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June 30, 1988
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Devils Are Certain To Pay, And Pay For Their Actions
GOT THIS CRAZY idea a couple of weeks ago, about how I could make a couple of misguided observations on the Jim Schoenfeld-Don Koharski summit in the swamplands a while back. My favorite was putting forth the thought that some good could come of all this, like the possibility Koharski could supplement his income with a doughnut endorsement. Hilarious, huh? Then word filtered down from Canada that some company made just such a proposal. Oh. I guess that means it’s just a matter of time until somebody offers John Ziegler the chance to pick up a few bucks for plugging a beeper. But while I try to figure out whether Ziegler would insist the commercial only be shown in the United States on cable, some news, views and abuse: • Boston earned a lot of praise from…
Sudden Death Killed Rangers
His nickname is ‘Sudden Death, but Mel Hill is one of hockey’s immortals. The native of Glenboro, Man., earned the monicker for his amazing clutch performance as a Boston Bruin during the 1939 Stanley Cup semi-finals. The 25-year-old right winger, completing his first full season in the NHL, scored three overtime goals as Boston edged the New York Rangers four games to three in a dramatic seven-game series. A Beantown scribe dubbed Hill ‘Sudden Death’ and an ordinary player became a legend. “That wasn’t an easy tag to carry the rest of my career,” admits Hill, now 74. “It seemed like I was expected to be the hero in every playoff game from that moment on. ‘‘I was a basic, unspectacular player who usually performed well when it counted, but I just happened to…
Video Evidence Snags Ciccarelli Trial
The Toronto assault trial of Minnesota North Star right winger Dino Ciccarelli has been adjourned until July 11. At that time crown attorney Steve Lyon plans to present witnesses verifying video tape of Ciccarelli’s stick-swinging incident with Toronto defenseman Luke Richardson in an NHL game Jan. 6 at Maple Leaf Gardens. Ciccarelli, 27, struck Richardson three times with his stick and was charged by Metro Toronto police with assault. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of six months in prison and fine of $2,000. Lyon said Ciccarelli, if found guilty, “probably shouldn't get a jail term, but that’s up to the judge.” On May 30, the only day of the trial, Lyon asked the court to admit a video tape of the incident as evidence, but Ciccarelli’s lawyer, Don Houston, argued Ontario court…
Blackout
Where National Hockey League bylaw 27.12 (c) is concerned, color the Boston Bruins black and blue. Black, as in the May 24, 1988 blackout at Boston Garden that forced cancellation of game four in the Stanley Cup finals. Blue, as in the March 31, 1951 enforcement of Toronto’s Blue Laws which resulted in postponement of game two in the Stanley Cup semi-finals. The incidents were separated by more than 27 years, but the net result was the same—by cancelling the games, the Bruins lost what little competitive edge they had at the time. All thanks to NHL by-law 27.12 (c), which reads: ‘'If for any cause beyond the control of the clubs a playoff game should be unfinished, such game shall be replayed in its entirety at the end of the series if necessary…
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