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March 16, 1984
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Goose Is A Cookin’ With The Nordiques
QUEBEC—The Goose has arrived and the Quebec Nordiques couldn’t be happier. After playing a major role in the success of the Canadian Olympic team in Sarajevo, Mario Gosselin, whose Olympic mates nicknamed his Goose, made an impressionable National Hockey League debut, shutting out St. Louis 5-0 and following it up with a 6-2 defeat of Detroit. Nordique coach Michel Bergeron is more than happy with what he has. seen thus far, even if he must deal with the problem of having three goalies on his team. Gosselin joins Clint Malarchuk and veteran Dan Bouchard. “I talked with management recently and we think we will keep all three in Quebec until the end of the season,” said Bergeron. “That gives Quebec the best goaltending in the NHL right now, as far as I am…
Bauef Player of the week
One of the most formidable teams in all of U.S. college hockey this season is the University of Minnesota-Duluth. One of the reasons for their success is the strong play from Matt Christensen, who scored 10 points in the Bulldogs’ two-game sweep over defending NCAA champion University of Wisconsin. Christensen had a hat trick in the 9-0 game to earn college-player-of-the-week honors for the period ending March 5. The six-foot, 180-pound sophomore center was the third leading scorer in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and one reason why the Bulldogs have to be considered leading contenders to win the NCAA finals in Lake Placid, N.Y., March 22-24. At the end of the season, THE HOCKEY NEWS will select a Bauer College Player of the Year.…
Phil Won’t Be Mired In Similar Situation
ROCHESTER—Phil Myre’s 1982-83 Les Cunningham Plaque, awarded to the American Hockey League’s most valuable player, is resting comfortably in the home of Binghamton Whaler center Ross Yates. Myre would love history to repeat itself, but it won’t. Buffalo rookie Tom Barrasso has seen to it that another AHL hotshot won’t cop Myre’s trophy by default this season. So it looks as though Myre might have to settle for the 1983-84 hardware. About this time last year, the AHL had already engraved Myre’s name on the MVP plaque when the Buffalo Sabres recalled him for the playoffs and shipped Jacques Cloutier to Rochester. Myre, the 35-year-old goalie-assistant coach of the defending Calder Cup champion Amerks, had gone 28-8-5 in sparking Rochester to a comfortable Southern Division lead. But AHL rules stipulate that players must be…
FAN FORUM
HOCKEY NOT FOR TEXAS I thoroughly enjoyed Bill Fleischman’s article about hockey in Texas (Jan. 20). It brought back many bittersweet memories. I was one of the 7,500 hardcore hockey fans who rooted for the Houston Aeros. When the team folded, it was like a death in the family. I really believe the Aeros were one of the best hockey teams ever assembled. Can you imagine a lineup that included Gordie, Mark and Marty Howe; Andre Lacroix, John Tonelli, Rich Preston, Morris Lukowich and Terry Ruskowski? Many teams in the NHL today would pay plenty for that kind of depth. There were great games played at the Summit, which is a wonderful building—complete with instant replays on a video screen—but while I was screaming my lungs out, most of my neighbors were going…
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