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October 20, 1978
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Park’s Adrenalin Returns Quickly But Admits He Hungers For Cup Win
BOSTON— The last time we looked in on Brad Park, the man who makes the Bruins go was sitting slumped over in front of his locker in the Boston dressing room, feeling the color of his terry-cloth robe which is blue. It was 10:30 p.m. on May 25, 1978, and the Bruins had just lost their latest bid to wrest the Stanley Cup from the Montreal Canadiens. “I’m depressed,” Park was saying. “I feel I played better this year in the playoffs than I ever have and it still wasn’t good enough. It seems like I’ve been waiting an awfully long time to win a Stanley Cup.” Park, who turned 30 this summer and has 10 years in the National Hockey League behind him, has had three good shots at the Cup. Thrice he…
Marlboros Pick White GM-Coach
LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD Arnold Street. Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada TORONTO— Former National Hockey League defenseman and Chicago Black Hawk coach Bill White has accepted the roles of coach and general manager of the Toronto Marlboroughs of the OM-JHL, succeeding George Armstrong who resigned from the post. White, 39, came to the NHL through the Marlies’ chain, joining the Los Angeles Kings in 1967-68. He moved to the Chicago Black Hawks in 1970 where he served as head coach at the end of the 1976-77 season after the dismissal of Billy Reay. White’s playing career came to an end in the 1976 playoffs when he suffered a shoulder injury. He was coaching at Dallas in…
Isles Sign 30-Year Deal To Rent Nassau Coliseum
Special To The Hockey News LONG ISLAND— The New York Islanders have signed a letter of intent with Nassau County which commits the Islanders to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum for the next 30 years. Under the re-negotiated agreement, the Islanders will pay a rental of eight percent during the present season and 11 percent for the remaining 29 years. The Islanders also will receive other concessions which total an annual value of $213,000—which the County will regain from the hockey team through commissions and advertising time. The letter of intent was signed by John O. Pickett Jr., the Islanders general partner and Nassau County executive Francis T. Purcell. The current lease has 14 years to run, but it would have permitted the Islanders to play elsewhere upon the payment of damages. Before Roy Boe…
McCammon Seeking Spark To Ignite Flyers
PHILADELPHIA— A winning attitude and toughness are two requisites for success in the National Hockey League. A team can’t be considered a Stanley Cup contender—or even a pretender—without them. As the Philadelphia Flyers prepared to begin the season, new coach Bob McCammon was wondering whether his club had enough winners and toughness. Which tells you how fast the Flyers of Stanley Cup years ‘74 and ‘75 have changed. Before, during and shortly after the Stanley Cups helped bring renewed pride to Philadelphia, attitude and toughness were always included in conversations involving the Flyers. The group of self-sacrificing players assembled by Keith Allen and molded by Fred Shero were winners, from Bobby Clarke to the least-used players. Their penalty totals and the way they rushed to each other’s defense proved they were tough enough. Now…
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