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March 3, 1962

The Hockey News March 3, 1962

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04244/1900095-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>o</span>f the nations participating in the 1962 WORLD and EUROPEAN ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS, March 8-18, The Broadmoor World Arena Colorado Springs, Colo.</p><p><b>All in colors, durable enameled metal, with sturdy pin mounts. Actual size shown above.</b></p><p><b>$15.00 for entire package</b></p><p><b>$ 1.25 individually</b></p><p>Postage Prepaid&mdash;No C.O.D.</p><p><b>Write: Broadmoor World Arena Souvenirs Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S.A.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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IN THIS ISSUE

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SPORTS PHOTOS!

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;The lure of big-time hockey has not gone unnoticed by many Canadian companies.</p><p>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&rsquo; pictures on them, to glamorous trips to the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>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.</p><p>Not only are there five chances to win, but there are 75 consolation prizes&mdash;including those popular hockey games for livingroom players, aged eight to eighty.</p><p>At least five lucky Canadian couples will see a dream come true, a free weekend for this seasons Stanley Cup. without having to beg. borrow or steal tickets.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

How To Sell Your Product Just Hook Onto NHL Star

<div class="byline">By HUGH TOWNSEND</div><p>NEW GLASGOW, N.S.&mdash;</p><p>It&rsquo;s the same old story for the Maritime champion Amherst Ramblers: They&rsquo;re still the biggest gate attraction on the road. And they&rsquo;re still unable to attract crowds to their own rink.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01435/1900656-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="273" height="406"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Vic Howe</b></figcaption></div><p>Ramblers, pennant winners of the Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League for the third consecutive season, jumped into a commanding lead in their best-of-seven semi-final series with the fourth place finishing Halifax - Wolverines.</p><p>Amherst received a four-goal effort from scoring champ Alain Caron in the opener to win 7-3, but were beaten 7-5 by the Wolves when the clubs moved to Halifax for the second game. Ramblers moved ahead in the third tilt with a 5-3 verdict and then handed Halifax a 2-0 whitewashing in the fourth tilt.</p><p>There were big crowds on hand for the second and fourth games at Halifax and Dartmouth respectively. The fourth contest was shifted from Halifax when the Dominion School Boy Curling Bonspiel took over the Forum ice.</p><p>It was a different thing in Amherst where only 700 fans attended the first game and 1200 sat in on the third tilt.</p><p>For the second year in a row the Ramblers threatened to drop out of the league due to the poor attendance at games. The executive announced it had quit and the players took over the team.</p><p>Despite the continuance of small crowds in the semi-finals, the club was not considered in serious threat of folding.</p><p>While Amherst moved into a stranglehold lead in their series, the Moncton Beavers and New Glasgow Rangers were waging a home ice jinx round. The two clubs split the first four games of the set, Rangers winning two games at Moncton, and Beavers winning a pair at New Glasgow.</p><p>Rangers, third place finishers, surprised hockey followers by coming up with two straight wins at Moncton, 4-2 and 4-3, but they fell on their faces in the third period of their two home games, losing 7-4 and 6-3, in each case having blown leads.</p><p>Beavers were being paced by the goaltending of sideburned Ron Boomer and the offensive power of veteran forward Vic Howe, brother of Detroit&rsquo;s great Gordie Howe and himself a short visitor to the National Hockey League. Howe was particularly impressive in the fourth game when he fired a pair of goals and set up a third.</p><p>Goaltending was highlighting action in both series. Boomer and Rangers&rsquo; Art McIntyre were both playing well in their games while veteran Jean Paul Morrissette was the big man in the Amherst victories. He was sensational in racking up a shutout in the fourth game.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rumor Button Pushed-Fans Snub Amherst

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Hull Stirs Talk Of 50 Goal Year

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT (In the Toronto Star)</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Noteworthy facts about Bobby Rousseau, Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; newest superstar:</p><p>&bull; He is the only National Hockey League player affected with stomach ulcers.<br>&bull; Among all hockey players, he is the finest golfer, breaking 70 regularly.<br>&bull; He has the most accurate slap shot in the game and is liable to score a goal from any distance.<br>&bull; They say he excites spectators at Montreal Forum as no player has done since Rocket Richard retired.<br>&bull; He is this season&rsquo;s best NHL rookie and therefore a cinch to win the Calder Memorial Trophy and the accompanying $1.000 bonus.<br>&bull; He has scored 16 goals in 24 games since becoming a Montreal regular. Except for Bobby Hull, therefore, he&rsquo;s hockey&rsquo;s hottest shooter.</p><p>Rousseau never will forget the evening of Dec. 23. 1961. It was the night he became a bigleaguer, he was saying recently.</p><p>&ldquo;Up till then, I was only getting on to kill penalties,&rdquo; he related in the flawless English he employs. &ldquo;That night, Boomer Geoffrion got hurt and the coach gave me the signal. I was lucky enough to get two goals and since then have been playing fulltime.&rdquo;</p><p>Rousseau was spotted in Geoffrion&rsquo;s right-wing spot on a line with Jean Beliveau and Gilles Tremblay, the high-scoring sophomore. The Boomer, since returning to duty, has been hooked up with Ralph Backstrom and Don Marshall.</p><p>The ulcers are dormant now, Bobby reported.</p><p>&ldquo;All last winter, I was on a serious diet,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;custard and milk and things like that. For a hockey player, it is not so good. But now I am okay except when I eat spaghetti or Chinese food, the ulcers remind me they are there.&rdquo;</p><p>Rousseau even had a news story tucked in his pocket. He has received confirmation of his renewed status as an amateur golfer after several seasons as an assistant professional at various Quebec clubs.</p><p>&ldquo;I hope to play in the Canadian Open this year,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;and the Canadian Amateur, too, if I qualify.&rdquo;</p><p>He frankly admits the slap shot is the most effective weapon in his personal arsenal and credits its development to his daily workouts on the links every summer.</p><p>&ldquo;Only the grip is different for a golf swing and my slap shot,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;The motion is the same.&rdquo;</p><p>Rousseau has become a Forum pet, as much for his elusive style as for the regularity of his goals. He held a slim lead over Boston&rsquo;s Cliff Pennington in mid-season Calder voting but now rates an emphatic majority.</p><p>Detroit Red Wings came within a whisker of pilfering Rousseau from Canadiens. A Redbird scout spotted him playing for a junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; team at St. John&rsquo;s, Que., and applied to Frank Selke, Canadiens&rsquo; general manager, for help in securing the lad&rsquo;s release so he could be transferred to Detroit&rsquo;s junior team at Hamilton.</p><p>Sam Pollock, the Montreal farm director, had given up on young Rousseau but, when he heard about Red Wings&rsquo; enthusiasm, decided he had overlooked something and said he couldn&rsquo;t even consider their request.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Bobby Most Exciting Hab Since The ‘Rocket’

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>If Lynn Patrick of the Bruins were doing it all over again, he&rsquo;d do it the same way.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01380/1898800-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="374" height="596"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lynn Patrick</b></figcaption></div><p>Do what? Spend money for young players as he did last spring.</p><p>The Bruins last season had the most profitable season a United States hockey team has ever had. They grossed more than one million dollars for their 35 games here.</p><p>But, for the second straight season they failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>So Patrick took the elastic off a fat bankroll, slipped in a player or two, and acquired Cliff Pennington, Orland Kurtenbach, Pat Stapleton, Don Head and Terry Gray. He had bought Ted Green a year earlier, and he signed Ed Westfall to a professional contract. Early this season he acquired Wayne Connelly.</p><p>All in all, between spring and late fall Patrick brought in youngsters representing a total expenditure in excess of $150,000, by conservative estimate.</p><p>The Bruins are in the process of finishing last for the second straight season. How does Patrick feel about his investments now?</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve thought about them and thought about them,&rdquo; said the Bruins&rsquo; manager.</p><p>&ldquo;And I can say truthfully that I know of only one other young player I&rsquo;d have bought if I&rsquo;d been able. That&rsquo;s Bob Rousseau, and I never had a chance to get him.&rdquo;</p><p>Rousseau is the agile little forward who is having a fine rookie season with the Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>&ldquo;The youngsters 1 bought were the best,&rdquo; said Patrick. &ldquo;Leading scorers, all-stars, most valuable players&mdash;the best in the minors.</p><p>&ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t have much to show for what I&rsquo;ve spent. We&rsquo;re still in last place.&rdquo;</p><p>Actually, Patrick is probably short-changing himself, for he does have something to show for what he has spent. He has several things.</p><p>Green is developing into a good defenseman. If the colorful, rugged young man from Winnipeg keeps coming he&rsquo;ll be worth the whole $150,000 himself.</p><p>Kurtenbach, who didn&rsquo;t skate well enough as a center here, has been doing better as a left wing under Ferny Flaman with the Providence Reds. He&rsquo;ll rate another try next fall. So will Gray, who was demoted to Kingston last month.</p><p>Patrick was all steamed up about Connelly, supposedly Montreal&rsquo;s best forward prospect, but he may have cooled off a bit on the diffident right wing of late. Connelly makes the same mistakes time and again, but he may improve.</p><p>Should one or more other young players click for the Bruins besides Green&mdash;and others may&mdash;Patrick&rsquo;s money will have been well spent. And if Tommy Williams comes through, Patrick can show something he got for nothing.</p><p>The Bruins must add some new players if they are to de better next season, for personnel is one of the reasons for their losing year. They have some prospects for advancement in their own organization.</p><p>But it will probably be necessary for Patrick to peel some big bills off another fat bankroll&mdash;for the Bruins are having another good season at the box office&mdash;and do some more buying.</p><p>In the National Hockey League, where every team is strong financially and the practical springtime draft makes good players available for purchase, what is money?<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Lynn Admits He Hasn’t A Lot To Show For $150,000

<p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>EW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;If and when young Rod Gilbert returns to the New York Rangers he&rsquo;ll have to find another pair of gloves to wear. Gilbert, the OHA junior scoring champion last season is playing with Rangers&rsquo; farm at Kitchener of the Eastern Pro League.</p><p>When Gilbert was with the Rangers recently he was given a new pair of gloves. When he was returned to Kitchener he left them behind. Veteran Andy Bathgate wore them one night and scored two goals. Now he says they&rsquo;re his for the balance of the season, at least.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Rookie Must Find A New Pair Of Mitts Next Time

<p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>OSTON, Mass.&mdash;It takes more than a train wreck and a blizzard to prevent the Bruins from keeping their National League dates. Four of the Bruins, anyhow.</p><p>When a February blizzard prevented the Bruins from flying to Montreal, their itinerary was revised to consist of a train ride to New York, a switch, and another train ride from New York to Montreal.</p><p>Bruins Bruce Gamble, Cliff Pennington, Pat Stapleton and Andre Pronovost failed to learn of the change of plans. Informed belately, they set out for New York an hour behind their teammates but their passage was barred by a train wreck in Canton. They finally reached Providence, knowing they would be unable to make the New York connection.</p><p>So they trained back here, dug out Pronovost&rsquo;s car and drove the 325 miles over the mountains and through the snowstorm to Montreal, arriving at noon the day of the game. Then the Canadiens beat them by 9-1.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Long Day And Night For Boston Players

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y&mdash;</p><p>The tragedy&mdash;or near tragedy&mdash;of the sometimes adorable, sometimes abominable New York Rangers is Ted Hampson, who tries too hard, worries too much and doesn&rsquo;t score.</p><p>A few weeks ago there would have been no hesitation about labelling Hampson an abject flop. Centering the second line of Camille Henry and Andy Hebenton, Hampson accumulated a lot of mileage while accomplishing little. Today, there&rsquo;s hope for Hampson.</p><p>&ldquo;Early in the season he couldn&rsquo;t shoot from here to the shower,&rdquo; said coach Doug Harvey, mapping a distance of 20 feet across the dressing room. &ldquo;Now he&rsquo;s making good plays.&rdquo;</p><p>Ordinarily, in this soulless town, one wouldn&rsquo;t get very upset about a little hockey player who couldn&rsquo;t shoot the puck but there were a couple of things about Hampson that compelled sympathy.</p><p>Mostly it was the nice guy, boy-next-store personality that is him. Even when he&rsquo;s punko on ice it&rsquo;s hard to root against a kid like that.</p><p>On top of that Hampton takes his playing seriously. Maybe too seriously. He&rsquo;s a first-class worrier who probably generates as much energy thinking about his faults as he does trying to remedy them.</p><p>&ldquo;He tries so damn hard,&rdquo; Andy Bathgate, observed, &ldquo;You got to give him A-plus for effort. But he&rsquo;d always tighten up. Then the puck wouldn&rsquo;t bounce for him. When that happens you get a complex.&rdquo;</p><p>Just how Hampson managed to remain a starting center through three quarters of the season must go down as one of the minor miracles of the campaign.</p><p>&ldquo;I felt I was lucky to be around,&rdquo; Ted, 25, and with a short crew cut, admitted the other day. &ldquo;They played me despite the fact I had only two goals.&rdquo;</p><p>There were a lot of theories on Hampson&rsquo;s troubles. Club intellectuals attributed Teddy&rsquo;s trouble to a trimmed-down hockey stick.</p><p>&ldquo;His blade was too thin,&rdquo; Bathgate said (and was later seconded by Harvey), &ldquo;the puck would always be rolling on him.&rdquo;</p><p>After numerous suggestions, Hampson shelved the thin stick and began playing with a beefier blade.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m hanging on to the puck a little longer now,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t know that that&rsquo;s been the difference any more than the encouragement Doug&rsquo;s been giving me. He&rsquo;s been very patient and he&rsquo;s giving me a lot of ice.&rdquo;</p><p>One thing Hampson always could do was skate. Now he&rsquo;s skating and passing well, and, sometimes, getting off a decent shot. Unfortunately, he&rsquo;s not scoring.</p><p>In a 6-2 win over Toronto, Ted set up two key goals and flit over the ice like a water spider on a pond. He had three good chances for goals and struck out. Does this depress him?</p><p>&ldquo;If all the games are like that I don&rsquo;t care if I ever score, as long as the other guy (Hebenton and Guy Gendron) do it. They were really flying.&rdquo;</p><p>But why only three goals in 55 games?</p><p>&ldquo;I was afraid to shoot. My shot was bad. I didn&rsquo;t want the crowd to get on me.&rdquo;</p><p>A visitor tried to assure him. &ldquo;You keep hustling and the goals are bound to come. You&rsquo;ll see.&rdquo;</p><p>He looked up but didn&rsquo;t say anything. The visitor sort of hoped he could buy Ted a dozen goals just to make him happier. All it will take is about a couple of scores from here to March 25 to brighten up this man&rsquo;s life.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know why I&rsquo;m not scoring,&rdquo; he finally said, &ldquo;but&hellip;&rdquo; and that was all.</p><h2>Hits Stride</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03329/1898910-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="556" height="522"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ted Hampson</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Hampson Snaps Out Of It - - But Ju st In Time

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>ORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Veteran Johnny Bower, Toronto Maple Leafs Old Age goaler doesn&rsquo;t think he needs a rest, despite what the experts have been saying of late. In fact he thinks he&rsquo;s just starting to regain his edge.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04251/1898941-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="282" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Johnny Bower</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s like a broken record,&rdquo; said Bower. &ldquo;Every time a team slumps, they say the goalie needs a rest. I felt more tired at this time last season. I honestly feel I&rsquo;m just starting to pull out of a slump. We&rsquo;ve got a battle on our hands to keep second place the way those Black Hawks are going and I want to be part of it.</p><p>&ldquo;This is the first time I&rsquo;ve felt sharp since I injured by right foot in Montreal over a month ago. The pressure is not as great now that Plante (Canadiens&rsquo; Jacques) has the Vezina Trophy locked up and I&rsquo;m sure my work will improve.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want a rest. If I though I needed one, I&rsquo;d be the first to say so.</p><p>&ldquo;However, if Punch (general manager-coach Imlach) thinks a change of goalkeepers will help the team, I&rsquo;ll ride the bench. But I&rsquo;m not asking for a rest.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Johnny Will Rest, But Only If Punch Tells Him He Wants Him To Take One

