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June 1, 1961
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Maloney Selected As Most Valuable
— NEW YORK Phil Maloney, former National Leaguer, was named the most valuable player in the American Hockey League for the 1960-61 season. The 33-year-old centre was the key man in Buffalo Bisons’ drive to the playoffs. Coach Frank Eddolls said: “Without Maloney we’d never have reached the playoffs. I had to work Phil overtime in most of our games.” Maloney will receive the Leslie Cunningham plaque and a league bonus of $300. He had previously been elected to the league’s first all-star team and thus has an extra remuneration of $600. Maloney was the second Buffalo player to receive special honors, as his teammate, ChicoMaki was voted the outstanding rookie for the season. Phil received 22 points out of a possible 35. Bruce Cline of Springfield was runnerup with 14 points. The 21-year-old Maki polled…
Bruins Grab New Goaler
BOSTON, Mass. — The Boston Bruins, plagued by goalkeeping problems the past few seasons, hope their worries will be over with the acquisition of netminder Don Head from the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League. The WHL team will receive two players for Head, plus the loan of a goalkeeper for the 1961-62 campaign. Head, who was in the nets for the Canadian team at the last Olympic Games, won the rookie award in the Western League this year. He held opponents to an average 2.74 goals a game and also was named to the league all-star team. He scored seven shutouts in the regular season and added two more in the playoffs. Head is 27. Portland traded the prize rookie because they learned Head was going to be drafted. “I was not interested in…
Better Things Promised Title-Winning Hull Habs For Next EPHL Season
— HULL, Que. The Hull-Ottawa Canadiens brought home the Eastern Professional Hockey League playoff title to add to their pennant win and for their efforts, the Habs can look forward to better things next season. Civic dignitaries who gathered to pay tribute to their new champions assured the Canadiens that they would get a new deal. Hull Aiderman Bob Guertin, representing the Hull Arena commission, spoke optimistically of an improved rink for 1961-62. “We hope to reward the Canadiens with a bigger and better rink next season,” Guertin told Coach Glen Skov, general manager Sam Pollock and the members of the championship squad at their victory dinner. Plans for next season call for the establishment of another 1,000 seats in the hockey arena and possible completion of the Hull Civic Centre. As for the actual…
Keon Follows Old Leaf Rookie Award Tradition Rv Winning Calder Cup
MONTREAL History shows that the Toronto Maple Leafs, more than any other team, have the knack for picking the best first-year professionals in the National Hockey League. This was evident again this season when 21-year.old Dave Keon was named winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy for 1960-61 as rookie-of-the-year making him the seventh Leaf to turn the trick. Keon, one of the smallest performers to come into the NHL in some years, made the most of his tremendous breaking speed to beat out teammate Bob Nevin and Detroit’s Howie Glover for the rookie award. Keon polled 155 points out of a possible 180. Nevin polled 79 points, while the third-place Glover picked up 34 points. Voting was carried out by hockey writers and broadcasters from the six N.H.L. cities and points were awarded on…
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