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March 2, 1979
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Richardson Right Back In Stride For Eagles
SALT LAKE— Terry Richardson took up right where he left off. The 28-year-old goalie from Powell River, B.C. had shut out the opposition for more than 145 minutes before he suffered a sprained knee in a pileup at his net, Jan. 27. Terry came back to work for the Golden Eagles in Fort Worth, Feb. 9, and chalked up his third shutout of the season (only the fifth in his six-year professional career), as the Birds won, 3-0. That extended Richardson’s string of scoreless goaltending to a league record of 205 minutes, 2 seconds, breaking the mark of 192:56 by Roy Edwards for Fort Worth in 1967-68. It also ran Terry’s personal unbeaten streak to nine games (8-0-1), and lowered his goals-against average to 2.39. For the first time this season he moved…
Fourth Line Shines In BU’s Beanpot Win
BOSTON— For more than a quarter of a century, the Beanpot Tournament has been close to the essence of Boston sports. Like the Boston marathon (before Dr. Sheehan, like the Fenway Park left field wall, the Beanpot is an enduring symbol, defining the athletic appreciation which Bostonians need share with no one else. And so, when 14,456 faithful packed Boston Garden for the final round of Beanpot No. 27 on February 12, they partook of a night of college hockey which once again left a glow that will last well beyond the last runner’s footfall at the Prudential Center, beyond the last home run settling into the net over Lansdowne Street. For the record, the championship went to Boston University. BU, defending Beanpot titlist. edged Boston College 4-3 to take the Pot for…
Isles Search For Better Balance
LONG ISLAND— Denis Potvin and John Tonelli are back in the New York Islanders lineup—but the Isles’ mid-year slump refuses to go away. They went 2-4-1 in a seven-game stretch, and their dreams of coming out ahead of Montreal in the overall NHL standings are going down the drain. Montreal finally forged ahead of the Isles in the all important loss column ten to nine, when New York lost to the Buffalo Sabres in the War Memorial, 2-1, just after the All Star hiatus. Mike Bossy scored his 45th goal of the season in that one, but this only pin pointed out the Isles’ problems. The BTG line is doing much more than its share of the work. Of New York’s first 243 goals. Bryan Trottier had 37 and Clark Gillies 24. That’s…
An Injury Started Blight’s Plight With Vancouver
VANCOUVER— There are times to speak and times to stand silently by. It is not yet known which it is for Rick Blight, who let it be known to coach Harry Neale of the Vancouver Canucks and everyone else who might be interested that he wished to be played or traded. The outburst came after the Canucks’ 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on a Saturday night. Blight, the veteran right winger who was second in club scoring last year behind Mike Walton, told Neale that he wanted to be played or traded. Neale played him a regular shift the following afternoon in Boston, and Blight came up with a fairly strong performance, though he missed a first period breakaway. As the teams broke for the All Star exhibition series against the Soviets,…
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