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June 1, 1956
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‘Road Test’ Won Bionda Bruin Trial
BOSTON, Mass.— A minor league defenseman’s capacity for playing well in games away from home has won him a major league opportunity with the Boston Bruins. The defenseman is Jack Bionda, who played last season for the Pittsburgh Hornets of the American league. Bionda has been purchased by the Bruins from the Toronto Maple Leafs, sponsors of the Hornets, for an undisclosed sum of money. In announcing the acquisition of the 21-year-old defenseman, Manager Lynn Patrick of the Bruins left no doubt about his liking for Bionda’s style of play. “The first time I saw him with Pittsburgh last winter was in a game in Providence,” related Patrick, “and I had a suspicion that he was the type who played as hard on the road as he did at home. “You know, hockey like any…
New Rule Allows Players Serving Minors To Return To Ice Following A Coal
MONTREAL, Que.— A player serving a minor penalty will in future return to the ice immediately following a goal scored by the opposing team. This was the only drastic rule revision adopted by the National Hockey League’s rules committee at the annual meeting of hockey’s top circuit. Voting for the change were five I of the six member clubs, with only the league and Stanley Cup champion Montreal Canadians dissenting. Kenny Reardon, assistant manager of the Habs, was the only member of the committee to vote against the rule’s adoption. The others who voted in favor of the change — all general managers of their clubs — were Tommy Ivan of Chicago Black Hawks, Hap Day of Toronto Maple Leafs, Jack Adams of Detroit Red Wings, Muzz Patrick of New York Rangers and Lynn Patrick…
All-Star Team Will Represent Canada At World Tournament.
MONTREAL, Que.— The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association has decided that Canada’s representation at the 1957 world hockey tournament in Moscow will be an All-Star amateur team selected from across Canada. This was decided at the CAHA’s annual meeting in Montreal early in June. The team will begin training next October in Vernon, B.C., and money to support its entry will be sought through subscriptions from Canadian business firms. A film company which has already sought picture rights for the series, has become a potential angel. The decision was something of a compromise on the plea of Vernon Canadians, Allan Cup champions, that they be designated as the official Canadian entry or form a nucleus of it. The torch for the Vernon hopes was carried by Mayor Frank Becker of the British Columbia city of…
Chicago Black Hawks Shell Oat $100,000 for Players
CHICAGO, Ill.— Chicago Black Hawks, tailend finishers in the National Hockey League race last season, are taking steps to improve on their 1955-56 showing and have completed several deals which they hope will build them into a solid contender. In two transactions.’ the Hawks are reported to have shelled out as high as $100,1)00 to the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs. From the league and Stanley Cup champion Habs, the cellard-wellers managed to pick up highly-rated prospect Eddie Kachur and Forbes Kennedy for $50,000. They also obtained veteran forward Eddie Mazur for $5,000 per season. Earlier the Hawks had acquired Canadiens’ Ken Mosdell and Bud MacPherson, also on loan at $5,000 per season. Ex-Shaw-cat Kachur, a native of Fort William, Ont., is a 22-year-old right wing. He played for Shawinigan Falls Cataracts of the Quebec…
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