European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes january 1978 How they stand National basketball association Fiat Lem conference Atlantic div Letlon Fri Adelma w l 08 it it m4 Boult new Jersey Washington so Antonio demand Atlanta new Orloene Houston Central division Wintem conference Midwest division Denver Milwaukee Chicago Detroit Indiana Kansas City Portland Pho end Seattle Ogden slate us Angeles mondays a welts no games scheduled Pacific division 22 14 21 now n i 14 f 2f 17 12 14 21 17 2 h to m ii 11 n it 22 r a i 24 11 22 ii i 20 s ii 20 u n a u 11 s 24 14 20 to 11 ii 21 is it 21 ii National hockey league Gemmell conference Patrick div Letlon t is by by color los Toronto world hockey t new no games International hockey u ague North Saginaw Flint port Huron Muskegon Kala Malo fort Wayne w l 21 t 11 14 u 12 20 10 11 it 10 14 11 ii is 11 mondays result Milwaukee Orand rapids i Only game scheduled so u in m 127 122 ill to 114 130 111 146 flyers net a goal in the last second to gain 33 tie against canadians Jav Utill i in i Imort Etta by United press International the real Battle Stanley cup Doest officially begin until the weather warms up in the but two of the teams most Likely to tangle in the playoffs Are making things pretty hot right the Montreal canadians and Philadel phia flyers fought to a 33 tie on Paul Holmgren Las second goal Al lowing the canadians to run their unbeaten Streak against the flyers to 10 who took a pass from de Senseman Bob beat Montreal goalie Ken Dryden at of the final period As both the red and Green Light lit up at the same referee Wally Harris ruled it a i know Well be said flyer coach Fred who admitted he was nil Roundup Happy to come out of the game with one the canadians Lead the nil with 59 Points and the flyers Are close behind with the canadians Are a great hockey but we owe them something for eliminating us in four straight in the finals two years injury plagued Grant sent to Kings by Detroit Detroit up Detroit monday traded Danny Grant to the los Angeles where he will be reunited with Marcel for a third round draft Choice and undisclosed future consider scored 50 goals from left Wing in his first season with the red wings in largely on feeds from Center he added 37 assists that but the last two seasons have been injury nightmares for he had been played sparsely As Detroit turned to younger players under general manager Ted Lindsay and coach Bobby a ruptured thigh muscle in his right leg sidelined Grant for 41 games in the 197576 season and stretched ligaments in his left knee kept him out for 38 games last he had just 12 goals plus 12 assists in 81 games the last two seasons and Only two hockey leaders National hockey league 1st Toronto islanders Boston mum t it is a 11 is 14 is 41 15 21 it 2f 4s ii u 41 2s if 44 14 2f 41 14 15 ii 41 world hockey association Netter Shaw ousts Jasovec a Shaw of new York easily Defeated Mima Jasovec of Yugoslavia 61 monday in the opening round of the Florida Stop on the women s Tennis 12 soccer teams in each Winnipeg new a pts is m u 14 to a be m h 15 so 0 14 41 21 44 m 44 goals with two assists in 13 games this he had played in four straight games for Detroit after sitting out 15 in a i feel bad about being Grant 1 like Detroit and Ive made a lot of friends i dont think anyone Ever really wants to be but at least in going to a team like los it could have been a lot Danny never complained about not Lindsay but it was an uncomfortable situation with so Many play ers to have a Guy around who int he is going to a team that wants i feel it is better for All Detroit originally obtained Grant from Minnesota in a Trade for Henry Boucha and he immediately paid dividends after being paired with Rockies make trades Ohio up the Cleve land Barons traded right Winger Fred ahem and Center Ralph Klassen to the col Orado Rockies monday for Chuck a right and Rick also a right has scored four goals with eight assists in 29 games this has had five no goals and 28 minutes in the pen Alty Box in 32 has scored three goals and four assists while has two goals and one the Rockies also announced monday that they have bought left Winger Bob Necly from the Toronto Maple the 205pound Neely was the Leafs 1973 first round Amateur draft Nail expands to 2 conferences new York a a new conference and division format has been devised for the 1978 North american soccer league it was announced monday by com missioner Phil with the addition of six new bringing the total to there will be two the american and featuring three divisions of four teams the Central and Western i our new format will provide the Nail with a schedule that emphasizes both regional and conference games while also providing inter conference Competition during the regular Woosnam much of our leagues Structure and format has been based on the experience of other professional Paru Clary the National football he the regular season format Calls for each team to play its divisional rivals Home and the 30game schedule for each club will consist of 18 games against conference rivals and 12 inter conference of the 12 inter conference eight will be played against the four teams from the equivalent regional division in the other u to make playoffs sixteen of the 24 teams will qualify for the the format provides for the two top teams in each division plus two wild card teams from each based on total Points to the 1978 season will extend from april 1 to with the soccer bowl scheduled for 27 at giants stadium in East re it could have been the canadians 10th straight Victory Over the but Mon Treal coach Scotty Bowman said he want its the Breaks of the we both played Well and there have been Many games when weve beaten them in the final Joe Watson was in the penalty Box when Yvon Lambert took a pass from Pierre Laroutte and flipped the puck past flyers goalie Berle Parent for a score which gave the canadians a 32 the flyers had tied the score 22 at when Mel Bridgeman scored on a the canadians took a 10 Lead at of the opening period while the two were playing Bob Galley beat Parent with a 40foot Angle shot and Rejean Houle scored at of the same period on a breakaway As the canadians moved in front Orest Kindrachuk tipped in a drive the Blue line off the stick of Philadelphia defens Eman Tom Bladon at i narrow Montreal Lead to in other Atlanta Defeated to 52 and Pittsburgh downed the new y rangers flames Maple Leafs t left Winger Bob maculans two led the flames Over the mat scored his Lith goal at of the period to tie the score at and an insurance goal in the last two min defens Eman Richard Mulkern a puck out of the air into the net for proved to be the winning goal at of second penguins rangers 3 Pete Mahovlich scored the godhead in the second period and the Peng added three third period goals to Brian Russ and Jean Pronovost All tallied for Burgh in the final nil sums flyers canadians 3 first Oamer Houle Robinson Ken Dracouli Bridgeman if i second by Lagman i Lambert i to Olson i Joe f Jins h third Holmgren t Clark shots on goal penguins rangers 3 by first Schulz Carni m the National conference Eastern Toronto Rochester new York Washington Central Minnesota Colorado Tulsa Dallas Tor Western Vancouver Seattle Portland los Angeles the american conference Eastern Philadelphia furies Tampa Bay fort Lauderdale Central Detroit Chicago Memphis Western Oakland san Jose California san Diego Murdoch 14 Espostto shot Ion goal flames Maple Leafs z Atlanta