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January 23, 1981
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Sharpley Aims To Fill Hawks’ Void
CHICAGO—The shattered forearm that prematurely ended right wing Grant Mulvey’s season has heft the Black Hawks with an enormous void. Where is coach Keith Magnuson going to find somebody who can score 39 goals the way Mulvey did last winter? Magnuson believes the somebody is Glen Sharpley, the malcontented Minnesota North Star who arrived late last month in the trade that cost the Hawks an outstanding Junior prospect, Ken Solheim, and a second-round choice in this year’s draft. Although Sharpley has averaged 21 goals-per-season in his four prior years in the National Hockey League, there is evidcence to suggest that he can supply the demand for goals. ● Last season he tallied 20 in 51 games before sprained knee ligaments put him on the shelf until the playoff semifinals. ● In Minnesota, he was used…
Stewart Sparkling For Blues In Relief Role
ST. LOUIS—If he weren’t making a living as an NHL player, “I’d probably be a fishing guide or a trapper—fox, wolf and bear—in northern Ontario,” says St. Louis defenseman Bill Stewart. And there must have been times in the last year and a half when he wondered if he might not soon answer the call of the wild. The Blues called up Stewart from their Salt Lake City farm club Nov. 4 after Bryan Maxwell went on the shelf with a fractured leg, and rangy (6-2, 180 pounds) Bill played with such enthusiasm and skill that he promptly won a regular job on St. Louis’ backline. In his first game with St. Louis, against visiting Hartford, Stewart made an indelible impression on the collective consciousness. He moved bodies out of the slot with…
1972:DRAMATIC WIN FOR TEAM CANADA
One of the questions asked on the poll that THE HOCKEY NEWS sent out to all of the players in the National Hockey League was: What was the most memorable goal of the decade? The response on all of the forms that were returned to us was practically unanimous: Paul Henderson’s score against the Soviets in 1972, which gave Team Canada a victory over the Soviet Union in the first summit showdown. Jim Proudfoot, a columnist for the Toronto Star, covered that series and in the following piece recollects a few of the many highlights and memories. The test of an event’s significance is this: Can you recall exactly where you were and what you were doing when you experienced it, or first heard about it? If you can, then this happening touched you…
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE REBEL’ WHA
The World Hockey Association blossomed late in the era of “rebel” leagues, following in the footsteps of the American Football League and the American Basketball Association, both of which developed in the 60s and eventually became a part of the established professional circuits. The WHA began in the 70s and did not last through the decade, although, it, too, was successful enough to send four teams into the waiting arms of the National Hockey League in time for the 1979-80 season. Formulated in the minds of Dennis Murphy and Gary Davidson, a founder of the ABA in 1968, the WHA first took shape in early 1971 and by November of that year, 10 franchises had been created, with Davidson as the league’s first president. When the league began operations for the 1972-73…
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