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December 25, 1987

December 25, 1987

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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NHL Governors Agree To Waive Waiver Regulations

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—The NHL has cleared the way for some of its secondary players to play in the ’88 Winter Games in Calgary. Benefiting most will be the Canadian Olympic team, but the American squad can also draw from the league’s resources. The board of governors facilitated the temporary transfer of players to the Olympic teams by permitting them to join the Canadian or American teams without first clearing waivers. Ordinarily, veteran NHL players sent to non-league teams must be made available on the waiver wire before assignment. That standard procedure was lifted by the governors during their three-day semi-annual meetings here, Dec. 6-8. The Canadian Olympic team will have the opportunity to pick players ranked 10th to 20th on the seven Canadian-based NHL teams. Dave King, coach of Canada’s team, has said there…

NHL

Isles Beat Devils To Avoid Three-Game Skid

UNIONDALE, N.Y.—Oh. was Brent Sutter mad. It was early in the second period of the New York Islanders’ 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils at Nassau Coliseum Dec. 12. Sutter had won a loose puck in New Jersey’s zone, but then jumped defenseman Tom Kurvers, who rarely fights. Sutter threw a few punches that didn’t appear to land, landed on top of Kurvers when the two toppled to the ice and skated directly to the penalty box. A few minutes later, however, he exited the penalty box for the dressing room, his right thumb throbbing. Sutter was finished for the night. He spent the next day at home, his swelled digit either drowned in ice or attached to an electronic device that stimulates healing. ‘Our biggest motivating factor was a three-game skid. We…

The Minors

Gruhl’s Confidence Restored At Pittsburgh Penguin Camp

Life is no longer gruelling for Scott Gruhl. The 28-year-old Muskegon Lumberjack left winger’s enthusiasm was rekindled at the Pittsburgh Penguin training camp. “This was the first camp (NHL) I’d been to since 1985,” he said. “It was an extraordinary circumstance. I was the only player there without a contract and they were trying to make room for me right up to when the season started.” His strong showing helped him overcome the “confidence problems” he said have plagued him the last four years. Gruhl is back for his fifth season in Muskegon on an International League Bon tract. His NHL experience is limited to seven-game stints in 1981-82 and ’82-83 with the Los Angeles Kings. On Dec. 5, the second of two crucial games at Colorado (both of which Muskegon won), Gruhl scored…

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SCOREBOARD

ALL LEAGUE STANDINGS AS OF MON., DEC. 14 AMERICAN LEAGUE NORTHERN DIVISION SOUTHERN DIVISION RESULTS TUE, DEC. 8 ADIRONDACK 4 AT NEWMARKET 4 (OT) FREDERICTON 7 AT SHERBROOKE 4 WED., DEC. 9 MAINE 2 AT HERSHEY 3 MONCTON 3 AT NOVA SCOTIA 9 BINGHAMTON 5 A UTICA 6 (OT) THUR., DEC. 10 MAINE 2 AT BALTIMORE 2 (OT) FRI, DEC. 11 UTICA 5 AT BINGHAMTON 2 HERSHEY 9 AT MAINE 2 NOVA SCOTIA 3 AT MONCTON 1 SHERBROOKE 5 AT NEWMARKET 1 ADIRONDACK 1 AT ROCHESTER 5 NEW HAVEN 3 AT SPRINGFIELD 6 SAT., DEC. 12 ROCHESTER 4 AT ADIRONDACK 3 (OT) NOVA SCOTIA 4 AT FREDERICTON 5 SHERBROOKE 2 AT HERSHEY 4 NEW HAVEN 2 AT MAINE 4 BINGHAMTON 5 AT SPRINGFIELD 1 NEWMARKET 5 AT UTICA 3 SUN., DEC. 13 SHERBROOKE 7 AT BALTIMORE 0 NEW HAVEN 3 AT NOVA SCOTIA 6 FREDERICTON 3 AT ROCHESTER 5 SCORING LEADERS GOALTENDING LEADERS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION RESULTS TUE., DEC. 8 MILWAUKEE 3 AT MUSKEGON 6 SALT LAKE…