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November 11, 1961
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Surprising Bears Race To First Place In AHL
HERSHEY, Pa.— The Bears found themselves on top of the American Hockey League’s Eastern Division after the first six games and coach Frank Mathers is hoping his charges can maintain their early pace. “We’ve played real sound hockey so far,” said Mathers, “and the two games we lost could have gone our way.” Hershey’s only defeats were a 4-2 setback against Buffalo and 2-1 loss to vastly improved Rochester. In the Buffalo defeat of Oct. 22, a chap named Dennis DeJordy was the culprit who broke the Bears’ back. The Bisons net-minder, perhaps the best in the AHL, did everything but swallow the puck—and some of the Hershey guys believe he just might have on a couple of occasions. “We got about six real clean shots at him,” said Mathers, but he came up with…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
30 Goal Men Scarce The 1948-49 season was one of the few in the last decade when a NHL player did not score 30 goals or more. The closest to the 30 mark came off the stick of Detroit’s Sid Abel who connected for 28. Sid ended third in scoring with 54 points. Sloan 37 Man. Too When Frank Mahovlich scored his 38th goal of the season last year it was written that he broke a long-standing team record held by Gaye Stewart, who had held the record of 37 in a season. Unmentioned was the fact Tod Sloan also scored 37 goals for the Leafs in 1955-56. How The Race Goes (Standings on Tues. A.M., Nov. 7) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 New York 4 at Chicago 2 New York—goal: Worsley; defense: Cahan, Bownass, Harvey, Langlois, Spencer; forwards:…
Money, Player Problems May Snuff Out Mintos
SASKATOON, Sask.— Trouble persists in plaguing Prince Albert Mintos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Financial, player and coaching grief has combined to keep Minto backers in hot water for a number of years now, and the 1961-62 campaign has proved no exception. A meeting of SJHL officials in P. A. later this month might result in Mintos being shunted to the sidelines. Uncertainty as to the rink situation is the present Prince Albert stickler The present building (which must rate as the coldest hockey spot in Canada) will be torn down next summer, and there is no assurance that another will-be constructed in time for the ’62-63 season. Mintos, already drawing on the league’s financial assistance pool, started the season off on the wrong foot, suffering at least five embarrassing setbacks. A three-game road…
Millers Show IHL Class; Saints, Knights In Second
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Ken Yackel’s Minneapolis Millers, winners of the International Hockey League pennant last year, remain in the top slot, following two weeks of league competition. The Millers, currently on an eastern swing, won four out of five, while St. Paul and Omaha are deadlocked for second position, with three victories apiece. St. Paul won its first three starts without a setback. Omaha, after winning three out of four, dropped two straight to the Saints, 8-3 and 5-1. Muskegon, Indianapolis, Toledo and Ft. Wayne follow in that order, with Muskegon copping two wins, and the latter three clubs, one each. Minneapolis’ Harry Ottenbreit and Moe Bartoli share the scoring leadership with the Ft. Wayne trio of Barry Jakeman, Eddie Long and Len Thomson—all having nine scoring points. Jakeman has six goals, tieing him with Yackel and…
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