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April 8, 1988
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Gillis’ Poor Season Reflects That Of His Team
THE YOUNG MAN who was touted last June as the new Dale Hunter would now settle for being the old Paul Gillis. It has been a disastrous season for the 24-year-old Quebec Nordique center who was supposed to fill the void created by Hunter’s trade to Washington. Perhaps not coincidentally, it’s been just as dismal for the Nordiques, who are likely to finish last in the Adams Division. Gillis’ totals after 76 games look like a week at the office for Mario Lemieux—seven goals, nine assists, 16 points and a team-low minus-26 rating. But numbers don’t even begin to tell the whole story. Players such as Gillis and Hunter are at their agitating best when they’re simultaneously stirring up trouble and inspiring teammates. This season, Hunter has done that for the Caps and they stand…
Paslawski Makes Presence Felt In A Hurry
ST. LOUIS—Greg Paslawski isn’t usually thought of as an “impact” player, but try telling that to the St. Louis Blues. Proving he hadn’t lost his speed or scoring touch, the 26-year-old right winger scored game-winning goals in two of his first three starts since overcoming season-long back woes. “I felt pretty good,” he said. “It was a little slow at times. My timing with the puck was a little off.” That much was understandable. Paslawski had been sidelined since undergoing disc surgery Dec. 31. In 11 ineffective games before the operation, when he was in and out of the lineup, he had no points and a minus-eight defensive rating. The two gamewinners were his first points of the season. He scored the decisive goals in victories over Washington (5-3 on March 22) and Toronto…
Fleury’s Fastest
Unlike the Ontario League, the Western League does not conduct an official coach’s poll. However, the Regina Leader-Post does poll East Division players and coaches to arrive at its ‘Best-in-the-East’ ratings. Five players topped the list in two categories each. They were Moose Jaw center Theoren Fleury (fastest skater, best playmaker); Swift Current center Joe Sakic (smartest player, best stickhandler); Medicine Hat left winger Mark Pederson (best and hardest shot); defenseman Dean Chynoweth (best bodychecker and defensive defenseman); and Regina center Mark Janssens (best defensive forward and best on faceoffs). Other category winners were Saskatoon left winger Grant Tkachuk (most underrated player); Medicine Hat goalie Mark Fitzpatrick (best goalie); Lethbridge goalie Jeff Ferguson (best rookie); Prince Albert Raider right winger Len Mark (most improved); Swift Current defenseman Bob Wilkie (best offensive defenseman) and…
People Still Recognize Gump But They Don’t Know Lome
Lome Worsley was scouting a junior hockey game a while ago when he got talking to a young girl. Worsley introduced himself, and the girl recognized the surname. “You know,” she said,”my dad remembers a guy called Gump Worsley who used to play pro hockey.” Lome Worsley could only suppress a smile. He is Gump Worsley. “A lot of people don’t know my first name,” said the Hall-of-Fame goalie who played for the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota North Stars during a 21-year NHL career. Worsley actually popularized his own nickname. When he was 14, he signed for tryouts with the Verdun Cyclones, a Montreal-area junior team owned by the New York Rangers. “They had a space on the form for your nickname,” Worsley recalled. “You know, for publicity purposes.” Worsley’s moniker was Gump, for…
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