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September 11, 1987
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Offense Is Unfairly Maligned Part Of Defense
WHEN HE MASTERMINDED Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s, Scotty Bowman had a rather simple theory on a formula for success. Bowman. figured that the Vezina Trophy and Stanley Cup were highly compatible and the team with the lowest goals-against average was often the Stanley Cup champion. Of course, those were the days when the Vezina Trophy was awarded to the goalies on the team surrendering the lowest number of goals during the schedule. Say “Vezina” and hockey fans knew what was meant. But in 1982, in a move for which there is no logical explanation, the National Hockey League created the Jennings Trophy for the goalies on the best defensive team and awarded the Vezina to the top goalie as selected by the general managers. Say “Jennings” even now and most fans…
‘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…
Indians Choose Lane As Route To Success
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Long before the New York Islanders had their Stanley Cup reign ended by Edmonton, Gord Lane was thinking about his future. He thought it might involve coaching. In early August, two years after he played his last NHL game, Lane, 34, was hired to coach the Springfield Indians, the Islanders’ top farm team. The appointment completed a circle of sorts. Lane started his pro career with three years in the minors, moved up to play nine seasons in the NHL, spent part of a season coaching junior hockey at Brandon, Man., and returned to the American League last season as a player-assistant coach at Springfield. When coach Fred Creighton decided to retire this summer, Lane was named to replace him. “I had thought about coaching for the last four or five seasons as a…
CAG ONE
CAG ONE CANADA has opened its North American headquarters at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The Swedish high-tech manufacturer of the first computerized skate sharpeners is led by former Toronto Maple Leaf star Inge Hammarstrom, the International Sales Manager. After two years of research and development, the product was tested by teams in the Swedish Elite League and by Montreal Canadiens’ star Mats Naslund. Noted for his skating ability, Naslund said, “I used it all of last season and more of my teammates in Montreal are using it. Sweden also used it when they won the World Championships in Vienna in April, 1987 and all of the teams in the Canada Cup tournament will have a CAG ONE skate sharpener. Skating is the most important factor in all of hockey. Perfect sharpening is…
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