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div><p>TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>The Maple Leafs are as good at arithmetic as the next fellow and therefore long ago conceded&mdash;privately, if not publicly&mdash;the 1961-62 National Hockey League championship to Montreal Canadiens. With 14 games left in the schedule, Canadiens stood 13 points ahead.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02362/1898879-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="286" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Nevin</b></figcaption></div><p>In these final weeks of the campaign, Leafs&rsquo; objectives are first to get a fit squad prepared for the Stanley Cup playoffs and next to hang onto second place.</p><p>At mid-February, Chicago Black Hawks definitely were a threat to Leafs&rsquo; 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.</p><p>Meanwhile, the second-place finishers would get to meet either Detroit Red Wings or New York Rangers in the other semi-final.</p><p>This line of reasoning, based on what are termed the &ldquo;percentages&rdquo;, did not work out in last spring&rsquo;s playoffs. Chicago finished third and knocked off Canadiens, while fourth-place Detroit pulled an even bigger upset by eliminating Toronto.</p><p>However, it should be obvious that Leafs would prefer to meet Detroit or New York in the semifinal, ahead of Canadiens and so would the Back Hawks.</p><p>Manager-coach Punch Imlach is determined to avoid a repeat of last spring&rsquo;s happenings. Leafs were poorly prepared for the Stanley Cup series, having battled right to the finish with Canadiens for possession of first place. Red Wings, meanwhile, had breezed into fourth place and were ready, healthy and waiting for the semifinal opposition.</p><p>Furthermore, Leafs were in poor shape, physically. Red Kelly and Bert Olmstead were hurt and out of the lineup. Johnny Bower was just back after recovering from an injury and was replaced in goal by Cesare Maniago for two of the five games it took Detroit to win the series.</p><p>This year, Imlach plans to have his club at a peak March 27, the day the semi-finals begin.</p><p>Dick Duff, who has just begun skating again after the mending of a fractured ankle, should be ready by then. Red Kelly, whose play has been hampered by a sore shoulder, ought to be back in high gear. And Eddie Shack, returned to hospital Feb. 17 with another knee injury, should be at his headlong best.</p><p>And Leaf&rsquo;s elder statesmen should be rested.</p><p>Only Bower is a worry. During the week of St. Valentine&rsquo;s Day, Bower had three days off and was sharp as a tack when he came back. He was excellent for two periods of the Feb. 17 match against Rangers, then let in three third-period goals. The next night, he was beaten for five. His sharpness was questioned after that barrage.</p><p>Beyond getting his men in shape, Imlach was searching for a more effective player alignment.</p><p>He was satisfied with his defence pairings&mdash;Allan Stanley with Tim Horton, Carl Brewer and Bobby Baun.</p><p>Up front, though, he was experimenting. Bobby Nevin had been experiencing an unproductive season and Imlach finally put Shack in Nevin&rsquo;s right-wing slot beside Kelly and Frank Mahovlich. This move was working like magic when Shack was reinjured, this time for a three-week period.</p><p>Meanwhile, Ed Litzenberger was inserted in a strange position, left wing, alongside Dave Keon and George Armstrong. Again, a miracle. Litz looked better than he had in weeks and the line produced two goals almost immediately.</p><p>Such shuffling cannot be interpreted as a healthy sign at this stage in a season. A club should be set and rolling along impressively now if it is going anywhere.</p><p>&ldquo;These things happen to every team every season,&rdquo; Imlach reasons. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just bad timing for us. It&rsquo;s happened to us extra late but we have plenty of time to get straightened away. I&rsquo;m just sorry injuries prevent me from resting more guys.&rdquo;</p><p>Leafs still were playing below the.500 mark. In the 10-game stretch, ending Feb. 18, they had earned only eight points out of a possible 20.</p><p>Leafs needed 26 points out of their last 15 games&mdash;13 wins, for example, to reach the objective of 92 points set for them by Imlach before the schedule began. Evidently, he overrated them.</p><p><b>Notes</b>: When Shack was reinjured, Leafs called up rookie Larry Keenan from Rochester Americans&hellip;It shapes up as a wasted year for defenceman Larry Hillman who never did get rolling after injuring a shoulder at training camp last fall&hellip;Allan Stanley startled the crowd by scoring a breakaway goal against Rangers Feb. 17&hellip;Last year, Nevin scored 10 goals in his final 13 games. Leafs would welcome a similar splurge this spring&hellip;Davey Keon seems to miss left-winger Dick Duff. He&rsquo;s stalled at 21 goals&hellip;Imlach&rsquo;s lineup shuffle returned Billy Harris to the Leaf bench&hellip;Al Arbour is stuck on the plank too&hellip;Frank Mahovlich will surpass 30 goals but his marksmanship is off 30 per cent this year. However, he&rsquo;s getting more assists.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Punch’s Newest Headache--How To Hold Second

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01379/1898972-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dapper Bobby Hull helped the Chicago Black Hawks win their first Stanley Cup in 23 years in 1960-61. A center of attraction for photographers at the 1961-62 all-star banquet, the youngster was caught in discussion with teammate Ron Murphy, left; Canadiens Henri Richard and Toronto&rsquo;s Johnny Bower. That&rsquo;s Hull in his working clothes on the left.</b></figcaption></div><h2>Blond Bomber In Starry Company<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Hull Scored 24 Goals In 20 Games

<div class="byline">By HARRY MOLTER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02307/1899003-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg"></div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>Can Bobby Hull, the blond bomber of the Chicago Black Hawks, become hockey&rsquo;s third 50-goal scorer?</p><p>This question is the subject of lively debate among Black Hawk fans during the present hot streak by Chicago&rsquo;s swashbuckling leftwinger which left him with 39 goals and 10 games still to play.</p><p>Hull, who scored 31 and 39 goals in the past two season, had only 15 at the half-way point this year. But he went on a scoring rampage between Jan. 11 and Feb. 25 in which he tallied 24 goals in 20 games to bring his total to a league leading 39.</p><p>Another hot streak like this would put him within easy reach of the coveted 50-goal mark, a pinnacle attained only Montreal&rsquo;s great Rocket Richard in 1944-45 and Bernie Geoffrion last season.</p><p>&ldquo;Goals are like grapes, they come in bunches,&rdquo; Hull commented recently about his scoring streak which included five 2-goal nights and one 4-goal night against Detroit Red Wings. It was Hull&rsquo;s second &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo; of the season and the seventh of his career.</p><p>Hull, still only 23-years-old, has the speed, muscles and scoring ability to reach the 50-goal mark. His shot is rated one of the hardest in the league. When he was only 21 (1959-60 season) he led the NHL in scoring with 39 goals and 42 assists for 81 points.</p><p>His recent scoring binge has moved him into second place in the current individual scoring derby. Hull has 39 goals and 31 assists for 70 points. Only Andy Bathgate of the Rangers is ahead of the Blond Bomber. The New York star has 24 goals and 52 assists for 76 points.</p><p>Hull&rsquo;s hot streak has sparked the Black Hawks to a 14 won, five lost two tied record for their last 21 games up until Monday, February 26th. The club scored 91 goals in these games and allowed only 49 against. They moved up from 15 points behind Toronto to within three points, although they had played two games more than Toronto.</p><p>How does Hull account for his recent streak?</p><p>&ldquo;I feel like playing now,&rdquo; Hull told The HOCKEY NEWS. &ldquo;We have a training camp where we do stops and starts from the first day on. We start right in with two drills a day, and play 17 exhibition games. By the time the season finally starts I&rsquo;m pretty tired of hockey. There&rsquo;s kind of a lull then until Christmas when I seem to get in the swing of really wanting to play again.&rdquo;</p><p>Linemate Murray Balfour, who missed 13 games with a leg injury and had a good chance to watch Hull in action, commented:</p><p>&ldquo;Early in the season Bobby was winding up in our own end and trying to stickhandle the puck up ice and in for a shot. After a couple of games he usually ran into two or three opposing players ganging up on him and breaking up the play. He began pressing and even changed his uniform number to 7. And he missed the playmaking of Red Hay at center who was out for something like seven games early in the year.</p><p>&ldquo;We suggested to Bobby that he give Hay and myself&mdash;or one of the defensemen&mdash;a short, quick pass to break up the ganging tactics. It would open them up and give Bobby a chance to gain skating room. We usually give the puck right back to Hull and once he&rsquo;s in the open nobody&rsquo;s going to stop him from moving in for a good shot.&rdquo;</p><p>Added Balfour: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s more accurate now. He was hitting the post before and missing the net too often. But his shots are on that net and they are hard and difficult to handle.&rdquo;</p><p>Black Hawk general manager Tommy Ivan credits Hull&rsquo;s improved scoring to two things.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s playing rougher and that&rsquo;s when he&rsquo;s at his best. He&rsquo;s strong enough to play that kind of game. And, secondly, he&rsquo;s more accurate with his shots&mdash;both his wrist shot and his slap shot.&rdquo;</p><p>Coach Rudy Pilous gives center Hay some of the credit for Hull&rsquo;s improved play. &ldquo;He missed 10 games with painful boils and its taken him a while to skate himself back into shape. We&rsquo;ve got a real hole when Hay is not on the ice and now that he&rsquo;s back in top shape he&rsquo;s setting up plays for Bobby and the whole line.&rdquo;</p><p>When Balfour was sidelined, young Chico Maki took over the right wing spot in the Hull-Hay line during most of Hull&rsquo;s hot streak. The hustling speedster from Chicago&rsquo;s Buffalo farm gained confidence with each game and ended with 4 goals and 6 assists before going back to Buffalo Feb. 6 when Balfour returned to action.</p><p>Pilous also says of Hull&rsquo;s chances of reaching the 50 goal mark: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s going to hit the 50-goal mark one of these seasons. He&rsquo;s going to be checked real closely in our remaining games which will make it tough this year. But he&rsquo;s got a fifty-fifty chance. You never hit the moon unless you aim at it. Bobby is concentrating on better accuracy in his shooting now and is in better shape than early in the season.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Camp Kills Off Early Enthusiasm

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01443/1899034-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="164" height="62"></div><p><b>Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.</b></p><p><b>1434 Ste. Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que.</b></p><p><b>Ken McKenzie</b>,<br>President and Publisher</p><p><b>Will V. Cote</b>,<br>Vice-Pres. & Gen. Mgr.</p><p><b>Len Bramson</b>,<br>Editor-in-Chief</p><p><b>Yearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada and the British Commonwealth; $4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries</b></p><p>Postage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y.</p><p>Authorized as second-class mail, Post Office Department. Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash.</p><p>Printed in Canada</p><p><b>VOL. 15 MARCH 3, 1962 No. 22</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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The Hockey THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Founded October Ist, 1947

<div class="byline">By Ken McKenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02410/1899086-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="368" height="396"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-09121/1899079-1-eng-US/f0004-092.jpg" title="f0004-09" width="512" height="74"></div><p><b>&bull; HOCKEY PLAYERS</b> continue to tell stories about the kind and humanitarian deeds performed by the late Jim Hendy, former general manager of the Cleveland Barons. There isn&rsquo;t one of Jim&rsquo;s former players who doesn&rsquo;t rave about the excellent treatment Hendy gave them&hellip;Let&rsquo;s hope the American Hockey League doesn&rsquo;t wait too long before doing something to commemorate the great name of Jim Hendy&hellip;The Eastern Pro Hockey League held an emergency meeting in Ottawa last week to see what could be done about the sagging attendances&hellip;The National Hockey League attendance showed a 2.3 percent increase over last season at the two-thirds mark&hellip;Biggest increase was shown in New York. Chicago was close behind. Montreal and Toronto reported small increases up to that point and even the last-place Boston Bruins were ahead at that point of the schedule. Detroit was off a little&hellip;Bobby Hull scored 20 of his 37 goals up to the morning of Feb. 24th against Boston and New York. He scored 11 against the Bruins and nine against the Rangers. The Chicago Muscle Man tallied eight against Detroit, six against Montreal and three against Toronto&hellip;Only three of the eight penalty shots taken this season resulted in goals&hellip;Gordie Howe, Detroit; Wayne Connelly, Boston; and Bobby Rousseau, Montreal were the successful scorers&hellip;Carl Voss, NHL referee-in-chief, wasn&rsquo;t surprised when he heard this news&hellip;&ldquo;The odds are 3-to-l in favor of the goalie,&rdquo; he pointed out. &ldquo;When the goalkeeper moves out, the shooter has a target only six inches wide just inside each post.&rdquo;&hellip;Referee Eddie Powers called four of the eight penalty shots. Frank Udvari called two and Vern Buffey and Dalt McArthur one each&hellip;Boston&rsquo;s Courageous goalkeeper, Bruce Gamble, has had three penalty shots taken against him. Only one resulted in a goal. Toronto&rsquo;s Johnny Bower and Chicago&rsquo;s Glenn Hall each had two against them. Hall was unscored on but Bower was beaten both times. Bobby Rousseau, Canadiens&rsquo; sensational rookie, is bothered with ulcers and has been for years&hellip;Rousseau is said to have the most accurate slapshot in the NHL. He also excites Montreal Forum patrons like no one since M. Richard hung up his skates.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03334/1899072-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="280" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Hendy</b></figcaption></div><p><b>&bull; RANGERS ARE</b> still trying the togetherness theme. The Rangers eat their pre-game meal on game nights in New York at a mid-town restaurant instead of their suburban homes. Then they retire to a. nearby hotel to rest prior to leaving for the Garden. So far this scheme has worked out well for the club&hellip;Talking about the hapless Boston Bruins in the Montreal Star, Elmer Ferguson had this to say: &ldquo;As a vagrant thought, why doesn&rsquo;t the Boston club hire Frank Selke? He rebuilt Canadiens into the present powerful machine, could do the same for the Bruins.&rdquo;&hellip;It is doubtful if Frank would ever leave Montreal but there is no question about it&hellip;Frank Selke is the man responsible for building the Canadiens into the most powerful and successful empire in the world of hockey&hellip;Jim and Estelle Ellery (Mr. and Mrs. American Hockey League) celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary recently&hellip;Alex Delvecchio scored one-third of his goals this season against the N. Y. Rangers&hellip;Boston&rsquo;s Guy Gendron blames his poor showing during the early part of the season on infected tonsils&hellip;Jack McIntyre of the Pittsburgh Hornets is another player who has scored more than 100 goals in both the National and American Leagues&hellip;When Freddie Glover of Cleveland scored his 30th goal the other night is marked the seventh season that he has scored 30 or more goals. This is another American League record held by Glover&hellip;Provindence Reds have already bettered their attendance figure of a year ago&hellip;Thirteen NHL players had scored 20 or more goals on the a.m. of February 24th&hellip;Tommy Williams, Boston&rsquo;s rookie forward who was born in Duluth, Minn., and played all of his early hockey in that area of the United States, advises the better young U. S. players to &ldquo;go to Canada, play under their rules and set your sights on the National Hockey League.&rdquo;&hellip;The 21-year-old Williams is the son of a former member of the Omaha team in the old United States Hockey League&hellip;&ldquo;He was a pretty good center and wing even though he was born with no fingers on his left hand and could hold the stick only with his right,&rdquo; Williams informed.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04278/1899065-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="260" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack McIntyre</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Norm Ullman is making a business of clutch goals this season.</p><p>Only Gordie Howe has exceeded Ullman in the game-winning goal department for the Red Wings this season but even Howe hasn&rsquo;t provided the spectacular finishes of Ullman.</p><p>The 26-year-old center&rsquo;s third period power play goal gave the Wings an important 4-3 victory over New York at Detroit after the Wings had blown a 3-1 lead and it marked the sixth game this season that Ullman has provided the winner.</p><p>Considering that at this writing, the Wings have but 20 victories and 30 players have worn the Wing uniform this term, that&rsquo;s some doing.</p><p>More importantly, four of Ullman&rsquo;s half-dozen winners have been third period goals with three of them in the last two minutes of play.</p><p>Ullman&rsquo;s goal against the Rangers was his 22nd of the season and, despite playing with a variety of partners the past few years, Ullman has scored better than 20 goals for six straight years.</p><p>Alex Delvecchio, who also had a goal in the Ranger game, has been tougher on the Blues this season than Ullman or any other Red Wing. One-third of Delvecchio&rsquo;s 21 goals were at Rangers&rsquo; expense.</p><p>The Ranger-Wing game also marked the Ranger debut of Pete Goegan.</p><p>Ex-Wing Goegan planted some of his most solid checks of the season in the game, dumping Howe and Claude LaForge with good checks. But after Pete stopped hitting, so did the rest of the Rangers.</p><p>And, to make the Wings good on the Goegan-Noel Price trade, who was in the penalty box when Ullman scored the winning goal? Goegan.</p><p>&ldquo;Pete played a good game,&rdquo; Wing coach Sid Abel said later. &ldquo;If he had been hitting like that for us, we wouldn&rsquo;t have traded him.&rdquo;</p><p>Pete was checking for the Wings but not consistentlly and he was losing the puck in Wing territory.</p><h2>Timely Blaster</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05250/1899117-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="576" height="884"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Norm Ullman</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Ullman Making A Business Of Clutch Scoring

