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June 1, 1957

The Hockey News June 1, 1957

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01383/1855419-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Summer Buddies&hellip; Winter BattlersDuring the Winter months Tod Sloan, left and Leo Labine right, seldom have a smile for each other. During the Summer months the two chum around together in North Bay, Ontario. Before he quit Sloan played bail with Labine.</figcaption></div>&ldquo;Slinker&rdquo; Hoping Upon Hope To Be In Tip-Top Shope For 1957-58 Ice Season North Bay Citizens Adopt Pair; Leo Takes Fastball Pitching Chore SeriousNORTH BAY, Ont.&mdash;Any sports reporter is usually happy to have just one big name athlete at his disposal for an interview at any one time.When you bump into two of the most highly-rated forwards in the National Hockey League and wind up in a coffee session with the same, it&rsquo;s a rare experience, indeed.Leo Labine, the fiery buzzsaw winger of the Boston Bruins, and Tod Sloan, a dazzling sparkplug with Toronto Maple Leafs, were renewing acquaintances, this time without hockey clubs in their hands.You see, Labine and Sloan may be deadly enemies on the ice lanes, where it&rsquo;s neither ask nor give no quarter, but last summer the pair were chummy team-mates with the Brown Gold Seals&rsquo; fastball team here.&ldquo;Hey, Leo,&rdquo; asked Tod, &ldquo;what&rsquo;s all this I hear about you pitching ball for nearly two months &rsquo; already to get that arm of yours in shape. Hear you were working out all during the Stanley Cup playoffs.<h2>Doesn&rsquo;t Get Paid</h2>Leo just grinned, but was not denying the fact.Although Labine doesn&rsquo;t make a penny playing fastball here in the summer months, he takes his pitching almost as seriously as he does his puckchasing chores with the Bruins. At any rate, fastball, took the preference over hockey at this particular phase of the conversation.&ldquo;You know,&rdquo; Leo said, shaking his head disconsolately, &ldquo;I still think we (Brown Supply) should have taken the Belmonters last year in the city finals.&ldquo;If it hadn&rsquo;t been that the games were so close together, which mean that I didn&rsquo;t get enough rest between starts, we might have made it, too,&rdquo; he added. It was obvious that Leo, a great competitor, still hadn&rsquo;t forgiven himself for the Brownnies&rsquo; loss to the Belmont boys. It is this type of fierce desire to make good that has been the primary factor in carrying Leo into hockey&rsquo;s big time.Still on the subject of fastball, Leo told of meeting Boston Red Sox infielder Ted Lepcio. During their chat, Labine was surprised to learn that Lepcio, playing with a team of barnstorming big leaguers last year, had the misfortune of running into a sturdy righthander named Ray Judd in the south for an exhibition game.The major leaguers switched to fastball for the occasion. It seems that Judd, the same young man whose strong right arm stood in the way of the Belmonters&rsquo; bid for a fourth straight all-Ontario title last fall, beat Lepcio and mates with an 18-strikeout job. Judd, a fire-baller from Arizona whose duties as a Mormon minister took him to Peterborough, strongarmed Lakefield Charltons to the Ontario crown to end North Bay&rsquo;s championship monopoly,<h2>Contrasting Personalities</h2>Labine and Sloan, two talented National Leaguers whose presence would be welcomed by any rival club, have a couple of things in common but otherwise they represent contrasting personalities on and off the ice.Larrupin&rsquo; Leo is a brash broth of a young man, regarded as somewhat of a screwball because of his wise-cracking manner. He is fast with a joke or a high-stick &hellip; whatever the situation demands. Opponents find him to be a relentless, cocky type of battler.On the other hand, Sloan speeds around the ice lanes like a graceful hawk, capable of wielding disaster to any opponent who gives him the least leer way. Sloan is a quiet, serious type who while he gets his share of penalties, isn&rsquo;t regarded as being any way near in the same boisterous class as Labine. In their own respective ways, however, both get the job done with exceptional aplomb.What have North Bay&rsquo;s two &ldquo;adopted sons&rdquo; in common? Both are northern-bred products and both are off-season residents of North Bay now.Sloan and Labine also offer two complete reversals in regards to their respective hockey fortunes this season. From his most glittering NHL campaign to his most dismal was Tod&rsquo;s sad fate. Sloan hit for the impressive total of 37 goals and 29 assists for the Leafs in 1955-56, thus nailing down the second all-star centre berth.This past season was something of a nightmare for the Vinton, Quebee, product who came to North Bay via Sudbury. Sloanie was the victim of an irritating scoring slump and plagued with injuries most of the season.He wound up playing only about half the 70 games on a regular basis. He was knocked out of the lineup with a bad shoulder injury the first time and then the Leafs were too hasty in showing their top scoring threat back into the breach. The inevitable happened. Sloan aggravated the shoulder and wound up in a hospital bed for a long stretch that covered the balance of the campaign. To top it off, the Leafs failed to make the NHL playoffs.<h2>Takes No Chances</h2>Actually, Sloan&rsquo;s shoulder still isn&rsquo;t completely back to normal. Tod is dispensing with playing fastball here this summer rather than to chance any further injury that could jeopardize his hockey career.&ldquo;Slinker,&rdquo; as he is called because of his skating style, is hoping upon hope that he&rsquo;ll be in first-class shape by the time next NHL season rolls around again, there&rsquo;s trating of anyAt present, Tod is lounging around trying to regain some of the 10 pounds he lost during His hospital siege.Meanwhile, Labine enjoyed considerably more luck with the Bruins, surprise team of 1956-57 campaign. Although Leo didn&rsquo;t have his best year in a scoring way, which is really only secondary to him as long as his Bruins win, Leo helped the Boston to finally start flexing muscles.Labine was regarded as of the team&rsquo;s key hustle along the route as Boston remained in the thick of first place contention during the regular schedule, knocked Detroit Red Wings kicking in the semi-finals before bowing out at the hand of the powerful Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup finals.Leo had nothing but sympathy to offer for Sloan on his misfortunes. &ldquo;Why shouldn&rsquo;t I feel sorry for the guy. Why, in this unpredictable game, I could just as easily run into the same kind of troubles next year,&rdquo; Leo said while crossing his fingers, just in case. &#9632;

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Drops Ball, Adds 10 Pounds Hopes Shoulder Responds

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01271/1856095-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ice Bosses Meet In Melting HeatTop left, newly appointed General Manager Hiowie Meeker of the Toronto Maple Leafs receives congratulations from Canadiens&rsquo; Stanley Cup Coach Toe Blake at the NHL&rsquo;s annual meeting held in Montreal. Top right, Billy Reay, who succeeded Meeker as Toronto coach chais with Springfield boss Eddie Shore. Cameraman caught Billy with his eyes closed and ears wide open Bottom left. Vice-President and General Manger Montreal and Son-in-Law Paul Bibeault, general manager of the Rochester Americans of the American League discuss possible successor to Reay as Amerk coach. Bottom right, Coach Jack Toupin of Three Rivers of the Quebec League and Baz Bastien, business manager of the Hershey Bears in conference. Meeting was held in Montreal&rsquo;s Windsor Hotel.</figcaption></div>Hap Said To Be Considering Other Offers In Game: May Retire To Private VentureTORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Clarance Hap Day, former general manager, coach and player with Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League, has told the American Hockey League he will not accept the league presidency offered him.Day, 56, said his future plans are still in the making but he refused to say where hockey fits in. He said he has not yet lecided whether to cut all his ties with the game. In which he has played a prominent role for 33 years.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02180/1856088-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="278" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hap Day</figcaption></div>He said in an interview he mailed his refusal from Aurora. 20 miles north of here, two weeks ago, as a reply was expected by the AHL by the end of June.He would not commit himself further.Lou Pieri, AHL director for Providence, returned home from a vacation in Maine to learn of Day&rsquo;s decision.<h2>Did Everything</h2>&ldquo;We did everything we could to encourage him to take the job;&rdquo; the Toronto Telegram quotes Pieri in a telephone interview. &ldquo;There was no question of the terms, salary or anything except Hap&rsquo;s being available. I was very disappointed and the league will be.&ldquo;Hockey is really going to miss him.&rdquo;The Telegram says it learned Day also rejected an alternative part-time post which was offered when he turned down the lull time proposal.&ldquo;We wanted him so badly we were willing to pay him $10,000 a year just to preside over three or four meetings and take in the odd weekend game during the winter,&rdquo; an unindentified AHL official said.Day was originally approached with a full-time offer two months ago shortly after he quit the Maple Leafs.At that time the AHL said it needed a full-time president who would operate out of an American League city. Until then John Chick of Windsor, Ont., who ultimately resigned to clear the way for Day served as president on a part-time basis.Secretary-treasurer Jim Ellery is to continue to handle routine league business from New York and John Sollenberger of Hershey. Pa., is to head the league as chairman of the owners&rsquo; committee, the Telegram says.Day was reported Interested in the job when it was known he was offered a contract. How ever, the big objection, if there was one was felt to be the situating of league headquarters. Day was interested only if he could set-up office in Toronto, his home town.While AHL owners didn&rsquo;t openly refuse such a request, it was known that they weren&rsquo;t too anxious for such a request to become part of the contract. They felt that since their league is solely an American one with only American cities participating, then the headquarters should be set-up in the US; preferably New York or Cleveland.Just what Day&rsquo;s, future plans are are not known. He was reported to be considering a Chicago front office job at one time and also the job of coaching Canada&rsquo;s entry in the World Amateur Tournament in Oslo next winter. &#9632;

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Headquarters In Toronto Was Day’s Demand

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04221/1855636-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">There&rsquo;s no hard feelings between the Canadiens and Boston Bruins. Above, right, General Manager Frank Selke of the Canadiens and Bossman Walter Brown of the Bruins chat after the 1957 league draft. The Bruins took Bronco Horvath from the Habs and the Habs in turn took Marcel Bonin from Boston.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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No Hard Feelings

BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;General Manager Lynn Patrick wasn&rsquo;t too happy with the deal he made for Goaler Terry Sawchuk. He sent wandering Terry back to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Johnny Bucyk and an unannounced sum of cash.&ldquo;We should have got more," said Patrick, &ldquo;but Adams didn&rsquo;t have any more to offer besides Bucyk and cash.&rdquo;It was originally expecter that General Manager Jack Adams would send Glenn Hall to the Bruins as well as Bucyk. But Patrick and Coach Milt Schmidt are sold on the abilities of Don Simmons, who replaced Terry after he left the club. Lynn and Adams met in the Mount Royal Hotel after the NHL annual meeting in Montreal. Patrick said he would have liked to have left Sawchuk under suspension in Detroit but realized that his investment in him was too large to do so.&ldquo;We, and I&rsquo;m sure I&rsquo;m speaking for Milt and the players, don&rsquo;t want him back on our club,&rdquo; said Lynn. &#9632;

