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December 23, 1983
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THIS WEEK… 20 Years Ago
Here’s what was happening 20 years ago this week in hockey: • United States vice-president Richard Nixon dropped by the New York Rangers’ dressing room after a victory. • Boston Bruins aborted court action by Rosemount juniors of Montreal after goalie Bernie Parent signed with the Bruins’ farm team, the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association, without getting his release. Montreal Canadiens’ general manager Sam Pollock and National Hockey League president Clarence Campbell intervened and Rosemount was compensated with $5,000. • After getting fined $1,000 by the league, Toronto coach Punch Imlach said,” (My wife) said she was returning all Christmas presents because we couldn’t afford them now. As for myself. I’d take back my Christmas card from (league president Clarence) Campbell if I could. ‘ Here’s what was happening 15 years…
Maxner Returns To Windsor For Third Time
Louisville Hockey H&B 100 YEARS WINDSOR—Thomas Wolfe once wrote, “You can’t go home again.” Wayne Maxner will try it a third time. Windsor Spitfire owner John McHale, who owns a computer leasing business in Ottawa where he resides, offered the dual role of general manager-coach to the former coach of the Detroit Red Wings after firing 45-year-old Bob Boucher 28 games into his first season with the Ontario Hockey League franchise. The Spits had a 6-22 record when Boucher was axed. The Spitfires immediately sought Maxner, who coached the team in 197374 when it was a Tier Two franchise and again in its glory years as the flagship franchise in the OHL from 1976-80. He’s hoping he can once again make it a success on and off the ice. He was offered a two-year deal, but…
HOW THEY STAND
ECAC CONFERENCE (Standings on Mon. Dec. 12) EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION IVY DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED Boston College 5. Maine 4 Vermont 7, Brown 2 Harvard 4, Northeastern 2 Boston University 7, Yale 3 Providence 7, Princeton 4 St. Lawrence 7, Cornell 4 Northeastern 9, Boston College 4 Colgate 7, Brown 2 RPI 5, Clarkson 2 Cornell 6, Harvard 5 Princeton 9, Yale 2 Boston University 3, Maine 2 NON-CONFERENCE GAMES New Hampshire 3, Lowell 3 New Hampshire 8, Dartmouth 4 Lowell 7, St. Lawrence 6 CCHA CONFERENCE (Standings on Fri. Dec. 16) GAMES COMPLETED Bowling Green 5, W. Michigan 4 Bowling Green 4, W. Michigan 3 Miami 7, Ill-Chicago 2 Miami 5, Ill-Chicago 3 Michigan 5, Ferris State 4 Ferris State 6, Michigan 5 Lake Superior 4, Mich Tech 2 Mich Tech 4, Lake Superior 1 Ohio State 4, Denver 3 Ohio State 6, Denver 5 Minn-Duluth 4, N. Michigan 1 Minn-Duluth 6, N. Michigan 5 Mich State 5, Toronto 2 Toronto 7, Mich State 1 LEADING SCORERS WCHA CONFERENCE (Standings…
Jets Feel The Pain Of Boschman’s Injury
Years ago, the Montreal Canadiens had a rugged winger with a fondness for bashing around opposing players. Like a line from the movie Scarface, he was feared but respected. Today, John Ferguson has graduated from player to general manager of the Winnipeg Jets, but a player on his club is akin to Fergie in many ways: he’s durable, he’s tough and he loves to mix it up. That player is Laurie Boschman. Does Big John see a resemblance? “Yes, quite a bit,” Fergie said after pondering the question and then chuckling a bit at the thought of having a latter-day clone. “I guess you could say we’re similar. The tenacity he plays the game with is great. He’s ready to play the game every night.” Unfortunately, only days after Ferguson made those comments, Boschman…
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