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March 10, 1962

The Hockey News March 10, 1962

<p class="dropcap"><span>V</span>ANCOUVER, B.C.&mdash;The Vancouver Canucks of the Western Hockey League, wallowing in the cellar of the league are worth money as a team, at least.</p><p>General Manager Dave Duphinee of the Canucks reported last week that he has received an offer for the club from a Californian business man. The offer was for $100,000.</p><p>Duphinee said the offer came in the mail and was from Art Edwards, a Long Beach paint manufacturer.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

IN THIS ISSUE

Californian Makes Offer For Last Place Vancouver

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-19" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1929/1946552-1-eng-US/f0011-192.jpg"></div><p><b>Question:</b></p><p><b>Who was the Canadiens player who won the Art Rose Trophy two years in a row ?</b></p><p>For Correct Answer Please Turn To Page 15</p><p><b>Presented by</b></p><p><b>STEEL MAKING:</b> ingots, blooms, billets, rails, angles, bars</p><p><b>FABRICATED 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><p><b>DOMINION STEEL and COAL CORPORATION. LIMITED 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 BOB HULEN</div><p>SEATTLE, Wash.&mdash;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04203/1946621-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="460" height="626"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Al Leader</b></figcaption></div><p>Major league professional hockey is coming to the West Coast. It&rsquo;s not coming next year or the year after, but it&rsquo;s coming. There can be no doubt about it after the relative success in the California revival of the sport this season.</p><p>&ldquo;We have to start thinking about major league status right now,&rdquo; Al Leader, energetic president of the Western Hockey League told THE HOCKEY NEWS recently. &ldquo;In a short time, the fans will want to see the best or what they think is the best. We can&rsquo;t stand pat.&rdquo;</p><p>Not in a position at this time to predict either when the WHL will achieve major league status or what cities will comprise the loop when the big day comes, Leader said that what is necessary now for the jump is &ldquo;bigger buildings.&rdquo; Player personnel won&rsquo;t be too much of a problem, was the prediction of the WHL president.</p><p>&ldquo;I think when the time comes the National Hockey League will help us with personnel.&rdquo; He also commented that although Canada will remain the major source of supply for professional hockey players, there may be major leaguers from the United States in the future, particularly from the New England states where the game always has been popular and now is booming.</p><p>&ldquo;And I think in time there will be fellows from Portland and Seattle and Los Angeles playing for their home town teams.&rdquo; However, a factor which may make this prediction take a long time in fulfillment is the fact that although midget hockey in Portland is booming mild temperatures in these three cities mean that only skating is on artificial ice and such facilities are severely limited at present.</p><p>Leader also said that he felt that the fact American and Canadian amateur rules differ, particularly in regard to forechecking, would not hinder more individuals from, south of the border from making the major league grade. &ldquo;Look at George Konik with Los Angeles. He&rsquo;s spent the last four years playing at Denver University and he&rsquo;s doing well, isn&rsquo;t bothered by the change at all.&rdquo; However, Konick, a fine National League prospect, is a Canadian.</p><p>As for the buildings, it is felt that a minimum of six with capacity of 10,000 or over are needed to achieve major league status. Leader pointed out that there are already three such structures, in Portland and San Francisco and Los Angeles and that the structure in Seattle should be ready for hockey in the fall of 1963.</p><p>&ldquo;It should have a capacity of at least 12,000 for hockey. They are talking about 14-16,000 but I don&rsquo;t know if that is feasible.&rdquo; The structure in Seattle is the main building for the Century 21 World&rsquo;s Fair which opens in April.</p><p>The WHL president also commented on the fact that a new building is being planned for downtown Vancouver and that one at Edmonton is in the talking stage. The Edmonton structure, Leader said would be part of a multi-million dollar civic center financed partly by capital from the United States.</p><p>There is a 12,500 seat arena at Long Beach, Cal., and one which will seat 13,700 is projected for Oakland, Cal. However, there are territorial problems. Long Beach is in the Los Angeles area and Oakland in the San Francisco area and permission to operate teams would be needed from those owning the existing franchises. The Long Beach interests already have offered to buy the sagging Vancouver franchise for $80,000 Expected to be an eventual WHL addition is San Diego, Cal.</p><p>A key to WHL intentions will come in 1964 when the draft agreement with the NHL expires. As Leader says, &ldquo;If we are thinking of becoming a major league, we can&rsquo;t stand the draft.&rdquo;</p><p>Leader explained that it would be unfair to the players to abandon the draft right now as it gives them an opportunity, to get the bigger NHL salaries. &ldquo;Portland, Los Angeles and San Francisco want the draft eliminated right now but there are other clubs in the league which can&rsquo;t afford major league salaries and we&rsquo;ve got to keep the league in balance.&rdquo;</p><p>When the major league day comes, western teams will challenge for the Stanley Cup&mdash;as they did before it became the exclusive property of the NHL in 1926. &ldquo;But, before we do,&rdquo; Leader said, &ldquo;we want to be sure we won&rsquo;t be humiliated. We&rsquo;re not going to have some team from the NHL come out here and beat us four straight. That would set us back for years. That&rsquo;s all got to eome when we have the buildings and the personnel.&rdquo;</p><p>Leader and other WHL officials can&rsquo;t help being major league minded after mulling attendance figures&mdash;and gate receipts&mdash;in San Francisco and Los Angeles. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve done better than I had anticipated,&rdquo; the league president exclaimed, &ldquo;particularly when they don&rsquo;t have contending teams.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s difficult to sell hockey when you don&rsquo;t have a team in the position of Spokane, which has been in second place pretty much all the way, but they have done a tremendous job, exceptional.</p><p>&ldquo;It took a little time for hockey to take hold down there but now the people are really enthusiastic. San Francisco has been drawing the best crowds in the history of the league for a last place team.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Leader Just Knows NHL Must Go TO West Coast

<div class="byline">By HARRY MOLTER</div><p>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;</p><p>Whenever big Elmer Vasko carries the puck up ice for the Chicago Black Hawks the Chicago Stadium resounds with loud calls of:</p><p>&ldquo;Moooose! Moooose! Moooose!&rdquo;</p><p>In recent weeks these calls have been increasing in frequency as the 6 foot-3 inch, 210 pound defenseman has been rushing with the puck more than earlier in the year.</p><p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no special reason,&rdquo; says big Vasko, who has been around the National Hockey League since the 1956-57 season. &ldquo;Pierre Pilote usually does most of the rushing for our defense pair but lately I&rsquo;ve been doing it more than usual&rdquo;.</p><p>Could it be the other teams are watching Pilote more now that he has earned a reputation as a rusher and has been selected on the NHL All-Star second team the past two seasons?</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s possible,&rdquo; said Vosko. &ldquo;I like to rush with the puck. Maybe it&rsquo;s because the whole team has been playing a more aggressive type of hockey in recent months. We&rsquo;re certainly doing more scoring than earlier in the season.&rdquo;</p><p>Vasko and Pilote, who stands 5 feet-10 inches and weighs 165 pounds, have been defense partners since the fall of 1956&mdash;the first full season in the NHL for both players. Together they have seen the Black Hawks improve from a perennial last-place team to third place the last three seasons and the Stanley Cup last spring.</p><p>After a slow start this year the Black Hawks are threatening for second place in the final month of the season.</p><p>&ldquo;Point-wise we&rsquo;re about the same as a year ago at this time,&rdquo; says Vasko. &ldquo;We should be a better club. We&rsquo;ve added a player like Bronco Horvath who should hit around 20 goals for us, and Jerry Melnyk has filled in in spots. We&rsquo;re strong down the center with Hay and Mikita and Horvath.&rdquo;</p><p>The big Moose doubled his fist and grew more intense.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve built up a lot of momentum at this stage of the NHL season. Everybody is in good shape and we&rsquo;re talking to each other and we have the feeling we&rsquo;re a winning combination. There&rsquo;s real spirit on this club and it&rsquo;s a good sign to feel that way at the end of the season.</p><p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s nobody we can&rsquo;t beat if we continue to play the type of hockey we&rsquo;ve been playing in recent weeks.&rdquo;</p><p>Looking back six years to his first season in the NHL, Moose Vasko recalls:</p><p>&ldquo;I was ragged when I first came up. I used to throw the puck away a lot and I didn&rsquo;t throw my weight around like I should. It takes about two or three years to get your bearings and your confidence and make the right moves. Another thing, I feel my shot is harder now than two or three years ago.&rdquo;</p><p>Vasko explained that he and Pilote talk to each other a lot on the ice and also with goalie Glenn Hall.</p><h2>Chi Sharpie</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02384/1945590-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="552" height="668"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Moose Vasko</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;You have to talk to each other when you go in the corner or are forechecked by the opposing forwards. Hall might call us over if we are backing up too much or not covering a certain player closely enough or need to move up to the blueline more. You have to work together and then you have better results for everybody concerned.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Can’t Be Beat If We Keep Playing This Way--Vasko

