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May 14, 1976
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Rangers Put Chartraw At Top Of List; Esposito Comeback Key For Turnabout
NEW YORK— Ever since John Bowie Ferguson took over the New York Rangers in January he has been looking for that one person who can convert the Rangers from a team of cream puffs to one which is respected by the opposition. Ferguson mentioned people such as Nick Fotiu, an American-born roustabout performing with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association. “Nick would be a natural,” said Fergy. “He comes from Staten Island and from what I hear would hit his mother if she was wearing an enemy uniform.” The only trouble is that Fotiu ran into an injury in midseason which makes his value as an enforcer questionable. His hand was skated over and he suffered tendon damage. He has returned to action (in March) and done fairly well, but doubt…
Albuquerque, Amarillo Gain Southwest Finals
ALBUQUERQUE— The wait for this city’s Chaparrals is over, and it turned out to be a short one. After scrambling to a four-games-to-three semi-final conquest of the Billings Blazers to gain a spot in the Southwest Hockey League playoff finals, the Chaparrals sat back while regular-season champions Amarillo Wranglers disposed of the upstart Minot Raiders in four consecutive games. Now the SWHL’s two top franchises will battle it out in a best-of-seven final which began in Albuquerque on April 30. Game Two of the series followed on May 1, before the series moved to Amarillo on May 7. The site of the fourth game of the final series is still undetermined, although it appears that it will be played in Albuquerque on May 8. If a fifth and sixth games are necessary, they will…
Spokane To Have Home Ice Edge For Allan Cup Final With Barrie
SPOKANE— For the second straight week, Spokane’s Flyers must prepare for a crucial playoff series against team of unknowns on an unknown team. And you know what? The way the new Patton Cup champions from the Western International League are playing right now, they couldn’t care less. The Flyers gained entry to the prestigious Allan Cup finals by defeating sadly outclassed St. Boniface (Man.j Mohawks three games to none in a short but sweet best-of-five Patton Cup series played entirely in Spokane on three consecutive nights. The victory was the Flyers’ (formerly Jets) third such triumph in four tries over the past seven years against the Mohawks, and so again they will represent the West this spring opposite the Barrie Flyers, the Ontario and Eastern Canada champions in a best-of-seven championship round to be…