfeld to Niagara Falls, Bob Neely and Mike Kasmetis to Peterborough and Randy Osburn to London.All but Kasmetis have made it in major league hockey and Mike is still a Junior after being named to the OHA Major Junior A All Star team following his switch to the Petes.&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t be elected dog catcher in this town,&rdquo; said Durbano, a native of Toronto, soon before he sold building and team for a reported $450,000.Judging by their first home game, Finochio and the Cupido might aspire to a much higher office, particularly since the Fincups defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4-1 after spotting the visitors a 1-0 first period lead on a goal by Bruce O&rsquo;Grady.Scoring for Hamilton were Tony Horvath, Ted Long, Rick Seiling and Archie King.ST. CATHARINES: After winning the Ontario championship, although finishing second in the schedule to Kitchener Rangers last spring, the Black Hawks lost eight players through normal graduation, three under-age juniors (Wilf Paiement to NHL Kansas City Scouts, Rick Hampton to California Seals, Dave Gorman to the WHA Phoenix Roadrunners) plus Jim Vanni, who elected to return to Buffalo Tondas of the Southern Ontario Tier Two Junior A League.However they looked sharp in their first game, winning 5-3 in Kitchener,&rsquo; the first time a St. Catharines team has won its league opener in eight years.Among the newcomers, Doug Caines of Toronto looked particularly impressive and scored a goal while St. Catharines-born goaltender, 6&rsquo;6&rdquo; George Scott, played well in goal. His father George, Sr. played with the old St. Catharines Teepees 26 years ago &mdash; also in the nets.Returning players such as defense man Ken Breitenbach, center Rick Adduono and Dave Salvian also looked sharp.Goaltender Bill Cheropita, the only player to balk at the new contract which commits 20 percent of a player&rsquo;s salary to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association during his first three years as a professional, finally came to terms after missing the first game.The Fincups proved their win over the Sault was no fluke when they spoiled St. Catharines&rsquo; home opener, beating the Hawks 7-5 thanks to a three-goal effort by their sophomore center and captain Dale McCourt&hellip; It was the first home ice defeat suffered by the Hawks since Nov. 4. 1973 &mdash; a span of 35 games.KITCHENER: The Rangers, like the Black Hawks, also suffered through over-age graduations and under-age drafts. They lost 13 players from their first place team who are now too old plus defenseman Dave Maloney, 17, who was drafted by New York Rangers.Eddie Bush, the oldest coach in point of service in Major Junior A. seems to have a chore on his hands although he has fine goal tending from first team AU Star Don Edwards, a nephew of one-time NHL goaler Roy Edwards.The younger of the Edwards clan turned aside 47 shots while losing to the Hawks and but for his spectacular play, the score would have been much higher. However better things can be expected later from the Rangers when their rookies gain experience.PETERBOROUGH: The Petes, as usual, got away to a flying start under coach Roger Neilson, despite losing talented defenseman Jim Turkiewicz to Toronto Toros while he had a year of eligibility remaining.It&rsquo;s been ages since the Petes lost an opening game and they ran true to form this season, beating Sudbury Wolves 5-2 after scoring three times in the first seven minutes.The Wolves carried the play the rest of the way, outshooting the Petes 21-2 in the last 20 minutes but just couldn&rsquo;t solve goal tender Frank Salive&rsquo;s acrobatic display.Red Laurence, Tony Cassolato, Gary McMonagle. Pete Scamurra and Mike Fryia were the Peterborough marksmen. John Walker and Tim Stortini spoiled Salive&rsquo;s shutout bid early in the third.The Petes, just 48 hours later, kept their unbeaten streak alive downing the Greyhounds 7-3.OTTAWA: The 67s were a shaky seventh last season. However they have experience which should move them up the ladder with returnees such as high-scoring Tim Young, Peter Lee and Dale Ross.The club balked at signing the &ldquo;20 percent contract&rdquo; but this obstacle was overcome and they won their first start 9-5 over the Marlboros, generally ranked the team to beat. The 67s, under new coach Brian Kilrea. who replaced Leo Boivin, got a pair of goals each from Bruce Baker and Jim Roberts as they led 5-0 in the first period.Jamie Masters should also be in for a good season and home town product Bob Daly has won starting goaltending position from holdover Barry Ashby.In their second game the 67s got three goals from Young in a 6-4 decision over the Sault and their others included a first period penalty shot by Bruce O&rsquo;Grady.SUDBURY: The Wolves have had disappointments on the ice and at the gate since purchasing the old Niagara Falls franchise