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December 29, 1948
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Buck Rogers Era of Hockey In Sight
BOSTON, Mass. — A phosphorescent puck on black ice, pink, yellow, and mauve plastic sticks, non-breakable glass sideboards and backstops, sateen uniforms equipped with air brakes, twoway communication systems for the players and coach—who dares say that these will not be an integral part of ice hockey, twenty-five years from now. Hockey isn’t a game in which anyone stands still, not even the inventors like Art Ross or the rule-makers like Conn Smythe. Anyone who has followed the game’s progress the last twenty-five years knows that hockey will change fully as much In the next quarter of a century. All that seems certain Is the continued use of skates and ice — but even the ice may be a plastic, and not simply frozen water. The number of players on a team may…
Lynn Patrick Is NamedNew Bench Boss Of Rangers
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Another Patrick—a name synonymous with hockey and New York Rangers in particular — is once again coaching the Broadway Blueshirts. Lynn Patrick, a former Ranger player, and coach of New Haven Ramblers in the American Hockey League during the past two-and-one-half years, takes over from Frank Boucher, who has masterminded the club since 1938-39. Lynn, a son of the famous Lester Patrick, former managercoach of the New Yorkers and now vice-president of Madison Square Garden, thus becomes the youngest coach in the National Hockey League at 36. Boucher is still responsible for the Rangers but will now devote most of his time to building up the team’s farm clubs and placing players where they will do the most good. Patrick was Boucher’s personal choice as bench boss. Neil Colville, silver-haired Ranger…
Wheat Kings Assured Title Say The Critics
WINNIPEG, Man.— It’s all over but the shouting in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. That’s the belief held by virtually every league follower. It simply doesn’t appear possible that any team will be able to derail the locomotive-like drive of the Brandon Wheat Kings. At the time that this was written by your HOCKEY NEWS reporter, the Wheat Kings had amassed 13 victories in 14 starts. Only the Black Hawks, coached by Alfie Pike, had been able to take the measure of the high-flying Wheaties. And that victory for the Hawks came in a game that could have swung to either club. Through their first dozen contests, the Wheat Kings had compiled a total of 97 goals. That’s a completely fabulous average of eight goals a game that Brandon marksmen have been able to…
Canadian Team Leaves To Seek World Crown
Sudbury Wolves are on their way to England in search of the world hockey championship. Fifteen players along with Max Silverman and F. W. (Dinty) Moore in charge of the party, will play several exhibition games before taking part in the championships at Stockholm, Sweden from Feb. 11-20. The team has only been together a short time but even at that, they held a strong North Bay club to a 2-all tie and then lost 6-3 in an exhibition contest against the United States entry In the championship contest against the United States entry in the championship hunt. Players making the trip are as follows: ùGoal: Al Picard, 26, Sudbury, played in Vancouver last; and Bob Mills, 20, Toronto, played in Toronto Mercantile League. Defence: Joe Tergesen, 21, Gimli, Man., played with Winnipeg Reos;…
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