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April 21, 1956

The Hockey News April 21, 1956

<div class="byline">By JACK PINER</div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>M</span>AXIE VISITS SOO</b>&hellip;Maxie Silverman, &ldquo;The Silver Fox of Canadian Hockey,&rdquo; presided over a very important and unusual meeting in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario&hellip; his idea of turning the NOHA. Southern Division into an outright professional league has received widespread publicity in recent weeks, ever since the story was first reported in THE HOCKEY NEWS&hellip; executive members of the Soo Greyhounds and Soo Indians, in addition to many other hockey leaders attended the confab&hellip; out of it emerged the general feeling that something had to be done to improve hockey in the NOHA Southern Division but there was no unanimous opinion as to what exact channel we should take&hellip; the leaders said they would favor the pro idea provided it could be shown that payrolls would not have to be increased and that players would be more easily accessible than under the present setup&hellip; Silverman said he had the world of authoratative pro leaders that it would not be necessary to raise payrolls and that he also felt, personally, our major teams in the North would have a much easier time geeting players as professional teams&hellip; Boosts Junior Idea&hellip; Maxie, who is generally rated one of the best-informed hockey men in Canada, was very high for promoting minor hockey on the part of our senior teams should they turn pro&hellip; &ldquo;We should get out and sponsor midget and juvenile teams, then eventually sponsor junior teams,&rdquo; he said. By doing this we would develop a reservoir of talent for our own pro teams. And on top of that prevent the present pro clubs from coming into our own territory and robbing alt this fine talent from right under our noses.&rdquo; He said it was high time Northern Ontario acted as a major unit in the scheme of things and kept good junior players in the North in a sound, well-run junior league&hellip; &ldquo;Why should our bright Northern Ontario youngsters be forced to go to other centres far from home to play juniorq We should have a junior league right here in the North.&rdquo; From the many hockey leaders at the meeting there emerged the general feeling that the NOHA administration fell far short of a sound job and nearly everyone agreed a New Deal should be made&hellip;&rsquo;out of the meeting emerged the move on the part of Vic Haft, President of the Soo Greyhounds, and Roy Lynn, President of the Soo Indians, to call special meetings of their own to decide on representatives for a full-scale meeting in Sudbury in early May&hellip; Silverman said he would hold another meeting in Pembroke to talk over the professional idea with officials from North Bay and Pembroke&hellip; &ldquo;We could arrange a special meeting in Sudbury and invite all teams to be represented. And we can have men like Clarence Campbell, NHL President, and Jim Hendy, President of the Cleveland Barons, along with other pro leaders, to give us their views on these two main question on payroll and players.&rdquo; Silverman said. He was thanked by all the&rsquo;hockey leaders for making the special trip to Sault Ste. Marie to conduct a full-scale discussion on the most talked-about sports subject in Northern Ontario&mdash;Should The NOHA Southern Division Turn Professional&hellip; Maxie made the trip at my personal invitation because 1 felt it would do a great deal to clear the air among hockey leaders and lead into a full discussion among all the teams in the division&hellip; Thanks, Maxie, for a job well done!!&hellip; we seem to be on the right track and it hockey leaders move surely, but wisely, some good will come out of this campaign.</p><p><b>A TERRIBLE LOSS</b>&hellip;Northern Ontario has lost one of its greatest men&mdash;William S. Beaton who passed away in Sudbury, a city he helped grow and become one of the greatest in the country&hellip; he passed away right in the midst of senior hockey playoffs he loved so much&hellip; &ldquo;Bill&rdquo; was one of the organizers of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, a North Bay junior hockey team, the Sudbury Canoe Club, the Nipissing-Parry Sound Baseball Association and served many terms on the executive of the Northern Ontario Basketball Association&hellip; he was a great canoist, having won the singles championship in the British Empire Games&hellip; I knew &ldquo;Bill&rdquo; personally and admired him in many ways&hellip; he was a driving personality&hellip; there was no stopping him when he made up his mind&hellip; be worked much too hard for his own good&hellip; but there was always a goal in sight and he invariably reached that goal&hellip; he took a very active part in community affairs and was controller of Sudbury when he died&hellip; he had the record-breaking total of 11 years as Mayor of Sudbury&hellip; men like William S. Beaton come few and far between&hellip; his spirit will never die because in every street, in every sports arena and on every playing field, &ldquo;Bill&rdquo; Beaton will always liveu</p><p><b>LEO THE LION</b>&hellip;It&rsquo;s hats off to our good friend, Leo Troy, of North Bay&hellip; his North Bay Collegiate Trojans captured the Northern Ontario Secondary Schools crown in blazing fashion against the strong Copper Clift High School Braves&hellip; it was a fine series and both teams are to be commended&hellip; Leo showed his old-time skill in steering his young and flashy Trojans to the coveted title&hellip; NICE GOING LEO!!&rsquo;&hellip; Al Promaine thought things may be peaceful once he left the NOHA orbit&hellip; but he was attacked by fiery Teddy Hughes of Milton Chiefs in the OHA Senior &ldquo;B&rdquo; finals, according to a report we received&hellip; after Hughes got a 10-minute misconduct for arguing he allegedly charged into Prontaine, turned him around with his stick, and crashed him to the ice&hellip; it was a serious incident&hellip; A Tough Series&hellip; Espanola Kayvees picked up considerable hockey glory in Northern Ontario by defeating Tetuiscaming Royals in the NOHA Intermediate &ldquo;B&rdquo; competition&hellip; Joe Ryan&rsquo;s sizzling Royals had not lost a game until the Espanola series but they found the Kayvees a powerful team&hellip; the best-of-five series went the limit with Espanola winning the big one, 4-2&hellip; the Royals made a fine comeback but the Kayvees held firm&hellip; Jimmy Vallee was superb in goal for Espanola and was one of the key reasons why the Royals were eliminated&hellip; Stan Bednarksi was up to his old tricks, firing two goals and spearheading the attack&hellip; Congratulations To Every Member Of The Champion Espanola Kayvees&rsquo;&hellip; and while we are tossing our bouquets we must take a big one and toss it in the direction of Kirkland Lake for winning the Northern Ontario Juvenile &ldquo;A&rdquo; crown&hellip;the lads from Kirkland defeated Spanish Garnier Residential School in two games for the title&hellip; Hamilton and Casey had two goals apiece tor Kirklaud Lake.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

IN THIS ISSUE

NOHA Puck Parade

<div class="byline">By VINCE LUNNY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01269/1604806-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>HECTOR (TOE) BLAKE,</b> the successful first-year coach of the Montreal Canadians, is carried about the Montreal Forum by three of his cheering players just after the Happy Habs clinched the Stanley Cup by dropping the Detroit Red Wings, 3-1. Giving the Montreal mentor the free ride are Dickie Moore, Bernie Geoffrion and Jacques Plante.</figcaption></div><p><b>Butch Bouchard Calls It A Day After 15 Years</b></p><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>The Detroit dynasty is over. The Montreal Canadiens are the new champions of professional hockey and it would appear that their reign might be a long one.</p><p>After the Habs won the Stanley Cup, managing director Frank J. Selke said: &ldquo;We are not going to sit back and bask in the glery. Every effort will be made to improve the club next season.</p><p>&ldquo;We want our club to be the best ever to represent the city of Montreal. It is a big attraction on the road and we want to keep it that way&mdash;a team of crowd-pleasing, top-notch players who will be a credit to our organization and to the city.&rdquo;</p><p>Earlier, during the Detroit series, won by the Habs four games to one, a writer asked Selke if he considered the 195556 Canadiens as the best National Hockey League team of all-time.</p><p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t say that,&rdquo; he countered, &ldquo;until we win seven straight championships and take the Stanley Cup in eight straight games.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Long-Term Objective</b></h2><p>He was referring to the feats of the Red Wings and, apparently, the long-term objective is to at least equal them.</p><p>The Habs lost only two games in the 1956 playoffs, winning five out of six at home and three out of four on the road.</p><p>Rangers won one of the semifinal games, a stunning upset at the Forum with rookie goalie Gordie Bell in the nets, and the Wings took a decision in the final at Detroit.</p><p>Hab&rsquo;s improvement program will begin immediately with Eddie Kachur, a right winger from Shawinigan Falls already tagged to report to training camp at Verdun, Que., in September.</p><p>A 22-year-old native of Fort William. Kaehur is a hard-checking, rugged player.</p><p>&ldquo;No one will push him around,&rdquo; said Selke. He&rsquo;s a good checker. He hits hard and he won&rsquo;t get many penalties. He&rsquo;s one of the brightest prospects in the organization.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Centre Said Prospect</b></h2><p>Selke also has another minor league star in mind for promotion. He declined to name him but rumors are that he is a centre.</p><p>Only regular who will be missing from the training camp scene next fall is Butch Bouchard, who has stepped into Valhalla after 15 campaigns with the Montreal team.</p><p>Asked if he had any plans for big Butch, Selke said: &lsquo;Bouchard and I haven&rsquo;t talked things over but I have always said that there will be a place in our organization for him if he wants it.&rdquo;</p><p>Bouchard, who hadn&rsquo;t been used previously in the playoffs, got into the final game against Detroit, won by the Canadiens 3-1 at Montreal.</p><h2><b>Finished On Ice</b></h2><p>As the clock ticked off the final seconds, Coach Toe Blake flicked a towel from Bouchard&rsquo;s neck and sent him over the boards with a pat on the back so he could finish his career as an active player on the ice with a cup-winning team.</p><p>In ceremonies at centre ice he received the Stanley Cup, emblematic of the world&rsquo;s professional hockey championship, from Cooper Smeaton, a trustee.</p><p>Later in the dressing room. Bouchard hung his sweater with the big No. 3 on the back on a hook for the last time. He stepped back, looked at it with nostalgia and strode into the shower room.</p><h2><b>Strictly Team Effort</b></h2><p>Two players emerged as heroes of the series, although it was strictly a team effort that brought the cup to Montreal where it was won for the first time more than 60 years ago by the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.</p><p>The stars were Jean Beliveau and Jacques Plante. Beliveau, the key man in next season&rsquo;s plans, scored 12 playoff goals, tying the record set by Maurice Richard in nine games in 1944 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Chicago Black Hawks.</p><p>In addition to his dozen tallies, big Jean earned seven assists for a total of 19 points, just one shor.t of the record set by Gordie Howe against the Leafs and the Canadiens a year ago.</p><h2><b>The Third Rest</b></h2><p>The line of Beliveau, Bert Olmstead and Bernie Geoffrion finished up with 47 scoring points, the third best playoff mark in history.</p><p>Detroit&rsquo;s great line of Howe. Ted Lindsay and Dutch Reibel set the record of 51 last year. Back in 1944 Montreal&rsquo;s Punch Line&mdash;Toe Blake, Elmer Lach and the Rocket&mdash;amassed 48 points against the Leafs.</p><p>Blake this year became the second coach in history to win the NHL championship and the Stanley Cup in his rookie year. Jim Skinner of the Red Wings did it last year.</p><p>The victory was Canadiens&rsquo; eighth in cup competition. They won the historic silver cup for &lsquo;he first time in 1916, defeating Portland Rosebuds, champions of the Pacific Coast League, in an embattled series played at the old Westmount Arena.</p><h2><b>Seven More Victories</b></h2><p>That was prior to the formation of the NHL which came into existence a year later. Since then, under league auspices, the Habs have achieved seven more victories.</p><p>Goalie Jacques Plante had as much to do with the 1956 triumph as any other man on the team. In the last two games he yielded only one goal to the Wings&mdash;that by Alex Delvecchio their top playoff sniper with seven goals.</p><p>With Habs ahead only two games to one in the crucial series. Jake the Snake stepped onto the ice at the Olympia and blanked his rugged, hard-shooting foes 3-0. In Montreal Delvecchio&rsquo;s third player marker deprived him of another whitewash job with the score 3-0 in Montreal&rsquo;s favor.</p><h2><b>Sensational Saves</b></h2><p>Using pads, skates and stick lie came up with saves that were nothing short of sensational in those last two games.</p><p>The wiry netminder never quailed or quivered. He was particularly effective in stopping Howe and against that deadly accurate right winger he made his best saves&mdash;a total of 14 in the two games, 120 minutes of fast, furious hockey.</p><p>Earlier there were rumors that Plante would figure in a postseason deal with the Chicago Black Hawks; also rumor&rsquo;s that Gerry McNeil, now with the Royals in the Quebec Hockey League, would be traded. But Selke made it plain that both goalies would be retained by the Habs.</p><p>&ldquo;They are both top notchers.&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;and&rdquo; we are going to keep them. McNeil isn&rsquo;t for trade or sale and neither in Plante.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Honored By City</b></h2><p>Canadiens were honored by the city of Montreal, four days after the end of the season. They took part in a 30mile parade through the city, each player riding in a car bearing his sweater number and name.</p><p>It started at the Forum and finished at City Hall where the team and its executives were greeted by Mayor Jean Drapeau.</p><p>Following signing of the city&rsquo;s Golden Book, the entourage proceeded to St. Helen&rsquo;s Island, in the St. Lawrence river off Montreal, for a reception and luncheon. Each player received a ceramic lemonade set with his name baked into the clay.</p><p>Invitations to attend the celebrations were sent to Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, Premier Maurice Duplessis of Quebec, President Clarence Campbell of the National Hockey League, Cooper Smeaton, trustee of the Stanley Cup, and to executive officers of each NHL club.</p><h2><b>Happy Habs Hoist Hector</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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“Habs Will Not Stand Pat” GM Frank Selke

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DAN</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Time never stands still.</p><p>Less than 12 hours earlier the 1955-56 season had ended for the Red Wings; already they were looking ahead to 1956-57.</p><p>Back in Montreal the Canadiens and their fans still were celebrating the conquest which saw them wrest the Stanley Cup away from Detroit.</p><p>Aboard a Detroit-bound train the Wings were plotting ways and means of challenging Montreal&rsquo;s new-found supremacy.</p><p>&ldquo;We won&rsquo;t need too much&mdash;maybe another right winger and au extra left winger,&rdquo; decided Jack Adams, who still prefers to look ahead after 39 years in bigtime hockey.</p><p>Gone was most of the bitterness which had set in immediately after the defeat the night before. Earlier he had snarled about the 3-1 game which saw the Canadiens wrap up the Cup. At the age of 60, Adams still doesn&rsquo;t know how to lose gracefully.</p><p>&ldquo;Give us a break or two and we&rsquo;d be playing the sixth game in Detroit and then a seventh game in Montreal,&rdquo; he mentioned with a backward glance.</p><p>&ldquo;We did all we could but what can you expect when we have six men hurt, two of them out of the lineup altogether and four others at half strength.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Dead Game</b></h2><p>Adams sighed and then found some points which made him proud. His Detroiters were dead game to the last. They never quit. Ted Lindsay was firing hot pucks with six seconds left. Red Kelly and Bob Goldham played themselves into exhaustion.</p><p>&ldquo;I suppose someone will call us flops because we didn&rsquo;t win the league title for the eighth straight year or the Stanley Cup for the third straight year,&rdquo; he gritted.</p><p>&ldquo;Well let me tell you, I&rsquo;m proud of the team and the record this year. We finished second only to Montreal and they&rsquo;re calling this one of the greatest of Canadien clubs.</p><p>&ldquo;They have an experienced team and we had a bunch of youngsters. I guess we weren&rsquo;t so bad to give Canadiens the chase we did.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Seven Freshmen</b></h2><p>Detroit had seven freshmen in the lineup for the final gam e&mdash;Goalie Glenn Hall, Norm Ullman, John Bucyk, Larry Hillman, Al Arbour, Jerry Melnyk and Cummy Burton.</p><p>Adams ticked off these names and then added a couple of others, Billy McNeill and Billy Dea, neither of whom ever has worn a Red Wing uniform yet.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll have all those youngsters at training camp next year,&rdquo; he pointed out. &ldquo;It&rsquo;ll be a young club again, younger than this year&rsquo;s. The rookies have had a chance to look at the pitching in this league&mdash;they&rsquo;ll be more advanced by next season.</p><p>Adams plans on all the veterans returning except. Goldham, who announced his retirement two hours after the final game and was immediately offered a job in the farm system coaching the junior A team at Hamilton, Ont.</p><p>Barring any trades&mdash;Adams maintained he had none in mind for a change the Big Red roster at Sault Ste. Marie next September should be about as follows:</p><p>Centers&mdash;Alex Delvecchio. Dutch Reibel, Ullman and Melnyk.</p><p>Right wings&mdash;Gordie Howe. Bill Dineen. Metro Prystai, Murray Costello and Burton.</p><p>Left wings&mdash;Ted Lindsay, Lorne Ferguson, Marty Ba&rsquo;elicit and Bucyk.</p><p>Defense&mdash;Red Kelly, Warren Godfrey, Marcel Pronovost, Bucky Hollirigworth, Hillman and Arbour, plus Hall in the nets.</p><p>That&rsquo;s without counting McNeill, Dea and the two best new defense prospects, Gordon Strate and Frank Roggeveen.</p><p>&ldquo;With the added year of experience plus the fast that Canadiens aren&rsquo;t likely to have-another year when everything goes so right for them, we won&rsquo;t be bad at all,&rdquo; Adams summarized. He was almost humming to himself at the prospects.</p><h2><b>Eased Off</b></h2><p>It took a little prodding to get Adams to look back at the past season. He was asked what figured as the biggest mistake of the year.</p><p>&ldquo;I think maybe we eased off too much in training,&rdquo; he replied.</p><p>&ldquo;Last year we took it easy with a veteran squad and it paid off. With all the kids this year, we should have practiced more and harder.</p><p>&ldquo;The mistake-is mine, not Jimmy&rsquo;s (Coach Jimmy Skinner).</p><p>&ldquo;He did a good job coaching and he&rsquo;ll be the coach next-year as far as I&rsquo;m concerned. Jimmy&rsquo;s only fault was being too lenient at times.</p><p>&ldquo;Which probably was my mistake, too. I guess now that I&rsquo;m 60 I&rsquo;ve mellowed too much. I didn&rsquo;t bear down on him to bear down on them.</p><p>&ldquo;Well, we both can correct that next season,&rdquo; he added, fingering a pocket calendar which showed that training camp would open in exactly five months less one day.</p><h2><b>Ice Chips</b></h2><p>While the season ended for the players it didn&rsquo;t for the club officials. Adams, Skinner and Chief Scout Johnny Mitchell had plans to visit several parts of Canada and the U.S. to watch other playoffs still underway.</p><p>After a couple of banquets, the Detroit players began to disperse for the summer. Several of them left on Florida vacations before reporting for their off-season jobs.</p><p>Four veterans who have permanent homes here will be around Detroit most of the summer. Lindsay, Howe and Pavelich are partners in a local business representing parts manufacturers with the auto industry. Kelly also planned to summer here.</p><p>Those players along with Adams, Skinner, Assistant Trainer Lefty Wilson and Publicist Fred Huber will work a two-month barnstorming tour of Michigan exhibiting playoff films and representing the brewery which sponsors Detroit&rsquo;s radio and TV easts.</p><p>Less than 24 hours after the final playoff game Goalie Hall became a father for the first time. His wife gave birth to a sevenpound, nine-ounce son. When the infant is old enough to travel, they&rsquo;ll head for Humbolt, Sask., where Glenn will return to farming.</p><p>Ullman, Melnyk and Bucyk will summer in Edmonton, the first two working for the city and Bucyk as a garage mechanic. Dineen and Burton left, to join their fathers&rsquo; businesses, Dineen as a surveyor in Otawa and Burton in construction work at Sudbury.</p><p>Pronovost headed far his summer cottage at Lake St. Louise,. Que., and promotion work for a brew&rsquo;ery. Delvecchio will represent a rival brewery in Fort &lsquo;William, and Lome Ferguson a third brewery at Kingston.</p><p>Hillman will clerk in a Kirkland Lake clothing store. Holling-worth will settle in Dorval, Que. Arbour will go work in mines near Sudbury.</p><p>Prystal, Reibel and Kelly will figure out what happens nest after returning from their Florida junket.</p><p>And Goldham looked ahead to a permanent job with no more interruptions for training camp in the fall funless he takes over as Hamilton&rsquo;s coach). He already had a regular job selling construction equipment for a Toronto firm.</p><p>Melnyk is the only one with wedding plans. He will marry his home-town sweetheart, Jeannette Beaudoin. June 16 in Edmonton.</p><p>Red Kelly and skating star Andra McLaughlin have broken off their engagement and she has returned his ring&mdash;at least temporarily. They remain close friends and Andra travelled to both Detroit and Montreal to watch playoff games. The romance may resume after she completes her professional figure skating career.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Jack Adams Sees Team Improved

