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February 8, 1958
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The Sports Mill
EDMONTON JOURNAL L’affaire Colin Kilburn continues to be big news on the west coast, and the excitement of the past few weeks might be merely sputterings as the fuse burns down to the business end. At the moment the Edmonton Flyers skated onto the ice in the Vancouver forum in the role of guests for the Canuck’s homecoming game, the directors who fired Colin Kilburn went on the griddle in an emergency meeting in the capital city of this 100-year-old province. It’s being noised about that Dr. Reid and the rest of the anti-Kilburn faction are about to be impeached for the rail-roading job they did on the hard-rock left winger. Something about a secret conclave, they say wherein the can was tied to Kilburn without the bulk of the directorate being advised that…
Henry Gets Bonus Before He Gets Goal Bonus Called For
NEW YORK, NY.— Camille Henry of the New York Rangers collected a $500 bonus for a goal he had yet to score. Henry, at 145 pounds, the smallest player in the National Hockey League, signed a contract calling for the extra money if he scored 25 goals this season. He had been blanked in the last four games after scoring his 24th goal. General manager Muzz Patrick, hoping to put Henry back on. the beam, decided to pay the bonus because “there was too much pressure on him.” Henry scored his 25th goal that night.…
PASSING THE PUCK
MAURICE RICHARD received the biggest ovation of anyone attending the seventh annual Ontario Sports writers and broadcasters dinner in Toronto last week … There were numerous big sports stars present but Richard drew the biggest hand … Hockey was ably represented by many former players, coaches, managers and current executives … Hockey people at the head table included George Dudley, Jack Adams, Ebbie Goodfellow, Marty Barry. Normie Smith, Richard and Connie Smythe … Hockey players are the most expensively garbed of any professional athletes — Every player in the pro leagues wears equipment valued at approximately $189 when he goes into a game… It goes this way: Skates, $57; Shin Pads, $20; Stockings, $5; Pants, $25; Gloves, $25; Elbow Pads, $9; Sweater, $15; Shoulder Pads, $30 and Stick, $3… Speaking…
Bruins, TV Flops At First Now Hot Item For Cameras
BOSTON. Mass.— For most of last season and the first half of this one the Boston Bruins were flops on television, veritable stooges for the opposition in the Saturday afternoon coast to roast shows in which they participated. But in their last two outings they have displayed a new touch—the Bruins’ Finish. On January 4 the Bruins were losing to the Now York Rangers by a score of 4 to 1 late in the third period and televiewers by the millions were preparing to snap the dials to See what was doing elsewhere. Then the Bruins exploded for six goals in less than seven minutes to win by 7 to 4. On January 25 they spotted the Detroit Red Wings a two-goal lead, caught up and lost a lead of their own But with 55…
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