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March 18, 1977
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Dusters Not Yielding Scoring Honors To Syracuse
SYRACUSE— As the North American Hockey League regular season goes into its final month, it doesn’t appear anyone will catch the Syracuse Blazers who are headed for their third league title in four years As of Feb. 28. the nine-point bulge the Blazers enjoy over the second-place Broome Dusters appears too large with no head-to-head confrontations left between the two. The one battle they may engage in. however. is for the scoringest team in the league, the Dusters slowly gaining on Syracuse because of the incredibly sure shot of Dave Staffen and because of the job Joe Hardy has done since being activated in January. The Dusters’ Production Line of Staffen. Rod Bloomfield and Pierre Laganiere was broken up as coach Larry Kish put Laganiere on the right side to help Hardy out. And…
New Hampshire, Clarkson Get Top Spots But 11 Teams After Eight ECAC Berths
BOSTON - Like the weather up in Buffalo. New York, something new seems to fall from the sky every day in ECAC Division One. But as the season wound closer to conclusion. the picture was only slightly less clouded than it had been all year long. Heading into the regular schedule s final week, eleven teams were still in mathematical contention for the eight playoff spots. New Hampshire (league record 21-4) and Clarkson (17-4) were assured of the top two. though the order would await their rematch in Potsdam on March 1. Boston University and Cornell (15-6-1 each) could bank on home ice also, as one would get third and the other fourth seed. Boston College (12-8-1) and Harvard (11-9) seemed fairly safe bets but each had a game with a contender on…
Evans, Stewart Proved Bulwarks Through Crisis
CLEVELAND— Through the whole mess surrounding the life-and-death struggle of the Cleveland Barons, there were two solid figures. One paces the bench of the Barons and goes by the name of Jack Evans. The other wears sweater No. 4. plays a very good game of defense and answers to Bob Stewart. These two men were bulwarks during the most trying times as the Barons hovered between life and death for the better part of a month, beginning in late January. Evans did his part by keeping the team together during a period of time when dissension would have racked most other clubs. The Barons, if anything, played better under duress. They were playing without pay. causing some wisecracking fans to observe, “Maybe they should never get paid if they play like this without pay.” Evans, because…
Recalls Fail To Keep Dallas From Hot Run
DALLAS- With their roster reduced to only 12 skaters and two goalies the Dallas Black Hawks responded with their strongest effort of the Central Hockey League season and have suddenly emerged as serious challengers for the top spot held by the Kansas City Blues. The Toronto Maple Leafs, one of the two parent clubs in Dallas, were suddenly besieged with a rash of injuries that necessitated the callup of forward Bob Warner and defensemen Mike Pelyk and Randy Carlyle from Dallas. Adding to these losses were the injuries to All Star defenseman Ian McKegney (groin) and rookie Alain Belanger (knee), leaving the Hawks somewhat short on players but certainly not short on talent. With the depleted roster the Hawks blistered the opposition for 21 goals in three games, winning all three, including a pair…
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