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December 17, 1976
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JUNIOUR JOTTINGS
Alberta League Jack Heumann tells us several graduates and key performers in the Alberta Jr. Hockey League last season are performing in college hockey circles and in the Western Canada League. The Taber Golden Suns star forwards Dean Solheim and Rocky Saganiuk are with Lethbridge WCHL and All Star rearguard Brad Cox at Univ, of North Dakota. Drumheller's Roger Mitchell is at Univ, of Calgary and 1976 MVP Merlin Malinowski is at Medicine Hat in WCHL. Red Deer's outstanding 16-year-old defenseman Blake Wesley is with Portland WCHL as is Spruce Groves All Star blueliner Jeff Elkow. Paul Messier and Vince Magnan, ex-Mets, are at Univ. of Denver while Stan Swales and Mike Broadloot are playing for Clare Drake's Univ. of Alberta Golden Bears. Forwards Chris Helland and Wayne Sherger are toiling…
Sweden Hoping For Early Ouster Of Leafs
STOCKHOLM— Swedish hockey fans are watching the progress of the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League with great anticipation. However, the Swedes may not have the same desires with regard to the Maple Leafs as do fans in Toronto. Naturally. Toronto fans would like to see the Leafs do well this year and perhaps go all the way to the Stanley Cup. Swedish fans are probably thinking a little more selfishly. They would like to see the Maple Leafs ousted early in the hopes that defenseman Borje Salming and forward Inge Hammarstrom would join the Swedish national team for the open world hockey championships in Vienna April 20 to May 8. The Swedes don't expect to get any of their players from the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association. The Jets…
Jets Hope Deals Turn Team Around; Beauce Continues After Paying Fine
JOHNSTOWN— The flood of defeats nearly reached epic proportions. Not since the 27-year-old team last missed the playoffs in any league had the Johnstown Jets lost as many as eight in a row. Yet, the Jets stood at the crossroads Nov. 20, losers of seven in a row and not playing very good hockey. The last Jet team to lose eight in a row was the International Leaguers of 1954, from Oct. 23 to Nov. 13 to be exact. So, 22 years and a week later, player-coach Jim Cardiff's crew blew their chance to equal the feat. Cardiff was thankful. “It was by far our best effort of the year,” said Cardiff of the 4-0 win over the Broome Dusters, who came into town leading the league while Johnstown was at the other extreme of…
Nordiques' Manager Filion Says WHA 'Really Pro' Now
QUEBEC CITY— Quebec Nordiques' general manager Maurice Filion is one of the World Hockey Association “survivors.” The stocky, almost handsome Filion joined the WHA Nordiques prior to the league's first season and became the team's coach after Rocket Richard's abbreviated stay as general manager-coach. “Yes. I remember that team well,'' Filion said of the first-year Quebecers. “All those who laughed at the quality of our league did have something to kid us about. That first club wasn't even a good Canadian senior team. “We had J.C. Tremblay on defense and he was our only star. I told him I was going to leave him on the ice until he was exhausted—then he was to come off. We rotated three defensemen. It was awful… but it was exciting. “The boys may not have had a whole…
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