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Shared by @STLBlueshistory EMILE FRANCIS
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT,
GENERALMANAGER, COACH

After 14 successful seasons in the New York Rangers'
organization , Emile Francis brings his winning formula to
St. Louis this season. The diminutive executive, known as
" The Cat" from his goaltending days in the National
Hockey League, has become one of the most respected
coaches in the game today. Francis coached the Rangers
for 8½ of his seasons in the New York organization -
becoming the club 's all-time winning coach. Ironically,
the record he broke at New York, was the one belonging
to Lester Patrick, the father of the Blues' Senior
Vice-President, Lynn Patrick. The effervescent Francis is
known as one of the hardest workers in the game and
plans to concentrate his every effort in molding the Blues
into one of the National Hockey League's major powers.

DENIS Bf'LL
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER

Reunited with Emile Francis this season , Denis Ball has
been elevated to the position of Assistant General
Manager after serving as Vice-President/Hockey Opera-
t ions last season. Under Francis with the New York
Rangers fo r many campaigns, Denis served as a director
of the New York farm system , a scout and as Assistant
General Manager. A familiar figure on the hockey scene
for over two decades, Denis was a highly successful
junior operator in Winnipeg before joining the Rangers.
Th is season , acting as Francis' pseudo arm , Denis again
will devote his eag erness and enthusiasm to the Blues'
entire operati on -on the major league and minor league
levels.

LYNN PATRICK
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

The Patrick name is synonymous with hockey and
has been for over a half century. Lynn Patrick, who has
served the Blues since their inception , has performed at
almost every level of hockey. First, as a player, then as a
manager and coach . The Blues call upon Lynn to use his
vast knowledge of the sport's rules, by-laws and
constitution in important everyday decisions and his
advice on the matter is highly regarded . Lynn is one of the
most popular member of the Blues executive staff and in
addition , has many friends in hockey. He was the Blues
first coach, has been General Manager, and is always
hockey's good will ambassador.

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If you are interested in traveling in a SMALL GROUP to Europe, Asia or Scandinavia you should take
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Some of our Grand Tours for 1977 are . . ... . GRAND SCANDINAVIAN TOUR
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GRAND EUROPE TOUR
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July 23 to August 7
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GOALTENDERS

CLUB AWARD WINNERS 1967-1976

The Goaltenders Club is a group of 1000 St. Louis businessmen dedicated to the support of the St. Louis Blues and the amateur hockey program
in the community. After each season the members of this club vot on six team awards and present a trophy to the winning players.

DR.J.G. BOB HESS HAMILTONIAN FEDERAL CLAUDE LAROSE
PROBSTEIN AWARD 1975-76 Winner
(110% Award) 1975-76 Winner
(Most Outstanding Defenseman)
1967-68 Jim Roberts

1970-71 Bob Plager 1968-69 Al Arbour

1971-72 Barclay Plager 1970-71 Jim Roberts & Barclay Plager
1972-73
1973-74 Bob Plager 1971-72 Frank St. Marseille
1974-75 Don Awrey
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1973-74 Barclay Plager

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GOALTENDERS AWARD 1975-76 Winner RATHERT AWARD 1975-76 Winner
(Most Valuable) (Rookie of the Year)
Glenn Hall
1967-68 Red Berenson 1967-68 Frank St. Marseille
1968-69 Red Berenson 1968-69 No Award Given
1969-70 Jim Roberts
1970-71 Garry Unger 1969-70 Ernie Wakely
1971-72 Garry Unger
1972-73 Garry Unger 1970-71 George Morrison
1973-74 Garry Unger 1971-72 Jacques Caron
1974-75
1972-73 Wayne Stephenson

1973-74 John Davidson
1974-75 Bob Hess

1968-69 Gary Sabourin
1969-70 Tim Ecclestone
1970-71 Noel Picard
1971-72 Phil Roberto

1972-73 Floyd Thomson
1973-74 Pierre Plante
1974-75 Bob Gassoff

GOALTENDERS AWARD CHUCK LEFLEY HARRY C. ARTHUR
(Star of the Game) 1975-76 Winner MEMORIAL AWARD
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Acquired from California for Frank Spring Acquired from the Detroit Red Wings for Acquired in 1975 Amateur Draft , Fourth
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BLUES TEAM RECORDS

Most points, one season: 88 - 1968-69, Won 37, lost 25, tied 14

Most home points, one season: 55 - 1970-71 . Won 23, lost 7, tied 9

Most road points, one season: 37 - 1968-69. Won 16, lost 17, tied 5

Fewest points, one season: 64 - 1973-74. Won 26, lost 40, tied 12

Fewest home points, one season: 39 - 1971-72. Won 17, lost 17, tied 5;

1973-74, Won 16, lost 16, t ied 7.

Fewest road points, one season: 24 - 1975-76. Won 9, lost 25, tied 6

Most wins, one season: 37 - 1967-68

Most home wins, one season: 24 - 1969-70

Most road wins, one season: 16 -1968-69

Fewest wins, one season: 26 - 1973-74

Fewest home wins , one season: 16 -1973-74

Fewest road wins, one season: 9 - 1967-68 ; 1975-76

Most losses, one season: 40 -1973-74

Most home losses, one season: 17 -1971-72

Most road losses, one season: 25 - 1975-76

Fewest losses, one season: 25 - 1968-69; 1970-71

Fewest home losses, one season: 7 -1970-71

Fewest road losses, one season: 17 - 1968-69

Longest road winless streak, one season: 17 -1973-74 (0-14-3)

Most ties, one season: 19 -1970-71

Fewest ties, one season: 11 - 1971-72
Most home ties, one season: 9 - 1968-69; 1970-71
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Fewest home ties, one season: 4 - 1974-75

Most road ties, one season: 10 - 1970-71 ; 1974-75

Fewest road ties, one season: 5 -1968-69 ; 1972-73; 1973-74

Longest winning streak, regular season: 5 games - 1968-69; 1971-72

Longest winning streak, including playoffs: 10 games - 1968-69 (includes 8 playoff ga mes)

Longest home winning streak: 6 - five ti mes.

Longest road winning streak: 4 - 1973-74

Longest undefeated streak: 12 - 1968-69 (5-0-7)

Longest home undefeated streak: 11 games - 1968-69 (5-0-6) ; 1974-75 (9-0-2) .

