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January 19, 1979
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WHA EYES EUROPE IF MERGER FAILS
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Where AHL Teams Play
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…
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Ferguson Accepts Tigers’ Coaching Reins
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 MEDICINE HAT— Medicine Hat Tigers have turned to Sheldon Ferguson in hopes the young Red Deer businessman can return the Western Hockey League club to its glory years of the early ‘70s. The Tigers, who are suffering through one of their worst seasons since joining the WHL eight years ago, announced during the Christmas break that coach Vic Stasiuk had resigned and was being replaced by Ferguson. “He’s young, aggressive and, hopefully, he can turn the club around,” said operations manager Doug Smeaton of the 26-year-old Ferguson in making the announcement. Stasiuk has been with the Tigers since…