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February 21, 1986
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Kitty Is Once Again Purring Along For Jets
WINNIPEG—Gradually, the man who coaches Winnipeg Jets has seen Randy Carlyle re-establish himself as the team’s leader. “He’s the Randy of old,” said Barry Long, enjoying a rare relaxed day during the all-star break. Carlyle, too, was relaxed, basking in the glory of the East’s 12-4 win over the West in a mid-season intrasquad game. “They’re getting better,” he chuckled, referring to the natives of Manitoba. Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and western Sweden. “Last year we beat them by nine goals.” Carlyle can command an audience when he is among his teammates. His acidic comments are not meant to hurt but tickle. “He’s the closest we’ve got to a real character player,” said Long. “And he’s back to where he was before.” A series of uncharacteristic giveaways by Carlyle earlier in the season seriously eroded…
NHL SUMMARIES
NHL GAMES TO COME FEBRUARY Sun. Feb. 2 FIRST: Wpg 1 — Nill 3 (Marois, Derlago) 6:25; 2 — Hawerchuk 34 (Ellett, Maclean) 16:15 (pp) Pen—Watters (W) 11:54; Playfair (LA) 14:46. SECOND: Wpg 3 — Smail 10, 3:41 (sh); LA 4—Sykes 12 (Wilks) 8:54. Pen—Carlyle (W) 2:28; Tuer (LA) minor, major. Marois (W) major, 5:16; Derlago (W) 5:32; Nicholls (LA), Watters (W) minors, misconducts, 8:03; Kyte (W) 8:54; Lukowich (LA) 14:30; Wells (LA) major, 19:43. THIRD: Wpg 5 — MacLean 18 (Mullen, Hawerchuk) 4:14 (pp); 6 — Watters 6 (Neufeld, Boschman) 7:19; 7 — Carlyle 9 (Neufeld, Boschman) 8:16 (pp); LA 8 — Taylor 23 (Paterson, Dionne) 12:43 (pp); 9 — Sykes 13 (Wilks) 14:00. Pen—Williams (LA) minor, major, Kennedy (LA), MacLean (W) misconducts, Mullen (W) major, 7:58; Nicholls (LA), Watters (W) 7:58; Steen (W) 10:57; Ledyard (LA) 12:35;…
Fighting Just Makes Mockery Of The Game
I APPLAUD SERGE SAVARD of the Montreal Canadiens for speaking out against fighting in hockey. No coach or general manager should condone fighting. It breaks up the momentum of the game and increases the risk of injury to the players. Football and basketball players are automatically ejected from the game for fighting and the same rule should apply to hockey. It is ridiculous to allow grown men to stand toe to toe and punch each other, and then to banish them to the box for five minutes. Hockey will not be accepted as a major sport until fighting is banned. Brian Harrie,San Marino, CA (Hear, hear—a sane voice awaiting an ear. You have ours.) REFEREES AT FAULT With all the talk about dirty hockey and high sticking recently, one would think that a new breed of…
Trottier, Bossy Stars Of Star-Filled Show
HARTFORD-The present was not so very different than the past. In the age of Gretzky and Lemieux, a couple of old(er) pros named Trottier and Bossy demonstrated the new times are just like the old times. Sure, the entire All-Star affair and its attendent pre-game hype seemed to pivot on numbers 99 and 66 but it was another most unfamiliar number that finally turned the game head over heel. Bryan Trottier, wearing sweater No. 61, deflected a pass from New York Islander teammate Mike Bossy past goalie Andy Moog in overtime to give the Wales Conference a 4-3 victory over the Campbell Conference. Trottier, denied his normal 19 because of Larry Robinson’s presence in the Wales’ lineup, chose an upside-down configuration in its place. How appropriate for the’ National Hockey League which, no doubt if…
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