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November 25, 1961

The Hockey News November 25, 1961

The Leafs have made numerous changes during the past number of years, but they&rsquo;ve stayed with the colorful defenseman.Read just why they have in the November issue ofHockey Pictorialon your newsstands now &#9632;

IN THIS ISSUE

TIM HORTON WATCHES THEM COME AND GO

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.&mdash;When the Springfield Indians defeated the Quebec Aces 5-3 on Sunday, November 12, it was their ninth consecutive game without a loss, which was a new all-time club record for the Indians. Their string included eight victories and one tie. In two previous seasons, 1936-37 and 1960-61, the Indians had played eight games in a row without losing. &#9632;

Nine Straight Without A Loss New Indians’ Record

This outstanding 350-page book contains the complete NHL records from the 1917-18 season up to and inclusive of the 1960-61 season. This is the only book published that lists how the teams finished each season, how they made out in the playoffs etc. It also runs the complete individual scoring records of each season from 1917-18 up to the present.It lists Trophy winners, scoring leaders, goalkeepers averages, penalty minute by clubs, names of players holding every all-time record.Be sure to order your copy of the Official N.H.L. Record Book today. The supply is limited and books will be sold on a First Come-First Served basis.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0824/1834488-1-eng-US/f0006-082.jpg" title="f0006-08" width="281" height="421"></div>ALL THIS FOR ONLY$1.25 (Postage paid)<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0913/1834481-1-eng-US/f0006-092.jpg" title="f0006-09" width="1336" height="422"></div> &#9632;

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OFFICIAL N.H.L RECORD BOOK 1917 to 1961

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;The top-level executive shuffle at Maple Leaf Gardens isn&rsquo;t likely to alter the status of Punch Imlach, coach and general manager of the Maple Leaf hockey club.Stafford Smythe resigned as chairman of the Gardens hockey committee and indications were he soon would take over from his father, Conn Smythe, as Gardens president. Harold Ballard, a committee member, succeeded Smythe, Jr., as chairman.&ldquo;Punch is number one man on the totem pole, as far as I&rsquo;m concerned.&rdquo; Ballard stated. &ldquo;He continues to do an excellent job for us in a dual capacity.&rdquo;Leafs, of course, never have missed the Stanley Cup playoffs since Imlach took over.The hockey committee, nicknamed the Silver Seven, was organized in 1957 to supervise operation of the hockey team. Members are all important Gardens shareholders: Smythe, Jr., Ballard, Bill Hatch, Jack Amell, George Mara, John Bassett and George Gardiner. Should Stafford Smythe quit the committee to become Gardens&rsquo; president, he would be replaced on the committee by Paul McNamara, former St. Michael&rsquo;s college star.When the committee was formed, with Staff Smythe as head, he said he did not intend to make a career of hockey since his main interest was the Smythe sand and gravel business, called C. Smythe for Sand.However, he now says he might be interested in becoming president if his holdings of Gardens stock could be enlarged.And his father has often said in recent years that he would like to step down as president.As of now, there are 147,000 shares of Gardens stock in existence valued at $4,410,000.Best guess is that Stafford Smythe will become Gardens president, with Harold Ballard, his associate in operation of the Marlboro junior team, as his right hand man, along with Imlach.There was no indication whether Smythe, Sr., would continue as a governor of the National Hockey League.<h2>Committee Boss</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02178/1835995-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="535" height="775"><figcaption class="caption-body">Harold Ballard</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Ballard Tops Big Seven In Top Level Leaf Moves

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SMYTHE JR. TO TAKE OVER FROM SENIOR

TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to pressure Stafford into any position which he is unwilling to accept, &ldquo;said Conn Smythe, president of Maple Leaf Gardens, in making the announcement of Staff&rsquo;s resignation as head of the Leafs&rsquo; seven man hockey committee. He added: &ldquo;but I&rsquo;m hoping some solution may be worked out. Nothing would make me happier than to see my son take over my job.&rdquo;The senior Smythe was commenting too, on his own desire to retire from active participation in the operations in the Gardens, which he founded 30-years ago. &#9632;

“Don’t Want To Pressure Stafford,” Says The Chief

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Following the Red Wings is like taking a roller coaster ride. So far there have been more dips than rises but the rises have been spectacular.There was a last-minute goal by slump-ridden Norm Ullman for a 2-1 victory over Boston and a 3-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens&hellip;and how often are the Canadiens blanked? Well, no one did it in the 70-game schedule last season.But in between was a 5-1 defeat at Toronto of which Wing coach Sid Abel said &ldquo;Even our Junior B&rsquo;s could have beaten us the way we played.&rdquo;Consistency is not a virtue of the 1961-62 Red Wings.The 3-0 victory did provide a happy send-off to a six-game road swing that touched every National Hockey League city with a pair of stopovers in Chicago.And along with the club, his exile ended, was defenseman Howie Young.Howie lost his number, his &ldquo;4&rdquo; went to Bill Gadsby, but not his talents, in his three-game club imposed suspension. The dashing, bashing 24-year-old defenseman was made persona non grata by the club management for drawing needless penalties.During the 12 days he spent off the active duty list. Howie practised with the club in the morning and worked out on his own in the afternoon and also rode the exercise bike.The club didn&rsquo;t announce his return until Howie was out skating with the team in the warmup for the Bruins. They might have drawn a few thousand more fans if they&rsquo;d released it earlier. Only 8,179 turned out.Howie&rsquo;s return was met by cheers. Everything he did was cheered. And Howie did everything well that night.&ldquo;I was a little mixed up,&rdquo; Howie said later. &ldquo;But I sure am happy to be back&mdash;it&rsquo;s the best feeling in the world. It looked pretty dark for a while.&ldquo;That (suspension) was a real jolt but I think it was the best thing for me,&rdquo; Young said.Howie was the best player on the ice.And the crowd reaction was a little amazing. When Howie skated on the ice for a shift he was cheered. When he left the ice he was cheered.When he carried the puck out of the Red Wing zone and broke over the Bruin line he was cheered. When he took a shot he was cheered and when he blocked one he was cheered.These are &ldquo;Howie&rsquo;s People.&rdquo;Howie rewarded his fans and the Wings with good play but it looked dark for a moment again in the second period when he was whistled down for high-sticking Charlie Burns.The fans booed the decision and Gadsby and Gordie Howe protested to referee Vern Buffey. But not the new Howie. The new Howie skated right to the penalty box without a word.Johnny Bucyk scored the game&rsquo;s first goal when Young was sitting in the penalty box. It became darker for the Young fans.But less than two minutes later, Detroit scored on a power play goal by Alex Delvecchio, his first goal in six games.Abel put Young back on the ice for the ensuing faceoff and Howie&rsquo;s appearance brought an even lustier cheer than the one occasioned by the goal.It was as if the fans were afraid the penalty and goal had finished Howie again. Abel said he realized that was what the crowd thought when they unloosed the cheer but Sid had no intention of keeping Young on the bench.&ldquo;Howie got a bad call on that one,&rdquo; Abel said.But Young wouldn&rsquo;t alibi it.&ldquo;It was my own fault. I should have shot the puck into their end instead of trying to stickhandle. If I had, I wouldn&rsquo;t have lost the puck and been going for it again with Bruins.&rdquo;This indeed was the new Howie.&ldquo;As long as Howie tends to his knitting, he&rsquo;ll play,&rdquo; Abel said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s going to get penalties&mdash;there&rsquo;s no question about it.&ldquo;The referees seem to have eyes in the back of their heads where he&rsquo;s concerned. If he&rsquo;s the last man coming out of our end, they&rsquo;re watching him. If it was someone else, they wouldn&rsquo;t be looking.&ldquo;They&rsquo;re going to give him cheap penalties. He has to learn to take them. Once the referee has made his call, he isn&rsquo;t going to change it and ranting and raving is just going to mean a misconduct and make them watch him all the more.&ldquo;Howie had no thought of the other guys who had to kill off his penalties and what it did to the team. He had to learn the hard way,&rdquo; Abel said.It seems that Howie has learned his lesson&hellip;the Wings and his fans hope so.There were times in those games right after his return that the old Howie would have nailed an opposition player to the boards without an afterthought.Instead, Young just as effectively took them out of the play by guiding them off to the side. He still delivered some crunching checks&mdash;he caught Montreal&rsquo;s Billy Hicke like an errant freight train.And he had a penalty against both Toronto and Montreal. But each time he went right to the penalty box without a word.Young overshadowed Ullman and Delvecchio in his first night back but both forwards had important nights breaking out of slumps.Delvecchio&rsquo;s goal was his fourth and for Ullman it was No. 2 this season. It also was only the second for Ullman going all the way back to the third last game of 1960-61 and covering 25 games, regular season and playoffs.Ullman scored at the tail end of a picture play with Delvecchio and Howe assisting and it came with 54 seconds left to play.The Wings started strong in their next game, a Saturday night date in Maple Leaf Gardens, but it wasn&rsquo;t Hockey Night for the Red Wings.Howe scored on a spectacular breakway, knocking in his own rebound while flying through the air over Johnny Bower, for a 1-0 lead but that was the end for the Wings.Good old Red Kelly, the Leaf leprechaun more like leprosy to Detroit, set up Bob Nevin for the tying goal and later collected one himself. Kelly has figured strong in Toronto&rsquo;s three victories over his former employers in as many starts this season.It seemed the Leafs would skate the Wings right out of the NHL.Then, to show what kind of a game this is, the Wings turned around and blanked Montreal which had beaten Toronto Thursday. And the Leafs lost, 4-3, to the same Boston club which the Wings had nipped.It must be pointed out that the Canadiens were minus Bernie Geoffrion and Ralph Backstrom when they moved into Olympia, both injured the night before.But the Wings will take a victory over Montreal anyway they can get it.And it was pretty tough getting it&hellip;especially for Terry Sawchuk.The veteran Red Wing goalie stopped Henri Richard&rsquo;s screened backhander at 11:06 of the first period with his face.The puck caught Sawchuk along his nose and below his right eye. It was more than the usual shallow hockey cut. It was a deep one and play was delayed 18 minutes while eight stitches were taken to close the gash.The well-protected Wings found themselves with their alternate goalie a couple thousand miles away in Portland, Ore.Detroit had just sent Hank Bassen out to help the Edmonton Flyers because Edmonton goalie Dennis Riggin, hottest thing in the Western Hockey League, needed 17 stitches to close a cut around his eye two night before.But no one could have done better than Sawchuk. He blocked quick shots by Tom Johnson, Hicke, Dickie Moore and Richard right after play resumed.He was brilliant in robbing Gilles Tremblay on a clean third period breakaway and stopped Claude Provost, the NHL&rsquo;s top goal scorer, several times.While Sawchuk was stopping the Canadiens, young Bruce MacGregor scored his first two regular season goals since coming up to the Wings late last season.MacGregor, now the youngest player in the NHL&mdash;he&rsquo;s 20, scored in the first and third periods on setups from Gadsby, a man who was playing his first NHL season when MacGregor was five years old.Gadsby fed MacGregor a pass from the boards at 19:04 of the first period and MacGregor jammed his own rebound past Jacques Plante while standing right in front of the Hab goalie.Delvecchio clicked at 2:16 of the middle period on a perfect goal mouth pass from Al Johnson and then MacGregor and Gadsby combined at 2:21 of the final period.Gadsby took the puck from Bobby Rousseau just inside the Detroit blue line and streaked down the left side with MacGregor moving down the middle and one defenseman back.Gadsby laid a hard pass on MacGregor&rsquo;s stick and MacGregor immediately fired a sizzling low shot into the net.The Wings&rsquo; penalty killers also had a big part in the victory. Val Fonteyne, Leo LaBine and Gerry Odrowski have been doing outstanding jobs for the Wings. It seems at times that Fonteyne, lightest player on the team at 154 pounds, is jet-propelled.ICE CHIPS: NHL President Clarence S. Campbell must feel a goal-tender&rsquo;s jinx in Detroit&hellip;Campbell has been in Detroit for two games this season and each time a goalie was injured. First it was Gump Worsley of New York with a brain concussion and then Detroit&rsquo;s Sawchuk with a face cut.Sawchuk&rsquo;s 3-0 shutout of Montreal was his 85th in regular season play and second this season&hellip;the 31-year-old Sawchuk also has 10 playoff shutoffs&hellip;Sawchuck is nine behind George Hainsworth&rsquo;s regular season shutout record of 94.Terry&rsquo;s win over Montreal was the second Sawchuk victory of the day&hellip;his son Gerry plays for a Pee Wee team and won 3-1 that morning with Gerry doing the splits to beat Gordie Howe&rsquo;s son, Mark.&ldquo;Mark skated past me after that and yelled &lsquo;Your brother&rsquo;s better than you?&rdquo;<h2>Smiles Again</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01354/1833926-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="522" height="510"><figcaption class="caption-body">Howie Young</figcaption></div><h2>Snaps Out Of It</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02337/1833919-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="560" height="539"><figcaption class="caption-body">Alex Delvecchio</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Young Gets Message And Buttons Lip To Officials

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;As weeks go it was a pretty good one for Andy Bathgate. He won $30 at the trotters, lost four dollars at the flats, got rid of the flu and scored his 200th NHL goal.Although Andy seemed just as willing to talk about Willie Shoemaker&rsquo;s horse riding, visitors to his cubicle in the Blue dressing room preferred to discuss the milestone goal netted behind Andy&rsquo;s summertime buddy, Glenn Hall.&ldquo;How does it feel?&rdquo; a voice chirped over the din.&ldquo;The first 200 goals are the toughest,&rdquo; Andy laughed. &ldquo;After that you don&rsquo;t give a damn.&rdquo;Not that Bathgate doesn&rsquo;t care. He has a few targets up his stick, the next being Bill Cook&rsquo;s Ranger record of 228 followed by the NHL&rdquo; scoring title.&ldquo;With 35 goals and 55 assists I should be able to make it,&rdquo; Andy said. &ldquo;If anybody&rsquo;s going to give me a run for it, it&rsquo;ll be Boom Boom Geoffrion.&rdquo;&ldquo;What about Claude Provost?&rdquo;&ldquo;He&rsquo;ll have a good year, but I don&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;ll be in the race for the title.&rdquo;A few weeks ago Bathgate was quoted as aiming for &ldquo;40, maybe 50 goals.&rdquo;&ldquo;I never said that,&rdquo; Andy insisted.&ldquo;You did so,&rdquo; the reported replied.Just then Harry Howell drifted by. &ldquo;Hey, Andy,&rdquo; Howell said, &ldquo;you told me you were going for 70.&rdquo;&ldquo;Sure,&rdquo; Andy said. &ldquo;70 games.&rdquo;Bathgate&rsquo;s previous high-point mark was 88 set in the 1958-59 season when he won the Hart Trophy and the Rangers finished fifth.For Andy to reach 90 he&rsquo;ll need help from two sources, his linemates, Dean Prentice and Earl Ingarfield, and his sometimes gimpy knees.&ldquo;The knees feel fine,&rdquo; said Andy who has been zooming over the Garden lake like an iceboat.The linemates are even finer. Prentice has never been faster and better coordinatd with Bathgate. And Ingarfield appears to be slowly, but surely fitting in at the pivot.Larry Popein was the best center Andy and Dean ever had but he was an erratic checker and an infrequent scorer. Ingarfield hits, scores and appears to be fathoming the razzle-dazzle that&rsquo;s going on around him.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re starting to make some plays,&rdquo; Bathgate admitted. &ldquo;Imagine, Prentice getting four assists in a game.&rdquo;Dean heard that crack. His comment: &ldquo;Shake a leg Andy, our car&rsquo;s waitin&rsquo;.&rdquo;Bathgate&rsquo;s monumental goal came against Chicago at 14:45 of the third period on Nov. 12th at the Garden. He snared the puck well inside the right point and fired at the congregation in front of Hall.At first it appeared that Ingarfield tipped it in. &ldquo;No,&rdquo; Earl said, &ldquo;it hit Hall&rsquo;s pad and trickled in. I could have pushed it past him if I wanted to but there was no point in that.&rdquo;He looked at Andy and Bathgate got the point.<h2>Record Breaker</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03306/1833957-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="562" height="1345"><figcaption class="caption-body">Andy Bathgate</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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200th In Net, Andy Now Eyes New Club Mark

