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November 28, 1980
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Peter Puck: In The Limelight Again
For the last five years, ever since NBC abandoned the idea of televising National Hockey League games throughout North America, Peter Puck had been resting in his custom-made freezer, waiting for the perfect opportunity to leap into the public eye once more to charm eager audiences with his wit and hockey expertise. That opportunity came along just recently, and Peter Puck, in his inimitable fashion, will now tell you how it happened and what his plans are for the future. After NBC dropped hockey, I thought my career as a television star was over. I was depressed, sitting in my freezer and thinking about the studio lights and all the attention I received. I knew I had more to offer the game, so I talked it Over with my old pal Brian…
Ratelle “Back” In Gear For Relieved Bruins
BOSTON—For a guy who retired Oct. 19, a “semi-invalid” with a hopelessly aching back, 40-year-old Jean Ratelle is doing quite nicely, thank you. He’s alive and well and playing for the Boston Bruins, although a little more than a month ago only one out of three of those was considered a good bet. “I feel pretty good,” said Ratelle, who missed most of the last part of last season and the first 13 games of this one, after scoring a pair of goals in a 5-5 tie with Winnipeg in his second game back. , “I’ve got to get into better shape but my back feels fine. It’s a miracle, all right. I thought the next stop was Ste. Anne de Beaupre. But it was the YMCA in Salem. That was my Ste.…
KEN MCKENZIE’S PASSING THE PUCK
• THE STASTNYS from Czechoslovakia are not the first non-Canadians to make it big in Quebec City. Center Robbie Ftorek from Needham, Mass., not only plays outstanding hockey for the Nordiques but is also the club’s captain. Ftorek’s 117 points for Phoenix in the World Hockey Association during the 1976-77 season were the most ever scored by a United States-born player in a major professional league. Another U.S.-born player graces the cover of the Winnipeg Jets media guide, which happens to be one of the finest put out by the 21 NHL clubs. Not only was it one of the best, it was also one of the first to be sent out by the teams… Dave Christian is the United States player on the cover of the team’s press guide.…
INTERVIEW
Since 1967, when he started the National Hockey League’s Players Association (NHLPA), Alan Eagleson has served not only as its executive director but as one of the game’s.most dynamic and visible forces. In a recent, wide-ranging interview with Editor-In-Chief Tom Murray, Eagleson discussed a variety of subjects—so many, in fact, that it can’t be concluded until next week’s issue. Here, then, is Part One of our visit with The Eagle: THE HOCKEY NEWS: You’ve had a very fulfilling and yet controversial career in hockey—especially in your efforts on behalf of the players. If you had a chance to do anything differently, would you? Any moves you regretted, any moves you wish you’d made? EAGLESON: No. I’ve always tried to do what’s right in the circumstances. In hindsight there are a lot of things…
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