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April 24, 1954
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Hockey Crossword Puzzle
(Solution Next Month) ACROSS 1—Pictured Boston rookie. 4—To be indebted. 7—First name of Aubuchon, former NHL player. 9—Ont. birthplace of pictured player. 10—Initials of Nadon, ex PCHL netminder. 11—Initials of a Boston veteran. 12—North East (abbr). 13—Street (Fr.). 14—Murray Costello’s brother. 15—Initials of Trottier, former Detroit star. 17—Initials of Lumsden of Pittsburgh Hornets. 19—Another name for Conrad Lund. 20—Goalies sometimes find this type of shot difficult. 22—United Nations (abbr). 23—Name given 30 across. 24—Initials of a Red Wing defenseman. 25—Plays for Edmonton Flyers, called Marcel. 27—Artificial language. 28—Name given Brown of Vancouver Canucks. 30—Played for Cleveland Barons this season. 33—Second name of pictured player. DOWN 1—Plays for Providence, first name Camille. 2—One of the Dorohoy brothers. 8—Short for first name of Smith, ex NHL netminder. 4—Ocean (abbr). 5—First name of pictured star. 6—Given name of Dickens, ex NHL rearguard. 8—Distress signal. 14—One of the Pittsburgh Hornets. 15—First name of Mohns of Boston. 16—Number of goals George Gee scored in 1953-54 season. 18—Given name of…
Edmonton Oil Kings Meet Fort William Canadiens
REGINA, Sask.— Just as it was in the recent Stanley Cup finals, it will be Detroit vs Montreal again in the Western Canada Junior hockey final for the right to represent the west in the Memorial Cup series. Detroit will be represented by the Edmonton Oil Kings, their powerful junior farm club which has rolled up an amazing string of 34 straight victories including 14 in playoff competition. Carrying the Montreal banner will be the Fort William Canadiens, coached by fiery Mickey Hennessey. The Forts are the Montreal junior farm club in the Thunder Bay area. Kings Favored As in the Stanley Cup final, the Detroit standard-bearers Will be favored to cop the duke again. The Oil Kings appear to be a team of destiny. They haven’t been beaten since they started down the…
Winnipeg Maroons Eliminate Stubborn Moose Jaw Millers
REGINA, Sask.— While one Manitoba champion fell by the wayside, another prevailed in the battle to enter the western Canada hockey finals. The St. Boniface Canadiens, Manitoba’s junior champions, went down at the hands of the Fort William Canadiens in the western semi-final. However, the Winnipeg Maroons hammered out easy wins in the last two games of their senior series to eliminate the Moose Jaw Millers. The Maroons will now meet the winner of the Nelson-Penticton playoff in the western senior final. The Maroons wrapped up their series in fine fashion with 8-2 and 9-1 victories after Moose Jaw had fought back to square the set. The series opened in Moose Jaw and the ‘Peggers appeared to be home free when they won two of the first three games. With the rest of…
Habs Seek Left Wing
MONTREAL, Que,— General manager Frank Selke of Montreal Canadiens will be in the market the next few months for a good left wing, and if such can be acquired by purchase or trade, it will be done. Bert Olmstead played solid hockey right through season and series. Dickie Moore does well on any ice, but another top-notch port-sider is required. The club has plenty of trading material along its mid-levels and some of this will be utilized for trading, with a left winger the objective.…
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