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March 3, 1962
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Wood Rescues Indians Once More In Goal
SPRINGFIELD, Mass— Owner Eddie Shore of the Springfield Indians has picked up a lot of bargains in his 23 years as a hockey executive. One of his best is a young goalie nobody wanted—George Wood. His total cost to Eddie was a phone call to Vancouver of the Western League. When the Canucks indicated that they didn’t want Wood, Shore last year suggested that he be sent to Springfield. “At least he’ll get paid here and we’ll see if we can’t teach him a few things,” Shore told the Vancouver management. Vancouver was happy to have someone take Wood off their hands and dispatched him to Shore. Shore, a keen student of goal-tending, had developed Don Simmons, Gordie Bell and Hank Bassen among others and felt confident that Wood, with a little work, could be salvaged. “He…
FOSTER HEWITT
tells the inside story of Big Time Hockey in HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA Hockey fans of all ages will enjoy this exciting account of professional hockey and its stars from the early days to the present. Illustrated, $3.95. THE RYERSON PRESS 299 Queen Street West Toronto 2B, Ontario…
How To Sell Your Product Just Hook Onto NHL Star
MONTREAL, Que.—The lure of big-time hockey has not gone unnoticed by many Canadian companies. No less than 18 concerns are presently tying in with it to promote their products to the Canadian consumer. A survey of ads in Canadian magazines shows offers of everything from buttons with hockey stars’ pictures on them, to glamorous trips to the Stanley Cup playoffs. One such company, The Ogilvie Flour Mills Company, Limited. who produce popular Ogilvie Oats breakfast cereal, is currently offering trips for five couples to the third and fourth Stanley Cup playoff games. The offer includes hotel accommodations, transportation and expenses. Not only are there five chances to win, but there are 75 consolation prizes—including those popular hockey games for livingroom players, aged eight to eighty. At least five lucky Canadian couples will see a…
Punch’s Newest Headache--How To Hold Second
TORONTO, Ont.— The Maple Leafs are as good at arithmetic as the next fellow and therefore long ago conceded—privately, if not publicly—the 1961-62 National Hockey League championship to Montreal Canadiens. With 14 games left in the schedule, Canadiens stood 13 points ahead. In these final weeks of the campaign, Leafs’ objectives are first to get a fit squad prepared for the Stanley Cup playoffs and next to hang onto second place. At mid-February, Chicago Black Hawks definitely were a threat to Leafs’ runnerup status, having closed the gap to only three points. And with Canadiens solidly entrenched in first place, third was a poor place to finish since that would throw you against the Montrealers in the first round of the Stanley Cup playdowns. Meanwhile, the second-place finishers would get to meet either Detroit…
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