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September 15, 1951
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Hendy Persists, Gets Lund For His Barons
CLEVELAND, 0.— The name of the “unnamed” player in the deal between the Cleveland Barons and New York Rangers in exchange for Eddie Reigle, Freddie Shero, Jackie Gordon, Fern Perreault, Dutch Delmonte and an “unnamed” player has been made known. He is Pentti Lund, brother of the Barons” Joe Lund. Pentti, or “Penny” as he is popularly known, was voted the “Outstanding Rookie” of the National Hockey League while playing for the New York Rangers in the 1949-50 season. In addition to the honors that were heaped on him Lund led the entire National League in scoring’ during the Stanley Cup playoffs the same season, topping such, outstanding stars as the great “Rocket” Richard, Ted Lindsay, Gordie Howe and others. Lund is only 25, two years older than his brother Joe. He playa…
Phil Hergesheimer Is New Playing Coach Of Kelawna
KELOWNA—Veteran Phil Hergesheimer, 36 year old N.H.L. and American League player will drop from the pro ranks this season and will be playing coach for the Kelowna club of the Okanagan Senior Amateur Hockey League. Hergey has played for the Cincinnati Mohawks of the A.H.L. and prior to that played for Philadelphia, Cleveland and Hershey of the same league. In the N.H.L. he was with the Chicago Black Hawks from 1939 to 1942 when he was traded to the Boston Bruins. He returned to Chicago for nine game during the 1942-43 season. Phil’s brother Wally was traded from the Cleveland Barons to the New York Rangers this summer.…
Corcoran Sure He Can Make Patrick’s Bruins This Season
ST. CATHARINES, Ont.— When the battling for jobs on the Boston Bruins roster gets underway at Hershey, Pa., later this month a determined Norm (Corky) Corcoran will be out to earn a right wing post. Corcoran skated along the right lane on Hershey’s highly-successful “Kid Line” last year with center George (Red) Sullivan and Left Winger Jack McIntyre. “If we’re given enough time to prove ourselves as a line, I think we all can make the Bruins,” Corcoran said in a chat with this writer. And nothing would please the wirey, keen-eyed Corcoran more since he and his linemates have more or less come up through the ranks together. As an individual, Corcoran figures that he’s better fit to win a job in Boston this year than he was when he made the Hershey club…
Stewart, Hergy Counted On To Revive Rangers
GUELPH, Ont.— Manager Frank Boucher’s out-of-season deals with Boston, Detroit and Cleveland coupled with early favorable reports on the physical condition of holdovers such as Edgar Laprade and Nick Mickoski have given the New York Rangers some measure of satisfaction as they assembled in their new training camp at Guelph, Ont. Nine Rangers were notified to report for one reason or another Nine Sept. 14, with the bulk of the oquad due to check in a week later. The vanguard group included Capt. Frank Eddolls, defenseman; Emile Francis, spare goalie, and forwards Laprade, Mickoski, Ed Harrison, Jackie McLeod, Buddy O’Connor, Ed Slowinski and Zellio Toppazzini. X-Rays Prove Edgar O.K. X-rays taken periodically of Laprade’s left ankle, broken on Jan. 17 with half the season remaining, have revealed constant improvement, and Boucher has the assurance…
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