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April 14, 1978
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HOCKEY TALK
Caps’ Fans Still Loyal LETTERS, LETTERS, we get Hefty bags full of letters. And tor the last time this season, they will be printed in this space. Unless we get a nice one someday. Dear Mr. Verdi: I have always felt sorry for those people who truly believe they have a good sense of humor. The last line of your article in the March 10 edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS concerning the Washington Capitals was a veritable laugh riot. We aren’t going to Japan or oblivion for that matter. We will continue to build our organization for the future and within three years, maybe your stinging wit and sarcasm will even be appreciated by us. We have had a disastrous season on the ice but we are still averaging over 11,000 fans per contest, ranking us…
Hawks’ Broadcaster Successfully Fills His Lifetime Dream
CHICAGO— Ron Oakes, voice of the Chicago Black Hawks, once worked for a newspaper. But he also has his good points. Hardly a day goes by without someone, somewhere comparing Oakes to Danny Gallivan, renowned voice of the Montreal Canadiens. In hockey circles, that would be deemed as the ultimate compliment. “A couple of people have told me that, and all I can say is that it’s a real honor,” Oakes said. “I don’t copy Danny consciously, and as a kid growing up in Canada, I actually heard Foster Hewitt more out of Toronto than I did Danny out of Montreal. “I grew up out West and therefore you usually got more of Toronto’s games than Montreal’s. But being compared with Danny is very flattering. He’s the Vin Scully of hockey.” Oakes is completing his…
Indians May Affect Whalers’ Fate; Amerks Pass Slumping Nighthawks
SPRINGFIELD— What if the World Hockey Association were to fold at the end of this season and the New England Whalers were not allowed to join the National Hockey League? That scenario, which is a possibility, would suddenly give the owners of the American Hockey League Springfield Indians the power to force the Whalers out of the Springfield area. Sounds crazy? It could happen. If the WHA folds and the Springfieldbased Whalers are not admitted to the NHL, the Whalers would have no league to play in. The obvious solution would be to join the AHL but that franchise is held by George Leary and company who would probably love to see the Whalers come with their hat in hand. Since the AHL franchise in Springfield is already taken and you can’t…
Penguins’ Win Prevents Elimination
Special To The Hockey News PITTSBURGH— Pittsburgh Penguins enjoyed a return to their Civic Center home with a 6-3 triumph over the Toronto Maple Leafs which kept alive their very slim hopes of making it into the National Hockey League playoffs as the fourth wild card team. Following a lengthy road trip which ended in a 7-1 loss to Minnesota, the Penguins picked up only one of a possible four points against Colorado and Detroit before heading for the top two cities in the NHL. In back-to-back games, the Penguins were on the short end of 6-2 and 6-3 losses in Montreal and Boston, while the New York Rangers were widening their nearly insurmountable edge for the final wild card position. Thus the added relief on April 2 when the Penguins overcame a 3-2 first-period…
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