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January 16, 1976
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Penguins Long Way From Solid Defense
PITTSBURGH— Digging out from his executive duties as president of the Pitts-burgh Penguins, of which he owns a piece of the action, Wren Blair gave a general assessment of the club itself. “We’ve been playing adequately. but we’re in and out.” he said. “I think there’s a lot of explosive talent.” Blair wouldn’t draw an argument. The Penguins, for example, bombed California. 9-2, getting hat tricks from Svl Apps and Bat-tleship Kelly, as they began a swing along the West Coast. The victory snapped a six-game stretch without a win on the road, but the following night at Vancouver. they lapsed into their bad habits. Vancouver whisked to an early lead and romped. 5-1. Earlier this season, the Penguins lost five in a row on home ice. equalling their total number of defeats at the…
The WIHL Scene
SPOKANE— Don’t look now, but the giant of the Western International League may have finally awakened. And suddenly that makes everyone else look like David against Goliath. Yes, the perennial league champions form Spokane at last seemed ready to make their annual run at the regular season crown when the Flyers put together a timely and impressive three-game win skein. What turned it around for the eight-time defending kings was an abrupt change in the club’s generous goal-yielding ways, as the loop’s heretofore worst defensive, team held their opponent to but one goal in the three victories behind rookie Frank Turnbull’s two straight shutouts. The Flyers forwards have aided the cause with a much-improved defensive effort of late, and former World Association back-liner Murray Kennett quickly moved towards the top of the team’s plus-minus…
Hershey Makes It To Top The Hard Way; Stumbling Clippers Looking For “Right Man”
HERSHEY— The Bears finally made it to the top of the Southern Division, and they did it the hard way, defeating Richmond, the erstwhile leader on the Robins’ home ice at the Richmond Coliseum. It was a long haul for the revitalized Bears, who began the season in rather inauspicious style, losing their first two games by shutouts. In fact, the Bears could hardly win at all in the early going, registering just a single victory in their first nine starts, and the constant recalls by co-working partners Buffalo and Pittsburgh certainly hampered coach Chuck Hamilton’s efforts to set up any forward lines that would remain together long enough to gain some continuity and recognize each other’s moves. However, Hamilton persevered and when the Bears skated off with a 6-4 decision in Richmond, first…
Table Hockey Report
Table hockey enthusiasts received a setback when it was announced that three of the four scheduled World Table Hockey Association tournaments for the 1975-76season have been cancelled. The only tournament that is still on is the U.S. Open, scheduled for March 27 (singles) and March 28 (doubles). It will be worth $2,500 in prize money, with $500 being the top prize in each tournament. Since the U.S. Open will be the only tournament this season, room is being added to accommodate 160 singles entries at the Holiday Inn Downtown Chicago. Some of the big names in table hockey expected to be present are: WTHA New York Open champ Grand Ainsley and Brian Carp Edmonton, Alta., Mike Wheeker and Sid Stutz from Detroit. Mark Abkowitz. Dave Feinburg. Steve Bernstein and Joe Crawley of Boston.…
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