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November 20, 1987
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Donnelly Latest In NHL Suspension Parade
QUEBEC CITY—The NHL is having a banner year for suspensions. Philadelphia goalie Ron Hextall started the ball rolling by sitting out an eight-gamer, picked up for slashing Edmonton’s Kent Nilsson in last year’s Stanley Cup finals. This year, New Jersey’s Jack O’Callahan, Montreal’s Patrick Roy and Philadelphia’s Dave Brown have all been suspended. The latest is Quebec Nordique right winger Gord Donnelly. Donnelly was ousted for five games, after he kneed Boston’s Willi Plett in the head during a skirmish at Boston Garden, Oct. 29. There were extenuating circumstances, Donnelly pleaded. The big Bruin winger had speared him in the groin first, he said. A mini-brawl followed the kneeing incident, with Jay Miller jumping Donnelly from behind. The Bruins sent a tape of the main event to league headquarters and Donnelly was summoned to a meeting…
Visiting Teams Not Allowed To Travel With Extra Players
Canada West hockey coaches are steamed about a new rule which limits the number of players teams are allowed to take on road trips. Teams are permitted to take just 18 players on the road. In the past, they could carry as many as they wanted, provided they dressed just 18 for games. “I personally think the rule is ridiculous,” said Lethbridge coach Dave McDowall. “There’s enough of an advantage to the home team as it is, without making the visiting team dress fewer players.” Home teams are, as before, allowed to suit up 19 players, and can change them from game to game. Visiting teams have always been allowed just 18, but the difference now is that if an injury or two occurs in the first game of a two-game series, the…
THE WAY WE WERE
Kilrea Was A King Pioneer
When you think back on the 20-year history of the Los Angeles Kings, several prominent names come to mind…Ed Joyal, Butch Goring, Marcel Dionne, Rogie Vachon and Dave Taylor, just to mention a few. Somehow, the name Brian Kilrea doesn’t seem to fit. Current-day followers of junior hockey instantly recognize Kilrea as coach of the Ontario League’s Ottawa 67s. Precious few, however, realize that Kilrea is also the subject of a superb trivia question that dates back to October. 1967. “Not too many people remember that I scored the first goal in Los Angeles Kings’ history,” Kilrea said. “We were playing the Philadelphia Flyers in our first-ever game at the Long Beach Arena. The Forum wasn’t ready yet so we had to split our early games between Long Beach and the L.A. Sports…