NEXT ISSUE

In the next issue of The Hockey News, which will be coming your way in two weeks and cover-dated Jan. 12, 1990, we will present one of the most popular features of year. It’s our In-the-System theme issue, where we rank each National Hockey League team’s top 10 prospects. Find out who’s most likely to succeed in your favorite organization’s developmental system and how they’re faring in major junior, college, minor pro and European leagues. In addition to that, we’ll also have an NHL Mid-Season Report, taking a rapid-fire look at who’s hot and who’s not. There’ll be a myriad of categories covered as the NHL season hits the halfway point. We’ll also have an update on the search for Alan Eagleson’s successor as executive director of the NHL Players’ Association and a…

MacDERMID ACQUIRED TO HELP BOLSTER WEAK RIGHT SIDE

Winnipeg Jets’ general manager Mike Smith isn’t one to be tentative about a potential trade. If he sees an opportunity, he’ll seize it. On Dec. 13, that’s exactly what Smith did in acquiring rugged 26-year-old right winger Paul MacDer-mid from the Hartford Whalers for 28-year-old left winger Randy Cunney worth. It was a move borne of Smith’s — and Jet coach Bob Murdoch’s—growing impatience with Cunneyworth after only 28 games. “There were a number of teams that were interested in him,” Smith said. “Randy hadn’t played well here. We were all disappointed, himself included, in his play—and enough teams expressed an interest in him that I felt it was worthwhile pursuing what we might be able to get for him. “Paul MacDermid is one of those players we’re looking for.” In MacDermid, the Jets have…

NHL STATISTICAL REPORT

STANDINGS NHL STANDINGS AS OF MON., DEC. 18789 (PCT) PERCENTAGE OF ACTUAL POINTS VERSUS POSSIBLE POINTS CLARENCE CAMPBELL CONFERENCE PRINCE OF WALES CONFERENCE RESULTS RESULTS ENDING DEC. 17,1989 POINTS FUTURE GAMES FRI., DEC. 22 MONTREAL AT BUFFALO NEW JERSEY AT PHILADELPHIA TORONTO AT CHICAGO SAT., DEC. 23 DETROIT AT BOSTON MINNESOTA AT HARTFORD BUFFALO AT QUEBEC PHILADELPHIA AT MONTREAL PITTSBURGH AT NY ISLANDERS NY RANGERS AT WASHINGTON ST. LOUIS AT NEW JERSEY CHICAGO AT TORONTO CALGARY AT EDMONTON VANCOUVER AT LOS ANGELES TUES, DEC. 26 TORONTO AT BOSTON HARTFORD AT QUEBEC DETROIT AT BUFFALO NEW JERSEY AT NY RANGERS PITTSBURGH AT WASHINGTON CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS MINNESOTA AT WINNIPEG WED, DEC. 27 MONTREAL AT VANCOUVER NY RANGERS AT PITTSBURGH WASHINGTON AT NEW JERSEY PHILADELPHIA AT EDMONTON DETROIT AT TORONTO CALGARY AT LOS ANGELES THUR, DEC. 28 ST. LOUIS AT NY ISLANDERS MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO FRI, DEC. 29 BOSTON AT BUFFALO MONTREAL AT EDMONTON NY RANGERS AT NEW JERSEY DETROIT AT WASHINGTON WINNIPEG AT CALGARY SAT, DEC. 30 BOSTON AT TORONTO HARTFORD AT CHICAGO MONTREAL AT CALGARY NY ISLANDERS AT QUEBEC PHILADELPHIA…

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