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February 4, 1961
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EASTERN PRO LEAGUE
Currie Aims Higher Though it’s suspected that he has in nind a detour of hirh-flying Hull-Ottawa Habs in the playoffs. Frank Currie, Kitchener-Waterloo coach, sets his sirhts of second place in the EPHL wind-up standing. First and second; third and fourth team meet in the ‘semis’. Morrisette’s Fine Start In his first outing with Royals after being sent up-river by Quebec Aces, Mauril Morrissette, zippy young forward bagged two tallies against Frontenacs. It was an auspicious beginning even though the Kingston club topped Royals at the finish 4-3. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 Montreal 5 at Kitchener 4 Hull 3 at Sault 0 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 Montreal 1 at Kitchener 1 Hull 4 at Sudbury 3 THURSDAY. JANUARY 26 Sudbury 3 at Sault 5 FRIDAY. JANUARY 27 Sault 6 at Sudbury 6 SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 Kitchener 3 at Kingston 3 SUNDAY. JANUARY 29 Kinston 3 at Kitchener 5 Sault 2…
Fontinato-Olmstead Start It, 23 End Up Being Hit In Fines For The Brawl
TORONTO, Ont. — Twenty-three players were fined by the National Hockey League for their roles in last week’s onice brawl at Maple Leaf Gardens. In addition, Lou Fontinato of New York Rangers was hospitalized with a deep skate cut in his left thigh and will be sidelined for a few more days. Eleven members of the New York team and 10 Maple Leafs paid $25 each for leaving their team benches to join in a battle between Toronto’s Bert Olmstead and Fontinato. It was the second Olmstead-Fontinato bout of the evening and their two major penalties apiece earned them automatic 10-minute misconducts, plus $25 fines. In all, it was a $575 riot. Carl Voss, referee-in-chief of the NHL, announced the ruling but added he intends to investigate reports that Andy Bathgate, and possibly Camille Henry,…
OHA Jr. Prexy Tosses $480 In Fines At Battling Kids
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Players in the seven-team Ontario Hockey Association Junior “A” league will, henceforth, think twice before leaving their bench to join in a fight on the ice. Following a free-for-all in Guelph Friday night between the League-leading Guelph Royals and the Toronto Marlboros, OHA President Ken McMillan of Georgetown levied fines to players and coaches totalling $480. This is believed to be the heaviest fine in the history of the Ontario junior “A” circuit. Both coaches, Emile Francis of Guelph and Turk Broda of the Marlboros were hit with $50 fines for permitting their players to leave the bench while Bob Plager of the Royals was forced to dig up $100 for what was considered to be his major part in the brawl. All other players on both teams were fined $10.Plager…
McLellan Exits As NOHA Coach
TIMMINS. Ont. — The Northern Ontario Hockey Association Senior A League is fast becoming the graveyard of coaches. Only one of the four mentors who started the season remains at the helm of this team. The latest to make a change is the Timmins-Schumacher Flyers who have fired playing coach Johnny McLellan. McLellan was relieved of his coaching chores a few days ago but the club has asked him to stay on as a player. After thinking the matter over for a couple of days, the lanky centreman decided that he wanted his release to join Toledo of the International League. The club has refused to grant him his release, at the time of this writing, and he is currently out of hockey. McLellan spent last season as player-manager of the Milwaukee Falcons…
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