<div class="byline">By MILT DUNNELL IN THE TORONTO STAR</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06210/1899155-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="322" height="456"></div><h2><b><i>There&rsquo;s Gold Out Thar&mdash;But How Much?</i></b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>here is no official confession that the National Hockey League missed the boat, the bus, or the bucks when it looked coldly down its battered nose at the California gold coast, which sang a siren song of expansion as late as last July.</p><p>&ldquo;Nothing has happened out there to make us change our minds,&rdquo; the NHL&rsquo;s cool and calculating Clarence Campbell maintains. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re making progress (in California) and we&rsquo;re mighty happy to see it, but let&rsquo;s not be agitated by the fact they have filled a building a few times.&rdquo;</p><p>Then the NHL president had seen that figure of 13,702 at a Western Hockey League game in Los Angeles&mdash;with an estimated 1,000 turned away? He admitted to having received some clippings from the coast&mdash;probably posted by persons who suspect the NHL wouldn&rsquo;t recognize gold dust in a flour bin. The inference would be that if minor league hockey can draw the sixth biggest house ever recorded in the posh new L. A. Sports Arena, it&rsquo;s time the NHL owners arose from their broad beams and added the town to their commonwealth.</p><p>Campbell agrees that&rsquo;s what he&rsquo;s supposed to think. But, having been educated for the bar&mdash;the bar at which cases are argued, not opened&mdash;he asks a lot of questions. Such as: How many of those 13,702 fans paid the full tariff to get in? How much money was in the till? What is the average attendance? How much is cash and how much is courtesy?</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07173/1899148-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="520" height="846"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Clarence Campbell</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;Attendance figures which are produced by gimmicks and pro motions can be very misleading,&rdquo; Campbell cautions. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t get the idea I&rsquo;m knocking them. They&rsquo;re getting people to see hockey. That&rsquo;s the first step. But we have to be realistic. The break-even point in NHL buildings is $29,000 per game. If you take in less, it means you have suffered a loss. I&rsquo;m not convinced the west coast has come anywhere close to that figure. It&rsquo;s a pretty important figure to us.&rdquo;</p><h2><b><i>Hockey Goes With A Full Tank</i></b></h2><p>By &ldquo;gimmicks and promotions&rdquo; Campbell means the Los Angeles club&rsquo;s deal with an oil company, by which the gasoline people send out invitations to holders of their credit cards permitting these preferred customers to be their guests at a hockey match.</p><p>It&rsquo;s a smart promotion. Hockey is getting a look from a class of people who have money to spend. When the free sample is cut off, some of them will go to the box office and buy their way in. This system is much more effective, for instance, than the old method of papering the house by leaving tickets at cigar counters and newsstands. In the early days, some NHL clubs did that.</p><p>Campbell concedes the possibility of NHL expansion to the west coast already exists. The only question is: when? Hockey shouldn&rsquo;t make the same goof as baseball, which sat still for 50 years, while some of its franchise holders quietly starved. Baseball had to be booted into areas where it got filthy rich. One of the areas was L.A.</p><p>As of the moment, a stumbling block to Los Angeles Is its northern cousin, San Francisco. The Cow Palace, in which the game is played there, doesn&rsquo;t meet the requirements of the NHL. Like baseball, hockey will need at least two new outlets when it makes the hop to the west coast. A much better arrangement would be four new towns&mdash;or even six. Then, the NHL would have two divisions&mdash;like the Canadian Football League.</p><p>The image of things to come already is taking shape. Seattle will have a new building that will be looking for attractions after its world&rsquo;s fair. Portland has the rink and the shinny fever now. Vancouver is poring over plans for a new coliseum. It is talking in terms of 8,000 seats. That&rsquo;s not enough for a city&mdash;and too many for a town.</p><p>Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver and maybe one more hamlet would have a pretty strong case if they sought big league recognition. It would be easier to join them than to lick them if they got rough. They might not recognize hockey&rsquo;s various negotiations lists and reserve rosters unless they were invited into the lodge.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Speaking on Sport

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Detroit Red Wing Souvenirs

<div class="byline">By HARRY MOLTER</div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>Trainer Nick Garen has been a busy man for the Chicago Black Hawks this year.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01400/1899217-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="296" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Elmer Vasko</b></figcaption></div><p>In Chicago&rsquo;s first 57 games the defending Stanley Cup champions have iced their full team on only 21 occasions&mdash;or about one-third of their games.</p><p>All told, their players have missed a total of 57 man-games and twice have had to call up players from their Buffalo farm team for extended stays of over a dozen games.</p><p>This compares with last year when the Black Hawks missed only 45 man-games over the full 70 game National Hockey League schedule. Not once did the Black Hawks have to call up any players from their farm teams during the regular season.</p><p>Hardest hit this year has been the &lsquo;Million Dollar Line&rsquo; of Red Hay at center, Murray Balfour at right wing and Bobby Hull at left wing.</p><p>Hay, the playmaker of the line, was knocked out with a carbuncle on his ankle early in the season and missed 8 games. His absence made a major difference in the play of the usually high-scoring line as it permitted opposing players to gang up on Hull&mdash;who was doing the lion&rsquo;s share of stickhandling as well as shooting.</p><p>Hay also missed another game later in the season but the major absence has been that of right wing Balfour. An 18 and 21 goal scorer his first two seasons with Chicago, Murray is the digger on the &lsquo;Million Dollar line&rsquo; and also helps open up the way for Hull because of his expert marksmanship on goal.</p><p>Balfour has missed a total of 20 games this season&mdash;7 early in the season because of weakness in the arm he broke in last year&rsquo;s Stanley Cup final series and which was reset during the sunmmer&hellip;and 13 more during January and early February because of the arm, a groin injury and a cut foot.</p><p>Last year the line missed a total of only four games.</p><p>Despite these problems Hull, after a slow start, has zoomed ahead in the individual scoring race and currently is the NHL&rsquo;s leading goal scorer with 39 goals.</p><p>On defense, Capt. Pete Pilote was out for 11 games with a shoulder separation early in the season&mdash;the first games he has missed since coming into the league six years ago. Last year the entire defense corps lost only a total of 11 games.</p><p>The two players the Black Hawks brought up this year were right wing Chico Maki, to replaced Balfour for 15 games; and defenseman Wayne Hillman, to replace Pilote, also for 15 games.</p><p>Here&rsquo;s a chronological rundown of the games missed by the Black Hawks this year:</p><p>Red Hay, center, 8 games, carbuncle.</p><p>Pierre Pilote, defense, 11 games, shoulded separation.</p><p>Ron Murphy, left wing, 3 games.</p><p>Murray Balfour, right wing, 7 games, arm.</p><p>Moose Vasko, defense, 2 games, boils.</p><p>Bob Turner, defense-forward, 1 game.</p><p>Vasko, 4 games, boils.</p><p>Hay, 1 game, boils.</p><p>Balfour, 13 games, groin, cut tendon, Charley horse.</p><p>Ab McDonald, left wing, 5 games, stiff neck.</p><p>Eric Nesterenko, right wing, 2 games, cut on elbow.</p><p>Dollard St. Laurent, defense, 2 games, wrenched shoulder.</p><p>Last season only three Black Hawks missed more than four games due to injuries. Hardest hit was the &ldquo;Scooter Line&rdquo; with McDonald missing 9 games, most of any Black Hawk, and right wing Ken Wharram missing 6 games with a broken jaw. When he returned to action he played part of the time with a protective mask over his face.</p><p>Only other Black Hawk to miss more than four games was defenseman Vasko, who was sidelined for a total of 7 games.</p><p>Four of the Chicagoans last season played the full 70-game schedule&mdash;Balfour, Murphy, Pilote and goalie Glenn Hall, who hasn&rsquo;t missed a game in more than 500 consecutive contests since coming into the NHL in 1955.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Chicago Crippled One Third Of The Time This Season

<p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;The Black Hawks still have hopes of catching Toronto for second spot in the regular National Hockey League season.</p><p>If they do, it will be their highest regular season finish since they came into the League 35 years ago. They have finished third the last three seasons.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

A 2nd Place Finish Would Be Chi’s Best In History

<p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;As far as the Montreal Canadiens are concerned there are only two players in the running for the most valuable player award this season. First, naturally they nominate Jasques Plante for his great work. Their second nomination would come as a shock to many hockey followers. His name is Gilles Tremblay, a powerful left winger who was virtually unknown until this season got underway.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04218/1899310-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="295" height="402"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gilles Tremblay</b></figcaption></div><p>Last season Tremblay played 45 games for the Canadiens and scored only seven goals. As late as February the club had decided to ship him back to Hull-Ottawa of the Eastern Pro League. But he held onto his job by scoring two goals in Chicago the night he was due to go.</p><p>This season he has scored 25 goals with 14 games to go. His value can be measured by the fact he plays on two lines and kills off penalties at times.</p><p>A determined kid, he must be rated &lsquo;Your Kind Of Player.&rsquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Your Kind Of Player

<p><b>TASTE THAT FLAVOR CRISP & CLEAR LABATT&rsquo;S PILSENER IS YOUR KIND OF BEER</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-05148/1899341-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="912" height="794"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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YOUR KIND OF BEER

<div class="byline">By PAT CURRAN</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>About eight years ago, the Brooklyn Dodgers were leading the National Baseball</p><p>League by about 15 games with a month and a half to go and appeared shoo-ins for the pennant. However they faded down the stretch and New York Giants beat them to the wire for the championship.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03296/1899279-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="275" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lou Fontinato</b></figcaption></div><p>Toe Blake had a small wager on the Dodgers and has never forgotten Brooklyn&rsquo;s loss. For the same reason, Toe refuses to take anything for granted as far as hockey is concerned and especially when it concerns his Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>Thus when the Habs knocked off Toronto Leafs for the third straight time last week and stretched their first-place lead to 13 points, Blake&rsquo;s reaction was typical.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve clinched a playoff spot,&rdquo; remarked Blake as though there were doubts that the high-scoring Habs might not make the Stanley Cup round.</p><p>For the record, that victory at Maple Leaf Gardens&mdash;Montreal&rsquo;s second straight on Toronto ice&mdash;gave the Habs 79 points and out of reach of fifth-place Detroit even if the Red Wings were to win all their remaining games.</p><p>Thus the mighty Canadiens move into the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 14th straight season, having won the coveted trophy six times since they last missed the post-season series way back in 1947-48.</p><p>As far as wrapping up their fifth straight league championship is concerned, Blake remained as cautious as if he had the Dodgers fighting off the Giants.</p><p>&ldquo;Hockey is a funny game,&rdquo; moans the pessimistic coach. &ldquo;We can&rsquo;t afford to let down just as long as the Leafs have a chance.&rdquo;</p><p>Nevertheless, the surprising Canadiens are not only well on the way to the league title but are threatening a couple of NHL team records.</p><p>With 79 points in the till, following their Toronto victory and their fourth loss (to Detroit 4-2) in 21 games since the turn of the year, Canadiens had a chance to break the season record for points. Out of a possible 28 points in their remaining 14 games, the Habs would need 23 to beat the 101 mark set by Detroit in 1950-51.</p><p>Sounds like a big order and with nobody really chasing them for first place, Canadiens are unlikely to do so.</p><p>However, scoring at a rate of 4.4 goals per game since they were last blanked by Chicago on New Year&rsquo;s night, Canadiens may easily break the NHL record of 258 goals which they set in 1958-59. After 56 games, the Habs had chalked up 214 tallies and could slacken off to a 3.2 average and still break the record.</p><p>Unlike recent seasons when Montreal&rsquo;s most potent weapon was its power-play&mdash;Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, Bernie Geoffrion, Dickie Moore and Doug Harvey&mdash;the Habs have been getting most of their goals when the teams are at full strength.</p><p>&ldquo;Naturally, I&rsquo;d like to see us score more goals with a man advantage,&rdquo; said Blake. &ldquo;But maybe in previous years we relied a little too much on our power-play. Although we haven&rsquo;t been as successful with the man advantage, we&rsquo;ve been scoring more goals than in any of the past six seasons.&rdquo;</p><p>A check of Canadiens&rsquo; scoring back to 1955-56 showed that the coach knows his figures. With 214 tallies for 56 games, the Habs were 13 ahead of last season. In five previous years they had 209,197, 200,166 and 162 goals for 56 games.</p><p>The answer to the Habs&rsquo; increase in goals is in their balanced attack which shows that just about every forward will get at least 15 tallies and as many as 10 may hit the 20-goal circle.</p><p>Claude Provost (30)., Ralph Backstrom (25) and Gilles Tremblay (26) are already over the proven scorer mark. Henri Richard (20), rookie Bobby Rousseau (19), Bernie Geoffrion (17) and Don Marshall (17) are well within range. Late scoring spurts by Bill Hicke (14), Dickie Moore (15) and Jean Beliveau (14) could mean three more Habs in the bracket.</p><p>Phil Goyette, used as a fourth line centre and fill-in pivot, may wind up as the only Hah with less than 15 goals. In 57 games he had scored only six times. Nevertheless, Goyette has been quite a playmaker with 23 assists and is far ahead of the 7-4-11 points total he had last season.</p><p>Defensively, the Habs are also much better than 1960-61 despite a revamped rearguard corps and one that has been hit by injuries all season. Lou Fontinato, the anchor of the Montreal defence was the latest to go to the sidelines. He aggravated a groin injury and sat out the Habs two road games in Detroit and Toronto.</p><p>After 56 games last year, Montreal had given up 146 goals. At the same time this season, with comeback Jacques Plante going all the way, the Habs&rsquo; goals-against record was 128. And in the last 21 games, Plante gave up only 43 tallies for an impressive 2.0 average.</p><p>One of the bright spots of Canadiens&rsquo; recent defence play has been the work of Tom Johnson. The veteran rearguard appears to have regained confidence following the fearful eye injury he suffered at Toronto in November and played probably his best game of the season when Canadiens beat the Leafs.</p><p>Johnson, with 12 years of playoff experience behind him, could be the defence leader in Canadiens&rsquo; bid to regain the Stanley Cup.</p><h2>Standout</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02367/1899272-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="540" height="514"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tom Johnson</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0005-03

