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October 28, 1988
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CROSSWORD
ACROSS: 1. Former Bruin blueliner involved in a serious stick-swinging incident in 1969. 5. The least-busy of Boston’s three netminders last season. 9. First name of the Kings’ GM. 10. Binghamton’s AHL entry was once known by this nickname. 11. He was first named NHL Coach of the Year in 1987. 12. New York is known as ‘The Big -----’ 14. Former netminder Maniago. 16. He had stints with both the Islanders and the Devils through 1983-84. 19. This B.C. town was the birthplace of former Canuck Steve Tambellini. 21. Growing weary. 24. The Flyers’ former athem: ‘God Bless -----’. 25. Merge. 26. He was a Bruin assistant during Gerry Cheevers’ tenure as coach. 27. He appeared in 65 games for the Seals in 1974-75, his last NHL season. DOWN: 1. A nickname shared by Derek Sanderson and Walter Broda. 2. Comermen. 3. He plays goal for Toronto’s…
TRIVIA
1. Which two teams played before an NHL record crowd of 21,109 on Nov. 25, 1983? 2. Which two Boston players were junior teammates with Verdun of the Quebec League in 1978-79? 3. Which Calgary Flame was awarded three penalty shots during the 1986-87 season? 4. Name the only two players to have worn sweater No. 2 for the Buffalo Sabres. 5. Which team set an NHL record for road victories and tied it a year later? 6. Which Boston Bruin was Quebec’s second pick in the 1980 draft? 7. Which is the only team to be shutout in a three-game playoff series? 8. Which NHL team traded away its first-round draft choice in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981? 9. Who was the first winner of the Lester B. Pearson Award, presented to the league’s outstanding player as…
FAMILY PLANNING ALL THE RAGE
It's a family affair in the Eastern College Athletic Conference. In recent years. Brown University has carried two sets of twins—Kelly and Karl Bums, who graduated last year. and Ross and Rick Bonine. who are both seniors Ross suffered a serious neck injury last season and won't play this year. And Pete and Tim Lappin helped St. Lawrence win the league title and advance to the national championship game last season. But this year a brother act will be behind the same bench. Army Cadets head coach Rob Riley has added his younger brother Brian as an assistant. Riley is joined by fellow assistants Glen Giovanucci and Bruce Graham. The Cadets could probably be more aptly nicknamed 'Team Riley'. Rob is in his third year as the head coach after succeeding his father Jack, who…
BAD START HAS HAWKS TALKING CHANGE
Hope turned to despair for the Chicago Blackhawks as the losses and goals-against kept mounting. “We’re just dead,” said left winger Steve Thomas. “We have to change that drastically, or we’re never going to win. “Something has got to change. Something big has got to happen to shake us up and get us going.” The Hawks were shaken by a 10-3 loss to Boston at Chicago Stadium. As if their 1-4-1 record weren’t bad enough, they faced a seven-game road trip while surrendering their building to the circus. Then the Hawks face another seven-game road trip in late November and early December. “With a number of games on the road, you could say it’s just what the doctor ordered,” said Hawks’ coach Mike Keenan. “Or we could go into another tailspin.” Keenan sounded as though…
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