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October 13, 1951

The Hockey News October 13, 1951

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0001-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-0131/1239964-1-eng-US/f0001-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Looking Ahead &hellip; &hellip; By Collins</figcaption></div>After all the votes were tallied, here&rsquo;s how the six NHL teams finished up in the poll of sports writers around the loop. Table shows the number of votes the various teams got for each position, and total points &mdash; based on six points for a first place vote, five for a second, four for third, and three, two and one respectively for the other positions. (For individual selections, see page 4).<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-0225/1239957-1-eng-US/f0001-022.jpg" title="f0001-02" width="1106" height="457"></div> &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

Crystal Gazing

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03165/1239433-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="268" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Joe Bell</figcaption></div>&ldquo;VANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;Every club, good, bad or infifferent, invariably has one player who stands out above everybody else. He is the &ldquo;spark&rdquo;, the guy who makes the team click and function like a well-oiled high-powered machine.It may be a little early to correctly forecast who these stars are or will be, but as we enter the championship P.C.H.L. race these players stand out.Victoria&rsquo;s defending champs, the Cougars, will rely on the goal scoring and playmaking ability of its little pepperpot, Eddie &ldquo;Pistol&rdquo; Dorohoy, who won the league scoring crown by one point in his club&rsquo;s and the league&rsquo;s final contest, accumulating 29 goals and 58 assists (tops) for 87 points.<h2>Ullyot Is Favored</h2>New Westminster&rsquo;s elusive pivot man and captain, Ken Ullyot, finished next to Dorohoy in the hotly contested scoring extravaganza, with one point less, 86. The veteran N.W. center from Saskatoon has been one of his club&rsquo;s top men for the past three campaigns and unless coach Forbes or some other player gets hot and stays that way, Ullyot is the logical cTtoice to repeat as the Royals &ldquo;Big Guy.&rdquo;Vancouver and coach Murph Chamberlain thought they had that &ldquo;guy&rdquo; who is all important for the success of any club in Eric Unger or Bob Ballance. Neither came through last year, maybe this season. But we look for Ronnie Rowe, former Tacoma scoring giant, to take over this department for the Hallmen and in general make life happy for last season&rsquo;s frustrated fans and miserable for the opposition, especially rival goalkeepers.Seattle&rsquo;s big gun last year was Joe Bell, the circuit&rsquo;s leading goal getter with 46 and fourth in points with-78. With the prospects of playing at home from the opening whistle and on a club composed of better and sounder player than last season&rsquo;s fifth place outfit, Bell, who has always been a prolific goal sniper, may be in for his best season yet. He&rsquo;s it for the ironmen until someone comes along who has more on the ball.With the near 100% shakeup at Tacoma the selection for the Rockets is not easy. On past records Len Haldorsen of Tulsa of the defunct U.S. loop and a player with upwards of nine years of professional experience looms as the most likely individual to become the new &ldquo;big man&rdquo; of the rockets. Rival goalies and managers Wont be long in finding out who Haldorsen is if they haven&rsquo;t already.Swinging to the Prairies and Edmonton, we find coach Currie has Colin Kilburn with him for another season. This is a lucky break for the Flyers. Kilburn the top star in the Western Canada Major Cup league may continue his fine playing in pro company, and there&rsquo;s no reason why he shouldn&rsquo;t, then Edmonton will have no worries as there &ldquo;Big Boy&rdquo; continues to ride hero on the opposition.Chicago sent Ernie Dickens to Tommy Anderson at Calgary. A veteran N.H.L. performer as well as a minor league defense stalwart, Dickens, although not a great goal scorer could mean a great deal to the Stampeders. Anderson was after an experienced blue line operator to set his club in motion. He got what he wanted and the opposition may rue the day sooner than we think.Finally, let us not forget Bill Cook&rsquo;s Hub City Saskatoon Quakers. Here we can see nobody &mdash; but nobody &mdash; execpt Alex Kaleta, who toiled for the fifth, place N.H.L. New York Rangers. &ldquo;Seabiscuit&rdquo; looked good in the exhibition pair against Victoria, and those who know Kaleta and who have seen him in action will agree this galloping ghost from Canmore, Alberta and the Big City will more than pay dividends to Saskatoon. He&rsquo;s colorful too. &#9632;

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Standout Guys Set To Whirl In PCHL

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02122/1238795-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="584" height="272"></div><h2>OCTOBER 10 to 10</h2>10&mdash;LAPRA.DE, Edgar: New York, forward, 1919.11&mdash;WARWICK, Grant: Buffalo forward, 1921.13&mdash;REID, Gerry: Cleveland, forward, 1928.14&mdash;TOTTLE, Gordie: Syracuse, defense, 1925.15&mdash;McINTYRE, Jack: Boston, forward, 192 6; WILSON, Lefty: Detroit, trainer, 1919. &#9632;

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Happy Birthday to You

Sat., Oct. 13 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Ottawa.Sun., Oct. 14 &mdash; Ottawa at Sherbrooke; Shawinigan at Montreal; Quebec at Chicoutimi.Wed., Oct. 17 &mdash; Montreal at Ottawa; Chicoutimi at Quebec; Sherbrooke at Valleyfield.Thu., Oct. 18 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Shawinigan; Valleyfield at Sherbrooke.Sat., Oct. 20 &mdash; Valleyfield at Ottawa; Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke.Sun., Oct. 21 &mdash; Quebec at Shawinigan; Chicoutimi at Valleyfield; Ottawa at Montreal.Tue., Oct. 23 &mdash; Quebec at Sherbrooke; Valleyfield at Chicoutimi.Wed., Oct. 24 &mdash; Valleyfield at Quebec.Thu., Oct. 25 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Shawinigan; Ottawa at Montreal; Quebec at Chicoutimi.Sat., Oct. 27 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Ottawa; Valleyfield at Shawinigan; Montreal at Sherbrooke.Sun., Oct. 28 &mdash; Ottawa at Quebec; Sherbrooke at Valleyfield; Chicoutimi at Montreal.Tue., Oct. 30 &mdash; Shawinigan at Chicoutimi.Wed., Oct. 31 &mdash; Quebec at Ottawa.Thu., Nov. 1 &mdash; Shawinigan at Valleyfield; Sherbrooke at Quebec (2.30 p.m.); Montreal at Chicoutimi (2.30 p.m.).Sat., Nov. 3 &mdash; Shawinigan at Ottawa; Chicoutimi at Valleyfield.Sun., Nov. 4 &mdash; Ottawa at Shawinigan; Quebec at Sherbrooke; Valleyfield at Montreal.Tue., Nov. 8 &mdash; Ottawa at Chicoutimi. Wed., Nov. 7 &mdash; Ottawa at Quebec; Montreal at Valleyfield.Thu., Nov. 8 &mdash; Shawinigan at Sherbrooke.Fri., Nov. 9 &mdash; Quebec at Montreal. Sat., Nov. 10 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Ottawa; Valleyfield at Shawinigan.Sun., Nov. 11 &mdash; Ottawa at Sherbrooke; Shawinigan at Montreal; Quebec at Chicoutimi.Tue., Nov. 13 &mdash; Valleyfield at Sherbrooke.Wed., Nov. 14 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Ottawa; Sherbrooke at Valleyfield; Montreal at Quebec.Thu., Nov. 15 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Shawinigan; Quebeo at Montreal.Sat., Nov. 17 &mdash; Quebec at Ottawa; Sherbrooke at Chicoutimi.Sun., Nov. 18 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Quebec; Montreal at Shawinigan; Ottawa at Valleyfield.Tue., Nov. 20 &mdash; Shawinigan at Chicoutimi.Wed., Nov. 21 &mdash; Valleyfield at Quebec; Ottawa at Montreal (Play at Ottawa)Thu., Nov. 22 &mdash; Shawinigan at Sherbrooke; Valleyfield at Chicoutimi.Sat., Nov. 24 &mdash; Shawinigan at Ottawa; Quebec at Sherbrooke.Sun., Nov. 25 &mdash; Valleyfield at Quebec; Ottawa at Shawinigan; Montreal At Chicoutimi.Wed., Nov. 28 &mdash; Montreal at Ottawa: Sherbrooke at Quebec; Chicoutimi at Valleyfield.Thu., Nov. 29 &mdash; Quebeo at Shawinigan; Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke.Sat., Deo. 1 &mdash; Quebec at Ottawa; Montreal at Shawinigan.Sun., Dec, 2 &mdash; Ottawa at Valleyfield; Quebec at Sherbrooke; Chicoutimi at Montreal.Tue., Deo. 4 &mdash; Shawinigan at Sherbrooke; Ottawa at Chicoutimi.Wed., Dec. 5 &mdash; Quebec at Quebec; Montreal at Valleyfield.Thu., Dec. 6 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Shawinigan; Sherbrooke at Montreal.Sat., Dec. 8 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Ottawa; Quebec at Valleyfield; Shawinigan at Chicoutimi (2.30 p.m.).Sun., Dec. 9 &mdash; Shawinigan at Quebec; Ottawa at Sherbrooke; Valleyfield at Montreal.Tue., Dec. 11 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Montreal (Play at Chicoutimi).Wed., Dec. 12 &mdash; Shawinigan at Ottawa; Chicoutimi at Quebec.Thu., Dec. 13 &mdash; Ottawa at Shawinigan; Quebec at Montreal; Sherbrooke at Chicoutimi.Fri., Dec. 14 &mdash; Quebec at Valleyfield.Sat., Dec. 15 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Ottawa; Valleyfield at Shawinigan; Montreal at Sherbrooke.Sun., Dec. 18 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Quebec; Ottawa at Valleyfield; Sherbrooke at Montreal.Tue., Dec. 18 &mdash; Shawinigan at Chicoutimi.Wed., Dec. 18 &mdash; Shawinigan at Quebec.Thu., Dec. 20 &mdash; Quebec at Valleyfield; Montreal at Sherbrooke.Sat., Dec. 22 &mdash; Montreal at Ottawa; Valleyfield at Chicoutimi.Sun., Dec. 23 &mdash; Valleyfield at Quebec: Sherbrooke at Shawinigan; Ottawa at Montreal.Wed., Deo. 26 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Ottawa; Montreal at Quebec; Shawinigan at Valleyfield.Thu., Dec. 27 &mdash; Quebec at Shawinigan; Chicoutimi at Montreal; Valleyfield at Sherbrooke.Sat., Dec. 29 &mdash; Valleyfield at Ottawa; Shawinigan at Montreal (Play at Shawinigan).Sun., Dec. 30 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Valleyfield, Shawinigan at Montreal; Quebec at Chicoutimi.<h2>&mdash; 1952 &mdash;</h2>Wed., Jan. 2 &mdash; Montreal at Quebec; Shawinigan at Valleyfield.Thu., Jan. 3 &mdash; Valleyfield at Shawinigan; Montreal at Chicoutimi.Sat., Jan. 5 &mdash; Valleyfield at Ottawa.Sun., Jan. 6 Ottawa at Valleyfield: Sherbrooke at Montreal; Shawlnigan at Chicoutimi.Tue., Jan. 8 &mdash; Montreal at Sherbrooke.Wed., Jan. 9 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Valleyfield.Thu., Jan. 10 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Shawinigan; Valleyfield at Montreal.Sat., Jan. 12 &mdash; Montreal at Ottawa; Chicoutimi at Quebec.Sun., Jan. 13 &mdash; Quebec at Shawinigan; Valley field at Sherbrooke; Ottawa at Montreal.Tue., Jan, 15 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Chicoutimi.Wed., Jan. 18 &mdash; Shawinigan at Ottawa: Sherbrooke at Quebec; Montreal at Valleyfield.Thu., Jan. 17 &mdash; Montreal at Shawinigan; Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke.Sat.. Jan. 19 &mdash; Quebec at Ottawa; Valleyfield at Chicoutimi.Sun., Jan. 20 &mdash; Valleyfield at Quebec: Ottawa at Sherbrooke; Shawinigan at Montreal.Tue., Jan. 22 &mdash; Ottawa at Chicoutimi.Wed., Jan. 23 &mdash; Ottawa at Quebec; Valleyfield, at Montreal (Play at Valleyfield).Thu., Jan. 24 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Shawinigan; Chicoutimi at Montreal.Frl., Jan. 25 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Valleyfield.Sat., Jan. 28 &mdash; Valleyfield at Ottawa; Montreal at Sherbrooke.Sun., Jan. 27 &mdash; Ottawa at Shawinigan; Sherbrooke at Montreal; Quebec at Chicoutimi.Wed., Jan. 30 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Ottawa; Shawinigan at Quebec; Sherbrooke at Valleyfield.Thu., Jan, 31 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Shawinigan; Valleyfield at Sherbrooke.Sat. Feb. 2 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Ottawa; Valleyfield at Shawinigan.Sun., Feb. 3 &mdash; Quebec at Valleyfield; Shawinigan at Sherbrooke; Montreal at Chicoutimi.Tue., Feb. 5 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke.Wed., Feb. 6 &mdash; Ottawa at Quebec; Montreal at Valleyfield.Thu., Feb. 7 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Shawinigan; Ottawa at Chicoutimi.Sat., Feb. 9 &mdash; Shawinigan at Ottawa; Sherbrooke at Montreal (Play at Sher brooke).Sun., Feb. 10 &mdash; Montreal at Quebec; Ottawa at Shawinigan; Valleyfield at Chicoutimi.Wed., Feb. 13 &mdash; Shawinigan at Quebec; Chicoutimi at Valleyfield.Thu., Feb. 14 &mdash; Montreal at Shawlniffan; Chicoutimi at Sherbrooke.Sat., Feb. 16 &mdash; Montreal at Ottawa; QuebJb at Shawinigan.Sun., Feb. 17 &mdash; Shawinigan at Valleyfield; Ottawa at Sherbrooke; Quebec at Montreal.Tue., Feb. 19 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Chicoutimi.Wed., Feb. 20 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Quebec; Montreal at Valleyfield.Thu., Feb. 21 &mdash; Montreal at Shawinigan; Ottawa at Chicoutimi.Sat., Feb. 23 &mdash; Quebec at Ottawa.Sun., Feb. 24 &mdash; Shawinigan at Quebec; Valleyfield at Montreal; Sherbrooke at Chicoutimi.Tue., Feb. 26 &mdash; Quebec at Sherbrooke.Wed., Feb. 27 Montreal at Quebec; Shawinigan at Valleyfield.Thu., Feb. 28 &mdash; Montreal at Chicoutimi. -Sat., March 1 &mdash; Chicoutimi at Quebec; Valleyfield at Ottawa; Shawinigan at Sherbrooke.Sun., March 2 &mdash; Sherbrooke at Shawinigan; Ottawa at Valleyfield; Quebec at Montreal. &#9632;

Q.S.H.L. SCHEDULE 1951 - 52 SEASON

<div class="byline">By SYD THOMAS</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-0316/1239995-1-eng-US/f0001-032.jpg" title="f0001-03" width="233" height="386"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Tabla</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Sports writers around the National Hockey League circuit have drawn a collective deep breath, crossed their fingers and tossed a pinch of salt over their shoulders &mdash; and handed the duke by a narrow margin to Detroit Red Wings as winners of the 1951-52 NHL marathon. If they displayed a bit of caution in venturing forth with their predictions of the outcome of this year&rsquo;s race, that&rsquo;s only natural, viewing the way their forecasts strayed off the beaten track in some spots the past two seasons.Picking the finish in any league race has its hazards, as the scribes found out the hard way last season, when Montreal Canadiens were picked to finish last &mdash; and wound up in third spot to eliminate Red Wings and advance to the Stanley Cup finals.This year, the forecasters decided to maintain the status quo as far as the first division was concerned. So they named Toronto and Canadlens to wind up second and third behind Detroit in the 1-2-3 order they finished last year. Voting was close between these three teams, with only 14 points sparating them. This was a far cry from the poll conducted by THE HOCKEY NEWS at this time last year, when Red Wings were picked as overwhelming favorites, with a substantial margin over Toronto and Boston whs were named to follow them.<h2>Hawks Edge Rangers</h2>For the remaining three positions in the loop race, the hockey prophets picked Chicago, New York and Boston in that order. It was a touch-and-go ballot between Black Hawks and the Rangers, with Bill Tobin&rsquo;s crew copping the fourth playoff nomination by a margin of four points.In all, 16 writers from the six NHL cities sent in replies to THB HOCKEY NEWS POLL questionnaire, and the votes were then tabulated. Detroit edged Toronto for first place by a narrow margin, collecting seven first place votes and as many second choices, while Leafs drew six and six. Montreal was the only other squad to draw any first place ballots, being named to the top spot by three of the experts.Detroit got two votes for third place, and nothing lower, while Toronto was picked to finish third on three ballots and was relegated to a lowly fourth place on the final expert&rsquo;s selection.Canadiens drew three second place nominations along with their trio of firsts, nine thirds and a solitary bld to wind up in the fifth place slot.<h2>Last Three Close</h2>From there down to the bottom, things were a lot closer, and the system of weighting the ballots had to be be brought into, play to separate the three teams. On this weighting basis, six points were allowed for each first place vote, five for seconds, four for number three rating, three for a fourth place choice, and two and one for the last two positions respectively.Chicago compiled 39 points in the voting, based on one third choice, eight fourths, four votes for fifth place and three for sixth.New York Rangers were right on their heels with 35 points, racked up with one selection for third place, four fourths, eight fifths and three last place blackballs.Boston Bruins were virtually a unanimous choice to finish sixth and last, being picked for that position on no less than 10 ballots, while drawing three each for fifth and fourth, position. That left them with 25 points and undisputed tenure in the cellar.By contrast, Red Wings finished at the top with an 85 point total, followed by Toronto with 81 and Canadiens with 71.<h2>No Argument There</h2>If the experts have their teams lined up accurately, it stands to be real close battle between Detroit, Toronto and Montreal in the first three positions. Those three squads monopolized the balloting for the top three playoff slots, with only one writer picking Toronto and Montreal to finish below third.On those two ballots, New York and Chicago each drew a bid for third position, the only one handed out to any of the second division crews to finish higher than fourth.That would seem to indicate a strict upper and lower crust split in the league race this coming season, with only the crumbs of the fourth playoff position left for Hawks, Rangers and Bruins to scramble over. At least, that&rsquo;s the way it stacks up on paper at this early stage of the proceedings, before the clubs get down to serious business.But there probably will be plenty of dissenting opinion, especially from the bailiwicks of the clubs relegated to the bottom three places in the standings. Even the most expert appraisals sometimes go astray, between the time the veterans and rookies start limbering up their legs in Fall training camp and the final stages of the Stanley Cup battling. &#9632;

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Habs Chicago NY and Bruins Named 3-4-5-6

GUELPH, Ont.&mdash; General Manager Frank Boucher of the New York Rangers says Canadian professional hockey clubs have a big advantage over their American rivals.&ldquo;Take the Toronto Maple Leafs as an example,&rdquo; he declared. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve had a Saturday night broadcast for years and years. It&rsquo;s almost a monopoly. As a result every kid that grows up wants to play with Toronto.&ldquo;Then there&rsquo;s another reason. Toronto and Montreal are hotbeds of hockey. They have senior and junior teams playing in their rinks several times a week, It gives those pro clubs a better chance to look over player and compare them. We don&rsquo;t have that opportunity in the States.&rdquo;McLeod. &#9632;

Boucher Says Canadian Clubs Have Advantage

BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;The &ldquo;on again, off again&rdquo; sale of the Boston Bruins to the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation may be on again, this time for keeps.A few days ago the directors of the corporation held a meeting to deal with the &ldquo;proposed purchase&rdquo; of the Bruins from Weston W. Adams, the team&rsquo;s present owner.According to a bulletin issued, after the meeting, several questions arose which required a vote of the stockholders of the corporation.A meeting of the stockholders to discuss the points in question; has been scheduled for this week.Although no further information was given out, it is believed that one of the main issues concerns the terms of payment for the club. The price which Adams is asking is said to be between half and three-quarters of a million dollars.The Garden-Arena Corporation is ahead by Walter A. Brown, president and general manager, and spokesman for the organization since negotiations were started-last spring.<h2>Adams To Hold Some</h2>Weston Adams and Art Ross are the two big shareholders in the Boston Bruins at the moment. It is reported that Adams will part with 60 percent of the stock of the club to the Brown syndicate and that Ross will be retained as General Manager of the club. Adams will continue to hold a certain amount of shares in the club but the amount he will hold has not been mentioned.&rdquo;The Bruins are expected to change hands this week. All that is holding up the sale is the stock-holders meeting and their O.K for the shares to change hands for the priee offered.Barry &#9632;

Bruins’ Will Be Sold This Coming Week

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;The Boston Bruins opened their National League season this week with the fourth &ldquo;solution&rdquo; to their goal-tending problem that has pestered them in four years.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02122/1238278-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="268" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Henry</figcaption></div>He is Sugar Jim Henry, up for his third chance after failing to stay with the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks in other attempts.The Bruins acquired Henry, a 30-year-old native of Winnipeg, from the Detroit organization, for whose Indianapolis farm club he worked a year ago.In reverse order of appearance Sugar Jim&rsquo;s predecessors as Bruins&rsquo; goalie were Gordon &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Henry (no relation), Jack Gelineau and Frank Brimsek, over a stretch of three seasons.Gelineau succeeded the aging Brimsek two years ago and won the Calder Trophy as the National League&rsquo;s &ldquo;rookie of the year.&rdquo;<h2>Tried Rangers, Hawks</h2>In the middle of the first round playoff series with Toronto last spring Gelineau was ousted in favor of Gordon Red Henry, who had been playing with Hershey.Now the Bruins have acquired the veteran Sugar Jim to replace his namesake who replaced Gelineau, the McGill University alumnus.Henry has had a long career in professional hockey since being graduated from the Regina Rangers. He first played for New York a decade ago, and after spending three seasons in the service, he alternated between New York and New Haven &mdash; with Chuck Rayner &mdash; until 1948.Then the Rangers sold him to Chicago and he played one year for the Hawks before being deposed by Brimsek, acquired from the Bruins. He played a year for Kansas City before joining Indianapolis.That the Bruins came up with a new goal-tender was not a surprise, but that it was Henry was. They had been trying to get Harry Lumley from Chicago, then tried to pry Rayner, Henry&rsquo;s offseason partner in a hunting and fishing lodge, from the Rangers.Henry was one of three new Bruins &mdash; veterans, that Is &mdash; scheduled to start the season after three weeks of training at Hershey..The others were Gus Kyle, the huge defenseman acquired from New York In exchange for Paul Ronty, and Adam Brown, a wing picked up on waivers from Chicago.It was obvious shortly after his arrival that Kyle, a 210-pound ex-Canadian Mountie, would add strength, to the Bruins&rsquo; defense, not particularly powerful since Ferny Flaman was swapped to Toronto last November.An aggressive character, Kyle picked up 92 minutes In penalties last season, or more than any other Bruin but Bill Ezinicki, the league&rsquo;s number three &ldquo;bad man.&rdquo; Ezinicki, incidently, was not with the Bruins for their takeoff against Detroit, sticking to his guns that he was going to play golf Instead of hockey during the winter. &#9632;

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4th Bruins Try A 4th In 4 years

