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February 21, 1959
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Czechs’ Loss Of Mikita Is TeePees’Gain
Toronto Star TORONTO, Ont.— Thanks to a wedding in Czechoslovakia 10 years ago, Stan Mikita is on his way to Chicago and the NHL Black Hawks instead of Prague and the Czech national team for the forthcoming world amateur hockey championships Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mikita of St. Catherines, who made the trip to this year. nuptials, brought attend a co the then eight-year-old youngster (his real name is Stan Gvoth) back to Canada. They adopted him. As a result, Chicago, which once pees might help us “,Pilous said boasted the only Russian-born player in hockey (Johnny Gottselig), undoubtedly will have the only Czechoslovakian - born puckster next season. Hawks probably would have had 18-year-old Mikita this term but for a pre-season promise by Coach Rudy Pilous that he wouldn’t take any junior-age players to…
Figures Will Show Lowly Leafs Have More Snap In Wood And Better Defense
TORONTO, Ont.— In baseball, you’re sunk without consistent .300 hitters. By the same token, hockey team doesn’t get very far without 20-goal scorers the ice equivalent of .300 batters. The more you have, the better off you are, unless your defence is absolutely hopeless. In the 1956-57 and 1957-58 seasons, both dreary ones for the also-ran Maple Leafs, there was spectacular lack of this type of performer. Dick Duff’s 26 goals constituted the only plus-20 output recorded in ’56-’57, when Leafs finished fifth. And despite Duff’s 26, Frank Mahovlich’s 20 and Brian Cullen’s 20, the ’57-’58 club wound up dead last. The current Leafs should have four 20-goal men and could have six. That’s another encouraging improvement noted in Leafs this season and even if they once more fail to reach the Stanley Cup…
HOCKEY CROSSWORD
SOLUTION NEXT WEEK ACROSS 1—Detroit player shown in centre. 6—A New York defenseman. 9 Name given a Toronto forward. 11—Iridium (Sym.) 12—This Boston player hails from Kirkland Lake, Ont. 14—Country in which Ken Yackel was born (abbr.) 15—Pictured star skipped. this brand of hockey (abbr.) 16—Initials of Mccarthy, ex Red Wing. 17—Short for given name of Timgren, former Toronto forward. 20—Native province of Bronco Horvath (abbr.) 21—Doug Mohns has had this fractured twice. 23—Initials of Dussault, ex Ha bitant player. 24 Kenny Reardon used to wear one during his playing days. 28 Given name of Thomas, ex member of the Black Hawks. 30—Initials of Anderson of Spring field. 31—A high scoring Bruin answers to this. 32—Given name of a Chicago forward. 34—Number of penalties Camille Henry received last season. 35—Number of N.H.L. clubs with whom 12 across has performed. DOWN 1—Eddie Shack’s birthplace. 2—Given name of Bouchard of Rochester. 3—Tellurium (Sym.) 4—Bad. 5—Initials of Nesterenko of…
Lindsay Sets New Penalty Mark For Hawks, Challenges Fontinato’s 202 League Record
CHICAGO, III— Ted Lindsay set new, all-time individual penalty record for the Black Hawks February when he collected 12 more minutes of banishment from the ice to raise his total for the 1958-59 campaign to 156 minutes as Chicago solidly trampled Toronto, to 2. The fiery veteran of over 15 years in the National Hockey League is staging noteworthy comeback this year his second with the Hawks and his play has been as aggressive and colorful as at any time in his long career. His penalty total by the end of the season may now reach 200 minutes or more. Ted’s record-breaking sentences came in game 53 for Chicago through the courtesy of Frank Udvari. The referee first handed Lindsay a 10-minute misconduct penalty when the winger commented on an ellbowing charge leveled,…
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