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September 25, 1987
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Leafs Tougher With Addition Of Semenko
TORONTO—The Toronto Maple Leafs are giving Arnold Schwarzenegger a run for his money. “You can never have too much muscle,” Toronto coach John Brophy said after the Maple Leafs acquired burly left winger Dave Semenko from the Hartford Whalers in exchange for spare defenseman Bill Root. The deal—just five days after the blockbuster that sent Rick Vaive, Steve Thomas and Bob McGill to Chicago for Al Secord and Ed Olczyk—Continued the trend to toughness adopted by Brophy and general manager Gerry McNamara. The Maple Leafs aren’t looking for much scoring from the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Semenko. Wayne Gretzky’s former bodyguard scored just four times in 51 games with the Whalers, after leaving Edmonton early last season. His career high is 12, a figure he hit three times with the Oilers. But according to Brophy—who never…
Newest Flame Settles Contract Quickly
CALGARY—It took the Calgary Flames less than a fortnight to do what Philadelphia Flyers couldn’t do in three years—satisfy Brad McCrimmon’s contract demands. The Flames signed McCrimmon to a four-year contract three days before training camp opened and only 13 days after they acquired his rights from Philadelphia for a first- and third-round draft choice. Terms of the deal were not released. General manager Cliff Fletcher, who has not been involved in a contract dispute during his seven years in Calgary, said he wasn’t surprised that he was able to settle with McCrimmon so easily. “What helped was the fact that training camp starts this week,” said Fletcher. “I’m sure Brad wanted the contract out of the way so that he could get on the ice with his new teammates. He’s been through…
THIS MONTH…
25 YEARS AGO: • Two former NHL players were signed to coach teams in the American League. Rudy Migay, a center with the Toronto Maple Leafs between 1949-50 and 1959-60, became the Rochester Americans’ skipper. George (Red) Sullivan, a center with Boston, Chicago and the Rangers between 1949-50 and 1960-61, was named coach of the new Baltimore Clippers. • A pair of defensemen—one on the way down, the other on the way up—joined Quebec Aces of the AHL. Dollard St. Laurent, a 37-year-old, 11-year NHLer, joined the Aces after being released by the Chicago Blackhawks. Gary Bergman, 23, joined the Aces in a trade from the Montreal Canadiens. Two years later, Bergman skated for the Detroit Red Wings in the rookie season of a I2-year NHL career. 30 YEARS AGO: • Joe Crozier showed…
Eagles Aim To Keep Soaring With New Look This Season
INDIANAPOLIS—The International League won’t be waiting long to see its newest franchise. The Colorado Rangers will be in the spotlight on opening night, Oct. 14. That’s when the defending Turner Cup-champion Salt Lake City Golden Eagles are scheduled to visit Denver. Salt Lake will have a different look from last year’s club. The Eagles will be dressed in the red, white and gold of the parent Calgary Flames and coached by former Flame defenseman Paul Baxter. He succeeds Wayne Thomas, who took a job as assistant coach with Chicago after guiding Salt Lake to the 1987 title. There’ll be a new look, as well, at Fort Wayne, where longtime Komet radio announcer Bob Chase will take over as general manager for new owner David Welker. Chase, who helped formulate the deal which gave Welker ownership,…
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