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November 7, 1959
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Bears’ Penalty Killing Pair 26 Year AHL Vets
HERSHEY, Pa.— According to the most reliable insurance company experts, as well as the medical crowd, when a man approaches the mid-thirties he should start to take it easy. But then maybe Arnie Kullman and Bob Solinger don’t cotton to that theory. At least the two veterans are acting that way these days for Coach Frank Mathers’ Hershey Bears. Kullman’s 32 and Solinger 34. Between them they’ve been skating on American League ice for 26 years. Solinger, believe it or not, was the AHL’s first winner of the “Rookie of the Year” award. That was way back in 1947, when a couple of the current Bears were just beginning to learn their ABC’s. Mathers assigned Kullman and Solinger the non-glamorous job of penalty killing. Though the task may not pack the excitement of scoring…
Punch Figures—Win 32, Draw 11, Make Playoffs
TORONTO, Ont.— Punch Imlach wants the Maple Leafs to be 10 points better this season. Sixty-five points got them into the fourth and last playoff position last spring. Srategist Imlach wants 75 points this year, just to be safe”, he says. “I’d settle for 70,” he admits. “I think that would be enough to put us in the playoffs but you’ve got to set a high standard, I figure, so I’m asking for 75.” Imlach even went so far as to break the objective down. He’s counting on 32 victories and 11 ties. While he hesitates to admit it, that means they’d lose the other 27 matches in their 79-game schedule. That record would be a reversal of Leafs 1958-59 performance. They won only 27 and lost 32, while drawing the same number, 11. Imlach Lays…
Bathgate Admits Golf Has Put Crimp In Hockey Swing
NEW YORK, N.Y. Andy Bathgate was leading the league in scoring last week and was complaining about it. He had good reason. “Look at this record,” Andy, the NHL’s most valuable player, said, “nine games and I’ve got only one goal.” So, he had. The Broadway Bomber piled up his scoring lead on assists. To a machine gun like Bathgate, he’d just as soon trade in half a dozen of them for a red light or two. “The goals will come,” said the Blueshirts’ 40-goal artist. “By the end of the week things will be changed.” Apparently Bathgate’s ouija board revealed that he’s about to shift into high gear. Up until now he’s been in reverse. “I’ve had opportunities but the puck is doing everything but going in. I’m hitting legs, posts and shooting a little…
Bruins Fall Flat On Face In Tilts In Foreign Yards
BOSTON, Mass.— If the Bruins are to be a prominent factor in the National Hockey League race this season they’ll have to improve on their present pace, obviously. But if the Bruins’ record so far this season is not an impressive one, so what? The Bruins so far have played most of their games away from home. And as a road team they have not been notably successful for many years. A year ago, when the Bruins finished second to the Montreal Canadiens, they won only 11 of 35 games away from home. Only the Toronto Maple Leafs won fewer, 10. Where the Bruins did business last season was at Boston Garden, where they won 21 of 35 games. Only the champion Montreal team won as many home games. The Canadiens also won 21. “Win at.…
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