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0020-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0386/1606482-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01163/1606496-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="130" height="155"></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02103/1606489-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="137" height="156"></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0472/1606475-1-eng-US/f0020-042.jpg" title="f0020-04" width="1576" height="905"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DIGGIN&rsquo; DICKIE MOORE</b> of the Montreal Canadlens had a little tough luck in the action at top. He had beaten Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; netminder Glenn Hall on this play but his shot (circle) hit the goal post and bounced back into play. That&rsquo;s Marcel Pronovost rushing in a little too late to check the Hab forward. In the action below, Henri (Pocket Rocket) Richard attempts to get at a loose puck as he&rsquo;s checked by Marty (Sabu) Pavelt&rsquo;ch of the Wings. Henri&rsquo;s brother, Maurice, watches the action at left while Red Kelly looks on from the background. <span class="photo-credit">(Top Photo by Donati&mdash;Bottom Photo by Kilpatrick)</span></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Camera Catches Stanley Cup Action

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01190/1606527-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>SEASON&rsquo;S STANDOUTS&hellip; &hellip;by John Collins</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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TOP PERFORMERS FOR 1955-56

<div class="byline">By KEN McKENZIE</div><p>MONTREAT, Que.&mdash;</p><p>The 1955-56 TOP AWARDS winners as selected by THE HOCKEY NEWS are Outstanding Player: Jean Beliveau; Outstanding Coach: I&rsquo;hil Watson: and Ouistanding Executive: Rudy Pilous.</p><p>In the opinion of THE HOCKEY NEWS these three hockey personalities made the biggest contribution to the World&rsquo;s Greatest International Winter Sport during tile past season. Many players, coaches and executives played major roles last season an <i>I</i> many were successful but none topped the performances of Beliveau. Watson and Pilous.</p><p>Rudy Pilous earned the Award as the Top Executive for 1955-56 through his brilliant work with the St. Catharines Tee Pees, ihree-time champions of the&rsquo;Ontario Hockey Association Junior A League. Pilous operates as vicepresident, manager and coach the Tee Pees. He is a veritable oneman gang. He scouts, the players, signs them to contracts, coaches them, and guides them throughout their development period. Besides making good hockey players for the professional leagues. Pilous also plays a large hand in developing belter citizens.</p><p>The former Winnipegger who never played in any recognized professional league has had a phnomenal record as a junior hockey executive. In the six seasons he has guided the destinies of the St. Catharines Juniors, the club has won one Canadian championship and three OHA titles. The Tee Pees won the OHA crown for the third straight time this season. No other junior squad has ever been able to match ths retold.</p><h2><b>Stars Tixlny</b></h2><p>In 1954 St. Kitts ran riniTtishod over everything in sight as they went on to capture the Memorial (&lsquo;tip for the first time in history. Pilous has coached and developed tor professional consumption such exSt. Catharines Jrs. as Hank Ciesla. Brian and Barry Cullen, Pierre Pilote. Frank Martin, Bom Simmons, lan Cushenan, Hugh Harlow, Buddy Boone, Jerry Foley, Wayne Brown, Doug McMurdy and Stan Warecki.</p><p>This is the firs! year that THIS HOCKEY NEWS has selected the Outstanding Executive outside of pro ranks. Previous winners were Jim Hendy, Jack Adams, Kenny MacKenzie, Frank Selke, Al Leader and Kenn\ Iteardon, who won it last year. St. Catharines are now sponsored by the Chicago Black Hawks and will undoubtedly benefit greatly as a result of this in the years to come, but up until this agreement came about Pilous was on his own. The Hawks expect big things from Pilous in the seasons to come and one of the reasons that they were anxious to sponsor the team was because such a worthy as Pilous Was in charge.</p><h2><b>Famous Raconteur</b></h2><p>Greatly in demand as an after-dinner speaker. Rudy is easily the best story-teller amonghockey people. His dialect stories are famous wherever hockey men gather. Affable Rudy is suiek io hand out praise to the man who bankrolls the Tee Pees, George Stauffer. &ldquo;Mr. Stauffer and the entire Thompson Products organization have given us ail the cooperation and help that anyone could ask. It. has been a wonderful association and I&rsquo;m sure that there are no finer hockey organizations in the country,&rdquo; Pilous volunteered.</p><p>The toughest chore in making the &ldquo;Oscar&rdquo; selection for 1955-56 was in naming the Top Coach* Several men had outstanding years coaching. Toe Blake did a great job with Canadiens. Johnny Crawford piloted the Providence Reds to the Calder Cup in his first year with the club. Murph Chamberlain took over a so-so Chatham team and led them to the Allan Cup finals. But the man that started with the least and ended up with the most has to be the one and only Phillipe Henri Watson, fast-tai king and fast-thinking coach of the New York Rangers.</p><p>When Watson took over the coaching reins of the Rangers last summer, many figured the job was too big for him. They figured that fiery Phil wouldn&rsquo;t last a year. Not only did they believe he lacked the coaching savvy to stay in the NHL but they also figured that his players wouldn&rsquo;t make it out of the cellar. Fifteen of Hie is selectors that were asked by THE HOCKEY NEWS to call the order of finish at the start of the 1955-56 season picked the Rangers for last place. They were the closest thing to being a last-place team as it&rsquo;s possible for a team to be.</p><h2><b>Didn&rsquo;t Fool</b></h2><p>However, that was before the season started and before loquacious Phil got in the saddle. Watson din&rsquo;t fool. He was all business. He drove his players hard&hellip; much harder I han a Ranger team had ever been driven before. Blit it got results. The players looked up to his flamboyant leadership. They respected their new coach who worked so kard and tried so many new innovations to try and bring the Rangers back to t.heir one-time National League glory.</p><p>With almost exactly the same players that, finished in filth place in 1954-55 with 52 points. Watson coached the Rangers in 1955-56 to third place with a total of 74 points. The team was in second place most of the season and were just nosed out of second by Detroit on the final night. The Red Wings ended the season with 76 points.</p><h2><b>Set Club Records</b></h2><p>The Rangers set all-time club records for most points in a season and most wins in a season. The most points were 74 while the most wins were 32. Not only did the Rangers do well in the team standings but they also fared well at the Box Office. New York improved their attendance by close to 50 percent at Madison Square Garden.</p><p>Everyone knew the Ranger players weren&rsquo;t the best in the loop. At first they started to asl: what was keeping the team up there-. After a short time it became obvious what was keeping them up there. It was the team&rsquo;s rookie coach, Phil-Watson, onetime great player with the Broadway Blue Shirts, now a great coach with the team in which he starred for so long as a player.</p><p>The easiest task in making the selections for 1955-56 was in the naming of the Outstanding Played. It was impossible to pick anyone else but Mr. Wonderful himself&hellip; Jean Beliveau. The tall handsome center of the Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadiens did more things and did them better than any player in the game during 1955-56.</p><h2><b>Won Scoring Crown</b></h2><p>He&rsquo; won the NHL scoring crown during the regular season. He topped the scorers during the Stanley (Tip playoffs. He was the only unanimntous choice on the 1955-56 NHL All-Star team. There wasn&rsquo;t a thing that Beliveau didn&rsquo;t stand out in this season. He was three goals short of tying Maurice Richard&rsquo;s record of 59 in a season.</p><p>Besides his numerous accomplishments in the record books, Beliveau did the greatest job in a publicity-sense that anyone in the sport has ever done. He was featured in more big United States publications than anyone else. His amazing story was told and retold in almost every popular magazine or newspaper published today. It was also told countless times on radio and television. Hockey owes a great deal to tiie giant (6&rsquo;3&rdquo;, 205 lbs.) French Canadian.</p><h2><b>All-Star Centre</b></h2><p>Beliveau has just finished his third season with Montreal. It was his second as AllStar center. Also the second in which he was one of the foremost scorers in the circuit. Rated by many as the finest allaround hockey player to ever lace up a skate, Beliveau has one of the game&rsquo;s greatest futures ahead of him.</p><p>Not only is he great on the ice&hellip; he. is equally great off it. He possesses that rare quality which Arthur Godfrey calls &ldquo;humility&rdquo;. The more publicity Jean receives tiie more modest he becomes. He&rsquo;s a champion in every way and THE HOCKEY &lsquo;NEWS is extremely proud to be able to convey the honor of Top Player for 1955-56 upon him.</p><p>The Award Winners of 1955-56, Jean Beliveau, Phil Watson and Rudy Pilons, will receive handsome scrolls from THE HOCKEY NEWS at an early date uext season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Pilous, Watson Beliveau Win HN “Oscars”

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01270/1604720-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DICKIE MOORE,</b> star left winger with the Canadiens, camps en Glenn Hall&rsquo;s doorstep as he attempts to get at the puck (circle) in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Hall managed to grab the elusive disc and Bob Goldham of the Wings, right, came in to clear.</figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Diggin’ Dick On Doorstep

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>TOE BLAKE, MONTREAL COACH: &ldquo;I am very proud of my players, especially in the playoffs. But at the same time I want to pay tribute to the Detroit Red Wings. They battled all the way. It was just that we were a little better and we got all the breaks too. This was my great ambition.&rdquo;</p><p><b>JEAN BELIVEAU, MONTREAL CENTRE: &ldquo;From the first time I held a hockey stick my great ambition was to play on a Stanley Cup team. I am very happy that it came with the Canadiens and I hope that I can play with them on a few more Stanley Cup teams.&rdquo;</b></p><p>BUTCH BOUCHARD, MONTREAL CAPTAIN: &lsquo;This is a great moment for me. I am really happy that the Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup in this, my fifteenth and last season in the NHL.&rdquo;</p><p><b>DOUG HARVEY, MONTREAL DEFENSEMAN: &ldquo;No, I didn&rsquo;t, shake hands with the Red Wings. The way I figure it, I didn&rsquo;t shake bands after the last two series that we lost so I don&rsquo;t see why I should when we win.&rdquo;</b></p><p>JIM SKINNER, DETROIT COACH: &ldquo;I am proud of my players. We have a lot of young players on our club and I think they: did as well as could be expected of them. Glenn Hall wasn&rsquo;t to blame for our loss. Terry Sawchuk wouldn&rsquo;t have done any better.&rdquo;</p><p><b>JEAN DRAPEAU, MONTREAL MAYOR: &ldquo;I have never seen such a terrific series. I&rsquo;he Canadiens played to win and as though they knew they could win.&rdquo;</b></p><p>DICKIE MOORE, MONTREAL LEFT WING: &ldquo;All the boys played well. They&rsquo;re so happy now that you&rsquo;ll have trouble talking to them.&rdquo;</p><p><b>FLOYD CURRY, MONTREAL RIGHT WING: &ldquo;Jacques Plante came through with two big games, especially the last one in Detroit. He broke their hacks with those big saves.&rdquo;</b></p><p>JACK ADAMS, DETROIT MANAGER: &ldquo;I still don&rsquo;t think they&rsquo;re a super team. Look at our 1951-52 club which won the NHL championship with 101 points and then took the Stanley Cup in eight straight games.&rdquo;</p><p><b>KING CLANCY, TORONTO COACH: &ldquo;That Beliveau! One of the greatest I&rsquo;ve ever seen. He does everything well.&rdquo;</b></p><p>FRANK J. SELKE, MONTREAL MANAGING DIRECTOR: &ldquo;I wish to congratulate Toe Blake and every one of our players for a truly magnificent performance in the playoffs. I see no reason why the Canadiens shouldn&rsquo;t remain an NHL power for at least another ten years.&rdquo;</p><p><b>MAURICE (ROCKET) RICHARD, MONTREAL LEFT WING: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think 1 was ever so nervous on the day of a playoff game. I had butterflies in my stomach all day. I guess I sorta had a feeling that this was it.&rdquo;</b></p><p>COOPER SMEATON, STANLEY CUP TRUSTEE: &ldquo;Congratulations to Toe Blake and the Canadiens for adding the Stanley Cup to their NHL championship.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Notes ‘N’ Quotes

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>he Spring of 1924 when Montreal Canadiens defeated two different teams from the West in their march to the Stanley Cup. Canadiens defeated both Calgary and Vancouver in separate series and both series were played in Eastern Canada.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02254/1604775-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="972" height="368"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Do you remember?…

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02224/1604837-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="601" height="562"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>a</span>&mdash;In the spring of 1919 the Montreal Canadiens travelled to Seattle to meet Seattle, FCHL champions. After five games had been played&mdash;teams were tied at 2 wins each and 1 tie&mdash;the series was called off by the local Department of Health because of the influenza epidemic and the death from influenza of Joe Hall.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Stanley Cup Champions

<p>CLEVELAND, Ohio.&mdash;</p><p>Providence Reds, American Hockey League champions, added the coveted Calder Cup to their regular season triumphs as they defeated the Cleveland Barons four games to none in the best-of-seven final round.</p><p>Previously the Reds had knocked off the Buffalo Bisons and the Barons the Pittsburgh Hornets to gain berths in the finals.</p><p>This was the fourth time in the history of the AHL that the Providence club has skated away with the playoff crown. They first won the Cup in 1937-38 and also had victories in the 1939-40 and 1948-49 seasons. This was also the fourth time that the Reds have made the &ldquo;clean sweep&rdquo;, that is ending up atop the standings at the end of the regular schedule and adding the playoff crown in the same season.</p><p>It was diminutive Camille Henry, the sprightly little ex-Rookie-of-the-Year in the National Hockey League, who showed the way in the wrap-up game, scoring four goals and assisting on another. The other Providence markers were scored by Jim (Rocky) Bartlett and Zellio Toppazzini. The Reds won it 6-3.</p><p>A shattered Cleveland squad, with four regulars out, held the Reds at bay in a scoreless first period and took a 1-0 lead on Fred Glover&rsquo;s goal early in the second period. Then a penalty on Joe Lund of the Barons opened the game, Bartlett and Toppazzini scoring two goals only 39 second apart.</p><p>Henry had batted down two more Providence scores before the second period ended 4 to 1.</p><p>Henry bagged another early in the last period. Then Cleveland staged a rally for two goals, by Joe Lund and Ike Hildebrand, to cut the Reds&rsquo; lead to 5-3.</p><p>Two penalties in the closing minutes killed Cleveland&rsquo;s surge, and Henry downed his fourth goal at 18.19.</p><p>Toppazzini, with a goal and two assists, tied the Calder Cup record for points, with seven goals and 11 assists for 18 point in nine games. Henry had ten goals and five assists for 15 points.</p><h2><b>Prolific</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07103/1604934-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="317" height="377"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CAMILLE HENRY</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Providence Reds Add Calder Cup To American Hockey League Title

<div class="byline">BY KEN McKENZIE</div><p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><p><b>Founded October 1st 1947</b></p><p><b>Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.</b></p><p><b>1434 Ste. Catherine Street West</b></p><p><b>Montreal 25, Que.</b></p><p><b>Yearly Subscription Rates: $300 in Canada and the British Empire: $4.00 in the U.S.A, and Foreign Countries.</b></p><p>Entered as second-class matter. October 3, 1953, at the Pest Office at Rouses Point, N.Y., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879</p><p>Authorized as second-class mail. Poet Office Department, Ottawa</p><p>Printed in Canada.</p><p><b>VOL. 9 MONTREAL, APRIL 21. 1954 No. 30</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01337/1604903-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="246" height="238"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02302/1604896-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="329" height="77"></div><p>ONE OF THE LONGEST and most heart-warming parades in history took place last Saturday when the victorious Montreal Canadiens, 1956 Stanley Cup champions, wended their way through the streets of Montreal in a well-organized motorcade that lasted for six hours and 20 minutes and stretched slightly more than 30 miles in length&hellip; The Montreal players were besieged for autographs by the worshipping public. Youngsters of all ages jammed the streets and grabbed the players&rsquo;as they passed by. The players were busy signing autographs most of the way. Several had buttons torn from their coats by the hero-worshipping Montreal public&hellip; Each player appeared in an open auto with his name and sweater number on the side of the car&hellip; It was a splendid show and one that Montrealers will not forget for a long time&hellip; Cons. Charles Mayer, veteran sports editor of the Le Petit Journal, was the originator of this parade and full credit for its success should go to him&hellip; The City of Montreal tendered an excellent banquet for the players and their wives plus Montreal press and radio personnel and civic dignitaries at St. Helen&rsquo;s Island following the parade&hellip; Toastmaster was Mayor Jean Drapeau and His Worship proved himself an able master of ceremonies&hellip; The City of Montreal also invited to the banquet all of the former Canadien players of yesteryear who are currently living in the area&hellip; Included in this array ef exCanadien greats were Joe Malone. Jack McDonald, Newsy LaleBdc. Wildor Larochelle, Armand Mondou, Jack McGill, Jean Pusie, Ray Getliffe, Buddy O&rsquo;Connor, Claude Bourque, Marty Barry. Odie and Sprague Cleghorn. Rod Lorrain, Georges and Sylvio Mantha and many others&hellip; It was a wonderful affair and the City of Montreal did itself proud&hellip; It was also a fitting break-up dinner for a very successful season for Canadiens&hellip; Many of the players left for Florida and a few weeks vacation the day following the parade and banquet.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03227/1604889-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="170" height="243"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Phil Wotson</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04174/1604882-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="148" height="245"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tommy Ivon</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05152/1604875-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="160" height="245"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Thomson</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06124/1604868-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="156" height="234"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Al Rollins</b></figcaption></div><p>HOWIE MEEKER&rsquo;S appointment as coach of Toronto surprised very few people. It was rumored quite widely last season that Howie would be the next coach of the Leafs and the appointment would come through soon&hellip; Meeker should make an excellent leader of the Leafs. He has been an outstanding success in everything that he&rsquo;s been connected with in his youthful career and he has been well groomed in the coaching profession by that old mastermind himself. Hap Day&hellip; Phil Watson the Coach of the Year, dropped 18 pounds during his first season as mentor of the N.Y. Rangers. Someone asked him recently if he was developing a coach&rsquo;s ulcer&hellip; &ldquo;Not me, replied the Blues&rsquo; Boss&hellip; &ldquo;I shoot off my mouth.&rdquo;&hellip; Toronto&rsquo;s veteran defenseman, Jimmy Thomson, is undecided on whether to play next season&hellip; Probably the wealthiest player in the game, Thomson said: &ldquo;When von feel you&rsquo;re playing well, you&rsquo;d like to go on until you&rsquo;re 50&rdquo;&hellip; Thomson just bought himself a new Cadillac sedan in the Leaf colors of blue and white&hellip; The Leafs may alternate Harry Lumley and Ed Chadwick in the nets next season. The two-goalie platoon worked out successfully for the Leafs in the past. One time they used Benny Grant and Lome Chabot as a tandem and in 1951 they won the Stanley Cup alternating Turk Broda and Al Rollins&hellip; Talking about Rollins. He is a cinch to be back as goalie with the Black Hawks next season&hellip; Coach Dick Irvin and Manager Ivan thought his play was tops after he returned from Buffalo&hellip; The Boston Bruins&rsquo; players making the barnstorming tour of the Maritimes are reported to be doing very well financially. They&rsquo;ve played to sell-out crowds in most cities on their trip&hellip; George Armstrong will build a new home in Sudbury ibis summer. He also plans to play a little baseball.</p><p>SEVERAL MEMBERS of the New York Rangers will report to the hospital for repairs this summer&hellip; Among them will be Lome Worsley, Andy Batgate, Jack Evans, Lou Fontinato, Harry Howell and Bill Gadsby&hellip; Bathgate, like Worsley, has a trick knee&hellip; Gadsby&rsquo;s shoulder isn&rsquo;t aliened perfectly; Howell needs work on his jawbone and Fontinato and Evans are nose patients&hellip; Johnny Crawford did a fine job coaching Providence Reds to the Calder Cup this season. The Reds had their most successful season in history and Owner Lou Pieri took in more dough at the Box Office than ever before&hellip; Bill Butcher has sold the Windsor franchise in the OHA Senior League. He still owns the Windsor Arena but sold the club&hellip; Murph Chamberlain, who quit Windsor last summer to go to Chatham after the 1955-56 season started at about one-quarter the money he could have made at Windsor, has come through again with the old Chamberlain Magic&hellip; No one gave his Chatham Maroons much of a chance to go anywhere this year and now they are on their way West to play Vernon for the Allan Cup&hellip; Ott Heller started the season as coach of Chatham but replaced by Chamberlain&hellip; Do you realize that no other &lsquo;NHL club but Detroit, Toronto or Canadiens have won the Stanley Cup since 1941? That was the year Boston Bruins captured hockey&rsquo;s most prized possession&hellip; Since that time the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins have been on the outside looking in&hellip; Rangers won the Cup last in 1940 and Chicago won it last in 1938&hellip; During that 15-year period, the Maple Leafs have won it six times, the Red Wings have won it five times and Canadiens have carried it off on tour occasion.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01290/1604979-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02262/1604972-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="1616" height="800"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03203/1604965-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="954" height="628"></div><h2><b>Canucks Cut Capers</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>J</span>OY REIGNED supreme at the Montreal Forum following Montreal Canadiens 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings which gave them the coveted Stanley Cup in five games. On the ice and In the dressing room afterwards the Habs rejoiced. Mayor Jean Drapeau visited with the champs following the game and is shown at top left drinking a toast with Jacques Plante, the Hab goaler, who was sensational in the wrap-up. At centre Maurice (Rocket) Richard prepares to down a champagne toast while at right Captain Butch Bouchard poses with the cup and a sign proclaiming the Montrealers &ldquo;World&rsquo;s Champs&rsquo;. In the middle row, left, Coach Toe Blake sips from the historic silverware as Toronto assistant general manager King Clancy and Forum publicist Camille Desroches look on. Jean Beliveau, another standout for the Canadiens in the series, pours bubble juice into the precious pewter at right. Below, left, the Hab players shoulder Coach Toe Blake as he feels the Cup to make sure it&rsquo;s really there. Left to right are Gaston Bettez, assistant trainer of the club, Maurice Richard, Jean-Guy Talbot, Donnie Marshall, Butch Bouchard and Bernitt Geoffrion.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Canadiens Celebrate In Championship Fashion

