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August 19, 1976
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Hockey Players On The Move…
Following are the latest player movements in hockey: NATIONAL LEAGUE N.Y. RANGERS — Nick Fotiu, forward, signed to NHL contract after jumping from New England Whalers of WHA. DETROIT — Fred Williams, forward, first draft pick, signed to NHL contract. Rick Wilson, defenseman, purchased from St. Louis. MINNESOTA — Roland Erickson, forward, signed from Swedish National team. Dwight Bialowas, defenseman, signed to new contract after being declared a free agent. BUFFALO — Rene Robert, forward, signed to new contract after being declared a free agent. ST. LOUIS — Bernie Federko, forward, first draft pick, Brian Sutter, forward, second draft pick, and John Smrke, forward, third draft pick, signed to NHL contracts. TORONTO — George Ferguson, and Scott Garland, forwards, Greg Hubick and Brian Glennie, defensemen, signed to new contracts after being declared free agents. BOSTON — John Bucyk,…
Mikita’s Hockey School Aids Impaired Youngsters
I CHICAGO— Unless you’ve been vacationing in Borneo, you know all the talk about the Black Hawks. There’ll be wholesale changes, nobody’s job is safe, and nobody knows where he’s going this summer. Well, that’s not entirely true. While most mortals will be worrying about me, myself and I this summer, Stan Mikita will be worrying about this guy, that guy, and that other guy over there. Stan Mikita, who always knows where he’s going, is conducting another meaningful session of his hockey school for hearing impaired youngsters. It’s just outside Chicago, it started June 14, and it’s what Mikita is all about. “We’ll have about 60 kids in,” said the Uncheckable Czech. “Some of them can barely hear, others can’t hear at all. The one thing they have in common, though, is that they…
Capitals Change Farm Hands
WASHINGTON— Its the dead of summer and the only hockey headlines seem to dwell on a Seal waddling toward Cleveland (of all places), a Scout up the creek in Kansas City, or an Orr paddling westward under the watchful eye of an eagle. But there are some scraps around Washington’s table so lets examine them. The Capitals are doing some moving of their own—farm club. Their highest minor league affiliate, Richmond, dropped out of the American Hockey League, so the Caps and their co-provider, the Philadelphia Flyers, transferred their allegiance (and warm, optioned bodies) to Springfield. This should make the fledgling major leaguer try harder. A cut no longer means the plushy stadium in downtown Richmond but rather that dinosaur in West Springfield, the Eastern States Coliseum. Even with Eddie Shore out of the…
Leafs’ Revival Scaring Off Player Trades
TORONTO— Unless they swing some major deals before the opening of the 1976-77 National Hockey’ League season, the Toronto Maple Leafs will present almost the same faces as in ‘75-76. Leaf general manager Jim Gregory admitted to hitting closed doors in the trade market-place. “It’s tough making deals until the teams have all their players signed and sometimes that doesn’t happen until training camp,” Gregory said. “I’d suspect that if we do make any trades it will happen early in the season when teams have had a chance to have a good look at their situations.” Another Leaf problem is that few opponents want to help improve the club. The Toronto side launched a rebuilding program in ‘75-76, jumped from a 13th place finish the previous year to seventh overall and then extended the Philadelphia…
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