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January 3, 1986
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BLUELINES
Paul Mulvey, dumped by the L. A. Kings after failing to go over the boards and fight in 1982, is taking his case to court. Mulvey’s attorney Jack Sweenev is currently pursuing witnesses for Mulvey. “We’re contending that the Kings stigmatized him as a ‘problem’ player,” Sweeney tells BLUELINES. “They (coach Don Perry and GM George Maguire) made Paul into someone no team would pick up. They told the press one thing (negative) about him and told Paul another thing (positive).” Mulvey, now a credit manager for a Washington, D.C., department store, originally planned to sue the NHL as well as the Kings but decided to limit his case to the club. “If we went after the league,” Sweeney tells BLUELINES, “it would have been a war.” The case goes…
Hawks Unexpected Challengers For Title
WATERLOO—Wayne Gowing wasn’t trying to pull anyone’s leg in the fall when he told people that his Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks might not be as strong as they have been in recent seasons. Hit hard by graduation in goal and on defense, Laurier did not seem a threat to unseat York Yeomen from the champion’s throne. But as it turns out, Laurier is very much that…and nobody is more surprised than coach Gowing. The Hawks were the last team in the Ontario Universities Athletic Association to lose a conference game. A 4-3 defeat at the hands of Toronto Blues on Dec. 4 scuttled Laurier’s bid for perfection after an 8-0-1 start. “It is a bit of a surprise,” Gowing said, “because turning over a goaltender and four of five defensemen and a couple of…
Spencer Misses The Feeling At Buffalo’s Memorial Aud
All the machinery in the world, let alone that which he owns in West Palm Beach, wouldn’t enable Brian Spencer to fulfil a far-fetched dream. Spencer, who operates a heavy equipment rental business, would prefer Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium be in Florida rather than New York. “That is the one thing I wish I could have with me in Florida,” said Spencer, a native of Fort St. James, B.C., who played for 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (1969-79) with the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins. “But I just couldn’t move the Aud and everyone inside with me. “Of all the NHL cities I ever played for or in, Buffalo was the one I couldn’t forget. The fans there were great. I just became so involved with…
Gainey’s Devotion Paus Dividends
What does an unspectacular, but super-effective minor and junior hockey player do? In the case of Montreal Canadiens’ Bob Gainey, he goes on to become an unspectacular but super-effective forward in the National Hockey League. “I played minor hockey in my hometown of Peterborough.” says Gainey, 32. “I don’t think I set any records of any sort while I was there, though.” The quintessential defensive forward, Gainey won the Frank J. Selke Trophy four years in a row (1977-78 to 1980-81), and was a major contributor in the four successive Stanley Cups the Habs captured during the 1970’s. At one point during that stretch, he was described by the Soviets as the most complete hockey player in the world. Gainey began skating at age four and was playing hockey in a Peterborough church…