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February 9, 1979
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Road Itinerary Drawing Anger Of Canuck Boss
VANCOUVER— If the management of the Vancouver Canucks felt it would help their lot, they would complain even more about their ludicrous travel schedule. However, in full realization that their comments are redundant, they usually restrain themselves. However, the most recent road trip did get the ire of coach Harry Neale. And for once, it would be nice to have the Montreal Canadiens ‘take the trips the Canucks do and see how long that would last before someone put a stop to it. Take the Sunday of Jan. 14 for example. Having played in St. Louis the night before, the Canucks’didn’t have time to get to church. They arose at 7 a.m. to catch a plane to Washington, where they played an afternoon game. They arrived at the airport less than two hours…
Rangers Surprise Winning Contests Club Should Lose
NEW YORK— At the end of this crazy, roller-coaster season, it may be remembered as “The Week That Was” for the Rangers—January 22, 1979. Three games scheduled, all on the road. In Washington on Wednesday, January 24; in Buffalo on the following night, and at the Nassau Coliseum to face the Islanders on Saturday the 27th. For those Ranger followers who put a lot of credence in past history, their predictions were that the Rangers would be awfully lucky to finish the week earning two points out of a possible six. Those two points, of course, would come against the good old reliable Washington Capitals, 14-267 at game time, and always obliging when it comes to providing an opponent with a win. But two points in Buffalo? Nah. No way! The…
Hockey Ad Lib
The Big Guy… BOB DAILEY SAYS he learned a lot in jail. Because Bob’s dad was a prison guard, Bob grew up around a prison. He spent two summers working behind bars in penitentiary service. Because he is almost six-foot-six and weighs 225 pounds or more, depending on his eating habits at the time, he was intimidating, rather than intimidated. “There’s danger because a lot of these guys are bad guys, but a lot are good guys, too. I learned your average prisoner is an average person who went wrong somewhere along the way. I learned a lot about people working with prisoners,” he says. “I learned not to break the law because being locked up makes for an unnatural life, makes you bitter, and exposes you to bad influences. Even being a…
Survey Shows NHL Should Win 2 Of 3 On Depth, Home Ice
MONTREAL— The NHL 2 to 1. That’s the consensus of a survey conducted by THE HOCKEY NEWS among the coaches of the 17 National Hockey League teams on the outcome of the forthcoming NHL-Soviet Challenge Cup series. Admittedly, NHL coaches are inclined to be partial as Boston’s Don Cherry so aptly put it. “The NHL will win, of course. They pay my salary.” “But truth of the matter is most of the men behind the benches of the NHL teams are pretty unanimous in their assessment of the NHL All Stars: that’s a heck of a lot of hockey talent on one ice surface and they should overpower the Soviets. In the poll breakdown, three coaches—Barclay Plager of St. Louis, Detroit’s Bobby Kromm and John Wilson of Pittsburgh—were more positive. They all predicted a…
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