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October 2, 1954
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Rookies, Vets Go All Out For Posts with Bears, Bruins
HERSHEY, Pa.— Although neither Lynn Patrick nor Murray Henderson will venture a prediction at this early date as to how their clubs might finish in the forthcoming hockey wars, they are certain that if spirit and enthusiasm have anything to do with it, both will have teams in the thick of the National and American Hockey League flag chases. As the Boston Bruins and Hershey Bears moved toward the end of their first week’s training grind, both were impressed with the vim and vigor displayed by rookies and veterans alike as they battled for regular jobs. Harold Cotton, Bruin scout, likewise was highly pleased and predicted that the Bears will start slow, but gradually pick up momentum as the rookies gain experience. Cotton, it will be remembered, made a similar forecast a year…
Doleful Dick Views Habs With Alarm, Sees Problems Galore
MONTREAL, Que— As his team prepares with autumnal exuberance for the opening of the National Hockey League season on October 7, Coach Dick Irvin of the Canadiens wears the doleful expression of a man beset by grave and almost insoluble problems. He has a weight problem. Most of his players reported with excess poundage on their frames. He has a centre ice problem as he seeks an adequate replacement for Elmer Lach, the smooth play-maker who has stepped jauntily into the athletic Valhalla. He also has a problem arising out of early injuries as both Eddie Mazur, a raw-boned left winger, and little Donnie Marshall, one of his best centre ice prospects, will miss the first six weeks of the season. Irvin can do something about the weight. He subscribes whole-heartedly to the theory that…
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 1954-55 Season
OCTOBER 9 Cleveland at Hershey Buffalo at Pittsburgh Providence at Springfield 10 Cleveland at Providence 13 Pittsburgh at Hershey Cleveland at Springfield 14 Buffalo at Providence 16 Providence at Hershey Cleveland at Pittsburgh Buffalo at Springfield. 17 Cleveland at Buffalo Springfield at Providence 20 Providence at Buffalo Springfield at Cleveland Hershey at Pittsburgh 21 Springfield at Hershey 22 Spring-field at Pittsburgh 23 Pittsburgh at Cleveland Buffalo at Hershey Providence at Springfield 24 Pittsburgh at Buffalo Cleveland at Providence 27 ALL-STAR GAME AT HERSHEY 29 Providence at Cleveland 30 Buffalo at Cleveland Providence at Pittsburgh Hershey at Springfield 31 Springfield at Buffalo Hershey at Providence NOVEMBER 3 Springfield at Buffalo Hershey at Cleveland 4 Cleveland at Hershey 5 Springfield at Pittsburgh 6 Springfield at Cleveland Providence at Hershey Buffalo at Pittsburgh 7 Hershey at Buffalo Pittsburgh at Providence Cleveland at Springfield 10 Pittsburgh at Cleveland Buffalo at Hershey 11 Cleveland at Buffalo Springfield at…
“Don’t Worry About Jimmy Skinner”
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.— “Don’t worry about Jimmy!” That was the cry as Detroit Red Wings prepared to leave Pullar Stadium here for the opening of the 1954-55 NHL season. It related to Jimmy Skinner, new coach of the world champions who is trying to fill the shoes of Tommy Ivan, the high-successful coach who now is general manager of Chicago Black Hawks. The reason officials and fans alike felt there was nothing to worry about is that Skinner proved himself at the fall training camp. He made everyone like him, he made everyone realize he was going to work hard at the new job of coaching a world championship hockey club. He has become the third regular Red Wing coach in the Detroit club’s history. He follows in the footsteps of Jack…
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