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November 8, 1985
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Black Hawks Turn Around Team Fortunes
CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS CHICAGO—The lessons are hard, hut they have to be learned. The Black Hawks seem to be learning and their slow start didn’t seem so slow after winning three times in a four-game stretch. If the lessons are not easy, they are simple. To win games and score goals, it takes hard work plus capable defense and goaltending. The hard work was hammered home in the game they lost during their turnaround—when the Philadelphia Flyers beat them at Chicago Stadium. The Flyers came out checking and never stopped. “They’re the best at it,” said Roger Neilson, the Hawks’ co-coach. “They try to intimidate you with their work ethic, and they’re very good at it.” But the Hawks can do it too, and they showed how after spotting the New Jersey Devils a three-goal lead…
MICRON JUNIOR PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
ONTARIO LEAGUE The Sudbury Wolves knew they had to have Craig Duncanson back this season if they hoped to escape the basement and become a contender. The six-foot, 185-pound left winger returned from the Los Angeles training camp and in his first four games back, he had 11 points. Duncanson was chosen the OHL Player of the Week after scoring eight points in two games as the Wolves began to howl with an imposing 7-2 record and a grip on second place. Duncanson, drafted by the Kings in 1985, had 35 goals last year. WESTERN LEAGUE Goaltender Darryl Gilmour could well be the saviour of the Moose Jaw Warriors who stumbled out of the starting gate with a pathetic 1-7 record. Gilmour held a hot hand, allowing just seven goals in three games for a 2.49…
Greenough Eyes A Return To Scoring Form
Louisville Hockey Louisville Hockey SUDBURY—The Ontario League’s facemask rule came one year too late for one of the Sudbury Wolves’ top players. Glenn Greenough’s hockey season in 1984-85 came to an unexpected end last Nov. 3 at Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital. Greenough was struck by a puck on the nose at a game in Guelph late last October and encountered problems with his right eye a few days later. Fortunately, the 19-year-old winger has regained the vision and is back playing this season for Wayne Maxner’s surprising club, which is off to a 7-2 start in the Emms Division. Greenough was a major contributor with two goals and nine assists. The sad irony of the accident is that Greenough had worn a visor off and on his first two OHL seasons and then took it off…
Canadiens’ Vadnais Hoping Things Will Get Even Better
VERDUN—Carol Vadnais, the Verdun Junior Canadiens’ first-year coach, is pleased but not yet satisfied with his club’s early play in the Quebec League. “We’re doing all right but we’re 1-3-1 in our last five games,” said the former National Hocke League defenseman. “Maybe we needed that to show we’re not worldbeaters yet.” Verdun jumped to an 11-4-1 start and trailed Hull Olympiques (13-5) for the league lead by three points with two games in hand. “Offense is no problem, defense is what I’m concerned about,” said Vadnais, even though his squad and Hull shared the best defensive record in the league with 68 goals against. The Junior Habs’ coach gives a large share of credit for the team’s strong start to 17-year-old goaltenders James Blanchard and Eric Pedneault. Blanchard was the last player selected by…
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