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September 25, 1987
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Blue Vets Could Be Pushed From Jobs
ST. LOUIS—There won’t be many safe jobs at the St. Louis Blues’ camp this year. Thanks to the off-season acquisitions of left wingers Tony McKegney and Perry Turnbull, the return of captain Brian Sutter from shoulder problems and the presence of center-ice prospects Cliff Ronning and Tony Hrkac, the Blues began the most competitive camp of general manager Ron Caron’s era. There were at least 33 players fighting for about 24 jobs, with the forward spots being most hotly contested. At center, Bernie Federko, Doug Gilmour and Rick Meagher had fine seasons in ’86-87. Youngsters Ronning and Hrkac have much potential, so Doug Wickenheiser finds himself fighting for employment. Wickenheiser scored just 28 points while disappointing management last season. “I don’t know if you should say he needs to wake up,” second-year coach Jacques…
‘You Don’t Want To Be Goat’—Bourque
Only a superb effort by Valery Kamensky sent this game into overtime. With 64 seconds left to play, Kamensky sliced through Canadian defenseman Doug Crossman and Normand Rochefort before diving to chop the puck past Fuhr. Kamensky, whose goal was his sixth, scored two goals and an assist last February when the Soviets beat Team NHL 5-3 in the second game of Rendez-vous ’87. The NHL all-stars won game one 4-3 on a Lemieux-engineered goal. Team Canada skated to a 3-1 lead in a first period that featured the best 20 minutes of hockey in the tournament. Rochefort snuck in from the blue line to score his first goal off a great pass from Hawerchuk, just 43 seconds into the game. Within 44 seconds, however, Khomutov had tied the game. Doug Gilmour, used sparingly until injuries…
Iafrate Makes Bad Decision By Opting Out Of Tourney
AL IAFRATE IS a fool. There may be other, less harsh, ways to describe him, but fool is as good a term as any. He had a chance to further his career and he wasn’t interested. He had an opportunity to make a strong investment in his life and profession, and chose not to. He passed up the Canada Cup. He said he was out of shape. He said he was overweight. It’s a funny thing about lafrate. From the time he was first drafted by the Maple Leafs, there has always been abundant speculation about his enormous potential. For most of his time with Toronto—save last spring’s Stanley Cup playoffs—Iafrate has played like the wrong guy in the wrong place. He has all the ability needed. He just hasn’t understood the game. Then the playoffs came around,…
CHRISTIAN
Christian Bros, hockey sticks have been a well known name in the United States for many years. The name Christian Bros., a family-oriented company, for years, has represented quality, dedication and craftsmanship. Now, after serving the hockey market for many years, Christian now represents another facet of the hockey business…innovation. It is for all these reasons that the Christian name is becoming more familiar in the very competitive Canadian marketplace where they are being distributed by Jelinek Sports of Oakville, Ontario. Christian will also be receiving strong representation on the European pro circuit this season with many players, including former NHL and Swedish star Kent Nilsson, using their sticks. Christian Bros., have shown some innovative steps by developing a stick which, as noted on National television during this past season’s Stanley Cup…
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