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October 24, 1980
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MINOR SCOREBOARD
Who They’re Affiliated With… 1—Montreal 2—Chicago 3—Boston 4—Rangers 5—Detroit 6—Toronto 7—Philadelphia 8—Los Angeles 9—St Louis 10—Minnesota 11—Pittsburgh 12—Islanders 13—Vancouver 14—Buffalo 15—Calgary 16—Washington 17—Colorado 18—Edmonton 19—Hartford 20—Quebec 21—Winnipeg OTHER AFFILIATIONS 22—Chicago—Toronto 23—Pittsburgh—Hartford 24—Boston & independent 25—Minnesota—Rangers—Philadelphia 26—Chicago—Montreal 27—Winnipeg—Vancouver—Islanders 28—Edmonton—Toronto—Quebec 29—Colorado—Calgary 30—Buffalo—Washington—St. Louis 31—Los Angeles—Boston—Hartford 32—Quebec—Buffalo 33—Winnipeg—Rangers 34—Boston—Detroit 35—Hartford—Detroit 37—Toronto—St. Louis EASTERN LEAGUE PRO GAMES TO COME…
Nilan Not Out Of Place With Habs
MONTREAL—Chris Nilan was explicit. “I don’t want to go back to Halifax,” the curly-haired right wing said in straightforward Boston-accented English. And when the Canadiens began their 1980-81 season. Chris Nilan was very much a part of their major league roster. What a difference a year made for the former criminal law student at Boston’s Northeastern University. When he walked into the camp a year ago, no one gave him much of a chance to ever play with the Voyageurs, let alone the Canadiens. But Chris Nilan, the Canadiens’ 21st draft pick in the 1978 amateur draft and 231st over-all, has joined a select group of people Claude Ruel has playing for him and while Nilan is not expected to burst out and score 40 goals, he occupies a valuable spot on the team. He’s…
NHL Training Camp Cuts
BOSTON—Barry Pederson, C, underage draft, returned to Victoria of WHL for another year of junior hockey. BUFFALO—Robert Mongrain, C, and Rob McClanahan, RW, assigned to Rochester of AHL. Steve Patrick, RW, an underage draft, returned to Brandon of WHL for another year of junior hockey. Jim Jones, C, claimed on waivers from Toronto and later assigned to Rochester. CALGARY-Gord Wappel, D, Dave Hindmarch, RW, and Jim MacRae, LW, all assigned to Birmingham of CHL. Dennis Cyr, RW, an underage draft, returned to Mon treal of QMJHL for another year of junior hockey. COLORADO-Bob Crawford, RW, assigned to Fort Worth of CHL. EDMONTON-Ron Low, G, placed on injury list with sprained knee ligaments. Doug Hicks, D, placed on injury list with cracked collarbone. MINNESOTA-Don Beaupre, G, retained on NHL roster after originally reported being returned to…
Beaupre Surprise Minnesota Starter
BLOOMINGTON—For someone who did not know how long he was going to be with the Minnesota North Stars, rookie Don Beaupre sure brought along enough luggage. Beaupre, a 20-year-old goalie, could barely manage getting out of the Twin Cities airport. He had a trunk with his clothes, a carry-on bag and his equipment. “I came to Minnesota knowing I would get the opportunity to remain with the club,” Beaupre said. “If I proved I could play. I knew I would stick. But I really expected I’d be going back to junior.” So why so much baggage? “I spent two weeks in training camp with Sudbury,” said the native of Kingston. Ont. “Soon after I got here, the team left for the exhibition tournament in Sweden. Then after that, we went directly into the exhibition…
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