<p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>EW YORK, N. Y.&mdash;If New York Rangers&rsquo; Andy Bathgate holds on and wins the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL&rsquo;s scoring champion he will have ended a 19 year famine. It&rsquo;s been that long since a member of the Rangers has led the National League in scoring.</p><p>Last, Ranger to do it was Bryan Hextall back in 1941-42. In 48 games that season Bryan scored 24 goals and 32 assists for 56 points.</p><p>Only one other Ranger has ever led the league. Bill Cook did it in 1926-27 with 33 goals and four assists.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Bathgate Could Break A 19 Season NY Famine

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01299/1947235-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Chicago&rsquo;s Bobby Hull is right on the target for 50 goals if you compare his games record with Boom Boom Geoffrion&rsquo;s of a year ago.</p><p>With seven games left to play in 1960-61 Geoffrion also had scored 43 goals. He didn&rsquo;t score in Canadiens&rsquo; 64th game, but in the 65th he scored a &lsquo;hat trick&rsquo; against Rangers on March 9th, as Montreal whipped New York 6-1.</p><p>Geoffrion continued his hot pace and two nights later against Boston he picked up two more to boost his total to 48. With four games to go he had to score two goals.</p><p>On March 12 in Chicago he closed the gap to one goal as he scored his 49th. Canadiens won that one 6-2.</p><p>Boomer&rsquo;s 50th goal came in Canadiens 68th game of the year and Geoffrion&rsquo;s 62nd of the season. It came against the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 16th in Montreal as the Habs won the game 5-2. The record tieing goal came at 14:15 of the final period against sub goaler Cesare Maniago of Toronto. Gilles Tremblay and Beliveau assisted. Geoffrion missed six games last season. Thus for Hull has missed four.</p><p>With seven games to go in 1961-62 Hull had scored 43 goals. But five of those remaining seven games were on the road, two against Canadiens and one against Toronto. The other two are against Detroit and New York.</p><p>Their two final games at home are against Toronto and Detroit.</p><p>In the race for the fourth and last playoff post the schedule favors the New York Rangers, despite the fact Detroit has three games in hand. As of Thursday, March 8th Detroit had nine games to play and the Rangers six. But six of the Red Wings games are on the road and only three are at home. To boot the they had to play Toronto twice in Maple Leaf Gardens.</p><p>They also play Bruins twice, Chicago once and the Rangers once. At home they are to meet Boston, Chicago and Canadiens while the Rangers had to face Canadiens and Boston on the road. At home they are scheduled to face Canadiens, Detroit, Toronto and Chicago.</p><p>The scheduled must favor New York for the fourth and last playoff spot because of Detroit&rsquo;s poor road record. They have yet to win a game on Toronto or Montreal ice this year and three of their six away games are against these clubs.</p><p>Rangers, too have been able to win on home ice more consistently than Detroit. Away they have had good success against Boston, but none against Canadiens.</p><p>So it looks like a tight schedule for Bobby Hull to hit 50; not too tight for the Rangers to make fourth (unless Wings suddenly come to life on the road; and a NHL finish that will see Canadiens, Toronto, Chicago and New York in the playoffs. Like last season Chicago will take on Canadiens in the first round and New York and Toronto will clash in the second.</p><p>After that, who knows!</p><h2>Like TV Script&hellip;&hellip;In Reverse<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Schedule Favors Blues, But Not Hull

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><p>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;</p><p>Just when it looked like the NHL was being overcome by the balmy fragrance of goodfellowship a new feud exploded to restore everyone to normalcy. This time the battlers are Phil Watson and Doug Harvey.</p><p>Watson, who earlier in the season informed New York writers that his Boston Bruins would win a playoff berth, unleased some mortar fire at Harvey in a recently-published magazine article.</p><p>Appearing in the current issue of Sport-Revue, a French-Canadian publication, the article authored by Watson is titled &ldquo;Harvey Doesn&rsquo;t Know What He&rsquo;s Talking About.&rdquo;</p><p>Among other points, Watson, who has inspired the Bruins to one of their worst records in history, says he is amused by statements of Ranger players that Harvey treats his players softly.</p><p>According to Watson. Harvey, the player-coach is not free to do as he pleases. &ldquo;He has his hands tied,&rdquo; writes Watson.</p><p>Phil observes that a coach such as Sid Abel could put his team through a strenuous workout of stops-and-starts. Harvey couldn&rsquo;t do it, he writes, &ldquo;because his tongue would be hanging out.&rdquo;</p><p>Watson modestly points out that the Rangers three times made the playoffs under his &ldquo;iron-fisted&rdquo; regime with a nothing team.&rdquo; (A Ranger official pointed out that the &ldquo;nothing team&rdquo; included such &ldquo;nothing&rdquo; players as Andy Bath-gate, Dean Prentice, Gump Worsley, Harry Howell, Camille Henry, Lou Fontinato and Andy Hebenton).</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a laugh,&rdquo; one of the Rangers commented, &ldquo;Frank Boucher gave Watson a tailor-made team and now he&rsquo;s taking the credit. Ask him what happened in 1958-59?&rdquo;</p><p>The Rangers were less concerned by Watson&rsquo;s venture into the literary field than they were with a peculiar brand of hockey he introduced to Madison Square Garden last week.</p><p>&ldquo;I guess,&rdquo; said Ranger defenseman Harry Howell, &ldquo;you could call it &lsquo;Kitty-bar-the-door&rsquo;. But I&rsquo;m not so sure it was that.&rdquo;</p><p>Nor were the 13,000 fans who were subjected to a game in which the Bruins skated in minuet tempo. Although he scored the winning goal in the 4-2 Ranger win, Howell said he sympathized with paying customers who endured the Bruin strategy.</p><p>&ldquo;Bruins didn&rsquo;t have any plays at all,&rdquo; Harry said. &ldquo;Every time they&rsquo;d get to center ice, they&rsquo;d shoot the puck in. Then their wings would turn around and play defensive.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s bum hockey for the fans. There&rsquo;s no action. One team (Rangers) does all the playing. The other plays for a 0-0 tie.&rdquo;</p><p>A listener wondered whether Watson sought to revolutionize the game.</p><p>&ldquo;He justed wanted to louse us up,&rdquo; charged Howell, &ldquo;that&rsquo;s all.&rdquo;</p><p>The object of Watson&rsquo;s affection, Harvey, said the Bruins did a better job lousing up hockey than they did the Rangers.</p><p>&ldquo;Fans don&rsquo;t want to see kitty-bar-the door,&rdquo; Doug said.</p><p>Someone said that Watson merely was trying to win a game.</p><p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s put it this way,&rdquo; answered Harvey. &ldquo;Watson played that game (ugh!) on our ice. But do you think he&rsquo;d play that kind of hockey at home?&rdquo;</p><h2>Opens Up</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01397/1945235-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="510" height="1102"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Phil Watson</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Phil Fuels War Of Words—Doug Has The Answer

