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March 5, 1960

The Hockey News March 5, 1960

<h2>Indians Set New Record</h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Springfield Indians set a new team record with their 35th victory as of Saturday, February 20. The previous high for Springfield triumphs in a season was the 32 which the Indians of 1955-56 registered.</p><h2>Nevin Not A Rookie</h2><p>It was erroneously reported recently that Bob Nevin of Rochester was an eligible candidate this season for the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Trophy Award as the league&rsquo;s outstanding rookie. Nevin played single games with Rochester in 1956-57 and 1957-58, and 21 games with the Americans in 1958-59. Thus the 23 total contests played eliminated him from the rookie class this season.</p><h2>How The Race Goes</h2><p>(Standings On Tues., A.&Mu;., March 1)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01367/1703667-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="604" height="234"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2><p>(Including Games Of Sun., Feb. 28)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02345/1703660-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="610" height="410"></div><h2>LEADERS</h2><p>Most Goals&mdash;Fred Glover, Clev.; Stan Smrke, Roch., 33,</p><p>Most Assists&mdash;Fred Glover, Clev., 51.</p><p>Most Shutouts&mdash;Bob Perreault, Hers., 5.</p><p>Most Penalized Player&mdash;Larry Zeidel, Hers., 178 mts.</p><p>Most Penalized Team&mdash;Hershey, 1,113 mts.</p><h2>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03298/1703653-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="610" height="224"></div><h2>MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Buffalo 3 at Rochester 0</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04255/1703646-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="600" height="394"></div><h2>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Hershey 4 at Quebec 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05197/1703639-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="604" height="460"></div><h2>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Springfield 6 at Buffalo 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06166/1703632-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="604" height="718"></div><h2>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Hershey 2 at Quebec 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07155/1703625-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="610" height="606"></div><h2>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Buffalo 7 at Cleveland 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-08144/1703618-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="604" height="600"></div><h2>Providence 2 at Rochester 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-09139/1703611-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="604" height="344"></div><h2>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Providence 1 at Cleveland 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-10126/1703604-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="590" height="398"></div><h2>Buffalo 0 at Hershey 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-11104/1703597-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="602" height="426"></div><h2>Rochester 0 at Springfield 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1272/1703590-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="598" height="466"></div><h2>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Cleveland 4 at Buffalo 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1360/1703583-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="602" height="569"></div><h2>Rochester 6 at Providence 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1444/1703576-1-eng-US/f0009-142.jpg" title="f0009-14" width="607" height="647"></div><h2>Springfield 2 at Quebec 0</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1530/1703569-1-eng-US/f0009-152.jpg" title="f0009-15" width="612" height="434"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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IN THIS ISSUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><p><b>Founded October 1st, 1947</b></p><p><b>Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by</b></p><p><b>Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd., 1434 Ste. Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que.</b></p><p>Ken McKenzie, Len Bramson, Will V. Cote,</p><p>Publisher Editor-in-Chief General Manager</p><p>Yearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada and the British Commonwealth;</p><p>$4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries</p><p>Entered as second-class matter, October 3, 1953, at the Post Office at Rouses Point, N.Y., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879</p><p>Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa</p><p>Printed in Canada</p><p>Vol. 13 MONTREAL MARCH 5, 1950 No. 23<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

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The Hockey News 1959-60 National League All-Star Team

<div class="byline">By BOB GIORDANO</div><p>KELOWNA, B.C.&mdash;</p><p>Vernon Canadians made an almost clean sweep of the O.S.H.L. statistics in the 1959-60 season capturing three of the top laurels.</p><p>Final league statistics released, show the Agar crew, holders of the league title; individual scoring race; and the goaltending honors.</p><p>The Canadians won first place, in the 48-game schedule with a total of 75 points, made up of 37 wins, one tie, and nine losses.</p><p>A Vernon-Penticton game, which was postponed sometime ago, was never re-played, due to the playoff schedule.</p><p>Kelowna Packers took runner up spot with 56 points, of 27 wins, two ties and 19 losses. Kamloops Chiefs were third with 46 points, and the Penticton Vees, basement dwellers all season, managed only five victories, one tie, against 40 losses.</p><p>Vernons Walter Trentini came through with a tremendous season, and garnered the scoring title, but had no easy time doing it. The stocky 28&#8210;year-old right winger chalked up 108 points in 47 games, comprising of 42 goals and 66 assists.</p><p>One point back was Kamloops Chiefs hard working centreman Buddy Evans, with 35 goals, and a leading 72 assists, for 107 points.</p><p>In third place is Evans&rsquo; linemate and playing coach Billy Hryciuk, who in 42 games racked up 105 points.</p><p>The other Vernon award went to their rookie netminder 21&#8210;year-old Jimmie McLeod who completed the season with 148 goals against in 44 games for a 3.36 average.</p><p>Highest scoring defenseman was Packers Gene Kimbley. The ex Calgary Stampeder had 47 points, made up of nine goals and 38 helpers. Andy McCallum, the ex American Leaguer who has been a tower of strength on the Packer blueline this season, trailed Kimbley by one point with 8 markers and 38 helpers.</p><p>Bad-man of the league was Chiefs Ted Lebodia. The rough tough defenseman collected a total of 225 minutes in the sin-bin.</p><p><b>O.S.H.L.&mdash;BITS&mdash;</b>Penticton Vees, who have had nothing but trouble all season, have re-signed Bernie Bathgate as playing coach for the remainder of the season. This brings to five the number of coaches who have worn the Vees uniform this season. Bathgate commenced the season, but after a short stint resigned. He was followed by Kevin Conway, Orval Lavell, and just last week, veteran defenseman Yogi Kraiger threw in the sponge and is reportedly hung them up for good. Bathgate agreed to finish out the season as head man&hellip;Packers have added to their blueline, veteran Jack Taggart, who has played with the Vees for the past three seasons. Taggart quit the Vees at the start of this season, but came out of retirement to join Kelowna crew last week.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Vernon Players Clean Sweep In OSHL Statistics

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01224/1704554-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Members of the Detroit Red Wings test Toronto&rsquo;s Johnny Bower and find him almost impossible to pass. In the top shot, Val Fonteyne flashes one at sprawling Johnny as teammate Delvecchio looks on. Al Stanley is the Leaf moving in from left. No score. Botton right, a real pile-up on Johnny&rsquo;s doorstep and Norm Ullman (7) is shoved into Bower by Leafs&rsquo; Horton, Stanley and Olmstead. Detroit player being pressed against goal post is Gerry Melnyk. Leafs took home and home series from Wings.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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AMERICANS WIN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL

<p><b>SQUAW VALLEY, Calif.&mdash;</b></p><p>The United States won its first Olympic Gold Medal for hockey here as they defeated the Czechoslovakian team 9-4 on the final day of the tournament. The victory put the medal out of reach of Canada&rsquo;s Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, who were pre-tournament favorites to win the title. Canada defeated the Russians on the final day 8-5 to take a silver medal and the Russian finished third, for the Bronze medal.</p><p>The United States Team, made up from players from the Boston and Mid-West area, won all of their games at the tournament. Their biggest wins came at the expense of the Canadians, whom they defeated 2-1 in the third game of the final series, and the following day they whipped the Russians 3-2. The only chance the Canadians had on that final day rested with the Czechs. And until the early minutes of that final period it looked as though the Europeans were going to defeat the Yanks for the first time. They held a 4-3 lead going into that last frame and then the Americans came on strong to score six goals.</p><p>The defeat for the Canadians was their second in a row in Olympic competition. In 1956 the Russians won the medal with the US second and Canada third.</p><p>This was probably the finest American team ever to go to the Olympics. Coached by Jack Riley, hockey coach at West Point, they skated well and out-hustled their opposition game-in-and-game-out. Against the Canadians, they won on sheer desire and great goalkeeping from Jack McCartan in their nets. They outplayed the Canucks for the first two periods and when the Canadians started to move in the third frame it was McCartan who stopped them.</p><p>The US team was led by the Cleary Brothers, Bob and Bill, and the Christian Brothers, Roger and Bill. On defense big John Mayasich who plays with Green Bay of the United States Central League was a tower of strength. However, if an individual star had to be chosen during the tournament, that man would have to be McCartan. He stopped the Canadians in the third period of their game time after time and had it not been for him the score might have been different.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

McCartan Standout As US Blasts Canucks, Russians

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>The Maple Leafs soon will battle Montreal Canadiens for first place in the National Hockey League.</p><p>It won&rsquo;t happen this season but Punch Imlach, coach and general manager of the Leafs, insists it will come to pass a year from now.</p><p>&ldquo;Last year we were a goal behind them,&rdquo; Imlach said, referring to the high-and-mighty Habs. &ldquo;Now we&rsquo;re only half a goal behind, the way I figure it. If I can strengthen the team as I hope to&mdash;as much as I did since last season&mdash;we&rsquo;ll be even with them in another year.&rdquo;</p><p>Imlach emphasized that these calculations of his had no bearing whatever on the impending Stanley Cup playoffs. He expects Leafs to win that competition, he said. But to be absolutely realistic about the situation, he has abandoned any idea of finishing first this spring. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re too far behind,&rdquo; says</p><p>Punch.</p><p>With 12 games left in the schedule, Leafs were 17 points off Canadiens&rsquo; sizzling NHL pace.</p><p>What about Leafs&rsquo; dismal record against Montreal? Of their first 10 meetings, Leafs had won one, tied one and lost the other eight. If Leafs were catching up, how come they were unable to beat Canadiens more often?</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been losing tough ones to them,&rdquo; Punch said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been giving them a battle every time&mdash;lately, I mean&mdash;and I&rsquo;m satisfied we&rsquo;re gaining ground.</p><p>&ldquo;As a matter of fact, if we had a better record against Canadiens, we&rsquo;d be giving them a tussle for first place. Just suppose we&rsquo;d split those 10 games with them, instead of winning one and tying one. We&rsquo;d have seven points more and they&rsquo;d have seven points les.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;d be only three points out of first place. How do you like that?</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;d sooner beat Montreal than any other team. It means so much more.&rdquo;</p><p>Despite their weak-kneed showing against Montreal, Leafs have had an eminently satisfactory season up until now. Imlach planned that at the end of 60 games, they&rsquo;d have 63 points. Twelve more in the final 10 games would give them 75 points, his target for the winter.</p><p>Well, at the 58-game point, Leafs owned 64 points so they were well ahead of schedule. To say nothing of how far they were ahead of their last season&rsquo;s performance when 65 points over the entire 70-game slate put them in the playoffs.</p><p>&ldquo;Not mentioning any names,&rdquo; said Imlach, &ldquo;but I have a few guys playing away better than last season. And I have a few guys who aren&rsquo;t nearly as good. If I can get them sharpened up, I&rsquo;d be laughing.&rdquo;</p><p>One name he did reveal was that of Gerry Ehman, right-winger with Frank Mahovlich and Red Kelly. Ehman has failed to become a 20-goal shooter as Imlach expected. What&rsquo;s resulted is that this particular line has not become as strong as Imlach hoped. Misfires by Ehman have been the main reason.</p><p>However, Ehman was a top gun towards the end of the 1958-59 campaign and in the playoffs even more so. Imlach, a very patient fellow, expects the same to happen again this term.</p><p><b>NOTES&rsquo;</b> Imlach&rsquo;s forecast of Leafs&rsquo; record this season was 32 wins, 11 ties and 27 losses. He&rsquo;ll likely be wrong, but in a way he&rsquo;ll like. His predictions may have been excessively modest&hellip;Carl Brewer has cut down on his penalties recently and now is being seriously challenged by Vic Stasiuk, Elmer Vasko and Fern Fla-man for league leadership&hellip;Roster for the NHL old-timers in a recent Toronto exhibition was Jim Thomson, Wally Stanov Ross Johnstone, Ted Kennedy, Sid Smith, Hank Goldup, Harry Watson, Roy Conacher, Gus Bodnar, Herb Cain, Frank Sullivan, Art Jackson, Pep Kelly, Bill Durnan and Turk Broda&hellip;Butch Keeling was referee and Ace Bailey timekeeper&hellip;There is a strong lobby in Toronto hockey circles to get Allan Stanley the all-star defence nomination behind Doug Harvey.</p><h2>Has Hopes</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01307/1702761-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="568" height="601"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Punch Imlach</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Punch Checks Leaf Roster, Picks Them To Catch Habs In ‘61

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><p>BOSTON, Mass&mdash;</p><p>Doug Mohns, that moving man, has been put in motion by the Bruins again.</p><p>Mohns, a National League regular as a left wing for three seasons, became an all-star defenseman with the Bruins after being shifted in 1956.</p><p>When Milt Schmidt became desperate for a left wing last November he moved Mohns back to his old position. Doug responded with seven goals in nine games.</p><p>Then Schmidt had to put Mohns back on defense when that department required his great speed.</p><p>But when the Bruins&rsquo; coach reorganized his lines in late February for a desperation bid for the Stanley Cup playoffs, the first player to figure was Mohns.</p><p>Schmidt put blond Doug at left wing with Don McKenney and Leo LaBine, with whom he had played three months earlier. In other developments he returned Jerry Top-pazzini, McKenney and LaBine&rsquo;s fomer linemate, to right wing and hooked him up with Guy Gendron and Fleming Mackell. The Bruins thus had another line&mdash;not counting the bread and butter line of Bronco Horvath, Johnny Bucyk and Vic Stasiuk&mdash;of Charley Burns, Lome Davis and Dick Meissner.</p><p>Schmidt wouldn&rsquo;t have been able to move Mohns again, he pointed out, had Autry Erickson not been doing so well. Erickson is the 22&#8210;year-old rookie whom Lynn Patrick drafted from Calgary of the Western League last summer.</p><p>&ldquo;Erickson has been doing such a good job playing with Ferny Flaman,&rdquo; said Schmidt, &ldquo;that I feel safe in using Mohns as a wing.</p><p>He should help give our forward squad more power and I&rsquo;ll go along with him there as long as our defense squad holds up without him.&rdquo;</p><p>Mohns plays left wing with a bizarre touch. He comes back on defense like a defenseman, turning as he enters his side of the ice. He has other defenseman&rsquo;s reflexes. But he is such a good hockey player that he has obviously strengthened his team at the position.</p><p>Davis, a veteran minor leaguer, was called up from Providence when the Bruins ran into a blizzard of illnesses and injuries which at one point made non-participanting casualties of five players. An industrious chap with previous NHL service with Montreal, Detroit and Chicago, Lome has long been regarded as an organizational asset by Patrick.</p><p>Davis scored a nest goal in his second game here, against New York. Afterward the veteran forward recalled that his last previous NHL goal had been made for Montreal in the 1954 playoffs&mdash;against the Bruins.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02291/1702792-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="279" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Doug Mohns</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Milt In Trouble Again, Calls For Mohns For Left