<div class="byline">By REX McLEOD</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03113/1238309-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">The General&rsquo;s New RecruitsGuelph Mercury PhotoGENERAL JOHN REED KILPATRICK, president of Madison Square Garden Corporation, met five newcomers to the New York Rangers when he dropped in at the Blueshirts' training camp In Guelph recently. Four of the five came to Rangers in off-season trades while the fifth moved up from amateur ranks. From left to right, Jim Ross, a defenseman who played for Quebec Aces In the Q.S.H.L. last season, Hymie Buller, Cleveland Barons' ace rearguard for many seasons, the General, Wally Hergesheimer. also of Cleveland and the A.H.L. rookie-of-the-year last season, Paul Ronty, former Boston Bruin, and Gaye Stewart, a member of Detroit Red Wings last season.</figcaption></div><h2>Blues Notched Fewer Goals Than Any Other Team Last Winter And Had 21 Draws</h2>GUELPH, Ont.&mdash;When you ask Frank Boucher why New York Rangers missed the NHL playoffs last season his reply, while laconic, covers the situation thoroughly.&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t score enough goals,&rdquo; he says soberly. &ldquo;We finished one point out of fourth place although we had 21 tie games. We didn&rsquo;t seem to have a player or players who could go out there and score those Important goals for us. This year I think we have them.&rdquo;A look at last year&rsquo;s scoring statistics will support Boucher&rsquo;s theory. Ranger scored fewer goals than any other team in the league. Their team total of 169 was 67 behind the first place Detroit Red Wings.<h2>Expects Hergesheimer, Gaye Stewart Will Pot Needed Points For Playoff Post</h2><h3>Expects Deal Will Pay</h3>Rangers started their preschedule training at Guelph&rsquo;s Memorial Gardens some time ago. In addition to twice-daily ice sessions several exhibition games were booked with other pro clubs.Boucher expresses confidence that several deals completed during the off-season will remedy that lamentable lack of scoring power.Acquisition of Wally Hergesheimer, leading goal-scorer with Cleveland Barons in the AHL last season, will be a big help to the Rangers, Boucher believes.&ldquo;Hergesheimer has been getting a little better in every league he&rsquo;s moved into,&rdquo; Boucher remarked. &ldquo;Naturally, we expect him to show the same improvement with us.&rdquo;Hergesheimer will unite with two other new arrivals to the Rangers to form a new line, a line incidently which Boucher hopes will score goals by the bushel.Paul Ronty, recently acquired from Boston Bruins, will centre the new line with Hergesheimer on right wing and Gaye Stewart, on left wing. The much-travelled Stewart was obtained from Detroit in a swap for Tony Leswick.&ldquo;Stewart has always been a top scorer,&rdquo; Boucher pointed out. &ldquo;Even with a broken hand with Detroit last season, he kept scoring goals. I think he&rsquo;ll be a big help.&rdquo;The line of Nick Mickoski-Don Raleigh-Eddie Slowinski should also be a big producer for the Rangers, Boucher said. &ldquo;We formed that line around mid-season last year and it clicked from the start,&rdquo; he stated. Jackie McLeod, who plays center or right wing, may also appear on that line from time to time.Another Ranger line will be composed of Edgar Laprade at centre with Eddy Kullman and Reg Sinclair on the wings. Zellio Toppazzini is a fourth contender for a spot on that line. Boucher, said that Rangers would carry 11 forwards for the first few week of the schedule.<h3>Will Have Six Defensemen</h3>Rangers will also start tha season with six defensemen instead of the usual five. Signing of Jim Ross last week, a 6&rsquo; 5&rdquo; giant from last season&rsquo;s Quebec Aces, gives the Blueshirts six rearguards. Ross, incidently, was born In Scotland.Two newcomers to the New York defense this season are Hy-mie Buller and Steve Kraftcheck, from Cleveland and Boston respectively. Held over from last year are Frankie Eddolls, Allan Stanley and Jack Evans.Missing from the Rangers this season will be Pat Egan, Wally Stanowski, Tony Leswick, Buddy O&rsquo;Connor and Pentii Lund. Egan may catch on with Cincinnati, Stanowski has retired from hockey, Leswick is with Detroit, O&rsquo;Connor is in Cincinnati and Lund is with Cleveland Barons. &#9632;

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“Lack Of Clutch Scorers Put Us Out Last Season,” Says Boucher

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><h2>Prospective Boston Buyer Is President Of Celts, Olympics and Vice President of League and AHAUS</h2>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;If Walter A. Brown becomes the next president of the Boston Bruins, the National Hockey League will have added one of the best-known sportsmen in the world to the ranks of its executives.The fortylsh president of the Boston Garden-Arena Corporation is one of Boston&rsquo;s leading sports figures, but his good name and his reputation are known all over the world.For most of his life the former Exeter Academy hockey player has been interested and active in sports, and his activities have extended far beyond the limits of Greater Boston.<h3>His Interests Are Varied</h3>He has made friends and acquaintances in many sports from Seoul, Korea, to Bern, Switzerland, during a globe-trotting career which extends back two decades.He has his finger on the pulses of such widely-diversified interests as hockey, basketball, track and field, rodeos, ice shows and even a wild animal farm, and the sports in which he is not actively interested he follows closely.Walter holds more portfolios than that of being president and general manager of the Boston Garden and Arena, the city&rsquo;s two largest auditoriums. For a starter he is also president of the Arena Managers&rsquo; Association, the Boston Olympics of the Eastern Hockey League, and the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association, and vice-president of the Eastern league and the Amateur Hockey Association.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01136/1238247-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="580" height="586"><figcaption class="caption-body">Seen &rsquo;Em AllWALTER BROWN</figcaption></div>If he adds the leadership of the Bruins to his collection, the old saying about only a busy man having time to take on another job Will have been upheld again.<h2>Started Ice Follies On Way To Success, Put Rodeo On Its Feet And Gave Hub Town Basketball Winner</h2>In spite of his interest in sports in general, Brown admits that hockey is the one closest to his heart. He knows his basketball, football, boxing, baseball marathoning and golf, but he knows his hockey best.When Walter&rsquo;was a youngster, one of four sons of the late George V. Brown, when the Bruins were getting started at the old Arena, managed by his Dad. The players whom the late C. F. Adams and Art Ross brought here to represent Boston were his boyhood heroes, just as they were the heroes of another teenager, Weston Adams.<h3>Known Around The World</h3>In the early 30&rsquo;s he branched out as a hockey executive, with the Olympics, then composed of New England collegians. The new coach and his enthusiastic squads toured Europe (usually on a shoestring), and it was in those days that Brown started building the chain of friends which now stretches from the Iron Curtain to Communist China.Shortly after his father&rsquo;s death Walter succeeded him as head of the Garden-Arena Corporation, and under his direction the two big barns have become beehives of activity for three seasons of the year.Besides the Bruins, Greater Boston&rsquo;s dozens of high school and college teams and the Olympics skate on Garden and Arena ice.Besides the Celtics, hundreds of college, schoolboy and club basketball teams cavort on the two expensive floors.Besides four ice shows, the rodeo, circus, boxing and wrestling programs, concerts and benefit programs keep the lights burning.Besides his hockey travels, of which he has 100 humorous anecdotes, Boston&rsquo;s busiest sportsman has a horde of other odd, interesting or amazing experiences.Once on a visit to Philadelphia he happened to see a small Ice show filling its only date. Impressed by its beauty, he offered it a Boston date. The show was the Ice Follies, and the Boston engagement was the start of a well-known success story.Once when a Boston appearance of the rodeo seemed doomed to box office failure because its star refused to appear, a soldier used his air corps leave to fill the role, and the show spun the turnstiles. The soldier was a friend of Walter&rsquo;s named Gene Autry.Brown&rsquo;s father never had a written contract with Paul Bowser, who promotes wrestling in Boston, and neither has Walter.Of all the enterprises Brown has undertaken, the most difficult was probably the establishment of professional basketball here. When he left the army after wartime service as a lieutenant-colonel, he became interested in the idea which Maurice Podoloff, now head of the NBA and American Hockey League, was expounding.For four years the Celtics struggled, and at the end of that time the Garden-Arena Corporation gave up the ghost. Undaunted, Brown and Lou Pieti, owner of the Rhode Island Auditorium, bought the team. Last winter they came up with a winner, and today Brown, who did not know a basketball from a cantaloupe at the start, is well-versed in the game&rsquo;s ins and outs.Two years ago the late Fred Metcalfe who was coaching his hockey Olympics became ill, unable to direct the team, so Brown took his place. Last winter he had two tastes of coaching. When Eddie Barry, present Olympics&rsquo; coach, picked up a suspension, he filled in for Barry. When Red Auerbach, the Celtics&rsquo; coach, received a similar penalty, he filled in for Auerbach.Last spring an edict of his made sports pages all over this country. To a Boston-minded team of Korean marathoners, intent on running in the historic Boston Athletic Association marathon of which he is a committee member, he said sternly, &ldquo;Stay home and fight for your country.&rdquo; The Koreans stayed home.In spite of the extent of his duties, Brown is never too busy to engage in gabfest on sports, and he&rsquo;ll swap ideas and conversations with fans just as readily as with writers or associates. &#9632;

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Globe Trotting Walt Brown Still After Bruins

<div class="byline">By REX McLEOD</div>GUELPH, Ont. &mdash;The best team ever to wear the colors of the New York Rangers in the opinion of Manager Frank Boucher was the 1939-40 team which captured the Stanley Cup.Rangers finished the regular schedule in second place that season, three points behind Boston Bruins, the league winners. But Rangers ousted Boston in a best-of-seven games, four games to two.In the Stanley Cup final Rangers met Toronto Maple Leafs who had finished the season in third place and then eliminated Chicago and Detroit earlier in the playoff rounds.Rangers continued on to whip the Leafs in a memorable series. The Blueshirts won the first two games in New York but Leafs squared the series with two wins at home. The next two games were also played in Toronto but Rangers won them both by one-goal margins to win the Stanley basin.A feature of that 1939-40 final was that three of those games went into overtime. Rangers, apparently, had that extra zip in overtime because they won all three games.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure that was the best Ranger team we ever had,&rdquo; Boucher reminisced. &ldquo;We had more of everything that year than we ever had before. Three or four of our players were among the top scorers. That was also the first year I coached them. It was, without a doubt, our best all-round team.&rdquo;Rangers had the incomparable Davy Kerr in goal that year. On defence there were Ott Heller, Art Coulter, Muzz Patrick and Babe Pratt. One line was composed of the Colvilles, Neil and Max with Alex Shibicky. Another high-scoring line was made up of Phil Watson Lynn Patrick and Bryan Hextall.<h2>Every Player But Coulter Coached</h2>A third line had Clint Smith, Kilby MacDonald, Alfie Pike and Dutch Hiller taking turns. All three lines had scoring punch, Boucher remarked, and you couldn&rsquo;t find much wrong with the defence or goal-keeping.Strangely enough, every member of that Ranger team, with the exception of Art Coulter, eventually turned to coaching. Coulter, who served a stretch in the U.S. Coast Guard during the war, is now operating a hardware business in Florida.Kerr, now in the hotel business in Peterborough, handled People&rsquo;s in the Toronto Hockey League for one season. Heller has been coach of Indianapolis Caps in the AHL for several years.Muzz Patrick is skipper of Tacoma Rockets in the PCHL while brother Lynn is coach of Boston Bruins. Babe Pratt coached Vancouver Canucks in the PCHL last season.Neil Colville is, of&rsquo;bourse, present coach of the Rangers while brother Mac was a former coach of Vancouver Canucks. Alex Shibicky coached New Westminster Royals in the same league.Phil Watson, who cached New York Rovers last season, is now in charge of Quebec Citadels. Hextall coached a Saskatchewan junior team for one season and Alf Pike is at present coaching Guelph. Kilby MacDonald formerly coached Baltimore in the EAHL and Dutch Hiller piloted Los Angeles Monarchs.So if anybody asks what happens to old hockey players, particularly old Rangers, the obvious answer is, &ldquo;they become coaches. &#9632;

Boucher Calls ’39-40 Rangers Best

GUELPH, Ont.&mdash;It wasn&rsquo;t so many years back that the NHL played a 50-game schedule. Then it was raised to 60. Two years ago it wag upped to 70 where it still remains. But it isn&rsquo;t conceivable that eventually the teams in hockey&rsquo;s big show will be playing 100 games a season&mdash;if the public can stomach that much hockey.When the NHL moguls boosted the schedule to 70 games there were a great many dissenters. Many claimed it was too much to expect a player to last through that many games, his legs would, go, he would be burned out in a few years and furthermore the public wouldn&rsquo;t turn out for additional games.Most of those arguments have proved rather weak in the two seasons that the 70-game schedule has been operating. So far no player has dropped from the strain and the S.R.O. sign is still hanging on some rinks&mdash;those in Toronto, Montreal and Detroit, anyway.Frank Bpucher doesn&rsquo;t think a 70-game schedule will shorten any player&rsquo;s career. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not much to expect when you consider the actual ice time,&rdquo; he observed.He admitted that he opposed the 70-game schedule when it was first suggested. &ldquo;But my reasons were purely selfish,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;Lack of booking dates in Madison Square Garden made it rather difficult for us to work in the extra games.&rdquo;Unfortunately, as far as Rangers are concerned, they don&rsquo;t own. their own building and hockey often has to play second fiddle to ice shows, basketball, boxing and even circuses.Two years ago when Rangers battled their way to the Stanley Cup final in a surprising upset they were unable to play any of their home games in New York.McLEOD &#9632;

Boucher Now Big Backer Of 70 Games

<div class="byline">By REX McLEOD</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01136/1238388-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Before The BreakupEdgar Laprade, right, of the Rangers pours some of Restauranteur Leone&rsquo;s potent brew to which the New Yorkers gave credit for winning many of their games last season. Waiting for the potent juice is former Ranger Tony Leswxk, Laprade&rsquo;s bosom pal when the latter was around. Laprade, ready for another season says he feels a good one coming on and his leg doesn&rsquo;t bother him one bit.</figcaption></div>GUELPH, Ont.&mdash;When Edgar Laprade, the effortless - skating center eman of New York Rangers, broke his left ankle last January observers along hockey row proclaimed knowingly, &ldquo;well that&rsquo;s the last of Edgar. He&rsquo;ll probably retire now for sure.&rdquo;While this was pure conjecture there was reason to believe that the Fort William speedster would abandon hockey as a career. He had threatened such a move several times in the past&mdash;even when he finished a season without injury.Being of comparatively small stature Laprade found modern hockey a rugged existence. Because of his playmaking excellence he was invariably chosen for special attention. Naturally it wasn&rsquo;t administered in a tender, loving fashion.<h2>Science Was Gone</h2>Three seasons ago when he returned home after a disheartening season he said he was all through with pro-hockey. Science had disappeared from the game, he said, until it had become a case of brawn over brain. But next season Edgar returned to the Blueshirts.But when he broke his ankle last season his earlier overtures at retiring were rehashed. It was only a matter of time, they said, until Laprade makes his annual threat. But this time he didn&rsquo;t say a word.Laprade didn&rsquo;t play any more hockey last season after his injury. He didn&rsquo;t lace on a skate until he arrived at Rangers&rsquo; training camp in Guelph around the middle of September. When he reported there was still some doubt about his ankle and for that reason manager Frank Boucher ordered him in a week ahead of the other players.After three weeks in training camp Laprade had forgotten all about his ankle and his thoughts of retirement. The break hadn&rsquo;t bothered him at all. Now he admits confidently that this coming season should be his best to date.&ldquo;My leg hasn&rsquo;t bothered me a bit since I started skating,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t even felt a twinge. Personally, I feel that I&rsquo;ll have my best season this year. I told Frank Boucher when I reported that it was to he this year or not at all. I reported six pounds lighter than last year and it has made a big difference. I weigh 157 now. Actually I should be 162 but it will be easy to put that on later.&rdquo;Even Conn Smythe, general manager of Toronto Maple Leafs, was surprised at the performance of Laprade so early in the season. Leafs&rsquo; GM watched Rangers beat Chicago Black Hawks 3-1 in an exhibition game in Guelph recently.&ldquo;Look at that Laprade go,&rdquo; he remarked enviously. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s faster than ever this year. You would never know he broke a leg last year.&rdquo;That about expresses how Laprade and the other Rangers feel about it. In their first four exhibition games, all against professional clubs, Rangers posted four wins with Laprade playing a leading role in each game.In those four games he scored two goals and assisted on three others. Never a deadly marks-man he might have had several more goals with a better aim. His inability to cash in on his scoring opportunities has always prevented him from finishing up with the leading scorers.Laprade worked with several wingmen in Rangers&rsquo; training camp but the juggling of his flankers didn&rsquo;t impair his brilliant play-making. There are many expert hockeymen who insist that nobody can lay down a better pass than Rangers&rsquo; veteran centreman.If Frank Boucher sticks strictly to his original plan Laprade will work most of the time this leason between Reg Sinclair and Zellio Toppazzini with Eddie Kullman and Jackie McLeod filling in on the wing spots occasionally.Laprade recently passed his 32nd birthday but, for a change, he isn&rsquo;t considering retiring&mdash;not for the present anyway. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s pretty tough to retire when you really like the game,&rdquo; he said soberly. &ldquo;I know I&rsquo;ve threatened to retire several times but you always get restless when Fall rolls around. I won&rsquo;t think any more about retiring for awhile&mdash;not until the end of the season anyway.&rdquo;The proposed new faceoff circle in front of goal which the N.H.L. clubs tried out during thraining had a staunch supporter in Laprade.In exhibition games with Cleveland Barons and Pittsburgh Hornets he snatched the puck continually and blazed away on goal. Against Cleveland he scored directly from a faceoff.His ability to pilfer the puck from a faceoff and manoeuver In the larger circle probably convinced Smythe and Hap Day that the new faceoff idea wasn&rsquo;t for them. Both were present when Rangers whipped Hornets 9-3 and afterwards both condemned the circle in front of goal as a hardhsip on netminders&mdash;especially with. Laprade at centre.Boucher, Laprade&rsquo;s boss, is equally optimistic about the forthcoming season. &ldquo;Edgar is off to a fine start this year,&rdquo; he remarked. &ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t start so well last season. He didn&rsquo;t reach his real form until shortly before he broke his leg. But this year he started right off the same as he was before he had his injury. So I don&rsquo;t see how he can miss.He has reason to be a bit biased but Boucher has always considered Laprade to be one of the best players in the N.H.L. and events of the past season or two haven&rsquo;t changed his mind.&lsquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt about it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Laprade is the best puckcarrier in the league. Mind you I said &lsquo;puck-carrier.&rsquo; The Bentley brothers, Max and Doug, maybe better puck-manipulators. But for getting the puck from one place to another there&rsquo;s none better than Laprade.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s funny about Laprade that he never makes the All-Star team. One reason for that probably is that he&rsquo;s seldom up with the leading scorers. But the reason he isn&rsquo;t a leading scorer is because he&rsquo;s the most overworked player on the Rangers&rsquo; team. When he&rsquo;s on the Ice he seems to have, the puck all the time. I think he has it twice as often as anybody else. And don&rsquo;t forget he&rsquo;s out there killing time during penalties.&rdquo;Laprade&rsquo;s failure to score more goals has always puzzled Boucher. His goal production should be much higher he contends. &ldquo;He doesn&rsquo;t get nearly enough goals for the opportunities he makes for himself,&rdquo; Boucher stated. &ldquo;He misses a lot in close. I don&rsquo;t know what the reason Is. Maybe, with all the skating he does, he just doesn&rsquo;t have the strength left to drive a puck past a goal-keeper.&rdquo;But without trying to dig too deep for a reason Boucher predicts bigger and better days ahead for Laprade. &ldquo;After watching him through the years I think this season he&rsquo;ll be up where he belongs both in scoring and also on the all-star team,&rdquo; the Rangers GM declares confidently.Laprade has played all his N. H.L. hockey for Rangers under Boucher&rsquo;s direction so it might be a smart idea to mark that prediction down for future reference.Laprade&rsquo;s rapid break from the wire has caused several other experts to think along similar lines. &#9632;

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No Trouble With Leg At Guelph Camp

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01204/1238523-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="268" height="406"></div>JIM ROSS, New York Rangers rookie defenseman, was born in the same city as Bobby Thomson, hero of the New York Giants &hellip; Edinburgh, Scoland being the birthplace of both athletes&hellip; Ross is the third player in the National Hockey League who was born in Scotland &hellip; Adam Brown of Boston was born in Johnstone, and Jimmy Conacher of Chicago first arrived on the scene at Motherwell, Scotland &hellip; Nels &lsquo;Ole Poison&rdquo; Stewart scored 324 goals during his 15-season career in the National Hockey League and not 323 as has been the accepted figure &hellip; Nels tallied 22 goals during the 1933-34 season while toiling with Boston Bruins. He was only credited with 21 that season, which accounts for the 324 figures &hellip; Don Campbell, 17-year-old goalkeeper from Saskatoon, Sask., was highly elated during his training period with Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Catharines, Ont.&hellip; He was pleased with the excellent treatment he received but most important was the fact that he roomed with the fellow he&rsquo;s idolized for years, renewable old Turk Broda&hellip; Saskatoon Quakers of the P.C.H.L. bought Carl Kaiser, a defenseman with Denver Falcons last year&hellip; Neil Strain, a toward with the same team, will also report to the Quakers &hellip; Other players practicing with Saskatoon are Lorne Worsley and Ron Crone, goalies; Bill Giokas, Don Crough, Howie Milford, Dick Kotanen, Al King, Murray Parker, Bill Heindl, Pete Donaleshen and Bob Turner, defensemen; Tommy Fowler, Toby Brown, Jack Shave, Bob Manson, Ching Dheere, Bill Ramsden, Ab McDougall, Vic Howe, Herb Jeffry, Chuck McCullough, Bob Wiest, Mike Shabaga, Jules Swick, George Senick, Ken Hunter Alex Kaleta and Bud Kobussen, forwards.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02184/1238516-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="256" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bud Poile</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03119/1238509-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="274" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hy Buller</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0485/1238502-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="261" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hugh Bolton</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0573/1238495-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="275" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Fern Flaman</figcaption></div>FERN FLAMAN of Toronto Maple Leafs has missed only two games through injuries since he entered the N.H.L. in 1946 with Boston Bruins. He was a member of the Boston Olympics at 15 &hellip; Four of the six coaches In the Maritime Major League are ex-National Leaguers &hellip; Wilf Field coaches Halifax, Bud Poile does the same thing for Glace Bay, Leo Lamoureux mentors Charlottetown, while Peanuts O&rsquo;Flaherty is the new taskmaster of the Saint John Beavers &hellip; Bill Ezinicki says he is definitely through with hockey. The bellicose right winger failed to report to the Boston Bruins training camp. A golf pro in the summer he plans to play in the southern States during the winter&hellip; Carl Voss, referee-in-chief of the N.H.L., donned skates for the first time in three years the other day as he conducted a referees and linesmen school in Montreal&hellip; Maurice Richard&rsquo;s younger brother Henri is trying out for the Montreal Nationale Juniors. He&rsquo;s reputed to be a fine skater with a hard shot. If he&rsquo;s one-quarter as good as the &ldquo;Rocket&rdquo; he&rsquo;ll be a terrific performer &hellip; The Eastern Amateur League will be enlarged to eight teams this season. Cities represented will be Atlantic City, New Haven, Boston, New York, Johnstown, Philadelphia, Springfield and Washington. Each club will play a 56-game schedule &hellip; Jack Gelineau is back at his home in Montreal. The ex-Boston goalie will devote all his time to the insurance business in Montreal &hellip; Dick Irvin hasn&rsquo;t any personal grudge for not picking Toronto&rsquo;s Al Rollins to the second All-Star squad. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got nothing against Rollins. I just think Gerry McNeil is a much better goalkeeper,&rdquo; Irvin told us &hellip; Hy Buller, Rangers&rsquo; new defenseman, is a veteran of eight seasons in the American Hockey League and he&rsquo;s only 25 years of age now. Buller was only 16 when he played for New York Rovers &hellip; Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s are happy to have Hughie Campbell back in the fold. Campbell was unable to come to terms with Ottawa and has lined up with his former team again.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0661/1238488-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="265" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">J. Conacher</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0752/1238481-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="277" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Turk Broda</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0846/1238474-1-eng-US/f0004-082.jpg" title="f0004-08" width="259" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hank Blade</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-0946/1238467-1-eng-US/f0004-092.jpg" title="f0004-09" width="274" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Ezinicki</figcaption></div>HEARTENED by their excellent showing in exhibition games against N.H.L. and A.H.L. clubs, Frank Boucher, New York Rangers&rsquo; manager, described his team as &ldquo;25 per cent stronger&rdquo; than it had been a year ago. &ldquo;The way some of our power plays are working, &lsquo;Im not sure we&rsquo;re not already in the middle of the season,&rdquo; Boucher enthused&hellip; Chicago Black Hawks have also shown an improved team over a year ago in pre-season tilts &hellip; Bud Booth, Chicago correspondent for THE HOCKEY NEWS, became the father of a seven pound, four ounce daughter the other day&hellip; Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip will see New York Rangers play Canadians in Montreal on Monday, October 29. The Royal Couple were originally slated to see Detroit play the Habs on October 22, but due to their delay in leaving England the date was advanced a week &hellip; Bill Dinning will return as coach of the Sydney Millionaires again this season&hellip; Hank Blade, veteran United States League player, Will line up with Calgary Stampeders in the P.C.H.L. this season &hellip; Schaefer Brewing Co. will not broadcast the Rangers games this year from New York &hellip; Hugh Bolton, sophomore Toronto defenseman, has looked exceptionally good in practices this season &hellip; Bob Dawes will have the cast removed from his leg next week. It will be the first time in six months that the Injured leg has been free of a east. He hopes to be able to skate in January. &#9632;

