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February 25, 1956
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McNeil Good Bet for Vezina Trophy
MONTREAL. Que.— Either the scorers have become more accurate and potent or the goalers aren’t so careful and efficient; the fact remains that George M. Slater, the prexy, points out that there hasn’t been a shutout in the Quebec Hockey League since January 15. As QHL ground into the last month of its schedule Gerry McNeil remained the hot favorite for the Vezina Memorial Trophy. With 10 Royals’ games remaining on the calendar their halfpint twine-tender held a seven-point lead on Shawinigan Cataracts’ Miche Perreault. Total goals against Royals were 137; the impost on Perreault, 144. Perreault held in his favor the point that only nine games remained in the Shawinigan club’s schedule. Thus McNeil must be wary of a heavy score when Royals play the contest they hold “in hand.” Rates The Kudos It is…
Gros Bill Ducks NY Reporters Finally Breaks Ice At Garden
NEW YORK, N.Y.— The Montreal Canadiens figured that all they had to do to get a win on Madison Square Garden ice was divert Jean Beliveau’s attention from magazine writers to the business of scoring goals. Toe Blake even went so far as to order Jean to lock himself in his hotel room to avoid the anxious scribes. Blake must have assumed that once Beliveau scored at the Garden his Hab mates would take the cue and bomb the Blues. Toe’s plan worked—almost. Beliveau kept his mind on hockey all day prior to the Canadiens next-last game at the Garden. He was sharp during the game, probably his best show in New York since joining the Habs. The massive centre scored two goals, his first against Worsley all season, and put Montreal ahead each time.…
Toronto Rearguard Finally On Right Road to NHL Fame
TORONTO. Ont.— Marc Reaume didn’t merely miss a few turns and signals on his road to the National Hockey League. He wasn’t on the right route to start with. Yet today the 21-year-old Toronto Maple Leaf defenseman can look back over his hazardous trail and figure he discovered a short cut that few major leaguers ever heard of. Defying virtually every proven pattern of hockey progress, the handsome six-foot, one-inch 185-pounder bypassed fledging hockey altogether, waited until his late teens to play in his first organized game, made only a mediocre impression in the minor leagues, nursed no burning ambition to be a professional athlete, didn’t see a pro game until after he had signed his first contract, collected no chewing gum cards of the game’s stars and didn’t even huddle over the…
Beliveau Tops Says Ex-Ref Bill Chadwick
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Bill Chadwick, who retired last year after 15 seasons as a National Hockey League referee, says that Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadien is “the best player I’ve ever seen” and “smarter” than his illustrious teammate, Maurice “The Rocket” Richard. Chadwick, now general manager of a Long Island country club, added: “You never see Beliveau give the puck away. There isn’t anything he can’t do. “Some guys can put the puck through the building but miss the net. Beliveau never misses.” Backed Up Chadwick, who was rated as the number one NHL official until his voluntary retirement, gets some backing for his statements from the current NHL scoring statistics, which show the big Canadiens centre atop the list. However, he rates The Rocket ahead in one important department. As a clutch player he figures…
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