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April 26, 1985
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Kings Can Hold Their Heads High
LOS ANGELES KINGS LOS ANGELES—If you exclude the historical factor of three years ago when they stunned the hockey world by beating the Oilers in the first round of the playoffs, the Los Angeles Kings really had nothing else going for them in their series against Edmonton this time around. To be sure, the Kings had proved to more than a few teams—and countless hockey people—that in the coming years, with continued sound management and coaching. Los Angeles will no longer be an easy two points. But in the Smythe Divison semi-finals against the Oilers, the Kings needed much more to upset the defending Stanley Cup champions. So, even though they lost in a three-game sweep to Edmonton, the Kings had reason to skate away from the series with their heads held high,…
Two Of The ‘Nice’ Stories Include Winnipeg, Staszak
I AM OFFICIALLY jumping on the Winnipeg Jets’ bandwagon. Hand me a red, white and blue uniform guys, I’m coming along for a skate. Regardless of how the Jets do in these Stanley Cup playoffs. I think they are headed in the right direction. As long as Wayne Gretzky can skate, the Jets may never win a Smythe Division pennant. But that didn’t mean they won’t be serious Stanley Cup contenders. As Marcel Dionne says, in a short series anything can happen. From fourth place and a dreary 31-38-11, 73-point record a year ago, Winnipeg rode a Season-ending 13-game unbeaten streak to an impressive 43-27-10, 96-point, second-place Smythe finish this season. Only three other teams had higher point totals than the Jets. We are talking dazzling improvement here. How can you not like…
Chrysler Rookie Spotlight
This may be the second consecutive season that Winnipeg Jet goaltender Marc Behrend has participated in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but he’s still considered a rookie in the National Hockey League. Behrend joined the Jets immediately after the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, where he was a memberof the U.S. team. He played in six regular season games last season, winning two, losing four and recording a goals-against average of 5.47. In the playoffs, he played in two games, losing both, while recording a 4.46 mark. This season, Behrend played behind No. 1 man Brian Hayward, seeing action in 24 games with a goals-against average of 4.48. In the playoffs, he took over from the injured Hayward in game three against the Calgary Flames and played all of the decisive fourth contest, which…
Adams Should Stay Longer Next Season
NEW JERSEY DEVILS EAST RUTHERFORD—Tom McVie, general manager-coach of the Maine Mariners, was raving about young Greg Adams when the season was only a few weeks old. McVie, a strong judge of talent, was predicting that New Jersey’s free-agent acquisition was likely to be playing for the parent Devils before the season was over. Devil general manager Max McNab and director of player personnel Marshall Johnston knew of Adams’ potential, but most everyone surrounding the Devils was preoccupied with the debut of top draft pick Kirk Muller and rookie coach Doug Carpenter, and wondering if 1982 top draft pick Rocky Trottier would crack the roster. Adams was the name of the future. But the future, you might say, came quickly for Adams and the Devils. Adams arrived on Jan. 13 and convinced everyone…
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