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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By BARRY WILNER AP Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) – The Colorado Rockies were sold Thursday to a group headed by John McMullen, principal owner of baseball’s Houston Astros, and the National Hockey League Board of Governors granted McMullen permission to move the team from Denver to New Jersey’s Meadowlands Arena. McMullen’s group, which includes Brendan …
New York Rangers defenseman Brian Leetch set an NHL record for goals by a rookie defenseman (23), breaking the mark of 22 set by Barry Beck of the Colorado Rockies in 1977-78, during a 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The record still stands today.
ATLANTA (Associated Press) – Olympic hockey hero Jim Craig turned back 24 shots and allowed just one goal in his professional debut as the Atlanta Flames defeated the Colorado Rockies 4-1. Craig, who just one week before led the U.S. hockey team to its first Olympic gold medal since 1960, was greeted by a sellout …
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MONTREAL (CP) – Winnipeg Jets general manager John Ferguson has refused an offer that would have sent veteran defenceman Guy Lapointe of Montreal Canadiens to the National Hockey League club. The Canadiens had hoped to trade the 32-year-old Lapointe to gain the No. 2 overall selection in the entry draft of amateur players next Wednesday. …
