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January 30, 1954
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QUEBEC LEAQUE
First Payment Ray Laplante of the Montreal Royals was loaned to the Valleyfield Braves and may become their property if Montreal Canadiens retain Andre Corriveau. Veteran Player Quebec Aces acquired the services of defenseman Fred Hucul from the Chicago Black Hawks of the National League. HOW THE RACE GOES (STANDINGS ON TUES. A.M. JAN. 26) Springfield 0 at Montreal 4 MONTREAL — The Montreal Royals elimbed into first place in the QHL standings by whitewashing the lowly Springfield Indians 4-0. It was the third successive game in which the Tribe had failed to score a oingle goal. Springfield — Goal: O’Hearn; defense: McNab, Nilligan. Tarala, Currie; forwards: Power, Schinkel, Hasting. Gagnon, McLeod, Bobenic, McMurdy, Leier, Powell. Montreal — Goal: Perreault; defense: Roche, Harmon, L.eger, Hollingworth; forwards: Burchell, Davis. Meger, Litsen berger, Desaulnlers, Tessier, Wray, Denis, Frampton, Lapiante. Referee: Gordie Whitehead; linesmen:…
Former Rivals Corriveau and Beliveau United on Same Line With Habitants
MONTREAL, Que.— For three years Fred Andre Corriveau has been chasing Jean Beliveau, and finally caught up with him on the night of January 21. This was when Andre, from Valleyfield, joined “Gros Bill” the Victoriaville siege gun, via Quebec City, off the same line with Canadiens in the big game against Detroit Red Wings at the Montreal Forum. Two years running Beliveau led the scorers in the Quebec Senior HockeyLeague with Corriveau hot on his tail, and what makes the tale more intriguing is that before Beliveau came along Corriveau was usually top-kick in the Slater circuit, so it was natural that Andre wasn’t inclined to be too humble about this: “after your my dear Gaston” role. When Beliveau won the QSHL scoring championship in the season 1952-53, he had 89 points…
Wing Forwards In Scoring Slump Yet Team Doing Better Than 1953
DETROIT, Mich.— You have to score goals to win hockey games — or do you? The Red Wings are in horrible shape, every forward in a scoring slump, if you study a certain set of figures. Yet, just to prove how figures can lie, there is other evidence showing that the Wings are in excellent shape. They have won more games than at the same time a year ago and are in a general state of well-being since they hold down, as usual, first place in the National Hockey League. in the first 43 games this season Detroit won 24, lost 11 and tied eight for 56 points. A year ago, in the first 43 games Detroit won 20, lost 11 and tied 12 for 52 points. That makes four more victories and four additional…
COMING Next Week
Toronto’s terrific playmaking centre, Tod Sloan, will be the subject of an interesting feature in next week’s Hockey News byStan Houston.…
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