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December 31, 1982
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Ziegler To Attend CHL All Star Game
DALLAS—Central Hockey League president Bud Poile has announced that his National Hockey League counterpart, John Ziegler, will attend the CHL’s second annual All Star game Tuesday, Jan. 18 at Salt Lake City and will participate in the opening ceremonies and will be the guest speaker at the All-Star game dinner. League officials are hopeful of another sellout crowd at the Salt Palace. Last year’s game—also played in Salt Lake City—attracted 7,695 and the All Star luncheon drew 850 people.…
Used Occasionally By Jets, Staniowski Still Optimistic
WINNIPEG—Unlike 1.4 million Canadians, Eddie Staniowski has a job but he’s looking for work. The 27-year-old goaltender has been used sparingly by the Winnipeg Jets in the race for playoff spots in the Smythe Division of the National Hockey League. A year ago, he was a 20-game winner for the most improved team in the history of the league. Now he’s playing second fiddle to Doug Soetaert and, making his situation even dicier, the Jets are now experimenting with rookie Brian Hayward, up from their Sherbrooke Jets farm team of the American Hockey League. “I’m surprised they waited as long as they did to bring up Brian,” said Staniowski. “He was promised a shot this season when they signed him. I understand he’s been playing well. This seems like the logical time to…
ON THE CONTRARY
The Greatest Goaltender Charlie Rayner was the greatest goaltender I ever saw and that includes Jacques Plante, whom I once coached.— Fred Shero. A GOALIE SKATES the length of a rink, then blasts a shot past the enemy netminder for a score. Two goalies of equal ability play for the same team. One is on the ice, the other on the bench. After three line changes, the goalie on the bench replaces the goalie on the ice. And this zany process is repeated throughout the game. Sounds a bit like Orwellian fiction, n’est-ce-pas? Don’t laugh, it really happened. Better yet, Chuck Rayner, the man who made it happen, is still with us as vibrant and entertaining as ever. For those too young to remember him, Rayner was an extraordinary NHL goaltender from 1940 through 1953.…
Sabres Snap Slump But It Didn’t Last
BUFFALO—What better way to shake a slump than by beating the champs? Even though the champs, themselves, aren’t doing very well, the Buffalo Sabres got a lift out of knocking off the New York Islanders in their own building. And what better man to set the winning pace than Tony McKegney, who had sounded off about being benched during the Sabres’ w’inless streak? The Sabres hadn’t won in six games when they invaded Nassau Coliseum to play the Islanders. McKegney had picked up only one assist since he scored twice and assisted on a third goal in the Sabres’ last previous win, 7-2, over the New York Rangers, Nov. 28. McKegney duplicated that performance as the Sabres ended their streak by defeating the Islanders, 5-3. Unfortunately, coach Scotty Bowman’s inconsistent young team couldn’t keep…
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