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December 12, 1953
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Atlantics Hold Lead In Maritime Big Four
HALIFAX, N.S.— A deadly combination of defensive know-how and keen marksmanship has propelled Halifax Atlantics into a commanding lead in the Maritime Major (Big Four) Hockey League. For several weeks Atlantics, still understaffed but strong on morale, had been battling tooth and nail with Terry Reardon’s furious young skaters from Sydney Millionaires. Then Atlantics started to soar. They won six games in a row, lost one to Charlottetown Islanders and promptly started a new streak. In eight games this season they’ve won seven and tied one with Glace Bay. They have gone two games up on Sydney in their personal series but have had their most trouble with the tail-end Islanders, especially on PEI ice. The current Halifax surge into a commanding position atop the league table coincided with a Sydney slump. Halifax started…
Installments
BOSTON, Mass.— Young Jerry Toppazzini and his personal effects arrived here over a period of several weeks, following his recall from the Hershey Bears by the Boston Bruins. First came Toppazzini himself, post-haste as the replacement for injured Real Chevrefils, and carrying only a suitcase. A week later his trunk arrived, shipped from Hershey, enabling him to break out his extensive wardrobe. Finally, 10 days later, his car arrived, chauffered from Hershey through an arrangement with Pat Egan, the exBruin who coaches Providence. Egan took a friend to Hershey with him when Providence went there for a game, and the friend drove Toppazzini’s car to Boston.…
Player - of - the - Week
The Montreal Canadiens regained first place in the National Hockey League last week on the strength of three straight victories, one over the Toronto Maple Leafs and a pair over the Boston Bruins. The third of these wins was by far the most signifigant for the Habs hadn’t won a league game played in Beantown for almost a year. They won this one 7-2 and were paced in a scoring way by Bernie ‘Boom Boom’ Geoffrion their young right wing star, who potted two goals. The night before in Montreal the youngster with the booming shot also tallied a pair of goals to bring his season’s total to 14, one more than his illustrious teammate Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard and the highest number in the league. Of course scoring goals is nothing new…
NOHA Puck Parade
SAULT ST. MARIE. Ont.— The controversial Marcel Clements case took another turn with the ruling by the OHA they would not interfere with the NOHA edict declaring him the property of Sault Ste. Marie (Ontario) Greyhounds. Maxie Silverman, colorful Boss-man of Sudbury Wolves, had appealed to the OHA. In effect, the OHA told the NOHA; “It’s your Baby!” … Since the Greyhounds could not qualify Clements because they already had four branch-to-branch transfers (the limit) the Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan) Indians nabbed him … You better not tell Miller Murdoch, Sudbury’s most ardent Wolves’ fan, that hockey is a sissy sport. He ended up in hospital ‘n Pembroke with a fractured hand trying to ward off blows from an irate fan. To this day, no one appears to know why the…
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