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November 10, 1989
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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…
HAYWARD AND ROY COME TO THE RESCUE
There were nights early in the 1989-90 season when goalies Brian Hayward and Patrick Roy could have rightly wondered if they were still with the Montreal Canadiens. After 14 games this season, the Habs had given up a total of 418 shots for an average of 29.85 per game. In winning the Jennings Trophy as the team with the best goals-against average last season, they gave up 2,127 for a pergame average of 26.58. Hayward was hit particularily hard, making 179 saves in his first six starts. “He wants to sign a new contract and we’re trying to make him look tough,” joked defenseman Craig Ludwig after Hayward stopped 32 shots in a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers at the Forum Oct. 29. “We have to come in more mentally prepared. There…
KNIGHTS’ COACH SURPRISED BY POLL
Despite heavy losses to graduation and the decision of left winger Jartno Kekalainen to turn pro with the Boston Bruins, the Clarkson Golden Knights were picked to finish fourth in the coaches’ preseason poll. “It’s nice to know the other coaches have that much respect for our program and our players,” said coach Mark Morris, who led the Knights to a 13-7-2 record and a fourth-place finish last season in his first year as head coach. “But really… I think someone is trying to put some pressure on us.” Clarkson lost nine lettermen over the summer, including Kekalainen, their leading scorer last season with 44 points (19-25-44). Kekalainen had another year of eligibility remaining at Clarkson, but wanted to take a shot at pro hockey before returning to his native Finland to…
NHL GUILTY OF AN ALARMING OVERSIGHT
The NHL’s volunteer fire department, otherwise known as its team of general managers, is racing to the scene of the blaze. But guess what? The fire is already out of control. Poised with axes and ready to break down the door of a Chicago hotel, the NHL GMs will meet Nov. 13 and, among other things, try to stomp out a Calder Trophy tinderbox. Seems a few GMs are a little hot under the collar because a 31-year-old Soviet who has won seven world championships, two Olympic gold medals, two European player-of-the-year awards and three Soviet player-of-the-year awards (not to mention 11 Soviet League all-star honors and nine Soviet scoring championships) is considered an NHL rookie. And since Calgary Flames’ right winger Sergei Makarov had three goals and 18 assists in 13 games…
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