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October 14, 1983
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Success Builds Confidence
The caliber of hockey we have faced in our first four games against National and American Hockey League teams has been everything we expected it to be. The skills and efforts our opponents showed against us have been excellent, forcing our players to perform at a very high level. That, of course, was the aim of this series. We extended our unbeaten string to eight games (6-0-2) before being beaten 4-3 by the Pittsburgh Penguins in a very well-played game. The success we have had has been most important as a confidence builder. It shows us, the players and the coaching staff, that we are on the right track. The players know that the systems we are working on can be successful. Their improving execution of those systems will make us…
Dionne’s Got The Rocket’s Record In Mind
Louisville Hockey® LOS ANGELES—The calisthenics are as monotonous as ever, the drills as tedious, the scrimmages and pre-season for the most part, as meaningless. The necessary evils never change, yet for Marcel Dionne training camp is never quite the same. “There are always new faces, always different ideas,” he said. “It’s still a challenge and I have to admit I was a little nervous the first couple days back.” This was a good sign for the Kings’ remarkable center, now in his 13th National Hockey League season and ninth in Los Angeles. It’s the kind of feeling that keeps him coming back year after year. It’s the reason, despite all the frustrations of never having played for a Stanley Cup contender, despite having won nearly every possible individual award imaginable, that he was huffing and…
How The Writers Picked The Races
RICK SADOWSKI Adams 1. Buffalo 2. Boston 3. Montreal 4. Quebec 5. Hartford Patrick 1. NY Islanders 2. Philadelphia 3. Washington 4. NY Rangers 5. New Jersey 6. Pittsburgh Norris 1. Chicago 2. Minnesota 3. Toronto 4. St. Louis 5. Detroit Smythe 1. Edmonton 2. Vancouver 3. Calgary 4. Winnipeg 5. Los Angeles JOHN GILBERT Adams 1. Buffalo 2. Boston 3. Montreal 4. Quebec 5. Hartford Patrick 1. NY Islanders 2. NY Rangers 3. Washington 4. Philadelphia 5. New Jersey 6. Pittsburgh Norris 1. Chicago 2. Minnesota 3. St. Louis 4. Toronto 5. Detroit Smythe 1. Edmonton 2. Calgary 3. Winnipeg 4. Vancouver 5. Los Angeles TIM MORIARTY Adams 1. Boston 2. Buffalo 3. Montreal 4. Quebec 5. Hartford Patrick 1. NY Islanders 2. NY Rangers 3. Philadelphia 4. Washington 5. New Jersey 6. Pittsburgh Norris 1. Minnesota 2. Chicago 3. Toronto 4. Detroit 5. St. Louis Smythe 1. Edmonton 2. Calgary 3. Winnipeg 4. Vancouver 5. Los Angeles CHUCK MOODY Adams 1. Boston 2. Montreal 3. Buffalo 4. Quebec 5. Hartford Patrick 1. NY Islanders 2. Philadelphia 3. Washington 4. NY Rangers 5. New Jersey 6. Pittsburgh Norris 1. Minnesota 2. Chicago 3. Toronto 4. St. Louis 5. Detroit Smythe 1. Edmonton 2. Los Angeles 3. Vancouver 4. Calgary 5. Winnipeg JAY GREENBERG Adams 1. Boston 2. Buffalo 3. Montreal 4. Quebec 5. Hartford Patrick 1. NY Islanders 2. Philadelphia 3. NY Rangers 4. Washington 5. New Jersey 6. Pittsburgh Norris 1. Minnesota 2. Chicago 3. Toronto 4. St. Louis 5. Detroit Smythe 1.…
Dion’s Attitude May Be Pens’ Saving Grace
PITTSBURGH—A sign that has hung from one of the Civic Arena balconies for most of the two seasons Michel Dion has tended goal for the Penguins states: “Dion is the key on our team.” Two years ago, in his first season in Pittsburgh after he was signed as a free agent, Dion was the starting goaltender for the Prince of Wales Conference team in the National Hockey League all-star game. He played in 62 games for the Penguins, posted a 3.79 goals-against average and led Pittsburgh to a near upset of the eventual Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders in the playoffs. However, last season was quite a different story for Dion and the Penguins. He came to training camp in the option year of his contract, there were rumblings of another…
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