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LQQLSJLQMLQRQCKLQS McKechnie finds scorin TORONTO CP Walt McKechnie wasnt too much fun to be around for the first part of the week Maybe after Wednesday night things will change Mckechnie paced Toronto with two goals to lift the Leafs to 53 win over Colorado Rockies in National Hockey League game Wednesday night It took me couple of days to get over Saturday McKechnie said referring to the Leafs 61 loss to New York Islanders in which the Toronto centre was on the ice for all six Goalie Hardy Astrom Ron Delorme both of Colorado Rockies and John Anderson l0 at Toronto Maple Leafs battle for control of the puck dur ing first period National Hockey League action in Toronto Wednesday night The score was lI at the end of the first period CP Photo Islanders goals Its something bad to do taking the game away from the rink with you Im afraid did that the last couple of days wasnt very enjoyable teammate or very much fun around my apart The goals doubled McKechnies output this year and he added an assist on goal by linemate Ron Ellis to run his gment point total to 26 just three behind team leader Borje Salm mg McKechnie tied the game 11 shortly after Randy Pierce had given Colorado the lead just 57 seconds into the game Walter played well tonight said Leafs coach Lloyd Smith Theyre veterans and theres no way theyre going to live with night like Saturday and not come back and give you good effort Smith was impressed with the way Rockies coach Don Cherry has developed his young team Colorados got the makings of goodiooking hockey team out there Smith said Theyre big theyre ag gressive In the first period they had some good chances ioutshooting Toronto 1710 Geoffrion resigns post Ruel his replacementL MONTREAL CPI Three Montreal Canadiens Bernie months after he became coach Geoffrions dream has turned of the Stanley Cup champion intoa nightmare nhl summary THE II PRESS NY Rangers at hitogo NY Rangers Heck Merl Johnstone IIspnsito tiresihnLr hitauo Iulc Iiorrielcou NY Islanders at Pittsburgh It NY Islanders Kallur Nyst mm Tonelli Pittsburgh Kehoe Lihctt Hughes Atlanta at IIdirinnton Atlanta Russell houinarrL Vail Houston Bennett Edition ton Iatlionafii lakkonln Hicks Messier Price Minnesota at Washington Minnesota Young Fidler Payne Younghans Washington KaSIkaI Jarvis Mulvey lfanford at Los Angeles Hartford Douglas Keori lingers Allison Los Angelis Carlson Palmer Dionne Sini mer Murphy Goldup Winnipeg at Quebec Quebec Florrk loutier Hart Leduc Brackenbiiry oloratfo It at Toronto oloratlo liertl Vali quette Hickey Toronto Mcchhnic Ellis Williams Butler feel bad most of all for Irving Grundman because hes real gentleman Geoffrion said Wednesday after resigning from the National Hockey League coaching position he held for 30 games Grundman managingdirec tor of the Canadiens spent several hours behind closed doors attempting to dissuade the 48yearold Geoffrion from leaving the job that short time ago he said was the fulfilmentofalifetimedream would have liked to stay with the Canadiens said Geoffrion Theyre good hockey club with some ex cellent players but couldnt take it any more have to think of my family The Canadiens immediately named assistant coach Claude Ruel to lead the team for at least the balance of the season MISSES PRACTICE Geoffrion did not appear for the teams morning practice Wednesday but went instead to Santas left whole bag of special prices for you Pick it up at any Snap Shop location and save $795 to $1594 on holiday camera needs Every discount coupon in your Santa SixPack of film is also contest entry form Read visit Grundman with the in tention of stepping down from his third NHL coaching job He had previously guided New York Rangers and Atlanta Flames Each time he resigned because of health problems While Geoffrion received clean bill of health from his doctor Wednesday moming it was believed to be his difficulty in handling the Canadiens per sonnel that led largely to his latest departure The club has record of 15943 for third place in the overall standings and is off to its slowest start iii seven seasons Reporters and photographers waiting outside Grundmans of fice managed to hear few of the things Geoffrion said in his meeting with the managingdi rector Im sick and tired of them Geoffrion said of the players Theyre not acting like profes sional athletes DIAMONDS SPECIAL PRICES DN LADIES GENTS touch However Cherry had only pained expression after seeing his teams performance which snapped club record three game road win streak Sometimes you Just go into the dressing room afterwards and wonder why Cherry said Theres just no ready answer Ron Ellis gave Toronto the lead at 603 of the second period with his eighth goal of the season tapping in rebound after being left alone at the edge of the crease Dave Williams made it 31 on power play at 758 but Jack Valiquelte cut the margin to one goal two minutes later when he deflected in shot from the point Jerry Butler gaVe Toronto 21 +2 lead 17 seconds into 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