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April 11, 1980
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Oilers Count On Agent 99 To Book Spot in Playoffs
EDMONTON—The kid only weighs 170 pounds, but he’s got the strongest shoulders in the National Hockey League. Wayne Gretzky, sometimes called Agent 99, has virtually carried the upstart Oilers to the brink of a playoff berth as the season winds down. There can be little debate: with 133 points Gretzky is the biggest thing to hit the NHL since Bobby Orr came out of Parry Sound more than a decade ago. “For a 19-year-old to play on a new team in the league and to do as well as he has,” said the Leafs’ unofficial captain Darryl Sittler, “well, it’s unbelievable. “To me, he’s got to be the most valuable player in the league.” Sittler volunteered the assessment before the teenage center scored six points March 29 to almost single-handedly KO the Leafs 8-5…
FAN FORUM
A Heart Is Soaring Over Butch Goring Mike Murphy said it—but not all of it! Losing Butch Goring was like a death in the family—but not the natural acceptable kind it would have been with his retirement in a few years, along with the retirement of his No. 19 jersey. Goring was up there in the top 10 scorers during the first part of the season, which was also his best for points. Then, when Marcel Dionne’s line was broken with Charlie Simmer’s and Dave Taylor’s injuries, Butch’s line was given to him. And when they played shorthanded Butch was taken off, robbing him and his fans of the thrill of his shorthanded goals. Sure, I know Dionne scores more goals. A commercial net fisherman catches more fish, too, but I’ll take the…
Sioux Won Without Best Player
PROVIDENCE—Even when he was out of the game with a broken clavicle, senior Mark Taylor showed why he was the driving force behind North Dakota’s run to the NCAA ice hockey championship. Taylor broke his left clavicle (collarbone) just 10 minutes into the championship game as North Dakota manhandled Northern Michigan 5-2 for the national title. He set up the first Sioux goal seconds after suffering the injury, then went to the dressing room where his injury was diagnosed. When his teammates filed into the dressing room after the first period, Taylor was lying on the floor receiving medical attention. “If you don’t go out there now and win the national title, I’m going to beat up each one of you with my good arm,” said the alltime leading scorer in North Dakota history. It…
NATIONAL LEAGUE SUMMARIES
Mon. Marcn 24 WASHINGTON 1, TORONTO 6 ST. LOUIS 7, HARTFORD 5 Tue. March 25 BUFFALO3, RANGERS 3 PHILADELPHIA 2, ISLANDERS 5 EDMONTON 5, ATLANTA 4 CHICAGO 4, MONTREAL 8 PITTSBURGH 4, VANCOUVER 2 LOS ANGELES 5, COLORADO 2 TORONTO 2, MINNESOTA 7 Wed. March 24 ST. LOUIS 2, WASHINGTON 4 HARTFORD 0, WINNIPEG7 EDMONTON 5, DETROIT 2 CHICAGO 7, QUEBEC 2 Thu. March 27 QUEBEC 2, PHILADELPHIA 5 PITTSBURGH 2, LOS ANGELES 2 DETROIT 1, BUFFALO 10 ST. LOUIS 1, BOSTON 7 RANGERS 2, ATLANTA 4 ISLANDERS 2, MONTREAL 2 HARTFORD 4, VANCOUVER 4 PITTSBURGH 0, COLORADO 5 MINNESOTA 2, WINNIPEG1 Sat. March 29 RANGERS 4, ST. LOUIS 3 PHILADELPHIA 3, WASHINGTON 3 HARTFORD 2, LOS ANGELES 2 QUEBEC 7, DETROIT 9 EDMONTON 8, TORONTO 5 ISLANDERS 9, QUEBEC 6 ATLANTA 2, PHILADELPHIA4 WASHINGTON 0, PITTSBURGH 4 MONTREAL 1, LBUFFALO 1 MINNESOTA 3, VANCOUVER 5 COLORADO 2, CHICAGO 2 WINNIPEG 1, BOSTON 3…
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