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December 18, 1987
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JUNIOR PLAYERS OF THE WEEK FOR NOV. 30-DEC. 6
ONTARIO LEAGUE Center Andrew Cassels, 18, of the Ottawa 67’s scored four goals and eight assists in three games to improve his totals to 18 goals and 33 assists. Cassels, the Montreal Canadiens’ first choice in the 1987 entry draft, scored 39 points in an 11-game span to Dec. 6. QUEBEC LEAGUE Chicoutimi center Patrice Tremblay, 19, scored four goals and four assists in three games to improve his totals to 42 goals and 35 assists. Tremblay, a 5-foot-8, 156-pounder, scored the winning goals in two games, including a 4-3 overtime victory over Laval. WESTERN LEAGUE Portland left winger Troy Mick, 18, scored nine goals—including three in one game—and two assists in four games. The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder improved his totals to 23 goals and 32 assists for 55 points in 30 league games this season. At the end of…
The NHL Was Big Enough To Admit It Made Mistake
THE NHL HAS listened to reason and the confession of an honest man. It has acknowledged common sense and placed a properly significant value on historical records. It has recognized it must loosen its rigid procedures in order to right a wrong. It took five days, but the NHL has taken one wild goal away from Ranger goalie Bob Froese and credited it to defenseman David Shaw. That leaves Froese tied with Ron Hextall—and every other goaltender not named Billy Smith—in career goalscoring. Unless you’ve been buried in Vladislav Tretiak’s autobiography, you already knew that on Nov. 29 at Madison Square Garden, Froese was credited with a goal after Brent Sutter inadvertently deposited the puck in his own net during a delayed penalty. You knew that the goal came eight years and one day…
Bauers University performers OF THE WEEK
CANADA WEST Junior forward Barry Bracko scored six goals in one game, but the Dinosaurs still lost 10-9 in overtime to Alberta. Bracko’s outburst gave him 11 goals in his last nine starts for Calgary. ATLANTIC Center Randy Muttart was the second University of Prince Edward Island player named in as many weeks. He scored four goals and added an assist to lead the Panthers to a 9-2 victory over Moncton. ONTARIO Left winger J.D. Urbanic scored seven goals and added two assists as Windsor swept Laurentian 7-6 and 13-5. Urbanic, 21, scored four times in the 13-5 rout and added three more in the 7-6 victory. Performers of the week for the period Nov. 30-Dec. 6.…
NEXT WEEK
Hockey people will tell you it’s important to score the first goal of a game. Is it? Does it really make a difference between winning and losing? How about scoring late in a period. Does it really inspire one team and discourage the other? One way to find out is by checking the numbers. THN statistician Murray Townsend does just that in separating hockey myths from realities. One of hockey’s most colorful characters isn’t among its most visible. Tommy McVie once was on center stage in the NHL, but now he’s behind the bench of the American League’s Utica Devils. You’ll find an inside look at McVie next week. Plus, we’ll have our regular columists, features and beat reports that combine to give you the most complete look at the hockey world. There’s…
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