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November 20, 1954
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Blue Line Hockey League Flourishing In New York
NEW YORY, N.Y.—Although few people are aware of it, amateur hockey did not vanish from New York when it left the Garden with the Rangers-sponsored Rovers two years ago. It is still alive, if not flourishing, in the Blue Line Hockey League contested each Friday night at the Brooklyn Ice Palace. No greater love hath any man for the game than the fellows who play in this league. Without benefit of publicity, they arrive at the Palace every game night at 11 o’clock, pay $1.50 apiece for rental and play until 1:30 a.m. That is the only time the rink is available, since it is used for public skating, ‘otherwise. The players, at their own expense, occasionally make trips out of town to meet other teams. One team went to Baltimore last…
QUEBEC LEAGUE
Shutout Leader Bob Perreault, goolie for the Shawingan Cataracts, has allowed only 24 goals in the club’s first 12 games, 20 better than his closest rival. One-Two Punch Orval Tessier and Kelly Burnett of Royals are running abreast in the QHL scoring race. Each has scored 14 goals and 13 assists. HOW THE RACE GOES (STANDING ON MON. A.M., NOV. 15) THURSDAY NOV. 11 Montreal 3 at Valleyfield 2 VALLEYFIELD—Larry Kwong scored all Valleyfield’s goals as the Braves upset the league-leading Montreal Royals 3-2 in a Quebec Hockey League game before 1,000 fans. The victory was only the fourth for Valleyfield in 13 starts and still left them in the league cellar, two points behind fifth-place Ottawa. Kwong opened the scoring early in the first period on a play with Jacques Deslauriers and Andre Corriveau. Skippy Burchell evened it…
WESTERN LEAGUE
Having Wonderful Time Vancouver enjoyed the best Intersectional trip of the young season last week winning two, tieing one and losing one to give the Coast Club the lead in the intersectional games with ten wins, five losses and three ties in the 18 games played to date. 10 on the Coast and 8 on the Prairies. Horvath Holds It Bronco Horvath continues to set the puce for the individual scorers with a total of 22 points on nine goals and 13 assists. Andy Hebenton, the Victoria sharpshooter has taken the lead in goals scored with 12. Four players are tied with the most assists, 13, Horvath and John Bucyk of Edmonton and Eddie Dorohoy and Alex Kuzma of Victoria. HOW THE RACE GOES STANDING ON MONDAY, NOV. 8 RESULTS Tuesday, Nov. 2 Victoria 3 at New West.…
On Thin ice
Mr. Vince Lunny,c/o The Hockey News,Montreal, Que. DEAR VINCE: Maybe you’ve started an entire new trend of hockey sports writing with your story in the recent HOCKEY NEWS exploding the myth of Gordie Howe receiving “phoney” assists. The statistics you dug up were revealing and must have required considerable research. It was all news to us in Detroit and we were keenly interested. I took the liberty, incidentally, of borrowing your story for my own paper. It was a bold act for a Montreal writer to yank the rug from under those who have followed that propaganda line for years. Hope it didn’t get you into hot water with the Canadien coachingstall. Particularly, I liked your comment about writing the story “in the interests of fair play and Justice.” Also the mention about “this piece being…
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