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December 8, 1951

December 8, 1951

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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Young Conacher Will Play Out 3 Game NHL Tryout

CHICAGO, Ill.— The night of November 18 and its before and after will probably forever be vivid in the memory of a young junior hockey star from Galt, Ont. It marked his first chance and his first success in the big time, the National Hockey League. Nineteen-year-old Peter Conacher, whose future in the ice sport will be built around the Herculean task of upholding the fabulous Conacher tradition, had been a standout with Galt in Ontario Junior loop play last season and so far this fall. As a right wing on the team’s first line this year he’d accounted for 13 goals and 14 assists in 14 games, but even this excellent record didn’t lead to any thoughts of an NHL debut with Chicago’s Black Hawks.. Nevertheless, on November 15 telegram from Chicago…

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Minor League Parade At A Glance

QUEBEC MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS ON WED., NOV. 28 TOP TEN SCORERS OHA SENIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, NOV. 26 TOP TEN SCORERS NORTHERN ONTARIO SENIOR STANDINGS ON TUESDAY, NOV. 27 TOP EIGHT SCORERS EASTERN CANADA LEAGUE STANDINGS ON TUESDAY, NOV. 27 INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR STANDINGS ON TUESDAY, NOV. 27 TOP TEN SCORERS QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE STANDINGS ON MONDAY, DEC. 3 OKANAGAN SENIOR STANDINGS ON TUESDAY, NOV. 27 EASTERN AMATEUR STANDINGS ON TUESDAY, NOV. 27 TOP TEN SCORERS OHA JUNIOR STANDINGS ON SUNDAY, NOV. 25 TOP TEN SCOREPS MANITOBA JUNIOR STANDINGS ON TUESDAY, NOV. 27 TO TEN SCORERS QUEBEC LAKE ST. JOHN SEIKOR STANDINGS ON THURSDAY, NOV. 29 PACIFIC COAST SENIOR STANDINGS ON SUNDAYS, NOV. 25 (Includes Inter-league games.) WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, NOV. 26 TOP TEN SCORERS SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, NOV. 28 TOP NINE SCORERS CAPE BRETON JUNIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, NOV. 28 TOP TEN SCORERS OTTAWA CITY JUNIOR STANDINGS ON MONDAY, NOV. 26 TOP TEN SCORERS QUEBEC PROVINCIAL STANDINGS ON THURSDAY, NOV. 29 WESTERN INTERNATIONAL STANDINGS ON SUNDAYS, NOV. 25 (Includes Inter-league games.)…

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Injuries Shatter B’s Lineup In Nine Game Winless Streak

Henderson Bruises Lung In Freak Accident In Practice: Lynn, Barry Sent To AL Loop BOSTON, Mass.— Injuries, promotions and demotions have made a shambles of the personnel pattern for which the Boston Bruins had such high hopes in the early part of the season. Now the Bruins are operating with a squad which has some old faces back, some other old ones missing, and some new ones added. In the space of a few days Woody Dumart, Murray Henderson, Pentti Lund, Ray Barry and Vic Lynn all checked out of Bruins’ uniforms for various reasons. Into the battle for a National League playoff position stepped three youngsters up from Hershey, Dave Creighton, Jack McIntyre and Jim Morrison. Here’s the way things popped around here: First Lund, the blond wing, received an eye injury In a game with…

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Lake Placid Withdraws From Quebec Provincial

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Roamers of the Quebec Provincial Hockey League have withdrawn from the League. It as announced last week that because of the lack of good senior hockey players the Roamers would be forced to drop from the League. The Roamers had played five games and had failed to win one. Due to the lack of ice the Roamers didn’t start their season until six weeks after the regular Quebec Provincial League started.…