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...Hockey's a physical game, and it seems artificial to have such a rule. The NHL has successfully contained fighting in that league, and I feel college hockey could do so also...
Espo's assists came on two power-play goals by Bobby Orr, his 13th and 14th. Orr leads the NHL in scoring...
...issue is that Americans and Canadians tend to rationalize losses to what they consider inferior peoples. Either the players are not in shape or the country's best players did not show up--or, as in Bobby Hull's case, were not allowed to play because of NHL-WHA politics. We collectively have to face up to the fact that if a foreign country emphasizes a sport, either by subsidizing the construction of facilities or by exalting its participants in the press and public rallies, we cannot expect to remain superior forever...
...Bruins, whose coach Bep Guidolin resigned Monday, selected Mark Howe yesterday as one of their three picks in the NHL junior amateur draft. Howe played last season with his father Gordie and brother on the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association. The left winger, who turned 19 Tuesday, scored 38 goals and had 41 assists as he earned honors as the league's rookie of the year...
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 in the NHL...