<div class="byline">by Dink Carroll</div><h2><b>The Canadiens Take Over</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>efore the hockey equipment Is packed away in the trunk, there is probably time to observe that one dynasty has come to an end and another has begun.</p><p>The Canadiens have taken over from the Detroit Red Wings. The latter, who dominated the National Hockey League tor seven seasons, will have to do some strengthening if they hope to keep up with the Habitants next year. So will all the other clubs.</p><p>The Red Wings have some good young players in fellows like Glenn Hall, Norm Ullman, Johnny Bucyk, Larry Hillman and Jerry Melnyk, but they don&rsquo;t appear to have many in their farm system. On the other hand, the champion Canadiens are really loaded. They have youngsters on their affiliated clubs who could probably step into the N.H.L. tomorrow&rsquo;and stay.</p><p>Jimmy Skinner, coach of the Red Wings, seemed rather discouraged when speaking about the Canadiens organization a month or so ago.</p><p>&ldquo;How much does it cost them to run their hockey operations?&rdquo; be asked.</p><p>He was iold that the cost of operating the Canadiens and their farm clubs came to approjfimately $300,000 a year.</p><p>&ldquo;We just haven&rsquo;t got that kind of money,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>Yet the Red Wings confess that they operate on the trial and error system. This was learned when Johnny Mitchell, their chief scout, was asked how they manage/! to come up with one good goalkeeper after another,</p><p>&ldquo;We look at a lot of them,&rdquo; he replied.</p><p>The inference is that, the more of them you have to look at, the more likely you are to get a good one. If that goes for goal-keepers, it goes for forwards and defensemen as well. But a club needs an extensive farm system to put that theory into practice.</p><h2><b>Butch Hangs Up His Skates</b></h2><p>A couple of this year&rsquo;s fine Canadian team have come to the end of the string. Butch Bouchard has announced his retirement and it&rsquo;s doubtful if Ken (Big Moe) Mosdell will attempt to play another season. Butch didn&rsquo;t play at all in the last half of the season and Big Moe was used only in spots. Both have given the club wonderful service over the years.</p><p>How many more years can the amazing Rocket Richard play? None can say for sure because the Rocket is no ordinary athlete. When he first broke into the league 14 years ago he didn&rsquo;t look as if he was going to be around very long. He looked a little brittle for his headlong style of play, suffering broken bones and other injuries.</p><p>But he got better and better as the years went by. This season, although 34 years of age, he showed no signs of slowing up, as his 38 goals over the regular schedule attest. He could score half that many and still be an asset to the team. He should be good for several more seasons.</p><p>The only other Habitants who might be considered veterans are Doug Harvey, Floyd Curry and Bert Olmstead. Doug was 31 last September, Floyd will be 31 next August and Bert will be 30 next September. All of them still have a number of good seasons ahead of them.</p><p>The rest of the Canadiens are comparative youngsters, a fact that Lew Walter, one of the Detroit hockey writers, was commenting on after last Tuesday&rsquo;s game here.</p><p>&ldquo;That Beliveau is only 24,&rdquo; he said glumly. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s going to be a scourge for another 10 years.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Who&rsquo;s Going To Challenge?</b></h2><p>Some weeks ago Foster Hewitt, the &ldquo;Voice of Maple Leaf Gardens,&rdquo; was &lsquo;discussing the probable outcome of the playoffs, which were to start several days later.</p><p>&ldquo;The Canadiens will win,&rdquo; he prophesied. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ll win because they&rsquo;ve got more genuine National Leaguers on their team than any of the other clubs.&rdquo;</p><p>They won the league championship by 24 points, which Is the equivalent of 12 games, and then went on to win the Stanley Cup in only 10 games. There is no doubt about their superiority.</p><p>Who&rsquo;s going to challenge them in the next few years?</p><p>It may be the Toronto Maple Leafs, an up-and-coming club with a lot of youngsters on their roster. Freshmen like Dick Duff. Billy Harris, Marc Resume and others were good this season and they&rsquo;ll be better a year from now. They have soured on Harry Lumley and they may encounter goalkeeper trouble, but the Toronto hotkey writers who were here for the final series say that the club&rsquo;s brass have the utmost confidence in Ed Chadwick, who shoved to such good advantage when Lumley was out of several games with an injury.</p><p>The New York Rangers? They&rsquo;re a difficult team to appraise. Coach Phil Watson got a lot of mileage out of them this season, but Manager Muzz Patrick says there are at least three holes on the club, that need plugging. The Rangers have been rebuilding their farm system, but it&rsquo;s doubtful if they can reach info it for the players they need.</p><p>The Boston Bruins are a belter club than their record shows. They were hit harder by injuries than any of the other teams, which is something that isn&rsquo;t likely to happen again next year. In the last few weeks of the regular schedule they were the hottest team in the league. If they&rsquo;d made a playoff spot, they might have been hard to handle.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

playing the field

<p>TORONTO. Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Howie Meeker, ex-National Hockey League star and former Member of Parliament, is the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs.</p><p>The&rsquo; 32-year-old pilot of the Leafs&rsquo; Pittsburgh farm club for the last two seasons was appointed after a 40-minute session with Conn Smythe, president of Maple Leaf Gardens.</p><p>He will be the youngest coach in the history of the Maple Leafs.</p><p>Meeker, a native of Kitchener. Ontario, succeeds Frank (King) Clancy, 53, the Leaf mentor for the last three seasons. Clancy was promoted to the post of assistant to the General Manager recently after Toronto was eliminated from the Stanley Cup semifinals in five games by the Detroit Red Wings.</p><p>&ldquo;I have a one-year contract and that&rsquo;s just the way I want it,&rdquo; said the crew-cut Meeker. &ldquo;If I can&rsquo;t make good in one season, then I don&rsquo;t belong in the NHL.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Brilliant Career</b></h2><p>Despite his apparent modesty, the stocky 165-pounder already has a brilliant NHL playing career behind him. In his first season with Maple Leafs in 1946 he scored 27 goals and won the Calder Trophy as the league&rsquo;s outstanding rookie.</p><p>He also served a term as a Progressive Conservative member of Parliament when elected in a by-election in Waterloo-South. He did not run in the 1953 general election.</p><p>The new coach said he&rsquo;ll welcome advice from more experienced officials but &ldquo;I intend to make my own decisions during a hockey game.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I know how to run a team and I know how to get the best out of my men.&rdquo;</p><p>Smythe, commenting on the appointment, said: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy with the way things turned out. I think we now have a powerful setup.</p><h2><b>Powerful Setup</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Meeker has the fight, Day the knowledge of inside hockey and Clancy will keep the boys happy.&rdquo;</p><p>Meeker graduated to the Maple Leafs from Stratford Indians of the Ontario Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; Hockey League during the 1945-46 season. Throughout his playing career he was hampered by injuries but in six complete seasons scored 81 goals and 95 assists.</p><p>He retired from the Leafs in 1953 after playing on four Stanley Cup winning teams. Before going to Pittsburgh in 1954-55 he piloted Stratford to the OHA senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; finals.</p><h2><b>Won Title</b></h2><p>In his first season with Pittsburgh the team won the league title and the Calder Cup. This year the team was second but lost to Cleveland in the semi-finals.</p><p>He served with five Canadian Army during the Second World War and Was injured when a hand grenade went off between his legs. He still carries several pieces of lead in his left leg which is numb at the ankle.</p><h2><b>Former MP</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01361/1605034-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="629" height="847"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>HOWIE MEEKER</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Meeker Signs One-Year Contract To Coach Toronto Maple Leafs

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.</p><p>Andy Bathgate, who is far from the bombastic type, has issued an ultimatum to his Ranger teammates and, for that matter, the rest of the NHL.</p><p>The high-scoring Ranger forward dares anybody to catch as many fish as lie can in his lake adjoining the Bathgate motel, in Clinton. British Columbia. According to Andy, it&rsquo;s an impossibility and he&rsquo;ll bet a dozen number six lie hockey sticks that he&rsquo;s right. That&rsquo;s how sure he is.</p><p>Of coarse, all of the Ranger players have been hearing Andy chirp about the fishing in British Columbia for months. Few believe him. After all, who ever heard of catching a fish every time you drop a line. That&rsquo;s what Andy Claims.</p><p>Andy did convince Dean Prentice of the rod and reel possibilities in B.C. and Deauo and June Prentice are going west to see if it&rsquo;s all for real.</p><p>As for the other Rangers, they&rsquo;re spending the off-season either with a hammer and nail, ball a bat or golf club.</p><p>One of the eligible bachelors, Ron Murphy, will tie the knot with Carol Gorrie of Hamilton. Carol is Harry Howell&rsquo;s sister-in-law.</p><p>Bill Gadsby runs a golf range in Edmonton with Clarence Moher, the Detroit scout and is back on a diet of steak, steak&hellip; and more steak.</p><h2><b>Nose Repaired</b></h2><p>Before departing for hometown Guelph. Lou Fontinato had his nose repaired in St. Clare&rsquo;s&rsquo; Hospital. He intends to keep in condition doing heavy factory work and jousting with his two brothers-in-law who are both 6-4. 220 pounders. Louie Insists that marriage is not on his agenda. (That&rsquo;s what they all say. Ed&rsquo;s note.)</p><p>The playoff star&mdash;from a New York point of view&mdash;Guv Gendron. enjoyed a weekend at the famous Grossingers Hotel in the Catskill Mountains along with teammate Dave Creighton. They put on a hockey exhibition at the hotel&rsquo;s artificial ice rink. The two made such a big hit that they&rsquo;ve been invited back next season.</p><p>Rawboned Jack Evans has returned io Calgary with his wife Marge. &ldquo;Tex&rdquo; is putting the finishing touches on his new home and expects to help his brother in the trucking business.</p><h2><b>Outstanding Player</b></h2><p>Once Lome Worsley lias his gimpy knee repaired the Gumper expects to resume his soccer activities with the Vickers eleven of Montreal. Gump is an outstanding center forward. He also works in the electrical department of the Vickers shipyard.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to take it easy and play with my year old daughter Cheryl,&rdquo; says Harry Howell, Ranger captain. Harry lives in Hamilton and will try golf for relaxation.</p><p>Two of the better ballplayers in the NHL are Bronco Horvath and Larry Popein who are also better - than - fair centericemen. Bronco will pitch for the semi-pro team in Welland, Ont. when he&rsquo;s not helping his dad run live grocery store in Port Colborne.</p><h2><b>Starry Outfielder</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Pope&rdquo; is a starry centerfielder for a semi-pro club in Vancouver. He also expects to work in a brewery and spend some time at the beautiful British Columbia beaches.</p><p>Winner of the Macbeth Trophy as the outstanding Ranger in the playoffs, Andy Hebenton is considering opening up a gas station in Victoria, B.C. where lie lives with his wife Gail and two children, Clayton, two, and Teresa, three months. Andy also is returning to his second love, potatoes, with more gusto than ever before.</p><p>Wally and Ruth Hergasheimer have returned to Winnipeg. The Ivan Irwins to Toronto. Ivan is in the real estate business. Skin diving is his off-season hobby.</p><h2><b>Sold Hebenton</b></h2><p>Danny and Donna Lewicki and the two little Lewickis have returned to Toronto. Danny is selling automobiles. One of his first sales was to Hebenton who bought the ear its Toronto and drove it cross-country to British Columbia.</p><p>Trainer Frank Paice who lives in New York all year round with Mrs. Paice and the family, is hoping to get a job at a local baseball park! For the past few years the Paicer has worked at tike race tracks but he has found it a costly job. (Those darn betting windows, you know).</p><p>As soon as they finish touring the minor league and junior camps, the brains behind the icemen Muzz Patrick and Phil Watson will huddle on future deals. Phil is also trying to find ways and means of putting on the 17 pounds he lost during the season.</p><h2><b>A Driving Force</b></h2><p>Ranger prexy, General John Reed Kilpatrick, hopes he&rsquo;s on another winning team now. The General is a driving force in the Citizens for Eisenhower Committee. In short, he wants Ike to win.</p><p>Last but not least is Herbie Goren, the Blues tub thumper and maitre d&rsquo; press box. who figures he needs about 150 days of complete rest to recover from&rsquo;the strain of rooting the Rangers into third place.</p><p>It wasn&rsquo;t easy.</p><h2><b>Fisherman</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02279/1605065-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="310" height="306"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ANDY BATHGATE</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Handy Andy Challenges Teammates

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01312/1605096-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>THIS IS THE GOAL</b> with which big Jean Beliveau of the Montreal Canadiens (left) tied the record for goals in Stanley Cup playoffs. Beliveau scored this one, his twelfth of the post-season series, after taking a goalmouth pass from Floyd Curry (not shown) and beating goaler Glenn Hall with a quick flip. Gordie Howe of the Red Wings (9) is shown on the ice after having fallen in an attempt to check Curry. The latter, however, whirled away from the Red Wing ace and fired a perfect pass to the waiting Beliveau. The record was originally set by Big Jean&rsquo;s teammate, Maurice (Rocket) Richard in nine games. It took Beliveau fen to equal the mark. He missed scoring in only one game of the semi-finals and finals. <span class="photo-credit">(—Photo by Lausanne Studio)</span></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Le Gros Bill Equals A Record

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03213/1605141-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="298" height="158"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>N HOCKEY, the top players travel about 3 miles per game at an average speed of approximately 9 m.p.h. In bursts they reach speeds of 26 to 27 m.p.h. Goalkeepers need top reflexes since hard shooters propel the puck at between 110 and 120 m.p.h Most goals are scored on low shots propelled at about 15 to 20 feet from the goal.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04164/1605134-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="308" height="203"></div><p>Here&rsquo;s a Sports College tip for athletes that applies to everyone. Not long ago we ran a series of tests and found that rotary action Philtshave gives smooth, clean skin-line shaves. Even skin made tender by perspiration is not irritated by the rotary action. We&rsquo;ve tested and we recommend Philishave, the unique rotary action electric shaver, for close, comfortable shaves.</p><p>Sincerely,</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05113/1605127-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="298" height="123"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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know the score on sport!

<div class="byline">By MARSHALL DANN</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Bob Goldham, the &ldquo;old pro&rdquo; of the Red Wings, remained an amateur at heart until the end.</p><p>&ldquo;It just wasn&rsquo;t fun anymore and I don&rsquo;t want to stay around on a pension basis just to pick up a check,&rdquo; Goldham explained as he talked over his decision to retire from active hockey.</p><p>After a National League career than started in 1941, 33-year-old Goldham called it quits after Detroit&rsquo;s final playoff game with Montreal.</p><p>He was still using his head when he left the ice the last time. There was about a minute and a half to go and Bob was so tired his knees actually were wobbling. Then he got the puck and gave it a little flip over the boards into the crowd. With play stopped he got off but it looked like he&rsquo;d have to crawl to make it.</p><p>Two hours later Goldham stepped into General Manager Jack Adams&rsquo; private compartment on the train and broke the news. Out of that long huddle came Adams&rsquo; offer for Bob to take over as coach of the Hamilton club in the Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s the kind of man I want in the organization and the kind I want to coach kids,&rdquo; Adams said.</p><p>Bob wants to think it over. He has a permanent job with a construction equipment firm in Toronto and also has been looking forward to spending more time with his three youngsters.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll make up my mind in a couple of weeks,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>About his decision to retire Goldham added another note,</p><h2><b>Could Go&mdash;Maybe</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Maybe I could go another year, maybe I couldn&rsquo;t,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But I didn&rsquo;t want to be around when I couldn&rsquo;t handle the job full time.</p><p>&ldquo;I want my friends to remember me as a hockey player, not a washed-up hockey player.&rdquo;</p><p>The next night the club threw a party for players, officials, press and all the wives. Goldham was the honor guest.</p><p>The party fit the man for it was big-time all the way. Except for the absence of the big silver mug you&rsquo;d have thought the Wings were celebrating another Stanley Cup.</p><p>Presented with a three-piece set of matched luggage, Goldham observed &ldquo;Ellie probably will hide this so I&rsquo;ll have to stay home from now on&rdquo;.</p><p>Ellie (Mrs. Bob Goldham) smiled behind her orchid.</p><p>&ldquo;You can be sure that we&rsquo;ll be at MLG (Bob did not have the courage to say Maple Leaf Gardens aloud in the presence of Mrs. Jack Adams) seven times a year cheering for favorite team,&rdquo; Goldham told his friends.</p><h2><b>Rescued By Wings</b></h2><p>Bob broke into hockey as a Maple Leaf, became a Toronto star and still makes his permanent home in Toronto. But his allegiance to the Maple Leaf organization ended the day he was traded to Chicago. The Wings rescued him from that status of hockey exile six years ago.</p><p>Reviewing his career, Bob called the 1952 playoffs his biggest thrill.</p><p>&ldquo;How can anything beat winning the Stanley Cup in eight straight games?&rdquo; he asked.</p><p>For his personal All-Star team he named Goalie Terry Sawchuk, Defensemen Red Kelly and Doug Harvey; Center Milt Schmidt, Right Wing Gordie Howe and Left Wing Ted Lindsay.</p><p>&ldquo;I guess I ought to know them&mdash;I&rsquo;ve played against them all and played with everyone except Harvey and Schmidt,&rdquo; he pointed out.</p><h2><b>Will Miss Friends</b></h2><p>What will he miss most in retiring?</p><p>&ldquo;The companionship,&rdquo; he replied quickly. Goldham always has been known as a strong &ldquo;team&rdquo; man, which is another reason Adams wants him around as a coach.</p><p>When Goldham stepped away from the microphone one of the veteran Detroit players turned to a friend and remarked:</p><p>&ldquo;There are about 20 hockey players in this room, another 100 in the NHL, about 400 more in pro hockey and probably 10,000 kids in Canada who only hope that they can step out of hockey with the record, the reputation, the respect and the honor that Bob has.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Retires</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01345/1605172-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="325" height="313"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOB GOLDHAM</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Popular Bob Goldham Toasted By Red Wings Following Retirement