but they show signs of better things in their third season of Major Junior A.Management hopes the coaching shift from Mac McLean to Stu Duncan will help and it certainly didn&rsquo;t bother them opening game as they won 6-4 over the supposedly strong London Knights.Geoff Green had a trio for Sudbury and should be among the league-leading scorers &mdash; and his last goal was the game-winner. Bobby Russell added a pair.The under-age drafting of Mike Marson, one of the few blacks in Major Junior A. by Washington Capitals was a blow but they have plenty of firepower which could carry them near the top.Best rookie is Reese Dobrick. an American-born forward who had three straight 100-point seasons with the Tier Two Detroit Red Wings, the same club with which Mark and Marty Howe played.Their top midget draft pick Gord Roberts had not reported when this was the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.Their win-streak was short-lived as they lost 8-6 in a goaltender&rsquo;s nightmare in Oshawa as Brian Drumm produced three goals for the Generals and Green a pair for the Wolves.LONDON: With 14 players back the Knights, under coach Bill Long, looked like they had a shot at their first ever league championship. However, so far they haven&rsquo;t shown quite the class expected of them in either league or exhibition games.In their 6-4 loss to Sudbury, reliable Dennis Maruk and Tom Rowe, both certain to go high in NHL and WHA drafts next spring, had a pair of goals each but they need more production from other players. Maruk had 48 goals last season and should go well over 50 in his final junior year. Goaltending may be questionable.The Knights dropped their second in a row. 6-4 to Kitchener, as the line of veterans Dan Djakalovic. Dwight Foster and Joe Fortunato produced four Ranger goals.OSHAWA: The Generals often get away to a mediocre start but nothing bothers their unflappable coach Gus Bodnar.This season they dropped their first game 4-1 to Kingston Canadians with Ken Morden scoring their only goal but Bodnar&rsquo;s teams are usually solidly in the playoffs by early in the New Year.Their loss of defenseman Lee Fogolin and top-scoring forwards Bill Lochead and Brian Kinsella to pros will hurt but they may have better balance.Pesky Andy Whitby is back. He is a small but dynamic forward who upsets the opposition and is a pretty fair player to boot.However, it was Brian Drumm who scored three times to pace the Generals to their initial win. 8-6 over Sudbury, as they outshot the Wolves 53-37.KINGSTON: In their second season of Major Junior A under general manager Punch Scherer and coach Jack Bownass, the Canadians came out like tigers with their 4-1 win over Oshawa. That opening win marked the first time in club history they have been over the .500 mark, but Kingston should make the playoffs this season with great depth.Scoring in their first game was rookie Ken Linseman, voted the outstanding player at the national midget tournament in Oshawa last season, with two goals Tony McKegney. who was the Canadians&rsquo; first midget draft, had another and holdover Bob Horton one.So many fine rookies came to camp that four regulars from last season were released.The Canadians&rsquo; &ldquo;perfect season&rdquo; came to an end when they were stopped 9-6 by Toronto Marlboros despite outshooting the visitors 36-34. Horton. Barry Scully, Mike Crombeen. Mark Suzor and Larry Murphy were the Kingston marksmen while Bernie Johnston picked up a pair for the Marlies.SAULT: The Greyhounds, one position out of the playoffs (ninth) in 1973-74, suffered a real blow with the departure of Jack Valiquette to Toronto Maple Leafs at the tender age of 17.The Leafs had drafted Valiquette as an under-age junior but he had considered staying another season in Junior. Money told the story however and the $75 a week maximum in Junior &mdash; up $15 from last season &mdash; hardly matched the more than $2,000 a week he&rsquo;ll get in the Leaf organization. Also gone is their second top marksman Charlie Simmer, through the age limit.HoweverCary Farelli. who some feel is an even better prospect than Valiquette. is back, coached by his dad, former pro Jim Farelli.Lack of depth could be a problem and in their first three games they failed to pick up a point losing 4-1 in Hamilton, 7-3 in Peterborough and 6-4 in Ottawa &mdash; all in the space of 72 hours.TORONTO: The Marlboros, as usual, have a fine crop of young players and young veterans from last season but were upset 9-5 in their starter by Ottawa.Bruce Boudreau, who turned his back on the World Hockey Association when he claimed financial promises were not kept, scored twice for the Dukes. Lyn Jorgenson. Mark Napier and John Tonel)i had one each.First place has been predicted for the Marlies who were on top two years ago but fell to eighth last season when the WHA came in and took (without recompensation) under-age Juniors Mark and Marty Howe and Tom Edur. New they&rsquo;re strong at every position and the defeat to Ottawa shouldn`t full any team into a false sense of security as evidenced by their subsequent 9-5 victory in Kingston. &#9632;

