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February 7, 1959
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Toronto’s Minor Scene
It’s a foregone conclusion that the youngsters of the Little Toronto Hockey League are pulling for their home town Leafs to squeeze in to a National League play-off berth ahead of both Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins but a good dozen of them will be shedding a tear for Jolly Jack Adams of Detroit if it happens to be the Wings who get nosed out of it. The reason … Detroit’s amiable GM and his aide Ron Distall won their way into the hearts of the Toronto youngsters when the latter visited Detroit Olympia Saturday January 24 to appear with their Motor City counterparts in a Nationally televised between period contest in conjunction with the Red Wing-Chicago game. There was nothing too good for the visiting lads and when Adams…
PASSING THE PUCK
THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Founded October 1st 1947 Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd. 1434 Ste. Catherine Street West Montreal 25, Que. Yearly Subscription Rates : $3.00 in Canada and the British Commonwealths $4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries Entered as second-class matter, October 3, 1953, at the Post Office at Rouses Point, N.Y., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879 Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Printed in Canada VOL. 12 MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 7, 1959 No. 19 • LINESMAN GEORGE HAYES told us on our weekly television show Hockey Preview that he had taken 100 stitches since he became a National Hockey League linesman. Hayes, who was one of the finest guests we’ve interviewed this season, expects to work his 1,000th regular scheduled NHL game around…
Phil Draws Line For Hank; Produce Or’For Sale’Sign Will Be Hung Out
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Phil Watson has laid it on the line again. Last month he slapped two week produce or “else” ultimatum on disappointing rookie Eddie Shack and now large Hank Ciesla is the target of the coach’s pointing finger. Ciesla must scare 10 goals this season or face the strong possibility of being shipped to the minors next semester. “Cees has four goals,” Watson reasoned as his Blues headed into the NHL home stretch. “Isn’t that awful for a man who’s played regularly in all our 44 games ?” Brought to New York form Chicago in exchange for Ron Murphy two Summers ago, Ciesla occasionally has brushed the plane of good hockey playing but mostly has been a player whose potential has remained unfulfilled. Watson insists that the answer lies in Hank’s failure to be…
Player-of-the-Week
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Montreal Canadiens are gloating these days. They have the prize rookie in minor pro hockey. His name is Billy Hicke, a graduate of the Regina Pats of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, a kid with speed and hustle that has already labelled him the player most likely to succeed Maurice Richard at right wing when the ‘Rocket’ calls it quits. Hicke, a comparative unknown when he joined the Americans at their Hull, Quebec training quarters last September is presently setting the American League on fire with a tremendous scoring spree. In his last 20 games he has scored 17 goals and added 25 assists for 42 points. Since Christmas he has moved from 10th in the scoring into a five point lead. At Xmas time he was…
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