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November 21, 1959
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Flying Puck Kayos Bell With Permanent Injury To Eyeball
STRATFORD, Ont.- It would appear that there are two teams in senior “A” hockey which are having trouble of a different nature. Belleville, for instance, had won but one game in their first ten, and then goalie Gordie Bell, who played so brilliantly for them during the World tournament at Prague, Czechoslovakia last February, may have had his hockey career cut short. Belle suffered a lacerated eyeball when struck by a flying puck, and like Howie Lee, former Kitchener Dutchmen defenceman, has a black spot in front of the injured optic and only has 30 per cent vision. Belleville used their trainer and sub-goalie in one game and the opposition parked ten pucks behind him. To add to their grief, Belleville has been angling for the services of goalie Marve Edwards, who…
Jacques Plante……Montreal Canadiens
MONTREAL, Que.— Assitant General Manager King Clancy of the Toronto Maple Leafs once called Goaler Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadiens one of the greatest of all time, and the player who could spell the difference between a playoff position and a fifth place finish for any NHL team. On the other hand General Manager Lynn Patrick of the Boston Bruins is inclined to give Plante’s defense more credit than Jacques for the Habs’ brilliant goals against record. “That club might finish last if you could ever get any shots at Plante,” Patrick was once quoted as saying. Such are the divided opinions of the colorful Montreal goaler. A slim, poker-faced individual with nerves of iron, Plante is once again proving to the experts that Clancy is right—Jacques rates as one of…
Chi Tries To Deal Nester But No One Is Interested
CHICAGO, Ill.—While Captain Ed Litzenberger and Eric Nesterenko were sitting out their forced rest, the Hawks came up with their best game of the year when they held the Canadiens to a 2-2 draw in Montreal. Most Montrealers thought the Injuns deserved a win. And while Nesterenko was resting, there was every indication the Chicago management was trying to make a deal for him. “We offered him to the Rangers, but they didn’t want him. As a matter of fact no one in the league wants him,” says Rudy Pilous.…
Herd Flickers, Then Sags; Dit Ready To Roll Heads
BUFFALO, N.Y.- Like the magician who pulled a trumpet playing elephant out of his hat, the Buffalo Bisons have forced their audiences and opponents to sit up and take notice this American Hockey League season. And, too, like the absent-minded professor who left his raincoat in his locker, the Bisons have been inundated by their own mistakes, mental and physical. Take for example, a recent four-game span. Coach Dit Clapper’s crew belabored the Cleveland Barons twice in as many nights, then took a pair of comfortable wins from Quebec on the Aces’ home ice. But just as the applause was reaching its peak, and the elephant was trumpeting “Happy Days Are Here Again,” the Bisons suffered a memory lapse. Springfield bested the Bisons by three goals. The next night, Providence rained nine shots into the…
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