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January 29, 1988
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Trade To Flyers Helped Flett
At the risk of minimizing his natural goal-scoring talents, one must admit that Bill (Cowboy) Flett played with a talented array of centers during his 13-year National Hockey League career. The former professional rodeo performer played for five NHL teams between 1967 and 1980. He surpassed the 20-goal plateau on four occasions, finishing with 202 career goals and 215 assists. But his task was simplified by the presence of quality set-up men like Ed Joyal (Los Angeles), Bobby Clarke (Philadelphia), Dave Keon (Toronto), Tom Lysiak (Atlanta) and a rookie named Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton) in 1979-80. “I feel extremely fortunate to have played with so many great centers,” says Flett. “They all were a little different in their approach and some were a bit more talented than the others. But they all had one…
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…
Sporting Goods World Comes To Montreal
For the past 71 years, sporting goods manufacturers and retailers in Canada have been getting together on an annual basis to trade new ideas in the industry. This year, the gathering will be bigger than ever. The Canadian Sporting Goods Association’s Annual International Convention and Exhibition, Feb. 7 to 10 at Montreal’s Place Bonaventure, will attract about 45,000 industry people, says a high-ranking CSGA official. Association past president Cliff Gabel, the executive vice president of Cooper Canada Limited, says the event usually draws about 35,000. The Canadian Sporting Goods Association’s annual convention occurs just before the 1988 Winter Olympics. So what’s the difference this year? “The Olympics,” he says. “This year, we (the CSGA) are hosting the annual general meeting of the World Sporting Goods Federation, prior to the Olympic Games in Calgary. That meets…
THN HOCKEY TRIVIA
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE… 1. How many games did it take Mike Bossy to score 500 goals? 2. Who scored the New York Islanders’ first Stanley Cupwinning goal? 3. What original Islander played goal for Buffalo in the 1975 Stanley Cup finals? 4. What future Islander won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1969-70? 5. What team did Islander coach Terry Simpson guide to the 1985 Memorial Cup? 6. What former Islander player coached against Simpson in that Memorial Cup tournament? 7. What team did the Islanders win their first NHL game against? 8. How many games did the Islanders win in 1972-73, their first NHL season? 9. Who scored the Islanders’ first NHL goal? 10. Who is the only Islander to win the Bill Masterton Trophy? ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ 1. 647. 2. Bob Nystrom. 3. Gerry Desjardins. 4. Phil Goyette. 5. Prince Albert Raiders. 6. Terry Crisp…
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