Habs Clinch Berth, But Blake Still Cautious

<p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>It&rsquo;s that time again&mdash;time when our many thousands of readers throughout the world get a chance to pick a National Hockey League All-Star team.</p><p>Below you will find a ballot form giving you, the reader a chance to pick the NHL dream team of your choice. Fill it in and send it along.</p><p>This season starts our 15th annual fans&rsquo; All-Star team and we want to make it the best ever. And don&rsquo;t forget, you also get a chance to vote for the NHL AllStar Coach. Rookie-of-the-Year and Most Valuable Player.</p><h2><b>Don&rsquo;t Miss Your Chance</b></h2><p>The rules, which appear elsewhere on this page, are simple to follow. The most important thing is to get your ballot in so your favorite players are not let off.</p><p>The faster you get them in the sooner we can tabulate them, too.</p><p>It doesn&rsquo;t matter who you vote for&mdash;but vote!</p><p>The ballot appearing below will appear in three issues only and your team will be announced in THE HOCKEY NEWS dated March 31.</p><p>Remember, if one of your favorites should fail to gain a berth on the Fans&rsquo; All-Star team by the margin of just a few points, it could be because you didn&rsquo;t send that ballot in as you had intended. So right now, while it&rsquo;s still fresh in your mind, fill out the ballot on this page and mail it right away to All-Star Editor, THE HOCKEY NEWS, Room 309, 1434 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada.</p><h2>Six of many choices</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01470/1899407-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="542" height="526"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack Evans</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03251/1899400-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="554" height="500"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Alex Delvecchio</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05143/1899393-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="562" height="532"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Johnny Bucyk</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02351/1899386-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="530" height="496"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ralph Backstrom</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04171/1899379-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="578" height="542"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Norm Ullman</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-06113/1899372-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="534" height="498"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Hay</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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It’s Time For Fans to Pick Their Dream Team

<p>1&mdash;Anyone is eligible to cast ballots for the National Hockey League All-Star Team, but each reader may submit ONLY ONE ENTRY, naming first and second team, as well as coach, MVP and Outstanding Rookie.<br>2&mdash;The ballots will run for three weeks. Final ballot will appear in the issue dated March 3, 1962.<br>3&mdash;Use blanks published in THE HOCKEY NEWS, or reasonable fascimile or tracings of same if you do not wish to deface your copy. Be sure to fill in your own name and address.<br>4&mdash;Ballots must be mailed&mdash;to All-Star Editor, THE HOCKEY NEWS, Room 309, 1434 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal, Que.<br>5&mdash;All ballots must be postmarked NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT, Wednesday, March 15, 1962.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Here’s The Voting Regulations

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-08" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0826/1899486-1-eng-US/f0006-082.jpg"></div><h2><b>National League All-Star Team</b></h2><p>My selections for the National Hockey League All-Stars are as follows (please print):<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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The Hockey News 1961-62

<p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>ETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Veteran Leo LaBine, after 10 years in the National Hockey League is back in the minors. The Detroit Red Wings shipped the former NHL badman to the Sudbury club of the Eastern Pro League last week.</p><p>LaBine came to Detroit last season from the Boston Bruins along with Vic Stasiuk for Murray Oliver, Gary Aldcorn and Tom McCarthy. This year Leo had three goals and four assists in 48 games with the Wings this year.</p><p>The departure of the 30-year-old right wing was made possible by the return of Bruce MacGregor.</p><p>MacGregor had an injured knee and Larry Jeffrey was called up from Edmonton to replace him Feb. 11. In three NHL games Jeffrey scored two goals and general manager Jack Adams decided to keep him and send out LaBine.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Detroit Rook Cuts LaBine Out Of His Detroit Job

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Unlike some, Sid Abel doesn&rsquo;t lobby for players for the AllStar teams and complain afterwards when his choices don&rsquo;t make it.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0757/1899517-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg" title="f0006-07" width="276" height="402"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Gadsby</b></figcaption></div><p>Abe did speak up in the case of defenseman Bill Gadsby, however, and Gadsby stands little chance of making the first or second All-Star team. He drew only one point in the first half voting.</p><p>&ldquo;Over the last six weeks,&rdquo; said Abel after the Wings had run an unbeaten streak to six games by dumping Montreal, 4-2, &ldquo;Gadsby has been as good a defenseman as there is in the league.</p><p>&ldquo;Bill got off to a slow start but he has really been playing well.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s falling in front of shots, sweeping the puck away, getting it over the blueline, setting up plays and scoring.</p><p>&ldquo;But because we&rsquo;ve been a weak defensive team most of the season, he won&rsquo;t get the credit he deserves,&rdquo; Abel said.</p><p>Gadsby also had the assignment through the first half of the season of teaming with Howie Young, since departed to Edmonton. And Young wasn&rsquo;t the easiest man to be teamed with.</p><p>Gadsby, who ranks with Gordie Howe as the two senior players of the NHL&mdash;they&rsquo;re both in their 16th season&mdash;is one of the reasons for the Wings&rsquo; improved play.</p><p>Other reasons are Hank Bassen, Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Claude LaForge, Norm Ullman, Parker MacDonald, Larry Jeffrey, Marcel Pronovost, Warren Godfrey, Noel Price&mdash;just about everyone.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re playing better than we have at any time during the season,&rdquo; Abel said as the Wings readied for the final 15 games and the batle for fourth place with the New York Rangers.</p><p>At the time, the Wings and Rangers were tied for fourth with 51 points. But an important factor was that New York had played two more games.</p><p>&ldquo;If we can get 15 points out of our last 15 games that would give us 66 and I think that would be enough to take fourth place,&rdquo; Abel said.</p><p>&ldquo;If we could do that, New York would have to play better than.500 hockey to beat us and that&rsquo;s quite a bit considering that neither of us has been able to break even this far.&rdquo;</p><p>The Wings, who can look as good as any club in the league on certain nights, started putting a few of those nights together to work a six game streak to match their longest unbeaten string of the season.</p><p>Bassen, after taking over for Terry Sawchuk who had been hurt in a pre-game warmup, allowed only nine goals in the six games and had a pair of shutouts.</p><p>&ldquo;He seems to lift the team,&rdquo; Abel said. &ldquo;Maybe it&rsquo;s because he roams a lot. They figure they&rsquo;d better be on their toes or Hank is going to start leading a rush.&rdquo;</p><p>In the 4-2 victory over Montreal, Jacques Plante, the original wanderer, looked like an old stayat-home compared to Bassen.</p><p>Twice Bassen broke sticks to add to Abel&rsquo;s excitement and gray hair.</p><p>The first time came right after a Montreal power play ended with the Habs still applying the pressure.</p><p>First the stick went. Then the puck went behind the net and Bassen raced out and was going to glove it to stop play but Marcel Pronovost shouted a warning&mdash;that would have meant a twominute penalty.</p><p>But then Bassen lost a glove before he got back to the net and the puck still was free. Finally, the Wings were able to lift it over the boards to stop play.</p><p>Then, in the final period, Bassen broke another paddle. When play moved the other way, he raced to the bench to get another stick.</p><p>&ldquo;And play wasn&rsquo;t down that far,&rdquo; Abel said later, &ldquo;it was only at the Montreal blueline.&rdquo;</p><p>Normally, the Wings don&rsquo;t keep goalie sticks handy as they do for other players.</p><p>&ldquo;From now on,&rdquo; Abel told trainer Left Wilson, &ldquo;make sure you&rsquo;ve got plenty of sticks on the rack when Hank is playing.&rdquo;</p><p>Actually, Bassen could have used what was left of his paddle until play stopped according to Section Six, Rule 46b of the NHL rule book.</p><p>Bassen made some spectacular stops on the Canadiens attesting to Abel&rsquo;s description of his quickness.</p><p>Both Billy Hicke and Bobby Rousseau skated in for what looked like sure goals but Bassen dove out and knocked the puck right off their sticks.</p><p>In a showdown game with New York, won by Detroit, 4-3, Bassen blocked a high bullet by Andy Bathgate just a split instant before the buzzer.</p><p>Abel said the only thing he has told Bassen is not to wander so far away from the net that he won&rsquo;t be able to get back.</p><p>&ldquo;The first couple of games after he started this string, he was really moving around and he was lucky the other club&rsquo;s didn&rsquo;t score,&rdquo; Abel said.</p><p>Hank hadn&rsquo;t played an NHL Game in more than a month so perhaps he was just trying to get in some more skating time.</p><p>In addition to the good words for Gadsby and Bassen, Abel also singled out a flock of other Red Wings.</p><p>&ldquo;Claude LaForge is really skating and doing a good job. It might be that the first line is going so well because LaForge is making Gordie and Alex stay with him.</p><p>&ldquo;Delvecchio is playing his best of the season&mdash;what did he have? Five goals in five straight games and six goals in seven games Gordie is having his best season in several years.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always liked Parker MacDonald. He can pass and he can shoot. It&rsquo;s been said that Parker isn&rsquo;t too much of a defensive player but he&rsquo;s been going up and down his wing.</p><p>&ldquo;And, this might surprise you. But I&rsquo;ll bet if you polled the players as to who they thought would have the best chance of scoring going in on goal, I&rsquo;ll bet they&rsquo;d pick Parker as much as anyone.</p><p>&ldquo;Larry Jeffrey is a rookie who plays like a pro. He came up here with one thing in mind&mdash;to play hockey. That&rsquo;s all he thinks about,&rdquo; Abel said.</p><p>Jeffrey, who scored a goal in each of his first two NHL games and then had an assist in his third start, is the best-looking rookie the Wings have had up in some time.</p><p>Three games don&rsquo;t make a season, but so far, Jeffrey has impressed everyone who has seen him.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a funny thing,&rdquo; Abel said. &ldquo;Jeffrey wasn&rsquo;t the biggest star on our Hamilton junior club last season but here he is in the NHL.</p><p>&ldquo;The hottest prospects in juniors don&rsquo;t always make it in the NHL and then you&rsquo;ll come across players who weren&rsquo;t the top names in junior but who make it big in this league.&rdquo;</p><p>And, in addition to those named. the swift-skating penalty killing pair of Gerry Odrowski and Val Fonteyne were constantly breaking up the ganging tactics of other clubs.</p><p>Abel&rsquo;s one problem was to keep the Wings going at that pace, <i>a</i> pace that they haven&rsquo;t been accustomed to very often this season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Abel Fingers Old ‘Gads’ As Detroit Hypo

<div class="byline">By SHEL FULLERTON</div><p>CLEVELAND, O.&mdash;</p><p>This is the &lsquo;moment of decision&rdquo; for the Cleveland Barons.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01421/1899572-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="278" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>John Ferguson</b></figcaption></div><p>By the time this paper reaches the newsstands, Coach Jackie Gordon&rsquo;s battling crew of huskies will be embarked on a &ldquo;do-or-die&rdquo; effort of eight straight road games.</p><p>Only 15 games remain on the Barons&rsquo; schedule. Ten of them are on enemy ice.</p><p>How well the Barons fare will determine whether or not they cop the Western Division title in the American Hockey League, or whether they wind up behind either Buffalo, Rochester&mdash;or both.</p><p>The Barons have battled near the.500 mark on the road. If they can keep up the good work, copping a road win here and there, they should be all right. At home they have burned up the ice, winning seven straight and 14 of their last 15 games on Cleveland Arena ice.</p><p>The current trip takes the Barons into every rival city except Rochester. Two games are carded in both Pittsburgh and Quebec.</p><p>As the Barons head out into the AHL &ldquo;no man&rsquo;s land,&rdquo; they at least have the satisfaction of knowing that they are in shape for the final drive. Every player on the team has done his bit to keep the club in contention for the Western Division lead.</p><p>Five scorers are in the 20-goal class. In addition to Fred Glover, whose 33 goals give him a 395 lifetime total at this writing, Jim Mikol. Ron Attwell, Hank Ciesla and Eddie Mazur all are at or over the 20-mark.</p><p>Glover&rsquo;s 64 points top the team in scoring, but Mikol and Attwell are close behind with 61 each. Ciesla has scored 51, a tremendous achievement for him considering that he started the season so slowly.</p><p>Able help for the scoring leaders has come from the other forwards, Dick Van Impe. John Ferguson, Billy Sutherland. Wayne Larkin and Cal Stearns.</p><p>Goalie Les Binkley, showing no effects of his ankle injury that kept him out of 10 games, again is playing excellent hockey, meanwhile enjoying his good support from his blue - line crew of Aldo Guidolin, Bill Needham, Tommy Williams, Gary Bergman and Murray Davison.</p><p>Good as this lineup has been, it was demonstrated in Rochester on February 18 that it can take nothing for granted. The entire team suffered a letdown while enjoying a 4-2 lead over the Americans and blew the game by a 6-4 score.</p><p>In this game, the Barons were outshot, proving once again that if the Cleveland icers fail to outshoot their opposition their chances of winning are almost nil. All season long, they have piled up the victories while deluging rival goalies with shots.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Do-Or-Die Trip Will Tell How Barons Will Do

<div class="byline">By JIMMY JORDAN</div><p>PITTSBURGH, Pa.&mdash;</p><p>It&rsquo;s quite conceivable that John H. Harris, who owns the American Hockey League franchise here, would do just about anything to improve a club which has been floundering in the western division cellar all season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02387/1899603-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="292" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Larry Regan</b></figcaption></div><p>But just why he would get rid of one of his better players in a move to shake up a doldrums-ridden club has the fans hereabouts buzzing around a lot more than the Hornets have in four months.</p><p>Harris fired Larry Regan, his player-coach, in a sudden move February 17, following a 4-1 loss to Rochester.</p><p>The loss of Regan leaves a big gap in the Hornet ranks.</p><p>Aldege (Baz) Bastien, business manager, will fill in as coach for the rest of the season. But just who will fill in for Regan is a problem.</p><p>The personable former Bruin and Maple Leaf was not only the hardest worker and fastest skater on the team, he was perhaps the most popular with a suffering fandom which has continued to grind through the turnstiles at the Civic Auditorium despite the continued string of defeats.</p><p>Harris said that a change was necessary at this time, that the fans deserved something better.</p><p>The fans not only lost Regan, but at the same time they also lost another of their favorites, little Gene Ubriaco, who really had been hot the past two weeks. He suffered a fracture of the left hand during a mixup along the boards with Rochester&rsquo;s Roger Cote.</p><p>And it&rsquo;s doubtful the change Harris is offering the fans will start any stampedes toward the gates to the Auditorium.</p><p>Regan, after his sudden dismissal. said he hoped to catch on with the New York Rangers.</p><p>&ldquo;I talked to Doug Harvey and he&rsquo;d like to have me for the rest of the season,&rdquo; Regan said. &ldquo;He needs centers right now.&rdquo;</p><p>Harris wanted Regan to stay on as a player after being bounced as a coach, but he didn&rsquo;t feel that he should.</p><p>&ldquo;After all, I have some pride,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>After thinking the matter over, Regan wasn&rsquo;t too disconsolate.</p><p>&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t going to quit in a spot like this. I wanted to see it through. Maybe it was a good thing I got fired.&rdquo;</p><p>Regan had retired from hockey last year to devote his time to his business in Ottawa. King Clancy, a former Hornet coach, recommended him to Harris and he decided to give it a try as playercoach&mdash;mostly because of the challenge the job of coaching in such a situation could offer.</p><p>He had a makeshift squad of veterans, juniors and inbetweeners. Some played up to their capabilities, which wasn&rsquo;t much. Others didn&rsquo;t appear to be reaching their known potentials.</p><p>Team play was at a minimum. The result was a series of losses which had reached 42 at this writing, as against eight victories and two ties.</p><p>Still, the fans kept coming&mdash;or at least they still were coming when the axe fell on Regan.</p><p>Whether the team can. or will, do better under Bastien is a question. Whether it would do any better under any coach is just as much of a question.</p><p>The night after Regan&rsquo;s head rolled, the Hornets lost to Buffalo, 9-3. The Bisons scored three goals before the Hornets even had a shot on goal.</p><p>That was the 13th straight loss. The AHL record for consecutive defeats is 15, set in 1948-49 by Washington.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Regan May Finish With New York

