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February 8, 1980
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Cherry Realizes Part Of Denver Objectives
DENVER—Don Cherry figures the two most important things in pro hockey or any other sport for that matter are winning and attracting crowds. Cherry’s Colorado Rockies have come up considerably short on winning the National Hockey League season, but their crowds were encouraging, regardless of what transpired the last 15 home games of the year. Despite going through the first 45 games with one of the worst records in the NHL, the Rockies’ home crowds were up by more than 3,400 per game. And the team was playing on a level which was about the same as last season—a level which would not qualify for the playoffs. Nevertheless, in a miserable winter sports season when Denver’s other team, the NBA Nuggets, have suffered at the gate, the Rockies’ attendance was a positive sign…
NHL SCOREBOARD
(Standing on Mon. Jan. 28) NORRIS DIVISION ADAMS DIVISION PATRICK DIVISION SMYTHE DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED Mon. Jan. 21 Winnipeg 2 at Hartford 7 Minnesota 0 at Boston 3 Atlanta 3 at Buffalo 3 Tue. Jan. 22 Rangers 5 at Los Angeles 4 Montreal 1 at Islanders 2 Philadelphia 3 at St. Louis 1 Toronto 4 at Atlanta 2 Winnipeg 4 at Washington 5 Colorado 5 at Vancouver 3 Wed. Jan. 23 Rangers 6 at Vancouver 4 Islanders 5 at Detroit 3 Philadelphia 4 at Chicago 1 Pittsburgh 3 at Edmonton 4 Minnesota 4 at Quebec 6 Thur. Jan. 24 Montreal 7 at Hartford 2 Pittsburgh 1 at Colorado 4 Toronto 4 at Los Angeles 5 Buffalo 3 at Boston 4 Fri. Jan. 25 Philadelphia 5 at Winnipeg 4 Chicago 4 at Atlanta 4 Sat. Jan. 26 Hartford 2 at Islanders 3 Atlanta 4 at Detroit 3 Quebec 1 at Washington 1 Buffalo 7 at Montreal 2 Boston 6 at Pittsburgh 4 Los Angeles 4 at Minnesota 4 Colorado…
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PLAYER EQUIPMENT RINK EQUIPMENT PERSONALS FAN CLUBS OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED, WANTED PERSONALS SALE: 1980 Topps baseball cards. Set of 726 cards only $16 PPD. Also football, hockey, basketball cards (1974 to 1978). Very few left. Singles 10 ¢ each. Write CARD ROOM, 218 Birmingham Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15210. ATTENTION: Fred and Mike; We've heard you want an enforcer to protect Swedes. Seems we had one. Wore number 22. Never lost a fight. But you left him unprotected, in order to keep J.G. Good move guys, thanks a lot. Sincerely yours, The Perturbed Patrons of M.S.G., Section 340. WANTED: Souvenirs and schedules of the following teams: Erie Blades, Johnstown Red Wings, Utica Mohawks, Hampton Aces and the Dayton Gems. Also I need information on Salt Lake Golden Eagles pennants and pucks of the 1970-71 season. Send information to: Mike Bassarab,…
Petes Lose Ground With Rare Double Defeat
LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS PETERBOROUGH—Big news, and it is big news around the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, is that Peterborough Petes have lost two games. Not one but two games, and as a result Ottawa 67s and Kingston Canadiens have drawn closer to Leyden division leading Petes. Peterborough lost 5-1 to both the charging Toronto Marlies and the Ottawa club. In Peterborough, Marlies’ steady goaltender Bruce Dowie turned aside 37 shots for the win. The only player to beat him was Bill Gardner. In Ottawa it was too much skating for the Petes, who are now only five points up on ’67s. ’67s coupled their big win oyer Peterborough with a 9-6 trouncing of Kingston Canadians. The BIG line did the damage for Ottawa with Yvan Joly getting three goals, Sean Simpson and…
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