Boston Players Just Didn’t Want Terry

<div class="byline">By STAN HOUSTAN</div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Stafford and Conn Smythe have one thing in common &mdash; their sirnames.Beyond that, Stafford is determined to disprove the ancient adage &ldquo;Like father, like son.&rdquo;It was in that contrary direction that the Littlest Pistol stepped when he drafted Pete Conacher from Buffalo in his first official act as Prime Mastermind of Toronto Maple Leafs&rsquo; new hockey Committee of Seven Masterminds.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01363/1854943-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="267" height="420"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pete Conacher</figcaption></div>Father Conn, who recently retired as managing director of the hockey club, would never have endorsed the move to acquire an exclusively offensive player.&ldquo;I have always been at odds with my father over Conacher, &ldquo;Stafford acknowledges. But he adds that his move was not made solely in the desire to be contrary.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve liked the kid (Conacher) since he was 14,&rdquo; Staff says. &ldquo;I was after Charlie (his famous father, who starred with Leafs) then to let him play with Marlboros juniors. But Charlie was hooked up with Chicago as a coach, so the kid went to Chicago&rsquo;s junior affiliate, Galt.&rdquo;The only selection Leafs made at the NHL draft meeting in Montreal was based on the young Conacher&rsquo;s ability to score goals.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a good goal scorer and this year we&rsquo;re going for goals,&rdquo; Staff insists. &ldquo;Our objective next year will be to score more goals than the other club. And I don&rsquo;t care how many it takes to win a game.&ldquo;One thing we&rsquo;re not interested in is the Vezina Trophy.&rdquo;<h2>Needs Fourth Left Winger</h2>Backing up the Littlest Pistol&rsquo;s desire for goals was a desire for a fourth left winger.&ldquo;We have all sorts of centres and right wingers but we had only three left wingers,&rdquo; he points out. &ldquo;There was Dick Duff, Bobby Pulford and Sid Smith. We had to get another. If one of the original three can&rsquo;t do the job, we don&rsquo;t want to be caught short. And even if Conacher cannot make the club, he&rsquo;ll push the other three; keep them from thinking they have their jobs made without trying.&rdquo;Beyond the young Conacher, Leafs sought nothing at the Montreal meeting.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m firmly convinced we have a lot of talent of our own and don&rsquo;t need anything more,&rdquo; Smythe says. &ldquo;They have a heckuva lot of ability that hasn&rsquo;t been brought out yet.&ldquo;We had seven men who scored 17 goals last year playing this crazy defensive hockey. Instead of going out getting goals, our best line was always checking the oppositions best line. So when these good goal scorers did get a goal it was incidental.&ldquo;Fellows like Dick Duff, Ron Stewart, George Armstrong and the rest can score a lot more. There are 30-goal men in this crowd and now they&rsquo;ll have a chance to prove it. That&rsquo;s the only way to devolop threats like Howe and Beliveau and Richard.&ldquo;And once we&rsquo;ve established those threats, it&rsquo;ll be up to the other clubs to try to stop us.&rdquo;If the sudden revision in Leafs&rsquo; system should backfire at the start &mdash; and it is certainly expected &mdash; Smythe promises no panic.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why we have a seven-man committee,&rdquo; he points out. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re all agreed it is going to take some time. There will be no panic if things start out badly, no attempt to change back and make the transition more slowly.&rdquo;<h2>Shock To Conacher</h2>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re starting fresh. We want to see what we really have on this team and we&rsquo;re going to stick with it until we do.&ldquo;Why, we have eight defensemen and I haven&rsquo;t got any idea who is good and who isn&rsquo;t. They had to stop every rush, get it behind the net, start our rushes and carry it out themselves. Nobody can do all that night after night after night and not make a lot of mistakes.&ldquo;We are going to find out this year what they can really do &mdash; if it takes all season.&rdquo;Which is by way of saying that Leafs&rsquo; new hockey head began and ended his player negotiations for the season in his first act. Bill Burega, a dashing, bashing Winnipeg defence farmhand was lost to New York through the draft and Conacher claimed.Becoming Leafs&rsquo; only draft choice was a shock to Pete.&ldquo;I thought I was being kidded when they told me,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I had such a poor season at Buffalo that I thought they&rsquo;d pass me up.&rdquo;The poor season included 2 6 goals and 29 assists, hardly disastrous by Leaf standards. In two previous complete big league season, he scored 19 goals with Hawks in 1953-54 and 12 between Hawks and New York the next season.Now, to get ready for his second crack at the majors, he is keeping his 175-pound, five-foot, 11-inch frame in trim by playing bail five nights each week. He spends two nights as the leading slugger with Lizzies in the Toronto Playground Senior Baseball League and the other three with Latimers in the Beaches Senior Fastball LeagueHe differs from Stafford in his ambitions He&rsquo;d like to prove the adage, &ldquo;Like father, like son.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Recruiting Conacher Into Leaf Army Sets Conn Salvo At Staff

MONTREAL, Que. &mdash; Stafford Smythe caused the biggest sensation at the National Hockey League&rsquo;s summer meeting in Montreal.His drafting of Pete Conacher didn&rsquo;t sit too well with Father Conn. Personally Staff was a hit with most newspapermen and they found him a likeable guy who spoke with authority and impressed them with his knowledge of hockey.Said General Manager Frank Selke, &ldquo;Staff&rsquo;s young yet. He&rsquo;ll make a few mistakes, but they&rsquo;ll be honest ones. He&rsquo;ll learn by experience and he&rsquo;ll learn fast.&rdquo; &#9632;

Staff’s Mistakes Will be Few But Honest: Selke

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02346/1854998-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Stafford Smythe, above left, sips on a ginger ale and explains reasons for drafting young Pete Conacher against wishes of Father. Listening and asking questions is Toronto newspaperman Red Burnett. Staff defended actions saying, &ldquo;Pete&rsquo;s a goal scorer, and that&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re looking for&rdquo;.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Staff Backs Action With Answers

NEW YORK, N.Y. &mdash; Next season the Rangers expect to dazzle the opposition with their handwork as well as the usual I footwork.The handwork will be in the form of colored gloves &mdash; red, blue and natural leather.This novelty was introduced by the Bruins last year and while it didn&rsquo;t exactly make the most colorful team in the world, it brightened up their uniforms.Hams that they are, the Blues expect that this fashion fillip also will wow the girls on TV and. naturally, up their Trendex rating.Three cheers for the red, natural leather and blue!FISCHLER. &#9632;

Blues Order Red And Blue Gloves For 57-58 Season

NEW YORK, N.Y. &mdash; The New York Rangers have finally given up on winger Ron Murphy. They traded him to the Chicago Black Hawks for Centre Hank Ciesla. Murphy, a graduate of the Guelph Bilt-mores was an in and outer as a Ranger and more than once was at odds with Coach Phil Watson. Last season he was sent to the Providence Reds of the AHL for not producing with the Blues. He scored seven goals and 12 assists in 33 games.Ciesla 22, a native of St. Catherines, Ontario was once tabbed another Beliveau and a junior. He scored only ten goals with the Hawks last season. The Rangers intend to convert him into a defenseman. &#9632;

Rangers Mope To Convert Ciesla Into A Defenseman

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK, NY.&mdash;Only a pessimist would say the Rangers will bring their best crop of rookies in history to Providence training camp this September.We&rsquo;ll let the optimists choose their own adjectives to define the prospects of the Blues&rsquo; prospective glory boys.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03315/1855029-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="276" height="399"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Hampson</figcaption></div>For sure, there is quantity.The quality must be there too because these blokes &mdash; members of Memorial Cup and O H A championship teams&mdash;have chalked up the best junior record in Rangers history.That&rsquo;s fact not fiction.A healthy helping will come from Flin Flon Bombers, the club that surprised even the Ranger brass by winning the Memorial Cup from Ottawa Canadiens, Les Canadiens&rsquo; top junior farm club.Flin Flon favorites (now there&rsquo;s a tongue twister) are Orland Kurtenbach, center; captain Ted Hampson, center; Mel Pearson, left wing and defensemen George Konik and Ken Wiley.Kurtenbach, who alternately has been called a &ldquo;million dollar prospect&rdquo; and &ldquo;a second Beliveau,&rdquo; among other jinxes, played for the Blues&rsquo; Prince Albert junior farm before being loaned to Flin Flon.<h2>Hampson and Pearson Tops</h2>Hampson and Pearson led the Bombers to their exceptional Cup victory. In 55 regular season games, Hampson led the league with 4 8 goals and 70 assists for 118 points. Pearson was top goalgetter with 5 9 tallies, 4 8 assists and 107 points.Here&rsquo;s how Ranger general manager Muzz Patrick thumbnails the top Western lads:HAMPSON: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a smoothy, husky (5-8, 170 pounds). Every time coach Bobby Kirk put a boy on his wing the new kid clicked. You might compare him with Bill Cowley.&rdquo;PEARSON: &ldquo;Mel is a fast skater, moves in a straight line, something like Andy Hebenton. The boy has big legs, plays like a major leaguer, always in position.&rdquo;KURTENBACH: &ldquo;Another one of our big boys (6-2, 180 pounds). Orland is tall and rangy, covers a lot of ice.&rdquo;Hampson is considered by Muzz to be the best pro prospect while Konik the &ldquo;best developed.&rdquo;Guelph Biltmores, which up until April were considered the Rolls Royce of the Ranger farm system, undoubtedly will contribute to the training cam9 crowd of aspirants.The Bilts, you will remember, were doing right well for themselves until they ran into the Junior Habs. Then, a few of the Guelph goal guys sputtered and they repaired to the sidelines to watch their Western country cousins show em how. Which they did.<h2>Many Prospects at Guelph</h2>However, there is plenty of opulence at Guelph-Meaning solid pro prospects. In fact, the thought in some spots is that there are as many prospective Rangers at Guelph as there were in the Spring 1952, last time Guelph won the Memorial Cup.That club contributed, at one time or another, Luigino Fontinato, Harry Howell, Andrew Bathgate, Aldo Guidolin and live late (Ranger) Ron Murphy to Broadway.Their Hydrogen Age counterparts are left wing Eddie Shack, centre Bill Sweeney, goalie Bruce Gamble, right wing Brian Webber, right wing Danny Belisle and Bob Robinson, left wing.Gamble and Shack, who can play defense, paced the Bilts to the regular OHA season title and the playoff crown, and were awarded spots on the first All-Star team team.&ldquo;Shack is big and strong,&rdquo; said Muzz. &ldquo;He finished badly with Guelph but there&rsquo;s no doubt about his ability. He&rsquo;ll surely make Providence and maybe jump all the way to the NHL.&rdquo;Tall, rangy and smart, Robinson is tabbed as a sure bet for Providence. Webber and Belisle are on the small side but &ldquo;speedy and shifty.&rdquo;RANGERABILIA: For the second straight year the Ranger* Fan Club topped the Ranger executives in their annual softball game &hellip; The score was 1-0 with Fan Clubber Hal Gelman outdueling Blue publicist Herb Goren on the mound &hellip; Phil Watson played shortstop for the Ranger squad&hellip; An &ldquo;unofficial&rdquo; spokesman for the Blues blamed the loss on the fact that neither Muzz Patrick nor an) of the athletic&rdquo; New York scribes were in the Blue lineup &hellip; Wait&rsquo; til 1958! &hellip; Don&rsquo;t be surprised if Toronto&rsquo;s Jim Morrison and/or Warren Godfrey of Detroit are Ranger defensemen next season &hellip; Blues are &ldquo;interested&rdquo; in both &hellip; Conn Smythe allegedly took a dim view of Morrison&rsquo;s activities as a player representative.Another rumor had Glenn Hall coming to Rangerville &hellip; Also Marcel Paille to Providence and Johnny Bower back to his old homestead at Cleveland &hellip; John Hanna, one of Rangers draft picks, has been likened to louie Fontinato. If this is true and they face each other at training camp, we want bo he around. B-o-o-m! &#9632;

