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April 26, 1958
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QHL May Go Hunting For NHL Backing For New Look In ’59
MONTREAL, Que.— The early pattern of the Quebec Hockey League finals gave evidence that the Quebec Aces and Shawinigan Cataracts might go down the line in an extended series for the Thomas O’Connell Trophy. Such a prospect rested well with the league brass, since Byron Higginson, president and Sid Holstead. secretary-treasurer, were hopeful that they’d get heavy patronage from the fans in the two cities most concerned now that the Stanley Cup madness and the heavy television audience so attracted was out of the way. Since the QHL itself underwrites the entire playoff structure, first concern was that the box-office would be ample to cover players bonuses, traveling expenses and all other incidentals with a little left over. In round figures $30,000 is needed. Naturally a seven game limit for the final round wouldn’t…
HN Names Dickie, Toe, Lynn Top Men
Patrick’s Smart Drafting, Dealing; Blake’s Juggling Act Highlights Of Season MONTREAL, Que.— Hockey’ Top Award Winners for 1957-58 as selected by the editors of THE HOCKEY NEWS were as follows: Out-standing Executive—Lynn Patrick, Boston Bruins; Out-Standing Coach-Hector (Toe) Blake, Montreal Canadians; and Out-standing Player Dickie Moore, Montreal Canadiens. Picking the outstanding hockey performers for the 1957-58 season was a difficult chore as there were excellent candidates for each classification. Some of the leading executives for the past season were Wren Blair. Whitby Dunlops; Al Leader, president, Western Hockey League: Frank Selke, Montreal Canadiens; and Punch Imlach, Springfield Indians. However, when every one’s record was closely examined there was one who stood out over the others aud that was the Boston Bruins affable General Manager. Lynn Pat rick. Milt Schmidt, Boston Bruins; Cal Gardner, Springfield…
Speaking on Sport
Toronto Star One of the things Sam Pollock likes about hockey is the candor with which men in the game speak their minds. When they’re speaking of Sam, some of them are unusually frank. Staff Smythe, fleeing to Florida while his Marlboros were engaged with Sam’s Ottawa-Hull junior Canadiens for the Eastern Canada title, said he wasn’t running away from defeat; he was running away from Sam. Another of Sam’s hockey associates, Hap Emms of Barrie, speaking in favor of the vote (unanimous) to boot Sam and his team out of its affiliation with the Ontario Hockey association, said: “We took Sam, in the first place, because we felt sorry for him.” Another OHA associate offered a correction. They took Sam into the OHA family circle, he said, because, at that…
Simmon’s Dazzling Work Polishes Off Two Year Dust-Off
BOSTON, Mass.— Don Simmons may have been a question mark goal-tender to some at the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs, but there was unanimity of opinion of his ability at the close. The 26-year old Boston Bruin turned the question marks into exclamation points with ins play in the final series with the Montreal Canadiens. Good as the Bruins best beat the New York Rangers in a six-game semi-final series, Simmons was a super-star in the final series. The agile resident of Manson, Mass, built up a king-sized band-wagon full of supporters from the combined in-person and television audiences watching the final games. In the minds of the hockey public there was no doubt that the dominating defensive figure of the playoffs was Simmons. Praise for Simmons stemmed from hockey men of many affiliations—teammates, opponents,…
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