An apology from Paul Henderson for comments he made about Bobby Clarke's two-handed slash to the left ankle of Soviet standout Valery Kharlamov during the 1972 Summit Series did little to appease Clarke yesterday.

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Henderson reached Clarke at his office in Voorhees, N.J., yesterday to apologize and explain why he said on Monday that Clarke's slash was the low point of the series and "the same as shooting a guy in the hallway."

Clarke reacted on Wednesday by calling Henderson's comments foolish. He said it was improper to criticize a teammate 30 years later, especially when Henderson didn't voice any concern after the incident happened.

Clark, the general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, wasn't buying the apology.

"He tried to apologize," Clarke said yesterday in an interview on TSN's That's Hockey. "He brought up something about his grandson. But to me it was all phony. He attacked me for something I did 30 years ago."

Henderson brought up his grandson, telling Clarke that what he did is something he would never teach his grandchildren.

"That's not my style to trash anybody," Henderson said. "I apologized and explained how the question was asked, but not for what I said."

Henderson said his comments were taken out of context. However, it doesn't appear that was the case. He was in a media scrum on Monday to promote a 19-hour DVD showcasing the memorable eight-game series when he was asked "30 years later, what are your thoughts on the Kharlamov slash?"

Besides saying it was the low point, Henderson also said that "to go out and deliberately try to take somebody out, there's no sportsmanship."

Responding to Clarke's question about why he didn't say anything in 1972, Henderson said: "In 1972, I thought it was fine. Unfortunately, today I don't feel that way."

Henderson, who played on a line with Clarke in the series, became a born-again Christian about three years after he scored three consecutive game-winning goals in the final three games to win the series for Canada.

Clarke slashed Kharlamov in the sixth game, which Canada won 3-2. He was given a minor penalty and a 10-minute misconduct. Kharlamov missed the next game, but returned in the eighth game and picked up an assist.

The assistant coach of the Canadian team, John Ferguson, had told Clarke that somebody needs to stop Kharlamov "with a good crack across the ankle."

"Regardless of what anybody tells you, you are still responsible for your actions," Clarke said.

But he added that he doesn't want to be criticized by a former teammate for his actions 30 years later, especially when members of the team are getting together next weekend for a reunion to celebrate the victory.

"It really annoys me," Clarke said. "Lots of things went on in that series and nobody but Henderson has turned on his teammates. It takes away from the celebration that is supposed to take place.

"He has made a living out of scoring those goals."

Clarke now says he is going to attend a day of the weekend reunion in Mississauga. Initially, he said he would not attend because the other players voted to bar Alan Eagleson, one of the series organizers, from the gathering.

Clarke and Eagleson, the former executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association, have remained close friends, despite Eagleson's pleading guilty to three counts of fraud and theft involving players' insurance premiums in the United States and pleading guilty to three more counts of fraud in Toronto. The latter charges involved skimming Canada Cup advertising and tournament money from Labatt, Hockey Canada and the players association. Eagleson served six months in a medium-security jail in Mimico, Ont.