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November 17, 1978
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LETTER OF THE WEEK
Hockey Should Ban All Fighting I am writing about a subject that is often talked about in the National Hockey League, Violence. Fighting in the NHL is a result of team owners, league officials and sports writers. I read a column in THE HOCKEY NEWS that said “… Hoyda’s crunching body checks and damaging fists can be helpful to a team trying to discover new spirit.” In a game between the Rangers and the Flyers a bench clearing brawl broke out. NHL executive vice president Brian O’Neill said, “the National Hockey League will not tolerate incidents of this type.” He then announced fines totaling $5,200 against each team. $5,200? Sonny Werblin spent twice that much when he introduced the two Swedes to the New York press. Mr. O’Neill then said “the league will take…
Rangers Continue Remarkable Play
NEW YORK— After the first week of the season, during which time they had tied Philadelphia, beaten Colorado, and tied Detroit, most observers termed the Rangers’ start in the 1978-79 season as “promising.” After the second week, when they had tied Detroit again, lost to the Islanders, and beaten Toronto and Vancouver, people were muttering things like “consistent,” “much improved,” and “hard working.” After the third week of the season, after they had beaten the Stanley Cup champion Canadiens, vanquished Pittsburgh, and possessed the third best team record and best defensive record in the NHL, people began pinching themselves in disbelief. But coach Fred Shero and his Rangers, ever so cautious, warned observers not to get too excited about the situation. “’Wait until we get back from the coast,” they said, referring to the team’s…
Unsigned Goaler Esposito Doing Big Job For Chicago
CHICAGO— The speaker was John Marks, one of several Black Hawks who know the virtue of hard work. One of several, including Tony Esposito. “Tony is the best goalie in hockey and, everybody knows, the most important player on our team,” said Marks. “I can’t imagine what would happen to us if we lost him, if he weren’t back here next year. “Just the last couple seasons, we’ve started to come on a little bit, but if we didn’t have Tony, well… it would be a big step backwards, I think. We just can’t afford not to have him.” All of this came about because, around Chicago these days, there is a question of whether the Black Hawks can afford to keep him. Or, rather, want to afford to keep him. For a decade, since…
Chouinard Reaching Vast Potential
ATLANTA— If Guy Chouinard keeps scoring at the pace he did through the first 10 games of the National Hockey League season, the league might be calling for a physical for the 22-year-old Atlanta Flame centerman. No, they won’t.be checking his five-foot-11, 185-pound frames they’ll be looking for an extra eye. Teammates swear Chouinard has an eye in the back of his head. “I don’t know how he does it,” said Bob MacMillan, who plays to the right of Chouinard. “I’ve never seen anybody who knows where his linemates are all the time like Guy does. “He’s an offensive genius and he’s definitely the nucleus to our line.” Over on the left side, Eric Vail put things another way, but was as high in his praise for Chouinard. “I’d say he ranks in the top three…
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