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September 1, 1978
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McCourt Launches Court Suit To Overturn NHL Arbitration
DETROIT— True to his promise and the word of his attorney that they would do everything possible to avoid having to leave Detroit to play for the Los Angeles Kings, Dale McCourt, had a suit filed in United States District Court by lawyer Brian Smith, in an attempt to block his assignment to the Kings. A hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 13 asking the defendants to show cause before judge Robert DeMascio why McCourt shouldn’t be allowed to remain with the Red Wings. Named as defendants in the suit were the Kings, the Red Wings, the National Hockey League and its Players Association and California Sports Inc., parent company of the Kings. The five-count complaint accuses the defendants of restraint of trade, restraint of employment, two counts of breach of contract and…
EQUIPMENT
Hockey News Equipment Survey In March, 1978 THE HOCKEY NEWS surveyed 170 hockey coaches and executives In the U.S. and Canada about equipment they had purchased for their players. Represented were: 12 Major League Teams 48 U.S. College Teams 32 Minor League Teams 78 U.S. High School Teams Keeping in mind the fact that the majority of U.S. respondents were from non-professional teams, average expenditures per team for hockey equipment were as follows: Percentage of Teams who Buy And Pay For… U.S CANADA When asked to name the most Important characteristics in choosing a particular brand of hockey stick, respondents ranked durability as the most Important. Percentage Of Respondents* Average stick purchases for U.S. teams (mostly high school and college) were 44 dozen per season. Purchases for the Canadian teams (all professional) averaged 120 dozen per team. JOHN BROWN John Brown…
Lighter Equipment Trend For 1980’s
If Gary Benson, National Sales Manager of WinnWell, Ltd. and Ron Carter, Marketing Manager of Cooper Canada, Ltd. have their way, the kinds of equipment being worn by future hockey players is going to be vastly different than the uniforms and equipment we’re accustomed to seeing today. ‘I can’t get too specific,” Carter says, “but today’s hockey player drags along with him a lot of weight that we can remove—and are removing. Hockey equipment is very old-fashioned and traditional, and I would say that the hockey player in the next few years, certainly at the pro and college levels, is going to look vastly different than he does today.” When asked what changes WinnWell was investigating in the equipment field, Benson got even more specific than Carter. “We’ve got to get away…
Bruins Facing Dilemma With Cheevers’ Surgery
BOSTON— Leave us pause in our summer labors over the scratch sheet and contemplate the role of the knee in the recent history of the Boston Bruins. First, Bobby Orr. Five operations on his left knee reduced him to such a physical state that even Lloyd’s of London refused to insure his contract, which played a role in his departure for Chicago. What would have been the result of the last two Stanley Cup finals if the Bruins had a healthy Orr and Brad Park wheeling the puck out of their end and firing from the points on the power play? Then, Phil Esposito. A collision with Ranger’s Ron Harris in the second game of the 1973 playoffs sent him to the hospital for knee surgery and the Bruins, defending Stanley Cup champions, went quietly in…
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