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June 1, 1988
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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…
Mario Lemieux selected this years Dodge - NHL Performer of the rear
Pittsburgh Penguin center Mario Lemieux will receive a 1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z (manufacturer’s suggested retail price $15,900 U.S.) for being named the 1987-88 Dodge Performer of the Year. He is only the second recipient in the award’s four-year history. Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky captured the award in each of the previous three seasons. The Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey Association will receive a $7,500 (U.S.) donation from Dodge Truck. The contribution will be divided evenly among the 10 clubs within the Pittsburgh area association. “With the caliber of play getting better each year in the NHL, it is truly an honor to receive the Dodge Performer of the Year Award,” Lemieux said. “I’d like to acknowledge the play of my teammates as they helped contribate to my achievements. My thanks to Dodge for their…
Five-Year Progress Report
Dale Derkatch hasn’t yet made it to the cover of North America’s most popular sports magazine. But former Regina Pat general manager Bob Strumm was sure Derkatch—the 5-foot-5, 150-pound Regina center who led the Western League in scoring with 84 goals and 179 points in 1982-83—was the steal of the 1983 draft. He was rated 52nd by the Central Scouting Bureau, but his size scared off teams and he was taken 140th by the Edmonton Oiler general manager Glen Sather. “In five years, he will be on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Sather will be a hero,” said Strumm. Well, here it is five years later, and Derkatch has just finished a season in Finland. He played for Ilves and finished eighth (28-24-52 in 41 games) in league scoring. Not a game for the…
The Trans-Atlantic Pipeline
NHL teams bombed the first three times they drafted Europeans in the first round of the entry draft. Swedish defenseman Bjorn Johansson, California’s fifth overall pick in 1976, Czechoslovakian right winger Juri Dudacek, the Buffalo Sabres’ 17th overall selection in 1981, and Swedish left winger Jan Ingman, the Montreal Canadiens’ 19th overall choice in 1981. have played 15 games between them—all by Johansson. But enough other overseas players have exploded in the NHL to ensure scouts maintain a close eye on developments in Sweden. Finland, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. Kent Nilsson. Jari Kurri. Hakan Loob and Mats Naslund have been among the league’s very best players during the past decade And all are European draft choices. Their contributions and those of their countrymen have kept alive a trans-Atlantic pipeline to the NHL. And while…
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