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November 29, 1985
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Will The NHL Entry Draft Be ‘Joe And Jeff’Show?
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY has been twice blessed. Michigan State will be twice cursed. MSU has become one of the USA’s collegiate hockey powers in part because in the last three years it has been able to recruit the two best freshmen anywhere. Three years ago it was Craig Simpson of London, Ont. And this past summer it was Joe Murphy of North Vancouver, B.C. There is, however, an element of risk involved in lining up players of this calibre. You can’t expect them to stick around for a full four years. Simpson didn’t. After his sophmore year, he was drafted second overall. The Pittsburgh Penguins’money, the lure of the National Hockey League, and the promise of continued education in Pittsburgh drew him out. MSU didn’t miss a beat. Simpson was an AllAmerican, a finalist…
Flyers Will Miss Pelle’s Zest For Life
PELLE LINDBERGH WAS a jaunty, outgoing little Swede with a splendid ability for stopping pucks and a highly-developed skill for enjoying life. To say that the excellent goalie of the Philadelphia Flyers lived life in the fast lane is not an exaggeration. He was very serious about his profession, the job that paid the bills, but when he left the rink, he stacked life with zest. After his death from injuries suffered when his Porsche rammed a wall in the small hours of the morning, his teammates, who went through a week of pure hell, most frequently mentioned that they would most miss his sense of fun. That combination in his life—a fine athlete who had earned the respect and faith of his mates and first-class man who had earned their love—is a…
HOW THEY STAND-GAMES TO COME
CCHA (STANDINGS ON FRI. NOV. 22) GAMES COMPLETED FRI. NOV. 15 FERRIS STATE 4 AT LAKE SUPERIOR 2 ILL-CHICAGO 6 AT MICHIGAN 4 MIAMI 4 AT OHIO STATE 6 W. MICHIGAN 7 AT BOWLING GREEN 8 TEAM CANADA 5 AT MICH. STATE 3 SAT. NOV. 16 FERRIS STATE 3 AT LAKE SUPERIOR 1 ILL-CHICAGO 4 AT MICHIGAN 7 OHIO STATE 4 AT MIAMI 3 W. MICHIGAN 4 AT BOWLING GREEN 8 TEAM CANADA 4 AT MICH. STATE 5 SUN. NOV. 17 TEAM CANADA 6 AT W. MICHIGAN 4 LEADING SCORERS NOVEMBER WCHA (STANDINGS ON FRI. NOV. 22) GAMES COMPLETED FRI. NOV. 15 MICH. TECH 0 AT DENVER 4 MINNESOTA 4 AT NORTH DAKOTA 7 WISCONSIN 5 AT NORTHEASTERN 8 MAINE 5 AT N. MICHIGAN 7 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 AT MIN-DULUTH 5 PROVIDENCE 2 AT COLORADO COLLEGE 3 SAT. NOV. 16 MICH. TECH 3 AT DENVER 5 MINNESOTA 3 AT NORTH DAKOTA 2 WISCONSIN 5 AT NORTHEASTERN 8 MAINE 5 AT N. MICHIGAN 7 NEW…
Smyths Don’t Waste Brotherly Love On Foes
Louisville Hockey Louisville Hockey LONDON—Brotherly love. Ain’t it grand…most of the time. The Ontario League has had its share of brother acts over the years such as the Hulls, Potvins, Keons, Mahovlichs, Gretzkys, Verbeeks but none perhaps quite like Matt and Greg Smyth. Exciting might be the best way to describe the London Knights’volatile brothers. Unpredictable is another. Their motto? How about win at all costs? Or take no prisoners? One thing is for sure—14 other teams would love to have Greg Smyth on their blue line. The brothers have also made life interesting for commissioner Dave Branch and enlivened the OHL. Matt is a 16-year-old rookie left winger and sixth-round draft pick from the Mississauga Reps midget team. He sat out the Knights’first 14 games because of a suspension for abuse of officials in a midget…
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