<p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>EW YORK, N. Y.&mdash;Cornell and St. Lawrence Universities, Boston College and Clarkson Institute of Technology will participate in the second annual Holiday Tournament at Madison Square Garden on December 20 and 21.</p><p>Announcement of the four-school field for the tournament which drew more than 15,000 spectators in its debut this winter was made by the sponsoring Eastern College Athletic Conference.</p><p>Cornell is the first Ivy League school ever to accept an invitation to play here. The Big Red from Ithaca. New York, has made great strides in hockey. Cornell is replacing Boston University in the tourney lineup.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Four Colleges Okay 7962 MSG Tour

<p><b>&ldquo;You like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;</b></p><p><b>&ldquo;You like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;</b></p><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><p>(Standings On Wed. AM. Feb. 28)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01455/1899742-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="577" height="189"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><p>(Includine Games of Sun. Feb. 25)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02388/1899735-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="590" height="2666"></div><h3><b>RECORD OF GOALKEEPERS FOR SEASON I961-62</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03308/1899728-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="580" height="665"></div><h3><b>PENALTIES IN MINUTES BY CLUBS:</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04242/1899721-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="582" height="152"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Montreal 4 at Toronto 2</b></h3><p>Montreal&mdash;goal: Plante; defense: J. C. Tremblay, MacNeil, Johnson, Talbot, Gauthier: forwards: Beliveau, Rousseau. G. Tremblay, Geoffrion, Backstrom, Hicke, Moore, Provost, Richard, Goyette, Marshall.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;goal: Bower: defense: Stanley, Horton, Brewer, Baun, Arbour: forwards: Stewart, Olmstead, Pulford Kelly, Mahovlich, Nevin, Keon, Armstrong, Harris, Keenan, Litzenberger.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05185/1899714-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="585" height="572"></div><h3><b>Boston 2 at New York 4</b></h3><p>Boston&mdash;goal: Gamble: defense: Stapleton, Mohns, Green, Westfall, Boivin; forwards: McKenney. Toppazzini, Burns, Pennington. Connelly, Williams, Pronovost, Oliver, Meissner, Leach.</p><p>New York&mdash;goal: Paille; defense: Cahan, Langlois, Harvey, Howell, Spencer, Goegan; forwards: Ingarfield. Prentice, Bathgate, Gendron, Balon, Hebenton, Wilson, Schinkel, Henry, Hampson, Hannigan, Hadfield.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-06150/1899707-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg" title="f0008-06" width="580" height="683"></div><h3><b>Detroit 4 at Chicago 6</b></h3><p>Detroit&mdash;goal: Bassen: defense: Gadsby, Pronovost, Price, Godfrey, Odrowski; forwards: Delvecchio, La-Forge, Howe, Ullman. Fonteyne, Lunde, Holmes, Boireau, Macdonald, Jeffrey, MacGregor.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;goal: Hall; defense: Evans, Turner, Pilote, Vasko. St. Laurent; forwards: Hay, Balfour. Hull, Mikita, Wharram, McDonald, Horvath, Nesterenko, Melnyk, Murphy.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-07122/1899700-1-eng-US/f0008-072.jpg" title="f0008-07" width="578" height="770"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 New York 2 at Montreal 4</b></h3><p>New York; goal: Paille; defence: Howell, Goegan, Harvey, Langlois, Spencer; forwards: Balon, Schinkel, Wilson, Ingarfield, Bathgate, Prentice, Hampson, Hebenton, Gendron, Henry, Hadfield.</p><p>Montreal: goal: Plante; defence: Johnson, Talbot, J. C. Tremblay, MacNeil, Gauthier; forwards: Richard, Provost, Moore, Beliveau, Rousseau, G. Tremblay, Backstrom, Geoffrion, Marshall, Goyette, Hicke.</p><p>Referee: McArthur; linesmen: Pavelich, Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-08104/1899693-1-eng-US/f0008-082.jpg" title="f0008-08" width="591" height="678"></div><h3><b>Boston 2 at Toronto 7</b></h3><p>Boston&mdash;goal: Gamble: defence: Stapleton. Green. Westfall. Mohns, Boivin; forwards: Pennington. Connelly, Burns, Williams, Pronovost, Oliver. McKenney, Toppazzini, Meissner. Leach.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;goal: Bower: defence: Brewer. Horton. Stanley, Arbour: forwards: Mahovlich. Kelly. Nevin. Olmstead, Pulford. Stewart, Duff. Keon. Armstrong Litzenberger. Harris.</p><p>Referee: Ashley; linesmen: Armstrong, Frampton.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0986/1899686-1-eng-US/f0008-092.jpg" title="f0008-09" width="584" height="769"></div><h3><b>Chicago 6 at Detroit 1</b></h3><p>Chicago&mdash;goal: Hall; defense: Pilote. Vasko, Turner, Evans. St. Laurent; forwards: Hay, Balfour, Hull, Fleming. Horvath, Murphy, Melnyk. McDonald, Nesterenko, Wharram, Mikita.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;goal: Sawchuk, defence; Pronovost, Gadsby, Price. Godfrey, Odrowski: forwards: Delvecchio, Howe. LaForge, Ullman, Fonteyne, Lunde, Glover. MacGregor. Boileau, MacDonald, Jeffrey, Kennedy.</p><p>Referee: Powers; linesmen: Morrison, Wicks.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1072/1899679-1-eng-US/f0008-102.jpg" title="f0008-10" width="589" height="589"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 26 Montreal 3 at New York 3</b></h3><p>Montreal&mdash;goal: Plante: defence: Johnson, Talbot, J. C. Tremblay, MacNeil, Gauthier; forwards: Provost, Moore, Richard. Geoffrion, Beliveau. Rousseau, Backstrom, Hicke, Goyette, G. T. Tremblay, Marshall.</p><p>New York&mdash;goal: Worsley; defence: Harvey, Langlois, Howell, Goegan, Spencer: forwards: Balon, Shinkel, Wilson, Bathgate, Prentice. Ingarfield. Henry. Hebenton, Gendron, Hampson, Hadfield.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1160/1899672-1-eng-US/f0008-112.jpg" title="f0008-11" width="582" height="532"></div><h3><b>Toronto 8 at Detroit 2</b></h3><p>Toronto&mdash;goal: Bower; defence: Brewer, Baun. Horton, Arbour, Stanley; forwards: Mahovlich, Kelly, Nevin, Duff. Armstrong, Stewart, Keon Harris, Olmstead, Pulford, Litzenberger.</p><p>Detroit&mdash;goal: Bassen; defence: Pronovost, Gadsby, Geoffrey. Price, Odrowski; forwards: LaForge, Delvecchio, Howe, Jefirey, Ullman, MacDonald, Fonteyne, Lunde, MacGregor, Boileau, Kennedy.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1244/1899665-1-eng-US/f0008-122.jpg" title="f0008-12" width="582" height="767"></div><h3><b>Boston 0 at Chicago 8</b></h3><p>Boston&mdash;goal: Gamble: defence: Stapleton. Mohns, Green, Westfall. Boivin; forwards: McKenney, Oliver, Connelly, Toppazzini, Pennington, Burns, Williams, Pronovost, Meissner, Leach.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;goal: Hall; defence: Evans. St. Laurent, Turner. Pilote, Vasko, Fleming: forwards: Hull, Hay, Ralfour. Horvath, Murphy, Melnyk, McDonald, Nesterenko, Wharram, Mikita.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1335/1899658-1-eng-US/f0008-132.jpg" title="f0008-13" width="583" height="712"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-14" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1424/1899773-1-eng-US/f0008-142.jpg"></div><h2><b>Factsand Record Book - 50&cent;</b></h2><p>The official Detroit Red Wing FACTS AND RECORD BOOK for the first time is being made available to the public for only 50&cent;.</p><p>Among the information given in the 52-page pocket-size book are such items as:</p><p>&bull; <b>A listing of all wearers of the Red Wing uniform since 1926.</b><br>&bull; <b>Complete year-by-year team records</b><br>&bull; <b>A list of major Detroit player trades</b><br>&bull; <b>All-Time Red Wing scoring leaders</b><br>&bull; <b>Plus many other never-before published Red Wing Facts and Records</b></p><h2><b>1961-62 Press Book - $1.00</b></h2><p><b>ALL-NEW STREAM-LINED EDITION WITH NEW PHOTOS, FACTS. FIGURES AND FEATURES</b></p><p>New Items for 1961-62: Glossy Covers, Larger Player Pictures, 1960-61 Team Picture, History of Detroit Hockey Club with Photos, Highlights of 1960-61, Olympia picture on Title Page, Cover Photos, Feature Pictures, Scattered Informative Anecdotes.</p><p><b>64 FACT-FILLED PAGES&mdash;POCKET SIZE</b></p><p><b>Complete Schedule on Back Cover, Home and Away Schedules on Inside Covers</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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DETROIT RED WING FACTS AND RECORD BOOK DETROIT RED WING 1961-62 PRESS BOOK

<h2><b>GORDONS DRY GIN</b></h2><p><b>Mokes a Martini Perfect</b></p><h2><b>GORDONS DRY GIN</b></h2><p><b>Perfect with any mix</b></p><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><p><b>(Standings On Tues. AM. Feb. 27)</b></p><h3><b>Eastern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01440/1899902-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="569" height="127"></div><h3><b>Western Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02416/1899895-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="574" height="130"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sun., Feb.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03364/1899888-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="570" height="345"></div><h3><b>Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04307/1899881-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="559" height="272"></div><h3><b>Penalty Leaders</b></h3><p>Most Penalized Player: Ed Van Impe, Buffalo. 152 mts.</p><p>Most Penalized Team: Providence, 900 mts.</p><h3><b>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Hershey 0 at Quebec 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05243/1899874-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="564" height="321"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Cleveland 3 at Buffalo 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06207/1899867-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="574" height="698"></div><h3><b>Rochester 3 at Providence 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07191/1899860-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="577" height="641"></div><h3><b>Pittsburgh 4 at Springfield 11</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-08178/1899853-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="570" height="835"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Hershey 3 at Rochester 0</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-09174/1899846-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="563" height="356"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Hershey 4 at Cleveland 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-10160/1899839-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="572" height="563"></div><h3><b>Buffalo 2 at Pittsburgh 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-11137/1899832-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="578" height="477"></div><h3><b>Quebec 2 at Springfield 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-12105/1899825-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="573" height="470"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Hershey 5 at Buffalo 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1392/1899818-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="576" height="583"></div><h3><b>Pittsburgh 4 at Providence 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1475/1899811-1-eng-US/f0009-142.jpg" title="f0009-14" width="574" height="657"></div><h3><b>Quebec 4 at Rochester 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1558/1899804-1-eng-US/f0009-152.jpg" title="f0009-15" width="577" height="542"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By CHARLEY BARTON</div><p>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>Aut Erickson wasn&rsquo;t overcome with joy when the Chicago Black Hawks assigned him to the Buffalo Bisons last fall, but the rugged defenseman&rsquo;s change of heart has been so complete he now plans to live in this area the year around.</p><p>In addition to being sent back to the minors, several other developments last year left Erickson wondering whether he had a future in the game.</p><p>After two seasons with the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League, he was left &ldquo;unprotected&rdquo; in the annual midsummer draft and was picked up by the Hawks for the $20,000 draft price.</p><p>&ldquo;I was disappointed that Boston let me go, since I was certain I had played well enough to stay there. I was looking forward to a big season this year,&rdquo; Erickson explained.</p><p>&ldquo;And I wasn&rsquo;t overly pleased about going back to Black Hawks. I turned pro with the Chicago organization, and had been drafted from them by the Bruins. It was like going back to someone who didn&rsquo;t want you in the first place.&rdquo;</p><p>Erickson isn&rsquo;t exactly right there. On the advice of Gus Kyle, who formerly coached the Hawks&rsquo; Western League farm club at Calgary, where Aut broke in as a pro four years ago, the Hawks protected former Bison Rino Robazza instead of Erickson.</p><p>Robazza is now with Sault Ste. Marie of the Eastern Pro League and Kyle is no longer with the Chicago organization. His bad steer on Erickson didn&rsquo;t help Kyle&rsquo;s status with the Hawks.</p><p>When Chicago optioned Erickson to the Bisons, Aut&rsquo;s enthusiasm dropped to a new low.</p><p>&ldquo;I was really disheartened at going back to the minors, and in addition, I had contract trouble and went home from training camp for about 10 days.</p><p>&ldquo;But I&rsquo;m really happy to be here now. I had wanted to play in Calgary, but it&rsquo;s better here the way things have turned out. We&rsquo;ve got a good club, I&rsquo;m getting good experience, and my wife, Carol, and I enjoy this district.&rdquo;</p><p>Mrs. Erickson is a registered nurse in the Douglas Memorial Hospital in nearby Ft. Erie, Ont., where the Ericksons are living in the Bison&rsquo;s beach colony.</p><p>Aut has been taking some correspondence courses from the Alberta Department of Education, and is now seeking admission to the University of Buffalo. He would like to get a Bachelor on Arts degree.</p><h2>Herd Hero</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1638/1899933-1-eng-US/f0009-162.jpg" title="f0009-16" width="519" height="515"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Aut Erickson</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Erickson, Once Sad Over Demotion, Now Happy Lad

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1725/1899971-1-eng-US/f0009-172.jpg" title="f0009-17" width="428" height="463"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Presented by</b></figcaption></div><p>Question:</p><p>Who was the last Ranger player to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL&rsquo;s Rookie-Of-The-Year?</p><p>For Correct Answer Please Turn To Page 15</p><p><b>STEEL MAKING</b>: ingots, blooms, billets, rails, angles, bars</p><p><b>IFABRICATED STEEL PRODUCTS</b>: forgings, bolts, screws, wire, nails, reinforcing bars, pipe, wire mesh, fencing</p><p><b>MINING</b>: iron ore, limestone, coal</p><p><b>STEEL STRUCTURES</b>: bridges, buildings, towers, ships and ship repairs, railway cars, machinery, etc.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1815/1899964-1-eng-US/f0009-182.jpg" title="f0009-18" width="446" height="423"></div><p><b>DOMINION STEEL and COAL CORPORATION, LIMITED</b></p><p><b>MEMBER OF THE A. V. ROE CANADA GROUP</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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How Well Do You Know Your Hockey?