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Blues To Rob Junior Cribs Hoping For Major Sleepers

<div class="byline">By MILT DUNNELL</div>Detroit Only Club Bruins Could Do Business With; Trade Expected To Speed Departure Of Lindsay, HallSports Editor Toronto Star<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01362/1855136-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="542" height="536"><figcaption class="caption-body">Stars Come And Go In Motor City BreezeTERRY SAWCHUK</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02292/1855129-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="537" height="539"><figcaption class="caption-body">GLENN HALL</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03192/1855122-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="538" height="537"><figcaption class="caption-body">TED LINDSAY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04119/1855115-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="542" height="538"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHNNY BUCYK</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0578/1855108-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="545" height="538"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACK ADAMS</figcaption></div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Terry Sawchuk, who &ldquo;quit hockey for good&rdquo; in January, obviously changed his mind in June. Jack Adams, the Detroit dealer in shinny bric-brac, isn&rsquo;t the type to buy a serf who intends to stay retired. Terry has reached the conclusion which everyone expected: That jobs at twenty grand for eight months work are still reasonably scarce&mdash;especially jobs which put no strain on the nerves.It was nervous tension&mdash;or of he said&mdash;which prompted Sawchuk to do his famous walkout on the Boston Bruins. Now, he&rsquo;s ready to test the tension which goes with playing goal for the Red Wings. If it&rsquo;s easier on the nervous system to stop pucks for the Redbirds than it is for the Bruins, Terry is one person who should know. He&rsquo;s done the job for both clubs. Up to the time he quit, his rating as a goalie was the best in the game.Unless the Bruins and the Wings held back something in the trade announcement, you&rsquo;re forced to conclude that Terry&rsquo;s value has slumped sharply on the international live-stock exchange. The price for Sawchuk Was said to be John Bucyk, a young Detroit forward, and an undisclosed amount of cash.<h2>Fire Kate Sale Price</h2>They didn&rsquo;t say what constitutes an &ldquo;undisclosed amount of cash.&rdquo; But it doesn&rsquo;t matter. If Sawchuk returns to Detroit in exchange for Bucyk and any amount of cash, it means he&rsquo;s been sold at fire sale rates. A year ago, the Bruins would have scoffed at such a proposition. And Adams would have declined to suggest it, lest some person suspect he had spent too much time in the Florida sun without his lid. The sale price Could indicate one of two things: (a) That Sawchuk now is regarded as a doubtful commodity; (b) that Adams took advantage of his position in the market to acquire the goalie for much less than he&rsquo;s worth. It might be a little of both.Adams definitely is taking a calculated risk in reacquiring Sawchuk. There&rsquo;s no guarantee that Terry&rsquo;s nerves won&rsquo;t betray him again next December, and that he will give the Wings the same brush-off which he gave the Bruins. It might even happen in March, when the Wings normally have important playoff commitments coming up.If that emergency developed, the Olympia pew-holders would be quick to remind Jack that he unloaded the league&rsquo;s all-star goalie (Glenn Hall) to take Terry back. It doesn&rsquo;t require a prophet to foretell that the return of Sawchuk means the speeding of goalie Glenn Hall and Ted Lindsay to the Black Hawks. Lindsay, incidentally, is an all-star, too&mdash;one of long standing. This probably will be the first time in history that any club has shipped two all-stars down the river in one crate.<h2>Adams Has Risked Before</h2>But Adams never has hesitated to take risks. He dealt dangerously when he sent Sawchuk to Boston and brought up Hall. Earlier than that, he had peddled Harry Lumley and called up Sawchuk, a minor leaguer, to take his place. Lumley was just as much a fixture in the Detroit, cage then as Sawchuk was later. They both went.Business-wise, this could turn out to be a profitable venture for Adams. He&rsquo;s getting Sawchuk for peanuts&mdash;if Sawchuk still is the goalie he was 12 months ago. The Bruins, of course,, were in a bad bargaining position. They had a big investment in Terry and were anxious to salvage what they could. They didn&rsquo;t want Sawchuk back on their club. Adams was about the only man with whom they could do business. One other team&mdash;the Black Hawks&mdash;was willing to try Terry. But Hawks preferred Glenn Hall. And the best way to get Hall was to stand by until Detroit bought Sawchuk from Bruins. The situation gave Adams a pretty strong hand.But Jack still is taking a gamble. There&rsquo;s always the chance that Sawchuk actually is through as a goalie&mdash;that nerves wou&rsquo;t permit him to face the wear and tear. Big Bill Durnan, often called the greatest ever, knew when he was finished. Maybe Terry was right when he walked out on Bruins. &#9632;

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Jack Gambling That Sawchuk Still TopNotch Goaler

DETROIT, Mich. &mdash; The state of Terry Sawchuk&rsquo;s nerves is much better says the former Boston goaler. From his home in nearby Milford, Michigan, Terry told reporters: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m feeling great&mdash;even better since this deal is all clinched. I&rsquo;ve gained 18 pounds and I&rsquo;m sleeping like a baby again.&rdquo; &#9632;

Sleep, Added Weight, Feel Great After Deal — Terry

DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;It is quite possible that the proposed trade between the Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks sending Lind-say and Hall to the Windy City will be announced before this edition of HN is very old. Leading figures in the ice world say the deal is pending a final okay from Chicago owner Jim Norris.General Manager Jack Adams hasn&rsquo;t denied that the deal will be made. He does have Glenn Hall for trade and admits he&rsquo;ll make a deal. &ldquo;We are willing to purchase a player,&rdquo; or we will make a trade using Halt,&rdquo; said Adams. The Detroit General Manager said what he really wants is an experienced defenseman. &#9632;

Adams Needs Rearguard Will Use Glenn As Bait

MONTREAL, Que. &mdash; The report that Jim Norris, owner of the Chicago Black Hawks would purchase the Quebec Aces of the Quebec Hockey League have been circulating around this city. However, they are just rumors.President Byron Higgenson of the QHL says his group has never been approached either by Norris or any of his associates to buy the Quebec franchise.The Aces, winners of the Edinburgh Trophy against the Brandon Regals, have suspended their operation and sold many of their players. General Manager Punch Imlach, a long time builder of hockey in Quebec City has resigned and is expected to join the Boston Bruins&rsquo; staff as General Manager of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. &#9632;

No Offer By Norris To Buy Quebec Aces Ice Franchise

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div>BOSTON, Mass. &mdash;If the Boston Bruins had traded Terry Sawchuk after his first season here they probably would have been chased into hiding by his legion of followers.In the space of one season Sawchuk established himself as the best drawing card here since the hey-day of Eddie Shore. He was the Bruins&rsquo; domina ting figure. But as evidence of the difference a year can make the Bruins traded Sawchuk the other day and general reaction among hockey fans was a shrug of the shoulders.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0650/1855239-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="274" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry Sawchak</figcaption></div>&ldquo;They trated nothing for nothing.&rdquo; observed one, reflecting a general opinion.The Bruins swapped Sawchuk back to the Detroit Red Wings for Forward John Bucyk, a &ldquo;considerable sum&rdquo; of cash and, reportedly, further considerations.Most of the comments here were expresions of regret that Sawchuk&rsquo;s slay here was officially ended. Of the deal la which he departed?Explained the fan coining the nothing-for nothing statement, &ldquo;If Terry wouldn&rsquo;t play for the Bruins he was of no use to them So they traded a goal-tender they didn&rsquo;t actually have for a forward who has not established himself. To me that&rsquo;s nothing for nothing. Of course the money is profit.&rdquo;Manager Lynn Patrick of the Bruins, who announced the trade here, gave Bucyk a vote of confidence to pep him up for the summer,&ldquo;John is a big fellow and only a youngster at 22,&rdquo; said Patrick, &ldquo;and he&rsquo;ll get the opportunity of playing here that he didn&rsquo;t get in Detroit playing behind Ted Lindsay.<h2>Will Make Opening</h2>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll make an opening for him by moving Vic Stasiuk from left to right wing and playing Bucyk at left wing with Bronco Horvath at center. Horvath and Bucyk played on the same line at Edmonton several years ago and they had Stasiuk with them for a few games out there.&rdquo;Horvath, a well-traveled center who has had previous try-outs with New York and Montreal was drafted by the Bruins shortly before the Sawchuk deal. Horvath played for Rochester of the American League for most of last season.Rumors of a possible return to Detroit by Sawchuk were in circulation here for weeks before the trade developed. The consensus seemed to be that the Bruins would acquire two or more forwards in exchange, since they are still in need of more scoring.Bucyk is a virtual unknown here. A 190-pounder, ha had few chances to shine as Lind-say&rsquo;s understudy. His most conspicuous moment here occurred last winter when he was the leading recipient in a stickswinging match with Jack Bionda the Bruins&rsquo; aggressive defenseman.The addition of Bucyk made the Bruins&rsquo; forward situation even more unpredictable, with the makeup of only one line definitely established. That&rsquo;s the line of Don McKenney, Real Chevrefils and Leo LaBine.For his other lines Coach Milt Schmidt has more than a dozen experienced players from which to choose, and indications are that competition for positions in pre-season training will be lively.Bucyk, who can body-check with authority, fits the Schmidt specifications in that respect, as Defenseman Bob Armstrong pointed out.&ldquo;When 1 read that he was the player we were getting from Detroit I knew we were sure of winning one championship this season,&rdquo; chuckled the big defenseman. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll lead the league the league in penalties again.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Big Nothing Deal, Boston Fan Reaction

