Sports People

Curtis Joseph, who fell out of favor with St. Louis Blues coach Mike Keenan after a lackluster playoff performance, was traded with college forward Mike Grier to Edmonton for first-round draft picks in 1996 and 1997. … Ted Sator, a former coach of the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers, is joining the Hartford Whalers as an assistant. … Harry Craft, whose 58-year baseball career included a stint as the first manager of the Houston Colt .45s, died Thursday at age 80.