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>As if things weren&rsquo;t bad enough on the road, the Red Wings have been evicted from Olympia by an ice show.</p><p>Seeking desperately to make the playoffs, the Detroiters left home Feb. 23 to play seven of the next nine on the road. The only bright scheduling note is that the last three games are at home.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03265/1702830-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="273" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Sid Abel</b></figcaption></div><p>There&rsquo;s been no place like home for the Wings in 1960. Going into the road stretch they hadn&rsquo;t won a game away from Detroit since Dec. 20 when they downed the Bruins at Boston, 4-2.</p><p>After that came seven defeats and four ties.</p><p>The axiom is to win at home and play. 500 hockey on the road. As late as Jan. 13 the Wings were. 500 on the road with a 7-7-7 mark. Now it&rsquo;s slipped to 7-12-9.</p><p>As they embarked on the trip, the Wings left one cripple at home and regained the services of goaler Terry Sawchuk.</p><p>Marc Reaume was lost for the rest of the regular season when checked hard by Boston&rsquo;s Leo Boivin. It resulted in a shoulder separation. Peaceful Pete Goegan was recalled from Edmonton.</p><p>&ldquo;For two years I&rsquo;ve been sitting on the bench and now that I get a chance to play regularly, this happens,&rdquo; said the crestfallen defenseman.</p><p>And down the drain went the only plus factor in the Red Kelly Billy McNeill affair. They were &ldquo;traded&rdquo; to New York for Bill Gadsby and Eddie Shack and refused to report. McNeill then retired and Kelly was sent to Toronto for Reaume.</p><p>Sawchuk came out of University of Michigan Hospital with a diagnosis of a minor case of arthritis in the hips. There is a possibility of an operation at a later date to remove some calcium deposits.</p><p>Sawchuk practiced for the first time in nearly three weeks on Feb. 20.</p><p>Dennis Riggin, stand-in for Sawchuk during Terry&rsquo;s illness, was taken along on the road as a precautionary measure, Riggin appeared in nine games, two of which Detroit won and there was one tie.</p><p>That&rsquo;s the first time in 15 years Wings carried a pair of goalies during the regular campaign.</p><p>Coach Sid Abel hesitated on making the decision as to which one would start after viewing the final practice before the club left.</p><p>Sawchuk always has been a poor practice goalie so Abel naturally wanted to see how he would react under regular game fire.</p><p>Since there&rsquo;s so little time left in the season, Wings might just keep Riggin with them.</p><p>Riggin can&rsquo;t be faulted on Detroit&rsquo;s failure to win. He&rsquo;s looked bad on some goals but has been brilliant in other instances and Wings aren&rsquo;t the wildest scoring club in the league.</p><p>For example, there was the game of Feb. 21 against Montreal. Canadiens outshot Detroit, 52-29, in taking a 6-3 decision. In the last two period the margin was 38-14&mdash;nearly 3 to 1.</p><p>That looked like the night Wings might finally beat Canadiens at Olympia for the first time since March, 1958. Despite the tremendous Canadiens&rsquo; shooting edge, Wings led 3-2 early in the final session on Alex Delvecchio&rsquo;s second goal.</p><p>Then, as has happened so often, Montreal broke loose. Red Wing defenseman Marcel Pronovost laid a pass on Phil Goyette&rsquo;s stick and he went in for a 20-footer to tie the game at 4:07.</p><p>Twenty-three seconds later, Barry Cullen and Andre Pronovost were banished for fighting. The faceoff was in the Wing end. Montreal got the draw and Don Marshall deflected in Tom Johnson&rsquo;s shot at 4:35. Claude Provost upped it to 5-3 just 23 seconds later and Maurice Richard netted his second of the night when he tipped in Doug Harvey&rsquo;s blue liner at 11:52.</p><p>That was three goals in 51 seconds and killed the Wings.</p><p>Three of the Habs&rsquo; goals came after they won faceoffs.</p><p>It seemed Wings were on the way back against Montreal. Although they blew a 2-0 lead at the Forum on Feb. 18, they pulled out a tie when Norm Ullman scored in the last second of play after Riggin was pulled with 40 seconds left.</p><p>It was the second time the all-or-nothing maneuver worked for Wings against two backfires. On Jan. 9, McNeill clicked with 26 seconds left after the goalie was pulled. Henri Richard rapped one into an empty net on Jan. 27 and Harry Howell of Rangers did it against Wings of Feb. 4.</p><p>Wings came out a little better in their matinee contest with Bruins, flashing off to a 3-0 first period lead and then winning, 4-1, for their first victory in five games and second in 14&mdash;both over Boston.</p><h2>Back In Action</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04207/1702823-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="573" height="570"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Terry Sawchuck</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Wings Must Soar On Road To Make Third Playoff Position

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;THE HOCKEY NEWS&rsquo; first annual &lsquo;Most Exciting NHL Player&rsquo; report will be carried in the next issue of the paper dated March, 12th.</b></p><p><b>THE HOCKEY NEWS has asked six National Hockey League writers to pick the player in the National League they believe to be the most exciting. That player doesn&rsquo;t necessarily have to be a league leading scorer, but rather a player who gives you, the fans, the most thrills for your money.</b></p><p><b>Don&rsquo;t forget to get your copy of the paper for this fine story. You&rsquo;ll be surprised at the choice by the experts.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

EXPERTS CHOOSE “MOST EXCITING”

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01306/1702892-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GUY GENDRON&hellip;&hellip;Golf Helped Him</b></figcaption></div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>Golf is an off-season recreation for some major league hockey players, but to Guy Gendron of the Boston Bruins it is a career-saver.</p><p>Gendron, grinning, told Bruins&rsquo; writers here after scoring his 20th goal of the season, &ldquo;I used my leg mashie.&rdquo; To use a hand mashie in golf vernacular means to throw the ball out of a difficult position. Gendron meant he had scored his notable goal with his leg, off which a Charley Burns pass had caromed.</p><p>But if the little Bruins&rsquo; forward was joking about his leg mashie, he doesn&rsquo;t joke about the role golf has played in his hockey career.</p><p>&ldquo;Golf has helped me in hockey a great deal,&rdquo; revealed the 156-pound native of Montreal. &ldquo;Were it not for golf I might not have made the National League.</p><p>&ldquo;Five years ago, when I was playing for Providence, I broke my wrist just after mid-season. I did not play again that year.</p><p>&ldquo;How to strengthen the wrist in the off season? That was what I thought about. I have played golf for many years. I love to play. So I got a golf job.</p><p>&ldquo;I went to work at Montreal Municipal Golf Course and I have worked there every summer except one. Last summer I got back from our European tour too late, but I hope to work again this summer.</p><p>&ldquo;That first summer I played, prarticed and taught golf every single day, all day. For a long time my wrist hurt much. It was weak. But after a while it because be stronger and hurt less. I carried a rubber ball in my coat pocket and I squeezed it, too.</p><p>&ldquo;By the next fall the wrist was trong and well. In fact, I found I had a much better shot than I had before I was hurt.</p><p>&ldquo;Since then I have played golf regularly in the summer,&rdquo; added Gendron, &ldquo;and I do not have any worries about the strength of my wrists for the next season.&rdquo;</p><p>Gendron, who would have gone to the Montreal Canadiens but for his injury, played three years for the New York Rangers as a penalty-killer and spare forward. The Bruins bought the little speedster in the 1959 draft for $20,000 in one of the best deals Lynn Patrick has ever made.</p><p>Gendron, given a regular turn by Milt Schmidt, scored 15 goals last season. By early February this year he had scored 22 goals, standing behind only Bronco Horvath and Vic Sta-siuk in scoring among the Bruins.</p><p>Gendron&rsquo;s scoring special is a sizzling shot on which he appears to bear down on his stick while putting hit powerful wrists to work.</p><p>&ldquo;The shooting style is one which I learned as a junior in Three Rivers, Quebec,&rdquo; related Guy. &ldquo;We used to have a shooting exercise in which each player would take a puck and shoot it off the boards in front of him over and over.</p><p>&ldquo;But the wrist work,&rdquo; he added, &ldquo;I guess we&rsquo;ll have to say that came off the golf course.&rdquo;</p><p>The most remarkable phase of Gendron&rsquo;s splendid scoring record this season is that only rarely has he played with the same linemates for any length of time. Schmidt has used him with countless combinations, including one stint as the linemate for Bronco Horvath and Vic Stasiuk. It was then that the bantam winger quipped, &ldquo;The French Like&mdash;that&rsquo;s me.&rdquo;</p><h2>He&rsquo;s A Honey Of A Bruin</h2><h2>Guy As A Lone Ranger</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02252/1702885-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1158" height="881"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gendron in Manhattan</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Powerful Shot Makes Him 20 Goal Scorer

<div class="byline">By KenMcKenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01373/1702968-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="385" height="443"></div><p>&bull; <b>TERRY SAWCHUK</b> told intimates in Detroit that his hockey days are numbered&hellip;Doctors are supposed to have told him that his arthritis of both hips is so bad that he could end up in a wheelchair in five or six years time&hellip;It&rsquo;s difficult to predict how long he will continue to play hockey&hellip;Sawchuk, three-time winner of the Vezina Trophy, has more shutouts to his credit than any goalie in the NHL today&hellip;Sawchuk has registered 80 shutouts in NHL competition. This is during regular scheduled games only and does not include playoffs&hellip;The all-time record for most shutouts by a National Hockey League goalkeeper is held by the late George Hainsworth who chalked up no less than 94 shutouts during his 10&frac12; seasons in the League&hellip;He also holds the record for most shutouts by a goalkeeper in one season. He turned in 22 shutouts in 44 games in 1928-29&hellip;Tiny Thompson and the late Alex Connell each registered 81 shutouts during their NHL careers&hellip;Other goalies who lead in all-time number of shutouts are the late Lorne Chabot with 72 and Harry Lumley of the Boston Bruins with 71&hellip;The late Roy Worthers racked up 67 shutouts. John Ross Roach had 58. Clint Benedict had 57 and Dave Kerr had 50&hellip;Jacques Plante and Glenn Hall rate after Sawchuk and Lumley in most shutouts among current goalies&hellip;Plante has 46 and Hall has 29&hellip;Bronco Horvath scored more than half of his goals from the Bruins&rsquo; power play&hellip;Out of 37 goals scored, 20 came when Boston was applying the pressure as a result of enjoying a one-man advantage&hellip;Jean Beliveau scored 11 of his 32 goals from the power play and Dickie Moore scored half of his 20 goals from Canadiens&rsquo; famed power play.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02338/1702961-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="290" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Terry Sawchuk</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>MAURICE RICHARD</b> recently bought himself a tavern in Montreal&hellip;It is located in the north end of the city and he plans to call it Taverne No. 9&hellip;Be sure to order your copy of the March 12th issue of HOCKEY NEWS&hellip;There will be a great exclusive feature on the Most Exciting Player in the National Hockey League today&hellip;The following add appeared in a Toronto paper recently: &ldquo;Maple Leaf Hockey Tickets Wanted&hellip;We would like to purchase your subscribers tickets for Toronto Maple Leaf Home Games, when not being used or while you are away&rdquo;&hellip;This was followed by two telephone numbers&hellip;Danny Lewicki, forward with Buffalo Bisons of the AHL, has opened a bowling alley in Toronto&hellip;Buffalo&rsquo;s Lorne Ferguson tallied his 200th American Hockey League point recently&hellip;Springfield Indians&rsquo; veteran star Harry Pidhirny was honored with a &ldquo;Night&rdquo; by Springfield fans last Saturday&hellip;Included among the gifts he received was an automobile&hellip;Harry has played in over 700 regular league games and has scored over 300 goals and has over 600 points&hellip;He scored 20 or more goals for 11 seasons which is an AHL record&hellip;Quebec Aces, newest entry in the American Hockey League and last in team standings, are first in league attendance&hellip;The Aces are really making the turnstiles twirl&hellip;Springfield is second to Quebec in attendance this season&hellip;Marc Reaume played only five games for the Red Wings before being injured and sidelined for the balance of the season. He suffered a shoulder separation.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03262/1702954-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="285" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Harry Pidhirny</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>WE WERE</b> one of the 15,538 fans in New York recently who watched the Rangers play their best game of the season in walloping Boston Bruins, 7-2&hellip;It was also Al Rollins debut as a Ranger and the enthusiastic New York fans certainly were behind Angular Al&hellip;This game was also Bill Gadsby&rsquo;s best effort of the year&hellip;Bill was sensational both ways and he made some of the most brilliant defensive moves we&rsquo;ve seen for a long time&hellip;Incidentally, it was first predicted in THE HOCKEY NEWS that Rollins would finish this season playing for the Rangers&hellip;Two of the six coaches in the NHL were born and brought up in Winnipeg&hellip;This city which was once the most prolific producer of puck talent in the world was the birthplace of Rudy Pilous of Chicago and Alf Pike of New York&hellip;Half of the NHL coaches hail from the West while the other three come from Ontario&hellip;Sid Abel of Detroit was born at Melville, Sask.&hellip;The three from Ontario are Toe Blake, who was born at Victoria Mines, which is close by Sudbury; Milt Schmidt who was born and brought up in Kitchener and Punch Imlach of Toronto who is a native of the city in which he coaches.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04208/1702947-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="284" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Gadsby</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Jack Adams wasn&rsquo;t mentioning any names but it was obvious he was talking about the Red Kelly trade.</p><p>Adams was speaking before a sellout crowd of nearly 1,000 at the Sixth Annual Face-Off Dinner on Feb. 22. Guests were the Red Wings, Canadiens and NHL president Clarence Campbell.</p><p>&ldquo;Anything I have done has been for the good of the Detroit Hockey Club. At no time will I apologize for the actions I&rsquo;ve taken.</p><p>&ldquo;I regret nothing that I have done,&rdquo; Adams said.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05185/1703006-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="268" height="461"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Red Kelly</b></figcaption></div><h2>He&rsquo;s Not Sorry</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06151/1702999-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="550" height="760"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack Adams</b></figcaption></div><p>The long-time Detroit general manager and former coach was greeted with cheers a long round of applause.</p><p>Unfortunately, everything has gone wrong in the Kelly trade With Billy McNeill retired and Kelly gone to Toronto, Marc Reaume suffered a shoulder separation. And Kelly has been sparking Leafs with Bill Gadsby and Eddie Shack, the original men in the swap that didn&rsquo;t go, scoring a flock of goals for Rangers.</p><p>Comment on the swap in the &ldquo;Love Letters&rdquo; column of the Detroit Free Press ran against Adams after Kelly and McNeill retired.</p><p>&ldquo;He traded Ted Lindsay for a bunch of minor leaguers&hellip;&rdquo; And &ldquo;The sooner Jack Adams is gone, the better off the Red Wings, NHL, Detroit and the state of Michigan will be.&rdquo;</p><p>Next week it was the other way.</p><p>&ldquo;Regarding the criticism of Jack Adams&rsquo; trade&hellip;nothing ventured, nothing gained.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;What do they think Mr. Adams is running? A rest home?&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;We may see some good stiff body-checking in front of Terry Sawchuk instead of Kelley&rsquo;s famous rush.&rdquo;</p><p>And so it went.</p><p>Campbell had praise for Adams at the Face-Off Dinner, pointing to his record of 12 NHL championships and seven Stanley Cups.</p><p>The dinner raised $3,000 for amateur hockey in Detroit and was sponsored by the Red Wing Alumni Association.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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No Apologies For Deals, Says Adams

