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November 10, 1989
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‘I HATE DONUTS’
The first thing you should know about Don Koharski is not necessarily the most important. Or the most flattering. It is, however, an inevitability he has come to accept and endure. So, without further delay: No, he does not like donuts. He never has, never will. Yes, he has always had a weight problem, but has also dropped 26 pounds since that fateful night two springs ago. So don’t even think about suggesting he have another donut, and that he might be too fat. “Unfortunately,” says Koharski, “what was said that night sticks with you. I still hear the line occasionally, ‘Have another donut…’ It’s going to stick. I lost 26 pounds the next year, but I still hear it. I guess once you’ve been fat, you’re always fat. I still hear…


THEN & NOW
During his 16-year career with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres, Phil Goyette won four Stanley Cups and was awarded the Lady Byng Trophy in 1969-70. Goyette, 56, is now the director of sales for United Custom Brokers in Montreal. He says NHL expansion in 1967, from six teams to 12, added five years to his career: “Teams were looking for older guys to show the younger ones how it’s done.”…


CAPTAIN FOLIGNO LEADS THE WAY
Before the start of the NHL season, Buffalo Sabres’ captain Mike Foligno offered to turn in the ‘C’ on his jersey. Foligno told Rick Dudley the new coach should be free to choose his own captain. But Dudley refused the resignation. After 12 games, the veteran right winger was making Dudley’s decision look good. Foligno had six goals in the first 12 games—two of them at crucial moments. Down three goals to the Toronto Maple Leafs Oct. 27 in Buffalo, Foligno scored twice in the third period to lead the Sabres’ comeback. Linemate Pierre Turgeon capped a 6-5 win with a goal halfway through overtime. Two nights later, Foligno’s goal against Boston ignited a string of four Buffalo goals in eight minutes. The Sabres went on to win 4-3. Dudley said he was happy with…


WAMSLEY MAKES MOST OF RARE STARTS
Since he was acquired by the Calgary Flames in March, 1988, goalie Rick Wamsley has become one of the team’s most regular spectators. Mike Vernon has seen to that. But when Vernon went down with back spasms for the second time in two seasons, Wamsley proved just how important he is to the Flames’ fortunes. After playing only 68 minutes of the Flames’ first nine games, Wamsley gained a 3-3 tie against the Washington Capitals Oct. 23, stopped 23 shots to shut out the Los Angeles Kings 5-0 Oct. 25, and tied the Vancouver Canucks 5-5 Oct. 27. The win over the Kings was his first completegame victory in 232 days. Throughout his career, Wamsley has been used to a more equitable share of the workload with another goalie—Denis Herron and others in…