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Passing The Puck

Just to give you an idea what kind of batting average the hockey experts have racked up in the two previous National Hockey League prediction polls, here&rsquo;s the evidence. The lefthand column in each case shows how the voters picked the teams to finish, and the other column shows their actual positions at the end of the year.<h2>1949-50</h2><h3>PICKED</h3>1. Toronto2. Detroit3. Montreal4. Chicago5. Boston6. New York<h3>FINISHED</h3>1. Detroit2. Montreal3. Toronto4. New York5: Boston6. Chicago<h2>1950-51</h2><h3>PICKED</h3>1. Detroit2. Toronto3 Boston4. New York5. Chicago6. Montreal<h3>FINISHED</h3>1. Detroit2. Toronto3. Montreal4. Boston5. New York6. Chicago &#9632;

Here’s the Record

<h2>ROGER BARRY</h2>Hockey Writer&ldquo;Quincy Patriot Ledger&rdquo;1. Toronto2. Detroit3. Montreal4. Chicago5. Boston6. New York<h2>HERB RALBY</h2>Hockey Writer&ldquo;Boston Globe&rdquo;1. Montreal2. Detroit3. Chicago4. Toronto5. New York6. Boston<h2>BUD BOOTH</h2>Hockey Writer&ldquo;Hockey News&rdquo;1. Toronto2. Detroit3. Montreal4. Chicago5. New York6. Boston<h2>ED SAINSBURY</h2>Hockey Writer&ldquo;United Press - Chicago&rdquo;1. Detroit2. Toronto3. Montreal4. New York5. Chicago6. Boston<h2>DAN DESMOND</h2>Hockey Writer&ldquo;Chicago Herald American&rdquo;1. Detroit2. Toronto3. Montreal4. Chicago5. New York6. Boston<h2>CHARLIE CAIN</h2>Hockey Writer&ldquo;Associated Press - Detroit&rdquo;1. Toronto2. Montreal3. Detroit4. New York5. Chicago6. Boston<h2>PAUL CHANDLER</h2>Hockey Writer&ldquo;Detroik News&rdquo;1. Montreal2. Detroit3. Toronto4. Chicago5. New York6. Boston<h2>MARSHALL DANN</h2>Hockey Writer&ldquo;Detroit Free Press&rdquo;1. Detroit2. Montreal3. Toronto4. Chicago5. New York6. Boston<h2>VERN DeGEER</h2>Assistant Sports Editor&ldquo;Montreal Gazette&rdquo;1. Detroit2. Toronto3. Montreal4. New York5. Chicago6. Boston<h2>ELMER FERGUSON</h2>Sports Editor&ldquo;Montreal Herald&rdquo;1. Montreal2. Toronto3. Detroit4. Chicago5. New York6. Boston<h2>BAZ O&rsquo;MEARA</h2>Sports Editor&ldquo;Montreal Star&rdquo;1. Detroit2. Toronto3. Montreal4. Chicago5. New York6. Boston<h2>MILT DUNNELL</h2>Sports Editor&ldquo;Toronto Star&rdquo;1. Toronto2. Detroit3. Montreal4. Boston5. Chicago6. New York<h2>BOBBY HEWITSON</h2>Sports Editor&ldquo;Toronto Telegram&rdquo;1. Detroit2. Toronto3. Montreal4. Boston5. New York6. Chicago<h2>JIM VIPOND</h2>Sports Editor&ldquo;Toronto Globe & Mail&rdquo;1. Detroit2. Montreal3. Toronto4. New York5. Boston6. Chicago<h2>JIM BURCHARD</h2>Hockey Writer&ldquo;N. Y. Herald Tribune&rdquo;1. Toronto2. Detroit3. Montreal4. Chicago5. Boston6. New York<h2>DANA MOZLEY</h2>&ldquo;New York&rdquo;&ldquo;N.Y. Daily News&rdquo;1. Toronto2. Detroit3. New York4. Boston5. Montreal6. Chicago &#9632;

The Experts Choose

<div class="byline">By BOB HESKETH</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01157/1238630-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="701" height="1257"><figcaption class="caption-body">Contingent On Leafs&rsquo; SuccessFour players who can spell win or lose to the Leafs are Howie Meeker, left, Flem Mackell, Danny Lewicki and Al Rollins.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02139/1238623-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="716" height="1257"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03110/1238616-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="717" height="1261"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0487/1238609-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="685" height="1245"></div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Conn Smythe, the energetic major-domo of the Stanley Cup champion Toronto Maple Leafs has a theory on hockey that an endless and everchanging supply of players must be poured into the gristmill every year in order to ensure a club a place at the top.Smythe&rsquo;s theories seldom go awry and there&rsquo;s no reason to assume that this season will be any exception to his practice of supplyinig different faces, different lines and one or two train tickets to Pittsburgh the den of the Leaf farmhands, the Hornets.This season however, the control of the flow of players has been partially taken from his hands. The training camp started without Bill Barilko, the effervescent defenseman who is still missing after a flying fishing trip into the rugged territory north of his Timmins home and for whom the Maple Leaf management has offered a reward of $ 10,000 with a grim but real appendix &ldquo;Dead or Alive.&rdquo;<h2>Meeker Will Not Start</h2>Fate took a turn at right wing too when Howie Meeker, newly - elected Progressive Conservative member for Waterloo South, announced the necessity for him to be present at the fall sitting at the House and therefore his inability to play hockey at least Until mid-December. Meeker, who takes his new political duties seriously, wants to take his chances on re-making the club then but:&ldquo;I realize that if the club is going well, they&rsquo;d be crazy to try to fit me back into the lineup. I&rsquo;ll just have to take my chances. At any rate this is my last year In hockey.&rdquo;The success of the Leaf crusade this season is contingent on many things, not the least Important of which Is the ability of the replacements for Meeker and more particularly for Barilko to justify the wisdom of the management in putting them there. It&rsquo;s contingent too on the ability of Elwin Ira Rollins, the stringy goalie whose meteoric first year was culminated (with a hearty assist from Turk Broda) in his winning of the Vezina Trophy, to face the dangers, real or Imaginary which seem to beset every sophomore.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0561/1238602-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="536" height="1156"><figcaption class="caption-body">Reserved&hellip;RUDY MIGAY</figcaption></div><h2>Smythe Would Revolt</h2>Smythe has never been a supporter of Jack Gelineau of the Boston Bruins and would therefore likely revolt at the comparison but Gel Is a case In point of the fickle manner In which fate can make a player a hero one year (he won the Rookie Award in his first season in the League) and the next a man staggering on the thin line between a major league job and unemployment. &#9632;

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Meeker Will Wait Until Mid-Season

Truthfully Rollins didn&rsquo;t look razorlike in his early activities at the Leaf training camp. And in the first exhibition game against the Buffalo Bisons he mishandled the only two shots that came his way in the second period.This, however, Is probably no cause for Immediate alarm. Rollins will likely pick up the thread, probably even before the season starts and even In the event that he doesn&rsquo;t, the Leafs still have Walter Broda under contract, a lad who has demonstrated his ability for thirteen seasons in the Toronto nets.The right wing spot, too, can likely be filled comfortably, most likely by Fleming Mackell a lad who chief scout Bob Davison has observed seems to be skating better this year than he ever has before, a truth which Flem himself maintains might be due to the fact that he&rsquo;s found a pair of skates that fit him.Elsewhere up front the Leafs appear to be reasonably within reach of the strength they were last season. Though there will likely be no immediate major changes In personnel there have been some shifts In position, the happiest of which has been Danny Lewicki&rsquo;s switch from left wing to centre, a development which will leave Max Bentley, who missed practically all the Leaf training camp, a not overworked point man on the Leaf power play.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-0637/1238661-1-eng-US/f0005-062.jpg" title="f0005-06" width="552" height="1156"><figcaption class="caption-body">&hellip;In CaseBOB SOLINGER</figcaption></div>In the early and possibly premature call-over Ray Tim-gren and Joe Klukay will line up with Lewicki. Mackell will get Meeker&rsquo;s right wing spot with Cal Gardner at centre and Harry Watson on the portside and the Ted Kennedy, Sid Smith Tod Sloan combination, which last season outscored their opposition by almost four goals to one, should again be filling the enemy nets both on its regular shift and on the power play. For reserves in the event of injury, Smythe saw another good centre at the training camp in the person of Hornet Rudy Migay and a solid left winger who sticks to his side and his check like mucilage in Bob Solinger, who came to the Hornets after an oustandlng year with the Cleveland Barons in &rsquo;47&rsquo;48.If there&rsquo;s trouble at right wing, Smythe has an eager reserve in George Armstrong who has been burning up the Pittsburgh camp in direct reversal of his halfhearted efforts in the training sessions last season. &#9632;

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Rollins Was Unimpressive In Training

Defensively, candidates for Barilko&rsquo;s job haven&rsquo;t been lacking in quantity. Three tried out for it, Tim Horton, Frank Mathers and Hugh Bolton and though Smythe has a confounding knack of crossing up the prognosticators, the latter seems to be shaping up as the successful applicant &mdash; for a start anyway.<h2>Bolton Leads For Spot</h2>Smythe didn&rsquo;t fail to be impressed with Bolton when he was up with the Leafs before and the fact that he&rsquo;s a home-grown product might make him a better box office appeal too. If he can sidestep the injury bugaboo which put him out with a dinky knee and badly banged-up shoulder last season, he&rsquo;ll probably stick. If he doesn&rsquo;t, Mathers is a logical choice and Horton, though he still needs some finesse, is a rousing and rough recruit.The seeming refusal of Bill Juzda to succumb to tike rigors of old age (Will is 31 and still wears Iron corsets for body-cheeking) and the come-uppance of former Bruin Fern Flaman, who used to be a bad guy with Boston but is now just nice to have on your side, plus the always dependable and sometimes sensational pair ot Jim Thomson and Gus Mortson are all add up to farlly dependable future.<h2>Law of averages against them</h2>Another Stanley Cup club? Well, they&rsquo;ve got five other teams and the law of averages against them because they won four cups in five years.But don&rsquo;t count on them getting charitable with the Old Mug. They&rsquo;re getting quite attached to It. &#9632;

Lewicki And Mackell Look Much Better

THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded.. October 1, 1947Published by Kenneth W. McKenzie and Will. V. Cote HOCKEY NEWS COMPANYCirculation Room 204, King&rsquo;s Hall Bldg., 1231 Ste. Catherine Street West. Montreal 25, Que.Advertising & Editorial 603A Sun Life Bldg., 1155 Metcalfe St.. Montreal 2, Que.Average Weekly Circulation 35.000Yearly Subscription Price $3.00 in Canada &mdash; $4.00 in U.S.A.Authorised as second class mail, Foot Office Department, Ottawa. Entered as second class mall at the Post Office in Buffalo, N.T., and Saint Albans, Vt.Return all U.S. undelivemble copies under Form 3579 to the Hockey News Company, Room 204, Kind&rsquo;s Hall Bide., 1231 Ste. Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que. Printed in CanadaVol.5 October 13th, No. 2Well, it&rsquo;s official now &mdash; the hockey writers have put their selections down on paper, naming the way they think the six National Hockey League teams will finish. In other words, the die is cast, and now it only remains for the clubs to battle it out down to the wire and decide just how good the sports specialists are at picking the order of finish.While forecasters are always fair game for the fans and the grandstand second-guessers, they pick them as they see them and as teams look on the basis of their pre-season workouts and exhibitions. And in all fairness, it must be said that they do a reasonably good job under the circumstances. So, many things can change in the course of the season, that it takes a brave man indeed to try and guarantee that his choices will come out right in the end !How things will pan out by the time next spring rolls around only time can tell, but in the meantime it might be instructive to look at the guesses made by the experts in the past two seasons and see just how they work out.The first year THE HOCKEY NEWS conducted its poll &mdash; for the 1949-50 season &mdash; it was a dismal outcome indeed for the men who did the prophesying. They picked only one team in the correct position it finished, when they named Boston for fifth place. But otherwise they went a bid wide of the target as the favorites slumped and the darkhorses came up fast.That was the year when the experts named Toronto for first place over Detroit, with Montreal and Chicago slated for the third and fourth playoff positions, with Boston and New York bringing up the rear. But Detroit Red Wings overpowered the League to take the first place, while Montreal Canadiens captured second place. Toronto, the preseason choices, wound up in the third slot.The scribes were off in their nomination of the fourth playoff contender also. They had selected Chicago to go into the Cup hunt that year, but instead the Hawks finished up in the cellar and the amazing New York Rangers banged into fourth place, with the amazing results in the playoffs which are history now. That was the year the Blueshirts, the team not supposed to have a chance at all, extended Detroit to the limit after knocking off Montreal Canadiens in the semi-finals.But last year, outside of their error which put Montreal in the cellar instead of in the third place they actually finished in, the experts were more on the ball.They successfully picked Detroit and Toronto, in that order, for first and second place, the positions they actually occupied at the conclusion of the regular schedule. Boston, which had been picked for third place, wound up just one notch below in the final standings, giving way to the surprising Canadiens.New York Rangers, on the basis of their &ldquo;Miracle Team&rdquo; showing in the 1949-50 Cup series, were drawn for fourth place, but instead landed home in fifth, just one rung below and out of the playoffs. Chicago finished sixth, instead of fifth as predicted.Thus, an analysis of the selection, shows that the experts actually three out of the four playoff contenders, with Boston just one notch out of place, while Boston, New York and Chicago were named in their correct finishing order, although just one position out of kilter, due to the applecart-upsetting staged by Montreal.If they can do as well when the final results are in this year, the fans won&rsquo;t have too much reason to complain.<h2>ANOTHER SEASON GETS UNDERWAY</h2>By the time this issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS gets to its readers, the Annual All-Star Game will be written into the books for another year and the six NHL clubs will be squaring off in the opening stages of another long 70-game schedule leading to the post-season scramble for the Stanley Cup and the top honors in the game.What the future holds for teams in the Big League is all in the conjecture stage right now, but from early indications it should be another interesting season. The teams have shuffled their lineups, dropping players here and adding others there; buying and trading to build up a balanced aggregation that supporters of each club fondly hope will be THE team this year.Some of thos deals and strategy will pay off for the lucky owners and managers, while others will backfire. The strongest team on paper may sweep right through to the coveted old Cup, or it may be knocked off by a supposedly weaker sextet. &#9632;

OPEN SEASON ON THE EXPERTS !

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01229/1238740-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><h2>A Change In Pics</h2>Dear Sir:I certainly enjoy THE HOCKEY NEWS and look forward to receiving each issue. This will be the third year of hockey in Cincinnati and we enjoy seeing articles about the Mohawks and also the other A.H.L. teams.I have one suggestion and think other fans will possibly agree. Please get some new pictures of the players. Every week we Bee the same pictures of the players. For example Maurice Richard and Gordie Howe appear numerous times during the Season and sometimes several times in one issue but it is always the same photo. I think that several photos of the more popular players properly rotated would add variety to an already fine paper.William Weisel. Norwood, Ohio.<h2>Firing First Shot</h2>Dear Sir,Before the season gets under way I&rsquo;d like to put my prodnostications before your editors with hopes you will use it in your Fan Forum for one and all to See. Although I am a rual live faithful follower of the Detroit Red Wings I must confess I&rsquo;m a little amazed at their trading ways. They have been looking for a player who would lift their defense with a bang but they went and gave the most logical candidate to the Hawks in Mr. Clare Raglan. They also lost some pretty good checking forwards in Peters, McFadden and Gee. For this reason I must insist that the Montreal Canadiens will now replace them as the number one club with the Wings placing second. The Stanley Cup Leafs will end third. The loss of that Great Bill Barilko, even though he was a bad man to our team, is sadly felt by all the followers of the game here. We hope he will come through. In fourth spot I would pick the Chicago Black Hawks if the injury jinx doesn&rsquo;t hit them again. In fifth spot will come the Rangers. They will not have enough depth to make the monied circle. The Boston Bruins, I&rsquo;m sorry to say will not make anything but the bottom spot.Anybody got any arguments about my predictions. I&rsquo;d be glad to hear from them.Rollie Brandow. Detroit, Mich.<h2>Un-Torontonian</h2>Dear Sir,Doesn&rsquo;t that Conn Smythe get his name and pictures in the paper enough without you dedicating a special paper to him, his over rated club and above all his morgue like city?Harold Gerstein. Montreal, Que.<h2>Irvin and Rollins</h2>Dear Sir,Dick Irvin has let petty hates interefer with his ob.He admitted that he deliberately chose Gerry McNeil over Al. Rollins just to spite Rollins. Irvins&rsquo; job was to pick the best players he could for the All-Star game, regardless of whether he has something personal against that player or not. The great Mr. Irvin admitted that he chose his own goaler over the Vezina Cup winner just because Rollins thinks Irvin&rsquo;s Canadiens are a bunch of senior players when Richard is not on the ice. His choice was just like stabbing a guy in the back. It&rsquo;s too bad McNeil has to be the monkey In the whole deal. If the Habs are not a bunch of senior players then their coach sure acted like a senior coacb.Marge Cromwell. Toronto. Ont.<h2>Not Even dose</h2>Dear Sir,That imbicile that picked the Montreal Canadiens as the team to beat this season should have his head read. The Wings may have parted with some good players but the ones they brought up are just as good and I&rsquo;ll guarantee that they Red and White from the old Motor City will be way ahead of the Red, White and Blue from Montreal when playoff time rolls around.Brian Newman. Springfield, Ill.<h2>Missing Bines</h2>Dear Sir,As another hockey season draws close and I start buying my copies of your fine paper once again I&rsquo;m set to read all about the Bruins, Canadiens, Wings, Leafs and Hawks but nothing about the poor old New York Rangers.What about getting a man in this city who covers the hockey beat to write for you every week. After all the Rangers are in the N.H.L. just like the other clubs and deserves as much space in your paper as the others.I personnally will not buy the paper this winter of the Rangers do not get a little more than the weekly three Inches of space you have been giving them for the last three or four years.Hilda Goodwin. New York. N.Y.(Danna Mozley, well known New York hockey writer has been made our correspondent there this season.)<h2>Boucher &mdash; He&rsquo;s Off</h2>Dear Sir,What happens to that man Frank Boucher every now and then. He seem to be a nice guy until he opens his mouth then he invariably sticks his and has somebody else&rsquo;s foot right into his oversized jaws.It&rsquo;s just too bad that the Rangers haven&rsquo;t been able to get a player from their farm system. If they had been smart a few years ago they would have developed a larger system. Now he has a puny system which has been. I going for a few seasons and already he wants Laprades and Richards from itMay I remind this great man that the Canadiens, Leafs and Red Wings an even the Hawks and Bruins have been successful in bringing players up through their system to the N.H.L. May I name Doug Harvey of the Canadiens. Fred Hucul of the Hawks Sullivan of the Bruins, Pavelich of the Wings and Sloan of the Leafs.Perhaps Mr. Boucher would like the other five clubs to breed players so he can have a winner in New York.Perhaps its not the farm system that&rsquo;s lacking in New York at all &mdash; if you get what I mean..Raymond Randell, Stamford, Conn.<h2>New Customer</h2>Dear Sir,Your All-Star issue was something to behold. It was the finest sporting paper I have ever read and I will now make a point of reading THE HOCKEY NEWS every week.Are you going to run schedules of the rest of the hockey leagues in Canada and the United States before long? Also could you please tell me where Lloyd Hinchberger who played with Omaha last season is now playing?Bill Talmage. Windsor, Ont.(Lloyd is now with Shawlnigan Falls of tlie Quebec Senior League. We will run all the schedules if possible)<h2>Where O&rsquo; Moore</h2>Dear Sir,I read so much about young Dickie Moore during the summer months that I figured it was a forgone conclusion that he&rsquo;d be with the Montreal Canadiens this season. What has happened to this so called genius on skates?Bernice Stockd Ottawa. Ont. &ldquo;(Moore was with the Canadiens in traing camp out pulled some muscles in his leg and has been sidelined ever since. He will be ready to play in a while but has been sent of the Montreal Royals of the Quebec Senior League.) &#9632;

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THE FAN FORUM

THE HOCKEY NEWS circulotion department wants to know if you are receiving your paper in torn fashion or if it is being badly handled before it reaches you.If your paper arrives torn, dirty or in any other way unreadable then please don&rsquo;t hesitate to let our circulation department know.Just drop a line to the: Circulation Manager, The Hockey News, 204 Kings Hall Building, Montreal. We will take immediate steps to see that your paper is received in better fashion.CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT &#9632;

Attention Subscribers

It Is our policy to notify all subscribers well in advance of the expiration of their subscriptions.The ever-increasing demand for THE HOCKEY NEWS means that most issues are practically sold out before the printing is completed; and that copios are seldom available far mailing to subscribers who are even one issue in arrears.Subscribers receiving &ldquo;expiration&rdquo; notification are reminded that, to make certain of continued receipt of THE HOCKEY NEWS it is necessary to send us their renewal orders promptly.If you have renewed your subscription then disregard Our notice. &#9632;

DID YOU RECEIVE A NOTICE?

