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January 11, 1958
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Player-ot-the-week
Dickie Moore… Montreal Canadiens MONTREAL, Que. Is Dickie Moore the best left winger in the business or the best right winger in the game today It’s hard to tell. He ploys both positions with equal ability and has just as good success at either post Moore, who celebrated his 27th birthday just lost Monday has finally fulfilled the promise of the great things he showed as junior. In his seventh season in the league, he finds himself sitting on top of the NHL scoring ladder, a situation one could have got about ten to one odds against happening just a few seasons ago. Last week Moore picked up three goals and added three assists for six points. The week before he totaled seven points. In seven games he totaled 13 points and climbed…
Mathers Praises Davis-Duff Duo In Penalty Role
HERSHEY, Pa.— Two unsung heroes in the Hershey Bears’ drive to the top of the American Hockey League heap are Les Duff and Lorne Davis. Coach Frank Mathers is high in his praise of the pair, who have been used extensively as penalty killers, in addition to their regular duties as members of one of the club’s forward trios. “Les’ checking lias been one of the best fellings we’ve had going for us this year.” Mathers commented recently, as he also lauded the forecheeking of Davis. “I don’t think Davis has a peer as a forechecker. He can really throw the opposition into turmoil when we’re a man or two short. He has an uncanny knack of diagnosing tlve enemy’s power play and poke checks them into submission.” “Speaking of Duff’s checking ability. Mathers said.…
Rudy’s Teepees Record Will Be Hard To Repeat
The OIIA Junior “A” league just won’t be the sameanymore with the departure of Rudy Pilous from St. Catharines to Chicago Black Hawks. The dynamic Pilous, probably the most colorful mentor ever to open gate in the fast junior circuit has been virtual fixture in the Garden City. St. Catharines loss will be Chicago’s gain; there are few more capable hockes men in the business Pilous leaves an evitable record behind him in St. Catharines. He goes out in the familiar position of first place and the Teepees as result hosted the first annual Junior All-Star game on Wednesday, January 8th. NHL Is Cliallange Pilous, who was intrumental in starting junior hockey in St. Catherines back in 1943, had three year whirl with the old Falcons and after minor pro experience in Houston,…
playing the field
(Montreal Gazette) How Wings Lost Mahovlich Jimmy Skinner, the Detroit Red Wings’ ex-coach says that Frank Mahovlich, who seems certain to win the Calder Trophy this season, should be playing for the Red Wings and not the Toronto Leafs. “We spotted him first when he was playing juvenile hockey in Schumaker,” he said. “Johnny Mitchell, our chief scout, went up to take a look at him. Johnny was impressed by him and immediately went to see the boy’s father. “Mr. Mahovlich said he was the first representative of any N.H.L. club to approach him. We were sponsoring a junior club in Hamilton and we offered to send the boy to high school there and have him play with the team. Mr. Mahovlich was enthusiastic about the arrangement. “It was after this that the Toronto Leafs…