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March 17, 1978
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Flames’ Chouinard On Track After Usual Slow Beginning
ATLANTA— To say Guy Chouinard got off to a slow start this season would be putting it mildly. First of all, he reported to training camp about six or seven pounds overweight. This didn’t help Chouinard’s skating ability and he’s the first to admit he has problems with that already. His training camp was so bad that Atlanta Flames coach Fred Creighton didn’t use Chouinard in the Flames first three games. “Depressing,” is the way Chouinard describes the early part of the season and admits, “It looked like a long season a couple of months ago.” But all of a sudden Chouinard turned things around. It wasn’t too surprising…he’s had a history of slow starts and fast finishes. Chouinard himself pointed out the 1975-76 season when he Was playing for Nova Scotia of the American…
Vees Draw 8,449 For Metro Opener; Indians Keeping Mariners In Sight
HALIFAX— The largest crowd ever to see a game in Halifax, some 8,449 fans, attended the opening of the Halifax Metro Centre on Feb. 19. The Nova Scotia Voyageurs treated this season’s biggest American Hockey League crowd to a 4-3 victory over the Hershey Bears. After playing four more road games last week the Vees were starting to come to life. Wins over Philadelphia (5-3) and Binghamton (6-2) on the road helped move the club ahead of Binghamton and into position for a late-season surge towards front-running Maine and Springfield. Never count the Vees out. This has been a weird season for the club since, until now, they have played most of their games on the road. If they can physically withstand the grind of playing their tremendous number of home games, the…
Hockey Players On The Move
Following are the latest player movements in hockey: NATIONAL LEAGUE ATLANTA—Hal Philipoff, LW, returned to lineup from injury list. CHICAGO—Jean Savard C, recalled from Dallas of CHL and later returned. Kirk Bowman, C, and Reg Kerr, LW, recalled from Dallas. CLEVELAND—John Baby, D, recalled from Binghamton of AHL. COLORADO—Denis Dupere, C, recalled from Philadelphia of AHL. Bob Neely, LW, sent to Philadelphia as replacement. DETROIT—Al Cameron, D, and Roland Cloutier, C, recalled from Kansas City of CHL. Perry Miller, D, returned to lineup from injury list. Derek Sanderson, C, assigned to Kansas City. Rick Szabo, G, recalled from Flint of IHL and assigned to Kansas City on loan. LOS ANGELES—Steve Short, D, recalled from Springfield of AHL as replacement for Dave Hutchison, D, who was placed on disabled list for rest of season with cracked bone in…
Winnipeg Just Trying To Buy Time Says Ferguson Of Offer To Swedes
NEW YORK— Ranger fans, concerned over recent announcements from Winnipeg to the effect that the Jets will match the New York offer for forwards Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson, should be of good cheer. John Ferguson, the Rangers general manager said, “They’re just buying time. What’s happened doesn’t surprise us. We expected it. But it doesn’t mean much. We’re still certain Hedberg and Nilsson will be with us next season.” Don Baizley, the attorney for the Swedes confirms Ferguson’s thinking. The Jets were entitled to six weeks grace and they took it, he notes. The contract Hedberg and Nilsson signed with Winnipeg allowed them to negotiate with the NHL this winter, but it also permitted Winnipeg, whether a member of the WHA or NHL—to keep the swift Swedes by coming within $20,000 of the…
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