Longest road undefeated streak: 5 games - three times.

Longest losing streak: 7 games - 1967-68.

Longest home losing streak: 4 games - 1967-68 ; 1974-75.

Longest road losing streak: 7 games -1973-74

Longest winless streak: 10 games - 1971-72 (0-8-2)

Longest home winless streak: 6 games - 1972-73 (0-3-3).

Longest non-shutout streak, one season: 51 games, 1974-75

Most consecutive games shut out: 2 -1970-71 ; 1969-70

Most shutouts one season: 13 -1968-69

Fewest shutouts, one season: 1 -1975-76

Most times shutout, one season : 8 - 1973-74

Fewest times shutout, one season: 2 - 1974-75

Most goals one season: 269 - 1974-75

Fewest goals one season: 177 -1967-68

Most goals against, one season: 290 - 1975-76

Fewest goals against, one season: 157 - 1968-69

Most assists, one season: 426 - 1974-75

Fewest assists, one season: 277 - 1967-68

Most scoring points, one season: 695 - 1974-75

Fewest scoring points, one season: 454 - 1967-68

Most points, Blues, one game: 27 - vs. Washington , Nov. 15, 1975 (9 goals, 18 assists)

Largest margin of victory: 9-0, vs. Buffalo, March 12, 1971 ; .

9-0, vs. Atlanta, Nov. 2, 1974

Largest.margin of defeat: 1-9 at NY Rangers, Jan . 5, 1972 ; 2-10 at Boston ,

April 20, 1972 (playoffs); 0-8 vs. Boston, March 6, 1974.

Highest tie score: 6-6 vs. Boston , Nov. 27, 1971

Most goals, one game: 9 - six t imes.

Most goals against, one game: 11 - vs. Montreal , March 24 , 1973

Most power-play goals, one season: 72 - 1971-72

Fewest power-play goals, one season: 39 - 1972-73

Most power-play goals against, one season: 98 - 1975-76 (98 in 376 attempts)

Fewest power-play goals against, one season: 37 - 1967-68 (37 in 249 attempts)

Most shorthanded goals, one season: 21 - 1975-76

Fewest shorthandea goals, one season: 4 - 1968-69; 1973-74

Most shorthanded goals against, one season: 11 - 1971-72

Fewest shorthanded goals against, one season: 1 - 1972-73

Most goals both teams, one period: 8 - vs. NY Rangers, third period Nov. 14 1971 ·

vs. Pittsburgh , third period , Nov. 22, 1972. ''

Most goals one period: 5 - eight times.

Most goals against, one period: 6 - Pittsburgh , Nov. 22 , 1972, third period .

Most shots one game: 61 -vs. Los Ange les, Feb. 14, 1970

Most shots, opponents, one game: 54 - Montreal, Feb. 5, 1974

Most shots, one period: 24 , - vs. Detroit, Dec. 13, 1973, second period .

Most shots opponent, one period: 27 - NY Rangers, Dec. 31 , 1972, second period .

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TOP OF THE SEVENS .. ... ...... Clayton THE DRAGON PALACE .. . . . . . . . St. Louis EDELWEISS INN . ......• • .. . . Des Peres
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GOALTENDER

The Goaltenders Inc. "STAR OF THE GAME"
Phlllp A. lsserman, President
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Harry Bayens, Vice President
Paul Lux, treasurer

The Goaltenders is a non-profit sports use of underprivileged children. at the close of the 1976-77 season,
organization. It's members are St. Please send request by mail to Dr. and each succeeding season, to the
Louis Blues' fans who work to pro - Robert Hughes, 11745 Olive Street, Blues player who registers the most
mote professional and amateur hockey Creve Coeur Medical Center, Creve total points from " Star of the Game"
throughout Metropolitan St. Louis. Coeur, Missouri 63141. scoring at each home game. First star
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Chuck Lefley Larose 4 I 1
Be r enson 3 1 0 12
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CONN SMYTHE DIVISION LESTER PATRICK DIVISION
GP w L
T PTS GF GA GP w L T PTS GF GA

BLUES 71 29 34 8 66 205 239 Philadelphia 72 43 16 13 99 286 193
Chicago 256 173
Minnesota 72 23 39 10 56 215 272 N.Y. Islanders 72 43 19 10 96 236 236
Colorado 245 278
Vancouver 72 23 40 9 55 204 260 Atlanta 72 31 30 11 73
GA
Montreal 71 19 35 17 55 215 276 N.Y. Rangers 72 25 33 14 64
Pittsburgh 197
Los Angeles 71 19 39 13 5T 202 264 213
Washington 248
Detroit PRINCE OF WALES CONFERENCE 252
CHARLES F. ADAMS DIVISION
JAMES NORRIS DIVISION
GP w L T PTS GF
GP w L T PTS GF GA

73 54 8 11 119 350 165 Buffalo 72 44 22 6 94 268
73 31 29 13 75 221 230 Boston
72 29 24 14 72 234 213 Toronto 72 43 21 8 94 277
72 32 28 12 76 276
72 19 39 14 52 189 278 Cleveland 70 22 38 10 54 206
71 16 46 9 41 174 271

SCORING LEADERS(INCLUDES THURSDAY GAMES)

PLAYERS TEAii/i GP G A PlS.