<div class="byline">By PAT CURRAN</div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;The only one who might need a rest is the coach. Maybe he should go down to Florida for a month or so.&rdquo;</p><p>So says Toe Blake in answer to suggestions that, if and when the Canadiens wrap up the league championship, some of the players will be given a rest before the playoffs.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02379/1945266-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="268" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Toe Blake</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s been no thought of giving anyone a rest,&rdquo; says the Montreal coach. &ldquo;Right now, our thought is to win the league championship. And despite what you newspapermen think, we haven&rsquo;t won it yet.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Strange things have happened in hockey and until Toronto and Chicago haven&rsquo;t got a mathematical chance of catching us, we still have a lot of work to do.&rdquo;</p><p>Then Blake sounded off on the idea of giving his players a rest before the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>&ldquo;All this stuff about a rest was started in New York when one of the writers asked me about it,&rdquo; related the coach. &ldquo;Now the Montreal newspapermen are into the act.</p><p>&ldquo;What makes anyone think that a rest will do us any good before the playoffs? If you work 10 or 12 hours a day down in a mine, you might need a rest to keep you healthy. But well&mdash;conditioned hockey players who play only about 20 minutes a game don&rsquo;t need time off unless they&rsquo;re injured.</p><p>&ldquo;There wouldn&rsquo;t be any thought of a rest if we were losing and fighting for a playoff spot. So why should anyone think about it when we have been winning. Is it cause the Canadiens have been working so much harder than the other clubs? I don&rsquo;t think so.</p><p>&ldquo;Somebody is just trying to line up an alibi in case we lose. They&rsquo;ll say the Canadiens were tired. That&rsquo;s a lot of baloney.&rdquo;</p><p>It was suggested that Jacques Plante,&rsquo; overworked at times this season and shaken up by Ken Schinkel when the Ranger crashed him into the goalpost at New York recently, might be given a breather if the Habs wrap up the title with a few games to spare.</p><p>&ldquo;In the first place,&rdquo; says Blake, &ldquo;Plante can&rsquo;t take a chance on a rest for fear of losing the Vezina Trophy. In the second place, why should he need a rest? Look at Glenn Hall. He hasn&rsquo;t missed a game in seven years and he&rsquo;s still a pretty good goaltender.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m convinced that after listening to all the newspapermen, the only one who needs a rest is the coach.&rdquo;</p><p>Despite Blake&rsquo;s soliloquay, three of the Habs had a few days off last week because of groin injuries. Lou Fontinato was still doubtful after missing four games while Jean Beliveau and Don Marshall were also being treated by club physiotherapist Bill Head.</p><p>Sidelights: Because Henri Richard was born on February 29 he wasn&rsquo;t able to celebrate his 26th birthday but the wife baked him a cake anyway&hellip;Richard became the fourth Montreal player to hit the 20-goal mark when he scored in the 3-3 tie at New York&hellip;Through the month of February, the Habs won eight, lost two and tied one, scoring a total of 50 goals in 11 games&hellip;Rookie Bobby Rousseau was the leading pointgetter with six goals and eight assists while Dickie Moore scored six times and helped set up seven other goals.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Toe Won’t Rest Stars If They Clinch Pennant

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div><p>TORONTO. Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Maple Leafs don&rsquo;t consider Dick Duff an honest-to-goodness candidate for the Hart Trophy, the National Hockey League&rsquo;s most valuable player prize.</p><p>However, there is some pretty potent evidence in support of the diminutive left-winger.</p><p>Duff fractured a small bone in his ankle Jan. 10, a night when Leafs defeated Boston Bruins, 7-5, and took over first place from Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>Of the 18 games Duff missed while his ankle was mending, Leafs lost nine, tied three and won just six, earning 15 points of a possible 36. They fell 13 points off the Canadiens&rsquo; sizzling pace.</p><p>Yet the weekend Duff returned to the lineup, Leafs won two back-to-back games and outscored their opposition, 15 goals to two. Their slump seemed to be cured.</p><p>Duff is important to the team and to his regular linemates, George Armstrong and Davey Keon. But not that important.</p><p>Stafford Smythe, club president, had a theory: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a matter of balance. When we had guys out of the lineup, it meant fellows were killing penalties or working the powerplay, then dropping right back into the regular line rotation. Result is you get tired, vulnerable men on the ice. When you have a few bodies on the bench, that doesn&rsquo;t happen. This was what Leafs&rsquo; injuries meant to them.</p><p>&ldquo;For example, Keon and Armstrong would do a good job while we were shorthanded and a minute later, they&rsquo;d be back out and somebody would take the play right away from them. When you have proper reserves, a man in a situation like that gets to rest through three line changes before his turn comes up again.&rdquo;</p><p>It&rsquo;s been a frustrating winter for Duff. Since counting 29 goals in the 1958-59 season, he&rsquo;s put together a series of mediocre years. Story goes that manager-coach Punch Imlach had to exercise his veto last summer to prevent his fellow executives from trading Duff.</p><p>Dick repaid his boss&rsquo; confidence, had 14 goals and was gaining momentum when he was hurt in Leafs&rsquo; 38th game. He was headed for 30, because he&rsquo;s always a strong finisher.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d been hoping to have a big year in goals,&rdquo; he says, &ldquo;but now I&rsquo;ll concentrate on being ready to do a good job in the playoffs.&rdquo;</p><p>Otherwise, Leafs&rsquo; manpower problems were correcting themselves. Duff was back. Ron Stewart returned after a bout with flu that cost him 12 pounds. Eddie Shack, his knee reinjured, was skating again and due for action soon.</p><p>Another cause for optimism in the Toronto camp&mdash;where pessimism has raged for a month now&mdash;is the resurgence of Eddie Litzenberger.</p><h2>Active Again</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03344/1945297-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="580" height="587"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dick Duff</b></figcaption></div><p>Two weeks ago, Big Eddie&rsquo;s former boss, general manager Jack Adams of the Detroit Red Wings needled his ex-player following a 5-0 win by Wings over Leafs.</p><p>&ldquo;Litzenberger will be in the minors next season,&rdquo; Adams predicted.</p><p>Litz did not hide his resentment of this prophecy. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll work twice as hard now to prove he&rsquo;s wrong,&rdquo; Eddie vowed.</p><p>Imlach abandoned the thought of making a centre out of Eddie and began to use him on either wing. A line of Litzenberger on left wing with Keon and Armstrong scored seven times during Leafs&rsquo; 15-goal explosion out of their slump.</p><p>Imlach said it would take a long time to get Litzenberger back in working order after months of part-time play. He was right. Only in late February did Litz begin to skate freely and surely. The return of his mobility brought back his knack of controlling a game a la Gordie Howe. His excellent shot never deserted him of course.</p><p>There were even signs Leafs were discovering a power play after a season-long search.</p><p>Notes: The night Leafs snapped out of the doldrums with a vengeance, goaltender Johnny Bower was credited with an assist. He passed ahead to Bobby Nevin, who passed to Frank Mahovlich, who scored&hellip;Davey Keon, who was worried about his play, got his totals up to 25 goals and 30 assists. George Armstrong, enjoying his finest NHL season, was 19-27, with 12 games to go in the schedule&hellip;At that stage, Leafs held second place by three points over Chigaco. That second position probably would be decided in three remaining game between Leafs and Hawks. Loser, of course, draws Montreal as a first-round playoff opponent&hellip;Among Leafs&rsquo; top scorers are defenceman Allan Stanley and Tim Horton, both past 30 points&hellip;Two Leafs have been off-color because they&rsquo;ve been playing with injuries&mdash;Red Kelly with a sore shoulder and Bobby Baun with a bad wrist. Both were nearing peak form at the end of February&hellip;Bobby Pulford snapped a long and dreadful slump with his 13th and 14th goals. Bob Nevin remained stuck at 11, but was playing improved hockey.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0002-03

Leafs Manpower Problem Slowly Being Corrected

<p class="dropcap"><span>K</span>AMLOOPS, B. C.&mdash;The Montreal Canadiens politely turned down an offer by this city to train here in 1962. The offer was made some weeks ago and the Habs dispatched a member of their staff to look over the town&rsquo;s facilities.</p><p>Last week General Manager Frank Selke of the Canadiens told Mayor Jack Chilton of Kamloops that the town would not suit the Habs as a training centre. However, Selke promised to make every effort to hold an exhibition game here next season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Habs Nix Kamloops As A Training Spot