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01427/1855322-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="372" height="413"></div>GORDIE HOWE proved he&rsquo;s just as good on the golf links as.he is on the ice lanes the other day in Montreal &hellip; Playing in the annual NHL players tourney which is always held the day prior to the Labatt Open, Howe posted a neat 75 &hellip; Howe won the Kiwanis Trophy with the low individual score and he and teammate Marcel Pronovost won for Detroit the Conn Smythe Trophy which goes to the best team effort &hellip; Pronovost, one of the best golfers among the hockey players, didn&rsquo;t have a particular good day. but still carded a 93. This gave the Red Wings a team total of 168 &hellip; The Toronto duo of Ted Kennedy and Jimmy Morrison finished second with a combined total of 177 &hellip; Kennedy had an 86 and Morrison a 91 &hellip; Morrison won the tournament a year ago &hellip; This was the first time that all six NHL clubs were represented and it also marked the first time that trophies were awarded for both the best individual score and team score &hellip; Fleming Mackell was slated to partner Johnny Peirson for the Boston Bruins. However, he was unable to make the trip from Boston to Montreal at the last minute and Boston was the only club to have only one representative &hellip; Peirson, rated one of the best amateur golfers in Canada a few years ago but who hasn&rsquo;t been playing very much golf of late, had an 85 &hellip; New York Rangers&rsquo; Guy Gendron, who works as an assistant golf pro during the summer months, carded an 80 and finished second low man &hellip; His partner on the New York team. Lome (Gump) Worsley had the high score in the tourney&hellip; Worsley posted a 113, but it should be pointed out that he has just taken up golf recently and has only pldved a few games this year &hellip; Canadiens finished third in the team totals with 188 &hellip; Bernie Geolfrion and Jean Beliveau represented Montreal &hellip; Beliveau had a 91 and Geoffrion a 97.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02393/1855315-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="271" height="419"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tom Johnson</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03317/1855308-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="262" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Glenn Skov</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04261/1855301-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="258" height="400"><figcaption class="caption-body">Johnny Wilson</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05234/1855294-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="274" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body">John Peirson</figcaption></div>CHICAGO&rsquo;S TWOSOME of Johnny Wilson and Glen Skov finished with a combined total of 195, two more than Rangers&rsquo; 193 &hellip; Wilson and Skov both play left-handed. Their scores were 97 for Wilson and 98 for Skov &hellip; Red Storey refereed one of the matches &hellip; Worsley who spent most of the day wandering in and out of the heavily-treed lslesrmere rough, kept asking: &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s going to pay the cleaning bill?&rdquo; &hellip; Once his ball rested in the midst of some big trees and he hollered to spectators: &ldquo;Anyone got an axe?&rdquo; &hellip; Howe had made arrangements to return to Detroit the day following his conquest of the fairways, but many avid golfers around the ls-lemere layout thought he should have entered the $29,000 tourney as an amateur. They figured that he wouldn&rsquo;t be far off the pace of the best amateurs competing &hellip; The wives of the hockey players followed their hubbies around the course &hellip; New York Rangers will train at Providence for the second straight year &hellip; Rangers will play several exhibition games with the Providence Reds, who for the second year in a row won the American Hockey League race this spring &hellip; Toronto Maple Leafs may arrange a deal whereby they will keep Quebec Aces in the QHL &hellip; The Leafs are looking for a spot to place farmhands who might have gone to Winnipeg in other years but the Leafs are winding up affiliations with the Warriors &hellip; if arrangements can be worked out satisfactorily it would be a fine thing for keeping pro hockey alive in the Ancient Capital.CAL GARDNER has intimated to friends that he would retire from hockey if he can land the right selling job &hellip; Cal figures that the Boston Bruins are not figuring on him in next year&rsquo;s plans &hellip; He holds hockey&rsquo;s modern Iron Man record and if he could play one more season in the NHL he would better Murray Murdoch&rsquo;s all-time mark of 508 consecutive regular scheduled games &hellip; Gaye Stewart, National Hockey League referee, is working as a salesman for Molson&rsquo;s in Ontario during the summer months &hellip; Jack Mehlenbacher, former NHL referee, is campaigning his harness horses at Montreal tracks &hellip; Five members of the Allen Cup champion Whithy Dunlop dabble in hypnotism &hellip; in addition to Bobby Attersley, acting captain of the champs, Gord Myles. Fred Etcher, Tom O&rsquo;Connor and Ted O&rsquo;Connor all received trophies as graduates of the Oshawa association &hellip; Joe Farrell, hockey&rsquo;s grand old publicist, is ailing these days at his Rockford, Mich, home &hellip; Born on the day that General Custer made his famous last stand, Farrell was one of hockey&rsquo;s pioneer publicists &hellip; He would like to hear from any of his old cronies &hellip; Barry Cullen and Bob Pulford of the Toronto Maple Leafs are both taking summer courses at McMaster University &hellip; According to the well-informed sports editor of the Toronto Star, Milt Dunnell, the next coach of the Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s Jrs. will be Bob Goldham &hellip; The former Detroit Red Wing defense ace coached Woodbridge Jr. &ldquo;A&rdquo; entry last season &hellip; Tom Johnson of the Canadiens has bought himself &laquo; a trailer camp in Winnipeg. &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">By MILT DUNNELL</div>(Sports Editor Toronto Star)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06195/1855388-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="267" height="326"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07163/1855381-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="267" height="309"></div><h2>Getting in Early on Argument</h2>Beating the gun on next week&rsquo;s debates will Gordie Howe, the hottest shooter in hockey, cause the same havoc among goalies when he doesn&rsquo;t have terrible Theodore Lindsay as an accomplice on the Red Wings&rsquo; raiding parties? It will be next week&rsquo;s topic because, by that time, it should be official that little Scarface, as Lindsay long has been called, has been peddled to the Black Hawks. For the first time in his big league career, Howe will be patrolling his right wing beat without his buddy.It&rsquo;s a cinch Howe is going to miss Lindsay. The big drawling switch-shooter frequently has said: &ldquo;Teddy and I have played together so long that I know where he&rsquo;s gonna be without looking. He knows every move I&rsquo;m gonna make. We never worry about which one gets a goal. If I miss, I know there&rsquo;s a good chance Teddy will get the rebound.&rdquo;But Howe might miss Lindsay without showing it in his output of goals. Big Gordie is the kind of hockey player who would keep firing the puck at the net even if they gave him Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd as linemates.The last time there was a major change in Howe&rsquo;s immediate surroundings was when Sid Abel, the traditional centre for Lindsay and Howe on Detroit&rsquo;s fearsome Production line, left the club to become playing-coach at Chicago. There were many hockey men who regarded Abel as the brains of the Production line. Lindsay and Howe, they predicted, would cease to be as effective when they lost Abel.And it did take Jack Adams, the master mind of Olympia hockey affairs, a long time to find Abel&rsquo;s successor. In fact, there hasn&rsquo;t been a play-maker since who has been considered a fixture as Abel was.Yet Lindsay and Howe went right on potting goals. They may have missed Sid, but they didn&rsquo;t let opposition goalies in on the secret.Nor did Abel&rsquo;s knowledge of how Detroit&rsquo;s big two operate help him much in his new job as coach of the Chicagos. Sid used to lament: &ldquo;Sure, I know what Lindsay and Howe are going to do in a lot of their moves, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean I know how to stop them.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-08132/1855374-1-eng-US/f0004-082.jpg" title="f0004-08" width="289" height="412"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Adams</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-09118/1855367-1-eng-US/f0004-092.jpg" title="f0004-09" width="277" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gordie Howe</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-1094/1855360-1-eng-US/f0004-102.jpg" title="f0004-10" width="280" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Sid Abel</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-1162/1855353-1-eng-US/f0004-112.jpg" title="f0004-11" width="267" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Lindsay</figcaption></div>Nothing will be more fascinating to Detroit fans than to see Lindsay, on left wing for the Chicago Black Hawks, attempting to halt Howe, his hockey idol. Being the kind of competitors they are, Lindsay probably will have his stick under Gordie&rsquo;s chin before the first period is half over. And Howe will rattle Lindsay&rsquo;s remaining molars with a gentle flick of his elbow.Meanwhile, he&rsquo;ll be saying: &ldquo;Teddy&rdquo;, the next time you&rsquo;re in town, why don&rsquo;t you drop around for dinner.&rdquo;<h2>It Did&rsquo;nt Work For the Bruins</h2>The separation of Lindsay and Howe had its parallel, in a less important way, when Boston Bruins traded Real Chevrefils to Detroit. The deal broke up the partnership of Chevrefils and Leo Labine, which had endured since junior days at Barrie. Chevrefils, who had been a big producer for Bruins, was a complete flopperoo with the Red Wings. And without Chevvie, Labine was just another guy named Leo from Boston. The Bruins were glad to take Chevrefils back &hellip; And the Detroits were happy to be rid of him. With Chevrefils and Labine back together again the old goal-getting firm got down to business.In trading away one half of the best one-two punch in hockey, Adams doubtless feels Lindsay will miss Howe much more than Howe will miss Lindsay. Gordie is younger and stronger, in addition to having greater natural ability as a hockey player. But it was Lindsay who provided the fire. There may be nights when Howe will wonder why he can&rsquo;t seem to rouse himself to his greatest effort.On the other hand, Lindsay&rsquo;s days as the league&rsquo;s all-star left winger may be numbered. There will be no linemate of Howe&rsquo;s calibre to help fatten the scoring average at Chicago.You could say the Red Wings may not find it easy to put a man on the left rail who will pot as many goals as Lindsay always got for them. So why are they letting him go? It&rsquo;s clash of personalities. Adams and Ted, who used to enjoy a mutual admiration pact, no longer feel that way about each other.Lindsay&rsquo;s role in organizing the players&rsquo; union has been over-emphasized. It may not have endeared him to Adams but the chill was on long before that happened. Howe is a member of the players&rsquo; organization, too. Adams still thinks Howe is the greatest thing that ever happened to hockey. Certainly he&rsquo;s one of the greatest things that ever happened to Adams. &#9632;

