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November 3, 1956
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
“Badman” Don Cherry of Hershey is the AHL’s badmon to date with 29 penalty minutes. Tops The List Bo Elik of Cleveland Barons is the AHL’s top pointmaker with 14 points. HOW THE RACE GOES ALL-STAR GAME TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 4054 All-Stars 0 at Providence 4 First Period 1—Providence: Bartlett (Brangian, Cyr) … 11.12 2—Provindence: Henry (Cline, Laribee) … 15.37 Penalties: Haitlelt 3.40. Bailey 14.46. Second Period 8—Providence: Cyr (Kabel, Haitlelt) … 4.40 Penalty: None. Third Period 4—Providence: Blair (Row, Bartlett) … 14.33 Penalties: Glover 2.40, McAvoy 14.48 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 Hershey .3 at Cleveland 2 First Period 1—Hershey: Kullman (Price, Nicholson) … 7.16 2—Hershey: Hassard (Solinger Mathers) … 13.37 3—Cleveland: Hayden (Stearns, Faille) … 19.55 Penalties: Poliziani 2.21, Cushenan 2-56, Cherry 9.26, Ziedel 10.10. Second Period 4—Hershey: Kullman (Nicholson, Price) … 8.28 Penalty: Shvetz 11.15. Third Period 5—Cleveland: Elik (Moore. Kraftcheck) … 2.01 Penalties: Mayer 7.37, Vejprava major 9.35. Cherry Major 9.35, Cushenan 15.54. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Hershey 5 at Spring-field…
Sophomore Al Nicholson Sets Goal Scoring Pace For Bears
HERSHEY, Pa.— Young Al Nicholson, sophomore left wing, has finally come into his own with the Hershey Beats. The 20-year-old forward, who turned in an unimpressive mark of only nine goals and 14 assists in his freshman debut a year ago, has emerged as the | Bears’ top goal getter after the club’s first four games. ”Nick” potted a trio of goals and assisted on another to demonntrnte his claim to a regulai berth with Frank Mathers’ rejuvenated Hershey outfit. With nine-year veteran Arnie Kullman acting as his pivot man. Nicholson has been cashing in on Arnie’s savvy as a play-maker to make his bid for eventual stardom with the Boston Bruins, who own his contract. Nicholson, a six-footer, packs 180 pounds of muscle, and. in addition to being a fast skater, is developing into…
Bruins’ Gerry Toppazzini Finally Finds His Niche As Prolific Right Winger
BOSTON, Mass.— After years of bouncing from one position to another on short notice, Jerry Toppazzini finally seems to have found a niche for himself with the Boston Bruins. For the past four years the 25-year-old Toppazzini was the National League’s most Versatile player, a veritable Jack-of-all-trades. As an employee of the Bruins, Chicago, Detroit and the Bruins again he played all positions, filled all assignments. Once, in an exhibition game, he even played goal for a short stretch. But so far this season he has been a Johnny One Note. The former one-man team has been playing right wing exclusively. His permanent status at the position may end at any moment, but for the moment Toppazzini is a right wing and enjoying the novel feeling. “I’ve never paid much attention to such details.” Observed the…
Player-of-the-Week
Anyone wondering whether or not the so-called “Sophomore Jinx” has had any effect on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ starry left winger. Dick Duff, has merely to look at the individual scoring records for this season to see that, far from playing below freshman form, the young sniper is leading the National Hockey League in goals scored with five to date. This post week, young Duff, one-third of the Leafs’ Life Line, scored three goals, one a game winner, one the first goal of a game and the other an ‘insurance’ marker. On October 25. the Mapleos shaded the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at the Forum, with Duff supplying the winning margin with a third period tally Two nights later, back in the friendly confines of Maple Leaf Gardens, Duff got the Leafs well on…
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