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December 31, 1976

December 31, 1976

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North Division Battle Could Increase Gates

TOLEDO— The South Division race in the International Hockey League is still a wide open affair but it's beginning to look as if the North Division is separating the men from the boys. “Any team is just a weekend away from first place in our division.” says To ledo manager-coach Ted Garvin. “With the race as close as it is, I would think attendance throughout the league would start to rise. Every game seems to be a struggle. Those kind of games don't make it any easier on me, but it has to prove pretty exciting from a spectator stand-point.” Garvin's Goaldiggers are even less than a weekend from first place as the 1976 protion of the IHL campaign approaches an end. Toledo is just one point behind front-skating Dayton. Columbus is a…

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NHL SCORING AND PENALTY STATISTICS

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Recalls Unsettle Floundering Stars

TWIN CITIES- December never has been a month to prompt much joy and jolly for the Minnesota North Stars. Things were no different in 1976 as the North Stars reached their lowest point of the current season with the worst record in the NHL and the worst defensive statistics. No sooner did the Stars break one six-game winless spell that they started another spin of futility that had reached five (and counting) as of this writing. In an effort to turn the club around, the North Stars pointed to the success enjoyed by the Toronto Maple Leafs after they recalled rookie goalie Mike Palmateer. So general manager Jack Gordon and coach Ted Harris dialed up their New Haven Co-op (with the Rangers) in the AHL and summoned 21-year-old goalie Paul Harrison, 23-year-old center. Blake Dunlop and…

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SL Louis Impressive In Eastern Swing Before Losing Thriller To BC Eagles

BOSTON- The members of the press waited outside while the thunderous verbal chastisements reverberated off the McHugh Forum locker room walls. It was Bill Selman, coach of the St. Louis University Billikens, orating his coachly disapproval after his young team had let one get away against Boston College. After leading 2-0 in their third game in four nights, the Bills saw the Eagles draw within a goal late in the second period, and go on to post two more scores early in the third stanza for the win. It was the fifth win for BC in eight games dating back to 1970 between Eagles and Billikens, and like most contests in the series it had been tightly contested throughout. “I guess that's the way it's been for the first 10 games or so for…