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December 5, 1986
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Sutter Says 99’s No. 1, Intensity The Difference
Leave it to a Sutter to cut right to the heart of the matter. “Mario Lemieux is a great, great player,” says Philadelphia Flyer center Ron Sutter, “but in my mind. Wayne Gretzky is still the best. He’s No. 1.” Sutter is qualified to comment. He’s one of the NHL’s top defensive centers. And what is it that separates the two superstars? “You have to look at the intensity,” says Sutter, who knows something about the trait himself. “Wayne is definitely more intense than Mario. That may be something Mario hasn’t learned yet. He probably will, though.” Montreal Canadiens’ strong two-way pivot Guy Carbonneau agrees, suggesting that Lemieux is capable of breaking the 200-point barrier. “But he’s going to need help,” Carbonneau says. “Nothing against Terry Ruskowski, because he’s a very good player, a leader,…
Tremblay Packs 7-Shooter In Slaughtering The Bisons
CHICOUTIMI—Patrice Tremblay is what the Chicoutimi Sagueneens are all about. His hard work netted him seven goals and an assist in a 10-4 victory over the Quebec League’ No. 1-ranked Granby Bisons at Chicoutimi’s Georges Vezina on Nov. 16. The prolific performance by Tremblay, an 18-year-old right winger from neighboring Jonquiere, left him one goal short of the league record set by former Sherbrooke Castor Normand Aubin in 1979-80. “It was a good night, the puck was always where I was and I shot a lot,” said Tremblay, an eighth-round draft pick who saw limited action last year and scored just 10 goals and 17 assists. “I’m not that big and my job is to shoot and shoot often,” said Tremblay. At 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds, Tremblay is from the same mold as Shawinigan…
MICRON JUNIOR PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
ONTARIO LEAGUE It took Tyler Larter 60 games last season to achieve what he has done already this year for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound center was selected OHL Player of the Week after he scored 15 points, including six goals, over four games. Larter had 17 goals and 45 points in his first 19 games. Last year he had 15 goals all season. WESTERN LEAGUE The Portland Winter Hawks went on a week-long scoring spree that netted them 30 goals in three games and one of their big snipers was Dave Archibald. The Hawks’ center collected 10 points in four games to get the nod as WHL Player of the Week. One of his efforts included a three-goal game as Portland rolled up wins of 9-6, 8-4 and 13-6. He had…
Jersey’s Prospect Lenardon Is A Chip Off The Old Block
PORTLAND—When Maine Mariners’ coach Tom McVie looks at rookie center Tim Lenardon, he sees Norm Lenardon in a bigger package. One that is 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds and has the knack for scoring goals. One that leads the Mariners in scoring and is the top rookie point producer in the American League. McVie and Norm Lenardon were teammates as kids growing up in Trail. B.C. McVie left home as a teenager to play junior and moved on to the pros. Norm Lenardon continued to play, too, and was a member of the Trail Smoke Eaters team that won the World Championship in 1961. Some 30 years later, Tim Lenardon is a promising prospect for McVie and the New Jersey Devils’ organization. The comparisons of father and son are inevitable. “His dad was the same kind…
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