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May 2, 1986
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Thunderbirds Put Second Consecutive Title on Ice
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Fansofthe Carolina Thunderbirds never knew what it was like to see their team win a playoff championship. Now they know. The Thunderbirds claimed their second straight Payne Cup playoff championship by defeating the Erie Golden Blades four games to one. By winning the championship, the Thunderbirds became the first team in the five-year history of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League to repeat as playoff champs. The Thunderbirds won ACHL playoff titles two previous years, but they clinched both of those championships on the road. “Our fans have never experienced us winning a playoff title on our home ice, so it’s really a nice thing for them,” said Carolina coach Rick Dudley. This year’s championship matched the Thunderbirds and the Blades for the third straight season. Erie won the title two years ago, but…
‘Year Of Upset’ Has Been Unsettling
The National Hockey League playoff system has come under attack for a preponderance of first-round upsets. But those who should be most upset by the results are accepting their losses philosophically, publicly at least. “When you lose you’re always going to squawk but we knew what the rules were going in,” sighed general manager Bob Clarke, whose Philadelphia Flyers were shocked by the New York Rangers 3-2 in the Patrick Division semi-finals. “The system had nothing to do with us getting beat. We just didn’t win.” Philadelphia, with 110 points, was second only to the Edmonton Oilers in the overall standings and finished fully 32 points ahead of the Rangers. But the Flyers crash-landed in Game Five at the Spectrum, losing 5-2 to join the Quebec Nordiques and Chicago Blackhawks as division regular-season champs sidelined…
Demers Positively Positive Coach
ST. LOUIS—A hot goalie and a hot-tempered mistake helped cost the St. Louis Blues their home-ice advantage in the Norris Division finals. Toronto rookie goalie Ken Wregget stopped 37 shots for a 3-0 victory in Game Two that evened the series at 1-1. The Leafs ended a 13-game winless streak (0-11-2) at The Arena, including a 6-1 loss in Game One. They had not won in St. Louis since Feb. 17, 1983. Wregget outdueled Greg Millen, who played superbly. Millen surrendered the game winner to Peter Ihnacak in a scramble in front of the net at 9:14 of the second period. Borje Salming closed the scoring with an empty-netter with 1:13 to play. But the goal that killed the Blues was Tom Fergus’ power-play deflection just under five minutes into the third period. Blues’ defenseman Lee Norwood…
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