Guy Lafleur Montreal 73 51 73 124

Marcel Dionne Los Angeles 72 43 64 107

Steve Shutt Montreal 72 55 41 96

Gilbert Perreault Buffalo 72 35 53 88

Tim Young Minnesota 71 27 59 86

Rick MacLeish Ph iladelphia 71 43 40 83

Jean Ratelle Boston 70 30 52 82

Lanny McDonald Toronto 71 41 40 81

Peter McNab Boston 72 36 45 81

Darryl Sittler Toronto 64 31 48 79

Larry Robinson Montreal 70 18 59 77

Bobby Clarke Phi lade lph ia 72 22 54 76

Phi l Esposito N.Y. Rangers 72 33 42 75

Borje Sal ming Toronto 67 12 63 75

Wilf Paiement Colorado 69 37 36 73

Butch Goring Los Angeles 70 27 46 73

Ian Turnbull Toronto 71 22 51 73

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GRANT. Doug Detroit (NHL) 2 8 0 4.00
6'0" 190 Montreal, Que . Nov. 23, 1936 St. Lou is (N HL)
JOHNSTON, Eddie 5'9" 170 Moose Jaw, Sask. July 7, 1955 St. Louis (NHL) 32 130 1 3.62
STANIOWSKI, Ed Providence (A HLI 11
6'0" 195 Regina, Sask. Dec . 8, 1939 29 33 0 3.19
CENTERS 6'0" 180 Foam Lake, Sask. May 12, 1956 St. Louis (NHL) 108 0 3.79
BERENSON, Red 6'1'' 185 Toronto, Ont. March 19, 1953 Saskatoon (WCH L) GP
FEDER KO, Bernie 6'0" 170 Edmonton , Alta. Dec . 7, 1947 California (N HL) 72 G A PTS PIM
PATEY , Larry St. Louis (NHL) 72
UNGER. Garry 6'0" 18 20 27 47 47
RIGHT WINGS 80
BOURBONNAIS, Rick 6'0" 72 115 187 108
6'0"
BUT LE A, Jerry 6'1'' 44 8 23
LAROSE , Claude
PLANTE, Peirre 6'2" 39 44 83 95
LEFT WINGS 6'2"
IRVINE, Ted 5'1' ' 186 Toronto, Ont. April 20, 1955 St. Louis (NHL) 7 00 0 8
LEFLEY, Chuck 5'11" Providence (AHL)
MACMI LLAN, Bob 5' 11 " 185 Sarnia, Ont. Feb . 27, 1951 St. Louis (NH LI 64 18 17 35 96
SUTTE A, Brian 180 Hearst, Ont. March 2, 1942 St. Louis (NHL) 66
THOMSON, Floyd 6'0" 192 Valleyfield, Que. May 14, 1911 St. Louis (N HL) 67 17 24 41 75
DEFENSEMEN 5'10" 74
AFFLECK, Bruce 5'11" 13 25 38 48
GASSOFF, Bob 6'1"
HESS. Bob 14 19 33 77
MASTERS, Jamie 5'11"
6'0" 195 Winnipeg, Man. Dec . 8, 1944 St. Louis (NH LI 69 10 13 23 80
PLAGER, Bob 188 Winnipeg, Man. Jan. 20, 1950 St. Louis INH LI 75 43 23 85 41
SEILING. Rod 185 Charlottetown, PEI Dec . 3, 1952 St. Loui s (NH LI 20 32 52 41
173 Viking, Alta. Oct. 7, 1956 Lethbridge Broncos (WHCL) 80 36 56 92 233
St. Louis (NH LI 72 18 25
184 Sudbury, Ont. June 14. 1949 58 8 10

205 Salmon Arm. B.C . May 5, 1954 St. Louis (N H LI 80 4 26 30 20
195 Quesnel, B.C. April 17, 1953 St. Louis (NH LI 80 1 12 13 306
180 Middleton, N.S. May 19, 1955 St. Louis (N H LI 78 32 58
195 Toronto, Ont. April 14. 1955 St. Louis (N HL) 9 23 00
Providence (N HL) 7
195 Kirkland Lake, Ont. March 11, 1943 62 00 34 86
185 Elmira, Ont. Nov.14, 1944 St. Louis (NHL) 63 11 90
Toronto (NHL) 77 7 27 19 46
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COACH PLAGER

BY BUD THIES

"He's such a natural leader and lose himself. together well. John Smrke is
works as hard as anyone. He's re- "You can't argue with him. When another one who had a rough time
ally helped us," said Bernie at first but who is coming along
Federko and his linemates, Rick he asks a player why he didn't hit a now."
Bourbonnais and Brian Sutter. guy on a certain play, he goes out
and does it himself to show how. But all that's a lot of bunk, says
"Those kids did it all on their own, Barclay, who was a familiar sight
I had nothing to do with it," re- "I'll tell you, he would be a rough with his brother Bob on the back
ported Barclay Plager, the first- coach for whom to play if the team line of the Blues before being dele-
year player-coach of the Blues' were losing. But I think it's helped gated to coach this year.
farm club in Kansas City. his temperament, too, having to
play and coach. It keeps him cooled "They did it all themselves. That
"He's doing an excellent job. He's down by being able to work off his Bernie is such a talented guy. He
playing like a 19-year-old and he steam. If he had to stay behind the has everything and he burned this
doesn't ask anyone to do something bench, he probably would explode. league up. The three of them just
he doesn't do himself. He's training never stopped working to improve
the kids well in our system as you "He's not tough on the guys. He themselves. They worked and
can see by the Kid Line," says coach keeps them loose and that's worked. They'd listen and then
Emile Francis of his coaching pro- another reason, I think, they've work. They did everything they
tege. been winning. But also, he's helped were told.
guys like Sutter and Bourbonnais
As you listen to the kids and come along. He's got them working "I tell you, they'd stay after prac-
sense their enthusiasm when they Shared by @STLBlueshistory
talk about Plager, you know that
Bare has to be trying to keep him- ,
self on a low key. Take for instance,
Federko: BARCLAY PLAGER

"Barclay? Where do you want me

to start talking about him? He's
super. He motivated us. And when
we got off to a good start, he kept
telling us things to improve us.

"He such a leader he got
everyone on the team to working
together. He has the knack. And he
works harder than anyone."

Or listen to Sutter:
"Bare works as hard as a little kid
and with as much enthusiasm. We
worked hard and when we didn't do
something he told us, he would get
on us. He'd bug us. But he kept ev-
erything so loose that we had fun
playing. We could kid with him and
he with us as long as we worked
hard and did what he said.
"You just couldn't ask for a better
coach. He's the reason we are up
here. And you can tell his success
from the team being 11 points up in
first place."
Or listen to Yves Belanger:
"I think where he helps the most
is to keep you having the right at-
titude. He never lets you get satis-
fied with yourself. He has the abil-
ity to make the players work and to
have the desire to win. He hates to

