Beavers’ Balance Envy Of League

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 SHERBROOKE— The dream of any hockey coach in any league is to have a team with four solid forward lines, six competent defensemen, and two capable goaltenders. For Sherbrooke Beavers’ mentor Ghislain Delage, this dream has become a reality. With an abundance of talent on the 1978-79 squad, Delage chose to go with 18 regular skaters, and left the bench warming duties to the towel boys. When asked what’s so good about Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivieres coach Michel Bergeron replied: “Four well-balanced lines.” Put it this way. It’s pretty hard to match lines with Sherbrooke when you’ve…

Looking At WHA Goalers

Home Ice Jinx Haunting Whalers

HARTFORD— The New England Whalers hit the road for a four-game trip with high hopes. First of all, it was good just to get away from the home rink where they had managed to win only one of their last nine games. It has become a psychological thing for most of the players. Secondly, newly appointed coach Don Blackburn was looking forward to getting his troops out of town where they could ‘concentrate on the basics’ and regain some confidence. Although the Whalers had lost their first game under Blackie (5-3 to Edmonton in Springfield), the new coach had been heartened by the truly strong effort by all hands. The first road encounter was very encouraging, too. The Whalers showed more of the same and dumped the Winnipeg Jets in the important battle…

Wolfe Missing From Capital Protected List

WASHINGTON— The ice has melted at Capital Centre and Year Five is history for the Washington Capitals. General manager Max McNab is plotting next year, determining what holes to fill and what positions and players to claim in the upcoming amateur draft. The National Hockey League-World Hockey Association expansion allows the Caps an opportunity to pick up at least two front-line players for 1979-80. Washington will have the No. 4 choice in this year’s draft and can either go for one of the outstanding players from junior hockey or select one of the underage players from the Birmingham Bulls or Cincinnati Stingers of the WHA. In addition, the Caps are expected to reclaim defenseman Paul MacKimmon, who though drafted by the Caps in the second round of last year’s draft, chose to play for…