<div class="byline">By JOHN TRAVERS</div><p>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;</p><p>Willie (The Whip) Marshall, second greatest scorer in American Hockey Lea-&rsquo; gue history, is Hershey&rsquo;s leading candidate this season for an allstar berth.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02386/1900009-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="278" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Willie Marshall</b></figcaption></div><p>However, the 5-10, 155-pound pointman. has Springfield&rsquo;s Bill Sweeney, the league&rsquo;s top pointman, to contend with for a first team all-star spot. Sweeney who paced the loop with 71 points after 47 games, was a second team choice last season.</p><p>Marshall, a ten year AHL performer, still has an excellent chance to overhaul Sweeney in the race for the individual scoring title. At the 50 game mark, the Bears ace had 24 goals and 43 assists for 67 points.</p><p>The thin, shifty skating Marshall has a career mark of 314 goals and 443 assists for 757 points to date, placing him only behind Cleveland&rsquo;s Fred Glover as the circuit&rsquo;s all-time sniper.</p><p>Marshall has been very consistent, both at home and on the road. In scoring at least once against every team, he has hit for 15 goals on home ice and nine on the road. He has three &ldquo;Hat Tricks&rdquo; to his credit, giving him a career total of 16&mdash;the league&rsquo;s all time standard in this department.</p><p>In addition, the 30-year-old prolific scorer, has accounted for five game winning goals to pace his team in that phase.</p><p>One of the factors puzzling a lot of hockey veterans is why Marshall never got a solid fling at the National League. He had four brief whirls in the big show with Toronto.</p><p>&ldquo;Everytime I went up for a trial,&rdquo; said Willie, &ldquo;they never gave me much ice time. If I got on the ice for three or four minutes a game it was something.&rdquo;</p><p>And right behind Marshall in a bid for an all-star spot is goalie Bob Perreault, who paced the league netminders in average for nearly three-quarters of the season. He has backstopped Hershey to 24 wins and five ties. He was beaten 18 times.</p><p>The chubby netminder. still in the thick of the battle for the top goaltending award, sports a 2.8 goals against mark and has 1,503 saves to his credit. He was sidelined briefly three times during the campaign with various injuries.</p><p><b>ICE CHIPS</b>&mdash;The Bears have more than their share of injuries with no less than 25 different players donning the club&rsquo;s colors this season&hellip;Some 15 players have been in and out of the lineup with one ailment or another&hellip;Coach Frank Mathers re-shuffeld his three forward lines just prior to a seven game road trip and the club responded by winning two of its next three games&hellip;Hec Lalande has started to find the range of late and has scored six points from Feb 3 to 14&hellip;Les Duff also has been lending a helping hand in scoring, notching three goals in his last four games&hellip;Perhaps the most improved goal getter since Jan. 1 has been Jack McKenzie. The chunky right winger has notched 11 goals in the short span to jack his season total to 22, his best AHL effort.</p><h2>Star And Understudy</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01454/1900002-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="1108" height="1084"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>The veteran and the rookie. On numerous occasions when Marcel Paille had been hurt or called up to the New York Rangers for emergency purposes his young understudy, George Wood, right has done nicely.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Marshall Races Sweeney For AHL All-Stars Spot

<div class="byline">By SAMUEL POMPEI</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03321/1900064-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg"></div><p>SPRINGFIELD, Mass&mdash;</p><p>Owner Eddie Shore of the Springfield Indians has picked up a lot of bargains in his 23 years as a hockey executive.</p><p>One of his best is a young goalie nobody wanted&mdash;George Wood.</p><p>His total cost to Eddie was a phone call to Vancouver of the Western League. When the Canucks indicated that they didn&rsquo;t want Wood, Shore last year suggested that he be sent to Springfield.</p><p>&ldquo;At least he&rsquo;ll get paid here and we&rsquo;ll see if we can&rsquo;t teach him a few things,&rdquo; Shore told the Vancouver management.</p><p>Vancouver was happy to have someone take Wood off their hands and dispatched him to Shore.</p><p>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.</p><p>&ldquo;He didn&rsquo;t show a heck of a lot when he came here. But he was willing to learn,&rdquo; Shore said the other day in discussing the young goaler.</p><p>And, as a matter of fact, Wood learned faster than even Shore thought was possible.</p><p>Last year, when regular Marcel Paille was injured in the semifinal round of the Calder Cup playoffs. Shore was forced to rush Wood into the breach.</p><p>And what did youngster do?</p><p>He practically barricaded the front of the cage against the Hershey Bears in the final round. The result was that the Tribe won their second straight Calder Cup in four games, a rare feat indeed for a club with a rookie in front of the cage.</p><p>This year, the parent New York Rangers recalled Paille in an emergency situation and the Indians found themselves in the same predictament as in the playoffs last spring.</p><p>But there was Wood, ready, willing and able.</p><p>He has again filled in nicely. In 18 games he had given up just 53 goals for an average of 2.94 and has recorded two shutouts.</p><p>It isn&rsquo;t so much what he has achieved up to now for the Indians but it&rsquo;s the future that Shore is thinking about.</p><p>&ldquo;This boy is getting better and better in every game and I feel that he&rsquo;ll develop into one of the better goalies in the game. He learns fast,&rdquo; Shore reports.</p><p><b>The Broadmoor World Arena Identification Pin, a collectors item, perfect for jackets and hats. Shown twice actual size above, pins are cast metal with enameled finish.</b></p><p><b>$1.50 Boxed.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Wood Rescues Indians Once More In Goal

<p><i>Before you say</i>&nbsp;<b>SCOTCH</b>&nbsp;<i>say</i>&nbsp;<b>&ldquo;DEWAR&rsquo;S&rdquo;</b>&nbsp;<i>it never varies</i></p><p><i>Before you say</i>&nbsp;<b>SCOTCH</b>&nbsp;<i>say</i>&nbsp;<b>&ldquo;DEWAR&rsquo;S&rdquo;</b>&nbsp;<i>it never varies</i></p><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><p>(Standings On Tues, A.M. Feb, 20)</p><h3>Southern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01452/1900224-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="583" height="132"></div><h3>Northern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02408/1900217-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="576" height="130"></div><h3>(Intersectional Play)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03338/1900210-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="581" height="236"></div><h2>The Point Parade</h2><p>(Including Game of Sun, Feb. 18)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04276/1900203-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="582" height="506"></div><h3>(Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05236/1900196-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="562" height="233"></div><h3>(The Leaders)</h3><p>Most Points: Max Mekilok, Spokane, 79</p><p>Most Goals: Tom McVie, Portland. 38.</p><p>Most Assists: Norm Johnson, Calgary, 49</p><p>Most First Goal Of Game: Jim Baird, Vancouver and Art Jones, Portland, 8.</p><p>Most Game Winning Goals: Tom McVie, Portland and Gerry Brisson, Spokane, 9.</p><p>Most Game Winning Assists: Max Mekilok, Spokane, 10.</p><p>Most Hat Tricks: Gerry Goyer, Los Angeles, 3.</p><p>Most Goals With Man Adv.: Several Tied, 7.</p><p>Most Goals Against When Serv, Pen.: Bill Burega, Los Angeles, 13.</p><p>Most Min. In Penalties: Connie Madigan, Spokane, 138.</p><p>Most Shutouts: Bev Bentley, San Francisco, 3.</p><h3><b>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Spokane 11 at Los Angeles 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06209/1900189-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="578" height="997"></div><h3><b>San Francisco 5 at Vancouver 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07189/1900182-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="576" height="693"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Spokane 2 at San Francisco 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08183/1900175-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="581" height="582"></div><h3><b>Edmonton 4 at Calgary 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09174/1900168-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="583" height="605"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Los Angeles 2 at San Francisco 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10154/1900161-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="576" height="529"></div><h3><b>Seattle 5 at Vancouver 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-11132/1900154-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="580" height="821"></div><h3><b>Calgary 3 at Edmonton 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-12121/1900147-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="578" height="562"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Vancouver 4 at Spokane 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1399/1900140-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="575" height="737"></div><h3><b>Portland 3 at Calgary 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1475/1900133-1-eng-US/f0011-142.jpg" title="f0011-14" width="585" height="536"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Edmonton 3 at Seattle 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1556/1900126-1-eng-US/f0011-152.jpg" title="f0011-15" width="584" height="711"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By BOB HULEN</div><p>PORTLAND, Ore.&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;When I tried out for National League teams and they asked where I was from, they laughed at me. They didn&rsquo;t pay any attention to me after that.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1641/1900255-1-eng-US/f0011-162.jpg" title="f0011-16" width="284" height="402"></div><p>But, they won&rsquo;t laugh at Tommy McVie, the author of these words, any longer. Tom&rsquo;s proven that an excellent professional hockey player can come from the mild climate of British Columbia, particularly in the current season, his first with the Portland Buckaroos of the Western League.</p><p>&ldquo;They thought that the only places that hockey players come from are the Prairies, Ontario and Quebec,&rdquo; McVie went on.</p><p>A native of Trail, B. C., a hotbed of amateur hockey and now a resident of Nanaimo, B. C., the 5-8, 170-pound McVie currently is the hottest thing among the Buckaroos and one of the hottest in the entire WHL. Tom leads the Bucks, who are running away with the race in the Southern Division of the WHL, with 68 points on 38 goals and 30 assists for 49 games. The 38 goals is high thus far in the entire league.</p><p>In addition, Tom tied the all-time league record with five goals in a game in Portland against Los Angeles and also had a hat trick, first of the season for a Buckaroo, at Vancouver.</p><p>Already McVie, a lacrosse player at Nanaimo in the summertime, has surpassed his previous goal scoring high for pro hockey. That was 33 goals which he made last season with Seattle of the WHL. Incidentally, Tom would have collected $1,000 if he had had the five-goal effort while with Seattle. But, he only smiles, &ldquo;I still like Port-, land better.&rdquo;</p><p>McVie, who had refused to report to the Seattle training camp last fall, came to Portland as the result of a trade. The Totems, weak on defense at the time, obtained Don Ward from the Bucks. Ward had become Portland property as an end result of the deal which saw goaltender Don Head acquired by the Boston Bruins.</p><p>McVie played on a line with the great Seattle center Guyle Fielder who is noted for the way he &ldquo;makes&rdquo; wingers and there were those in Seattle who sadly shook their heads at the time, &ldquo;Too bad for Tommy. He&rsquo;ll never make 20 goals without Guyle.&rdquo;</p><p>And, so Tommy, who had used every trick in the book to score now has 38 goals. And, because of a rash of Portland injuries, has played with every possible team combination with dependence on no one center.</p><p>Perhaps his finest goal came in a Spokane game which finally ended in a 3-3 tie. When all hope appeared lost for Portland, he leaped through the air between onrushing defensemen Bev Bell and Sandy Hucul to break into the clear and beat Comet net-minder Ed Johnston. Spectators swore there wasn&rsquo;t room for a human to get between the two.</p><p>What makes his critics around the league angry is that he is a noncomformist. Although he plays on the right wing, he shoots from the left side and seldom tries a backhander. Only in a couple of games in this injury-filled season has Tom seen service on the left wing and on these occasions his point production was nil.</p><p>McVie is an excellent example that desire is the most important factor in one becoming a good hockey player. He skates well but isn&rsquo;t the fastest man on his team. He&rsquo;s a pretty good shooter but many have harder shots. He&rsquo;s a good forechecker but few of his goals have come from such activity. He just seems to have a sixth sense of what is going to happen, and even more important, wants to win.</p><p>This desire may be a product of his youth in Trail where he tried so hard to become an accomplished hockey player. &ldquo;In order to skate, a lot of times I had to get up at 6 a.m. I even used to sneak into the curling rink in order to skate enough.&rdquo;</p><p>McVie has been in pro hockey since 1957 with most of his service at Seattle. His top point season was in 1959-60 when he had 71.</p><p>His reason for few pro hockey players from British Columbia and the subsequent disregard they face is simple, &ldquo;No ice.&rdquo;</p><p>Beside McVie, there were only seven B.C. players in pro ranks last season, Gordon Sinclair of Vancouver (Seattle of the WHL), Cliff Bristow of Vancouver (Calgary of the WHL), John Kosiancic of Nelson (Calgary of the WHL), Dick Healey of Vancouver (Edmonton of the WHL), John Ferguson of Vancouver (Cleveland of the WHL), and Cesare Maniago of Trail (Spokane of the WHL and Toronto of the NHL). -</p><p>Maniago, now with Hull-Ottawa of the Eastern Professional League, is considered a prime prospect for an NHL goaltending berth&mdash;when one becomes available.</p><p>Of course, British Columbia can claim two of hockey&rsquo;s finest. Lynn Patrick, Boston&rsquo;s director of player personnel, and Muzz Patrick, general manager of the New York Rangers, were born in Victoria while their famous father, Lester, operated a team there.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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McVie Cuts Fancy Figure As Terrific Buck Winger

<div class="byline">By SID PAYNE</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>The Clinton Comets and Johnstown Jets hogged the 1961-62 Eastern Hockey League All-Star teams, filling nine of the 12 berths. Since these two clubs also boast the best records in the loop, the selections came as no surprise to many observers.</p><p>The voting was done by the circuit&rsquo;s eight coaches, who weren&rsquo;t permitted to choose players from their own squads.</p><p>Clinton bagged five places to Johnstown&rsquo;s four, though three Comets were second team selections. Greensboro placed two men and New Haven one to round out the squads.</p><p>The Jet&rsquo;s Ken Laufman at center and John Lumley at left wing led the voting with near unanimous support. A third member of the most potent forward line in the league Dick Roberge, tied with Greensboro&rsquo;s Les Lilley for right wing on the first team.</p><p>A clear-cut winner at goal, was Clinton&rsquo;s durable Norm DeFelice, who beat out New Haven&rsquo;s Gaeten Dessureault. Johnstown&rsquo;s Dave Lucas was a first team selection at defense while Greenboro&rsquo;s Pat Kelly and Comet coach Benny Woit deadlocked for the other backline berth. Woit was also chosen as the first team coach.</p><p>Second team positions were won by (in addition to Dessureault), Clinton&rsquo;s Len Speck at defense, Skip Teal at center and Pete Babando at left wing. Teal, however, had to share the honor with the Generals&rsquo; Don Carter. Steve Brklachich of Johnstown was the second team coach.</p><p>Six players from the Eastern League are slated to participate in the World Championships at Colorado Springs, March 8-18. Five American citizens, Dick Roberge and Don Hall of Johnstown, Reg Messerve of Philadelphia, Gordie Tottle of Charlotte and Butch MacKay of Greensboro are on the U.S. team roster, while Canadian Butch Martin of the Jets is on the Canada squad. Since the World Championships will conflict with the loop&rsquo;s playoffs, the cellar clubs in the Northern and Southern Divisions will probably loan players to the playoff-bound clubs requesting replacements.</p><p>The Knoxville Knights, who lead the league in attendance, parted with some surplus cash when they acquired defenseman Norm Ryder from the Long Island Ducks. The Knights also threw in backliner Pete Lambo. GM Ray Miron of Knoxville sees the acquisition of Ryder as bolstering his club&rsquo;s chances of going all the way in the playoffs.</p><p><b>AROUND THE LOOP</b>: Goalie Marv Edwards has rejoined Johnstown after a three-week absence. With Roberge, Hall and Martin going to the World Championships, the Jets could be in trouble in the playoffs&hellip;Philadelphia moved past Charlotte in the race for the final playoff berth in the Southern Division. Three straight victories (one over the Checkers and two over Greensboro) put the Ramblers in a commanding position with time running out&hellip;New Haven goalie Gaeten Dessureault posted two shutouts, blanking Long Island, 3-0, and Knoxville, 1-0. The Knights&rsquo; Claude Cyr recorded his fifth shutout when Knoxville blanked Johnstown 7-0&hellip;Ken Laufman&rsquo;s goal in overtime gave Jets 5-4 win over Charlotte&hellip;Marcel Rochon bagged hat trick in Ducks&rsquo; 6-2 lacing of New Haven and Art Rose netted three goals as Clinton socked Long Island, 7-5.</p><h2>Prize Goaler</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01441/1900286-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="564" height="860"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Norm DeFelice</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Johnstown Jets, Clinton Comets Dominate Stars