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Speaking on Sport

HINGHAM. Mass. &mdash; The Boston Bruins&rsquo; bachelor&rsquo;s brigade had dwindled to four with the recent transfer to bridegroom status of Doug Mohns.The young defenseman and Jane Foster of Weymouth were married at St. John the Evangelist church in an evening ceremony with a strong hockey tinge.Mohns&rsquo; best man was Don McKenney, Bruins&rsquo; center with whom he has played since their junior days. Goalie Don Simmons, Defenseman Ferny Flaman and Forwards Jerry Top-pazzimi, John Peirson and Jack Caffery served as ushers.Also in attendance at the wedding and reception at nearby South Shore Country Club were President Walter Brown, Coach Milt Schmidt, Trainer Win Green, Assistant Trainers Buddy LeRoux and Walter Randall and Forward Fleming Mackell of the Bruins, former Bruins Woody Dumart, Bill Quackenbush and Eddie Sandford, Sportscaster Fred Cusik and Hockey Waiters Roger Barry and. Herb Raiby.Mr. and Mrs. Mohns honeymooned on Cape Cod before setting up housekeeping for the summer in Capreoi, Ontario, Doug&rsquo;s home town.Now the only unmarried Bruins&rsquo; regulars are Defensemen Bob Armstrong and Allan Stanley, McKenny and Caffery. &#9632;

Mohns Takes Bride, Leaving Just Four Bruin Batchelors

<div class="byline">by Dink carroll</div>(Montreal Gazette)<h2>Leafs Draft Pete Conacher</h2>There were a few surprises at the-hockey draft meeting here recently and one of the biggest was the drafting of Pete Conacher from Buffalo by the Toronto Maple Leafs.Conn Smythe, when he was active in the management of the Leafs, had never been a &ldquo;drafter,&rdquo; preferring to develop his own players in the farm system, or acquire them in trades. He has been involved in some of the biggest trades in the history of the league.At the end of last season, a poor one for the Toronto club in that it finished out of the playoffs, Com? announced wholesale changes in the setup. He would no longer concern himself with the direction of the team. Hap Day had resigned as general manager and Howie Meeker was through as coach.A new committee headed by Stafford Smythe, Conn&rsquo;s son, would take charge of the Leafs. He had served a long apprenticeship with the Junior Marlboros. Howie Meeker would move up into the spot vacated by Hap Day, and Billy Reay would be the new coach. King Clancy would continue to act as a good will ambassador and scout for the club.The corridors of the Windsor Hotel where the meetings took place were buzzing with speculation when it was learned that the Leafs had drafted Pete Conacher. Did it mean that the new committee was making a sharp break with Conn&rsquo;s old policies? Conn wasn&rsquo;t on the scene, though he was due.Pete Conacher is the son of Charlie, the star right winger on &rsquo; the original Kid Line. Pete has had a shot with the Chicago Black Hawks and the New York Rangers and didn&rsquo;t stay up either time. But the Conacher name is a magic one in Toronto and Pete may make it with the Leafs.<h2>The Canadiens Take Bonin</h2>The Canadiens drafted Marcel Bonin from Quebec. Toe Blake wasn&rsquo;t too happy over the play of some of his sophomore forwards last season and he may be figuring to use the rugged Bonin who has had N.H.L. experience with Detroit and Boston. If not, Bonin may eventually land with the Royals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01453/1855474-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="531" height="803"><figcaption class="caption-body">MARCEL BONIN</figcaption></div>The Chicago Black Hawks grabbed Bob Chrystal. a defenseman, and Sid Finney, a centre, from Calgary. The New York Rangers took Phil Maloney, a centre, from Vancouver, a club with which the Rangers had a working agreement.The Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings did not I draft any players, though there was plenty of conjecture about both teams.It&rsquo;s no secret that Jack Adams soured on his goalkeeper. Glen Hall, when the Bruins eliminated the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup semifinal series, and that he would like to get Terry Sawchuk back from the Bruins. The latter, who suspended Sawchuk when he jumped the club last January, are willing to deal him off to the Red Wings, provided they can get what they want for him.There have been rumors for some time of a three-way deal involving Detroit, Boston and Chicago. These reports have Hall and Ted Lindsay going from Detroit to Chicago, Sawchuk going from Boston to Detroit, and Forbes Kennedy going from Chicago to Boston.Ted Lindsay has said more than once that he wouldn&rsquo;t leave Detroit where he has other business interests besides hockey, but the gossip is that Jim Norris, owner of the Hawks, has made him an offer which Terrible Ted considers too good to turn down.<h2>Has The Deal Been Made!</h2>Sometimes it&rsquo;s hard to figure out how a hockey player thinks, or perhaps we just imagine it&rsquo;s difficult. That&rsquo;s why we asked Butch Bouchard, a good business man with a hockey background, if he thought Lindsay would report to the Hawks.&ldquo;I think so,&rdquo; Butch said. &ldquo;He can&rsquo;t make that kind of money doing anything else.&rdquo;Some think the deal has already been made, but that no official announcement will be made until the club executive get back to their own cities where the local press and radio will get first crack at it.In the American Hockey League draft Springfield took Connie Broden, who had a spin last Winter with the Canadiens, from Shawinigan Falls; Stan Baluik from Chicoutimi, and Gerry Melnyk from Edmonton. Buffalo drafted Bill Burega from Winnipeg, and Les Lilley from Brandon. Hershey took Red Haley and Howie Yanosik from Brandon, and Bob Perrault from Shawinigari Falls. Cleveland claimed Jackie McLeod from Vancouver.An odd feature is that Punch Imlach&rsquo;s Quebec Aces, who, licked Frankie Boucher&rsquo;s Brandon Regals in the Edinburgh Trophy series, lost only one player in the draft while the Regals lost three.&ldquo;Boucher came east with a hockey team and he&rsquo;s going back home with nothing but money,&rsquo;. cracked one of the delegates. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a switch for Frank.&rdquo; &#9632;

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playing the field

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;The National Hockey League rules Committee has decided to tighten regulations regarding icing the puck and face-offs in end-zone circles and also went along with a suggestion that the puck be adormed with an orange stripe as an aid to television viewers of the game.Half a dozen or more other changes of a minor or claritying nature were approved. The recommendations were adopted by league owners.Under present icing regulations a linesmon determines whether a player other than the goalie can play the puck before it crosses the rink-end line &mdash; the extended goal line.When the puck slides by close to the net, goalies as a rule have been letting it go so icing will be called. Since goalies in recent years have become more nomadic, after wandering far out of their cage to play the puck up to teammates, it was felt a change in the icing rule should bring him into the picture.Icing no longer will be called if the puck crosses the goal crease, which extends one foot on each side of the six-feet-wide net. In that respect the goalie is classed as any other player able to play the puck. As one hockey man put it, &ldquo;there now will be eight instead of six feet in order to avoid an icing call.&rdquo;<h2>Clarify Coincident Penalty Rule</h2>To ensure proper face-offs in the end-zone circles and to make the face-off men stay in positions, a four-foot line will be laid out in each circle parallel with the rink sides. The face-off players must straddle this line.The color scheme for the puck provides for an orange band one quarter of an inch wide around the circumference or side of the puck.The rule regarding game misconduct penalties was clarified to give it the same force as match penalties in that the league president shall investigate the affair immediately and impose disciplinary action as he sees fit.The rule regarding expiration of a minor penalty when the short-handled team is scored on was also clarified. It was introduced last season and there was some confusion over interpretation when there were coincident penalties and a subsequent penalty to one team after which a goal was scored.The players of each side sent off on coincident penalties will remain in the box. The player subsequently penalized will return. In other words, under the change, the coincident minor penalties are ignored.The committee agreed on a new rule to stop players captains and all from barging in to the penalty time-keeper&rsquo;s rinkside place when the referee skates there to report a penalty.The ice will be marked, probably with a 10-foot radius from the penalty timekeeper. Inside that line will be out of bounds except for the referee, and the squawking players I must stay out. &#9632;

Make Minor Rule Changes; Halt Ref Chasing On Penalty Call

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02334/1855512-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="284" height="417"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lorry Hillman</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03238/1855505-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="839" height="1103"><figcaption class="caption-body">From Cowboy To IndianRON MURPHY</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, Ill. &mdash;Tommy Ivan was no man of stillness during and after the recent draft meetings for the National and American Hockey Leagues at Montreal. The Black Hawks general manager and coach too last season added 5 candidates for the club while dropping only 1.The potential wearers of Chicago uniforms during the 1957-58 campaign are all up and downers in NHL experience and form a complete team, less goalie&mdash;2 defensemen, a center and a left and right winger.Rearguards Larry Hillman, 20, and Bob Chrystal, 27; right flanker Bob Bailey, 26, and center Sid Finney, 28, were all acquired via drafts. Left wing Ron Murphy is now Hawk property as the result of a straight swap with New York which carted away 23-year old center Hank Ciesla.Since all the new Chicagoans have had previous NHL tenures, but subsequently were farmed out or sold it is difficult to say who might be able to help the club in the Windy City. This fellow Ivan, however, has proven himself a shrewd barterer more than once. All 5 may S stick as Hawks.Hillman probably has the best future since he may still be developing and was regarded rather proudly by Detroit at the close of 1955-56 and beginning of last season. He saw action in only 16 Wing games last fall, however, before being farmed west to finish out the schedule at Edmonton.A strong, bullish checker that the Hawks should be able to make good use of, Larry is the older brother of Boston chattel Floyd Hillman as well as the even younger Wayne Hillman, still working his way up in the Chicago farm chain.In Chrystal Ivan has landed a rearguard that the Rangers had expected to count on this year again. He was a Blueshirt in 1953-54 and &lsquo;54-55, but was shipped out for a full campaign with Saskatoon and then Brandon the following 2 years.Bailey is the rough and ready player Toronto purchased from Cleveland in 1953. The Leafs tried him for several periods before handing him off to Spring-field for a price last year. He has never rapped in goals with consistency, but is a 5 solid and hefty (6&rsquo; - 197 a pounds) workman.The name of Finney has s been a genuine puzzle ever since he moved up into contention in the Chicago farm system. He has always been a great goal-getter with Calgary (He has netted 84 in the past 2 years), but his several previous tests as a Hawk found Sid a more or less listless performer.Ron Murphy was a highly rated New Yorker a year ago after he got himself 16 goals in the 1955-56 season, but last season he got into ill-favor with Coach Phil Watson, according to reports and split the season between Manhatten and Providence. He got 7 goals in 33 Ranger contests.It&rsquo;s doubtful that Chicago really wanted to part with Ciesla, but probably wanted Murphy a little more to add youth on the left side. Ron could get back into a good goal scoring mood with this I change in scenery and managerial temperments. &#9632;

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Early Starter, Ivan Adds Five New Braves To Old Hawk Teepee

