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April 13, 1984
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Capitals Planning To Exploit Their Speed
LANDOVER—Over the last month of the season, Washington coach Bryan Murray was hoping for a first-round playoff matchup against the New York Rangers. His principal concern with a team lacking in depth was to avoid the injuries that might come during a physical series against Philadelphia. It was somewhat of a surprise then for Murray, watching the Flyers rout Pittsburgh from the Spectrum press box, to exclaim suddenly, “Damn, we can beat these guys.” Murray explained that he felt the Capitals’ speed was too much for the Flyers to handle. He also said that he doubted the Flyers could use their two bully boys, Dave Brown and Darryl Stanley, in a playoff series against Washington because of their slowness afoot. Murray’s analysis was borne out in a playoff preview at Philadelphia on the…
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,”…
TRIVIA
1. Who was the imaginary Japanese player selected by Buffalo in the 1974 entry draft? 2. Who scored the winning goal in the NHL’s longest playoff overtime game? 3. What former NHL goaltender was nicknamed Smiley Bates? 4. Name the former Minnesota defenseman who the Boston Bruins picked first overall in the 1966 entry draft? 5. What player won a Stanley Cup with Boston in 1970, and then played against the Bruins in the 1972 final? 6. In October, 1974, St. Louis traded defenseman Larry Giroux to Kansas City for Chris Evans and a 1976 fourth-round draft choice. What current Blue was selected with that pick? 7. The University of Toronto recently won the CIAU title. Who did they beat in the final? 8. What WHA team played in a rink with clear plexiglass boards? 9. Who won…
…While Vairo Wears Olympic Albatross
Pat LaFontaine is popping in goals for the New York Islanders. Bob Mason is tending goal for the Washington Capitals. Tom Hirsch, a towering defenseman, now guards the blueline for the Minnesota North Stars. They and several other members of the 1984 United States Olympic hockey team already are scattered around the professional ranks, their careers in full swing and their futures mapped out for them. Some even have been in the headlines the last few weeks. But for Lou Vairo, head coach of the American squad that finished a disappointing seventh at the Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, things are quite different. Unlike many of his former players who have moved on to the National Hockey League, Vairo has stepped out of the limelight and returned to his mountain home in Divide,…
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