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June 1, 1989
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PLEAU CALLS HIS FIRING UNDESERVED; LIUT BEGS TO DIFFER
Larry Pleau didn’t think he deserved to be fired as coach of the Hartford Whalers. But general manager Ed Johnston, less than a week on the job, ended Pleau’s 17-year relationship with the Whalers May 16, because he was looking for “new blood” to run the new team. Johnston has a list of six or seven candidates he plans to interview before making a final decision on a new coach, probably in the first week of June. Rick Ley is considered to be the frontrunner, although Bob Johnson remains a candidate. Bob Berry, Ted Green, Tom Webster, Lome Henning and perhaps Rick Bowness also were under consideration. With the change in ownership and the change in the Whalers’ front office, Pleau, 41, was waiting for the axe to fall. And it did. Pleau, who will…
NEXT ISSUE
In the next issue of The Hockey News, coming your way in late June with a cover date of July, we’ll wrap up the busiest time of what is supposed to be known as the “offseason.” We’ll have a complete rundown on the 1989 NHL entry draft, which could see a European (Sweden’s Mats Sundin) taken No. 1 overall for the first time ever. We’ll also review who received what at which awards ceremony. Who will be THN-NHL Player of the Year? Mario Lemieux or Steve Yzerman? Who, between Wayne Gretzky, Lemieux and Yzerman, will win the NHL’s Hart Trophy as MVP? There’ll be a complete summary of all THN and NHL award winners. In addition to that, we’ll continue to follow the challenge to NHL Players’ Association executive director Alan Eagleson and…
NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
LEADING SCORERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS LEADING DEFENSEMEN LEADING ROOKIES ROOKIE LEADERS TEAM POWER PLAY (ADV) TOTAL ADVANTAGES (PPGF) POWER-PLAY GOALS FOR (PCT) ARRIVEDBY DIVIDING NUMBER OF POWER-PLAY GOALS BY TOTAL ADVANTAGES TEAM PENALTY KILLING (TSH) TOTAL TIMES SHORT-HANDED (PPGA) POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST (PCT) ARRIVED BY DIVIDING. TIMES SHORT MINUS POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST - BY TIMES SHORT TEAM PENALTIES (GP) GAMES PLAYED (PEN) TOTAL PENALTY MINUTES INCLUDING BENCH MINUTES (BMI) TOTAL BENCH MINOR MINUTES (AVG) AVERAGE PENALTY MINUTES/GAME ARRIVED BY DIVIDING TOTAL PENALTY MINUTES BY GAMES PLAYED TEAM-BY-TEAM SCORING BOSTON BRUINS BUFFALO SABRES CALGARY FLAMES CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS DETROIT RED WINGS EDMONTON OILERS HARTFORD WHALERS LOS ANGELES KINGS MINNESOTA NORTH STARS MONTREAL CANADIENS NEW YORK RANGERS PHILADELPHIA FLYERS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS ST. LOUIS BLUES VANCOUVER CANUCKS WASHINGTON CAPITALS GOALTENDING…
BIGGER NOT NECCESARILY BETTER IN NHL
The moral of the 1989 Stanley Cup final? Sometimes, we just can’t see the forest for the trees. Especially when the trees are towering redwoods. Joel Otto. 6-foot-4, 220 pounds; Brian MacLellan, 6-3, 212; Jim Peplinski, 6-3. 209; Tim Hunter, 6-2, 202; Dana Murzyn, 6-2. 200; Mark Hunter, 6-0, 200; Rob Ramage 6-2, 195; Ric Nattress, 6-2, 210; Jamie Macoun. 6-2, 197. Mike McPhee, 6-1, 200; Bobby Smith, 6-4, 210; Bob Gainey, 6-2, 200; Larry Robinson, 6-3, 220; Craig Ludwig, 6-3, 217; Rick Green, 6-3, 210; Stephane Richer, 6-2, 200; Claude Lemieux, 6-1, 206, Ryan Walter. 6-0, 195. Make no mistake, the Stanley Cup champion Calgary Flames and finalist Montreal Canadiens measure up. They aren’t big, they’re BIG. But is BIG necessarily better? Where, for example, would the Flames be without their sub-6-foot crew of Joe…
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