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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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 …
EDMONTON, Alberta — Now that Wayne Gretzky has taken another Stanley Cup and gone home for the summer, it’s time to pause. It’s time to inhale and to try to appreciate what this 24-year-old has accomplished in his six years in the NHL. Hockey history will forever be astounded by him. Let’s make sure we …
EDMONTON — The Crown Prince of the shinny world arrived at practice wearing a white shirt, blue shorts, expensive sneakers and patience. He walked with a slight limp, a reminder of a hard but clean check from Ron Sutter of the Philadelphia Flyers, and he was talking with one of his agents. He signed a …
BOSTON – Vezina Trophy finalist Tim Thomas stopped every shot and gave the Boston Bruins a chance for the big est prize of all – the Stanley Cup. Forget their 20-year absence from the finals. Don’t talk about their epic playoff collapse of last season. And certainly don’t men -tion their powerless power play. None …
BOSTON (CP) — Wayne Gretzky’s shadow hung over the Edmonton Oilers for two years. Only a Stanley Cup could make it go away and that’s just what Mark Messier, Kevin Lowe, Glenn Anderson and Gretzky’s other ex-teammates accomplished with heart and flair Thursday night. “This is for you Gretz,” Messier said in the champagne-soaked Bosto’n …
When most people go from the small time to the big time, they reject the person they once were. Not Gretzky By Ken Dryden I never played against Wayne Gretzky. He came into the National Hockey League from the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers the October after I had played my last game …
EDMONTON — A telephone vote of National Hockey League governors is expected this week on transfer of Atlanta Flames to Calgary and the ownership of Vancouver millionaire Nelson Skalbania, a Molson’s Western Breweries Ltd. spokesman says. “Our information is that a vote would take place this week,” Rod Proudfoot of Edmonton, Molson’s marketing manager for …
The Edmonton Oilers’ choker image and the New York Islanders’ “Drive for Five” are both things of the past. EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — It was one of the wildest victory celebrations imaginable, a bunch of youngsters going crazy. The Edmonton Oilers were celebrating more than winning the Stanley Cup. They finally erased the stigma of …
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Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — Wayne Gretzky has virtually every honor the game of hockey has to offer. He has smashed individual scoring records, he has collected Most Valuable Player awards, he even has helped change the way the game is played in North America. But when Gretzky stood on the ice of the Northlands …
