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January 10, 1986
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Rangers Willingly Wait For Dahlen
NEW YORK—The strength of any organization lies in its foundation. For National Hockey League’ teams, that foundation is comprised of prospects—those youngsters developing in college, junior or international hockey circles. For the New York Rangers, all three of those areas are serving as development arenas for Blueshirt prospects. In no particular order (mostly because the Rangers won’t pinpoint their prospects in a ranked order), here’s a look at some of New York’s top prospects: TONY GRANATO (center, drafted fifth round 1982. junior at the University of Wisconsin): “Tony’s got some tremendous skills and is a great scorer,” says Ranger general manager Craig Patrick. “We will have to watch him closely for the rest of the season.” In the 1985 World Championships, Granato scored two key goals for surprising Team USA, the first the game-tying…
Talk Is Cheap And Plentiful In NHL
TALK! TALK! TALK! There’s lots of it in the National Hockey League. Some of it is noteworthy. Some is silly. Occasionally, the chit-chat can be funny. Here are a few of the things hockey guys have been saying on a variety of subjects this season. • Mark Messier of the Edmonton Oilers after he was given an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by linesman Gerard Gauthier for words during a faceoff in a game at Philadelphia: ‘‘I just told him to drop the %&$%& puck. I didn’t suggest that his mother had swam after troop ships or anything.” • Jimmy Devellano’s great line about the Norris Division of the NHL has been used before, but it bears repeating. The Detroit Red Wing general manager said: “The Norris Division is a bit like puppy love. It only…
Player Of The Week
Montreal Canadien defenseman Larry Robinson, left, scored his first career hat-trick and added four assists for seven points to be named THN-NHL player of the week for the period ending Dec. 21. The two-time Norris Trophy winner is off to the best offensive start of his career with eight goals and 30 assists for 38 points in 33 games.…
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