<div class="byline">By JACK COOK</div><p>SASKATOON, Sask.&mdash;</p><p>The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League will introduce a new playoff system this month.</p><p>Commissioner Frank Boucher of Saskatoon has announced that the top six teams in the eightteam league will meet in a roundrobin series to decide two finalists.</p><p>Each club will meet the other twice, once in each centre. The round-robin series will open Feb. 28 and will close March 19. The top two finishers will start a best-of-seven final on March 21.</p><p>In the event of a tie in standings at the completion of the first series, placings will be decided, in order, by games won, games tied, games lost, goals for and goals against.</p><p>One period of 10-minute overtime will be played in case of ties during games.</p><p>Boucher said he believed it was the first time in Canada that such a playoff had been conducted in a major hockey league.</p><p>He added that &ldquo;all clubs were in complete agreement with the idea the moment it was presented to a playoff meeting in Regina.&rdquo; The idea was first put to the league by Gordon Juckes, secretary-manager of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.</p><p>In league action itself, Estevan Bruins stretched their unbeaten record at home to its 27th game, and by doing so wrapped up the league pennant, the first for Scotty Munro since he moved south five years ago.</p><p>Regina Pats, the defending champions, are in second spot, five points back of Bruins, but do not have sufficient games left to overhaul the leaders. However, Pats close out the schedule in Estevan, and will have the last opportunity of putting the first blemish on Bruins&rsquo; fine home record.</p><p>Only sixth place is in doubt as far as playoffs are concerned, and Weyburn Red Wings will have to come up with a torrid finish if they hope to take the position from Saskatoon Quakers.</p><p>Red Wings, a first year entry, have four games left in which to make up a deficit of eight points. Quakers have two remaining&mdash;at home to Weyburn and in Dauphin against the last-place Mintos. A Red Wing sweep and Saskatoon losses would give Weyburn the nod on the basis of more games won.</p><p>Gary Peters, flashy centre with Regina, and Estevan&rsquo;s Jim Kozie, continue to battle head-on for the individual scoring title. Peters has 110 points, nine ahead of Kozie. Each player has two games left to play.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Estevan Wraps Up 1st Pennant; Playoffs Open Up

<div class="byline">By DON FLEMING</div><p>EDMONTON, Alta.&mdash;</p><p>In their most disastrous season ever, the Vancouver Canucks haven&rsquo;t had too many blessings on which to reflect.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02358/1900341-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="272" height="408"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Larry Popein</b></figcaption></div><p>But manager Dave Dauphinee feels that maybe somebody up there was looking after the Canucks&rsquo; interests when a rumored deal involving veteran Larry Popein failed to come off.</p><p>The way things had been with the Canucks, they were ready to try almost everything&hellip;like maybe trading Popein away in exchange for youth and quantity. For instance, the Detroit organization offered two of its farmhands in exchange for Popein, presumably as pennant insurance for the Edmonton Flyers.</p><p>As manager-coach Bud Poile tells it, the swap needed only the formality of signing the papers&hellip;but at the last minute the Canuck management backed away.</p><p>Things had been going so badly for the Vancouver club that perhaps Dauphinee and his associates feared that any deal would blow up in their faces. Not that the two-for-one thing didn&rsquo;t look good on the surface. After all, with Eddie Shore pulling out his five chattels, the Vancouver people were strapped for bodies.</p><p>The Pacific National Exhibition, the operator of the Canucks, hopes to arrange a firmer tieup with a National League organization for future years. The PNE may continue to work with the Rangers, but will insist on a more business-like arrangement than formerly, like having it all in writing.</p><p>If not with the Rangers, then definitely with somebody else. But in the meantime, they sense the necessity of building a nucleus for the new coach Hugh Currie to expand on.</p><p>The season had reached the half-way point, and Popein had scored only two goals. Perhaps, at 31, the Yorktown, Sask., native was nearing the end of the line.</p><p>After all, he had averaged 12.5 goals in his six years under the big top with New York. However, he seemed to be still skating in his own inimitable style, and working hard. He was having luck around the net, but it was all bad.</p><p>Some kind of an extra sense persuaded the Vancouver brass to stick with Popein. It paid off in spades, too, because Larry scored half a dozen goals in a two-week span.</p><p>They bucked up his confidence, and Pope was looking more like his old self. Because the Canucks had spotted the rest of the field in the Northern Division too much in the early going, the revitalized &ldquo;Popein&rdquo; did not mean that the Canucks had hit the comeback trail that would yet have a playoff berth at its end.</p><p>After all, in mid-February, the fatal number for the Canucks was six. Half a dozen Vancouver losses or the same number of Seattle victories&hellip;or any combination adding up to six&hellip;would consign the Canucks to the scrap heap for the balance of the year.</p><p>It was unreasonable to expect that the poor old Vancouvers could be a factor in the playoff race at such a late date. Still, with Popein back to himself, the Canucks had reason to anticipate better things with <i>a</i> fresh start next year.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Vancouver Planning 1963 Hookup - - But In Writing

<p>NOW&rsquo;S THE TIME TO ORDER YOUR COPY OF&hellip;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03271/1900400-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="276" height="393"></div><h2>THE 1961-62 EDITION OF THE N.H.L. PRESS & RADIO GUIDE</h2><p>The 1961-62 N.H.L. Press & Radio Guide also includes Hendy&rsquo;s Who&rsquo;s Who in Hockey and is the finest Hockey Guide published.</p><p>This compact 236-page book answers every question imaginable about the National League. Gives complete professional records of every player in the National, American, Western and Eastern Professional Leagues. It&rsquo;s a must for hockey fans everywhere.</p><p>ALL THIS FOR ONLY $1.00 (Postage Paid)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04197/1900393-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="343" height="432"></div><h2>THE THIRD EDITION OF THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY ANNUAL 1962</h2><p>This 96-page book is jam-packed with full-length features about your favourite hockey stars&hellip;biographical sketches and pictures of over I 20 National Hockey League players&hellip;birthdates and places of birth too&hellip;All at a glance!</p><p>You can&rsquo;t afford io pass up the opportunity of availing yourself of a copy of this outstanding hockey publication.</p><p>SEND FOR YOUR COPY TODAY!&hellip;ONLY 50 CENTS (Postage paid)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05132/1900386-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="280" height="410"></div><h2>OFFICIAL N.H.L. RECORD BOOK 1917-61</h2><p>(This is not the N.H.L. Press & Radio Guide but an entirely different book).</p><p>The Official N.H.L Record Book includes complete team standings and individual scoring records of every season from 1917-18 up to the present.</p><p>This 350-page &ldquo;Hockey Masterpiece&rdquo; contains statistics and records unobtainable in any other publication. It is the most complete Record Book on Hockey ever published.</p><p>The supply is limited and books will be sold on a First Come&mdash;First Served basis.</p><p>SEND FOR YOUR COPY TODAY&hellip;$1.25 PER COPY (Postage Paid)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06106/1900379-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="326" height="425"></div><h2>THE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE YEAR BOOK FOR 1961-62</h2><p>(Fifth Annual Edition)</p><p>&bull; Contains complete professional records of all American Hockey League players, both present and past.<br>&bull; Complete team and individual records for the twenty-five year history of the American Hockey League.<br>&bull; Pictures of league officials, championship teams, trophies and star players of the past and present.</p><p>AVAILABLE FOR ONLY 50 CENTS PER COPY</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0787/1900372-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="1680" height="594"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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ATTENTION HICKKEY FANS!

<p><b>Don&rsquo;t be <i>vague&hellip;</i> say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKY</b></p><p><b>Don&rsquo;t be <i>vague&hellip;</i> say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKY</b></p><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><p><b>(Standings On Tues. AM. Feb. 27)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01440/1900508-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="580" height="232"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><p><b>(Including games of Sun., Feb. 25)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02398/1900501-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="572" height="284"></div><h3><b>Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03364/1900494-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="572" height="188"></div><h3><b>Penalty Leaders</b></h3><p>Most Penalized Player&mdash;Rino Robazzo, SSM, 171 minutes.</p><p>Most Penalized Team&mdash;Sudbury, 876 minutes.</p><h3><b>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Kingston 2 at Kitchener 9</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04330/1900487-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="578" height="828"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Hull-Ottawa 3 at Kingston 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05282/1900480-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="564" height="508"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 North Bay 3 at Hull-Ottawa 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06243/1900473-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="566" height="450"></div><h3><b>Sudbury 6 at Sault Ste. Marie 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07229/1900466-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="574" height="720"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Sault Ste. Marie 3 at Sudbury 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08216/1900459-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="566" height="530"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Sault Ste. Marie 4 at Kitchener 9</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09209/1900452-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="568" height="800"></div><h3><b>North Bay 0 at Kingston 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10199/1900445-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="568" height="304"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Sudbury 0 at Hull-Ottawa 7</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11178/1900438-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="574" height="523"></div><h3><b>Kitchener 2 at North Bay 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12158/1900431-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="577" height="413"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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EASTERN PRO LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By BILL PURCELL</div><p>KINGSTON, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>The rookie-of-the-year award in the Eastern Professional Hockey League seems to guarantee a ticket to the National Hockey League.</p><p>In the league&rsquo;s first year of operation Dennis DeJordy was chosen rookie-of-the-year. DeJordy, an agile netminder, was standby for Chicago Black Hawks&rsquo; iron-man goalie Glenn Hall in the 1959-60 Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>Although he hasn&rsquo;t yet seen NHL action it shouldn&rsquo;t be long before he dons the pads in the big time.</p><p>Gerry Odrowski hailed as the EPHL&rsquo;s top rearguard was invited to Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; training camp in the fall of 1960. After a fine showing he never returned to EPHL ranks.</p><p>In his initial season as a professional Odrowski toiled for Murph Chamberlain&rsquo;s Sudbury Wolves.</p><p>Last season Cliff Pennington walked off with EPHL&rsquo;s rookie, most valuable player and sportsmanship award. Pennington scored 33 goals and had a fantastic 69 assists in the 1960-61 season.</p><p>His total of 102 points was tops in the EPHL. Sam Bettio of Sudbury, his nearest rival, had 87.</p><p>This year Pennington is playing fine hockey with the NHL&rsquo;s cellardwelling Boston Bruins.</p><p>Teammates Pat Stapleton, Ted Green and Tommy Williams are all graduates from EPHL ranks.</p><p>This season another good crop of rookies is getting its seasoning in this minor - professional hockey loop.</p><p>Kingston Frontenacs, Kitchener-Waterloo Beavers and Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, three teams almost assured of playoff positions this season, boast the services of two or three top-notch rookies.</p><p>Kingston has Nels LeClair and Bobby Leiter.</p><p>LeClair, a hustling winger, has improved tremendously since the beginning of the season. A native of Kapuskasing, he played with Niagara Falls Flyers in junior ranks last year.</p><p>Leiter, a fine stickhandler and good playmaker, was with Winnipeg Braves last season and impressed enough as a junior that Winnipeg Maroons picked him up for the Allan Cup finals against Galt Terriers.</p><p>Each has the speed, strength and size to become a future Boston Bruin.</p><p>Kitchener boasts the services of Jim Neilson, a genuine Indian from Prince Albert Sask., and Bryan Hextall Jr. Hextall&rsquo;s father had a spectacular career with the Broadway Blueshirts several years ago. Al Lebrun also impressed.</p><p>Muzz Patrick, General Manager of the New York Rangers, said recently of Neilson, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s an excellent prospect. He&rsquo;s big, strong and a fine skater. Right now I&rsquo;d say he&rsquo;s our top defence prospect.&rdquo;</p><p>In referring to Hextall Patrick said, &ldquo;Bryan&rsquo;s sure-fire. He can&rsquo;t miss. He was good enough to survive every training camp cutdown until the very last.&rdquo;</p><p>Sam Pollock, General Manager of the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, has an armful of good first-year men including Wayne Freitag, Bill (Bat) Masterton, John Rodger, Barclay Plager and Wayne Boddy.</p><p>With less than 20 games remaining in league play Masterton, a native of Winnipeg, had scored 22 goals, was top point-getting rookie on Canadiens&rsquo; roster and second best in the league.</p><p>Masterton tallied 24 times and added 56 assists in 32 games with Denver University in the United States last year.</p><p>Sault Ste. Marie&rsquo;s Doug Robinson had compiled a total of 49 points in 54 games, including 27 goals. This was two more than Masterton&rsquo;s points output.</p><p>Robinson, a lanky and sturdily-built youngster, is a graduate of St. Catharines Teepees of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League.</p><p>The other teams in the league, Sudbury and North Bay Trappers, also have players making their debut in pro ranks capable of making it to the NHL.</p><p>Sudbury&rsquo;s top prospect could be Dennis Kassian. Last season he scored a fantastic 72 goals with Edmonton Oil Kings in junior hockey.</p><p>This season with 19 games remaining to play he had only counted seven times. But the youngster is a strong skater, has a deceptive shift and unlimited potential.</p><p>When Murph Chamberlain took over Sudbury&rsquo;s coaching chores from Chirp Brenchley in a recent shakeup of personnel, his first move was to place Kassian on a line with veterans Ed Stankewicz and Sam Bettio.</p><h2>Rookie Flashes</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-13129/1900546-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="275" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Al Lebrun</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-14111/1900539-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="251" height="385"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Brian Hextail Jr.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Top Rook Almost Sure Of Chance In National

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-15" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1590/1900577-1-eng-US/f0013-152.jpg"></div><p><i>tells the inside story of Big Time Hockey in</i></p><p><b>HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA</b></p><p>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.</p><p><b>THE RYERSON PRESS</b></p><p><b>299 Queen Street West Toronto 2B, Ontario</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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FOSTER HEWITT

<div class="byline">by Jack Thomson</div><p>FORT WILLIAM, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>The Thunder Bay Senior playoff between the Fort William Beavers and the Port Arthur Bearcats are under way. The best of seven series will decide the champion this year as Warroad Lakers who challenged for the crown last year have been dropped to intermediate ranks and will not compete. The Thunder Bay winner goes against the Winnipeg Marrons in one half of the Western semi-finals beginning in Winnipeg on March 6th&hellip;Fort William Hurricanes Junior have put their gear away for another year. They finished out of the playoff picture this year. Only one of their players, Barry McMullin graduates this year. So coach Steve Black only loses the one player and he feels he has a good crop in his juvenile camp&hellip;It&rsquo;s official now that Fort William Canadiens Captain Gary Venneruzzo is the scoring champion of Lakehead junior hockey. The Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association have released the final statistics and they show Venneruzzo with 61 points. Art Chiupka of the Port Arthur North Stars finished second with fifty-six points&hellip;Chiupka, according to local reports has been placed on the negotiation list of the Seattle Totems of the Western League. His brother Don, already plays for the American team&hellip;. Ted Broughton, reports from Nipigon, that all tickets for the game between the North Shore All-Stars and the Finnish National team are just about gone. He says the Arena will be full. The people of Nipigon are going all out to give the Finnish representatives a big day. This town of just over twenty-five hundred people will be the smallest centre that a club such as Finland will play in on their way to the World Tournament in Colorado Springs&hellip;North Shore semi-finals have started. Marathon Mercuries are this year&rsquo;s champions of the regular schedule&hellip;Alvin Jorgenson, Red Rock goaltender drew a three game suspension&hellip;Galt Terriors came out the winners on two of the three games they played in the Thunder Bay. Port Arthur Bearcats white washed them 3-0 in the opening of their tour, and they went on to defeat Fort Frances Canadians and the Warroad Lakers&hellip;There calling it an International Hockey Weekend in Duluth March 2nd, 3rd and 4th. The Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian teams will be there. Norway plays the University team Friday and Warroad meets the Swedish team on Saturday.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

