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October 27, 1956
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Will Willie Supplant Zellio As AHL Scoring Kingpin?
HERSHEY, Pa.— The Hershey Bears have a potential American Hockey League scoring champion in their midst in the person of Willie Marshall, high scoring center ice man, who last year finished second to Zellio Toppazzini, the loop leader. Marshall got off to a flying start in his quest for the scoring diadem by taking a hand in the scoring of all five goals registered by the Bears in their first two league contests. He posted one goal and four assists. Willie scored 45 goals and 52 assists a year ago and. had it not been for being called up by the Toronto Maple Leafs for a couple of-weeks he might have nosed Toppazzini out for scoring honors. He was. threatening to make a run-away of the individual scoring race when he was air…
Speaking on Sport
“This building will be dedicated to opera and music,” the late Jack Bickell proclaimed, on that night, almost 25 years ago, when they opened the doors of the gleaming new Maple Leaf Gardens. A few enemies of culture howled from the stands: “To h— with the music, bring on the “Poor Bickell dug up most of the money for the building,” Conn Smythe, whose dream became Maple Leaf Gardens, recalled recently. “Yet people hockey.” But Bickell persisted—and turned out to I be a true prophet. There has been music. And the Metropolitan Opera comes up from New York to get its biggest audiences. couldn’t wait while he spoke for a few minutes. I think it was Ted Reeve who said that if it took us as long to pay off…
THE FAN FORUM
Dear Sirs, I have been a reader of THE HOCKEY NEWS for four years now and wouldn’t be without an issue. As a former hockey player myself (strictly ultra-minor league), I find your paper the best way to keep up with the game I can find. I once played in an exhibition game against Lorne Worsley when he was still a junior with the Verdun Cyclones and still consider him to be one of the coolest and most capable gaolers I have ever seen. His misfortune is that he plays with a team that stresses offense (second only to Canadiens in goals scored last year) and to h—I with defense (obviously, when they carry characters like Fontinato, who’s biggest asset is his thick skull). I am wondering if Phil Watson, who certainly proved…
Tommy Ivan Stresses Defensive Improvement As Hawks Drop Openers
CHICAGO, Ill.— He doesn’t get that way very often, but Tommy Ivan was admitedly mad after the Black Hawks he is now both managing and coaching suffered the second straight shutout in their first, three starts of the 1956-57 National Hockey League campaign a few days ago. After a 3-1 defeat at Detroit on opening night, the club came home to be greeted with 3-0 and 1-0 blanking dealt out by the Rangers and Toronto two nights apart. “It’s a bad start ― bad! ― BAD ! ! ! he exclaimed gustily in conference with Owner Jim Norris and the press. Norris, taking time from his normally busy schedule to witness all three games, didn’t dispute the Ivan exclamation and was himself feeling to be somewhat of a bad luck omen. “And I…
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