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02283/1605217-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="987" height="428"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03217/1605210-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="659" height="674"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04162/1605203-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="664" height="830"><figcaption class="caption-body"><span class="photo-credit">(&mdash;Photos by Lausanne Studio)</span></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>HE CITY OF MONTREAL</b> honored its Stanley Cup champions, the Canadiens, with a city-wide parade and civic banquet four days after the Habs had clinched the coveted trophy. At top the Habs are shown posing behind the head table while below is a view of the lengthy parade. At left, Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion looks serious as he chats with His Honor Mayor Jean Drapeau. The parade included floats, bands and separate convertibles for each player, bearing their names and sweater numbers. The procession, which ran through just about every section of the city, took well over seven hours to complete. The Prince of Wales Trophy (NHL Championship) and Stanley Cup also had their own open cars (see picture of parade foreground.)<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Montreal Honors Its Champions

<p class="dropcap"><i><span>H</span>ockey, Canada&rsquo;s national game, is one of the world&rsquo;s most exciting sports. The torrid pace, skilful play-making and bruising contact displayed make hockey first for thrills with many sports fans.</i></p><p><i>After an exciting evening at the hockey game there&rsquo;s great enjoyment in relaxing with a bottle of DOW Ale, one of the world&rsquo;s finest quality ales.</i></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05114/1605248-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="584" height="565"></div><p>ONLY DOW IS <b>&lsquo;COOL CONTROL&rsquo;</b> BREWED<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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FIRST FOR THRILLS FIRST FOR RELAXATION

<h2><b>Four Rookies</b></h2><p><b>There were four rookies on the Stanley Cup winning Montreal Canadiens.</b></p><h2><b>Equals Record</b></h2><p><b>Montreal&rsquo;s Jean Beliveau equalled a Stanley Cup playoffs record with 12 goals scored.</b></p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>STANLEY CUP FINAL</b></h3><p><b>(Best-of-seven final)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01330/1605405-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="326" height="42"></div><h3><b>RESULTS</b></h3><p>March 31&mdash;Canadiens 6. Detroit 4,</p><p>April 3&mdash;Canadiens 5, Detroit 1.</p><p>April 5&mdash;Detroit 3, Canadiens 1.</p><p>April 8&mdash;Canadiens 3, Detroit 0.</p><p>April 10&mdash;Canadiens 3, Detroit 1.</p><h3><b>SERIES A</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02308/1605398-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="324" height="57"></div><p>March 20&mdash;Canadiens 7, New York 1.</p><p>March 22&mdash;New York 4, Canadiens 2.</p><p>March 24&mdash;Canadiens 8, New York 1.</p><p>March 25&mdash;Canadiens 5, New York 3.</p><p>March 27&mdash;Canadiens 7, New York 0</p><h3><b>SERIES B</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03261/1605391-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="325" height="54"></div><p>March 20&mdash;Detroit 3. Toronto 2.</p><p>March 22&mdash;Detroit 3, Toronto 1.</p><p>March 24&mdash;Detroit 5, Toronto 4.</p><p>March 27&mdash;Toronto 2, Detroit 0.</p><p>March 29&mdash;Detroit 3, Toronto 1.</p><h2><b>Series &ldquo;A&rdquo;</b></h2><h3><b>FIRST GAME</b></h3><p><b>New York 1 at Montreal 7</b></p><p>(Montreal leads best-of-seven semi-final 1-0)</p><p><b>New York</b>&mdash;Goal: Worsley: defense: Evans. Gadsby, Irwin, Howell, Fontinato; forwards: Murphy, Hebenton, Creighton, Conacher Hebenton, Gendron. Horvath, Popoin, Prentice, Hergesheimer, Lewicki, Bell (sub goalie).</p><p><b>Canadiens</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante: defense: Harvey, Turner, Bouchard, Talbot, St. Laurent: forwards: Beliveau. Geoffrion, Olmstead, H. Richard, M. Richard, Moore, Leclair, Curry Provost, Mosdell. Marshall, Hodge (sub goalie).</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04220/1605384-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="331" height="338"></div><h2><b>SECOND GAME</b></h2><p><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 22</b></p><p><b>New York 4 at Montreal 2</b></p><p>(Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)</p><p><b>New York</b>&mdash;Goal: Beil: defense: Howell, Evans, Irwin, Gadsby, Fontinato; forwards: Creighton, Popein. Prentice, Conacher, Bathgate. Gendron, Horvath, Hebenton, Murphy, Hergeshelmer, Lewield.</p><p><b>Montreal</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey. Turner, Bouchard. Johnson, Talbot, St. Laurent: forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion. Olmstead, H. Richard, M. Richard, Moore, Mosdell, Curry, Provost, Leclair. Marshall.</p><p>Referee: Red Storey; linesmen, Bill Morrison and George Haves.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05170/1605377-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="328" height="297"></div><h2><b>THIRD GAME</b></h2><p><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1956</b></p><p><b>Canadiens 3 at New York 1</b></p><p>(Canadiens lead best-of-seven semifinal 3-1).</p><p><b>Canadiens</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Bouchard, oJhnson, Talbot. St. Laurent, Turner; forwards: M. Richard, Moore, H. Richard, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Curry, Leclair, Olmstead, Mosdell, Marshall, Provost.</p><p><b>New York</b>&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Howell. Evans, Irwin, Gadsby, Fontiaato; forwards: Gendron, Bathgate, Hebenton. Conacher, Horvath. Murphy, Creighton. Prentice, Hergeshiemer,, Popein, Lewicki.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06146/1605370-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="326" height="257"></div><h2><b>FOURTH GAME</b></h2><p><b>SUNDAY. MARCH 25, 1956</b></p><p><b>Canadiens 5 at New York 3</b></p><p>(Canadiens lead best-of-seven semifinal 3-1).</p><p><b>Canadiens</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey. Bouchard. Johnson. Talbot, St. Laurent. Turner; forwards: M. Richard, Moore, II. Richard. Beliveau, Geoffrion,. Curry, Leclair, Olmstead, Mosdell, Marshall. Provost.</p><p><b>New York</b>&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Howell, Evans. Irwin. Gadsby, Fontinato; forwards: Gendron, Bathgate, Hebenton, Conacher. Horvath. Murphy, Creighton, Prentice, Hergesliiemer,, Popein. Lewieki.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07136/1605363-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="326" height="372"></div><h2><b>FIFTH GAME</b></h2><p><b>TUESDAY MARCH 27</b></p><p><b>New York 0 at Montreal 7</b></p><p>(Montreal wins best-of-seven semi-final 4-1)</p><p><b>New York</b>&mdash;Goal: Bell; defence: Irwin, Gadsby, Howell, Evans, Fontinato; forwards: Murphy, Popein, Gendron, Conacher, Bathgate, Horvath, Hebenton, Creighton, Prentice, Hergesheimer, Lewicki.</p><p><b>Montreal</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey. Turner, Bouchard, Talbot, St. Laurent, Johnson: forwards: H. Richard, M. Richard, Moore, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Olmstead, Mosdell, Curry, Provost, Leclair, Marshall.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-08127/1605356-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="328" height="294"></div><h2><b>Series &ldquo;B&rdquo;</b></h2><h3><b>FIRST GAME</b></h3><p><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 20</b></p><p><b>Toronto 2 at Detroit 3</b></p><p>(Detroit leads best-of-seven semi-final 3-0)</p><p><b>Toronto</b>&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defense: Thomson, Morrison, Bolton, Horten, Reaume; forwards: Sloan, Duff, Armstrong, Stewart, Migay, Harris, Smith, James, Hurst, Hannigan, Balfour and Cullen.</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Goldham, Pronovost. Kelly, Hillman, Hollingworth; forwards: Delvecchio, Prystai, Ferguson, Pavelich, Ullman, Dineen, Costello, Bucyk, Burton, Reibel, Howe, Lindsay.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-09124/1605349-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="325" height="266"></div><h3><b>SECOND GAME</b></h3><p><b>THURSDAY. MARCH 22</b></p><p><b>Toronto 1 at Detroit 3</b></p><p>(Detroit leads best-of-seven series 2-0)</p><p><b>Toronto</b>&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defense: Thomson. Morrison. Bolton. Horton, Reaume; forwards: Sloan, Armstrong, Buff* Smith, Stewart. Migay. Harris. Janies, Hurst. Hannigan, Balfour, Cullen.</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Goldham, Pronovost. Kelly, Hillman Hollingworth; forwards: Delvecchio, Prystai. Ferguson, Lindsay, Howe, Reibel. Ullman. Bucyk, Dineen, Costello, Pavelich, Burton.</p><p>Referee, Mehlenbacher linesmen. Davies and Roberts.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-10110/1605342-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="326" height="288"></div><h3><b>THIRD GAME</b></h3><p><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 24</b></p><p><b>Detroit 5 at Toronto 4</b></p><p>(Detroit leads best-of-seven semi-final 3-0).</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hull; defense: Gohldham, Pronovost, Kelly. Hillman, Hollingsworth; forwards: Pavelich. Howe, Lindsay, Delvecchio. Prystai, Ferguson. Costello, Dineen, Bucyk. Ullman, Burton</p><p><b>Toronto</b>&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defence: Thomson. Morrison. Bolton. Reaume, Horton; forwards: Armstrong. Hurst. Duff. Migay. Stewart. Hannigan. Harris. James. Smith. Cullen, Balfour.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1188/1605335-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="326" height="371"></div><h3><b>FOURTH GAME</b></h3><p><b>TUESDAY&rsquo; MARCH 27</b></p><p><b>Detroit 0 at Toronto 2</b></p><p>(Detroit leads best-of-seven semi-final 3-1)</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hull; defense: Goldham, Pronovost, Kelly. Hillman. Hollingsworth; forwards: Reibel, Howe. Lindsay, Delvecchio, Prystai, Ferguson, Ullman. Dineen, Bucyk, Costello, Meln jk, Pavelich.</p><p><b>Toronto</b>&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defense: Thomson, Morrison, Bolton. Reaume, Horton; forwards: Armstrong. Hurst, Duff, Migay, Stewart. Balfour. Harris, James, Smith. Hannigan, Cullen.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1259/1605328-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="324" height="194"></div><h3><b>FIFTH GAME</b></h3><p><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1956</b></p><p><b>Toronto 1 at Detroit 3</b></p><p>(Detroit wins semi-finals, 4 games to 1)</p><p><b>Toronto</b>&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defense: Thomson. Morrison, Bolton, Horton. Ktauine: forwards: Armstrong, Duff, Hurst, Smith, Stewart, Migay, Harris, James. Hannnlgan, Balfour, Cullen.</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hall: defense: Goldliam, Pronovost, Kelly. Hillman, Holliugwortli; forwards: Delvecchio, Prystai. Ferguson, Lindsay, Reibel. Howe, Pavelich, Ullnian, Diheen, Costello, Bucyk, Melnyk.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1348/1605321-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="326" height="267"></div><h2><b>Series &ldquo;C&rdquo;</b></h2><h3><b>FIRST GAME</b></h3><p><b>SATURDAY MARCH 31</b></p><p><b>Detroit 4 at Montreal 6</b></p><p>(Canadians lead best-of-seven final 1-0)</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Goldham, Pronovost, Kelly, Hillman. Hoblingworth: forwards: Delvecchio, Prystai. Ferguson, Reibel, Howe, Lindsay Ullman, Dineen, Pavelich, Melnyk. Costello, Bucyk.</p><p><b>Canadiens</b>&mdash;Goal: plants: defense: Harvey, Turner, Johnson, Talbot. St. Laurent. Bouchard; forwards: H. Richard, M. Richard. Moore, Beliveau. Geoffrion. Olmstead, Leclair, Curry, Provost, Mosdell, Marshall.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1435/1605314-1-eng-US/f0009-142.jpg" title="f0009-14" width="325" height="417"></div><h3><b>SECOND GAME</b></h3><p><b>TUESDAY. APRIL 3</b></p><p><b>Detroit 1 at Montreal 5</b></p><p><b>(Montreal leads best-of-seven final 2-0)</b></p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Goldham. Pronovost, Kelly, Hillman. Hollingworth. Arbour; forwards; Ullman, Howe, Lindsay. Delvecchio. Dineen. Buryk, Reibel, Pavelich, Ferguson, Melnyk, Prystai.</p><p><b>Montreal</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey. Turner. Johnson. Talbot. St. Laurent, Bouchard; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion. Olmstead. H. Richard. M. Richard. Moore. Leclair, Curry, Provost, Mosdell, Marshall.</p><p>Referee: Frank Udvari; linesmen: Bill Morrison, George Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1522/1605307-1-eng-US/f0009-152.jpg" title="f0009-15" width="327" height="337"></div><h3><b>THIRD GAME</b></h3><p><b>THURSDAY, APRII. 5</b></p><p><b>Montreal 1 at Detroit 3</b></p><p>(Montreal leads best-of-seven final 2-1)</p><p><b>Montreal</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Turner, Johnson, Talbot, St. Laurent, Bouchard; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion. Olmstead, H. Richard, M. Richard, Moore, Led air, Curry, Provost, Mosdell, Marshall.</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Goldham, Pornovost, Kelly, Hillman, Hollingworth, Arbour; forwards: Delvecchio, Prystai, Ferguson, Ullman, Howe, Lindsay. Reibel, Pavelich, Bucyk, Dineen, Melnyk.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1038/1605300-1-eng-US/f0018-102.jpg" title="f0018-10" width="331" height="252"></div><h3><b>FOURTH GAME</b></h3><p><b>SUNDAY APRIL 8, 1956</b></p><p><b>Canadiens 3 at Detroit 0</b></p><p>(Canadiens lead best-of-seven final 5-1)</p><p><b>Montreal</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Turner, Johnson, Talbot, St. Laurent, Bouchard; forwards: Beliveau, Geoffrion, Olmstead, H. Richard, M. Richard, Moore, Leclair, Curry, Provost, Mosdell, Marshall.</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Goldham, Pronovost, Kelly, Hillman, Hollingworth, Arbour; forwards: Delvecchio, Prystai, Ferguson, Ullman. Howe, Lindsay, Reibel, Dineen, Pavelich, Bwcyk, Costello.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1133/1605293-1-eng-US/f0018-112.jpg" title="f0018-11" width="329" height="233"></div><h3><b>FIFTH GAME</b></h3><p><b>TUESDAY APRIL 10</b></p><p><b>Detroit 1 at Montreal 3</b></p><p>(Montreal wins best-of-seven final 4-1)</p><p><b>Detroit</b>&mdash;Goal: Hall; defence: Goldham, Pronovost, Kelly, Arbour, Hillman, Hollingworth; forwards: ReibeU Howe, Lindsay, Delvecchio, Dineen, Ferguson, Ullman, Bucyk, Pavelich, Melnyk, Burton.</p><p><b>Montrral</b>&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Turner, Johnson, St. Laurent, Talbot, Bouchard; forwards: Beliveau. Geoffrion, Olmstead, H. Richard, M. Richard, Moore, Mosdell,&rsquo; Curry, Provost, Leclair, Marshall.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1232/1605286-1-eng-US/f0018-122.jpg" title="f0018-12" width="329" height="263"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(PLAYOFFS)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1613/1605279-1-eng-US/f0009-162.jpg" title="f0009-16" width="329" height="762"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By GEORGE P. DUFFY</div><p>PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;</p><p>If you loved hockey and had a free pass to see the RI Reds play, would you watch two periods and then leave?</p><p>For folks who live in the Providence area, that provides a good question. There may be contrasting answers but the one we are concerned with comes from Lou Pieri, owner of the Reds.</p><p>He loves hockey. And naturally he has the pass to get into the games. But oddly enough, Pieri is not staying around for the finish anymore.</p><p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t stand it,&rdquo; is the way the rabid owner of the Reds puts it. &ldquo;The pressure is building up in the playoffs. The games are getting more exciting and as they do. I&rsquo;ll keep retiring to my office.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Same Pattern</b></h2><p>Practically every game, Pieri follows the same pattern. lie&rsquo;ll take a seat in the working press box among the scribes and watch the first period. Unless the referee or linesmen &ldquo;blow one,&rdquo; Pieri sits relaxed.</p><p>As the second period gets underway. Lou usually shifts to another end of the working press box. And before the period is over, he is sitting in his own private box&mdash;a three-seater surrounded by unbreakable glass.</p><p>Then the final period gets underway. And so does the owner of the Reds. Out of the press box he goes and down below. Sometimes he goes right to his office to suffer out the roars and. groans of the fans. Other times he&rsquo;ll pause in the exitway and chat with the fans.;</p><h2><b>Behind The Desk</b></h2><p>But before the last period is five minutes old. Pieri is usually sitting behind his desk. He used to turn on the Boston Bruin game or the New York Ranger game if they happened to be playing. Or the Boston Celtic basketball game. He owns 50 per cent of the Celts Now. however, he merely sits.</p><p>Physically, the former Brown University star athlete is in top shape. He still can throw a soft hat a greater distance than any owner in the American Hockey League, providing Providence has just scored a goal.</p><p>Hat throwing! Therein may lie one of the real reasons why Pieri has been retiring to the office during all the excitement of close games in the final period. This season. Lou put a rigid ban on heaving things on the ice because players had been tripping over pennies, popcorn and what have you Ejection is now the Providence penalty for littering the glittering surface.</p><h2><b>Refusing Own Order</b></h2><p>&ldquo;Maybe if I throw my hat the fans will think I am refusing to obey my own order,&rdquo; Pieri recently remarked.</p><p>But despite the fact that he retires to his office when the going gets exciting, Pieri has found a way to follow the progress of the game. &ldquo;When I hear 5,000 people groan at once. 1 know someone has missed an open net,&rdquo; Lou points out. &ldquo;When we score. I hear 5,000 people cheer. And when the other team scores. I listen for the PA announcer Jack Cleary. When be sounds like he has lost his last friend, the visitors have put one by Johnny Bower.&rdquo;</p><p>There is one ray of sunshine for Pieri in the playoffs. The playoff games are being broadcast both home and away. They begin at 9:30. which was the pattern with RI Red away broadcasts this season. That being the case. Pieri is now all set, because when he leaves the broadcast are just about starting.</p><h2><b>Leaves</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01344/1605436-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="324" height="489"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LOU PIERI</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Reds’ Owner Lou Pieri Finds Playoff Hockey Is Hard on the Nerves

<p>PROVIDENCE. R. T.&mdash;</p><p>George Army of the champion R. I. Reds rates a place as trainer on the American Hockey League All-Star team, if ever a trainer is selected.</p><p>For 27 years now. Army has been sewing up and fixing up the members of the II. 1. Reds hockey club.</p><p>Thanks to Army&rsquo;s knowledge of treating injuries. Providence players who get hurt are back on the ice with a minimum of lost lime. Heat treatments, rub downs, taping are all handled expertly by the Reds&rsquo; trainer.</p><p>He is quite a. fellow when it comes to sewing up players who get cut. During his many years of working with the various Providence doctors who have served as tram physician. Army has learned quite a bit about medicine and how to handle cuts., bruises and broken bones.</p><p>Dr. Janies MeKendry is currently the Reds&rsquo; physician. When players get. sliced up, he does the stitching. Bui in the event McKendry is called away on an emergency, he knows that if any stitching is needed that Army can handle the job capably and with speed.</p><p>Army has an athletic background. He played professional baseball as a catcher and was the property of the Washington Senators. Early in his basebball career. Army played on the same team with Hank Greenberg, who later became a home run slugger with Detroit and now is general manager&rsquo; of the Cleveland Indians.</p><p>Tom Army, son of the Reds&rsquo; trainer, follows baseball and hockey &lsquo;closely. He graduated from Providence College last June after turning in some effective work as a pitcher in basebball and a winger on the hockey squad. A 17-year old daughter, Sharon, is in high school and attends all the Reds&rsquo; home games. Her Mom, Airs. George Army, sees all the toms tilts too.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

