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October 26, 1979
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Wilson’s Skill Lands Him Jets’ Job
WINNIPEG—Ron Wilson and a couple of his Winnipeg Jets teammates were standing around Toronto’s International airport, waiting to hop on a connecting flight home. “Anybody know what time we get into Halifax?” asked Wilson. Before he got his answer, Wilson flashed a sheepish grin because he realized the humor behind his own question. For the first time since he turned pro in 1976, Wilson won’t be spending his winter in Nova Scotia with the American gue Voyageurs. His winter milestead is Winnipeg, now, cleared it was nothing more than force of habit that made him may Halifax. The 23-year-old center came to Winnipeg’s camp in an iffy situation. To wit: if he made Jets starting National Hockey League roster he was theirs to keep as part of a trade with Montreal Canadiens. If not,…
Buffalo Newcomers Fast Starters
BUFFALO—Buffalo hockey fans, who have long awaited changes in the Sabres, saw two rookies, and a player acquired by trade, in the lineup when the club opened its National Hockey League season. It didn’t take long for the newcomers to make their presence felt. All three participated in the first two games, both Buffalo victories, and two contributed to the scoring. Lindy Ruff, a defenceman, only 19 years old, scored his first NHL goal as the Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals, 6-3, in their opener, at home. He sent the puck into an empty net after the goalie was withdrawn with a little more than a minute to play. Two nights later, as the Sabres helped open the New York Islanders’ home season in a dismal way for the Isles’ fans, Ruff had…
Nordique Fans Plan To Be Patient
How long will the honeymoon last between the Quebec Nordiques and their fervent fans should the new entry meet particularly hard times in their National Hockey League venture? A survey conducted by THE HOCKEY NEWS over the past weeks shows clearly that offered “a good show”, not necessarily victories, Quebec fans will give the expansion Nordiques between two and three years to ice a divisional contender. Two to three years is short term in NHL circles. But the general feeling here among the spectators is that the Nordiques already have a good nucleus of players. They state that with judicious deals by general manager Maurice Pilion and Gilles Leger, the Quebec club will climb quickly up the NHL ladder. However, one recurring worry among fans is that the club will trade away good draft…
ECAC Adopts Face Masks, Realigns Divisions
CENTREVILLE—After nearly 50 different meetings of associations and affiliates, the Eastern College Athletic Conference closed its annual convention with a number of interesting decisions. These included the resignation of five ECAC members of the Eastern Athletic Association; the admission of three new members of the Conference; the final reaffirmation of the mandatory wearing of face masks for all Eastern College Hockey Association teams’ players this season; and the recognition of new alignments for Division I hockey. On the third day of the convention, the ECAC received written letters of resignation from Duquesne University, George Washington University, the University of Massachusetts, and Rutgers University. St. Bonaventure University had resigned a day earlier. These institutions were to have faced an expulsion vote at the ECAC’s annual membership meeting on the final day of…
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