<div class="byline">By PAT CURRAN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01396/1945352-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Masked Goaler Jacques Plante of the Canadiens lets one get past him. It came off the stick of Toronto&rsquo;s Dick Duff. &ldquo;I thought I proved the mask in the 1960 playoffs when we won eight straight and I scored three shutouts,&rdquo; says Plante. &ldquo;But every time I&rsquo;m beaten. by what looks like an easy shot to the fans, they say that I couldn&rsquo;t see the puck because of the mask.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s Plante without mask, inset left; with mask, inset right.</b></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;</p><p>A few years ago when Doug Harvey was in his prime (he&rsquo;s not doing badly with the Rangers) the theory around the league was: &ldquo;Where would Jacques Plante be Without Harvey.&rdquo;</p><p>Now, without the perennial all-star defenceman in front of him, the colorful goalie is winding up his greatest season and there&rsquo;s a new theory around the big-time hockey circuit: &ldquo;Where would Canadiens be without Jacques Plante?&rdquo;</p><p>The answer might be third place where a lot of the self-styled experts picked the Habs to finish last September.</p><p>Plante, well on the way to regaining the Vezina Trophy which he won five years running before Toronto&rsquo;s Johnny Bower grabbed it last year, has been as good if not better than ever. Last look at Montreal&rsquo;s record showed Plante with a 2.29 average on 133 goals against him in 58 games and the Habs should wind up way below the 188 season total they allowed in 1960-61.</p><p>Ahead of Bower 73 points to 49 in the first-half all-star voting, Plante is a virtual shoo-in for the first-team goaling berth. After holding up Canadiens, behind an inexperienced and injury-riddled defence through the first half, Plante has done even better since the team hit the 35-game mark.</p><p>Through the Habs&rsquo; first 35 games, while he had more shots than any other goalie except the Boston custodians, Plante allowed 85 tallies. In his last 23 starts, the masked goalie has given up only 48 goals for an impressive average of 2.08.</p><p>In Montreal&rsquo;s last 20 games, Plante was beaten only four times for more than two goals, three against him three times and four once&mdash;at Detroit Feb. 18 when the Wings won 4-2.</p><p>Coach Toe Blake has said several times that his team wouldn&rsquo;t be on top if it wasn&rsquo;t for the brilliant work of Jacques Plante.</p><p>&ldquo;Plante has been terrific this season,&rdquo; says Toe. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;s had more than two or three bad games. I&rsquo;m convinced that he deserves the Hart Trophy.&rdquo;</p><p>Jacques&rsquo; brilliant performances through the second half may carry him to the most valuable player award. He was only 13 points behind Doug Harvey in the halfway voting just after Harvey had been the main factor in getting his Rangers up with the leaders in the NHL standings.</p><p>If Plante wins the Vezina, as expected, and the Hart, as he deserves, the goalie may enjoy his greatest season financially. All told, Plante stands to make $9,000 in bonus money with $1,000 for all-star, Vezina and Hart awards being doubled by the club, plus $3,000 if the Habs win the league crown and the Stanley Cup.</p><p>It appears that overdue recognition may be catching up to Plante who only nine months ago, feared that he might have to hang up his pads and his famous mask.</p><p>Tom cartilage in the left knee turned Plante sour last season in which he lost his job to Charlie Hodge for 30 games. He worked himself back through the minors&mdash;with Royals of the Eastern Pro League&mdash;, but wasn&rsquo;t up to old form either through the rest of the 1960-61 schedule or in the Stanley Cup semi-finals when Canadiens lost to Chicago,</p><p>There was concern in Canadiens&rsquo; front office that Jacques might have reached the end of the trail and as insurance Cesare Maniago was plucked from Toronto Leafs in the June draft.</p><p>However Plante turned up at the Victoria camp with a new attitude and a determination to be back in the Canadiens&rsquo; cage. It wasn&rsquo;t long before he outshone the other netminders&mdash;Maniago, Charlie Hodge and Eddie Johnson&mdash;and had his job back again.</p><p>Some time ago, we asked Jacques about his remarkable comeback and if there was any explanation for his brilliant showing this season.</p><p>&ldquo;Maybe I&rsquo;m just lucky,&rdquo; said the goalie with a smile. &ldquo;But I guess the operation on my knee had a lot to do with it. That cartilage trouble may have been bothering me for two or three years and I didn&rsquo;t notice it. My timing was off last year and I couldn&rsquo;t move as quickly as I wanted to.</p><p>&ldquo;Sometimes I suppose it appeared that I wasn&rsquo;t interested but that knee was really bothering me and I knew that I had to have an operation.&rdquo;</p><p>Jacques underwent surgery last April, immediately after the playoffs, and played tennis through the summer to strengthen the limb.</p><p>&ldquo;I was really worried,&rdquo; recalled Plante. &ldquo;Sometimes the knee was so stiff that I thought I was going to have to quit hockey. But by the time I went to Hull to practice for three days before the team left for Victoria, I knew I was going to be alright.&rdquo;</p><p>It was suggested that with Cesare Maniago fighting for his job, Jacques might have worked a little harder in training camp.</p><p>&ldquo;I suppose I did work a little harder,&rdquo; said Jacques. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;ve always tried to play as hard as I could and trained just as hard. After all if you can&rsquo;t do your job, somebody else will take your place no matter what business you are in. And if Canadiens didn&rsquo;t have a goalie, they&rsquo;d get one. That&rsquo;s the way it goes in pro hockey.&rdquo;</p><p>His defence has tightened up since the turn of the year, but earlier in the schedule Plante was having more shots than his opposition in almost every game. How did he feel about it?</p><p>&ldquo;If you check closely,&rdquo; answered Jacques, &ldquo;you&rsquo;ll find that there are not so many more real hard ones in a game where you have 35 or 25 shots. It&rsquo;s often better to have more shots, because they keep you busy. Sometimes a goalie has only a dozen shots, so he falls asleep and lets in a couple of soft ones.&rdquo;</p><p>It&rsquo;s been said at times that because of the mask, Jacques often loses sight of the puck at his feet or over his shoulders.</p><p>&ldquo;I thought I proved the mask in the 1960 playoffs when we won eight straight and I scored three shutouts,&rdquo; recalled Plante. &ldquo;But every time I&rsquo;m beaten, by what looks like an easy shot to the fans, they say that I couldn&rsquo;t see the puck because of the mask.</p><p>&ldquo;What do they say about Glenn Hall or Johnny Bower when the puck is poked in under their feet or they are beaten on a screened shot? They don&rsquo;t wear the mask but sometimes they can&rsquo;t see the puck either.&rdquo;</p><p>Plante feels that the mask is a thing of the future and a great advantage to young goalies. Before wearing it, Jacques suffered fractures of each cheek-bone and twice had his nose broken. He also suffered cuts that required a total of about 150 stitches. Since he&rsquo;s been wearing it, the mask has saved Jacques several times from serious injury.</p><p>Asks Jacques in finality: &ldquo;Does anybody really think I could play better this season without the mask?&rdquo;</p><p>Because of his tendency to wander from his crease to play loose pucks, Jacques looks bad at times when he loses the gamble and a goal is scored. But he doesn&rsquo;t intend to break the habit, figuring that he&rsquo;s won the gamble more times than he has lost</p><p>&ldquo;Every time I leave my net, I know what I&rsquo;m doing. The other fellow doesn&rsquo;t have a chance to score if he doesn&rsquo;t get the puck.&rdquo;</p><p>Jacques set a precedent of trapping pucks behind the net and just about every goalie in the league has copied the move to his team&rsquo;s advantage.</p><p>Where did Plante get the idea in the first place?</p><p>&ldquo;When I first played with Quebec Juniors I had to come out of my net to save my life,&rdquo; relates Plante with a grin. &ldquo;One of our defencemen couldn&rsquo;t skate backwards. Another could turn only one way and one of the other fellows could hardly shoot past the blueline. I got used to clearing the puck myself and it became a habit.</p><p>Before Jacques came into the NHL, he always wore a tuque which he knitted himself. He discarded the tuque on orders from the late coach Dick Irvin when he first joined Canadiens but still knits his own undershirt.</p><p>&ldquo;I was the oldest of a family of six boys and five girls. If you wanted a tuque, a pair of mitts or a pair of hockey stockings you knitted them yourself.&rdquo;</p><p>It goes without saying that the bonus money coming to Plante this season will buy a lot of tuques&mdash;even if he doesn&rsquo;t wear them anymore. The money may also give him a share in another apartment block. He&rsquo;s interested in three already.</p><h2>Masked Marvel&hellip;&hellip;Some Go In<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></h2>

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Wouldn’t End In 1st—Toe: Mask To Stay

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02320/1945383-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg"></div><p><b>Follow the example of Jacques Plante&mdash;enjoy BEE HIVE CORN SYRUP on bread, cereal, and pancakes.</b></p><p><b>All the Maple Leaf and Canadien hockey players use and recommend BEE HIVE CORN SYRUP exclusively.</b></p><p><b>For a free picture of Jacque: Plante or any member of Montreal Canadiens or Toronto Maple Leafs send one Bee Hive Corn Syrup collar or token; top from Durham Corn Starch or Ivory Laundry Starch; collar from St. Lawrence Corn Oil 25 ox. One collar, top, or token for each picture. Show your name and address, name of player you want, and mail to:</b></p><p><b>ST. LAWRENCE STARCH COMPANY LIMITED Dept. &ldquo;H&rdquo;, Port Credit, Ont.</b></p><p><b>Mounted pictures measure 5&rdquo; &times; 7&rdquo;</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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GET JACQUES PLANTE’S PICTURE FREE FROM BEE HIVE GOLDEN CORN SYRUP

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01460/1945414-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="167" height="61"></div><p>Founded October 1st, 1947-35</p><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> President and Publisher</p><p><b>Wilt V. Cote,</b> Vice-Pres.& Gen. Mgr.</p><p><b>Len Bramson,</b> Editor-In-Chief</p><p><b>Yearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada and the British Commonwealth</b></p><p><b>$4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries</b></p><p><b>Postage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y.</b></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 10, 1962 No. 23</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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The Hockey News

