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Vancouver, Winnipeg, Quebec City and Edmonton.In the Mid-American conference, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Atlanta, Cleveland and Cincinnati would be the entries. Indianapolis remains iffy.The Western Division would offer Minnesota, St. Louis, Kansas City, Houston, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Many observers believe that Denver, a WHA loser, would support a solid NHL team. If so, a Denver sextet could fit neatly in the Western sector.A revised playoff system would be necessary, with fewer teams qualifying than at present.One of my better TV contacts, who consistently has been hard-nosed and skeptical in his appraisal of hockey’s potential, believes that a realigned, merged major league could sell a palatable network TV package for Saturday afternoon consumption.ROCKET’S GLARE: More than 15 years have passed since Maurice (The Rocket) Richard retired from the Canadiens, yet*he remains more than ever a major presence in Montreal. The Rocket has patched up his differences with the Habs' management-for years he boycotted the Forum-and still writes a weekly column for a French-language paper.Better still, The Rocket and his unquenchable passion for winning remain the subject of lively hot-stove-league stories. Not long ago Elmer Lach, who centered for Richard on the Punch Line with Toe Blake, recalled how The Rocket reacted to anyone representing the opposition. He loathed them without exception.“We were going into Detroit/’ said Lach, “just after Marguerite Norris had taken over as president of the Red Wings and we had to present her with a bouquet of flowers. Dick Irvin, our coach, told The Rocket he would have to make the presentation.Richard had a firm policy of never fraternizing with the enemy, but in this situation Miss Norris was a very special case. A woman president. The Rocket decided to be a gentleman and cooperate-while remaining in a state of rage.“After making the presentation,” Lach remembered, “The Rocket was so mad that he got six minor penalties in the first period alone!”
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St Louis Sporting News
St Louis, Missouri, US
Sat, Jan 24, 1976
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