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May 9, 1975
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PASSINC THE PUCK
• VANCOUVER CANUCKS played their hearts out in losing to Montreal in this year’s playoffs. Their 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadiens in the fifth game was as good hockey as you could ever hope to witness. The Canucks are the team of the future in the NHL and they’ll be back battling for the Stanley Cup tot many years to come…Buffalo’s French Connection Line is the best forward unit in the National Hockey League right now. Seldom do the Sabres play a game when one of the trio of Gil Perreault, Rene Robert or Rick Martin is kept off the scoresheet. Usually all three figure prominently in the Sabres’ scoring…Sherbrooke Beavers, champions of the Quebec Major League, will be heavy favorites to capture this year’s Memorial Cup. The Beavers…
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Atlanta’s Vail Looms As Strong Candidate For NHL’s Rookie Award
ATLANTA— The Atlanta Flames figure they have a pretty strong case when it comes to deciding the National Hockey League’s rookie of the year. His name is Eric Vail and just in case everyone has forgotten about Vail’s 1974-75 ice feats, here they are outlined: • He broke Atlanta’s season goalscoring record by 12, scoring 39 goals in 72 games.• He scored those 39 despite missing eight games and nearly a month of the season with a broken left wrist. He still scored two of those 39 with a cast on that wrist.• He scored eight more goals than any other rookie in the National Hockey League this season, despite playing less.• He made his place in the NHL record books right behind Buffalo’s Rick Martin as the second leading rookie goal-scorer…
Sacharuk Only 7th NHL Defenseman To Score 20 Goals
ST. LOUIS— Lawrence Sacharuk. regarded as a constant scoring threat from the blueline, passed a milestone in the waning days of the season when he scored his 20th goal. Only six other defensemen in the history of the National Hockey League have scored as many as 20 goals. “I was honored to get it,” said Sacharuk. “It put me up there with some respected names, and I’m happy to be among them. It was a plateau I wanted to reach.” The only other defensemen to get 20 are Bobby Orr, Brad Park. Guy Lapointe, Serge Savard, Denis Potvin and Flash Hollett. The first five, of course, would form a pretty solid blueline brigade for any current All-Star team. And the six names give an indication of some changes in the game. Hollett was the…
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