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Revamped Hamilton Makes Promising OHA Start

<div class="byline">BY DEREK KNIGHT</div>Follow All The Action Every Week By Subscribing Today To THE HOCKEY NEWSSuperb Hockey Reading Each Month HOCKEY WORLD & HOCKEY PICTORIALBINGHAMTON &mdash;Last year it seemed like the city of Binghamton had more hockey fans than any other city in the North American Hockey League. So, it was only fitting that the first convention of league fan club members should take place in Binghamton. With fan club members paying their own expenses, close to 50 members attended the weekend meetings. The meetings were not a one shot deal, however, as plans call for each fan club to elect one delegate and one alternate who will attend meetings held during the year, at central locations.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0038-01110/3066467-1-eng-US/f0038-012.jpg" title="f0038-01" width="301" height="529"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ron Boehm</figcaption></div>The highlight of the Sept. 27-29 convention was a city parade sponsored by the Dusters&rsquo; Club. All of last year&rsquo;s players turned out with local citizens housing the players for the weekend. Floats and bands were there including the Duster Booster Club Float, labeled as the parade&rsquo;s best. An estimated 20,000 people viewed the parade. A carnival, block party and exhibition game climaxed the weekend.The city of Binghamton is even happier these days. The once independent Dusters can no longer claim total freedom. Several members of the Boston Bruins&rsquo;organization will now be wearing Duster uniforms. Among those assigned to coach Wayne Kitchingman are Ron Boehm, Steve Stirling, Wayne Elder, J.P. Burgoyne, and Neil Clermont, all talented players Roger Kosar, last year&rsquo;s superstar netminder, is also back in the Dusters&rsquo; camp. It looks like a stronger team in Binghamton.In Mohawk Valley, the Comets strongest position will be at center, according to Gary Clark, the Comets&rsquo; director of operations. Player personnel will come from both the Toronto Toros&rsquo; and the Indianapolis Racers&rsquo; organizations. Comets coach-general manager Brian Conacher has spent time at both pro camps. At the Toros&rsquo; camp Conacher has helped lead the workouts in the absence of coach Billy Harris, who is tied up with Team Canada duties.The Johnstown Jets hold the distinction of having a family trio of forwards who play as linemates, all being invited to their training camp at Niagara Falls, Ont. The Carlson brothers (Steve, Jack, and Jeff) are under signed contracts to the Minnesota Fighting Saints, and are part of a seven player group that the Jets expect from Minnesota, thanks to their new working agreement with the WHA club. The Carlsons star red for Marquette (United States Hockey League) last season. Steve was the big gun of the trio, connecting on 34 goals and 45 assists.The Long Island Cougars are in Sussex, New Brunswick preparing for the upcoming season. General manager Gerry Lamoureux spent all of his time in the Chicago Cougars camp looking at future prospects. Lamoureux huddled with Chicago&rsquo;s director of player personnel, Jacques Demers and other members of the Chicago organization, to evaluate the players in camp. Chicago has some new faces in camp, including netminder Dave Dryden, The new faces will make for some high level competition in both the Chicago and Long Island camps. Lamoureux, now the director of minor league operations for the Chicago organizations, expects a young, competitive hockey club in Long Island. The two clubs are to face each other twice during the exhibition season. The full working agreement that Lamoureux secured for his club means that several members of last year&rsquo;s Long Island team will not be back. Included in this category are Lome Rombough, Bobby Girrard and Pat Donnelly. All are expected to play down south this year. Plenty of good players, though, will be wearing Long Island Cougars uniforms this season.The Cape Codders have inked defensemen Mike DeMarco and Mike Penasse to 1974-75 contracts. DeMarco starred for last year&rsquo;s Cubs while Penasse split the year with Macon and Winston Salem. Also signed was forward John Raynak, a top notch goal scorer from last year&rsquo;s Cubs. The Cape Codders will have other members of last year&rsquo;s club with them in training camp including Dan Cowley, Paul Perras and Denis Lemieux. Coach Larry Kish received a first hand look at several players that will end up in his club.Last year&rsquo;s NAHL champion Blazers certainly won&rsquo;t be hurting for players. To go with working agreements with San Diego and Michigan, the