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September 1, 1980
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Jets Search For Rookie Surprises
WINNIPEG—John Ferguson is looking for a diamond in the rough. Ferguson, general manager of the Winnipeg Jets, has invited 41 players to his National Hockey League club’s 1980 rookie camp, and he’s crossing his fingers in the hope there’s a future NHLer in the group. “We think we have assembled a pretty good group of kids,” says Ferguson, “so it should be a very competitive camp. You never know what you can find when you have over 40 youngsters reporting. Last season we found a player in Ross Cory, so we are all hopeful that aside from our draft picks and free agents already signed, there may be some players we can come away with.” There are a number of players attending the rookie camp who figure into the Jets’ future plans prominently,…
Dionne’s Signing Draws Kings’ Ransom
LOS ANGELES—Marcel Dionne became the highest-paid player in the history of the National Hockey League when he recently signed a multi-year contract that is reported to be worth $3.6 million over the next six years. Although Dionne would not reveal the exact amount he is to be paid, sources close to the Los Angeles Kings confided that it would be in excess of $600,000 a year—about double what the veteran center made in each of his last five years with the Kings. Dionne won the Art Ross trophy last season as the NHL’s leading scorer, with 53 goals and 84 assists for 137 points. Despite enjoying that great individual success, however, Dionne has made no bones about his desire to finish out his career with a winning team. A key factor in…
Facemasks Definitely A Part Of NHL’s Future
I wouldn’t be at all surprised if facemasks end up in the NHL eventually. If you look at the disabling injuries in hockey over the years, eye injury has probably been the one that has stood out more than any and it is an injury that emotionally has some of the most tragic consequences.John John Ziegler,President,National Hockey League I guarantee you that there will be prevalent facemask wearing in the NHL in the next five years. You can’t fight anyone with a facemask on, and international hockey is doing just fine without fighting. Lou Nanne,General Manager,Minnesota North Stars The movement began subtly, several years ago, when both the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States (AHAUS) and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) ruled that facemasks would be mandatory for the players in each…
Wings’ Goalie Trade Was Inevitable
DETROIT—It was a trade that had to be made. Rogie Vachon’s traumatic two-year stay in Detroit became history the day the 1979-80 National Hockey league season ended. The only question was where he would wind up, and what the Red Wings would get in return. Vachon requested a trade at the conclusion of last season, and that wish was granted on July 23 when Jimmy Skinner, the Wings’ director of hockey operations, sent Vachon, 34, to Boston for goaltender Gilles Gilbert, 31. Nobody blamed Rogie for asking out. Almost since the day he signed a $1.9 million contract with the Wings in the summer of 1978 as a free agent, there have been problems for the goalie once considered by many as the game’s finest. Surely, he didn’t play as well as…
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