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November 18, 1988
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HARD-HITTING MANSON GETS BREAK ON 10-GAME SUSPENSION
Dave Manson and Steve Ludzik didn’t expect to see the ice at Chicago Stadium for a while. But there they were on Nov. 3, each playing a full shift in a 4-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars. Both players had their sentences revoked. Manson was sentenced to a 10-game suspension for instigating an Oct. 28 fight with Canuck right winger David Bruce at the end of a game in Vancouver. Ludzik, a center, was sentenced to Saginaw of the International League after six-plus seasons with the Hawks. The Hawks took a big step defensively against Minnesota, allowing just 27 shots on goal for their lowest total of the season. Manson was an important factor, placed in the starting lineup after his suspension was rescinded by NHL executive vicepresident Brian O’Neill. Manson had…
BREAKS OF THE GAME BEFALL ROBERTSON
It was another grim lesson in uncompromising reality: If you want to fight for a hockey living, you’d better be prepared to accept the consequences. Hartford Whaler left winger Torrie Robertson, who spent a full year recovering from a badly shattered left leg, suffered a broken fibula above the right ankle Nov. 1 in a second-period fight with Montreal defenseman Mike Lalor. This time Robertson will be out for two months. The scenarios involving the two injuries are hauntingly similar. Both times it was a fight. Both times it was against Montreal. Both times it was in November. And both times the injury was sustained when the other combatant fell on him as they hit the ice. Last time, it was Shayne Corson and the good news for Robertson this time is the break…
HATCHER SOLID PART OF BIG FOUR
The Washington Capitals made no mistake when they chose defenseman Kevin Hateher in the first round of the 1984 entry draft. In his fourth NHL season, Hateher has become a dominant figure on a defense that rates with the best in the league. After 14 games, he had two goals, eight assists and a plus-minus rating of plus-three. Hatcher and partner Rod Langway were holding up their end in strong fashion while Scott Stevens (minus-14) and Larry Murphy (minus-5) were struggling to find the formula that made them all-star selections the past two seasons. Stevens was a first-team all-star last year. Murphy a second-team selection in 1986-87. Only once, in an 8-7 loss Oct. 11 at Pittsburgh, was Hatchcr on the ice for more than one equal-strength goal by the opposition. Stevens…
GALLEY MAKING MOST OF CHANCE
When Garry Galley scored his first two goals as a Boston Bruin in a game against the Hartford Whalers Nov. 2, you’d think he was apologizing for a mistake. “lean think of a half a dozen games where I (have) had those chances.” the defenseman shrugged, before quickly adding, “I thought I played well defensively, didn’t you?” Galley was acquired by the Bruins July 18 as a compensated (third-round draft choice) free agent from Washington. He brought along a four-year reputation from the Caps and Los Angeles Kings for not playing very well in his own zone. “I don’t think there was any doubt that offense was my forte when I came here,” he said. “I got that label in L.A. (Then-coach) Pat Quinn said I could do a lot of good things offensively…
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