Blazers have invited some top free agents to attend camp this year. Included are John Haight (Portland), Olve Drews (Michigan State), Pat DeMarchi (Port Huron. Tidewater), and from last year&rsquo;s champs Jamie Kennedy, Garry Sittier and Terry Marshall. Barry Boughner, who has NHL, CHL and AHL experience and Terry West, with CHL and AHL, experience, are other players that will be out to land jobs with the Blazers. Of the rookie hopefuls, the man to watch could be Firmin Royer, the ninth draft choice of the San Diego Mariners. Royer notched 47 goals and 66 assists while playing for the Sorel Black Hawks.Previous stories in this space have indicated a not-so-weak expansion franchise for Philadelphia. A look a their training camp roster indicates the reason why. Bob Jones (San Diego), Ted Hodgson (Cleveland) and Ron Anderson (Chicago) all have had WHA experience. Coach-general manager Gregg Pilling has also lined up Jack Chipchase, Danny Sullivan. Dale MacLeish, NickHaramisand Howie Colbourne from the Southern Hockey League. Colbourne was the SHL&rsquo;s rookie of the year last season. Jim Jones, Murray Worley, seven players from the Philadelphia Flyers organization and draft choices Brian Macklin and Jerry Fortier should guarantee the Firebirds of a successful training camp.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0038-0268/3066460-1-eng-US/f0038-022.jpg" title="f0038-02" width="559" height="610"><figcaption class="caption-body">TED HODGSON &hellip;Now A Direbird</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0038-0346/3066453-1-eng-US/f0038-032.jpg" title="f0038-03" width="562" height="580"><figcaption class="caption-body">RON ANDERSON &hellip;WHA Veteran</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Dusters Strong With Bruins In Camp; Firebirds Land Former Major Leaguers

(Includes games between WCHL taams)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0039-0264/3066529-1-eng-US/f0039-022.jpg" title="f0039-02" width="592" height="501"></div> &#9632;

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Exhibition Standings

<h2>OCTOBER</h2>Wed. 2 Calgary at WinnipegThu. 3 Saskatoon at Flin FlonCalgary at BrandonFri. 4 Regina at EdmontonVictoria at New WestminSaskatoon at Flin FlonCalgary at WinnipegSat. 5 Edmonton at VictoriaRegina at Medicine HatSun. 6 Regina at LethbridgeEdmonton at New Westmin.Medicine Hat at SaskatoonCalgary at BrandonFlin Flon at WinnipegMon. 7 Flin Flon at BrandonTue. 8 New Westmin. at VictoriaKamloops at LethbridgeFlin Flon at ReginaWed. 9 Kamloops at EdmontonThu. 10 Lethbridge at Medicine HatFlin Flon at BrandonFri. 11 Brandon at RegirraVictoria at CalgaryNew Westmin. at SaskatoonLethbridge at EdmontonSat. 12 New Westmin. at Flin FlonKamloops at Medicine HatSun. 13 Medicine Hat at CalgaryKamloops at SaskatoonVictoria at EdmontonNew Westmin. at Flin FlonWinnipeg at ReginaMon. 14 Winnipeg at BrandonTue. 15 Victoria at LethbridgeKamloops at ReginaNew Westmin at WinnipegMedicine Hat at EdmontonThu. 17 Victoria at Medicine HatFri. 18 Saskatoon at EdmontonVictoria at ReginaNew Westmin. at BrandonLethbridge at CalgarySat. 19 Saskatoon at Medicine HatBrandon at WinnipegSun. 20 New Westmin. at WinnipegVictoria at Flin FlonSaskatoon at LethbridgeCalgary at KamloopsMedicine Hat at ReginaMon. 21 Victoria at Flin FlonTue. 22 Saskatoon at CalgaryVictoria at WinnipegNew Westmin. at Medicine HatThu. 24 Victoria at BrandonNew Westmin. at CalgaryFri. 25 Regina at KamloopsVictoria at LethbridgeSat. 26 Regina at New Westmin.Brandon at Medicine HatSun. 27 Brandon at LethbridgeCalgary at SaskatoonRegina at VictoriaKamloops at New Westmin.Tue. 29 Brandon at EdmontonRegina at VictoriaLethbridge at SaskatoonWed. 30 Brandon at CalgaryRegina at KamloopsLethbridge at Flin FlonThu. 31 Lethbridge at Flin FlonVictoria at New Westmin.<h2>NOVEMBER</h2>Fri. 1 Brandon at KamloopsCalgary at ReginaMedicine Hat at SaskatoonSat. 2 Edmonton at Medicine HatBrandon at VictoriaCalgary at WinnipegSun. 2 Edmonton at LethbridgeBrandon at New Westmin.Calgary at Flin FlonRegina at SaskatoonVictoria at KamloopsTue. 5 Brandon at KamloopsNew Westmin. at VictoriaWed. 6 Flin Flon at LethbridgeThu. 7 Calgary at BrandonFri. 8 Edmonton at SaskatoonCalgary at ReginaFlin Flon at KamloopsWinnipeg at LethbridgeSat. 9 Winnipeg at Medicine HatFlin Flon at VictoriaKamloops at New Westmin.Sun. 10 Edmonton at ReginaFlin Flon at New Westmin.Winnipeg at SaskatoonMedicine Hat at LethbridgeMon. 11 Edmonton at BrandonTue. 12 Saskatoon at ReginaFlin Flon at VictoriaWinnipeg at CalgaryLethbridge at Medicine HatWed. 13 Flin Flon at KamloopsThu. 14 Edmonton at BrandonWinnipeg at Medicine HatEdmonton at ReginaWinnipeg at LethbridgeVictoria at CalgarySat. 16 Kamloops at Medicine HatSun. 17 Kamloops at CalgaryVictoria at ReginaEdmonton at SaskatoonNew Westmin. at LethbridgeWinnipeg at BrandonTue. 19 Lethbridge at ReginaKamloops at WinnipegNew Westmin. at Medicine HatVictoria at SaskatoonWed. 