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August 1, 1977
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Plumb Pays Off Stingers As WHA’s Best Defenseman
CINCINNATI— Overlooked in voting for All Star teams and individual awards in past seasons, Cincinnati Stingers’ defenseman Ron Plumb is finally getting the recognition he has deserved. Plumb, who received more votes for the All Star team than any other defenseman, has been honored as most valuable defenseman in the World Hockey Association. “Before the season started I was really hoping to make the All Star team,” said the 26-year-old Plumb. “To get this on top of it is a real bonus.” Plumb, putting together his best season, had the highest plus-minus rating in the league, plus-64. In addition, he scored 11 goals and 58 assists for 69 points and finished one point behind Indianapolis’s Darryl Maggs in scoring among defensemen. “I’ve reached a good peak,” said the five-year WHA veteran. “If I can continue…
Flyers Sign Top Draft But Few Changes Likely Despite Talk Of Trades
PHILADELPHIA— The Philadelphia Flyers’ mid-summer news is no news. While the NHL and WHA were working at Guy Lafleur speed toward forming one major league, the Flyers were gliding along like Gilles Marotte. If the pace around the Spectrum offices were any slower, the Flyers would be arrested for loitering. Once Kevin McCarthy, the club’s top draft choice, was signed, vacations were in order for many front-office employees. Nothing wrong with this: everyone deserves time to relax after the long, and in the Flyers’ case, disappointing winter. However, considering the Flyers’ stunning four-straight flameout against Boston in the Stanley Cup semi-finals, many were expecting a major deal—quickly. The idea was: GM Keith Allen would shake up the club enough to give returning players something besides their backhands and backstrokes to ponder over the summer.…
N.Y. Penn League Champs — Rochester Monarchs
Rochester Monarchs of the New York — Pennsylvania Junior Hockey League became the first team in league history to capture both the regular season title (Gannett Trophy) and the playoff championship (Empire Cup). The team fashioned a 26-8-4 regular season record including a mark of 20-1-0 on home ice for first place during the regular season and then swept the playoffs in the minimum eight games defeating Binghampton Barons and Niagara Falls Sharks. Here are the champions, seated, left to right, OWEN MclNTEE, MARK BURGHOLZER, JERRY SHORTHOUSE’ JAY DIETZ, ANDY LAING, general manager and coach, DAVE TREVOR, PETE DAWES, BO HEWEY. Standing, VAN SPRING, trainer, JOHN CASE, RICK ALTIER, TERRY WILSON, PAUL SWIATEK, RON WEATHERS, WILF DAVID, JIM BROWN, CLINT CAMPBELL, STEVE SCRABB, RICK KOZLOWSKI, GREG WOOD, TERRY HERVEY, BOB…
Flames Draft Depth For Youthful Defense
ATLANTA— For the past three years, the Atlanta Flames’ top draft selection has been a defenseman. It figures. Defense is the area the Flames have been most intent upon improving. “One thing we’ve always lacked,” general manager Cliff Fletcher concedes, “is that one blue-chip player on defense. A Denis Potvin, a Guy Lapointe, that type of player.” But in Dave Shand and Rich Mulhern, Fletcher feels he had the two best rookie defensemen in the National Hockey League last season. And by choosing Miles Zaharko on the second round of the June draft, Fletcher was hoping to add yet another top defensive prospect to his team. The Flames did not have a first-round selection in the draft, but they had three second-round choices. They picked Zaharko 20th overall, and they added center Don Laurence and…
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