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September 23, 1983
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Anderson Reaps The Rich Fruits Of L.A.
HARTFORD—First they took away the “C,” then they took away the uniform. Russ Anderson, the first American-born captain of the Hartford Whalers, refused to sign a termination contract offered by Whaler president-general manager Emile Francis and thereby became, under rather confusing National Hockey League rules, a free agent without compensation. Anderson quickly parlayed that development into what, he called “the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” Anderson signed a two-year contract, plus an option year, with the Los Angeles Kings for considerably more than he made with the Whalers last season. “All I can say is, thank you, Emile Francis,” Anderson said. Francis, according to Anderson, was gambling that no other teams would be interested. Francis made Pierre Larouche a similar offer—sign a termination contract or take a hike—and speculation continues to grow…
IN THIS ISSUE
NHL The Minors The Amateurs Columnists Departments Quote Of The Week I feel good—really not any different than 10 years ago. As usual I’m not looking forward to the start of training camp. You have kids blasting the puck all over the place and that makes life pretty miserable for a goaltender. I don’t blame them, though. This is the chance they’ve waited for; they’re fighting for their lives, trying to make the team.” —Chicago Black Hawk veteran netminder Tony Esposito on re-signing with the Hawks and attending yet another training camp. Story on Page 6.…
McKechnie Takes Dual Role With Eagles
Louisville Hockey SALT LAKE—Walt McKechnie, the 36-year-old veteran of 15 National Hockey League seasons, was named playing assistant coach under J. P. Parise, as the “new look” Golden Eagles opened training camp with the parent Minnesota North Stars in Bloomington, MN. McKechnie, who began his pro career in Minnesota in 1967-68, played with California, Boston, Detroit, Washington, Cleveland. Toronto and Colorado, before returning to the Red Wings for the past two seasons. Before camp opened, Lou Nanne, the North Stars’ general manager, gave Parise an indication of some of the players who would be demoted to Salt Lake. Rookie goalie Mike Sands from the junior Sudbury Wolves—briefly with Birmingham in the CHL last winter—was headed for the Eagles. Former Olympic goalie Jim Craig will be given every chance to make the Minnesota lineup, but…
Ranger Veterans Are Skating On Thin Ice
NEW YORK—There was a poignancy to the good-byes the Rangers said to one other last spring after the Islanders eliminated them in the Patrick Division finals. “It was as if they realized that the team as they knew it would never exist again,“said one reporter who had spent the season with them. There was something to those wistful looks. The Madison Square Garden ice had barely been melted for the last time when three veterans—Ron Duguay, Ed Mio and Eddie Johnston—were dispatched to Detroit, a significant trade in terms of the fabric of the team. Although Duguay and coach Herb Brooks never hit it off, the jet-setting forward had been here since 1977. Johnstone, a hard worker, was enormously popular and Mio was the closest the Rangers had to a proven, experienced goaltender,…
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