sentences:  He won the 1970–71 Central Hockey League Most Valuable Player award with the Omaha Knights.He also won the 1971–72 Western Hockey League Leading Goaltender Award with the Denver Spurs.McDuffe got his first taste of NHL action with the St. Louis Blues, although he was happy to return to the New York Rangers system the following season, stating about the coaching, "In St. Louis, they don't tell you which end of the stick to hold."