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October 28, 1977

October 28, 1977

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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Looking At The Races

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE (Standings on Wed. Oc.t 18) GAMES COMPLETED Fri. Oct. 14 Maine 1 at Philadelphia 5 Nova Scotia 2 at Rochester 4 New Haven 3 at Binghampton Sat. Oct. 15 Nova Scotia 2 at Hershey 3 Binghamton 3 at Maine 6 Rochester 6 at Springfield 8 Sun. Oct 16 Nova Scotia 6 at Hampton 4 Rochester 2 at New Haven 1 Binghamton 1 at Philadelphia 7 CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE (Standings on Tues., Oct. 18) GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Oct. 12 Fort Worth 3 at Kansas City 1 Dallas 3 atPhoenix 2 Tulsa 4 at Salt Lake 1 Fri. Oct. 14 Kansas City 3 at Fort Worth 4 Dallas 3 at Phoenix 6 Tulsa 3 at Salt Lake 4 Sat. Oct. 15 Dallas 5 at Kansas City 4 Forth Worth 4 at Tulsa 3 Sun. Oct. 16 Tulsa 1 at Fort Worth 3 Salt Lake 4 at Phoenix 4…

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WORLD HOCKEY ASSN. SUMMARIES

Wed. Oct. 12 NEW ENGLAND 3, HOUSTON 0 WINNIPEG 7, EDMONTON 3 INDIANAPOLIS 5, CINCINNATI 4 Thu. Oct. 13 QUEBEC 2, WINNIPEG 5 Fri. Oct. 14 HOUSTON 3, BIRMINGHAM 5 QUEBEC 2, EDMONTON 4 Sat. Oct. 15 WINNIPEG 5, CINCINNATI 4 INDIANAPOLIS 1, HOUSTON 5 EDMONTON 2, QUEBEC 6 BIRMINGHAM 2, NEW ENGLAND 5 Sun. Oct. 16 INDIANAPOLIS 1, WINNIPEG 9 NEW ENGLAND 2 CINCINNATI 6…

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Where NHL Teams Play

OCTOBER Tue. 18 Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders Detroit at Vancouver Wed. 19 Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers Minnesota at Atlanta Montreal at Washington Los Angeles at Cleveland Buffalo at Chicago Boston at St. Louis Colorado at Toronto Thu. 20 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Montreal at Detroit Cleveland at Minnesota Colorado at Buffalo Fri. 21 N.Y. Islanders at Atlanta Sat. 22 N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders Philadelphia at Toronto Atlanta at Pittsburgh Detroit at Minnesota Boston at Los Angeles Chicago at Colorado Cleveland at St. Louis Sun. 23 Montreal at N.Y. Rangers Toronto at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Cleveland Boston at Vancouver St. Louis at Chicago Minnesota at Buffalo Mon. 24 Washington at Montreal Tue. 25 N.Y. Rangers at Cleveland Atlanta at St. Louis Los Angeles at Vancouver Boston at Colorado Wed. 26 St. Louis at N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at Atlanta Montreal at Toronto Detroit at Pittsburgh Boston at Minnesota Thu. 27 N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver Minnesota at Detroit Fri. 28 Washington at Colorado Chicago at Cleveland Sat. 29…

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Defense Remains Question Mark

ATLANTA— The pre-season is a time for working out mistakes, and for the Atlanta Flames, the pre-season did not end too soon. “We have no place to go but up,” coach Fred Creighton summarized as his team lost its first exhibition game, 10-3 to St. Louis, in Atlanta. Indeed, the Flames did go up from there, but it was not a rapid rise. They started out the pre-season 1-3, before they finatly began to come together, beating the Houston Aeros and then tying the New York Islanders twice. The Flames’ main problems occurred on defense, where the team was clearly missing one of its regulars of five seasons, Randy Manery. In Atlanta’s only significant off-season transaction, Manery was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Ab DeMarco. It turned out to be, as many thought it…