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01353/1833988-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don Head&hellip;&hellip;Instills Confidence</figcaption></div>BOSTON, Mass&mdash;When a major league hockey team has as many young players as have the Bruins, there&rsquo;s plenty of room for improvement.And when a young team gets off to a start as dismal as did the Bruins this fall, there&rsquo;s plenty of room for improvement.There is no doubt that the Bruins have improved.And in Phil Watson&rsquo;s opinion there&rsquo;s no doubt which Bruin has improved the most.Watson&rsquo;s nominee is Don Head, his colorful goalkeeper.By the time Head had played his first half-dozen major league games this fall experts in such strongholds of hockey authority as New York and Montreal were predicting a short stay for him here.Head, in their opinion, was not up to playing goal for a National Hockey League team.But after a brief rest, during which Easy Ed Chadwick substituted for him, Head came back strongly. As the Bruins moved into the mid November portion of their schedule, only Chicago&rsquo;s Glenn Hall was able to match the Head record since his October vacation.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt in my mind,&rdquo; said Watson after Head played a brilliant game against the Toronto Maple Leafs here, &ldquo;but that he has made the most improvement of any player on my team.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a tremendous amount of pressure on a goalkeeper breaking into the NHL under ordinary conditions. But Don broke in under the toughest conditions possible&mdash;with a new team, one trying to get organized.&ldquo;So he was probably pressing in our early games, trying to carry the team by himself.&ldquo;Since we&rsquo;ve improved in organization he has improved, too, and he&rsquo;s a big reason why we&rsquo;ve been doing better. A goalkeeper can&rsquo;t carry a team by himself, but he can instill confidence in the other players and that&rsquo;s what Head has done here. My players know he&rsquo;s a good man.&rdquo;Head&rsquo;s goals-against average in his first six games was more than five goals per game. In his first seven games after his short respite he permitted an average of 2.4 goals per game.How did Watson account for Head&rsquo;s improvement?&ldquo;Partly his getting the feel of NHL play,&rdquo; replied the Bruins&rsquo; coach, &ldquo;and partly because of the improvement in his support.&rdquo;&ldquo;We thought Head would do the job for us,&rdquo; said Lynn Patrick, Bruins&rsquo; manager. &ldquo;We weren&rsquo;t surprised when he found things rough at first. After all, he&rsquo;s a rookie goalie despite his age (28) and rookie goalies have to learn the ropes.&ldquo;But I looked at him enough last year (with Portland) and Milt Schmidt, (Bruins&rsquo; assistant manager) looked at him enough so that we were confident he would be all right.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll go along with Phil,&rdquo; added Patrick. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll say Head is our most improved player, too.&rdquo;Watson professes to have seen improvement in other Bruins&rsquo; rookies since the first of the season. He named Defenseman Ed Westfall and Right Wing Wayne Connelly as two.&ldquo;Westfall has been a real surprise,&rdquo; he commented, &ldquo;and Connelly has been working himself in.&rdquo;<h2>Standing Up Under NHL Pressure &#9632;</h2>

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Called Most Improved By Phil Watson

BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;The Bruins have created a unique play to capitalize on the skating ability of Goalkeeper Don Head.The play is a takeoff on one designed several seasons ago by Milt Schmidt, then coach of the Bruins, and copied widely.The Schmidt play called for the Bruins&rsquo; goalkeeper to skate to the bench with the calling of a delayed penalty on the opposition, the goalkeeper being replaced on the ice by a forward.But in the Bruins&rsquo; new version Head skates into the attacking zone as a participant in his team&rsquo;s offense.The new play was used for the first time here in a game in which the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 to 3. The Bruins stormed into the Toronto zone when Referee Eddie Powers called a delayed tripping penalty on Toronto&rsquo;s Bob Nevin, Head moving up to a point position inside the Toronto blue line.The husky goalkeeper cut quite a figure as he set himself for a pass or shot, but a Toronto player touched the puck before Head could figure in the Bruins&rsquo; offense.&ldquo;We decided in practice that we would use it,&rsquo; revealed Coach Phil Watson, because there was too much time lost the other way, in Don&rsquo;s getting to our bench and another player getting onto the ice.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s such a good skater we thought we&rsquo;d try having him move up with the play. He can pass and shoot, too, so we&rsquo;ll keep trying it this way.&rsquo;&rsquo;Lynn Patrick. Bruins&rsquo; manager, could never recall having seen a major league goalkeeper taking part in an offense as did Head against Toronto. &#9632;

He’s Forward On Penalty

<div class="byline">By LEN BRAMSON</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Much has been written about the unbelievable number of minutes Don Head spent in the penalty box as a member of the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League last season. The big guy was assessed 101 minutes. But he didn&rsquo;t have to spend any time in the box himself; his teammates did it for him.In the NHL, penalties to goalies are not a rare thing. In the last three seasons NHL goalers have been assessed a total of 145 minutes in penalties.But Heads&rsquo; 101 minutes will probably remain an all-pro record for many years. The most an NHL goaler has been assessed in the last three seasons has been 22 minutes. Terry Sawchuk of the Detroit Red Wings picked up that number two seasons ago.Least penalized goaler in the last three years has been veteran Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Johnny has been tagged for only four minutes in that 180 minutes. Last season he didn&rsquo;t record a minute in penalties, although his two stand ins, Gerry McNamara and Cesare Maniago each were given one minor.Penalties to goalers of the Boston Bruins are not a rarity. Since 1958-59 Bruins goalers have picked up a total of 40 minutes in the sin bin. Last season Don Simmons and Bruce Gamble recorded 20 minutes between them, with Gamble getting 14 of the 20.The previous season Simmons and Harry Lumley had the whistle blown on them for 16 minutes with Lum getting 12 and Don four.In 1958-59 the Bruins used three goalers but only Don Simmons recorded any penalties. He received four minutes. Harry Lumley, who played 11 games that year and Don Keenan, who played one, were penalty free.Gump Worsley of the New York Rangers is one of the most heavily penalized goalers in recent NHL seasons. He has averaged about 10&frac12; minutes in the coop in the last three years. Last season the &lsquo;Gumper&rsquo; scored 10 minutes in penalties. The year before he got 12 and the season before that 10.Chicago&rsquo;s Glenn Hall must be rated one of the cleanest goalers in NHL history. He has recorded only two minutes in the last three years. That penalty came in 1959-60.Montreal&rsquo;s Jacques Plante is also a rather clean player when compared to the record of some other goalers. Last season he picked up one minor, the season before he had a minor but in 1958-59 he was assessed 11 minutes. &#9632;

Penalties To Bruins’ Goalers Not A Rarity

THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1st, 1947 35Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.1434 Ste. Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que.Ken McKenzie, President and PublisherWill V. Cote. Vice-Pres. & Gen. Mgr.Len Bramson, Editor-in-ChiefYearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada and the British Commonwealth; $4.00 in the U.S.A, and Foreign CountriesPostage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y.Authorized ns second-class mail, Post Office Department, OttawaPrinted in CanadaVOL 15 NOVEMBER 25, 1961 No. 8 &#9632;

The Hockey News

<div class="byline">By Ken McKenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01418/1834112-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="364" height="386"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02385/1834105-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="514" height="75"></div>&bull; BOOM BOOM GEOFFRION of the Canadiens is not too keen on weight reducing plans these days. He knocked off six pounds at the orders of coach Toe Blake and that night suffered fractured ribs&hellip;Former NHL All-Star Gus Mortson made his bow as a coach in Toronto last week&hellip;The Ex-Leaf, Hawk and Red Wing is piloting Dixie Junior B&rsquo;s, a Chicago farm team&hellip;Only one hat trick has been racked up in the American League this season&hellip;That one came off of the stick of Floyd Smith of Springfield&hellip;Smith played with the Rangers last season&hellip;Dallas Smith is moving around&hellip;He was sent to the Montreal organization by the Boston Bruins on loan for a year&hellip;He was playing at Hull-Ottawa. Now we see where he has been shipped to Pittsburgh of the AHL&hellip;Toronto has been stocking John Harris&rsquo; team, but Canadiens have a few players in the Steel City&hellip;Bill Sweeney of the Springfield Indians has scored 1.29 points per game since he came into the AHL&hellip;In 289 games he tallied 374 points&hellip;Willie Marshall of Hershey is second with 707 points in 555 games for an average of 1.27 per game&hellip;Bruce Draper of the Rochester Americans of the AHL is the son of Jack Draper, who played with the old Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets back in the 1930&rsquo;s&hellip;Ron Attwell of the Cleveland Barons is married to the sister of Billy McCreary of the Springfield Indians&hellip;Willie Marshall and Johnny McKenzie are also brothers-in-law&hellip;Bob Turner of Chicago and retired Dune Fisher of Hershey are also brothers-in-law&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03309/1834098-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="274" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Sweeney</figcaption></div>&bull; VETERAN HUGH CURRIE has signed on with the Vancouver Canucks of the WHL&hellip;The Canucks traded Centre Ray Cyr for the 36-year old rearguard, who was dropped by the Calgary Stampeders earlier in the season&hellip;When General Manager Jack Adams of the Detroit Red Wings was told that the Seattle Totems of the WHL were suing his club for $40,000, he said: &ldquo;you can just say that I laughed about it.&rdquo;&hellip;Toe Blake&rsquo;s comments on Dave Keon of Toronto: &ldquo;He is one of the best centers in the NHL, but he is still not a Henri Richard.&rdquo;&hellip;Blake&rsquo;s answer to a reporter who told him a horse he bet on won and paid $15: &ldquo;You are the first reporter who knows what he is talking about.&rdquo;&hellip;Rudy Pilous is reported to be on his way out as coach of the Chicago Black Hawks&hellip;A Toronto source said he doesn&rsquo;t have the confidence of his players&hellip;The night the story was published the Hawks shutout the Red Wings 2-0&hellip;Len Lunde, now playing with the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL is earning another NHL shot&hellip;He&rsquo;s been the sparkplug for the Flyers, who are running away with the WHL derby&hellip;The New York Rangers have some great kids coming up&hellip;At Kitchener they say four are not far away from the Majors&hellip;They are Al Lebrun, Bob Cunningham, Jim Neilson and Bryan Hextall Jr.&hellip;Rangers will also have Rod Gilbert in their lineup by Christmas.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04253/1834091-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="294" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body">Len Lunde</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;One of the more popular annual pastimes in Rangerville&mdash;when the Rangers blow a lead and wind up in a tie&mdash;is a revival of the old campaign to restore overtime.The yearly rite was held last week when the Bruins tied the Blueshirts 4-4 with 23 seconds left in the game. Any time Boston knots New York these days it&rsquo;s considered a civic humiliation.&ldquo;Bring back overtime,&rdquo; snickered a couple of disgruntled Ranger fans.The plea was overheard by New York writers who immediately relayed it to the guardian of Rangerville. They shook their heads in despair.&ldquo;Overtime wouldn&rsquo;t be good for the fans,&rdquo; said Ned Irish, president of Madison Square Garden.&ldquo;If there was an overtime game on Saturday night the teams would be late coming into the Garden on Sunday and they&rsquo;d be in poor shape for the game.&rdquo;It was pointed out that the American Hockey League and the National Basketball League, to name a few groups, employ overtime.&ldquo;American League cities are closer together,&rdquo; Irish replied. &ldquo;Basketball should not be compared with hockey. It&rsquo;s a shorter game. In hockey the fans get 60 minutes of action.&rdquo;Irish said the fans are just as pleased to get out of the arena after the regulation time expires, tie or not, so that they can catch their trains home. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think it would make a difference to more than 10 people whether there&rsquo;s overtime or not,&rdquo; he added.Ranger g.m. Muzz Patrick offered that overtime would not be restored unless the &ldquo;fans demand it.&rdquo; Like most NHL officials, he&rsquo;s against it.&ldquo;In a tie, the better team isn&rsquo;t too disappointed and the poorer team is content. If there was an overtime, the percentage would be with the better team and also increase the losses of the poorer team with a wider spread in the standings.&ldquo;Until the fans demand it, there&rsquo;ll be no overtime.&rdquo;How do the fans feel about it?In Rangerville, the local populace is too overjoyed over the high estate of its local heroes to start crusading for overtime. The feeling among most fans is, &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to see overtime but I&rsquo;m not going to make a to-do about it.&rdquo;Other optimists believe they will get a chance for overtime in late March when the Stanley Cup playoffs return to the Garden. They hope.RANGERABILIA: Irish disclosed that the Rangers &ldquo;break-even&rdquo; crowd is about 7,500. Anything after that is money in the bank&hellip;Blues&rsquo; attendance has been healthy so far. Forecast remains good&hellip;Larry Cahan, who had been just so-so for a long time, played his best game against Chicago, Nov. 12. Testimony was submitted by Doug Harvey&hellip;Alternate captain Al Langlois was slapped with a misconduct penalty by Referee Frank Udvari on Nov. 12. Langlois insisted he had a right to arbitrate the matter with Udvari and kept pointing to the &ldquo;A&rdquo; on his jersey. Udvari was singularly unimpressed. Minus $25 for Albert&hellip;Add to queer Garden banners: &ldquo;We like Art Reichert.&rdquo; (He&rsquo;s a Garden goal judge.)&hellip;Rangers trying to arrange a few Sunday afternoon games next season&hellip;Rod Gilbert visits the Mayo Clinic Dec. 15.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05228/1834143-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="288" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Muzz Patrick</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Overtime Talk Quickly Kayoed By Blues’ Brass

