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February 10, 1951
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Rugged Guy Art Ross, a rugged character himself when he played professional hockey, placed Bill Ezinicki of the Boston Bruins at the top of his list. Ross, now Bruins* general manager, said “I’ve seen courageous guys in this game but this Ezinicki beats them all.” Every Game Only 35 players have taken part in every one of their club’s games this season. The others have missed games through injuries or being benched. Ten players on the Detroit roster have been action in every Red Wing game; seven Boston players have taken part in all the Bruins’ clashes; Toronto and Montreal have six players apiece. MONTREAL, Que.— Toronto Maple Leafs moved closer to the league-leading Detroit Red Wings last week and are now just three points back of the Motor City six. The Wings have played…
Amateur Parade At Quick Glance
Hockey Crossword
ACROSS 1—Pictured Canadien player. 5—Initials of Hawk player. 7—Initials of a player traded to Chicago by Detroit this season. 8—Gordie Howe’s is 9 (abbr). 9—Nothing. 11—Member of St. Louis Flyers. 12—Traded to Canadiens in 1938—39 season by Chicago. 14—Initials of an ex-Bruin, now with Hawks. 15—Former NHL player known as “Doc”. 16—Initials of a Bruin who was recently traded to Rangers. 17—Half an em. 18—Rookies often view veterans with—. 19—Friend (Fr.). 21—In 1929—39 Cooney Weiland—the N.H.L. in scoring. 23—Negative answer. 24—Last season Ted Lindsay amassed 7 8 points—Detroit. 27—Birthplace of Reg Sinclair. 31—Initials of Brown of Kansas City. 33—Former Bruin, known as Herbie. 34—Jim Primeau is one. 36—Initials of one of the Rangers. 37—A Cleveland forward is called this. 38—A defenseman often—a forward into the boards. 39—Initials of centre on line with Lamirande and Gladu. DOWN 1—Stanley Cup winners of 1930—31. 2—Given name of pictured star. 3—Initials of Doraty, ex—Leaf. 4—These are often heard from the players bench. 5—Given name…
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THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Founded.October 1, 1947 Published by Hockey News Company, 603A Sun Life Building, Montreal, Que. Yearly Subscription Price $2.50 in Canada $3.50 in U.S.A. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. Entered as second class mail at the Povt Office in Utica, N.Y. Return all U.S. undeliverable copies under Form 3579 to the Hockey News Company, 60 Sun Life Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Printed in Canada Vol. 4 February 10, 1951 No. 19 BALANCE IS A PRECARIOUS THING! Although he isn’t even playing—in fact, may never play again — it would seem on the surface that Black Jack Stewart deserves to be named the National Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player in Absentia, if such an award existed! The Most Valuable banner, of course, is given to the man whose play over the season has…