20 New Westmin. at EdmontonThu. 21 Lethbridge at BrandonFri. 22 Lethbridge at WinnipegKamloops at BrandonSaskatoon at EdmontonMedicine Hat at ReginaSat. 23 Kamloops at Flin FlonSaskatoon at Medicine HatCalgary at VictoriaSun. 24 Calgary at New Westmin.Kamloops at Flin FlonSaskatoon at LethbridgeTue. 26 Calgary at VictoriaKamloops at SaskatoonLethbridge at EdmontonRegina at WinnipegThu. 28 Winnipeg at Flin FlonKamloops at New Westmin.Fri. 29 Medicine Hat at EdmontonRegina at CalgaryLethbridge at KamloopsWinnipeg at Flin FlonSaskatoon at BrandonSat. 30 Lethbridge at VictoriaRegina at Medicine Hat<h2>DECEMBER</h2>Sun. 1 Kamloops at VictoriaWinnipeg at EdmontonMedicine Hat at CalgaryLethbridge at NewWestmin.Saskatoon at BrandonFlin Flon at ReginaTue. 3 Flin Flon at SaskatoonWinnipeg at CalgaryBrandon at EdmontonNew Westmin. at VictoriaWed. 4 Brandon at LethbridgeWinnipeg at KamloopsThu. 5 Flin Flon at Medicine HatFri. 6 Brandon at CalgaryNew Westmin. at KamloopsSaskatoon at ReginaFlin Flon at EdmontonSat. 7 Brandon at Medicine HatWinnipeg at VictoriaFlin Flon at LethbridgeSun. 8 Calgary at EdmontonFlin Flon at BrandonWinnipeg at New WestminRegina at SaskatoonVictoria at KamloopsTue. 10 Flin Flon at BrandonWinnipeg at VictoriaWed. 11 Winnipeg at KamloopsFri. 13 Medicine Hat at LethbridgeRegina at WinnipegNew Westmin. at CalgarySaskatoon at BrandonVictoria at EdmontonSat. 14 Saskatoon at WinnipegNew Westmin. at MedicineHat Brandon at Flin FlonSun. 15 Victoria at SaskatoonEdmonton at CalgaryNew Westmin. at LethbridgeBrandon at Flin FlonWinnipeg at ReginaTue. 17 Victoria at ReginaLethbridge at SaskatoonNew Westmin. at EdmontonBrandon at WinnipegWed. 18 New Westmin. at KamloopsThu. 19 Lethbridge at BrandonVictoria at Medicine HatFri. 20 Lethbridge at WinnipegEdmonton at KamloopsRegina at Flin FlonVictoria at SaskatoonSat. 21 Calgary at Medicine HatEdmonton at VictoriaRegina at Flin FlonKamloops at New Westmin.Sun. 22 Saskatoon at CalgaryEdmonton at New Westmin.Winnipeg at BrandonThu. 26 Saskatoon at KamloopsCalgary at LethbridgeFri. 27 Kamloops at CalgaryMedicine Hat at ReginaSat. 28 Saskatoon at VictoriaKamloops at EdmontonMedicine Hat at Flin FlonSun. 29 Edmonton at CalgarySaskatoon at New Westmin.Medicine Hat at Flin Flon<h2>JANUARY</h2>Wed. 1 Saskatoon at KamloopsLethbridge at Medicine HatThu. 2 Regina at BrandonWinnipeg at EdmontonFri. 3 Calgary at ReginaMedicine Hat at KamloopsVictoria at New Westmin.Winnipeg at SaskatoonSat. 4 Calgary at Flin FlonMedicine Hat at VictoriaSun. 5 Calgary at Flin FlonMedicine Hat at New Westmin.Winnipeg at ReginaBrandon at LethbridgeTue. 7 Calgary at SaskatoonBrandon at VictoriaRegina at WinnipegFlin Flon at EdmontonWed. 8 Brandon at VictoriaFlin Flon at LethbridgeThu. 9 Winnipeg at Medicine HatEdmonton at CalgaryNew Westmin at KamloopsFri. 10 Brandon at New Westmin.Saskatoon at ReginaFlin Flon at CalgaryWinnipeg at LethbridgeSat. 11 Brandon at KamloopsFlin Flon at Medicine HatRegina at EdmontonSun. 12 Winnipeg at CalgaryRegina at SaskatoonBrandon at New Westmin.Tue. 14 All Star game at VictoriaWed. 15 Kamloops at EdmontonThu. 16 New Westmin at WinnipegFri. 17 Medicine Hat at WinnipegVictoria at EdmontonNew Westmin. at ReginaLethbridge at CalgaryKamloops at SaskatoonSat. 18 Medicine Hat at BrandonSun. 19 New Westmin at SaskatoonVictoria at Flin FlonCalgary at EdmontonKamloops at ReginaMon. 20 New Westmin. at Flin FlonVictoria at WinnipegTue. 21 Victoria at BrandonMedicine Hat at WinnipegWed. 22 Kamloops at LethbridgeThu. 23 New Westmin. at BrandonVictoria at WinnipegKamloops at Medicine HatFri. 24 Calgary at KamloopsNew Westmin. at ReginaSaskatoon at LethbridgeVictoria at BrandonSat. 25 Saskatoon at Medicine HatCalgary at VictoriaSun. 26 Winnipeg at SaskatoonCalgary at New Westmin.Brandon at ReginaEdmonton at LethbridgeMon. 27 Winnipeg at EdmontonTue. 28 Lethbridge at SaskatoonKamloops at VictoriaCalgary at Medicine HatWed. 29 Winnipeg at KamloopsLethbridge at Flin FlonThu. 30 Saskatoon at EdmontonWinnipeg at New Westmin.Fri. 31 Saskatoon at CalgaryRegina at Lethbridge<h2>FEBRUARY</h2>Sat. 1 Regina at Medicine HatWinnipeg at VictoriaSaskatoon at KamloopsSun. 2 Edmonton at Flin FlonWinnipeg at New Westmin.Victoria at KamloopsRegina at CalgaryTue. 4 Edmonton at Flin FlonCalgary at LethbridgeRegina at BrandonThu. 6 Edmonton at WinnipegLethbridge at CalgaryFri. 7 Medicine Hat at CalgaryBrandon at ReginaNew Westmin. at KamloopsSat. 8 New Westmin. at VictoriaEdmonton at WinnipegBrandon at Medicine HatSun. 9 Edmonton at ReginaVictoria at New Westmin.Medicine Hat at LethbridgeBrandon at CalgaryFlin Flon at SaskatoonTue. 11 Flin Flon at CalgaryBrandon at EdmontonKamloops at VictoriaThu. 13 Flin Flon at Medicine HatCalgary at EdmontonFri. 14 Lethbridge at KamloopsBrandon at SaskatoonSat. 15 Lethbridge at VictoriaRegina at EdmontonCalgary at Medicine HatSun. 16 Flin Flon at WinnipegLethbridge at New Westmin.Regina at SaskatoonMedicine Hat at KamloopsMon. 