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March 29, 1985
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Ogrodnick Joins Celebrated Club
DETROIT RED WINGS DETROIT—It was only a matter of time before John Ogrodnick, one of the National Hockey League’s premier players of the 1980s, became the third player in Detroit Red Wing history to score 50 goals in a season. When Ogrodnick, denied the opportunity a year ago when a broken left wrist prematurely ended his season after 64 games and 42 goals, finally broke the barrier, he did it in style—a hat trick against the Stanley Cup-champion Oilers in Edmonton. The goals were Ogrodnick’s 48th, 49th and 50th. If Ogrodnick had a regret, it was that No. 50 didn’t come in Detroit “in front of the home crowd.” With his parents and brother, who live in Edmonton, among the sell-out crowd at the Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton was Ogrodnick’s second choice. He was raised in…
Yeoman Leads Yeomen To Title
TORONTO—Don McLaren scored three times to power the York University Yeomen to a 3-2 win over the University of Alberta Golden Bears and capture the Canadian University hockey championships on March 17. The 21-year-old, a former Ontario League scoring star with the Ottawa 67s, fired all three goals within the first 16 minutes of the game to give the Yeomen a lead the Golden Bears just could not match. Alberta made the game interesting, however, as Dave Souch and John Reid each scored for the Bears in the waning moments of the third period, but it was a case of too little, too late. “What can I say about Don MacLaren?” said York coach Dave Chambers. “He’s been our quiet leader all year. He does it all.” McLaren, who wants to play for the…
LaForge Gone For Rest Of Season
Louisville Hockey® HAMILTON—Most people would call it deja vu, but for Bill LaForge it’s a nightmare. The Hamilton Steelhawk’s coach and general manager and Ontario Hockey League commissioner David Branch lined up on opposite sides and once again LaForge came out on the losing end of a controversial decision. Branch suspended LaForge for the last four games of the regular season and all of the playoffs following a review of a bench-clearing brawl between the Steelhawks and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in a March 9 game in Hamilton. The incident which caused the suspension came during the OHL’s televised game of the week. Both benches emptied at 8:39 of the second period and when order was restored, referee John Willsie had called 164 minutes in penalties, including 14 fighting majors. The game of the week,…
NEXT WEEK IN THN
In the April 6 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS, we’ll take a look at fighting in the National Hockey League. Some consider it a curse. Others call it a blessing. Only one thing is certain, though. It’s as much a part of the fabric of the game as skating and shooting. Always has been, but will it always be that way? We’ll look into that, as well as who the best fighters are, in next week’s probe into hockey fisticuffs. On top of that, we’ll have all the news, views and statistics as the regular season winds down to playoff time. Don’t miss it. And be sure to watch for our Stanley Cup playoff preview in the April 12 issue. QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I don’t really know how to dance except for square dancing. I don’t…
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