Search for your favorite player or team
© The Hockey News. All rights reserved. Any and all material on this website cannot be used, reproduced, or distributed without prior written permission from Roustan Media Ltd. For more information, please see our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
April 19, 1958
The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.
Bruins Hide In Laurentians To Skip The Ticket Hunters
BOSTON, Mass.—The Boston Bruins have gone collegiate this spring in their preparation for the Montreal portion of their Stanley Cup playoff series with the Montreal Canadiens. Instead of staying at their customary Montreal hostelry the Bruins choose to hibernate at the Alpine Inn, located in the ski resort town of Ste. Marguerite in the Laurentian Mountains. They commuted from the Montreal Forum by bus for the first two games of the series there, in the fashion of college football teams, which frequently go into seclusion before big games. The idea for the mountain retreat was Lynn Patrick’s, the Bruins’ manager explaining. “Any change over our past play-off games in Montreal is bound to be for the better. It can’t hurt us and it may help. We don’t want those ticket hunters round.” Netted An…
Fats Dechene, As Bower Stand-In Stands-Out In Barons’ Backstop
CLEVELAND, O.—Whatever the fate of the Barons in the Calder Cup playoffs, there can be no fault to find with the Fabulous Fat Man who came flying out of the Far West to fill the hole back in the nets. They said the Barons were cooked when Johnny Bower was hurt late in the regular season. They said that minus the China Wall, who led the American Hockey League goalies all season, the Barons would be bums. Then came Lucien (Lou) Dechene, 200 pounds, plus quite a few of quick moving blubber. This was the guy who was alleged to be too fat for the good teams. This was the guy who they said was too fat for the National League. Even too fat for the American League Even, perhaps, too fat for the Western…
Ciesla Saved A Trip To Minors By Good Series
NEW YORK, N.Y.— There were two glowing goals and some sparkling cinders in the ash heap that represents the Rangers after their 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Bruins in the Cup semi-final. Shining throughout the playdown was Andy Bathgate, who never wavered despite his unpredictable knee and who remained the team leader until the flames of Cup hopes were extinguished. It is Bathgate, who for the sake of the Blues has to have a no-trade tag on him, who will be looked to as the balance wheel of next year’s club. Far removed from Bathgate, ability-wise at this moment but with nearly as much potential at the same time in his career, stands Hank Ciesla who in a lesser way, provides some spark in the New York hour of hockey gloom. Called on…
Kurtenbach, Stratton Top Rooks In WHL Divisions
SEATTLE, Wash.— Orland Kurtenbach of Vancouver and Arthur Stratton of Winnipeg were selected as the best Rookies in the WESTERN HOCKEY LEA GUE from their respective divisions for the 19571958 season. Stratton led all rookies in scoring with 23 goals and 5 3 assists for a total of 76 points. He played in all of his teams 70 games. He scored the game winning goal in six games and the first goal of the game 4 times. He only spent twelve minutes in the penalty box. He received 54 of a possible 60 votes. His teammate Howard Glover was next in line with 35 votes. Jack Hendrickson of Edmonton was third with eight votes. Kurtenbach, who was sidelined by a shoulder injury in his 52nd game, scored 15 goals and assisted in 39…
Made possible with the support of
