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June 1, 1988
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THE DRAFT TRIVIA QUIZ
There’s nothing trivial about this quiz but you’d better know your draft trivia if you expect to do well. Give it your best shot and then give yourself a score. Here’s a rating system you can apply. Scores from 16-20: Dynasty-builder; 11-15: Scouting wizard; 6-10: The next general manager of the Vancouver Canucks; 0-5; Close the window. Stay out of the draft. Good luck. You’ll probably need it. 1. Back in the days of NHL-sponsored junior teams, few stars were selected in the amateur draft. One notable exception was Ken Dryden, chosen in 1964. What team claimed him? 2. The first goalie to score a goal in professional play—during a Central League game in 1970-71—was picked No. 1 overall by Montreal in the 1968 draft. Name him. 3. The Buffalo Sabres made history when they…
Castors’ Beauregard Happy With Net Result
The puck stops here. And here. And here. Each year, the CHL boasts an outstanding field of netminders and 1987-88 was no exception. The net result made St-Jean Castor goalie Stephane Beauregard the best of the rest. And that is saying something, considering who comprises the rest. Beauregard, 20, was named as the Cooper Canada goalie of the year for 1987-88 during the 1988 Memorial Cup week in Chicoutimi, Que. The Quebec League’s top goalie, Beauregard was honored along with his talented counterparts and fellow nominees from the Ontario and Western Leagues. Cornwall Royal Rick Tabaracci, 19, represented the OHL while Spokane Chief Troy Gamble, 21, stood up for the WHL. All three goalies received $500 in Cooper products from the company’s complete line of seasonal sports equipment and travel accessories as well as an engraved plaque. The Cooper…
Stability Secret To Success
The Ontario League is a two-way street. If a player makes a commitment to the league, the league makes a commitment to the player that he will receive every opportunity to develop to the best of his abilities. It is the foundation upon which the OHL’s Choice…Opportunity…Success program has been built. The relationship has paid off handsomely. About one in every three NHL players was trained in the OHL. The league works hard to maintain the image of the world’s top producer of pro hockey players, and that helps it attract some of the most talented youngsters around. Some of the game’s top players—Wayne Gretzky (Sault Ste. Marie), Steve Yzerman (Peterborough), Paul Coffey (Kitchener) and Kirk Muller (Guelph), to name a few—grew as stars in the OHL. What makes the OHL such a rich source…
Hawgood Has Learned His CHL Lessons Well
Kamloops Blazer defenseman Greg Hawgood’s experience in the CHL could be summed up as follows: he was there for a long time and a good time. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound blueliner, who wasn’t drafted until the Boston Bruins took him 202nd overall in 1986, capped his five-year major junior career by being named the 1987-88 Chrysler Canada CHL defenseman of the year. “It’s a great honor to say I had such a good year,” said Hawgood, who finished with 48 goals and 85 assists for 133 points in 63 games, tops among Western League defensemen. On the day in May when the award was presented, Hawgood was unable to be at the 1988 Memorial Cup week in Chicoutimi, Que. He was with the Bruins, awaiting an opportunity to see action in the team’s 1987-88…
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