CHICAGO, III. &mdash; The Chicago Black Hawks have announced the signing ot three impressive youngsters from Western Canada amateur hockey. They are: wingmen Fred Hucul, 19, Esten, Sask., and Steve Witiuk, 22, Edmonton, Alta, and center Sid Finney, 22, Calgary, Alta.Hucul has already apparently cinched a spot on a Hawk line with George Gee and Jim Peters, recent acquisitions from Detroit. Witiuk and Finney will probably be loaned to St. Louis of the AHL, a Chicago affiliate. &#9632;

Hawks Sign 3 Amateurs And Send Two To St. Louis

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01180/1238857-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">The Doc Ran The ShowThe Hawks had a rough time with injuries last season after the injury jinx decided to infest their ranks. The Chicaao team had a better sextet sitting on the rails under doctor&rsquo;s care than they had on the ice. You can judge for yourself just what it was like by taking a glance at the above picture during a game last season in the Windy City. Jack Stewart, left, Doug Bentley and Al Dewsbury are the three gentlemen watching their mates go through their paces while Bill Gadsby looks on in the background, left. The gent on the rght in the second row is &mdash; you guessed it &mdash; Dr. Myron J. Tremaine.</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;The Chicago Black Hawks&rsquo; defense, riddled relentlessly by opponents for the past five years, is making its staunchest bid for return to respectable status this season. No less than eight husky and healthy rearguards, all with adequate previous NHL experience, have been battling for the five spots that have to be filled.Capt. Jack Stewart is pacing the candidates and appears to be ready for a powerful comeback. It was just about nine months ago that newspapers tragically announced tile end of his colorful career following the now famous &ldquo;slipped disc&rdquo; operation. Dr. Myron J. Tremaine, the specialist who performed the delicate back surgery, said that he doubted if Stewart would ever play hockey again.Just about everyone in Chicgo accepted the sad news, except Stewart himself. Undiscouraged, the 34-year-old veteran of 13 years in the National Hockey League, began his own reconditioning program. At first the exercises were extremely painful, but after several months of daily workouts he felt good enough to cast off the special back brace, which Dr. Tremaine had said would have to be worn &ldquo;indefinitely.&rdquo;Jack played baseball this summer with no harmful effects and then reported to the Hawks&rsquo; North Bay training site a week early to get in some scrimmage with the amateurs on hand. After several hours of contact drill, he admitted to Coach Ebbie Goodfellow, his long time friend, that &ldquo;My back feels better than It ever has!&rdquo;Bill Gadsby, the hard-hitter from Calgary, is probably Chicago&rsquo;s second ranking defenseman. Like Stewart, he reported to training camp completely healed from injuries that kept him out of action during most of the 1950-51 campaign. Bill suffered a fractured left leg at Toronto last November and upon return later in the season, hurt the limb again. At 26, he&rsquo;ll be starting his sixth year in the National League.Al Dewsbury, the long &lsquo;n lean defender who came to the Black Hawks In the nine player transaction with Detroit in July of last year, expects to be another of Goalie Harry Lumley&rsquo;s protectors. He&rsquo;s currently recovering from a broken finger, which he received in a recent exhibition, but should be ready to go in Chicago home opener this Sunday with New York. Starting his second full year of NHL play at 25, &ldquo;Dews&rdquo; may also see some action as a forward, Coach Goodfellow said sometime ago.The two Clares, Raglan and Martin, who became Hawks in the recent $75,900 deal with the Red Wings, are scheduled to add further punch to the squad&rsquo;s rearguard contingent. Both are big and rugged (Raglan, 6&rsquo;1&rdquo;, 180 lbs. and Martin, 5&rsquo;11&rdquo;, 185 lbs.) and figure to give good accounts of themselves.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02156/1238850-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="1112" height="1672"><figcaption class="caption-body">A Determined GuyJack Stewart is a determined guy and a little thing liked a slipped disc in his back wouldn&rsquo;t put him out of action. The above picture was taken at the Hawks&rsquo; training camp just recently and he looks a little on the healthy side.</figcaption></div>Raglan, dubbed &ldquo;Rags&rdquo; by teammates, appeared In 33 games with Detroit last season and has been described as a real comer by many hockey experts. Martin has been seeing NHL action since the 1941-42 schedule, when he broke Into the pro ranks with Boston. He was traded to Detroit in the Bill Quackenbush deal about two years ago. Raglan, now 24, has youth and promise while the 29-year-old Martin has the natural ability gained through experience.Three other defensive performers, Lee Fogolin, Max Quacken-bush and Ernie Dickens, figure to start the new season with St. Louis, Chicago&rsquo;s affiliate in the American puck loop.Fogolin came to the Hawks last December in a four-player trade with Detroit and immediately gained favor with his rocking checks and tough play. Quackenbush saw considerable action with brother Bill at Boston last year after he was loaned out by the Red Wings. He became Chicago property several weeks ago in straight swap, which returned Doug McCaig to the Motor City squad. Dickens was a consistent back liner with the Hawks since the 1947-48 schedule, when he figured in the Max Bentley deal with Toronto. &#9632;

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Eight To Five Is Way Hawks’ Defense To Be Cut

<div class="byline">by Len Bramson</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03117/1238936-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="341" height="520"></div>&bull;IT WAS A FEW YEARS back, when Happy Emms was running the St. Louis Flyers that he came up with some famous &ldquo;last words.&rdquo;&bull;THE FLYERS WERE anything but championship potential that season, In fact they lazed around the bottom of the circuit for most of the schedule. Despite desperate moves by Emms, the Flyers were destined to go nowhere, likewise most of the players on the team.In one memorable game Nakina Smith floundered around in an awful exhibition. He fell, was crashed into the boards and caught out of position on numerous occasions. Emms sat on the end of the bench near the gate. Beside him during this game sat Johnny Horeck, brother of the more famous Pete.&ldquo;Look at that Smith out there,&rdquo; screamed Emms. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s useless. He can&rsquo;t skate, he can&rsquo;t pass and he can&rsquo;t score. He&rsquo;s finished, all washed up. He won&rsquo;t be here next season: will he Horeck?&rdquo;&ldquo;He certainly won&rsquo;t,&rdquo; replied Horeck hastily.&ldquo;You&rsquo;re darn right, he won&rsquo;t,&rdquo; came back Emms, &ldquo;and neither will you.&rdquo;&bull;It&rsquo;s a long long time between Johnny Mariucci&rsquo;s. They just don&rsquo;t come like him every day. When he was with the Hawks he was a riot. When he was shipped to St. Louis he was the same way.In the minors he invariably had an &ldquo;A&rdquo; sewn onto his underwear and when he was told he had no right to argue with the referees because he lacked authority as captain or alternate captain he would pull up his sweater and display the &ldquo;A&rdquo; on his underwear.When he went to St. Paul Mariucci was the same way. He came up with a classic answer once when he was on a speaking tour with Carl Voss, then president of the now defunct United States League and Bill Cook, then coach of Minneapolis.The trio invited the audience to ask questions and that they did. Voss was asked his biggest thrill in hockey.&ldquo;I guess when I played-with Chicago and we won the Stanley Cup was my biggest thrill,&rdquo; said Voss.The same question was asked of Cook.&ldquo;My biggest thrill in hockey came when I was playing for the New York Bangers and we won the Stanley Cup,&rdquo; said Cook.Finally one person got around to Mariucci.&ldquo;Well,&rdquo; said Johnny, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not quite as fortunate as these two gentlemen because I never played on a Stanley Cup team. &ldquo;However, I guess my greatest thrill in hockey came when I was playing for the Chicago Black Hawks and we went on a four game winning streak.&rdquo;&bull;ROOKIES CAN MAKE a coach laugh or cry &mdash; seldom have they ever made a coach laugh and cry at the same time. But one did.Lester Patrick was coaching the New York Rangers many seasons ago and one night before a game he called his players around him in the dressing room. After giving them a general lecture, he pointed to a cherub-faced youngster sitting in the corner and softly said:&ldquo;Son, tonight I&rsquo;m going to give you your big break. Go out there and do nothing but watch Mickey McKay.&rdquo;McKay was the star of the Hawks that season and so it was no surprise when the players came into the dressing room at the end of the first period with the Hawks leading 3-0. Just to make things worse McKay scored all three goals.Patrick was fuming as he walked into the room:&ldquo;Didn&rsquo;t I tell you to watch &lsquo;McKay,&rdquo; Patrick bellowed at the young rookie.Startled, the youngeter stood for a moment with his mouth open:&ldquo;Gee, I did coach. All I did was watch him &mdash; wasn&rsquo;t he terrific.&rdquo;&bull;BEFORE FRANK SELKE took over in Montreal he was second to Conn Smythe in Toronto. He had much to do with moulding some of the great Leaf teams. But there were nights when he wished he&rsquo;d never heard of them.One night after the Leafs had been sadly outclassed and outscored, Seike stood in the Leafs&rsquo; dressing room with Coach Hap Day:&ldquo;I wish I could think of something to say at this moment,&rdquo; said Seike to a very downhearted Day, &ldquo;something that would cheer you up for this is one of those moments when a fellow needs a friend.&rdquo;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not one friend I need,&rdquo; said Day wryly. &ldquo;What I need is six friends who can play hockey.&rdquo;&bull;EDDIE DOROHOY was with the Canadiens for a very short spin before being sent to the minors. But while he was in the NHL he left his mark&mdash;in humor.In his stay in Montreal Doro-hoy never scored a goal and Coach Dick Irvin wasn&rsquo;t too happy, in fact Irvin wasn&rsquo;t too happy with many of his players who were short on goals. One day he called them into the dressing room.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not too happy with some of you guys. You&rsquo;re not scoring when you get the chances,&rdquo; said Dick.&ldquo;You Mosdell, you&rsquo;ve only scored six goals this year and you Lach, you&rsquo;ve only scored eight.&rdquo; And so Irvin went on through his team until he got to Dorohoy.&ldquo;And you Dorohoy, you haven&rsquo;t scored a goal this season.&rdquo;&ldquo;That&rsquo;s true,&rdquo; came back Eddie, &ldquo;and from the angle I&rsquo;ve been sitting on the bench,&rsquo; I&rsquo;m not likely to get any either.&rdquo;. &#9632;

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Ice Chips

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;One of the big questions facing Chicago hockey moguls this fall is: WILL THE ONCE RABID FANS RETURN? Crowds at Black Hawk games had always been the most impressive in the National Hockey League in the past, before attendance dropped off in staggering proprotions as the Injury jinx sent the team Into a nosedive.<h2>Need A Winner</h2>The answer to the quesition is most certainly YES, IF Tobin, Goodfellow and Co., produce a winner, a definite Stanley Cup contender this year. From all Indications they will, too.It should be pointed out, however, that no matter how well the Black Hawks perform the Chicago Stadium will not be bulging at Its seams, unless perhaps during the playoffs. The advent of television has hampered all sports and entertainment fare and the new coast-to-coast TV hookup In the United States presents an even dimmer outlook.Television&rsquo;s clash with hockey was very evident in the Windy City at the start of the 1950-51 schedule when the Hawks were battling for the top NHL positions with Toronto and Detroit. In the squad&rsquo;s third home game a turnout of only 8,207 was recorded at the Stadium and less than a month later, with the Hawks still in striking distance of the league lead, another low of 9,198 went into the attendance book.During this period the largest crowd was 15,509; a size-able throng, but quite a distance from the all-time NHL record of 20,004 that saw Chicago and Boston clash at the Stadium on February 23, 1947.This mark is the best proof that Chicago hockey supporters were the staunchest to exist anywhere. The thousands that shared the balcony at the Stadium formed the largest and most enthusiastic group of Hawk boosters. Before the reserved seat policy was organized in the balcony these fans would do anything to get their regular spots.Then the Black Hawks made the playoffs the last time, in 1946, fans from the upper seats arrived at the Chicago Stadium over 18 hours before the first scheduled cup contest. They played poker under street lights in shivering weather and took turns going for hot coffee and sleeping in each other&rsquo;s cars. They were hockey NUTS!These fans are still around, numbering in the thousands, and they&rsquo;ll be back in the Stadium again come a Black Hawk team that gives them what they want &mdash; plenty of aggressive victory play. &#9632;

Scribes Ask: Will Hawks’ Fans Return

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01213/1238974-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="286" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bert Olmstead</figcaption></div>Coach Dick Irvin is going to use a wait and see policy before casting any judgment on his 1951-52 version of the Canadiens.Although unbeaten in their nine exhibition games before the season opened the Habs nevertheless were far from being a sharp looking club in the games played in Montreal. Although, their defense has been strengthened by the addition of hard hitting Ross Lowe there seems to be spots on the forward wall which could be tightened up.The most impressive score the Canadiens rang up in exhibition games was against Eddie Shore&rsquo;s Syracuse Stars. They downed the Shoremen 9-3 but looked very ordinary doing it. The Buffalo Bisons gave the Habs a tough battle before succumbing to the major leaguers 3-0.Although defensively the Habs look like a better squad, many of the seasoned veterans who were being counted on to show plenty of spark at camp and during the exhibition schedule have lacked fire.The most Impressive players to date have been Elmer Lach, Doug Harvey, Ken Mosdell and Ross Lowe. Disappointing have been Bert Olmstead and Tom Johnson, Baldy MacKayIrvin made the Inevitable shift last week when he sent Elmer Lach back into the pivot spot between Richard and Olmstead. The two wingmen had been tried with three or four centermen but none seemed to give them the go they finished with last season. Until Lach was sent back to his old spot Bert and Maurice were going nowhere fast. Both looked like they were having a hard time of things. At first Irvin tried young Doug Anderson from Edmonton at that center post. Anderson looked good but lacked experience. He signed pro and was shipped to Victoria of the P.C.H.L. Then along came Johnny McCormack, bought from Toronto a few weeks ago. Long John still wasn&rsquo;t the answer to Irvin&rsquo;s problem of finding an adequate man to spot Lach wnen the Vet gets a little leg weary. Billy Reay was also used their sparingly.But they all seemd to fail in the job and so Lach, who had been playing at center alongside Geoffrion and Meger went back to his old spot and immediatly Richard and Olmstead started to go better than they had all dur ing the camp. In the game against Buffalo Richard showed plenty of his old dash and although Olmstead still wasn&rsquo;t the Olmstead the Habs were used to seeing he nevertheless was an improvement. But the best man in these games was Elmer Lach by far. If this guy is getting old then he&rsquo;s doing it in reserve proceedure. He has been flashing the best form of any player at the camp.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02160/1238967-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="1716" height="1168"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gerry&rsquo;s ProtectionGerry McNeil is expected to get plenty of protection from Butch Bouchard, right and young Tom Johnson, left. The Habs will come up with a high scoring defense corps this season.</figcaption></div>The second line that Irvin was hoping would provide the Habs with the heavy scoring power the club needed last season is a question mark. Meger, a hard worker, has not shown the magic he had in the American League where he pumped goals by the twos. Likewise, his linemate Bernie Geofrion. Boom Boom potential! is a 25 goals scorer with his blistering shot. But he has shown himself to be a little lackadasical. He is not the hard worker that Meger is, but his main fault Is not taking advantage of his chances or his blistering shot. At center on this line will probably be Paul Masnick, back in action after a short tenure on the sidelines with a bad leg. When Masnick was injected between Geoffrion and Meger the &lsquo;Kids&rsquo; were flying. Against, Buffalo they invariably kept the more experienced Bisons tied up in their own zone for minutes at a time. Masnick just needs a bit of experience to make him a fine N.H.L. campaigner. His spirit and fight will not be topped in the league this season.The defense in front of McNeil has been strengthened by the addition of Ross Lowe. He will give the Habs a better scoring rearguard corps, although he may be a little weak defensively.Butch Bouchard seems to have regained his old form and worked like a beaver at training. But his mate Tom Johnson has so far failed to show little like he was in 70 games last season. It is no secret that Irvin and Company are worried and disappointed in the lad who rocked &lsquo;em so hard last season.Bud MacPherson has been used, with Harvey while Lowe has been alternating. Harvey has been the best defenseman in camp and Irvin is counting on him to spark the club this season. &#9632;

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Irvin Will Use Wait And See Policy

<div class="byline">By DICK McCRONE</div>HERSHEY. Pa.&mdash;Maybe it&rsquo;s because he&rsquo;s been surrounded by so much youth during Boston training camp drills, or perhaps he&rsquo;s finally managed to evade the injury jinx which plagued him most of last season, but ageless Milt Schmidt has taken a new lease on life and appears to be headed for another banner National Hockey League campaign.The popular Bruin captain, who seriously considered quitting the game which has given him his living for the past 15 years, reported to camp in excellent physical condition, thanks to a Summer of golf. His injured knees, which bothered him all of last season, &ldquo;Felt good from the start,&rdquo; accoding to the big center, &ldquo;and now after a couple of weeks of drills and a brace of practice tilts, they feel as sound as ever.&rdquo;&ldquo;I was virtually down to playing weight when I reported, &ldquo;Milt said, &ldquo;But then I&rsquo;ve never seen bothered by putting on excess fat. At the moment I&rsquo;m down to 182 pounds, which is about average for me.&rdquo;Milt spent the Summer working as a salesman for the Webster Cement Company, of Cambridge, Mass., and wondering whether his damaged knees, which were banged up during the play-off games with Toronto, would respond to a Summer of rest.Coach Lynn Patrick, after watching his senior Bruin take things easy at first and then put on a spurt which put a lot of the younger players to shame, feels a lot better in the knowledge that once again his number one offensive threat is ready for full duty.Aside from being confident of his own physical condition and ability to take the bumps of another campaign of shin banging, Schmidt Is enthusiastic about Boston&rsquo;s chances during the coming hockey wars. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never seen so many promising kids In all my years under the big top,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;Some of them are going to do us a lot of good this year. Others are a year or so away from the big time, but I predicdict that the Bruins are only a year or two away from one of the really great hockey clubs of all time.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03123/1239005-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="544" height="850"><figcaption class="caption-body">Real GoodMILT SCHMIDT</figcaption></div>Schmidt at 33 has been a mainstay of the Bruins since the closing days of the 1936-37 NHL campaign, when he Joined Boston after a successful season with the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League. Except for 1942-43, 1943-44 and 1944-45, when he was serving a hitch in the Canadian Armed Forces, Milt&rsquo;s name has been synonymous with hockey in Boston.His best season, from a scoring standpoint, was 1946-47, when he garnered a total of 62 points in 59 games. That campaign found him scoring 27 goals and 35 assists. Last season, although handicapped by injuries, Milt came up with his second best offensive mark. Although he scored five less goals than during the 1946-47 season, he racked up a total of 39 assists, his highest effort in 15 years of National League play. And, who knows, if he had been of sound body all season, he probably would have set a new Individual scoring mark for Milt Schmidt. &#9632;

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Knees Up Father Miltie; He’s Ready To Go Again

<div class="byline">By DICK McCRONE</div>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0490/1239036-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="262" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Adam Brown</figcaption></div>Encouraged by the return to form of his Number One star, Milt Schmidt, popular captain, and the abundance of good looking young players at training camp Lynn Patrick, coach of the Boston Bruins, believes this year&rsquo;s Beantown entry is &ldquo;a better team than the one which left Hershey a year ago to begin the 1950-51 National Hockey League campaign.&rdquo;Happy in the knowledge that Schmidt has recovered from the injuries which handicapped him off and on last season, Patrick is, nevertheless, stili disturbed over the status of Bill Ezinicki, Ezinicki, whose roughhouse tactics lit a fire under the Bruins toward the end of the past campaign, has been concentrating on golf since the close of the 1950-51 season. He has decided that his future, after hockey, lies in golf, but Patrick is hopeful that he&rsquo;ll reconsider and give the Bruins at least one more campaign before finally hanging up his skates.<h2>Too Early Yet</h2>It&rsquo;s too early to tell definitely the final makeup of the Bruin squad, but a glance around the ice at Hershey Sports Arena, training base of the Boston squad, reveals that many changes will be made. For instance, only eight of last year&rsquo;s starting Bruin squad are still wearing Boston livery and several of them may not be around when the opening whistle sounds. At this writing, three NHL veterans, acquired since the close of the 1950-51 season, and three youngsters appear to have won starting berths.In the nets will be newcomer &ldquo;Sugar Jim&rdquo; Henry, who has replaced Jack Gelineau. Gelineau&rsquo;s disposition is still to be, decided. Henry, a 32-year-old veteran, wound up the past season with Indianapolis Caps of the American Hockey League. He was acquired from the Detroit Red Wings.Gus Kyle, who came to the Bruins from the New York Rangers in exenange for Paul Ronty, center, will be a fixture on the Boston defense, and Adam Brown a 31-year-old veteran forward secured on waivers from the Chicago Black Hawks, is a sure starter on Boston&rsquo;s top forward line, playing alongside Milt Schmidt and Johnny Peirson. &#9632;

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Lynn Calls His 1951 Club Better Than The Last One

<div class="byline">By ROLLY ETHEIR</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02178/1239112-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="268" height="420"><figcaption class="caption-body">Doug Bentley</figcaption></div>NORTH BAY, Ont.&mdash;Alter two full weeks of fall training manoeuvres here, the ambitious Chicago Black Hawks packed their gear recently and readied for an eastern exhibition tour that took them through to Montreal, where they open the NHL campaign October 11 against Les Canadiens.In three pre-season clashes with NHL opposition, the Chihawks failed to impress hockey enthusiasts as an improved lot. However, the team was hampered by continuous parade of injuries and a mild epidemic of the flu.Four regular defencemen &mdash; Clare Martin, Rags Raglan, Lee Fogolin and Bill Gadsby &mdash; went to the sidelines with injuries while Al Dewsbury and Fred Hucul Were hit hard by the flu.When the Chihawks broke camp Hucul and Dewsbury were left behind in hospital here as was Max McNab, who spent nearly all the training camp in sick bay suffering from a pinched nerve in the hip.Martin&rsquo;s injury was most serious. He suffered a twisted knee in a collision with Lee Fogolin and was inactive almost from the first scrimmage here.Durable Doug Bentley saw his first action of the season as the Chihawks lost a 3-1 decision to New York Rangers in an exhibition fray at Guelph. The veteran speedster, just 21 points away from the all-time point scoring record in the NHL, reported two weeks late as he had been putting in the harvest at the Bentley&rsquo;s Delisle, Sask., farm.Despite a couple of dull displays against their St. Louis Flyer farm club (they shaded St. Lou twice by 3-2 counts), all the Chicago brass are confident they&rsquo;ll make the select playoff grade.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re hoping we&rsquo;ve encountered all of our serious injuries at training camp. If the injury jinx stays away from our door throughout the remainder of the regular schedule then I&rsquo;m sure we&rsquo;ll win a playoff berth,&rdquo; coach Ebble Goodfellow stated as he prepared to leave the city.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03147/1239105-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="547" height="1311"><figcaption class="caption-body">The MenENIO SCLISIZZI</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04128/1239098-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="571" height="580"><figcaption class="caption-body">VIC STASIUK</figcaption></div>Harry Lumley, one of the best, is back in goal and looked sharp in practices. He should have better protection this season than last when the other teams ganged up to score 2 80 goals against the hapless Hawks. Black Jack Stewart and Bill Gadsby, who were out of the Chi lineup most of last season with injuries, are back and are being counted on to shoulder a large part of the defence burden. &#9632;

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Injury Jinx Clips Hawks At North Bay

