McIntosh Sees Knights Turning It Around

H&B Louisville Hockey H&B Louisville Hockey LONDON—There have been a few times this season when 28-year-old London Knight coach Paul McIntosh has looked to the heavens and said, “Why me?” After all, it’s hard enough coaching in the Ontario Hockey League without watching player after player join a never-ending injured list, but that’s exactly what McIntosh has had to go through. Now in his third season behind the bench of the Knights, McIntosh and general manager Bill Long have put together a good hockey team on paper. The problem has been getting an opportunity to have the players play together. “We’ve had so many injuries,” said McIntosh. “I think we’ve had an average of four or five players out every game this season. I feel we have a good blend of scoring and toughness this…

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HOCKEY PEOPLE

Meeting Of The Authors Colourful Don Cherry, left, who is host of his own TV sports show, Don Cherry’s Grapevine, on CHCH-TV 11 in Hamilton, will have one of baseball’s most controversial umpires, Ron Luciano, right, as his special guest on his Feb. 23 program. Both men have much in common since each has become a book writer and neither is a shrinking violet. Cherry’s book, Grapes, and Luciano’s The Umpire Strikes Back, are among the best sellers on sports bookshelves across the country. Chico Honored Veteran netminder Glenn (Chico) Resch of the New Jersey Devils accepts his Milestone Award from NHL president John Ziegler. Resch, who has been an NHLer for the past nine years, qualified for the award when he posted his 25th career shutout in the 1980-81 season. All of…

PLAYER TRANSACTIONS

NATIONAL LEAGUE BOSTON— Dave Barr, RW, recalled from Baltimore of AHL. CHICAGO— Mike Fidler, LW, returned to Springfield of AHL. Tom Lysiak, C, returned from injury list. DETROIT— Larry Trader, D, returned to London of OHL and Claude Loiselle, C, returned to Windsor of OHL. HARTFORD— George Lyle, LW, and Archie Henderson, RW, assigned to Binghamton of AHL. Paul Marshall, LW, recalled from Binghamton. LOS ANGELES— Scott Gruhl, LW, recalled from New Haven of “AHL. Dean Kennedy, D, returned to Brtr, don of WHL. MONTREAL— Keith Acton, C, sidelined with knee injury. Mark Hunter, RW, returned to lineup from injury list. NEW JERSEY—Mike Antonovich, C, recalled from Wichita of CHL. Aaron Broten, C, assigned to Wichita as replacement. NY ISLANDERS— Gord Dineen, D, returned to Indianapolis of CHL. Peter Steblyk, D, recalled from Toledo of IHL and reassigned…