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Hockey Hall expands by sixTORONTO KT Gilbert Per reault and Bill Barber very dif ferent in style but vers much the epitome of hockey's best players in the 1970s. were inducted into tin* Hockey Hall of I* a me on \londaThev enter the Hall along withvKern Klaman a standout de fence man with the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs front tile 1940s through the 1960s who was inducted in the veterans cat egoryJoining the Hall in the media category were Bertrand Raymond of Be Journal de Montreal a n d b r o a d c aster J i g g s McDonald, voice of the New YorkIslandersBud Pode, who enjoyed gseven year career as a player and followed with 35 seai m management has been added in the builders categorPerreault was often referred to as The Franchise when anyone talked about the Sabres Buffalo was an expansion team when the\ drafted him first overall in* flrthe 1970 draft and Perreault went on to develop into one * if hocke\ smost exciting players of the dec* adeThe rink length rush was Per reault s trademark His speedwas coupled with incrediblemoves a true flash and dashplayerPerreault won the (alder Trophv as the league's rookie and over 17 seasons, scored 512 goals and amassed 1.326 pointsHe teamed with wingers Rich ard Martin and Rene Robert to form one of most dominant scor mg lines in hockey history the F rench Connection These davs. Perreault is the coach and general manager of the Victoriaville Tigers of the Quebec Major Junior HockeyLeague1 had to buy a suit, for the induction ceremony because I have put on about 25 pounds.said Perreault* He was hard to stop once he got going, said Barber, whose best days with the Flyers were during the Broadstreet Bullies ye ars.Barber was an integral part ofa Flyers club that struck tear into their opponents, more for their muscle and intimidation than with their finesseA F iver for his entire career.wBarber was aggressive but alsohad a scoring touch He was a 50-goal scorer in 1975 76 and had four more seasons of 40 or more goals In 13 seasons, Barber had 120 goals and KK.3 points Barber considers his induction more of a team accomplishment than a personal one I am very honored, saidwBarber, who is the F lyers director of pro scouting ‘Come Oct 11. they retire rnv number mP hilly’ 1 look at that as a team honor 1 always have been a team player. I was not an impact playerand not a big drawF'laman broke in with Boston in 1944 and. after six years with the Bruins, was dealt to Toronto After four seasons as a Maple Leafs, we was traded back to Boston where he stayed until his retirement in 1961F'laman had 34 goals and 208 points in 910 games.
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Tue, Sep 25, 1990
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