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March 22, 1985
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Russell Undaunted As Fans Roast Him
NEW JERSEY DEVILS EAST RUTHERFORD—There is a war going on at the Meadowlands Arena. On one side are the fans who carry the large “We love Phil Russell” banners orthose who wear the “Russell’s Raiders” buttons. On the other side are the fans who lean over the glass behind the Devils’s bench and yell obscenities at Russell and those who boo each time the veteran defenseman skates onto the ice or touches the puck. The boo birds and the Russell haters are winning this easily. Sometimes the 13-year NHL veteran feels about as welcome on his home ice as Denis Potvin feels in Madison Square Garden. Were it not for Russell’s durability, leadership and steady play, the Devils would be buried deep in the Patrick Division basement. “Phil has certainly been steady all year,”…
Is Anything Funnier Than The IOC?
QUICK! FOR ONE million dollars and an autographed, nude photo of Warren Skorodenski. has there ever been a better travelling comedy show placed on this earth than the International Olympic Committee? Now, SCTV was very good, but that troupe didn’t get to travel the world to stage its nonsense in an assortment of exotic locales while somebody else picked up the tab. The old Laugh-In had a wonderful cast, and years after that company bit the dust, phrases it turned into catch-words still are heard and its approach to comedy is used by an assortment of people. But compared to the IOC, Laugh-In was a funeral procession when it comes to giggles. But when you think of it, that the IOC exists in 1985 shouldn’t be a big surprise. After all, this…
TRIVIA
1. Name the last Toronto Maple Leaf to win the Lady Byng Trophy? 2. What goaltender did Maurice Richard beat for his 500th NHL goal? 3. Name the first player ever selected in an NHL amateur draft? 4. What team picked him? 5. What former Calder Trophy winner played goals for the Washington Capitals during the 1976-77 season? 6. Who coached the USA at the 1979 World Hockey Championships? 7. What NHL player has been awarded two penalty shots so far this season? 8. What Los Angeles defenseman was a Quebec League first all-star in 1977-78? 9. Name the only city where Gordie Howe saw action in the minor leagues? 10. What current NHL player was the New York Rangers’ stick boy during the 1978-79 season? Answers in next week’s issue. Last Week’s Trivia Answers 1. Montreal, 1968-69. 2. Red Kelly. 3.…
MINOR SCOREBOARD
AMERCIAN LEAGUE (Standings on Tue. March 12) GAMES COMPLETED Tue. Mar. 5 Baltimore 9 at St. Catharines 1 Fredericton 2 at Adirondack 4 Wed. Mar. 6 Baltimore 5 at Binghamton 2 Moncton 7 at Hershey 8 Springfield 4 at New Haven 5 Maine 3 at Nova Scotia 3 Fri. Mar. 8 Moncton 2 at Binghamton 6 Sherbrooke 6 at New Haven 3 Maine 1 at Nova Scotia 0 St. Catharines 2 at Rochester 5 Sat. Mar. 9 Moncton 2 at Baltimore 4 Rochester 3 at Binghamton 1 Maine 1 at Fredericton 1 New Haven 5 at Hershey 3 Adirondack 2 at St. Catharines 7 Sherbrooke 1 at Springfield 5 Sun. Mar. 10 Springfield 1 at Adirondack 5 Hershey 3 at Maine 4 St. Catharines 3 at New Haven 11 Binghamton 3 at Rochester 4 LEADING SCORERS ATLANTIC COAST LEAGUE (Standings on Tue. Mar. 12) (Teams get point for overtime loss) GAMES COMPLETED Tue. Mar. 5 Pine Bridge 1 at Erie 4 Mo. Valley 3 at…
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