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May 25, 1990
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PERREAULT PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF
Gilbert Perreault proved you can go home again when he was named coach and general manager of the Victoriaville Tigres May 10. Perreault, the former Buffalo Sabres’ star who coached the team for the 1987-88 season before resigning for personal reasons, replaced coach Guy Chouinard and general manager Michel Larocque, who were fired the same day. Perreault is one of 49 people who bought the club in November. Perreault was hired by the leader of the group, Tigres’ president Pierre Roux. Under Chouinard, the Tigres were Quebec League regular-season champions with a record of 42-23-5. But they were upset by Laval in four games in the league final. “We’ve got to build this team again,” said Perreault. “We have to make the right trades and the draft will be very important. While the loss to…
WILD AND WACKY
By now you know all about the scoring exploits of Washington’s John Druce and the shocking elimination of the Calgary Flames. But did you know St. Louis general manager Ron Caron challenged Toronto public relations director Bob Stellick to a fight? Or that Edmonton center Mark Lamb had to duck bullets outside a Los Angeles nightclub? There are more to these Stanley Cup playoffs than meet the eye. Here’s an off-beat account of some wild and wacky happenings in the first three rounds of this year’s playoffs. Wanna fight?: During Game 3 of the Norris Division semifinal between Toronto and St. Louis, the volatile Caron had to relinquish his designated seat between the radio booths because of his outbursts. Relocated near the Leaf personnel in the press box, Caron became incensed with Stellick…
PAGE JUMPS IN HEAD FIRST
Most people would have settled back and taken it easy for a couple of days after getting a new job in a new city. Most would take some time off to do things such as get the family together and to get things packed at the old house. But that’s not Pierre Page’s style. The new general manager of the Quebec Nordiques was on the job immediately and said he wouldn’t take a holiday until July at the earliest. Three days after accepting the posting as Nordiques’ general manager, Page was making the rounds at the Memorial Cup in Hamilton. Before he left for the Canadian League tournament, Page had an indepth discussion with head scout Pierre Gauthier, who had returned from the World Championships in Switzerland as well as a short tour of…
COACH’S JOB RISEBROUGH’S FOR THE TAKING
No one would give a definite response, but in the days following Terry Crisp’s dismissal as the Calgary Flames’ coach, it became apparent his replacement would be Doug Risebrough—if Risebrough wanted the job. Risebrough, tor two years a Flames’ assistant coach, was promoted to assistant general manager last summer and designated as GM Cliff Fletcher’s heir apparent. In his years as an assistant coach, Risebrough was not always well-liked by the players, but he always commanded their respect, an important distinction from a names perspective. In all the off-the-record comments the Flames’ players made about Crisp’s coaching style, two points kept coming up: They didn’t like Crisp and they didn’t respect him. As a coach, Risebrough demanded the same high standards from his players mat ne set tor himself throughout his 13-year career as…
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