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March 28, 1986
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Cup Remains Special Thrill For Player Named ‘Swoop’
Nothing lasts forever, least of all a professional hockey career. That’s why Wayne Carleton so warmly remembers a farmer—a friend—who shared the benefit of his wisdom with an 18-year-old on the brink of a National Hockey League career. “He simply told me that hockey wasn’t forever and that I should have another profession ready when my career ended,” said Carleton, who spent the off-seasons during his youth working on a farm near his hometown of Sudbury. “Although the message was simple and to the point, it was something that I never forgot. And to this day, I consider that farmer one of the smartest friends I ever had.” Carleton’s career didn’t last forever but it did last 11 seasons (1965-76) in the NHL and World Hockey Association with stops in Toronto, Boston, California, Ottawa,…
Chihawks Slumping After Mid-Season Surge
CHICAGO—Time and the rest of the Norris Division have begun catching up to the Chicago Blackhawks. After a garbage-strewn loss to Buffalo at Chicago Stadium, the Hawks’ Norris Division lead, once at eight points, had all but disappeared. By losing three of four games including yet another defeat at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Hawks had placed themselves in the position of turning a runaway into a three-team race. “We know for sure we’re in a dogfight now,” said Roger Neilson, the Hawks’ co-coach. As always this season, the Hawks’ problems seemed to begin with Toronto and end with themselves. The Leafs, who spoiled the Hawks’ home opener back in October, beat them for the fifth time in seven games this season. “It’s not like we’re taking them lightly anymore,” said Hawk…
Terreri, Harlow, Fusco East Nominees
BOSTON—Two of the most gifted scorers in the country and a goaltender with a Midas touch will be trying to end Minnesota-Duluth’s two-year stranglehold on the Hobey Baker Award and bring the prestigious trophy east for only the second time. Forwards Scott Harlow of Boston College and Scott Fusco of Harvard join goalie Chris Terreri of Providence as the last’s representatives among the final 10. The award, presented each year to the country’s top college hockey player, has resided at Minnesota-Duluth for the last two years, thanks to Tom Kurvers and Bill Watson. And two more Bulldogs, Brett Hull and Norm Maclver, are in the final 10 this year. But the east’s representatives boast impressive credentials. Terreri, the only goaltender among the final 10, hasn’t had the season he did last year when he…
Final Flurry Beats Trade Deadline
Never before in National Hockey League history has there been a day like March 11, 1985. The New York Stock Exchange should be so busy as the NHL Player Exchange was that one day when a record nine trades were consummated to finish up a flurry of 11th-hour, 11th-day deals. So extraordinary was the deadline-day trading that even the New York Islanders participated. Their involvement was shocking for two reasons. First, Canada Cup hero John Tonelli was the Islander set adrift and second. New York received a player in a trade for the first time in four years and 364 days. Even though Tonelli had his troubles with the Islanders this year (including an unprecedented holdout and later, unprecedented benching), nobody expected general manager Bill Torrey to deal his two-time all-star. But he did in…
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