<div class="byline">MILT DUNNELL</div>IN THE TORONTO STAR<h2>The Coach And The Convalescents</h2>Two men met in the passageway between the rails and the box seats at the Maple Leaf Gardens. One was Dickie Moore; occupation: Hockey player; club: Montreal Canadiens; medical history: Three shoulder separations; surgery on both knees for removal of damaged cartilage; fractured foot; broken left wrist; knuckles cracked in his right hand.The other man was Elmer Lach; occupation: ex-hockey player, now an executive with a transport company; former club: Montreal Canadiens; medical history: Jaw broken twice; fractured skull; smashed nose; broken cheekbone; leg fractured; arm broken.They nodded affably, as befitted a couple of professional men. Moore seemed surprised when a reporter asked him about his health. It was excellent, he said. Excellent? He got into the lineup only last week, after an accident in training camp. A teammate fell against the left knee, on which the doctors had operated last summer.&ldquo;Surgery was on the inside of the knee,&rdquo; Dickie explained. &ldquo;This injury was on the outside, so there really is no connection. It&rsquo;s fine&hellip;no pain&hellip;have to get my timing back&hellip;yeah, I guess the newspapers almost wrote me off&hellip;I&rsquo;m back.&rdquo;Canadiens&rsquo; crying coach, Toe Blake, came along behind a screen of cigar smoke. He was fresh from the Habs&rsquo; workout. Toe apologized profusely for permitting his athletes to pollute the Gardens atmosphere. Their practice had smelled to high heaven, Blake proclaimed piously.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not lookin&rsquo; for goals against Toronto,&rdquo; Toe protested. &ldquo;We won&rsquo;t get any. I just hope we get a shot on the net. The way this club is skatin&rsquo;, I could beat it myself&mdash;skatin&rsquo; backwards.Moore, who had managed to stem a flow of tears for his suffering skipper, retorted: &ldquo;Coaches always look better when they&rsquo;re skating backwards.&rdquo; On that flippant note, he stalked away on his rehinged legs, leaving Blake to expound on the pertinent topic of the coach&rsquo;s approach to convalescent athletes.<h2>Naw, Hockey Really Isn&rsquo;t Rough</h2>&ldquo;Now take that fellow out there,&rdquo; Blake suggested, nodding in the direction of Leafs&rsquo; Allan Stanley. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t think it isn&rsquo;t tough for him to get back in shape.&rdquo;Stanley has been hospitalized with a Charley horse which became so bad it had to be opened.&ldquo;Only way he&rsquo;s gonna get sharp again is to skate hard. That&rsquo;s what I try to tell Dickie Moore,&rdquo; Blake continued. &ldquo;If Moore&rsquo;s knee isn&rsquo;t sore, I want him to drive himself. Dickie doesn&rsquo;t like to do that. So I try to drive him. That&rsquo;s the only way he will get back in shape so he can help us.&rdquo;Lach, who had enjoyed Blake&rsquo;s discourse, invited him to recall a season when both were playing for Canadiens. Dick Irvin was coach. Blake had been out for a week with a bruise at the end of his spine. The club was leaving on a road trip and Irvin invited Blake to go along, although he wasn&rsquo;t ready to play.&ldquo;The first stop was New York,&rdquo; Lach recalled. &ldquo;At our pre-game meeting, Irvin arranged the seating so Toe was right in the middle of the group. In his speech, Dick really powdered Toe&mdash;told him off real good. We got the message. He scared the daylights out of the rest of us. We scored six goals that night.&rdquo;The damage done by injuries was both physical and psychological, Blake agreed. He recalled his own initiation into the NHL, by way of making his point. Pit Lepine, a classy centre of that day, suffered a Charley horse in New York. By the time the train reached Montreal, Lepine had a leg that looked like a black walnut tree trunk. Surgeons corrected the condition&mdash;and left Pit with 102 stitches.&ldquo;As a young guy, I wondered what I was gettin&rsquo; into,&rdquo; Blake chuckled. &ldquo;Yet, I discovered the NHL wasn&rsquo;t so rough. Why, I got 40 stitches around the eyes in my first season at Providence. Never got that many in the NHL.&rdquo;&ldquo;Naw, it wasn&rsquo;t so rough,&rdquo; Lach agreed. &ldquo;Although I did collect $3,800 from an insurance company in one season. My own fault though&mdash;tripped over the blueline.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06191/1834181-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="316" height="454"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07160/1834174-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="534" height="799"><figcaption class="caption-body">Elmer Lach</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01374/1834236-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Eddie Shack (inset) of the Toronto Maple Leafs, is the newest hero of the Toronto gallery fans. His rink-long rushes, his great desire to improve himself has won over the Maple Leaf followers. His love for his sport has made him a hurricane on skates but Coach Punch Imlach, assistant GM King Clancy and Bert Olmstead are slowly, but surely grinding off the rough edges. Above, Shack, in one of his typical rushes lands on the doorstep of the Boston Bruins while Bruin rearguard Leo Boivin tries to catch up.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Leaf Hurricane At Bruins Doorstep

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Maple Leaf hockey fans have a new hero.Eddie (Pinocchio) Shack, the whirling, swirling, uninhibited right-winger, is the new darling of the galleries. Applause meters at Maple Leaf Gardens indicate his non-stop, fig-for-danger style of play has made him Leafs&rsquo; most popular player. His appearances on the dasher invariably are greeted with a roar and he never fails to create an even louder uproar.Over Leafs&rsquo; first 14 games, Shack scored only three goals and nine assists, hardly the club&rsquo;s greatest output.&ldquo;He gives out so much,&rdquo; a fan says. &ldquo;He works so hard that you have to admire him&rdquo;.Shack came to Leafs from New York Rangers partway through last season, in exchange for veterans Brian Cullen and Johnny Wilson. Ever since, Leafs have been trying to harness his vast energy and enthusiasm for his sport. Punch Imlach and King Clancy, heads of the strategy department, have worked long hours with him and so has Bert Olmstead.&ldquo;He loves to play and he wants to learn&rdquo;, says Imlach. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s pretty rare. There should be more hockey players like that&rdquo;.Shack&rsquo;s story is fairly well-known. He was a junior whiz with Guelph, Ont., Biltmores and turned professional with Providence Reds, a New York Farm Club, in 1957. He broke his leg after scoring 16 goals and 18 assists in 35 American League games. The following season, he moved up to Rangers and was a major flop there for three seasons. Exile to Springfield for nine games didn&rsquo;t help. Neither did threats, pleas or fines. New York management had given up on him completely when they attempted to trade him to Detroit in February, 1960. The proposed transaction fell through when Red Kelly announced his retirement from hockey, rather than report to Rangers.Eddie didn&rsquo;t like New York. He does like Toronto, though, and he has been a distinct success here. He got 15 goals last season and ought to do much better this winter.When coach Imlach opens the gate and yells &ldquo;Get &rsquo;em, Eddie&rdquo;, anything can happen. Shack roves the ice at high speed, mowing down friend and foe alike. He&rsquo;s effective.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s one of the few players who can carry the puck from end to end every time&rdquo;, says Punch.If Shack&rsquo;s headlong play lacks direction at times, he has left-winger Olmstead and centre Bob Pulford to organize things for him.Much has been made of Shack&rsquo;s inability to read and write, ever since a story was published while he was a junior outlining this educational oversight. Truth is Shack&rsquo;s formal education was delayed and when he finally did get to school he was embarrassed at being so much bigger and older than his classmates. So he dropped out.He&rsquo;s made a genuine attempt at self-improvement and spent last summer receiving special teaching at a Toronto high school.During a recent game against Detroit Red Wings at the Gardens, Shack was ridden by Jack Adams, Wings&rsquo; general manager who always occupies a rail seat near the team bench. Adams suggested loudly that Shack should learn his three R&rsquo;s.Overhearing this, Shack promptly fired the game-winning goal, then skated over to Adams and carefully spelled out: &ldquo;S-C-O-R-E&rdquo;.Shack is a 24-year-old native of Sudbury, Ont.NOTES: Johnny Bower celebrated his 36th birthday Nov. 8&hellip;Leaf player having the most trouble getting untracked this fall is George Armstrong.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02342/1834267-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="264" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bert Olmstead</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Colorful Shack Newest Hero Of Toronto’s Fans

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT Mich.&mdash;Marc Boileau, 29-year-old center in the center of a controversy between the Detroit Red Wings and Seattle Totems, was called up by the Wings in a move that resulted in the end of Parker MacDonald&rsquo;s brief suspension.Boileau was brought up from the Hershey Bears of the American League and the Wings then assigned Bob Dillabough and MacDonald to the Bears.The Totems say they are going to sue the Wings for $40,000 in the case of Boileau and defenceman Les Hunt who was traded by the Wings to New York last June for Bill Gadsby.Red Wing general manager Jack Adams laughed at the suit&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been loaning Seattle players for years and they&rsquo;ve got the idea that they own them. They don&rsquo;t.&rdquo;Seattle says that the Wings said that if Boileau or Hunt didn&rsquo;t make it with the Wings that they would be returned to the Totems. Boileau was Seattle&rsquo;s top goal man last year with 42 makers. He had 32 the previous season.Boileau also led Hershey when he was called up with seven goals and nine assists in 14 games.MacDonald was under suspension for failing to report to Sudbury when the Wings brought up Dillabough from the Wolves. If he had to go down, MacDonald wanted to go to the AHL.Wing coach Sid Abel made the moves in the absence of Adams who was on the West Coast.Adams went to Los Angeles and San Franisco for Edmonton&rsquo;s first trip to the New Western League cities. Edmonton helped San Francisco open its home season and ex-Detroiter Max McNab is the Seals&rsquo; coach.Abel said he was sending Dillabough, a star with Detroit&rsquo;s Junior A club at Hamilton last season, to Hershey to give the 20-year-old forward regular duty and experience.Dillabough appeared in five games with the Wings, playing on a number of lines. During his brief stint, he was the youngest player in the NHL. beating out teammate Bruce MacGregor by two days.The Seattle-Detroit unpleasantness resulted in the Totems cancelling a Red Wing exhibition appearance in Seattle during the training season.<h2>Elevated</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03273/1834298-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="519" height="508"><figcaption class="caption-body">Marc Boileau</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Wings Bring Up Marc Boileau—Drop Dillabough

NEW YORK, N. Y.&mdash;The Montreal Canadiens, on the longest road trip of the season that sees them play in all five opponent cities during the trip, will get a shaking up if things don&rsquo;t change. After the Canadiens had lost their third in a row on the road Coach Toe Blake warned his charges that he would make some changes if they didn&rsquo;t change.&ldquo;They&rsquo;d better pull up their socks or there&rsquo;s going to be wholesale changes when we get back home.&ldquo;Mental lapses, especially on face-offs, cost us the tying goals in two games,&rdquo; Blake said. &ldquo;It looks like Dickie Moore is on his way back. I&rsquo;m particularly pleased with his efforts thus far. I&rsquo;m a little disappointed in Don Marshall. Here&rsquo;s a kid with all the ability but he has yet to come to life. I&rsquo;m going to alternate him at centre with Bobby Rousseau on the line with Bernie Geoffrion and Moore.&rdquo;Canadiens expect to get big Jean Beliveau back into action next week. When he does get back Canadiens will be at full strength for the first time this season. &#9632;

Toe Threatens Shakeups

DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Not much more can be written about the greatness of veteran defenseman Marcel Pronovost of the Red Wings. He has been placed on the first NHL All-Star team the last two seasons, and the second the two prior to that. He has mastered both the game of hockey and the English language, and it&rsquo;s pretty hard to say which is the toughest.The backbone of the Detroit defense, Pronovost is one of the finest rushing defensemen in the history of the NHL. Few players, be they defensemen or forwards can give a fan as great a thrill as does Marcel, when he grabs the puck and swirls and whirls up centre ice.When Pronovost broke in with the Red Wings he could hardly speak a word of English. Today he speaks it without a trace of an accent.Born in Lac la Tortue, Quebec, Pronovost makes his home in Valleyfield, Quebec during the off-season. Now in his 12th season with the Red Wings, the 31-year old blueliner is one of the most respected players in the NHL, although he seldom hits the spotlight. Few can ride a player into the boards as gracefully, or get the puck out of his own end as rapidly.A hard worker, General Manager Jack Adams and Coach Sid Abel have built their defense around the silent Frenchman, and before the year is out it is expected that Marcel will once again be nominated for All-Stardom. He is truely &lsquo;your kind of player.&rsquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04201/1834353-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="236" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Marcel Pronovost</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Your Kind of Player

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK. N.Y.&mdash;&ldquo;Phil&rsquo;s Phollies,&rdquo; the one-man minstrel show starring Phil Watson, made a second command performance at Madison Square last week. It was so good the old maestro promises to be back Dec. 3.In a one-hour fist-smacking filli-buster, the Boston coach stickhandled around the following points:&bull; Boston fans are better than New York. What else is new!).&bull; The Bruins will make the playoffs. (This year?).&bull; Referees are human. (This didn&rsquo;t come easy).&bull; He tried to wangle Bob McCord from Springfield. (But couldn&rsquo;t).Once again relegating Ranger coach Doug Harvey to second billing, Watson captured the attention of New York writers, who, by the time Phillipe had finished, had burned out a dozen pencils. This is what it sounded like:&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very happy in Boston,&rdquo; said Watson. &ldquo;Those fans there are great. When we score it&rsquo;s like thunder. When the other team scores it&rsquo;s so quiet you can hear a pin drop.Then, a growl: &ldquo;Here in New York the crowd cheers as much for the visitors as it does for the home club.&rdquo; End of growl.Early communiques out of Boston indicated the Bruins would be quite content to finish its rookie-filled season in sixth place. Watson labelled the report a base canard.&ldquo;I think the Bruins will make the playoffs,&rdquo; he half roared. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know or care who we&rsquo;ll knock off but I won&rsquo;t take a second seat to anybody.&rdquo;&ldquo;Not even the Rangers?&rdquo;Watson tugged at his slick black hat, sipped a drink and waxed philosophical.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about time things changed in the NHL,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Wouldn&rsquo;t it be nice if the Bruins and the Rangers got out of the doldrums. A lot of Canadian fans root for them but they don&rsquo;t have much to cheer about. They&rsquo;d like to have a beer and say &lsquo;My Bruins are in first place.&rsquo;Somebody mentioned that one of the Ranger goals in 4-4 tie with Boston appeared to be offside. Did he fault the linesman?&ldquo;He&rsquo;s allowed to make mistakes,&rdquo; said Phil. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not mad at anyone if he&rsquo;s a human being,&rdquo; stupefying his audience.In reply to a HOCKEY NEWS story suggesting that the Bruins beef up their defense with either Bob McCord, Aldo Guidolin or Ian Cushenan of the American League, Watson said he was after McCord, owned by Eddie Shore of Springfield.&ldquo;What he wanted from us was ridiculous,&rdquo; Phil said, &ldquo;two players from my team right now. I&rsquo;m sure not going to give my team away to Shore. I&rsquo;m interested in the other players but not as much as McCord.&rdquo;Another asked how Watson felt early in the season after Toronto shellacked the Bruins 9-1 in Boston.&ldquo;As soon as we got into the dressing room,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;I told my players I want a smile on their faces when the Boston writers come in. I said &lsquo;if you tell them you feel discouraged I&rsquo;ll fine you $100. Tell them we&rsquo;ll win the next time.&rsquo; &ldquo;He tugged on a black and red tie: &ldquo;I won&rsquo;t let those (dash) in Boston think we&rsquo;re discouraged.&rdquo;In the finest tradition of O. Henry, Watson closed his performance with a surprise ending.&mdash;He denied ever calling Gump Worsley a beer-drinker.&ldquo;I never called Worsley a beer drinker,&rdquo; he said passionately. &ldquo;What I said was that he had a beer-barrel belly. You writers are the guys who said he was a beer drinker.&rdquo;Exit writers. Laughing.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01444/1834384-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="270" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob McCord</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Bruins Make Big Pitch For Bob McCord