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tice and they'd work on something ing to his man defensively. He also cut his chin wide open, losing many
together. Bernie worked on his is getting more confidence," Plager teeth and fracturing his jaw in six
skating, too, after practice. And said. places. He was in surgery for three
then they'd go on the ice for games hours.
and they'd work hard. That's why "When I came over here I didn't
we never could be counted out of a know how I'd do as a coach," Bare As far as discipline is concerned,
game, because these kids and the admitted. "I was just lucky, lucky I Plager said he had no problems."
whole team worked so hard. They got such a fine bunch of guys who All the players acted respectable. I
never gave up." worked extremely hard. Yet we guess I was pretty strict but they
have had fun. worked at it and looked after them-
Barclay said he's enjoying him- selves.
selfnow that we're winning and the "Now with the Kid Line gone and
way the team has played. We're still Detroit taking some players, I "We planned our strategy for
in first place although we've lost so guess if the rest of the guys give each game and then they went on
many good palyers, it's going to be 100%, that's all one can expect. But the ice and did it. They found that it
tough to stay there. But I also like they've worked so hard that I just worked and they could win."
helping some young players get hope we can hang on and take first.
ahead." Did Derek Sanderson pose any
"I had some ideas of my own problems?
The Blues have a couple more when I came here but now we'll
good ones coming up, Bare re- have to give up the way we played "No, Derek was no trouble at all.
vealed. Defenseman Jamie Masters the first half of the season because He played well for us for five games
is playing well. He's gaining confi- most of my offense is gone. Doug before he was sent to Vancouver."
dence now, he's playing the body, Palazzari was playing great and
shooting well from the point and he's out for the season with that Bare sees nothing but Blue skies
he's carrying the puck well terrible injury. I've never seen a cut ahead for the St. Louis club next
like that in my life." year. "They're playing well now
Smrke also is playing well. He's and next year they should be even
skating well and he is good at stick- Palazzari fell on a teammate's better. If we can get a couple ofgood
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A Star Called 'Squint'

In the empty gloom of Madison She feels that she has attained a at the beginning at Innsbruck that
Square Garden, the blades of her higher level of excellence in the Ice bothered me. Nerves probably."
white figure skates crunched along Capades than she did in the Olym-
the ice. As she soared, there was no pics. "Are you the only one who knows
sound. When she landed, the when you're at your best?"
crunch was heard again. Dorothy "Not often, maybe 10 times in the
Hamill was practicing. But there four months,'' she said. "There are "I think the performance direc-
was no spotlight on her, no lights at so few times that everything feels tor, Clifford MacGraham, knows.
all. "She can't see anyway," some- right. It usually hits every few He's aware oftechnical things. Like
body said with a smile. "She's near- weeks. The last time was in Boston the other night he told me I was
sighted." She was wearing a purple last week. You usually can tell after coming into one corner too tight. I
football jersey with the word the first jump but sometimes you should have been more in the
"Squint" above "95" on the back. can feel that way and still slip up on center."
When she finished practicing, she something. In those 10 times, I felt
sipped water from a mug, turned off better than I did in the Olympics She glanced at the low white
the music she had been skating to, because there was one little thing wooden boards that surround her
put on fashionably oversized blue- icy stage.
tinted eyeglasses and draped a blue
bathrobe over the purple jersey. "Another time," she said, "I al-

"Squint's my nickname, I squint Shared by @STLBlueshistory
a lot," she was saying now. "And
the 95 is my roster number."

Dorothy Hamill might be a
squinting No. 95 on the Ice Capades
roster, but she's clearly No. 1 at the
box office. Because of her, the Ice
Capades is a virtual sellout. Only a
year ago she was preparing to leave
for Innsbruck, Austria, where she
would win the Olympic gold medal
in women's figure skating. Now as a
20-year-old rookie in show business,
she has a reported $2 million con-
tract that includes TV perfor-
mances and commercials. But each
day, she practices an hour and 15
minutes.

"To keep sharp on technical
things," she explained. "If not,
there's a tendency to be sloppy."

'I Enjoy It more'

For more than a decade, Dorothy Dorothy Hamill, who is skating in Ice Capades at the Garden .

Hamil practiced seven hours a day

six days a week for 11 months of the
year.

"But six of those seven hours
were spent on compulsory figures,"
she said. "I don't have to do compul-
sory figures now. That was serious
athletic-type skating. But now I
can do more ballet numbers. I enjoy
it more. It's a lot more fun. I'm a lot
more relaxed. I don't miss the com-
petition. It's not as if there's no-
thing to work for. You can always
get better."