<div class="byline">By MILT DUNNELL</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-07" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07128/1703044-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg"></div><p><b>(As seen in The Toronto Star)</b></p><h2>One Of The Stars Was Missing</h2><p>This will be an attempt to defend Gordie Howe, hockey&rsquo;s greatest right winger of the moment, against the indictment that he acted like a busher by declining to take a television bow as one of the three stars on a recent night. It&rsquo;s just as well the TV audience didn&rsquo;t see Howe when his name was announced. He was in the Red Wings&rsquo; dressing room, stripped down to his birthday suit. All around him was the kind of hilarity you find at a raided crap game from which the banker has fled after one of the clients has discovered the dice are loaded. Gloom was about all the Detroits had left.</p><p>When the final buzzer sounded to end the Red Wings&rsquo; humiliation, Howe almost tramped over the advertising agency man who gave him the joyful news he had been selected as one of the stars of a 7-1 rout. He stomped to the dressing room and brushed off a second messenger who was sent with an invitation to take a skate in the spotlight. Howe didn&rsquo;t skate. For his refusal, he may lose some admirers&mdash;even some money.</p><p>&ldquo;Howe took a pretty good chunk of dough out of television last spring when he appeared as a panel guest during the Stanley Cup playoffs,&rdquo; a member of the TV lodge grumbled. &ldquo;Gordie was available last spring because Detroit didn&rsquo;t make the playoffs. The way Red Wings are going now, Howe is likely to be available again. If this is the way he wants to act, the agency and the sponsor may not be too anxious to have him. Aside from that, he&rsquo;s a big leaguer. He knows what the arrangements are. The three men selected as stars are expected to take a bow. Just because his team got licked, he shouldn&rsquo;t torpedo the setup.&rdquo;</p><p>As counsel for the defence, you&rsquo;d have to concede something and challenge something in reply to that statement. As a big leaguer, Howe definitely was obligated to go through with this bit of ballyhoo. He has done it many times as a winner&mdash;when someone else had to play the role of the loser. Also, he knows that television money has helped to improve salaries and pension rewards in the NHL. As a business man, it&rsquo;s in his own interests to encourage a well-heeled sponsor. But he definitely doesn&rsquo;t owe any favors because of the TV fees he earned as a hockey observer. The agency hired Howe because he&rsquo;s a big name and&mdash;as it turned out&mdash;was capable of doing a good job. He was entitled to every nickel.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-08108/1703037-1-eng-US/f0004-082.jpg" title="f0004-08" width="542" height="1167"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gordie Howe</b></figcaption></div><h2>The Selection Confused Him</h2><p>Having agreed with the prosecution that the accused had a duty to perform, you examine his reasons for not performing it. Gordie&rsquo;s bosses, Jack Adams and Sid Abel, were ready to make excuses for him. Howe was stripped, they said, before anyone told him he had been chosen. That argument doesn&rsquo;t stand up, however&mdash;and Howe didn&rsquo;t attempt to use it. He had been told before he got to the dressing room. Howe based his defence on logic.</p><p>&ldquo;After you get seven goals poked past you in one period,&rdquo; he maintained, &ldquo;nobody on that club is entitled to be picked as a star. How could anybody pick me&mdash;or any of our guys&mdash;the way we played? That&rsquo;s how I looked at it. If we had played a good game and still got beat, maybe we had some stars. When you get swamped&mdash;seven goals in the last period&mdash;they&rsquo;d better look somewhere else for their stars.&rdquo;</p><p>For two periods, Howe was a star. If it hadn&rsquo;t been for Leaf&rsquo;s Johnny Bower, Howe might have wrapped up the game for Detroit in the first 40 minutes. When the roof fell in, he was just another man in a white sweater with red trimmings. The collapse was so complete that no single individual could make much difference.</p><p>For a good many years, Howe didn&rsquo;t know how the other half lived. He knew there always would be a playoff cheque. Last year, the mailman didn&rsquo;t arrive as usual. With Boston and Chicago breathing down their necks, the Red Wings are likely to be packing early, for the second successive season. A top star, such as Howe, finds that tough to take. By almost unanimous opinion, he&rsquo;s the best man in the league at his position. There&rsquo;s scant solace in that situation for Howe as long as his club is losing. He always has been a team man. So, if he&rsquo;s guilty of petulance, now and then, charge it to frustration.</p><p>In summing up for the defence: The accused simply declined something to which he felt he wasn&rsquo;t entitled. And he probably was correct. But he was wrong in refusing. If he had given the thing some thought, he&rsquo;d have skated out&mdash;feeling like a thief. Being the kind of competitor he is, Howe doesn&rsquo;t think coolly when he gets snowed under by seven goals in the last period.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Speaking on Sport

<div class="byline">By CHARLIE HALPIN</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>Two of the professiona1 hockey&rsquo;s leading masterminds, Toe Blake of Canadiens and Toronto Leafs&rsquo; Punch Imlach, are ready to bury the hatchet.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01327/1703082-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="280" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Toe Blake</b></figcaption></div><p>But only in each other&rsquo;s head.</p><p>The Blakes and Imlachs started their feudin&rsquo; and fightin&rsquo; last spring when Punch brashly led his &lsquo;Cinderella&rsquo; Leafs into the centre circle of the Stanley Cup playoff circus and boldly predicted his hirelings would dispose of the Canadiens in seven games.</p><p>Imlach was supremely confident after calling the Leafs to beat out Boston in the preliminary series in six games.</p><p>It&rsquo;s now history that Punch&rsquo;s prognostications got snarled up. It took Toronto seven games to oust the Bruins and they never did get around to putting the Canadiens out.</p><p>But Punch had an answer for his critics.</p><p>&ldquo;I just had my series mixed,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;What I mean&rsquo;t was that we&rsquo;d take the Bruins in seven and the Canadiens in six.&rdquo;</p><p>Blake has always frowned on predictions. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re for gypsies,&rdquo; says Toe.</p><p>With the coming of another Stanley Cup and playoffs, Blake and Imlach are once again thinking in &lsquo;hostile&rsquo; terms.</p><p>Blake this week fired a few tirades at Imlach and vice versa.</p><p>&ldquo;At the beginning of the season, he said that the Maple Leafs would finish ahead of the Canadiens,&rdquo; says Blake. &ldquo;Well, they&rsquo;ll have a &#9632; job on their hands catching us now.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Now he says the Leafs would have caught us if they&rsquo;d beaten us a few times this season. That&rsquo;s a laugh. Imlach reminds me of the guy who goes to the race track and buys every combination on the daily double. Then, after the results are in, he sneaks away into a corner tears up all his losing tickets and rushes back waving the winning ticket.&rdquo;</p><p>When Imlach was publicly accused of telling a &lsquo;white lie&rsquo; by Toronto newspapers for denying Red Kelly was in the city when he was there all the time (registered in a hotel under an alias), Punch was angry at the accusation.</p><p>It all puzzled Blake. &ldquo;So he was finally caught with a losing ticket. He doesn&rsquo;t have any trouble with the future, so don&rsquo;t tell me he&rsquo;s finding difficulty with the present.&rdquo;</p><p>Imlach isn&rsquo;t one to capitulate easily. He likes a little feud and never misses a chance to fire back at his tormentors.</p><p>&ldquo;Normally, I wouldn&rsquo;t bother with Blake. But sometimes he irritates me,&rdquo; says Punch. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s the world&rsquo;s worst front-runner.&rdquo;</p><h2>Sturdy Guy</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02297/1703075-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="578" height="904"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Marcel Bonin</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;Frankly, I can&rsquo;t understand Blake saying all those nasty things about me. I mean, isn&rsquo;t there such a thing as gratitude left in the world? After all of the things I&rsquo;ve done for him.</p><p>&ldquo;Name one,&rdquo; cut in a stranger.</p><p>&ldquo;Tell him I&rsquo;m gonna start doing things for him right now,,&rdquo; said Imlach. &ldquo;Also tell him I&rsquo;gonna give him a chance to coach the All-Star team next season.&rdquo; In the NHL, the runner-up coach in the Stanley Cup playoffs always coaches the stars.</p><p>&ldquo;Come to think of it, though,&rdquo; added Imlach, &ldquo;maybe he won&rsquo;t be able to coach the All-Stars. After all, I&rsquo;m not so sure he&rsquo;ll get into the finals.&rdquo;</p><p>The coaches&rsquo; feud spread to the ice in a recent meeting between the Habs and Leafs.</p><p>With a two-goal lead in the very firsts period, Imlach dispatched his &lsquo;hatchet man&rsquo;, Gerry James, to the ice to unseat a few of the Canadiens.</p><p>The belligerent footballer apparently met his match when he tangled with the muscular Marcel Bonin. The sturdy Montreal winger fired a few &lsquo;haymakers&rsquo; that seated James on his derriere.</p><p>With Imlach egging him on in the background, James went back for more against Bonin and got it again.</p><p>There was a twinkle in Toe&rsquo;s eye when someone suggested Punch should try doing the job himself the next time.</p><p>Blake isn&rsquo;t exactly a fighting man, but he doubtless never ran away from a good battle in his life.</p><p>Tch, Tch, boys, Save it for the playoffs. You both just might need it.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Angry Toe Puts Up His Dukes For Hot Battle With Punch

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>The Boston Bruins are counting on the friendly atmosphere of Boston Garden as the setting for making the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>If the Bruins were dependent upon success away from home for their National Hockey League status they, not the New York Rangers, would be in last place.</p><p>But the Bruins have done well enough at home this season for them to be given a reasonable chance of making the playoffs.</p><p>After completing their annual February road trip, this one of five games, they had six of their remaining nine games here.</p><p>&ldquo;Since we&rsquo;re just about as good at home as anyone is,&rdquo; commented Manager Lynn Patrick, &ldquo;we may get into the playoffs, yet if we can keep winning at home.</p><p>&ldquo;But we&rsquo;re certainly a tame team on the road,&rdquo; added Patrick.</p><p>The Bruins&rsquo; road record this season is one of the worst in the team&rsquo;s history, a decided contrast to the home record, but Milt Schmidt has an explanation.</p><p>&ldquo;Because our defensive play hasn&rsquo;t been as good this year,&rdquo; said Schmidt, &ldquo;we&rsquo;re lost at least five games on the road which we could very well have won. We&rsquo;ve lost four games by 4-3 scores and another by a 6-5 score.</p><p>&ldquo;Any time a visiting team scores three goals and doesn&rsquo;t win, it&rsquo;s because of poor defensive play,&rdquo; reasoned the Bruins&rsquo; coach.</p><p>&ldquo;Give us those five games and our road record is twice as good as it reads. And that would be about as well as we&rsquo;ve done in many years.&rdquo;</p><p>Early in the season Patrick laid down as a playoff formula a combination of many wins at home and occasional wins on the road. Winning on the road frequently, he opined for the benefit of HOCKEY NEWS readers, was imperative only if a team couldn&rsquo;t win frequently at home.</p><p>As the Bruins came off the ill-fated road trip in which their major disaster was a 7-2 beating by a fired up New York team, they faced an interesting schedule.</p><p>Left here were two games with the colorful Chicago Black Hawks and single games with the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York. Four of the home games come in succession.</p><p>Left for the road were games in Toronto, New York and Montreal. Most of the Bruins&rsquo; good fortune on the road this season has come in Toronto and New York.</p><p>Montreal, despite its reputation for hospitality, is to the Bruins only the miserable dump in which they haven&rsquo;t won a single, solitary, lonely point all season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

No Place Like Home For Hubs Lagging Bruins

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>Goalie-goalie, who&rsquo;s got the goalie!</p><p>Gump Worsley says he&rsquo;s hearing trade rumors.</p><p>Al Rollins says he plans to retire after the season.</p><p>And Muzz Patrick doesn&rsquo;t exactly know what he&rsquo;s going to do about a Ranger netminder next year.</p><p>This is the goaltending situation In New York following Worsley&rsquo;s hand injury that impelled Patrick to acquire Rollins from Winnipeg.</p><p>With the Blueshirts out of the playoff picture, the focus is on next season and the goaltending position.</p><p>If Rollins plays poorly from now until mid-March, he will eliminate himself from Ranger consideration.</p><p>However, should Rollins excel, there is every indication that the management will attempt to induce him to play next season. The thinking will be that if Harry Lumley, 33, and Johnny Bower, 36, can play adequate goal, then a fighter like Rollins, 33, will do same.</p><p>Except theres a hitch. Rollins says he has made plans to retire at the end of the season. He has a hotel supply business in Calgary and Edmonton, a wife, three kids, and 17 years of pro hockey behind him.</p><p>&ldquo;Would he change his mind?</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d have to speak to my better half about it,&rdquo; he smiled, but indicated he might be talked out of retirement. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been having one of the best seasons I&rsquo;ve ever had.&rdquo;</p><p>Should Rollins go good and Patrick want to keep him, Muzz has until June 1st to decide whether to put him on the two-goalie protected list. And, if Rollins says he&rsquo;ll come back, Muzz then will be in a position to do some trading.</p><p>With Rollins lassoed, Worsley becomes prime trade bait for Torronto or Boston.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve heard rumors of a trade,&rdquo; Worsley admitted after Toronto writers had strafed him with questions about a move.</p><p>But rumors are one thing and a goalie, himself, never makes a trade. So the Worsley deal still remains questionable.</p><p>This much is certain&mdash;with Johnny Bower retiring, the Leafs will be after a goalie. Worsley is popular in Toronto so he has to be a Mapleo candidate.</p><p>Bruins, who reportedly are not overjoyed with Simmons and Lumley, are longer shot bidders for Worsley. And, get this, there&rsquo;s even a story rounding New York that the Gump is Montreal-bound.</p><p>While on the surface, the latter has absolutely no basis&mdash;why would Canadiens dismiss Plante?&mdash;close friends of Worsley have been mentioning Montreal as if they meant Gump were going there.</p><p>All this remains conjecture, however, until Rollin&rsquo;s status is settled.</p><p>Meanwhile, the management talks highly of the big fellow.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s still too early to tell,&rdquo; says Muzz Patrick, &ldquo;but I&rsquo;d say there&rsquo;s a good chance we&rsquo;ll keep Rollins on the protected list.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s still a major leaguer,&rdquo; says coach Pike. &ldquo;He talks it up and keeps the guys sharp. That&rsquo;s the kind of thing I&rsquo;ve been looking for two months.&rdquo;</p><p>So it all boils down to a question of Worsley or Rollins.</p><p>If Rollins stars and cancels his retirement, he figures to get the job while the Gump gets traded. But if Rollins flops, Worsley&rsquo;s in.</p><p>Sounds like a game of musical goalies.</p><p><b>RANGERABILIA:</b> Worsley was one of the first to shake Rollins&rsquo; hand after Feb. 21 home win. Gump was on furlough from St. Clare&rsquo;s Hospital to see the game&hellip;The stubby Worsley calls Rollins &ldquo;Slim&rdquo;&hellip;Rollins was bothered with a dented skate boot which cut into his toe and &ldquo;was hurting and throbbing like a toothache&rdquo;&hellip;The lanky goalie credited his long-time buddy, Bill Gadsby, with making more saves than he did. Gads kidded, &ldquo;I had to protect the old man.&rdquo; Fact was, Gadsby played like he invented the art of defending&hellip;And Lou Fontinato muttered, &ldquo;helluva goalie,&rdquo; as he left the dressing room&hellip;THE HOCKEY NEWS was the first to call attention to Rollins as NHL potential in its Dec. 12th, Jan. 9th and Jan. 16th issues.</p><h2>Svelte Stopper</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03231/1703137-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="570" height="908"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Al Rollins</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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The Traffic’s Terrific—But Al May Still Be Top Banana In ‘60-61

<div class="byline">PROUDFOOT</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Bert Olmstead was honored at Maple Leaf Gardens recently for scoring his 500th point in National Hockey league competition.</p><p>With 12 games left in the 1959-60 schedule, Bert&rsquo;s totals for an NHL career dating back to 1949 were 147 goals and 359 assists&mdash;506 points.</p><p>Others over the 500 mark are Gordie Howe, Rocket Richard, Ted Lindsay and Boom-Boom Geoffrion.</p><p>Olmstead received a trophy&mdash;the puck with which he recorded the 500th point from the Gardens Sports associates, a group of fans best known as the Gatecrashers.</p><p>The majority of Olmstead&rsquo;s points were picked up during his stay with the Montreal Canadiens. In eight seasons with the Canadiens he notched 386 points. In two with the Chicago Black Hawks he picked up 51 points and in nearly two seasons with the Leafs he has added 69. This season he will hit another figure, he hopes. He is closing in on his 150th National Hockey League goal.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Leafs Gatecrashers Honor Olmstead For Scoring 500th Point

