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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Still sour about a 3-1 loss at Pittsburgh earlier that week that ended a 14-game unbeaten streak, the Canadiens returned home to the Forum and hammered the Penguins, 12-0. Mario Tremblay, Yvon Umbert and Doug Risebrough scored two goals each during a rout that kept the Canadiens unbeaten against the Penguins at home in Montreal …
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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. …
