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October 22, 1949
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Dorohoy 1-Up
For the short time that Eddie Dorohoy was in the National Hockey League he will be long remembered as a guy with a lot of quips. Dorohoy Is now with the Cincinnati Mohawks but before he left the Montreal Canadiens he left a deep impression on Dick Irvin. One morning after a hectic practice, Irvin gathered his charges in the dressing room and gave them a black board talk. He pointed to each player as they sat around the room. “You Riopelle, you’ve only scored three goals, and you Mosdell, have only scored five goals and you Reardon have only scored one goal.” Finally he got around to Eddie. “And you Dorohoy, you haven’t scored any goals yet.” “I know,” replied Dorohoy, “and from the angle I’ve been sitting on the bench, I’m…
Quebec Juniors Start The Race To Hold Cup
MONTREAL. Oue.— The oldest organized hockey league in the world opened again here last week, but with one difference. Within the confines of the Montreal Forum rested the coveted Memorial Cup, symbol of junior hockey supremacy in the Dominion. Proud owners are the Montreal Royals, who brought the mug here for the first time in 31 years when they battled the Brandon Wheat Kings to a record-breaking eight games, exactly five months ago. And so the Junior Amateur Hockey Association got off to a flying start, with the Royals hot favorites to top the compact seven-club circuit again. They have seven holdovers from the team that returned to a tremendous public reception here May 19 in the blazing heat. Comprising the JAHA this year are Royals, Quebec Citadels, Montreal Canadiens, Three Rivers Reds, Montreal…
Coaches Confident, Fans Keen As Western Loop Off Racing
CALGARY. Alta.— The long Western Canada hockey season is in full swing and prospects point to a banner year in both the Western Junior and Senior Leagues. As usual all coaches are confident they have strong contenders this year and it will take a few weeks to determine the weak sextets from the stronger ones. The race should be keen in both circuits. Edmonton is the only club in the circuit that hasn’t several different players from last year. Flyers dropped a bombshell when it was recently reported—although not officially but from a good source—that the Alberta capital was laying out no less than $7,000 for goaltender Ray Frederick, former Brandon Wheat King ace. Another new player is Steve Latoski, formerly with Lethbridge Maple Leafs. Flyers, however, will be without Morey Rimstad, elusive…
Durnan Latest Goalie Injury On Screen Shot
MONTREAL, Que.— To mask or not to mask? That’s the question uppermost in the minds of goaltenders and fans these days after Bill Durnan had his head cut open to become the latest casualty in the ranks of the beleaguered netminders. Durnan’s injury, suffered in last Saturday’s game here between Canadiens and New York Rangers, was pointed up even more vividly because the memory of Baz Bastien was still fresh in everyone’s mind. The brilliant 29-year-old Pittsburgh Hornets goalie had his career brought to a sudden end in pre season training when he lost an eye after being struck in the face with a puck. UNCANNY COINCIDENCE With that in mind, THE HOCKEY NEWS was conducting a poll among fans in the Montreal Forum last Saturday on the controversial question whether goalies should wear some…
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