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most went over here backwards. I ticut Medical School now. And my "Are you all right?'' Dorothy
looked back and saw it at the last sister is getting married. I was un- Hamill called. He grunted, 'Yeah"
second." able to work for 12 years because of and resumed practicing.
my skating. But now I am work-
She travels mostly by bus on the ing." "I've fallen in the show three
20-city tour with the Ice Capades times - in Pittsburgh, in Oakland
cast, but in New York she's getting 'Everybody Falls' and I fell here opening night. I
the star treatment - a suite at the know that a lot of spectators think
Waldorf Astoria Hotel. All those years she got up at 5 that falling is the end of the world
o'clock for her morning practice. but it's not. You just get up and go.
"It's the only time I haven't Now she can sleep late but she It doesn't mean anything. It can
stayed with the rest of the show," doesn't. happen very easily in a show like
she said. "I'm there with Kim this. You might step on a sequin or
Banks, who travels with me to keep "I used to go to bed at 9 but I trip over a feather, there are a lot of
my appointments straight. But always got up early even before I feathers on the ice. And the ice it-
everybody has been great to me. skated. I used to turn on the TV set selfisn't always perfect. The ice was
Freddy Trenkler welcomed me and at 5 in the morning, I remember mushy here in one corner. It's hoc-
John LaBreque teaches me a new there was an American Farmer key ice on the bottom and figure-
French word every day. I used to show on, and then I'd watch the skating ice on top. My skate got
dream about being in an ice show cartoons. I still get up early. I got up caught in the mush and wouldn't go
but I never really thought it would really early last Tuesday, which through it."
happen. I think it's great but it is a was our opening night here. I went
surprise." out and walked all over the city In the empty gloom of Madison
until noon, then came back and Square Garden, she glanced at the
She'll use her money to repay the went to sleep until it was time to male skater as he glided easily now.
investment of her father, a Pitney come to the Garden and everybody
Bowes executive, in her figure- kept saying 'Now don't be nervous' "Everybody falls," Dorothy
skating career. and I think that made everybody Hamill said. "If you skate, you're
nervous." going to fall. I'm not the only one."
"It cost him $10,000 to $15,000 a
year," she said. "And my brother Suddenly a male skater fell and © 1977
had to take out loans to go to Yale, thudded into the low wooden
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Harold Snepsts is unique among Shared by @STLBlueshistorybout, but hedidshowawillingnesstogames in Seattle, he was promoted
professional hockey players; he's work and the physical size - to the Canucks and quickly became
putting back into hockey some of 6-foot-3, 195 pounds - to play the a fan and team favorite after chal-
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veloping years. couver scouts knew Snepsts men in the NHL.
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drafted by Vancouver Canucks two less than a year. After playing 19
years ago. Los Angeles. I got involved in a
•Harold Snepsts knows that he can hit -he fight with Dave Hutchison of the
"It's an investment for me and a Kings and did pretty well.
also knows that is something the Canucks
chance to make some money," says need If they expect to be top In their "I had nothing to lose and there
the modest native of Edmonston. division. wasn't any pressure on me in train-
"I'm one of seven owners and I ing camp because no one expected
think the franchise has a good HAROLD me to make it."
chance to make it. SNEPSTS
Snepsts admits that his skating
"Just the other day I heard that Ill and puck-handling aren't as good
we've sold about 2,000 seasontick - as many other defencemen in the
ets, which is just about the break- league, but he knows he can hit -
even mark in junior hockey." and that's something the Canucks
need if they are to challenge for
The soft-spoken Snepsts would first place in the Conn Smythe Di-
seem to be an unlikely junior hoc- vision.
key owner at the age of 22, but he
remembers that it was with the Oil "If I couldn't hit - not fight, hit
Kings that he got a chance to play - I'd have a tough time of it," he
and get to where he is today. admits. "My confidence is so weak; I
just don't have any ... but I'm
Four years ago he was just about working on it."
ready to quit junior hockey. He had
already registered for fall classes at Snepsts believes his trip to the
the University of Alberta with the minor league is good for him.
idea ofbecoming a teacher. Then he
thought about some of his team- "The minors ... well, I wanted to
mates, players like Darcy Rota, stay up, sure, but it was the best
who had stepped right into the Na- thing. Every first-year player
tional Hockey League from junior should go through it. You don't get
hockey in Edmonton. the fat head and you realize life
maybe isn't going to be that easy.
"I figured that if I was capable of And when you do come up, you
playing on the same team as some know how lucky you are."
ofthe guys who were going into the
NHL, then maybe I should give it Harold grew up in Edmonton,
another shot and see what hap- where his father is a carpenter. He
pens," recalls Snepsts. "So I talked played all of his amateur hockey in
it over with my parents and decided the Alberta capital, where his
to play one more year." junior coaches were Brian Shaw
and Ken Hodge. They now are his
Snepsts' final year of junior hoc- partners in the Portland franchise,
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the team earlier this year from the was playing for Regina at the time transition from buses to 70,000 air
people who owned the World Hoc- about three years ago and we had a miles a year can be mind-boggling
key Association team at the time. real fair match. It went for quite a for some youngsters.
long time."
The well-mannered Snepsts re- "The travelling is murder," he
flects his upbringing, a young man Snepsts has proved time and says with justification. "I could
willing to work for what he gets in again how tough he is, and not just
life. Hockey doesn't come easy to hardly wait to see cities like New
Snepsts; he must work harder than with his fists. There was a time last York, Boston and Philadelphia. But
others to achieve average success. season in Los Angeles when he it didn't take long for me to realize
nearly lost his ear after diving in that there isn't much to see.
He also claims that he'd rather front of a shot near the Vancouver
play hockey than fight, which may net. "We're in and out of those places
surprise some of the other teams, so quickly that most of our sight-
which have quickly grown to "They (the Kings) had a two-on- seeing is done from the bus to and
realize that Snepsts is no one to fool one break and I dove to deflect the from the airport, or from 35,000 feet
puck .Just as I dove the guy shot in the air."
with. and Smitty (goaltender Gary
"My style is to take the man and Smith) slid out the way he does with Harold spent this past summer
his skates high and I ran right into within minutes of the Coliseum.
play the body, not fight," he says them. It didn't hurt or anything. Living in Burnaby, he tried to play
with pride. "I don't go out there to Not until they started poking golf or tennis almost every day, but
start a fight, it's just one of those around at it in the hospital getting like everyone, was hampered by
things that happen every once in a it fixed." persistent summer rains. He ad-
while during the heat of the game. mi ts that his tennis game is im-
Snepsts says the big difference proving much quicker than his golf
"I guess I've met just about all between junior hockey and the play.
the tough ones. People ask me NHL is the speed of the game. "I
who's the toughest and I tell them was a terrible skater as ajunior and Snepsts now has no immediate
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him twice in one night last season you're going to stick, you've got to that some day he will get back to his
move a whole lot faster." studies. There was a time when
and I'm sure we both still wonder teaching was foremost in his mind,
who was the winner. Another adjustment he's had to but that one last shot at hockey
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times : ~ ST. LOUIS BLUES ENG so AVG.
Play er Pos. GP M P GA
Blues vs. Los Angeles 1 1 3.01
Tuesday, March 22 - 7:30 p.m. Eddie Johnston .. . G 36 2031 102
Blues vs. Chicago 1 2.86
Wednesday, March 30 - 7:30 p.m. Doug Grant .. . . . . G 15 860 41 0 4.20

31 Ed Staniowski . . . G 23 1229 86 PTS PIM PPG

Pos. GP G A 21 223 0

3 Bob Gassoff ... . .. D 70 5 16

4 Bruce Affleck .. . . . D 71 4 16 20 20 1

5 Bob Plager ... . ... D 49 1 7 8 21 0

6 Larry Patey ... . . . C 71 19 26 45 41 0

7 Garry Unger (Cl .. . C 71 26 23 49 52 6

9 Red Berenson . .. .. C 71 19 23 42 6 3

10 Rod Seiling .. ... . D 70 3 25 28 34 2

11 Brian Sutter . . . ... LW 26 2 7 9 68 0

12 Claude Larose . . .. . RW 71 28 15 43 18

16 Pierre Plante .. . . . RW 68 16 19 35 66 4

17 Jerry ButIer . .. .. RW 71 8 19 27 59 0

You've got 18 Floyd Thomso·n .. . LW 53 6 7 13 11 0
17 35 52 9 9
21 Bob MacMillan .. .. LW/ RW 71 2 15 17 12 0
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agoodthing 24 Bernie Federko ... . C 22 8 5 13 11 4
goi•ng 3
25 Chuck Lefley .. . .. LW 64 10 27 37 12
2
26 Jamie Masters . .... D 9 230

27 Ted Irvine . . . . .. . LW 64 14 14 28 38

28 Rick Bourbonnais .. RW 24 3 5 8 2

General manager, coac h - Emile Francis
Assistant coach - Red Berenson

• H,ad trn;,., - Tommy Woodcock

VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Pos. GP MP GA ENG so
No. Player AVG .

