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March 3, 1978
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Looking At NHL Goalers NHL’s … Player of the Week While the Montreal-Canadiens were lengthening their record unbeaten streak last week, versatile Rejean Houle had his best week ever in a Montreal uniform. Houle, who returned last year to the Canadiens after three years in the World Hockey Association, scored five goals, including three in an 8-2 romp over the Washington Capitals, his second career NHL hat trick. The production raised Houle’s total to 22 on the season, the same total he had last year in 65 games. Against the Colorado Rockies, Houle, who has played every forward position for Montreal this year, had two goals and two assists and now has 45 points in 54 games. NATIONAL LEAGUE SUMMARIES Where NHL Teams Play FEBRUARY MARCH The NHL Scoreboard (Standings on Mon. Feb. 20) NORRIS DIVISION ADAMS DIVISION PATRICK DIVISION SMYTHE DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED Mon. Feb.…
INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Where IHL Teams Play FEBRUARY MARCH…
Flyers’ Taxi Squad Waiting In Wings To Pressure Vets
PHILADELPHIA— The Philadelphia Flyers were carrying the NHL’s first “taxi squad” since Montreal’s press box delegation of a few years ago. During a recent four-game span the Flyers were packing box lunches for seven—that’s right, seven—extra players. Some NHL teams don’t have seven major-league prospects in their farm systems. The Flyers figure they have as many prospects as any rival, but only four were promoted—forwards Al Hill, Drew Callander and Blake Dunlop, and goaltender Rick St. Croix. Since the Flyers were already toting around three surplus players before the shipment arrived from the American League’s Maine Mariners, the cast of “extras” grew to seven. There were enough extras to start filming “Son of Slapshot,” or at least scrimmage the University of Pennsylvania’s hockey team. GM Keith Allen said the purpose of forming a “junior varsity”…
Capitals Need Road Trip To Turn Fortunes Around
Special To The Hockey News WASHINGTON— Hard work is supposed to reap dividends and well maybe it did, but perhaps it was the change in scenery which helped the Washington Capitals to their 11th victory in 58 starts this year. Starting the week with a pair of homeice assignments in the Capital Centre the Caps let down their avid fans by losing twice. The second game was against Montreal and a win wasn’t really expected. After all the Capitals have never beaten the Canadiens and Montreal was pretty loose after establishing a new National Hockey League record by playing their 24th consecutive unbeaten game two nights earlier in St. Louis. Washington was supposed to just be number 25 in the record book and they obliged. What the Caps did was to stand around and admire…
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