George Army Real Veteran Of Ice Wars

<div class="byline">By PAUL G. SULLIVAN</div><p>PITTSBURGH, Pa.&mdash;</p><p>It may be against the bylaws of the selectors&rsquo; guild, but it appears that, at this point on the brink of conclusion of the season, a few remarks on the American Hockey League, All-Star situation may not &ldquo;be without pertinence.</p><p>This was a season dominated by Providence and Pittsburgh and it could be that the AHL-chosen sextet will bear shocking I resemblance to those two big P&rsquo;s.</p><p>Pittsburghers most certainly are pitchin for nomination of several serious contenders. Indeed, local railbirds will rate it a miscarriage of justice if Hornet (&lsquo;apt. Frank Mathers were overlooked for continuance as an All-Star defenseman and they won&rsquo;t be much happier if Willie (The Whip) Marshall gels the go-by for center ice and Gil Mayer is side-tracked for the goalkeeper&rsquo;s post.</p><p>On the mathematical records, it is difficult to gainsay the claims of Mathers. Marshall, and Mayer. Aside from his magnificent defensive skill and ability to start, plays on the way to successful conclusion. Mathers was far ahead of all other AHL backfielders in goals, assists and total points. For that matter, there weren&rsquo;t too many forwards out front of Frankie&rsquo;s point duster.</p><h2><b>Held Down</b></h2><p>As a matter of fact, Mathers&rsquo; perennial status as an American Leaguer has been regarded around this fairly knowledgeable circuit for several years as a Jiving indictment of the sense of player values of a Toronto management that has held Frank down on the farm while the Maple Leafs have floundered through season after season of mediocrity.</p><p>As for Marshall, the fally-gathering authority of Willie the Whip is evident in the figures that placed him near the top of the goal-getters of the loop despite his having engaged in fewer games than any of his major rivals. Actually there wasn&rsquo;t a center in the league within miles of him&rsquo; at putting the puck in the net.</p><p>Mayer has a most worthy rival for the All-Star No. 1. post in Johnny Bower, stalwart of Providence, but it&rsquo;s pretty hard to laugh off that goals-against mark in estimating the effectiveness of a crease patrolman.</p><p>Meanwhile those stubborn statistics just about demand that the All-Star flank assignments shall belong to Camille Henry on the left and Zellio Toppazzini on the right. Both of these operatives are among the greatest of the scorers and have contributed mightily on the attack side to the surge of the Rhode Island Reds from the cellar a year ago to the apex this winter.</p><h2><b>Sound Partner</b></h2><p>Along with Mathers at defense, a sound partner would be Frank Sullivan, Buffalo back, who attends well to the staple chores of his job and constitutes consistent assault menace with his fine, accurate right-hand shot. &lsquo;</p><p>The Les Cunningham Trophy for the league&rsquo;s Most Valuable Player can scarcely fail to fall to either a Hornet or a Red. Forwards and goalminders, by virtue of their more easily assessable performances, usually enjoy alvantage over defensemen in the balloting, but this time at least in the esteem of Pittsburgh observers, the over-all excellence of Frank Mathers should transcend the arguments for the rest of the field.</p><p>Balancing the laurels. Steel City critics would hardly protest if the Red Garrett Trophy, symbol, of Rookie of the Year distinction, should descend on Jim Bartlett, aggressive, young left winger from Providence.</p><h2><b>Glitter Guy</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02285/1605491-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="648" height="375"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FRANKIE MATHERS</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Providence und Pittsburgh Should Fop All-Star Picks

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04186/1605522-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="325" height="344"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03240/1605529-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="216" height="642"></div><h2><b><i>&hellip;TRY A PILSENER</i></b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>ext time thirst&rsquo;s hounding the life out of <i>you</i>&mdash;head straight for the sparkling relief of a tall, cool Pilsener! Lighter than ale&hellip; drier than lager&hellip; the quickest, lip-smackingest answer yet to the most bothersome thirst that ever dogged man or woman! Rover, rove no more&mdash;call for PILSENER at your favourite hotel or tavern&hellip; and for thirst&rsquo;s sake, keep it handy at home.</p><p>The only beer in the world endorsed by the brewmasters from seven <i>other</i> breweries. Made to the original Pilsen formula with yeast specially flown from Europe. See the BACK of the label.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Thirsty?

<h2><b>Fourth Win</b></h2><p><b>Providence Reds have won the Calder Cup four times, including this season&rsquo;s triumph.</b></p><h2><b>Big Night</b></h2><p><b>Camille Henry scored four goals in the final game of the AHL Calder Cup ployoffs.</b></p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><h3><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 27</b></h3><p><b>Buffalo 1 at Providence 5</b></p><p>(Providence leads best-of-five semifinal 1-0).</p><p>PROVIDENCE, R.T.&mdash;The Providence Reds scored in every period to defeat the Buffalo Bisons 5-1 in the first game of their best-of-five semi-final series of their best-of-five semi-final series of the American Hockey League Calder Cup competition tonight.</p><p>Defenseman George McAvoy&rsquo;s 55-foot blast in the final second of the first period gave the Reds a 2-1 edge and they completely dominated play thereafter.</p><p>Jim Bartlett scored for the Reds and Sam Bettio for the Bisons earlier in the period.</p><p>Also Guidolin deflected Ken Davies&rsquo; long shot to give the Reds a 3-1 advantage in the second period. Andy Branigan and Bruce Cline then delivered in the finale Branigan clicked on a 55footer and Cline from 20 feet.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01343/1605644-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="327" height="271"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 29</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02302/1605637-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="330" height="246"></div><p><b>Buffalo 5 at Providence 1</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03241/1605630-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="331" height="310"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY MARCH 31</b></h3><p><b>Providence 8 at Buffalo 2</b></p><p>(Providence leads best-of-five semifinal 2-1).</p><p><b>Buffalo</b>&mdash;Goal: Basson: defense: Sullivan. Pilots. Dewsbury, Dzurko, Vasko: forwards: Wilson, Dabando, Slowinski. Wharram, McIntyre, C. Blair, Srlisizzi. Jankowski. Carter.</p><p><b>Providence</b>&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Branigan, McAvoy, Guidolin, Robertson. Folk; forwards: Larivee, Toppazzini. Henry, Johansen, Biair, Davies, Russ, Clilie, Bartlett.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04193/1605623-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="329" height="382"></div><p><b>Cleveland 6 at Pittsburgh 4</b></p><p>(Beet-of-five semi-final tied 1-1).</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal: McMeekin; defense: Williams, Cushenan, Kraftcheck, Lee; forwards: Stearns, Gordon, Vejprava, MeLenlan, Glover, Karryfe, Hildebrand, iond, Ferelli, Prince.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh</b>&mdash;Goal: Mayer; defense: Bionda, Mathers, Gariepy, Price, Gahan; forwards: Hassard, Marshall, Caffery. Foley, MacDonald, Klukay, Bailey, Sabov rin, Soli ng er.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05160/1605616-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="328" height="386"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY APRIL 1</b></h3><p><b>Buffalo 4 at Providence 1</b></p><p>(Best-of-five semi-final tied 2-2)</p><p><b>Buffalo</b>&mdash;Goal: Bassen; defense: Sullivan, Piloto, Dewsbury, Dzurko, Vasko: forwards: Wilson. Dabando, Slowinski. Wharram, McIntyre, C. Blair, Sclisizzi, Jankowski, Carter.</p><p><b>Providence</b>&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Branigan, McAvoy, Guidolin, Robertson, Folk; forwards: Larivee, Toppazzini, Henry, Johansen, C. Blair, Davies, Ross. Cline, Bartlett.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06145/1605609-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="329" height="291"></div><p><b>Cleveland 5 at Pittsburgh 4</b></p><p>(Cleveland leads best-of-five semi-final 2-1)</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal: McMeekin; defense: Williams. Cushenan, Kraftcheek. Lee; forwards: Stearns, Gordon, Vejprava, McLenlan, Glover, Karrys, Hildebrand, Lund, Farelli, Prince.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh</b>&mdash;Goal: Mayer; defense: Bionda, Mathers, Gariepy, Price, Caban; forwards: Hassard, Marshall, Caffery, Foley, MacDonald, Klukay, Bailey, S-abourin, Solinger.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07129/1605602-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="331" height="459"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, APRIL 3</b></h3><p><b>Pittsburgh 2 at Cleveland 3</b></p><p><b>(Cleveland wins best-of-five semi-finals 3-1)</b></p><p>CLEVELAND, Ohio&mdash;</p><p>Jack Gordon, Cleveland Barons captain, poked home a goal in the third overtime period to give the Barons a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Hornets and to knock the Hornets out of the American Hockey League playoffs.</p><p>It was the third straight overtime victory for the Barons, who took the best of five series 3-1 from the runnerup Hornets. Cleveland ran a poor fourth in the regular season.</p><p>The Barons now will meet Providence for the title.</p><p>Gordons-goal in 14:02 of the third overtime session was his second of the night.</p><p>Joe Lund, Cleveland leftwinger, sent the game into extra time when his quick shot at 11:03 of the third period knotted the score at 2-2. Each side had a man in the penalty box at the time.</p><p><b>Pittsburgh</b>&mdash;Goal: Mayer; defense: Mathers, Bionda, Gahan, Gariepy, Price; forwaids: Hassard, Marshall, Carrery. Solinger, Duff, Sabourin, Foley, Bailey, Klukay.</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal: McMeekin; defense: Williams, Kraftcheck, Cushenan, Lee; forwards: Gordon, Stearns. Vejpravda. Lund. Prince. Karrys, Glover, McLellan, Hildebrand, Hayden.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08124/1605595-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="331" height="365"></div><p><b>Buffalo 3 at Providence 6</b></p><p><b>(Providence wins best-of-five semi-finals 3-2)</b></p><p>PROVIDENCE. R.T.&mdash;</p><p>Providence Reds struck for two goals in the first 62 seconds and went on to beat the Buffalo Bisons 6-3 in the fifth and deciding game of their semi-final series in the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Calder Cup competition.</p><p>Camille Henry and Zellio Toppazzini scored for the Reds in their early strike while Ed Slowinski was serving a tripping penalty.</p><p>Andy Branigan and Red Johansen made it 4-0 before Ken Wharram got a goal for Buffalo.</p><p>There was no scoring in the second stanza as the Reds turned to defensive tactics. But it required stalwart defending by goalie Johnny Bower to repel the all-out efforts of the Bisons.</p><p>Henry delivered again at 15:46 in the finale before the Bisons struck for two quick goals, making it 5-3.</p><p><b>Buffalo</b>&mdash;Goul: Batmen; defense; Sullivan. Dewsburry, Pilot it, hzurko, Vasko; forwards: Wharram. McIntyre, Jankowski, Srlisizzi, Habamiu, C. Blair, Wilkon, Carter.</p><p><b>Providence</b>&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Branigan, Folk, Robertson, McAvoy; forwards: Toppazzini. Larivee. Henry, Johansen. Cline. Bartlett, G. Blair, Davies, Ross. Guidolin.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09117/1605588-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="325" height="366"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, APRIL 6</b></h3><p><b>Cleveland 1 At Providence 6</b></p><p>(Providence leads best-of-seven final 1-0&rsquo;</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal: McMeekin: defense: Kraftcheck, Lee, WilJia.ms, Cushenan; forwards: Vejprava, Hildebrand, Glover, Gordon, Price, McLellan, Hayden, Lund, Karrys, Stearns.</p><p><b>Providence</b>&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Branigan, Robertson. Folk. McAvoy; forwaids: Toppazzini, Larivee. Henry, Johansen. Cline, Bartlett, Ross, Blajr, Guidolin, Davies.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10100/1605581-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="326" height="314"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, APRIL 8</b></h3><p><b>Cleveland 2 at Providence 7</b></p><p>(Providence leads bestof-seven final. 2-0)</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal: McMeekin; defense Kraftcheck. Williams, Lee, Cushenan. forwards: Vejprava. Hildebrand. Glover, Gordon, Prince, Hayden, Lund, Karrys, Stearns. Farelli.</p><p><b>Providence</b>&mdash;Goal: Rower: defense: Branigan. Robertson, McAvoy, Folk: forwards: Toppazzini, Larivee, Henry, Johansen, Bartlett, Cline, Ross, Blair Guidolin, Davies.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1180/1605574-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="326" height="409"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11</b></h3><p><b>Providence 4 at Cleveland 2</b></p><p>(Providence leads best-of-seven final 3-0)</p><p><b>Providence</b>&mdash;Goal: Bower; defence: Branigan, Robertson, Folk, McAvoy, Bouchard; forwards: Larivee, Johansen, Blair, Henry, Bartlett, Davies, Toppazzini, Cline, Ross.</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal: McMeekin; defence: Williams, Kraftcheck, Cushenan, Lee; forwards: Stearns, Vejprava, Hildebrand, Lind, Prince, Hayden, Morgan, Glover, Farelli, Stratton.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1270/1605567-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="323" height="311"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, APRIL 13</b></h3><p><b>Providence 6 at Cleveland 3</b></p><p>(Providence wins best-of-seven final 4-0).</p><p><b>Cleveland</b>&mdash;Goal: McMeekin; defence: Williams, Kraftcheck, Cuahenan, Morgan; forwards: Stearns. Vejprava, A. Stratton, Lund, Prince, Karrys, Glover, Hayden, Hildebrand, G. Stratton.</p><p><b>Providence</b>&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Branigan, Robertson, Folk, McAvoy; forwards: Blair, Johansen, Atwell, Henry, Ross, Davies, Bartlett, Toppazzinf, Cline, Guidolin.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02205/1605560-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="323" height="352"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><p>VANCOUVER. B.C.&mdash;</p><p>It will be Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Warriors meeting for the WHL championship. President&rsquo;s Trophy, and the right to host the Quebec League winners (Shawinigan Falls or Montreal Royals) for the Duke of Edinburgh Trophy won last spring by Sliawinigan Falls.</p><p>This all came about the night of April 7th when Winnipeg defeated Calgary, 4-3, after 17 minutes of sudden-death overtime to win the series 4-1. and Vancouver blanked Victoria. 5-0, to win its division finals four games to one.</p><p>First two games of the WHL finals were scheduled to be played in Vancouver starting April. 10th, Winnipeg will start the series as favorites but Vancouver could take over this role with victories on its friendly Forum ice.</p><p>During the regular season these two teams finished first in their respective divisions. Winnipeg I won 40 games, lost only 28 and tied 2 for 82 points. Vancouver won 38, also lost only 28 but tied 4 for 80 points, two points less than Winnipeg. The Canucks scored 252 goals, Winnipeg four less&mdash;248. Ray Mikulan and Vancouver allowed only 181 goals against 212 for Ed Chadwick and Winnipeg. Vancouver led with 25 home triumphs and tied for third with 13 road wins; Winnipeg scored 24 home victories and tied with Calgary for most road wins with 16. Statistically there is little to choose between the two teams.</p><h2><b>Divided Games</b></h2><p>In fact in the four games between the clubs in regular league play they divided them. Winnipeg triumphing 3-2 and 3-0 at home, Vancouver winning 4-2 and 5-1 at home, to hold a 11-9 goal advantage.</p><p>But let&rsquo;s examine the teams position for position and&rsquo;line for line and see if we can&rsquo;t come up with a favorite.</p><p>In goal Vancouver offers rookie Mikulan who allowed only 181 goals for a 2.54 goals-against-average, best in the league and second best in WHL history. He also recorded 7 shutouts in 71 games. In nine playoff games Mikulan allowed only, 17 goals, had one shutout and a 1.89 average.</p><p>Another freshman, Chadwick, who starred earlier in the season for Toronto, subbing for the injured Harry Lumley, isn&rsquo;t colorful. but he&rsquo;s effective. Ed finished third in league play with a 3.00 average, allowing 204 goals in 68 games and recording 2 shutouts. In eight playoff games he allowed 28 goals for a 3.12 average.</p><h2><b>Play Wide-Open</b></h2><p>The statistics point to Mikulan over Chadwick. However, Winnipeg plays a wide-open style of game, they do not feature the cloe-checking or tight defensive style Vancouver can throw up, and with these factors to consider we call it a stalemate in goal.</p><p>On defence the edge goes to Pat Egan&rsquo;s rugged foursome of himself, Captain Hugh Currie, Gord Hudson and Carl Kaiser, all veterans. Alf Pike&rsquo;s blueliners consist of Captain Fred Shero, Danny Summers and two sophomores in Mickey Keating and Bill Burega. Vancouver has the experience here but the youth of Keating and Burega could more than offset that in a long series.</p><p>Vancouver was able to win the coast finals because they devised a way to stop Victoria&rsquo;s and New Westminster&rsquo;s scoring punch: specifically Gord Fashov.ay of NW and Colin Kilburn of the Cougars. It will be an entirely different story against Winnipeg. The Warriors have three lines which will need watching. Does Vancouver have the men to accomplish this? We think not. It will be Vancouver&rsquo;s close checking. tight defense against Winnipeg&rsquo;s power up front.</p><h2><b>Will Be Dangerous</b></h2><p>Let&rsquo;s look at the Canucks first. Their ace line has Phil Maloney centering&rsquo; for rookies Tom McCarthy and Bob Kabel, with Les Lilley sharing five right wing spot with Kabel. Maloney and McCarthy can score. They&rsquo;ll be dangerous. Kabel and Lilley figure to be the work horses of this unit.</p><p>Another line has Ray Cyr in the middle with Freddie Brown, on his right and Gerry Ehman at left wing. Overall this combo could be Van&rsquo;s best as they are capable of scoring and reverting to a strong checking line simultaneously. We definitely look for Cyr&rsquo;s line to check Winnipeg&rsquo;s most dangerous threesome, which-ever one it happens to be.</p><p>The Canucks&rsquo; third line features Gord Pennell at centre. George Ford and Mark Marquess, two hard-rock, body-checking wings, flanking him. Not overly potent but liable to break out any time as illustrated in the final game against Victoria when Pennell bagged three goals.</p><p>Winnipeg is loaded with goal-scoring forwards. Without making a detailed research of all minor professional hockey teams we feel safe in stating the Warriors have more scoring threats than any other minor club.</p><h2><b>No First Line</b></h2><p>There is no first, second or third line on Alf Pike&rsquo;s first year Kings. Pike has been working&rsquo; Paul Masnick between Eric Nesterenko and rookie Gary Aidcorn. Aidcorn is supposed to be the &ldquo;weak&rdquo; sister of this line. In the playoffs Aidcorn scored three goals and two assists. Nesterenko was 1-2-3 points. Masnick led with nine goals and 14 points. Nesty could catch fire against Vancouver. Masnick is TNT on the power play and as good a &ldquo;digger&rdquo; as there is in the league.</p><p>Then bow about the line of &ldquo;Skippy&rdquo; Burchell. Bill Mosienko and Eddie Mazur. Burchell is young, the playmaker. Mosie and Mazur can score and once inside the opposition&rsquo;s blue line&mdash;look out. This trio scored 12 goals in eight playoff games.</p><h2><b>&ldquo;Found&rdquo; Himself</b></h2><p>We mustn&rsquo;t overlook Mike Nykoluk, Barry Cullen and Hugh Barlow, the former pair rookies, the latter a sophomore. Nykoluk is the centre. He &ldquo;found&rdquo; himself in the playoffs with seven goals and nine assists for 16 points, tops among the WHL marksmen in the playoffs. Cullen was 5-4 and Barlow 4-5. The line accounted for 16 goals in 8 games (2 per game) and 18 assists for 34 points. The 10th forward is Cec Hoekstra, who has been used sparingly and the only forward goalless and pointless in the playoffs.</p><p>We are going to predict a win for Winnipeg on the strength of their overall power. Pike&rsquo;s chance of grabbing the Toronto Maple Leafs coaching job if he wins all the marbles, and the ability of the Warriors to win on the road as well as at home. Even if Vancouver is successful in winning the first two games well string along with the Warriors. We like the Pikemen in no more than six games and we look for them to win at least one game, maybe two at the Forum in Vancouver. Winnipeg&rsquo;s power will be too much for Vancouver&rsquo;s checking.</p><p>The stars of this series? That&rsquo;s really going out on a limb. Barry Cullen and Eric Nesterenko in the scoring department for Winnipeg.</p><h2><b>Veteran</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02266/1605706-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="317" height="651"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DANNY SUMMERS</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Warriors And Canucks Battle It Out For WHL Championship