17 Regina at Flin FlonTue. 18 Calgary at SaskatoonLethbridge at WinnipegKamloops at BrandonMedicine Hat at VictoriaWed. 19 Kamloops at Flin FlonMedicine Hat at New Westmin.Thu. 20 Lethbridge at BrandonFri. 21 Saskatoon at New Westmin.Lethbridge at ReginaKamloops at WinnipegSat. 22 Saskatoon at VictoriaCalgary at EdmontonBrandon at Flin FlonSun. 23 Kamloops at ReginaSaskatoon at New Westmin.Brandon at Flin FlonLethbridge at Medicine HatMon. 24 Kamloops at WinnipegTue. 25 New Westmin. at CalgarySaskatoon at VictoriaKamloops at BrandonMedicine Hat at LethbridgeWed. 26 New Westmin. at EdmontonThu. 27 Edmonton at CalgaryFri. 28 Flin Flon at New Westmin.Saskatoon at ReginaKamloops at Lethbridge<h2>MARCH</h2>Sat. 1 Flin Flon at VictoriaEdmonton at Medicine HatSun. 2 Medicine Hat at BrandonRegina at CalgaryEdmonton at LethbridgeFlin Flon at New Westmin.Tue. 4 Medicine Hat at WinnipegVictoria at CalgaryRegina at LethbridgeFlin Flon at KamloopsWed. 5 Flin Flon at EdmontonMedicine Hat at BrandonThu. 6 Victoria at LethbridgeFri. 7 Flin Flon at CalgaryEdmonton at KamloopsVictoria at Medicine HatRegina at SaskatoonBrandon at WinnipegSat. 8 Edmonton at VictoriaSun. 9 Flin Flon at ReginaEdmonton at New Westmin.Kamloops at CalgaryBrandon at SaskatoonTue. 11 Medicine Hat at LethbridgeEdmonton at KamloopsNew Westmin. at ReginaFlin Flon at WinnipegBrandon at SaskatoonThu. 13 New Westmin. at BrandonFlin Flon at WinnipegFri. 14 Edmonton at CalgaryNew Westmin. at SaskatoonLethbridge at ReginaSat. 15 Edmonton at Medicine HatKamloops at VictoriaWinnipeg at Flin FlonSun. 16 New Westmin. at LethbridgeSaskatoon at ReginaWinnipeg at Flin FlonCalgary at EdmontonTue. 18 Calgary at KamloopsMedicine Hat at SaskatoonWed. 19 Calgary at New Westmin.Lethbridge at EdmontonMedicine Hat at Flin FlonFri. 21 Saskatoon at WinnipegRegina at New Westmin.Medicine Hat at EdmontonSat. 22 Saskatoon at WinnipegRegina at VictoriaLethbridge at Medicine HatSun. 23 Regina at New Westmin.Victoria at KamloopsEdmonton at Flin FlonCalgary at LethbridgeWinnipeg at BrandonTue. 25 Edmonton at WinnipegRegina at KamloopsMedicine Hat at VictoriaSaskatoon at Flin FlonWed. 26 Medicine Hat at New Westmin.Thu. 27 Medicine Hat at KamloopsEdmonton at BrandonFri. 28 Brandon at WinnipegEdmonton at SaskatoonLethbridge at New Westmin. &#9632;

WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BOB STRUMM</div>LETHBRIDGE &mdash;Believe it or not, there will be familiar overtones in Lethbridge&rsquo;s maiden voyage in the Western Canada Hockey League this season. Junior hockey in the southern Alberta city has traveled the full circle in two decades. It doesn&rsquo;t seem like 20 years since a hotshot centre named Earl Ingarfield was the feature skater of the Lethbridge Native Sons in the old Western Canada League. Now Ingarfield is back, as a coach, and so is western Canada Junior hockey. Ingarfield provides an immediate association of familiarity for Lethbridge fans. He handles young men just as smoothly as he handled the puck through his Junior days and a successful 12-year National Hockey League career with New York Rangers and California Seals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0039-0193/3066498-1-eng-US/f0039-012.jpg" title="f0039-01" width="276" height="404"><figcaption class="caption-body">Earl Ingarfield</figcaption></div>The franchise has moved West from Swift Current after seven seasons of prosperity in southern Saskatchewan. Why the move? The situation in Lethbridge appears even more fertile.The city boasts a spanking new arena, the Sportsplex, which seats 5,000 fans with room for the addition of 2,000 more seats. Lethbridge has always been a hockey hotbed, and has been the eye of the WCHL for the past few years.&ldquo;The rink is just like a big-league arena on smaller proportions,&rdquo; beams Ingarfield. who remembers only too well playing in the old Lethbridge Arena. &ldquo;What a home for a Junior hockey team!&rdquo;&ldquo;The city has been extremely receptive to our arrival,&rdquo; continues Ingarfield. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve sold about 1,200 season tickets, and we re selling more every day.