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June 30, 1988
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Eagles Lappin Up The Glory
Pete Lappin could be excused for skipping his graduation ceremonies May 22 at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. While his fellow seniors were receiving their diplomas. Lappin was busy scoring four goals to lead the International League’s Salt Lake Eagles to their second consecutive Turner Cup championship. “I’ll pick it (the diploma) up later,” Lappin said, savoring the Eagles’ 9-5 win over the hometown Flint Spirits in the sixth game of the best-of-seven final series. The Golden Eagles became only the eighth team in the 43-year history of the IHL to win back-to-back Turner Cups. Lappin, a Hobey Baker Award finalist with the national collegiate runner-up St. Lawrence Saints, joined the Eagles in April after being signed by the Calgary Flames. The Flames selected him 24th overall in the 1987 NHL supplementary draft. The…
Shedding Some Light On Oilers’ Triumph
WHERE WERE YOU when the lights went out in Boston Garden? I was at Wildewood Park in Malton, Ont., about 200 yards behind the arena where Paul Coffey played much of his minor hockey. My team, the Odd Couples, was out to improve its record in the Mississauga Mixed Slo-Pitch League to 3-0. No problem, we crushed ’em. Under the lights. I sped home in anticipation of seeing Edmonton finish off the Boston Bs as easily as we did the Hummin' Bs. Instead, I saw the national news. By 11 o’clock, the announcement of game four’s cancellation had been made. A little over 12 hours later, I was in a cab headed from the Edmonton International Airport to the city proper. (Ever heard of a National Airport?) The hack was a nice enough fellow. I…
Oilers Overcame NHL’s Gloom, Darkness
EVER SINCE THE Flames got shamed, there had been little question about who was going to win the 1988 Stanley Cup. Certainly by game four—or the replay of it—the light switch at Northlands Coliseum had been secured by the Edmonton S.W.A.T. team and the last doubt extinguished. Surer than even electricity, the Oilers were going to make it four championships in five years. What was it that kept us watching then, once it became clear the Bruins weren’t going to come back? For Oiler fans, it was the opportunity to celebrate, of course. For the rest of us, it was envy. To feel it, you didn’t have to be an Oiler hater or a Bruin fan or even a disllusioned lover of any of the other 19 teams. No, observers, both passionate…
This Month In History
120 YEARS AGO: • The NHL announced the regular-season West Division champion would receive the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, named in honor of the league president, rhe new trophy was unveiled during the NHL meetings in Montreal. The East Division winner received the Prince of Wales Trophy, which before expansion pcrWMhe NHL regular-season champion. • Montreal Canadien right winger Claude Provost was named first winner of he Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. Provost was selected as the player who best exemplified perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. The award Las named in honor of the Minnesota North Star forward who died of injuries buffered in a January, 1968 game. 10 YEARS AGO: • Indianapolis Racer owner Nelson Skalbania announced the signing of 7-year-old Sault Ste. Marie Greyhound junior star Wayne Gretzky to a sevenear personal…
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