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November 19, 1955
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Life’s No Picnic For Goalies
REGINA, Sask.— No one takes more of a battering in modern hockey than the goalkeepers. Amidst flying pucks, sticks and skates, they must guard their citadel, and in recent years the injuries suffered by netminders have increased considerably. A good example of the trials and tribulations suffered by modern netminders was shown in a recent game in Regina between the Vancouver Canucks and Regina Regals. Before the game was over, the Regals had employed the services of two goalies. Sub-goalie Cliff Dobson started the game in the Regina cage. Regular netminder Lucien Dechene suffered a painful Knee injury in a hot practice session the previous day and bossman Frank Boucher called on Dobson with Dechene in no fit condition to play. Dobson, a native of Regina, is a former senior goalkeeper who has performed…
Patrick One of Beliveau’s Best Boosters
MONTREAL, P.Q.— Lynn Patrick, general manager of the Boston Bruins, always has had a healthy respect for Jean Beliveau, whose timely sniping and polished playmaking has helped the Montreal Canadiens immeasurably in their impressive early season showing. “I first saw Beliveau in a lend-lease game,” he recalled. “I was coaching the Bruins then and Milt Schmidt was playing. Anyway, Milt picked up a loose puck behind his own net and headed for the opposite end. Beliveau comes around the net about ten yards behind Milt. It looks like strictly no contest because Schmidt was one of the fastest men in the league, especially when tailed on a breakaway. “But Beliveau catches him before he hits the Canadiens’ blueline, reaches out and whips the puck off his stick. Miltie was the most astonished guy…
QUEBEC LEAGUE
Rugged Slate Montreal Royals had a rugged week of it, playing three games, tying two and losing one to wind up in second place, just two points behind Shawinigan Fail Cataracts. Close Race Gerry McNeil is giving Bobby Perreault a tough fight for the goaltending honors this year. Only 2 goals separate them after 17 games. HOW THE RACE GOES STANDING ON MONDAY A.M., NOV. 14 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8 Montreal 2 at Trois-Rivières 2 Royals—Goal: McNeil; defense; R. Rousseau, Ingram, Deslauriers, Amadlo; forwards: Corriveau, Clune, Thorndy-craft, P. Goyette, G. Rousseau, Burnett, Denis, Gravelle, Laplante, Hoekstra. Three Rivers—Goal: Hughes; defense: Wong, M. Goyette, Morgan, Lamirande; forwards: Joannette, Scherza, Kapusta, Wall, Stoddard, Leclerc, Gooden, Powell, MacNeil, Bisaillon. Quebec 2 at Shawinigan 3 Quebec—Goal: Evans; defense: Ernst, Karrys, Levandoski; forwards: Buchanan, Powell, Power. Thibault, Ford, Labadie, Tremblay, Vinet, Cossette, Achty-michuck. Shawinigan Falls—Goal: Perreault; defense:…
Sizzling Dogfight Shapes Up As 5 Clubs Struggle For Lead
Able Veteran New Strength STRATFORD, Ont.— With but three weeks of the senior “A” OHA schedule completed, things shape up like a dogfight between the five clubs. A week ago Windsor Bulldogs and Chatham Maroons were locked in a last-place deadlock rut, but now they are right up with the pack, both teams having won two games this week, while Chatham also dropped one decision. Before the season got underway the belief in certain quarters was that Chatham would again be the weak sisters of the league, but the veteran former NHL’er, Ott Heller, who will be 45 years old on June 2, took over the coaching reins and signed enough new material to make the Maroons a real threat. Heller still takes a turn on the Chatham defence. Another veteran former NHL’er, Jimmy Peters,…
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