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November 28, 1975
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Penguins Aim To Ignite Lagging Offense
PITTSBURGH— The system didn’t work and neither did most of the Pittsburgh Penguins during a three-game road swing that left them outscored, 18-5. “We’re not playing hockey,” coach Marc Boileau said of a team essentially intact from a year ago when it rarely was embarrassed. “I’m blaming the team as a team.” It had been Boileau’s intention to restrain the Penguins’ overpowering style on the road in the hope of increasing the number of away victories which totaled only 12 last season. The forwards were shooting with alarming infrequency, some averaging less than three shots a game. “Ridiculous,” snapped Boileau. “It would have been fine if we had tightened up, but we didn’t. “Maybe the guys believe what they read in the papers, that this is a good team. But talent is no good if you…
PASSING THE PUCK
• REPORTS ARE that 25 of the 32 major league hockey clubs lost money during last season…They say Cat Francis would still like to pull off another big trade with Rod Gilbert, Pete Stemkowski and John Davidson leaving the Rangers for Randy Manery, Larry Romanchych and Dan Bouchard of the At lanta Flames…Pittsburgh Penguin coach Marc Boileau is getting a reputation for being the hardest-nosed coach in pro hockey…Dit Clapper, one of hockey’s all-time greats, has been paralyzed for several months in Peterborough, Ont. Life hasn’t been too good for the popular Dit in recent years…Detroit’s Terry Harper is furious with Alan Eagleson and the NHL Player’s Association. Apparently they didn’t lift a finger to help him in his fight against the Los Angeles Kings…Dick Young of the N.Y. Daily…
WHA SCOREBOARD
(Standings on Mon. Nov. 17) CANADIAN DIVISION EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED Tue. Nov. 11 Cleveland 3 at Winnipeg 2; Minnesota 6 at Quebec 8 Edmonton 3 at Calgary 6. Toronto 4 at Houston 5. Wed. Nov 12 Houston 1 at New England 4 Thu. Nov. 13 Winnipeg 4 at Calgary 2; Toronto 1 I at Denver 8; Cleveland 1 at San Diego 3. Fri. Nov. 14 Edmortton 1 at Winnipeg 6; Toronto 2 at Phoenix 2 Sat. Nov. 15 Quebec 3 at New England 1. Toronto 6 at San Die go 4; Houston 5 at Cincinnati 8. Indianapolis 7 at Minnesota 9; Cleveland 4 at Denver 5. Sun. Nov. 16 Indianapolis 1 at Winnipeg 2; Houston 3 at Calgary 4; Minnesoto 3 at Cincinnati 2. 5-Cleveland 4 at Phoenix GAMES TO COME Mon. Nov. 17 Indianapolis at Toronto. Tue. Nov. 18 Houston at Winnipeg; Cincinnati at Quebec, Son Diego…
Coaches Pick Minnesota To Do It Again With Michigan, Michigan State Close
MINNEAPOLIS.— When coaches in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association cast their votes in a pre-season poll, they predictably named defending champion Minnesota as the team to beat. And understandably so. Although the Gophers are minus a host of stars—most notably All Americans Mike Polich and Les Auge through graduation, Paul Holmgren to the Minnesota Fighting Saints and Buzzy Schneider to the U.S. Nationals—coach Herb Brooks has a promising powerhouse. They’re undefeated in their first five games, thumping the Nationals once and always-tough St. Louis twice in non-league games and then opening their WCHA schedule by sweeping feisty upstate rival Minnesota-Duluth. Brooks has found a replacement for the irrepressible Polich in Tom Vanelli, who scored nine goals in those five games including one in overtime against Duluth, and he has a defense which he…
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