European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 the stars and stripes Page or wha won re five for in Fife nil i club new York a world hockey Assoc Flinn thursday Ihsle five of its clubs have sent new applications for membership in the National hockey but wha officials refused to mime the clubs the Whas Board of trustees refused in disclose the names of Ihnow clubs which had applied for membership next season until the application of a sixth club is stilled the close mouthed officials would give Houston but the strongest Only Bare facts about what was going on at club financially which could be the the trustees indicating that the Quebec who never have been five wha applicants had each posted Curti overjoyed with the so called fled checks of tl5 million with lawyers As lion Between the Whaland which part of a reported million nil ran was announced after the nil governors Chis Tec or each new nil Mot in Chicago june 24r Nelson Skalbania of the Edmonton the Nola committee was a member of the Whas merger Given the so ahead to plan of fac finding said thai the sixth having not less than six wha team join dub was not the Birmingham bulls or the nil As a separate division next nil teams still signing new coaches Ity the associated press the game of musical coaches being played by several National hockey league teams is just about the sabres and los Angeles Kings were the latest nil clubs 10 hire new the sabres signing Marcel a 20year nil Veteran with de troit and Toronto while the Kings noted for Ron on Tami coach of the new York the Lauis blurs were expected to announce Friday that Leo coached the icum in will replace simile Francis behind Ilic Francis will remain with the team As president and general previous coaching changes during the of season included the running of Hob jul Ford at Bobby Kromm in Johnny Wilson in Hillsburgh and Koger Neil suit in Braiu vol to Buffalo fills the Buffalo vacancy created Whin Pluyd Smiths contract was not a Veteran of More than nil Pronovost played for five Stanley cup winners four in Detroit and one in his familiarity with the Ilc was instrumental in his according to sabres general manager in Rich ill Rich Manvel plenty of experience and hits Printu to be a said Smiach Vuu Are five Stanley cup teams yfiuri1 part of a winning Combina we Haven won a Stanley cup we get us pro Novosel admitted to a Lack of knowl Edge of Hie players on the Wiio managed a second place finish behind Huston last season in the Adams 1 want to be compatible with Ihu play said hut it would be pre mature or me la tilt an i saw Buffalo play unify four games last the sabres were swept by the new York islanders in the quarterfinals of last years Une of the major to suns for the switch in conches Pulton resigned at Angeles after the 1s76 77 leaving an opening fur a wart 21 years As player Swient 21 years Ai a Pla Crin the i it1 then Mowad 4a o the miking Luiks in Lac minor league the am Grifiin hike la league eld Kings i 1 championship it Canadas jubilant Graham Smith  with possibly four teams getting into the the meet in mow York next week to against the accommodation or merger r it was understood thai the five wha applications were delivered to John ice the new nil who was in new copies were sent to the in Neil the mall sweepstakes or wha membership was Down to seven clubs new Kern onion and Quebec of those club owners eventually will be the Odd Man i he trustee from said that the sixth franchise is the Trou he sold that the wi1a fac finding com Mittee has a meeting tomorrow morning with the sixth franchise person that we have some problems later he said the meet ing was scheduled asked to none the sixth he re were requested not its not Bir its not other members of the committee Are Bill do with of Harrison victors of Houston and Howard a Aldwin of Norw Vickers said a Ruslon delivered ils million chm and that lie was Sileli Galiki with he us came of the Larry wha executive vice issued a statement that there Are five franchises i hat have solid  or joining inc nit Tunal ilk key league Rind were working on a sixth now and rethink Thall be resolved very Short in ii couple of Gordon said Tow wha originally scheduled for was shifted to new York because the nil had requested that the wha deliver the applications by 0 Gary the what Public relations said that it want a imm Cial problem with the sixth franchise but purely the logistics of completing the application and filing wha president Hill Mcfurland said the trustees went Over the applications before their delivery to the and we reviewed the indemnity agreements with those people Whu Arent Mcfurland Towt the Calgary cow Indianapolis placers and the defunct Kan Diego manners and 1hocnix Koa Drun ners All passed up nil he said the wha had to sign certain releases specified by the presumably to Ward Tiff any future lawsuits by disenchanted wha it is believed one such re lease deals with possible damages by the wha against Hie if the accommodation fails to go through sets world swim record 1 Choit slim so wart because of Lus surfing rut Imd in my Nti ins aul Kinus a incr Kent Tiki Hes a Wii Iii Ninfi ii Lill win inc Luj Kitrys of that i am Stwart wins a Mojich with us accumulating a 1521 i was nil Acyl 1 ih76 by John Whu ruin us i Kew Art As an assistant in the York organi in thrilled to Kli an Opportunity to coach Stewart i Dunt Kim Alt of the players Here but will gel to know them All soon in Montreal i a Graham of Edmonton Uuttu Eltido teammate Bill Sawchuk and Sli a world record of two seconds in winning the 200 Nevler individual Medley final at the Cana Dian swimming  in Atli Smith and til to launder Wist was Liin etl tet Lind the till Mark of 2 held by Bruce furnish Liichi Hueu talk two Camii Iddins have Iii Tiam Nikitis Sii if to Iii Early Teutu ill the Thun Dit Hoy St nil now Attino Vuht univer Siviy of Whon in id Bui Jie in tuned to thin Dit Hay in Thi summer to Tram Unfer Cipich Bun Sawchin wild a Multi Radul the Lead  the final look an Misirly adv Naglin the Butterfly and Back stroke at the olympic but Smith took Over my built a slight advantage in the breast stroke coming out thu final Wra into the free Smith had a Kad of two feet and had to hold Uff a determined charge by his teammate who is Best in that they touched at virtually the same moment with Smith gaining the Adan Lay on the elec ironic i know for sure that if 1 diet have Bill in that last 100 meters i  have Sel it Smith said not Only did Smith set a world bul his sister set a Canadian rect ird in winning Lite women 200 Medley in battering her Mark of and Sawchuk came Back after his narrow defeat to win Tow 200rneier free style in Canadian record time of just under the old Mark of by Ste phen Badger of Mike la Rutlt of took the mens Butterfly in Well Oft his ohm world record Linn of to set in Bald at the olympics last two australian yachts sweep swedish challengers by Johs Nelson Ali australian yachts a Clel the Mil and Australia Laeh swept two facts thursday As harms Marcel Teichs France i ran into trouble in the opening Day of eliminations to determine which foreign will Chal Lenge for Inu americas Gretel skippered by Goodim beat i by two Mii 2b seconds in tin firs then Defeated avenge of Sweden by 21 seconds in the second a new 12meter skippered by Noel beat sverige by 18 in the i continued on Page 211