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January 16, 1987
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Sabres’ Struggle Continues As Reinforcements Mature
BUFFALO—Gerry Meehan isn’t the assistant general manager of the Buffalo Sabres anymore. Nor is he the “acting” general manager, a title that lasted only slightly longer than recent Sabres’ teams that did make the playoffs. Meehan, the 40-year-old former Sabre captain, is now the general manager. He has been charged with leading the Sabres out of the Adams Division basement—but for the time being, he’ll have to do it with players and prospects left over from the Scott Bowman regime. It will not be easy, but as Meehan contended earlier this year, the Sabres are not without hope. Here’s a capsule look at the best bets in the Sabre system: • Greg Brown, 5-foot-11, 182 pounds, defense. The 26th player taken in the 1986 entry draft, he has been a standout freshman at Boston…
Cornucopia Of Potential In Nords’ System
QUEBEC—The Quebec Nordiques have the same old problem—lack of depth at a key position. A couple of years ago, that position was defense. Now, there’s a gaping hole on right wing. But help appears to be on the way, at all positions, from junior and the farm system. Youngsters such as David Latta, Max Middendorf, Ken McRae, Trevor Stienburg, Steven Finn and Tommy Albelin stand a good chance of becoming household names someday. Here’s a look at who’s in the system: • David Latta: He is a 6-foot, 185-pound left winger/center in his last season as a junior with the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL. A first-round draft pick (15th overall) in 1985, Latta played one game with the Nords last season, and three with the Fredericton Express of the American League. He was also…
CROSSWORD
ACROSS: 1. Wayne Gretzky appeared in a mere three games for this Ontario League club in 1976-77 (5). 4. First-year players (7). 8. Cram, stuff (3). 9. Year Gord Kluzak was drafted first overall by Boston (6,3). 10. Defeat handily (7). 11. Nickname of Hershey’s American League entry (5). 13. Blackhawks’ captain (6). 15. Goalie’s area (6). 18. One of three North Star coaches in 1977-78 (5). 19. Stan Mikita was a four-time winner of this trophy (3,4). 21. Billy Smith’s number (6-3). 23. Hockey great Blake (3). 24. Splits (7). 25. He appeared in 71 games for Bruins last season (5). DOWN: 1. Nickname of Pittsburgh’s previous NHL entry (7). 2. Hall of Famer killed in a car crash in 1974 (3,6). 3. Swedish-born Jet (5). 4. Maintained possession of the puck by clever stickhandling (6). 5. First month of the NHL season (7). 6. International: abbr. (3). 7. Saves (5). 12.…
Top Tigers Drawing Scouts From All Over
MEDICINE HAT. Alta.—On New Year’s Day the last thing you’d expect a National Hockey League scout to do is rise early and drive three hours to preview some top Western League draft prospects. But the holiday visit to Medicine Hat was “well worth the trip,’’ insisted Bruce Haralson, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ chief Western Canada scout. A three-hour drive from Calgary presented him the opportunity of assessing four Medicine Hat Tigers, all of them rated among the top 10 WHL prospects for the 1987 NHL entry draft. Haralson rated Tiger defenseman Wayne McBean as the cream of this year’s WHL crop. He also had positive words for Medicine Hat defensemen Dean Chy-noweth and Scott McCrady, and net-minder Mark Fitzpatrick. “Overall—although there are some in the Ontario and Quebec leagues—the quality kids are in the west,’’ Haralson…
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