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December 4, 1987
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A 21-Win Salute For Howie Meeker
• Number of penalty minutes earned by Kent Nilsson during his eight seasons in the NHL, including playoffs: 130. Minutes earned by Philadelphia Flyer goaltender Ron Hextail during his rookie NHL season, including playoffs: 147. • Amount of money collected by Philadelphia Flyer players for their efforts through 26 games during the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs: $15,000. Based on that number, the amount each Flyer earned per game: $576.92. • Number of games the Toronto Maple Leafs won in 1956-57, their one season under coach Howie Meeker, TV’s noted hockey analyst: 21. • According to Peter Stastny’s Quebec Nordique teammate Randy Moller, the percentage of Stastny’s breakaways likely to result in goals: 99.9. Percentage of penalty shots on which Stastny has been successful: 0 (0-for-1). • Number of 50-goal seasons recorded by NHL players: 99. Number of 50th…
‘The Professor’ Has A New School Of Thought
THERE ARE LESSONS to be learned from this NHL season. Such as… …the New Jersey Devils are doing well because they resisted the temptation to trade away their future and held onto all those first-round draft picks who have now, finally, matured. …the St. Louis Blues have struggled because they failed to hold onto those precious first-round picks and are now growing old and weak without an infusion of top young players. Actually, your homework isn’t complete until you run it by The Professor. Ron (The Professor) Caron, that is. “Interesting theories,” he says. “I know if I had to do it (trade first-round picks) over again, I would. “At the same time, if I had four or five shots at the top four or five players year after year…Muller, Cirella, Wolanin, Shanahan…I think I would…
CROSSWORD
ACROSS: 1. The first American city to capture the Stanley Cup (7). 4. One of two numbers retired by the Nordiques and Blues (5). 7. Referee van Hellemond (4). 8. He had a brief stint as Red Wing coach in 1985-86 (4,4). 10. Jack Evans succeeded him as coach of the Whalers (5,5). 12. He’s averaged a fraction over 275 penalty minutes over the past two seasons, Dave (5). 13. Wayne Gretzky appeared in ree games for this Peterborough club (5). 14. He holds the NHL record for most goals in a season by a defenseman (4,6). 18. Encourages (8). 19. First name of the Jets’ general manager (4). 20. First name of the second Conn Smythe Trophy-winner (5). 21. Long steps (7). DOWN: 1. One of four Jets to score at least 25 goals last season (5). 2. He had his first of…
THN HOCKEY TRIVIA
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE… 1. What was the given name of Hall of Famer ‘Cyclone’ Taylor? 2. What was the nickname of St. Louis’ first NHL team? 3. Which of the Sutter brothers is nicknamed ‘Dog’? 4. What was former Toronto Maple Leaf player and coach Clarence Day better known as? 5. Who was hockey’s ‘Mr. Goalie’? 6. What was the nickname given Ralph Hollett, the first NHL defenseman to score 20 goals in a season? 7. Listthe nicknames of the six Montreal teamsthat have won the Stanley Cup. 8. Who was Boston’s ‘Turk’? 9. From whom did former Montreal goaltender Lome (Gump) Worsley acquire his nickname? 10. What was the nickname of Vancouver’s 1914-15 Stanley Cup winning team? ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ 1. Fred. 2. Eagles. 3. Duane. 4. Hap. 5. Glenn Hall. 6. Flash. 7. Canadiens, Maroons, Wanderers, Amateur Athletic Association,…
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