<div class="byline">By PAT CURRAN</div><h2>On The Road with Canadiens</h2>Playing five games in eight days on a suicide road-trip that might make or break them as far as first place was concerned, the Montreal Canadiens met brilliant goaltending and a batch of injuries as they lost three straight starts.Terry Sawchuk of Detroit Red Wings resumed his old &ldquo;Terry The Pirate&rdquo; role to shut out the league-leading Habs 3-0 at Detroit and ageless Johnny Bower kept Toronto in the game for two periods before the Leafs edged the Montrealers 3-2.In both games, the Canadiens had enough of the puck to win but couldn&rsquo;t put it past the brilliant netminders.Canadiens took to the road as a erippled hockey club, leaving Boom Boom Geoffrion and Ralph Backstrom behind as they entrained for Detroit. The Boomer suffered bruised ribs and Backstrom had hurt his right knee against Chicago.In addition, centre Phill Goyette was favoring a badly bruised left wrist and was unable to shoot or control the puck normally.As a result, Coach Toe Blake had to shuffle his nine forwards throughout the game at Detroit, especially after every penalty killing job by Gilles Tremblay and Bobby Rousseau&mdash;breaking up two lines.Dickie Moore, the left-winger who has been slow hitting his stride after a knee injury, had to be used on regular shifts on a makeshift unit. Bobby Rousseau was at right wing, Moore and Don Marshall at centre.Said Blake after the Detroit loss: &ldquo;We played fairly well considering the injuries. We couldn&rsquo;t afford to make any mistakes but we did.&rdquo;Geoffrion and Backstrom were pronounced okay in Montreal and reached Toronto by plane just in time for the game.Geoffrion, last year&rsquo;s 50-goals scorer, said that he didn&rsquo;t feel right and should have stayed home. However he played well enough to test Johnny Bower with six shots and beat him for Canadiens&rsquo; first goal It was the Boomer&rsquo;s eigth marker of the season.Gilles Tremblay, turning into a brilliant penalty-killer along with Bobby Rousseau&mdash;only one goal has been scored against them&mdash;got his second of the campaign.The Toronto game was one in which the Habs played well enough to win but didn&rsquo;t and one in which they were open to injuries and suffered plenty.The toll of the walking wounded as Canadiens reached Boston read as follows:Defenceman Tom Johnson, nursing a right toe, badly infected after the toenail was ripped off.Centre Phil Goyette lacking strength in his left hand due to bad bruise along the index finger.Centre Henri Richard, bruised knuckles on the right hand and bruise at the base of his right knee.Centre Ralph Backstrom, still ailing from sore right knee.Winger Don Marshall, puffed thumb on his left hand.Winger Bernie Geoffrion, sore ribs.Bill Head, the club physiotherapist met the Habs in Boston hoping to give the team some kind of a lift.Seeing Bill Head in the Madison Hotel lobby, Toe Blake remarked: &ldquo;Here comes Brother Andre. If he ever works miracles, now is the time to do it.&rdquo;CANADIENS&rsquo; CAPERS:- Elmer Lach, the old Punch Line centre turned up at Toronto to watch the Habs&rsquo; practice and attend the game&hellip;General Manager Frank Selke hasn&rsquo;t missed a game, either home or away so far this season&hellip;A runway accident at Boston Airport, involving a National Airlines DC-6 and a Northeast Viscount, happened just before the arrival of the Habs&rsquo; chartered plane from Toronto. The 73 persons aboard the two planes escaped injury&hellip;Al MacNeil, had a bad night at Detroit but made up for it with his best game of the season at Toronto. Al has become the best hitter on the Habs&hellip;Lou Fontinato, a marked man for penalties, has been laying off rather than sit in the sinbin. Toe Blake says that Louie has been given all kinds of penalties he doesn&rsquo;t deserve&hellip;Marcel Bonin has become the hi-jinx leader of the Habs. A 15-cent water-shooting spyglass enabled him to fool porters, conductors, cooks and others on the train&hellip;Jean Claude Tremblay isn&rsquo;t getting much ice, except when the Habs are shorthanded. He played one shift last week as a centre after Ralph Backstrom was hurt&hellip;Tom Johnson has already had more than his share of injuries, including a charley-horse, bruised ankle and sore foot, but is playing better every game. This might be a big year for Johnson.<h2>On The Habs &lsquo;Limp List&rsquo;</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02325/1834450-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="282" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tom Johnson</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03232/1834443-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="279" height="405"><figcaption class="caption-body">Henri Richard</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04161/1834436-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="271" height="399"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ralph Backstrom</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05137/1834429-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="279" height="417"><figcaption class="caption-body">Phil Goyette</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-06110/1834422-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="280" height="410"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don Marshall</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0754/1834415-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg" title="f0006-07" width="266" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bernie Geoffrion</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hectic Road Trip May Make Or Break The Canucks

<div class="byline">By HARRY MOLTER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01395/1834533-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Wayne Hillman</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, III.&mdash;For the first time in two seasons the Chicago Black Hawks have had to dip into their farm system for a regular-season replacement.This occurred when defenseman Pete Pilote was injured in the sixth game of the current National Hockey League season with a separation in his right shoulder.To fill in for the next several weeks the Black Hawks immediately called up Wayne Hillman from their Buffalo farm team in the American Hockey League.Hillman&rsquo;s performance has confirmed what experts have suspected and what was hinted during the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring&mdash;General Manager Tommy Ivan has built a sound farm organization with plenty of talent available.Last year Chicago went through the entire season with very few injuries and no major ones. Pilote, goalie Glenn Hall, left winger Ron Murphy and right wing Murray Balfour all played 70 games, the full schedule. Defenseman Jack Evans and center Red Hay missed only one game each and Eric Nesterenko, Bobby Hull, Dollard St. Laurent, Stan Mikita and Reg Flemming missed four or less. Nobody missed more than nine&mdash;Ab McDonald playing only 61 games, Moose Vasko 63 and Ken Wharram 64.But this season has been different. Center Hay missed eight games at the start of the season and then came captain Pilote&rsquo;s injury. Ron Murphy and Ken Wharram also have missed the odd game.The playoffs last year gave a hint as to the talent available on the Chicago farm. Chico Maki filled in at center for one game, Wayne Hicks took over Balfour&rsquo;s spot on the Hay-Hull line for the final Cup game against Detroit, and Hillman filled in for St. Laurent for one game on defense.But these were only spot jobs. It wasn&rsquo;t until Hillman came up for Pilote this season for nearly a dozen games that the farm strength was given a reasonable test. And while the Black Hawks as a team have been having their troubles (three victories, five ties and seven losses in their first 15 games) Hillman has done a capable job.In fact it is the lack of scoring by the forwards&mdash;and not any letdown in the defense despite the loss of Pilote, which has caused most of the Black Hawk troubles.Hillman&rsquo;s first appearance was in New York against the Rangers on Oct. 25, a 1-1 tie game.&ldquo;He fitted in right from the start,&rdquo; says Black Hawk coach Rudy Pilous. &ldquo;Of course it isn&rsquo;t like having an experienced player like Pilote back there. After all Pete has rated All-Star status the last two seasons. But Hillman is a steady player and has made few mistakes&mdash;the mark of a sound defenseman.&rdquo;Says the six-foot, 195 pound Hillman: &ldquo;They told me when I came up that this was not just a one-game shot. They told me I was up here for three to four weeks until Pilote was ready to return to action. It took a lot of the pressure off. I didn&rsquo;t have to go out to try and show off in one game or do something spectacular so they would notice me and keep me up. That way you are liable to make a lot of foolish mistakes. This way I concentrated on going up and down the ice, covering my position and making the plays when the opportunity presented itself.&rdquo;Hillman took over Pilote&rsquo;s place with Moose Vasko while Evans and St. Laurent remained the other Chicago defense duo.&ldquo;I worked hard in training camp so I would be ready if I got a chance in the National League. I was told I would get a chance with the Black Hawks if they needed help but I didn&rsquo;t expect it to come so soon,&rdquo; said Hillman.Wayne Hillman is one of three hockey-playing brothers in professional hockey at the moment. Brother Larry also was with Chicago&rsquo;s Buffalo farm team, in 1955-56. He played for Detroit as early as the 1954-55 season and also for parts of two others. He was with Boston for two seasons (1957-58 and 195859), spent a year at Providence and then came up to Toronto Maple Leafs to stay last year.The third brother, Floyd (Buddy) Hillman, started his professional career in 1955-56 with Victoria and Hershey. His only NHL experience was six games with Boston during the 1956-57 season. This year he is with San Francisco.All three Hillman brothers are defensemen. In 1959-60 Buddy and Larry were teammates at Providence in the American Hockey League and Wayne was with Buffalo in the same league.Wayne is the youngest of the trio, turning 23 on Nov. 13 of this year. Larry is 24 and Buddy 28 last Nov. 19.Wayne&rsquo;s professional career started with Buffalo two seasons ago where he got one goal and 13 assists followed by no goals and 18 assists last season. He is more of a poke checker and heady player than a body checker or colorful type defenseman. His penalty minutes in the AHL were only 48 and 40 over his two seasons there.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s got a lot of poise on the ice,&rdquo; says Black Hawk coach Pilous.One adjustment Wayne has made is moving to the right side while teamed with Vasko. He has always played the left side on defense prior to his stint with the Black Hawks.&ldquo;The players up here come down their wing a little faster than in the AHL,&rdquo; says Hillman. &ldquo;Players like Henri Richard and the rest. They can really turn that corner on you. I&rsquo;ve had to concentrate on going to my right faster than before.&rdquo;When Pilote returns to the Chicago lineup&mdash;which should be by the 25th of November or so, Hillman will go back to Buffalo where he usually teams with Ian Cushenen. In the meantime he has given the Black Hawk management their first good look at the way their farm talent will perform under regular NHL battle conditions. To the benefit of both Hillman and the Black Hawk management, it has been a worthwhile look.<h2>The Hillman Corps&mdash;Rearguards Deluxe</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02361/1834526-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="533" height="757"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry Hillman</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03283/1834519-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="533" height="765"><figcaption class="caption-body">Floyd Hillman</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Tilings To Come In Chi—One Is Wayne

TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;A reliable hockey source here indicated that the days are numbered for Rudy Pilous as coach of the Chicago Black Hawks.Unless the Hawks can go on a win-streak during their string of five straight home games, which started last week, Pilous is due to be relieved of the Chicago helm which he has held for four seasons.Indications are that Billy Reay, present pilot of Buffalo Bisons, Chicago&rsquo;s American League farm-club, and Milt Schmidt, former Boston coach, are being considered for the Hawks job.The Hawks, who surprised the hockey world by winning the Stanley Cup last season, have started off badly this schedule with only four wins and five ties in 16 starts.The rap reported against Rudy is that he hasn&rsquo;t been able to gain the confidence of his players and that there&rsquo;s a lack of discipline around the Chicago club.Last year when the Hawks were having a mid-season slump, the same reports were circulating about Pilous&rsquo; status as coach. However, Chicago finished third and went on to win the championship to get Rudy off the hook. &#9632;

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1962 World Hockey Tournament Broadmoor World Arena March 8-18, 1962

&ldquo;You like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;<h2>How The Race Goes</h2>(Standings On Wed. AM. Nov. 22)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01429/1834720-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="564" height="176"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2>(Including Games of Sun., Nov. 19)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02362/1834713-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="586" height="2733"></div><h2>Record Of Goalkeepers</h2>For Season 1961-62<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03288/1834706-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="567" height="481"></div><h2>Penalties In Minutes By Clubs:</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04225/1834699-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="466" height="191"></div><h2>WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15</h2>Montreal 2 at Toronto 3Montreal&mdash;goal: Plante; defense: Johnson, Fontinato. Talbot, MacNeil, J. C. Tremblay; forwards: Richard, Provost, Bonin, Backstrom, Geoffrion, Marshall, Goyette, Hicke, G. Tremblay, Moore, Rousseau.Toronto&mdash;goal: Bower; Defense: Horton. Arbour, Brewer, Baun, Brown; forwards Kelly, Nevin, Mahovlich, Keon, Duff, Armstrong, Pulford, Shack, Stewart, Harris, Olmstead, MacMillan.Referee: Eddie Powers; linesmen: Ron Wicks and Bill Morrison.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05170/1834692-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="563" height="555"></div><h2>Detroit 0 at Chicago 2</h2>Detroit&mdash;goal: Sawchuk; defense: M. Pronovost, Gadsby, Goegan. Young, Godfrey; forwards: Litzenberger, Howe, Delvecchio, Ullman, Labine, Boileau, MacGregor, Stasiuk, Fonteyne, Odrowski.Chicago&mdash;goal: Hall: defense: Evans, St. Laurent, Turner, Vasko. Fleming, Hillman; forwards: McDonald, Mikita, Wharram, Balfour, Horvath, Murphy, Hay, Melnyk, Nesterenko. Hull.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-06136/1834685-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg" title="f0008-06" width="562" height="415"></div><h2>THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16</h2>Montreal 2 at Boston 3Montreal&mdash;goal: Plante; defence: MacNeil, Talbot, Johnson, Fontinato, J. C. Tremblay; forwards: Rousseau, Hicke, G. Tremblay, Richard, Provost, Bonin, Goyette, Geoffrion, Marshall, Moore,Boston&mdash;goal: Head; defence: Stapleton, Mohns, Westfall, Boivin, Green; forwards: Oliver, Gray, Pronovost, McKenney, Connelly, Bucyk, Pennington, Toppazzini. Beckett. Burns, Meissner.Referee: Dalton McArthur; linesmen: Walt Atanas, Ron Wicks.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-07110/1834678-1-eng-US/f0008-072.jpg" title="f0008-07" width="551" height="631"></div><h2>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18</h2>Montreal 4 at New York 4New York&mdash;goal: Worsley; defense: Howell, Cahan, Harvey, Langlois, Spencer; forwards: Henry, Hampson. Hebenton, Bathgate, Ingarfield, Prentice, Gendron, Ratelle, Schinkel, Hannigan, Hadfield.Montreal&mdash;goal: Plante; defense: Johnson, Fontinato, J. C. Tremblay, Talbot. MacNeil; forwards: Geoffrion, Marshall. Moore. Hicke, Provost, Rousseau, Richard, Bonin, Goyette, G. Trem blay.Referee: Ed Powers; linesmen: George Hayes, Neil Armstrong.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0893/1834671-1-eng-US/f0008-082.jpg" title="f0008-08" width="567" height="751"></div><h2>Detroit 1 at Toronto 6</h2>Toronto&mdash;goal: Bower; defense: Brewer, Baun. Stanley, Horton, Arbour; forwards: Duff. Armstrong, Olmstead, Pulford, Shack, MacMillan, Mahovlich.Detroit&mdash;goal: Sawchuk; defense: M. Pronovost, Goegan, Gadsby, Odrowski, Young; forwards: Boileau, Fonteyne, Stasiuk, Litzenberger. Howe, Ullman, Delvecchio, Johnson, MacGregor, Labine, Glover.Referee: Udvari; linesmen: Frampton, Atanas.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0978/1834664-1-eng-US/f0008-092.jpg" title="f0008-09" width="565" height="521"></div><h2>SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Montreal 3 at Chicago 3</h2>Montreal&mdash;goal: Plante: defense: Johnson, Fontinato, J. C. Tremblay, Talbot. MacNeil; forwards: Geoffrion, Marshall. Moore, Hicke, Provost, Rousseau, Richard, Bonin, Goyette, G. Tremblay.Chicago&mdash;goal: Hall; Defense: Vasko, Hillman, Turner. Evans, Fleming. St. Laurent: forwards: Maki, Hay, Hull. Horvath, Murphy, Melnyk. McDonald, Nesterenko. Wharram, Mikita.Referee: Ed Powers; linesmen: George Hayes, Neil Armstrong.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1065/1834657-1-eng-US/f0008-102.jpg" title="f0008-10" width="561" height="650"></div><h2>Toronto 3 at New York 5</h2>Toronto&mdash;goal: Bower; defense: Brewer, Baun, Stanley, Horton, Arbour; forwards: Duff. Armstrong, Stewart, Kelly, Nevin, Keon, Harris, Olmstead, Pulford. Shack, MacMillan. Mahovlich.New York&mdash;goal: Worsley; Defense: Howell, Cahan, Harvey, Langlois, Spencer; forwards: Henry. Hampson, Hebenton, Bathgate, Ingarfield. Prentice, Gendron, Ratelle, Schinkel, Hannigan, Hadfield.Referee: Ashley; linesmen: Pavelich, Armstrong.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1156/1834650-1-eng-US/f0008-112.jpg" title="f0008-11" width="559" height="670"></div><h2>Detroit 6 at Boston 2</h2>Detroit&mdash;goal: Sawchuk; defense: M. Pronovost, Goegan, Gadsby, Odrowski, Young; forwards: Boileau, Fonteyne, Stasiuk. Litzenberger, Howe, Ullman, Delvecchio, Johnson, MacGregor, Labine, Glover.Boston&mdash;goal: Head: defense: Stapleton, Mohns, Westfall, Boivin, Green; forwards: Oliver, Gray, A. Pronovost, McKenney, Connelly Bucyk, Penning ton, Toppazzini, Beckett, Burns, Meissner.xsReferee: Udvari; linesmen: Frampton, Atanas.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1240/1834643-1-eng-US/f0008-122.jpg" title="f0008-12" width="563" height="669"></div> &#9632;

