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December 5, 1953
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PASSING THE PUCK
THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Founded October 1. 1947 By Kenneth W. McKenzie and Will. V. Cote Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by HOCKEY NEWS COMPANY 301 Empire Life Building 1434 Ste. Catherine Street West. Montreal 25, Que. Yearly Subscription Rates; $3.00 in Canada and the British Empire; $4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries. Entered as second-class matter. October 3, 1953 at the Post Office at Rouses Point, N.Y.. under the Act of March 3rd, 1879. Authorised as second-class mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa. Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations Printed In Canada VOL. 7 MONTREAL. DECEMBER 5, 1953 No. 10 WOODY DOMART, the seemingly ageless Boston iorward, is now known as the “Kitchener Kid.” The 36-year-old Dumart is an example of good conditioning. He weighs less today in his 18th NHL season…
Clancy Calls On “Ready Rudy” To Fit Into Almost Any Spot
TORONTO. Ont.— Only his physique prevents Rudy Migay from being the skeleton key of the Toronto Maple Leafs offense. The square-built 170-pounder has every other qualification, being able to fit into any hole when another key player is lost; to make connections with any other set of forwards and to find the hole into the goal when it counts most. “He’s one of the most valuable players on this club, one of the most valuable in the league,” appraises coach King Clancy, who thought just as highly when he coached Migay at Toronto’s Pittsburgh farm team last year. “He never gives up trying and he’s been our best forward for five straight games.” In those five games, Rudolph was never left long enough with one combination of players to call them by their first…
Frank Martin Happy Now, Plays Only One Position
BOSTON, Mass.— If blond Frank Martin of the Boston Bruins is thriving on the life of a National league defenseman this season, his air of prosperity is understandable. This is the first time in years that the huge young man has had to play only one position. A year ago the Bruins had as a spare defenseman effervescent Jerry Toppazzini, who had never played defense in his life until his first major league game last fall against the Montreal Canadiens. Now they have a similar case in Martin, who hasn’t played defense regularly since he was a little fellow in his first year of junior hockey. Like the versatile Toppazzini of a year ago, Martin has been a roamer since the age of 15. He has played left wing, right wing, center — and defense. Not…
QHL Fugitive Makes Fine Ref
PITTSBURGH, Pa.— A temporarily unemployed fugitive from the Quebec Hockey League was drafted as a referee here a few nights ago when Jerry Olinski, who had been assigned the Important Pittsburgh-Cleveland game, missed plane connections and failed to arrive. He was Armand (Dutch) Del Monte, who had been returned to Cleveland when the Hornets sent Bob Sabourin and Bill Burega to Ottawa. Cleveland, in turn, assigned him to Marion, O., of the International LeagueWhile waiting to join the Marion club, he came to Pittsburgh with Cleveland General Manager Jim Hendy to see the game, but Immediately was pressed into service by mutual agreement of Bun Cook and Baz Bastien, Barons’ and Hornets’ coaches, respectively. He did a good job of it, too. He called one fighting penalty In the first period when…
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