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May 1, 1981
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Hockey Regains Essentially All-White Game
Somehow, ice hockey got lost on the “Sport as a Reflection of Society” semilar It was there for the early lectures, syoerfluois doses on inflationary salaries and civic identity, but when time came to deal with the intermingling of races within the game, hockey found itself skating somewhere between South Boston and a restrictive fraternity in the Edmonton prairies. Hockey is the aberration amidst the affirmative action that now characterizes every other major professional team sport. Reggie Jackson Dave Winfield have the Bronx in escrow; Earl Campbell and Walter Payton head the list of skill position players in the National Football League and the New York Knicks portend the white man’s future in pro basketball with an all-black team. Hockey, however, remains the Caucasian alternative for both participant and spectator. There is…
Edmonton Proves To Be Quick Learners
EDMONTON—It started like a rout, but maybe the Edmonton Oilers were contemplating a revival, instead. Down two games to the Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders, the Oilers rebounded on home ice for a comfortable 5-2 win on Easter Sunday. A day to give thanks, if ever there was one. “With the Montreal series and so far in this one,” said Oiler center Wayne Gretzky. “I’d say we’ve matured by at least one full year as a hockey team in a span of less than three weeks. “It must be nice for the fans to come to the rink and see 19 guys working every night. I think they can expect that in the regular season from now on.” Nobody has to poke Gretzky in the ribs to get him worked up. With 164…
U.S. In First Place After Win Over Finland
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (UPI)—“Some of our goals were so fantastic, I’ll watch them in replay over and over,” U.S. coach Bob Johnson beamed after his team had come from behind to defeat Finland 6-4 in the world hockey championships yesterday. The American team’s third consecutive victory put it into first place in the relegation playoffs with a 3-0 record. Finland is second with two wins and a defeat, while West Germany overwhelmed the winless Netherlands 9-2 for its first playoff victory. The last-place team will be relegated into the B pool of the world championships but as the second round-robin is still to come, nothing is decided yet. The American performance yesterday, however, left them little to worry about. In a see-saw game that saw the Finns twice in front, Mark Pavelich, Steve Ulseth and Aaron…
Isles’ Balance Could Cap Oilers
LONG ISLAND—After overwhelming the Edmonton Oilers in the first two games of their quarterfinal series, the Islanders suffered a slight relapse and lost their first game of the playoffs in Game Three, when the Oilers rebounded in front of their own fans and, thanks to Wayne Gretzky’s hat trick, beat the Isles 5-2. (For details on all three games, see page 6.) The anticipated matchup between Bryan Trottier and Wayne Gretzky failed to materialize in Game One, not because the two did not play against each other—they did—but because they battled to a standstill. Trottier had an assist and Gretzky a power play goal long after the game was decided. Yet, they had their influence on the way the game was played. How could they not have an influence? All along, Islander…
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