30 Cesare Maniago .. .. G 39 2300 124 3 1 3.23
3.8 5
35 Curt Ridley .. ... . G 35 1993 128 2 0
PPG
Pos. GP G A PTS PIM
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5 Larry Carriere . . . . . D 68 3 12 15 59 2
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6 Dennis Kearns .... . D 72 5 46 51 38 9
5
7 Dave Fortier . . ... . D 56 0 3 3 119 6
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8 Rick Blight . . .... RW 70 25 32 57 16 3
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9 Don Lever . . . . . . . LW 72 22 27 49 19 0
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10 Dennis Ververgaert . . RW 71 25 16 41 26 3

14 Chris Odd leifson (C) . C 72 12 23 35 68 3
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15 Hilliard Graves .. . . RW 71 17 24 41 32 0
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16 Brad Gassoff. .. ... LW 29 5 3 8 26 0

17 Ron Sedlbauer . .. . LW 62 14 18 32 29

19 Derek San derson ... C 40 11 19 30 30

901•ng 20 Bobby La Lon de . .. . C 60 16 14 30 35

tag 23 Gerry O' Flaherty . .. RW 64 9 10 19 18

24 Garry Mona han .. .. LW 68 17 23 40 48

26 Ralph Stewart. . . . . C 26 3 5 8 4

27 Harold Snepsts . . .. D 71 4 12 16 141

28 Larry Goddenough .. D 54 6 16 22 44

29 Jack Mcllhargey. ... D 53 3 8 11 205

General manager, coach - Ph il Maloney Referee - 15 Ron Hoggarth
Coach - Orland Kurtenbach Linesmen - 21 Will Norris
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1973-74 53 3 321
1974-75 62 2 1 5 14 18 220 0 3021
1975-76 63 31 1
1976-77 54 0 8 18 9 32 0 3 2 10
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It was roughly midway through the season that Shared by @STLBlueshistorydidate to instill some of his fire into the remaining
the Philadelphia Flyers had news for their associates in Canucks. And that is precisely what Mcllhargey
the game. started doing from the moment he joined the Van-
couver team. He is not endowed with great skills, but he
They had been experiencing a reasonable amount hits. He's been with a winner. He doesn't like the idea of
of difficulty during the first half of the schedule, with losing.
much of the problem centered on defense. Philadelphia
always has been a hard-hitting team, with the hitting It's for this reason, no doubt, that the Canucks
starting at the blueline. Philadelphia defensemen have management raised a storm of protest over the 10-
been mobile. They have cleared people from the area in game suspension handed Mcllhargey for the part he
front of their net. played in a stick-swinging incident with Detroit's J.P.
Leblanc. The suspension is now over. Mcllhargey is
With Jim Watson hurt, Ed Van Impe gone and Joe back with the Canucks, but at the time it was an-
Watson starting to show signs of advancing age, the nounced, the Canucks management released a state-
Flyers did what they felt they had to do. They shipped ment that was harsh in content, an unusual procedure
Larry Goodenough and Jack Mcllhargey to Vancouver, for hockey teams.
tonight's visitors, for Bob Dailey.
The reason for the suspension was this:
The trade raised an uproar throughout the league. When the Canucks and the Red Wings met in De-
It was no question that Dailey was being sought by troit, there was a stop in play early in the game beside
several teams. It was unthinkable to most hockey the Detroit net. Mcllhargey, who was some distance
people that Philadelphia, a team which has won the from the centre ofaction, came from that great distance
Stanley Cup two out ofthe last three seasons, would be and went after a player named Fred Williams. Leblanc
able to get Dailey for what amounted to very little in stepped in to impede his progress.
return. What followed after that is not certain. The tes-
timony that was produced at the hearing was conflict-
On the other hand, it's clear that Vancouver ing. For example, the Canucks claim that Mcllhargey
doesn't feel it got very little in return. For one thing, dropped his stick and gloves immediately and pummel-
Mcllhargey, an aggressive player with a will to thud
and thwack opposing forwards, was regarded as a can-

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led Leblanc. They also claim that Leblanc went at its appeal, which meant that Mcllhargey was back on
Mcllhargey with his stick, and in a defensive reaction, suspension. It was completed early this month.
Mcllhargey deflected Leblanc's own stick onto his (Leb-
lanc's) head. It's why Leblanc needed 28 stitches to close What about the trade? Has it helped Vancouver?
a wound in his head. Did the team lose too much when it gave up on Dailey,
who was the team's No.1 draft choice a couple of years
The Red Wings didn't see it that way, of course. ago?
They insist that it was Mcllhargey's stick that opened
the 28-stitch cut on Leblanc's head. They pressed for a Vancouver isn't unhappy.
lengthy suspension for the Vancouver defenceman and, "Mcllhargey," says assistant general manager
as it developed, got one from league president Clarence Greg Douglas, "brought some hitting to the team. One
Campbell. of the reasons Vancouver fans started getting down on
the Canucks early this year was that there was so little
The reaction from Vancouver general-manager hitting. Dailey isn't a hitter, even though he's the
Phil Maloney was swift and sharp. biggest defenseman in the league. Mcllhargey may not
have the talent of a Dailey, but at least he got the fans
"We have learned to expect more courageous deci- interested again. The day his suspension was an-
sions from that (Campbell's) office," he said. nounced, fans were angry all over the city. They were
angry at us, at the league, at Campbell. When we let it
Later in the day, the Vancouver team stunned be known that Mcllhargey was going to play that night,
league headquarters by filing an appeal which effec- they filled the place."
tively forced Campbell to lift the suspension on Good trade or bad?
Mcllhargey until the appeal was heard. He played that Once again, only time can tell.
night and helped the Canucks to a 3-2 victory over
Pittsburgh. A couple ofdays later, Vancouver withdrew
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Lesley Patey