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04173/1703192-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="589" height="279"></div><h2>March 5 to March 11</h2><p>5&mdash;Milt Schmidt, Boston, coach 1918.</p><p>5&mdash;Dale Anderson, Vancouver, defense, 1932.</p><p>5&mdash;Pat Hannigan, Rochester, forward, 1936.</p><p>5&mdash;Harry Pidhirny, Springfield, forward, 1928.</p><p>5&mdash;Ken Yackel, Providence, forward, 1932.</p><p>6&mdash;Pete Goegan, Edmonton. defense, 1934.</p><p>7&mdash;Nelson Bulloch, Kingston, defense, 1935.</p><p>7&mdash;Gary Aldcorn, Detroit, forward, 1935.</p><p>9&mdash;Rudy Panagabko, Providence, forward, 1938.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Happy Birthday To You

<div class="byline">by Dink Carroll</div><h2>Big Jean Is Restless</h2><p class="dropcap"><span>J</span>ean Beliveau seemed restless as he watched his teammates play the New York Rangers from the cat-walk in the Forum on Saturday. He was in the press room between the second and third periods, a streamlined figure in one of the continental suits the avant garde are featuring these days.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s harder to watch than it is to play because you can&rsquo;t do anything to help,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But listening to the games away from home is worse still. I&rsquo;m too nervous to follow the play by play. I just tune in from time to time to learn the score.&rdquo;</p><p>He was asked about the groin injury which has forced him out of the lineup.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s deep,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how long it well keep me out. It&rsquo;s something like the one the Rocket had a few years ago. I took one turn on the power play against Detroit and I couldn&rsquo;t skate. Toe (Blake) kept me on the bench after that. He said it would be better to have a fellow out there who was 100 percent than me when I&rsquo;m only 50 per cent.&rdquo;</p><p>He was giving Boston&rsquo;s Bronco Horvath a great battle for the individual scoring honors when he suffered the injury. This is going to spoil what could have been his best season since he broke into the league.</p><p>&ldquo;That isn&rsquo;t what bothers me,&rdquo; he said quickly.</p><p>&ldquo;What worries me is that I can&rsquo;t help the team. But I was getting goals. I was getting them one at a time, too. I wasn&rsquo;t having any big nights like I had last year when I got three or four hat-tricks. But this season they were coming pretty regularly.&rdquo;</p><p>Did he think he was shooting more than he did a year ago?</p><p>&ldquo;Maybe,&rdquo; he replied. &ldquo;I think I was skating a little more freely up to the time I got hurt.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01397/1703223-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="332" height="1141"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jean Beliveau</b></figcaption></div><h2>You Have To Be Lucky</h2><p>It was suggested that a fellow has to be lucky as well as good to win the individual scoring honors.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s right,&rdquo; he agreed. &ldquo;Sometimes the goals come hard. You make the right play and you place your shot exactly where you want it to go, but the goalkeeper will make a great save. Or maybe your shot is a fraction of an inch off the mark and you hit the post.</p><p>&ldquo;Other times the goals come easy. Sometimes your shot will hit one of their players and go into the net, or maybe the goalkeeper will fan on a shot that he should have stopped. That&rsquo;s when your lucky.&rdquo;</p><p>Bronco Horvath agrees with Big Jean absolutely in what he has to say about luck being a factor.</p><p>&ldquo;You take goals wherever you find them and. never ask questions,&rdquo; he told Arthur Daley, sports columnist of The New York Times. &ldquo;I got a gift just a few weeks ago, as freakish a goal as I ever scored. We were playing the Maple Leafs in Toronto and I blasted for the corner of the cage.</p><p>&ldquo;Johnny Bower made a great save, blocking the puck with his chest. The puck bounced straight out to where Tim Horton, also of the Maple Leaf, was standing. It hit him in the chest and bounced all the way back into the net. I had a cheap goal. I took it, too.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve quit trying to figure out goals, anyway. We were losing, 2-1, to the Canadiens in the closing minutes. I skated over the blue line and let one go at Jacques Plante. I didn&rsquo;t think it had a chance. But it caught the upper corner of the cage. I took that one, too.</p><h2>A Queer Business</h2><p>&ldquo;We had a weird one not long ago. It was against Toronto and Bower came out of the net. Jerry Toppazzini skated in and had him cold. The goal was wide open and Jerry was only 10 feet in front. But he didn&rsquo;t score. The puck hit the post.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a queer business and one&rsquo; sixteenth of a second can make the difference. Rocket Richard once told me, &lsquo;You don&rsquo;t have time to aim. You just look to locate yourself and fire away&rsquo;.&rdquo;</p><p>In comparing Big Jean and Bronco, there is this to say: Jean can score goals in more different ways than his Boston rival. The latter gets a lot of his from the slot on the power play, and he gets them because he gets his shot away faster than any other player in the league. He doesn&rsquo;t telegraph it and the goaler has no time to get set. Jean frequently dekes the goaler out of position and puts the puck into the empty net. Sometimes his slapshot from far out is so hard that it rips through the netminder&rsquo;s hand or pads and rolls over the red line. Other times his shot is so perfectly placed that a goalkeeper can&rsquo;t reach it with his hand, foot or stick and it catches a corner of the net.</p><p>A guy remarked to Lynn Patrick, the Boston Bruins&rsquo; general manager, that the Canadiens were missing Big Jean.</p><p>&ldquo;We are, too,&rdquo; he quipped. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re also missing Geoffrion, the Little Rocket and Harvey.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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playing the field

<h2>Six From Over One Hundred</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02281/1703289-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="570" height="568"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Terry Sawchuk</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03192/1703282-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="554" height="556"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Gadsby</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04134/1703275-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="551" height="555"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Vic Stasiuk</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05117/1703268-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="534" height="541"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Pulford</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0699/1703261-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="546" height="554"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bronco Horvath</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0745/1703254-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg" title="f0006-07" width="549" height="558"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Toe Blake</b></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>How often have you thought to yourself &ldquo;those experts don&rsquo;t know a thing about picking All-Star teams? I wish I had a chance?&rdquo;</p><p>Well, THE HOCKEY NEWS is giving you that chance. Not only are they giving you a chance to pick your All-Stars but also the top rookie-of-the-year and most-valuable-player. You get all of these chances in the next two issues of THE HOCKEY NEWS.</p><p>Below is the ballot form in which you can jot down the players you would like to see on your 1959-60 All-Star team.</p><p>The rules, which appear elsewhere on this page, are simple to follow. The most important thing is to get your ballot in so your favorite players are not left off.</p><p>The faster you get them in the sooner we can tabulate them, too.</p><p>It doesn&rsquo;t matter who you vote for&mdash;but vote!</p><p>Remember, if one of your favorites should fail to gain a berth on the Fans&rsquo; All-Star team by the margin of just a few points, it could be because you didn&rsquo;t sent that ballot in as you had intended. So right now, while it&rsquo;s still fresh in your mind, fill out the ballot on this page and mail it right away to All-Star Editor, THE HOCKEY NEWS, Room 309, 1434 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal Quebec, Canada.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Fans! Pick Your All-Stars And Show The Experts You Know Your Players

<p><b>1&mdash;Anyone is eligible to cast ballots for the National Hockey League All-Star Team, but each reader may submit ONLY ONE ENTRY, naming first and second team, as well as coach, MVP and Outstanding Rookie.</b></p><p><b>2&mdash;The ballots will run for four weeks. Final ballot will appear in the issue dated March 12, 1960.</b></p><p><b>3&mdash;Use blanks published in The Hockey News, or reasonable facsimile or tracings of same if you don not wish to deface your copy. Be sure to fill in your own name and address.</b></p><p><b>4&mdash;Ballots must be mailed&mdash;to All-Star Editor, THE HOCKEY NEWS, Room 309, 1434 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal, Quo.</b></p><p><b>5&mdash;All ballots must be postmarked NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1960.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

VOTING RULES

<div class="byline">By BUD BOOTH</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01349/1703375-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOBBY HULL</b></figcaption></div><p>CHICAGO, Ill&mdash;</p><p>Bobby Hull, Black Hawks scoring leader by far this year, is a young man with a mission who&rsquo;ll be found in the unusual position of not even knowing it.</p><p>He looms from all directions and views&mdash;even pessemistic&mdash;to become the greatest Chicago player of all time. Such a statement cannot and should not be made without due consideration and careful analysis, but this is the concensus of men much more in the hockey know than this writer.</p><p>Let&rsquo;s take a couple of them who have watched him the most and the longest. Says Black Hawk mentor Rudy Pilous, also the sensational youngster&rsquo;s coach in junior hockey with the TeePees at St. Catherines only a few years back: &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll be a super-star and he won&rsquo;t reach his peak for a couple of seasons yet.&rdquo;</p><p>Perhaps to be taken even more strongly are the words of General Manager Tommy Ivan, who grew into the National Hockey League with a then young skater he tutored up to fame with the Detroit Red Wings&mdash;one Gordon Howe. &ldquo;Yes, I&rsquo;d say he&rsquo;ll be one of the great ones,&rdquo; adds Ivan.</p><p>As many know and are doubtless realizing, Tommy is not a man of quick judgement and over enthusiasm&mdash;how could he be with the likes of Howe&rsquo;s advance into all-time stardom in the immediate background in his mind. His view of Hull, however, came with no hesitation and no lack of sureness.</p><p>Looking back at the start of the &ldquo;Howe era,&rdquo; Tommy recalled, &ldquo;I was with Gordie as his coach when he broke into pro hockey at Omaha and after he&rsquo;d had a pretty good season, Jack (Adams, Detroit manager) called me aside one day and asked me if I thought he was ready for a promotion?</p><p>&ldquo;At that time, the Detroit chain had Omaha as the secondary farm affiliate behind Indianapolis as the No. 1 stopping off spot for skaters moving up to the Red Wings. Jack was, thus, asking me if I thought Howe was ready for Indianapolis and I replied that I didn&rsquo;t think so.</p><p>&ldquo;I them, however, quickly added that it was my feeling that he deserved a chance with the big club. This was a jump that at that time was considered pretty stiff and not, to say the least, to be considered for just the average promising young player.&rdquo;</p><p>Probably fearing that he&rsquo;d hardly dare go against an opinion voiced by such a controlled and careful observer as his Omaha coach, Adams went along with the idea. Gordie wasn&rsquo;t a sensation at the start, but later the gamble proved to be one of the most successful in hockey history.</p><p>&ldquo;Bobby Hull&rsquo;s case has been somewhat different,&rdquo; continued Ivan. &ldquo;We brought him all the way up to the Hawks straight from the amateur ranks&mdash;and at a time when he still had another year of amateur eligibility.&rdquo; Bobby&rsquo;s jump was, in effect, about twice as hard as the considered severe one that tested Howe.</p><p>And yet, he&rsquo;s come of age in NHL competition even quicker and with definitely more authority than the Detroit stalwart, according to the raw scoring records themselves. Bobby had to play only a few weeks into his third NHL season last fall when he had topped Gordie in scoring points for his full first three years.</p><p>Howe is a strong, bull of an athlete and cannot easily be checked out of a play or discouraged from his purpose&mdash;a fact that most honest rival defensemen will quickly admit. In his rookie days, nevertheless, he was racked up with injuries more than once.</p><p>Pointing toward his even stronger physical makeup is the fact that Bobby Hull is rapidly skating toward the completion of his third full season in the National League without a single interruption due to injury and, for that matter, not even a close call.</p><p>Coach Rudy Pilous has come perhaps the closest to giving the sensational Chicago forward unit of Hull and rookies Murray Balfour and Bill Hay a worthy nickname. He has tabbed them as the &ldquo;Cee-Bees,&rdquo; pointing to their prime ingredients&mdash;class, color, brains and brawn.</p><p>The brawn&mdash;brutish hustle, if you like, is continuously supplied by Hull and Balfour while Hay is the educated member of the trio. He attended Colorado College before pro hockey established its lure. The three since the start of the year have been Chicago&rsquo;s spearhead on the attack.</p><p>&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t take one million dollars for them,&rsquo; says Coach Pilous in obvious pleasure of possession. Ironically, only Hull was in the Chicago organization a year ago. Both Hay and Balfour were purchases from Montreal just before the annual draft meetings last summer.</p><p>Hull is the youngest skater to ever don a Black Hawk puck pushing suit. He toppled the old record that had been held for many years by Mush March. He was just 19 when he joined Chicago in 1928 for the first of many seasons. Bobby was a boyish 18 when he turned the trick in 1957.</p><p>One of the strongest facts pointing to the upgrading of the future of hockey in Chicago is the actuality that Hull has been a Black Hawk discovery from the very start. He was spotted one day with a bunch of kids on an ice pond at Belleville, Ont., by Bob Wilson, Hawk chief scout for eastern Canada.</p><p>Impressed by the boy&rsquo;s tremendous physical build, Wilson inquired as to age and wondered why he hadn&rsquo;t been playing organized hockey for at least a few years. He was astounded and then excited when Bobby disclosed he was only 14. This was in 1953.</p><p>That season he played Junior B hockey with the Black Hawk affiliate at nearby Hespler and the following year moved into OHA Junior B competition and played a strong role in the annexing of the title by Woodstock. Then came his tenure at St. Catherines that was followed by the jump to the big time.</p><p>Undoubtedly Bobby Hull&rsquo;s strong est asset is strength&mdash;he is strong of body, strong of ability, strong of desire and very strong as the No. 1 choice in our books to become the greatest Black Hawk in club history.</p><h2>A Kid With A Mission<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Bobby Well On Way To Becoming Ton Man On Braves’ Totem Pole