<div class="byline">By GEORGE JOHNSON</div>INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.&mdash;The American League is accustomed to looking at Indianapolis teams which skate all night, because they generally are composed of numerous eager young men trying to win permanent graduation to tho big team of the Detroit empire.If the A.L. thinks the Caps of the past have been real danglers, wait &lsquo;til it gets a look at the 1951-52 Indianapolis club. The team ageless Ott Heller assembled at Sault Ste. Marie should be one of the hardest-skating, roughest outfits Indianapolis ever has had.The new team will bear little resemblance to the patched-together Caps whom Heller coaxed home second in the western division last winter. The grayest beard in the lineup&mdash;providing Heller him-self doesn&rsquo;t make another farewell tour&mdash;is likely to be Enio Sclisizzi, a rock-hard old man of 26.It appears now that one of Heller&rsquo;s problems will be to locate enough experienced veterans to balance all the youth Indianapolis will have. Another of the persuasive coach&rsquo;s brow-wrinklers is the scarcity of centers and right wingers.Their goaltender this year, at least In the beginning, probably, will be 19-year-old Glenn Hall, up from the Windsor Spitfires hailed as another Terry Sawchuk. If Hall is just half as good as Sawchuk. he&rsquo;ll eat enough rubber to make the Caps championship contenders.<h2>Flock Tryout From Defunct Knights</h2>The high cost of hockey life having killed the Omaha farm team in the United States League, Heller has a flock of men off the 1950-51 Knights, USL champs, trying for elbow room on the Indianapolis bencn.In the Omaha crowd are two defensemen, Lloyd (Pete) Durham, the Port Arthur wildcat, and Jim (Red Eye) Hay, who made the USL second all-star team last year.Pete put in 275 minutes of penalties In the USL last season to become the all-time league champion at doing time, but he also rapped home 20 goals for the free-wheeling Knights and finished 17th In the league scoring list.He will find a man after his own heart also looking for an Indianapolis job, Larry Zeidel, a Montreal boy who wandered out to Saskatoon last season, set a Western Canada League penalty time record of 169 minutes, and made the WCL second all-star team.Other competitors for defense jobs are Hugh Coflin, acquired in one of the numerous Detroit-Chicago trades; Bill Folk and Ben Woit. Folk is a raw-boned boy who likes to hit and Woit can deliver the kind of body checks that make opponents feel they&rsquo;ve just skated into a brick wall. Heller&rsquo;s big task with those he selected from these kids will be to get them to restrain their impulses to leap at every opponent, and persuade them to stay within shouting distance of their goalkeeper.At left wing, the Caps have Sclisizzl and chaos. Bert Hirschfeld, plucked from Montreal. Nellie Podolsky, after wasting last winter with a broken leg and Doug McKay, were both sent to Edmonton ot the P.C.H.L. Vic Stasiuk, a Detroit buy from Chicago found wanting in the big league is also a left wing candidate. Francis O&rsquo;Grady, Omaha&rsquo;s leading scorer and fifth in the USL is too, plus any leftovers from the free-for-all for Detroit jobs.At center, where all good hockey teams are strong, the Caps have no depth visible to the naked eye. One line may be built around Earl Reibel, who averaged more than a point a game for Omaha after turning pro in the middle of last season. Because Indianapolis has the main job of supplying potential major-leaguers to Detroit, the Caps have lost their favoiite player of last season. Center Jerry Reid, discarded after three years testing. Reid, who would be in the NHL if he could skate as well as he can think, became another one of Jim Hendy&rsquo;s smart buys for Cleveland during the summer layoff.At right wing, Heller is also embarrassed at the moment. He has the Windsor wild man, Gordon Haldy, and not much else worth mentioning. Rumor has Haldy traded to Syracuse along with Rod Morrison.The Detroit moguls expect the Caps to get a good lift from two rookies, Alex Delvecchio and Lou Jankowski, who ran one-two in scoring in the Ontario Hockey Association junior league while working for Oshawa last winter. Between them, these kids got about 230 points, so they shouldn&rsquo;t need a guidebook to find the goal.The Caps have to get some order out of the confusion at left wing, beef up at center and right wing, and perhaps spot a veteran here and there for poise.They don&rsquo;t have to do a thing about their speed and striking power. They&rsquo;ve got more of that than the rest of the American League will appreciate when the 51-52 race gets on Its downhill side.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05103/1239164-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="580" height="594"><figcaption class="caption-body">New CapsJIM HAY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0692/1239157-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="580" height="580"><figcaption class="caption-body">PETE DURHAM</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0782/1239150-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="577" height="586"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRANCIS O&rsquo;GRADY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-0875/1239143-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="577" height="586"><figcaption class="caption-body">BERT HIRSCHFELD</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Heller Hunts For Vets For His Kids

<div class="byline">By JACK HORRIGAN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01198/1239067-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">This Is The SpotThe Syracuse War Memorial Arena, above, where Eddie Shore&rsquo;s Stars will play home games.</figcaption></div><h2>Basketball Boss In New City Out To Make Sure Fans Don&rsquo;t Make Switch</h2>SYRACUSE, N.Y.&mdash;The opening of Syracusse&rsquo;s new War Memorial Auditorium has set the stage for another epic struggle between Kid Puck and Big Boy Basketball for the indoor sportsweight championship.For thia renewal of their long-standing feud Kid Puck will be handled by Eddie Shore, who carries many a scar on his battered countenance from too close association with the rubber disc.Leo Ferris, a dapper young concessionaire turned double dribble expert, will be the guiding hand behind the fortunes of Big Boy Basketball.This particular phase of the hockey vs basketball feud for fan patronage had its beginning with the laying of the cornerstone for the War Memorial building.<h2>Ferris Tried To Arrange Franchise For New York Town But Was Rejected</h2>Ferris, who in the few years that he has been connected with pro basketball has made his presence felt, approached the American Hockey League on the possibility of bringing 5 a franchise into Syracuse upon completion of the memorial.The A.H.L. moguls frowned on the idea. They reasoned that Ferris already controlled the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League&mdash;i.e. Big Boy Basketball&mdash;and that it would not be to the advantage of the league to entrust their new franchise&mdash;i.e. Kid Puck&mdash;to a basketball man.This argument takes on the appearance of a double dribble on skates when you check the letter heads ot both the N.B.L. and the A.H.L.Both have the capable Maurice Podoloff as their President. So why would a league which theoretically has a basketball man for its President refuse to take in another hard-court hooligan? The answer may lie in the fact Ferris is in the concession game.Nevertheless, one thing is certain. Ferris will be out to see that none of the fans the new Syracuse hockey club gains will be converted cage followers.And since Shore must get his crowds to see Kid Puck perform from somewhere It stands to reason that he&rsquo;ll be in there pitching, too.All of which gives rise to the question, is Syracuse a big enough&mdash;and good enough&mdash;sports town to support both enterprises.It not. either Big Boy Basketball or Kid Puck is due to suffer a kayo wallop to the billfold.In previous battles in other cities, Kid Puck enjoyed greater success. But usually he was the established king before Big Boy came to town and merely successfully repelled the latter&rsquo;s fast break by icing his sneakers.This time the skate will have to go against the grain. Big Boy has been king pin for the past two years.Kid Puck, on the other hand, hasn&rsquo;t shown In Syracuse since the 1939-40 International American League season.Some of the cities in which these two rubberized opponents have clashed in before include Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Cleveland, and Toronto. In all cases, Kid Puck walked off with the cheering section. &#9632;

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Cage Game May Nix Shore Elbow Room In Syracuse

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01212/1239240-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="288" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ivan Irwin</figcaption></div>CINCINNATI, O. &mdash; Big Ivan Irwin is returning to the Cincinnati Mohawks after coming to a contract agreement with the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. The Habs have first rights to Irwin if and when he&rsquo;s ready to make the jump to the NHL. The Habs signed Ivan to a contract and then announced that they were farming him back to the Mohawks.Irwin, far from a polished hockey player, but a tremendous drawing card known for his block-busting tactics on the ice, let it be known that he wanted to play in the NHL. He said he thought he was good enough to make the Montreal squad, and he reported to the Canadiens training camp in the hopes that Montreal officials would see their way clear to purchasing his contract from Cincinnati &mdash; or making a trade with the Mohawks for him.Financially speaking, Irwin probably did better than any one of his calibre during his two years in the American Hockey League.The Mohawks signed Irwin in 1949, shelling out $5,000 to the Boston Bruins for his amateur card while he was a member of the Sherbrooke team in the Quebec Senior League. He got a $2,000 bonus for signing, and a two-year contract at $6,000 a year. He also was guaranteed $1,000 bonus on each year provided the Mohawks reached the AHL playoffs.So, for a rookie, Irwin did well for himself, considering that the minimum wage in the AHL Is only $4,500, and virtually no other first-year man is signed for $6,000.A few weeks ago Irwin was offered a substantial increase In salary if he would renew his expired contract with the Mohawks. But Irwin indicated that he&rsquo;d rather take the chance of signing an NHL contract (minimum wage $7,000) and winding up on a playoff club, where bonus shares average around $3,000 for each player.WHITNEY TOWERS &#9632;

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Irwin Comes To Terms: Reports To Mohawks

<div class="byline">By WHITNEY TOWER</div><h2>Langers Show Keen Interest By Sending Potential NHL Players To Coach Clint Smith</h2>CINCINNATI, O.&mdash;After finishing a feeble last in tlieir first two American Hockey League seasons, the Cincinnati Mohawks are turning over a new leaf. They have a new NHL parent club, the Rangers, a new coach, Clint (Snuffy) Smith &mdash; and only five of the 23 players who reported here to training camp on September 24 were holdovers from last year&rsquo;s squad.The Rangers have replaced Montreal as the Mohawks parent club, and by way of showing that they are as interested in seeing Cincinnati a winner In the AHL as they are in improving their own position in the majors, New York officials have sent to Cincinnati some key men to get the puck rolling.Smith comes to the Mohawks after a successful hitch at the reins of the St. Paul Saints of the now-defunct USHL. With far from an outstanding squad to work with last season, Snuffy pulled his gang out of last place at Christmas to wind up second to Omaha in the final standings. The few seasons of coaching in the USHL seem to qualify Smith, a star Ranger a few years back, pretty well as a successor to popular King Clancy, who has moved a few hundred mile seast to take over the Pittsburgh Hornets.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02172/1239209-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="529" height="521"><figcaption class="caption-body">New&hellip;PAT EGAN</figcaption></div><h3>Good Morale Essential</h3>The new Mohawk coach macle it quite clear on his first day at the Cincinnati training camp that the Rangers were going to give him plenty of help. &ldquo;The answer to a winning team,&rdquo; said Snuffy, &ldquo;aside from general ability, is first rate morale, and the presence on the squad of three key men &mdash; a good goalie, a steady veteran defenseman and a reliable play-making center.&rdquo;Then, after a week of practice he proudly announced that he had his three key men: Emile Francis, Pat Egan and Buddy O&rsquo;Connor. Of this trio only Francis performed for the Mohawks last season, and despite his team&rsquo;s poor record, agile Emile (The Cat) finished as the third best goalie in the AHL with a goals-against average of 3.15. This was bettered only by Gil Mayer&rsquo;s 2.45 for Pittsburgh and John Bower&rsquo;s 3.04 for Cleveland.O&rsquo;Connor and Egan, of course, have been Ranger stars for some time, and Smith is quick to point out that just because they have been temporarily put down in the AHL by no means signifies that they are not still great hockey players. The same goes for another Ranger defenseman, Wally Stanowski, who played here briefly for Clancy last season before being recalled to New York.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03151/1239202-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="509" height="533"><figcaption class="caption-body">&hellip;A.H.L&hellip;BUDDY O&rsquo;CONNOR</figcaption></div>Behind his forwards Smith figures he&rsquo;s got one of the best defensive setups in the loop &mdash; and it may be still better If big Ivan Irwin, who has been holding out for a berth with Canadiens, reports within the next week.<h3>Bibeault Is Sub</h3>Francis will be the regular goalie, with veteran Paul Bibeault ready to spell him when necessary. Besides Egan and Stanowski on defense, there is Jack Lancien of last year&rsquo;s team, and two youngsters Smith has brought with him from St. Paul, Steve Brklacick and Ken Barlow. Both have showed possibilities, but if Irwin ever reports he will probably get the nod over both of them.Up forward Smith took eight days of rugged scrimmages before naming three tentative lines to work the remainder of the training season as units.From St. Paul, where they played together for two full seasons, and scored 87 goals last year, comes the line of Ian MacKintosh, Gus Schwartz and Fred Brown, Another unit has O&rsquo;Connor centering for Don Smith (another St. Paul grad) and Ed Harrison. The latter played 13 games-for the Rangers last year before going to Hershey, where he scored 24 goals and 14 assists in 48 games.<h2>Club Looks Good Defensively As Many St. Paul Stars Ready To Make Jump To Ohio Team</h2>Smith&rsquo;s third tentative lino is made up of rookie center Bill Wylie of the New York Rovers, rookie left wing Herb Dickenson of the Guelph Biltmore Juniors and right wing Ron Plumb, another of the Saints making the jump to the AHL.Two spare forwards who will probably fit into any of the first three combinations should changes be necessary are Jean Denis, one of last year&rsquo;s Mohawks, and Chick Webster, who toiled for Tacoma of the PCHL a year ago.Five more men in training camp are slated to get shipped out shortly, pending re-assignment orders issued from Ranger General Manager Frank Boucher. One of the five is left wing Claude Robert, who played here a year ago before being recalled by Les Canadiens, for whom he played 23 games. The others are Bill McDonagh, Ray Manson, Odie Lowe, all St. Paul forwards, and Bob Dawson, former Saint defenseman. In all probability they will wind up at Vancouver or Saskatchewan, two Ranger-affiliated clubs in the PCHL.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04115/1239195-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="521" height="529"><figcaption class="caption-body">&hellip; BravesWALLY STANOWSKI</figcaption></div>Outside of Francis, Bibeault, Robert, and Lancien all the familiar Mohawks have gone&mdash;and many of them are slated for berths on opposition clubs in the AHL. Three of Clancy&rsquo;s top men a year ago, defenseman Fred Shero and forwards Jackie Gordon and Fern Perreault, have gone to Cleveland In the deal that sent Hy Buller aud Wally Hergesheimer to the Rangers.Jimmy Moore and Ernie Roche are with Buffalo, and Bert Hirschfeld was traded to Detroit by Montreal, and may wind up with Indianapolis if he fails to make the grade with the Red Wings. Phil Hergesheimer got his amateur card back and is coaching in British Columbia, while Ralph Natt-rass. Tod Campeau, Gerry Plamondon and Giles Dube have also left the ranks of active AHL players.Coach Clint Simth knows he has a tough job on his hands if he&rsquo;s to make a go of his first coaching job in the AHL. Attendance fell way off at the beautiful Cincinnati Gardens last season, as local sport fans in many ways felt they had been betrayed by Montreal officials. The Canadiens, for two seasons the Cincinnati parent club, promised In 1949 to equip Clancy with a strong squad, and instead they sent him mostly inferior players.In two years the Mohawks jent only Gerry McNeil and Bud MacPherson to the NHL, while the rest of the Clancy-coached squad was composed chiefly of misfits for whom Montreal had no further plans. Most of them had never played on a winnig professional club, and by the end of their second season here morale was poor and dissension was spreading among the players, especially between frenchspeaking skaters sent by Les Canadiens and the half dozen or so on loan from the Rangers.Now Smith feels he has the whole-hearted cooperation of Boucher and Ranger Coach Neil Colville. They will all work together to get winning results for New York&rsquo;s sake, whether It is a Ranger victory or a Cincinnati one. And to get things off to a proper start, the Rangers are coming to Cincinnati on October 12 for an exhibition game against the Mohawks. Everyone feels that &ldquo;Happy Days are here at last.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Cincy Gets Egan, O’Connor, Stanowski And Hopefuls

<div class="byline">By ROLLY ETHIER</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01211/1239309-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="552" height="872"><figcaption class="caption-body">Signed ProSTEVE WITIUK</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02175/1239302-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="552" height="864"><figcaption class="caption-body">SID FINNEY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03146/1239295-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="552" height="868"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRED HUCUL</figcaption></div>NORTH BAY, Ont.&mdash;Four highly-rated amateur products were inked to professional hockey contracts here at the training camp of Chicago Black Hawks and St. Louis Flyers.President Bill Tobin and manager Ebbie Goodfellow signed three top Western Canada recruits to Chicago contracts while St. Louis of the American Hockey League moved topnotch goaltender Phil Hughes up into the pro ranks.The westerners asked to sign were Fred Hucul, 19, of Esten, Saskatchewan; Sid Finney, 22, of Calgary, who was born in Ireland; and Steve Witiuk, also 22, who hails from Winnipeg.Hughes, sensational Port Arthur goalie who starred for St. Michael&rsquo;s Monarchs in the Major Series last season, turned in an impressive display of puck-blocking at the Flyers&rsquo; training camp. In exhibition games with the parent Chicago Black Hawks, the six-foot-two inch cordkeeper shut out the NHL Tribesmen for three of the four periods he worked, and allowed just two goals in the other.Hughes&rsquo; immediate future is uncertain but there is a possibility he will be retained by St. Louis even though the Flyers have a pretty nitty regular netminder in Red Almas. Chicago may acquire the lanky goalie and loan him to another AIIL club, subject to call-up.Port Arthur Phil first caught the eye of hockey observers with his tremendous skill in guarding the pipes for North Bay Black Hawks in the 1949-50 season. He was picked up by St. Michael&rsquo;s last year and proceeded to be so terrific he was lauded by many as the outstanding goalkeeper in amateur hockey.Hucul Is expected to stick with the Chihawks and is being groomed for a left wing spot on a line with George Gee and Jim Peters, two of the laddies Chicago got from, Detroit Red Wings in the big $75,000 summer deal.Fearless Fred, who has still a year of junior hockey left, was a defence standout with Moose Jaw Canucks last season. &#9632;

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Hawks Sign 4 Amateurs And Farm Out Trio

<div class="byline">By ROLLY EITHIER</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04114/1239340-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="536" height="852"><figcaption class="caption-body">Farm ForemanJOHNNY MITCHELL, shown here os a whistle-tooter. is keeping a cloose watch on the development of young hopefuls in the Chicago Black Hawks orbit. He&rsquo;s director of the booming Hawk farm system, which this fall uncovered a rich lode of downright promising prospects.</figcaption></div>NORTH BAY, Ont&mdash;If this Fall&rsquo;s amateur camp of the. downtrodden Chicago Black Hawks is any indication, then the future of the Windy City NHL squad is a rosy one.For many years Chicago didn&rsquo;t even have a farm system but in recent years the organization has expanded tremendously, and it&rsquo;s improving by leaps and bounds.The amateur camp this season was a great one. Coach Ebbie Goodfellow, publicist Joe Farrell, and farm system director Johnny Mitchell all expressed enthusiastic opinions over the abundance of talent on display.At least half a dozen youngsters were tagged as possible N.H.L. material, including an allNorthern Ontario line of Ken Wharram at center between Ron Wallace and Murray Costello. The trio looked so good observers called them to move up into the N.H.L. as a unit in the not too distant future.Six other kids from the western prairies also rated rave notices. Chief Western scout Tiny Thompson, former goaltending great, brought along a pair of fine young netminders in Henry Bassen of Calgary and Don Dawson, 17, of Winnipeg. &#9632;

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Chi Spadework Starts To Pay

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;Accent on youth and new faces will be the keynote of the American Hockey League teams this season, as perhaps the greatest turnover in playing personnel In league history has taken place. A new ruling passed by the circuit&rsquo;s directive board has made it mandatory for every team to employ at toast three rookie players, either from amateur ranks or professional loops of lower classification during the coming season. Most of the teams are going well over that total by using more youngsters in an effort to provide fresh, ambitious newcomers for the loyal American League fans to cheer on, replacing some of the older stars who are gradually reaching the end of the trail after many years of brilliant play. However, all of the clubs are retaining many of the familiar faces of previous years, as a nucleus for their teams, and this blend of veterans and young hopefuls will surely give the circuit a wonderful balance to furnish the usual thrilling and exciting brand of hockey to which American League spectators have become accustomed. The younger players are oure to benefit from the teachings and playing lore of the more oxperienced Icemen and will soon develop into stardom In their own right.As for the manning of the teams themselves, all of the clubs have been strengthened in an effort to wrest the title from Cleveland. Taken in review, in alphabetical order, Buffalo has added Jimmy Moore and Ernie Roche from last season&rsquo;s Cincinnati team, Stan Long a defenseman from Victoria, and Danny Nixon also a rearguard from Portland. In addition, a brother combination has been formed with the acquisition of Billy Warwick to play alongside of Grant. Billy came from Denver. When the reliable Connie Dion retired, the Bisons were left with a goaltending problem, but no fewer than five netminders have been in the Buffalo camp and a good replacement will be found among Lou Crowdis, Larry Frechette, Nick Pidsodny and the others. Coming back to Buffalo will be the familiar Ab DeMarco, Lloyd Flnkbeiner, Walt Atanas, George Pargeter, Sid Mc-Nabney, Gordie Pennell and others of last season&rsquo;s Eastern Division titleholders.Cincinnati, as previously mentioned, has a new tie-up with New York Rangers which will improve the Mohawks tremendously. New York has already sent two defense stalwarts, Pat Egan and Wally Stanowski, two of the best players to ever guard a blueline, Eddie Harrison who while with Hershey last season went on a late scoring splurge that saw three and four goal games come from his stick, and have returned some of last season&rsquo;s favorites to the Ohio River city in the persons of Emile &ldquo;Cat&rdquo; Francis, one of the best in the business, Johnny Denis and Jack Lancien. Coming from the Ranger farm in St. PaHl will be Gus Schwartz, Freddie Brown, Clint Albright, Ken Barldw, Ronnie. Plumb and others.While the other clubs have built themselves up in an effort to oust Cleveland from top honors, the Barons have not stood pat in any sense of the word either, in trying to retain the title. As a matter of fact the Baron directive boss, Jim Hendy has revamped the larger part of his club to bring in the new faces. The remarkable part of it is, that although a good many of his championship players are gone, the Barons if anything, appear much stronger through the deals. When a stellar club such as the Barons had is broken up and inade over into a stronger outfit, it sure smacks of brilliant management. Cleveland fans will in no way have a weaker club to cheer on despite the large alteration.Although they lost the starry Wally Hergesheimer and Hy Buller in the trade with New York, the players received in return are just as valuable, and in quantity, outnumber the lost ones. Now in Baron livery are the high scoring Pentti Lund, Jackie Gordon and Fern Perreault, and a top notch defenseman, Freddie Shero. Pentti &ldquo;will form the league&rsquo;s second brother act, teamed with last year&rsquo;s Baron, Joe. From Hershey and Boston comes Eddie Reigle to bolster the defense, and a great play-maker, Jerry Reid has been obtained from Indianapolis. Newcomers to the league Include amateur Bob Bailey from Kenora, Ontario, Bob Chrystal from the PCHL and Ike Hildebrand from Kansas City. These, added to the veterans of last year, Johnny Bower, rated one of the best goaltenders in the league, and the &ldquo;big reason for Cleveland winning the title&rdquo;, Phil Samis, Ceresine, Ed Olson and Ken Schultz among others, leave little to be Sammy Lavitt, Tommy Williams, Fred Thurier, Steve Wochy, Ray dslred In the way of a top contender In anybody&rsquo;s league.Hershey will probably lose its &ldquo;kid line&rdquo; of Red Sullivan, Jack McIntyre and Norm Corcoran to Boston, but a new junior trio in Real Chevrefils, Jack White and Leo Labine is ready to take its place. Other newcomers are Jerry Toppazzini, star of last season&rsquo;s Memorial Cup winners in the OHA, the Barrie Flyers, Oble O&rsquo;Brien, Bob Armstrong a hefty defenseman and Rainer Makila. The Bears had a strong club last year, one of the best In fact, and the players who made up that club are returning in the majority. Among the stars are Billy Moe, Joe Schertzl, Andy Branigan, Arnie Kullman, Jerry Brown, Frank Mario, Ray Gariepy, the staunch &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Henry in the nets and of course, the boss himself Johnny Crawford, who can still teach most of the defensemen in the league how to do It.No doubt the largest change in personnel will be in Indianapolis, where even the trainer and spare goaltender will be different. Yes, the famous Ross &ldquo;Lefty&rdquo; Wilson has left the Capitals, to assume a new job in Detroit with the Red Wings. Although it is doubtful if anyone could replace Lefty for color and excitement in a rink, his replacement, Mert Prophet is a good conditioner of players and a bang-up spare netminder. Lefty himself says so, and that should do it. In the player department, no fewer than 12 to 15 new faces may be wearing new Capital uniforms according to the stories from the training quarters in Sault Ste. Marie.As in the case of Cleveland, the strong Detroit and Indianapolis farm system will provide a team just as strong if not more so than the one of last season, despite the big turnover and the Hoosier fans will not be lacking for a team worthy of their support. Expected from Chicago of last year will be Hugh Coflin, and Vic Stasiuk who played for Detroit. Omaha will supply a brilliant array of new stars, Jim Hay, Pat Coburn and Pete Durham being among others, with Eddie Bruneteau, a former Cap making a strong comeback. Bert Hirschfeld was obtained from Montreal and two starry amateurs Lou Jankowski and Delvechio are expected to be regulars. Leading candidate for the job left vacated when Sugar Jim Henry went to Boston Bruins is Glenn Hall for the netminding chores. Returnees will be Enio Sclisizzi and Bill Folk.Probably the team with the least changes will be Pittsburgh. However anyone who saw the Hornets in action during the late stages of last season and the playoffs will say, &ldquo;changes are not necessary&rdquo;, as they really were hot&rsquo; All star netminder, Gil Mayer will again have his strong defense corps, always a Pittsburgh certainty, with Pete Backor, only four time all star in league history, Tim Horton, Hugh Bolton and Frank Mathers. Up front will be Phil Maloney, Bobby Solinger, Kenny Smith, Andy Barbe, Eldie Kobussen, Ray Hannigan and other sharpshooters from last year.While Providence has added new players who will surely be stars, a skater coming back to the Reds after a brief sojourn away, Roger Bedard, has taken a goodly share of the headlines coming from Grand Mere, Quebec, where Terry Reardon&rsquo;s charges are getting in shape. Bedard seems at long last to be ready to hit the stardom so long predicted for him With his dashing heads up play this fall. He can be a great. One of the newcomers, is Ray Powell from Chicago, always a good scorer. John Michaluk will join brother Art to form the league&rsquo;s third new brother combo, along with the Lunds and Warwicks. Looks like a great season for family gatherings in the AHL. Andy McCallum will take the place of Danny Summers on defense, the likeable Danny now being with Syracuse. Plenty of the Reds amateurs from their Three Rivers, Quebec farm have given the vets a lot to look after. One of these is Bobby Perreault, 21-year-old goaltender, who is making a strong bid against Harvey Bennet, regular pipe guardian for Providence. Back with the Reds will be the favorites, in addition to the aforementioned Art Michaluk, Chuck Scherza, Elwin Morris, Barry Sullivan, Ray LaPlante, Jack Stoddard, Big Jack McGill and Ken &ldquo;Buck&rdquo; Davies among others. Although he may deny it, Terry Reardon himself will probably take turn now and then, the firey coach could hardly sit out a whole Season, with his spirit. &#9632;