<div class="byline">By JACK PINER</div>ZOWIE FOR HOWIE!!! &mdash;There&rsquo;s just never any end to hockey talk in Northern Ontario &mdash; summer or winter &hellip; following the news that the Montreal Canadiens are dickering with the rich Sudbury Wolves Hockey Club for an alliance this coming season is the announcement by Howie Meeker. Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager that his organization may put forth considerable player aid in the cause of Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, arch-rivals of the Sudbury Wolves&hellip; Howie was guest speaker at a big sports banquet in Sault Ste. Marie and his speech not only made ears perk but caused general optimism to percolate all through the rabid hockey centre of Sault Ste. Marie&hellip; Howie pointed out that because of &ldquo;The New Deal &ldquo;within the Maple Leaf hockey empire more attention is going to be paid to Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey&hellip; said Howie: &ldquo;Our arrangement with the Soo Greyhounds has been very satisfactory in tbe past. Fellows like Eddie Chadwick, Ronnie Hurst, Jack Bionda have developed nicely and there&rsquo;s no reason why we cannot go on bigger and better than ever.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01404/1855574-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="282" height="456"><figcaption class="caption-body">Howie Meeker</figcaption></div>MENTIONS GOOD PLAYERS. Howie went on to tell Greyhound followers that the Toronto Maple Leafs may be in an excellent position to send &ldquo;several outstanding player to the Greyhounds for the 57-58 season&hellip; explained Howie: &ldquo;If we do not have a team in the Western Hockey League we will be in a position to send some good players to your club.&rdquo; As this column is being written, the news is hot that Howie and Chief Scout Bob Davidson will confer with the Greyhound executive by the time this edition hits the newstands and reaches the thousands of subscribers&hellip; Vic Haft, Greyhound president, told THE HOCKEY NEWS: &ldquo;Prospects for our team look brighter right here in June than they looked at anytime since our club was le-organized back in 1951. It&rsquo;s no secret that Howie Meeker and Bob Davidson like the Sault Ste. Marie setup and our relations in the past. With this new attitude toward our senior hockey team and the way the fans have thrilled to Howie&rsquo;s local speech we should be in for a big year next season.&rdquo;THE SUDBURY SCENE. &mdash; Meanwhile in the Nickel Capital Of The World (Sudbury) negotiations are continuing in June for a firm working agreement between the World Champion Montreal Canadiens anti the Sudbury Wolves Hockey Club (the only senior hockey team which made money in the NOHA last season)&hellip; tile talk is that Roly McLenahan may take over as coach to replace Johnny O&rsquo;Flaherty although it is still possible that the immensely-popular Roly may wind up as a top dog in the AHI,&hellip; Sudbury fans are clamoring for Roly who thrilled Nickel City fans for some time as one of the greatest and most colorful performers in the history of the NOHA&hellip; Roly is doing the talking for Montreal Canadiens on the current Sudbury negotiations&hellip; the outlook of the giant Montreal organization and the big Toronto hockey empire has sparked a brand new enthusiasm in NOHA senior actiwity&hellip; with Cleveland Barons firmly established with North Bay Trappers and the Sault Ste. Marie (Michigan) Indians now in the throes of a giant money-raising scheme it does appears that we may be oil the threshold &laquo; brand new era in our major hockey scene&hellip;TALK OF 7-TEAM LOOP. &mdash; going a step further, it&rsquo;s only rjght that we point out that an attempt) is being made to lure Ottawa, Hull and Pembroke within the NOTA orbit&hellip; Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie are both making overtures to the three centres but it&rsquo;s only right that we tell you there has been no definite response from the three Southern centres&hellip; Hull has a beautiful new Arena and some interest has been shown in the NOHA from that centre, but nothing official&hellip; the stumbling block now is high cost of operation and this may be a factor in the thinking of hockey leaders in Ottawa, Hull and Pembroke&hellip; but when you consider that Montreal and Toronto along with Cleveland are interested in our senior hockey setup then it&rsquo;s not too far fetched to assume that maybe other pro teams may jump on the bandwagon too&hellip; at any rate, many important developments are taking place this summer and we&rsquo;ll keep you up-to-date every month via this column on the fast-changing scene &hellip; we kept the column going all last summer and Ken McKenzie, Editor and Co-Publisher, has given the green light for another summer series&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03290/1855567-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="266" height="366"><figcaption class="caption-body">Marty Povelich</figcaption></div>LOSSES ARE HEAVY. &mdash; talking about changes, there will be some drastic changes in the mechanics of the NOHA senior circuit&hellip; these are necessary because of heavy financial losses&hellip; the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds took the biggest loss last season&mdash;a whopping $20,300&hellip; the team has a deficit right at this moment of $6,900 and will have to pay this up in order to start the 57-5S season on an even keel&hellip; but it goes beyond that because the team will need around $53.000 as capital with which to start the season&hellip; as you read this column a drive will be underway to form a Soo Greyhound Booster Club which will be completely divorced from the team itself&hellip; the club will work on projects to raise money for the team and keep it in business&hellip; meanwhile, the Soo Indian Booster Club is doing the same&hellip; these booster clubs do wonders and deserve the biggest bouquet that you can find&hellip; all great hockey fans!!!SUMMER ICE CHIPS. &mdash; and now to wind up things for June&mdash;Marty Pavelich&rsquo;s future is uncertain&hellip; the Northern Ontario gift to Detroit Red Wings lost out in his bid to coach the University of Michigan hockey team and his future with the Wings is not clear at the moment&hellip; Johnny Lumley of Owen Sound is working at the Algoma Steel Corporation as a &lsquo;cop&rsquo;. Can you imagine Johnny a cop??? Howie Meeker gained great stature with Northern Ontario fans with the speech mentioned above&hellip; he&rsquo;s a great guy and will be a great hockey executive&hellip; &#9632;

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NOHA Puck Parade

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02370/1855605-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Three of the Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; stars joined forced with the music world&rsquo;s famous Hilltoppers recently. It all took place at a Fathers&rsquo; Day promotion at Montreal&rsquo;s Cote St. Luc Shopping Centre where they made a personal appearance. The Hilltoppers, Dot recording stars had watched Boom Boom Geoffrion, left, Doug Harvey, centre and Floyd Curry, third from left play on many occasions. The Hilltoppers, from right to left are, Eddie Crowe, Jimmy Sacca, Don McGuire and Seymour Speigleman.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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The Hilltoppers and The Ice-Toppers

National Hockey League fans may obtain copies of the N.H.L. Final Statistics free of charge. These handy-sized record cards contain the final standing of the Clubs, the Individual Scoring Records for every player during the regular schedule and the Stanley Cup Play-offs, as well as the Goalkeepers Averages and: the Penalty Records of each club.Requests should be mailed to: N.H.L. Information Bureau, 601 Sun Life Bldg., Montreal, Que. &#9632;

N.H.L. STATISTICS AVAILABLE FOR FANS

<div class="byline">By VINCE LUNNY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01438/1855698-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="274" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Selke</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Marcel Bonin, acquired by the Montreal Canadiens in the draft, won&rsquo;t be shunted off to a minor league team unless he fails to impress the brass in the Autumn training camp.&ldquo;Marcel has always said that he&rsquo;d like to play for the Canadiens,&rdquo; said Coach Toe Blake. &ldquo;This is his chance. He&rsquo;ll be given every opportunity in training camp to make the team.&rdquo;With Bert Olmstead and Dickie Moore firmly entrenched as portside performers, the only man Bonin will have to beat out is slim Andre Pronovost. An aggressive type, he might do just that.Pronovost failed the Habs as a solid checker late last season and was used sparingly in the playoffs.Bonin, who will be 26 on September 17, was acquired from Springfield of the American Hockey League. Formerly with the Boston Bruins, he was on Springfield&rsquo;s list although he played with the Quebec Aces last season. He had his best year in the National Hockey League with Detroit in 1954-55, scoring 16 goals and acquiring 20 assists in 69 games.Managing director Frank Selke of the Habs claimed Bonin a few minutes before Eddie Shore grabbed Montreal&rsquo;s centre Connie Broden for his Indians. Selke tried hard to have Broden declared not subject to draft, declaring that at the winter meeting of the NHL owners it was agreed that under certain stipulations players brought up by NHL clubs in late season could not subsequently claimed by American League teams.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02371/1855691-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="552" height="571"><figcaption class="caption-body">Work Cut OutMARCEL BONIN</figcaption></div><h2>Lose Horvath, Broden</h2>Broden, long a Canadian chattel, having toiled on the amateur farm at Cincinnati before going to Shawinigan Falls, joined the Habs in the playoffs and acquitted himself well, especially in a defensive role, alongside Floyd Curry and Donnie Marshall.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not battling for Broden alone, &ldquo;Selke told the draft meeting.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a precedent I wouldn&rsquo;t like to see set. It seems ridiculous to bring a player up front a minor team, have him perform well in the playoffs and then lose, him to an American League team.&rdquo;After considerable discussion and to expedite matters, Selke withdraw his objection. When the AHL began drafting Spring field had first choice and Shore claimed Broden.Besides Broden, the Habs lost another centre who had been expected to make a bold bid for a regular berth &mdash; Horvath of Rochester. He was snatched by the Boston Bruins in the intra-league draft. Horvath, a high scorer all last season with the Amerks, played one game with the Canadiens, replacing Jean Beliveau, temporarily sidelined through illness. He looked good and many observers figured he&rsquo;d be a conspicious figure in the Autumn camp.Loss of Broden and Horvath leaves the Canadiens with their four regular pivot men &mdash; Beliveau, Henri Richard, Phil Goyette and Donnie Marshall. Unless some unheralded prospect is uncovered in September, that&rsquo;s how they&rsquo;ll line up when the whistle blows to start the 1957-58 season.Bonin might be the only newcomer to crash the team that took the Stanley Cup for Blake last spring, giving the coach his second straight series win.The scrappy left winger should feel that he&rsquo;s coming home. He was born just three miles from the Forum but the Bonin family moved successively to Berthier, Lanoraie and Joliette. There he played his first organized hockey. He graduated to the Quebec Aces, worked left wing on a line with Beliveau, and then was sold to Detroit.He&rsquo;s done a lot of bouncing around, going to Sherbrooke and Edmonton between spells with the Red Wings, and eventually being traded to Boston where he failed to click.Perhaps the Habs are giving him his last chance to prove that he is a big leaguer, that he belongs in fast company. It&rsquo;s up to him to show that he can meet the test. It is not expected that he can oust Olmstead and Moore from their spots. But Pronovost could be shuffled right out of the Forum by an aggressive, hard-hitting player. &#9632;

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Bonin Must Oust Pronovost To Get Into Habitants’ Hut