<div class="byline">By LEO ORNEST</div><p>VANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;</p><p>This has not been a good year for the long shot and the underdog in professional hockey&rsquo;s post-season battle for championships, trophies, money, glory and prestige&hellip; In the NHL it&rsquo;s Montreal and Detroit fighting it out for the famed Stanley Cup; in the American League it&rsquo;s Providence and Cleveland battling for the Calder Cup; in the Quebec League it&rsquo;s Shawinigan Falls and Montreal Royals meeting for the Thomas O&rsquo;Connell Memorial Trophy; and out here in the WHL Winnipeg and Vancouver are vying for the title and President&rsquo;s Cup&hellip; Except for Cleveland, which finished fourth in regular league play, all the other teams wound up first or second, with Winnipeg and Vancouver each finishing first in the coast and prairie division&rsquo;s of the WHL.</p><p>Winnipeg eliminated Calgary in five games, losing once, 7-2, April 5th at the Corral in Stanipederville, and Vancouver duplicated the feat losing its only game to Victoria 2-0, in the Island city April 6&hellip; The Warriors and Canucks rebounded from their lone defeat with series-ending victories. April 7th, the Winnipegers winning 4-3 after 17 minutes of overtime at Calgary and Vancouver blanking a subdued Victoria team. 5-0, at the Forum in Vancouver.</p><p>The turning point in the Winnipeg-Calgary series, if we may be permitted to say there was one, came in the third game when the Pikemen walloped the Stamps, 73. for their third straight win and first on Calgary&rsquo;s home ice. Even though the Stamps won 7-2 April 5th and extended Winnipeg to overtime in the finale, there was very little doubt as to the outcome of the series&mdash;only a matter of time before the juggernaut, from Manitoba streamrolled over the aging C&rsquo;owbo&rsquo;s from Calgary.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01339/1605675-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="312" height="489"><figcaption class="caption-body">CORD PENNEL</figcaption></div><p>There was a &ldquo;turning&rdquo; point in the Vancouver-Victoria series. Pat Fgan&rsquo;s Canucks soundly drubbed the semi-finals round-robin champion Cats 7-1 in the opening game at Vancouver. Wayne Brown of Victoria scored the first goal of the game and finals, but from that point on the Canucks never looked back and they took command. The second game was played in Victoria, March 31st. Victoria led 3-2 with less than three minutes of regulation time left to play They should have tied the series at 1-1, instead Gerry Ehman, who 1ms starred throughout the playoffs for Vancouver, tied the game, and then in overtime Phil Maloney, the &ldquo;old master&rdquo; and WHL scoring champ hammered the next-to last nail in Victoria&rsquo;s coffin with the series turning point overtime goal at 6:57&hellip; Vancouver led 2-0 in the series, made it 3-0 on home ice April 3 with another one-sided 7-2 win, lost 2-0 at Victoria, April 6; but the Cougar win was short-lived as Rav Mikulan duplicated Marcel Pelletier&rsquo;s 2-0 shutout with a 5-0 whitewashing April 7th.</p><p>Winnipeg and Vancouver open their best-of-seven WHL finals in Vancouver April 10th. The Warriors will be the favorites, but if Vancouver take advtantage of its home ice and gets the jump on Winnipeg the Egan men could go all the way. However, we look for the Pikemen to host Roger Leger&rsquo;s Shawinigan Falls defending Duke of Edinburgh champs in the Edinburgh series to be played later this month in the west.</p><h2><b>Will Have Something To Say</b></h2><p>We are positive Elmer Lach and his Montreal Royals and Egan and his Canucks will have something to say about our prediction Why do we like Winnipeg? They can and have won on home ice and on the road. Overtime play is their meat. They have scoring power to spare, equally distributed amongst their three attacking units. They are strong from goal out. They have depth and unlimited bench strength. They have desire, youth, young legs, and just the right amount of experience to go with that ambitious rookies on the club. They also have the winning habit&mdash;players who are accustomed to being on championship clubs. And they have several hungry NHLconscious youngsters in their lineup (property of Montreal and Toronto) who will try to impress the numerous WIIL scouts and managers who will be attending the finals that they &ldquo;belong&rdquo; in the big tent. Some of them do!</p><p>Getting back to the division finals, Paul Masnick, erstwhile Montreal Canadien centre and the pride of Regina, had himself quite a night in Calgary April 7th. Masnick was the scoring hero with three goals, including the payoff and series ending goal at 17:00 minutes of overtime for a 4-3 Winnipeg victory. It was Masnick&rsquo;s ninth goal of the playoffs, high for the WHL, and put an end to Calgary&rsquo;s hockey for this season, much to the frustration of 7,517 Stampeder fans&hellip; All five Winnipeg-Calgary games attracted more than 7,500 per game, with more than 9,000 witnessing the two games played in Winnipeg&rsquo;s ultra-modern arena.</p><p>Calgary made it rough for Winnipeg before bowing out. Down 3-0 midway through the second period on two goals by Masnick and one by rookie Mike Nykoluk (more about him later), Steve Witiuk, and yearlings Dave Duke and Bud Syverson scored to deadlock the score and prime the Stamps for a terrific and successful comeback until Masnick broke the balloon.</p><p>Winnipeg had much too much power for Calgary, with every forward except, utility man Cee Hoekstra, who was used sparingly, figuring in the scoring. Low man for the Warriors was none other than Eric Nesterenko, ex-Toronto Leaf right winger. Big Eric accounted for only one goal and two assists in eight playoff games 1 Whereas rookie Nykoluk, who paced Turk Broda&rsquo;s Toronto Marlboros to the Dominion and Memorial Cup junior championship last spring, has really sparkled in the playoffs. &ldquo;Nyk&rdquo; has come of age. He currently leads all WHL scorers with 16 points, made up of seven goals and nine assists. He scored only 10 goals in 69 league contests&hellip; Other Warriors who scored often and important playoff goals are: Skippy Burchell, Hugh Barlow, Barry Cullen (could be with Toronto Leafs&rsquo;next fall) and Eddie Mazur.</p><p>Mickey Keating led the defencemen with three goals and four assists. He was the only rearguard to score more than once in the playoffs leading up to the finals&hellip; Fred Hucul, Calgary&rsquo;s ace blueliner and who set a new WHL league scoring record for defencemen with 21, managed only one goal in the playoffs&hellip; Sid Finney was Calgary&rsquo;s leading marksman with seven goals and tied with Witink and Ray Barry for most points with 11.</p><p>In the other division finals Vancouver just had too much for Victoria. Pelletier, in goal, did not perform the miracles he became famous for during league play and in the round-robin semi-finals. Marcel was just another goalie in the three games played on Forum ice in Vancouver. Coupled with the lack-lustre goalkeeping of Pelletier was the inability of captain Colin Kilburn to break loose and score the goals the Cats needed so badly. Kilburn scored only twice in the playoffs, once against. Mikulan in the finals and that on an &ldquo;empty&rdquo; Vancouver goal in Vic&rsquo;s 2-0 win April 6th.</p><p>Freddie Brown got the job of keeping Kilburn from scoring. That Brown did his job well is attested by the scoring averages and the final outcome of the series. Vancouver eliminated New Westminster the same way&mdash;horse-collaring Gold Fashcwsiy. the league&rsquo;s leading marksman. With Kilburn not scoring and his linemates Doug Macauley and Doug Anderson likewise throttled, the Canucks&rsquo; big guns of Maloney, Bhutan, Pennell, who scored a three-goal hat. trick in the fifth and final game for a 5-0 win, and the sterling play of rookies Tom McCarthy and Mikulan, and the defensive strength of Egan, Hudson, Currie and Kaiser finished the Cougars&hellip; Ehman finished with 8 goals and 10 points, tops for Vancouver. Maloney was 6-3, Pennell had a 5-3 record and Ray Cyr, sophomore flash was 2-6&hellip; Kilburn was Victoria&rsquo;s leader with 2-5.</p><p>Victoria turned Larry Leach, Humboldt, junior graduate pro. for the last game of the playoffs. He replaced the injured Skip Teal, a disappointment with the Cats this season&hellip; Bob Kabel replaced another rookie, Les Lilley, on Van&rsquo;s front line of Maloney and McCarthy&hellip; Carl Kaiser scored only one goal in the playoffs but it was a big one&mdash;the first one April 7th to set Vancouver away to its 5-0 series-ending victory over Victoria&hellip; Eddie Powers refereed the Winnipeg-Calgary series, Joey Johns the Vancouver-Victoria set.&rsquo; Powers and Johns, will in all likelihood work all the finals&hellip; They are the best ill the WHL and both are competent officials.</p><p>How Winnipeg does against Vancouver, and if successful, against the Quebec League champs (Shawinigan Falls or Montreal 1 could decide whether Alt Pike gets the Toronto Leafs coaching post&hellip; Others reported in the running for the spot are Howie Meeker of Pittsburgh, who taw his second place Hornets lose to Cleveland in the semi-finals of the AHL playoffs, and Turk Broda, who has his Toronto Marlboros Juniors battling for a repeat Dominion Memorial Cup championship.</p><p><b>SHORT SHOTS:</b>&hellip; Winnipeg and Vancouver divided four games in league play. The Warriors won 3-2 and 3-0 at home, Vancouver took a pair at. the Forum, 4-2 and 5-1, with the Canucks holding a 11-9 goal scoring advantage&hellip; Vernon Canadians of the Okanagan Senior Amateur hockey league led by playing coach George Agar are favored to defeat Bill. Juzda&rsquo;s Winnipeg team and bring the Allan Cup back to the west&hellip; The Vancouver&rsquo; Canuck management and the Vancouved Sun have been at loggerheads for the past several months. Do you call that good public relations&rsquo;&hellip; In the first 22 playoff games only two shutouts recorded, one each for Ray Mikulan of Vancouver and Marilel Pelletier of Victoria&hellip; George Ford. Vancouver, going into the finals leads in penalties with <i>24</i> minutes, Kilburn is next with 21 minutes&hellip; This could be the last season of active play for veteran Jim McFadden of Calgary&hellip; Noises out of Calgary state McFadden will replace Frank Currie as coach for the 1956-57 season with Currie being elevated to a front office position&hellip; Calgary will be after a new goalie next season and the Stamps&rsquo; will have to find a defence replacement for Art Michalak&hellip; And Fred Hucul could be playing for an NHL club next season&hellip; There could be at least, four new coaches in the WHL next season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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WHL Blueline Banter

<p>SEATTLE, Wash&mdash;</p><p>Selected by the Sportswriters and Sportcasters. Three votes allotted to each city. Total for each city&mdash;15 points for first place, nine points for second place and three points for third place. Based on 5-3-1 for each ballot.</p><p>Seven cities returned all ballots. Two cities, Edmonton and Calgary returned two ballots. Therefore votes from these two cities were based on 7&frac12;, 4&frac12; and 1&frac12; for each ballot making a total of 15-9-3&mdash;the same as the other seven cities.</p><p>Maximum votes any player could receive was 135.</p><h2><b>FIRST TEAM</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-2111/1605971-1-eng-US/f0013-212.jpg" title="f0013-21" width="604" height="132"></div><h2><b>SECOND TEAM</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-228/1605964-1-eng-US/f0013-222.jpg" title="f0013-22" width="603" height="114"></div><h2><b>THIRD TEAM</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-234/1605957-1-eng-US/f0013-232.jpg" title="f0013-23" width="604" height="111"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WHL All-Stars

<h2><b>Stand-by Goaler</b></h2><p><b>Emile Francis of Saskatoon will be the stand-by goalkeeper in the event of an injury to either of the regulars in the WHL Final series.</b></p><h2><b>Top Scorer</b></h2><p><b>Mike Nykoluk of Winnipeg leads the individual scorers in play-off games played to date. Nykoluk has seven goals and nine assists for 16 points.</b></p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p>(PLAYOFFS)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01344/1605926-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="327" height="43"></div><p>Winnipeg wins Prairie finals 4 games to one.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02302/1605919-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="327" height="42"></div><p>Vancouver wins Coast finals 4 games to none.</p><h3><b>RESULTS</b></h3><p><b>March 19th Monday</b></p><p>Edmonton 4 at Calgary 5.53 OT</p><p><b>March 20th Tuesday</b></p><p>Saskatoon 1 at Winnipeg 6</p><p>New West. 1 at Victoria 3</p><p><b>March 21st Wednesday</b></p><p>Edmonton 2 at Calgary 3 6.42 OT</p><p>Vancouver 3 at New West. 4</p><p><b>March 22nd Thursday</b></p><p>Saskatoon 3 at Winnipeg 5</p><p><b>March 23rd Friday</b></p><p>Victoria 3 at Vancouver 2</p><p><b>March 24th Saturday</b></p><p>Calgary 5 at Edmonton 2</p><p>Winnipeg 6 at Saskatoon 3</p><p>Victoria 3 at New West 1</p><p><b>Tuesday March 27th</b></p><p>Vancouver 2 at Victoria 3</p><p><b>Wednesday March 28th</b></p><p>New West. 1 at Vancouver 5</p><p>(Victoria and Vancouver qualify for finals)</p><p><b>Thursday March 29th</b></p><p>Calgary 2 at Winnipeg 7</p><p><b>Friday March 30th</b></p><p>Victoria 1 at Vancouver 7</p><p><b>Saturday March 31st</b></p><p>Vancouver 3 at Victoria 2</p><p>Calgary 4 at Winnipeg 6</p><p><b>Tuesday April 3rd</b></p><p>Victoria 2 at Vancouver 7</p><p>Winnipeg 3 at Calgary 7</p><p><b>Thursday April 5th</b></p><p>Winnipeg 7 at Calgary 2</p><p><b>Friday April 6th</b></p><p>Vancouver 0 at Victoria 2</p><p><b>Saturday April 7th</b></p><p>Victoria 0 at Vancouver 5</p><p>Winnipeg 4 at Calgary 3 17.00 OP</p><p><b>(Vancouver and Winnipeg, first place winners in their respective divisions mett in the League finals for the President&rsquo;s Cup and the right to meet the Champions of the Quebec League for the Edinburgh Trophy. The present holders of the Edinburgh Cup, Shawinigan Falls U&rsquo;ataracts and the Montreal Royals are engaged is a best-of-seven game series for the right to travel West to defend the Trophy. This series should get started not later than the last week in April and will be completed in early May. Should Vancouver or Winnipeg sweep their current series it may be possible to get the Edinburgh series started April 21st.)</b></p><h3>MONDAY, MARCH 19</h3><p><b>Edmonton 4 at Calgary 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03272/1605912-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="327" height="342"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 20</b></h3><p><b>Saskatoon 1 at Winnipeg 6</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04244/1605905-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="325" height="298"></div><p><b>New Westminter 1 at Victoria 3</b></p><p><b>New Westminster</b>&mdash;Goal: Bentley; defence: Creighton, Bergeron, Matthews, Tarala; forwards: McNab, Love, Fashowal, Schmautz, Boyce, McLean, Dawes, Roggeveen.</p><p><b>Victoria</b>&mdash;Goal: Pelletier; defence: Whitney, Dobbyn, Bulloch, Davidson; forwards: Kilburn, Anderson, Macauley, Olson, Brown, Carmichael, Teal, Chiupka, Robertson, Wonoski.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05212/1605898-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="324" height="221"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. MARCH 21</b></h3><p><b>Edmonton 2 at Calgary 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06182/1605891-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="326" height="256"></div><p><b>Vancouver 3 at New Westminter 4</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07169/1605884-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="324" height="272"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 22</b></h3><p><b>Saskatoon 3 at Winnipeg 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08159/1605877-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="324" height="283"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, MARCH 23</b></h3><p><b>Victoria 3 at Vancouver 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09153/1605870-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="324" height="214"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 24</b></h3><p><b>Calgary 5 at Edmonton 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10147/1605863-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="323" height="242"></div><p><b>Winnipeg 6 at Saskatoon 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11130/1605856-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="325" height="297"></div><p><b>Victoria 3 at New Westminster 1</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12116/1605849-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="314" height="211"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 27</b></h3><p><b>Vancouver 2 at Victoria 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1395/1605842-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="325" height="162"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. MARCH 28</b></h3><p><b>New Westminster 1 at Vaneouver 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1486/1605835-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="324" height="203"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 29</b></h3><p><b>Calgary 2 at Winnipeg 7</b></p><p><b>Calgary</b>&mdash;Goal: Francis; defence: F. Hucul, Syverson, Michaluk, S. Hucul; forwards: Couture, Ross, Shvetz, Witiuk Barry, McFadden, McKenzie, Finney, Crawford, Scott.</p><p><b>Winnipeg</b>&mdash;Goal: Chadwick; defence: Keating, Summers, Burega, Voykin; forwardsCullen, Barlow. Nykoluk, Mosienko, Masnick, Mazur. Burchell, Nesterenko, Hoekstra, Aldcorn.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1571/1605828-1-eng-US/f0013-152.jpg" title="f0013-15" width="324" height="324"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, MARCH 30</b></h3><p><b>Victoria 1 at Vancouver 7</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1647/1605821-1-eng-US/f0013-162.jpg" title="f0013-16" width="326" height="270"></div><p><b>Winnipeg 7 at Calgary 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1738/1605814-1-eng-US/f0013-172.jpg" title="f0013-17" width="327" height="320"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 31</b></h3><p><b>Vancouver 3 at Victoria 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02194/1605807-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="326" height="279"></div><p><b>Calgary 4 at Winnipeg 6</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03119/1605800-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="329" height="337"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, APRIL 3</b></h3><p><b>Victoria 2 at Vancouver 7</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0484/1605793-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="325" height="294"></div><p><b>Winnipeg 3 at Calgary 7</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0565/1605786-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="328" height="364"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, APRIL 5</b></h3><p><b>Winnipeg 7 at Calgary 2</b></p><p><b>Winnipeg</b>&mdash;Goal: Chadwick; defence: Shero, Keating. Summers, Burega; forwards: Nykoluk. Nesterenko, Mazur, Aldcom, Barlow, Masnick, Burchell, Mosienko, Cullen, Hoekstra.</p><p><b>Calgary</b>&mdash;Goal: Frederick; defence: F. Hucul, Syverson, Michaluk, S. Hucul; forwards: Shvetz, Couture, Ross, Witiuk, Barry, McFadden, Duke, Scott, Crawford, Finney.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0658/1605779-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg" title="f0018-06" width="328" height="310"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, APRIL 6</b></h3><p><b>Vancouver 0 at Victoria 2</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0753/1605772-1-eng-US/f0018-072.jpg" title="f0018-07" width="321" height="172"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY. APRIL 7</b></h3><p><b>Victoria 0 at Vancouver 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0846/1605765-1-eng-US/f0018-082.jpg" title="f0018-08" width="326" height="177"></div><p><b>Winnipeg 4 at Calgary 3</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0942/1605758-1-eng-US/f0018-092.jpg" title="f0018-09" width="326" height="267"></div><h2><b>THE POINT PARADE</b></h2><p><b>(COAST AND PRAIRIE FINALS)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1833/1605751-1-eng-US/f0013-182.jpg" title="f0013-18" width="324" height="291"></div><h3><b>GOALKEEPERS AVERAGES</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1929/1605744-1-eng-US/f0013-192.jpg" title="f0013-19" width="323" height="82"></div><h3><b>TEAM SCORING</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-2017/1605737-1-eng-US/f0013-202.jpg" title="f0013-20" width="323" height="68"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN LEAGUE