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Defenseman Al MacNeil of the Montreal Canadiens is proving to critics that Coach Toe Blake didn&rsquo;t make a mistake when he picked him to stay with the NHL Habs and sent rookie Jean Gauthier to Hull-Ottawa of the Eastern Professional League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1333/1834751-1-eng-US/f0008-132.jpg" title="f0008-13" width="273" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al MacNeil</figcaption></div>Most of the talk centered around MacNeil concerns his inability to play the right defense position.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you this: I prefer playing the left side. Moving over to the right side means I have to make some adjustments. But I can play both sides and I intend to prove it. Some people still insist I can&rsquo;t play the right side. But, I&rsquo;m not going to let that kind of talk bother me,&rdquo; says MacNeil.The rugged Maritimer was impressive at the Canadiens&rsquo; training camp in Victoria. Twice he dropped his gloves and threw punches with some of the Canadiens&rsquo; stars. Once he shed them and traded punches with Boom Boom Geoffrion, after the Boomer had given him an elbow. A few practices later he tangled with big Jean Beliveau.MacNeil is making his second bid to stay in the NHL. He was originally a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, but was traded to Canadiens two years ago for forward Stan Smrke, now with Rochester.The 26-year old native of Sydney, Nova Scotia, joined the Leafs organization when he was just 15-years old. He captained the Toronto Marlboros to the Memorial Cup in 1955-56 and then turned pro. He was shipped to the minors from the Leafs after playing 71 games. Last season he had a brilliant season with the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens.Coach Toe Blake thinks the addition, of MacNeil and Lou Fontinato to the Canadiens have provided his club with some of the heavy bodychecking that was missing in previous seasons.&ldquo;In one game, MacNeil met a New York puck carrier head-on at centre ice and hit him hard,&rdquo; says Blake. &ldquo;Before the Ranger player could recover, we had the puck near the Ranger net and the &lsquo;Pocket&rsquo; scored.&ldquo;The secret,&rdquo; Blake went on, &ldquo;is to keep the boys aware that a good solid bodycheck delivered at the right time can change an entire game.&rdquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt that MacNeil is a welcome addition to the Habs, and the experts expect him to get better as the season progresses.Al himself thinks he&rsquo;s a better player now than when he was in the Toronto organization.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not making as many stupid mistakes as I used to several years ago,&rdquo; he laughs. &#9632;

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Mac Neil Proving Blake Hight For Keeping Him

<h2>Solinger Left His Mark</h2>Bob Solinger left his mark on the Hershey Bears before leaving to play with the Edmonton Flyers of the WHL last season. Solinger holds the record for &lsquo;most playoff games&mdash;97&rsquo;. &lsquo;most goals scored in playoffs&mdash;39&rsquo; &lsquo;most total points in playoffs&mdash;92&rsquo;. and &lsquo;most assists in playoffs&mdash;53&rsquo;. They are all league records.<h2>McLenahon Is Remembered</h2>When Roly McLenahan was play ing with the Hershey Bears as a defenseman he set a unique League record. In 1949-50 he scored 25 goals, unheard of in professional hockey circles.<h2>How The Race Goes</h2>(Standings On Wed. AM. Nov. 22)Western Division<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01414/1834880-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="562" height="131"></div>Eastern Division<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02392/1834873-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="560" height="109"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2>(lncluding games of Son., Nov. 19)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03341/1834866-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="565" height="299"></div><h3>Leaders</h3>Most Goals&mdash;Willie Marshall, Hers.; Barry Cullen, Buff.; Pierre Brillant, Prov.&mdash;10.Most Assists&mdash;Alex Faulkner, Roch.&mdash;17.Most Penalized Player&mdash;John McKenzie. Hershey. 68 minutes.Most Penalized Team&mdash;Providence, 350 minutes.<h3>Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04291/1834859-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="556" height="273"></div><h3>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14</h3>Springfield 1 at Quebec 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05228/1834852-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="546" height="414"></div><h3>WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 15</h3>Hershey 3 at Pittsburgh 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06192/1834845-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="549" height="462"></div>Providence 3 at Buffalo 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07180/1834838-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="549" height="685"></div><h3>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17</h3>Providence 2 at Rochester 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-08168/1834831-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="548" height="555"></div><h3>SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18</h3>Providence 1 at Hershey 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-09164/1834824-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="550" height="534"></div>Rochester 3 at Pittsburgh 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-10150/1834817-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="552" height="654"></div>Cleveland 3 at Springfield 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-11127/1834810-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="552" height="444"></div><h3>SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19</h3>Hershey 6 at Buffalo 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1295/1834803-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="550" height="787"></div>Springfield 2 at Providence 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1382/1834796-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="551" height="598"></div>Cleveland 4 at Quebec 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1466/1834789-1-eng-US/f0009-142.jpg" title="f0009-14" width="549" height="455"></div>Pittsburgh 5 at Rochester 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1551/1834782-1-eng-US/f0009-152.jpg" title="f0009-15" width="544" height="459"></div> &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER N.Y.&mdash;Roger Cote, the Rochester Americans&rsquo; specialist in bruising bodychecks, finally met his match.No. it wasn&rsquo;t an American Hockey League opponent which flattened the rugged defenseman. It was, of all things, Cote&rsquo;s own stomach.Roger, who as a rookie last season established an all-time AHL record when he piled up 224 minutes in penalties, was stopped by a bleeding ulcer.The 21year-old rearguard knew something was wrong when he coughed up blood for most of the day on November 10. But he convinced the doctor that he was well enough to play here against Hershey that night and would go to the hospital for tests after the game. Cote played a regular shift in the 4-1 Amerk triumph, then hustled off to the hospital where tests showed the bleeding ulcer.His loss cut the Rochester defensive corps to four&mdash;veteran Steve Kraftcheck, second-year pros Bill White and Mike Donaldson, and rookie Darryl Sly.The sidelining of Cote for an undetermined length of time is the second major physical setback suffered by the locals this year. Stan Smrke, the All-Star left winger while scoring 40 goals for Rochester two seasons ago, broke his right ankle exactly a week earlier than the discovery of Cote&rsquo;s plight.ICICLES&mdash;The Amerks are very happy that turn-about is fair play. They were outscored 14 to 5 while losing three weekend games (two of them on home ice) Nov. 3-5 that stretched their slump to seven defeats in eight games. But the following weekend was a bit different&mdash;4-1 wins over Hershey and Buffalo here and a 7-2 romp in Cleveland&hellip;Alex Faulkner, the diminutive Newfoundlander, scored two goals and assisted on four for the three games Nov. 10-12. The four assists enabled him to tie Springfield&rsquo;s Brian Kilrea for the AHL lead in that department.Gerry Ehman is glad he was able to compete the same weekend. Ehman, who scored 32 goals in 53 games for Rochester last season but had only two in the first 13 starts this year, suffered a skate kick on the right instep in practice during the week. The blood had to be drained from his swollen foot Thursday and he was listed as doubtful participant. But he tested his foot at noon Friday and decided to give it a whirl in the game that night. He tallied single goals in each of the three weekend victories, including the game-winner against Buffalo Sunday&hellip;Rookie Bruce Draper has three game-winning goals to his credit, rookie Larry Keenan two and Jim Pappin, Alex Faulkner and Ehman one each. &#9632;

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<div class="byline">By JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;Coach Frank Mathers is a puzzled guy these days. And it&rsquo;s little wonder.His Hershey Bears romped to six straight wins on home ice&mdash;but on the road, well, that&rsquo;s a different story.The American Hockey League outfit can&rsquo;t seem to get together on foreign ice, losing six of their first seven starts, five coming in a row.&ldquo;At home it seems we do everything right and make the most of our breaks,&rdquo; said Mathers.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had the chances on the road to win at least four games, but we just can&rsquo;t seem to get that key goal, the one that will put us in business.&ldquo;At home we&rsquo;ve come from behind several times to win. I just can&rsquo;t understand why we can&rsquo;t win on the road.&rdquo;The Bears broke fast from the starting gate and were holding a comfortable lead and second place position in the Eastern Division race. But within the last week, the improved Providence Reds have come along fast and as of Nov. 10 were deadlocked for runner-up spot with Hershey.There are a couple of factors working against Hershey on the road, mainly, the club has no consistent scorer in the away games and secondly the defensive play evidently hasn&rsquo;t been up to par.Hershey has been out-scored 20-11 on the road, while overpowering the opposition, 31-16, at home.Both goalies, Bob Perreault and Gilles Boisvert, have been under heavy bombardment in the opponent rinks.In five road appearances Perreault has made 186 saves, while in two games Boisvert came up with 56, a strong indication of unsteady defensive play, both by the forwards and backliners.On Nov. 4 in a game against Pittsburgh, winger Jack McKenzie, who had been going great guns, broke his thumb in a fist fight with Hornets&rsquo; defenseman Martin Howe.McKenzie&rsquo;s loss broke up the Bears high scoring line of Willie Marshall and Claude Laforge, which until the accident, had tallied 42 points in 11 games. McKenzie had six goals and six assists; Marshall, five goals, 11 assists, and LaForge, six goals and eight assists.In the first six homes games, the Bears have drawn very well, perhaps the best attendance within the last decade for this stage of the season. A total of 31,811 fans poured through the turnstiles in the short stretch. The two biggest crowds were 7,025 and 6,060.<h2>Bombarded</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1633/1834935-1-eng-US/f0009-162.jpg" title="f0009-16" width="503" height="789"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Perreault</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Bears Growl Loud At Home, Just Cubs In Enemy s’ Den

LOS ANGELES, Calif.&mdash;The Los Angeles Blades of the WHL have signed Eddie Dorohoy on a conditional basis. The Blades acquired the former Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; left winger from the Vancouver Canucks.Dorohoy, 32, from Medicine Hat, Alta., broke his leg in a match against Seattle Totems in the 195960 season and played only two games last season.The 170-pound player will be with Blades on a conditional basis for two weeks. If the Blades keep him, a deal in cash or a player will be involved, a club official said.Dorohoy has sued Canucks and Calgary Stampeders for unstated back wages and medical expenses. &#9632;

Blades To Take Long Look At Dorohoy, Then Trade

<div class="byline">By CHARLEY BARTON</div>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;It took Brian Cullen seven years to become a full - fledged member of the Buffalo Bisons, and the early part of an eight year to prove his value to the club.Cullen collected only six goals and six assists in 15 games last spring after he was purchased by the Herd for the $20,000 waiver price from the New York Rangers.Contract problems kept him out of the Bisons&rsquo; training camp during the final week of the pre-season exercises this fall, but now he&rsquo;s among the team&rsquo;s leading scorers.At one point early in the campaign, Brian and his brother, Barry were the Bisons&rsquo; top two marksmen.Brian. Buffalo property as an amateur, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs the day before the 1954 draft for Frank Sullivan, Dusty Blair and Jackie LeClair. Several days later, Pete Babando, Ed Slowinski and Gaye Stewart came here from the Montreal Canadiens in return for LeClair and $12,000.<h2>Herd Star</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01428/1835004-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="520" height="543"><figcaption class="caption-body">Brian Cullen</figcaption></div>Brian was disappointed with his work as a Bison last spring, and so was the late Frank Eddols, the Buffalo coach. At season&rsquo;s end, Cullen apologized to Eddolls for his play, and promised a much improved performance this year.&ldquo;Brian, like so many others, must accept the switch from the NHL to the American League with the proper frame of mind,&rdquo; Eddolls said. &ldquo;When he does, he&rsquo;ll be a valuable man for us.&rdquo;Cullen is proving Eddolls right, and the clever center-ice player appears headed for another banner season. A graduate of the St. Catharines Teepees, and a Red Tilson Trophy winner as the Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA&rsquo;s most valuable player Cullen makes his home in St. Catharines.He and defenseman Ian Cushenan of the Bisons, also a Teepee alumnus, commute to practices and games here from their homes in nearby St. Catharines.ALONG THE BOARDS&mdash;Defenseman Autry Erickson of the Bisons narrowly escaped a serious eye injury in Hershey when a stray stick scraped his right eyeball. Incidently, it was in Hershey where former Buffalo defenseman Bill Dobbyn lost an eye three years ago&hellip;Plans are being made to arrange a &ldquo;Bisons&rsquo; Old-Timers&rdquo; exhibition game, along the lines of the type staged so successfully by the New York Yankees.<h2>Sensational Freshmen</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02362/1834997-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="567" height="552"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pierre Brillant</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03302/1834990-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="532" height="572"><figcaption class="caption-body">Matt Ravelich</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Brian Nabbing Spotlight As Starry Bison

<div class="byline">By BUSTER CLEGG</div>PROVIDENCE, R. I.&mdash;Two rookie performers, one a forward, the other a defenseman, have provided early spark for the R. I. Reds who are currently battling Hershey for second spot in the Eastern Division.Right winger Pierre Brillant and defenseman Matt Ravlich have been greatly instrumental in revising Providence hopes for a playoff position this year, and appear to be among the loop&rsquo;s top rookie performers.Brillant, a 29-year old &ldquo;rookie&rdquo;, has scored nine goals at this writing, and in addition to this total, which, incidentally, leads the club, he has chipped in six assists for a total of 15 points.A much younger freshman, Ravlich, 23, is one of the best young defensemen to come Rhody way in quite a few years. Besides having great defensive skills, the rookie blueliner has displayed offensive prowess, scoring four times and setting up seven other tallies.Brillant, the forward, has been &ldquo;brilliant&rdquo; to say the least. Over a period of a month, which has involved eight home appearances, Pierre has become a great favorite with the fans, and is now regarded one of the most colorful and popular players on the club.Pierre, the &ldquo;Rimouski Flash&rdquo;, has returned to Providence after six sensational, record shattering years in the International League, having experienced a short trial here in 1954-55. In all honest criticism, it may be said that he has become one of the most adept and dangerous scorers in all of hockey.Brillant has demonstrated a keen hockey savvy about him, and in the opinion of most hockey observers, &ldquo;knows&rdquo; where the net is and can put the puck in.Rival goalies have already experienced the slippery deaks of Brillant&rsquo;s breakaways. Send Pierre in alone and the Reds have a goal. That is the general opinian.Ravlich, the starry counterpart, has improved with orbital speed. At first, player-coach Ferny Flaman, hoping to give his backline some balance, teamed himself with the young rookie.What eventually was proved through competition was that Ferny had overbalanced, for Matt&rsquo;s sparkling play quickly challenged Ferny&rsquo;s ability as the club&rsquo;s steadiest defender.It wasn&rsquo;t long before Ferny dissolved the combo, and now Ravlich is employed as the balancing effect on the Reds&rsquo; other blueline set.Ravlich is a great puck carrier who has been able to regularly accomplish a lost art&mdash;that of lugging the puck out of his own end. He can carry the puck, skate, shoot, and score. Here is one of the finest rookies in the league. &#9632;