News From Around The Lakehead Area

<div class="byline">By BOB GIORDANO</div><p>KELOWNA, B.C.&mdash;</p><p>A red-hot semi-final series, which drew record attendances, saw the Kelowna Junior Buckaroos extended to the limit by the Vernon Canadians, as both teams played it hot and heavy as the series went to five games, before the Buckaroos claimed victory in the fifth and deciding game.</p><p>The Vernon Club, who most of the season had a hard time winning, and wound up deep in the Okanagan junior league basement, were an entirely different group throughout the semi-final series, and kept the Kelowna Bucks&rsquo;, second place finishers in league play, off balance with their persistent checking and hard skating.</p><p>In the opening game at Kelowna the Canadians scored an upset victory, dumping the hometowners 2-1 at Vernon in the second game, the Bucks took revenge, as they came from behind to tie the series at one game apiece, with a well earned 5-4 triumph.</p><p>The Buckaroos went one game up at Kelowna, as they outskated and outhustled Odie Lowe&rsquo;s youngsters to skate off with a convincing 4-2 victory.</p><p>The determined Canadians, facing elimination, but with home ice advantage, roared back, completely outplaying the Buckaroos, and before some 1,600 fans tied the series at two games apiece earning a 5-2 thriller.</p><p>The fifth and final game was set for Kelowna ice. Playing before a record junior crowd of 2,500 roaring, noise-making fans, the largest to witness a hockey game in Kelowna since the Kelowna Packers met Belleville Mac-Farlands in the 1958 Allan Cup playdowns, the Kelowna lads came up with a tremendous performance.</p><p>The period opened with the Bucks taking a 1-0 lead on a goal by all-star defenseman Phil Larden. Late in the period the game was all tied up, as the determined Canadians scored the equalizer from the stick of Bob Stein.</p><p>The hot and heavy second period saw the hometown faithfuls take a one goal lead and never look back. Winger Sonny Herbst moved his club up front on a goal at 10:45, taking a pass from defenseman Ken Hamanishi.</p><p>The Moe Young crew kept up the tight checking, and capitalized on three more goals by centreman Fred Thomas, rookie Terry Kasubuchi, and Herbst with his second of the night completed the scoring.</p><p>In the other semi-final series of Okanagan Junior League action, the Kamloops Rockets, first place winners in the league, encountered little difficulty as they turned aside third place finishers Penticton Vees in four games, in a best of five series.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Kamloops Heads Into Junior Finals

<div class="byline">By HOWIE NEWSTATE</div><p>MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.&mdash;</p><p>Ken Yackel, Minneapolis Millers&rsquo; personable player-coach is both confident and optimistic about his club winning the International Hockey League regular season championship and postseason crown..</p><p>&ldquo;In addition to us having three games in hand over St. Paul,&rdquo; commented Yackel, &ldquo;Seven out of our last ten games are at home. This should put us in pretty good position to hold onto our leaguelead.&rdquo;</p><p>As this story is being sent-off to THE HOCKEY NEWS, Minneapolis holds a one-point margin over St. Paul, with Muskegon four points behind the Millers; Omaha, five; and Ft. Wayne, nine.</p><p>Yackel felt that, &ldquo;Anyone of the four top clubs can finish on top, with Ft. Wayne the only club having a slim chance in making the playoffs.&rdquo;</p><p>The acquisition of Danny Summers and Des Maroney, defenseman and forward respectively, will give the Millers that extra needed punch in the stretch.</p><p>To get Summers, Minneapolis negotiated with Indianapolis for the rights to the rearguard, for winger Bill LeCaine, while Omaha sold Maroney to the Millers. Defenseman Ted Lanyon was released.</p><p>&ldquo;Danny Summers is an asset to any club,&rdquo; said Yackel. &ldquo;Some people around the league thought Danny was retiring from hockey, but he figures in our plans for next year.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;After we get off this road trip (the Millers are now completing their Eastern swing) we&rsquo;ll be in good shape. With the additions of Summers and Maroney and Remi Lesage coming into his own after a slow start, we&rsquo;ll start to roll.&rdquo;</p><p>About two weeks ago the Millers were playing some sloppy hockey, Yackel claimed that injuries to key players and the &ldquo;Flubug&rdquo; left his club below normal playing strength.</p><p>The youthful Miller mentor also said that the road record of the hasn&rsquo;t been as good as it should be, in addition to the Millers &ldquo;giving up too many easy goals.&rdquo; We&rsquo;ve been lax on our checking, but we&rsquo;ll be alright.&rdquo;</p><p>Harry Ottenbreit, Moe Bartoli and Yackel make up the number one Miller &ldquo;firing line.&rdquo; Ottenbreit and Bartoli are among the top ten scorers, while Yackel is 11th or 12th.</p><p>Aggie Kuklowicz pivots the second trio for Laurie Langrell and Paul Johnson, while Lesage and Moroney complete the forward alignment. Yackel has the two centermen rotating between the three sets of wingers.</p><p>Summers pairs with Bob Currie at one defensive group and Captain Cy Whiteside and Bud McRae for the other.</p><p>Ray Mikulan, who is considered by many, as &ldquo;the key to the Millers success,&rdquo; is in goal. Mikulan won first-team all-star honors last year with Minneapolis.</p><p><b>IHL NOTES</b>&hellip;Commisiioner Frank Gallagher fined John Bailey, St. Paul Saints hot-tempered winger $50, for incurring a match penalty against Muskegon, Feb 16&hellip;</p><h2>Confident</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02343/1900687-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="550" height="852"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ken Yackel</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01412/1900773-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>SOLUTION NEXT WEEK</b></h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1. Chicago player shown in centre.</p><p>6. Native country of Mrs. Bobby Hull (abbr.)</p><p>7. AHL defenseman with the most points in 1960-61 season.</p><p>10. Initials of Green of Boston.</p><p>11. Bernie Geoffrion possesses a hard one.</p><p>13. South East (abbr.)</p><p>14. Anger.</p><p>15. Month in which Phil Watson was born (abbr.)</p><p>16. Short for given name of Pappin of Rochester.</p><p>17. Initials of player who wears No. 21 for Canadiens.</p><p>19. Exclamation of surprise.</p><p>21. Most penalized NHL team of 1960-61 (abbr.)</p><p>23. Pictured star became a&mdash;in 1956-57. (abbr.)</p><p>24. Nickname of Detroit&rsquo;s trainer.</p><p>26. Name given Jankowski of Calgary.</p><p>27. Pronoun.</p><p>29. Al MacNeil&rsquo;s native province (abbr.)</p><p>30. Foot (abbr.)</p><p>31. AHL player who set a penalty record last season.</p><p>32. Calibre of players who enter the NHL.</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1. One exploded on Toronto ice on February 3.</p><p>2. All NHL players receive these.</p><p>3. Number of NHL clubs with which Norm Ullman has played.</p><p>4. Type of defenseman Carl Brewer is.</p><p>5. &ldquo;Turk&rdquo; Broda&rsquo;s given name</p><p>8. Initials of Glover of Detroit.</p><p>9. Initials of a Toronto forward.</p><p>12. Otherwise.</p><p>13. Bruce Gamble&rsquo;s favorite food.</p><p>15. Initials of Jones of Portland.</p><p>18. Birthplace of Billy Harris.</p><p>20. Charley Burns owns one in Toronto.</p><p>21. Name given a Boston forward.</p><p>22. Whether.</p><p>23. Initials of Lund, Calder Trophy winner of 1948-49.</p><p>25. Clocks tick this off during hockey games.</p><p>28. Gerry Odrowski was born in this month (abbr.)</p><h2><b>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</b></h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1. Hadfield</p><p>7. Train</p><p>8. Noel</p><p>10. If</p><p>11. Det.</p><p>12. Scout</p><p>14. R.R.</p><p>16. Geo.</p><p>18. Can.</p><p>20. Ed.</p><p>21. Kid</p><p>22. M.P.</p><p>24. Moe</p><p>25. Our</p><p>26. Brent</p><p>28. Sore</p><p>30. Te.</p><p>31. O&rsquo;Connor</p><p>32. Man.</p><p>33. St.</p><p>34. N.S.</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1. Hendrickson</p><p>2. Diet</p><p>3. It</p><p>4. Eric</p><p>5. LaForge</p><p>6. D.I.</p><p>9. Oe&rsquo;r</p><p>13. Two</p><p>15. Anderson</p><p>17. Edmonton</p><p>19. AI.</p><p>23. Peters</p><p>24. M.E.</p><p>26. Bros.</p><p>27. Rent</p><p>29. Oc.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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<div class="byline">By JACK GATECLIFF</div><p>ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Although held scoreless during his last four games, Andre Boudrias of the Montreal Canadiens held a three-point lead over Pit Martin of the Hamilton Red Wings as both clubs headed into their final five games of the Ontario Hockey Association junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; schedule.</p><p>Boudrias picked up four assists as the Canadiens won two, lost one and tied one while Martin added a goal and four assists.</p><p>The brilliant Montreal winger now has 31 goals, 55 assists for 86 points while Martin has 41 goals, 42 assists for 83 points.</p><p>Lowell MacDonald maintained his third position with 79 points and shares the lead in actual goals scored with Martin, each with 41.</p><p>Montreal&rsquo;s Rejean Richer moved into a fourth place tie with St. Catharines&rsquo; Ray Cullen, each with 65 points.</p><p>In the goaltending division George Holmes of the Canadiens maintained his lead with a goals against average of 2.78. Buddy Blom of Hamilton is second with 3.16.</p><p>First place in the six-team league may not be decided until the final games of the schedule.</p><p>Hamilton went into a home-and-home series with Montreal trailing the league-leaders by one point and came out the same way.</p><p>The Red Wings won on home ice 3-1, then lost 5-4 in Montreal.</p><p>The crowd at the game in the Forum, close to 9,000, was the largest to see a junior game there in nine years, indicative of the new interest in amateur hockey in the Montreal area.</p><p>Farther down the league Peterborough Petes have lost all hope of winning a playoff spot but a three-team battle is still underway for third, fourth and fifth positions.</p><p>(Four of the six clubs qualify for the playoffs).</p><p>St. Catharines Teepees, a fairly solid third for most of the schedule, dropped consecutive games to Guelph Royals and Niagara Falls Flyers and now have a slim three-point edge over Guelph which in turn is three ahead of the Flyers.</p><p>These positions may also be in the doubtful category until the 50-game schedule ends Sunday, March 4.</p><p>The playoff rounds will match the first and third place teams and the second and fourth place finishers.</p><p>The winners of these two rounds will meet for the OHA title and the surviving club will play the Toronto Metro league champions for the provincial championship and the right to contest the Memorial Cup playoffs.</p><h2>League Leader</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02363/1900835-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="546" height="1140"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Andre Boudrias</b></figcaption></div><div class="sidebar"><h2>HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR HOCKEY</h2><p><b>Presented by DOSCO</b></p><p><b>Answer: Camille Henry</b></p><p><b>1953-54</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p></div>

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Boudrais Stays Three Up On Martin: Habs Still 1st

<div class="byline">By JACK KINSELLA</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="C0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-0117/1900873-1-eng-US/c0004-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><p><b>the most efficient shaving cream 1.25</b></p><p><b>the absolutely trustworthy deodorant 1.25</b></p><p><b>the new before-shave lotion .75 & 1.25</b></p><p><b>the exhilarating after shave lotion 1.50 & 2.25</b></p></figcaption></div><p>OTTAWA, Ont&mdash;</p><p>It costs money to play hockey in the Nation&rsquo;s Capital, even for the small fry.</p><p>Where in halcyon days, the bidding was wont to be fierce for talented youngsters, and the price went all the way from a supply of sticks to a good pair of skates (ice was always free), the pendulum has swung to the other extreme.</p><p>Today, if a youngster wants to play hockey, he has to contrive a subsidy from his father, or dig deep into the old penny bank.</p><p>At least, that&rsquo;s the situation with the Ottawa Juvenile League which has been struggling along with varying degrees of success since after World War II.</p><p>This season, the league went to the post with seven teams, losing one&mdash;St. Patrick&rsquo;s College&mdash;to the rival Cradle Juvenile League, and it costs each team $15.00 every time they step out on the ice.</p><p>That&rsquo;s just a basic fee for ice time at the Auditorium. The extras, including skates, sticks, and various other paraphernalia, can run to any amount a youngster can afford.</p><p>Here&rsquo;s how it&rsquo;s broken down: each sponsor of a team puts up $7.50, or half the cost of the ice time, and the rest comes from the players and coaches.</p><p>The teams play three games every Saturday night at the Auditorium, with the extra team playing an exhibition game against one of the other six at the end of the program.</p><p>All told, it costs each sponsor about $400 a year for their teams, although last year, the Associated Canadian Travellers, who sponsor one of the clubs, picked up a tab for $1,100, mostly because of uniforms.</p><p>&ldquo;But that will drop back to about $400 this year,&rdquo; explained Carl Foley, who coaches and manages the ACT team for the organization.</p><p>This year&rsquo;s roster includes ACT, Allide Rockets, Currie Electric, La Paloma, Commercial TV, Stadaconas, and Eastview.</p><p>Tom Barton, a man who has long been associated with minor hockey, is president of the league, and is doing a fine job despite the difficult circumstances.</p><p>&ldquo;There are always lots of problems,&rdquo; says Barton, &ldquo;but they seem to evaporate when you see the charge the kids get out of playing hockey.&rdquo;</p><p>One night a week isn&rsquo;t too much by olden day standards, of course, but this is augmented by competition in other leagues, including the Cradle League.</p><p>At least, that&rsquo;s the way it has been, although it may change. According to information, the Cradle League is desirous of an all-or-nothing participation by the youngsters, and doesn&rsquo;t want them playing in any other league under pain of suspension. But so far, no steps have been taken in this regard, and some youngsters are playing in both leagues.</p><p>Looking back over the last 15 years that Juvenile Hockey has been played in Ottawa, the league has had many ups and downs.</p><p>The idea started originally after the war as a service club promotion, and the men behind the scenes then were two former NHL players, Bill Beveridge and Des Smith.</p><p>The league operated at the Auditorium, and some of the teams included St. Patrick&rsquo;s College, Senators, Strathconas, and New Edinburghs, all old hockey names in the Capital.</p><p>One of the youngsters in the league, interestingly enough, was Bobby Boucher, a son of the late Billy Boucher, and Bobby was to return several years later as the prime mover and power behind the league.</p><p>Young Bobby went on to play Junior hockey, and still later, to play with Montreal Canadiens teams. An eye injury, however, ended Bobby&rsquo;s plans for hockey, although this year he returned to the game when he accepted an offer to coach and play in Switzerland.</p><p>But it was during his active days that he became interested in the Juvenile League, and did a tremendous job in organizing it and keeping it afloat financially.</p><p>This was before the current Juvenile set-up, and Boucher operated with many of the same teams at the Minto rink, which now belongs to the University of Ottawa.</p><p>But it always was a struggle, and everyone had to chip in to make ends meet. Boucher, and the other league officials deserve a lot of credit.</p><p>Meanwhile, even without him, juvenile hockey continues to, well, not exactly flourish, but at least exist. And in the Nation&rsquo;s Capital, even to exist in hockey is no mean feat.</p><p>Tom Barton and his associates, not to mention the youngsters themselves, deserve a lot of credit.</p><h2>Man Behind Juvenile Start</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-0218/1900866-1-eng-US/c0004-022.jpg" title="C0004-02" width="1052" height="966"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Des Smith</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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