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July 1, 1954
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Hawks Grab Three From Stampeders; NHL Makes Slight Rule Alterations
MONTREAL, Que.— The Calgary Stampeders, first holders of the Duke of Edinburgh Trophy were hardest hit when the National Hockey League and the minor pro circuits sat down to their first draft meeting. The Chicago Black Hawks, desperate for lopnotch talent, plucked three players from the Stamps. They are Max Quackenbush, Pat I.undy and Bill Schvetz. For $5,000 the Boston Bruins drafted William Matthew from Sydney, NS., of the major series within the orbit of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. Syracuse Warriors of the American Hockey League drafted Ross Lowe from Victoria of the WHL. The price tag was $7,500. Max Quackenbush is a defenceman and brother of Boston’s Bill Quackenbush. Max has seen some NHL service with both Boston and Chicago. He will be 2 6 this summer. Lundy, now 30, is a forward who…
Marshall ‘Ready’ To Replace Lach If Elmer Sticks By Threat To Quit
BUFFALO, N.Y.— The retirement of a superstar in any sport always leads to negative head shaking. The inference always is: “They can’t replace him.” But time and the record books show that the best of them have been replaced—and successfully. On January 11, 1951 when Joe DiMaggio revealed that the “Yankee Clipper” was grounding itself for good, the baseball world wondered aloud who New York could put in. his place. The Yankees had a young man in their organization who stepped right in Joltin’ Joe’s spot and—if his health holds up—the youngster, Mickey Mantle, may yet become a superstar in his own right. Now in hockey today the same situation exists. Montreal’s Elmer Lach—who, like DiMag with the Yanks, has been the heart and guts of Canadiens for several seasons—has indicated he has reached the…
Toledo Merks Trade Tibbs To Troy In 4-Year Deal
TOLEDO, Ohio.— The Toledo Mercurys traded Goalie Bill Tibbs to the Troy Bruins in a four-player deal, Andy Mulligan, general manager of the Sports Arena, announced. Tibbs, the International Hockey League’s All-Star goalie for the past four years, went to Troy in exchange for Doug Coxon, Bruin goaltender, and Forwards Julius Swick and Rod McElroy. Mulligan said the deal was completed to give the Merks some badly-needed scoring punch. In four years with Troy, Swick, a center, scored 123 goals and 168 assists. He average better than 30 goals a season, but last year he was hampered by a broken thumb, scoring only 13. Before coming to Troy, the 26-year-old Swick played for the New York Rovers. McElroy has been in the IHL for two years. Two seasons ago he played for Milwaukee and last…
Pieri-Reardon Team Re-United As Terry Returns To RI As GM
PROVIDENCE, R.I.— Terry Reardon is returning to the Rhode Island Reds. The smiling Irishman, who coached the Reds for six seasons before being replaced last season by Pat Egan, has been named general manager of the Providence Hockey Club. Lou Pieri, owner of the Reds, made the announcement as he left for his summer home in Jefferson, Me. Pieri called in Publicity Director George Patrick Duffy and handed him a hastily scribbled note. Pieri was practically out of R.I. Auditorium when Duffy read the note with the Reardon news. It was ever so brief, as follows: “I am happy to announce that Terry Reardon has been hired to be general manager of the Providence Professional Hockey Club. He will begin his duties at once.” Thus, Pieri and Reardon once again are on the same team.…
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