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December 21, 1984
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BLUELINES
Montreal’s French press has gone to war with National Hockey League prez John Ziegler over an alleged slight he committed against Guy Lafleur upon the latter’s retirement. Scribes such as Bert (Journal de Montreal) Raymond and Rejean (La Presse) Tremblay charge that Ziegler botched up his role in the Lafleur retirement. The problem started when a Montreal broadcaster phoned Ziegler for a few words on Guy’s adieu. Told that Ziegler was tied up in a meeting, the radio man reported that the prez has “no comment.” Later Ziegler issued a formal statement warmly lauding the Habs’ ace, but many in the Montreal media failed to receive it. Raymond and the rest accuse Ziegler of insensitivity, and further assert that he overlooked Lafleur in an extemporaneous talk about stars at last…
Check The Facts, Stan
Being a confirmed ‘‘hockey nut,” I have read THE HOCKEY NEWS religiously for several years and have always been of the opinion that the reporting was of a high level. That is until I read a small tid-bit of information in Bluelines in the Nov. 23 issue. Now I do not mind controversy, what I object to is inaccurate reporting. The article states, “Seattle Breaker boss Stan Goodall has his 14-year-old son, Glen, playing in the major junior hockey league.” For your information, I am in no way connected with the Seattle Breakers management. Being a student of the game of hockey, I realize, if you don’t, that there is no room for bureaucratic patronage in sports. To my knowledge, success in the sports field, at least at the playing level, depends…
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
JANUARY BEAR ESSENTIALS: The Soviet Union’s junior national team whips Sweden 8-2 to win the world championships for the second consecutive year. Finland finishes second, Czechoslovakia third and Canada fourth. SING IT, TOMMIE: When two New Jersey disc jockeys get together to record a parody of a pop tune called The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats, Devil coach Tommie McVie is tapdancing mad. “We can lose if we want to…/We’ll get next year’s first-round choice…/So we’ll laugh and flirt and lose our shirts…/We’re the worst team on the ice…” —Men Without Hat Tricks “I don’t give a damn if this team gets Mario Lemieux unless I’m here to coach him,” says Tommie, who turns out to be a better prophet than a music critic. BLEEPIN, BLEEPIN, BLEEP, BLEEP: Toronto Globe and Mail columnist Al Strachan…
O’Neill Taking Heat For Weak Hierarchy
It’s probably a little too late to be devoting a column to the unfortunate, face-spearing incident which took place between Minnesota’s Paul Holmgren and Hartford’s Torrie Robertson on Oct. 27. But it is very definitely not too late to, once again, admonish the powers that be at the National Hockey League offices for their reluctance or sheer inability to correctly and courageously handle this situation. A quick review of the facts: Holmgren and Robertson came into contact alongside the Hartford bench while chasing the puck into the Whalers’ zone. On that much they’ll both agree. After that, their version of the foreplay preceding the main event differs. Holmgren: “The butt end of his stick hit me on the side of the head, and he rubbed his glove in my face as we…
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