<div class="byline">By Ken. Mc Kenzie.</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02427/1945466-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="373" height="395"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-05267/1945459-1-eng-US/f0004-052.jpg" title="f0004-05" width="512" height="74"></div><p>&bull; <b>WITH THE</b> National Hockey League championship race in its final weeks and the 1962 Stanley Cup playoffs just around the corner hockey fans are advised to make certain they&rsquo;ve ordered their copy of the 1961-62 N.H.L. Press and Radio Guide&hellip;This fact-filled book contains all the statistical information and interesting highlights about the players and teams in the League and is something every fan should have close by when watching the games on television or listening to them over the radio&hellip;Send $1.00 to Ken-Will Publications, Box 800, Montreal, Canada for a copy of the 1961-62 NHL Guide&hellip;For other hockey books see the order form on another page of this issue&hellip;THE HOCKEY NEWS would be willing to present a trophy to the American Hockey League in the name of the late Jim Hendy if a worthy and suitable reason could be found&hellip;It would be known as the Jim Hendy Memorial Trophy&hellip;Any AHL fans with ideas on the subject are invited to write me&hellip;If the Rangers make the playoffs this year they won&rsquo;t be forced to vacate Madison Square Garden in favor of the circus. The Rangers will be able to play all of their regular home games in New York&hellip;Bill (Red) Hay, clever Chicago center, became a daddy for the third time last week when his wife Nancy gave birth to a 9 pound boy&hellip;Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Glenn Hall and Jack Evans are playing king-sized roles in Chicago&rsquo;s strong finish&hellip;Evans, one of the most improved players in the NHL, looks like he&rsquo;ll receive All-Star recognition this year at long last&hellip;NHL players author three fine articles in the March issue of HOCKEY PICTORIAL&hellip;&ldquo;My 500 NHL Games&rdquo; by Glenn Hall&hellip;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m No Jekyll and Hyde&rdquo; by Bobby Baun and &ldquo;My Room-mate Andy Bathgate&rdquo; by Dean Prentice afford hockey fans some of the tastiest reading ever&hellip;Danny Gallivan, the Voice of the Canadiens, is also featured in the March issue of Hockey Pic.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03351/1945452-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="268" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack Evans</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>NORM ULLMAN</b> is the unheralded star of the Detroit Red Wings&hellip;The stocky 26-year-old center has scored six game-winning goals for the Wings, scored over 20 goals for the fifth time in seven seasons with the club and garnered one or more points per game in 19 of his last 20 games with the Red Wings. He went 13 straight games with a point or more earlier in the season&hellip;He had 70 points in 70 games a year ago and had 58 points this season after 58 games&hellip;Norm has been nicknamed &ldquo;Noisy&rdquo; by General Manager Jack Adams due to his quiet demeanor. He is one of the quietest players ever to wear the uniform of the Red Wings&hellip;The Red Wings have used 31 different players this season in an effort to make those all-important playoffs&hellip;Zellio Toppazzini, one of the best players to wear the livery of the Providence Reds in that club&rsquo;s 36-year history, was honored at a testimonial dinner this week. The veteran forward from Copper Cliff, Ont., has 290 goals and 434 assists in AHL play. Topper&rsquo;s family, including his mother and mother-in-law from Copper Cliff and brother Jerry of the Boston Bruins, were on hand for the event. George Patrick Duffy was the toastmaster of the dinner which included all of the Reds hockey team and prominent Providence area sports personalities&hellip;Chicago Black Hawks lost one of their most loyal fans recently when James Bozzelli Sr. dropped dead during a Hawk game. For the last 25 years Jim Bozzelli along with his 14-pound cowbell had been attending Hawk games. He sometimes took the bell with him to Hawk games in Detroit&hellip;Bob Hamilton and Jim&rsquo;s many friends at Chicago games will miss the colorful Mr. Bozzelli&hellip;Anyone wish to disagree that Leo Boivin of Boston is the best body checking defenseman in the NHL?&hellip;An outstanding instructional book on hockey is The Hockey Handbook by Lloyd Percival&hellip;This 160,000 word handbook is a truly comprehensive work on the world&rsquo;s fastest sport. Copies may be obtained at all booksellers in Canada or through The Copp Clark Co. Limited, 517 Wellington St., W., Toronto, Canada.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04295/1945445-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="297" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jerry Toppazzini</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">MILT DUNNELL</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-06227/1945504-1-eng-US/f0004-062.jpg" title="f0004-06" width="322" height="458"></div><h2><i><b>The Goals Provide The Music</b></i></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-07187/1945497-1-eng-US/f0004-072.jpg" title="f0004-07" width="544" height="870"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>&lsquo;Boom Boom&rsquo; Geoffrion</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>icture Palladin without his six-gun, Elvis Presley without his ducktail, Arnold Palmer without his putter. Now, you have a composite sketch of Bernard (The Boomer) Geoffrion, the muted music man of hockey.</p><p>Those who don&rsquo;t have time for fun and games, as played by the pros, might recall Boom-Boom as a TV personality. He warbled a ditty for the CBC last summer and got more raves than people who regard singing as their racket. It&rsquo;s a good thing the CBC caught him then. Right now, Boomer couldn&rsquo;t sing The Wiffenpoof Song if they guar-anteed him Metropolitan Opera prices.</p><p>&ldquo;When goals don&rsquo;t come, there is no song,&rdquo; the Boomer laments. &ldquo;That is a mistake, I know, but how can I sing when I am not happy?&rdquo;</p><p>If you were fresh off the boat from Bali, the Boomer wouldn&rsquo;t make sense. He has 17 goals. With a good chunk of the season still unfolded, there is no reason to suspect he won&rsquo;t have something like 25 by the time you&rsquo;re making your excuses to the income tax collector. Twenty-five goals represent something considerablly better than a kick in the shins to any coach in the business.</p><p>To the Boomer, 25 goals are like a piccolo in the philharmonic. He got 50 goals last season. He was the almost unanimous choice for all-star right wing. His loot included the Ross trophy as leading scorer, the Hart trophy as most valuable player, and more than $9,000 in cash awards, if one may be permitted to get so materialistic.</p><p>This season&hellip;well&hellip;like the man said, he can&rsquo;t even hum a TV commercial. When the puck isn&rsquo;t hitting the net, the Boomer prefers to be alone with his misery. He shuns his friends. They would want to know what is wrong. If he can&rsquo;t tell himself what&rsquo;s wrong, how can he tell his friends? And he&rsquo;s not looking for shoulders on which to shed his tears.</p><p>Even his children are asking for answers. The Boomer&rsquo;s son, Bobby, who is seven, attends a boarding school. On Fridays, when the Boomer picks him up for the weekend, Bobby says: &ldquo;Hey, dad, the kids at school want to know why you don&rsquo;t score goals like you did last year.&rdquo;</p><h2><i><b>The Forum Fans Have Been Patient</b></i></h2><p>Bernie&rsquo;s wife, the daughter of the late Howie Morenz, one of hockey&rsquo;s legendary figures, finally grabbed her hubby by the forelock and gave him a lecture. The more he fretted, she pointed out, the more he jeopardized his position as one of the game&rsquo;s most feared gunners.</p><p>&ldquo;She was right, too,&rdquo; the Boomer conceded. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been fighting myself. Sometimes, even the muscles of my legs tighten up. I have to relax. There&rsquo;s no point to putting myself under extra pressure. The coach (Toe Blake) has told me the same thing. Toe really has been after me, and I&rsquo;m glad. It proves he wants to help me.&rdquo;</p><p>The Boomer has had another vote of confidence which he didn&rsquo;t expect. Fans at the Montreal Forum have treated him as graciously as if he were headed for another 50-goal season. Geoffrion is surprised. He had an unhappy experience a few years ago when he grabbed the scoring title away from Rocket Richard, who had been suspended. Some of the Habitant partisans couldn&rsquo;t have been more vindictive if the Boomer had burned down the Rocket&rsquo;s home and tavern.</p><p>One of the prices he is paying for last season&rsquo;s success is that rival wingers are not allowing him a split second in which to crank up his slap shot, which terrorized the league&rsquo;s goalies last year. In the final 26 games, the Boomer blasted 23 goals. He estimates that 90 per cent of the goals he potted in the entire campaign were the product of the slap shot.</p><p>&ldquo;Sometimes, when I am sitting on the bench, I see Tim Horton winding up for a slap shot,&rdquo; the Boomer glooms. &ldquo;I say to myself that if I could have that much time, surely I would be having more luck. Even Andy Bathgate does not seem to be rushed as I am.&rdquo;</p><p>It could be that the Boomer is taking a tick more of time to pull the trigger. Coach Toe Blake feels that is one of his problems. Also, he Boomer has been looking for a place to lay off a pass when he should be shooting.</p><p>The records tell how well he shoots. In the history of the NHL, only four snipers are ahead of him&mdash;Rocket Richard, Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay and Nels Stewart. The Boomer needs only three goals to pass Stewart, who went out with 324. After that Boom-Boom will take aim at Lindsay&rsquo;s 365. The other two&mdash;the Rocket (544) and Hpwe (497) are untouchables.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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speaking on SPORT IN THE TORONTO STAR

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ATTENTION SUBSCRIBERS!

