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December 23, 1983
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Lemelin Not Getting The Luck Of The Draw
CALGARY—The season promised a new beginning. Reggie Lemelin, for the first time in a nine-year professional career, did not have to re-earn his position with the Calgary Flames. He wasn’t put on waivers. He didn’t have to put his house on the market. The man who re-popularized the cheer ‘Reggie, Reggie, Reggie’ rewarded the Flames for their new-found faith with an incredible first month of the season. He had the stats: a 2.95 goals-against average, the league’s second-highest save percentage. He had the wins: six in his first nine starts. He had the star selections: seven in his first nine starts. Then came Buffalo. In 60 minutes of non-hockey (Calgary’s, not Lemelin’s), the fragile, statistical evidence of Lemelin’s excellent season was blown out of the water by the Sabres. They scored 11 times, raising his average…
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Scores Do Not Tell The Real Flyer Story
Louisville Hockey H&B 100 YEARS PHILADELPHIA—Frank Bathe, the only Flyer defenseman remaining from the 1980 Stanley Cup-finalist team, was released from the hospital after having a disc removed from his back. Both goalies from that team, Pete Peelers and Phil Myre, have been gone more than a year. The only surviving center is Bobby Clarke. Bill Barber, Brian Propp, Paul Holmgren and the once-removed Rick MacLeish are all that’s left on the wings. So coach Bob McCammon talked a lot about change at a recent media breakfast. He talked about points getting away in home games—which was the case on Dec. 4. against Hartford—because of youth and because seven new faces have been added from last year’s 106-point team. Actually, it’s only six. Two of them are twins and have the same face. Anyway, the…
SLAPSHOTS
STEER CLEAR OF BASEBALL PALM BEACH—The National Hockey League board of governors approved a motion Dec. 8 that will see the regular season commence a week later next year. The 1984-85 season will start on Oct. 11 and finish on April 7. The 1983-84 season started on Oct. 4 and will finish on April 1. The governors made the move because they want to avoid direct conflict with the popular major-league baseball playoffs. In the United States, particularly, the baseball playoffs are a roadblock to NHL fan interest. SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER TORONTO—The Globe and Mail reports that the NHL board of governors has approved tentative dates for the 1984 Canada Cup. The newspaper says the tournament will begin on Sept. 1 and conclude on Sept. 15. The sites for the tournament have yet…
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