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November 17, 1989
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LAYOFF YOUNGER DRAFTEES, GM URGES
Vancouver Canucks’ president Pat Quinn is lobbying for a change in the draft of 18-year-old players. An attorney, Quinn does not buy the argument that the NHL is legally bound to retain the present 18-year-old draft. “We should go to 20 or 21,” Quinn insists, “and have them develop longer. There’s so much pressure to bring them up (early) and it hurts the kids tremendously.” Quinn argues that a special loophole could be created to allow for gifted 18-year-olds such as Vancouver’s Trevor Linden. “Right now,” says Quinn, “we’re spending too much on people who haven’t proven themselves in the NHL.” Other less vocal GMs support Quinn. SAFETY FIRST The NHL is not happy with the easily-dislodged magnetic nets but still hasn’t found a suitable alternative. Hockey Operations vice president Jim Gregory…
NHL PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Official NHL Sponsor Official Cars and Trucks ALL STAR BALLOTING STARTS OCTOBER 15TH AT CHRYSLER CANADA DEALERS MONTREAL—Goaltender Don Beaupre of the Washington Capitals, who posted a 2-0-1 record, 0.65 goals-against-average and .969 save percentage, was named the Chrysler Canada Performer of the Week for the period ending Nov. 5. Beaupre, third among goaltenders in average (2.56) and second in save percentage (.911), edged Los Angeles Kings’ center Bernie Nicholls to capture the award. The Chrysler Canada division of Chrysler Motors and Dodge will donate $500 to the youth hockey organization of each performer’s choice. The Chrysler Canada division of Chrysler Motors and Dodge also sponsor the Performer of the Month and Performer of the Year Awards, for which the latter receives the Dodge vehicle of his choice. In four years, Chrysler Canada…
HAWERCHUK BENEFITS FROM TEAM CONCEPT
In September, 1987, following the Canada Cup, Dale Hawerchuk was considered the third-best forward in the NHL, behind Nos. 66 and 99. In September, 1988, following the trade that sent Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles, Hawerchuk’s former general manager, John Ferguson, predicted his ace center could now become the best player in Canada. In September, 1989, they’re not even sure he’s the best player on the Winnipeg Jets any more. Once, Hawerchuk was mentioned in the same breath as Steve Yzerman, Denis Savard, Peter Stastny. Now… “I want to be myself,” said Hawerchuk. “I’m not worried about accolades. All I want to do is play the best I can and hopefully that’s good enough to help this hockey team win.” Hawerchuk is no longer the Jets’ only captain. Jets’ coach Bob Murdoch instituted a rotating…
SURPRISE…KINGS LOOKING FOR OFFENSE
When the Los Angeles Kings had problems stringing wins together in seasons past, poor team defense was usually singled out as the problem. Yet, following a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres Nov. 5 which extended the Kings losing streak to three games and dropped them two games under.500 at 7-9-0, coach Tom Webster came to the conclusion that perhaps his struggling troops weren’t paying enough attention to offense. “We’re going to start opening it up,” Webster said. “Right from the beginning we’re going to go. If we’re going to get beat, we’re going to get beat on 3-on-2s. We might as well start taking some chances.” The Kings hadn’t outshot an opponent since Oct. 15 in Edmonton, when Wayne Gretzky broke Gordie Howe’s career scoring record in a 5-4 overtime win over…
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