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April 12, 1985
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Wamsley Plays Well For Blues In Stretch
Louisville Hockey® Louisville Hockey® ST. LOUIS BLUES ST. LOUIS—Similar to any other National Hockey League goaltender, St. Louis’ Rick Wamsley has had a bad game here and there this season. But, overall, few can match him for consistency. Although he had no shutouts in 37 games, he gave up three goals or fewer on 26 occasions. His record going into the season last two weeks was 21-11-5 with a 3.29 goals-against average. The breakdown on Wamsley was: five one goal-games, 13 two-goal games and eight three-goal games. “All I’ve really had to do this year is be real steady,” he said. “Recently, I’ve had to be just steady. “At the beginning of the year, I had to make more quality saves than I have in the second half. At the start, we were struggling a bit with…
NEXT WEEK IN THN
In the April 19 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS, we’ll take a look at the State Of Pennsylvania. Specifically, it’ll be a study in contrasts. At the top end, you’ve got the Philadelphia Flyers, an organization which has been overhauled and streamlined to meet the demands of hi-tech hockey in the 1980s. At the bottom end, you’ve got the Pittsburgh Penguins, an organization which has made some positive strides on the ice this past season, but which still lives with the spectre of picking up stakes and moving elsewhere in the near future. In addition to that, we’ll have part two of our Playoff Preview, rating the contenders and pretenders in the Wales Conference. We’ll also have a preview of the 1985 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. All that and much, much more, including final…
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE SCORING
BOSTON BRUINS BUFFALO SABRES CALGARY FLAMES CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS DETROIT RED WINGS EDMONTON OILERS HARTFORD WHALERS LOS ANGELES KINGS MINNESOTA NORTH STARS MONTREAL CANADIENS NEW JERSEY DEVILS NEW YORK ISLANDERS NEW YORK RANGERS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS QUEBEC NORDIQUES ST. LOUIS BLUES TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS VANCOUVER CANUCKS WASHINGTON CAPITALS WINNIPEG JETS Top Scorers GOALTENDING STATISTICS GOALTENDING LEADERS GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE MOST WINS SAVE PERCENTAGE…
LaFontaine Has Had Up-And-Down Season
NEW YORK ISLANDERS LONG ISLAND—Life was just a bowl of cherries for Pat LaFontaine when he broke in with the New York Islanders last season. Remember how he scored five points in his second National Hockey League game? Well, LaFontaine’s life has changed somewhat in his first full season in the league. It’s been a season of ups and downs. It began last August when he suffered a sprained knee while playing for Team USA in an exhibition game prior to the Canada Cup tournament. He was forced to quit the team on the eve of its opening game against Sweden. The 20-year-old center made a slow recovery from that injury, but regained his best stride a month into the season when he put together an 11-game, point-scoring streak for the Islanders. However, he encountered…
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