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Previous HN Award Winners

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><p>SHAWINIGAN FALLS, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Roger Leger&rsquo;s defending Quebec Hockey League champions-&mdash;the Cataracts&mdash;-&rsquo;scored the three fastest goals of the season here and that was enough as they nipped the Royals 3-1 in the third game of the QHL finals. The win reduced the Montrealers&rsquo; margin in the best-of-seven set to 2-1 games.</p><p>As it turned out, the contesting to the official timer) they action. The first period seemed destined to end in a scoreless draw when the Cats erupted for their first goal at 19.50 with Dickie Wray banging in Gerry Desaulniers&rsquo; rebound.</p><p>Just nine seconds later (according to the official timer) they made it 2-0 with Desaulniers scoring from Wray and Junior Langlois.</p><p>Several observers in the press box noticed that the second goal was scored between three and five seconds after the hands of the clock had reached &ldquo;20&rdquo; denoting the end of the period.</p><p>The siren, which is supposed to be synchronized with the clock, didn&rsquo;t sound as the hands reached &ldquo;20&rdquo;. Charged by these two goals, the Cats scored just 14 seconds after Erwin Grosse getting the unassisted marker.</p><p>A penalty to Langlois brought about Royals&rsquo; only goal with Lulu Denis slamming in a rolling puck after both Phil Goyette and Walt Bradley had taken swipes at it.</p><p>Royals had a wide edge in territorial play in the second period and part of the third but they couldn&rsquo;t &ldquo;buy a goal.&rdquo; Little &ldquo;TiGuy&rdquo; Rousseau, hockey&rsquo;s modern &ldquo;will-o&rsquo;-the-wisp,&rdquo; was in alone on Bobby Perreault twice and each time he was foiled.</p><h2><b>Bows To McNeil</b></h2><p>Perreault&rsquo;s netminding was good but once again he bowed to Gerry McNeil, who made the toughest saves. Perreault, who has more than a passing acquaintance with &ldquo;Lady Luck,&rdquo; mopped his brow in relief when Denis stung the goalpost with a blistering shot in the second period. On another occasion, Langlois scooped a rolling puck out of the crease as Bradley was about to pounce on it.</p><h2><b>Standing Room Only</b></h2><p>The standing room crowd of 5,200 didn&rsquo;t have too much to holler about. Their vocal fusilade was restricted to the 24 seconds in which the Cats won the game. It&rsquo;s too bad the Royals didn&rsquo;t get more goals because they wouldn&rsquo;t have lacked support either. An excursion of approximately 800 Montrealers was on hand to ring the rafters for the Royals.</p><p>This was the game Sliawinigan had to win. Just before game time, there was some doubt about Jean Paul Lamirande playing. He reported that he was injured and couldn&rsquo;t play. However. Kenny Reardon and Roger Leger persuaded him that whatever his injury was, it wasn&rsquo;t serious enough to keep him out of the lineup. Ha played and did a pretty fair job too. George Faulkner whp wasn&rsquo;t too conspicuous here in the second game was benched in favor of Lome Thomson.</p><h2><b>Gets Cup</b></h2><p>Gilles Dube, the QHL&rsquo;s leading scorer, was presented with the President&rsquo;s Cup by George Slater prior to the start of the game. He was also given a trophy as Shawintgan&rsquo;s player of distinction.</p><p>Bud MacPherson and Jacques Deslauriers were the pick of the Royals&rsquo; defense with Guy Rousseau, Kelly Burnett and Phil Goyette shining up front. Dube, Eddie Kachur and Junior Langlois played strong games for the Cats.</p><h2><b>Important Coals</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02265/1606040-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="312" height="482"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DICK WRAY</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03198/1606033-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="313" height="483"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GERRY DESAULNIERS</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Montreal Leads Shawinigan 2-1 In Quebec Loop Finals

<h2><b>Fans Travel</b></h2><p><b>Close too 800 Montreal fans travelled to Shawinigan for the third game of the QHL finals.</b></p><h2><b>Fast Goals</b></h2><p><b>Shawinigan Falls scored two goals in nine seconds in the third game of the QHL finals.</b></p><h2><b>HOW THE RACE GOES</b></h2><p><b>Wednesday March 21</b></p><p>Montreal 2 at Quebec 3</p><p>(Quebec leads best-of-seven semi-final 1-0)</p><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: McNeil; defense: R. Rousseau, Ingram, Deslauriers, Clune, MacPherson; forwards: Coriveau, Thorndycraft, Goyette, Boucher, G. Rousseau, Denis, MacKay, Laplante, Bradley.</p><p><b>Quebec</b>&mdash;Goal: Millar; defense: Schneider, MaeQueen, Ernst, Zeniuk, MacNab; forwards: Gamble, Tessier, Powell, Labadie, Tremblay, Achtymuchuk, Buchanan, Cossette, Regan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01316/1606162-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="329" height="280"></div><p><b>Chicoutimi 5 at Shayyinigan 1</b></p><p>(Chicoutimi leads best-of-seven semi-final 1-0)</p><p><b>Chicoutimi</b>&mdash;Goal: Paille; defense: Claude, Roy, Taillefer, Hanna, Labrosse; forwards: S. Smrke, Moore, L. Smrke, Topoll, F. Perreault, Locas, Cressman, Hicks, Tkachuk.</p><p><b>Miawinigan Falls</b>&mdash;Goal: R. Perreault; defense: Roche, Hodgson, Lamirande, Langlois, Leger; forwards: Broden, Kachur, Faulkner, Dube, Grosse, Denis, Bouchard, Desaulniers, Wray.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02279/1606155-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="329" height="342"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 22</b></h3><p><b>Sliawinigan 4 at Chicoutimi 0</b></p><p>(Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)</p><p><b>Shawinigan Falls</b>&mdash;Goal: R. Perreault; defence: Lamirande, Langlois, Roche, Leger; forwards: Desaulniers, Wray, Bouchard, Kachur, Thomson, Desis, Broden, Grosse, Faulkner, Dube.</p><p><b>Chicoutimi</b>&mdash;Goal: Paille; defence: Claude, Hanna., Rby, Taillefer, Labrosse; forwards: S. Smrke, L. Smrke, Topoll, F. Perreault. Locas, Hicks, Cressman, Maxwell, Campeau, Tkachuk.</p><p>Referee: Corriveau; linemen: Demers, O&rsquo;Doherty.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03255/1606148-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="330" height="232"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1956</b></h3><p><b>Quebec 8 at Royal 3</b></p><p>(Quebec leads best-of-seven semi-final 3-0).</p><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: McNeil; (lerence: R. Rousseau, Deslauriers, Clune, Macpherson; forwards: Corriveau, Thorndycraft, Goyette, Boucher, G. Rousseau, Burnett, Denis, MacKay, Bradley, Laplante, Inggram.</p><p><b>Quebec</b>&mdash;Goal: Millar; defense: MacQueen. Schneider, Ernst, Zeniuk, MacNab; forwards: Gamble, Tessier, Powell, Labadie, Tremblay. Achtymichuk, Buchanan. Cossette, Regan, Poliezari.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04207/1606141-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="321" height="365"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, MARCH 25. 1956</b></h3><p><b>Royals 4 at Quebec 1</b></p><p>(Quebec leads best-of-seven semifinal 21).</p><p><b>Quebec</b>&mdash;Goal; Millar; defense: MacQueen, Schneider, Ernst, Zeniuk, MacNab; forwards: Gamble, Tessier, Powell, Labadie, Tremblay, Aehtymichuk. Buchanan, Cossette, Regan, Polizeari.</p><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: McNeil; defence: R. Rousseau, Deslauriers, Clune, MacPherson; forwards: Corriveau, Thorndycraft, Goyette, Boucher, G. Rousseau, Burnett. Denis, MacKay, Bradley, Lmplante, Inggram.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05170/1606134-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="326" height="244"></div><p><b>Shawinigan 6 at Chicoutimi 1</b></p><p>(Shawinigan leads best-of-seven semifinal 2-1).</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06150/1606127-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="326" height="302"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28</b></h3><p><b>Montreal 1 at. Quebec 3</b></p><p>(Quebec leads best-of-seven semi-final 3-1)</p><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: McNeil; defence: R. Rousseau, Ingram, Deslauriers, Clune, MacPherson; forwards: Thorndycraft, Goyette, Boucher, G. Rousseau, Denis, Mackay, Laplante, Bradley, Burnett.</p><p><b>Quebec</b>&mdash;Goal: Millar; defence; Schneider, Mac-Queen, Ernst, Zeniuk, MacNab; forwards: Gamble, Tessier, MacNab; forwards: Gamble, Tessier, Powell, Labadie, Tremblay, Achtymichuk, Buchanan, Regan, Poliziani.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07142/1606120-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="320" height="201"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, MARCH 27</b></h3><p><b>Shawinigan 2 at Chicoutimi 6</b></p><p>(Shawinigan leads best-of-seven semi-final 3-1).</p><p><b>Shawinigan Falls</b>&mdash;Goal: R. Perreault; defense: Langlois, Lamirande, R. Leger, Hodgson, Roche; forwards: Desaulniers, Vi ray, Bouchard, Kachur, Thomson, Denis, Broden, Grosse, Faulkner, Dube.</p><p><b>Chicoutimi</b>&mdash;Goal: Paille: defense: Roy, Taillefer, Glaude. Hanna, Labrosse; forwards: Locas, S. Smrke, L. Smrke, Topoll. F. Perreault, Campeau. Tkachuk. Hicks, Cressman. G. Leger.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-08131/1606113-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="320" height="169"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY APRIL 1</b></h3><p><b>Royals 2 at Quebec 0</b></p><p>(Best-of-seven semi-final tied 3-3)</p><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: McNeil; defense: R. Rousseau, Ingram, Deslnurierft, Clune, MacPherson; forwards: Corriveau, Goyette, Boucher, G. Rousseau, Burnett, Denis. Bradley, MacKay, Laplante.</p><p><b>Quebec</b>&mdash;Goal: Millar; defense: Schneider, MaeQueen, Ernst, Zeniuk, McNab; forwards; Gamble, Tessier, Powell, Pollizianl, Labadie, Tremblay. Aehtymichuk, Buchanan, Regan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-09123/1606106-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="325" height="212"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, APRIL 6</b></h3><p><b>Quebec 2 at Montreal 3</b></p><p>(Montreal wins best-of-seven semi-final 4-3)</p><p><b>Quebec</b>&mdash;Goal: Millar; defense; Ernst. Zeniuk, Schneider, MaeQueen, McNab, forwards: Regm, Gamble, Tremblay. Tessier, Powell, Polizziani, Labadie. Aehtymichuk, Buchanan, Cossette.</p><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: McNeil; defense: MacPherson, R. Rousseau, Ingram, Deslauriers, Clune; forwards: Boucher, Bradley, Goyette, G. Rousseau, Burnett, Mackay, Laplante, Corriveau, Denis.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-10109/1606099-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="320" height="273"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, APRIL 8</b></h3><p><b>Shawinigan 3 at Montreal 5</b></p><p>(Royals lead best-of-seven final, 1-0)</p><p><b>Shawinigan Falls</b>&mdash;Goal: Perreault; defense: Hodgson, Roche; Lamirande, Langlois: forwards: Broden, Faulkner, Kachur, Desaulniers, Wray, Bouchard, Thorson, J. P. Denis, Dube, Grosse.</p><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: McNeil: defense Clune, MacPherson, R. Rousseau, Deslauriers; forwards: Ingram, Boueherd, G. Rousseau, Laplante, Corriveau, Goyette, Burnett, L. Denis, MacKay, Bradley.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1190/1606092-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="320" height="337"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11</b></h3><p><b>Montreal 3 at Shawinigan 2</b></p><p>(Montreal leads best-of-seven final 2-0)</p><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: McNeil; defence: Macpherson, Deslauriers, Clune, R. Rousseau. Ingram; forwards: Laplante, Corriveau, L. Denis. Goyette, Mackay, Boucher, Bradley, Burnett, G. Rousseau.</p><p><b>Shawinigan Falls</b>&mdash;Goal: Perreault; defence: Hodgson. Roche, Langlois, Lamirande, Leger; forwards; Kachur, Broden. Faulkner. Desaulniers. Wray, Bouchard, Dube, Grosse, J.-P. Denis.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1269/1606085-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="321" height="243"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 1956</b></h3><p><b>Royals 1 at Shawinigan 3</b></p><p><b>Royals</b>&mdash;Goal: McNeil; defense: MacPherson, R. Rousseau, (&lsquo;lune, Ingram, Deslauriers; forwards: Burnett. L. Denis, Corriveau, Goyette, Boucher. G. Rousseau. MacKay, Laplante, Bradley.</p><p><b>Shawinigan Falls</b>&mdash;Goal: Perreault; defense: Roche, Hodgson, Lamirande, Langlois, Leger; forwards: Broden, Kachur, Wray, Desaulniers, Bouchard, J. P. Denis, Grosse, Dube, Thomson.</p><p>Referee: Georges Gravel; linesmen: R. Landry, J. Landry.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1359/1606078-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="325" height="301"></div><h2><b>All-Star Handshake</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1449/1606071-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="630" height="627"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GORDIE HOWE,</b> the All-Star right winger of the Detroit Red Wings and a real veteran of the NHL wars, congratulates Bob Turner of the Montreal Canadiens, a first year man in the big league, following the Habs&rsquo; 3-1 win in the final game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Turner started the season with the Shawinigan Falls Cataracts of the QHL.</figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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QUEBEC LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By &#x201C;CHICK&#x201D; APPEL</div><p>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>After dropping the first game of the eastern Canada Allan Cup playdowns to Saint John, N.B. Beavers, 5-1, Maritimes senior champions, Chatham Maroons, all-Ontario champions, bounced back to take the second game by a 6-3 convincing margin, and are favored to qualify in the best-of-seven series, all games of which will be played at Chatham, to meet the western Canada champions, either Vernon, B.C. Canadians or Winnipeg, Man. Maroons, in the Allan Cup finals out west.</p><p>When Chatham lost the opening game, coach Murph Chamberlain of the Maroons, applied to the CAHA for three additions to his squad, which had but 13 signed players, basing his request on the fact that the Saint John Beavers had been granted three replacements from two clubs within their own league.</p><p>Chamberlain had Lou Bendo, Stratford Indian centre and Lennie Speck, Sudbury Wolves righthander, working out with his Maroons, and also has designs on having Johnny Albani, Sudbury Wolves&rsquo; classy young goalie, as his alternate goalie, but the CAHA refused to grand him re-inforcements from other clubs than those in the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA group. Bendo played in the second game at Chatham, scoring one goal and assisting on another, which brought an official protest to the CAHA from Saint John Beavers, who contended the Stratford pivot was ineligible. A prompt reply came from George Dudley, secretary-manager of the CAHA, that Bendo was eligible, because Chatham had been granted the privilege of adding three reinforcements from within the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA clubs.</p><h2><b>Secured Flick</b></h2><p>Denied the use of either Albani or Speck of the Sudbury Wolves, coach Chamberlain then secured Billy Flick, Stratford Indian rightwinger, as a replacement for Speck, and he&rsquo;ll play for the Maroons for the balance of the season.</p><p>Chatham Maroons still face a problem, and an important one to Chamberlain, who says his team will not go west, either to Vernon, B.C. or Winnipeg, Man. for the Allan Cup finals, unless sufficient finances are available to cover legitimate expenses over and above the amount of money the CAHA allots for such trips, but which do not cover total costs, as Sudbury Wolves and Stratford Indians found out in previous years. Civic pride in Chatham is likely to overcome that stumbling block, just as it did in Sudbury and Stratford. It might be recalled that when I&rsquo;enticion V&rsquo;s played the Allan Cup finals in Kitohener against the Dutchmen in 1953, the Kitchener club was forced to subsidize the Penticton team to the extent of $1,400, or the series would not have been completed because the V&rsquo;s ran out of finances.</p><h2><b>Should Advance</b></h2><p>As matters stand, the guess is that Chatham Maroons, bolstered by the two Stratford stars, will defeat Saint John Beavers, and probably meet Vernon Canadiens for the Canadian senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey champions. Vernon held, a two-nothing edge in their best-of-seven western finals at time of writing, with all games being played in British Columbia, some of them in Kelowna, another Okanagan Valley League centre.</p><p>It is expected, whether Saint John or Chatham win out in the. east, that the same program will be carried out in the Allan Cuo finals, provided Vernon qualifies. Should Winnipeg overcome their two-game deficit, then all games of the best-of-seven series would be played in Manitoba capital.</p><h2><b>Still Going Strong</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01300/1606217-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="629" height="787"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>MURPH CHAMBERLAIN</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Chatham Maroons Favored In Eastern Canada Final

<p><b>CHATHAM, Ont.&mdash;</b></p><p><b>Chatham Maroons defeated St. John Beavers 6-2 on April 11 to grab a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Canada Allan Cup final.</b></p><p><b>Winner of this series will meet the Vernon, B. C. Canadians for the Canadian senior championship.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Big Lead

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>his is our annual Statistical Review. Jam-packed with records, photos, articles and profiles, this is an issue you will want to keep on file for future reference. Pictures of the various All-Stars; Photos of the championship teams; Complete records for the 1955-56 season for almost every league in both Canada and the United States; Individual trophy winners. All in all, a treasury of hockey information. Reserve you copy NOW!</b></p><p><b>ON SALE AT YOUR FAVORITE NEWSSTAND ON OR AROUND MAY 15</b></p><p><b>Subscribers, of course, receive this issue without the trouble of having to go to the newsstand to get it. It might be a good idea for you too to get in on this convenience.</b></p><p><b>Subscriptions are, for one full year no matter when you start. $3.00 in Canada, $4.00 in the U.S. Send cheque or money-order to:</b></p><p><b>THE HOCKEY NEWS,</b></p><p><b>P.O. Box 248,</b></p><p><b>Montreal, Canada.</b></p><p><b>YOU GET 35 BIG, ACTION-PACKED ISSUES INCLUDING THE MAY ISSUE IF YOU ACT NOW!</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The May Issue of The Hockey News

