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December 12, 1953
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King’s Praise
BOSTON, Mass.— National Leaguers were given a good Idea of what to expect from Ray Gariepy before the stocky defenseman played his first game for the Boston Bruins this season. The Informant was King Clancy, coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs and former coach of the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American league. “Gariepy is one of the hardest body checkers I’ve ever seen,” declared Clancy when told of Rockabye Ray’s promotion from the Hershey Bears in early October. “I’ve never seen a harder one in all my years of hockey. “I rated him the best defensive defenseman on the Hershey team a year ago,” added Clancy, “and he certainly deserves the chance he’s getting with the Bruins.”…
Hershey Chalks Up Nine Wins In First Thirteen Home Games
HERSHEY. Pa.— Although hockey players, like athletes in all other lines of sports, shun the number 13, coach Murray Henderson, of the Hershey bears, believes it is a good omen for his Chocolatetown skaters. And he has good reason to feel that way, for the Bears’ thirteenth victory in 24 starts, pulled them within two points of the pace-setting Buffalo Bisons. That’s the way things stood in the nip and tuck American Hockey League race when the Bears embarked on a six-game road jaunt during the engagement of Ice Follies of 1954 at the Sports Arena. The Bears have been well nigh unbeatable on the friendly confines of the local rink. Henderson’s skaters came up with nine victories against three losses and a pair of ties on home ice, compared to four wins…
Moose Jaw Millers Lead Saskatchewan Sr. Loop
REGINA. Sask.— Like the old woman who lived in a shoe, coach Vic Myles of the Moose Jaw Millers has so many hockey players he doesn’t know what to do with them. To cut down to the game limit of 14 men in uniform, the Mose Jaw mentor has been forced to leave some starry talent on the sidelines. But still the Millers pile up victory after victory in the young Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League race. Moose Jaw swept their first games, including three with last year’s defending champion Regina Caps. Such players as forwards Harvey Stein and Baldy Smith and veteran rearguard Bill Heindi didn’t see action in some of those games. Coach Myles simply had no room for them. Speaking of defensemen, Myles is just loaded with them. In their last win…
Penticton Vees Red Hot
PENTICTON, BC— The hot-and-cold defending Western Canada Senior Hockey champs, the Penticton Vees have suddently blown very hot. Only a week ago, people were wondering what was wrong with the Vees after they had scored the modest total of three goals in four games. Then they suddently broke out in a rach of goals. They avenged a 3-0 shut-out at the hands of the Kelowna Packers by thumping Phil Hergesheimer’s crew 9-2 and embarrassed the Nelson Maple Leafs Leafs of the Western International League 8-2. Spearhead of the Vees sudden out-burst was the Warwick line. Brothers Bill, Dick and Grant were flying in both encounters. Grant, Penticton playing coach notched a hat trick against the Packers and brother Bill duplicated the feat against the Maple Leafs by scoring the three first…
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