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January 14, 1983
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Francis Busy In GM Role, Plager Coaching Blues
ST. LOUIS—Two weeks after announcing he would not behind the bench for one week, St. Louis Blues’ GM—coach Emile Francis still had not returned to the bench. At first, Francis, who needs seven more victories to become only the eighth coach in National Hockey League history to win 400 games, said his return was being delayed because the Blues had won their last two games under the guidance of assistant coach Barclay Plager and he didn’t want “to change a winning lineup.” But Francis still declined to return even after the Blues had managed only a 5—5 tie with the Detroit Red Wings, noting that “we still haven’t lost.” At that point, Francis conceded that even if the Blues did lose under Plager, there was no guarantee that he would return to the…
MINOR SCOREBOARD
Who They’re Affiliated With… 1—Montreal 2—Chicago 3—Boston 4—NY Rangers 5—Detroit 6—Toronto 7—Philadelphia 8—Los Angeles 9—St. Louis 10—Minnesota 12—NY Islanders 13—Vancouver 14—Buffalo 15—Calgary 16—Washington 17—New Jersey 18—Edmonton 19—Hartford 20—Quebec 21—Winnipeg OTHER AFFILIATIONS 22—Pittsburgh and Boston 23—Chicago, Calgary & Rangers 24—Hartford. Toronto & Los Angeles 25—Minnesota. Philadelphia & Islanders 26—Montreal, Boston & Buffalo 27—Winnipeg. Vancouver & Washington 28—Quebec, St. Louis & Edmonton 29—Pittsburgh & New Jersey 30—Philadelphia & Hartford 31—Quebec, Philadelphia, L.A., & Buffalo 32—Boston, Vancouver, St. Louis & Toronto 33—Indenendent No affiliates…
Huddy Having A Holiday As Oiler
EDMONTON—For most folks, Christmas is a time of year when life’s everyday pace slows down almost to a standstill. Not if you’re an Edmonton Oiler, though. From Dec. 22 to Jan. 1, a span of 11 days, the Oilers performed on seven occasions—six times versus National Hockey League opponents, plus an exhibition match against the barnstorming Soviet Union side, a game the Oilers won 4-3. But, does anyone hear Charlie Huddy complaining? While the pace this time around certainly isn’t any less hectic, it is not nearly as confusing for the 23-year-old defenseman when compared to the holiday season of a year ago. ‘Twas only five nights before Christmas, 1981, when Huddy received a summons from Oilers’ manager-coach Glen Sather to rejoin the NHL club from the farm in Wichita. Quickly he packed up his wife…
HOCKEY WORLD
New-Look Capitals “THEY MADE US look like a last-place hockey club,” Al Arbour was saying after a recent Islander loss. Was Arbour referring to Montreal? Chicago? Boston? Minnesota? Philadelphia? Nooooo, Zamboni breath. The team that had inflicted such punishment on the slump-ridden three-time Stanley Cup champions was the Washington Capitals. If you’ve been tuned out since October, discovering that the Capitals had made the Islanders look like a last-place team would prompt you to either check your lens prescription or switch your brand of liquid refreshment. Surely, you’d say, the conservative Mr. Arbour couldn’t be referring to the Capitals, the team that had failed in eight seasons trying to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Aren’t these still the Capitals, who held as much annual promise as their neighbors in Congress, and who annually…
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