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January 29, 1988
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Driver Helps Devils Keep A Smooth Course
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—In the New Jersey Devils’ crowded dressing room, Doug Carpenter was talking about his 100th NHL coaching victory and the satisfaction of recording it against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who passed him over for the Leaf coaching job in 1984. Nearby, Kirk Muller explained how he had scored his second hat trick in five games despite suffering from the flu. In five games, the New Jersey captain collected nine goals and three assists. Lost in the crowd was one of the most overlooked Devils. Bruce Driver dabbed a bloody, 10-stitch gash under his nose, courtesy of Dan Daoust’s skate when the two players tangled and fell to the ice. Driver, 25 and in his fourth full season with the Devils, has been a quiet but important contributor. Paired with Joe Cirella,…
Preparation Is A Key Factor For Olympians
Canada’s Olympic hockey team has taken the Boy Scouts’ motto seriously this season. Coach Dave King’s crew is prepared. The Canadians will have practiced 110 times and played 63 games this season when they step on the ice Feb. 14 against Poland. Nothing has been left to chance. Since one of Canada’s five preliminary games will be played in the Calgary Corral (the others are in the Olympic Saddle dome), King has reserved practicetime Jan. 11-13 in the facility. Even though the 200-by-100-foot international dimensions will be used in both rinks, the coach wants his players acclimatized to the Corral itself. The team is currently practicing at Father Bauer Arena in Calgary—the only rink in the city currently fitted with an international-size ice surface. The Saddledome, of course, will be enlarged for the Games,…
It’s Been Weeks Since Goalie Liut Rested
HARTFORD—Hartford Whaler general manager Emile Francis has apparently forgotten his well-documented claim that the Whalers possess “the best goaltending tandem in the NHL.” As the Whalers continued to struggle, Steve Weeks sat, while Mike Liut played and played and played. Even though the Whalers know their best chance of salvaging a disappointing season is a well-rested Liut in the playoffs, they simply haven’t looked past him. They haven’t had the luxury of worrying about playoffs. For a team that stood fifth in the Adams Division as late as Jan. 17, the future is now. “Mike’s been playing so well lately,” coach Jack Evans said. “We need wins. I just have to go with Mike.” Liut issued no complaints about his massive workload, which included 11 straight starts, and 27 starts in 30 games dating back…
Try Volleyball, Molinari, Hockey Isn’t Your Game
WHERE EXACTLY DID you get this Dave Molinari character and why do you pay him to cover hockey? He obviously has no use for the game and certainly couldn’t have played it. Every week this guy says something new that’s annoying. Actually, I shouldn’t say new because it’s the same old whining about goons and Dave Brown and those nasty Flyers. I’m not even a Flyer fan and I’m sick of his harping on them. Dave, do us a favor and cover girls’ volleyball—if that’s not too violent for you—and stop knocking the game some of us love. It’s obvious you were home reading your thesaurus when your little friends were out playing hockey, because you have no grasp of the game whatsoever. As long as you keep patting cheap-shot artists like Tomas…
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