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October 21, 1977
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K-Wings Set With Detroit Farmhands Back
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 SAGINAW— Coach and general manager Don Perry has been greatly impressed with the draft choices of the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of two National Hockey League clubs with whom the Gears have a working agreement. “It’s the best crop of rookies I’ve seen in a long, long time. They really drafted well,” Perry said following a look-see at the Maple Leaf camp. Perry’s optimism is understandable. It appears as if he will face quite a rebuilding job as the Gears try to defend their IHL championship. Players whom Perry expects to lose include talented goalie Mario Lessard and high-scoring…
McCourt Bringing Wings Pleasure
DETROIT— Dale McCourt ruined the Red Wings’ strategy but coach Bobby Kromm wasn’t too upset at the unrookie-like behavior. The Wings, you see. had planned this campaign to soft-sell their No. 1 amateur draft pick. “Understand that McCourt will not be the salvation of this club.” general manager Ted Lindsay said. “He’s just one guy on the team.” The campaign was junked early, however, after McCourt displayed his vast talents in the early exhibition games and left little doubt that he wasn’t just another of the Wings’ first round draft flops “We had hoped not to faze the kid.” Kromm said. “We didn’t want to put any pressure on him. We wanted him to get his feet wet, learn his way around. “But what the heck. He scored in each of the first three games and…
JUNIOR JOTTINGS
New England League According to Jon Wetterlow, the New England Junior Hockey League opened its fifth season of play the end of September. There will be seven teams in the league this year and each will play a 48 game regular schedule, plus playoffs and exhibition games. The teams include five returning franchises from last year—defending Wallace Cup playoff champion South Shore (Rockland, Mass.) Braves, the Springfield Olympics, the Fitchburg (Wallace) Wallopers, the Skate 3 (Tyngsboro, Mass.) Huskies and the Tri-Valley (Millis, Mass.) Squires; one new franchise in the Cape Cod Junior Cubs; and a franchise that returns to the New England Junior Hockey League after a year’s absence, the Berlin (New Hampshire) Maroons. The Junior Cubs, who will play their home games in the Cape Cod Coliseum in South Yarmouth,…
FAN FORUM
Write to: FAN FORUM, The Hockey News, 1434 St. Catherine St., W., Montreal, Canada H3G 1R7 Rangers, Red Wings Developing Them Properly The demise of the minor leagues of hockey has caused me great concern. Rising costs have caused the Western, Eastern and Southern leagues to fold and all of the others have seen their sizes shrink. Many of the major league teams have gone to sharing development clubs. Gone are the days of career minor leaguers like Bill Sweeney, Willie Marshall, Guyle Fielder and Fred Glover. The lack of minor league development clubs means that many junior players are stepping right into the major leagues and the lack of training results in scrambling undisciplines hockey at times. It is encouraging to see that the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings have decided to…
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