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October 7, 1983
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THE WHA FOUR YEARS LATER
In this decade, a team salvaged from the ashes of the World Hockey Association will win the Stanley Cup. “It’s going to happen,” said Maurice Filion, general manger of the Quebec Nordiques. “We’re drawing closer. Edmonton and Quebec are there right now. And Winnipeg is coming.” Amid the screams of their labor pains, four former WHA teams joined the National Hockey League in 1979. Humbled, they came in shreds, their lineups of seven years’ making plundered, their pockets emptied. Now, on the advent of their fifth anniversary in the NHL, the Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets are once more reaching for the top. Certainly the Oilers, led by the phenomenal Wayne Gretzky, have vaulted into the role of heir apparents to the dynasty known as the New York Islanders. But there…
Central Hockey League
OCTOBER Fri. 7 Tulsa at Montana Salt Lake at Colorado Sat. 8 Tulsa at Montana Team USA at Indianapolis Colorado at Salt Lake Tue. 11 Indianapolis at Team Canada (Game at Prince Albert, Sask.) Thu. 13 Team Canada at Montana Fri. 14 Indianapolis at Colorado Salt Lake at Tulsa Sat. 15 Indianapolis at Colorado Salt Lake at Tulsa Fri. 21 Montana at Indianapolis Colorado at Salt Lake Sat. 22 Montana at Indianapolis Colorado at Salt Lake Tue. 25 Montana at Colorado Wed. 26 Montana at Salt Lake Thu. 27 Tulsa at Colorado Fri. 28 Team USA at Montana Tulsa at Indianapolis Sat. 29 Salt Lake at Montana Team USA at Colorado Tulsa at Indianapolis NOVEMBER Tue. 1 Colorado at Team Canada Indianapolis at Team USA Fri. 4 Tulsa at Montana Colorado at Indianapolis Team USA at Salt Lake Sat. 5 Tulsa at Montana Colorado at Indianapolis Sun. 6 Tulsa at Team USA Tue. 8 Montana at Salt Lake Indianapolis at Tulsa Wed. 9 Montana at Colorado Salt…
Class Of 1984 Looks Promising
The National Hockey League’s 1984 entry draft is still about nine months away, but the scouts have already begun their rating and grading of prospective talent. And if you ask them, they’ll tell you that the 1984 crop is the best and deepest to come along in several years. Oh, sure, you hear that story every year. When Brian Bellows, Gord Kluzak and Gary Nylund were rated one-two-three in 1982, didn’t the scouts work themselves into a lather? “That year (1982) was one helluva draft,” says Minnesota North Star general manager Lou Nanne. who picked second overall and snagged Bellows. “In fact, it’s going to be awfully tough to beat that draft.” Indeed, it will. Kluzak, Bellows, Nylund, Ron Sutter, Scott Stevens, Phil Housley, Ken Yaremchuk, Paul Cyr and Dave Andreychuk were just several…
PLAYER TRANSACTIONS
BOSTON—Scott Bradley, G, Paul Filipe, D, Joe Hughes, D, Chuck Marshall, C, and Steve Murphy, LW, all released outright. Allan Larochelle, G, Ian Armstrong, D, John Meulen-broeks, D, Bob Nicholson, D, Allen Pedersen, D, Greg Johnston, RW, and Greg Puhalski, LW, all returned to junior teams. Stan Jonathan, C, joined Bruins as free agent for tryout. BUFFALO—Bill Hajt, D, announced retirement. Marc Hamelin, G, Bob McNamara, G, Steve Dykstra, D, Dan Naud, D, Venci Sebek, D, Clint Fehr, C, Jeff Hamilton, C, Claude Verret, C, Warren Harper, RW, Kai Suikkanen, RW, Jim Aldred, LW, Louis Crawford, LW, Vai James, LW, Don Keller, LW, Hilton Ruggles, LW, and Yvon Lambert, LW, all assigned to Rochester of AHL. Timo Jutila, D, and Heikki Leime, D, returned to Finland. Mauri Evola, C, did not…
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