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January 21, 1983
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Caron Hospitalized With Stress Problems
HARTFORD—Rick Ley, a National Hockey League scout for the Hartford Whalers, went through his itinerary for the next 10 days. “First, I have to go to Oklahoma City,” he said, “then Wichita, then Salt Lake City, then back to Wichita, then back to Salt Lake City, then to Indianapolis, and finally, to Birmingham.” Ley’s travel plans, mercifully, were short-circuited on the heels of Jacques Caron’s unfortunate hospitalization. Caron, an assistant under head coach Larry Kish, was admitted to Buffalo General Hospital for what doctors diagnosed as mental and emotional stress. He remained there for several days, undergoing tests. “Jacques’ job will be waiting for him when he gets well,” said Larry Pleau, the Whalers’ director of hockey operations. “But seeing him like that was scary. He’s not going to jump back in a couple…
Corporate Sponsors Boost Minor Hockey
Not so long ago, any selfrespecting sports reporter writing a story about minor hockey would do his best not to get involved with who was sponsoring what. After all, minor hockey was seen as the last bastion of truly amateur hockey and, if you mentioned one sponsor, you had to do the same for so many others. My, how times have changed. And you need not look any further than Minor Hockey Week in Canada, the seven-day period (Jan. 15-22) that is set aside each year to recognize the players and volunteers who make the minor hockey system go. This year, for the first time ever, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association has acquired a corporate sponsor for Minor Hockey Week—Esso Petroleum Canada, a division of Imperial Oil. And that is only the tip…
Indy Places Five On All-Star Team
H&B Louisville Hockey SALT LAKE CITY—The league leading Indianapolis Checkers will be well-represented in the Central Hockey League’s second annual all-star game at the Salt Palace, Jan. 18. The front-running Checkers placed four players on the first team and one on the second for the game matching the CHL selects against the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles, who are the defending league champions. When the all-stars skate out against the Eagles, goalie Rob Holland, defenseman Darcy Regier, center Scott Howson and right winger Mats Hallin will be in the starting six. Indy’s second goaltender, Kelly Hrudey, was also chosen to the second team. The First Team is: Holland in goal, Regier and Birmingham’s Milan Mokros on defense, Howson at center, Colorado’s Mike Dwyer on left wing and Hallin on right wing. On the second…
Generals Get Nod As Class Of League
H&B Louisville Hockey TORONTO—Things are going great in Oshawa; the Brantford Alexanders rate as the league’s biggest surprise and in Windsor, well, let’s just say things-rcould be a lot better. With the trade deadline just around the comer and teams starting to think and talk about playoffs. what better time than to review the teams and season to date? This week we will concentrate on the Leyden Division. OSHAWA—There is no better place to start than in Oshawa. Quite simply, the Generals have been the class of the OHL. After a rough start in which the team was without many key players, the Generals got rolling and didn’t stop until they had strung together an undefeated string of 24 games (22 wins and two ties). The Generals’ biggest problem will be dealing with the…
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