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February 15, 1958
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U.S. Coach Says Dutchies Five Better Than Dunnies Any Night
STRATFORD, Ont.— While high hopes are held in Canada for the Whitby Dnnlops to regain the world hockey championship in Oslo Norway, next month, there are those who are a bit skeptical about the results, and it would seem that Wren Blair, manager of the Whitby team, which has embarked on its exhibition series in Europe prior to the world tourney, and Calvin Marsh, coach of the United States National team, another entry in the world tournament, have much different ideas of the strength of the contending teams. After two games between the United States and Canadian teams, which ended in scores of 6-2 for Whitby and a 2-2 tie, Blair was quoted as saying that he figured the United States team was more of a threat than the Russian selects,…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Indians Use Most Players The Springfield Indians nave used more players this season than any other AHL club. Including games of Sunday, February 2nd, the Indians had used 30 players. Providence is next. They have used 29. AHL Uses 17 Goalers No fewer than 17 goalers have performed for the six AHL clubs so far this season. Only Rochester’s Gerry McNeil and Cleveland’s Johnny Bower have played the complete schedule for their clubs. How The Race Goes WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5Springfield 3 at Cleveland 1 First Period Scoring: None. Penalties: Goegan and Caffery (high aticking) 14.23., Second Period 1—Cleveland: Hogan (Bouchard, Hudson)………3.48 2—Spilngfield: Nicholson (Blonda, Ehman)………8.06 3—Springfield: Ehman (Pldhirny, Johnson)………19.17 Penalties: Vejprava (hooking), 2.54, Smith (10 minute misconduct), 3.04, Springfield (two minute bench penalty) 3.04, Johnson (hooking and 10 minute misconduct), 5.12, Ehman and Vejprava (roughing) 9.34, Moore (hooking), 12.00, Caffery and Bouchard (roughing),…
Hendy Ired Over Shift Of Prystai
Toronto Star TORONTO. Ont.— Cleveland Barons’ general manager Jim Hendy says he’s “ready to go to court next spring in order to upset the NHL player draft. Jim is hot over the fact Detroit Red Wings shot Metro Prystai out to Edmonton of the Western Hockey league without having the Barons and other American Hockey league clubs waive on the player. “The NHL grab players from our league but they don’t figure we have any right to step in and take a player they are trying to send down to the Western Hockey league which is of a lower classification than the AHL. “Right now Detroit and Boston are trying to buy left defenceman Pete Goegan from us. Detroit has offered Bucky Hollingworth and cash Bruins have countered with an offer of cash and…
Revised Schedule For World Tourney
The following is the revised schedule of the World Hockey Championship tournament to be played in Oslo, Norway front February 28th through March 9th. The schedule had to be revised following the withdrawl of East Germany from the tournament. All times are EST. Feb. 28—Finland’S Czechoslovaia, 8 a.m.; Norway vs Sweden, 11:30 a.m.; Poland vs Russia, 3 p.m. March 1—Canada vs Poland. 8 a.m.; Finland vs Sweden, 11:30 a.m.; Not way vs Russia. 3 p.m. March 2—Finland vs Russia. 10:30 a.m.; Canada vs Norway, 2 p.m. March 3—Poland vs Czechoslovakia, 8 a.m.; Canada vs Finland. 11:30 a.m.; Norway vs United States, 3 p.m. March 4 — Sweden vs United States. 11:30 a.m.; Russia vs Czechoslovakia. 3 p.m. March 5 — Finland vs Poland. 1 p.m. March 6 — Russia vs Poland, 4 a.m.; Finland vs Norway, 8…
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