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May 25, 1979
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Flyers’ Shocking Demise Illustrated Weak Points
PHILADELPHIA— Into each NHL franchise, this side of Montreal, a little disappointment must fall. In the Philadelphia Flyers’ case, gloom arrived in a torrential downpour. Ousted in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals by the New York Rangers? What in the name of Fred Shero is going on here? First, anyone who saw the series knows the Rangers deserved to win. Any team that outscores the other 26-5 over four games is clearly the better team at the time. Lose by 7-1, 5-1, 6-0, and 8-3 and, as a worried Keith Allen will tell you, once the haunting memory of red lights flashing behind the Philadelphia goaltenders fades from his mind, a team has troubles. The Flyers’ troubles start in goal, move out to defense, and then drift over to left wing. Forget any problems with…
Home Ice Helps Owls Make Turner Cup Finals
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 GRAND RAPIDS— Moe Bartoli is confident the Grand Rapids Owls will reign as Turner Cup champions in the International Hockey League. And that would climax the greatest turnaround in the league’s history. A year ago the Owls didn’t qualify for the post-season party—the only one of nine teams which didn’t get an invitation. For Bartoli, the season wasn’t as easy as the record-setting 109 points would indicate. Nor was a spot in the Turner Cup finals against Kalamazoo with the • home ice advantage. Missing from the Owls’ stretch run and their 14 (15 if…
Hampton, Erie Provide Seven NEHL All Stars
ERIE— When it came time for the first North Eastern League All Star teams to be announced, there was little surprise that Erie Blades and Hampton Aces dominated the voting with the Aces placing four players on the team, the Blades three. Erie’s Daniel Poulin and Stan Gulutzan were the only unanimous choices on the squad and were joined by first team picks Greg McPhee and Jim Misener of the Aces. Rounding out the first team selections were goaltender Cap Raeder and center John Cunniff of the Cape Cod Freedoms. Raeder was a valuable asset in the nets for the Freedoms, Cunniff the circuit’s second leading scorer with 117 points as he enjoyed his best season as a professional. Defenseman McPhee saw action in 65 games and scored 65 points while racking up…
Lukowich Best WHA Plus Performer
HARTFORD— Morris Lukowich of the Winnipeg Jets, who had been the World Hockey Association’s premier plus player for most of the season, finished up with the best plus percentage following the windup of the 1978-79 season. The Jets’ 22-year-old left winger, who scored a career high 65 goals this year, ended the WHA’s final hockey season with a plus 12 playing percentage based on even strength performance. Lukowicn barely edged out little Robbie Ftorek of Cincinnati Stingers, who was a plus 11. Others in the top 10 included Jamie Hislop, also of Cincinnati, a plus nine; three with plus eights, Rick Vaive of Birmingham, Dave Inkpen of New England and Marc Tardif of Quebec, and four others with plus seven marks, Reg Thomas and Chuck Luksa of Cincinnati, Blair MacDonald of Edmonton and…
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