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February 17, 1978
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Caps’ Sirois First-Half Leader Of NHL’s Plus-Minus Ratings
MONTREAL— The Washington Capitals may be low on the National Hockey League totem pole but one of their skaters is high man among the first half plus-minus calculations released by the league. According to figures from Ron Andrews, the NHL’s director of information and statistics, the Washington right winger was the defensive leader, being on the ice for 22.2 percent more goals by the Caps than by Washington’s opposition. As the first-half plus-minus leader, the 23-year-old Sirois, who has 38 scoring points in his first 48 NHL games this season for a career high, was on the ice for one half the Capitals goals in the 39 games he played in. Defensively Sirois was on the ice for 27.8 percent of the goals tallied against the Caps. Ironically, only three of the NHL’s top…
Hockey Ad Lib
The Thinking Man… EARLIER THIS SEASON I wrote that Rogie Vachon probably was the best goaltender in the business, but that Ken Dryden had a better record and won more laurels because the Canadiens provide a netminder more support than do the Kings. This sort of speculation does not disturb Dryden. A thinking man, he considers the case objectively. “There is no doubt that all goaltenders would prefer to play for the Canadiens,” he comments. “Life is easier for the goaltender with the Canadiens. He does not face as many shots. He has good players in front of him. His side scores a lot of goals. He is usually working on the lead. His side usually wins. It is very nice. “On the other hand, there are difficulties playing on a team like…
Cincinnati Picks Up Hoganson For Goal
CINCINNATI— The Cincinnati Stingers, who have suddenly become the WHA’s hot club turning into the second half of the season, have picked up some goaling insurance in the person of Paul Hoganson. It marks a second tour of duty for Hoganson with the Stingers. He had started the year in the new Pacific Hockey League with San Francisco. The Stingers have four goalers in tow with Hoganson, Michel Dion. Mike Luit and Normand Lapointe. Luit is currently injured. Dion has become the WHA’s hottest goaler in recent games posting back-to-back shutouts as the Stingers blanked Indianapolis 8-0 and Houston 1-0. With the season winding down the Stingers are making a determined bid to get back into the title race and be assured of a playoff spot. If Dion continues to shut the door on…
PASSING THE PUCK
● JOHN FERGUSON is expected to be released as general manager of the New York Rangers at the end of this season, as well as Jean-Guy Talbot, the Ranger coach…The only thing that will save this pair is an extended winning streak and a berth in the playoffs for the Broadway Blueshirts…One of the big plusses for the Rangers going into next season will be the addition of Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson, the two Swedish stars with the Winnipeg Jets. There’s no way that the Jets will be able to match the signed offer by the Rangers. Hedberg, who was THE HOCKEY NEWS WHA Player of the Year in 1976-77, could easily be the No. one player in the NHL next season…Don Baizley, the Winnipeg lawyer representing Hedberg and…
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