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September 28, 1984
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THESE GUYS ARE ROOKIES?
In the fall of 1979, partly because of the World Hockey Association’s demise, an unprecedented wave of talented newcomers entered the National Hockey League. The rookies all shared two qualities: talent and professional experience. Their impact was immediate and it has been long-lasting. Now, five years later, the NHL is about to experience a second wave of talented new players. Again, they all share one quality: talent. Again, a significant number possess pro experience as well. If the ’79 invasion owed something to the death of the WHA, the crowded ’84 crop is to be harvested largely because the Olympic year ended. Many players, drafted as far back as 1980, put their professional careers on hold in order to pursue college educations. As the Olympic year approached they put off their careers again…
GIP-GRIP
The latest in hockey stick grips was developed by computer professionals. Virtually unbreakable, the Gip-Grip will help players in almost all aspects of the game: shooting (it allows players to twist the shaft of the stick with great mechanical advantage during follow through to impart more speed and spin to the puck), poke-checking (a backward skating defenseman can grasp the stick firmly with one hand for effective poke-checking), passing and stick-handling. The grip is made of high impact nylon that is strong, light, durable and safe as there are no sharp edges. The inherent angle encourages players to carry their sticks at a lower level, thereby reducing the chance of high stick injury to opponents and officials. It could very well be come standard equipment for all players, including goaltenders.…
New Faces Change Look Of Molson Cup
TORONTO—What do Wayne Gretzky and Rick Vaive have in common? Well, they don’t play the same position, they don’t play for the same team and Gretzky shoots left while Vaive shoots right. About the only thing they share is the honor of being defending Molson Cup champions in their respective National Hockey League cities. Gretzky continued to move towards a new Molson Cup record by winning his fifth successive award in the Edmonton segment voting, and Vaive dominated the Toronto voting for the third straight year, but that’s as far as it went for defending champions. Four new winners finished on top in the six-city voting. Gone were the Guy Lafleurs, Borje Salmings, Richard Brodeurs and other perennial past winners of the Molson Cup. Most had faded into the background of the…
Bruins Badgered By Krushelnyski Boppers
BOSTON—Mike Krushelnyski may be 2,500 air miles away in Edmonton but his memory does more than just linger on with Boston fans—particularly those of the female persuasion between the ages of 13 and 17. All summer long, the Sunday Herald has been receiving angry letters from teeny boppers castigating general manager Harry Sinden for trading their “hunk” (as he is called unabashedly) to the Oilers for Ken Linseman. The subject of the Krushelnyski phenonemon came up at the Bruins’ annual end-of-summer luncheon, which is generally designed to introduce the newcomers on the team to the media and vice versa. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Sinden. “This is the first time ever people have been mad at me for trading a guy because he was cute. There was a little of it…
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