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February 5, 1988
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Acton’s New Home Has A Penthouse View
EDMONTON—After just one game-day skate with his new team, Keith Acton knew he was back in the land of the living. “The difference is like night and day,” said Acton, who was acquired by the Edmonton Oilers from the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for defenseman Moe Mantha on Jan. 22. “It reminds me of when I was with Montreal.” Acton was dealt to Minnesota by the Canadiens in October, 1983. along with Mark Napier, in the deal that sent Bobby Smith to Montreal. Ironically. Napier was also acquired by the Oilers before he was shuffled off to Buffalo last spring. Acton had an idea he was headed out of Minnesota, but admitted he was pleasantly surprised to wind up with the Stanley Cup champions. “I’m not surprised I was traded, because they indicated…
Soviets Suffering From The ‘Tretiak Complex
THE SOVIET UNION is a proud and powerful nation. It can put men into space, scale nuclear heights and conquer entire countries. Now, if only it could produce a goalie. Not just any goalie. He has to be the second coming of the great Vladislav Tretiak. The Soviets hope that somewhere out there in their land of 287 million is a kid who, when faced with Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemeiux, will do as the master would have done, Stop the puck. Until that prodigy arrives, they can only wait and wonder why extraordinary goalies are so scarce in the USSR. “It is a special problem,” says Boris Mayorov, the former national team star who now coaches Moscow Spartak. “A most serious situation.” Canada, a nation of 25 million, can turn out Grant Fuhr, Ron Hextall, Sean…
NEXT WEEK
The 1988 Winter Olympic Games are fast approaching. For most North Americans, Canada and the USA will most prominently occupy the spotlight. In our Feb. 12 issue, part one of our two-part preview, THN looks at the different paths each team has taken to Calgary. We will also preview the other four strongest medal hopefuls—defending-champion USSR, Czechoslovakia, Finland and Sweden. And finally, look for a story on the evolution of Olympic hockey. And there’s more. His brother has won NHL scoring titles, Stanley Cups, and the heart of an actress. But Keith Gretzky is a winner in his own way. The Rochester Americans’ rookie center explains how he deals with the pressure of bearing the same last name as ‘The Great One.’ Read these stories in the Feb. 12 edition of THN.…