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November 30, 1979
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Key Red Wings Grounded By Injury Outbreak
DETROIT—The last thing the Detroit Red Wings needed as the National Hockey League season rolled into its second month was a rash of injuries. But that’s exactly what they got when two key performers were sent to the sidelines. Stumbling along at a 4-6-2 clip, the Red Wings lost veteran defenseman Thommie Bergman for at least a month with a broken bone in his right hand. The second injury wasn’t nearly as serious, but there was a great deal of concern while awaiting the medical report on goalie Jimmy Rutherford. His hand injury was diagnosed as a severe bruise. Bergman suffered his injury in a fight with Edmonton’s Lee Fogolin in the final minutes of the Red Wings’ 5-3 victory over the Oilers at Olympia. The injury, similar to one suffered by another…
Young Legs Carrying Komets To Another Fast IHL Start
LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS FORT WAYNE—Moose Lallo has been around a long time. His tenure in the International Hockey League dates back to the old Grand Rapids Rockets. For 17 years he was “the franchise” in Muskegon. But the crusty, hard-nosed former defenseman is still young at heart. And that goes for his current hockey club in Fort Wayne. “I couldn’t be happier with my kids,” Lallo said recently as he reflected on a four-game winning streak which pushed his club to the top of the south division. “They are really skating, giving 100 per cent. I would say that the club right now is just as good as this time last year. Maybe better.” That’s a pretty positive statement when you consider the Komets got off to the fastest start in their history a year…
Cool, Calm, Collected: Me Vie’s Solemn Promise
WINNIPEG—The next time you see Tom McVie, there’s a good chance he’ll be wearing a cardigan and humming a few bars from “Till the End of Time”. If you were part of Beatlemania, or if rocked a jailhouse with Elvis, you probably can’t relate to ‘Till the End of Time’. So, you are hereby advised that it was the first big seller for Mr. C, Perry Como, sometime around 1945. Now, if you’re wondering what all of this has to do with coach McVie of the Winnipeg Jets, well, it’s like this… “From now on,” claims McVie, “I’m going to make Perry Como look like a punk rocker.” Como, he of the cardigan sweaters, has long been noted for his calm, cool, collected approach to entertainment, and McVie has vowed to adopt the Como…
Black Hawks Discover Magical Combination
CHICAGO—A hockey coach must be a kind of chemist. Such aspects of the game as the powerplay, penalty-killing, and line changes all involve experiments dealing with the interaction of human elements. And sometimes a spur of the moment concoction suddenly turns into a powerful potion. Charlie Simmer of the Los Angeles Kings changed from a minor league vagabond to one of the most volatile scorers in the National Hockey League when he was put on the line with Marcel Dionne and Dave Taylor last January. Here in Chicago, Coach Eddie Johnston also may have hit upon something Nov. 4 while the Black Hawks were on their way. to a 5-3 loss to the Kings. Centers Stan Mikita and Tom Lysiak were out of the lineup with injuries, forcing Johnston to experiment with his…
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