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February 17, 1989
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HUNTER SCORING AND DISTURBING ONCE AGAIN
Remember Dale Hunter? He scored the overtime goal that lifted the Washington Capitals past the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh game of their divisional semifinal playoff series in April. That memorable play has been repeated this season on every Capitals’ cablecast on HomeTeam Sports. But Hunter, 28, has been having trouble matching the performance on the ice. For a long time, Hunter had a good excuse for his lack of production. He was slashed in an exhibition game by Philadelphia’s Dave Brown and suffered a broken left thumb. Hunter taped it up and continued to play, but obviously had difficulty holding his stick. He could not shoot the puck properly and was virtually useless on faceoffs. “They asked me to play, so I did my best, but 1 was handling the puck like a…
FANS WILL BE BLUE IN THE GARDEN
About 1,000 seats at Madison Square Garden will be knocked out starting in 1991 as MSG intensifies its campaign to eliminate rowdy spectators. A consultant’s secret report last summer warned Gardens officials that obnoxious fans, principally from the least-expensive, $11 blue seats, do more to turn away family customers than any other factor. The blue seats will be replaced by $100,000-a-year luxury boxes. Protests from blue-seaters are not expected to force any change. WRONG STICK One of the most distressed souvenir collectors in the NHL is Buffalo Sabre defenseman Mike Ramsey. Ramsey was seeking a Soviet-made hockey stick and exchanged lumber with Central Red Army’s Alexei Kasatonov after Buffalo’s 6-5 win Jan. 9. When the Sabre got home he looked at the stick only to discover it was custom-made for Ken Leiter,…
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.…
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
For the period Jan. 30-Feb. 5 AHL: Ken Priestlay, Rochester. Six goals, four assists in four games. IHL: Mike Richter, Denver. Three games, one shutout, two wins. QMJHL: Benoit Groulx, Granby. Two goals, five assists in four games. OHL: Bryan Fogarty, Niagara Falls. Three goals, eight assists in three games. WHL: Phil Huber, Kamloops. Five goals, seven assists in four games. Hockey East: John Ferguson, Providence. Two goals in one game. ECAC: Mike O’Neill, Yale. Three games, eight goals allowed, three wins. CCHA: Paul Connell, Bowling Green. Two games, two goals allowed, two wins. WCHA: Dave Snug-gerud, Minnesota. Three goals, three assists in two games. AUAA: Wayne Morrow, St. Mary’s. Five goals, seven assists in three games. OUAA: Bill Dowd, Brock. Three goafs, nine assists in three games. CWUAA: Terry Houl-der, Calgary. Four goals, seven assists in two games. Major junior players are eligible for…
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