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October 10, 1959
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Milt Must Find Aid For McKenney For Bruins To Pick Up 1st Place Scent
BOSTON, Mass.— If the Boston Bruins finished second last season while lacking two of their key players for more than one-third of their games, where are they likely to finish this season? Since the Montreal Canadiens are still in the National League the Brains are not likely to finish first. But they may finish a stronger second than they did a year ago. How well the Bruins fare seems contingent upon two developments. One is whether or not they can produce another line to complement their line of Bronco Horvath, Johnny Bucyk and Vic Stasiuk. The other is how fortunate they are in escaping injuries to their many veterans. Two years ago, until a line of Don McKenney, Fleming Mackell and Jerry Toppazzini broke out late in the schedule, Horvath, Bucyk and Stasiuk carried the Bruins…
Broda Back In Harness, Takes Marlboro Post
In The Toronto Globe And Mail TORONTO, Ont— Turk Broda will return as coach of Marlboros in the 1959-60 season. The fabulous fat man, who had to step down as coach in the middle of last season because of a stomach ailment, has pronounced himself fit and ready for another campaign. John (Peanuts) O’Flaherty, newly appointed manager of the Marlboro organization, made the announcement at a meeting here of the Ontario Hockey Association junior A council. The Marlboro coaching situation had been left undecided until Broda became certain that he could handle the job again. “Turk feels he’s strong enough,” confirmed co-owner Harold Ballard. “That’s all we were waiting to hear.” Broda, who coached Marlies to Memorial Cups in 1955 and 1956, was succeeded by Ray Timgren, and later Alex Davidson, last season. There had been speculation…
The Sports Mill
In The Edmonton Journal A word to the wise—it might do to give Gordie Howe a wide berth this winter. Some of the boys got to talking about “hockey policemen” during a training camp bull session a while back. The epic beating that Howe gave Leapin’ Lou Fontinato in a Ranger-Wing game last winter received vivid play. “Fontinato was never the same after that night/’ somebody observed. “That thrashing took all the fire out of him. “You know, despite everything you hear about Fontinato acquiring a little polish since moving up from the Western League, his hole card is till scaring the other guys. But some fellows don’t scare. Like Howe.” “I’ll tell you something else,” put in another, who wouldn’t like to be identified at this point…for obvious reasons. “I can see the same kind…
Champs Expected To Gallop Faster In 1959-60
In The Toronto Star TORONTO, Ont.— Pre-season hockey calculations point to one obvious fact: the National league will be composed of two divisions again this season. The first flight will consist of one team the Montreal Canadiens. The second section will be composed of the other five teams, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings. At the close of the 1958-59 schedule, only nine points separated second-place Boston and fifthplace New York. And tail-end Detroit was merely four games shy of qualifying for the playoffs. The Canadiens, in a class by themselves, as they further demonstrated in the Stanley Cup playoffs, owned an embarrassing 18-poin margin over the runner-up Bruins. Won’t Close The Gap None of the five also-rans has made the spectacular improvements that would be…
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