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December 28, 1957
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Bostons’ Till Plays Merry Tune Despite Poorer Home Record
BOSTON. Mass..— The Boston Bruins haven’t come up to last year’s standards so far this season but their attendance has well Almost The Bruins had their best attendance in history year ago. They drew more than 433,0004 spectators to Boston Garden for regular-season games That’s an average attendance of 12,371 spectators. They haven’t drawn that well this season but the drop in attendance has not been large It hasn’t been nearly as sizeable as the Bruins’ drop in the standing. They moved into the Christmas rush with an attendance average of just under 12,000 spectators per game for 14 home games. That’s decline of less than 400 from last year’s final average but drop of only slightly more tha.n 100 from the per game average for comparable 19 56 period. That’s good drawing, as Manager Lynn Patrick of…
playing the field
(Montreal Gazetted) Only Four Real Differences Clarence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League, was discussing the principal differences between the International Rules and the NHL Rules at the annual Christmas party in his office recently. “There are only four major differences.” he pointed out. “A team can only body check in its own end of the ice and there is no boarding under International Rules. Also, there is no ‘icing,’ and when player is penalized he must serve the full penally even though his team may be scored on. “I don’t like the limited bodychecking. Do you know of any game where player can only use his hands in one half of the field? There is parallel there. “We used to have the rule that a penalized player must serve out his penalty, even…
Injuns’ Scoring Statistics Turn Ivan Palefaced
CHICAGO, III.— With all that was expected of them this season, why have the Black Hawks fallen right back into the National Hockey League cellar? Why can’t Tommy Ivan’s players blink rhe scoring light more than They have? Are Eric Nesterenko and Ed Litzenberger actually playing with the puck too much and not shooting enough? Has Ted Lindsay lived up to expectations? Can the Hawks pull out of a it to be the contender many thought they would be this year? These are just a few of the queries bouncing around among Chicago fans these days as cold weather has apparently again settled in around the club that has tried so often for years now. but succeeded on only scattered occasions. And Ivan, of course, is one of the foremost wonderers. The club’s slump hit a new…
Croatian, Not Ukranian,’Says Bronco
HUSTLE PAYS According to Ranger defenseman Bill Gadsby the A-B-C’s of hockey are wrapped up in one word “hustle.” ”There are three important things to keep in mind for winning hockey.” Gadsby said.” Hustle, hustle, hustle.” ADVICE FOR SURVIVAL Coach Billy Reay says although he’s never played goal ”f always have figured th of to survive in the NHL goalie has to know how to play those angles. Bill Durnan and Turk Broda were masters at it BOSTON, Mass.- When is hockey player of Vkranian descent not hockey player of Vkranian descent? When he is of Croatian descent, like Bronco Horvath of the Boston Bruins. Somehow tin’ story was started earlier this season that the Bruins were icing an all-Vkranian line in Vic Stasiuk, Johnny Buryk and Horvath. The story is only two-thirds right. “My family is of…
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