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November 28, 1986
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The Hockey News NHL Player of the Year AWARD!
Jean Beliveau For 20 seasons, fans of the Montreal Canadiens thrilled to the grace and style of big Number 4, “Les Gros Bill”—Jean Beliveau. Beliveau knew many great years, but none greater than 1955-56. The slick centerman from Trois-Rivieres topped the league in goals (47) and points (88), en route to his selection as winner of the Hart Trophy for most valuable player in the NHL. He was also named to the allstar team. Beliveau’s accomplishments continued in the playoffs. He scored an incredible 12 goals and seven assists in 10 games, leading the Canadiens to the first of five consecutive Stanley Cups, a record that has never been broken. He was a clear choice as 1955-56 winner of THE HOCKEY NEWS NHL Player of the Year award, a feat he would repeat for…
O’Reilly, Cunniff Head B’s Coaching Team
BOSTON—It took a few hours short of nine full days, but when the dust and smoke and rumors had cleared, the Boston Bruins unveiled a most unusual coaching setup to succeed the departed Butch Goring. The head coach was Terry O’Reilly, who wasn’t sure he really wanted to coach at all. The assistant coach was John Cunniff, whose name didn’t even reach the level of weak rumor until the last minute. The player-assistant coach was Mike Milbury, who wanted to coach last year, but preferred to be a player this season. That troika will direct the Bruins on the ice for at least the remainder of the season, it was announced with the town still aglow from an unexpected victory over the Edmonton Oilers. BOSTON BRUINS O’Reilly, as temporary coach, had been behind the bench when…
Cats’ Capello Consummate Student-Athlete
BURLINGTON, Vt.If the Eastern Colleges Athletic Conference ever starts looking for a cover boy who is the consummate example of its student-athlete image, they need look no further than Burlington. Vermont senior left winger Jeff Capello is the perfect candidate. When the old 17-team ECAC split three years ago, with seven teams forming Hockey East and the rest falling under the ECAC banner, the prime concern of the ECAC was to establish an academic-oriented league, where outstanding athletes could also be outstanding students. Capello fits the mold perfectly. Last season, the Ottawa native finished in a tie for Vermont’s scoring lead with freshman Kyle McDonough. But Capello capped off his best season with the Catamounts by being named a first-team Academic All-American. He posted perfect 4.0 grade-point averages in both semesters—even though he majors…
Murdoch Making Dough In Pizza
Don Murdoch has traded in his hockey gloves for oven mitts. The former National Hockey Leaguer, who gained notoriety in 1978 when he was suspended 40 games for possession of cocaine, is learning a new trade—the pizza business. Murdoch, 30, is in the midst of a six-week Little Caesar’s training course he expects will lead to a position in Detroit Red Wing owner Mike Hitch’s pizza empire. “I’m in the trainee progam, where they teach you everything from bookwork to making pizza,” Murdoch said from his home in St. Clair Shores, Mich. “I was never that great of achef but…” The native of Cranbrook, B.C., hopes to land in Little Caesar’s marketing department. Red Wing GM Jimmy Devellano, who bought out the right winger’s last NHL contract, has been of great help to Murdoch since…
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