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October 5, 1984
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Rangers Want To Keep Up The Momentum
NEW YORK—It’s begun already. On the day the Ranger veterans were scheduled to report to training camp, the New York Post ran a headline that reflects the theme of the coming season: RANGER CAMP THINKS CUP The Rangers have done that every year since 1940, which—as nobody here needs to be reminded—was the last time they won the Stanley Cup. But there have been few years when the team could actually verify that quest with a true symbol. This year they can. The fifth and final game of last spring’s opening-round playoff loss to the Islanders proves that the Rangers are contenders. “The players got a lot of momentum from the Islander series, they’re still talking about it,” said assistant coach Carol Vadnais. “They know from that series that they can go…
Jets Are Searching For The Right Wingers
WINNIPEG—The search is underway for two right wingers who can play profi-•ciently in the National Hockey League. In their zeal to beef up the left side, the bright was weakened as the Winnipeg Jets traded their captain, Lucien DeBlois, to the Montreal Canadiens for Perry Turnbull. “I like to think we can fill the vacancy left by DeBlois with Andrew McBain,” said Jet general manager John Ferguson. “I thoroughly expect Paul MacLean and Andrew to be our top two right wingers. After that, it’s wide open.” The serious candidates are Mike Lauen, up from Sherbrooke, Ohio State grad Perry Pooley and Peter Marsh, a free agent from the Chicago Black Hawks. By no means will the Jets be content to consign the two spots to the two who create the best impression. A lingering…
Top Spot In 1985 Entry Draft Up For Grabs
There will be no Mario Lemieux or Brian Bellows Derby this year. The early line on the 1985 National Hockey League entry draft is that there is no clearcut favorite to succeed Lemieux as the No. 1 pick overall. Last year at this time, it was fairly obvious Lemieux would be the top pick. The question was who would get him. Two years ago, Pat LaFontaine was the pre season favorite to go No. 1, but he was later nosed out by Brian Lawton and Sylvain Turgeon, whose stock rose as the season progressed. The same thing happened to Bellows. Everyone wanted him, but at draft time, Boston accepted a package of players from Minnesota to take Gord Kluzak instead. There is no player who elicits that kind of frantic dealing and drooling in this…
Big Ned Loses Lawsuit Against Eagleson
Former National Hockey League player Vaclav Nedomansky has lost his lawsuit against Alan Eagleson and his company. Sports Management Ltd., and has been ordered to pay Eagleson $60,000 (U.S.) in outstanding legal fees. Nedomansky was suing Eagleson for $1 million for an alleged breach of contract in 1979, but in handing down his decision in Ontario Supreme Court on Sept. 17, Mr. Justice Marvin Catzman found no evidence of negligence or breach of contract by Eagleson. The lawsuit centered on the negotiating of a contract in 1979 which would have had Nedomansky playing hockey for five years with the Detroit Red Wings and then scouting for an additional 10 years with the National Hockey League club. However, the contract, which would have netted him $2 million plus long-term pension and other benefits,…
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