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October 6, 1989
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SEEING RED
Leave it to the Soviet Union. The National Hockey League roils out the red carpet and the next thing you know the Soviets drive a ‘Tank’ over it. Yes, Vladimir (Tank) Krutov is here. And he’s not alone. At least eight Soviets—seven of them with the blessing of their country—will play in the NHL this season. If 37-year-old Helmut (Electric Train) Balderis, the USSR’s answer to Guy Lafleur, is successful in a comeback with the Minnesota North Stars, make it nine. The first wave of the Soviet invasion is closer to a flood. The 1989-90 NHL season will forever be remembered as Year of the Soviet. It goes beyond the mere presence of Krutov and Igor Larionov in Vancouver; Viacheslav Fetisov and Sergei Starikov in New Jersey; Sergei Makarov and Sergei Priakin…
OILER GOALIE BLOWS CHANCE AT NHL
OILERS With Grant Fuhr out with an emergency appendectomy, the Oilers were still searching for someone to back up Bill Ranford. David Roach, who played 33 games for the Oilers’ American League farm team in Cape Breton last season, may have blown a chance at an NHL job when he failed to show up for training camp. “He should be here, he could be making NHL money for a couple of months,” said assistant coach Ron Low. The Oilers didn’t know why Roach was holding out or where he was…Former Soviet coach Yuri Moiseev, who is working with the Oilers on a trial basis, figures Vancouver’s Vladimir Krutov will be the best Soviet in the NHL this year. “He is very tough,” said Moiseev. How about the other Canuck, Igor Larionov?…
EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SOVIETS
BALDERIS Born: June 31, 1952, Riga. Height: 5-10 Weight: 181. Position: RW Shoots: R. Drafted: 238th in 1989. No: 43. Personal: Wife Anita is in Minnesota and daughters Sigue, 14, and Diana, 17, are in Soviet Union. Soviet League stats: 407-314-721 in 609 regular-season games. 1988-89 Soviet club team: Did not play. Coached in Japan after retiring from Dynamo Riga in 1985. Awards: Three World Championships: two Soviet scoring titles; one first-team all-star berth and one Soviet player-of-the-year award. Scouting report: A highly-skilled offensive threat with blazing speed, even for an old guy, who will face major difficulties in adjusting to clutch-and-grab and defensive tendencies of the NHL. FETISOV Born: May 20, 1958, Moscow Height: 6-1. Weight: 205. Position: D Shoots: L. Drafted: 150th in 1983. No.: 2. Personal: Wife Lada is in New Jersey.…
CHORSKE MAKES HIS MARK AT HAB CAMP
Tom Chorske came into the Montreal Canadiens’ training camp as an unknown commodity. But the 23-year-old left winger knew exactly what he could do. “I came in with some pretty high expectations, I think,” said Chorske, in his first pro season after a three-year career with the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. “I had delayed coming to camp and I felt when I got here I had to perform. “I had to show that the road I took was going to pay off. I guess I set some goals, such as being the leading scorer in rookie camp and things like that. I think I accomplished some of them.” Even though he was moved to right wing during the rookie camp, Chorske impressed with five goals on the first day. In the main training…
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