<div class="byline">By JACK BERRY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01417/1945559-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="240" height="404"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Vic Stasiuk</b></figcaption></div><p>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;</p><p>Without warning, the Red Wings hopped on the skids and the Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs gave them a healthy shove.</p><p>And zzzzip went the Wings.</p><p>Twenty goals ripped past Wing goalies in three games and every time the red light blinked&hellip;and it blinked often&hellip;Detroit playoff hopes grew fainter.</p><p>It happened so suddenly that the Wings hardly knew what hit them.</p><p>There they were, cruising along with a six-game unbeaten string and tied for fourth place with New York. The Rangers had played two more games so the Wings looked in fairly decent shape&mdash;especially the way they were playing.</p><p>The bomb burst in Chicago Stadium in the third period. Detroit had fought from a 3-1 deficit to a 4-3 lead. Then referee Vern Buffey chased Marcel Pronovost and one minute and 18 seconds later, goalie Hank Bassen was penalized for tripping Bobby Hull.</p><p>With two men in the penalty box, Ab McDonald tied the game. And with that impetus, Chicago roared back with another goal by Stan Mikita at 17:03 and Eric Nesterenko scored into the empty Red Wing net at 19:25.</p><p>That took the wind right out of the Wings.</p><p>They were completely outclassed by the Hawks in the Detroit half of the home-and-home set, 6-1, and then Toronto measured them. 8-2.</p><p>Everything that they had done right in the six games streak, they did wrong against the Hawks and Leafs. There was little checking, the shooting was from long distance and the goaltender was not only the last line of defense but the only line of defense in many instances.</p><p>Red Wing general manager Jack Adams, who has had 31 different players in Detroit uniform this season in what is beginning to look like a vain effort to make the playoffs, roared that the club hasn&rsquo;t given up hope.</p><p>But with a 2&frac12; week road sojourn facing them because of an ice show taking over Olympia, the future was dark.</p><p>Of 12 games in March, eight were on the road where the Wings had a 4-19-4 record.</p><p>That 19th loss could turn out to be the biggest one.</p><p>Coach Sid Abel said he&rsquo;d rather get beaten 6-1&hellip;Which, ironically, happened in the next game&hellip;than have one &ldquo;stolen.&rdquo;</p><p>Abel made a formal complaint to NHL President Clarence S. Campbell over Buffey&rsquo;s conduct, stating that the referee had used obscene language when Abel sent alternate captain Bill Gadsby out to ask Buffey &bull; to come to the bench and explain his call on the costly penalty.</p><p>Abel also was upset by the officiating in general and said that Chicago was four feet offside when it scored the winning goal.</p><p>&ldquo;The Chicago club ran the game,&rdquo; Abel said disgustedly.</p><p>A victory over the Hawks in Chicago would have kept the Wing streak alive and perhaps given the club the steam it needed to make the final playoff position.</p><p>Campbell following a formal hearing with Buffey, Abel and Gadsby in attendance, said that the referee definitely had used uncalled for language but said there was no way to establish whether it had been directed at Abel or Gadsby.</p><p>When the talking was over, Chicago still had won the game, 6-4.</p><p>And then came the 6-1 defeat with Stan Mikita setting up four of the goals.</p><p>Toronto, which had been whipped, 5-0, in its previous appearance in Detroit, ran up a 4-0 lead and then, after the Wings rallied with goals by Claude LaForge and rookie Larry Jeffrey, snuffed the fire with a goal by Dave Keon and just kept pulling away.</p><p>It was a bit of revenge for the Leafs. The last time they were in Detroit, they had just lost, 4-2, the night before to Montreal in Toronto.</p><p>Then the Wings clipped them and that helped the Canadiens enlarge their first place lead and ended Toronto&rsquo;s drive toward the top for another year.</p><p>This time the script was different.</p><p><b>ICE CHIPS:</b> Len Lunde, full of hope and vigor when recalled from Edmonton in early January, was returned to the Flyers&hellip;Lanky Len had two goals and nine assists in 23 games.</p><p>When Lunde came back from Edmonton, he whipped around the rink with abandon. He was up with the first line for a stretch and then was worked back to the third line and finally was spending most of the time on the bench.</p><p>Management said Len wasn&rsquo;t hitting anyone. So up came Forbes Kennedy from the Flyers. And meanwhile, the Wings still can&rsquo;t score goals.</p><p>Three players&mdash;Gordie Howe, Norm Ullman and Alex Delvecchio&mdash;are 20-goal men. Vic Stasiuk, who has missed more than a month of the season because of two knee injuries, has 14.</p><p>Other than that, the Wings&rsquo; don&rsquo;t have anyone in double figures and prospects aren&rsquo;t too bright that they will&hellip;the next two highest going into March were defenseman Gadsby, Claude LaForge and the injured Howie Glover with seven each.</p><p>Compare that to say Toronto&mdash;the Leafs have 10 men with 11 or more goals&hellip;or Chicago&mdash;the Hawks have eight with 11 or more.</p><p>The doctors still wouldn&rsquo;t predict when Stasiuk would return from his second knee injury. Stasiuk was just playing his second game after a three-week layoff when he was checked by Elmer Vasko and hit the knee in the exact spot as the previous injury.</p><p>&ldquo;And just before the period started, I told Lefty Wilson (Wing trainer) that he wouldn&rsquo;t have to wrap the knee as tight for the next game,&rdquo; Stasiuk said. &ldquo;It was really feeling good. It&rsquo;s disgusting.&rdquo;</p><p>While Vic is mending, he&rsquo;s become the Wings&rsquo; chief after-dinner speaker: He&rsquo;s had speaking engagements lined up several nights a week around Detroit and near-by Ontario cities.</p><p>The Wings went into orbit along with Col. John Glen, the American astronaut. Wilson com-mondeered a television set from publicity man Elliott Trumbull&rsquo;s office and set it up in the dressing room. Abel delayed the start of practice 30 minutes so the club could watch the launch.</p><p>In an effort to shake the club from its three-game slump, Abel and Adams gave the Wings two days off from practice. Howe especially needed them.</p><p>Howe was recovering from the only one assist in three games, fleeted on the ice where he had the bug. Howe&rsquo;s illness was reVal Fonteyne also had a touch of three temperature. Gadsby and effects of the flu and a 102 de-<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Wings Reel At Punch And Rudy “Show Of Force”

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03312/1945621-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="270" height="428"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Allan. Stanley</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>ORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Thirty six year old Allan Stanley of the Toronto Maple Leafs doesn&rsquo;t have to be reminded that he&rsquo;s 36, or that he&rsquo;s supposed to have hung up his blades by now. But many National League fans have to be reminded that Stanley is one of the reasons the Toronto Maple Leafs have made such a great race of it this year. The veteran rearguard, despite his age and old legs is playing some of the best hockey of his career.</p><p>The 13 year NHL veteran has been a standout on the Leafs defense and only his brilliant play back there, through all kinds of club injuries, has made life bearable for Johnny Bower.</p><p>Just how much longer Stanley will continue to go on is not known. He was voted the number two man in the Norris Trophy race after half a season of play, and he has improved since.</p><p>Whenever he decides to quit Stanley will always be remembered as &lsquo;Your Kind Of Player.&rsquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Your Kind Of Player

