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Meanwhile, the New York Rangers traded captain Vic Hadfield to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Nick Beverly...
...Hadfield, 34 years old, has been captain of the Rangers for the last three seasons and enjoyed his finest year in 1971-72 when he became the first Ranger to score 50 goals in a season. He totaled 106 points that season, fourth best...
Following his big year, Hadfield signed a five-year contract with the Rangers for a reported $1 million. He has three years remaining on that agreement. Hampered by injuries and a bad ankle, he slipped to 27 goals and 28 assists for a 55 point total last season...
Better Coordinated. That was a far cry from the cocky statements made by the Canadian players before the series began. "Eight straight," New York Ranger Vic Hadfield had predicted. "No ands, ifs or buts. Eight straight." Actually, the Canadians had every reason to be confident. Hockey is Canada's national game, and even impartial experts figured that Russia's subsidized "amateurs," who dominate the International Ice Hockey Federation, would be no match for the superstar professionals of the N.H.L. In fact, when Canada pulled out of the federation two years ago in protest over the barring...
Higgins's biggest competitor is Jacques Plante, the former Montreal goalie who invented the mask. In a game with the New York Rangers a Vic Hadfield slapshot caught Plante in the forehead and knocked him unconscious. When he returned to the ice to finish the game, he was wearing a mask, much to the disgust of coach "Toe" Blake and the rest of the Montreal players...