A.H.L. Roundup

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div>SEATTLE, Wash.&mdash;There is a very prominent and profusely illustrated sign known to most of this country&rsquo;s and the Dominion&rsquo;s young and middle-aged men. The sign says: &ldquo;I want you. Join the Armed Services and see the world.&rdquo; Well, this same slogan, only on a smaller scale, could very well be used by the enlarged, expanding and progressive Pacific Coast Hockey League.The addition of Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon this season to the Pacific Coast hockey stronghold of New Westminster, Vancouver and Victoria in B.C. and Seattle and Tacoma in Washington, makes the G. A. (Al) Leader preslded-over circuit the most expansive in professional and amateur hockey today.The distance from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to Victoria, B.C. is 1191 miles&hellip; It Is approximately another 60 miles to Seattle and 32 more miles to Tacoma. Between these cities the players who will make up the eight team rosters will go through such famous resort spots as Jasper National Park, Banff, the Rockies, Vancouver Island where Victoria is located, and into the Evergreen State of Washington where Seattle, the Pacific Northwest&rsquo;s great war-minded and industrial Sound city is situated, and finally, 32 miles south of Seattle is located its most neighborly colleague&mdash;Tacoma. Neighborly, that is, in everything except when the Ironmen or Seattle and the Rockets of Tacoma play. Then all hell breaks loose and hockey occupies the front stage.Each of the eight teams will play a 70 game schedule, 35 at home and a like number of games on the road. The three Prairie cities of Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta and Saskatoon, will play the five West Coast teams six teams each, three times at home and three times on the Coast. To round out their schedule the &ldquo;Prairie Three&rdquo; will play each other 20 - times; 10 home, 10 away.<h2>Procedure Gets Complicated</h2>The schedule for the &ldquo;Old Guard&rdquo; of the P.C.H.L. finds this breakdown in games. Victoria, the defending league and playoff champs, plays Vancouver and New Westminster 14 times each, seven and seven; and Seattle and Tacoma 1 2times each, six and six&hellip; Vancouver plays Seattle 10 times, five and five; Tacoma six and six; Victoria seven and seven, and their most bitter rivals New ! Westminster, 16 times, eight and eight&hellip; N.W.&rsquo;s schedule against Victoria and Vancouver we have already mentioned. The Royals meet Seattle 12 times, six and six; and Tacoma Otlmes, five and five&hellip; Seattle and Tacoma, who are western brothers to the Giants and Dodgers when it comes to rivalry of the highest order, will be able to enjoy this &ldquo;feuding&rdquo; to the hilt during the 1951-5525 season, meeting each other nine times at Civic Ice Arena in Seattle and the same number of times at Tacoma&rsquo;s Ice Arena.The league schedule of 24 complete weeks, consisting of 25 week-ends, comes to a close March 23, 19 52 in Seattle between the Ironmen and Victoria. The standings will be compiled as one league with no separate divisions, and the top six clubs will get into the post-searon playoffs. Games will be played every night of the week for the first time in the league&rsquo;s seven year history. &#9632;

PCHL Players Should Be Seasoned Travellers !

<div class="byline">By STAN MOHER</div>EDMONTON, Alta.&mdash;That grizzled chestnut about not being able to tell the players without a program will make a lot of sense in the Edmonton hockey Gardens this season.For one thing local puck bugs will be viewing five new teams from the other side of the Rocky mountains. As well the three prairie clubs added to the Pacific Coast League&mdash;Flyers, Calgary Stampders and Saskatoon&mdash;will continue travelling under the same team banners, but that&rsquo;s about all.In the case of their roster, a pretty thorough overhaul job was done since the lid dropped on the 1950-51 season.Consider the Flyers, and how drastic have been the changes in personnel resulting from the decision of the Edmonton Exhibition Association, sponsoring organization behind the team, to toss in its lot with the professional Coast loop.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01227/1239402-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="265" height="412"><figcaption class="caption-body">Motto McLean</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02190/1239395-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="256" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Nels Podolsky</figcaption></div>Only defenceman Bill (Humphrey) Pettinger and hard-knocking forward Colin Kilburn are back for another whirl in an Edmonton uniform.Gone is the famed &lsquo;Skinhead Line&rsquo; of Elmer Kreller, highr scoring Alec Pringle and smooth-skating Fred Smitten. Absent, too, as Flyers prepared to open the season with an exhibition game against Roger Leger&rsquo;s champion Victoria Cougars, were defencemen Mac Colville, Doug Lane, Eddie Cutts and Gorden Watt.Most of these, electing for a variety of reasons not to turn professional, will retire or settle for playing in the Senior &lsquo;B&rsquo; or intermediate ranks.Others of last season&rsquo;s Flyer cast, including netminder Ray Frederick and forwards Lloyd Ferguson, Nick Witiuk and Doug Anderson already have gone elsewhere. It&rsquo;s expected that another forward, &lsquo;Bing&rsquo; Merluk, will pop up playing somewhere.In their places Flyer supporters are going to have to get used to such names as Bill Brennan, Howie Cox, Nels Podolsky, Johnny Raynak and Eldor Thomas.Now a full-fledged member of the Detroit Red Wing chain, Flyers naturally boast an almost 100 per cent Motor City look. Except for the aforementioned Kilburn, Cox and Pettinger, the balance of the squad &lsquo;belongs&rsquo; to Detroit.<h2>McCaig Is Old Man Of Team</h2>Coach Currie will make his first swing around the loop with a team that is on the young side, although not necessarily lacking in experience.&ldquo;This club goes just under 23 years of age on the average,&rdquo; the bossman announced, after wrestling with a pencil and paper for a few minutes. The &lsquo;Old Man&rsquo; of the troupe is team captain Doug McCaig, a former National Hockey League star with Detroit and Chicago. Defenceman McCaig is listed as 29. Neophyte Thomas, at 19, qualifies as the guy farthest removed from old age pension status.Here&rsquo;s how the roster looked, on the eve of the opening contest. Team affiliations of last season accompany the names: Goal: Bill Brennan (Omaha); Defence: Doug McCaig, Pat Coburn (Omaha), Pettinger and Cox (Montreal Royals); Forwards: Jim Uniac (Omaha-Indianapolis), Nels Podolsky (Indianapolis) and Motto McLean (Omaha).Also forwards &lsquo;Pop&rsquo; Backor (St. Louis), Kilburn and Raynak (St, Louis); Eddie Joss, &lsquo;Ching&rsquo; Johnson and Thomas, all with Windsor junior Spitfires last season. Hartley McLeod (Omaha) and Jim Fleming (University of Alberta Golden Bears) complete the roster.Cecil (Tiger) Goldstick, veteran trainer, again is in charge of the liniment and other ointments.Coach Currie was not for making any predictions. But what the notoriously close-mouthed Flyer mentor said made a lot of sense.&ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t even see a Pacific Coast Hockey League game, much less handled a team playing in the league. Consequently I won&rsquo;t know much about the strength of the other clubs until we&rsquo;ve had a look at all of them.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Currie Silent On Team Until After First Gun

<div class="byline">By DON PILLING</div>LETHBRIDGE, Alta.&mdash;The Western Canada Junior Hockey League, increased from six to seven teams this year with the addition of Edmonton Oil Kings, launched the 1951-52 season Friday October 12, and officials are busy beating the drums for what they promise will be the biggest campaign in the history of the league.Regina Pats the league&rsquo;s representatives last year in the chase for the Memorial Cup, are once again hailed the team to beat with 12 players slated to return from the 1950-51 powerhouse.David &ldquo;Sweeney&rdquo; Schriner, once the greatest left winger in the National Hockey League, will coach Crow&rsquo;s Nest Pass Coalers of the Western Canada Junior Hockey League during the current campaign.Schriner succeeds Scotty Munro, the famous fat man of western junior hockey circles who signed to pilot the Humbolt Indians of the Saskatchewan Junior League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01231/1239471-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="505" height="820"><figcaption class="caption-body">5 Grand JobSWEENEY SCHRINER, the man in the Crow&rsquo;s Nest, reportedly has inked a $5,000 contract to teach the junior squad of that Rocky Mountain town some of the lore he&rsquo;s picked up in his travels.</figcaption></div>Schriner needs no introduction to Canadien hockey fans. He retired from pro ranks in the spring of 1946 to coach the Lethbridge Maple Leafs of the nowdefunct Western Canada Senior League. Two years later he donned the blades again and helped Regina Caps reach the Allan Cup final against Ottawa Senators. The next year he signed to coach North Sydney Vics of the Cape Breton League and last winter handled the Halifax St. Marys of the Maritime League.Although Crow&rsquo;s Nest club officials refuse to divulge the price they paid to hire Schriner, it is generally believed that he will receive close to $5,000 for one winter.Pete Slobodian, the former New York American and Hershey Bear rearguard, has signed for his third season at the helm of the Lethbridge Native Sons. Meanwhile, Dick Gray, who led Lethbridge Maple Leafs to the world&rsquo;s amateur hockey title in Paris last March, will guide Medicine Hat Tigers.The WCJHL has been expanded to include a new club during 1951-52. Edmonton Oil Kings were given the green light last spring and their entrance Into the loop gives Alberta five clubs&mdash;Crow&rsquo;s Nest Pass, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Calgary Buffaloes and the Oil Kings. Regina and. Moose Jaw Canucks represent Saskatchewan in the classy seven-team circuit.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02168/1239464-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="525" height="744"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tiger TrainerDICK GRAY, who led Lethbridge Maple Leafs to the world&rsquo;s amateur hockey crown last winter, is mentoring the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WCJHL this semester.</figcaption></div>Moose Jaw Canucks, who finished out of the playoffs for the first time in many a year, are gunning for a Memorial Cup contender this season and there&rsquo;s a report that Ken Doraty, who stepped down in favor of Roy Bentley as club boss last winter, will resume his duties. &#9632;

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Team Added, West Junior Loop Hits Road For ‘52, With Pats Club To Catch

Oct. 19&mdash;Medicine Hat at Crows Nest.Oct. 20&mdash;Regina at Moose Jaw; Crows Nest at Calgary; Lethbridge at Medicine Hat.Oct. 22&mdash;Crows Nest at Edmonton.Oct. 24&mdash;Moose Jaw at Calgary; Regina at Medicine Hat.Oct. 25&mdash;Moose Jaw at Edmonton; Regina at Lethbridge.Oct. 26&mdash;Regina at Crows Nest.Oct. 27&mdash;Moose Jaw at Crows Nest; Regina at Edmonton; Calgary at Lethbridge.Oct. 29&mdash;Moose Jaw at Lethbridge; Regina at Calgary.Oct. 30&mdash;Moose Jaw at Medicine Hat. Oct. 31&mdash;Lethbridge at Regina.Nov. 1&mdash;Lethbridge at Humboldt; Calgary at Crows Nest, Medicine Hat at Edmonton.Nov. 2&mdash;Moose Jaw at Regina.Nov. 3&mdash;Humboldt at Moose Jaw; Lethbridge at Prince Albert; Medicine Hat at Calgary; Edmonton at Crows Nest.Nov. 4&mdash;Lethbridge at Flin Flon.Nov. 5&mdash;Humboldt at Regina; Lethbridge at Saskatoon.Nov. 6&mdash;Humboldt at Medicine Hat; Calgary at Edmonton.Nov. 7&mdash;Humboldt at Crows Nest; Lethbridge at Moose Jaw.Nov. 9&mdash;Humboldt at Lethbridge; Medicine Hat at Regina.Nov. 10&mdash;Humboldt at Calgary; Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw.Nov. 12&mdash;Hurboldt at Edmonton; Lethbridge at Crows Nest.Nov. 13&mdash;Calgary at Moose Jaw; Calgary at Regina; Edmonton at Crows Nest.Nov. 15&mdash;Calgary at Medicine Hat; Edmonton at Lethbridge.Nov. 17&mdash;Regina at Prince Albert; Crows Nest at Lethbridge.Nov. 18&mdash;Regina at Flin Flon.Nov. 19&mdash;Regina at Saskatoon.Nov. 20&mdash;Crows Nest at Calgary.Nov. 21&mdash;Degina at Humboldt; Crows Nest at Edmonton.Nov. 23&mdash;Saskatoon at Regina.Nov. 24&mdash;Saskatoon at Moose Jaw; Medicine Hat at Lethbridge; Calgary at Edmonton.Nov. 26&mdash;Saskatoon at Medicine Hat.Nov. 27&mdash;Saskatoon at Lethbridge.Nov. 28&mdash;Saskatoon at Crows Nest; Moose Jaw at Regina.Nov. 30&mdash;Saskatoon at Calgary; Crows Nest at Moose Jaw.Dec. 1&mdash;Saskatoon at Edmonton; Calgary at Lethbridge.Dec. 2&mdash;Crows at Flln Flon.Dec. 3&mdash;Crows Nest at Saskatoon.Dec. 3&mdash;Crows Nest at Saskatoon.Dec. 4&mdash;Crows Nest at Prince Albert; Lethbridge at Calgary.Dec. 5&mdash;Lethbridge at Edmonton.Dec. 6&mdash;Crows Nest at Humboldt.Dec. 7&mdash;Crows Nest at Regina.Dec. 8&mdash;Crows Nest at Medicine Hat; Lethbridge at Moose Jaw; Edmonton at Calgary.Dec. 10&mdash;Lethbridge at Regina.Dec. 11&mdash;Lethbridge at Medicine Hat.Dec. 13&mdash;Flin Flon at Moose Jaw; Medicine Hat at Edmonton.Dec. 14&mdash;Flin Flon at Regina; Medecine Hat at Calgary.Dec. 15&mdash;Moose Jaw at Edmonton; Crows Nest at Lethbridge.Dec! 17&mdash;Regina at Medicine Hat; Moose Jaw at Calgary (Didsbury).Dec. 18&mdash;Regina at Lethbridge; Moose Jaw at Crows Nest.Dec. 19&mdash;Regina at Crows Nest; Moose Jaw at Lethbridge.Dec. 20&mdash;Moose Jaw at Medicine Hat.Dec. 21&mdash;Regina at Calgary.Dec. 22&mdash;Regina at Edmonton; Medicine Hat at Crows Nest.Dec. 26&mdash;Regina at Moose Jaw.Dec. 27&mdash;Edmonton at Medicine Hat.Dec. 28&mdash;Edmonton at Regina.Dec. 29&mdash;Edmonton at Moose Jaw; Calgary at Lethbridge.<h2>1952</h2>Jan. 1&mdash;Crows Nest at Regina, 2.30.Jan. 2&mdash;Crows Nest at Moose Jaw.Jan. 3&mdash;Crows Nest at Medcine Hat.Jan. 4&mdash;Medicine Hat at Edmonton.Jan. 5&mdash;Mose Jaw at Prince Albert; Medicine Hat at Calgary (Didsbury); Lethbridge at Crows Nest.Jan. 6&mdash;Moose Jaw at Flin Flon.Jan. 7&mdash;Moose Jaw at Saskatoon.Jan. 8&mdash;Calgary at Medicine Hat; Edmonton at &lsquo;Crows Nest.Jan. 9&mdash;Moose Jaw at Humboldt; Edmonton at Lethbridge.Jan. 10&mdash;Calgary at Edmonton.Jan. 11&mdash;Medicine Hat at Regina.Jan. 12&mdash;Prince Albert at Edmonton; Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw; Crows Nest at Calgary (Didsbury).Jan. 14&mdash;Prince Albert at Calgary.Jan. 15&mdash;Flin Flon at Edmonton.Jan. 16&mdash;Prince Albert at Lethbridge.Jan. 17&mdash;Flin Flon at Medicine Hat; Prince Albert at Crows Nest.Jan. 18&mdash;Flin Flon at Lethbridge; Moose Jaw at Regina.Jan. 19&mdash;Flin Flon at Crows Nest; Prince Albert at Medicine Hat; Edmonton at Calgary (Didsbury).Jan. 21&mdash;Flin Flon at Calgary; Prince Albert at Moose Jaw; Lethbridge at Edmonton.Jan. 22&mdash;Prince Albert at Regina; Calgary at Crows Nest.Jan. 24&mdash;Calgary at Moose Jaw.Jan. 25&mdash;Edmonton at Medicine Hat.Jan. 26&mdash;Calgary at Prince Albert; Edmonton at Lethbridge; Medicine Hat at Crows Nest. &#9632;

Western Junior Shed 1951-52

<div class="byline">By CHARLIE HALPIN</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Another hockey season is upon us, although it seems like only yesterday that we disposed of the last one. No doubt it is a sign of the times.Teams of the Quebec Senior Hockey League, preparing to launch the loop&rsquo;s 14th successive season of operation October 13, are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new campaign.From their point of view, it looks like a record-shattering year, one in which turnstiles in all seven cities should reverberate to the tune of a million or more fans. Veteran league observers have visions of another bonanza like the 1948-49 season when 988,607 patrons stormed the box offices. This mark still stands but probably not for long.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01201/1239571-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="267" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Les Douglas</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02169/1239564-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="277" height="388"><figcaption class="caption-body">Fritz Fraser</figcaption></div>Never before in the 14-year history of the league has the competition been so keen. Hockey camps are over-run with outstanding players, who are available in staggering numbers for the first time in years. Mass influx of professional players from the disbanded United States Hockey League is believed to be the reason for the unexpected boost In materialEnery team In the Q.S.H.L. has extended the welcome hand to these homeless performers, with the possible exception of the champion Valleyfield Braves, who haven&rsquo;t signified publicly whether they grabbed any of the players.The Braves, under the &ldquo;Old Lamplighter&rdquo; Toe Blake, are readying for the defence of their title. They have the bulk of last year&rsquo;s team which won the Major Series and brought the Q.S.H L. its fifth Canadian championship since 1943.Blake has Goalie Paul Leclerc, defensemen Jack Irvine, Bingo Ernst, Jacques Deslauriers, forwards Georges Bougie, Andre Corriveau, Jean Paul Bisaillon, Kitoute Jeannette and others who comprised the title squad In 1950-51. Blake will undoubtedly have some new faces but he is not revealing any names until he has them under lock In the Capital. Coach Bill Durnan has only a few remnants from last season&rsquo;s team.<h2>Nats Add Many New Faces</h2>More than 15 new players were added to the Senators during the off season, including Leo Gravelie of the Detroit Red Wings, whom the Ottawans reportedly purchased for $10,000. Jackie Giesebrecht, a right winger and one of the great hockey playing Giesebrechts of Pembroke, Is another addition to the Senators. He scored 62 points with Denver in the U.S.H.L. last season.Gordie Hudson, big, good-looking defenseman who captained the Quebec Citadels, last year&rsquo;s Memorial semi&rsquo;-finalists, has been plucked by Ottawa. Ian &ldquo;Fritz&rdquo; Fraser who performed on the Minneapolis defence, and six-foot-one Vic Grigg, bought from Detroit for $5,000, are three new rearguards with the Senators.There will be the usual sprinkling of holdovers like Eddie Emberg, Bill Robinson, Emile Dagenais, Jackie Leclair, Allan Kuntz, Butch Stahan, Bobby Copp and Ted Hodgson, who has been returned by Sherbrooke.Sherbrooke Is striving to make Its Saints a contender again and thia week the club snared defenseman Bill Kyle when he pulled out of the Rangers&rsquo; training camp without signing a pro contract. Kyle, brother of big Gus Kyle of tbe Boston Bruins, played In the Western Canada Senior League last season.Coach Ivan Dugre has picked up bashing Joe Lepine and winger Gilles Dube from the Canadiens. Both will help bolster the Saints. Other newcomers Include Ken Biggs from Glace Bay, defenseman Pete Wright, Lloyd Ferguson and Alex Sandelack, also a rearguard.Quebec Aces are not letting any grass grow under their feet. They have been busy on the hockey market. Coach Punch Imlach closed deals this oast week that brought seven new players to the Aces.Among them are centre Frank King from Providence, Frank Crozier, Eddie Bush and Bert Kraiger from the Cleveland Barons, Bruce Giesebrecht from Omaha, Bill &ldquo;Wiggie&rdquo; Wylie of the Now York Rovers and Ted O&rsquo;Connor, a junior defenseman from the Oshawa Generals.The Aces have also added big Jean Beliveau, tne rage in junior hockey last season with the Quebec Citadels, who has as big a following at the box office as some of Hollywood&rsquo;s established atarsShawinigan Cataracts will undoubtedly benefit from a working agreement with the Detroit Red Wings. They have already had a half dozen players sent their way from the Wings&rsquo; training camp including Sam Mulholland, who was with Milwaukee last year, Lloyd Hinchberger of Omaha, Don Grosse with Windsor Spitfires last season, Goalie Al Miller, former Quebec Aces netmlnder and last year at New Haven, Ron Rohmer of Brandon Wheat Kings, Red Bowness of Detroit Hetchees, and Montreal-born Lyle Wisemah, who was with Indianapolis in &lsquo;50-51.The Cataracts, under Don Penniston, should be able to improve their last season standing&mdash;last in a seven-team&mdash;with such an array of material. Then there is always the irrepressible Bucky Buchanan to lend scoring punch to the Shawinigan attack.Chicoutimi Saguenays purchased a pair of ex-professionals, Goalie Marcel Pelletier from Milwaukee and defencemen Jean Paul Lamirande of the St. Louis Flyers during the summer months and Coach Rollie Hebert is building his team around these two players. He has lost centre Gerry Cabana from last season to New Westminster Royals.The Montreal Royals appear to be the strongest team on paper at this stage of the season. They have added defenseman Glen Harmon of the Canadiens and forward Normie Dussault, Les Douglas of the Cleveland Barons, Tod Campeau, Gerry Plamondon and highly publicized Dickie Moore from the Junior Canadiens.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03150/1239557-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="268" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bruce Giesebrecht</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04115/1239550-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="253" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bert Giesebrecht</figcaption></div>Many of last year&rsquo;s regulars will return. There will be Goalie Jacques Plante, rearguards Dollard St. Laurent, and Rollie Rousseau and forwards Billy Goold, Art Rose, Jacques Locas, Bob Fryday, Lulu Denis and Gerry Desaulniers.Coach Frank Carlin should have no worries thl3 season with a line-up studded with stars. Early In September Frank Selke, general manager of the Montreal Canadiens said that Carlin &ldquo;will, without a doubt, ice the strongest club he has had since winning the Allan Cup.&rdquo;From where we sit it looks like the best season on record for the Q.S.H.L., the world&rsquo;s foremost senior hockey league. &#9632;

