ATLANTA (AP) — Al” MacNeil, who in 1971 as an interim coach took Montreal Canadiens to the National Hockey League title, ‘was named coach of Atlanta Flames on Thursday.

Contract terms were not released but It was termed a multi-year pact.

Atlanta general manager Cliff Fletcher said in statement.

Other names mentioned included Bobby Pulford, coach of Chicago Black Hawks; Don Cherry,

recently hired ag coach at.

Colorato Rockies; Scotty

. Bowman, coach of the Cana-

treal’s. director of player personnel, oo

- “have known and worked with Al MacNeil for many years and have never met 4 man that has a . more thorough ‘grasp .of the game,” Fletcher said,

“He has been a successEul

Atlanta a rich tradition ‘of ° “Feceetly after the Flames

winning."’:

MacNeil called the Flames “one. of the finest com- binations of size, speed and talent that the NHL has to

offer and with just a little

more direction can be in a position to challenge for all the marbles."

Creighton, who’ was fired

failed for the fourth con- beyond seaeon to advance beyon e prelim nary round in the NHL pla playoffs, Creighton md coached the Flames for 44% years after succeeding Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion, Atlanta's

have been close friends from.

thelr days together when they worked in the Canadiens front office. Fletcher, whose Flames na four “consecutive win- regular seasons under creignten, decided a coaching change was after Atlanta was

“Though many names. have been mentioned for this position, Al MacNell is the poly man I had in mind,”

diena; and Roger Neilson, Toronto Muple J Leafs coach.

MacNeil, resigned earlier in the day as Mon-.

coach at every’ level. of, - -profeasional ey and his

enables him to bring t . He

MacNell becomes the third Atlanta coach.in ihe club's association with “Montreal seven-year history, .

Fred

coach when the expansion club entered. the league in

1972. ‘ MacNeil. and Fletcher

‘eliminated from the playoffs in two straight games by Toronto, bringing their poat- seagon mark to 1-12

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The Herald, Friday, June £, 1970, Page 7

McNeil 3 | narne d ‘coach of the Atlanta Flames

MacNeil was replaced b Bowman as Montreal coa following the 1970-71 season. Montreal had ‘won the Stantey Cup that year after MacNell took over. from

Claude Ruel .. midway through the cam MacNeil, -a enceman

for eight years in the NHL with Chicago, Toronto, New ¥

Penguins, scored. 17 goals

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and had 76 assists in 524 games.

A number of NHE clubs

have sought hia services as a coach from the time he was returned to Nova

Scat Voyageurs of the

. American Hockey League

Halifax after his 1971 Stanley

Cup victory. The Voyageurs’

are the Canadiens' top farm ul

He had coached and been general manager at Nova

MacNeill chose, however, to remain with the Canadiens’ organization. When Sam Pollock, long- time general manager of the NHL team, resigned last year, MacNeil was brought to Montreal with his new front offlee responsibilities.

But he. also remained in charge of the Nova Scotia operation.

Off track battle — seen

NEW YORK (AP) — = epee: tacular Bid is expected to ahine in the Belmont Stakes but it was his: 19-year-old jockey, Ronnie Franklin, who was in the. ‘spotlight Thursday.

The major tople of ‘con- versation at Belmont Park race track waa Franklin's fight with Angel Cordero Jr. in the jockeys’ room after the fourth race Wednestlay. Patrol films show Sid Pats ridden by Cordero, swerved to his left and- collided heavily with Lorine, ridden by Franklin, at the’ start of the race for tworear ol “Back in the room walked up to him,” sald Franklin, recalling the confrontation. “He took a swing at me. [think I hit him a couple of times. “He threatened my life.” Jack Mann of the Washington Star said that he told Franklin that he heard Cordero, Puerto Rican, use the nish. word: zmeaning. /t three times. Pc re] Cordero, who will ede General Assembly ip Belmont, would not speak to to the news media Thursday. Meanwhile, nine three- yearolds, suprisingly , were entered against heavily- favored Spectacular Bid for Saturday's 144mile Belmont. They Included three colts whe. chased Bid in the

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General Assembly and Sereen King — and Coastal, who will run for a sup- plementary payment of

After ‘watching the film, Bid's trainer, Bud Delp, said: “He wanted Frank: buried, That's what Cordero didin my opinion. He wanted him on the ground. He made a eft a to take the horse off

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fe? ‘tewards levied $250

turn and on the backstretch. Franklin accused Cordero, riding Screen King, of for- cing Spectacular Bid wide in the Preakness but then sald Cordero ‘was just race

“Troquble or not, Spec- tacular Bid has won 13 straight races, all stakes. He ls the early 1-10 favorite to make the Belmont No. 13 and become U.S. thoroughbred racing’s third consecutive Triple Crown winner. Seattle Slew won the Derby, Preakness and Belmont in 1977 and Affirmed won them last year.

Post time is 5:38 p. m EDT for the 111th Belmont. The race will be televised by CBC from § p.m. to 6 p.m.

If all 10 start under 124 rant ane of a coup eratches — the race will be worth §203,-000, with $163,600 to the winner.

Golden Act, ta be ridden by Sa Hawley at Mississauga, Ont, who was

aboard for both the Dethy and Preakness, General

Assembly and Screen win not only are underdogs to Spectacular Bid but are rated behind Coastal, who was made the early 6-1 secom choice.

a %$7-year-old.