TORONTO (CP) — Pat Price says he will follow the tradition of many other rich young hockey players and buy a sleek sports car. Price, a 19-year-old defenceman from Saskatoon Blades of the Western Canada Hockey League, was the first choice Friday in the World Hockey Association amateur draft. He then signed with Vancouver Blazers …
This Day In Hockey History-May 12, 1974-Chicago Cougars following skate steps of 1938 Hawks
MOST TIMES it is impossible to believe the unbelievable. Like the Cougars. Virtually ignored because they were projected as the least likely to succeed, they now are on the last chapter of the second most stunning story in Chicago sports annals—second only to the 1938 Black Hawks, the “underest” of underdogs, a 1,000-to-zero shot that …
This Day In Hockey History-March 30, 1979-NHL Merges With WHA
NHL, WHA wed for better or worse By Al Colletti Canadian Press staff writer 31 Mar 1979, Sat The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) NEW YORK — Some call it expansion and others a mini-merger, but whatever terminology is used, the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association are wedded for better or for …
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