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April 24, 1981
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Next Year May Be Too Late For Cap Veterans
LANDOVER—When it was all over, finally over, the reactions of the Washington Capitals to missing the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season were varied. For some, like Ryan Walter, Dennis Maruk, Yvon Labre, Mike Gartner, Rick Green and Guy Charron, it was just another long line of disappointments, although this one probably hurt more than the previous six combined. For players like Jean Pronovost, Dennis Ververgaert, Mike Pal-mateer and Bob Kelly, it was inconceivable that April 6 rolled around and their season was over. For the youngsters, Tim Tookey, Darren Veitch, Jim McTaggart and Howard Walker, it was simply a case of the culmination of their first NHL seasons. “It’s so disappointing,” said 48-goal scorer Mike Gartner, the day before he left for Sweden along with five teammates for the World Hockey…
Gretzky Overwhelming Choice Of Fan Voters
TORONTO—Taking their cue from the rest of the hockey world, the fans around the National Hockey League jumped on The Great Gretzky bandwagon in making the Edmonton Oiler superstar their overwhelming choice in the 34th annual NHL All Star team poll conducted by THE HOCKEY NEWS. Wayne Gretzky was the dominant figure as far as the fans were concerned, receiving more votes than any other NHL player in the poll while being selected as the first-team All Star center, the Most Valuable Player and the best forward in the league this season. It was a glowing tribute from the fans to the young Oiler whiz, who set five NHL scoring records this year at the tender age of 20. Sharing the fans’ adulation was the brilliant Mike Liut of the St. Louis Blues,…
North Stars Stand Up To Bruins And Win War
BOSTON—To Minnesota coach Glen Sonmor it came as no surprise at all. “Did you ever in your wildest dreams,” he was asked, “think that you would ever be two games up on the Bruins in Boston Garden?” “If you want me to be perfectly frank with you, yes,” said Sonmor. “We have an excellent hockey team. I knew we would be very ready to play in the playoffs. “And we had done what we needed to do with this team in terms of making a stand physically. 1 thought that now we were ready to win some games.” “Maybe we underestimated that situation,” conceded Boston coach Gerry Cheevers. “I’ve always said that what happened that night had a very small impact on our team. Maybe we were wrong in not letting it be a…
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