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January 15, 1955
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NOHA Puck Parade
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.— They Keep On A’Comin!…latest acquisition to the Sudbury Wolves in Northern Ontario senior hockey is Al Baccari, the flashy Fort William star who is 28 and tips the scales at approximately 180 and stands five feet seven inches … Al has certainly been around the pro whirl having played with St. Louis Flyers and Providence Reds of the AHL along with Fresno of the disbanded PCHL…he also saw service with Quebec Aces of the QHL…he didnt do badly with Providence last season, amassing a total of 51 points on 20 goals and 31 assists…Al is one of those colorful players and joins a flock of former AHL players now doing well in Northern Ontarios top senior circuit… Another new player is AI Kuntz, former performer with the Ottawa…
Detoured But Not Discouraged, Parker Makes Good
TORONTO, Ont.— At dawn, a day of full-time hockey would begin for Parker MacDonald. On a frozen pond only 100 yards behind his Sydney, N.S., home, the eager youngster would play with his neighbours until time for lunch. Then back again until dinner. Then again until dark. With nightfall, Calvin Parker, a CNR engineer, would make his daily trek over the back lawn to fetch his five–year–old hockey enthusiast. Even if young Parker hadn’t been timid of walking through the dark, he was always too exhausted to negotiate the 100 yards anyway. Pop had to carry him. To Parker MacDonald at five, hockey was the only reason the day even bothered to dawn. And. 16 years later, it still is. The only current National League player to sprout in the temperate Maritimes climate, he…
Plan To Cut Expenses To Get Trial In QHL
MONTREAL, Que.— It didnt take long for the Quebec Leaguers to figure that day and night bookings could be an excellent device to cut travelling expenses. With a few phone calls costing less than one lower berth, George Punch Imlach talked to league president George M. Slater, then to Arthur Vinet, prexy of Valleyfield Braves, and in less time than a player can argue himself into a 10-minute misconduct penalty it was rigged for the Quebec Aces to play Royals here at the Forum the fol lowing Sunday afternoon, then hustle to Valleyfield for a joust with the Braves that night. So the Quebec club economizes. Saved will be round-trip railway fares for an entire party, 15 players, trainer, coach and manager. The game booked at Valley field was originally scheduled there Tuesday,…
WHL Blueline Banter
VANCOUVER, B.C.—Wild Bill Ezinicki and his two podners—Phil Maloney and Hugh Barlow—flew into Canadas third largest city in time to play their first game for Coley Halls Canucks Boxing Day against New Westminster. Over 5,000 packed the Forum here to see if Ezzie and his two companions—Phil and Hughie—were everything the press, radio and TV publicized them as being. The capacity crowd wasnt disappointed. The Ottawa orphans as one Vancouver scribe has tabbed them, wrote their own winning script and before the night was over Vancouvers playoff hopes got a much needed lift. The Canucks losing streak came to an end as the Hallmen defeated New West minster, 4-2, mainly on the tremendous play of the three new comers. Ezinicki was stopped by Luce Dechene in the Royals goal on the first…
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