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April 11, 1980
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Miracle Man Tucker Sparks Saginaw To Top
LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS pushed up his heart cavity and his left lung was punctured. He also had broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and a tear in the esophagus. Still, Tucker was back on the ice just three months later and he says the accident is just a bad memory today. Since joining the Gears, Tucker has posted a 5-1-2 record and has played a key role in Saginaw’s climb to the top of the north division in the IHL—Saginaw is also now the overall leader. Tucker launched the Gears’ move to the front with a 5-1 victory over previous leader Kalamazoo. He finished the job with a 2-2 tie in Fort Wayne. In between the Gears nipped Toledo on the road, 4-3, and edged Flint at home, 2-1. Bobby Froese was in…
Life As Rockie Suiting Schmautz
DENVER—Bobby Schmautz likes what he’s seen of Denver in the last six weeks or so. “Mountains, evergreens, scenerv. I like it.” the 35-year-old Schmautz said, avoiding the main question of what he likes about the Rockies as a National Hockey League team. “We’ve got some pretty good young players here. Some good talent. They’re going to start fresh next year in training camp. Once you get it going in training camp and get your team set, you just go from there,” Schmautz said. Schmautz is one of many new players the Rockies have picked up in this very transitional season under coach Don Cherry. Forty-three different players have worn the Rockies’ uniform so far this season. “We’ve got a young defense and that’s the toughest position to play when you’re young. They’ll get better.…
Liut Combines High IQ With Low Goals-Against
“Leeeee…yoot! “Lee! Yoot! “Lee! Yoot! “LEEEE…YOOT! “LEEEE…YOOT! The sounds of hoarse voices chanting, not unlike rolls of thunder, cascade down onto the St. Louis Checkerdome’s ice from the building’s highest tiers, like water splashing down a falls, sweep across the playing surface and wash against the boards like breakers dashed against a wharf. There is no mistaking the meaning of this spontaneous crowd reaction. Mike Liut, the Blues’ sensational first-year goalie, has withstood the onslaught yet again. He’s turned back a barrage of enemy shots to preserve his team’s status at a critical point, and St. Louis fans are responding with “Standing O” as players from both teams dart up and down the rink. “People have a misconception about goalies,” Liut says. “It isn’t as dangerous as some think.” The Blues have made improvement in many areas, and…
Indy Races for Back-Up Goaltender
INDIANAPOLIS—A sprained knee sidelined red-hot goalie Richard Brodeur, and sent Checker coach Bert Marshall anxiously in search of a backup for Jim Park. For one night the backup was 33-year-old Rocky Farr, now a real estate salesman in Fort Worth. Otherwise the backup goalie was to be trainer Craig Smith. Park was in the nets as the Checkers opened the week with a 7-2 romp at home against Birmingham. Brodeur was hurt in the second period of a 4-2 loss in Houston. Park suffered a 3-2 loss in Dallas, but the next night his mates staked him to a 5-2 win in Fort Worth, temporarily scuttling the Texans’ bit for second place. Six different Checkers had scored before Birmingham finally counted in the third period Tuesday. But the next afternoon Houston jumped into…
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