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December 14, 1984
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Flyers Dust Off Froese From Cold Storage
PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Flyers pulled a goalie named Froese out of cold storage after a month in the deep freeze, and there were more than a few people who thought he was going to melt. After all, before Bob Froese started against the Chicago Black Hawks on Nov.27 at the Spectrum, he hadn’t played in nine consecutive games. Heck, he’d only played a total of two periods from the time the Flyers moved into first place in the Patrick Division on Oct. 25th until 33 days later when he got the start against the Hawks. “Yeah, I was a little nervous,” said Froese. “I didn’t want to make a complete fool of myself, you know. Sure. I thought I had been keeping sharp in practice. but it’s a lot different. “It was the scariest…
It Took Gadsby A While To Finally Win The Cup
Bill Gadsby relaxes in his office in Farmington Hills, MI, and looks at the Stanley Cup that sits on a shelf. An inscription on it reads, “The Stanley Cup, Presented to Bill Gadsby.” Unfortunately for Gadsby, it is not the real thing. This Stanley Cup was awarded to Gadsby and a group of Detroit Red Wing oldtimers for winning the championship of a tournament called Reach For the Stars, recently held in Lake Placid, New York. Gadsby played for 20 seasons (1946-66) in the National Hockey League for the Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and the New York Rangers, was a member of the first-team All-Stars in 1956, 1958 and 1959, the second-team All-Stars in 1953 and 1954, and later was elected to the Hall of Fame. But for all his accomplishments, he…
TRIVIA
1. What New York Ranger forward is known as “Old Mississippi?” 2. Against what goaltender did Bobby Orr score his last NHL goal? 3. Who recorded the Washington Capitals’ first league shutout? 4. What former Vezina Trophy winner was the top goalie in the AHL in 1968-69 and 1969-70? 5. What two teams played the first regular-season overtime game in 198384? 6. Which Plager brother was an original Atlanta Flame? 7. What NHL goaltender recorded the first shutout of the ’84-85 season? 8. What NHL team was in existence for only one season, yet had the scoring champ that year? 9. What two current NHL coaches played together with the 1968-69 Montreal Canadiens? 10. What current NHL player led the USA in scoring at the 1979 World Hockey Championships? Answers in next week’s issue. Last Week’s Trivia Answers 1. Greg Terrion. 2.…
Junior Coach Quits After Death Of Player
A coach has quit following the death of one of his hockey players. Larry Lapointe, coach of the Montreal junior AA Repentigny Olympiques, said he’s quitting hockey following the death of Stephane Saint-Aubin, 18, during a game against Longueuil Sieurs, Nov. 28. Saint-Aubin, selected as one of the top midget players in Montreal two years ago, had an artery in his neck sliced when he collided with a Longueuil player. Lapointe, who had another player die several years ago when he was struck in the ear by a puck, said he no longer feels he can coach. “It’s too much,” Lapointe said. “As far as I’m concerned, my career as a hockey coach is over.” Raymond Legare, president of the Olympiques, said several of his team’s players are “badly shaken” by the incident. Last December,…
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