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May 16, 1986
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Elimination Doesn’t Rain On Whaler Parade
HARTFORD—Shed no tears for the Hartford Whalers. Three days after they were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, the city held a parade in their honor. Yup. Fire trucks, floats, marching bands, Gov. William O’Neill—the full 60 minutes. With all due respect to the downtown council and their well-meaning ways, clearly, all this winning is going to take some getting used to. The Whalers, who already lead the New York Islanders in retired numbers 3-0, this year bested Edmonton and Philadelphia, among others, in parades, 1-0. Hey, as Emily Dickinson once surmised, success is counted sweetest by those who don’t succeed. “What we did this year raises the demands for next year, and that’s a good thing,” Mike Liut said. “This year our goal was to make the playoffs, but it was a half-hearted goal,…
Islander Record Of 19 Victories Safe Again
The sudden end to the Edmonton Oilers’ reign serves as a reminder of the New York Islanders’ depth of achievement. In eliminating Edmonton, the Calgary Flames ended a streak of nine consecutive series victories for the Oilers. It is the third such longest string in National Hockey League history. The Islanders, with 19 straight along the way to winning four consecutive Stanley Cups and challenging for a fifth, hold the record. Edmonton, of course, ended the Islanders’ Drive for Five in 1984 when it whipped New York 4-1 in the finals. The streak began in 1980, the same year Montreal’s string of 13, the second longest, came to an end with the help of the Minnesota North Stars. Like the Islanders, the Canadiens also won four Stanley Cups. Deadlocked at nine with Edmonton is the record-setting Montreal…
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You’ve heard of The Big Chill? Well, this is The Big Burn. For the first time since the two teams have been playing each other, the Calgary Flames have won a major battle over the Edmonton Oilers in the Uncivil War of Alberta. And what a victory it was, coming in the Smythe Division final and derailing the Oilers’ dream of a dynasty. NHL Boston………27 Buffalo………18 Calgary………9 Chicago………17 Detroit………28 Edmonton………4 Hartford………10 Los Angeles………28 Minnesota………16 Montreal………7 New Jersey………16 NY Islanders………28 NY Rangers………7 Philadelphia………14 Pittsburgh………26 Quebec………12 St. Louis………9 Toronto………11 Vancouver………20 Washington………17 Winnipeg………20 The Minors AHL………29 IHL………30 The Juniors OHL………22 WHL………23 QHL………24 Columnists Frank Orr………4 Stan Fischler………6 Jay Greenberg………10 Joe Falls………12 Steve Simmons………17 Barry Meisel………20 Departments Cover Story………3 Ask The Duffer………5 Where Are They?………5 Did You Know?………5 20 Years Ago………5 Editorial………8 Elston………8 Fan Forum………8 Trivia………12 Playoff Roundup………13 Bluelines………16 Int’l Report………19 Memorial Cup………21 Classified………26 Minor Scoreboard………31 NHL Scoreboard………32 Summaries………32 Playoff Scoring………34 NEXT WEEK IN THN In next week’s May 23rd issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS, we’ll take a closer look at the handful of players who are considered as leading candidates for the Conn Smythe Trophy. In the past couple of years,…
Kamloops Proving WHL Prophets Wrong
KAMLOOPS—“If Kamloops wins a game, it’ll be an upset.” ‘That quote came courtesy of an East Division play-by-play broadcaster the day before the Kamloops Blazers and Medicine Hat Tigers squared off in the Western League championship series. Judging by the mountain the Tigers climbed to reach the best-of-seven series, there was reason for a lot of chest-beating east of the Rocky Mountains. After all, Medicine Hat managed to knock off the defending Memorial Cupchampion Prince Albert Raiders in a grueling seven-game series and were ’ heavy favourites to earn a berth in the Memorial Cup. In the West Division, the Blazers breezed past Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winter Hawks and were cast in a big underdog role against the Tigers. In the regular season. Medicine Hat won 9-6 and 6-4 over Kamloops. But someone forgot to…
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