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monochameleon · 12-17-2015, 09:09 PM

PREMIER LEAGUE HOCKEY NEWS OF THE WEEK

One week to the trade deadline
With the trade deadline on Saturday the 15th, teams across the league are frantically trying to put together the right team to challenge in the playoffs. Several major deals went down this week, but two will standout, both involving the Chicago Cougars. In the first, the Manitoba Vikings sent John Eyar (LD, 32), Kevin Garrison (LD, 33), Leigh McCoach (RW, 30) and Scott Whalen (LD, 25) to Chicago. In exchange, the Cougars packedRasmus Pettersson (LD, 27) and Henrik Jensen (G, 25) off to Winnipeg. Before the dust had settled on Chicago trading away their best goaltender, a second deal saw the Cougars acquire Dan Dubielewicz from the Islanders in exchange for Bob Washington (RD, 30). While the latter trade was clearly excellent, the wisdom of essentially swapping Jensen (15-15-12) for Dubielewicz 15-24-9) seems questionable at best. Next year will probably tell which of these two young goaltenders was the better pick for these two clubs.

McLerie Out at the Cardinals
The St. Paul Cardinals have let go of coach Dan McLerie in spite of a winning season. Though McLerie described his own performance as "under-par" at a press conference this afternoon, speculation remains as to why he was fired given the Cardinals solid recovery after a poor start to the year. Randy Randolph was announced on Friday as the new coach of the Cards, for whom he was formerly a scout.

Scores
Sunday February 2nd 1986
Vancouver Giants 4 - 7 St. Paul Cardinals
New England Whalers 2 - 3 Los Angeles Sharks
Manitoba Vikings 3 - 2 Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Toronto Aces 2 - 0 Seattle Nightmare
Chicago Cougars 5 - 1 Calgary Mustangs
Ottawa Nationals 2 - 5 San Francisco Arrows
Montreal Champions 3 - 2 Michigan Stags

Monday February 3rd 1986
New York Centrals 3 - 3 Manitoba Vikings
Colorado Eagles 3 - 2 New England Whalers
St. Paul Cardinals 4 - 3 Michigan Stags
Vancouver Giants 1 - 0 Seattle Nightmare
Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 - 1 Quebec Nordiques
Charlottetown Islanders 1 - 5 Ottawa Nationals
Montreal Champions 3 - 4 Toronto Aces

Tuesday February 4th 1986
no games played

Wednesday February 5th 1986
San Francisco Arrows 7 - 3 Montreal Champions
St. Paul Cardinals 4 - 5 Vancouver Giants
New England Whalers 3 - 0 Manitoba Vikings
Calgary Mustangs 1 - 2 Michigan Stags

Thursday February 6th 1986
Seattle Nightmare 1 - 6 Quebec Nordiques
Chicago Cougars 0 - 3 Los Angeles Sharks
Manitoba Vikings 4 - 0 Colorado Eagles
Charlottetown Islanders 0 - 5 New England Whalers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 - 1 Michigan Stags
Toronto Aces 5 - 6 Ottawa Nationals
Montreal Champions 5 - 3 St. Paul Cardinals

Friday February 7th 1986
San Francisco Arrows 4 - 2 Toronto Aces
New York Centrals 4 - 2 Ottawa Nationals

Saturday February 8th 1986
Seattle Nightmare 2 - 2 Vancouver Giants

Center Ice Game of the Week
Quebec Nordiques 3 - 3 Los Angeles Sharks
Memorial Forum, Los Angeles

The Sharks, desperate to avoid missing the playoffs and to relegate Calgary to that unfortunate distinction, have begun to look exceptionally desperate and this week called up Isak Hederberg, their third goaltender, to replace their struggling starters Kurka and Kavanagh. And it has paid off for them: Hederberg, who has led the Hollywood Pilots to the top of the AMHL with a 19-9-6 record this season, has a win and a tie in his first two games in the majors.

Neither team could get on the board in the first period but Nathaniel Alderson and Vincent Lachance traded markers in the second to put the teams at 1-1. Alderson scored on a powerplay chance when Jim Morris was pinged for boarding, while Lachance had to put his in the hard way.

Alderson and Lachance both got their seconds in the first ten minutes of the third period, with Martin Weaver assisting on both of Alderson's goals. Vincent Lachance suddenly finding his scoring touch is good news for LA as Lachance has struggled all season in putting the puck on net. Daulton Berk scored his ninth goal of the season to put the Sharks up 3-2 with eight minutes left in the last frame, but Filip Sevcik got it back at 16:00 on a breakaway to leave the game tied at 3-3. Despite 1:05 powerplay in overtime, the Nordiques were unable to break the deadlock, and the teams were left to split the points.

