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December 11, 1954

December 11, 1954

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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Massachusetts Sponsors A New Outdoor Rink

BOSTON, Mass— The rink-building boom in New England has embarked on a new phase, that of state participation in the providing of skating and hockey facilities. Since the end of World War II, New England has sprouted more than three-dozen new rinks, the majority have been privately sponsored. Most of the new rinks have been built by colleges and preparatory schools for the use of their undergraduates. Others have been built by private enterprises, such as those in the cities of Lynn and Worcester, Mass., and Lewiston, Maine. A year ago the State of Massachusetts took its first step toward participation in the program by purchasing the Boston Arena for use as a public building. The Arena, operated by a state commission and ma naged by Clark Hodder, a one-time Harvard University hockey star, now houses…

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Charlottetown Islanders Vault Into Atlantic Coast Loop Lead

HALIFAX, N.S.— Charlottetown Islanders played leapfrog in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, hurdling Moncton Hawks and Fredericton Capitals into first place in the standings. Hawks and Caps continue their sturdy rivalry but no longer for the lead position. Islanders started slowly and were taken aback when playing coach Hughie Campbell resigned because of illness. But they came back stronger than ever and are now regarded as the team to beat. The team is being led these days by Roy (Buck) Whitlock, the scoring wizard who won four titles in Big Four play and is currently leading the snipers in the Coast League. Get Big Break Islanders got a big break when Orrin Carver, their springhtly right winger of a year ago, returned from Windsor, Ont. to take over the position he played so well last…

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Recent Trade Between New York and Chicago Was First In Six Seasons

CHICAGO, Ill.— When the Black Hawks dealt Capt. Bill Gadsby and young winger Pete Conacher to New York for defenseman Allan Stanley and top forward Nick Mickoski late last month in a move that surprised many Chicago fans, it marked the first exchange of players between the clubs since 1948. Amazing This is rather amazing when realizing that the Hawks have made many deals at the rate of at least several a season and this year, Tom my Ivan has turned the hockey barter mart into a turmoil in personally handling most of a dozen deals since taking over as general manager last July. Got Sugar Jim The comparatively ancient trade with the Rangers was engineered to get Chicago a steadier hand in the nets in the tried and proven “Sugar Jim” Henry. The Blueshirts…

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Dance and Glance By Bouncing Bower