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January 28, 1956
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Frank Martin-Actions Speak Louder Than Words!
CHICAGO, Ill.— William Francis Martin, Chicago’s blonde batch of silence along the blue line, has now come into his own as an NHL regular after a rather shaky start as a Black Hawk last season following his acquisition from Boston in exchange for forward Murray Costello. Dick Irvin, the veteran coach who is quick to establish what he likes and doesn’t when it comes to hockey play, did not waste much time after the start of the 1955-56 schedule to proclaim Martin as “the most improved player on our club—if not in the whole league.” The outlook wasn’t nearly so bright a year ago, however, for the fellow most people know as Frank for he was often no more than the spare rearguard for the Black Hawks being led by Frank Eddolls and…
PASSING THE PUCK
• MONTREAL CANADIENS are featured in the January 23 edition of Sports Illustrated. Jean Beliveau is on this cover and this excellent sports weekly devotes four pages to color photos. The story is written by the talented Whit ney Tower…New York’s Andy Bathgate is the only professional hockey player who drives a Cadillac. The Ranger right wingei is the most improved player in the National Hockey League this season and will poll plenty of votes for right wing on the final official All-Star team. He is also a leading candidate for the Lady Byng Trophy…Manager Lynn Patrick of the Boston Bruiiis is currently on a western scouting trip…The Red Keliy-Andra McLaughlin romance has definitely gone phfft. It hasn’t affected Kelly’s play, however, as he is enjoying one of his greatest…
SIDELIGHTS
(As Seen In The Montreal Herald) • SIXTEEN PLAYERS who wore Royals’ spangles in 195455, but are not around for this season’s exercices, accounted for 161 tallies, which makes you wonder what’s holding Elmer Lach’s larrigans in second place in the Quebec Hockey League. Gerry McNeil? Royals GM Frank Carlin hauled out one of the little black books in which he has been jotting Royals’ adventures, lo, these many years and went into a statistical dance. “Boston Bruins drafted Orval Tessier, and ‘Tess’ is now playing against us at Quebec. You know all about that,” Carlin said. “We was high man in the league last year with 36 goals. Bill Shvetz, who is out in Calgary, was good for 20. “We shipped four players to the new Winnipeg team who scored an aggregate of…
WESTERN LEAGUE
Double Shutout Marcel Pelletier. Victoria Goalie, had two successive shutouts blank, ing New Westminster Friday, January 6th and Vancouver Tuesday, January 10th, He held the oppos:. tion scoreless for 142 minutes and 22 seconds. Scoring Gerry Couture of Calgary scor one or more goals in seven con. secutiove games before being stopped by Brandon January 10. The league record is nine consecutive games set by Gordie Fashoway of New Westminster. HOW THE RACE GOES STANDING ON MONDAY A.M. JAN. 16 Prairie Division Coast Division RESULTS Monday January 9th Seattle 2 at Edmonton 3 OT Calgary 5 at Winnipeg 9 Tuesday January 10th Vancouver 0 at Victoria 0 OT Seattle 4 at Saskatoon 3 Oalgary 0 at Brandon 2 Wednesday January 11th Edmonton 8 at Calgary 5 Thursday January 12th Seattle 3 at Winnipeg 2 OT Friday January 13th Victoria 2 at Vancouver 4 Calgary 2 at Edmonton 6 Seattle 4 at Brandon…
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