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December 8, 1956
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Al Hooper
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.— The only resemblance between defenceman Steve Hrymnak of New Westminster Royals and Gary Cooper. a fair hand in another league, is that each is a paragon of the strong silent type and each, just like in the movies, says the right thing at the right time. Hrymnak put bite in the similarity recently. It was before the second period of a Western Hockey League game against Vancouver Canucks. Till then it was scoreless and just before the Royals shuffled for the door to renew negotiations with their favourite nemesis, Stephen got up, looked all around and made this speech: “Let’s win,” he said. The idea, phased with such clarity, took hold. With Hrymrak playing his kind of gritty form-perfect hockey, the Royals ran out and won 2-0. In all fairness to Gary…
Hectic ‘3-Way’ Playoff Gives Coaches Jitters
NEW YORK, N.Y.— From all indications, the Rangers are going to be involved in one of the wildest and wooliest (what else?) battles for a playoff berth since the Leafs and Bruins fought down to the wire last year! Only difference is this year there are three teams involved, the Blues, Black Hawks and Maple Leafs. If someone would impress upon Milt Schmidt and his Bruins the fact that they are playing over their collective heads, perhaps they too will drop a couple of NHL notches and join this delightful if devilish fray. Delightful, did you say? Well, delightful for the fans but downright destructive on the coaches and general managers who have to sweat through the 70-game ordeal. This is not to infer that third place is beyond the Rangers grasp. It is…
Army Making Bid In Service Loop
HALIFAX, N.S.— Army units have opened a full-fledged campaign leading to the championship of the Armed Forces Senior Hockey League and so far the project has been a big success. Last year Army was represented by the Black Watch Regiment of Aldershot. It started strongly, started to fade at Chrismas and then failed to catch one of the four playoff berths. This season Army decided to us all available players. One from Debert station has been the outstanding star in the team’s two opening victories. Goalie Bill Allingham played well the night the soldiers defeated the Cornwallis Cougas at Deep Brook Navy base for trainees. In their next start the Army needed Allingham badly, and he came through with flying colors. Playing on the small ice surface at Kentville, Allingham stopped 55 shots as…
Quick Dr. Watson Patricks’ Found The Needle!
BOSTON.— The intense hockey rivalry between the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers has made verbal antagonists of two long-time friends. Manager Lynn Patrick of the Bruins and Coach Phil Watson of the Rangers roomed together during their playing days in New York. They are still on speaking terms, but here is a sample of their recent comments. Watson: “That Sawchuk (Terry, Bruins) is the best goal-tender in the league. Without him the Bruins would be in fourth place.” Patrick: “Sawchuk was the best goal-tender in the league a year ago. Where has Watson been? Without Watson the Rangers would be in second place.” Delaying tactics by the New York Rangers on their last visit here have brought Coach Milt Schmidt of the Bruins into the verbal lists against his New York counterpart, Phil Watson. In…
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