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Ex-Birmingham Bull Rob Ramage Faces Charges

NEWMARKET, Ont. (CP) - Former WHA and NHL defenceman Rob Ramage appeared in court in Newmarket, Ont., on Monday to face charges of impaired and dangerous driving in a deadly car crash.

Ramage is charged with five criminal offences in the December 2003 crash in Woodbridge, Ont., that killed former Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Keith Magnuson.

The 48-year-old Ramage is alleged to have been impaired and driving dangerously when the car he was operating crashed.

At his arraignment last week, Ramage pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The trial is expected to last three to four weeks.

After his rookie season in 1978-79 with the WHA Birmingham Bulls,  Ramage played for eight teams, winning Stanley Cups with the Calgary Flames and Montreal Canadiens, and captaining the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Hedberg returns to Rangers, will scout Europeans

WHA legend Anders Hedberg has been named New York Rangers' head professional European scout to assess free agents in Europe.

Hedberg, 56, played seven seasons in the NHL with the Rangers, from 1978 to 1985.

The former WHA star, who jumped to the Rangers with Ulf Nilsson in 1978, was general manager of the Swedish national hockey program from 2000-2002 and of Team Sweden at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Hedberg was  director of player personnel with the Ottawa Senators the last five years.

MyHockeyTV.com WHA Legend Rosaire Paiement

Coach Jacques Demers and Andre Lacroix discuss Rosie Paiement in the Chicago Cougars 1974 Hilite Film.  My HockeyTV.com

WHA Photo: Howard Baldwin, The Whalers Rebuild

The Hartford Civic Center collapsed on Jan 18, 1978 under the weight of snow and ice.  He Howard Baldwin surveys the work being done in the arena in Jan. 1980 in anticiption of the Whalers return a month later.

WHA New England Whalers vs. Quebec Jan 1979.

MyHockeyTV.com The New England Whalers best the Quebec Nordiques 4-1 at le Colisee.

WHa Houston Aeros 4-1 win vs. Edmonton Oilers

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