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December 17, 1982
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Lemay Fills Void On Canucks’ Wing
VANCOUVER—It seems that every junior hockey forward that comes to the Vancouver Canucks eventually gets a chance to play right wing. Due to a chronic shortage of right wingers, the coaching staff constantly switch players from center or left wing over to the right flank. One player who has recently enjoyed the experience is Moe Lemay, the 20-year-old who, with the Ottawa 67s last season, led the Ontario Hockey League in goals scored. Lemay, a native of Saskatoon, Sask., has played both the left and right side during his first 25 games as a Canuck. He says being moved to the right hasn’t bothered him in the least. In fact, he’s enjoyed it considerably, to the point where he may prefer it. “I really enjoy coming in on that off wing,” he says.…
Lafleur’s Temper Triggered After Going Deer Hunting
MONTREAL—It was much ado about something very little. Guy Lafleur’s sore little toe became somewhat controversial as December dawned on the Canadiens’ camp. Lafleur, sidelined since Nov. 9 with a broken little toe, decided to go out for some fresh air and recreation in the woods of Quebec. With gun in hand, Lafleur went deer hunting and got one, too. There was even pictorial proof carried along with a story in the Sherbrooke La Tribune, a daily French-language newspaper. Well, Lafleur’s trip was soon brought to the attention of the various media outlets in Montreal and the reaction to his day in the woods was not totally positive. “I don’t know why they are making such a big thing about it,” Lafleur mentioned a couple of days later. “They criticize me because I go…
LOOK OUT! THESE HAWKS ARE HOT
It turns out that Denis Savard, the daring young center who keeps defenses in a perpetual tizzy with his puckish pranks, isn’t the only prize that the Chicago Black Hawks plucked from the 1980 amateur draft. Chosen third overall that summer, Savard was able to make a brilliant debut in the National Hockey League that fall. But the 120th overall selection, right winger Steve Larmer, wasn’t ready. The Hawks sent him back to Niagara Falls of the Ontario Hockey League, then broke him into pro hockey with New Brunswick of the American League last winter. Larmer delivered 38 goals and 44 assists and, in the process, made a good impression on Orval Tessier, who led New Brunswick to the American League’s regular season and playoff championships in his first year as a professional…
Caps’ Work Ethic Works Both Ways
LANDOVER—Washington Capital coach Bryan Murray considers Glen Currie, Gaetan Duchesne and Bobby Gould to be his best defensive line. After 22 games, that same defense-oriented unit had amassed five winning goals for a team that had earned only eight victories. “Any time I put them out late in a game, they’ve not only held the other teams but frequently scored a goal, too,” Murray said. “They are willing to complement each other. There are no stars, they just help each other out. “Glen Currie is an excellent penalty killer. Doug Jarvis is good, but I think Currie is better. Now Duchesne is really starting to make things happen. And I could never understand how we were able to get Bobby Gould. He never stops working, he’s an excellent defensive player and he’s…
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