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November 26, 1976
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Sabres Struggle Without Schoenfeld, Gare
BUFFALO- When the Buffalo Sabres' coach, Floyd Smith, was making plans for this National Hockey League season he certainly didn't expect to have Jim Schoenfeld, captain and defensive standout, sidelined at the same time as his 50-goal scorer, Danny Gare. That's what has happened and the Sabres have been struggling ever since being shut out in their opener by the Detroit Red Wings, 4-0. Fact is, neither Schony nor Danny was right from the beginning of training camp. They both played while hurting, then retired to the sidelines to recuperate. Schony, who never has played a complete schedule for the Sabres, reported for camp with his left ankle still sore from an operation he had during the summer. The ankle was one of three injuries the big redhead had when he missed the final…
HOCKEY TALK
Orr Missed Homecoming AS FAR AS HOMECOMINGS go, it wasn't one. Robert G. Orr, whose middle name stands for something other than Gordon around here, never made it. His ghost attended instead. There were 12 goals scored, almost 15,000 people in the freshly painted Boston Garden, lots of wide-open, pure, unbridled shinny, when the Bruins beat the Chicago Black Hawks 7-5 on Nov. 4. Yet, the evening's most dominant figure was back home in Illinois listening to the game on radio. Bobby Orr, superstar, was fighting another battle of wounded knee. “How is he?” asked Gerry Cheevers, who likes horses that travel fast and pucks that travel slow. “If he was here tonight, he might have made a difference, you know. I think we were all so up for seeing him here in a…
Hockey Players On The Move…
Following are the latest player movements in hockey: NATIONAL LEAGUE MINNESOTA — Bill Goldsworthy, forward, traded to New York Rangers in exchange for Nick Beverley, defenseman. and Bill Fairbairn, forward Jerry Engele, defenseman. sent to New Haven of AHL. ST. LOUIS — Bob Plager, defenseman. sent to Kansas City of CHL. BUFFALO — Robert Sauve, goaler. and Jacques Richard, forward, sent to Hershey of AHL Terry Martin, forward, recalled from Hershey. ATLANTA — Michel Belhumeur, goaler. and Rick Bowness, forward, sent to Tulsa of CHL Bill Flett, forward, recalled from Tulsa. CHICAGO — Dan Hinton, defenseman. and Ian McKegney, forward, returned to Dallas of CHL. Ted Bulley, forward, recalled from Flint of IHL. CLEVELAND — Glenn Patrick, defenseman. recalled from Salt Lake of CHL. COLORADO — Jim McElmury, defenseman. and Paul Gardner, forward, recalled from Rhode Island of…
Flying Realization Of Boyhood Dream For Wings' Harper
DéTROIT— Veteran defenseman Terry Harper isn't one who thinks life begins and ends with a hockey stick. The Detroit hard rock has other diversions and he's doing something he's wanted to do as a kid—fly his own plane. Harper is following in the footsteps of at least two other National Hockey Leaguers in turning to flying. Islanders' Ed Westfall and Pit Martin of Chicago both enjoy flying being part-time pilots as well as pursuing their hockey careers. Harper's penchant for flying stems from his childhood days. He recalls when he was a young boy around his native Regina. Sask., in the Canadian west, pedalling to a nearby airport just to watch the planes take off and land. “I lived in the part of town that was close to the airport, and as far back…
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