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November 7, 1959
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Ontario Junior Race Wide Open; Petes Lose Stars
KITCHENER, Ont.— This year coul see the most wide-open race in several seasons of OHA Junior A competition. Holdovers are usually the key to a club’s prospects, particularly in the first half of the schedule and all seven of this year’s entries have a solid nucleus of talent back from last year. Last year’s Eastern Canadian champions, Peterborough Petes, lost some scoring power with the graduation of Bill Mahoney, Larry Babcock and Gary Darling but the return of Wayne Connelly third high man in the league and top TPT with 90 points should cushion the blow for coach Scotty Bowman. Wayne Boddy, a 27 goal man last year, is also back as are Fred Dart and Hugh McGo-nigal. Chuck Hamilton, a converted forward who developed into one of the best defencemen in the league…
Jim Trips Thru AHL, Sees Mo One To Trip Barons
CLEVELAND. O.— Jim Hendy says he sincerely believes his 10th anniversary present as boss of the Cleveland Barons will be a league title and Calder Cup. Hendy came to town at the outset of the 1949-50 campaign. Brought here at the suggestion of Albert (Bed Tie) Sutphin, who had sold his beloved Arena and Barons to a new group, Hendy quickly won recognition as a highgrade hockey executive. His first year the Barons wiped up the league to win by nearly ten games. But a strong finishing Indianapolis team whacked Cleveland four straight to drive them from the Calder Cup. In ten seasons, Hendy has produced three league winning clubs and four Calder Cup championships. The one time sailor, telegrapher, publicist, writer, and tub thumper for the coffee industry of Brazil has proven in a decade…
Oops-South Shatters North In Eastern League Openers
GREENSBORO, N. C.— The Greensboro Generals, the newest team in the league, did not wait long to hit the victory column. And they did it the hard way. The Generals turned in their first triumph on opening night and at the expense of the defending champion Clinton Comets, 4-3. To add insult to injury, the feat was accomplished on Clinton ice. In fact, the only home team to win on opening night, Saturday, October 24, was the Washington Presidents. They defeated the other newcomer to the league, the New York Rovers, 5-4. Other visiting teams to win were the Philadelphia Ramblers, 3-1, at Charlotte; and the Johnstown Jets, 5-2, at New Haven. In the EHL’s new two division setup, it was all North against the South. And the only victorious North team was Philadelphia.…
‘Peg Braves Show Strength in MJHL
WINNIPEG, Man.— An early-season hassle over a player and Winnipeg Braves’ unexpected show of strength are the opening features of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League campaign. Brandon Wheat Kings became locked in a committee room battle with Flin Flon Bombers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League over George Hill, of Island Falls, Sask., who played with Flin Flon juveniles last season. The Wheaties have Hill in school in Brandon and Manager Jack Milford explains that Hill prefers Brandon to Flin Flon because the long road trips kept him away from his books. Brandon also has another Flin Flonner, Wayne Gurba in Brandon College. There is no college or its equivalent in Flin Flon. The Wheaties tossed the matter in the lap of the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association. In the meantime the Western…
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