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January 11, 1985
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NHL On-Ice Officials Should Use Video Replays
PRO: Instead of four knuckles and a PRO whistle, let’s throw a video camera on the cover of the 1985-86 NHL official rule book. Ever since man attached metal blades to the soles of his feet and told another guy dressed like a zebra to make sense of the madness, hockey has been too fast for one to man to referee. The officials, however, have always thought differently. They believe one referee, two linesmen and two goal judges provide enough supervision for the game to speed along. The problem today is the speedy game has gone supersonic. The world’s 10-best human eyes couldn’t possibly catch it all. It’s time for a change. It’s time the NHL moved a step ahead of its pro sports brethern by introducing the type of progressive legislation needed to help…
Ley’s Juggling Act Gives Lumberjacks Lift
MUSKEGON—Lumberjack coach Rick had to do some juggling with his lineup when he lost Don Murdoch and Jay Miller eight games into the season. The pair was one-two in scoring for Ley’s Lumberjacks and Murdoch was leading the league with seven goals. Still, Muskegon was playing.500 hockey when Murdoch suffered tom knee ligaments and Miller broke a bone in his right hand. But Ley, the Muskegon coach in his first IHL season, pieced things together and, as of Dec. 17, the Lumberjacks had won 10 of their last 13 games and tied Miller was expected back by Christmas but Murdoch still was a month from being able to play. The return of Miller, though, was offset by the recall of Steve Gatzos by Pittsburgh. That came just after goalie Brian Ford was recalled…
Oilers Show More Depth Than Ever Before
EDMONTON—Depth, ask around, it’s a key to long-term success in the hairylegged world of professional athletics. Consider potential Edmonton Oilers of the future—short-term or otherwise: A not-forgotten 1983 Upstart Playoff Hero challenging for the scoring lead in the American Hockey League; a hustling little left winger darting in and about in the AHL, sporting a spanking new Stanley Cup ring; three defenseman representing their country in the world junior tournament in Finland; the most aggressive young Finn that Oilers’ director of player personnel Barry Fraser has ever laid eyes upon, and so on… “The depth in our organization is far better than ever before,” said Fraser, who also doubles as the Oilers’ chief scout, in his mid-term evaluation of those prospects In The System. “We have players at every position who can help…
Mason, Dartmouth Face An Uphill Battle
DARTMOUTH—When Brian Mason Rochester Institute of Technology to replace George Crowe as head coach at Dartmouth, he knew that rebuilding the Big Green wasn’t going to be an over-night job. That kind of attitude has allowed him to keep things in perspective as Dartmouth has struggled in the first month and a half of the 1984-85 Eastern College Athletic Conference season. Owning only a 4-3 overtime win over Army on the plus side of the ledger, the Big Green stutter-stopped to a 1-6 record prior to the Christmas break. It’s defintely been an uphill struggle as the Big Green try to regain the reputation they enjoyed in both 1979 and 1980, when they competed in the NCAA Tournament. “In Division I, you can’t turn things around immediately,” said Mason. “In the Ivy…
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