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December 23, 1988
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LEY BIDES HIS TIME UNTIL NHL CALLS
Sometime, somewhere, Rick Ley’s day in the NHL will come. Hopefully, it will be soon because there is no better coach outside of the bigs than the former Toronto Maple Leaf defenseman, now coach of the International League Milwaukee Admirals. “There’ve been quite a few times when my name has been mentioned for NHL jobs over the last couple of years,” the 40-year-old Ley muses. “New York (Rangers) would have been one of the first ones…Vancouver…and, of course, Pittsburgh.” The Penguin episode was the kind of teaser that might have sent others running to the looney bin. Ley successfully coached the Pens’ Muskegon farm team in the IHL—winning the Turner Cup in 1985-86—when Pittsburgh GM Eddie Johnston canned coach Bob Berry. Ley was all alone by the telephone when Johnston made one…
KLUZAK’S RETURN DELAYED INDEFINITELY
BRUINS Defenseman Gord Kluzak, out since Sept. 17 with an injured left knee, targeted Christmas for his return to the Boston lineup but has now put it off indefinitely. “I still have pain when I skate,” he said. “It’s so sharp sometimes that it can shut the muscle down. I don’t know if I can play with that much pain.” Kluzak missed all of the 1984-85 and 1986-87 seasons with knee problems. “I don’t think I could go through another year watching and not playing,” he said. “I’ve resolved to give it everything I’ve got, but if I can’t…well, I don’t know if I’ll do something else next year.” The Bruins had eight ties through Dec. 12, the most since the 1985-86 season, when they finished with 12. Last season they had…
SAVARD COULD BE EX-HAWK IN NEW YEAR
If the Chicago Blackhawks’ situation worsens by the new year, insiders report the Hawks will have to make a decision between retaining coach Mike Keenan or center Denis Savard. The hands-down winner in such a confrontation, according to Chicago Stadium sources, would be Keenan, destined to be Blackhawk general manager when Bob Pulford is ready to move upstairs…The New York Rangers’ public relations department has a problem. Last month the team prepared a major Calder Trophy lobbying effort for defenseman Brian Leetch, but rookie center Tony Granato has come on so strong the front office has changed its plans. “We’re going to promote both of them,’” Ranger public relations director Barry Watkins says, “and hope one of them wins the Calder.” The Rangers acknowledge the campaign could split the vote,…
NHL PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
MONTREAL—New Jersey Devils’ right winger John MacLean, who scored seven goals, including back-to-back hat-tricks and two game winners, was named Chrysler Canada Performer of the Week for the period endinq Dec. 11. MacLean, who also added an assist in leading the Devils to a 2-0-1 record, edged Hartford Whalers’ rookie goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz and Edmonton Oilers’ right winger Jari Kurri for the award. The Chrysler Canada divisions of Chrysler Motors and Dodge will donate $500 to the youth hockey organization of each performer’s choice. The Chrysler Canada divisions of Chrysler Motors and Dodge also sponsor the Performer of the Month and Performer of the Year Awards, for which the latter receives the Dodge vehicle of his choice. In four years, Chrysler Canada and Dodge have contributed more than $120,000 to youth hockey…
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