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December 6, 1985
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‘Other’ Adams Earns Keep With The Caps
WASHINGTON CAPITALS LANDOVER—At 25, Greg Adams has finally learned that hockey can be fun. After five years of bouncing between the National and American Leagues, Adams has become a solid contributor with the Washington Capitals. Over the first 20 games, Adams collected 18 points. That matched his entire production for last season, when he played 51 games for Washington, and more than doubled his paltry eight points in 57 contests the year before. In one stretch, Adams collected at least one point in nine straight games and with an assist in seven he came within one of tying Ryan Walter’s club record. When Adams reported to training camp, neither he nor coach Bryan Murray expected such a major contribution. “During the summer, I had him penciled in as a fourth-liner, certainly no higher than third,”…
Flyers’ Win Streak Comes To End
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS PHILADELPHIA—For more than a month, and through the darkness of terrible tragedy, they had not lost a game. In fact, for a 32-day stretch from Oct. 17 until Nov. 19, the Flyers won every game they played—13 in all. And they were just two shy of the NHL record of 15 consecutive wins when their clubrecord streak was ended in a wild 8-6 loss to the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Thus, many people wondered if the club would finally wilt under the pressures surrounding the death of goalie Pelle Lindbergh. Hardly. Just two nights later, goalie Bob Froese made a triumphant return from injury as he shut out the Hartford Whalers at the Spectrum 3-0. After that, the Flyers split their weekend games as Froese dropped a 5-4 decision to the Bruins…
Ray Recollects Dawn Of His Career
Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and, in Ray Bourque’s case, a star defenseman in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins. “What I remember the most about my minor hockey days was getting up early at 5 a.m., before school, to go to the rink and practise,” says Bourque, 25. “My dad (Raymond Sr.) always got me to the rink to practise, no matter what the time.” Growing up in Montreal during the heady days of the 1970s, when the Montreal Canadiens were the NHL’s most powerful team, Bourque naturally followed the exploits of the great team. But it wasn’t the scoring prowess of Guy Lafleur that held young Bourque’s attention as much as the dominant defense of Serge Savard. Larry Robinson and Guy Lapointe. “I…
Shutout A Boost To Hawk Goalie
CHICAGO BLACK HAWKS CHICAGO—The word came down from the top, and it was not a comforting word for the Chicago Black Hawks. “It’s been a disappointing start,” said Hawks’ president William Wirtz. “I don’t think anyone’s satisfied.” The disappointment was with the Hawks winning just six of their first 18 games. And there was more disappointment in giving up 85 goals over that period. “We’re giving up too many goals,” Wirtz said. “I’m from the old school that says any time you give up over three goals that’s a bad game in the National Hockey League because you have to score at least four goals to win it.” But Wirtz maintained his support of general manager Bob Pulford, especially for Pulford’s work as coach. “We key off Bob Pulford,” he said. “He’s the key to the…
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