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August 1, 1975
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Rangers Switch To Youth Movement Completed In Two-Year Changeover
NEW YORK— When the World Hockey Association first set up shop in Madison Square Garden, its team was known as the Raiders. That nickname caused shudders amongst some NHL general amanagers—and the original Raiders did quite well in procuring NHL talent. That is, until they ran out of money and had to let a few of their better picks escape. Amongst them were Brent Hughes. Mike Robitaille and Bill Flett, all of whom opted to stay in the senior league. The recent success of general manager Emile Francis in signing center Wayne Dillon and winger Pat Hickey of the Toronto Toros makes one remember a remark passed by the first WHA president, Gary Davidson. “We have the best farm system in the world,” said Davidson. “The National Hockey League.” Events are now making it…
Dallas To Start Training Sept. 21
DALLAS— The Dallas Biack Hawks have announced their training camp will open Sunday, Sept. 21 at Guelph. Ont. Players will report on that date with physical examinations and first-day workout scheduled for Monday. Sept. 22. The team will break camp and depart for Dallas Oct 2. Headquarters for the Hawks’ contingent will again be the College Inn Motor Hotel while Guelph Memorial Gardens Arena will be the scene of two-a-day workouts and where home games will be played in the exhibition schedule. Jack Davison, director of player personnel for the Chicago Black Hawks, will again supervise Dallas’ camp activities. Chicago’s training camp opens Sunday. Sept. 15 at Chicago Stadium.…
Barkley Feels He’s Ready This Time To Coach Wings
DETROIT— Doug Barkley will never forget the first time he coached the Detroit Red Wings. His failures have been imprinted in his mind ever since. Coming back to coach the Detroit Red Wings next season, the 38-year-old former Red Wing defenseman would like to forget 1970-71 when he took over the club Jan. 10, 1971 and resigned Oct. 31, 1971 when the Wings virtually staggered out of the starting gate. The Wings finished seventh and out of the playoffs. Barkley, who succeeds Alex Delvecchio as coach with Delvecchio choosing to devote full time to his job as general manager, believes he is better prepared for the challenge of coaching an NHL team and particularly the Red Wings, this time around. He admits he rushed into the 1971 job lacking experience but looks back now…
Bruins’ Forbes Facing Second Trial After Hung Jury
TWIN CITIES— Hockey people thought it could never happen but it did and the outcome was almost as stunning as the event itself. It was the Dave Forbes’ assault case that set a United States professional sports precedent when it was hauled into the civic courts to render a decision on whether Forbes did or did not deliberately injure Henry Boucha of the Minnesota North Stars in a game on the Metropolitan Ice Centre ice Jan. 4 between the Boston Bruins and the North Stars. The fact that a trial jury emerged deadlocked almost assured Forbes will have to face a second trial on a charge of aggravated assault in the near future. The 26-year-old Boston winger, who had to go through the nine-day trial ordeal, was disappointed at the outcome and hung his…
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