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October 20, 1956
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Jackie Gordon Faces Test As New Bossman of Barons; Proves Tough Taskmaster
CLEVELAND, Ohio.— Jackie (Jordon’s new command as field chief of the Cleveland Barons rates as the top question mark here as the Barons launch the 28th consecutive year of pro hockey in this city. Gordon takes over the post held by Bun Cook and before that by Bill Cook. In fact it’s been 20 years since the Barons have been without a Cook. Can Gordon brew the right formula? Can Gordon, the 28-year-old masterful playmaker, develop the crack platoons the Barons will need to weather some very stiff American Hockey League competition? Reports from the Barons’ North Bay, Ont. training camp indicate that Gordon, the mild-mannered one, was not so mild-mannered in his direction of the club. Jekyll And Hyde Perhaps Gordon is actually a Jekyll and Hyde personality. As a player, Gordon was perhaps the least…
SIDELIGHTS
(as seen in The Montreal Herald) Come next grass devotees of the shinny pastime in the Canadian Capital will likely be able to boast they have seen more class hockey than any metropolis outside of the National Hockey League wheel. Toe Blake has already taken his Stanley Cup champions to Ottawa where they played to more than 5,000 Auditorium clients. All five of the other NHL teams are booked for later appearances Boston Bruins. Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers and Toronto Mapla Leafs. Each of the Quebec League teams of course makes two appearances in competition with. Ottawa’s adopted Baby Habs, who’ll be bolstered to bring them up to a minor-pro level in conflict. Then there’s the Laurier Cup competition which brings in the best of the Ontario…
The Last Seven Polls
Just to give you an idea what kind of batting averages the hockey experts have racked up in the seven previous polls, here’s the evidence. The left hand column indicated the teams the experts chose and how they called them to finish before the season got underway with the column on the right the way they finished in those particular years. PICKED 1949-50 1—Toronto 2—Detroit 3—Montreal 4—Chicago 5—Boston 6—New York 1950-51 1—Detroit 2—Toronto 3—Boston 4—New York 5—Chicago 6—Montreal 1951-52 1—Detroit 2—Toronto 3—Montreal 4—Chicago 5—New York 6—Boston 1952-53 1—Montreal 2—Detroit 3—Boston 4—Toronto 5—Chicago 6—New York 1953-54 1—Detroit 2—Montreal 3—Toronto 4—Boston 5—Chicago 6—New York 1954-55 1—Detroit 2—Montreal 3—Toronto 4—Boston 5—New York 6—Chicago 1055-56 1—Montreal 2—Detroit 3—Toronto 4—Boston 5—Chicago 6—New York FINISHED 1949-50 1—Detroit 2—Montreal 3—Toronto 4—New York 5—Boston 6—Chicago 1950-51 1—Detroit 2—Toronto 3—Montreal 4—Boston 5—New York 6—Chicago 1951-52 1—Detroit 2—Montreal 3—Toronto 4—Boston 5—New York 6—Chicago 1952-53 1—Detroit 2—Montreal 3—Boston 4—Chicago 5—Toronto 6—New York 1953-54 1—Detroit 2—Montreal 3—Toronto 4—Boston 5—New York 6—Chicago 1954-55 1—Detroit 2—Montreal 3—Toronto 4—Boston 5—New York 6—Chicago…
Winger Billy Dea Only Addition To Red Wing Roster
DETROIT, Mich.— After all those years of summertime shakeups, the Red Wings are going to try it a new way this season. It’s a “stand pat” team that Jack Adams assembled for his 30th year as general manager of Detroit fortunes. With the exception of the retired Bob Godham, Detroti had its regular lineup from last season available for the 1955-56 opener. There was, however, one additional squad member in Billy Dea who simply refused to be left out. Dea was the only rookie who made the grade in the five-week preseason processing. While not highly rated when training camp started, the stocky left winger forced his way in with an unexpectedly strong showing in the exhibition games. The Wings went into the National Hockey League campaign undefeated and untied, having won the eight…
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