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March 23, 1984
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Wings Not Out Of The Woods Yet
DETROIT—Paul Woods waltzed around the question, looked up and finally said: “It’s been so long since we’ve been in the playoffs, I want to be absolutely sure we’re in before I start believing it.” Believe it. The Wings are on the verge of making the National Hockey League playoffs for the first time since the 1977-78 season. That’s no idle threat. The Wings knocked off the St. Louis Blues twice in a home-and-home set—3-1 in St. Louis and 8-3 in Detroit—to move into second place in the Norris Division, three points ahead of Chicago, with 10 games left in the regular season. Jacques Demers, coach of the division-rival Blues, believes it. “They’re in,” Demers said after the Wings polished off. the Blues. Still, the Wings remained in a posture that would be best described as cautiously optimistic. “I…
Beavers Gnawing Away At Post-Season Invitation
ST. JEAN—A season of hard work is producing results at just the right time for the Beavers. The Beavers beat the Olympiques 7-6 in Hull to move into a seventh-place tie with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in the scramble for the eighth and final playoff berth. The Beavers have eight wins and a tie in the last nine games. “We visited Parliament (where the Canadian federal government assembles) before the game and we were as asleep as they were,” said St. Jean coach Yvan Gingras. “But it’s very gratifying to see things come together. We’ve had a lot of injuries and a lot of problems.” “They’re just about the hottest team in the league,” said Shawinigan Cataractes’ coach Ron Lapointe, locked in a four-point battle of his own for third place with the Quebec…
The Generals Are The Talk Of The Town
FLINT—If it weren’t for the red-hot Fort Wayne Komets, the streaking Flint Generals would be the talk of the International Hockey League—certainly they’re the talk around here. Despite an outbreak of injuries, which has permitted coach Dennis Desrosiers the luxury of a regular lineup just three times since Dec. 20, Flint has secured a playoff position and is making a run for second place. The Generals rode a five-game winning streak into Fort Wayne but the streak ended in a 3-2 loss. It marked the third straight time Flint lost to the Komets by that score. Despite the loss in Fort Wayne, Desrosiers wasn’t too disappointed. Since the first of the year, Flint has been the second hottest team in the league. Including the loss in Fort Wayne, Flint’s record since January is 15-10-1. Before…
Habs’ Ludwig Refuses To Succumb To Pain
MONTREAL—Craig Ludwig was not about to let a little bit of pain in his left shoulder get in his way. Ludwig, the No. 2 defenseman on the Canadiens behind Larry Robinson, showed Hab observers and fans his courage and character when he continued to play and keep his modest iron-man streak alive. Ludwig joined the Habs last season from the University of North Dakota and played in his 150th consecutive game March 10 against the Boston Bruins, despite a badly bruised shoulder suffered in Edmonton six nights earlier. “I just knocked the puck off somebody’s stick and I kept going, hitting my left shoulder in the face of the boards,” said Ludwig, who was injured in the second period of a 6-1 loss to the Oilers. “I hit the bottom, where the boards…
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