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March 12, 1982
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Personal Pride Kept Ketola Ready When Rockies Called
DENVER—The Colorado Rockies’ version of a 747 is soaring finally after being grounded for three-quarters of a season. Veli-Pekka Ketola, one of three Finnish players signed by the Rockies during the off-season, has finally broken into the Colorado lineup on a regular basis after four frustrating months. That’s not to say that the 34-year-old Ketola, a hockey legend in Finland is suddenly going to lead the Rockies into a belated drive for the playoffs. But a regular shift and more ice time than he had enjoyed all season resulted in his doubling his previous 34-game goal total in just three games—including a pair of two-goal contests. During those three games, the Rockies put together two wins (for the first time this season) and a tie to end the Montreal Canadiens’ 11-game winning streak…
Stars Keep Soaring—In Spite Of Themselves
BLOOMINGTON—The North Stars keep rolling along toward easy command of the faltering Norris Division of the National Hockey League. And they are shattering team records virtually every game these days. But the statistical gloss is not sufficient to hide some shaky defensivezone play that is causing coach Glen Sonmor some great anxiety. Dino Ciccarelli tied the eight-year-old North Stars’ goal-scoring record of Bill Goldsworthy when he scored his 48th goal of the season in Detroit to conclude an impressive month of February. He scored the goal in dramatic fashion, too, with 11 seconds to go to pull out a 5-4 victory over the Red Wings. Neal Broten, Ciccarelli’s centerman, compiled a goal and two assists in that Detroit game to give him 77 points and break the Minnesota rookie record of 75 points,…
NATIONAL LEAGUE SUMMARIES
WHERE NHL TEAMS PLAY MARCH Mon. Feb. 22 HARTFORD 7, MINNESOTA 8 Tue. Feb. 23 MONTREAL 3, QUEBEC 4 CHICAGO 1, ISLANDERS 5 TORONTO 2, ST. LOUIS 3 DETROIT 6, COLORADO 3 CALGARY 2. VANCOUVER 2 Wed. Feb. 24 BOSTON 3, HARTFORD 4 EDMONTON 6, BUFFALO 3 CHICAGO 4, RANGERS 6 PHILADELPHIA 2, WINNIPEG 6 TORONTO 5, MINNESOTA 7 DETROIT 3, LOS ANGELES 5 Thu. Feb. 25 QUEBEC 4, MONTREAL 4 PITTSBURGH 2, ISLANDERS 4 ST. LOUIS 1, WASHINGTON 9 VANCOUVER 4 CALGARY 11 Fri. Feb. 26 BUFFALO 4, WINNIPEG 4 VANCOUVER 4, COLORADO 3 Sat. Feb. 27 RANGERS 6, BOSTON 4 HARTFORD 1, WASHINGTON 7 BUFFALO 5, MINNESOTA 5 TORONTO 3, MONTREAL 3 QUEBEC 5, ISLANDERS 5 PHILADELPHIA 9, CALGARY 8 EDMONTON 4, PITTSBURGH 1 DETROIT 2, ST. LOUIS 6 CHICAGO 5, LOS ANGELES 3 Sun. Feb. 28 MONTREAL 5, HARTFORD 0 PITTSBURGH 4, RANGERS 2 PHIL’PHIA 3, VANCOUVER 3 EDMONTON 4, WASHINGTON 1 MINNESOTA 5, DETROIT 4 CHICAGO 3, COLORADO 5 ST. LOUIS…
Huskies Cautious Despite Home Edge
SASKATOON—The battle lines have been drawn for the finals in Western Canada and the University of Saskatchewan has won the right to host the best-of-three finals. For the third week in a row, all four teams split their two games, thus eliminating the Alberta Golden Bears from the playoff scene. “We lost some close ones early in the year and were never able to regain any momentum,” stated Clare Drake, the longtime Golden Bear coach. No one at all is conceding a second straight championship banner to the Saskatchewan Huskies, and for just reasons. During the last two seasons the visiting team has waltzed in and won the CWUAA championship while on the road. Dave King, coach of the Huskies, is not taking the Calgary Dinosaurs lightly. “They won two of the four…
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