GROCERY SHOPPING NOT PEACHES & CREAM

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Grocery shopping isn't always her grocery store dilemmas. rame wall hangings, as is fully de-
peaches and cream to a newlywed She says she was again bewil- monstrated by the huge lion which
Canadian born hockey wife. Lesley hangs above the couch in the
Patey, wife of Blues centerforward dered when she found it impossible Patey's living room in Chesterfield.
Larry, found shopping in St. Louis to obtain a "green card" (working
frustrating at first. Trying desper- When Larry is in town the young
ately to find an equivalent of Cana- visa) once she arrived in the Gate- couple enjoy flying at least once or
da's Roses' coffee and Canadian way City. Lesley, who graduated twice a month. "Larry has his
vinegar had its ups and downs. from Western University in Lon- pilot's license and must continue to
"While most St. Louisans took don, Ont., with an Administrative fly often to keep it current. We also
familiarity with grocery shelf Studies degree, worked last year for enjoy going out to dinner and to the
brand names for granted I wan- CTV, a major television station in movies." The Pateys studied tran-
dered about the store trying to find Canada. Married to Larry on June scendental meditation this season
the things I needed for cooking, 25, 1976, she works hard at prevent- with Bob and Robyn Plager and
she said. "In Canada we sprinkle ing boredom while her husband is now take time out each day for their
vinegar on french fries but Cana- at practice or on road trips. "I play "TM". "There is so much psycho-
dian vinegar has an entirely dif- tennis two or three times a week logy involved in playing hockey.
ferent taste than that available with Louise Larose and Diane Everything Larry thinks helps him
here," she said. Eventually Lesley Johnston. We have lunch and busy is good. He thinks TM calms him
sent home for her vinegar but ourselves with things in the after- down, helps him concentrate on the
added that Joy Berenson, Red's noon." Lesley enjoys reading, par- game and block out other things."
wife, helped her tremendously with ticularly subject matter dealing
with reincarnation and the occult, Like many players, Larry is also
and is talented at weaving mac- superstitious . . . repeating the ac-
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tions ofa game day ifthe team wins. dream. We used to go to hockey girls and boys ... two and two. But,
"If he wore a certain suit to the games together to watch the To- Larry would like four to six chil-
Arena and we won, that same suit ronto Maple Leafs. Larry had such dren. One day he said he'd like to
would be worn the next game." a strong desire to play in the Na- have a whole line on a hockey
tional Hockey League." When Lar- team." She feels hockey wives are
She says her husband is a real ry's head wounds healed doctors such good mothers because they
team man. "If we lose a game there advised him that he could once spend so much time enjoying their
is nothing I can say or do to make again play his game ... but only if children while their husbands are
him feel any better." Lesley feels he wore a protective helmet. traveling. "Most of the wives are
that fighting "a good clean fight" very close with their children."
helps rid players of their frustra- Lesley and Larry were engaged
tions. "If the ref is calling a bad to be married when he was traded She also says they would like to
game I'd rather see the players to the Blues. "We were looking for a eventually have a pet. "Larry
drop their gloves and have good fis- home in California and the next day would like a big dog like a setter.
Larry was playing for St. Louis. So Practicing for the future, the
ticuffs than to start slashing. I've now we live in a rented apartment Pateys "petsat" for Bruce and Cec-
seen some bad things happen to with rented furniture. We eventu- ily Affleck's cat while Ces was visit-
ally hope to buy a farm in Canada so ing with her parents in Hawaii.
people on the ice. There seems to be that we will always have some- "The cat hated Larry and hissed at
more evidence of this in junior hoc- where to go. There is an uncer- him. And, she must not have liked
key where guys are trying to make tainty about being traded that al- me much either, because she went
names for themselves. I've seen ways seems to linger. "Uncertainty to the bathroom on top of my laun-
guys lose control and go nuts." Les- is halfofthe excitement but is also a dry pile on the ironing board." Had
ley thought back to Larry's days in real drawback.'' Lesley known Hawaiian Island
speech she would have realized
Junior B hockey when her high Lesley says she and Larry would that the feline's name "Pilikia"
school sweetheart received a seri- like to have children "while we are means "trouble".
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VANCOUVER CANUCKS

PLAYER Hgt. Wgt . Place of Birth Date 1975-76 Club 1975-76 Record
GOALTENDERS Sept. 23, 1951
RIDLE Y, Curt 6'0" Jan.13, 1939 Vancouver GP G A TP AVG .
T ulsa 1 2 .28
MANI AGO , Cesare 6'3" 190 Winnipeg, Manitoba Minnesota 9 500 19 2 2.66
2 3.35
DEFENSEMEN 6'1" 30 1779 79
CARRIERE, Larry 6'5"
DAILEY , Bob 5'11" 195 Trail, B.C. 47 2704 151
FORTIER , D ave 5'8"
KEARNS, Dennis 5'11" 190 Montreal, Que. Jan . 3, 1952 At lanta 75 4 15 19 96
ROBITAILLE, Mike 6'3" 215 Kingston, Ontario
SNEPSTS , Haro ld 190 Sudbury, 0 ntario May 3, 1953 Vancouver 67 15 24 39 119
6'2" 182 Kingston, Ontario June 17 , 1951
FORWARDS 5'11" Sept. 27, 1945 N .Y . Islanders 59 0 2 2 68
BLIGHT, Rick 5'5" 195 Midland, Ontario
GRAVES , Hilliard 195 Edmonton , Ontario Feb. 12, 1948 Vancouver 80 5 46 51 48
LALONDE , Bob 5'11" Oct . 24, 1954
6'0" Vancouver 71 8 19 27 69
LEVER, Don 6' 1" V ancouver 78 3 15 18 125
MONAHAN, Garry 5'9"
ODDLEIFSON, Chris 6 '0" 185 Oakville . Manitoba Oct. 17 . 1955 V ancouver 74 25 31 56 29
O' FLAHERTY , Gerry 170 Saint John , N .8 . Oct. 18, 1950 Atlanta 80 19 30 49 16
SANDERSON, Derek 155 Montreal, Qu ebec Mar . 27, 1951 Vancouver
T ulsa 71 14 36 50 46
180 South Porcupine, Ont . Nov. 14, 1952 Vancouver 4 3 2 52
185 Barrie, Ontario Oct. 20, 1946 Vancouver
177 Brandon, Manitoba Sept. 7, 1950 80 25 40 65 93
170 Pittsburgh, Pa. Aug. 31 , 1950 Vancouver 66 16 17 33 39
170 Niagara Falls, Ont . June 16, 1946 Vancouver 80 16 46 62 88
68 20 18 38 47
195 Burlington , Ontario Oct. 22 , 1954
N.Y . Rangers 8 0 0 0 4
178 London , Ontario Apr . 17, 1954
185 Hamilton, Ontario Mar. 20 , 1953 St. Louis 65 24 43 67 59
175 Kirkland Lake , Ontario Jan . 3 . 1945
SEDLBAUER , Ron 6'3" 200 Sa i nt Ste . Marie, Ont. Apr il 28 , 1950 V ancouver 56 19 13 32 66
T u lsa 4 1 1 29
SPRUCE, Andy 5'11 " Tulsa
Vancouver 75 29 46 75 100
VERVERGAERT, Dennis 6'0" Vancouver
80 37 34 71 53
WALTON, Mike 5' 10" V ancouver 10 8 8 16 9

