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October 5, 1979
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AHL Teams Kept Hopping On Weekends
LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS SPRINGFIELD—It will be the old meeting the new when the Hershey Bears meet the Adirondack Red Wings in game one of the 1979-80 schedule on Thursday, Oct. 11 in Glens Falls, N.Y. The Bears are the oldest active franchise in the American Hockey League while the Red Wings will be facing off for the first time. The Syracuse Firebirds, transplanted from Philadelphia during the summer, will be in Halifax to meet the Nova Scotia Voyageurs in the other game scheduled on opening night. This year’s unbalanced schedule, 400 games long, will expand over 179 days and calls for each team to play the teams within its own division, six times (six at home and six away), the teams in the other division three times and one extra game against…
Montreal Pulls Coaching Change
LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS MONTREAL—Apparently, 1979 has become the year for coaching changes in the Montreal Canadiens’ organization. While Bernie Geoffrion was signing on with the Habs, the Juniors announced that Ron Lapointe was replacing Roger Bedard as coach of the Quebec Major Junior League team. Though obviously not as well known as Geoffrion, the 29-year-old Lapointe has achieved some notoriety for his successes as coach of the Lac St. Louis Lions, a powerhouse in Quebec’s Midget AAA League. Lapointe also directed a midget team in Verdun where he coached the three current stars of Montreal: Denis Savard, Denis Cyr, and Denis Tremblay. In Montreal, Lapointe wants a team that’s “consistent and doesn’t go through the motions”. Certainly, this has not been characteristic of the Juniors in recent years. “I don’t like anybody…
Scoreboard
NHL EXHIBITIONS Thu. Sept. 20 Buffalo 5, Philadelphia 5 Rangers 5, Richmond (AHL) 4 Fri. Sept. 21 Montreal 5, Buffalo 2 Minnesota 2, Atlanta 2 Washington 7, Pittsburgh 3 Boston 5, Philadelphia 3 Sat. Sept. 22 St. Louis 3, Atlanta 3 Winnipeg 3, Colorado 2 Boston 3, Toronto 2 Minnesota 6, Detroit 6 Montreal 5, Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 5, Hartford 5 Washington 2, Rangers 1 Philadelphia 4, Islanders 2 Los Angeles 7, Portland (WHL) 2 Sun. Sept. 23 Toronto 4, Boston 5 OMHL GAMES Thu. Sept. 20 Peterborough 3, Ottawa 1 Windsor 5, London 4 Fri. Sept. 21 Oshawa 6, Sault Ste. Marie 2 Sudbury 5, Brantfod 2 Kitchener 5, Toronto 3 Peterborough 7, Ottawa 5 Windsor 3, London 1 Kingston 7, Niagara Falls 4 Sun. Sept. 23 Sault Ste. Marie 5, Brantford 2 Sudbury 4, Oshawa 2 Niagara Falls 7, Toronto 4 QMHL GAMES Sun. Sept. 23 Trois-Rivieres 7, Quebec 3 Verdun 14, Montreal 4 Sherbrooke 7, Cornwall 3 Chicoutimi 4, Shawinlgan 3 Hull 8, Laval 2…
Flyers Won’t Pressure Rookies
PHILADELPHIA—“New Faces of ‘79” may be the Flyers’ theme as another season begins. As Fred Shero used to say, “Why not?” Although many forget the Flyers had a respectable regular season a year ago—only four teams won more than their 40 games—the Rangers’ humiliating hammering in the Stanley Cup quarter-finals convinced general manager Keith Allen and coach Pat Quinn it was time to introduce some new people in the lineup. Allen was able to make just one trade during the summer, bringing in capable goaltender Phil Myre. There is hope that the club’s top two draft choices, left wing Brian Propp and defenseman Blake Wesley, will be impressive enough to start the season in Philadelphia. But Quinn isn’t counting on seeing the two on Spectrum ice soon. “The way I approach rookies is,…
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