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April 19, 1985
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K-Wings Keeping Close Eye On Muskegon
Louisville Hockey Louisville Hockey KALAMAZOO—Coach Bill Inglis was hard-pressed for an answer. His Kalamazoo Wings temporarily moved into first place in the East Division of the International Hockey League—the first time since the second week of the season the K-Wings enjoyed such success—but Inglis couldn’t explain how it’s happened. “If I knew exactly what has turned things around I’d bottle it and sell it,” Inglis said. Kalamazoo posted a 12-3-0 record in March, with back-to-back wins over the Indianapolis Checkers on the final two days of the month, moving the K-Wings ahead of division-leading Muskegon Lumberjacks. However, Muskegon edged Salt Lake 6-5 on April Fools Day to reclaim the top spot. A total effort has certainly helped the K-Wings, trailing Muskegon by 11 points as late as late as March 4, vault ahead in the…
Skriko’s Scoring Should Keep Him With Canucks
VANCOUVER CANUCKS VANCOUVER—It has been difficult season for the Vancouver Canucks. They had no idea they were going to be finishing in the cellar of the Smythe Division when the season began and even less knowledge the games would become meaningless by Dec. 1. But there have been some good points. Along with the improvement of Cam Neely and the discovery of defenseman Doug Lidster, the best thing to happen to the Canucks this year may be Petri Skriko. The rookie Finnish winger scored the winning goal in the Canucks’ 3-2 victory over the Minnesota North Stars March 31, and should total many more before his National Hockey League career is over. He gets chances by the dozen, and for a European in his first year, this is quite delightful. When he gets…
Something To Consider In Playoffs
A few idle thoughts, pot-shots and not-so-hots on a National Hockey League season that should give birth to some excellent playoffs. • Don’t tell me that participation by large numbers of Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals in the Canada Cup tournament, which meant a mid-July start to the hockey season, didn’t have an influence on the woe those teams had late in the schedule. • Small bet for spring: The only people who will complain about the length of the playoffs and the number of teams in the Cup tournament will be those who attend the games on expense accounts. The folks who buy the tickets to watch their teams perform in late May won’t complain at all. • Encouraging aspect in the 1984-85 NHL season: The Wave, that classic example of tiny…
Bruins Are Primed For Presidential Task
BOSTON BRUINS BOSTON—General manager-coach Harry Sinden was asked which of three Adams Division rivals he preferred to meet in the opening round in the best-of-five Stanley Cup playoff series. “Well, we have a terrible time against Buffalo, Montreal and Quebec,” he said. “If there is someone else available…” As it turned out, the Bruins’ opening-round opponent was the Montreal Canadiens, whom they have not beaten in 15 playoff series dating back to 1942-43, when Franklin Roosevelt was president of the United States and Mackenzie King was prime minister of Canada. It was the reverse of last season’s form chart when the fourth-place Canadiens dumped the first-place Bruins in three consecutive games. This year the Bruins finished fourth and Montreal won the Adams Division title. But what happened in the past didn’t matter to Sinden. “This division…
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