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October 18, 1985
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Oldtimers’ Hockey Riding On A Wave Of Popularity
Although increasingly considered a young man’s sport at the professional level, hockey is also taking root within the older generation. Call it progress or perhaps just the maturation of the Baby Boomers. No longer just the occasional pickup shinny game, oldtimers’ hockey has shown tremendous growth in recent years. Organized, uniformed, sponsored and neatly parceled into leagues and divisions, it is showing an increase in popularity all over North America. ‘We de-emphasize winning. Ninety per cent of our prizes go to good guys.’ “Without giving you total figures, in the last five years our growth is more than 400 per cent,” says Larry Regan, president of the Canadian Oldtimers’ Hockey Association. “I can’t say for certain (the reason for the growth). We don’t pretend to take credit for it or anything, it’s like a happening. “With…
Rooney Out Of Friar Pan And Into The Rookie Fire
MONTREAL CANADIENS MONTREAL—For Steve Rooney it is like starting all over again. The Stanley Cup goal he scored for the Canadiens on his wedding day (April 13) in his hometown of Boston is ancient history. Rooney is in a battle to become a regular member of the Montreal Canadiens. “We brought him in at a tough time last season,” admitted rookie coach Jean Perron. So, Rooney, an academic allAmerican at Providence College last season, was told to report to the rookie training camp, a week before the Canadiens’ main camp got under way. “I think it is pretty good the way they had me come in,” Rooney said. “I am a rookie and at the rookie camp, I had to be working as hard as the other rookies. “I am glad that I came in last…
Guy Lafleur Is Super Sour, Not A Superstar Anymore
Rod Beaton TODD BERGEN and Guy Lafleur aren’t sure what they want to do. Bergen is a young man. What’s Lafleur’s excuse? Bergen is a big, strong center capable of 40 or 50 goals in a National Hockey League season. Bergen is 4-S. He has size, strength, shot and skating ability. But, he also has doubts. Bergen, 22, isn’t certain he wants to play hockey. He’s quite certain he doesn’t want to play hockey for Philadelphia Flyers’ coach Mike Keenan. Bergen soured on the Flyers’ experience for a variety of reasons, even though he played brilliantly in his 14-game, end-of-season look. He scored 11 goals. Then he opened the playoffs well against the New York Rangers and New York Islanders. But because of defensive deficiencies, he found a seat on the bench or in…
Pittsburgh Picks Lindstrom First In Draft
Pittsburgh Penguins were clearly the stars of this year’s National Hockey League waiver draft. First, heads were turned when Doug Shedden, the Penguins’ 35-goal scorer, was listed as available for selection in a NHL-released published listing. And then, the NHL’s second-worst team last year picked three of the nine players chosen in the draft Oct. 7. Originally, Shedden was listed by the NHL as available for selection. But within a day, league president John Ziegler released a statement, explaining the 24-year-old’s inclusion was the NHL’s fault and he was added to Pittsburgh’s protected list. One team disappointed by the turn of events had to be the Toronto Maple Leafs, who held first pick in the draft and would have snapped up Shedden. Instead, the last-place Leafs passed in all five rounds. The Penguins, choosing second, opened the…
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