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April 13, 1984
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BLUELINES
The first major hockey film since Paul Newman’s Slapshot is in the works under the Universal banner. Starring Michael (Night Shift, Mr. Mom) Keaton, the movie is titled, Touch and Go, and will be a drama with comedic overtones. Keaton plays a fictional Wayne Gretzky who gets mugged by teenagers while leaving the rink in Chicago. Keaton befriends one of the youngsters and eventually falls in love with the teenager’s mother. Universal executive Jack Grossberg tells BLUELINES: “This is the first movie that really deals with the life of a hockey player.” Keaton has been taking skating lessons for two months in Los Angeles. Phil Esposito already has auditioned for the coach’s role and Universal expects to employ several members of the Black Hawks. “We’re also bargaining with the NHL,”…
Flyer Pieces Fall Into Right Place
PHILADELPHIA—A season-closing charge of eight straight victories brought the Flyers to within one game of 100 points and a home-ice advantage in their series with Washington. But Washington’s dominating 4-1 victory in the season finale at the Spectrum not only doused those hopes but brought back a lot of bad memories. A year ago, two victories by the New York Rangers over Philadelphia in the last two weeks of the season had a definite carryover effect into New York’s three-game sweep. “I don’t think it will have an effect at all,” said Flyer general manager-coach Bob McCammon. “We had been playing well and just had one bad game.” “There’s just no comparison,” Bobby Clarke said. “Last year, we were a scared hockey team going into the playoffs. We’d been losing for a month,…
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
One of the highest honors that a player can receive from a team in the National Hockey League is to be named captain. Such an honor indicates special leadership qualities by an individual and only a chosen few ever get to wear the symbolic “C”. Keith McCreary was one of those chosen few. But what is unique about McCreary, who played 10 seasons in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames, is that not only was he a captain for the Penguins, but the Flames, too. Being captain of two teams is something that has not happened that often in NHL history. “It was certainly an honor and something that I’m proud of in my career,” McCreary said. “For me it was a challenge to the responsibility of the position. “Being captain…
SLAPSHOTS
WALES GETS THE EDGE MONTREAL—The Wales Conference has earned home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup finals because of its domination over the Campbell Conference in games played during the regular season. The Wales’ teams won 166 of the 330 games played against the Campbell counterparts with 35 games ending in ties. In the Campbell Conference finals, the Smythe Division receives the extra home game against the Norris Division after winning 39 of 75 games with 13 games deadlocked. The Adams gains the extra game against the Patrick in the Prince of Wales Conference after winning 47 of 90 games with 11 games tied. NYKOLUK GETS THE AXE TORONTO—Leaf coach Mike Nykoluk was fired as coach as this issue was going to press and a Globe and Mail story reports that Roger Neilson, the coach and…
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