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>A tall, skinny kid who wanted to be goalkeeper for the New York Rangers, walked into the Madison Square Garden medical office in 1943 to hear the worst news of his life.</p><p>&ldquo;You have rheumatic fever,&rdquo; the doctor solemnly told Al Rollins, the 17&#8210;year-old who played goal for the Rovers, &ldquo;don&rsquo;t play hockey again.&rdquo;</p><p>Seventeen years, a Hart and Vezina Trophy later, Al Rollins returned to the Garden, to the spot where his sporting life almost was written off and proved to the NHL that there was nothing wrong with his heart.</p><p>Al Rollins, the forgotten man&mdash;perhaps the most underrated goalie in NHL history&mdash;came back at 33 when everybody figured him washed up at Winnipeg.</p><p>More than 15,000 fans greeted him on Feb. 21st as he stepped on Garden ice three days after Muzz Patrick had acquired him from Winnipeg. They remembered him as the guy who had a 1.75 average for Toronto, something the great Turk Broda couldn&rsquo;t put together in 13 years.</p><p>And they didn&rsquo;t forget that he led the Chicago Black Hawks to a Stanley Cup playoff after Frankie Brimsek, Jim Henry and Harry Lumley had miserably failed. And he won a Hart Trophy at Chicago too.</p><p>No, they didn&rsquo;t forget but they wondered. They wondered whether after three years away from the NHL ack-ack he wasn&rsquo;t puck shy; whether his 33&#8210;year-old frame hadn&rsquo;t become a little creaky, and whether he&rsquo;d try hard for a team that was easily out of the playoff running.</p><p>They wondered and they hoped&hellip;Al Rollins never let them down.</p><p>The tall man with the thinning hair from Vanguard, Sask., knew they were with him and responded the only way he knew how&mdash;with ballet kicks, a fast glove and radar goal pads.</p><p>The Bruins beat him twice. Once Jerry Toppazzini broke through early in the second period, faked to the right and put the puck in the short left side. It was the kind of shot that has beaten Plante, Sawchuk and Hall at their best.</p><p>That tied the game. Later, after Rangers had gone ahead 4-1 in the third period, Leo Labine cut in from the right and scored on a low one that Alf Pike described as a &ldquo;perfect shot.&rdquo;</p><p>Boston never scored again as Rangers won 7-2. They won because Al Rollins stopped the Bruins when they had a two man advantage for one minute and thirty seconds; because the man who once had a rheumatic heart, punted out screened shots and stopped 23 drives in all. He was big league all the way.</p><p>Cynical New York newsmen, who earlier had scoffed at the HOCKEY NEWS suggestion that Rollins belonged in the NHL, described his goaltending thusly:</p><p>&ldquo;Rollins Stars,&rdquo; said the Times; &ldquo;He made 23 stops, several of them brilliant,&rdquo; wrote the Daily News; &ldquo;He made an impressive debut and was little short of sensational, Saturday night against Montreal,&rdquo; said the Post.</p><p>The latter comment referred to his NHL return the night previous when he stepped in cold at the Forum, saved on 46 shots as the Rangers tied Montreal 3-3.</p><p>Maybe it surprised the onlookers but Al Rollins figures that he did the most natural thing in the world.</p><p>&ldquo;I never doubted for a minute in my mind that I could play here (in the NHL),&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It was a thrill to come back.&rdquo;</p><p>Al Rollins, who was told to quit hockey 17 years ago, has thinning hair, and, maybe, his arteries are a little harder.</p><p>But, one thing is you can bet on&mdash;there&rsquo;s nothing wrong with his heart!</p><h2>He&rsquo;s Got Heart</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02316/1703406-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="532" height="847"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Al Rollins</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Rollins 16 Years Late Filling NY Vacancy In Goals

<h2>Nester On 100 Goal Fringe</h2><p class="dropcap"><span>E</span>ric Nesterenko of the Chicago Black Hawks needs one more goal to hit the 100 mark in regular NHL competition. Eric started the season with 87 to his credit and has scored 12 at this writing. His best season came in 1957-58 when he scored 20 in 70 games for the Hawks.</p><h2>Bronco After Goal 100</h2><p>Bronco Horvath, the NHL&rsquo;s leading scorer is just one goal away from hitting the 100th of his NHL career. He started the year with 62 to his credit and had racked up 37 at this writing. His best year was in 1957-58 when he scored 30 in 67 games with the Bruins.</p><h2>How The Race Goes</h2><p>(Standings On Tues., A.M., March 1)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02318/1703507-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="601" height="196"></div><h2>Results Of Games Played Week Ending February 28, 1960</h2><p>Wed., Feb. 24&mdash;Montreal 1 at Toronto 3</p><p>Wed., Feb. 24&mdash;Detroit 2 at New York 2</p><p>Sat., Feb. 27&mdash;New York 2 at Montreal 3</p><p>Sat., Feb. 27&mdash;Detroit 4 at Toronto 3</p><p>Sat., Feb. 27&mdash;Boston 3 at Chicago 1</p><p>Sun., Feb 28&mdash;Toronto 5 at New York 3</p><p>Sun., Feb. 28&mdash;Detroit 2 at Chicago 5</p><h2>The Point Parade</h2><p>(Including Games Of Sun., Feb. 28)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01382/1703500-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="628" height="3777"></div><h2>RECORD OF GOALKEEPERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05135/1703493-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="604" height="669"></div><h2>PENALTIES IN MINUTES BY CLUBS:</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-06104/1703486-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg" title="f0008-06" width="603" height="174"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Montreal 1 at Toronto 3</h3><p>Montreal&mdash;Goal: Plante; defense: Harvey, Johnson, Turner, Talbot, Langlois; forwards: H. Richard, M. Richard, Bonin, Goyette, Pronovost, Provost, McDonald, Geoffrion, Backstrom, Marshall.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Horton, Stanley, Brewer, Baun; forwards: Olmstead, Pulford, Stewart, Mahovlich, Kelly, Ehman, Duff, Harris, Armstrong, Wilson, Edmundson, James, Creighton,</p><p>Referee: Frank Udvari; linesmen: Neil Armstrong, George Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03248/1703479-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="602" height="563"></div><h2>Detroit 2 at New York 2</h2><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Pronovost, Godfrey, Morrison, Haddon Goegan; forwards: Howe, Delvecchio, Oliver, Ullman, Barry, Cullen, Aldcorn, Fonteyne, Melnyk, Smith, Lunde, McKenzie, Haley.</p><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Rollins; defense: Bownass, Howell, Gadsby, Hanna, Fon-tinato, Spencer; forwards: Shack, Sullivan, Bathgate, Stratton, Hebenton, Bian Cullen, Kabel, Pearson, Prentice, Schinkell, Popein.</p><p>Referee: Farelli; linesmen: Doolittle, Paterson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04188/1703472-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="605" height="507"></div><h3>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 New York 2 at Montreal 3</h3><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Rollins; defense: Hanna, Fontinato, Bownass, Howell, Spencer, Gadsby; forwards: Stratton, Schinkel, Prentice, Shack, Sullivan, Bathgate. Cullen, Hebenton, Kabel, Pearson, Popein.</p><p>Montreal&mdash;goal: Plante; defense: Johnson, Talbot, Langlois, Harvey, Turner; forwards: H. Richard, Moore, &Mu;. Richard, Goyette, Pronovost, Provost, Backstrom, Bonin, Geoffrion, Marshall, McDonald, Hicke.</p><p>Referee: Lou Farelli; linesmen: George Hayes, Loring Doolittle.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0864/1703465-1-eng-US/f0008-082.jpg" title="f0008-08" width="608" height="594"></div><h2>Boston 3 at Chicago 1</h2><p>Boston&mdash;Goal: Lumley; defense: Armstrong, Boivin, Davis, Flaman; forwards: Mohns, McKenney, Horvath, Stasiuk, Mac-kell, Burns, Toppazzini, Meissner, Gendron, Leach.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Pilote, Vasko, Evan, St. Laurent, Hillman; forwards: Murphy, Sloan, E. Balfour, Lindsay, &Mu;. Balfour, Hay, Skov, Nesterenko, Hull, Mikita.</p><p>Referee: Frank Udvari; linesmen: Hall Jackson, Bill Mortson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0949/1703458-1-eng-US/f0008-092.jpg" title="f0008-09" width="606" height="543"></div><h2>Detroit 4 at Toronto 3</h2><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Pronovost, Godfrey, Morrison, Haddon, Goegan; forwards: Aldcorn, Ullman, Howe, Cullen, Delvecchio, Fonteyne, Melnik, Smith, Oliver, Lunde, Haley, McIntyre.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;Goal: Hall; defense: Pilote, Vasko, Evans, St. Laurent, Barkley, forwards: Lindsay, Mikita, E. Balfour, &Mu;. Balfour, Sloan, Murphy, Hay, Skov. Nesterenko, Hull.</p><p>Referee: Udvari; linesmen: Jackson, Morrison.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1038/1703451-1-eng-US/f0008-102.jpg" title="f0008-10" width="606" height="698"></div><h3>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Toronto 5 at New York 3</h3><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Horton, Stanley, Kelly, Brewer, Baun; forwards: Stewart, Olmstead, Pulford, Duff, Armstrong, James, Harris, Ehman, Wilson, Edmundson, Mahovlich.</p><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Rollins; defense: Gadsby, Spencer, Bownass, Howell Hanna, Foninato; forwards: Popein, Schinkel, Shack, Sullivan, Bathgate, Stratton, Hebenton, Cullen, Kabel, Pearson, Prentice.</p><p>Referee: Powers; linesmen: Armstrong, Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1132/1703444-1-eng-US/f0008-112.jpg" title="f0008-11" width="609" height="726"></div><h2>Detroit 2 at Toronto 5</h2><p>Detroit&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Pronovost, Godfrey, Morrison, Haddon, Goegan; towards: Delvecchio, Ullman, Hewe, Fonteyne, Melnyk, Cullen, Aldcorn, Oliver, McIntyre, Lunde, Smith, Haley.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Horton, Stanley, Brewer, Baun; forwards: Olmstead, Pulford, Stewart, Mahovlich, Kelly, Ehman, Duff, Harris, Armstrong,</p><p>Wilson, Edmundson, James.</p><p>Referee: Eddie Powers; linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Bruce Sims.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1218/1703437-1-eng-US/f0008-122.jpg" title="f0008-12" width="607" height="635"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>ORONTO, Ont.&mdash;In a week that saw little happen in a gigantic scoring way in the National Hockey League, the man who stuck out both as a playmaker and checker was Toronto&rsquo;s Bert Olmstead, the veteran left winger who seems to make the Leafs tick. Last week the Leafs won two and dropped one, and in winning that pair they almost claimed second place over their rivals, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins. At this writing they hold a commanding nine point lead for second with nine to play. They also hold a game in hand over the Wings.</b></p><p><b>Olmstead had a hand in the scoring in each of the three games. In the Canadiens game, which Toronto won 3-1, he assisted on one goal. Then last Saturday night, as the Leafs took a 4-3 lacing from the Wings, Olmstead scored a goal and picked up an assist. On the next night in New York, the Leafs came from behind to pull out the win in the third period. Olmstead picked up an assist on the final goal to give the Leafs the much needed victory.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1313/1703538-1-eng-US/f0008-132.jpg" title="f0008-13" width="296" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bert Olmstead</b></figcaption></div><p><b>Bert&rsquo;s value to the Leafs is not so much that of a goal scorer or playmaker, although he can do both very well, but as a leader. He keeps the younger players on their toes at all times. His pep talks have been inspirational in picking up a lagging group of players in the late stages of the game. He can be compared to a relief pitcher. When his club gets into trouble or when they need a shot in the arm over the boards goes Olmstead.</b></p><p><b>In 44 games this season Bert has scored 13 goals and added 19 assists for 32 points. An unfortunate knee injury saw him miss 17 games. There&rsquo;s no telling how far up the scoring ladder he&rsquo;d be had he not been sidelined.</b></p><p><b>Olmstead started his NHL career with the Chicago Black Hawks. He was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, but without ever donning a uniform of the Wings, he was shunted off to Montreal where he performed with the Canadiens for eight seasons. While there he became one of the most popular players ever to wear a Habs&rsquo; sweater. And the fact he has traded it in for a Blue and White one hasn&rsquo;t lost him any friends in the French city. They still talk about Bert Olmstead as one of the all-tike great lefties in the club&rsquo;s history.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Player-of-the-Week

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>B</span>UFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;With the season coming to a close, the Buffalo Bisons, led by Veteran Phil Maloney, seem to be the biggest threat to first and second place in the AHL. Phil, now in his 12 season in the pro ranks, has sparked the Bisons from the second division into the first and they seem destined to remain up there. At this writing the Herd is three points ahead of Cleveland for third place and one point behind Rochester for second.</b></p><p><b>Maloney, now 32, started the season with the Chicago Black Hawks, but was sent to the Bisons after the start of the year. In 38 games thus far with the Bisons, he has scored 19 goals and added 38 assists for 57 points. Had he been with the club throughout the season there is no telling how far in front of the pack he would be.</b></p><p><b>Last week the Bisons split four games, winning two and losing a pair. On February 22nd, against Rochester they whipped the Rochester Americans 3-0, and Phil scored one goal and added an assist. On February 24th, against Spring field, the Bisons were defeated 6-4 by the Indians. Once again Phil picked up a goal and added an assist. Last Friday night the Buffalo squad went into Cleveland and defeated the Barons 7-2. Maloney was the leader of the pack, scoring of goal and adding three assists. Then last Sunday the Baron came right back to defeat Buffalo 4-3. Phil picked up an assist. For the week Maloney scored three times and added six assists for a nine point spree. Phil has played for three teams in the National League. He turned pro with Hershey in 1948-49 and played with the Boston Bruins the next year. He was traded to Toronto the next season and shipped to the Leafs farm at Pittsburgh. In 1952-53 he was given another shot by the Leafs. He then saw service in Ottawa, Pittsburgh again Vancouver, back to Ottawa, to Vancouver and then last season he was picked up by the Chicago Black Hawks where, in 24 games, he scored two goals and added two assists.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

<div class="byline">By BUSTER CLEGG</div><p>PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;</p><p>The Rhode Island Reds, in the midst of one of the most torrid playoff races in AHL history, are now depending heavily on two old pros who seem to be just hitting stride in the fading weeks of the campaign.</p><p>Paul Larivee, center and Captain of the Reds, and winger Bo Elik, overshadowed all season by such Providence stars as Dutch Reibel, Ray Ross, Bruce Gamble, Stan Baluik, Dan Poliziani, Lorne Davis and Larry Hillman, are just beginning to find the range after suffering comparatively slow seasons.</p><p>Bo Elik, a 30 year old veteran who scored 20 goals last year in the AHL with a whirldwind finish, picked up this season where he left off last&mdash;at least at the beginning. Bo tallied five goals in his first dozen games to start off with a bang. Then the big winger hit a mid-season slump which saw him take a nosedive drop, scoring only one goal in a 17 game span. All of a sudden now big Bo is back on the beam and has blinked the lamps four times in his last five games. His recent splurge has upped his season total to a respectable 15 counters and neared him to within striking distance of the charmed 20 circle.</p><p>Paul Larivee, 29, looks like the Larivee of old these past few weeks as his point production has taken a noticable zoom. The popular Captain of the Reds had a slow start this season, and a broken hand sustained in November hampered his play until recently. Larivee, known as a &ldquo;heavy stick&rdquo; man, was unable to grip the stick properly with the injured hand, and thus his puck handling suffered. Now, finally with his hand in full mend, Paul has been a consistant offensive threat. In his last ten games Larivee has notched four goals, six assists for a par 10.</p><p>With Paul Larivee and Bo Elik restored to their usual scoring prowess, the Reds look to the closing weeks of the AHL playoff race with optimism. Some pretty important games are coming up for the Reds, particularly those with Buffalo and Cleveland. The Reds, who are in tip-top scoring shape for the first time this season may be hard to reckon with.</p><h2>Sparkling Pair</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1616/1703729-1-eng-US/f0009-162.jpg" title="f0009-16" width="567" height="775"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bo Elik</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1711/1703722-1-eng-US/f0009-172.jpg" title="f0009-17" width="571" height="779"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Paul Larivee</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Elik And Larivee Heat Up For Speedy Finish By Reds

