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February 13, 1981
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE SCORING
BOSTON BRUINS BUFFALO SABRES CALGARY FLAMES CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS COLORADO ROCKIES DETROIT RED WINGS EDMONTON OILERS HARTFORD WHALERS LOS ANGELES KINGS MINNESOTA NORTH STARS MONTREAL CANADIENS NEW YORK ISLANDERS NEW YORK RANGERS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS QUEBEC NORDIQUES ST. LOUIS BLUES TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS VANCOUVER CANUCKS WASHINGTON CAPITALS WINNIPEG JETS Shorthanded Goals, Smail 3, Lukowich 2, Christian, Wilson, Manery, 1 each. Game Winners, Lukowich, Dupont, Lindstrom, Small, Lecuyer, Steen, 1 each. GOALTENDING STATISTICS NHL Leaders…
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The International Hockey Weekly Founded in 1947 Published by W.C.C Publishing Ltd. 214 King St. West. Suite 314, Toronto. Ont. M5H 1K4 A Powerful Punch ON FRIDAY NIGHT, January 9, 1981, the New York Rangers threw a going-away party for Phil Esposito prior to his last game as an active player. There were speeches from teammates, standing ovations from the fans, and Gordie Howe even showed up to make a presentation to Esposito at center ice. It was a nice way for an organization to say thanks and goodbye to Esposito, who was retiring after 18 seasons as a player—the last five of which were spent in New York. Three weeks later, the Toronto Maple Leafs said goodbye to Ron Ellis, 36, who had been in the Leafs’ organization since he was 15—first with the…
Pioneers Move Up To Sioux, Gophers To Create Three-Way Heat For First
MINNEAPOLIS—They went into the weekend with just two points separating the top four clubs. They came out of it the same way, only with a threeway tie for first place now, instead of a two-way deadlock. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association race is heating up, to say the least, and it doesn’t figure to cool off in the final four weeks of the league race. Splits were the order of the day as only Denver University gained any ground in the scrambled race. The Pioneers managed a 3-3 overtime tie and a 2-1 victory at Michigan State to grab three points and move into a deadlock for first place with defending champion North Dakota and Minnesota. The attention of the league was on the series in Minneapolis featuring North Dakota and Minnesota, the…
Slump and Streak On Board For Homestretch
BOSTON—It’s February, time for those two creatures who haunt ECAC Division One to make their annual appearance: Be on the lookout for The Slump and The Streak. Slump and Streak customarily lurk behind Zamboni machines or in compressor rooms until the final month of the regular Eastern season. Then, without warning they bolt onto the ice and wreak havoc. Slump sends contending teams to early perdition while Streak zaps a somnolent sextet with more energy than it’s had all year long. Streak’s teams wind up in the top eight while Slump’s go home early and pine over one-goal losses and bad calls by referees. Streak paid an early visit to Yale in the last week of January, while Slump dropped in on Cornell. Whether they’ll hang around long enough for the playoff…
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