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February 17, 1989
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AUBUT OUT TO LURE SOVIET STAR
NORDIQUES Quebec president Marcel Aubut told columnist Claude Larochelle of Le Soleil newspaper he will go all out to get Soviet star Valery Kamensky to play for the Nordiques as soon as possible. Two months ago, Aubut told Maurice Dumas, also of Le Soleil, Kamensky would play in Quebec after the 1992 winter Olympics. But now he wants him sooner. The Nords owner and president will be in Moscow during the summer. “I’ve made the first steps have been made and things are looking good,” said Aubut…Rookie Joe Sakic scored his first goal since Dec. 23 against Minnesota Feb. 4. It was a 17-game drought. He scored again Feb. 5 against the New York Islanders… Walt Poddubny, Quebec’s lone all-star representative, and Michel Goulet are being mentioned in trade rumors. New…
LOSING IS NEW EXPERIENCE FOR SEATTLE GM FARWELL
Russ Farwell is learning how to lose. “This has made me appreciate winning very much,” said the Seattle Thunderbird general manager. “1’11 never take it for granted again. You could call the whole experience very humbling.” The Thunderbirds were 18-25-3 and battling for a playoff spot with the Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans in the West Division. It’s Farwell’s first losing season since entering the WHL as the GM of the Medicine Hat Tigers in 1982-83. In six seasons as Tiger GM, Farwell’s clubs went 281-135-16 in regular-season play and won back-to-back Memorial Cup championships in 1987 and 1988. Medicine Hat won at least 45 games each of his last five seasons and never finished worse than second in the East Division. He resigned from the Tigers following last May’s Memorial Cup win over…
ESPOSITO AND BERGERON TAKE MANHATTAN
ERIC DUHATSCHEK The Miracle Of Manhattan isn’t that New York Ranger general manager Phil Esposito failed to make a trade in January. Or that he and coach Michel Bergeron are no longer members of each other’s personal admiration societies. It’s how well Bergeron. Le Petit Tigre, put together all those spare parts Esposito gathered up from rummage sales around the NHL and turned them into a cohesive unit. You remember Bergeron, of course. He’s the coach who was traded for a first-round draft choice in 1987. a transaction the NHL’s Official Guide And Record Book describes as “one of the most unique in history.” Indeed. With the stock of most coaches down around 1929 levels, a first-rounder seems like a high price to pay. “If they traded me. it would have been for future…
FOGARTY BUMPS ORR AND POTVIN
Bryan Fogarty has added his own chapter to the Ontario League record book. The 19-year-old Niagara Falls Thunder defenseman broke two records when he scored two goals and three assists in a 7-2 win over London Feb. 2. “It was so nerve-wracking,” said Fogarty. “I didn’t want this to carry on all season.” When Fogarty scored his first goal of the game at 12:03 of the second period, he tied the record shared by Bobby Orr and Al Maclnnis for goals in one season by a defenseman (38). He also equalled Denis Potvin’s mark for points in a season by a defenseman (123). After 45 games, Fogarty was 39-86-125. Orr set the record for goals in 48 games with Oshawa in 1965-66 and Maclnnis tied the mark in 70 games with Kitchener in 1982-83.…
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