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October 6, 1956
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The Past… …Nine Games
—1947— Played at Toronto, October 13, a crowd of 14,169 contributed a gross agle of $25,865.40. Score was 4-3 for the All-Stars. NHL ALL-STARS Goal: Durnau (Canadiens), Defenses: J. Stewart (Detroit! and Quackenbush (Detroit); Forwards: M. Bentley (Chicago), De Bentley (Chicago), Mosienko (Chicago), Warwick (Rangers), - Richard Laprade (Rangers), Lindsay (Detroit) Dumart (Boston), Schmidt (Boston), Bauer (Boston) and Leswick (Bangers). Coach: Dick Irvin (Canadiens). TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS: Goal: Broda; Defence: Goldham, Stanowski, Mortson, Thomson and Barilko; Forwards: Batson, N. Metz, Polle, Kennedy, Apps, Ezinicki, Lynn, Meeker, G. Stewart, Kulkay and Mackell. Coach; Hap Day. Referee: King Clancy; linesmen: Ed Mepham and Jim Primeau. First Period 1—Toronto: Watson (Ezinicki) … 12.29 Penalties: Mortson, Leswick, Ezinicki2. Reardon. Second Period 2—Toronto: Ezinicki (Apps, Matson) … 1.03 3—All-Stars: M. Bentley (Reardon) … 4.39 4—Toronto: Apps (Matson, Mortson) … 5.01 5—All-Stars: AVarwick (Laprade, Reardon) 17.35 Penalties: Lynn, Reardon 2. Third…
NHL Schedules Opener For October 11
MONTREAL, Que.— The 40th season of the National Hockey League will open officially on Thursday, October 11, when the Boston Bruins play hosts to the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings entertain the Chicago Black Hawks. Each club will again play a 70-game schedule and the complete 210 game: scheduled in the NHL for 1956-57 will officially end on Sunday, March 24. Ten Saturday afternoon games have been scheduled this season. All 10 take place in United States cities with the first game slated for January 5. These games will be telecast over the CBS network. Chicago opens the new season at. home on Friday, October 12, with New York Rangers supplying the opposition. The Stanley Cup champions, Montreal Canadiens, unveil their 1956-57 roster for the first time before the home…
Red Wings Only Club To Beat Stars Thus Far
MONTREAL, Que.— Last season, the Montreal Canadiens captured just about every laurel available to them as they skated off with the National Hockey League championship and the Stanley Cup. This week, however, the Habs go after the one honor that has thus far eluded them. The high-flying Habitants will be seeking a victory over the National Hockey League all-Stars, something only accomplished by one other team, the Detroit Red Wings, who turned the trick twice, including last year’s 3-1 verdict at the Detroit Olympia. This year’s Classic, slated for the Forum on Tuesday October 9, marks the second time that the Glitter Game has been played in Montreal. In their last try against the All-Stars, the Habs suffered a 3-1 loss, although the game itself, in 1952 contributed the most money ever to the Players’…
Soph Norm Ullman Gets Coveted Spot Between Howe And Lindsay
DETROIT, Mich It was a common procedure in Detroit’s championship years to break up the Red Wings via trades during the summer and start out the new campaign with a fresh outfit. So this season will be different on two counts. The Wings are challengers instead of defenders for the first time in seven years. And the cast of players will be little changed from the flock which finished up last spring. There may be only one new player in the lineup for the opening game. Jack Adams insists that he will not announce his 18-man squad formally until Oct. 3, but he confirms that 14 regulars are set and it isn’t hard to guess at the other four. There will be changes, of course, but most of course are switches in lines. Only…
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