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May 22, 1981
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Confident Islanders Believe In Themselves
The Islanders have become an awesome, methodical, unemotional team, marching in measured, patient steps toward another Stanley Cup with their confidence—and their reputation—growing. The team’s greatest weapon, in fact, may be its unwavering belief in itself. There was a time when confidence was a fragile commodity in a dressing room full of players who never seem satisfied with what they had done, and never seemed sure they could do it again. That began to change last season with the first Stanley Cup. This season, the change is even more dramatic. It was after the Islanders swept the Rangers in the semifinals that Denis Potvin said: “After this, I think you’d have to say we’re a great team. 1 don’t think there’s any doubt about that. There shouldn’t be.” And if the Islanders seemed…
Cornwall Retains Memorial Cup Championship
WINDSOR - The Cornwall Royals, with a new coach at the helm, repeated as Memorial Cup champions by defeating a determined Kitchener Ranger club 5-2 in the finals before a packed house of over 4,500 at Windsor Arena. Rookie coach Bob Kilger’s Quebec league champion Royals controlled play from the outset except for a brief span early in the second period. Corrado Micalef, picked up by Cornwall for the playoffs from Quebec league rival Sherbrooke, turned in an outstanding performance and was named the tournament’s top goaltender. Dale Hawerchuk, the tournament’s most valuable player, was muffled if not silenced in the final but the Royals got three goals from Scott Amiel and a goal and two assists from Doug Gilmour. “The turning point was the third goal [by Gilmour],” said Cornwall captain Marc…
K-Wings Dominate IHL’s All Stars!
KALAMAZOO—Just as they dominated the regular International Hockey League schedule this season, the Kalamazoo K-Wings held the upper hand in the annual All Star team selections announced by the league. Voting was conducted by the general managers and coaches of the eight IHL clubs. The Wings, who won the overall league title, placed five players on the two teams and Kalamazoo’s Doug McKay was selected as the Coach of the Year. Goalie Claude Legris, and defenseman Brian McDavid of Kalamazoo were chosen on the first team along with McKay. Defenseman Mark Mullen, center Rob Plumb and left wing Jim Maladrewicz were the K-Wings picked on the second team. Veteran rearguard Larry Goodenough of the Saginaw Gears won the other first team All Star berth and was also the recipient of the defenseman of the…
Cougars Turned To Fuhr With Title On Line
LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS LOUISVILLE HOCKEY STICKS CTOR1A—Grant Fuhr has spent past two seasons developing a reputation as one of the best goaltenders in the Western Hockey League. He reinforced that label during the league championship final. That was one of the reasons the Victoria Cougars were able to participate in the Memorial Cup at Windsor, Ont. The Cougars bettered the Calgary Wranglers 4-3 in a best-of-seven series which, at one point, appeared extremely bleak for Fuhr and company. Calgary led the series 3-1 but Victoria responded by earning victories of 7-4, 4-2 and 4-2. Fuhr played a big part in those wins. The Cougars had to come up with two victories in Calgary’s Corral to stave off elimination. Fuhr stopped 29 shots in the 7-4 triumph in Game Five and Victoria general manager-coach Jack Shupe…