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March 18, 1988
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Denied GM Job, Coach At Crossroads
BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—Herb Brooks’ problems have extended beyond the ice surface. Like many people in the organization. the Minnesota North Star coach is waiting to see who his new boss will be, and what will happen when general manager Lou Nanne’s resignation takes effect this spring or summer. Brooks recently set up a meeting with reporters and apologized for dodging past questions. Then, he used the opportunity to talk about events he said are out of his control and have led him to question his future with the Stars. Brooks applied for the GM job, but team owner Gordon Gund told him one man cannot coach and manage. Gund said the franchise is best served by Brooks remaining as coach. That made Brooks unhappy for two reasons: He wants to be considered for the GM…
DODGE NHL PERFORMER OF THE WEEK.
Paul Coffey selected this week’s Dodge-NHL Performer of the Week CHRYSLER CANADA IS THE EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR OF THE DODGE-NHL PERFORMER OF THE WEEK, MONTH AND YEAR AWARDS NEW YORK—Pittsburgh Penguins’ defenseman Paul Coffey, who scored one goal and added seven assists in two games last week, was named Dodge Performer of the Week for the period ending March 6. Coffey, who scored 10 goals and 38 assists in his first 32 games, edged Washington Capitals’ goaltender Clint Malarchuk, Edmonton Oilers’ center Wayne Gretzky and Winnipeg Jets’ netminder Daniel Berthiaume to capture the award. The Dodge and Chrysler Canada divisions of Chrysler Motors will donate $500 to the youth hockey organization of the performer’s choice. The Dodge and Chrysler Canada divisions of Chrysler Motors also sponsor the Performer of the Month and the Performer…
Canucks Continue Losing Despite Trades
VANCOUVER—Vancouver Canuck general manager Pat Quinn tried several kinds of corrective surgery, but he still couldn’t save the patient. Despite the fact he made two trades, hired former Los Angeles King coach Mike Murphy as a second assistant to head coach Bob McCammon, signed a free agent and shipped three bodies to the minors, the club still lost. With a 7-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on March 6, the Canuck losing streak reached seven games and catching the Kings for the last playoff spot in the Smythe Division had become a pipe-dream. Quinn brought in left winger Ken Berry from the Canadian Olympic team as a free agent March 1. Later that day, he traded lumbering defenseman Willie Huber to the Philadelphia Flyers for Paul Lawless, a left winger with some speed…
Overage Route Another Road For OHLers
Life does not end in the Ontario League at age 19. For some, in fact, playing as a 20-year-old overage is only the beginning. Players and coaches are realizing the road to professional hockey is not necessarily closed to overagers. “When I decided to play overage, I looked back the year before and saw how it helped (goalie) Steve Guenette and (right winger) Paul Brydges when they were in Guelph,” said Milwaukee Admiral goalie Sean Evoy, a Hartford Whaler farmhand who played for Oshawa last year and is making his pro debut in the International League. Guenette and Brydges signed contracts with Pittsburgh and Buffalo, respectively, after their overage years, Evoy signed with Hartford last summer after being picked in the 10th round of the 1986 entry draft. “I realized playing as an overage…
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