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03294/1855729-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="287" height="413"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Leader</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Club owners of the National Hockey League went into closed session a bit perturbed over the growing pains of its robust youngsters.The big-time hockey circuit and its affiliated pro leagues disposed of draft business and straightened out a few kinks in playing rules but ran into a situation which found the younger members of the professional family squawking.Al Leader, spokesman for the Western Hockey League clubs, wanted to know why the WHL should be at the bottom of the minor leagues&rsquo; draft totem pole. From where, when and whom can the WHL draft players, asked Leader.Leader was supported by Frank Boucher, general manager of the WHL Brandon club, in a post-session interview. Four of Boucher&rsquo;s player were drafted.&ldquo;Why should the WHL and the Quebec Hockey League be subordinate to the American Hockey League in the draft?&rdquo; asked Boucher. &ldquo;The NHL has draft privileges, of course, but why should the AHL draft from the other leagues?&rdquo;&ldquo;We maintain that all the minor leagues should be on one level. The WHL clubs are as good as those in the AHL. We are not being given a fair shake in the over-all operation. Is the distinction just because the AHL is an older circuit? It doesn&rsquo;t add up.&rdquo;Boucher said the WHL has been the most progressive of all the minor leagues, particularly in coming up with proposed rule changes.&ldquo;To start with we must have two rookies on each club,&rdquo; said Boucher. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a proving ground right there.&ldquo;But we have been the guinea pigs for rule changes and we have been the ones to instigate and originate those very changes. We are the most progressive league among the pros.&ldquo;We instituted the rule about minor penalties expiring if a goal is scored. The NHL adopted it.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Leader Leads WHL Protest Against Present Drafting

<div class="byline">By JIM ELLERY</div>NEW YORK, N.Y. &mdash;The Annual Meeting of the American Hockey League Board of Governors, held in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 17, 18 and 19, was productive of the finest legislative measures enacted by the league in many seasons.Of great importance to the league was the adoption of a new League Constitution, and the discussion and finalizing of new league by-laws and regulations. Having taken its place among the leading sports organizations in the world, it was felt by the. AHL governing body that an up to date code of operations was necessary to replace the previous antiquated constitution and by-laws which have been in effect for some time. While the new constitution has already been adopted, further discussion and plans are to be drawn up regarding the league by-laws, and this bit of business will be completed shortly and become effective before the start of the new season of 1957-1958.The American Hockey League is making a determined effort to continue and enhance the great increase in popularity and attendance it has enjoyed in recent years, and it is certain that the new methods entered into at the meeting will do just that During the past season of 1956-57 the league attendance and gate receipts were the highest since the lush periods following World War II. It was the third consecutive season in which the A1IL showed a decided uptrend.This continued light through the playoffs, and with the participating players sharing in the receipts on a percentage basis, their playoff pool was the highest in many years, with a total of 158,412.30 divided among the four teams competing, namely, Cleveland. Hershey, Providence and Rochester.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01423/1855767-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="495" height="848"><figcaption class="caption-body">Re-Elected S. T.JIM ELLERY</figcaption></div>Legislation to provide further benefits to AHL players was passed and put into operation, with the adoption of a strong life insurance plan to cover every player in the circuit. One of the leading life insurance companies in the United States has drawn up a very workable plan, and the contract to put it into operation is expected to be signed shortly. However, before this happens, a player representative from each team will be called into a league consultation and the plan explained to them so that they will have a complete understanding of the entire picture. Thus they will take an active part in the proceedings arranged for the benefit of themselves and their families.<h2>Adopt Early Schedule</h2>Also, a proposed pension plan, similar to that of the National Hockey League is in the works and a league committee has been named to discuss this matter with the players and finalize its adoption, The pension plan has been under discussion for the past six months and a poll of the league players has shown a decided interest in such an undertaking. Believing that happy and well provided for employees are the best performers, the AHL governors are making efforts to make playing in the AHL as attractive to hockey players as is possible. This will provide even a higher calibre of play in the league than the strong standing of efficiency at present, and the loyal AHL followers and fandom will benefit by the finer attraction and play at the games.Regarding the actual playing of the games next season, the keynote of the very constructive meeting was the earliest adoption of the schedule in many years. Usually it was late in the summer before a final schedule was drawn up, but with this bit of business out of the way so early, concentration can now be put into other important matters for next season.The 1957-58 season will open on Wednesday October 9th and conclude on Sunday, March 23rd. with each team playing 70 games, 35 at home and a like number on the road, in the interim. This will provide a completely balanced schedule, with every one of the six teams in Buffalo, Cleveland, Hershey, Providence, Rochester and Springfield, playing its five opponents an. equal number of 14 games. 7 at home and 7 on the rival ice surfaces. In the past few seasons, only 64 games were engaged in by each club which created an unbalanced situation whereby teams played a certain adversary more than others. To provide more attractive playing nights for AHL spectators, the emphasis has been pt on weekend games, with the majority of the contests scheduled for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.<h2>Raise Playing Rosters</h2>With the increase of scheduled games, it was felt that additional playing strength was necessary. Thus to provide for this, the AHL governors raised the actual playing rosters to 15 players, plus goaltenders. In previous years, only 14 players exclusive of net-minders were permitted to dress for a game. This will prevent tired players in a contest by providing more rest periods between shifts on the ice.The league&rsquo;s annual All Star Game will be played in Rochester, on Sunday, October 6th with the Calder Cup Champions. Cleveland Barons, meeting the all star team as selected by the press and radio and TV representatives of the league last Spring. Normally the all star game is played in the city of the title holder, but Cleveland waived its rights this season in order to provide the stellar attraction for the new Rochester fans. This was in appreciation of the loyal and fine backing the Rochester Americans received from their followers last season, in their first year of operation in the league. It was felt that the Rochester sportsminded populace deserved the contest because of the way they adopted the game into their lives.Johnny Crawford of Providence, who has led his team into first place in the two years he has coached the Reds, has been appointed to guide the destinies of the all star aggregate. Johnny is one of the most popular and efficient persons in hockey, and has followed up a great playing career with an outstanding record as a coach. He will select the necessary replacements for the all star squad to fill out the full complement to augment the players voted on the team, and any who are no longer in the league. The Rochester trainer will administer to the needs of the players in the dressing room.The entire net proceeds from this game as usual will go into the player fund, to provide additional revenue for their already adopted life insurance plan and the proposed pension plan.After the reports of the preceeding season of 1956-57 were given by the league officers responsible for them, the first order of business at the meeting was the election of officers for the new year.John D. Chick, of Windsor, Ontario, retired as President, a position he had held for the past 4 years. However, Mr. Chick, who is 66 years old. was prevailed upon to accept the position of Vice-President, at the same salary he had received in the past, The office of President was left vacant at this time.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02400/1855760-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="1108" height="1395"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHN D. CHICK&hellip;&hellip;STILL V.P.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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AHL Players To Get Insurance, Pension Plans In Near Future

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03348/1855798-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg"></div>That&rdquo;s Right - You&rsquo;ll Re Sorry, if You Don&rsquo;tSubscribe to THE HOCKEY NEWS Today,You know right well that you&rsquo;ll want to know what your favorite hockey star is doing during the summer months; what players are being traded; what players are being given their unconditional release. You&rsquo;ll also be eager to find out what plans your team is making for the coming season and what players they plan to bring up next season.Just imagine, 35 information-filled issues of THE HOCKEY NEWS delivered right to your door for the low price of $3.00 ($4.00 in the United States). Spare yourself of the trouble of having to pick your copy up at the newsstand by subscribing today and furthermore you&rsquo;ll be saving $2.25 ($3.25 in the United States) by taking out a subscription.THE HOCKEY NEWS features plenty of lengthy profiles on players in the summer issues and oodles of candid pictures showing that favourite puck star of yours in such poses as playing baseball, on the golf links, milking cows, pitching hay, running the store, and countless others. We at THE HOCKEY NEWS do our utmost to see that you don&rsquo;t lose track of your favorite players during those five months that THE HOCKEY NEWS suspends weekly publication (May to September).A year&rsquo;s subscription is for 35 consecutive issues.Canadian Remittances &mdash; $3.00 Payable by Postal, Bank or Telegraph Money Order.U. S. A. Remittances &mdash; $4.00 Payable by Postal. Bank, or Express Money Order. &#9632;

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YOU’LL BE SORRY!

WHITBY, Ont.&mdash;The Whitby Dunlops, the Cinderella team of hockey who last season won the Allen Cup, will add six players to their roster before they go to Europe to represent Canada in the Amateur Championship World Tournament.&ldquo;I believe that championship hockey teams are built in June and July.&rdquo; said Wren Blair, who manages the Allan? Cup champions. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;ll begin working on the team Immediately.&rdquo;Blair went to Edmonton to present to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association annual meeting an application by the Dunlops to represent Canada in the 1958 championships at Oslo. Norway. At a harmonious meeting, the CAHA approved almost unnamiusly the Whitby bid.Blair went to the meeting with a promise to co-operate with the CAHA in strengthening his club, clearance to take his club out of its Ontario Hockey Association League for the season by January and with financial underwriting that assured the CAHA it wouldn&rsquo;t have to spend a cent.The Whitby general manager did not promise to win.&ldquo;We feel,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;that the important thing is for Canada to compete, not for Canada to compete only if it is assured of a victory.&ldquo;We feel that as Allan Cup champions, we are the best amateur hockey team in Canada, and that with the required strengthening can give a good account in the world tournament.&ldquo;Certainly it is great to be a winner, but it is even greater to be a dignified loser.&rdquo;Canada did not compete this year after losing in 1956.<h2>Gets Solid Backing From CAHA</h2>Delegates from British Columbia and Saskatchewan put forward the resolution that approved the Whitby application. Delegates from the other branches from across the country expressed their full support.In a unanimous vote, the CAHA meeting approved a resolution that Canada should be represented, providing it cost the association nothing.The meeting approved the Whitby bid, providing the club finances itself and the CAHA has no expense: made it mandatory that Dunlops strengthen by adding six top-rate players, and provided that the Allan Cup winner in future, if it is a Canadian team and if it can arrange its financing at no cost to the CAHA, be given first chance to represent Canada in the world tournament.The latter part of the motion also came as a suggestion from Blair, who during the train trip with Eastern CAHA officials and during the first two days of the meeting, made sure that nearly every delegate on hand was fully conversant with the Whitby position.As accepted, the club will be underwritten by Dunlop of Canada, which has sponsored it for three years in OHA play. The team, as strengthened, will play in its league until January, then withdraw and go to Europe, where it will play several exhibition games both before and after the world tournament.Some of its expenses will be covered from exhibition-game revenues, the rest by its financial backer.Blair said lie hopes to prove the superstition that things come in threes. His record so far is remarkable. In his first attempt with a Whitby club in the senior &ldquo;B&rdquo; competition, he won the Ontario championship. Last season, Dunlops moved into senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; for the first time&mdash;and won the Allan Cup. &#9632;

Whitby Boss Working Now For World Title

PENTICTON. B.C. &mdash; A cut of ten percent in hockey attendance here because of television inroads is being budgeted for by the executives of the Penticton VsThe club which beat Russia 5-0 to win the world hockey championship in Germany in 1955, expects a revenue loss of about $4,000 will result from the opening of a new television station.&ldquo;Our problem now,&rdquo; said finance chairman Bob Wise, &ldquo;is to find a method of operating whereby we can give the fans; good hockey, stay out of the red and do something about past debts&hellip;&rdquo;Few places were found where the budget could be reduced and the club incurred a big deficit two seasons ago, leaving little money in the bank.President Glady Parker said: &ldquo;We are reluctant to drop player salaries as we all realize that for hockey to succeed we must have a good team. We brought our salaries into line last season and feel we can&rsquo;t cut them any more or the calibre of hockey will be lowered.&rdquo; &#9632;

Penticton Has TV Problem

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01437/1855877-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">General Manager Jack Adams of the NHL Champion Detroit Red Wings, explains a ruling to Coach Jimmy Skinner after drafting session at the NHL meeting. Wings lost Defenseman Larry Hillman in the intra-league draft to the Hawks.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Wings’ Bosses At Meeting

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02370/1855908-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lakeshore Bruins of the Metropolitan junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; league believe their boy, Blake Ball, may be the biggest player in organized hockey. He is six-foot-four and weighs 228. Came from Barrie Flyers. Bruins lost only once after he arrived.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Biggest In Organized Hockey?

