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June 1, 1978
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Caps Looking At Scorers To Help Strengthen Club
Special To The Hockey News WASHINGTON— Billy, Brad, Ryan or Mike. No, it’s not a child’s nursery rhyme, but a crucial choice facing the Washington Capitals. The Capitals will pick second in this year’s amateur draft and have a chance to bolster their all-too-quiet offense by drafting high scoring forwards like Billy Derlago of Brandon, Ryan Walter of Seattle or Mike Gillis of Kingston. Or they could make a move to add yet another quality defenseman to their last two number one selections Rick Green and Robert Picard, and grab Brad Marsh. The smart money here has the Capitals leaning towards a forward, and each of the above mentioned trio is high caliber material. Walter, for example, is a quiet, almost retiring type off the ice who enjoys fishing and lets his performance on skates do…
Islanders Not Forecasting Shake up
LONG ISLAND— The period of mourning is all but over, as the N.Y. Islanders were sent packing for their earliest summer vacation since they became a playoff team in the spring of 1975. Their ouster by the brash Toronto Maple Leafs was unexpected, but after all is said and done, they were beaten, period, and no sooner had Lanny McDonald’s shot settled in the cords than general manager Bill Torrey had no choice but to look forward to next year. Despite failing to reach the semi-finals for the first time in three years, no one in the Islander camp—not even the bitterly disappointed players themselves—could call 1977-78 anything but a success. The club’s goal this past season was to win the Campbell Conference crown from the Philadelphia Flyers. And they did just that,…
New Teams Dominate AHL’s All Star Picks
Special To The Hockey News SPRINGFIELD— Someone forgot to tell the Maine Mariners and Philadelphia Firebirds that “Kids” are supposed to be seen and not heard. These two first-year franchises accounted for all six positions on the 197778 American Hockey League first All Star team with three positions each. The team is selected by the media and players of all eight cities in the AHL. The Mariners and Firebirds celebrated their initial seasons in the AHL with great success on the ice, as both made the Calder Cup playoffs with the Mariners eventually walking away with the championship to become the first new team ever to win the cup in the 42-year-old league. The Mariners also were a success at the box office, finishing third behind Rochester and Binghamton. Binghamton was also celebrating its…
STANLEY CUP 1978
Stanley Cup Champions FINAL PLAYOFF LEADERS Stanley Cup Scoreboard Preliminary Round SERIES ‘A’ SERIES ‘B’ SERIES ‘C’ SERIES ‘D’ SERIES ‘E’ SERIES ‘F’ SERIES ‘G’ SERIES ‘H’ SERIES ‘I’ SERIES ‘J’ SERIES ‘K’ GAMES COMPLETED Sat. May 13 Boston 1 at Montreal 4 Tue. May 16 Boston 2 at Montreal 3 Thu. May 18 Montreal 0 at Boston 4 Sun. May 21 Montreal 3 at Boston 4 Tue. May 23 Boston 1 at Montreal 4 Thu. May 25 Montreal 4 at Boston 1 FINAL TEAM SCORING MONTREAL BOSTON COLORADO LOS ANGELES ATLANTA RANGERS CHICAGO ISLANDERS BUFFALO DETROIT PHILADELPHIA TORONTO SERIES ‘K’ Sat. May 13 BOSTON 1, MONTREAL 4 FIRST PERIOD Boston, 1—Park (Schmautz, Ratelle) 2:31, Montreal, 2—Lafleur (Lapointe) 4:31, 3—Lambert (Lafleur, Shutt) 9:53. Penalties: Mondou, 38, Smith 4:26, Nyrop 6:27, Smith 9:21, Boston bench (served by Cashman) 9:53, Savard 13:05, Smith 15:16. SECOND PERIOD Montreal, 4—Shutt (Lemaire, Lafleur) 13:54. Penalty: Park 9:34. THIRD PERIOD Montreal, 5—Cournoyer (Lambert, Jarvis) 3:55. Penalties: Lemaire 13:57, Park 14:35. Attendance: 17,168. (Montreal leads best-of-seven series 1-0) Tue. May 16 BOSTON 2, MONTREAL 3 FIRST PERIOD No scoring. Penalties: Robinson 4:13, Houle…
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