<div class="byline">By HUGH BOWMAN</div><p><b>Now Favored To Advance</b></p><p>GUELPH, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Toronto Marlboros translated the old fireball pitchers&rsquo;&gt; theory, &ldquo;They can&rsquo;t hit what they can&rsquo;t see&rdquo;, into hockey terminology to take a one game lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Canada junior finals with the Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>Marlies&rsquo; verson apparently was &ldquo;They can&rsquo;t score if they don&rsquo;t shoot at the net&rdquo;. The theory obviously has a few flaws since the Canadiens scored two goals although they had only 11 shots on goal. Marlies, with 29 bullets, hit the bulls-eye only three times. That gives Canadiens a much better goals-per-shots-on-goal average than the Dukes. Such statistical meanderings however are not going to cause any broken hearts on the Marlboro roster. You get points in boxing for landing the most punches but they don&rsquo;t&rsquo; mean much if you&rsquo;re oppent sends you into the great beyond for a minimum of ten seconds. Montreal can have the averages and the statistics; the Dukes wouldn&rsquo;t trade their opening playoff win for a gold-bound copy of Dunn and Bradstreet. In the final analysis, the two points you get for a win are the only significant figures.</p><h2><b>Brilliant Record</b></h2><p>Canadiens, who went into the Eastern Canada final after a brilliant exhibition season that saw them win 74, tie 10 and lose eight in 92 starts discovered early in the contest that playing for fun and playing for keeps just aren&rsquo;t the same. Marlboros didn&rsquo;t let them forget it over most of the route with a steady body-checking barrage that kept the speedy Habs off balance. The heavy-hitting tactics of Marlboros were the main factor in the Canadiens&rsquo; anemic output in the shots-on-goal department. It&rsquo;s a little difficult getting a shot away when you&rsquo;re flat on your back.</p><p>BQbby Baun and Al McNeil, who are as solid as box cars and as mobile as jeeps, hit. everybody but the timekeeper and the rest of the Marlboro club followed suit.</p><p>Andre Pronovost who ran into McNeil in the first period and Bob Courcy who was shaken loose from his uppers when Baun rocked him in the second frame were the pieces de resistante.</p><h2><b>Had Rougher Games</b></h2><p>Despite the heavy body barrage laid down by Marlboros, Canadiens&rsquo; majordomo, Sam Pollock, didn&rsquo;t attribute Ma&rsquo;lies victory to their hardhitting. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had rougher games&rdquo; said Sam. but their forecheeking wouldn&rsquo;t let us get started.&rdquo;</p><p>Coach Lou Passador summed it up, &ldquo;If you don&rsquo;t shoot, you don&rsquo;t score.&rdquo;</p><p>Marlboro General Manager Staff Smythe whose first thought would be, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t afford the taxes,&rdquo; if he won the 64,600 dollar question, was be moaning the fact that the Dukes won by such a narrow margin.&rdquo; We&rsquo;ve shot our bolt&rdquo;, said Smythe, &ldquo;we outshoot them 29-11 and win by only one goal.&rdquo;</p><p>From a percentage point of view it was a good win for Marlboros. Only one of their big play&rsquo; off scorers tallied, Ken Girard, who rapped in his eigth playoff goal.</p><p>The other lamp lighters were Harry Neale and Wait Boyer. Neale&rsquo;s was his first in post-season play, Boyer&rsquo;s his third. The i big guns, Bob Pulford who had 16 going into the Montreal series, Bob Nevin who had seven and Charlie Burns who had five were held off the scoresheet which might indicate that they&rsquo;re due.</p><h2><b>Returns To Form</b></h2><p>The most encouraging factor for Marlboros was the return to form of Boyer. When the Dukes were floundering over the first half of the regular schedule the diminutive Boyer kept them in contention with his buzz-saw play. He tapered off after a couple a midseason injuries and failed to hit his early season stride in the OHA playoffs. If he plays hack to the form he displayed against Montreal in the series opener it&rsquo;ll make a big difference to the Marlboro attack.</p><p>It&rsquo;s expected Marlboros will continue their thumping tactics throughout the series but there&rsquo;s little doubt that Canadiens will be a tougher club. Certainly their high powered offensive is not going to be restricted to 11 shots on goal and they intend to do a little bumping on their own which should make for a bruising series.</p><p>The second and third games will be played in Montreal with the fourth slated for Toronto. Home ice won&rsquo;t be too big an advantage for the Canadiens inasmuch as they&rsquo;ve played few of their games at the Forum. By the same token playing in Toronto won&rsquo;t be top much of a disadvantage to the well-travelled Canadiens.</p><h2><b>Notes To You</b></h2><p>Whether junior hockey will return to Kitchener nevt year is still a question mark&hellip; the Canadiens not too happy about the amount of money they&rsquo;ve lost their over a period of years&hellip; a loeal group would like to keep junior hockey going in the twin-cities using their Ontario juvenile champions as a nucleus for an &ldquo;A&rdquo; team&hellip; as Hap Emms in Barries will tell you&hellip; it&rsquo;s a tough proposition to make a go of junior hockey without a pro sponsor&hellip; Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; great defenceman Bob Goldham. who retired after the Stanley Cup playoffs, rumoured headed for a coaching job with the Hamilton Tiger-Cubs&hellip; if &lsquo;he can coach as well as he plays and can in still his &ldquo;heart&rdquo; into the club, the Tabbies night be a clawing crew with Goldham at the helm&hellip; Toronto Maple Leafs counting on Marlboro graduates to fill the gaps&hellip; Bobby Pulford and Al McNeill who graduate from ageelimit ranks this season look like solid bets to catch berths with the parent club&hellip; Bobby Baun not too far away&hellip; he&rsquo;s been a power for the Dukes in the playoffs after a mediocre season&hellip; paired with McNeill they&rsquo;re the hardest hitting defence seen in junior hockey in years&hellip; Although the regular season ended in late February it still appears that the juniors will be playing in May&hellip; they&rsquo;re overlapping with baseball and horse racing which won&rsquo;t help the playoff gates any&hellip; Fortunately Marlboros and Canadiens are providing the competition that attracts the customers regardless of opponing attractions&hellip; The C.A.H.A. turned down a request from the west that the series be shortened to five games on the grounds that it was toe lucrative&hellip; Tehat&rsquo;s good common sense but its another good argument for taking the &ldquo;A&rdquo; out of CAHA.</p><h2><b>Peppered</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01266/1606303-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="305" height="1096"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>EDDIE JOHNSON</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>&ldquo;Checked Us&rdquo;</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02228/1606296-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="312" height="649"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SAM POLLOCK</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Marties’ Hard Hitting Attack Just Too Much For Baby Habs

<div class="byline">By JOE MINSTER</div><p>DETROIT, Mich&mdash;</p><p>Just what 1956-57 holds in store for the International Hockey League remains to be seen, but it appears likely that there will be some changes made.</p><p>At the time this edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS went to press, the status of the Grand Rapids Rockets was cloaked in considerable doubt, with the eventual outcome hinging on the sale of the arena in that city.</p><p>Should the Rockets fade from the hockey picture, that would leave just five clubs in the IHL, with the possibility that Louisville, which will have a spacious new arena, may fill the void.</p><p>Reports indicate that there are two potential buyers of the Rocket arena; namely, the city of Grand Rapids and a large chain of stores. If the former makes the purchase, hockey may well be saved, but if the latter group takes over, the ice sport probably will be out.</p><p>Cincinnati, fresh from winning its fourth straight regular-season and playoff crowns; Troy, O.; Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Indianapolis, Ind. and Toledo, O. are the other IHL members.</p><h2><b>Plan Not Successful</b></h2><p>Toledo, incidentally, probably will forsake its arrangements to divide home games with Marion, since that plan did not meet with too much success during the past campaign.</p><p>Besides Louisville, there have been a number of other cities mentioned as candidates for IHL franchises, but it appears that nothing much has been done about any of them. At least. Frank Gallagher, president of the Internatinonal League for the past six years, hasn&rsquo;t been contacted by any of them.</p><p>Charlotte, N. C. has a new arena, but apparently is joining the Eastern League. Memphis, Penn., which also has a new plant, hasn&rsquo;t shown any interest, and neither has Milwaukee, a former member of the loop. An arena apparently is under construction at Rockford, III., and St. Louis, site of an Aemrican League club for many years, hasn&rsquo;t been too keen about getting back in hockey.</p><h2><b>Interlocking Schedule?</b></h2><p>There&rsquo;s been talk, too, of an interlocking schedule between the IHL and the Ontario Hockey Association, but as vet no definite steps have been taken in this direction.</p><p>&ldquo;We expect an OHA representative at our next meeting May 8 in Detroit.&rdquo; Gallagher said, &ldquo;so we might discuss the possibilities then.&rdquo;</p><p>Kitchener. Chatham, Windsor. Owen Sound and Stratford are the current OHA members, with Stratford&rsquo;s status in doubt and Whitby, Ontario, a candidate for membership in the circuit.</p><h2><b>Troy Made Gains</b></h2><p>As for the past International League season, Gallagher compared it with the 1954-55 year. Troy made the biggest gains, he said, and, along with Ft. Wayne, showed the most profit. Cincinnati broke about even, while Toledo made money at home but fell down in Marion. Indianapolis, back in hockey for the first time in years, lost, as did Grand Rapids.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll be okay,&rdquo; Gallagher reassured. &ldquo;This is a good league and if we can interlock with the OHA, it might stimulate interest quite a bit. Something like that be just what the doctor ordered for both the IHL and OHA.&rdquo;</p><h2><b>Good League</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03172/1606334-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="323" height="328"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FRANK GALLAGHER</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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International Loop May Play Interlocking Games With OHA Sr. Circuit

<div class="byline">By DOUG COSTELLO</div><p>ST. JOHN, N.B.&mdash;</p><p>When Saint John Beavers entrained for Chatham, Ont., and the Eastern Allan Cup finals there was speculation the Maritimes had seen the last of high-priced &ldquo;amateur&rdquo; hockey for some years to come.</p><p>All around there were tips of hats to well-meaning citizens groups and individuals who had attempted to successfully finance the teams in this year&rsquo;s Atlantic Coast Senior Hockey League, but it was obvious conditions as existed in Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John and Amherst this year could not continue.</p><p>The days of the promoters in Maritime hockey seem to be a thing of the past. These men who had built up the &ldquo;shamateur&rdquo; game to great heights in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia quit because they were losing money. The last to get out of a hopeless deal were Murray W. Long and Otty Stevenson in Saint John. A citizens group took over the team this year with little chance of success. They finished the season well in the red and only a totally unexpected Allan Cup win for Beavers could result in fans rallying financially behind the club next fall.</p><h2><b>A Rough Path</b></h2><p>In Fredericton, Amherst and Moncton the picture wasn&rsquo;t varied. All three clubs operated by sports-minded citizens groups walked a rough path getting their teams through the season. Several times all considered folding but plugged, on hoping for the playoff pot-of-gold. Moncton and Fredericton went out in the league semi-finals leaving the backers of these teams badly off in a money way.</p><p>The obituary in Maritime major and senior hockey began in Cape Breton when Sydney and Glace Bay pulled out. Halifax and Charlottetown followed and now it seems likely the ACSHL squads of this year will follow suit.</p><p>Fan interest in imported hockey began to lag badly after 1952 when Saint John Beavers fell before Quebec Aces in the Alexander Cup finals. That was the big year for the Maritime Major Hockey League and fans around the eastern seaboard had expected a lot from the loop&rsquo;s winners, regardless of which team won the nod to carry the circuit&rsquo;s banner. Johnny O&rsquo;Flaherty&rsquo;s Beavers ran away with the regular schedule and were the logical team to finish ahead in the playoffs.</p><h2><b>Not Up To Strength</b></h2><p>They carried a lot of hopes when they ran into Quebec Aces. Their failure to win more than one game in the best-of-nine series left many people in the Maritimes wondering if they were getting their money&rsquo;s worth. True, Beavers were not up to strength when overcome by Aces (They also had to contend with Jean Beliveau who scored nine goals in five games) but even at their best probably could not have carried the series.</p><p>The obvious decline in the calibre of Allan Cup play in Eastern Canada in the last few years also has contributed to sagging interest in the Maritimes. Many of the players on the top teams in Ontario have performed in the Maritimes in recent years and fans down east know just how good they are. They also know the comparable ability of the current tourists in the ACSHL.</p><p>Despite the fact that the calibre of hockey seen in the Maritimes this year was far below that of old Maritime Major League days, there was no corresponding reduction in salaries.</p><h2><b>Startling Facts</b></h2><p>Startling public revelations by officials of the Saint John club on salaries they were paying to their players left supporters of the club open-mouthed. Weekly pay cheques ranged up to $225 with several in the $150 to 200 bracket.</p><p>On the basis of average fan turnout, a $100 top was about as high as any of the clubs could safely go. Yet they all plunged in with little but hope as a reason.</p><p>Through the season none of the clubs planned to continue in Allan Cup play. However, after Beavers won the playoffs they took their case to City Hall and asked for $5,500 to finance their series against Chatham. Common Council offered to match dollar-for-dollar public subscriptions up to $2,500. Beavers raised the needed money this way, but, although the club was able to go to Chatham, there wasn&rsquo;t an answer to the organization&rsquo;s outstanding bills, including back rent for use of The Forum. All of the clubs in the league were left in the same predicament.</p><p>There would appear to be one chance for the Atlantic Coast league to operate next year. If all the players in the league would take a one-third cut in salaries, the club backers might be peruuaded to try again. Otherwise there may be a back to homebrew movement.</p><p>If such a movement develops, the logical promotion would seem to be junior hockey. Since Cape Breton got out of the &ldquo;professional&rdquo; picture, the fans have gone all-out for juniors. This season thousands upon thousands turning out for age-limit hockey.</p><p>If organized on a sound basis, junior hockey probably could be just as successful in other Maritime centres.</p><p>Tomorrow comes quickly and it wouldn&rsquo;t be long before home talent teams would be competing for the Allan Cup&hellip; with just as much chance as the players Who have been imported for many years.</p><p>Records of the past prove this point.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Financial Troubles Continue To Plague Teams In Maritimes

<div class="byline">By RAY GUAY</div><p>CALGARY, Alta.&mdash;</p><p>Calgary Stampeders started their summer holidays earlier than they expected, thanks to the efforts of Winnipeg Warriors.</p><p>The turnstiles clicked a merry pace for the five playoff games locally, more than 37,000 fans watched the games, including passes.</p><p>In two home games against Edmonton Flyers they attracted 12,959 fans and in three more ggainst Winnipeg the total was 24,346 fans. Adding the seasonal total of 166,146, the year&rsquo;s attendance was 202,451 fans&mdash;or better than 190,000 paid admissions.</p><p>The first home game against Winnipeg saw the largest crowd ever for a professional encounter. 8,594.</p><p>As a matter of fact, only one gate has exceeded that total since the Corral was opened in 1950 and that was for a hockey game (?) between press and radio years ago.</p><p>Warriors out-scored Stampeders 27-18 in the five game series. Sid Finney, Steve Witiuk and Bill Shvetz shared the lead in goals with three apiece while Ray Barry was the top playmaker with six assists. Ray&rsquo;s seven points were also tops for the series.</p><p>The penalty timekeepers were kept busy in all five games and Stampeders collected a grand total of 71 minutes in penalties.</p><h2><b>Tied For Points Lead</b></h2><p>Finney&rsquo;s seven goals in the two playoff series was tops in that department while Sid, Barry, Witiuk and Doc Couture were tied for most points with 11 apiece.</p><p>Fred Hucul collected the most penalties for the Cowboys, 19 minutes, all of them against Warriors.</p><p>Stampeder players won&rsquo;t get rich on their share of the playoff pool, but it still wasn&rsquo;t bad for three week&rsquo;s work.</p><p>They divided $1,400 for finishing second in the Prairie division of the WHL, added $4,500 when they sidelined Edmonton Flyers in straight games and collected a further $3,500 in losing to Winnipeg. This makes for approximately $600 per man in the pool.</p><p>Most of the players were heading for summer occupations or holidays this week.</p><p>The club will have a record still, riding when the 1956-57 season starts next October. The club, has now played a total of 93 games without a tie, dating back to the latter stages of the 1954-55 season.</p><p>The club played six scheduled games in 1954-55 campaign since their last tie added another nine playoff games to that total and then went through the entire 70-game schedule without once splitting the points. The last eight playoff games brought the total to 93 games.</p><p>Anyone for golf?</p><h2><b>Top Scorer</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01274/1606389-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="314" height="312"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SID FINNEY</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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More Than 37,000 Fans Watch Calgary Stamps In Playoff Contests

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01252/1606420-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="637" height="884"></div><p><b>(Solution next week)</b></p><h2><b>ACROSS</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Red Wing rookie brought up for playoffs.</p><p>5&mdash;Depart.</p><p>7&mdash;Pictured star shoots this way.</p><p>5&mdash;Short for given name of one of the Dennenay brothers of old time fame.</p><p>12&mdash;New Rochelle (abbr.)</p><p>13&mdash;One of the Maple Leafs.</p><p>14&mdash;Be.</p><p>16&mdash;In Montreal a siren is heard when a period nears this.</p><p>17&mdash;One of the Leafs answers to this.</p><p>20&mdash;Initials of Aurie, once a member of the Red Wings.</p><p>21&mdash;Given name of 8 down.</p><p>22&mdash;Number of games Maloney-played for Vancouver in 195-5-56 regular schedule.</p><p>23&mdash;This member of the Boston Bruins hails from Capreol, Ont.</p><p>27&mdash;Initials of AHL top point getter of 1955-56 season.</p><p>28&mdash;Terry Reardon is one.</p><p>29&mdash;Number of shutouts Doug Stevenson got in 1955-56 season.</p><p>30&mdash;Initials of a member of the Boston Bruins.</p><p>31&mdash;Nickname of a Detroit forward.</p><h2><b>DOWN</b></h2><p>1&mdash;Second name of pictured player.</p><p>2&mdash;First name of Hesketh who played one game in goal for New Westminster this season.</p><p>3&mdash;Length of time Frank Eddolls coached Chicago (abbr.)</p><p>4&mdash;Nickname of a former Toronto coach.</p><p>5&mdash;Initials of a Detroit forward.</p><p>6&mdash;Nickname of Heller, ex-New York defense stalwart.</p><p>8&mdash;Former Canadien forward.</p><p>10&mdash;Requisite for rowing.</p><p>11&mdash;Battalion (abbr.)</p><p>15&mdash;Birthplace of pictured star.</p><p>18&mdash;This Detroit player Isa native of Provost, Sask.</p><p>19&mdash;Player whose record Beliveau recently shattered.</p><p>24&mdash;Exclamation!</p><p>25&mdash;Initials of Garen, Chicago&rsquo;s trainer.</p><p>26&mdash;Month in which Marcel Bonin was born (abbr.)</p><p>28&mdash;NHL club with whom Roger Leger once played (abbr.)</p><p>30&mdash;Initials of one of the Rangers.</p><h2><b>(Last week&rsquo;s solution)</b></h2><h3><b>Across</b></h3><p>1&mdash;Richard</p><p>7&mdash;Buddy</p><p>9&mdash;Sam</p><p>11&mdash;Ad.</p><p>12&mdash;Hamilton</p><p>14&mdash;Six</p><p>15&mdash;Sr.</p><p>17&mdash;H.S.</p><p>18&mdash;A.M.</p><p>20&mdash;AHL</p><p>21&mdash;One</p><p>22&mdash;G.T.</p><p>24&mdash;Eric</p><p>27&mdash;He</p><p>28&mdash;Provost</p><p>30&mdash;A.S.</p><p>31&mdash;A.O.</p><p>32&mdash;Oar</p><p>34&mdash;N.K.</p><p>35&mdash;Ray</p><h3><b>Down</b></h3><p>1&mdash;Rushes</p><p>2 Cummy</p><p>3&mdash;Abel</p><p>4&mdash;Rn.</p><p>5&mdash;D.D.</p><p>6&mdash;Syd.</p><p>8&mdash;Danish</p><p>10&mdash;A.A.</p><p>13&mdash;Oshawa</p><p>16&mdash;Rangers</p><p>19&mdash;Metro</p><p>23&mdash;Henry</p><p>25&mdash;Ivan</p><p>26&mdash;Cook</p><p>28&mdash;Pat.</p><p>29&mdash;Tor.</p><p>33&mdash;A.A.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey X-Word Puzzle

<h2><b>By STAN FISCHLER</b></h2><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>The Rangers are going&rsquo; to have a &ldquo;farm club&rdquo; on their New York doorstep for the first time since 1952, if current plans materialize.</p><p>The plans call for Ranger general manager, Muzz Patrick to place Blues prospects on the new Long Island Rovers of the Eastern Hockey League. There is every indication that he will.</p><p>Although the Rovers will not be sponsored by the Rangers as in former years of their existence it is expected that more than a few prospective Rangers will play for the EHL sextet.</p><p>Inactive for five years, the Rovers will play their home games in the new 4,SOO seat Long Island Arena in Commack, N.Y. an hour&rsquo;s drive from Madison Square Garden.</p><p>Tom Lockhart, president of the United States Hockey Assn., and president of the Eastern league,. will be general manager of the new entry.</p><p>Lockhart is exploring the possibilities of having the Rovers play three or four games at Madison Square Garden on the Sunday afternoons of holiday weekends. Prior to their demise, Rovers played all home games at MSG.</p><h2><b>May Play at MSG</b></h2><p>&ldquo;It will be possible for the Rovers to play games at the Garden,&rdquo; General John Reed Kilpatrick, president of the Rangers told us. &ldquo;Except for the occasional pro basketball game the arena is not being used on Sunday afternoons,&rdquo;</p><p>However, the General points out that practical considerations may nullify the venture.</p><p>&ldquo;The Rover games might run too close to the Rangers&rsquo; Sunday night starting time (7 p.m.)&rdquo; the General cautioned. &ldquo;Besides, I&rsquo;m not so sure a spot schedule of three or four games would be desireable.&rdquo;</p><p>Whether the Rovers do or do not play at the Garden, local fans are heartened by their rejuvenation and the fact that the Rangers will be affiliated with them, even in a small way.</p><p>It is another indication that hockey is on the upswing in the New York Metropolitan Area.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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