<div class="byline">By CHICK APPEL</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01435/1855939-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="546" height="805"><figcaption class="caption-body">On The MovePETE PALANGIO</figcaption></div>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;Present outlook for the future of senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association and the western group of the Ontario Hockey Association is none too rosy, due mainly to five of the nine teams winding up last season with hefty deficits. Status of the Owen Sound Mercurys and Stratford Indians of the Western OHA group is hanging in the balance, with the former club facing an even grimmer picture than the latter. In the NOHA group, Pete Palangio plans shifting his team to Louisville, Kentucky and enter the International League, while Sault Ste Marie. Mich. Indians are scuttling around for finances.Even the Kitchener Dutchmen of the OHA western division have announced that they will not operate unless they secure a better deal with the arena commission. According to a prominent member of the Kitchener arena, there will be no better split of the gate receipts, because they do not care much whether the Dutchmen continue to operate or not. This spokesman pointed out that the arena does not depend on the senior hockey club for its chief source of revenue, as is the case with the other Ontario arenas. One of the Dutchmen officials, in announcing his club&rsquo;s stand, did not mention a better split but rather a better choice for home dates. The possibility is strong, however, that Kitchener Dutchmen will be in the thick of things again next season.After one season operating the Stratford Indians, the arena committee of the Board of Park Management decided that they would no longer operate the team but left the door wide open for any prospective individual or group to assume sponsorship of the team. In Stratford senior hockey proved a failure money-wise, although the Indians led the parade for most of the season, only to be shunted into the discard by the Kitchener Dutchmen in the first round of the playoffs.Chief problem for a sponsor is the necessity of signing at least eight new players, which entails a large financial outlay. Last season the Indians averaged 1,500 paid attendance for league and playoff games, and it is pointed out that in order to break even an average attendance of 2,200 is necessary. There is a possibility that C. H. &ldquo;Dutch&rdquo; Meier, former sponsor of the Indians, may take over again, with the assistance of some outside help. This is nothing more than a possibility, and Meier has not indicated in any way that he would assume operation of the team again, provided he got a better split of the gate receipts, which probably would be forthcoming.<h2>Owen Sound Noiseless</h2>Practically nothing has been heard from Owen Sound and the general consensus of opinion is that the case there is hopeless, now that the veteran Tommy Burlington, Harry Lumley and Jim Keeling have switched their sports activities to a stable of harness horses. Owen Sound was one of the former strongholds of senior hockey, and the arena was usually crammed to the doors for all games. So much so that a few years ago the building was overhauled to accommodate more fans. But last season the Mercurys has a disastrous year, winning but nine of 52 games and remaining mired deep in the caller all Season. That showing resulted in the Mercs playing before meager crowds of as small as 300. For years the Owen Sound club operated on a share-the-wealth basis, which proved highly successful, but with high salaries being paid by other clubs, the Mercurys eventually encountered. The difficult task of landing capable talent and have come to the end of the road on that system.<h2>Sarnia May Come Back</h2>Sarnia Sailors, who withdrew from the OHA western group a few years ago, are planning a comeback, and have already launched a campaign for donations with an objective of $20,000, and last report is that they have been fairly successful so far. Ted Garvin, veteran forward, has been appointed the new coach, which would suggest that they mean business. However, they want player help from the parent OHA, assurances of a strong circuit and a tie-up with a pro club, and some of these requisites may not be forthcoming. It is hardly likely that the OHA will do anything about providing them with talent. Failing to ice a senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; team, Sarnia will probably reanter senior &ldquo;B&rdquo; hockey, and has a nucleus of players who performed for outside senior &ldquo;B&rdquo; teams last season.There is also talk that Windsor Bulldogs and Chatham Maroons may affiliate with the International Hockey League and form a group with Toledo and Troy, Ohio and this could become a reality if the western OHA group is left with but three teams.From the NOHA comes the report that North Bay Trappers will also line up with the IHL as an entry from the Louisville, Ky., but in both cases this could not be done without sanstion of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. In the case of the North Bay Trappers, their owner Pete Palangio will probably bump up against several obstacles, because the other NOHA clubs and even those in the OHA would probably be given priority rights on the North Bay players, in accordance with existing regulations in both leagues.The status of the Pembroke Lumber Kings, after one season in the eastern OHA group, is uncertain, but if they stick with the latter loop, the NOHA talks about new entries from Ottawa and Hull, Que., althought this is not taken too seriously by the Ontario clubs. Three coaches in the NOHA are scouting around for new jobs, because it appears that &ldquo;Peanuts&rdquo; O&rsquo;Flaherty is out at Sudbury and Jake Forbes at Soo, Mich. &ldquo;Bun&rdquo; Cook, who handled Soo, Ont. Greyhounds last season, has been appointed to the helm of the Kingston entry in the eastern OHA group. Kingston is &ldquo;Bun&rsquo;s&rdquo; home city, and his appointment should be a popular move.Another factor that could change the North Bay picture is that Max Silverman, of Sudbu-1 ry, banned by the NOHA executive, has been approached by North Bay interests to take over the Trappers, and while he has not committed himself, still he not vetoed the idea. The arena managers of all four NOHA cities would welcome Max back in the fold, because he packs plenty of color and has always been a drawing card. Max has fired some barbs at the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, as well as the Northern Ontario Hockey Association, before and since his banishment, and both of these organizations might refuse to have any truck or trade with him.The North Bay fan club, fearing that they might lose their Trappers to Louisville, launched a last-minute campaign to wipe out a $11,600 deficit from last season, with the assurance from Pete Palangio that if they devised ways and means of assuming responsibility for the overdraft he would keep the Trappers in North Bay. Mrs. Marion Hollows of the fan club succeeded in landing a group of businessmen who agreed to back a note to cover the amount, but this support was later withdrawn when the backers learned that they would have to cover any amount the fan club failed to raise via bingoes, raffles and dances. Palangio then countered with a proposal that the arena commission take care of any amount the fan club unsuccessful in raising, but the arena commission also balked at the suggestion, leaving the North Bay situation in an acknowledge predicament.As for the eastern OHA group, there is little doubt about its future intentions, after the success attained last season in its first venture in senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey. It is well known by this time that Wren Blair, the Oshawa hockey live-wire, led his Whitby Dunlops to the Allan Cup last season and they have been designated to represent Canada at the 1958 world hockey tournament in Oslo, Norway, next February. In going all the way to the Canadian title, Whitby Dunlops defeated Cornwall, Belleville, Kingston and Pembroke for their group championship, and these four clubs vow that it won&rsquo;t happen again.Pembroke has a new sponsor with plenty of dough to spend on a hockey team and Kingston gets away on the right foot with a new coach, and it would seem at this time that the OHA eastern group may be stronger next season. It will not have to worry about the Whitby entry, which will compete in the group until about the first of February, when it leaves, bolstered by about six outside players, for the European tourney. Upon their return Whitby Dunlops will not enter the eastern OHA group playoffs, leaving it up to the other four clubs to retain the prestige of the group. &#9632;

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Empty Tills In ’56 Leaves NOHA Owners Wondering About ’57

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02391/1855970-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">At each Annual National Hockey League meeting, a least one photographer will line up Kenny and Brother Terry Reardon for a picture to show how they look alike. This year was no different. Terry, left, general manager of the Providence Reds of the AHL and Kenny, right assistant general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, look as young now as they did when they did when they graduated from the playing ranks and started to pose for that annual meeting pic.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Annual Reardon Brothers Picture

<div class="image-hero"><img title="C4-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-03112/1856043-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01119/1856057-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="223" height="261"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-02117/1856050-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="237" height="260"></div><h2>Gord&rsquo;s 75 Wins Mil Open</h2>1 Johnny Pierson, who represented Boston Bruins watches Montreal&rsquo;s Jean Beliveau, centre and Boom Boom Geoffrion, right turn up their noses at thought they might win tourney. Flem Mackell didn&rsquo;t show up to partner Johnny. Habs finished third.2 Pre-game warm-up has Referee Red Storey faceing-off ball with Howe A and Geoffrion. Montreal&rsquo;s Mayor Drapeau is gent centre, right looking on. Geoffrion shot 97.3 Ken McKenzie HN co-publisher acted as referee for tournament. Here he checks score card with Pierson. Johnny shot 85.4 Howe proved he was almost as good on the links as on ice. Here he watched 275 yard drive down the middle.5 Two former teammates Marcel Pronovost of Detroit and Johnny Wilson of Chicago got together during match. Both hail from Shawinigan Falls, Que. Wilson now lives in Windsor. Pronovost shot 93, Wilson 97.6 Low man and high man were together after game. &rdquo; Rangers&rsquo; Worsley was 113, Howe 75.7 Popular Ted Kennedy led Leafs to second place finish with 86. Here he tips hat to gallery as Jean-Guy Gendron of Rangers watches. Red Storey was referee of this<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0492/1856036-1-eng-US/c4-042.jpg" title="C4-04" width="1230" height="1080"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0520/1856029-1-eng-US/c4-052.jpg" title="C4-05" width="1081" height="1020"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0613/1856022-1-eng-US/c4-062.jpg" title="C4-06" width="637" height="1570"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-076/1856015-1-eng-US/c4-072.jpg" title="C4-07" width="913" height="764"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-085/1856008-1-eng-US/c4-082.jpg" title="C4-08" width="923" height="769"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-094/1856001-1-eng-US/c4-092.jpg" title="C4-09" width="956" height="1130"></div> &#9632;

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