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QSHL Readies For Big Year At Gate As Pros Boost Calibre Of Major Series

<div class="byline">By JACK KINSELLA</div>OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;When bigger and better bombshells are made, Jhomas Patrick Gorman, Canada&rsquo;s No. 1 sports promotor, will drop them. And he&rsquo;s got better timing than any bomb sight yet invented.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01202/1239609-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="255" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tommy Gorman</figcaption></div>For instance, take T.P.&rsquo;s latest explosion.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02152/1239602-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="264" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Leo Gravelle</figcaption></div>Without so much as a whisper of warning, the irrepressible Ottawa Irishman suddenly rocked the hockey world with the announcement that he had acquired twelve new players for his Quebec Senior Hockey team this season.The announcement fell upon the Ottawa sporting fraternity like an atom bomb and even managed to push football off the front pages for a day, something which comes close to a minor miracle in this grid-crazy town.And here&rsquo;s what T.P. will have when the Senators open their QSHL schedule against the Sherbrooke Saints come October 13 at the Auditorium in Ottawa.Leo Gravelie, former Canadiens and Detroit Red Wing star who played with Indianapolis of the American League last season.Jackie Giesebrecht, formerly with the Denver Falcons of the now defunct United States League, and who once played for the Senators.Ian (Fritz) Fraser, rock-busting rearguard with last year&rsquo;s Minneapolis club of the United States League.Gordie Hannigan, George (Dusty) Blair, Bill Johansen, Howie Lee, Bobby Robertson, and Frank Sullivan, all former members of the crack Toronto Marlboro senior team in the OHA.Gordie Hudson, hard-hitting defenseman with last year&rsquo;s Quebec Citadels, and a graduate of junior hockey in Ottawa.Edgar Blondin, flashy center with last season&rsquo;s ECHL Army team who moved down to Johnstown of the Eastern League later in the year.<h2>Biggest Re-Organization Since 1908-09</h2>It shapes up as the biggest re-organization in hockey in the Capital since the 1908-09 season when the famous Silver Seven passed on to become the equally famous Ottawa Senators.It also comes as the biggest shot in the arm the Ottawa Senators have received since T.P. reached into the Pacific Coast League some years ago and snatched away the potent trio of Nils Tremblay, Eddie Dartnell and Bill Robinson.The snatch was good enough to bring Ottawa and Allan Cup championship. This latest effort has a similar object In view.There was no doubt but that local fans were getting tired seeing the same faces, even though every one of the Senator club had performed yeomen service over the years. But there was no youth, fire, or dash in the club and interest was lagging.It didn&rsquo;t lag very long. Once the news broke, it was the talk of the town and they had to set up a first aid station at the Auditorium box office window, so great was the rush to renew those season tickets.All in all, it adds up to a strong year for the Barber Poles in the Slater circuit. Along with the newcomers, several of last year&rsquo;s squad will be back, some with contracts, and others fighting for a spot on the roster.Heading the list, of course, will be the colorful Bill (Legs) Fraser, who has thrilled fans all around the loop with his spectacular play.Others include Bill Robinson, Bobby Copp, Butch Stahan, Ted Hodgson, Eddie Emberg, Emile Dagenais, Jackie Leclalr, Al Kuntz, Buddy Hellyer and George Robinson.And last but not least, popular Bill Durnan, former star goalie with the Montreal Canadiens, will be back in the coaching job.Senators opened their drills last month, and hooked up with Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL in their first game of the season, last week.It should be a great season, but keep your good eye open for those bombshells. It&rsquo;s one, of T.P.&rsquo;s favorite sports. &#9632;

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Gorman Goes Shopping: Comes Up With Twelve Nice New Barber Poles

<div class="byline">By ACE FOLEY</div>HALIFAX, N.S.&mdash;The Maritime Provinces are ready for their biggest venture in hockey. Six teams will open play on the night of October 15 in the largest and most expensive league these provinces have ever known.The official title is the Maritime Major Hockey League, or the Big Six. It is an amalgamation of the Maritime Senior (Big Four) League and the Cape Breton (Colliery) League.Last year there were seven Maritime teams in two leagues. Now there are six in one circuit. Only casualty is the North Sydney Victorias, who decided their town and their rink weren&rsquo;t large enough to compete on such a large scale.The league opens on an enthusiastic note. There is new money behind the franchises, and a new interest. Neither the Big Four nor the Colliery leagues were happy last season. All lost considerable money. There wasn&rsquo;t enough variety, enough new faces.Since the Big Six was formed there have been a good many changes on the hockey front. Two of the five Canadian major leagues have disbanded. The two Maritime big loops have become one.There is no Import Unfit. There are more good players available than ever before, due to the fewer number of major teams and the withdrawal of the United States professional league from competition.Start of the new league came about late last April, even before the shouts from the 1950-51 season had died down. The operators sat down to have a heart-to-heart talk. They decided they couldn&rsquo;t go on as they had. If they couldn&rsquo;t get all the Maritime teams under one tent they&rsquo;d simply call the whole thing off.But there was enthusiasm from the start. First thing you knew there were four teams ready to operate. They were Sydney Millionaires, Halifax Saint Mary&rsquo;s, Charlottetown Islanders and Moncton Hawks.Then in came the Saint John Beavers. And finally the Glace Bay Miners. North Sydney considered the matter at length, then&rsquo; reluctantly admitted it was too rich for their blood.With the setup finally established the search for talent and coaching went on in earnest. Charlottetown decided to go along again with Leo (The Lion) Lamoureux. Sydney decided veteran Bill Dinning had done well enough last winter to be given another chance.Halifax Saint Mary&rsquo;s, however, dropped Dave (Sweeney) Schriner and signed player-coach Wilf Field, late of the New York Americans and Kansas City. Moncton Hawks signed Charlottetown player Johnny Horeck, a tieiy competitor last winter.Saint John Beavers persuaded Peanuts O&rsquo;Flaherty to pick up where he left off with the Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s Monarchs. Peanuts responded by signing the majority of his players last year to Saint John contracts.Glace Bay Miners, who were the last to make up their minds to enter the new league, took ths rubber band off the community bankroll and signed Norman (Bud) Poile. All coaches wers given a free rein in the matter of scouting and signing players.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03120/1239640-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="540" height="860"><figcaption class="caption-body">New Eager BeaverPEANUTS O&rsquo;FLAHERTY</figcaption></div>Halifax Saint Mary&rsquo;s went ths other clubs one better. They tied in solidly with Montreal Canadiens, arranged for pre-season training at the Montreal ForuMi where the players will be assemlx led and assigned by coach Field, Frank Selke and Dick Irvin of Les Habitants and Art Chapman, major domo of the Buffalo Biaons.The league has made other plans. Five of the six rinks were already large enough to accomodate crowds large enough to pay the overhead. The only small rink, that in Charlottetown, has been enlarged to meet requirements. &#9632;

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Dim Past In Past, Maritimes See Glowing Future In Six Team League

GLACE BAY, N.S. &mdash; Charlottetown&rsquo;s ice leader Leo Lamoureux, now settled In Prince Edward Island as a business man, has gotten into the pre-season furore with a loud bang. Usually one to stir up a controversy, Lamoureux is demanding that hockey officials reverse themselves on an official ruling.Here&rsquo;s the Lamoureux beef. When the Glace Bay Miners decided they wouldn&rsquo;t play in the new league, the players were on the open market. Leo promptly signed two of them. Then Glace Bay decided to play, and the Maritime Amateur Hockey Association ruled firmly that all of last year&rsquo;s Bay players were still the property of that club.Not so, stormed Lamoureux. If he had known that he wouldn&rsquo;t have signed the men. And In signing them he let down on others he had in mind. If he loses the two Glace stars he&rsquo;s out on a limb, because he has already cut adrift the others he had in mind. Lamoureux will probably miss out completely on his demands, but he&rsquo;s causing a great deal of preseason interest. &#9632;

Lamoureux Boiling After Goose Cooked On 2 Men

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0498/1239695-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg"></div>&ldquo;GOAT and COMPASSES,&rdquo; a possible corruption of &ldquo;God en-compasseth us,&rdquo; may be a reminder that medieval monks were not only brewers, but provided rest and refreshment for weary travellers or an invitation to thirsty shoemakers and carpenters, whose trade marks were the goat and compasses. In any event, India, Pale Ale brewed originally to stand the long sea voyage to India was demanded by 18th century soldiers on their return. And today, those who demand a &ldquo;real man&rsquo;s drink&rdquo; ask for Labatts India Pale&mdash;a zestful, sparkling ale brewed in Canada to the original English recipe by John Labatt.&mdash;John Labatt Limited. &#9632;

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Famous Inn Signs … … No. 7

<div class="byline">By HERB RALBY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02137/1239764-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="265" height="400"><figcaption class="caption-body">Herb Foster</figcaption></div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;&ldquo;This is an Eastern Hockey League year&rdquo; is the rallying cry from the eastern seaboard this fall.Optimism for a banner season for the Eastern loop which will start its 18th campaign Friday Oct. 26, stems from the increased size of the circuit and the enthusiasm displayed by the new members since their admission into the league.The E.H.L. will operate with eight &ldquo;teams this Winter, twice the size of the circuit a year ago. New members are Philadelphia and Washington which return to the fold after a three year&rsquo;s absence, and Springfield and New Haven. The old teams are the Atlantic City Sea Gulls, Boston Olympics, Johnstown Jets and New York Rovers.At the current time four of the coaches are Eastern League graduates. Boston coach, Eddie Barry, was an Olympics standout lor years. The same goes for Herb Foster at Atlantic City. Jack Riley formerly played for Washington which team he pilots, and Baltimore. &ldquo;Ducky&rdquo; Skinner, the New Haven Tomahawks leader, played for the old Baltimore Orioles before turning pro in 1944.Two ex-National Hockey League stars, Wally Kilrea and Max Kaminsky will pilot Johnstown and Philadelphia respectively. Lloyd Ailsby, former St. Paul Star is coaching the Rovers. The new Springfield entry has yet to name Its coach. Phil Watson, New York coach for the past several years, shifted to the Quebec Citadels this Summer.The Eastern League will play a 56 game schedule with the league champion receiving the James J. Walker Trophy. At the conclusion of the regular season the eight teams will participate in a playoff for the Boardwalk Trophy. The winner of this playoff will qualify for the national senior open championships of the Amateur Hockey Association of the United States.Last year the Johnstown Jets edged the Olympics for the Walker Cup, emblematic of the league crown. The teams were tied in points but the Jets had one more victory. The playoffs were won by Atlantic City which cams like a house afire after a dismal start.The Eastern League has always been a breeding farm for the pro leagues. Over the years such stars as the Colvilles, Nell and Mac, Alec Shibicky, Muzz Patrick, Joe Cooper, Bert Gardiner, Murray Armstrong, Dutch Hilier, Gus Kyle, Vic Lynn, Al Rollins, Hal Laycoe, Cal Gardiner, Vern Kaiser, Nick Mlckoskl, Frankie Brimsek, Pete Horeck, Clare Martin, Allen Stanley, Fernie Flaman, Pete Babando, Paul Ronty, Johnny Peirson and Pentti Lund have stepped up Into hockey&rsquo;s fastest company. These are only a portion of the players who have used tho E.H.L. to springboard into the play-for-pay ranks.Without question the league will be used more than ever as a professional developing ground this season because of the &ldquo;cease fire&rdquo; in the United States loop. The Rovers again will have their natural Heap with the parent New York Rangers. New Haven is sponsored by Buffalo and Eddie Shore will use Springfield as a &ldquo;tapm&rdquo; for his transplanted American League team in Syracuse. The Pics had tieups a year ago with Montreal Canadiens and Cleveland. This season they expect help from the Bruins and Providence as well as Canadiens.Jack Riley and Max Kaminsky have many connections in pro hockey and it is inevitable they will wind up with pro prospects tor their Washington and Philadelphia clubs. Atlantic City last season had some extra New York chattels as well as free agents and Foster is counting upon having most of his personnel back again plus a few talented newcomers. Kilrea collected a powerful team in Johnstown without sponsorship from a pro club and promises to do even better this year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03106/1239757-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="570" height="574"><figcaption class="caption-body">Loop GraduateEDDIE BARRY</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Eight Team EAHL Sees Bright Future Ahead

<div class="byline">By BUNNY MORGANSON</div><h2>Emms Silent On New Payers, But Is Expected To Come Up With WeH Balanced Outfit</h2>TORONTO, Ont.With the OHA Junior A series getting underway this weekend to give Ontario&rsquo;s legion of hockey followers a gentle &mdash; but firm &mdash; hint the new winter season is already at hand, little is known the respective merits of the contesting clubs.Naturally, the championship Barrie Flyers under Hap Emms direction, will be loaded with all Star material and prize rookies for another whirl around the OHA scene in defense of their OHA and CAHA honors, won so handsomely last season.But getting Emms down to the business of naming players at this early stage in the new campaign is something else again. Noted across hockey&rsquo;s domain for his unlimited flow of chatter about his favorite game. Leighton, that&rsquo;s his real name, has been strangely silent during this fall&rsquo;s pre-season drills.<h3>Hap&rsquo;s Smiling</h3>Of course, Emms did break out against Stafford Smythe over the business of playing Sunday hockey in Maple Leaf Gardens but after the usual a blasts and counter-blasts, the issue suddenly fell Into the &ldquo;so what?&rdquo; department of public attention.However, It appears Emms won his point as the OHA&rsquo;s new business-manager, the Jolly young personalty of Wllllan Handley, delayed the releasing of the OHA junior &lsquo;A&rsquo; schedule until certain changes were made, so that Barrie Flyerg would confine their Toronto appearances to Wednesday nights, instead of Sunday afternoons, as first planned.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01167/1239726-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="484" height="820"><figcaption class="caption-body">One BreakoutHAPPY EMMS</figcaption></div>Toronto Marlboros are favored by many sideliners to give Barrie the toughest struggle this winter. Stafford Smythe, Dukes&rsquo; general manager, says his club has lost but three players from last year&rsquo;s crew, including goalie Don &ldquo;Borfes&rdquo; Lockhart and Ronnie Hurst, hard checking winter. Reggie Hamilton, a former Maple Leaf who was associated with Chicago Black Hawks as a player and official, is back in the Maple Leaf executive family, and has taken on the big task of coaching the Junior Dukes to a championship, something which Baldy Cotton, Syl Apps, and Bobby Davidson, tailed to accomplish.<h2>Marlboros Favored To Give Flyers Toughest Struggle With Teepees Rated Second</h2>Aside from having the backbone of last year&rsquo;s team on the ready for another campaign. Dukes will tryout several outstanding youngsters from their junior B club that played In Weston last winter.The new Kitchener entry is still getting things organized but you can bet that hockey-wide leaders like Bob Crosby and Lloyd Grosse will come up with a hustling team. Waterloo Hurricanes have already started trading players In an effort to find the right combination, and there appears to be nothing much wrong with Alfie Pike&rsquo;s Guelph Biltmores as they have scored impressive wins in several pre-season exhibition games.<h3>New Galt Deal</h3>Encouraging news comes from Galt of better things in junior hockey for the suffering fans of that community. Bill Tobin, Chicago&rsquo;s big boss, declared Gait&rsquo;s Junior Black Hawks will be the parent&rsquo;s number one farm club and to bring home the point he placed &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Hamill, former Black Hawk star, as coach of the Galt Juniors this year. Tobin along with his scouting experts have been in Galt for the past two weeks, helping Hamill and Al Murray, the club&rsquo;s new general-manager, sort out the best players from their large collection of candidates.Other clubs on the hush-hush side at present include Oshawa. Generals under Larry Aurie Windsor Spitfires with Lloyd Pollock at the helm and Toronto&rsquo;s other junior club, St. Michael&rsquo;s College in which Father Eddie Flanagan has taken a more than personal hand in directing this fall.St. Catharines Teepees under Coach Rudy Pilous has been sharing the Garden City Arena with Toronto&rsquo;s Maple Leafs In training and have several fine boys from the Buffalo Bisons&rsquo; set-up on hand. So encouraging has been the early Teepees works that Rexford Stimers, the Niagara foghorn, is already sounding off about their playoff chances. &#9632;

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Barrie Looks Like Team To Whip In OHA Junior Circuit Once More