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LAROSE

BY BOB BURNES

No hockey player ever reaches must have dipped a foot, sailed shot dipped at times and thought
the point in his career when a hat under his arm into the goal. "I think where he had the puck positioned
trick doesn't give him a special I was as surprised as Gary was," on his stick accounted for it. Abel
thrill Larose said, "and I know he was was one of the first to use a curved
because he kept shaking his head." stick. "I found that if I could get the
In his fifteenth professional sea- puck in close to the collar, right
son, Larose scored the fourth of his Blues' coach Emile Francis a- where the stick bends, and position
major league career against greed. "It's the most foolish feeling myself that I'd get the dip."
Pittsburgh on Feb. 8 and yes, he in the world for a goalie," he said.
said, "there's nothing like it when "You see the puck good, you're After hearing the explanation,
you see the red light go on a third ready for it, you put out your arm Larose still wasn't sure. "I don't try
time." It was the twenty-first in the and it ducks under. to do that," he said. "I can't explain
Blues history and came on the heels it but I feel that it's the way you
of one by Bernie Federko in the "One guy I can remember who snap your wrists which does it.
game just prior, against Buffalo. could do it the same way was Sid
Abel of Detroit," the coach went on, "If I was more sure of it," he said
Rosie, however, shakes his head "when he was on the great line with again, laughing, "I'd use it more of-
in trying to figure a hat trick. Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe. He ten. I can use the goals and so can
did it to me one night and I felt like the team."
"If anybody had told me as we a complete fool when the thing
went back out on the ice for the ducked on me. I wasn't upset. You With almost two months of the
third period that I was going to couldn't be upset when the Howe, season to go, the nearly 35-year-old
come up with three goals, I'd have Lindsay, Abel line scored on you. Larose is well on his way to his
laughed at them," he said. "You can But it puzzled me and I asked Sid greatest season. After being traded
never figure it." about it later." by Montreal to Minnesota for the
1968-1969 season, he notched 25
But the first one, a ripping shot Abel said he was aware that his goals for the North Stars, his best
from the blue line which dipped as it Shared by @STLBlueshistory
reached Goalie Dunc Wilson,
started the string rolling. A back- CLAUDE LAROSE
handed shot out of a scramble
produced the second one. The last,
in the waning moments of the
game, was another backhander
which Larose lofted, striking Wil-
son on the shoulder. The puck rolled
up and over the goalie's shoulder
and Larose had his hat trick.

"But the last time we were in
Chicago," he said laughing, "I
scored twice our first turn on the
ice. The other guys on your line
know it, know that you have a
chance at the hat trick and they
work extra hard to set you up.
Larry Patey and Bob McMillan did
and you know what? I had only one
good shot on goal the rest of the
night. You just can't figure it."

Another thing Larose doesn't
know is why his shot dips as it does
on occasions. Last year, in a game
against Vancouver, Larose fired
from the blue line only seconds
after the contest started. Gary
Smith, the Canucks goalie, stuck
out his hand to parry it but the puck

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production in the National Hockey test skaters, Larose has often been bushes. "I'd fish every day if I
League. given the compliment of being "a could," he said. "I love it." Back
typical Montreal Canadien." The home in Hull, he starts conditioning
"Having enough ice time helps," trademark of the Canadiens is their for the next season in mid-summer
he said. "When I was with Montreal speed and their hard work. There is with much running and workouts
they were always using four lines. I one ironic touch to it. in a gymnasium. He also is an in-
was never on one of the scoring structor at Yvon Cornouyer's hoc-
lines. I was always on one of the While Larose is indeed a product key school.
checking lines where it is more im- of the Canadiens' system, while he
portant to stop the line against is of French Canadian descent and The 1976-77 season has been a
you." still speaks with a modest French good one for him "but I'll like it even
accent, he is not a native of Quebec better ifwe win our division and do
That's the double duty order the as most ofthe Montreal players are. well in the playoffs. That's when it's
Patey-Larose-McMillan line has He was born in Hearst, Ontario on a good season, when the team does
this year. In recent weeks, Coach March 2, 1942. well."
Francis has assigned them to check
the top scoring line ofthe opposition "That always surprises people," In that way he appreciates a hat
- Buffalo's Perrault line and he said, "but there is quite a colony trick because a team usually wins
Pittsburgh's Apps line, for example of French-Canadian people up the game when one player pops in
- but they have also done more there. The area I come from - three goals. That's happened in all
than their share of scoring. which is about 200 miles from Bob four of his hat tricks - the one for
and Barclay Plagers home in Kirk- the Blues, a previous one against
"We talk a lot out on the ice," land Lake - is about 50-50. My folks Pittsburgh in 1974, two earlier ones
Larose said, referring to his line- don't live there any more. They against Atlanta and Detroit. He
mates, MacMillan and Patey, "and moved to Ottawa some while back remembers them well.
that helps. We know where the and I live in Hull, Ontario, just ac-
others are and we keep talking to ross the bridge." But he can't remember the first
each other. I think it has helped all one he ever scored as a youngster.
of us." He doesn't spend a lot of time "I draw a complete blank," he said,
there. In the winter he's in St. Louis "can't recall it at all. Maybe we lost
One of the hardest working of the and in the summer he heads for the the game."
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