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October 20, 1989
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DALGARNO REFUSES DEMOTION, RETIRES AT 22
New York Islander right winger Brad Dalgarno is walking away from hockey. Dalgarno, 22, was one of nine players assigned to Springfield of the American League Oct. 3, as the New York Islanders made their final ROSTER cuts before the start of the season. Gilles Thibaudeau. Rob DiMaio and Brad Lauer packed their their sticks and skates and moved their base of operations to the minors, but Dalgar-no’s stall in the dressing room at Nassau Coliseum was left stuffed with his gear. Thibaudeau and Lauer were recalled five days later, but Dalgamo’s retirement papers were filed with the NHL by then. “I’m going on sabbatical,” said Dalgarno, the team’s No. I draft pick, sixth overall, in 1985. “I’m heading back home. I don’t want to play anywhere else. My wife Lesley has two…
AND UP-AND-DOWN WEEK FOR LANGWAY
The opening week of the Washington Capitals’ 16th season was both memorable and forgettable for defenseman Rod Langway, the team’s captain since 1982. At the Capitals’ annual media day, Langway was honored as the fourth recipient of the Daniel McCoubrey Award, presented annually by the Washington chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association to a Capital who has devoted considerable time to community service. Then, in the season opener Oct. 6, Langway turned in an outstanding effort as the Capitals defeated Philadelphia 5-3, to get off on a winning note for the first time since 1982. Alas, as veteran Capital watchers have learned, prosperity does not linger with this team for long. The following night, in a 3-2 loss to Chicago, Langway was the victim of a knee-to-knee collision that left him with…
POTENT POWER PLAY OFF TO BIG START
The most obvious difference in the New Jersey Devils this season is a power play which could rank among the most devastating in the league. With the addition of Reijo Ruotsa-lainen and Viacheslav Fetisov on the points, coach Jim Schoenfeld has revitalized a unit which ranked 20th in the NHL last season. The power play was instrumental in a season-opening 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers Oct. 5 at the Spectrum, as the Devils scored three times with the man advantage. Two nights later, it connected twice in a 4-4 tie with the Penguins at the Meadowlands Arena. The Devils opened the season with five goals in 14 power-play opportunities, a 35.7 percentage. Schoenfeld feels his power play is so potent that he has stopped using Fetisov and Ruotsalainen together. The hard-shooting Soviet…
PEETERS, ACTON COOL THEIR JETS
When Keith Acton was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Minnesota North Stars in 1984, he spent the first two months wishing the deal could be undone. He didn’t have to wish this time. The Philadelphia Flyers’ center was traded to the Winnipeg Jets Sept. 28, with goalie Pete Peeters. But on Oct. 3, one day after the waiver draft, Acton and Peeters were traded back to the Flyers for a fifth- or sixth-round choice in next year’s entry draft. Neither player had even reported to Winnipeg. “I talked to Winnipeg general manager Mike Smith when I first got traded,” said Acton, “and he told me to sit tight, right where I was. He said they might be moving some players after the waiver draft, and to just stay where I was. “Hey,…
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