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May 1, 1987
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Kamloops Duo Earns Top League Honors
KAMLOOPS, B.C.—There is something to be said for compromise. The emotional waters which run between Kamloops Blazers’ center Rob Brown and coach Ken Hitchcock were not always still, in fact, they were turbulent at the start of the 1985-86 Western League season. But Brown and Hitchcock learned to understand each other, accept each others’ idiosyncracies and get on with the task at hand. The Blazers won the WHL last season with Brown and Hitchcock living in better harmony. And this season, Brown rewrote the record book while Hitchcock guided Kamloops to its fourth consecutive first-place showing in the West Division. For their tolerance and talent, Brown and Hitchcock were rewarded with the league’s most prestigious awards. Brown was named player of the year, Hitchcock coach of the year. ‘Hitch and I are all ways going…


Fired Berry Had The Support Of His Players
PITTSBURGH—To a man, the Pittsburgh Penguins had been expecting coach Bob Berry and assistant Jim Roberts to be fired. But that does not mean Berry’s former players endorsed the moves. “After three years, this team hasn’t made playoffs and we need changes somewhere,” center Mario Lemieux said. “And when they make changes, it’s always the coaches who get fired. “But they did a good job with players we have. It’s hard to criticize them.” “When a team doesn’t do as well as expected, the first guys to get the axe are the coaches,” captain Terry Rus-kowski said. “That’s the unwritten rule. “It’s too bad those were the circumstances this time around. They’re very good coaches.” “I’ll certainly be sorry to see them go,” left winger Randy Cunneyworth said. “They gave me an opportunity to break into…


STANLEY CUP SCOREBOARD
PLAYOFF STANDINGS CAMPBELL CONFERENCE PRELIMINARY ROUND Division Semi-Finals NORRIS DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED WED. APR. 8 TORONTO 1 AT ST. LOUIS 3 THU. APR. 9 TORONTO 3 AT ST. LOUIS 2 SAT. APR. 11 ST. LOUIS 5 AT TORONTO 3 SUN. APR. 12 ST. LOUIS 1 AT TORONTO 2 TUE. APR. 14 TORONTO 2 AT ST. LOUIS 1 THU. APR. 16 ST. LOUIS 0 AT TORONTO 4 GAMES COMPLETED WED. APR. 8 CHICAGO 1 AT DETROIT 3 THU. APR. 9 CHICAGO 1 AT DETROIT 5 SAT. APR. 11 DETROIT 4 AT CHICAGO 3 SUN. APR. 12 DETROIT 3 AT CHICAGO 1 Division Semi-Finals SMYTHE DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED WED. APR. 8 LOS ANGELES 5 AT EDMONTON 2 THU. APR. 9 LOS ANGELES.3 AT EDMONTON 13 SAT. APR. 11 EDMONTON 6 AT LOS ANGELES 5 SUN. APR. 12 EDMONTON 6 AT LOS ANGELES 3 TUE. APR. 14 LOS ANGELES 4 AT EDMONTON 5 GAMES COMPLETED WED. APR. 8 WINNIPEG 4 AT CALGARY 2 THU. APR 9 WINNIPEG 3 AT CALGARY 2 SAT. APR. 11 CALGARY 3 AT WINNIPEG 2 SUN.…


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