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March 25, 1988
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Weeks Confused About Trade To Canucks
VANCOUVER—After much speculation about the departure of goalie Richard Brodeur, it finally happened. But the March 8 trade that sent Brodeur to Hartford and brought goalie Steve Weeks into a three-goaltender situation mystified many, including the 29-year-old Weeks. The Canucks said a month ago they had given up on the three-goalie system. “I didn’t understand the deal. It wasn’t explained to me,” said Weeks. He started three Vancouver games after the trade, allowing 14 goals for a 4.54 goals-against average. Overall, he was 6-9-6 with a 4.02 GAA. The Canucks were in the midst of an 11-game winless streak (0-10-1), allowing an average of five goals per game. The lone point was a 3-3 tie with Edmonton on March 12, leaving them eight points behind Los Angeles for the fourth and final playoff…
Ihnacak Plays Dream Game For Maple Leafs
TORONTO—The Toronto Maple Leafs may be dull, but they’re seldom predictable. The Maple Leafs ended a six-game losing streak, which matched a season high, with a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks March 12 at the Gardens. It was a victory that arrived on the night of full-moon ambience, when both the Leafs and Minnesota North Stars were victorious. “It was almost do or die for us,” center Peter Ihnacak said. “We knew what we had to do.” And Ihnacak, who scored three goals that night, knew what he would do. A friend, convalescing in a Toronto hospital after suffering a heart attack, told Ihnacak he had a dream the Leafs’ center would score three goals against Chicago. “Three shifts, maybe,” deadpanned Ihnacak. “But three goals?” Despite being scratched four nights earlier in Chicago, the…
Jones Gets Rough Welcome To Wild West
WINNIPEG—It didn’t take Brad Jones long to figure out he’d walked into the middle of a heated prairie feud. The Winnipeg Jets’ rookie received his introduction to the Calgary FlamesWinnipeg Jets Smythe Division rivalry March 9-10. The normally-ugly war has become more intense than ever in the past two seasons as Winnipeg has seized the upper hand. The 6-foot, 180-pounder can hardly be called a physical player, but was caught in the middle of things, battling with the likes of Jim Peplinski and Tim Hunter. The teams fought to a 6-6 draw in Winnipeg March 9, before a 5-3 Flames’ win the next night in Calgary. “It’s something new for me,” the 22-year-old University of Michigan graduate admitted, “but I catch on real quick. It’s something I’m anxious to enjoy.” Winnipeg won the season…
Pin Collectors Stick It To Hockey Cards
The gathering of lapel pins has surpassed collecting bubble-gum cards as hockey’s most popular craze. Andrew Pywowarczuk, the founder and president of Car-tophilium Inc.—an international sportswear distributor in Sherbrooke, Que.—says there are many reasons why pins have overtaken cards. “The trend slowly started after the 1984 Olympics and it has grown from there,” Pywowarczuk explains. “Hockey cards have traditionally appealed to younger males and their collection has primarily been a Canadian phenomenon. “Collecting lapel pins appeals to a wider cross-section of people—both genders, young and old. It’s also a practice that is carried out on a wider international basis, so it crosses all barriers. Hockey-card collecting is a far more domestic hobby.” Pywowarczuk went to Moscow for the 1986 World Championships and discovered pin collecting and trading is a Soviet passion. “Over there, they produce…
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