&ldquo;I think once we get playing and the people can become familiar with our players, we&rsquo;ll fill the building,&rdquo; says the Bronco coach.Coaching in the WCHL is not new for Ingarfield. He made a smash debut in the 1971-72 season, guiding the Regina Pats to the Eastern Division championship and earning the WCHL&rsquo;s coach-of-the-year award. For the past tw.o seasons, Ingarfield was first coach and then director of player personnel for New York Islanders of the NHL. But when it came to a decision between New York or Lethbridge for Earl Ingarfield, then there was no real choice. Lethbridge is like home.Strangely enough, Ingarfield and his Broncos open the 1974-75 WCHL season against the Regina Pats, his old club and now defending Memorial Cup champions. You can bet the Sportsplex, a beautifully structured building with cushioned seats, will be jammed to the rafters for Lethbridge&rsquo;s first peek at the Western Canada Hockey League.Ingarfield has drawn a tough assignment in hoping to make the Broncos an Eastern Division contender this year amid competition from Regina, Saskatoon. Flin Flon, Winnipeg and Brandon. Broncos, Swift Current version, lost 10 players from a strong contender last year.Fortunately. Lethbridge has inherited an 80-player list full of talent, thanks to the management of Bill Burton who remains as the Bronco&rsquo;s majority share holder and general manager. And it was an extremely young team which responded to Ingarfields leadership in Regina in 1971-72.&ldquo;It might take us a while to jell,&rdquo; explains Ingarfield. &ldquo;Fortunately, we have three fine goaltenders who saw action with Swift Current last season and we have three defensemen back.If we can play well in our own end of the rink for the first part of the season, the goals will come.&rdquo;Ingarfield has one ace up front who should give the WCHL scoring race a pretty good run. Brian Trottier, an 18-year-old centerman, scored 41 goals and had 71 assists for the explosive Broncos last season, and he&rsquo;s the only top scorer returning.Trottier is considered such a fine proprospect that he went as an under-age selection at the NHL draft in May. Islanders were the lucky club, and Ingarfield had a great deal to do with the choice.&ldquo;Brian was chosen with the idea that he would return for another year of junior hockey,&rdquo; explains Ingarfield &ldquo;We re counting heavily on him here in Lethbridge this season.&rdquo;With no worries about his credibility in the draft, Trottier should have a relaxing season scoring goals for the Broncos&hellip; which is bad news for opposition clubs.OFFSII)ES:Only two teams went through the WCHL exhibition schedule undefeated. Brandon Wheat Kings won four times and tied three other games, while Winnipeg Clubs won two and tied two in four prep contest.Defending Western Division champion Calgary Centennials, faced with a large rebuilding task, did not win a game in six tries. Theironly satisfaction was a 7-7 tie with Medicine Hat.The Hat provided the surprise of the pre-season. Tigers won five games, lost only one and tied one with a club which is one of the youngest in the league.WCHL president Ed Chynoweth has fastened the clamp already. Six players and three coaches had their knuckles rapped by Chynoweth for pre-season shennanigans beyond lhe call of duty.Flin Flon coach Mel Pearson was suspended for two games and Bomber players Rick Dorman and Mark Davidson were suspended for one game each.Barry Beck of the New Westminster Bruins and Terry Bucyk of Edmonton Oil Kings received one-game suspensions for an altercation in the penalty box which apparently involved throwing a chair back and forth at each other.Victoria&rsquo;s Kim Clackson drew a four-game suspension for a fight in a exhibition game against Kamloops Chiefs in which he allegedly tried to kick an opponent. Mai Zinger of the Chiefs drew a one-game suspension from the same game. Victoria coach Pat Ginnell and Kamloops coach Harvey Koy each were fined $200. &#9632;

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Broncos Hope Ingarfield’s Experience Pays Off

<div class="byline">BY DAVID LAMM</div>Follow All The ActionEvery Week By Subscribing Today To THE HOCKEY NEWSSuperb Hockey Reading Each Month HOCKEY WORLD & HOCKEY PICTORIALROANOKE &mdash;The defending champion Roanoke Valley Rebels enter the 1974-75 Southern Hockey League season, which opens Oct. 18. feeling pretty good about themselves.&ldquo;I honestly think we&rsquo;ll be as strong as last season,&rdquo; says E.A. (Gene) Hawthorne, president of both the Rebels and the SHE. &ldquo;But that doesn&rsquo;t mean I think we&rsquo;ll run away with the regular season title like we did last year. I think wins are going to come awfully tough.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0040-0197/3066591-1-eng-US/f0040-012.jpg" title="f0040-01" width="292" height="525"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Needham</figcaption></div>Hawthorne isn&rsquo;t contradicting himself. What he&rsquo;s saying is that he feels the entire league is going to be strong &mdash; from top to bottom.&ldquo;There are hundreds of pros available,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I went to Winnipeg&rsquo;s camp a couple of weeks ago and it was unbelievable the number of players without jobs. Competition for jobs should be greater than ever.&ldquo;The folding of the Western League, the fact that major league clubs are signing fewer players, the fact that European and college players are being signed in greater numbers; all of these things are making jobs hard to find for a lot of good hockey players.