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September 15, 1957
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Best Club In Years Foreseen As Hawks Hit Training Site
CHICAGO, III.— Pre-season conditioning for what many feel will be the best Black Hawk squad in 15 years gets underway September 11 at St. Catharines, Ont. General Manager Tommy Ivan has some 60 hopefuls on the invitation list for a camp that will again be held in direct conjunction with the Buffalo Bisons of the American League, No. 1 Chicago affiliate. This will be the 2nd straight year for St. Catharines as training site. The tentative camp roster leans pretty heavily on defensive emphasis with no less than 21 candidates listed for Hawk and Bison rearguard assignments. Defense, of course, has been a Chicago weakness for a number of years. Foremost among the blue line newcomers listed are the veteran Jim Thomson, late of Toronto, and hard hitting Larry Hillman. Thomson was purchased from…
City Rallies To Support Of Cougars
VICTORIA, B.C.— Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League are on the verge of becoming a cominunity-owned club. Following Lester Patrick’s decision to sell the franchise last Spring, several Victoria sportmen and businessmen came forth in a bid to keep the Cougars here. Moves to establish the Cougars as a community-owned club are progressing successfully and a recent broadcast show raised close to $1,200 in the sale of shares to the public. Shares bought through the sale of records were turned over to the crippled children’s hospital — the Queen Alexandra Solarium. Nearly 40 sports personalities appeared on the show in support of the hockey club. These included lacrosse stars, old timers and representatives from all other sports in the district. The Mayor, provincial government officials and leading Victoria businessmen were also on hand. Colin…
All Provinces To Challenge For Allan Cup
The Hockey News THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY VOL. 10—No. 34 Entered as Second Class Matter Post Office, Rouses Point. N.Y. MONTREAL, AUG 15, 1957 PRICE: FIFTEEN CENTS Toronto-All nine branches of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association will challenge for the Allan Cup next spring. In past seasons only four or five branches have competed for the Cup. The decision; reached at a recent CAHA executive meeting here, followed a suggestion that a province-by-province play-off “will be a sure method of stimulating senior hockey.” The executives also set dates for the Allan Cup and Memorial Cup play-downs and decided that one or two competent coaches would be named to assist in the selection cf additional players to bolster Whitby Dunlops, Canada’s representatives in the World tournament at Oslo. Norway Feb. 28 to March 4. In clarifying the…
Reds Again To Feature Sunday Night Contests
PROVIDENCE. R.I.— General Manager Terry Reardon has released the 1957-58 home schedule of the Rhode Island Reds who finished on top in the American Hockey League last earmpaign. The Reds, who lost out in the semi-finals to the Rochester Americans, will play 35 games at home, beginning on Friday, October 11 against the Buffalo Bisons. This home schedule, like last year’s when the Reds drew so well at home, is an attractive one. The Reds have 23 Sunday night games which has traditionally been the best nfght for at tracting fans at Rhode Island Auditorium. American League teams will play 70 games this season, 35 at home and an equal number on the road. The Reds’ first away game will be on October 9 at Springfield. There will be live week-end “twin-bills” on the…
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