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August 23, 1985
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Talented Non-Performers Command Patience: Watt
VANCOUVER CANUCKS VANCOUVER—Tom Watt is one of the more astute observers of National Hockey League behavior. And as such, the 50-year-old former Jack Adams Trophy winner knows full well what he’s getting himself into as new head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. Stressing patience and a desire to improve team speed. Watt signed a three-year contract to guide a club that finished more than 20 points out of the playoffs in a suddenly very competitive Smythe Division. Watt was also given the title of assistant GM to Jack Gordon and his assistant coach will be Jack Mcllhargey, who worked in the same capacity last year under Harry Neale and associate coach Ron Smith. “From a coaching standpoint I want to be more tolerant with the talented player who doesn’t always produce although you know…
Collegiate Ace To Join U.S. Hall Of Fame
HOCKEY NOTEBOOK The United States Hockey Hall of Fame is opening its doors to three new members—among them a man who once scored 23 points in one game. Dartmouth great Dick Rondeau, longtime minor leaguer Bob Blake and Hal Trumble, president of the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States, are tentatively scheduled for enshrinement Oct. 5 at the Hall in Eveleth, Minn. Rondeau scored 12 goals and 11 assists in one game against Middlebury during the 1943-44 season. That 23-point outburst is believed to be an all-time record. He led the nation in college scoring in 1941-42 with 45 goals and 32 assists. Blake, a swift skater, played a total of 16 professional seasons—seven of them on championship teams, including the 1942-43 Buffalo Bisons which he captained. Trumble has guided AHAUS through a tremendous…
Coaching Job Homecoming For Holmgren
Louisville Hockey Louisville Hockey PHILADELPHIA FLYERS PHILADELPHIA—It didn’t matter what color jersey Paul Holmgren draped over his battered shoulders—hockey fans in Philly knew he had a Flyers’ logo etched on his heart. And now, after a short absence in which he finished out his career with the Minnesota North Stars, Holmgren has returned to the Spectrum. The Flyers heralded that return in mid-July when they announced that Holmgren had joined the club as an assistant coach. Holmgren joins E.J. McGuire on coach Mike Keenan’s staff in place of Ted Sator, who left the organization to become head coach of the New York Rangers. Up until a week before he signed with the Flyers, Holmgren was clutching onto fading hopes that he could try to play another season for the North Stars. However, the doctors finally convinced…
A Time For Change For The Flames
CALGARY FLAMES CALGARY—The changes started a few days after the season ended when the Calgary Flames fans learned that they wouldn’t have defenseman Kari Eloranta to kick around anymore. The Flames released Eloranta from the option year of his contract so he could play in Europe next season. The higher-profile moves—especially the trades that sent goaltender Don Edwards and Kent Nilsson packing—dominated the summer’s headlines, but the Flames made other significant changes. Pierre Page, a former Flames’ assistant, was brought back from the farm to join coach Bob Johnson’s staff. Highly-regarded defenseman Gary Suter, a ninth-round draft choice from Wisconsin, signed a professional contract and is given a good chance of making the team next year, replacing Eloranta. Terry Crisp joined the Flames’ organization as Page’s replacement. Crisp will coach Moncton of the American Hockey League…
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