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January 15, 1988
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Teams Talk A Lot. But Trade A Little
Cautiously active defined the approach taken by teams during the Quebec League’s third of four scheduled trading periods. “Everybody has been discussing trades and big names are going around,” said TroisRivieres Draveurs’ general manager Michel Boucher. “But everybody still has a chance to make the playoffs and the price is going to be very high for a topline player.” QMJHL players attending school can be traded only during four periods corresponding to high school, college and university semesters. The third period—extended to more than three weeks due to the Christmas holidays—ran from Dec. 18 to Jan. 9. The final period is scheduled for Feb. 1213. Two trades were made as of Dec. 29. On Dec. 17, the Shawinigan Catar actes traded center Stephane Morin, 18, and a secondround pick in the 1988 midget…
Isles’ Future Like A Helicopter—No Wings
UNIONDALE, N.Y.—The New York Islanders need help on the wings. And when their top prospects are ready for NHL play, they’ll still need help on the wings. Center Rob DiMaio and goaltender Jeff Hackett spent Christmas in Moscow, with Canada’s national junior team. Defenseman Dean Chynoweth was the team’s last cut. Center Todd McLellan and defenseman Jeff Finley are in Springfield with the American League Indians. Tom Fitzgerald, a projected center playing right wing, is in Providence, with the college Friars. Defenseman Jeff Norton. a U.S. Olympian, will soon be in Calgary. Not one of the Islanders’ top prospects is a natural left or right winger. Chynoweth. 19, the Islanders’ firstround pick in 1987 out of Medicine Hat was 077 with 110 penalty minutes in 25 games. He was Canada’s last cut before entering…
Murzyn Joins Flames In 5-Plaver Deal
Calgary Flames and Hartford Whalers both adopted slightly new looks early in 1988. On Jan. 3, the Flames sent center Carey Wilson, defenseman Neil Sheehy and the rights to U.S. Olympic team left winger Lane MacDonald to the Whalers for defenseman Dana Murzyn and right winger Shane Churla. The 21-year-old Murzyn made the NHL allrookie team in 198586. He had one goal and six assists in 33 games with Hartford this season. Churla, a 6footl, 200pounder, played two games with Hartford, going pointless and earning 14 penalty minutes. In 23 games with the Whalers’ American League farm team at Binghamton, Churla earned 161 penalty minutes, plus five goals and 13 assists. He earned 306 penalty minutes at Binghamton in 198586 and 249 in only 24 AHL games last season. Wilson, 25, scored nine…
‘Max’ Back On Top With London Knights
Two years ago, Wayne Max ner was fired as coach and general manager of the Sudbury Wolves, despite steering the club to its first Ontario League playoff berth in six seasons. Last season, Maxner surfaced with the London Knights, replacing Don Boyd, who resigned to take the coachGM job with Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Maxner’s Knights missed the playoffs, finishing seventh in the Emms Division, and there were whispers that is 14year major junior coaching career was in jeopardy. But during the summer. Jack Robillard, who also owns the Hamilton Steelhawks, bought the Knights and immediately signed Maxner to a new contract. And on Jan. 26, when the OHL allstars meet the best of the Quebec League at Hamilton’s Copps Coliseum, Maxner will be back of the Ontario League bench. Maxner earned allstar coach status…
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