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>The Bruins are finishing one of their least pleasant seasons ever, but some aspects of the season do not deserve to be forgotten overnight.</p><p>One such aspect is the work of the handful of veteran players who provided the Bruins with most of their ability and much of their competitive spark.</p><p>Bruins who qualify as veterans are Forwards Don McKenney, Charley Burns, Johnny Bucyk, Jerry Toppazzini, Andre Pronovost and Murray Oliver and Defensemen Doug Mohns and Leo Boivin.</p><p>The Bruins&rsquo; veterans do not include superstars of the Gordie Howe-Maurice Richard-Jean Beliveau type. Thus they cannot be charged with failure for not lifting the Bruins in the standing.</p><p>As a group they have played well, some better than others yet, almost to a man, up to their established ability.</p><p>McKenney&mdash;Don, the Bruins&rsquo; captain, has scored more than 20 goals for the seventh time, for the sixth time in succession. Considering his style of play, his scoring record is good; it can be better with stronger linemates as he has proved in the past.</p><p>Burns&mdash;Cherry Charley has played all forward positions and killed penalties as his anticipated handyman&rsquo;s role was expanded.</p><p>Bucyk&mdash;Big Johnny has displayed improved timing and passing ability as he and McKenney have dueled for the Bruins&rsquo; scoring lead all season.</p><h2>Great All The Way</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01487/1945659-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="524" height="1274"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Don McKenney</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02368/1945652-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="540" height="832"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Doug Mohns</b></figcaption></div><p>Toppazzini&mdash;Jerry has been an outstanding handyman, matching his goals total for last season by early February.</p><p>Pronovost&mdash;Durable Andy has plugged away going both ways on left wing and scored as well as he did when he was playing for the champion Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>Oliver&mdash;Little Murray couldn&rsquo;t buy a goal for six weeks but he sharpened up his shooting, especially after he acquired Bucyk for a cornerman.</p><p>Mohns&mdash;Some nights Doug has played as much as 40 minutes a game. The first-place votes which he received for the National League all-star team here were deserved.</p><p>Boivin&mdash;Stubby Leo&rsquo;s hitting is guided to a certain extent by the company he keeps. When he has had the right company, he has been at his bustin&rsquo; best.</p><p>As veterans go, the Bruins, nucleus is far younger than the NHL average. Dean of the group is Toppazzini, only 30; the youngest is Oliver, 24.</p><p>There is no reason why the Bruins&rsquo; management cannot figure on continued stable play by its veterans again next-season. As a matter of fact, two of the group are capable of improving by continued development. The rest may be capable of playing better if the Bruins as a team are better.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Vets Can’t lie Blamed For Bruins Skid Show

<div class="byline">By TOM FITZGERALD (In The Boston Globe)</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>The plight of the Bruins is getting so bad the strain is beginning to tell even on strictly non-combatant hockey writers.</p><p>A man is reluctant to poke his nose into the company of his friends, let alone his enemies, for fear of that inevitable question;</p><p>&ldquo;Hey, what&rsquo;s the matter with those guys?&rdquo;</p><p>You always know who &ldquo;those guys&rdquo; are. And what are you going to say?</p><p>After the first 20 times, the humor gets drained from a cheerful response like, &ldquo;Well, you know. They can&rsquo;t win &lsquo;em all.&rdquo; In fact, the way things are going that would be downright bad taste.</p><p>But you risk accusation of belaboring the obvious if you state the two chief requirements in any program of real improvement:</p><p>1. A change at least in the philosophy of the coaching.</p><p>2. The addition of a few more solid major league players to the roster.</p><p>On that first point, it became quite apparent some time ago that this squad is not equipped for the wide-open hockey it has attempted to play.</p><p>It is also apparent that nothing has been accomplished by the constant shuffling of forwards into as many as 10 different combinations in a single game.</p><p>About the only result from this frenzied maneuvering has been compounded Confusion.</p><p>On point No. 2, the stress is on the acquisition of EXPERIENCED personnel. Youth movements are all very well in their way, but they should be leavened by some grizzled types with a flair for leadership.</p><p>Where do you get such types? Obviously, you wangle them from other teams more blessed with talent who believe a star has passed the point of greatest usefulness from their point of view.</p><p>Want to be a little more specific?</p><p>O. K. How&rsquo;d you like to see Boom Boom Geoffrion in a Bruin uniform?</p><p>Don&rsquo;t say that&rsquo;s impossible. Improbable, maybe, but not impossible. After all, who expected at this time last year that all-star Doug Harvey would go from Montreal to New York?</p><p>Sure, Geoffrion scored 50 goals last year, but just now he has only 18. That would be peachy with the Bruins but not with Canadiens who have five other forwards with larger totals, including kids like Ralph Backstrom, Gilles Tremblay and Bobby Rousseau.</p><p>The thing is Les Champs are bulging at the seams with bright boys waiting for a chance. They can afford to declare the Harveys and Geoffrions expendable.</p><p>A transaction like this would require a lot of work by the front office, of course, and the Bruins would have to give up a lot. Not money. The Boston club is well fixed for dough, but the Canadiens don&rsquo;t need it.</p><p>Whether you believe it or not, Montreal needs some reinforcements on defense, and would love to pry away the likes of Doug Mohns or Leo Boivin.</p><p>It may not happen, but wouldn&rsquo;t you like to see that Geoffrion shooting for our side, bad knee or no bad knee?<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

New Coaching Philosophy And A ‘Boomer,’ Hub Needs

<div class="byline">By JIM PROUDFOOT</div><p>TORONTO, Ont&mdash;</p><p>Should a coach in professional sports yield to the wishes of the public which, in the long run, pays his salary?</p><p>Probably not. After all, the thing which pleases the crowd most of all is a winning club and, if a coach angers his fans with some move, it is only something he is doing to produce victories eventually.</p><p>Punch Imlach, Maple Leafs&rsquo; coach and general manager, has encountered this problem in the case of Billy Harris, perhaps the most popular of all Maple Leaf players.</p><p>Imlach is convinced Harris, despite his spectacular offensive ability, hurts the team with defensive weakness. So he uses Wispy Willie only in spot assignments. Harris, of course, is extremely effective and has collected 13 goals in a very few appearances. This makes the situation a bit embarrassing for Imlach and extra discouraging for Harris.</p><p>The controversy reached a peak Feb. 21 when Leafs were playing an especially bad game against Canadiens. Harris never budged off the bench. And 13,500 fans kept up a steady chant: &ldquo;We want Harris.&rdquo;</p><p>Imlach wasn&rsquo;t trying to be defiant, He explained: &ldquo;I had Kelly, Keen and Pulford at centre, I couldn&rsquo;t see that Harris would help.&rdquo;</p><p>Imlach thinks that in Harris he has the NHL&rsquo;s best fourth centre and feels his treatment of &lsquo;Billy the Kid&rsquo; is no injustice. A team is only as strong as its reserves. Harris can step in for Keon, Kelly or Pulford and do a masterful job. He has often done so, in fact.</p><p>Toe Blake of Canadiens has a similar attitude. In a recent game, he planned to use Al MacNeil in place of Tom Johnson some of the time. Before he could make the move, Frank Mahovlich got loose from Johnson for a goal. From then on, the Forum fans booed loudly each time Johnson appeared.</p><p>&ldquo;I. didn&rsquo;t think Tom looked bad on that goal,&rdquo; said Blake, &ldquo;but even if he had, I couldn&rsquo;t take him out. If I did, the fans would be after him twice as bad next time they thought he goofed. I had to show them I had confidence in my man.&rdquo;</p><h2>Bench Warmer</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03266/1945714-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="531" height="801"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Billy Harris</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Punch Refuses To Give Into Yelling Fans

