The National Hockey League proposed Friday a merger with the World Hockey Association with no less than six teams from the World Association forming a separate division under a National Hockey League umbrella. The proposal will be put forth to the surviving World Hockey teams and is expected to be accepted. The cities most likely …
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PITTSBURGH — Nail Yakupov grew up idolizing Pavel Bure. The 18-year-old Yakupov is already one up on the Russian Rocket. The Edmonton Oilers selected the dynamic forward with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night, hoping Yakupov is the next piece of a core that includes center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and winger Taylor …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. | The Pittsburgh Penguins can only hope they have half the success with their latest No. 1 pick as they did with their last. The Penguins so wanted goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to rebuild their franchise around that they traded up two spots Saturday in the NHL Draft to make sure that they got …
The NHL is heading into four more American cities by the year 2000 and civic leaders and citizens in Nashville, Tenn., St. Paul, Minn., Columbus, Ohio, and Atlanta couldn’t be happier. “It’s good to see hockey coming back,” said Dan Bouchard, a goalie for the Atlanta Flames when they played there from 1972-80. “I always …
TORONTO (CP) – The World Hockey Association may or may not operate as an independent league next season, but if it does it will be ready to do battle with the National Hockey League for some of the best graduates of amateur ranks. The nine WHA teams still in existence after the demise of Phoenix …
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MONTREAL — National Hockey League Players’ Association president Alan Eagleson confirmed here Tuesday night that more under-age juniors will sign with the World Hockey Association. Eagleson now feels it’s essential his under-age clients maintain credibility in the wake of WHA Indianapolis Racers signing Soo Greyhounds sensation Wayne Gretzky, 17, to a reported seven-year, $ 1.75-million …
The palace revolt that Ben Hatskin seemed to be expecting has taken place with the signing of 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky by Indianapolis Racers owner Nelson Skalbania. Skalbania announced Monday he has signed Gretzky, the scoring star last season with Sault -Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, to a personal services contract. …
MONTREAL – That the Montreal Canadiens would covet the services of Mano Lemieux, whom the Penguins selected with the first pick in yesterday’s National Hockey League draft, hardly qualifies as a surprise of cosmic proportion. Lemieux, after all, honed his skills in the suburb of Ville Emard and; has fascinated an entire province, if not …
Unless something unexpected develops, St. Paul will be awarded an NHL expansion franchise on June 24 when the NHL Board of Directors meets in New York to vote on the recommendations of the NHL expansion committee. The NHL will name four expansion franchises at that meeting — two to begin operation in the 1998-1999 season …
It was a day like no other in hockey history. On the same day Number 9, The Great Gordie Howe officially retired from hockey, Number 99, The Great Wayne Gretzky, officially ascended his throne. Following the most spectacular first-year performance in National Hockey League history, Edmonton Oilers’ Wayne Gretzky was informed late Wednesday he had …
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