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December 30, 1977
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NHL SCORING AND PENALTY STATISTICS
ATLANTA BOSTON BUFFALO CHICAGO CLEVELAND COLORADO DETROIT LOS ANGELES MINNESOTA MONTREAL ISLANDERS RANGERS PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH ST. LOUIS TORONTO VANCOUVER WASHINGTON…
Howe Goal, Neale Strategy Has Whalers Sailing Again
HARTFORD— “And it came to pass on the seventh day of December, nineteen hundred and seventy-seven in the town of Birmingham, Alabama.” That’s the way it was written when the New England Whalers sent out their release to announce that Gordie Howe had scored goal number 1,000. Indeed it was somewhat ironic that the historic goal was scored in a city where the game of hockey was virtually unknown until a year ago. Gordie Howe had been playing major league hockey for 28 years before most of the people who witnessed “the big one” had even seen a game of hockey. But they have quickly grown to love the game in Birmingham, and the 10,000 plus fans on hand fittingly gave Gordie a standing ovation in recognition of his achievement. Howe had come…
Generals Turned Tables After Humiliation
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 FLINT— John Bellio most likely will never forget the night of Nov. 9 in Toledo. Neither will the rest of his Flint teammates. Or manager-coach Doug Carpenter. That night marked a low in Flint’s International Hockey League history. Toledo humiliated the Generals with a 14-goal assault. The final score was 14-3. Since then, however, Flint has been the hottest club in the league. They currently are leading the North Division—as well as the league overall. Their record over the 10 games since the Toledo incident is a near-perfect 9-1-1. The string includes a tie plus a…
Where WHA Teams Play
DECEMBER Tue. 20 Edmonton at Houston Soviet Stars at Indianapolis Czechoslovakia at Cincinnati Wed 21 Winnipeg at Houston Czechoslovakia at Birmingham Thu 22 Cincinnati at Indianapolis Soviet Stars vs Edmonton Fri 23 Winnipeg at Cincinnati Indianapolis at New England Soviet Stars at Birmingham Czechoslovakia at Houston Fn 30 Indianapolis at Edmonton Cincinnati at Houston Birmingham at New England Soviet Stars vs Quebec JANUARY Sun. 1 New England at Cincinnati Houston at Edmonton Quebec at Birmingham Tue 3 Indianapolis at Quebec Wed. 4 Houston at Cincinnati Birmingham at Indianapolis Quebec at New England; Soviet Nationals at Edmonton Thu 5 Soviet Nationals at Winnipeg Fn. 6 Houston at Birmingham Quebec at Cincinnati Winnipeg at Edmonton New England at Indianapolis Sat 7 Indianapolis at Houston Cincinnati at New England Soviet Nationals at Quebec Sun 8 Edmonton at Houston Birmingham at New England Indianapolis at Winnipeg Soviet Nationals at Cincinnati Tue 10 Birmingham at Quebec Soviet Nationals at Indianapolis Wed 11 Edmonton at Cincinnati Quebec at Indianapolis Birmingham at Winnipeg Soviet Nationals at New England Fn 13…
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