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February 12, 1988
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There is nothing else in the hockey world quite like the Norris Division. Thank goodness. The NHL’s worst division has lived up to its past reputation this year with another season of mostly sub-.500 hockey. Only Detroit has shown the capability to consistently win more games than it loses. Toronto and Minnesota have combined to more than offset the Red Wings’ achievements. Next week we examine the division which has proved to be dreadfully disappointing for the league since taking its present shape in 1982-83. Plus, THN presents Part Two of our Olympic Preview, featuring the rosters of all 12 teams, updates on Canada and USA, and capsule reviews of teams from Poland, France, Switzerland, West Germany, Norway and Austria. Look for these stories and much, much more in the Feb. 19…
Optimistic Finns Are Not Intimidated
The track record may suggest otherwise, but Finland heads into the Calgary Olympics brimming with optimism. “We have two good goalies, three good lines and some good young players,” maintains Finnish national team coach Pentti Matikainen. Which is not to say Matikainen has his heart set on a gold medal. He’s optimistic, not foolhardy. Finland, after all, finished a distant sixth at the 1987 Canada Cup and is generally conceded to be a cut below the premier hockey-playing nations. “The Russians are easily the best team,” he says. “Canada will be good because they are the home team. After that? I think it is a good possibility for us to beat anyone.” Matikainen says he expects his club to be no worse than third in their division, which includes contenders Sweden and Canada and…
Nord Captain Really Missed Bus This Time
QUEBEC CITY—Peter Stastny disc-overed the hard way that new Quebec Nordiques’ coach Ron Lapointe plays no favorites. Stastny was running a little late Jan. 29, the morning after the Nordiques’ 3-0 loss to the Bruins in Boston. Still, the team bus had yet to pull away as he strode out of the hotel where the team was staying. But the bus left for the airport, under Lapointe’s orders, as Stastny looked on in astonishment. The Nordiques’ top scorer was furious when he caught up with Lapointe at the airport, where the team was departing for St. Louis and a Jan. 30 date with the Blues. “I’m as insulted as I’m mad,” Stastny said, after his taxi beat the team bus. “It just isn’t right. I was on the sidewalk a good two minutes before…
Wouldn’t Lou Nanne Be Great In Los Angeles?
LOU NANNE MAY be getting out of Minnesota, but there’s no need to get out of hockey. I’ve got the perfect job for his retirement. He should be appointed general manager of the Los Angeles Kings. Sorry Rogie. If ever a job suited a man, this one suits Nanne. And at a time when the Kings are looking to change their image and their appeal, Nanne would be perfect. Among the problems the Kings have had throughout their history is blandness at the managerial level. George Maguire was hardly able to appeal to those in Southern California. Great player that he was, Rogie Vachon lacks that salesmanship ability as well. What hockey could use in Los Angeles is a huckster who knows hockey. And there are few hucksters who know hockey as well as Nanne. People…
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