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September 11, 1987
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Why Would Anyone Beef About Eating Filet?
THERE IS A beast within us that the Canada Cup brings out once every three or four years. Alan Eagleson drops this priceless gem—the best hockey players in the world playing for their countries—and we talk about the tournament like it has AIDS or something. There’s no good reason why something that does nothing more offensive than provide wonderful entertainment should offend so many of us so much. But it does. Think about it. Most of our attention towards the Canada Cup so far has not been on the event, but on the inconvenience of it. We moan about hockey in August. We cup our ears to rake in every groan of what amounts to, really, only a small handful of players who are not interested in playing. Sports Illustrated calls the Canada…
From Russia With Love?
The temptation is to dismiss the matter out of hand. Soviet hockey players in the National Hockey League? Hah. No way. Nyet. Nada. About as likely as an early thaw in Siberia. Times do change, however, and of late, the political winds between East and West have blown more warmly than any time since the late seventies. That, in turn, may signal a change in the Soviet philosophy as it relates to pro sports in North America. Viktor Tikhonov, coach of the Soviet Union’s national team, has indicated that it may not be long before Soviet players are permitted to play in the NHL. He told reporters covering a Canada Cup exhibition game in Stockholm between Sweden and the Soviet Union: “This has been discussed by our federation and I believe it is…
‘Reggie’ Cry Piece Of Flame History
CALGARY—It was the end of an era, but it didn’t feel quite right. There were no tearful goodbyes, no Reggie Lemelin nights, not even an official announcement from the Calgary Flames. Lemelin, one of the most popular players ever to wear a Flames’ uniform, received his outright release from the NHL team. He became a free agent without compensation when the Flames failed to offer him a new contract by the Aug. 10 deadline, established by the league for players heading into their option years. So Lemelin turned around and signed a one-year deal with the Boston Bruins, where he is expected to share the starting job with sophomore goaltender Bill Ranford. The move caught many people by surprise. More than anyone else, Lemelin was responsible for the team’s success in its early days in…
Soviet Morozov Pushed To Periphery
Team Canada won’t have Nikolai Morozov to kick around in the Canada Cup. And that’s exactly the way they like it. “The Soviets requested that Mr. Morozov be included as a tournament referee,” says Canada Cup chairman Alan Eagleson. “I told them we might be able to get him into a couple of pre-toumament games but that unless we ran into a real emergency, he wouldn’t do any more than that.” Despite a competent performance in game one of Rendez-vous ‘87, Morozov’s name has become synonomous with all that is bad with international hockey officiating. First, there is the question of impartiality (or partiality). When a Soviet team goes on tour in Europe or North America and Morozov is scheduled to handle games, he skates alongside Soviet players during their practices. Then, there is the…
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