Fri., Oct. 12&mdash;Waterloo at Barrie; St. Catharines at Guelph; Windsor at Kitchener.Sat., Oct. 13&mdash;Barrie at St. Catharines; Guelph at Windsor; Kitchener at Waterloo; Marlboros at Galt; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Oshawa.Sun., Oct. 14&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. Oshawa at Marlboros; 4 p.m. &mdash;Galt at St. Michael&rsquo;s.Tue., Oct. 16&mdash;Windsor at Galt; Barrie at Guelph; Kitchener at St. Catharines.Wed., Oct. 17&mdash;Waterloo at Oshawa.Fri., Oct. 19&mdash;Oshawa at Kitchener; Galt at Barrie; Windsor at Guelph.Sat., Oct. 20&mdash;Marlboros at St. Catharines; Kitchener at Windsor; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Waterloo; Guelph nt Galt; Barrie at Oshawa.Tue., Oct. 23&mdash;Guelph at Kitchener.Wed., Oct. 24&mdash;St. Catharines at Waterloo; Galt at Oshawa. Barrie at Marlboros (MLG).Fri., Oct. 26&mdash;Oshawa at Barrie; Marlboros at Guelph; Galt at St. Catharines.Sat., Oct. 27&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Windsor; Guelph at Waterloo; Kitchener at Galt; St. Catharines at Oshawa.Sun., Oct. 28&mdash;At Maple Leafs Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Windsor at St. Michael&rsquo;s; 4 p.m. &mdash; Kitchener at Marlboros.Tue., Oct. 30&mdash;Kitchener at Guelph; Waterloo at Galt; Oshawa at St. Catharines.Wed., Oct. 31&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Barrie; Marlboros nt Windsor.Fri., Nov. 2&mdash;St. Catharines at Kitchener; Windsor at Barrie; Oshawa at Guelph.Sat., Nov. 3&mdash;Windsor nt St. Catharines; Marlboros at Waterloo; Barrie at Galt; Kitchener at Oshawa.Sun., Nov. 4&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Galt at Marlboros 4 p.m. &mdash; Guelph at St. Michael&rsquo;s.Tue.. Nov. 6&mdash;St. Miachel&rsquo;s at Kitchener.Wed., Nov. 7&mdash;Galt at Waterloo; Oshawa at Windsor; Marlboros at Barrie.Fri., Nov. 9&mdash;Marlboros at Kitchener; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Guelph; Waterloo at St. Catharines.Sat., Nov. 10&mdash;Barrie at Windsor; St. Catharines at Galt; Guelph at OshawaSun., Nov. 11&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Kitchener at St. Michael&rsquo;s; 4 p.m. &mdash; Waterloo at Marlboros.Tue., Nov. 13&mdash;Galt at Kitchener;Wed., Nov. 14&mdash;Oshawa at Waterloo; St. Catharines at Windsor; Guelph at Barrie.Fri., Nov. 16&mdash;Waterloo at Guelph; Kitchener at Barrie.Sat., Nov. 17&mdash;Gnelph at St. Catharines; Windsor at Waterloo; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Gnlt; Marlboros at Oshawa.Sun.. Nov. 18&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Windsor at Marlboros; 4 p.m. &mdash; Oshawa at St. Michael&rsquo;s.Tue., Nov. 20&mdash;Barrie at Kitchener; Oshawa at Galt; St. Michael&rsquo;s at St. Catharines.Wed., Nov. 21&mdash;Waterloo at Windsor.Fri., Nov. 23&mdash;Galt at Guelph; St. Catharines at Barrie; Waterloo at Kitchener; Marlloros at St. Michael&rsquo;s (MLG).Sat., Nov. 24&mdash;Barrie at Waterloo; Windsor at Oshawa.Sun., Nov. 25&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; St. Catharines at St. Michael&rsquo;s; 4 p.m. &mdash; Guelph at Marlboros.Tue., Nov. 27&mdash;St. Catharines at Guelph.Wed., Nov. 28&mdash;Galt at Windsor; Waterloo at Oshawa; Barrie at St. Michael&rsquo;s (MLG).Fri., Nov. 30&mdash;Oshawa at Kitchener; Galt at Barrie; Windsor at Guelph.Sat., Dec. 1&mdash;Marlboros at St. Catharines; Kitchener at Windsor; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Waterloo; Guelph at Galt; Barrie at Oshawa.Sun., Dec. 2&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2.30 p.m. &mdash; Marlboros at St. Michael&rsquo;s.Tue., Dec. 4&mdash;Kitchener at St. Catharines; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Galt; Barrie at Guelph.Wed., Dec. 5&mdash;Oshawa nt W&rsquo;aterloo; Marlboros at Barrie.Fri., Dec. 7&mdash;Guelph at Barrie; Windsor at Kitchener.Sat., Dec. 8&mdash;Barrie at St. Catharines; Waterloo at Windsor; Marlboros at Galt; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Oshawa.Sun., Dec. 9&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Galt at St. Michael&rsquo;s; 4 p.m. &mdash; Oshawa at Guelph.Sat., Dec. 15&mdash;Guelph at Waterloo; Windsor at Galt; Kitchener at Oshawa.Wed., Dec. 12&mdash;St. Catharines at Windsor; Galt at Oshawa; At Maple leaf Gardens, 7.30 p.m. &mdash; Barrie at Marlboros; 9 p.m. &mdash; Waterloo at St. Michael&rsquo;s.Fri., Dec. 14&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Kitchener; Oshawa at Barrie; Marlboros at Gnelph; Galt at St. Catharines.Sat., Dec. 15&mdash;Guelph at Waterloo; Windsor at Galt; Kitchener at Oshawa.Sun., Dec. 16&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Windsor at St. Michael&rsquo;s; 4 p.m. &mdash; St. Catharines at Marlboros.Tue., Dec. 18&mdash;Waterloo at Kitchener; Oshawa at St. Catharines.Wed., Dec. 19&mdash;Barrie at Windsor; At Maple Leaf Gardens, 7.30 p.m. &mdash; Galt nt Marlboros; 9 p.m. &mdash; Guelph at St. Michael&rsquo;s.Fri., Dec. 21&mdash;Galt at Kitchener; St. Catharines at Barrie; Oshawa at Guelph.Sat., Dec. 22&mdash;Marlboros at Waterloo; Kitchener at Galt; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Windsor; St. Catharines at Oshawa.Sun., Dec. 23&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2.30 p.m. &mdash; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Marlboros.Wed., Dec. 26&mdash;Marlboros at Windsor; Gait at Waterloo.Fri., Dec. 28&mdash;Waterloo at Guelph; Windsor at St. Catharines; Marlboros at Kitchener.Sat., Dec. 29&mdash;Waterloo at Galt; Windsor at Oshawa.Sun., Dec. 30&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Kitchener at St. Michael&rsquo;s; 4 p.m. &mdash; Guelph at Marlboros.Wed., Jan. 2&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 7.30 p.m. &mdash; Waterloo at Marlboros; 9 p.m. &mdash; St. Catharines at St. Michael&rsquo;s. Kitchener at Barrie; Oshawa at Windsor.Fri., Jan. 4&mdash;St. Catharines at Ivitchener; Galt at Guelph; Waterloo at Barrie.Sat., Jan. 5&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at St. Catharines; Kitchener at Waterloo; Barrie at Galt&rsquo; Gnelph at Windsor; Marlboros at Oshawa.Sun., Jan. 6&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Windsor at Marl boros; 4 p.m. &mdash; Oshawa at St. Michael&rsquo;s.Tue., Jan. 8&mdash;Guelph at Kitchener.Wed., Jan. 9&mdash;At Maple Deaf Gardens, 7.30 p.m. &mdash; Barrie at St. Miobael&rsquo;s; 9 p.m. &mdash; Kitchener nt Marlboros. Galt at Windsor; St. Catharines at Waterloo.Fri., Jan. 11&mdash;Windsor at Barrie; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Guelph; Waterloo at St. Catharines.Sat., Jan. 12&mdash;Windsor at Waterloo; St. Catharines at Galt; Guelph at Oshawa.Sun., Jan. 13&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2.30 p.m. &mdash; Marlboros at St. Michael&rsquo;s.Tue., Jan. 15&mdash;Barrie at Kitchener; Oshawa at Galt; Guelph at St. Catharines.Wed., Jan. 16&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 8.30 p.m. &mdash; Barrie vs Marlboros. Waterloo at Windsor.Fri., Jan. 18&mdash;Waterloo at Barrie; St. Catharines at Guelph; Windsor at Kitchener.Sat., Jan. 19&mdash;Barrie at St. Catharines; Windsor at Waterloo; Kitchener at Galt; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Oshawa. 4 p.m. &mdash; Galt at St. Michael&rsquo;s.Sun.,, Jan. 20&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Oshawa at Marlboros;Tue., Jan. 22&mdash;Oshawa at Galt; Kitchener at Guelph.Wed., Jan. 23&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Barrie.Fri., Jan. 25&mdash;Oshawa at Kitchener; Galt at Barrie; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Guelph.Sat.. Jan. 26&mdash;Marlboros at St. Catharines; Kitchener at Waterloo; Guelph at Galt; Windsor at Oshawa.Sun., Jan. 27&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Windsor at St. Michael&rsquo;s; 4 p.m. &mdash; St. Catharines at Marlboros.Tue., Jan. 29&mdash;Guelph at Kitchener; Windsor at St. Catharines.Wed., Jan. 30&mdash;Marlboros at Barrie; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Waterloo; Galt at Oshawa.Fri., Feb. 1&mdash;Marlboros at Kitchener; St. Catharines at Barrie; Oshawa at Guelph.Sat., Feb. 2&mdash;Kitchener at St. Catharines; Guelph at Waterloo; Windsor at Galt; Barrie at Oshawa.Sun., Feb. 3&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2.30 p.m. &mdash; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Marlboros.Tue., Feb. 5&mdash;Barrie at Guelph; Waterloo at St. Catharines.Wed., Feb. 6&mdash;Galt at Windsor; Marlboros at Waterloo.Fri., Feb. 8&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Kitchener; Oshawa at Barrie; Windsor at Gueiph.Sat., Feb. 9&mdash;St. Catharines at Waterloo; Barrie at Galt; Kitchener at Oshawa.Sun., Feb. 10&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Galt at Marlboros; 4 p.m. &mdash; Waterloo at St. Michael&rsquo;s. St. Catharines at Windsor.Tue., Feb. 12&mdash;Guelph at St. Catharines; Waterloo at Galt.Wed., Feb. 13&mdash;St. Miachel&rsquo;s at Barrie; Marlboros at Windsor; Oshawa at Waterloo.Fri., Feb. 15&mdash;Galt at Guelph; Barrie at Kitchener.Sat., Feb. 16&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at St. Catharines; Barrie at Windsor; Marlboros at Galt; Guelph at Oshawa.Sun., Feb. 17&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Kitchener at St. Michael&rsquo;s; 4 p.m. &mdash; Waterloo at Marlboros.Tue., Feb. 19&mdash;Galt at St. Catharines.Wed., Feb. 20&mdash;St. Catharines at Marlboros (MLG) Oshawa at Windsor; Guelph at Barrie.Fri Feb. 22&mdash;Waterloo at Guelph; W&rsquo;indsor at Barrie; St. Catharines at Kitchener.Sat., Feb. 23&mdash;Barrie at Waterloo; St. Michael&rsquo;s at Galt; Marlboros at OshawaSun., Feb. 24&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Guelph vs Marlboros; 4 p.m. &mdash; Oshawa at St. Michael&rsquo;s; Kitchener at Windsor.Tue., Feb. 26&mdash;Waterloo at Kitchener.Wed., Feb. 27&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 7.30 p.m. &mdash; W&rsquo;indsor at Marlboros; 9 p.m. &mdash; Barrie at St. Michael&rsquo;s. St. Catharines at Oshawa; Galt at Waterloo.Fri., Feb. 29&mdash;Kitchener at Barrie; Marlboros at Guelph; Oshawa at St. Catharines.Sat., March 1&mdash;St. Michael&rsquo;s at Windsor; St. Catharines at Galt; Waterloo at Oshawa.Sun., March 2&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 2 p.m. &mdash; Guelph at St. Michael&rsquo;s; 4 p.m. &mdash; Kitchener at Marlboros.Tue., March 4&mdash;At Maple Leaf Gardens, 8.30 p.m. &mdash; Marlboros at St. Michael&rsquo;s; Galt at Kitchener.Wed., March 5&mdash;Guelph at Windsor; Barrie at Waterloo.Playoff starts Friday, March 7. &#9632;

O.H.A. Junior 1951-52 Schedule

<h2>&mdash; 1951 &mdash;</h2>Sun., Oct. 14 &mdash; Three Rivers at Canadiens; Nationale at Quebec; Granby at St. Jerome.Tues., Oct. 16 &mdash; Granby at Nationale; St. Jerome at Canadiens.Wed,, Oct. 17 &mdash; Nationale at St. Jerome.Thurs., Oct. 18 &mdash; Canadiens at Granby.Sat., Oct. 20 &mdash; Quebec at Canadiens.Sun., Oct. 21 &mdash; Canadiens at Quebec; Three Rivers at Nationale; St. Jerome at Granby.Tues., Oct. 23 &mdash; Granby at Canadiens; St. Jerome at Nationale.Wed., Oct. 24 &mdash; Three Rivers at St. Jerome.Thurs., Oct. 25 &mdash; Nationale at Granby.Sat., Oct. 27 &mdash; St. Jerome at Quebec.Sun., Oct. 28 &mdash; Canadiens at Nationale; Quebec at St. Jerome; Three Rivers at Granby.Tues., Oct. 30 &mdash; Quebec at Nationale; St. Jerome at Canadiens.Wed., Oct. 31 &mdash; Three Rivers at Quebec; Canadiens at St. Jerome.Thurs., Nov. 1 &mdash; Three Rivers at Granby.Sun., Nov. 4 &mdash; Nationale at Canadiens; Granby at Quebec; St. Jerome at Three Rivers.Tues., Nov. 6 &mdash; Granby at Canadiens; St. Jerome at Nationale.Wed., Nov. 7 &mdash; Three Rivers at St. Jerome.Thurs., Nov. 8 &mdash; St. Jerome at Granby.Sat., Nov. 10 &mdash; Granby at Three Rivers.Sun., Nov. 11 &mdash; Canadiens at Quebec; Three Rivers at Nationale; Granby at St. Jerome.Tues., Nov. 13 &mdash; Granby at Nationale; St. Jerome at Canadiens.Wed., Nov. 14 &mdash; Canadiens at St. Jerome; Nationale at Three Rivers.Thurs., Nov. 15 &mdash; Three Rivers at Granby.Fri., Nov. 16 &mdash; Nationale at Canadiens.Sat., Nov. 17 &mdash; St. Jerome at Quebec.Sun., Nov. 18 &mdash; Canadiens at Three Rivers; Quebec at St. Jerome; Nationale at Granby.Thurs., Nov. 22 &mdash; Canadiens at St. Jerome; Quebec at Granby.Sat., Nov. 24 &mdash; Three Rivers at Quebec.Sun., Nov. 25 &mdash; Canadiens at Granby; Quebec at Three Rivers; Nationale at St. Jerome.Tues., Nov. 27 &mdash; Quebec at Nationale; Three Rivers at Canadiens.Wed., Nov. 28 &mdash; Canadiens at Three Rivers.Thurs., Nov. 29 &mdash; Nationale at Quebec; St. Jerome at Granby.Sat., Dec. 1 &mdash; St. Jerome at Three Rivers.Sun., Dec. 2 &mdash; Canadiens at Natlonale; Granby at Quebec; Three Rivers at St. Jerome.Tues., Dec. 4 &mdash; St. Jerome at Canadiens; Quebec at Nationale.Wed., Dec. 5 &mdash; Canadiens at St. Jerome; Quebec at Three Rivers.Thurs., Dec. 6 &mdash; Nationale at Granby.Sat., Dec. 8 &mdash; Canadiens at Quebec.Sun., Dec. 9 &mdash; Quebec at Canadiens; Nationale at Three Rivers; Granby at St. Jerome.Tues., Dec. 11 &mdash; Granby at Nationale; Three Rivers at Canadiens.Wed., Dec. 12 &mdash; Quebec at St. Jerome; Canadiens at Three Rivers.Thurs., Dec. 13 &mdash; St. Jerome at Granby.Sat., Dec. 15 &mdash; Granby at Quebec.Sun., Dec. 16 &mdash; Canadiens at Nationale; Quebec at Granby; St. St. Jerome at Three Rivers. oTues., Dec. 18 &mdash; St. Jerome at Nationale; Granby at Canadiens.Wed., Dec. 19 &mdash; Quebec at St. Jerome.Thurs., Dec. 20 &mdash; Three Rivers at Granby.Sat., Dec. 22 &mdash; Nationale at Quebec.Sun., Dec. 23 &mdash; Quebec at Nationale; Granby at Three Rivers.Sat., Dec. 29 &mdash; Quebec at Three Rivers.Sun., Dec. 30 &mdash; St. Jerome at Quebec; Three Rivers at Nationale.<h2>1952 &mdash;</h2>Sun., Jan. 6 &mdash; Nationale at Canadiens; St. Jeromp at Quebec; Granby at Three Rivers.Tues.,. Jan. 8 &mdash; Quebec at Nationale; Granby at Canadiens.Wed., Jan. 9 &mdash; Three Rivers at Quebec; Nationale at St. Jerome.Thurs., Jan. 10 &mdash; Canadiens at Granby.Frl., Jan. 11 &mdash; Granby at Nationale.Sat., Jan. 12 &mdash; Canadiens at Three Rivers.Sun., Jan. 13 &mdash; Three Rivers at Canadiens; Nationale at Quebec; Granby at St. Jerome.Tues., Jan. 15 &mdash; Three Rivers at Nationale; Granby at Canadiens.Wed., Jan. 16 &mdash; Quebec at St. Jerome; Nationale at Three Rivers.Thurs., Jan. 17 Quebec at Granby.Sat., Jan. 19 &mdash; Canadiens at Quebec.Sun., Jan. 20 &mdash; Quebec at Canadiens; Nationale at St. Jerome; Granby at Three Rivers.Tues., Jan. 22 &mdash; St. Jerome at Canadiens; Granby at Natfonale.Thurs., Jan. 24 &mdash; Canadiens at Granby; St. Jerome at Quebec.Sun., Jan. 27 &mdash; Canadiens at Nationale; Granby at Quebec; Three Rivers at St. Jerome.Tues., Jan. 29 &mdash; Nationale at Canadiens; Three Rivers at Granby.Wed., Jan. 30 &mdash; St. Jerome at Three Rivers.Thurs., Jan. 31 &mdash; Quebec at Granby.Sun., Feb. 3 &mdash; Canadiens at Quebec; Granby at Three Rivers; Nationale at St. Jerome.Wed., Feb. 6 &mdash; Quebec at Three Rivers.Thurs., Feb. 7 &mdash; Nationale at Granby. Sat., Feb. 9 &mdash; Granby at Quebec.Sun., Feb. 10 &mdash; Canadiens at St. Jerome; Quebec at Granby; Nationale at Three Rivers.Tues., Feb. 12 &mdash; Canadiens at Nationale.Wed., Feb. 13 &mdash; St. Jerome at Three Rivers.Thurs., Feb. 14 &mdash; Three Rivers at Quebec; Nationale at Granby.Sat., Feb. 16 &mdash; Canadiens at Three Rivers.Sun., Feb. 17 &mdash; Three Rivers at Canadiens; Nationals at Quebec; St. Jerome at Granby.Mon., Feb. &mdash; 18 St. Jerome at Nationale.Tues., Feb. 19 &mdash; Quebec at Canadiens; Three Rivers at Nationals.Wed., Feb. 20 &mdash; Three Rivers at St. Jerome.Sat., Feb. 23 &mdash; Three Rivers at Quebec.Sun., Feb. 24 &mdash; Nationale at Canadiens; Quebec at Three Rivers; Granby at St. Jerome.Tues., Feb. 26 &mdash; St. Jerome at Nationale; Quebec at Canadiens.Wed., Feb. 27 &mdash; Nationale at Three Rivers.Thurs., Feb. 28 &mdash; Canadiens at Granby. &#9632;

QAHA Junior Schedule

<div class="byline">By CHARLIE BOIRE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01175/1239819-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="264" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Les Lilley</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Len Bram-son ye editor of Ice Chips doesn&rsquo;t care who he puts out on a limb or behind the eight ball as long as it has something to do with hockey. Len eats, sleeps, talks, dreams and works hockey all year long. He always has time to argue the pros and cons of this or that player, team or league no matter how big or small.The other day Len pointed his frosty finger at us and with a frigid stare dared us to make our predictions on the outcome of the Quebec Junior Hockey Association race.Well, we usually like to get a look at the teams in action for at least two or three games, before&rsquo;sticking our neck out. However, seein&rsquo; as how Len wants a prediction before the start of the season, which opens Sunday Oct. 14, we will go along with the dare and try and pick &lsquo;em.From this early stage, and despite the moaning of Coach SamPollock, we like his Canadiens to win all the marbles in Quebec and go on to bring the Province another Memorial Cup.Pollock has eight holdovers from last year&rsquo;s club and of these eight, six were members of the 1950 Memorial Cup team. Fellows like Don Marshall, Dave McCready and Bill Sonnett with three years junior experience behind them as forwards are bound to show up well. In addition Pollock has added Connie Broden one of the top centres in the League who was with Royals last year. Yvan Chasles is another holdover and imports Brian McDonald and Les Lilley are also set for front line work. McDonald played with Regina Pats the last two years and has plenty of hockey savvy. Lilley hails from Kimberley B.C. is rated a real right wing find and Sam is expecting a lot from the big lad who was top scorer in the Saskatchewan Senior League last year. He is 18 and played for Weyburn Hounds who finished last in the regular schedule.On defense Canadiens have holdover Gordie Hollingworth, and Brian McKay, both three year men, Ray Leacock, a Negro who was an outstanding school star and Pete Larocque who played with Royals in 1949 when they won the Memorial Cup. The Habs also have a proven goaler in Charlie Hodge who was rated tops in the League last year. On paper the Habs have an experienced club with plenty of scoring punch and a good defense.From all indications they should win the loop title. Their biggest threat should come from the defending champion, Quebec Citadels, who we call to finsh second with Three Rivers third, Nationals fourth, and a toss up between Granby and St. Jerome for fifth position with either one possibly upsetting Nationale.Citadels have no Jean Beliveau this season, no Gordie Hudson, Bernie Lemonde or Copper Leyte, four big holes to fill. The Quebec champions lost 10 players in all and new coach Phil Watson has quite a rebuilding job. Adolph &ldquo;Aggie&rdquo; Kukulowicz who was with Brandon Wheat Kings last year is one of the Citadel Imports but his eligibility is doubtful. Ed Williams, of Toronto appears to be the other import. Holdovers Include Bruce Cline, Roger Guay, Gordie Haworth, Camille Henri, all forwards, and goaler Marcel Paille. Some of the new comers are Roland Leclerc, a left winger, Jean Ferland, defense, Jacques Racine, defense, Jean Paul Legault, George Donohue, Jean Tremblay and Guy Glgnac.Citadels two big headaches this year are finding someone to take the place of the sensational Jean Beliveau and a complete new defense.<h2>Reds Dusky Brones</h2>Little is known about Three Rivers Reds. Jack Toupln, a cagey operator keeps his club under tight wraps but can be counted on to come up with a strong contender. Toupin always manages to Ice a hard fighting club and they could easily wind up second. Toupln lost about nine of last year&rsquo;s club with his biggest problem being a replacement for goaler Bob Perrault.Pete Morin will have most of last year&rsquo;s club back In harness. The Nats lost about five players including Bernie Geoffrion and Skippy Burchell, two potent scoring stars. However, the Nats have been strengthened by the addition of Imports Lloyd Pearsell, last year with Barrie Flyers and Ed Swalzhad of Glace Bay N.S.Claude Evans will be back In goals. Defensemen will be Maurice Benoit, Ovila Gagnon, Mitch Mordas and newcomers Pearsell and Ron Harper, the latter rated one of the best prospects for blueline work.Up front, Rene Pronovost, Charlie Lamirande, Phil and Ray Goyette, Bert Scullion and Andre Vinet should give Morin a lot of power. With the exeeption of Vi-net the otters are all holdovers.Jacques Belanger or Granby Is faced with the job of building up a new team in a new setting and without the help of imports he faces quite a job. Dave Broadbelt who was sub goaler with the club last year will handle the regular chores. On defense there will be George Petty and Paul Laporte, both holdovers. Newcomers Include Ralph Onasch, Bob Barnabe, Jack Leblanc, John Umback and Jacques Major.Roger Auger, a Granby lad, will make up the first line along with Ken Borwick and Ross Watson. Auger was with Verdun last year while Borwick and Watson are holdovers along with Brian McCann. Newcomers up front include Guy Bourgoin, Yves Goyette, Claude Laliberte, Robert Crevier, Jean Guy Thompson, Cal Green and subgoaler Mike Poirier.St. Jerome, who last year operated as Verdun LaSalles, lost seven players. There has been little coming out of their camp but the biggest job facing coach Syl-vio Mantha is finding a good goaler and two good defensemen. Holdovers include leftwinger Jim Bartlett, Don Rogers, Claude Beaupre, Marc Boileau, Fern Lapointe, Bob Sierzant, Jean and Guy Rousseau and Don Pilon.The way we pick them, Canadiens, Quebec, Three Rivers, Nationale, Granby and St. Jerome. &#9632;

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Scribe Picks Junior Canadiens To Go All The Way This Season

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01154/1239881-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"></div><h2>ACROSS</h2>1&mdash;New member of the Rangers pictured In centre.4&mdash;Marcel Pelletier did this for Lumley last season.6&mdash;Denotes number of seasons Lynn Patrick played in the NHL.7&mdash;Initials of Toronto goalie In 1933.8&mdash;Foster Hewitt broadcasts from one.11&mdash;New England (abbr).12&mdash;Former Red Wing great.14&mdash;This NHL team recently traded Max Quackenbush to Chicago (abbr).15&mdash;Indefinite article.18&mdash;Initials of left winger on 1948-49 All-Star team.17&mdash;Complete initials of Wally Hergesheimer.18&mdash;Figured in trade to Hawks for Hugh Coflin.20&mdash;Initials of Nixon, PCHL player.21&mdash;Month in which Metro Prystai celebrates birthday (abbr).23&mdash;Initials of a Maple Leaf rearguard.24&mdash;Ont. birthplace of Tim Horton.30&mdash;Half an em.31&mdash;Given name of player traded to Detroit for Couture.33&mdash;Nickname of Carson, old time player.34&mdash;Initials of a St. Louis player who recently retired.36&mdash;Initials of 1950-51 A.H.L. scoring champion.37&mdash;Forward prospect now at Canadiens training camp, first name Doug.<h2>DOWN</h2>1&mdash;Short for first name of new coach of Toronto Marlboro Juniors.2&mdash;Number of goals scored by Billy Reay In 1949-50 season.3&mdash;One of the Leafs answers to this.4&mdash;Former coach of Oshawa Generals.5&mdash;Former NHL player who wore a mustache.7&mdash;First name of a former Canadien, now with the Royals.9&mdash;Number of NHL teams Marty Pavelich has played with.10&mdash;League in which &ldquo;Ike&rdquo; Hil-debrande plays lacrosse (abbr).13&mdash;Anger.14&mdash;Ted Kennedy has one called &ldquo;Max&rdquo;.17&mdash;How Max Bentley fared In 1945-46 scoring race.19&mdash;Team for whom Vic Grigg and Henry Backor are playing.22&mdash;Initials of Kaiser, ex-Canadien.23&mdash;Nickname of club with whom Dick Gambre played last season.25&mdash;Bernie Geoffrion is one now.26&mdash;Initials of a member of 1950-51 All-Star team.27&mdash;Nickname of Simon, ex boxer.28&mdash;A requisite for a hockey game.29&mdash;Comparative ending.32&mdash;Name given 26 down.35&mdash;Initials of Vezina Trophy winner of 1950-51 season.36&mdash;Initials of Nickelson, Toronto sports writer.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02117/1239874-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="517" height="876"><figcaption class="caption-body">LAST WEEK&rsquo;S X-WORD KEY</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hockey Crossword Puzzle

VOLUME 5 MONTREAL, OCTOBER 13, 1951 NUMBER 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01114/1239926-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="246" height="280"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0254/1239919-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="263" height="300"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0340/1239912-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="1708" height="952"><figcaption class="caption-body">25 years as head-man of the Detroit Red Wings. That&rsquo;s the proud record now owned by General Manager Jack Adams who has won four Stanley Cup titles and seven NHL, championships. Jolly Jack is shown here getting help from his popular Coach, Tommy Ivan, in holding up a special 25th anniversary cake presented to him by the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., where the Detroit Red Wings conducted their fall training camp for the fourth consecutive year. Mayor William Freeman, left, was on hand for the cake-presentation. Howard Savregard, manager of the Ojibway Hotel, who had the cake made is shown at right. Adams got a rousing cheer from everyone at the camp as he reached his 25th anniversary in hockey&rsquo;s big-time.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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October 13, 1951

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Standout Guys Set To Whirl In PCHL

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