Freshmen Phenoms Spark Flaman’s Big ‘Reds’ Team

<div class="byline">By JACK THOMSON</div>FORT WILLIAM, Ont.&mdash;At the urging of a former National Hockey League star, Port Arthur city council will contribute three thousand dollars to help the Port Arthur Bearcats meet expenses during their hockey tour of Europe this winter. Edgar La Prade, former New York Ranger star and now a Port Arthur Alderman, asked council to take the money out of levies used for city receptions and other such expense accounts&hellip;Bearcats encountering a little difficulty in getting Rudy Migay&rsquo;s amateur card, seems a couple of clubs in the Western League won&rsquo;t waive on him. The Bearcats are depending heavily on his experience to help their club on their thirteen game tour overseas. Coach Lee Fogolin has been working the club everyday to get them in the best shape possible before they leave&hellip;The first senior game in the Gardens this year reminded you of what probably would happen if the club had won the Allan Cup. The Fort William Beavers who have been in the back ground this year with the local spotlight being on the Port Arthur Club, just went about their job and defeated the Cats six to five in a real thriller. Ex-pro Steve Hyrmnak looks like a youngster in camp, trying to impress the management, he is really flying. Steve should really impress the overseas crowds with his ability&hellip;Ross Allan, Fort William Beavers goaltender, has accepted a job with Barton Bradley&rsquo;s Dryden Rockets and will report there the first of December. Beavers are fortunate in having Ken Bruley back from College in the States to fill the gap. Bruley played Junior with the Port Arthur North Stars&hellip;Rumor has it that Roeket Richard will make an appearance in Fort William in February, for the Pee Wee&rsquo;s&hellip;Winnipeg Maroons Terry Hind came to the aid of the Bearcats last week, when he flew in to attend a special meeting of the committee behind the club. Hind gave them all the information they required for the trip and helped them to plan their give aways for overseas. Hind said he thought the Maroons had done the best public relations job of any club who ever made the trip overseas, and then made the statement that if the Bearcats carry out all their plans they will top the Maroons show&hellip;Bob McCammon, who moved into pro company this year with the North Bay Trappers in the Eastern Pro circuit gave former junior coach Mickey Hennessey a real plug. McCammon home for a couple of days, said that it seems most of the North Bay club were coached by Hennessey, and all the boys agreed that he had done a good job, that his training program really conditioned them for the Eastern Circuit&hellip;<h2>Shines</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04232/1835059-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="498" height="1018"><figcaption class="caption-body">Steve Hyrmnak</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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News From Lakehead Area

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N. H. L. “Power Play” HOCKEY

<h2>Most Goals&mdash;Most Assists</h2>Portland scoring ace Gord Fashoway picked up one goal during the past week to up his total to 11 in 14 games to maintain the League goal-scoring lead. Seattle&rsquo;s Guyle Fielder took over the lead in the assist department with 16 assists in 14 games.<h2>Flyer Leader</h2>Many critics are wondering how the Edmonton Flyers continue to win at ease with so many rookies in the line-up. The answer may be found in one player, centerman Len Lunde. Lunde is the only player to date to score at least one point in each and every game played thus far by his team&mdash;a total of eleven games.<h2>How The Race Goes</h2>(Standings On Tues. AM. Nov. 14) SOUTHERN DIVISION<h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01427/1835226-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="559" height="128"></div><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02383/1835219-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="560" height="129"></div><h2>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 San Francisco 3 at Spokane 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03316/1835212-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="553" height="475"></div><h2>Seattle 2 at Calgary 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04258/1835205-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="551" height="471"></div><h2>WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 8 Son Francisco 0 at Portland 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05219/1835198-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="547" height="300"></div><h2>Seattle 1 at Edmonton 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06196/1835191-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="545" height="320"></div><h2>FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 Portland 1 at Vancouver 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07176/1835184-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="551" height="373"></div><h2>Seattle 1 at Edmonton 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08171/1835177-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="550" height="495"></div><h2>SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11 San Francisco 3 at Los Angeles 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09162/1835170-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="549" height="498"></div><h2>Vancouver 2 at Spokane 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10142/1835163-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="547" height="502"></div><h2>Seattle 2 at Calgary 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-11121/1835156-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="546" height="443"></div><h2>SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12 Edmonton 3 at Portland 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-12110/1835149-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="551" height="398"></div><h2>Calgary 1 at Spokane 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1388/1835142-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="545" height="401"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2>(Including Games Of Sun., Nov. 12)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1464/1835135-1-eng-US/f0011-142.jpg" title="f0011-14" width="563" height="480"></div><h2>(Intersectional Play)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1545/1835128-1-eng-US/f0011-152.jpg" title="f0011-15" width="554" height="232"></div><h2>(Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1631/1835121-1-eng-US/f0011-162.jpg" title="f0011-16" width="561" height="328"></div><h2>(The Leaders)</h2>Most Points: Rudy Filion. Seattle 22.Most Goals: Gordon Fashoway, Portland 11.Most Assists: Guyle Fielder, Seattle 16.Most First Goal of Game: Steve Witiuk, Spokane and Dave Duke, Vancouver 3.Most Game Winning Goals: Tom Mc-Vie, Portland 4.Most Game Winning Assists: Len Lunde, Edmonton 5.Most Hat Tricks: Brisson, Filion and Holmes 1.Most Goals Score Within Man Adv: Harry Pidhirny. San Francisco and Doug Barkley, Calgary 3.Most Goals Against When Serv. Pen: Bill Burega. Los Angeles and George McAvoy, Calgary 4.Most Min. In Penalties: Larry McNabb, Spokane 44. &#9632;

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By DON FLEMING</div>EDMONTON, Alta.&mdash;In this pleasant flush of prosperity, Professor Harold Laycoe still isn&rsquo;t inclined to forget about the tough days of the past.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a funny thing,&rdquo; said the boss of the Portland Buckaroos, but he wasn&rsquo;t laughing, &ldquo;how things work out.&ldquo;There we were in New Westminster, starving year after year, and poor old Fred Hume always had to be digging into his poke.&ldquo;Nobody would help us out. We had to struggle on our own. Now we are having it good, and everybody has his hand out. They want to get cut in on our big pay days.&rdquo;The Western League now has set up a pool whereby the rich clubs help the unfortunates.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1724/1835257-1-eng-US/f0011-172.jpg" title="f0011-17" width="282" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hol Laycoe</figcaption></div>Yessir, Laycoe has come a long way from old Queen&rsquo;s Park Arena in New Westminster. But he says one thing hasn&rsquo;t changed.&ldquo;It is still tough getting hockey players,&rdquo; he laments. &ldquo;I guess that situation will never change.&rdquo;However, he manages to do very nicely indeed&hellip;like a playoff winner the very first year in Portland, and an eminently successful aggregation this time around. The Buckaroos hadn&rsquo;t lost a home game until the Edmonton Flyers, off to an even swifter start in the other division, knocked them off 3-1, behind Hank Bassen&rsquo;s fine goaltending.Bassen was substituting for Dennis Riggin, who suffered his second eye injury in three years. This time it was his right eye, as a 20-foot golf shot by Seattle&rsquo;s Don Chiupka rose sharply. Fortunately he was hit by the flat of the puck. So he got away with stitches above and below the eye and a slight contusion of the eye-ball.Getting back to Laycoe and his Buckaroos, he now owns all but three of his players. Goalie Bruce Gamble, last year in the big-time, defenceman Dale Rolfe and centre Eddie Panagabko, are Boston chattels.The home ownership program appears to be part of a long-range program, pointing to the day when Portland and other WHL cities are granted major league status.Incidentally, that Edmonton visit lured 10,408 customers through the turnstiles&hellip;beating by 74 the previous league record established at Portland April 30, 1960 in a playoff game against Seattle.&ldquo;Yes, the fans have really warmed to hockey again,&rdquo; commented former Montreal Maroon great Jimmy Ward, who has been living in Portland since his hockey career. &ldquo;Why, even for the opener of an amateur league we are trying to get going, 3,500 people paid their way in.&rdquo;Many of the fans, of course, are recent converts. Last year, after an absence of nearly a decade, most of them sat on their hands, not knowing really what it was all about.They have the bug now, and they are as noisy as anywhere else in the eight-club circuit&hellip;even to the inevitable cowbells.The success of the Portland operation naturally hasn&rsquo;t gone unappreciated by manager Harry Glickman and president Al Forman.&ldquo;We have been given tremendous support,&rdquo; says Forman, &ldquo;and we certainly are grateful. Let&rsquo;s hope that we can continue to reciprocate with a contending club.&rdquo;ICE CHIPS&mdash;Los Angeles Blades lost rookie defenceman George (Teddy Bear) Konik for six weeks when he suffered a broken jaw in an Edmonton game&hellip;Blades&rsquo; coach George Agar excused centre Terry Slater for a couple of games so that he could fly to Ottawa to marry Agatha Sullivan&hellip;Seattle coach Keith Allen explains Frank Arnett&rsquo;s reformation this way: &ldquo;Frank has a rookie out there on the blue line with him, and he has taken him under his wing.&rdquo; &#9632;

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‘Everyone Wants To Cut In On Our Big Pay Days,’Laycoe

<div class="byline">By BOB GIORDANO</div>KELOWNA, B. C.&mdash;Junior &lsquo;A&rsquo; hockey is two weeks old in the Okanagan Valley, and from all reports the paying customer is well satisfied with the brand of hockey being played.Attendance throughout the four team circuit has been encouraging. The junior flavor, new to Okanagan residents, is averaging around five hundred people per game. Crowds at Kelowna have been in the neighborhood of between five and six hundred a game.Goals and more goals has been a highlight after eight games of play, which saw no less than 86 go by opposition netminders.Responsibility for all the damage falls with the Kelowna Buckaroos and the Kamloops Rockets. Both clubs are riding high, and have yet to taste defeat.The Kelowna Bucks&rsquo;, with former Okanagan senior star Brian Roche, an eight year veteran with Kelowna Packers, lead the four team circuit with four straight convincing wins. Averaging seven goals per game the Kelowna lads chalked up two wins each from Vernon 5-4 and 7-4, then continued on trouncing Penticton Junior Vees 9-4 and 6-4.The Rockets from Kamloops, coached by former National Leaguer Ken Stewart have run wild over all opposition. The northern city squad, who have played one game less than Kelowna, have scored no less than 33 goals in three games, and have allowed only five against.The powerful Rockets chose Vernon and Penticton as their targets as they crushed Odie Lowe&rsquo;s Canadians 10-3 and 11-2, and shutout the Penticton Vees 12-0.Although the Kamloops and Kelowna squads appear favorites at this time, it is certain Penticton and Vernon will win their share of games. Both clubs encountered difficulty in rounding up a full squad, resulting in a late start for training camp sessions. However they appear to have overcome this, and with a few more games under their belts, they will make it a real battle throughout the season.Team standings show Kelowna in first place with eight points; Kamloops next with six. Penticton Vees in third place, have one victory against three defeats. The Vernon crew are still looking for their first win after five games. &#9632;

Kelowna, Kamloops Charge To Front Of Okanagan Jr.

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01417/1835312-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="555" height="254"></div>November 18 to December 119&mdash;Bill Davidson, Portland, defense/forward, 1929.19&mdash;Floyd Hillman, San Francisco, defense, 1937.21&mdash;Guyle Fielder, Seattle, forward, 1930.22&mdash;Bill Saunders, Portland, forward, 1937.24&mdash;Hec Lalande, Hershey, forward, 1934.24&mdash;Dave Duke, Vancouver, forward, 1933.26&mdash;Bob Ellett, Hull-Ottawa, forward, 1937.27&mdash;Norm Johnson, Calgary, forward, 1932.27&mdash;Ken Schinkel, Rangers, forward, 1932.29&mdash;Ian Cushenan, Buffalo, defense, 1923.30&mdash;Jim Farelli, Sault Ste. Marie, forward/defense, 1931.December1&mdash;Willie Marshall, Hershey, forward, 1931.1&mdash;Jim Anderson, Springfield, forward, 1930.1&mdash;Ed Stankiewicz, Sudbury, forward, 1935. &#9632;

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Happy Birthday to You

OTTAWA, Ont.&mdash;Young Carl Wetzel, goaler of the Sudbury Wolves of the Eastern Professional Hockey League was suspended for three games and fined $25 for picking up a game misconduct penalty at Sault Ste. Marie on November 9th.President Jack Urie of the Eastern Professional Hockey League announce the decision, his first official ruling since taking over the league presidency, three weeks ago.Wetzel, a native of Detroit, protested a goal which gave Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds a 3-3 tie in the game. He hooked referee Doug Robinson from behind and received a misconduct penalty. Then he kept arguing and Robinson was hit in the face by one of Wetzel&rsquo;s gloves. Wetzel was suspended for games Nov. 17 against Hull-Ottawa, Nov 18 in Kingston and Nov. 20 in North Bay. &#9632;

Urie Suspends Wetzel And Fines Sudbury Player $25

<div class="byline">By HUGH TOWNSEND</div>NEW GLASGOW, N. S.&mdash;Less than a week before the opening of the Nova Scotia Hockey League on Nov. 18th one of the five teams&mdash;Windsor Maple Leafs&mdash;were on shaky grounds in obtaining players for the 1961-62 season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03260/1835398-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="309" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ernie Roche</figcaption></div>A member of the team executive told THE HOCKEY NEWS Nov. 13 that the club was having &ldquo;very grave difficulties in signing players. At that time only four certainties were known.Various reasons were given for the non-return of most of last year&rsquo;s team that finished in Second place and lost to the champion Amherst Ramblers in the league finals.It was known earlier that Sammy Gregory and Ken Gribbons, high scoring centreman, had been lost. Since then the Windsor troubles mounted steadily.Veteran defenceman Ernie Roche notified the club that he had joined the Montreal police force, Don Fox is sitting out the year, and Jimmy Beckman will probably be on the sidelines awaiting a baseball training camp he has been invited to next spring. Goalie Charlie Mac-Tavish and 1960-61 coach Ivan Tennant were not in the Leafs plans for this year.Only star members of the club who were prepared to start workouts were forwards Chook Smith and Bob Bowness and defenceman Pat Powers. A youngster who arrived for a tryout is Bruno Talbot, formerly of Johnstown Jets and a cousin of Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; Jean Guy Talbot.Windsor felt they had made arrangements to have Ron Boomer replace MacTavish in goal but the clever netminder signed with the Moncton Beavers. They also offered a berth on the club to Cape Bretoner Ritcher Cormier. He was later reported Halifax Wolverines bound.While Windsor was having its troubles, the other four clubs were working out in preparation for the league lidlifters. Halifax, Moncton, Amherst and New Glasgow Rangers were holding daily workouts and all expected to be ready for their respective openers.ATLANTIC BREEZES&hellip;Vic Howe, brother of Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings, will play with Moncton this year. Vic had a brief fling with New York Rangers&hellip;Moncton hit the exhibition trail Nov. 11 and came up with a 6-1 win over the Saint John Oilers of the New Brunswick circuit&hellip;Rumors began circulating that former N.H.L. forward Glen would be playing coach of the Ramblers but no official word came from the Amherst team. Jacques Monette, who piloted Ramblers to two Maritime titles, will not be back&hellip;At least one team, New Glasgow, is in favor of having the 40-game schedule extended. The present draw has the regular grind ending January 29&hellip;Glace Bay Miners, Sydney Millionaires and North Sydney Vics are once again ready to go in the Cape Breton Senior Hockey League. No imports are allowed in the circuit this winter. &#9632;

