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October 23, 1954
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It took Jean Beliveau about eight games to get going last season, and Just when he seemed ready to live up to his promise he was injured. It took him quite a while to get started again after the injury, which isn’t unusual because the enforced rest destroys an athlete’s condition, and then he was Injured again. He didn’t really show his best form until the closing games of the schedule and in the playoffs. Teamed with Dickie Moore and Boom Boom Geoffrion, this line played sensationally against the Boston Bruins in the playoffs. It was so good that the fans were asking each other if this was the next great line, the one that would take over from Detroit’s famed “Production Line’’. The question was put to Lynn Patrick, the…
NOHA Puck Parade
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.- Controversial Al Miller, who helped Sudbury Wolves smash their way into the Allan Cup finals last season, is out of the Sudbury camp and into the Wigwam of the Soo Michigan Indians…he signed a contract after getting his release from Maxie Silverman, boss of the Wolves…another Sudbury performer during the Wolves’ march to the Dominion senior hockey finals, Gordie Heale, has been working out with the Indians but at this writing has not yet obtained his release from Sudbury… Hap Day, general manager of Toronto Maple Leafs, once again has come to the rescue of the Soo Ontario Greyhounds of the NOHA Senior “A” circuit…he steered three outstanding ex-Juniors into the Greyhound fold—Eddie Chadwick, Mike Ratchford and Jack Bionda…Chadwick, according to Day, had the best training camp record…
Loss of Starry Trio Doesn’t Faze Stewart
BUFFALO, N.Y.— Buffalo’s defending champions of the American League began the battle to retain their coveted Teddy Oke Tro-phy recently with three key contributors to last year’s laurelcapturing derby missing—but with high hopes that they had capable replacements. Goalie Jacques Plante, who was outstanding in the Bisons’ net before being recalled by Montreal in February,. Player-Coach Frank Eddolls and Center Don Marshall are the trio that newly named coach Gaye Stewart must replace. Stewart believes that the men who will “take over” for the absent three are Goalie Hank Bassen, Defenseman Frank Sullivan, and either Ken Wharram or George (Dusty) Blair at center. “Naturally, it would be foolish for me to say at this early stage that anyone of the three or four newcomers we have will do the job as well as Eddolls,…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
He Won’t Quit Bill Mosienko, who decided against retirement by coming back to the Chicago Black Hawks last week is currently in second place among the all-time scorers. He has a total of 246 goals going into the current campaign, one more than Ted Lindsay. Two Shutouts Only two slrutouts were recorded in the first 14 NHL games this year. Terry Sawchuk, the league’s top goose-egg artist got the first as Detroit blanked New York, 4-0, October 9 and Canadiens’ Jacques Plante the other in a 3-0 triumph over Chicago HOW THE RAGE GOES STANDING ON WED. A.M. OCT. 20 RESULTS OF GAMES ENDING OCTOBER 17th, 1954 Mon. Oct. 11—Canadien 2 at Boston 2 Wed. Oct. 13—Detroit 3 at Canadiens 2 Thurs. Oct. 14—Rangers 3 at Boston 5 Fri. Oct. 15—Canadiens 3 at Chicago 0 Sat. Oct. 16—Canadiens 3 at Detroit…
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