Goalies Can’t Turn Their Backs On Him MONTREAL — Wayne Gretzky didn’t discover the little slab of ice behind the net. Bobby Clarke, the old Philadelphia Flyer, did. Gretzky just made it fashionable. Set up shop there, set down an easy chair. Also built a shelf that, to date, holds four Stanley Cups but has …
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For Gretzky, his greatest game is frozen in time Third Period Hat Trick by Gretzky Put Kings in Stanley Cup Final. The details come back to Wayne Gretzky as if he just finished a shift at old Maple Leaf Gardens. The passion is in his voice, the memories still glowing. To listen to him talk …
HOUSTON (AP) – Houston Aeros, losers in three of their last lour World Hockey Association playoff games, try to rebound tonight against New England Whalers In Hie second game of their best-of-seven United States final The Aeros, who have cruised to back-to-back WHA championships, were shocked by the underdog Whalers 4-2 in the opening game …
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