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Windsor Having Trouble Rounding Up Senior Club

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GET YOURSELF FIXED FOR LIFE IN THE BIG PAY SHOE BUSINESS

<div class="byline">By BERNIE PASCALL</div>MEDICINE HAT Alta.&mdash;The Moose Jaw Pla-Mors with the entire hockey club wearing new head gear lead the Saskatchewan Senior Hockey League after four straight wins including a Saturday-Sunday home and home win over the Medicine Hat Monarchs.The Pla-Mors have eight points and hold a four point lead over second place Saskatoon Quakers and Medicine Hat Monarchs. Yorkton Terriers won their first game of the early season with a 5-4 overtime victory over the winless Regina Caps. The Regina squad are winless in five starts.Harvey Dryden, league statistician of Regina has released early statistics and they show Don Smith of the Quakers in first place with 13 points on six goals and seven assists. Smith holds a four point lead over linemate Charlie Goodwin who has nine points. Jackie McLeod and Red Oak of the Pla - Mors are tied in third spot with eight apiece. Monarchs Cliff Lennartz and last year&rsquo;s scoring champion Vic Link are tied in fourth position with Pla-Mors Wally Blaisdell and Herb Jeffrey of Saskatoon, all four have seven points in five games.The league&rsquo;s leading goaltender is Moose Jaw&rsquo;s Don Cowan who has allowed only eight goals in four games for a 2.00 average. Cowan also has recorded the only shutout of this season&mdash;and the second in two years for the SSHL. Monarchs&rsquo; netminder Ken Kuntz recorded the only whitewash of last campaign while playing for the Pla-Mors.Around the league: Monarchs&rsquo; president Skip MacDonald has acquired two new faces from Lethbridge Maple Leafs, defenceman Barry Goldberg and forward Stan Maxwell&hellip;Grant Hall and Bill Thieman have missed last two games due to injury but are expected back shortly&hellip;. CHAT radio 1270 carry all Saturday nite home games&hellip;Saskatoon Quakers have all star winger Don Smith from the Caps and already look like strong contenders for league honours&hellip;Jim Chow, Charlie Goodwin, Herb Jeffrey, Morris Pacula and Tom Meldrum all appear as strong as ever&hellip;Yorkton Terriers still without artificial ice at home have been forced to play early games of the schedule on the road&hellip;Terriers held training camp in nearby Melville Arena&hellip;Regina Caps are not receiving much support at the gate and may run into difficulty unless fans show more interst&hellip;Caps have much the same club as last year including Saskatchewan Roughrider Halfback Danny Banda but they will definitely miss big Don Smith&hellip;Moose Jaw Pla-Mors hard to distinguish players with entire club wearing new lightweight headgear but it seems like a good idea and perhaps the other clubs may follow suit.<h2>Big Gun</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02337/1835343-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="529" height="808"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don Smith</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Moose Jaw Grabs Top Spot In SSHL

<h2>Beavers Bad Boys</h2>The Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers, with a 10 point lead over Kingston Frontenacs are still the bad-man club of the league. They had totaled 289 minutes in penalties after 17 games which averages out to exactly 17 minutes per game. Sault Thunderbirds are second with 268 minutes.<h2>Robazza Bad Boy</h2>Dini Robazza of the Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds is the individual badman in the EHL after 13 games. The Birds, last in the league are tops in badmen. Next to Robazza comes Dave Balon of Kitchener and then Bob Wilson of the Sault. Robazza spent 65 minutes in the cooler in 13 games.<h2>How The Race Goes</h2>(Standings on Tues. A.M., Nov. 21)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01418/1835547-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="571" height="180"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2>(Including games of Sun., Nov. 19)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02376/1835540-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="567" height="268"></div>Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03344/1835533-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="564" height="175"></div>Penalty LeadersMost Penalized Team&mdash;Sault Ste Marie, 322 minutes.Most Penalized Player&mdash;Dino Robazzo, SSM, 77 minutes.<h3>MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13</h3>Sudbury 2 at Kingston 8<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04312/1835526-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="560" height="785"></div><h3>THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16</h3>Hull-Ottawa 4 at Sault 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05266/1835519-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="552" height="537"></div><h3>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17</h3>Hull-Ottawa 6 at Sudbury 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06227/1835512-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="563" height="687"></div><h3>SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 18</h3>Sault 4 at Kitchener 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07214/1835505-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="561" height="679"></div>Sudbury 6 at Kingston 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08202/1835498-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="563" height="894"></div><h3>SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 19</h3>Sudbury 2 at North Bay 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09196/1835491-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="554" height="569"></div>Sault 1 at Hull-Ottawa 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10189/1835484-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="552" height="723"></div> &#9632;

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<div class="byline">By RON REUSCH</div>KITCHENER, Ont.&mdash;The Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers right from the opening game of the Eastern Professional Hockey League schedule gave their notice that they were going to be one of the teams to beat in the league this season. The Beavers walloped the Soo Thunderbirds 7-3 on their own ice on opening night and have made winning one of their favourite tricks since then.Jack Humphries, the new General manager of the Beavers, put his team together with the accent on youth and speed. This, in one of the youngest and fastest leagues in pro hockey, was no mean feat. Jack came to know some of the best of the youngsters on their way up while carrying out his duties as chief scout for the New York Rangers and manager of the Guelph Royals of the OHA Jr. &ldquo;A&rdquo; series last year. Two of the top young rookies with the Beavers this year came out of Guelph. They are Al Lebrun and Bob Cunningham.Lebrun, a burly defenceman, has shown his value already this season in his rushing and hard checking. He was an all-star defenseman in the OHA Junior ranks last year.Bob Cunningham was one of the late arrivals to the Beaver camp. He spent the first few games with the New York Rangers. In his junior days the speedy centreman was overshadowed by teammates Jean Ratelle and Rod Gilbert. He ended up third to this pair in the OHA scoring race last season. Ratelie is now with the Rangers and Gilbert is to join him after a back injury is completely healed, around Christmas. The word is out that Bob will soon be joining the other two in the big league.In the Eastern Professional League, a ruling states that each team be required to carry three rookies and two second year men on the club. The Beavers this year have four of each. A calculation of the team&rsquo;s age, including Jack Bownass, the 31-year old team captain and playing coach Red Sullivan who also is 31, averages out to twenty-three and one third years. This would get all votes for one of the youngest crews in prohockey today.In addition to Lebrun and Cunningham, the Beavers have rookies Bryan Hextall Junior and Jim Neilson.Hextali is the son of the ex-New York Ranger, who starred with the Stanley Cup winning team in 1940. The Winnipeg-born centre has only one thought in his mind and that&rsquo;s to get to the NHL. His talent, along with the way he&rsquo;s working guarantees him a big future in pro hockey.The &ldquo;Big Chief&rdquo; as he&rsquo;s fondly called by his many fans in Kitchener, Jim Neilson is the second rookie defenceman on the team. Neilson played with the Prince Albert Mintos in the SJHL last season. He&rsquo;s already grabbed a following of home town fans for his whistling slap shot and the way he throws his six foot two inch, 185 pound frame into a slamming bodycheck.The second year men on the Beavers include Defenceman Adam Keller, goaltender Jack MacCartan and forwards Chick Balon and Len Ronson.Adam Keller got a chance to prove himself when Jack Bownass was taken up to the parent New York Rangers for four games to replace injured defenceman Harry Howell. Although Adam is just a two year man he turned out to be the most experienced of the blueline squad. During the period that he led the defence, the Beavers lost just one game.Jack MacCartan, although 26-years of age, is just in his sophomore year in pro hockey. Jack came up to the New York Rangers after he led the United States Olympic hockey team to a gold medal in the Olympics at Squaw Valley, California. Since this season started he has come up with the &ldquo;Big&rdquo; save time and time again. His ability to do this combined with his great team spirit has added that lift to the team that has put them on the winning trail. In fact his steady improvement in the cage these past two years has caused a lot of the NHL&rsquo;er&rsquo;s to sit up and take notice.Chick Balon is one of the real workhorses for the team. The five foot ten inch left winger has kept the teams honest with his hard work and hard checking. Chick came out of Prince Albert Mintos into pro hockey last season. He started out with the Beavers and then went to the Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League. Red Sullivan states that Chick is &ldquo;the kind of guy I like to have on my team. He started slow this year but one of these night&rsquo;s he&rsquo;s going to get two or three goals and he&rsquo;s on his way.&rdquo;Last and by a long way not least, is Len Ronson. Len was brought up to the New York Rangers last year from the Fort Wayne Komets of the International Senior League for a 13 game tryout. This happened after he broke the IHL&rsquo;s all time scoring record of 61 goals. After his tryout, Len came to Kitchener and quickly gained the reputation for a goal scoring left winger. Before a shoulder separation took him out of the wars, he was a top scorer in the league this season.Four rookies and four sophomores, not much experience. If you asked anyone they&rsquo;d say you couldn&rsquo;t win in pro hockey with that combination. Yet the Beavers have trampled over most of the league and at this writing are 10 points above the rest of the loop.Most seem to think that veterans Jack Bownass and playing coach Red Sullivan settle the wilder youth. Bownass has been in and around pro hockey for some 13 seasons. When things get difficult the team can always count on Jack to be steady and cool around the net and clear the puck away. This combined with the drive of Sullivan has made the Beavers the team to beat in the Eastern Professional League this season.<h2>Eager Beaver Freshmen</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11168/1835606-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="283" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Neilson</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12151/1835599-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="271" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bryan Hextail Jr.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-13122/1835592-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="274" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Lebrun</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-14105/1835585-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="268" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Cunningham</figcaption></div><h2>Proves Himself</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03244/1835578-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="533" height="846"><figcaption class="caption-body">Adam Keller</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Eager Beaver Freshmen Cut Fancy Figure In Kitchener

<div class="byline">By JACK GATECLIFF</div>ST. CATHARINES, ONT.&mdash;If you ignore the Hamilton Red Wings, there&rsquo;s a red hot race going on in the Ontario Hockey Association junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; league.After three weeks of the 20-week schedule exactly three points separated the last place Peterborough Petes from the second place Niagara Falls Flyers.However, the Hamilton club, perennial second division material for many many years, can look down from their lofty perch this season and smile at the struggles going on beneath.The Red Wings have started with an unprecedented nine consecutive victories, easily the best early-season record by any Ontario junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; club in the past decade.Eddie Bush, who was released as coach of the Guelph Royals a couple of years ago. then signed on with the Detroit-sponsored Hamilton club, is not being carried away by the situation.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll lose a few games before the schedule ends,&rdquo; said Bush recently. &ldquo;There are too many good clubs in this league for us to go on indefinitely. However, we&rsquo;ve got a sound hockey team&hellip;no real superstars but a group of real tough kids who like to play hockey.&rdquo;Bush may have no &ldquo;super stars&rdquo; as he suggests, but he has a couple of teen age facsimiles in the persons of Lowell MacDonald and Pit Martin.MacDonald leads the six-team league in points with 22 points (half of them goals) while Martin is second with 11 goals and nine assists for 20 points.These two players with goaltender Buddy Blom (the league&rsquo;s best goals-against average of 2.11) have combined to give Hamilton a commanding 11-point lead over second place Niagara Falls.The other five teams are packed tighter than Jack Benny&rsquo;s bankroll.Hap Emms&rsquo; Niagara Falls Flyers are second with seven points followed by Montreal Canadiens and St. Catharines Teepees with six points each, Guelph Royals five points and Peterborough Petes four points.Emile (The Cat) Francis, former National Hockey League and American Hockey League goaltender now coaching in Guelph, has had his share of troubles this year.The Royals, pennant-winners last season, were hit hard by graduations and now have run into an injury jinx which has claimed their top defenceman and one of their leading forwards.Mike McMahon, son of ex-Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Sr., suffered a knee injury late last season and during the summer had an operation for the removal of a cartilage.He injured the same knee in an exhibition game against St. Catharines, then hurt it again in a league game in Niagara Falls. He has not played for two weeks and no date for his return has been set.Taylor, one of the most promising of the younger members of the 1960-61 Royals, was injured in training camp and is not expected back for another few weeks.St. Catharines, a pre-season favorite with Hamilton, has not lived up to expectations but should improve with the return of their regular goaltender, three-year man Roger Crozier.Crozier suffered a broken jaw, his second such injury in two years, and was replaced by junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; goalie Art Fegan. Fegan is one of the few Scottish-born players ever to perform in Ontario junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey.One of the bright spots in the Guelph picture has been the play of Dave McComb.A long-striding, bespectacled centre, the rookie McComb from Owen Sound has 13 points on seven goals, six assists and is only one point behind the team leader Borden Smith.Billy Knibbs is the top marksman for Niagara Falls with six goals, eight assists while Andre Boudrias of Montreal and Phil Esposito of St. Catharines lead their respective teams with 12 points each.Top man with Peterborough is their reliable Claude Larose with 10 points.<h2>Sidelined</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01413/1835637-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="540" height="875"><figcaption class="caption-body">Roger Crozier</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Close For Everyone But Hamilton In Ontario Jr.

