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October 15, 1982
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Devils Shore Up Defense In Waiver Draft
The New Jersey Devils revamped their defense in one full swoop on the eve of the regular season, shoring up a sad position that was further decinated during the off-season. They picked up Murray Brumwell from Minnesota, Carol Vadnais from the Rangers and Dave Hutchison from Washington in the Oct. 4 waiver draft while losing only Graeme Nicolson from their backline. The Devils had counted on bolstering their blueline crew in the waiver draft since Tapio Levo left them high and dry by walking out on the second year of his contract and remaining in Finland. The Devils had counted upon Levo to play the power play point when they dealt Rob Ramage to St. Louis. Added to a crew of Mike Kitchen, Bob Lorimer, Rob Palmer and Joel Quenneville and underager Joe…
Neilson’s Canucks Make Offensive Headway
Roger Neilson is not one to make outlandish promises without first considering his words carefully. With that in mind, he recently said the Vancouver Canucks were going to be a much better team offensively this year, a sigh of relief coming from the fans of the Smythe Division team. Canucks were 17th overall in goals for last season, a fact that often goes unnoticed when their fine run to the Stanley Cup final is considered. So, improvement in that area is essential if the team is to move up in the overall standings in the league or if they are serious about giving Edmonton a run for the Division title. “We’re further along offensively in terms of puck handling and plays than we were at this time of the year last season,”…
North Stars Make Some Late Changes
BLOOMINGTON-For a team that looked so settled and secure (complacent) through training camp the Minnesota North Stars went through an 11th hour shake-up at the end of camp that proved quite unsettling. Zap! Six-year veteran Kent-Erik Andersson, a steady two-way performer and Mark Johnson, former Olympic hero who cost the Stars a second-round draft choice last season, were traded to Hartford just before the final weekend of exhibition games. Andersson went on to the New York Rangers, an assignment he took with considerable relief after figuring he was likely to go somewhere. In return, the Stars acquired a fifth-round pick in 1984 and Jordy Douglas, henceforth to be nicknamed “Future Considerations.” The deal was made because Minnesota general manager Lou Nanne had cross examined his protected list and figured he could lose…
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The International Hockey Weekly Founded in 1947 Published by W.C.C. Publishing Ltd. 214 King St West, Suite 314, Toronto, Ont. M5H 1K4 The Time Is Right ON SEPT. 28 IN a banquet room at a brewery’s headquarters in Toronto, a dozen or so members of Team Canada 1972 gathered with a plethora of media types to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the greatest hockey games ever played—the famed Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. The reunion, which due to a number of reasons (some of them out of anybody’s control) wasn’t done on as grand a scale as it should have been, still gave those in attendance an opportunity to flash back to Paul Henderson’s three consecutive winning goals, Phil Esposito’s inspirational performance and Victor Dombrowski’s unforgettable, not to mention unforgivable, attempt at officiating.…
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