- by Steve K. Walz

- You.are cordially invited to be a

York’s Madison Square Garden from Feb. 8-11. Billed as the ‘NHL Challenge Cup.’~«the best of the

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. ' Nevertheless. those nationalistic ---participant-observer in a mini world. feelings will also be transmitted by war that will be staged in. New.

‘the two opposing hockey squads as well. Past encounters between the ‘Soviets and National League teams

have been as combative as the °

National Hockey League will tangle--SALT negotiations.

with the best from Soviet Union,

this time with both sqaads at their emotional and. physical peaks.

The action. which will be

televised across the United States... Canada and back to the Russian

“motherland.” will determine whether the “hammer and sickle” sextet have indeed achieved parity with the- talented Canadian pucksters.

Situating the best two-of-three game event in Manhattan will have its pluses and minuses. The draw- ing power of the world media in the most recognized city in the world is an obvious plus. A guaranteed crowd of 17,500 every night will also sit well with Sonny Werblin (Garden proprietor) and NHL proxy John Ziegler.

But. New York City is also a melting pot of ethnic discontent. laden with many Russian refugees. The spectre of an international incident, such as a demonstration or bomb threaf, is a real possibility. We have witnessed political shenanigans in the Olympic games, even though they were never meant to be a forum for nationalis- tic ideologies.

‘What to Expect: When the puck is finally dropped at center ice, expect the Soviets to

come at the NHL in waves. Mobility

and pinpoint timing between Soviet players have spelled victory.

The Soviets will throw a combin- ation of wily veteran players and a hungry bunch of youthful swash- ‘bucklers at the NHL. Slated to see action are Soviet forwards Helmut Balderis. Valeri Knharmalov: Sergei Kapustin. Vjadimir Petrov. Boris Mikahialov, Juri Lebedev. Sergei Kotov. Viadimir Kovin and Alek- sandr Golikov. ;

The defense will be anchored by Valeri Vasiliev. Yurt Turin, Vladimir Lutchenko, Viktor Kuznetsev and Sergei Giamev. The crucial goal- tending position on the Russian squad will be filled by veteran nefminder Viadislav Tretiak. who is revered by many NHL and WHA coaches. He alone could spell the difference between victory and defeat for the Soviets.

The key to breaking the Russian attack is forechecking. In the past. the Soviets have lost their concen- tration when confronted by close checking teams. The fact that NHL rinks are also a bit smaller than the standard European ice surfaces will lend itself in favor of the NHL. If the NHL All-Stars think offense first and defense second. the Soviets will blow them away. —

The NHL All-Stars will probably feature at least two set “team” lines as dictated in the recent fan voting. The Rangers “Swede-16' line of Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson and feisty Pat Hickey will probably

skate intact against the Russians. The Islanders’ ‘Long Island

Lightning Company’ line of Mike Bossy. Clark Gillies and Bryan Trottier could skate the Soviets right off the ice. The other probable forwatds are Bobby Clarke. Guy Lafleur. Lanny McDon- ald and Steve Shutt. The defense will be far superior than the Soviet contingent, because of their offen-

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sive firepower. Denis Potvin, Ron Greschner. Borje Salming and Phil Russell will probably see action. In goal. Tony Esposito. Ken Dryden and Glen Resch will handle the onslaught of Soviet howitzers. One thing is for sure, the action will be fast and furious and this time we may indeed witness the greatest hockey event of our time. - - _ ,

Rangers’ stick Swedish forward Anders Hedberg will try and bottle up the Russian attack.

ice Chips—CBS plans to show part of the series on its ‘Sports Spectacular’ segment on Saturday, Feb. 10. with Dick Stockton as host. This is a major CBS blunder, since veteran hockey announcer Tim Ryan, who has had past network TV and radio experience. will be relegated to boxing com- mentaries on that particular afternoon.

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