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September 18, 1987
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Sleigher’s Career Coasts To A Halt
BOSTON—It’s all over for Louis Sleigher, just a few weeks shy of his 29th birthday. The Bruins’ right winger, who tore muscles in his upper right groin in a freak mishap Oct. 16, 1985, called it a career after two years of frustration. “I’ve been playing hockey since I was five years old,” he said. “This is all I’ve ever wanted to do—play in the National Hockey League. It’s what I worked for, day-to-day, season-to-season. “I was never a star. Every year when I went to camp, there were 11 guys ready to take my spot, it was always on my mind: ‘I’ve got to make the team. I’ve got to make the team.’ “Then I got traded to Boston and it seemed like my career was headed in the right direction. That’s what’s…
THIS MONTH…
30 YEARS AGO: • Chicago general manager-coach Tommy Ivan convinced Eric Nesterenko to play full-time in 1957-58. The winger played in only weekend games the year before, while he attended school full-time. Nesterenko didn’t miss a step in 1957-58, scoring 20 goals in 70 games. • Boston Red Sox scout Maurice Deloof thought he had a phenom on his hands during a trip through Northern Ontario. Deloof liked a husky youngster with the Schumacher junior ball club and offered him a tryout at the Bosox’ spring camp. But Frank Mahovlich said, “No, thanks,” and joined the Toronto Maple Leafs for the first year of a splendid NHL career that saw him score 533 goals. • For the first time in NHL history, the schedule-makers had Chicago Blackhawks open their season on home ice.…
New GM Hawker In Eye Of The Hurricane
LETHBRIDGE, Alta.—How does the new head coach of a fledgling major junior hockey franchise spend his summer? Well, if he’s Glen Hawker of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, he beats the bushes, aiming to recruit young players for his program. “I got a car from a dealer here in town and it just rolled over the 10,000 (kilometre) mark,” said Hawker. “Actually, I was a little embarrassed the other day. I was at a Rotary Club luncheon and they introduced me to the dealer whose car I have been driving all over the country.” That’s what happens when the franchise you’re in control of has missed the playoffs the last two seasons, and the situation has resulted in the team moving to another city. Formerly the Calgary Wranglers, the Hurricanes took up residence in Lethbridge following…
Czechoslovaks’ Captain Looks To The Stars
BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—The way the last-place Minnesota North Stars played last season, one would hardly think the opportunity to play for them would be seen as a “reward.” Yet, the Czechoslovak Ice Hockey Federation has decided to “reward” 27-year-old national team captain Dusan Pasek for distinguished international play by allowing him to join the Stars some time after the 1988 Olympic Games. Minnesota GM Lou Nanne was pleased with the decision. “He has the skill level of an NHLer,” Nanne said. “There is no doubt about that.” But after that declaration there are only questions: When will the Czechoslovakians make Pasek available? How will he make the adjustment? Will he be another Frantisek Cemik—a bust in Detroit three seasons ago—or will he become another Jiri Bubla—a success with Vancouver? Nanne said he expects Pasek, a center,…
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