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December 15, 1956
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WIHL Has Visions Of Allan Cup Spot
TRAIL, B.C.— The Western International Hockey League, this year hoping to represent the west in the Allan cup final, is pinning its hopes on Spokane Flyers and Trail Smoke Eaters, with an outside chance given to Nelson Maple Leafs, to bring the league this honor. These three teams are at present embroiled in a red-hot race for first place in the league standings, only six points separating first-place Spokane and third-place Nelson. Flyers can thank a fast start and three straight early season victories over Trail for their present four-point edge on the Smokies. Flyers opened the season with five-straight wins while Smoke Eaters were winning one of seven. However, Smokies moved into a contending position with an eight-game winning skein which included two wins over Spokane. Smokies added another win over Spokane Thursday…
PASSING THE PUCK
GERRY JAMES may not play for four weeks… The ex-footballer who has been one of Toronto’s most improved players this year suffered torn ligaments in his right shoulder… Leafs have been hit harder with injuries this season than they have for a long time… Sport Magazine features an outstanding article on Montreal Canadiens’ Doug Harvey in the January issue. It is written by Al Silverman and tells how much Harvey enjoys being a pro hockey player… Most National Hockey League players pick Harvey as the finest all-around performer in the game today… Detroit’s Ted Lindsay thinks it’s Harvey that keeps Canadiens together. The Detroit veteran figures that as Harvey goes so go the Canadiens… The annual hockey clinic of the Boston Globe was held last weekend… This is a school…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Double Shutout New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs played fa the first scoreless tie of the NHL season in Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens, Saturday, December 8. Gump Worsley handled 38 shots for the shutout while rookie Ed Chadwick blocked 22. Rough “Road” Detroit Red Wings spent a miserable weekend on the road December 8-9. They lost 5-3 to Boston and then dropped a 4-2 decision to New York Rangers to drop out of a first place tie to three points behind the leading Bruins. HOW THE RACE GOES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 Canadien 3 at Toronto 1 Montreal: Goal, Plante; defense, Johnson, Talbot. Harvey, Turner, St. Laurent; forwards, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Olmstead, H. Richard, Curry, Moore, Leclair, Cressman. Pronovost Marshall. Toronto: Goal, Chadwick; defense, Baun, Reaume, Morrison, Horton, MacNeil; forwards, Brian Cullen, Pulford, Migay, Stewart, Smith, Sloan, Hurst, Duff,…
Powerful Bulldogs Capture Top Spot In Senior Scramble
STRATFORD, Ont.— Windsor Bulldogs finally forged to the top of the heap in the western group of the senior “A” OHA, by winning four of five games played during the week, and piling up a total of 29 goals while having but six scored against them. Windsor climbed ahead of Stratford Indians, who have been leading the parade for the last month, when the two teams tangled in Windsor, and the Bulldogs came through with a 5-2 victory. Previously Windsor had clobbered Kitchener Dutchmen 10-1 and Chatham Maroons 10-2. The uncertainty of the games can be judged from other results. For instance, Kitchener walloped the lowly Owen Sound Mercurys 13-3, and three nights later Owen Sound blanked Windsor 1-0. Stratford broke even in four games, defeating Owen Sound 5-2 and Kitchener 6-3 in overtime,…
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