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March 19, 1960
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He Turned Down Coaching Offer To Join Toronto Bad Knees Key To Future; He Would Return
TORONTO, Ont.— Bert Olmstead almost ended his National Hockey league career before it got thoroughly started a decade ago. He was with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1949-50 season and scored 20 goals and 29 assists, a splendid effort for a 23-year-old greenhorn fresh from Moose Jaw juniors via the United States league. The next autumn, however, he was startled to be informed he was to join Milwaukee, Hawks’ new USHL farm team. “I was so discouraged I nearly quit hockey right then,” says Bert. “X would have, too, but I decided to stay on and help Red Hamill. He was the coach at Milwaupkee and we’d been together at Chicago the year before. “That’s when I learned it’s a mistake to sulk and feel sorry for yourself. I was there for 12 games…
Amerks Eight Day Spree Heals Nine Game Wounds
ROCHESTER, N.Y.— There is a saying that time heals all wounds. The Rochester Americans needed just eight days (and five victories) to recover from “wounds” that threatened to knock them right out of the American Hockey League playoff picture. But the Amerks are well again, thanks to the tremendous five-game winning streak that followed directly on the heels of three straight defeats and seven losses in their previous nine outings. Player-coach Steve Kraftcheck’s charges whirled out of their slump by clobbering Providence 6-3 in Providence on Sunday, Feb. 28; downing Buffalo 3-1 in Buffalo on March 2; smashing Quebec 6-2 here on March 4; routing Hershey 7-3 in Hershey the following night, and finally topping the Bears back here on March 6 by a 5-4 score. The Amerks now have all but clinched a playoff…
Flin Flon And Regina Surge Ahead In Saskatchewan Race
SASKATOON, Sask.— The finalists in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League this year certainly will have earned their spurs. Both best-of-seven semi-finals went the limit. At the time of this writing Flin Flon Bombers led Saskatoon Quakers 3-2 with one game tied, and Regina Pats and Prince Albert Mintos were all even at three victories apiece. The odds now slant towards the favorites—first place Flin Flon and runner-up Regina—as both play host to the all-important seventh encounter. There were times in the series when both underdogs—Saskatoon and Prince Albert—held the upper hand. But the power and polish off the season’s leaders finally came to the fore and pushed the playoffs to their extremities. Quakers satisfied themselves in the early part of the series, losing 3-1 and winning 5-2 in a weekend double bill at Flin Flon. Returning…
Bill Chadwick Becomes Moving, Storage Exec
NEW YORK, N.Y.—William L. (Bill) Chadwick, the former Senior Referee of the National Hockey League, joins Weissberger Moving & Storage Co., Inc., largest commercial movers in the world, as Assistant to the President, effective March 1st, it was announced by Arnold Weissberger, President. For sixteen years, Mr. Chadwick was a familiar figure throughout the world of hockey and was an official of the game for a record number of years. Prior to becoming a Referee, he was a pldyer with the New York Rovers and other New York based hockey clubs. More reecntly, Mr. Chadwick was General Manager of the Pine Hollow Country Club in East Norwich, Long Island. During the off-season from the hockey rink, Mr. Chadwick was also well known in the moving and storage industries, having been affiliated at…
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