&ldquo;The caliber of play throughout the minor leagues may be better this season than it has been in several years &mdash; perhaps since the expansion explosion.&rdquo;There&rsquo;s certainly no reason to think the Rebels will be any weaker.Hawthorne and general manager Colin Kilburn have made working agreements with two of the World Hockey Association&rsquo;s strongest teams &mdash; defending champion Houston and Winnipeg. In addition, newly-named coach Bill Needham has been busy contacting established pros who are now free agents.And the Rebels have a strong nucleus returning from last year&rsquo;s powerhouse. The top returnees include defenseman Wayne Mosdell and forwards Michel Boudreau and Ray Woit. Goaltender Danny Sullivan, an All Star last year when he split the season between Roanoke Valley and Charlotte, is another possible returnee.Mosdell, a 30-year-old All Star, is recognized as the best defenseman in the league. &ldquo;Mosdell makes about one mistake a year,&rdquo; sighed one coach last season.Boudreau, a center, is a brilliant penalty killer and perhaps the league&rsquo;s most consistent scorer. He scored 33 goals last season and had only one two-goal performance.Woit is a versatile skater who can play any of the forward positions and score well.In all, the Rebels welcomed 28 players when the opened their camp Oct. 7 in Roanoke.One edge Hawthorne feels the Rebels might have over the opposition is coaching.&ldquo;I am quite pleased with our coaching situation,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;In Bill Needham, Roanoke Valley has a sound hockey man who is well respected. We were very fortunate to get him.&rdquo;Needham spent the past two seasons coaching the Cleveland Crusaders of the WHA. Last spring he was relieved of his coaching duties and became an administrator and scout with the club. He decided, however, that he wanted to remain in coaching and accepted the Rebels&rsquo; offer.CHARLOTTE: The Checkers opened camp Oct. I at St. Catharines, Ont. Coach Pat Kelly already has goaltender Gaye Cooley, defenseman Garry Wood and defenseman-center Barry Burnett signed&hellip; Rugged forward Dave Birch is expected to return.GREENSBORO: Coach Bobby Perreault has been setting a hectic pace, visiting major league camps and scouting prospective Generals&hellip; The Gens will receive &ldquo;some experienced pros&rdquo; from the Michigan Stags and &ldquo;some good looking rookies&rdquo; from the New York Islanders says Generals&rsquo; president Sid Sutker&hellip; The Gens opened their camp Oct. 7 in Greensboro, the first time they&rsquo;ve trained at home&hellip; After looking at most of the players who&rsquo;ll be in camp, Sutker noted: &ldquo;One thing appears certain; we&rsquo;ll have some players who like to hit.&rdquo;WINSTON-SALEM:The Polar Twins, under the leadership of Forbes Kennedy for the first year, opened their training camp at Barrie, Ont., Oct. I with four players under contract. They are: Ron Fogal, a 6&rsquo;3&rdquo;, 200-pound defenseman; Brian Molvik, a 6&rsquo;1&rdquo;, 185-pound defenseman; John Campbell, a 6&rsquo; 180 pound center; and goaltender Kevin Neville, Neville was assigned to the Polar Twins by the Detroit Red Wings. The other three are property of the New York Rangers.FAYETTEVILLE: The Arsenal signed two prizes just prior to opening training camp at Wasaga Beach, Ont., Oct. 1. The two are defenseman Hal Willis and forward Lorne Rombough. Willis, a rugged 205-pounder, is a scorer as well as a hitter and has major league experience. Rombough was among the North American League&rsquo;s top scorers a year ago while leading the Long Island Cougars to the NAHL finals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0040-0258/3066584-1-eng-US/f0040-022.jpg" title="f0040-02" width="556" height="574"><figcaption class="caption-body">MICHEL BOUDREAU &hellip; Consistent Scorer Back</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Rebels Expect Tougher Fight For Title Despite Strong Tie-ups With WHA Clubs

GREENSBOROT. David Lamm has resigned, effective Oct. 15, as executive secretary of the Southern Hockey League to re-enter the newspaper profession.Lamm joined the SHL in August of 1973, three months after the league was formed, and supervised the operation of the league office, which is located here.&ldquo;David Lamm served us well,&rdquo; said Gene Thorne, president of the SHL. &ldquo;We wish him well in his new position.&rdquo;Lamm will become associate sports editor of the Greensboro Daily News and Record. Prior to joining the SHL, he served as a writer for the News and later as sports editor of the Record.The SHL has not yet decided on a replacement for Lamm. &#9632;

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October 18, 1974

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Bruins Bashing Beaks Again In Return To Old Time Form

Canadiens Respond To Bowman’s Plea For More Muscle

HOW THEY STAND