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February 11, 1961
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Don Moog Solves Age Old Problem In Kelowna Nets
KELOWNA, B. C. — The Kelowna-Penticton Combines may have come-up with the answer they have been looking for all season in netminder Don Moog. In desperate need of a capable netminder, the defunct Kelowna Packers, and the newly formed Combines received set-back after set-back with no less than six goalkeepers taking on the job, then packing up and leaving throughout the season. They all seemed to have a good reason for their actions. But Combine boss Jim Middleton failed to let this bother him. In the meantime local boy Boris Kabatoff played the roll of good Samaritan. Although full of desire, he lacked the necessary experience. Middleton made a big play for Calgary spare-netminder Art Lariviere, who played last season with Kelowna Packers. Lariviere however was unavailable, having signed a card with the East…
Vic Hopes This Trade As Good As Last Move
DETROIT, Mich. — A trade five years ago enabled Vic Stasiuk to blossom into a National Hockey League star. With this year’s trade, Vic hopes to remain in that category. “The change to Boston helped me and I think this one will too,” Stasiuk said after reporting to the Red Wings along with Leo LaBine. “I was in the doldrums and had scored only five goals. Now we’ve got a chance to make the playoffs and I don’t intend to go back to the minors,” Stasiuk said. Vic’s career started with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1949-50 when he was up for 17 games. He came to the Wings in 1950 along with Bert Olmstead for Lee Fogolin and Steve Black. Stasiuk never did attain regular status with the Wings and was traded to Boston in…
Frank Irks Red’s Fans By Praising Bill As Sparkler
TORONTO, Ont. — Leafs’ sharpshooter Frank Mahovlich put in a plug for one centre player — Billy Harris — during a press conference at London, Ont., and wound up getting blamed for downgrading the part which another Leaf centre, Red Kelly, has played in Frank’s scoring splurge. A story out of London quoted Mahovlich as saying Kelly had nothing to do with the Big M’s sensational success this season. That made Mahovlich look like an ingrate — and a very undiplomatic man as well. Kelly Not Worried “Here’s what really happened,” Mahovlich said before the Leafs’ practice. “I was asked how well Kelly had played as my centre. I said Red had played well but I mentioned that I had scored goals with Billy Harris at centre, too. “At no time did I say Kelly…
Chi-Hab Pow-Wow Attracts Record Crowd To Teepee
CHICAGO, Ill. — The biggest crowd of the National Hockey League season — 15.981 — was on hand in Chicago Stadium when the Black Hawks and Montreal Candiens tied 1-1 on January 29. In addition to the crowd, the game had several other interesting aspects. 1. The tie dropped Montreal’s definding National Hockey League champions out of sole possession of first place for the first time in two months. They had to share the top spot with Toronto, which beat New York earlier in the evening. 2. Al Arbour, who only once has scored more than one goal in a season (he had two in 195859) got his quota for the year at 16:21 of the second period. Arbour’s lone score last season incidentally was the first of the year by a Chicago player…
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