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August 1, 1977
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Garvin Plans 4 Exhibition Games
TOLEDO— The Toledo Goaldiggers have announced a minimum four-game exhibition slate for the 1977 campaign On Friday, Oct. 14, the Goaldiggers will open the exhibition season by hosting the Fort Wayne Komets. They will travel to Fort Wayne the following evening, Saturday, Oct 15, to do battle at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum. The Kalamazoo Wings will entertain the Goaldiggers on Sunday, Oct. 16, atWings Stadium in Kalamazoo. And on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Toledo will return to the friendly confines of the Sports Arena and host the K-Wings in a return matchup. General manager-coach Ted Garvin commented, “We may play a third game at home, but right now there hasn’t been a third game scheduled. But,” he continued, “we’re exceptionally pleased at being able to bring Fort Wayne and Kalamazoo into our building for…
Hawks Move Ivan, White Out As Pulford Takes Double Role
CHICAGO— In recent seasons, the general manager of the Black Hawks hasn’t always gotten along with the coach of the Black Hawks. Now, there’s no choice. Announcing what he jokingly referred to as the world’s worst secret, team president Bill Wirtz July 6 awarded both jobs to Robert Jesse Pulford, a 41-year-old deep thinker who has excelled as a National Hockey League player and coach for more than two decades. A stern tactician who converted the Los Angeles Kings from a cartoon to a hit Hollywood show in five years, Pulford pledged to help the Hawks return to the halcyon days they once knew by preaching a technique they once practiced: hard work. “This team can win, but effort comes before winning,” said Pulford, who quit the Kings in late May. “It’s not as…
WHA Wonders If It Will Be Back At Old Stand
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street, Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S and Canada LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street, Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S and Canada CINCINNATI— While optimism ran high around the World Hockey Association that the proposed merger with the National Hockey League would ultimately come off, there was also the stark reality that the whole thing could possibly be deferred or dissolved completely. Some were being pessimistic about the chances of a merger with the NHL this season and others clung to the hope that it could all be resolved in time for the six WHA teams to become a division of the NHL before the first puck is dropped next October. But there was a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the…
Brisson Eyeing Calgary For Juniors; Kamloops’ Franchise Goes To Seattle
WINNIPEG— When the news broke, nobody was surprised. Winnipeg Monarchs of the Western Canada Hockey League were vacating the Manitoba capital after four seasons of near-starvation at the gate. That the Monarchs finally decided to leave Winnipeg and the 10,000-seat arena to the World Hockey Association Jets was no shock. The move had been predicted by many for about 18 months. But the crunch was when the National Hockey League appeared ready to accept the Jets into the major league of hockey, meaning Gerry Brisson’s hopes that the Jets might one day fade into oblivion had been finally shattered. Once and for all. As of mid-July, the move hadn’t been officially announced. Calgary and the 7,500-seat corral were ready and waiting for the Monarchs to arrive, but Brisson was quoting the team’s chances…
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