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December 22, 1956
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QUEBEC LEAGUE
BINGO GETS AROUND Lloyd “Bingo” Ernst, alias the Halifax Basher, sore gets around this year. When he was sent by Royals’ general-manager Frank Carlin to reinforce Sammy Pollock’s Ottawa Canadiens last weekend, Ernst joined his fourth club in the campaign. HATE THOSE LIONS QHL publicist Earl Sharpe got a rise out of Roger Leger. Shawinigan coach. Asked, kidding fashion, when he was going to put on overalls again, Leger retorted “I’ll get ready and play and I’ll help knock that Trois-Rivieres club right out. HOW THE RACE GOES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1959 Quebec 4 at Royals 2 Quebec — Goal: Millar; defense: MacNab. Lamirande. Hillman. Gagne: forwords: Tessier, Bonin. Cossette, O’Ree, Beckett. Achtymichuk. Gamble, Grokau, Labadie, Maxwell. Royals — Goal: McNeil: defense: Clune. Macpherson. Deslauriers, Duncan: forwards: Boucher. Rousseau. LaPlante. Burnett, Corriveau. Gillis, Bradley, Goyette, Soychak. Denis. Referee: Ching…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Breaks Monopoly Boston Bruins’ Jerry Toppaxxini, sixth in the NHL scoring tables, is the only player other than those of the Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings, who rank in the top 10 scorers. The Bruin winger has 27 points. Find The Range Jacques Plante fabulous goaling record was shattered abruptly on the weekend when Boston Brains and New York Rangers each pumped four goals past the agile Hab netminder. HOW THE RACE GOES THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13 Toronto 2 at Canadiens 6 Toronto—Goal: Chadwick; defense: Horton, Rheauine, Thomson. Morrison, MacNeil; forwards: Nykoluk, Steward, Smith, Armstrong, Sloan, Duff, Brian Cullen, Barry Cullen, Pulford, Hurst. Canadiens—Gdal: Plante; defense: Johnson, Talbot, St. Laurent, Harvey, Turner, forwards: Beliveau, Curry, Olmstead, H. Richard, M. Richard, Moore, Leclair, Cressman, Pronovost, Marshall, Geoffrion. Provost. Refree—Red Storey: linesmen — Gerrge Hayes, Bill Morrison. First Period 1—Toronto: Brian Cullen…
Hockey X-Word Puzzle
SOLUTION NEXT WEEK ACROSS 1—Canadian player shown in centre. 8—Jacques Plante had the lowest goal — last season. 10—Number of NHL clubs with whom pictured star has performed. 11—Former Maple Leaf scoring great. 13—Possess. 14—Short for first name of Skov, NHL linesman. 16—Dispute. 17—Name given McDonald of Rochester. 19—Beliveau and Geoffrion form a prolific scoring 20—Initials of Reise former Detroit defenseman. 21—Having jumped from junior to AHL 5 down never played — hockey (abbr.) 22—Name given pictured player. 23—Street (abbr.) 24—Initials of Lynn, ex NHL player. 26—Complete initials of Wally Hergesheimer. 27—Number of penalties Harry Watson received last season 28—Sloth. 29—Initials of Ezinicki, former Toronto star. 30—Basic color of Maple Leaf’s home uniforms. 32—Fans at Madison Square Garden are entertained by one between periods. DOWN 1—This Rauger player is a native of Halifax. 2—Avenue (abbr.) 3—Gerry James’ birthplace; 4—Strontium (Sym.) 5—An NHL netminder. 6—Initials of Guidblin of Providence Reds. 7—Given name of an NHL captain. 9—Former NHL star, nicknamed Cy. 12—Position…
90 Points Ample For Title Says Blake
MONTREAL, Que.— Coach Toe Blake of the Montreal Canadiens, a shrewd observer and a keen analyst of hockey developments, believes that 90 points will be sufficient to win the National Hockey League championship this season. And that’s the objective he’s set for his team. Last year Blake set three objectives — 50 points in the first half, 50 points in the second and then, in post-season play, the Stanley-Cup. All were attained. This season Blake, his team beset by injuries in the first two months of the season, wants only the 90 points and the Cup. “Ninety points will be ample” he said the other day, “although I think Detroit Red Wings will get more than their 1955-56 total of 76. They got off to a bad start last season. This year they’ve spurted…
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