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October 29, 1982
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Peter Stastny Makes Effort To Prove He’s Worth More
QUEBEC—The Nordiques split their first four regular season games, winning one at home and one on the road. They scored two important victories over Buffalo, another team from the same Adams Division, but then lost to Philadelphia on the road and archrival Montreal at the Colisee. The Montreal-Quebec battles have now developed into one of the best confrontations in the National Hockey League. Peter Stastny picked up where he left off last May and, with 11 points after his first three games, he led the league in scoring. He had two three-goal performances, both against the Sabres. “There is no doubt that Peter was the individual star of the two-game series. He dominated both games,” said Buffalo Coach and General Manager Scotty Bowman. “He is the best center in the NHL,”…
After Slow Start, New Capital Novy Shows He Belongs
LANDOVER—Throughout the Washington Capitals’ training camp, there was doubt whether Czech import Milan Novy would be able to adapt to the National Hockey League. Novy looked lost on the ice and nobody could help him, since his language problem left him unable to communicate with his new teammates. When the Capitals began playing for real, however, on opening night at Madison Square Garden, Novy quickly showed that he belonged. Novy collected a goal and two assists as the Capitals defeated the New York Rangers, 5-4, and extended their unbeaten streak at the Garden to five games. Although he is the leading scorer in Czech hockey history and was voted No. 2 European player of all time behind Vladislav Tretiak, Novy was not coveted by NHL teams in the June draft. Washington was…
Devils Debut With Almost A Whole New Team
EAST RUTHERFORD—The Devils had already selected two of the five players in the waiver draft and 20 teams had passed following Billy MacMillan’s claim of defenseman Carol Vadnais off the unprotected list of the New York Rangers. Some general managers apparently anticipated that the draft was nearing a conclusion when NHL President John Ziegler received a 20th straight pass. “This begins the third round,” Ziegler announced. “New Jersey. “The Devils take time,” MacMillan responded. And then, over the conference call telephone hookup, a gruff, impatient-sounding voice was heard to exclaim, “They’re building a whole new team!” The voice, later unofficially identified by a bemused MacMillan as belonging to Pittsburgh GM Baz Bastien, was telling only part of the story. MacMillan and Devil Vice-President of Hockey Operations Max McNab kept right on maneuvering, even after the waiver…
Devils Reaching New Fans Through Radio, TV
Imagine your name is John McMullen. Now you and your friends have plunked down around $30 million or so and have now transported a collection of hockey players from Denver to the spanking new facilities of the Meadowlands. You’ve taken care of the territorial idemnifications as far as the neighboring Islanders, Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers are concerned. You have a population of some 25 million, many of them avid sports fans, within easy access of your arena. You just open the doors to Brendan Byrne Arena and it’s automatically filled, right? A license to print money, right? Wrong, Wall Street Journal breath. It isn’t that easy. You have to attract the fans. Let them know you’re out there at the end of the tunnel or just over the bridge. And that’s…
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