<div class="byline">By GEOFFREY FISHER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01381/1703760-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DANNY BLAIR</b></figcaption></div><p>CLEVELAND, O.&mdash;</p><p>That volcano known as Mount Barons has suddenly erupted again, pouring molten lava, and sending American Hockey League inhabitants swarming for protective cover.</p><p>To say the violent eruption was unexpected would not be correct since this region has become accustomed to seeing steam and fire belch menacingly about this time each year.</p><p>In mid-January the Barons were as unobtrusive and peaceable as a hibernating ground hog. They sprawled without dignity near the cellar of the league. Only Quebec&rsquo;s tattered Aces were below them.</p><p>Then Mount Barons blew its lid.</p><p>They skated with the wind of the flying rocks.</p><p>They shot rubber so hot it appeared liquefied.</p><p>They hit with the impact of a tidal wave.</p><p>With it all the Barons, under the astute direction of Coach Jackie Gordon, were making their move.</p><p>As this document was being prepared the Barons were heading for a couple of weekend dates on the home ice with the Buffalo Bisons and the Providence Reds before walking the plank into eight consecutive road games.</p><p>But there were few of their ardent supporters who any longer doubted their capacity to command a playoff position.</p><p>For since the Barons had blown their shackles in mid-January they had played 21 games. Of these they had lost only six. They had won 13 and tied two. Of the six they had lost, three were on the home ice where this season they had done much to dispel the notion that &ldquo;There&rsquo;s No Place Like Home.&rdquo;</p><p>In mid-January they were five full games behind fourth-place. Now they were but three games out of second.</p><p>During those 21 games they had scored 90 goals while only 62 were being scored against them.</p><p>Neither injury nor childbirth appeared to deter them from their devoted crusade to fly the Barons colors high in the final tabulation.</p><p>A masked Gil Mayer grew more brilliant by the game. A leading rifle, Eddie Mazur, was sidelined for weeks with a dislocated shoulder. A rookie, George Gosselin, sat out game after game with a back injury. A one-time destroyer, Bill Shvetz, played painfully with spine trouble.</p><p>A defenseman, Aldo Guidolin, performed heroically as he took scalp stitching in three consecutive games as he battled to keep his team in contention.</p><p>Defenseman Georges Bouchard&rsquo;s stick suddenly blazed to life and rookie Danny Blair was hell on the point. Bill Dineen, more contented than in years, showed the flash that had made him a valued member of the Detroit Red Wings and Greig Hicks, the little one, fought onward to the last ounce of his energy. Rookie Ed Hoekstra, back from long layoff with injury, showed a return of his early season talents as he centered with ever increasing authority and Cal Stearns was the magic stick wizard of old. Defensemen George Mc-Avoy and Bill Needham cast off some of their early reluctance to muss up the enemy, displayed a fresh quantity of sinew and muscle. Don Hogan and Michel Labadie, though less than at par in their scoring records, were flying to the backcheck and making endless efforts to pierce the defense.</p><p>And, of course, Capt. Fred Glover and Earl Ingarfield, playing as linemates, were wonderous to behold.</p><p>Not since the days of the Gordon-Glover-Eddie Olson Line, dubbed by this author the G-G-0 Line, and not since the days of the Glover-Elik-Jimmy Moore Line, dubbed the GEM Line, has Cleveland seen the class, precision and devestation on opposing goals as produced by this duo.</p><p>Glover was after a dozen years of great campaigns putting on the most stupendous fireworks display of his career. He looked like a sure-fire bet for the scoring title of the league after having blitzed past Springfield&rsquo;s Floyd Smith.</p><p>Glover&rsquo;s great campaign was given added cause for rejoicing when his wife Marie, to whom he has been married ten years, gave birth to their first child Sunday, February 21. The little girl, six pounds, eight ounces, was named Nancy Ann.</p><h2>Nifty Rook On The Point<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Steamed-Up Barons Go At Hot Pace In Sizzling Late Drive

<div class="byline">By HANS TANNER</div><p>ROCHESTER, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>In what position in the standings would you figure a team to be that has:</p><p>1&mdash;Tied the American Hockey League record for overtime defeats in a season&mdash;6.</p><p>2&mdash;Tied the AHL standard for overtime defeats at home&mdash;4.</p><p>3&mdash;Come within one game of suffering the most shutouts on home ice, losing three whitewash jobs in its home rink.</p><p>4&mdash;Been blanked a total of six times in the first 57 games of the campaign. The loop record for being shutout is nine games.</p><p>5&mdash;Posted the second worst home record in the history of the club&mdash;losing 10 of the first 29 home tilts.</p><p>6&mdash;Had only one player physically capable of playing in all of his team&rsquo;s games.</p><p>Those figures sound like the record of a cellar-dwelling team, but it isn&rsquo;t so with the Rochester Americans.</p><p>The Amerks are the owners of all the above statistics this season, yet, manage to hold down second place in the American League standings as of Feb. 24.</p><p>Just how the Americans rate so lofty a position with all of the overtime defeats (six against only one win and three ties) and the shutouts (six) is a marvel.</p><p>Only the team&rsquo;s fine road record (12-13-3) and the fact that the club is the highest scoring squad in the four-season Rochester history have kept the locals in the thick of the AHL race.</p><p>That the 1959-60 Amerks are the highest scoring team of any Rochester squad is amazing, too, when it is noted that they&rsquo;ve been blanked six times&mdash;only one less time than they were zeroed in their entire previous three-year history.</p><p>But Rochester registered 224 goals for its initial 57 outings. The 1956-57 club made 224 goals in 64 regular season games, the 1957-58 team totaled 205 goals for 70 games, and last year&rsquo;s entry finished with 242 goals for 70 games. Thus, the Amerks need only 19 goals in their final 15 games to better their top output.</p><p>ICICLES&mdash;Snow caused postponement of the Feb. 19th game here against the Bisons from neighboring Buffalo. A swirling storm hit the Rochester area early that morning and tied up the entire city for two days. The game was played three nights later on Monday, Feb. 22, but the Amerks might just as well have stayed out of the building. Buffalo collared a 3-0 victory to move within a point of the Amerks in the race for second place. Rochester rallied from a 2-1 deficit early in the second period to upend the league leading Springfield Indians, 5-2, here the previous night.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Book Shows Amerks As 2nd Divisioners—Not 2nd Placers

<h2>Two NHLers Hit 100</h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>wo players presently in the National Hockey League can boast of scoring 100 or more goals In the Western Hockey League. Andy Hebenton of the New York Rangers scored 141 in 333 games for Victoria and Val Fonteyne of Detroit&rsquo; scored 109 in 281 games for Seattle and Edmonton.</b></p><h2>Melnyk 300 Point Man</h2><p><b>Gerry Melnyk of Detroit is the only player in the NHL who has scored 100 assists or more in the WHL and 300 or more points. He left the WHL last season with 101 assists end 314 points in 316 games.</b></p><h2>How The Race Goes</h2><p><b>(Standings On Mon., A.&Mu;., Feb. 22)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01380/1703871-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="607" height="223"></div><h3>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Spokane 3 at Edmonton 7</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02337/1703864-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="602" height="713"></div><h3>Victoria 3 at Winnipeg 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03275/1703857-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="596" height="332"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Spokane 2 at Calgary 9</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04221/1703850-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="604" height="642"></div><h3>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Victoria 2 at Winnipeg 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05184/1703843-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="609" height="404"></div><h3>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Vancouver 4 at Spokane 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06165/1703836-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="604" height="664"></div><h3>Victoria 2 at Calgary 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07147/1703829-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="600" height="486"></div><h3>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Spokane 0 at Seattle 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08142/1703822-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="608" height="448"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2><p><b>(Including Games Of Sun., Feb. 21)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10116/1703815-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="596" height="561"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<p>SEATTLE, Wash.&mdash;</p><p>Guyle Fielder, of Seattle, added two goals and three assists to his total the past week to take a fourteen point lead over teammate Bill Macfarland in the individual scoring race. Fielder now has 29 goals and 53 assists for 82 points. His 53 assists leads the league in that department. MacFarland leads in goals scored with 30. Lou Jankowski, of Calgary, Roger Dejordy, of Edmonton, and Fielder follow with 29 each.</p><p>Roger Dejordy, Edmonton forward, was &lsquo;player of the week&rsquo; with four goals and three assists for seven points.</p><h2>Hat Tricks</h2><p>Two &lsquo;hat tricks&rsquo; were scored this past week. Dejordy getting one Friday night Feb. 19, against Victoria in Edmonton and Gene Ach-tymichuk another Edmonton forward getting his against Spokane in Edmonton Tuesday night Feb. 10.</p><h2>Goalkeepers</h2><p>Ray Mikulan, taking over the Winnipeg nets from Al Rollins who has gone to the New York Rangers, has played one game for Winnipeg and had only one goal repistered against him for a 1.00 average. Hank Bassen of Vancouver, still leads the regular goalkeepers with a goals against average of 2.26 per game. Marcel Pelletier of Victoria, follows with an average of 2.55. He is followed by Lucien Dechene of Calgary with 2.75, Bev Bentley at Seattle with 2.92, Gilles Boisvert of Edmonton with 3.42, Al Rollins of Winnipeg with 3.50 and Emil Francis of Spokane with 4.24. Bentley scored the only &lsquo;shut out&rsquo; of the week, blanking Spokane Sunday in Seattle 4-0.</p><h2>Penalties</h2><p>Frank Arnett of Seattle, still leads the league in penalties, having served 138 minutes. He is followed by Bill Burega of Spokane with 122 minutes and Fred Creighton also of Spokane with 188 minutes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09134/1703902-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="284" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Marcel Pelletier</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Fielder Stretches Lead To 14 As WHL Makes Turn To Stretch

<div class="byline">By &#x201C;CHICK&#x201D; APPEL</div><p>STRATFORD, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>According to a Kitchener source, considered reliable, the Toronto Maple Leafs are definitely interested in placing a junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA team in Kitchener next season. The Kitchener source quotes chief scout Bob Davidson of the Leafs as saying that the Toronto pro club is prepared to transfer its St. Michael&rsquo;s Majors&rsquo; franchise to Kitchener, provided some of the players would be accepted as students in St. Jerome&rsquo;s College. The Montreal Canadiens sponsored a junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; team in Kitchener several years ago but it did not prove successful, and the reason advanced was that the Canadiens failed to place enough players there in order to ice at least a contending team, much as is said to be the case with the Detroit Red Wings and their junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; Cubs located in Hamilton.</p><p>There have been rumblings previously that Kitchener might have a junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; team next season, but no mention of the sponsors. But at that time a Kitchener sports writer pointed out that no junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; team could be placed there without the consent of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; Dutchmen. He explained that the same sanction would be necessary from a junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; club, such as Guelph, in the event some person sought to ice a senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; team there. Apparently, this version is incorrect, because the Kitchener source quotes Bill Hanley, business manager of the Ontario Hockey Association, as explaining that his organization would not oppose a Kitchener junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; entry, provided the junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; council agreed, any more than it would oppose a senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; entry from St. Catharines, for instance, should the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; council endorse it.</p><p>Just what would transpire should the Leafs place a junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; team in Kitchener is problematic, but in view of the recent announcement that the Windsor Bulldogs would not be back in senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA hockey next season, and the possibility that a Chatham Maroons might do likewise and seek a franchise in the International Hockey League, along with Windsor, it would appear to make the future of senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey in Ontario rather precarious. Whitby, Belleville and Kitchener could be left holding the well-known bag in that event, because a three-team league would hardly appeal to the average fan. There is this thought, however, to consider. Senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; and junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; entries from the same city have been tried before and failed. At one time, Kitchener, Hamilton and Stratford had both, and in each case one of the teams proved a flop, and invariably it was the junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; club.</p><p>But first things must come first, regardless of the future fate of the senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA group, which is still headed by the Whitby Dunnies, five points up on the Windsor Bulldogs, with Kitchener Dutchmen and Chatham Maroons sharing the third spot with 54 points each, five in arrears to Windsor, while Belleville McFarlands are still last, another five points below the Dutchmen and Maroons.</p><p>Despite the absence of four of their top players, who are with the Kitchener Dutchmen in the Olympic Winter Games tourney, Windsor has been unable to dislodge Whitby from the top spot, and Whitby has a game in hand, which suggests they probably will finish in the first slot. Chatham has but one game left in the schedule, and that against Whitby, and in order to break the deadlock for third place with Kitchener they will have to tie or win their last game. Whitby has four remaining games and Windsor three, and Whitby can clinch first place by winning one of theirs.</p><p>Regardless of how the five teams finish the schedule, and it is almost a forgone conclusion that Whitby will lead the parade and Belleville will wind up in their familiar berth in the cellar, things will probably be different in the playoffs, in which all clubs will participate.</p><p>Whitby will be at full strength for the playoffs, with Harry Sinden, Bobby Attersley, George Samolenko and Fred Etcher back from the Olympic tournament. In addition, Whitby will have defenceman Ralph Hosking for the balance of the season, although he will revert to the Kitchener Dutchmen next season.</p><p>Chatham Maroons will also benefit when Jim Connelly and Jack Douglas, members of Canada&rsquo;s Olympic team, return and again don Maroon regalia. Goalie Don Head will return to the Windsor Bulldogs and defenceman Moe Benoit will rejoin Belleville McFarlands. But Belleville will miss former playing-coach Ike Hildebrand, who was sidelined by pulled shoulder muscles, in the event he is not ready for the opening of the playoffs. Since being relegated to the playing ranks alone, Ike has been one of the Belleville sparkplugs, and is the team&rsquo;s leading scorer. Hildebrand was forced to retire after being crashed into the boards. At first it was feared he had sustained a fractured collarbone, but later x-rays at the hospital revealed the extent of his injuries.</p><p>The players who failed to make the grade with the Kitchener Dutchemen for the Olympics will be back with the club for the OHA playoffs, with the exception of Ralph Hosking, who finishes out the season on loan to Whitby, and Bob Ertel, who was suspended by manager Ernie Goman before the Kitchener team left for the Olympic Winter Games.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Leafs Ready To Move St. Mike’s Franchise Into Kitchener Rink

<div class="byline">By JOHN TRAVERS</div><p>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;</p><p>Ray Kinasewich checked into the American Hockey League with impressive credentials. In his last three seasons in the Western League, he had scored 100 goals.</p><p>However, once the AHL campaign got underway, the 26&#8210;year-old Hershey Bears right winger was having his troubles.</p><p>But he kept plugging away and listening to the advice of Coach Frank Mathers. Today the native of Smokey Lake, Alta., has shown he has the goods to stick in the AHL.</p><p>Kinasewich, through the first 57 games, was the club&rsquo;s fourth high pointman with 54, garnered on 20 goals and 34 assists.</p><p>In addition, he was the least penalized player of all the forwards, drawing only ten minors in the long stretch.</p><p>Not too long ago Mathers, in discussing Kinasewich, claimed &ldquo;Ray&rsquo;s one of the most improved players in the league. He&rsquo;s making the right moves now and he&rsquo;s checking very well.&rdquo;</p><p>When the expected shake-up of Bears&rsquo; personel occurs&mdash;and it should be an eye-opener&mdash;Kinasewich, in all probability, will be among the survivors.</p><p>Kinasewich is far from being a flashy skater or stick-handler. But when he&rsquo;s had breakaway opportunities, the chunky 5-9, 175-pounder has shown he can wheel and fake with the best in the loop.</p><p>Perhaps one reason he hasn&rsquo;t emerged as a leading contender for the rookie-of-the-year prize is the fact he&rsquo;s been juggled between various lines. He&rsquo;s skated with better than a half-dozen combinations.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Bears struggle along, fighting for survival in the race for a Calder Cup spot. Only a fantastic finish of about a .800 per cent win-loss efforts will propel them into the playoffs.</p><h2>He&rsquo;ll Stick Through Axings</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01374/1703957-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="847" height="1437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ray Kinasewich</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Rookie Kinasewich Likely To Survive Bears’ Housecleaning

