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August 1, 1978
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U.S. Hall Of Fame Adds Three New Hockey Names
EVELETH— A dedicated amateur hockey administrator, a peerless goaltender, and a hardrock defenseman are the 1978 enshrinees to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Don Clark, long time amateur hockey executive; Hubert “Hub” Nelson, Minneapolis born goaltender; and Peter Bessone, a New England bred defenseman are among the latest to join the American hall. Clark has traveled the length and breadth of Minnesota preaching the gospel of amateur hockey. He, along with Hall enshrinee Bob Ridder and Everett “Buck” Riley, founded the Minnesota Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) in 1947 and proceeded to build it into the most successful organization of its kind in the United States. Among his accomplishments with the MAHA were founding the first bantam level state tournament in the nation, serving as president from 1954-57 and secretarytreasurer from…
Walton Proves Most Accurate But
MONTREAL— Darryl Sittier can look back on the 1977-78 National Hockey League season as a year in which he ended up as the league’s second All Star center, was third in the voting for the Hart Trophy and had the distinction of being the NHL’s best shooter as well. Sittier registered the most shots on goal of any NHL competitor last season stroking 311 shots at opposing netminders to top the circuit and become only one of three players who managed 300 or more shots in ‘77-78. Jacques Lemaire of Montreal finished second behind Sittier with 310 shots and his linemale, Guy Lafleur, was third with 307. Sittier, the dynamic captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs who finished with 117 scoring points, third best in the NHL, counted 45 goals on his 311…
PASSING THE PUCK
• TED TURNER, colorful owner of the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Hawks, is reported to be ready to buy the Atlanta Flames and The Omni as well, if he can swing it financially. The Omni, the beautiful sports auditorium which owns and operates the Flames, has been losing around $1 million a year on the operation of the NHL team, which started out so promisingly but which has been very average of late. The Flames need a selling job in Atlanta and many local fans think that Turner might be the one who could put it over. The Flames have a solid base nf 8 000 fans but this needs to be increased substantially… The Flames are extremely pleased to have recently signed Billy Clements and Ken Houston, both…
Atlanta Signs Leading Draft Choices
ATLANTA— The Atlanta Flames are bustly moving towards the next hockey campaign. They’ve signed their top three National Hockey League draft picks, picked up free agent Gene Carr and inked holdovers Bill Clement and Ken Houston to new multi-year contracts and announced they’ll hold training camp in a refurbished suburban ice rink. Flames’ general manager Cliff Fletcher happily announced the signing of each of the team’s top three selections in the NHL draft. Defenseman Brad Marsh (first pick—11th overall), goaltender Tim Bernhardt (second pick—47th overall) and left wing Jim MacRae (third pick—65th overall) all signed multi-year contracts and will be among those vying for spots on the roster when training camp opens on Sept. 18. Marsh is expected to add quality and strength to Atlanta’s blueline based on the consensus of opinions from NHL scouts.…
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