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May 1, 1981
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Flames Get Rid Of Playoff Monkey
CALGARY—It took the Calgary Flames just over 72 hours to accomplish what the Atlanta Flames failed to do in eight years—win a National Hockey League playoff series. The Flames eliminated the Chicago Black Hawks in three straight games, surviving the first round for the first time in the team’s history because of the goaltending of Rejean Lemelin and the timely goalscoring of Willi Plett. Lemelin faced 66 shots in the third game, five-period marathon before Plett put a rising slapshot behind the Hawks’ Tony Esposito to wrap up the series and send the club home for five days of rest. “I don’t know how much longer I could have gone,” said Lemelin, as team captain Brad Marsh passed out cigars in the winners’ dressing room. “It was a big relief when Willi scored.…
Veteran MacAdam Leading Stars’ Hard-Charging Pack
BLOOMINGTON—It was almost a year ago, the cheers still giant echoes from the finest season in the Minnesota North Stars’ history. The sixth-place finish and the upset of the then champion Montreal Canadiens gave the North Stars their finest hour. But outside the Met Center rink, as the Stars were packing belongings for summer vacation, Al MacAdam did not sound so excited about what a young team had just accomplished. “I’m too disappointed—disappointed that we still aren’t playing for the Stanley Cup championship,’’ said the right-winger who was soon to be named winner of the NHL’s Bill Masterton Trophy for sportsmanship, perseverance and dedication to hockey. He’s about as dedicated as they come in Minnesota. MacAdam fractured his jaw late in the recently concluded regular season, but missed only two games and was back…
HOCKEY PEOPLE
Hockey followers in North Dakota have a special place in their hearts for Cliff (Fido) Purpur. shown at left above with Governor Allen Olson. Purpur is not only the greatest North Dakotan ever to play in the NHL, but he’s also the only one from his state to make it to the big time. Purpur was honored with the Roughrider Award, which he holds after the presentation by Gov. Olson, at a special night in Grand Forks. N.D. It is the state’s highest sports award. Mike Rogers was everything to the Hartford Whalers this past season. Despite the fact the team missed the playoffs. Rogers scored 40 goals and 105 points in 80 games. He was also the recipient of the Westledge Award as the star of the game the most…
Capitals Send Playoff Aid To Hershey Farm
LANDOVER—When the Capitals’ seventh National Hockey League season concluded suddenly on April 5 after they had missed out on the Stanley Cup playoffs for a seventh consecutive season, the 20-plus members of the club scattered in just about as many different directions. Six players shuffled off to Sweden representing three different teams in the World Hockey Championships, April 12-26. Many of the others headed for points north and west for what promises to be a long summer, filled with many recollections and afterthoughts of what might have been if certain factors were a little different. Two players, however, travelled only slightly north—approximately three hours—but their playing seasons were far from over. Darren Veitch and Gary Inness, both of whom were recalled from the Hershey Bears, Washington’s AHL affiliate, on an emergency recall basis…
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