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January 31, 1975
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TORONTO— There’s a huge difference in the players who are eligible for the rookie-of-the-year awards in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association. In the WHA. several candidates for the freshman award are well past their 25th birthdays. In the NHL rookie class, most of the top players are fresh from junior hockey, and several are still in their teens. The top three rookie scorers in the two leagues demonstrate the disparity of the competitors for the first-year player laurels. The top trio in the WHA are Ulf Nilson, 24, of the Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Toros’ Vaclav Nedomansky. 30, and Murray Koegan, 24, of Phoenix.…
HOCKEY CROSSWORD
SOLUTION IN FEBRUARY 7 ISSUE ACROSS 1—Former Buffalo defenseman. 6—Teams travel this way. 7—Ken Dryden was born in this month. 9—San Diego forward. 12—12th and 15th letters of the alphabet. 13—Fonteyne answers to this. 14—Leads the WHA in goal scoring. 16—An NHL coach answers to this. 17—Native Province of Al McNeil. (abbr.) 18—Injured Ranger defenseman. (init) 20—One of the Bruins, (init) 21—Initials of a Buffalo forward. 22—An NHL captain. 25—Golf term. 26—Stapleton answers to this. 27—An NHL general manager. 29—One of the Seals. DOWN 1—Pictured player. 2—Former NHL defenseman. 3—1 point each. 4—Last season’s Norris winner. 5—These brothers used to play for the Leafs. 8—Wears No. 8 for Minnesota. 10—9th and 1st letters of the alphabet. 11—South Hampton… (abbr.) 15—21 st and 18th letters of the alphabet. 18—First name of one of the Rangers. 19—Chicago rightwinger. 20—One of the Leafs answers to this. 22—Former NHL All Star net—minder. 23—Initials of an NHL trophy. 24—Each, (abbr.) 25—Prince Edward Island, (abbr.) 28—Former AHL forward Ellett. (init.) LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS ACROSS 1—GENDRON. 8—OREE 9—HOWE 11—SAVARD 13—DET. 16—SHE 17—ILL. 18—ONE. 20—W.K. 21—RON. 22—TIE. 23—KENNEDY. 26—HOOD. 27—IAN. 28—JOYAL 29—G.A. DOWN 1—GOLDSWORTHY 2—E.R. 3—NESTERENKO. 4—DEA. 5—O.H.A. 6—NORRIS. 7—P.E. 10—W.D. 12—VI. 14—E.H. 15—MICKEY 19—NO. 20—WIDING. 22—T.E. 24—EDDY. 25—NEIL.…
Rangers’ Rookie Hope Breaks Leg
NEW YORK— Rookie candidate Rick Middleton suffered a broken leg during Rangers’ Jan. 15 game when he collided with Minnesota center Dennis Hextali. The injury, diagnosed as a fractured left fibula, will put Middleton on the sidelines for from four to six weeks and possibly longer. The 21-year-old right winger is a top aspirant for the Calder Cup rookie award and the injury could be a blow to his Calder chances. Middleton had 18 goals and 13 assists in 32 games when he was injured.…
Penguins’ Larouche Havinq Problems Defensively
PITTSBURGH— A couple of months past his 19th birthday, Pierre Larouche. rookie center of the Pittsburgh Penguins, is not without problems. He has exceeded his own ambition for productivity thus far, but recognizes his limitations in matching muscle with other National Hockey League players, most of them older and stronger. And there is the difficulty of developing a defensive style, a facet of the game quite unfamiliar to a youngster who last season registered a staggering 251 points with Sorel of the Quebec Junior League. “I have a lot of trouble defensively,” he says candidly. “I think I got an offensive style. Here, you got to have both.” One of several under-age junior players selected in last summer’s amateur draft, Larouche did not arrive meekly to the Penguins. He prepared himself for a leap into…
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