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January 31, 1953
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Marlboros and Bilts Talk Trade As Smythe Trys To Get McCreary
They’re Missed… …By Biltmores GUELPH, Ont.— It is still mathematically possible for Barrie Flyers or St. Michael’s Majors to overtake Toronto Marlboros in the fight for first place in the O. H. A., junior “A” series but since junior hockey players have a habit of being most un-mathe-matical it must be assumed that the Dukes, no. 1 sponsored club of Toronto Maple Leafs, have clinched first place for the second straight season. With only about five weeks of the schedule remaining Marlboros were leading the second-place Flyers by 11 points with St. Mike’s, an even dozen points out of first place. The Dukes, even without their right-wing ace, Eric Nesterenko, haven’t lost more than two in a row all season and it doesn’t seem to be a question of whether they will clinch first…
Gump May Get Janitor Job
NEW YORY, N.Y.— Wearing a new brace on his injured right knee, Chuck Rayner rejointed the team in Guelph. No matter how sound, physically, he may be, he can’t expect to get back into the nets immediately. Gump Worsley has been too good as a replacement. In the last four games, he allowed but five goals…Until they ran into two shutouts, the Rangers had scored 23 times in five preceding games. They’ve been blanked only three times—all on the road…Despite the shutouts, Paul Ronty continues to lead all NHL centers in scoring with 36 points…Renewed fan interest in the Rangers, noticed when the New Yorkers beat Montreal (7-0) and Detroit (3-2) before leaving town, is to be further demonstrated on Jan. 24-25.…
Heller To Coach Nutmegs, Succeeds Tony Hemmerling
NEW HAVEN, Conn.— Ott Heller, perhaps the oldest active player performing in organized hockey today, was named coach of the New Haven Nutmegs of the Eastern Hockey League, succeeding Tony Hemmerling. Heller will act as a playing-coach with the Nutmegs.. Hemmerling will join the Cleveland Barons and leave on a scouting trip through Western Canada immediately. The move was made necessary because it was impossible to send Lex Cook, Baron chief scout, out of the city on any extended tour. Cook, who also acts as Advertising Manager for the Cleveland Arena, has been most active in selling large blocks of seats for the Barons and as this is perhaps the most important item of all today he could not be spared. No other suitable man could be found to act for the Barons…
C. S., Figures Equipment Much to Do with Numerous Injuries in Majors
Clarence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League, has a new angle on the cause of the unusual number of injuries this season. The subject was discussed at the party for Marguerite Ann Norris, who was making her first visit of the season to Montreal with the Detroit Red Wings. “The equipment they’re using has a lot to do with it,” he said. “They’re not thinking enough of the man inside the uniform. Take the numerous shoulder Injuries. The newest pads are made of hard fibre and half the time when 12 players on the ice were ganged up most of the time inside one of the blue lines, a situation that made injuries inevitable. Over in the Quebec Senior Hockey League there is a disposition to blame the many injuries on…
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