<div class="byline">By HOWIE NEWSTATE</div>OMAHA, Neb.&mdash;Like &ldquo;Old Man River&rdquo;&mdash;Chick Chalmers keeps rolling along&mdash;and without fanfare.The likeable 6&rsquo;, 180-pounder from Guelph, Ontario, has rated among the top centermen in the in ternational Hockey League, for the past four years.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02327/1835668-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="286" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Chick Chalmers</figcaption></div>In that time, he has tallied 402 regular season points, his tops being in 1959-60, 134 points, with the now-defunct Louisville Rebels.Chalmers came into the IHL with the Rebels during the 1957-58 season. He played in Louisville for three campaigns, before moving to Omaha.His first year with the Knights he figured in on 104 goals (scorir 35 and assisting on 69), pivoting a trio for Greg Jablonski and Dave Gordichuk. This was one of the most-feared forward sets in the IHL.Equally proficient at center as he is at left wing, the 27-year-old red-head was nosed out in the first team all-star balloting two years running. Last season he finished second to center Len Thomson, of Ft. Wayne, while the year prior, to another Komet, Len Ronson, at left wing.In the Knights&rsquo; first ten skirmishes, Chick has scored 17 points, tallying a pair of winning goals in five Omaha wins.Chalmers is working this season with Jablonski and rookie Jerry Walker. Walker played college hockey with Denver U. in &lsquo;60-61. Earlier in the campaign, Pat Ginnell was on right flank.Knight coach Howie Milford indicated, &ldquo;we&rsquo;re going to keep shuffling the players from one line to another until we find a solid scoring punch. It&rsquo;s hard to keep the same lines when you only have eight forwards.&rdquo;Omaha has been hit by the injury-bug, that has slowed down their victory-progress.Defenseman Moe Benoit is suffering from a pulled stomach muscle, Greg Jablonski and Minnie Menard have groin injuries, Terry Burns, a charley-horse, and Moe Collins, slowly recuperating from a bad case of bronchitis.General Manager Ken Wilson has been negotiating for several players, since hearing recently, that the much-sought-after defenseman, Ivan Prediger, will not be available to the Knights. Prediger has signed with Seattle of the Western League.Wilson purchased the contract of Harley Hodgson, a husky rearguard from the Ft. Wayne Komets. Hodgson played in the Knights 3-0 win over St. Paul, receiving an assist. &#9632;

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Chick Presses Gas Peddle For Omaha Knights

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04187/1835723-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg"></div>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1st, 1947 &#9632;

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01390/1835754-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg"></div>SOLUTION NEXT WEEK<h2>ACROSS</h2>1. Detroit player shown in centre.6. In 1901-02 Montreal won the Stanley Cup.7. 17 down quit hockey to become a (abbr.)8. Mrs. Aldo Guidolin.12. Mrs. Pierre Pilote.13. Nickname of N H L. team formerly coached by Art Duncan (abbr.)15. Canadiens play most of their home games on this day (abbr.)16. Intials of Marcon of Edmonton Flyers.18. Initials of Stearns of Cleveland.20. Initials of Ouellette of Providence Reds.21. Native province of 5 down. (abbr.)22. Earl Ingerfield&rsquo;s number.23. Each (abbr.)24. Short for given name of Leger, ex-Canadien defenseman.25. This ailment recently sidelined several members of the Buffalo Bisons.27. Land Measure.28. Nickname of Montreal&rsquo;s football team (abbr.)29. Allan Stanley had surgery on this last month.32. This Chicago player hails from Regina, Sask.33. Former Maple Leaf player known as Vic.<h2>DOWN</h2>1. Birthplace of Jack McCartan, ex-Ranger goalie.2. Given name of Hillman of Buffalo.3. Short for given name of Gardner, former N.H.L. centre star.4. Calder Trophy winner of 195556.5. New coach of Hull-Ottawa Canadiens.9. Initials of Newhouser, exbaseball star.10. That is.11. Native province of 4 down (abbr.)14. Initials of Arnett, Seattle defenseman.17. A former Detroit forward.19. Nickname of Syracuse club with which Syl Apps once played.20. Terry Reardon&rsquo;s second name.22. Method by which some teams travel on roads trips.25. This old-time Ranger player is known as &ldquo;Sparky.&rdquo;26. Name given 17 down.30. Initials of a Montreal forward.31. Initials of &ldquo;Rip&rdquo; Riopelle, ex Canadien player.32. Ton (abbr.)<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2>ACROSS1. MacNeil6. Vern7. Rings11. Cochrane13. J.S.14. R.J.L.16. Bos.17. Del.18. Chi.19. A.I.20. No.21. N.S.22. Snuffy25. D. O.26. OI27. De.28. Announcer31. RentDOWN1. March2. Concussion3. IV4. Leonard5. Ont.8. 109. G.H.10. Sr.12. Allister13. Johnson15. Jean16. B.C.23. Four24. Fine25. Day27. Det.29. No30. C.N. &#9632;

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">By SID PAYNE</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;The Johnstown Jets and the Clinton Comets are dominating the Eastern Hockey League race&mdash;and they&rsquo;re going about it in a big way.The playoff championship of the circuit has been won by Johnstown the past two years while Clinton bagged all the marbles three seasons ago. Although the present season hasn&rsquo;t even hit the quarter mark, it appears unlikely these two goliaths of Tom Lockhart&rsquo;s loop will be seriously challenged.Both the Jets and the Comets have each registered 10 victories already with Clinton showing a one point lead over its Northern Division rival by virtue of two losses and a tie as compared to Johnstown&rsquo;s 10-3-0 log.Since both teams are members of the same division this season (Johnstown was in the Southern sector last year), the Northern Division shapes up as a cut and dry affair with New Haven a likely strong third place finisher way ahead of the Long Island Ducks.What should make the battle for division supremacy more interesting is the fact that eight of the 12 games scheduled between the two clubs will be contested the second half of the season.Clinton and Johnstown-have only met once so far this season with the Comets coming out on top, 5-0, as goalie Norm DeFelice earned his first shutout of the season. The line of Jack Kane, Reg Mullholland and Jacques Faubert scored four of the goals.Meanwhile, the Southern Division has resembled an &ldquo;Alfonse and Gaston&rdquo; act with each of the four clubs taking turns as the divisional leader.At this writing, all four sextets have played below .500 hockey with Greensboro and Charlotte shading the lead with 5-6 records while Philadelphia and Knoxville trail with 4-10 slates.CHARLOTTE. Checkers went on three-game winning streak, beating Long Island, 3-2, and Knoxville twice, 8-5 and 5-2&hellip;Veteran Jim McNulty fired winning goal in triumph over Ducks and also netted three in team&rsquo;s 5-2 success.GREENSBORO: Don Carter collected his second hat trick of season as Generals downed Long Island, 4-3, in overtime. That home triumph and another success over Philadelphia preceded two straight road setbacks as Generals lost to Clinton, 7-3, and New Haven, 6-2, on consecutive nights&hellip;Ron Muir got club&rsquo;s both goals in loss to Blades.KNOXVILLE: Knights experienced rough week, losing all three games, including two on home ice&hellip;First the Ducks beat the, 4-3, in overtime, then Charlotte administered back-to-back drubbings&hellip;Bob Bingely, a defenseman, popped in two goals in the first defeat, while Gil Champagne bagged a pair in the second setback at Charlotte.PHILADELPHIA: Ramblers finding overtime games not to their liking&hellip;They dropped two of their four games during the week in the extra period making it a total of three this season&hellip;Johnstown hung the first overtime loss on Philly at the beginning of the week and Greensboro dealt the other blow.NEW HAVEN: Blades continue to play steady hockey, winning both games during week&hellip;They downed Philadelphia, 6-3, and Greensboro, 6-2&hellip;Remi LeSage, Lloyd Hinchberger and Claude Boileau scored for New Haven after Philadelphia had rallied to tie the score, 3-3.LONG ISLAND: Ducks had rough going, winning only once in five games&hellip;Three of the losses were by one goal, including an overtime affair&hellip;Team&rsquo;s lone victory was at Knoxville when Sam Gregory won it in overtime&hellip;Don Atamanchuk hottest Duck with 10-point output for the week, including four goals.JOHNSTOWN: Don Hall, who is the top point maker of all time in United States amateur hockey circles, reached another milestone when Jets trounced Philadelphia, 7-1. The 11-year veteran became the first player to score 1,000 points in the EHL when he scored a goal and assisted on another&hellip;Hall&rsquo;s EHL regular season mark shows 401 goals and 599 assists.CLINTON: Comets won all three games during fourth week of season, blanking Johnstown, 5-0, defeating Greensboro, 7-3, and Long Island 2-1&hellip;Second period goals by Jack Faubert and Reg Mullholland were enough to turn back Ducks.<h2>Gets 1,000th</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02347/1835785-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="543" height="533"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don Hall</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Johnstown’s Don Hall Racks Up 1,000th Point

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03305/1835823-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="377" height="401"></div>Even with today&rsquo;s rock &lsquo;em, sock &lsquo;em type of hockey, I&rsquo;ll wager you&rsquo;ll see far fewer skate cuts this season. The reason&mdash;the N.H.L.-has approved C.C.M.&rsquo;s new PRO-GARD blade heel. This new heel is capped with plastic; they call it linear polyethylene. Unlike some earlier attempts at protection, it won&rsquo;t entangle a skate or a stick. The heel protection is completely smooth and is built right into the blade tube.The PRO-GARD heel got its baptism of fire during the 196061 regular season and was also tested in the play-offs. The players liked it. Coaches liked it. Subsequent N.H.L. approval was unanimous.With the coaches, skates and the danger of cuts is important. With management, too. They have to consider the financial investment they have in a player. Skate injuries have been known to put the &ldquo;kybosh&rdquo; on a team&rsquo;s chances in regular and play-off hockey. The worry of the players&rsquo; wives and families has to be considered, as well.<h2>Players are Worth Protecting</h2>Nowadays, coaches will go to almost any length to ensure the safety of their players. Working with C.C.M. they have initiated changes that improve comfort, safety and performance. Skates and boots for instance, have undergone many changes. These changes aren&rsquo;t always obvious, but they mean a lot to the coaches and the hockey pro.For example, take the C.C.M. Tackaberry Matched Set shown above. This is the equipment used by 98% of the players in the N.H.L.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04245/1835816-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="542" height="548"><figcaption class="caption-body">THE NO. 103 C.C.M. TACKABERRY MATCHED SETChoice of leading professional and amateur teams. Now with the exclusive PRO-GARD heel.</figcaption></div>What could be so different about a skate? I&rsquo;ll admit, at first glance, there&rsquo;s very little other than the shape. Player performances, however, have been improved by these changes. The Prolite skate has deeper blades of 7/64-inch heat-treated Sheffield steel. Because they&rsquo;re deeper they last longer and allow the player to move around more freely. The tubes, sole cups and heel cups are made from lightweight steel. Despite their lightness, they&rsquo;re really sturdy. They are heat treated by a special C.C.M. process and become so strong you&rsquo;d have difficulty drilling through them. Because of this, they resist pounds more pressure when a player is making tight turns&hellip;help keep the blades in constant alignment.These improvements, developed over the years by coaches, players and C.C.M. research, make for better, safer hockey. The latest improvement, the PRO-GARD heel is a tribute to this co-operation for the betterment of Canada&rsquo;s national sport.In Canada: C.C.M. 2015 Lawrence Ave. W. Weston, OntarioC&middot;C&middot;Min the U.S.A.: C.C.M. Inc. 681 Seneca SL, Buffalo, N.Y. &#9632;

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BOBBY HEWITSON

<div class="byline">By JACK COOK</div>SASKATOON, Sask.&mdash;Scotty Munro, next to commissioner Frank Boucher one of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League&rsquo;s greatest story-tellers, hasn&rsquo;t had to talk his way into first place this year&mdash;his Estevan Bruins have proven conclusively that they belong there.Over the years, Scotty, the rotund coach-manager of the SJHL&rsquo;s southern-most member, has talked a good game, generally much better than his youngsters actually played. Seldom, while operating out of both Humboldt arid Estevan, did Scotty ever seriously threaten for a league championship.Pre-season tongues wagged furiously in favor of a 1961-62 title repeat for Regina Pats, but, throughout, Scotty steadfastly refused to agree. Of course this wasn&rsquo;t really too startling. Such chatter was common place for the Scotchman.However, at the one-quarter mark in the schedule, everyone is taking Scotty at his word. His Bruins, to date, have been by far the class of the league.After 13 starts the Bruins had lost only once and been tied on another occasion. Moose Jaw managed to hold Estevan to a 4-4 stalemate in a league opener, and Flin Flon Bombers, the second-place club, squeezed out a 4-3 victory over Bruins in the Manitoba centre.A couple of holdover forwards&mdash;Jim Kozie and Ron Willy&mdash;who work on the same line are setting the Bruin and League pace in scoring with 26 and 25 points, respectively.Joe Letcher and Jack Norris are sharing the netminding chores for Estevan and both are sporting sizzling records. Letcher with three shutouts, boasts a 1.33 goals-against average, while Norris, with two whitewash jobs, sits at 1.75.Regina Pats, after a dismal start, are beginning to flash oldtime form and have climbed to fifth spot in the standings. With the exception of Estevan at the top, and Prince Albert and Weyburn at the bottom, the league is pretty well bunched.The newest entry, Weyburn, continues to lose the heartbreakers. For example, of the club&rsquo;s 11 defeats, nine have been by two goals or less. &#9632;

Estevan Still Talk Of SJHL; Regina Moves

<div class="image-hero"><img title="C4-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01118/1835878-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">President and publisher Ken McKenzie presented THE HOCKEY NEWS AWARDS for 1960-61 to two of the three top men in the game last week. Between periods of a coast-to-eoast TV game with Canadiens and Chicago, McKenzie presented the award to the Top Executive, general-manager Tommy Ivan of the Chicago Black Hawks (above).Bernie Boom Boom Geoffrion of the Montreal Canadiens is presented with the HOCKEY NEWS AWARD for 1960-61 as the top NHL player-of-the-year by Publisher McKenzie (above). Game was televised in French and back to Chicago as well as across Canada. Coach Punch Imlach of the Toronto Maple Leafs was named top coach. He&rsquo;ll get his award later in the year.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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NEWS’ Awards For Game’s Top Guys

<div class="byline">By VINCE LEAH</div>WINNIPEG, Man.&mdash;The Manitoba Junior Hockey league continues to buck football interest and the Winnipeg clubs in particular will be glad to see the Grey cup and sundry other gridiron events out of the way so that the people can become hockey-minded once again.While the MJHL is the only hockey of note in these parts now that the Warriors withdrew from the Western pro league, the fans have not exactly torn down the gates to see it, apart from special promotions such as Rangers&rsquo; Pony Night to which the kids got in free on tickets passed out by the local merchants and the fire department appeal for old toys for their Christmas program for underprivileged children. When Monarchs downed St. Boniface Canadiens the other night only 211 paid admission to watch although there were no other sporting attractions to conflict locally.Brandon gates are average but may climb now that the Wheaties once again have moved to the top of the pack. Over 2,000 watched the Wheaties and St. Boniface Canadiens battle to a 6 - 6 deadlock in the Wheat City arena. At this point it appears the Wheaties once again are the team to watch.General Manager Jack Milford did a stout job of rebuilding although some of his Winnipeg counterparts credit his team&rsquo;s success with the large amount of practice time available. Rangers Deno Ball plans to take his team onto the open air rinks as soon as natural ice is available. With only one artificial ice rink in Winnipeg ice time is a problem for the juniors now.In the mean-time Jack Perrin, desiring to shear all connections with hockey, has been trying to peddle his WHL franchise and his two junior clubs, Braves and Canadiens. As this was written he was in Boston trying to sell his holdings to the Bruins.Perrin approached Vancouver Canucks regarding the Junior franchises but the Coast owners declined with thanks.Canadiens welcomed back defenceman Dale. Hubble and goalkeeper Brian Lunney who helped Rods win the national junior football title, but Lunney may be traded elsewhere. General manager Percy Segal has not yet unveiled Ted Papanekais, who came to the Habs from Toronto Maple Leafs who never did get around to enrolling the boy in St. Michael&rsquo;s college as originally planned. Ted is of Cree-Greek parentage. &#9632;

Brandon Climbs Into Top Position

<div class="image-hero"><img title="C4-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-02116/1835933-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg"></div>NOVEMBER ISSUE Now At YOUR NEWSSTANDPICTORIALWORLD&rsquo;S OFFICIAL HOCKEY MAGAZINEYoung Man On The MoveBoston&rsquo;s Doug Mohns Started Hockey As Defenseman. Then He Was A Left Winger, Then A Right Winger And Back To Defense. Where Will He Go Next?&bull; Jim Skinner: Red Wing&rsquo;s Body Builder&bull; Blues Not Singing The Blues&bull; Habs&rsquo; Big Question Mark-Tom JohnsonLOOK FOR THE MAGAZINE WITH DOUG MOHNS ON THE COVER &#9632;

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TIM HORTON WATCHES THEM COME AND GO

Nine Straight Without A Loss New Indians’ Record

OFFICIAL N.H.L RECORD BOOK 1917 to 1961

Ballard Tops Big Seven In Top Level Leaf Moves