Player-of-the-Week

MONTREAL, Que. — Boom Boom Geoffrion, who is well scarred himself, left a lasting scar on the Toronto Maple Leafs in the final three games of the NHL Stanley Cup finals. Geoffrion, in deep pain throughout the second half of the season came on against the Leafs and played like the Boomer of old. He was skating, carrying the puck and shooting with all of the zest and tremendous determination that has made him one of the game’s greatest during the past five seasons. In three games Geoffrion picked up three goals and four assists. In the final two he scored a winning goal and set up the winner. He was so dangerous everytime he took the puck into the Toronto end that the Leafs at times stood around and watched…

WESTERN LEAGUE

Top Scorer Rookie Marc Boileau and the veteran Rudy Filion of Seattle lead the individual scorers on the playoffs with 12 points each. Boileau has the most goals, 7, and team and linemate Bill MacFarland has the most assists, 8. Scored First Twice Bev Bentley, of Seattle, with a goals-against average of 1.75 in eight games leads the goalkeepers. Bruce Gamble, of Vancouver had two shutouts. Rudy Filion and Marc Boileau have both scored the first goal of the game twice; Filion, Val Fonteyne of Seattle, and Howard Glover of Calgary, have each scored two game winning goals. How The Race Goes TUESDAY, APRIL 7 Calgary 5 at Winnipeg 4 (Calgary leads best of seven Prairie final 3-0) First Period 1—Winnipeg: Brunel (Lamoureux, Zemrau) ……… 3:30 2—Winnipeg: Brisson (Witiuk, Brunel) ……… 6:17 3—Calgary: Hicks (Ward) ……… 12:34 Penalties: Robazza, Mosienko, C. Blair. Second…

HOCKEY CROSSWORD

SOLUTION NEXT WEEK ACROSS 1—Canadien player shown in centre. 7—Toe Blake once coached in this league (abbr.) 8—Initials of James, ex Leaf player. 10—Initials of Mickoski of Detroit. 12—Organ of hearing. 14—This player scored his first N.H.L. goal on Feb. 14, against Canadiens. 16—Cerium (Sym.) 17—Name given Murphy of the Black Hawks. 18—Pictured star never played — hockey (abbr.) 19—Copper (Sym.) 20—Position played by Brian Cullen (abbr.) 21—Initials of Starr, ex Ranger player. 22—Osmium (Sym.) 23—Denotes number worn by Jean Beliveau. 26—Number of shutouts Glenn Hall collected in 1958-59 season. i 27—Earl Balfour’s birthplace. 30—Initials of Witiuk, former Chicago player. 31—An N.H.L. goalie answers to this. 32—Mrs. Punch Imlach. 35—Exclamation of surprise 37—Most players have some. 38—Number of goals Bert Olmstead scored in season just ended. DOWN 1—Former Canadien netminder. 2—We. 3—A former great with the Boston Bruins. 4—Initials of Lalande, ex N.H.L. playes. 5—Number of goals Larry Regan scored in 1958-59 season. 6—Initials of Chicago’s trainer. 9—Les Colwill’s second name. 11—Former…

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