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March 10, 1956
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ANOTHER ANGLE
(As seen in the Winnipeg Tribune) When they win one. you figure to find Sanctuary behind the door and brace yourself for almost anything. Like a lot of noise, great peels of laughter and perhaps a discordant chorus or two. Then you realize, somewhat abruptly, that they’re pros. They’ve been pros all along. Okay, so they won one. So they file in quietly, cutting up the carpets, and calmly reach for the oranges like a shoe clerk reaching for a shoe horn. Its all in a night’s work. What else is new? Nobody talks. There’s nothing to say. They get paid to win, don’t they? All you hear is beat-up orange peels plopping into a bucket. Then the skates come off. usually the right one first for a reason that hasn’t been explained. Mosie…
Canadiens Win First NHL Title Since 1946-47
MONTREAL, Que.— The National Hockey League championship is wrapped up and safely tucked away in the Forum with other such titles won by similarly great Montreal teams of the past. There is a feeling of accomplishment but no relaxation in the Canadien organization, only a momentary lull, as sights are set on a bigger target—the Stanley Cup. Accepting congratulations on the clinohing of the championship, Managing Director Frank J. Selke pointed out that the plan of campaign for the 1955-56 season wouldn’t be complete until the cup is won. Although the Habs took the NHL crown in 1946-47 in Selke’s first year at the helm, this season’s team is the first to emerge triumphantly from the farm system he created out of chaos. Only Butch Bouchard, now tottering in the vestibule to Valhalla, Maurice…
Boston Bruins Brass Agrees Sawchuk Still The Greatest
BOSTON, Mass.— Terry Sawchuk is finishing his first season with the Bruins, and by comparison with his previous seasons in the National league it hasn’t been an overly successful one. In other years Sawchuk and the Detroit Red Wings finished in first place. This year the Bruins will finish a long way from first place. As the backbone of the Red Wings in their glory era, Sawchuk was accorded the highest praise. Some hockey authorities termed him the greatest goal-tender in the history of the game. After his transfer from Detroit to Boston, Sawchuk continued to receive accolades, but as the season progressed and the Bruins failed to hold their early pace, the flow of superlatives in his direction lessened. But if his stature has diminished elsewhere in his first season with the Bruins, it…
Amateur Puck Parade At A Glance
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (Standing on Feb. 27) SCORING LEADERS LEADERS Points: Gene Mekilok, Cincinnati, 93. Goals: Warren Hynes, Cincinnati, 38. Assists Pete Wywrot, Fort Wayne, 61. Winning Goals: Steve Gaberand Bob Rawlyk, Troy. 7. Hat Tricks Pete Wywrot, Fort Wayne, 4. Leading Goalkeepers Average: Jacques Marcotte, Cincinnati, 2.645. Shut Outs: Bill Tibbs, Troy. 8. Penalty Minutes: Edgar Blondin, Fort Wayne, 160. MANITOBA BIG SIX (Final Standing) SCORING LEADERS EASTERN LEAGUE (Standing on Feb. 25) MONTREAL METRO JR. (Standing on March I) Western Section Eastern Section ATLANTIC COAST SENIOR St. John 3—Fredericton 2 Moncton 3—Amherst 1 (Both best-of-nine semi-final tied 2-2) Amherst 7—Moncton 0 (Amherst leads series 3-2) ONTARIO SENIOR A Kitchener 4—Owen Sound 3 (First game best-of-seven semi-final) Chatham 4—Stratford 3 (First game best-of-seven semi-final) SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR Flin Flon 3—Humboldt 2 (Flin Flon leads series 2-1) Prince Albert 3—Yorkton 2 (Prince Albert leads series 2-1) WESTERN JUNIOR Edmonton 4—Lethbridge 3 (First game best-of-seven semi-final) Regina 10—Medicine Hat 1 (First game best-of-seven semi-final) Lethbridge 6—Edmonton 3 (Edmonton leads series 2-1) Regina 5—Medicine Hat…
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