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January 23, 1987
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Wranglers Fighting For Life Of The Franchise
CALGARY—Nobody’s pushing the panic button just yet, but Brian Ekstrom is getting itchy fingers. Ekstrom, owner of the Western League’s Calgary Wranglers, watched his Eastern Division team stumble through the December portion of its schedule. Not only did a prolonged losing streak drop the Wranglers to a tie for fifth place in the eight-team division after 38 games (16-21-1). it also raised familiar questions about the state of the franchise. “It’s certainly a publicly-stated fact that this is the decision year,” said Ekstrom, who took over the team in June, 1984. “If (the franchise) doesn’t stand on its own feet, we’ll look at alternatives before the end of the year.” Calgary general manager John Chapman joined coach Wally Kozak behind the bench Dec. 17, in an effort to steer the Wranglers back in the…
Hayward’s Role Bigger Than Expected
MONTREAL—As the final 90 minutes of 1986 ticked away in the Montreal Canadiens’ dressing room, Brian Hayward found himself surrounded in the dressing room. He had just finished a 28-save performance against the Quebec Nordiques, enabling the Canadiens to earn a split of a pre-New Year home-and-home series with a 4-1 win. A few feet away, team captain Bob Gainey coolly analyzed the play of the former Cornell University goaltender acquired by the Canadiens from Winnipeg on Aug. 15, 1986 in exchange for Steve Penney. “I think he played spectacularly against Quebec tonight,” Gainey said. “I wasn’t surprised because he has played very, very well in a lot of the games that he has been in nets for us. I would say he was probably as sharp against Quebec as I have seen…
SCOREBOARD
AHL (STANDINGS ON MON. JAN. 12) NORTHERN DIVISION SOUTHERN DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED WED. JAN. 7 NEWMARKET 1 AT HERSHEY 8 NOVA SCOTIA 2 AT MONCTON 1 ROCHESTER 4 AT SHERBROOKE 3 THU. JAN. 8 MAINE 5 AT ADIRONDACK 2 FRI. JAN. 9 NEWMARKET 0 AT BINGHAMTON 5 MAINE 2 AT NEW HAVEN 7 MONCTON 5 AT SHERBROOKE 7 BALTIMORE 6 AT SPRINGFIELD 4 SAT. JAN. 10 MONCTON 2 AT ADIRONDACK 3 NOVA SCOTIA 7 AT FREDERICTON 8 BINGHAMTON 3 AT HERSHEY 2 BALTIMORE 5 AT MAINE 6 ROCHESTER 5 AT NEWMARKET 6 NEW HAVEN 4 AT SPRINGFIELD 5 SUN. JAN. 11 SPRINGFIELD 6 AT NEW HAVEN 7 FREDERICTON 5 AT NOVA SCOTIA 3 BALTIMORE 2 AT SHERBROOKE 5 LEADING SCORERS TOP GOALTENDERS ACHL (STANDINGS ON MON. JAN. 12) (TEAMS GET POINT FOR OVERTIME LOSS) (SUSPENDED OPERATIONS MON. NOV. 17) GAMES COMPLETED WED. JAN. 7 VIRGINIA 6 AT MOHAWK VALLEY 7 FRI. JAN. 9 MOHAWK VALLEY 8 AT CAROLINA 9 VIRGINIA 7 AT ERIE 8 SAT. JAN. 10 MOHAWK VALLEY 6…
The Hockey News NHL Player of the Year AWARD!
Bobby Hull, 1965-66 He was one of the most flamboyant players the game has ever known, and the first to score more than 50 goals in a National Hockey League season. Bobby Hull, the Golden Jet, thrilled Chicago Blackhawk fans when he swooped down the left wing and let fly his patented slapshot past overwhelmed goaltenders. Hull scored 610 goals in his 16-year NHL career, and added another 303 in seven World Hockey Association seasons. Hull scored 54 goals and 97 points—both singleseason records at the time—in his brilliant 1965-66 campaign. The Hawks were upset by Detroit in the Stanley Cup semi-finals that year, but Hull did his part, scoring two goals and two assists in the three games he played. It was a season of honors for Hull. He took the Art Ross Trophy as…
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