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July 1, 1953
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Cleveland Star Should Bolster Blues’ Befense
NEW YORK, N.Y.— The New York Rangers have acquired Bob Chrystal, 23-year-old defense star of the Cleveland Barons, for an undisclosed sum of cash. As part of the deal—first in a series of planned moves to boost the Broadway Blues Into playoff contention—the Rangers optioned Defenseman Steve Kraft check to Cleveland. Chrystal, an aggressive six-foot 180-pounder, was one of the key men in the Barons’ march to the American Hockey League season title and playoff crown. It was his sudden death goal in the seventh and decisive game against Pittsburgh which gave Cleveland a 1-0 victory and the playoff championship. The Rangers’ chief scout, Carson Cooper, who did a lot of Chrystal-gazing in the playoffs, put the stamp of approval on the hard-checking Winnipeg, Man., boy as the best young defenseman in the…
Wochy Shuffled Off To Buffalo In Trade For Warriors’ Ashbee
BUFFALO, N.Y.— Steve Wojciechowski (changed to Wochy for obvious reasons) is on the tramp again—this time the 31-year-old right winger is heading for Buffalo in exchange for Don Ashbee, a 22-year-old left winger. Wochy, who joined the professional Detroit Red Wings from the amateur Winnipeg Army team in 1944-45, played only one full season in big time hockey scoring 19 goals and collecting 20 assists for a respectable total of 39 points. The following season he found his way into Indianapolis for the beginning of a long sojourn in the American League. After playing in Ohama the following year, he had a five-game spell with the Red Wings and returned to Indianapolis where he was traded to Cleveland on June 15, 1947. However, he was sold to Philadelphia where he played through the…
Uncle Miltie Says
Milt (Toronto Star) Dunnell notes that New York Rangers’ purchase of Cleveland’s John Bower would indicate that Frank Boucher, general manager of the Blueshirts, is not as high on Gump Worsley as were the sports writers and sportscasters who picked Gump as rookie of the year in the N. H.L. last season. Unless Gump can beat out Bower for the job, which seems unlikely, he will be the first rookie award winner to fade out of the league after his freshman season. Radio Pact Signed for Hockey Games Montreal, Que, Hockey fans across Canada will hear the home games of the Montreal Canadiens every Thursday night this winter under a new agreement between the Imperial Oil Co., sponsors, and the Canadian Arena Co. Frank Selke, managing director of the club, stated that the contract…
Hab Stars Aid Charity Drive
MONTREAL, Que. “Guess your weight or you win a nice prize.” That was the long and the short of it, and the long and the short of it weer none other than long John McCormack and short Gerry McNeil of the Montreal Canadiens, only they were hardly recognizable in the attire of carnival pitchmen. Gerry and John donated their services recently to the Westmount Rotary carnival, proceeds rom which go to help in derprivileged kids in Montreal. The stall they were assigned to was the weight guessing booth and they handled it like old hands. We don't know how successful they were at figuring the avoirdupois of the many fun-seeking Montrealers but it seemed that quite a number of people were winning prizes. If and when the pair decide to hang up their skates, and…
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