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April 26, 1985
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Canucks Leave Neale Standing In Limbo
VANCOUVER CANUCKS VANCOUVER—The management of the Vancouver Canucks has essentially degenerated into a guessing game. The Thursday before the season ended, Canuck general manager Harry Neale met with owner Frank Griffiths and his son Arthur, the assistant to the chairman, who collectively told him he was no longer wanted by the club and that he was free to look for employment elsewhere. In the meantime, however, they told him to hang around and tend to the day-to-day chores of his general manager job. But it appears as though Neale is through with those functions too, as his job title has been changed from GM to director of hockey operations, and that someone else is to replace him. although that person has yet to be appointed. Many names have been bandied about, including John…
Andreuchuk Shoulders A Load For Sabres
BUFFALO SABRES BUFFALO—If anything, the Quebec Nordiques learned to expect the unexpected from Buffalo Sabre general manager-coach Scott Bowman. Before the start of the Adams Division semi-final series, the Sabres had announced that they weren’t sure of the services of Dave Andreychuk, their leading goal scorer in the regular season who had been sidelined since March 21 with a fractured collarbone. But when the series opened in Quebec, the 6-foot-3 Andreychuk stood tall on the Sabres’ bench. Andreychuk, in fact, played a pivotal role in the Sabres’ coming back to win both the third and fourth games and forcing a fifth and deciding one. “The three shots I took, some nights they go in and some nights they don’t.” Andrevchuk said after recording a hat trick in game four. “I got some wood on them…
MINOR SCOREBOARD
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS NORTHERN DIVISION Semi Finals GAMES COMPLETED Thu. Apr. 11 Nova Scotia 4 at Maine 3 Sun. Apr. 14 Nova Scotia 3 at Maine 5 GAMES TO COME Wed Apr. 17 Mine at Nova Scotia Fri. Apr. 19 Maine at Nova Scotia Sat. Apr. 20 Nova Scotia at Maine Tue. Apr. 22 Maine at Nova Scotia Thu. Apr 24 Nova Scotia at Maine (Sherbrooke leads best-of-seven series 2-0) GAMES COMPLETED Thu. Apr. 11 Sherbrooke 5 at Fredericton 2 Fri. Apr. 12 Sherbrooke 3 at Fredericton 2 GAMES TO COME Mon. Apr. 15 Fredericton at Sherbrooke Wed. Apr. 17 Fredericton at Sherbrooke Sat. Apr. 20 Sherbrooke at Fredericton Mon. Apr. 22 Fredericton at Sherbrooke Wed. Apr 24 Sherbrooke at Fredericton SOUTHERN DIVISION Semi-Finals (Bringhamtom leads best-of-seven series 30) GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Apr. 10 Springfield 2 at Binghamton 4 Fri. Apr. 12 Springfield 5 at Binghamton 9 Sat. Apr 13 Binghamton 6 at Springfield 1 GAMES TO COME Tue. Apr. 16 Binghamton at Springfield Wed. Apr. 17 Springfield at Binghamton Sat. Apr. 20 Binghamton at Springfield Thu. Apr. 25 Springfield at Binghamton (Baltimore leads best-of-seven series…
Heroes Come Through For Isles In Clutch
NEW YORK ISLANDERS LONG ISLAND—The New York Islanders have changed since they lost their bid for a fifth consecutive Stanley Cup last spring. There have been changes in personnel and, in some cases, changes in attitude. But when the playoffs roll around, the heroics are usually produced by the same people. Bryan Trottier…Mike Bossy…Bill Smith. Heroes all. On two successive nights at Nassau Coliseum, they pulled the fans out of their seats with remarkable performances and they pulled the Islanders even with Washington in the semi-finals of the Patrick Division playoffs. It was Trottier who steered the Islanders to a 2-1 victory in the third game. He broke a goalless tie at the end of a two-on-one breakaway with Bossy at 5:11 of the third period, and Brent Sutter produced the winning goal eight minutes later.…
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