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September 8, 1989
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IT’S MIGRAINE TIME FOR SATHER
One down, two to go. Although the signing of goaltender Bill Ranford doesn’t relieve the Edmonton Oilers’ biggest headache, it will enable general manager Glen Sather to focus on his two migraine situations. The Oilers announced the signing of the 22-year-old Ranford to a three-year contract, leaving free-agent Esa Tikkanen and the ‘retired’ Grant Fuhr as Sather’s major off-season projects. “They’re all coming around,” Sather said confidently from his offseason home in Banff, Alta. “We’ll have them all taken care of, contrary to popular belief.” In fact, Sather, back from his annual fishing excursion to the Arctic, appeared so assured the muddled Fuhr situation will be cleared up he said: “I’m glad Billy has signed. You need two goaltenders to play in the NHL and I’m happy we’ve got two first-rate goalies.” With the exception…
HAMILTON PUTS UP ITS DUKES FOR MEMORIAL CUP
No matter what happens in the Ontario League this season, one thing is certain: the Dukes of Hamilton will play in the 1990 Memorial Cup. At the OHL’s summer meetings in Sudbury Aug. 9, league governors voted to make Hamilton the host city for the tournament. The Dukes, formerly the Toronto Marlies, will be joined by the OHL playoff champion and the winners from the Quebec and Western Leagues. If the Dukes win the league title, they will be the sole OHL representative. This will be the Dukes’ first year in the league and they will play out of the 17,500-seat Copps Coliseum. Hamilton won over bids by London, Kitchener, Sudbury, Peterborough and North Bay. London Knights’ coach-general manager Wayne Maxner lashed out at the board of governors, saying the league chose the…
OFFICIALS FINED, DEMOTED FOR VIOLATING CURFEW IN STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
NHL on-ice officials Don Koharski and Wayne Bonney were fined $ 1,000 each Aug. 18 and assigned to the minors for two weeks for their curfew violation during last season’s playoffs. NHL vice president of hockey operations Jim Gregory met with both before deciding on the fine and demotion—the maximum allowed under the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and its Officials’ Association. The two will have to work seven games each in either the American or International Leagues. Koharski, a referee, and Bonney, a linesman, broke curfew May 10, the night before game six of the Wales Conference final between the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers at the Spectrum. The investigation was sparked May 12, when a radio talk show caller said he saw Koharski in a Philadelphia bar after the league’s 11…
NEXT ISSUE
The next issue of The Hockey News marks a return to our weekly publishing schedule. It will be cover-dated Sept. 15 and coming your way in two weeks. In it, we’ll take a team-by-team look at National Hockey League training camp rosters for the opening of the 1989-90 season. Specifically, we’ll investigate why professional hockey is reaching the crossroads and how the future of the game is inexorably linked to decisions that will be made in the near future. The leadership of the NHL Players’ Association and NHL expansion are two issues which, when resolved, will have impact for many years to come. And we’ll examine an apparent air of militancy being exhibited by both players and owners. Find out how the actions of power brokers John Ziegler, Alan Eagleson and Bruce McNall, to name…
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