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December 6, 1988
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RESERVE YOUR 1988/89 NHL GUIDE FROM HOCKEY
The NHL GUIDE AND RECORD BOOK for 1987/88 was a huge success. Thousands of hockey fans prepared themselves for the new season by acquiring this unique book. Now, here’s your chance to order the 1988/89 edition. The NHL GUIDE AND RECORD BOOK will answer questions you have about the National Hockey League. It’s a complete guide to the game for hockey fans! The guide features: • Complete records and rosters for each team • Final statistics for 1987/88 • Statistics for retired NHL players • Drafts, award winners, and much, much more. Reserve your copy today! Available in late September.…


TEN WHO MADE NEWS IN 1988
Who were the hockey headliners of I988, the individuals who garnered more attention and made a greater impact than anybody else? It’s a question the editors of The Hockey News asked and then answered with a very subjective list. The sole restriction was that only one individual from each major story of the year—the Wayne Gretzky Trade, for example—was considered for inclusion. That said, vte present our top 10 newsmakers of 1988. 1 WAYNE GRETZKY The King was recrowned even before he became one. Through the accident of his own injuries and the frightening growth of a killer octopus in Pittsburgh, Wayne Gretzky was not the NHL’s scoring champion for the first time in eight seasons. He scored 40 goals and 109 assists in 64 games, and finished second to Penguin superstar Mario Lemieux and…


BOOK LOCKER
B114 Hockey Hall of Fame by Dan Diamond SI 6.95 If you can’t make it to Toronto to visit the Hockey Hall of Fame, here is the next best thing. Here is a beautiful walk through hallowed halls of hockey history. The sport’s greatest names and all the magic of hockey’s colourful past presented in one full color book. Filled with exciting) photographs not found anywhere else. B112 FUHR ON GOALTENDING By Grant Fuhr $16.95 The world’s best goaltender brings you insight into the world of NHL goalkeeping. Learn how to play goal from the best Through detailed diagrams, drills, theory and strategy. Grant Fuhr shows you the techniques and skills that brought him to the top of the hockey world B118 Boss: The Mike Bossy Story $24.95 Mike Bossy one of the game’s most successful players on the ice and…


THE LAST WORD(S)
This is one of those features where the less said the better. After all. if this doesn’t speak for itself, what does? “Are there any other questions about my job in the room? Obviously, if you don’t win hockey games, your job is in jeopardy. You live with that every day.”—Maple Leaf coach John Brophy, after the team’s winless streak hit 14. “Look, I don’t enjoy doing these things but, in view of Gerry’s record, we had to do something. In fact, it’s so bad I didn’t even want to mention it to him. That’s why we could no longer stand still.”—Leaf owner Harold Ballard, on firing GM Gerry McNamara. “I refuse to take responsibility for what’s happened on the ice. I tried to guide him (John Brophy) a bit, but he wouldn’t listen.”—McNamara. “How…