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HOCKEY

<h2>McNeil Gets His Mask</h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>G</span>erry McNeil, veteran goaler with Montreal Royals, after playing one game with a square plastic mask used in practise in which Royals beat Sudbury, has been fitted with a new face-protector similar in design to the one used by Canadians&rsquo; Jacques Plante and invented by Montrealer Bill Burchmore.</b></p><h2>Soo Streak Breakers</h2><p><b>When Thunderbirds nosed out the Wolves 7-6 in a free-scoring game in Sudbury, it marked the end of a 12-game string at home undefeated for Wolves. John Offandi scored the winner, but referee Vern Buffey had to call it when the light didn&rsquo;t flash Seems puck bounced in off goaler Gerry McNamara&rsquo;s pad, goal-judge didn&rsquo;t see it.</b></p><h2>How The Race Goes</h2><p><b>(Standings On Tues., A.&Mu;., March 1)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03306/1704089-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="601" height="190"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2><p><b>(Including Games Of Sun., Feb. 28)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11145/1704082-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="607" height="267"></div><h2>LEADERS</h2><p><b>Most Goals&mdash;Orval Tessier, King., 49.</b></p><p><b>Most Assists&mdash;Orval Tessier, King., 58.</b></p><p><b>Most Penalized Player&mdash;Dino Mascotto, T.R., 171 mts.</b></p><p><b>Most Penalized Team&mdash;Sudbury, 811 mts.</b></p><h2>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12128/1704075-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="601" height="724"></div><h2>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Hull-Ottawa 6 at Kingston 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02338/1704068-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="605" height="657"></div><h2>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Three Rivers 0 at Sault 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04275/1704061-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="599" height="474"></div><h2>Hull-Ottawa 4 at Montreal 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05235/1704054-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="598" height="628"></div><h2>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Three Rivers 4 at Sudbury 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06200/1704047-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="595" height="530"></div><h2>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Sudbury 5 at Kingston 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07187/1704040-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="589" height="643"></div><h2>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Sault 1 at Montreal 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08176/1704033-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="601" height="489"></div><h2>Sudbury 4 at Hull-Ottawa 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09170/1704026-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="606" height="569"></div><h2>Kingston 2 at Three Rivers 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10164/1704019-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="604" height="672"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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EASTERN PRO LEAGUE

<div class="byline">Al Parsley</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01380/1704120-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="312" height="338"></div><p>&bull; <b>IT APPEARS AT THIS WRITING that the Eastern Pro Hockey League high command has been reluctant to announce its plans for trophies for the various group and individual triumphs in a schedule now rapidly drawing to a close.</b></p><p>Wielding what amounts to new broom the club executives at several meetings, and in private announcements, too, have gone on record to the effect that they wanted nothing to do with the old trophies, handsome and hallowed in tradition though many of them are, that were in circulation with the old Quebec Hockey League. Several of the donors of the QHL prizes have offered to transfer them to the prospering new league. Such offers have been politely declined.</p><p><b>This attitude is not up for discussion here at this point, but after glancing over the last publicity release from EPHL headquarters in Ottawa this writer was frankly puzzled after a keen appraisal at figures relating to performance of the goalkeepers.</b></p><p>Before going further, it is supposed that there&rsquo;ll be an award for the goalers, and that the EPHL solons, who have patterned most of their activities as nearly as possible on policy employed in the National Hockey League, will follow the NHL routine for the goalkeeper&rsquo;s citation.</p><p>In the NHL the prized reward for net-keepers is the Vezina Trophy, which has been up for competition since the 1926-27 season donated by former owners of Montreal Canadiens, Leo Dandurand and Joseph Cattarinich.</p><p><b>Now the conditions under which the NHL Vezina Trophy is won are: &ldquo;the goalkeeper who has played the most games for the team with fewest goals scored against it.&rdquo;</b></p><p><b>The winner not only gets the fine trophy in miniature, has his name engraved on the big one, but also receives a cash award of $1,000.</b></p><p>Now then if this system if followed in the EPHL, Montreal Royals have a very fine chance of winding up the 70-game schedule with the lowest total of goals against. Royals had only 174 against them after 58 games, whereas Trois Rivieres Lions also with 174 against, had played only 55 games when this careful audit was made.</p><p><b>All right! Follow me carefully, Murfatroyd. Charlie Hodge should be the winner of the Vezina Trophy if it goes to a puck-stopper of the Royals. Because he&rsquo;s earned it. Not only has he played the most games 33, but he has five shutouts, and with 96 goals scored upon him he has an average of 2.90.</b></p><p>Royals have given employment to five net-guardians in a stormy season&mdash;Gerry McNeil, Claude Cyr, Billy Tibbs and Rollie Giaco-min, the last two for only one game each.</p><p>McNeil, the regular custodian through the home stretch, previously played in only 17 games. If he stands up for all the remainder of the season, poised in confidence by his new mask, then he&rsquo;ll have worked in only 29 games.</p><p>So it has to be Charlie Hodge&mdash;but the odd thing about all this is that Charlie Hodge is now playing for Hull-Ottawa Canadiens.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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ON THE SIDELINES

<div class="byline">By AL PARSLEY</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;The Sudbury player, who impresses me most is that fresh-faced, bald-headed kid on the defence,&rdquo; Herb Mitchell veteran scout of the American League Hershey Bears said.</p><p>On a swing through Quebec province, Mitchell had caught the Sunday afternoon game between the Wolves and the Royals at the Montreal Forum. He was going to get at a look at Three Rivers Lions, and then catch up with his own team due into Quebec City for a couple of dates with the Aces.</p><p>The &lsquo;skin-head&rsquo; he referred to, of course, was Gerry Odrowski, prematurely bald at 21, who lost his hair after sickness when only eight years old.</p><p>&ldquo;Yes&rdquo;, Mitchell went on, &ldquo;that boy does everything well. He plays his defense position like a veteran, and can carry the puck out of his own end of the rink, or feed a forward instinctively to send him away fast. He never gives the puck away to one of the opposing players, or makes those glaring mistakes that you so often see a young player in the minors or senior hockey do&rdquo;.</p><p>Mitchell had made this visit especially to look over one or two men who were formerly with Hershey Bears. His interest in Odrowski, therefore, was of particular significance and will likely be good news to Jack Adams of Detroit Red Wings.</p><p>It&rsquo;s generally accepted around the National Hockey League that the Red Wings defence is due for a general overhauling before next season, such a move having been accelerated by the departure of Red Kelly to Toronto Maple Leafs.</p><p>While the work of Marcel Pronovost is outstanding and that of Warren Godfrey above par, it is sensed that Jim Morrison could be nearing the end of the trail as a big leaguer. Lou Marcon was the only rookie to break into the Wings&rsquo; back division at the start of the current season, and more recently Lloyd Haddon came on from Edmonton. At the same time full-fledged development of Marc Reaume is speculative.</p><h2>There&rsquo;s A Big Chance</h2><p>Summing it up, there should be a real opportunity for a young rearguard of Odrowski&rsquo;s reputed and proven talents.</p><p>From Trout Lake, Ont., five years ago, when only 16, Odrowski was a 20-goal scoring right-winger for Sundridge Beavers in the International OHA ranks, coached by Bucko McDonald.</p><p>And three years ago with Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Senior NOHA outfit, that Gerry says, &ldquo;Bucko gave me the biggest break of my life, when he switched me back to the defence&rdquo; Bucko, was again his coach at the Soo of course.</p><p>According to Sudbury Star columnist Bob Scott, Odrowski fully deserves any breaks that come his way, because no player on the Wolves&rsquo; squad has worked harder towards self improvement.</p><p>Told by Coach Murph Chamberlain that an asset a defense player must have in big time was a good back-hand shot, Odrowski has been tireless in his devotion to this technique in practise.</p><p>He remains on the ice at Sudbury Arena long after the others have departed, and trainer Garry Fletcher has to practically drag Odrowski off the ice, so that he can tidy up, then lock up the dressing-room and go home.</p><p>Columnist Scott quotes Gerry as follows; &ldquo;I would certainly like to get a crack at that NHL. And I hope they will give me a good opportunity while I&rsquo;m still young.</p><p>&ldquo;The NHL is something every kid dreams about while he&rsquo;s playing minor hockey but most never get near it&rdquo;&hellip;When I was playing in the kid minors five years ago I never thought I would be playing pro, but here I am&rdquo;.</p><p>One needs be only an occasional movie-goer to deduce why his teammates have dubbed Gerry &ldquo;Yul&rdquo;.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Scout Sizes Up Odrowski As Best Big Top Prospect

<div class="byline">By VINCE LEAH</div><p>WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;</p><p>A sober Manitoba Junior hockey league has got on with the business of determining its 1959-60 season champion after a ghastly riot which set a new record for hockey penalties, 412 minutes, and resulted in three suspensions.</p><p>Goalies Keith Micklash of Winnipeg Rangers and Don Holmes of Brandon Wheat Kings each sat out two games, including the first of the semi-finals and Brandon&rsquo;s scoring champion George Hill sat out three for their part in the brawl of Feb. 14 which broke out with 52 seconds to play in overtime. Referee Morley Meyers abandoned the contest. Both Rangers and Brandon were fined $100 each and the loss of Holmes and Hill may be reflected in the league leader&rsquo;s 4-1 loss to Braves in the first game of the best of five semi-finals.</p><p>Rangers found themselves without a goalkeeper when Micklash was banned and the league gave the Blueshirts permission to use Brian Lunney, Riverview juvenile, who is on St. Boniface Canadiens&rsquo; draft list. The Canyens managed to beat Lunney and the Rangers, 5-3 in the first semi-final game.</p><p>Brandon&rsquo;s Gus Vachon from Noranda, Que., was suspended indefinitely for slashing Monarchs&rsquo; Marv Thordarson across the face during the last days of the schedule. Thordarson had to go to hospitals for repairs.</p><p>All the tempest hasn&rsquo;t been reserved for the juniors, either. In the Greater Winnipeg midget division, a contest was abandoned after four minutes in the third period when the referee gave up trying to separate the combatants. Local hockey enthusiasts are beginning to wonder if the game is worth it.</p><p><b>NOTES.</b>&mdash;Brandon coach Jake Milford has broken up his first string of Hill, Wayne Gurba and Jack Matheson, when the boys declined to play together in the way they started the season&hellip;Monarchs, who finished out of the running for the second year in a row and only the third time in the club&rsquo;s long and honorable history, have to do some tall planning for next season. They may lose coach Mickey Keating, who may get an offer from another Manitoba league club. Keating went to St. Paul Saints of the International league and missed Monarchs&rsquo; five final games.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Manitoba Juniors Socked Heavy For Riot Filled Game

<div class="byline">By HOWIE NEWSTATE</div><p>FT. WAYNE, Ind.&mdash;</p><p><b>IHL NOTES</b>&hellip;Louisville&rsquo;s Chick The addition of Andy Milne to the Ft. Wayne, Komets, one of the powerhouses in the International Hockey League, snapped the Komets one-two punch of Len Ronson out of a real bad slump.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01376/1704199-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="307" height="461"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Carl Wetzel</b></figcaption></div><p>Milne, a seasoned veteran of the Ontario Hockey Association, started the season with Roly McLenahan&rsquo;s Greensboro Generals. He joined Ft. Wayne, in Cincinnati, February 7, when the Komets were playing Indianapolis.</p><p>In the previous eigth games before Milne&rsquo;s entrance, Thomson could only score one assist and Ronson a pair of goals and one helper. In that period, the Komets scored 38 goals.</p><p>Thomson and Ronson since Milne&rsquo;s arrival, have scored 14 points each in seven games, Ronson getting seven goals and Thomson, five, while the lanky Milne from Port Credit, Ontario has three goals and six assists.</p><p>Reno Zanier, Komet goalie, with a league-leading average of 2.38 and six shutouts, returned to action this past week. He received a 26-stitch cut on the cheek from a skate in St. Paul. He missed four games.</p><p>Ken Ullyot, Ft. Wayne, General Manager-Coach and Business Manager, Colin Lister, have done a real fine job in promoting the sport in the Hoosier city. Both in their second year at the respective jobs, are very well liked by all walks of life for the way they have given the city of Ft. Wayne fine hockey entertainment.</p><p>IHL NOTES&hellip;Louisville&rsquo;s Chick Chalmers and Aggie Kukulowicz of St. Paul scored eight points&mdash;two goals and six assists&mdash;during the week to go ahead of last week&rsquo;s scoring leader Billy Reichart of Minneapolis&hellip;Reichart had a goal and an assists for the seven day period&hellip;Chalmers and Kukulo-wicz have a way to go to better George Ranieri&rsquo;s points for one season&mdash;124.</p><p>Was nice to see Johnny Goodwin, Omaha Knight left winger, break out of a prolonged slump with three goals and two assists in the 6-4 Omaha win over Milwaukee&hellip;Goodwin, who had 15 goals in his first 34 games of the season, scored only twice in the next 21 games&hellip;Omaha scourses say that Carl Wetzell, the Detroitborn goalie, is playing very well&hellip;Wetzel averages about 35 stops per game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Ft. Wayne Fans Dance To New Victory Tune With Big Andy

