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September 28, 1984
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It’s Different Altogether For Sabres’ Other Goalie
BUFFALO—It’s like comparing daylight and dark when talking about Bob Sauve and Tom Barrasso. They are both goaltenders for the Buffalo Sabres, but that is where the comparison ends. Physically, Sauve stands 5-foot-8 while Barrasso towers at 6-foot-3. Personality-wise, Sauve is very low-key and soft-spoken while Barrasso is very outgoing and, at times, outspoken. So it stands to reason that while Barrasso was reaping the benefits of an outstanding rookie season, collecting trophies, automobiles and all, Sauve spent a quiet summer relaxing with his family near Montreal. And in his own quiet way Sauve has been preparing for the coming National Hockey League season. Although he has not donned a hockey uniform since last April—Barrasso, meanwhile, has been convincing people he’s the best goalie in the National League by playing for Team USA in…
TITAN
Wayne Gretzky won the fourth consecutive scoring title. Mike Bossy scores a record seventh consecutive 50-goal season. Michel Goulet scores a second consecutive 50-goal season and establishes the record for most points by a left winger. Rick Vaive scores a third consecutive 50-goal season. • Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, Michel Goulet and Rod Langway make the NHL first All-Star team. All these players have two thing in common: They are all superstars in the game of hockey and most important, they have accomlished all these achievements using a TITAN hockey stick, which again proves that NO OTHER STICK SCORES LIKE IT. There are several major breakthroughs in the 1984 Titan hockey line: • The new Turbo models. • Exciting new models in the TPM professional series. • Cosmetic changes on the en-stick line. Titan’s Research and Development department had…
LaFontaine’s Brilliance Hinges On His Knee
Ask New York Islander rookie Pat LaFontaine if he has set any personal goals for the coming season, and he’ll reply: “No, not really. I just want to help the team in any way I can.” But some of his close friends confide that the teenager hopes to win the Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year. He will probably be a strong candidate for the award—if his left knee doesn’t betray him. LaFontaine spent the Labor Day weekend visiting his parents in Michigan. Then he was back on Long Island, going through a rehabilitation program for his sore left knee. One bright September morning the Islanders’ 19-year-old center spent more than two hours on the Cybex machine and other strength-building apparatus at a sports training center owned and operated by Steve…
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…
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