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January 13, 1984
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Turnbull Joins Habs As The Wick Burns Out
MONTREAL—One of the unhappiest chapters in Doug Wickenheiser’s young life ended four days before Christmas. Wickenheiser, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1980 entry draft, was dealt to the St. Louis Blues along with Greg Paslawski and Gilbert Delorme for Perry Turnbull, a 6-foot-3,207-pound leftwinger the Canadiens have coveted since he was selected second overall by St. Louis in the 1979 draft. “I wish things could have worked out better here,” said Wickenheiser, who had been reduced to playing left wing on a fourth line with Paslawski on the right wing and John Chabot at center. “Now I’m getting a new start. Ron (Caron, the Blues’ director of player personnel) watched me play in junior. He knows my style and now maybe I’ll be able to play my game.” Wickenheiser could have…
ON THE CONTRARY
Resolutions For Others IF I WERE the following people. I’d make these resolutions for the new year: WAYNE GRETZKY—“I resolve to get married in 1984. Nothing else 1 do—like winning the scoring championship or all hose trophies—means anything to my fans anymore.” LOU NANNE—“Everybody says I talk too much and maybe they’re right—or jealous. I’ll show ’em. I vow to cut down my phone calls to 320 a day and between-periods interviews to only three a night.” GUY LAFLEUR—“I am going to grow more hair.” CHICO RESCH—“I’m going to lose more hair. (With my rug who’s to know anyway!”) REIJO RUOTSALAINEN—(Translated from Finnish): “Due to popular demand, I will change my name to Rex Reed.” HERB BROOKS—(Translated from American): “People keep asking what I’m talking about when I say those funny phrases like ‘the transition game’ and…
Lemieux No. 1 On Every List
QUEBEC CITY—Quebec Nordiques probably have the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s National Hockey League draft prospects under the closest scrutiny because they own the Quebec Ramparts. But Nordique head scout Madden isn’t providing any revelations when he says Mario Lemieux is first among players under the microscope. “Mario is definitely the outstanding player in the league this year,” said Mad-n, referring to Laval Voisins’ 18-year-old scoring machine who is a strong candidate to be the first player selected in June’s NHL entry draft. The 6-foot-3, 191-pound center is the deadliest sniper in major junior hockey with 75 goals and 82 assists for 157 ints in his first 41 games. His totals give him a shot at catching QMJHL records of Montreal Cana-diens’ Guy Lafleur (130 goals) and New York Rangers’ Pierre Larouche (157…
Pens Could Learn From Minor-League Club
PITTSBURGH—A popular joke among the more cynical Penguin hockey fans is the one in which the rosters of the parent club and their Baltimore farm club are switched. If such a scenario actually occurred, it might not be such a joke after all. The Skipjacks have been the American Hockey League’s most successful team this season, while the Penguins arguably are the National Hockey League’s worst. Who better to discuss Penguin prospects playing in the rarefied first-place air of Baltimore than Skipjack coach Gene Ubriaco. “We got off to a good start because we had good goaltending,” said Ubriaco, who was in Pittsburgh to play in a Penguin oldtimer game. “We’ve got an eager bunch of young guys down there. Success breeds success. “Obviously, we want to keep it going. What we’re hoping, as…
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