Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free december 1978 71 flyers on the Way to overcoming ills by Wayne Parks James flyers came to grips with some gripes wednesday they fell Short of achieving a stranglehold on their but coach Gary Hansford figures their 65 overtime Victory Over East Kildonan Elmwood million Aires will turn things the main thing is that we came said i Felt this was a make break game for weve had problems on the executive level As Well in the dressing room and the Guys were really i think this win will show the Guys they Are Capa ble of despite All the the Victory was the flyers third in seven Central senior hockey league games this sea two of their losses occurred in last year we had three or four games which went into overtime and we lost them Hansford and weve had two this year before this were not All that far away from any team in the league and i think this win will have a very positive effect on the players millionaires coach Harry Bue Felt his club played stupid that All it i it Only takes fundamental hockey for this team to said when we want to win theres not a team in the league that can touch we came Back to win in Stein Bach and we did the same thing in theres no question the Talent is i dont in the millionaires had plenty of chances to they trailed 21 after the first period and 32 after before a crowd of just 68 fans at River East but rallied to tie the score three times in the third Gord Miles snapshot from the Point tied the score at 55 with just one minute and 56 seconds remaining in regulation the hemmed the millionaires in their own end in the overtime period and won on defence Man Kevin Diehs goal at the Cam Rick Dan Rick Denney and Murray Mccarthy also scored for Dave Elliott had four As the also got goals from Gerry Jim Ben Barry Merrell and Rick three of which were scored on Power Harvey Stewart stopped 29 shots for the while the flyers Ken Kirton handled flyers served six of 10 minor two of three majors and one standings Page 75 photo by Dave Johnso millionaires goaltender Harvey Stewart foiled flyers Glen Lawrenc in this first period action at the newfound respect keeps stars on Rise pitch for new look format ready a major league baseball club owners meet today to con Sider the restructuring of baseball to three division leagues with double tiered As has often been the the american league appears to be for the new while at least three National league clubs oppose giving base Ball a new it takes a three quarters majority of the 14team american league and a unanimous National league approval to adopt the system proposed by a 10man reorganization one National executive said his league might vote to change to a majority but it takes a unanimous vote to make the the owners held an informal discussion meeting wednesday and listened to the report on this Radical restructuring of the commissioner Bowie Kuhn termed the report Frank Cashen of Balti More and Joe former Pittsburgh general presented the committees findings on the revolutionary if the plan should be a and the history of change in baseball would indicate the subject will be studied the two leagues would Divide this Way american East new Baltimore and Central Cleve Chicago and Milkau West Kansas Minne Texas and National Montreal and new Central Louis and at West los san san Diego and the first round of play offs probably would be with two Divi Sion winners and a division Winner against a wild card the two winners would vie for the league Pennant and a spot in the world Kuhn said in wednes Days preliminary meeting of owners there were some conclusions which will be placed before the league meetings Kuhn was evasive when asked whether there would be a vote they the owners might think it is a grand idea and adopt it for they might think it interesting but needs More Kuhn said at a news briefing by the Canadian press Minnesota North stars got a Little of everything wednesday night fore Good Goa keep two goals from Rookie Bobby and a potent Power but the biggest addition May have been an Innangi the players on this team Are getting respect for one said coach Glen who saw his club dump los an Geles Kings 40 for its third straight i think there starting to appreciate what each other does and what it takes to id like to think this is the real North stars you saw out there the North real or haunt won three in a Row since exactly three years and the shutout was min Nesotas first in 56 games dating Back to last Jan in other new York rangers Defeated Louis blues Pittsburgh penguins handed Toronto Maple Leafs its third consecutive loss 64 and de troit red wings held Mon Treal canadians to a 22 you gotta be Lucky to get admitted stars goalie Gilles me who stopped 33 including 14 in both the first and third after a scoreless first be Minnesota took control of the game and erupted for three goals in the second Tim Young scored on a deflection at and then the Nils top draft pick last knocked in two Power play his fifth