Next week, the Eagles visit Allentown to play the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

12-17-2015, 09:09 PM	#60
monochameleon Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 114	Sunday February 2nd - Saturday February 8th 1986 PREMIER LEAGUE HOCKEY NEWS OF THE WEEK One week to the trade deadline With the trade deadline on Saturday the 15th, teams across the league are frantically trying to put together the right team to challenge in the playoffs. Several major deals went down this week, but two will standout, both involving the Chicago Cougars. In the first, the Manitoba Vikings sent John Eyar (LD, 32), Kevin Garrison (LD, 33), Leigh McCoach (RW, 30) and Scott Whalen (LD, 25) to Chicago. In exchange, the Cougars packedRasmus Pettersson (LD, 27) and Henrik Jensen (G, 25) off to Winnipeg. Before the dust had settled on Chicago trading away their best goaltender, a second deal saw the Cougars acquire Dan Dubielewicz from the Islanders in exchange for Bob Washington (RD, 30). While the latter trade was clearly excellent, the wisdom of essentially swapping Jensen (15-15-12) for Dubielewicz 15-24-9) seems questionable at best. Next year will probably tell which of these two young goaltenders was the better pick for these two clubs. McLerie Out at the Cardinals The St. Paul Cardinals have let go of coach Dan McLerie in spite of a winning season. Though McLerie described his own performance as "under-par" at a press conference this afternoon, speculation remains as to why he was fired given the Cardinals solid recovery after a poor start to the year. Randy Randolph was announced on Friday as the new coach of the Cards, for whom he was formerly a scout. Scores Sunday February 2nd 1986 Vancouver Giants 4 - 7 St. Paul Cardinals New England Whalers 2 - 3 Los Angeles Sharks Manitoba Vikings 3 - 2 Lehigh Valley Phantoms Toronto Aces 2 - 0 Seattle Nightmare Chicago Cougars 5 - 1 Calgary Mustangs Ottawa Nationals 2 - 5 San Francisco Arrows Montreal Champions 3 - 2 Michigan Stags Monday February 3rd 1986 New York Centrals 3 - 3 Manitoba Vikings Colorado Eagles 3 - 2 New England Whalers St. Paul Cardinals 4 - 3 Michigan Stags Vancouver Giants 1 - 0 Seattle Nightmare Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 - 1 Quebec Nordiques Charlottetown Islanders 1 - 5 Ottawa Nationals Montreal Champions 3 - 4 Toronto Aces Tuesday February 4th 1986 no games played Wednesday February 5th 1986 San Francisco Arrows 7 - 3 Montreal Champions St. Paul Cardinals 4 - 5 Vancouver Giants New England Whalers 3 - 0 Manitoba Vikings Calgary Mustangs 1 - 2 Michigan Stags Thursday February 6th 1986 Seattle Nightmare 1 - 6 Quebec Nordiques Chicago Cougars 0 - 3 Los Angeles Sharks Manitoba Vikings 4 - 0 Colorado Eagles Charlottetown Islanders 0 - 5 New England Whalers Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 - 1 Michigan Stags Toronto Aces 5 - 6 Ottawa Nationals Montreal Champions 5 - 3 St. Paul Cardinals Friday February 7th 1986 San Francisco Arrows 4 - 2 Toronto Aces New York Centrals 4 - 2 Ottawa Nationals Saturday February 8th 1986 Seattle Nightmare 2 - 2 Vancouver Giants Center Ice Game of the Week Quebec Nordiques 3 - 3 Los Angeles Sharks Memorial Forum, Los Angeles The Sharks, desperate to avoid missing the playoffs and to relegate Calgary to that unfortunate distinction, have begun to look exceptionally desperate and this week called up Isak Hederberg, their third goaltender, to replace their struggling starters Kurka and Kavanagh. And it has paid off for them: Hederberg, who has led the Hollywood Pilots to the top of the AMHL with a 19-9-6 record this season, has a win and a tie in his first two games in the majors. Neither team could get on the board in the first period but Nathaniel Alderson and Vincent Lachance traded markers in the second to put the teams at 1-1. Alderson scored on a powerplay chance when Jim Morris was pinged for boarding, while Lachance had to put his in the hard way. Alderson and Lachance both got their seconds in the first ten minutes of the third period, with Martin Weaver assisting on both of Alderson's goals. Vincent Lachance suddenly finding his scoring touch is good news for LA as Lachance has struggled all season in putting the puck on net. Daulton Berk scored his ninth goal of the season to put the Sharks up 3-2 with eight minutes left in the last frame, but Filip Sevcik got it back at 16:00 on a breakaway to leave the game tied at 3-3. Despite 1:05 powerplay in overtime, the Nordiques were unable to break the deadlock, and the teams were left to split the points. Next week, the Eagles visit Allentown to play the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.