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October 26, 1979
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OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY FOUNDED 1947 VOLUME 33, NUMBER 4 OCTOBER 26, 1979 Editorial and Advertising Offices: 214 King Street West Suite 314 Toronto, Ontario. M5H 1K4 Charlie HalpinEditorial Director Tom MurrayAssistant Publisher Mike DennisAssistant Editor Cathy MunroCopy Editor Bob HanleyEditorial Consultant Stan Fischler, Frank Orr Bob VerdiContributing Editors Business Staff Peter EmersonExecutive Vice President and General Manager Joanne HatchSales Service Manager Kenneth W. McKenziePresident and Publisher W. C. C. Publishing Ltd.,Suite 217, 1434 St Catherine St. W.,Montreal, Canada. H3G 1R7 Donald R. WallChairman Tom MurrayAssistant Publisher 850 Third Avenue,New York, N.Y. 10022 Advertising Representatives: New York: Tom Murray 850 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022 • (212) 593-2100 Chicago: Hooper, Jones & Associates 3322 W. Peterson Avenue Chicago, Ill. 60659 • (312) 478-5544 Boston: Steve Ganak Steve Ganak Ad Reps Statler Office Buiding Boston, Mass. 02116 • (617) 542-6913 THE HOCKEY NEWS, (ISSN 0018 3016), Is published weekly except monthly June through September by W.C.C. Publishing Co., Ltd., 214…
PASSING THE PUCK
• DON’T BE SURPRISED to see a National Hockey League team in New Jersey when the new 20,000-seat arena is completed by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority at The Meadowlands. Arthur Imperatore, owner of the Colorado Rockies, is the man who wants to place the team in Jersey. His stepson and current president of the Rockies, Armand Pohan, said it is his plan to build up the Rockies where they are NHL contenders and then sell the club to Denver interests…Edmonton Coliseum, home of the Oilers, seats 15,248 plus 350 standees and all seats are sold for the current season and have been sold to subscribers. “We plan to expand the seating capacity to 18,558 by next season,” informed Larry Gordon, general manager of the Oilers. Edmonton could…
Minor Scoreboard
AMERICAN LEAGUE (Standings on Wed. Oct. 17) Northern Division Southern Division GAMES COMPLETED Thurs. Oct. 11 Hershey 3 at Adirondack 8 Syracuse 2 at Nova Scotia 3 Fri. Oct. 12 Rochester 5 at New Haven 3 Sat. Oct. 11 Rochester 2 at Adirondack 1 Binghamton 2 at Hershey 1 Nova Scotia 4 at Maine 4 Syracuse 2 at New Brunswick I New Haven 5 at Springfield 4 Sun. Oct. 14 Syracuse 2 at New Brunswick Nova Scotia 7 at New Haven 1 Adirondack 4 at Rochester 3 CENTRAL LEAGUE (Standings on Wed. Oct. 17) EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED Fri. Oct. 12 Dallas 2 at Birmingham 3 Houston 5 at Fort Worth 5 Cincinnati 1 at Okla. City 3 Salt Lake 7 at Tulsa 3 Sat. Oct. 13 Dallas 5 at Birmingham 4 Cincinnati 4 at Fort Worth 7 Salt Lake 4 at Okla. City 3 Houston 2 at Tulsa 5 Sun. Oct. 14 Dallas 3 at Indianapolis 3…
NHL SCORE BOARD
Norris Division Adams Division Patrick Division Smythe Division GAMES COMPLETED Tues. Oct. 9 St. Louis 5 at Vancouver 2 Wed. Oct. 10 Rangers 6 at Toronto 2 Atlanta 5 at Quebec 3 Winnipeg 2 at Pittsburgh 4 Detroit 4 at Los Angeles 4 Edmonton 2 at Chicago 4 Thurs. Oct. 11 Islanders 2 at Philadelphia 5 Atlanta 1 at Montreal 3 Washington 3 at Buffalo 6 Hartford 1 at Minnesota 4 Winnipeg 0 at Boston 4 St. Louis 3 at Colorado 3 Frl. Oct. 12 Detroit 1 at Vancouver 3 Sat. Oct. 13 Buffalo 5 at Islanders 2 Philadelphia 2 at Atlanta 9 Boston 5 at Washington 2 Quebec 1 at Montreal 3 Hartford 3 at Pittsburgh 3 Detroit 3 at Edmonton 3 St. Louis 3 at Los Angeles 5 Chicago 1 at Minnesota 5 Colorado 1 at Toronto 2 Sun. Oct. 14 Washington 5 at Rangers 3 Toronto 3 at Philadelphia 4 Hartford 3 at Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 4 at Boston 1 Vancouver 4 at Edmonton…