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March 10, 1989
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SCORING RACE DOESN’T PRODUCE BIG NUMBERS
It didn’t take much firepower to win the Western Collegiate Hockey Association scoring championship this season. Michigan Tech junior center Shawn Harrison claimed the crown with 16-30-46 totals in 35 games. He is the first Huskie to win the championship. Harrison’s total is the lowest for a WCHA scoring champion since Vic Venasky of Denver won with 39 points on 14 goals and 25 assists in 22 games in 1970-71. North Dakota’s Steve Johnso won last year’s title with 27-44-71 numbers in 35 games. Tony Hrkac, also of the Fighting Sioux, won the year before with a record 86 points on 36-50 totals in 35 games. Despite the fact their league plays four fewer games, five players in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association were on pace to finish with more points than Harrison. North Dakota…
BABE TAKES HIS LICKS AS STARS’ GRINDER
A dozen games into his NHL career, Warren Babe displayed one particular talent. He’d shown an uncanny ability to provoke opponents. Last season, Montreal goaltender Patrick Roy whacked Babe across the back of the leg with his stick to earn an eight-game suspension and end Babe’s pro season after only 11 days. This season, Pittsburgh superstar Mario Lemieux didn’t like being banged against the boards roughly in a 2-1 loss to the North Stars Feb. 21, so he dropped Babe with a spear to the stomach that went undetected. “With my style of play, I’m bound to attract some attention,” Babe said. “I’m bound to get a few sticks.” Babe is supposed to be a hitter, a grinder and a bumper. That’s why the North Stars chose the 6-foot-3, 200-pounder in the first round (12th…
THROWN STICK COSTS WARE REST OF SEASON
Cape Breton defenseman Mike Ware has been suspended 20 games fof throwing his stick at on-ice officials. The sentence was rendered by the American League Feb. 22. four days after the incident. Ware, who was serving a penalty at the time, threw his stick in the direction of referee Kevin Muench and linesmen Pierre Champoux and John Pierre in the second period of a game at Centre 200 in Sydney. Cape Breton lost 5-2 to Moncton. Ware, nicknamed Mike B. Ware, was upset at receiving a roughing penalty and argued with Muench. He received an additional two minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct. He side-armed his stick about 35 feet, striking teammate David Haas, who was standing near the officials. Ware received a game misconduct under Rule 67 (a), category 1, which calls for a suspension of…
HOCKEY HISTORY CAPTURED ON VIDEO
Hockey’s greatest moments are coming to a television set near you. Molstar Communications is transforming the NHL’s archives into a series of video cassettes for home viewing. Already released as a part of the Molson Collector Series is a package of five cassettes featuring highlights of the Montreal Canadiens’ record five straight Stanley Cup championships from 1955-56 through 1959-60. Also out is a tape of highlights of the 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs—the last of the six-team era—featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Cup victory over the Canadiens. “We intend to build a complete video library for hockey fans,” says Steve Hecht, a producer with Molstar. “The greatest value of the videocassette is there is no better way to recreate the situation with sound and motion.” Hecht says Molstar will release a highlight tape of…
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