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November 2, 1979
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HOCKEY VIEWPOINT
Living With Soviets IN HOCKEY in Cuba, in just about every area of existence, the Soviets are there, stronger than rent, more determined than a mortgage collector, and a major problem for North Americans is coping with the little devils. The National Hockey League All Star team didn’t cope all that well with the national hockey team of the USSR in last winter’s Challenge Cup series. It was enough to make a few NHL folks mutter: “Who needs the aggravation?” A small group of NHL owners, notably Harold Ballard of the Toronto Maple Leafs, figures the league should take the same approach to the Soviets as it does towards Zulus: Ignore them completely. “All those Commies want is to come to North America at our expense and take home large amounts of money,” steamed…
Gingras A Surprise On Canadiens’ Blueline
MONTREAL—Not too many people believed that Gaston Gingras would be the property of the Canadiens this fall. That is not meant as a disparaging remark, but few people figured that Gingras would be around as late as he was in the National Hockey League’s entry draft. But the 20-year-old graduate of the Birmingham Bulls’ under-age junior program was indeed around when the Canadiens has their first choice—27th over-all—after dealing Bill Nyrop to the Minnesota North Stars. The Canadiens got Minnesota’, second-round 1979 draft pick and will get the 1980 second-round selection as well if Nyrop plays for the Stars. Gingras came into the Montreal camp hoping to make the big club, but that was not an easy challenge to face and was willing to be shipped to the Nova Scotia Voyageurs. Contrary to…
HOCKEY TALK
Fan Letters The first batch of letters for the new season has hit our desk. They bear a strange, ascerbic resemblance to the last batch of last season. We do only about four of these columns each season. Get your licks in while you can, folks. Dear Mr. Verdi: Well, you’ve done it again. The nerve of you to select the St. Louis Blues for last place in the Smythe Division behind such World Hockey Association retreads as Winnipeg and Edmonton. Why do you persist in demeaning our Blues? Have they done something to you? Perhaps when the new, improved Blues finish second this season, you will eat your column. Betty FerberElorrissant, Mo. Whoa, THE HOCKEY NEWS makes far better reading than eating. The Blues have done nothing at all to me, except put me…
HOCKEY NEWS STATISTICS
NATIONAL LEAGUE SUMMARIES Tue. Oct. 14 ATLANTA 1, ISLANDERS 5 LOS ANGELES 6, WASHINGTON 8 Wed. Oct. 17 MONTREAL 2, CHICAGO 3 HARTFORD 1, BUFFALO 3 LOS ANGELES 5, PITTSBURGH 4 DETROIT 5, WINNIPEG 1 VANCOUVER 5, ST. LOUIS 1 MINNESOTA 2, TORONTO 6 Thu. Oct. 18 VANCOUVER 3, RANGERS 6 ATLANTA 2, PHILADELPHIA 4 ISLANDERS 2, BOSTON 3 QUEBEC 5, COLORADO 2 Fri. Oct. 19 TORONTO 5, WASHINGTON 3 LOS ANGELES 3, HARTFORD 6 MINNESOTA 2, WINNIPEG 3 QUEBEC 3, EDMONTON 6 Sat. Oct. 20 RANGERS 4, MONTREAL 5 HARTFORD 1, ISLANDERS 4 PHILADELPHIA 7, DETROIT 3 CHICAGO 2, ATLANTA 2 WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 5 LOS ANGELES 4, BOSTON 5 VANCOUVER 0, TORONTO 2 WINNIPEG 1, COLORADO 4 BUFFALO 2, ST. LOUIS 3 Sun. Oct. 21 PITTSBURGH 3, RANGERS 6 MONTREAL 6, PHILADELPHIA 6 VANCOUVER 3, BUFFALO 3 QUEBEC 3, CHICAGO 0 MINNESOTA 5, EDMONTON 5…
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