and sixth of the los Angeles goalie Ron Grahame stopped a penalty shot by Al Macadam late in the first but Minne Sota followed with pressure that carried Over into the second the Kings didst get their first shot of the second period until 10 minutes had elapsed and were out shot although they did Fin ish the game with a 3328 Meloche his first of the also put an end to the seven game scoring string of Marcel who has five of his league leading 20 goals against Minnesota was three for three on Power with Macadam adding the North stars fourth goal Early in the final Phil Esposito scored twice to Lead the rangers while Steve Vickers had a goal and two assists to extend new Yorks Home domination Over Carol Lucien Deblois and Mike Mcewen had two assists each while Walt Tkaczuk and Anders Hedberg had a goal and an assist apiece to spark the Pat Hickey and Ron Dugay added goals for the the Victory was new Yorks 26th with three ties against a single loss to the blues in the 30 games the teams have played in new Bernie Larry Inge Hammarstrom and Curt Bennett scored for the Orest Kindrachuk led Pittsburgh with two goals to keep the penguins undefeated in their last five Peter Rick Peter Lee and Rod Schutt added goals for the Ron Walt Pat Boutette and Dave Burrows countered for the Nick Lisbett scored Early in the third period to give the red wings a Dale Mccourt also scored for Detroit while Yvon Lam Bert and Pierre Mondou scored for summaries Page 75 Nords rally out Slicks oilers Crosier could be shut out Quebec up real Cloutier scored two of four unanswered third period goals that lifted Quebec Nordques to a b3 Victory Over Edmonton oilers in the Only world hockey association game wednes Day Paulin Bordeleau and Bob Fitchner had the other final period scores that brought Quebec Back from a 32 deficit after two Danny Geoffrion and Rich Leduc scored the earlier Nordques Wayne Gretzky fired two goals and Doug Berry one for the who were out shot the Victory was the fourth in a Row for Quebec before a crowd of the Nordi ques now Are in sole Possession of second one Point behind Cincinnati sting with a record of 1492 for 30 Edmonton slipped to 12100 with the summary Page 75 a the appointment of former Buffalo sabres player Bill Inglis As the teams interim coach for tonight game with los Angeles Kings has cast doubt on the Hopes of Joe Crozier to fill one or both of the National hockey league teams a former sabres earlier was reported to be the top Choice for coach of Seymour Knox the sabres president and Board chairman who fired general manager punch imlach and coach Marcel Pronovost on talks Between the sabres and Crozier ran into a Snag when Crozier was reported to have asked to be named general manager As Well As the sabres announced the selection of an on wednesday night but did not specify the expected length of the interim Crozier was thought by local sports writers to have Little Chance of obtaining both positions because Knox prefers to keep the jobs separate because the sabres May revive an american hockey league franchise doubling the managers work the sabres inaugural coach in was the Only team official Ever to hold both the coaching and managing posts he dropped the coaching half of his duties after a 1972 heart Knox talked with several other candidates on suggesting that Crozier May no longer be a cinch for the coaching position that he was two Days Inglis reacted to the news of his interim appointment with this afternoon i was the head coach on an Hourt hour he said tonight in the coach on a Day today i dont know anything More than All i know is that in in a very enviable i dont think there will be one person in the stands tonight who give his Eye Teeth to coach the sabres for one reporters have said coaches Scotty Bowman of Montreal canadians and Don Cherry of Boston Bruins will be available when the season ends and that if the sabres choose to maintain the interim coach they have a better Chance of signing a big name coach next riels fight Back to trim raiders Gerry Breault and Dave Wiebe scored two goals apiece As Boniface riels Defeated seven Oaks raiders 73 in Manitoba major Junior hockey league action wednesday Maginot in the Only other East Kildonan knights edged James canucks also scoring for the riels were Dwight Rick Gariepy and Brian Darrel Larry Kendall and Steve Prokopec replied for the seven Oaks led 21 after the first period with Boniface jumping ahead 53 after 40 Boniface held a 4434 Edge in shots on goal and took six of nine minor penalties and one of four Gord Millers goal at of the third period lifted East Kildonan past Dave Komora with two goals and Keith Kilpatrick were the other Tim Mike Sutherland and Mike Fardy scored for the James out shot East Kildonan 3524 and was assessed five of 12 minor standings Page 75 big horns up Lead by the Canadian press goaltender Andy Moog earned his third shutout of the season wednesday night As Billings big 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