<div class="byline">By HERB ELK</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>Ed Johnston has had an odd sort of career as a hockey player. It seems as though it takes somebody else&rsquo;s misfortune for Ed to get a break, and when he gets it, he usually does a pretty fair job.</p><p>Take last season as an example. Johnston had had a fine year with the QHL Shawinigan Falls Cataracts in 1957-58 (five shutouts and a 3.65 goals-against average, but there just wasn&rsquo;t a job for him. Then, Dennis Riggin was injured out in Edmonton and a job was open.</p><p>Ed turned in a creditable job (3.32 average) for the WHL Flyers, but this Fall again&mdash;no job.</p><p>In the Chicago Black Hawks&rsquo; training camp at St. Catherines, Ont., Ed looked like a pro goalie who should not have had any trouble getting placed. But, the Hawks had enough experienced talent&mdash;plus a prize junior graduate in Dennis Dejordy&mdash;to fill their needs.</p><p>But, when Jim Shirley was injured after two games at Johnstown, Ed Johnston again got the call. The rest is shown in the standings and averages.</p><p>With Johnston in the twines, the Jets have clinched the Eastern Hockey League&rsquo;s Southern Division title. And, Ed&rsquo;s 2.70 average is the best in the loop.</p><h2>EHL Notes</h2><p>CHARLOTTE&mdash;Moe Savard paced 9-3 rout of Rovers, Feb. 18, with two tallies&hellip;John Brophy continues as league badman with 182 minutes in penalties&hellip;Capt. Jim McNulty is Clippers&rsquo; high scorer with 69 points&hellip;Team seems to be safely set in second place in Southern Division.</p><p>. CLINTON&mdash;Dick Wray leading loop in goals (44) and total points (95)&hellip;Willie Pawchuk has moved up to fifth in scoring race with 79 points&hellip;Wray, Pawchuk and Jerry Stringle each had two goals and two assists in 9-3 rout of Ramblers, Feb. 20&hellip;Comets look like Northern Division champs barring a complete form reversal in final three weeks of season.</p><p>GREENSBORO&mdash;Generals sold defenseman Hank &ldquo;Bud&rdquo; Syverson to Milwaukee Falcons of IHL and picked up rearguard Jean Therrien from same club&hellip;Things looking bad for Roly McLennahan&rsquo;s crew, especially the 3-2 loss to Washington&mdash;the team they have to beat out for a playoff berth&mdash;on Feb. 23&hellip;Generals dropped 6-5 overtime tilt to Johnstown, Feb. 21&hellip;Max Szturm was high scorer for Generals in the latter tilt with a brace of goals including one that sent it into extra session.</p><p>JOHNSTOWN&mdash;Stan Parker&rsquo;s second goal of the night gave Jets 4-2 win over Greensboro, Feb. 20&hellip;Dave Lucas&rsquo; unassisted marker won over same club in overtime the next night&hellip;Ken Coombes netted twice in same contest&hellip;Dick Roberge is fourth in league scoring with 81 points while linemates Coombes and Don Hall are tied for ninth with 67 points each.</p><p>NEW HAVEN&mdash;Gord Stratton&rsquo;s 52 assists give league lead in this department and his 84 points place him second in scoring race&hellip;Don Davidson is seventh in scoring with 71 points&hellip;Don Perry still the most popular player with fans in the Elm City&hellip;Nick Donaleshun out with injured knee and may be through for season.</p><p>NEW YORK&mdash;Club scored 12 goals in rout of Washington, Feb. 21, most by an EHL club this season&hellip;Sam Gregory, Serge Boudreau, John Muckier, Bob Robinson and Jacques Allard each had two in the scoring splurge while Don Atamanchuk and Vic Petrych-ko notched one apiece&hellip;George Ranieri had hat trick in 9-6 loss at Washington, Feb. 20&hellip;Pe-trychko scored two and Robinson one in the setback&hellip;</p><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Doug Adam set a new Rambler record Feb. 19 when his two goals and three assists boosted his season point total to 80 points. The player-coach added a pair of assists the following night and is third in league with his 82 points&hellip;Philly is most penalized, club in league with 876 minutes through Feb. 22nd&hellip;They&rsquo;re tied for second in Northern Division with New Haven, each having 59 points&hellip;Carl Kaiserled attack with two tallies in Feb. 19 win over Blades&hellip;</p><p>WASHINGTON&mdash;Daryl Macmillan, Danny Patrick and Jacques Gagnes each scored twice in 9-6 win over Rovers, Feb. 20&hellip;Ken Davies, Mike Fatchford and Steve Kuzma nettted singles&hellip;Kuzma and Patrick got the President goals in 12-2 loss at New York next afternoon&hellip;The 3-2 win over Greensboro, Feb. 23, was probably Washington&rsquo;s &ldquo;biggest&rdquo; win of season as it gave the Presidents a seven point gap over the Generals.</p><h2>EHL STANDINGS (On Tues., A.&Mu;., Feb. 23) NORTHERN DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02293/1704237-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="594" height="138"></div><h2>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03217/1704230-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="594" height="133"></div><p><b>NOTE: Statistics do not include game Monday, Feb. 22nd Johnstown at Charlotte. No score sheets received.</b></p><p><b>NOTE: Standings do not include games of Jan. 1st Greensboro at Charlotte and Jan. 2nd Charlotte at Greensboro. Games have been cancelled.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Stand-In Ed Johnson Puts Jets In 1st Place Hanger

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01352/1704323-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg"></div><p>SOLUTION NEXT WEEK</p><h2>ACROSS</h2><p>1&mdash;Toronto player shown in centre.</p><p>3&mdash;Short for first name of McCarthy, ex Red Wing.</p><p>6&mdash;Number of time Edgar Laprade won the Lady Byng Trophy.</p><p>7&mdash;N.H.L. club with whom Dave Creighton first played.</p><p>11&mdash;Initials of player who wears # 7 for Chicago.</p><p>12&mdash;U.S. birthplace of Frank Brimsek.</p><p>14&mdash;The (Fr.)</p><p>15&mdash;Initials of Stewart of Toronto.</p><p>17&mdash;Quebec Aces are affiliated with this N.H.L. club (abbr.)</p><p>19&mdash;Initials of coach of 1953-54 Stanley Cup winners.</p><p>20&mdash;11th & 14th letters of the alphabet</p><p>21&mdash;One of the Red Wings answers to this&hellip;</p><p>22&mdash;One of the Panagabko brothers.</p><p>23&mdash;Initials of one of the Colville brothers.</p><p>24&mdash;How 1 down shoots (abbr.)</p><p>26&mdash;Bob Turner&rsquo;s second name.</p><p>28&mdash;Initials of a Ranger forward.</p><p>29&mdash;Initials of Olson, ex AHL star. 31&mdash;Initials of Haddon, Detroit prospect.</p><p>33&mdash;Toronto&rsquo;s president</p><p>38&mdash;Where Bill Cowley ended in 1940-41 N.H.L. scoring race.</p><p>37&mdash;Nickname of an N.H.L. coach.</p><h2>DOWN</h2><p>1&mdash;This Ranger player is a native of Dauphin, Manitoba.</p><p>2&mdash;Mrs. Henri Richard.</p><p>3&mdash;Ton (abbr.)</p><p>4&mdash;Month in which Art Stratton was born (abbr.)</p><p>5&mdash;Given name of Pearson of New York.</p><p>6&mdash;Native province of pictured star (abbr.)</p><p>8&mdash;The N.H.L. discontinued this in 1942 for league games.</p><p>9&mdash;Same as 11 across.</p><p>10&mdash;Old English (abbr.)</p><p>13&mdash;One of the Rochester Americans.</p><p>16&mdash;Birthplace of pictured star.</p><p>18&mdash;Pictured player&rsquo;s wife.</p><p>25&mdash;Number of goals Carl Brewer scored last season.</p><p>26&mdash;Bob Turner plays this during the summer.</p><p>27 This member of the Winnipeg Warriors is called Barry.</p><p>30&mdash;Nickname of Heller, ex Ranger defenseman.</p><p>32&mdash;Casual greeting.</p><p>34&mdash;Mountain.</p><p>35&mdash;Initials of O&rsquo;Connor, former N.H.L. centre star.</p><h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1&mdash;Reaume</p><p>4&mdash;M.S.</p><p>6&mdash;Jaw</p><p>7&mdash;Cherry</p><p>11&mdash;N.I.</p><p>12&mdash;Hextall</p><p>14&mdash;Arm</p><p>16&mdash;Ran.</p><p>17&mdash;Chi.</p><p>18&mdash;KE</p><p>19&mdash;J.G.</p><p>20&mdash;Mar.</p><p>21&mdash;Ro.</p><p>22&mdash;Ab.</p><p>23&mdash;Joliat</p><p>26&mdash;Regan</p><p>28&mdash;One</p><p>29&mdash;Clancy</p><p>30&mdash;N.S.</p><p>31&mdash;Gee</p><p>32&mdash;Bet</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1&mdash;Richard</p><p>2&mdash;Alexander</p><p>3&mdash;Mara</p><p>4&mdash;Man.</p><p>5&mdash;Swimming</p><p>8&mdash;He</p><p>9&mdash;R.T.</p><p>10&mdash;YL</p><p>13&mdash;Lach</p><p>15&mdash;R.H.</p><p>18&mdash;Kabel</p><p>19&mdash;Joanne</p><p>20&mdash;Marc</p><p>21&mdash;Rio</p><p>23&mdash;Jane</p><p>24&mdash;Once</p><p>25&mdash;Test 27&mdash;Gag<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">By JACK COOK</div><p>SASKATOON, SASK.</p><p>Breaking of two individual scoring records; finalizing of playoff opponents and a one-game goal spree by Prince Albert Mintos spotlighted the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League activity last week.</p><p>Two 19-year-olds, centre Chick Balon and winger Gord Turlick, helped Prince Albert crush the last-place Moose Jaw Canucks 21-6, and in doing so inscribed their names in the record books.</p><p>Balon, season scoring leader who recently missed four games with a shoulder ailment, earned five goals and six assists against Canucks to raise his total to 116 points.</p><p>This surpassed the former point record of 113 set by Centre Teddy Hampson of Flin Flon Bombers in the 1955-56 campaign.</p><p>Not to be outdone, Turlick rattled six goals behind the beleaguered Canuck custodian to increase his output to 65, bettering by three the sniping record of 62 set last year by centre Cliff Pennington, another Bomber.</p><p>Turlik also picked up four helpers to move into second spot behind Balon with 99 points. The third member of Mintos&rsquo; &ldquo;big three&rdquo;, Bill Wilkes, also came up with a 10-point night to move into fifth position with 92 points.</p><p>Captain Jerry Esch of Saskatoon Quakers holds down third spot in the scoring race with 94 points, one better than Gord Wilkie of Regina Pats and two up on Wilkes. Don Wilson of Quakers is sixth with 90 points.</p><p>Flin Flon wrapped up its fifth pennant in seven years by sweeping a weekend doubleheader from Estevan Bruins, 11-2 and 7-2. The games were Bomber&rsquo;s last of the regular schedule.</p><p>Bombers ended the season with 35 wins, 16 losses and three ties. Their 301 goals were 22 short of the record set by Flin Flon&rsquo;s Memorial Cup team of 1956-57. Bombers played six fewer games than other clubs in the league and its home contests were worth 2% points.</p><p>Regina knocked off Saskatoon 5-1 to keep Quakers in fourth spot and then blanked P.A. 5-0 to insure themselves of second position, ahead of Mintos.</p><p>Quakers and Bombers will meet in one best-of-seven semi-finals which calls for the first two games in Flin Flon and the next three in Saskatoon. If necessary, the last two encounters will be back in the mining town.</p><p>Mintos will open in Regina for two games, play host to the next two and then the series Will alternate.</p><p>This will mark the second straight year Bombers and Quakers have clashed in the first post-season series. Flin Flon won out 4-1 last year.</p><p>Returning to individual scoring figures, three players have reached or bettered the 50-goal mark. They are Turlik, Balon with 53 and Jim Baird of Flin Flon with 50. Close behind are Wilson, 49, and Gary Butler of Regina, 47.</p><p>Balon is the top playmaker with 63 assists, two higher than Wilkie. Defenceman Adam Keller of Prince Albert ranks 13th in scoring with 71 points on 19 goals and 52 helpers.</p><h2>SJHL STANDINGS</h2><p><b>(On Tues., A.M., Feb. 23)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02312/1704354-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="601" height="239"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Flin Flon Cops Bunting, Meet Quakers In Playoff

<p>MINNEAUOLIS, Minn.&mdash;</p><p>Green Bay&rsquo;s Dick Dougherty has made his final bid in the 1959-60 U.S. Central Hockey League scoring race; now the rest is up to Rochester player-coach Ken Johannson. Dougherty was credited with five points as the Bobcats wound up their regular-season campaign byC splitting a weekend series to run his front-running point total to 77, 10 ahead of Johannson, who also picked up five points over the weekend. But Johannson still has three games in which to catch the Bobcat marksman. Joining the top 10 for the first time this season was Rochester&rsquo;s Dave Frank, who moved into a tie for ninth place with 34 points. Here are the scoring leaders.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03282/1704392-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="604" height="386"></div><p>Just three games remain on the regular-season USCHL schedule. Rochester plays host to Des Moines twice and entertains Minneapolis, March 5. In last week&rsquo;s action, Minneapolis nipped Des Moines 3-2, Rochester thumped Green Bay 9-2 and slipped past Marquette 5-4, Des Moines defeated Marquette 4-3 in overtime, and Green Bay beat Des Moines 5-1. Here are the standings:</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04228/1704385-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="601" height="219"></div><p>The week&rsquo;s action wound up the schedules of league champion Green Bay and fourth-place Marquette. Post-season playoffs among the top four teams in the final standings will follow completion of the regular schedule however.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Green Bay Star 10 Points Up In USCL

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FULL COLOR 9x11 GLOSSY PRINTS

<div class="byline">By JACK GATECLIFF</div><p>ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>With only 12 games left in the schedule, and less than a week in which to play them, only one position in the seven-team Ontario Hockey Association junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series has been decided.</p><p>Hamilton Tiger-Cubs, at, or near the bottom of the group since mid-way in the season, &ldquo;clinched&rdquo; seventh spot two weeks ago and will not qualify for the playoffs.</p><p>The other six teams are assured playoff positions but just how they&rsquo;ll pair up is anyone&rsquo;s guess.</p><p>Toronto Marlboros are in first place and needed only a win or tie to clinch the 1959-60 pennant.</p><p>Barrie Flyers and Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s College Majors are tied in second place with 50 points, seven behind the Young Leafs.</p><p>St. Catharines Teepees are fourth, just two points back of the Majors and Flyers while Peterborough Petes are fifth another three points back.</p><p>Guelph Biltmores, with four games left, have 43 points in sixth place and could, with a sweep of those games, tie for the runner-up position.</p><h2>Close Scoring Race</h2><p>The individual scoring race is also shaping up for a tremendous finish.</p><p>Rod Gilbert and Jean Ratelle, Guelph Biltmores&rsquo; flying twins, have paced the pack since early in the schedule but in recent weeks have had their margin sliced by the fast-closing Chico Maki, St. Catharines Teepee right winger.</p><p>Maki scored three goals in 44 seconds against Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s Majors during the past week and moved into a second place tie with Ratelle.</p><p>Gilbert clung to his lead with 37 goals, 38 assists for 85 points while Ratelle and Maki each have 83 points.</p><p>In the actual goal scoring list, Ray Cullen of the Teepees and flashy Wayne Connelly of Peterborough are tied with 44.</p><p>Connelly is fourth in the league standing with 77 points while Cullen is fifth with 71 points.</p><h2>Cheevers Top Goaltender</h2><p>Only one award appears to be definitely settled.</p><p>Barring a defensive collapse in the final week, Jerry Cheevers should win the goals-against average among the league goaltenders.</p><p>Cheevers, who registered his fifth shutout in 35 games against St. Catharines (5-0), has a record of 2.97, a safe margin ahead of Wayne Rutledge of Barrie Flyers (3.35) and Ken Broderick of Toronto Marlboros (3.61).</p><h2>Quick Scoring Record?</h2><p>St. Catharines Teepees set what is believed to be a record for the fastest four goals in organized hockey while playing at home against Toronto St. Michael&rsquo;s Majors.</p><p>On the short end of a 3-1 score with less than four minutes to play in the third period the Teepees suddenly caught fire.</p><p>In the space of exactly 53 seconds they scored four goals, the first three by Chico Maki and the fourth by defenseman Pat Stapleton.</p><p>To make the scoring mark even more impressive, the goals were against the league&rsquo;s No. one goaltender, Jerry Cheevers of the Majors.</p><p>The Teepees then went on to win the game 5-3.</p><p>Fastest four goals in the history of the National Hockey League were scored in New York in the 1951-52 season.</p><p>The Rangers beat Harry Lumley of the Chicago Black Hawks four times in two minutes, 10 seconds, March &lsquo;2, 1952.</p><p>The fastest three goals were scored by Bill Mosienko of the Hawks who counted his hat trick in 21 seconds in New York, March 23, 1952, against the Rangers&rsquo; Chuck Rayner.</p><p>Maki&rsquo;s three goals were scored in 44 seconds.</p><h2>OHA JUNIOR &lsquo;A&rsquo; STANDINGS (On Fri., A.M., Feb. 25)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01101/1704461-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="601" height="207"></div><h2>Young Wings Flying High</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-0299/1704454-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="1761" height="1943"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS&mdash;Dennis Ribant (left), who starred in baseball and hockey for four years at St. Joseph High School in Detroit, received the Outstanding Junior Red Wing Alumns trophy from Junior Wings captain Roger Taylor at the Olympia. Ribant played with the Junior Wings last season and now is with the Wings&rsquo; Junior &lsquo;B&rsquo; Burlington Industrials team. He assisted on three third period goals to help Burlington whip his alma mater, 4-1, in an exhibition game.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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