<div class="byline">By ROGER BARRY</div><p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>After 25 years in the National League, Milt Schmidt of the Bruins still finds hockey life full of new experiences.</p><p>Such as wearing long underwear, for example.</p><p>Now, just about every man and boy raised in the cold portion of Canada and the United States is a veteran of the long underwear routine.</p><p>But Schmidt was introduced into the sizeable society of wearers of long drawers only this winter, while carrying out his duties as assistant manager and director of farm personnel for the Bruins.</p><p>&ldquo;I had never had a suit of long underwear on in my life,&rdquo; related Schmidt, &ldquo;until I was out West before Christmas.</p><p>&ldquo;When I got to Winnipeg it was cold. But when I got off the train in Brandon (Manitoba) it was colder. So I walked down the main street and bought a suit of longies.&rdquo;</p><p>How, Schmidt was asked, had he escaped exposure to the long underwear all these years?</p><p>&ldquo;First of all, I come from Kitchener (Ontario), which is farther south than Boston,&rdquo; replied the Bruins&rsquo; Hall-of-Famer. &ldquo;Second.&rsquo; I came here to play when I was only 18 years old and except for the time I spent in the service (during World War II) I&rsquo;ve been here since.</p><p>&ldquo;So I never needed anything like that. But I&rsquo;ve never hit anything like that cold in the prairie provinces. I went for a walk in Winnipeg one night and had to turn back. The cold took my breath away.&rdquo;</p><h2>Prospector</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01438/1945745-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="556" height="538"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Milt Schmidt</b></figcaption></div><p>Schmidt used to figure that first as an all-star center and later as coach of the Bruins, he travelled some 25,000 miles a season. This season he has been getting around like a Mexican jumping bean.</p><p>During the first half of the season he made visits to eastern hockey strongholds such as Niagara Falls. Kingston. Ottawa, Montreal. Quebec, Victoriaville and Toronto, hitting some points three and four times.</p><p>He made one western safari which carried him to points like Estevan, Weyburn, Regina, Melville, Moose Jaw. Brandon and Winnipeg. Since then he has covered the west again, going as far as Seattle, Vancouver and Victoria.</p><p>In Vancouver he teamed with his longtime Bruins&rsquo; linemate, Woody Dumart, to play in an old-timers&rsquo; game, of which he said jokingly, &ldquo;It was no place for me with all those old guys.&rdquo;</p><p>On his return from his second trip west, he entered a hospital here with a violent case of flu which kept him out of circulation for 10 days. He attributed his illness to a cold-hot-cold routine.</p><p>&ldquo;I went from the cold prairie rinks to Vancouver, where they were playing golf, it was so comfortable and warm,&rdquo; related Milt. &ldquo;Then I went back to the cold country and I go sick in Edmonton.</p><p>&ldquo;And I hate to admit it,&rdquo; he added, grinning, &ldquo;but I didn&rsquo;t have my longies on. So I was really sick when I finally got home.&rdquo;</p><p>Schmidt has enjoyed supervising the Bruins&rsquo; extensive farm system, he says, despite travel hazards. He recalls a 130-mile bus ride with the Bruins&rsquo; Estevan junior team in blizzard-like conditions created by windblown snow. He remembers an 8&frac12; hour train ride of less than 300 miles from Winnipeg to Melville.</p><p>&ldquo;But I saw boys playing outdoors, believe it or not,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They don&rsquo;t seem to mind the weather.&rdquo;</p><p>Of the Bruins&rsquo; junior prospects, one impressing Schmidt was Jack Norris, goalkeeper for the Estevan team which won its Saskatchewan League championship. Another who impressed him earlier was Henry Goy, who tends goal for the St. Boniface Braves, another Bruins&rsquo; affiliate.</p><p>But the thing which may have impressed Milt most out west may have been the long underwear, of which he says, &ldquo;When they list the leading contributions to the settling of that country, they should list it first. Who could get along without it?&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Long Underwear A Must For Scouting, Says Milt

<div class="byline">By SAMUEL POMPEI</div><p>SPRINGFIELD, Mass.&mdash;</p><p>Now that Kent Douglas of the Springfield Indians is spending his time out on the ice instead of in the penalty box he appears a good candidate for the Eddie Shore Trophy.</p><p>At the start of the season, Douglas, on one of his frequent fits of temperament, was suspended for 10 games by AHL President Jim Balmer.</p><p>The charge was slugging an official in Hershey and that&rsquo;s about as serious an offense as one can commit in hockey, especially if the offender happens to have a past history of such marks against his record.</p><p>And Douglas had them, dating back to his Junior days when he was put out for an entire season for the very same offense.</p><p>Douglas knew that he was on &ldquo;thin ice&rdquo; the very moment Balmer meted out the sentence. So what did he do about it?</p><p>He just decided to curb his temper and play hockey the way his boss, Eddie Shore, knows that he can.</p><p>&ldquo;Right now, Douglas is the best defenseman in the AHL&hellip;and getting better all the time,&rdquo; Shore said recently.</p><p>The record shows that Eddie isn&rsquo;t talking through his hat when he praises Douglas, because, despite his 10-game suspension, Kent has already set a new Standard for goals in a single season by a Springfield defenseman at 13.</p><p>Douglas shattered the standard of 12, held by three different Indians&mdash;himself, Bob McCord-and Pat Egan. The latter, of course, is the current Tribe coach.</p><p>One of the hardest shooters in pro hockey, Douglas is a constant threat from any part of the rink, and is especially effective from the point.</p><p>Few players can lug the puck with his speed and efficiency. He&rsquo;s not only a great scorer but he&rsquo;s also a tremendous play-maker with a record of 29 assists to go with his 13 goals for a 42-point total in 46 games.</p><p>That&rsquo;s nearly a point a game and even some of the sturdy AHL forwards can&rsquo;t match his record in this respect. Among defensemen he&rsquo;s the point leader by a sizeable margin.</p><p>If Douglas should win the Eddie Shore Award, given annually in the name of the old Boston Bruins Edmonton Express to the outstanding defenseman in the AHL, no one would be happier about it than Shore himself.</p><p>Eddie rescued Douglas from the &ldquo;junk heap&rdquo; after his serious Junior League troubles and gave him a chance to rehabilitate himself.</p><p>It wasn&rsquo;t easy for Kent, a born competitor with a fierce fighting spirit, but he has finally demonstrated his ability to stick to his hockey out on the ice and this could lead to a berth with a National club next season.</p><h2>Settles Down</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04243/1945776-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="540" height="1152"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Kent Douglas</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Douglas Sticks To Game; Proves He Has Talent

<p>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03322/1945807-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="276" height="380"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Les Kozak</b></figcaption></div><p>Young Les Kozak of the Rochester Americans has a booster&mdash;and an incentive&mdash;in a member of the Boston Bruins.</p><p>When the 21-year-old Kozak sustained a fractured skull in a game with the Providence Reds, surgeons at Roger Williams General Hospital in Providence inserted a silver plate in his skull after surgery.</p><p>The only other player in professional hockey who knows how Kozak feels is Charley Burns of the Bruins.</p><p>A half-dozen years ago, when he was playing junior hockey with the Toronto Marlboros, Burns was hurt in an accident similar to Kozak&rsquo;s. A plate was also inserted in his skull.</p><p>Burns subsequently gained international fame by being chosen the outstanding player in the 1959 world amateur championship tournament in Oslo. Signed by the Detroit Red Wings afterward, he played a season with Detroit. For the past three seasons he has been an outstanding utility man for the Bruins.</p><p>Burns wears a heavily padded helmet for practice and play, and he believes Kozak can continue his hockey career with similar protection.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m rooting for him,&rdquo; said the Bruins&rsquo; &ldquo;People&rsquo;s Choice.&rdquo; Added Charley, &ldquo;I know he can get back into the swing of things if he just keeps plugging and doesn&rsquo;t get discouraged.</p><p>&ldquo;If there&rsquo;s anything I can say to him that might help.&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;you can bet I&rsquo;ll be glad to do so.&rdquo;</p><p>In the same game in which Kozak was hurt after sliding into the boards, Rochester also lost Don Simmons, the former Bruins&rsquo; goaltender, with a fractured cheekbone. Simmons, who wore a mask when he played here, has discarded it since joining Rochester last fall.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Burns Encourages Kozak Not To Give Up The Game

<div class="byline">By STAN FISCHLER</div><h2>Idea Guy</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02404/1945838-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="538" height="510"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Frank Boucher</b></figcaption></div><p>NEW YORK, N. Y.&mdash;</p><p>Frank Boucher, whose fertile mind was responsible for the introduction of the red line in the 194344 season, says it&rsquo;s time for another change.</p><p>&ldquo;Allow forward passing all the way up to the opponent&rsquo;s blueline,&rdquo; says Boucher, commissioner of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. &ldquo;And curb the slap shot.&rdquo;</p><p>Boucher, one of hockey&rsquo;s most intelligent modern pioneers, made these and other cogent observations during a week-long stay in New York when he was presented the Sportsmanship Brotherhood Award.</p><p>Ever candid and honest. Hall of Famer Frank mixed his comments on modern hockey with sugar and spice. He lauded the game&rsquo;s high speed, but deplored the scrambled, often meaningless play.</p><p>He also was very pleased with the deportment of New York fans.</p><p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve changed quite a bit since I left (1954-55),&rdquo; Boucher revealed. &ldquo;I can remember them as impulsive and not very aware of the subtle aspects of hockey.</p><p>&ldquo;Now they seem to be able to sense plays even before they begin. They give me the impression of being quite a bit more mature in their outlook. I think it&rsquo;s a wonderful change.&rdquo;</p><p>Boucher&rsquo;s insistence on altering in 1943 what then was a dull game brought about the red line.</p><p>&ldquo;The red line,&rdquo; Frank explains, &ldquo;was introduced to assist the defending team to get out of its own end zone as too much of the play owing to the five-man attack&mdash;was concentrated in one end for too long. This robbed the game of the end-to-end play which is real hockey.</p><p>&ldquo;The red line assisted the hard-pressed defenders to get the puck out of their zone. It brought back to the game a lot of the end-to-end play and broke up the five-man attacks which were bogging down the game in one zone for too long a period of time.&rdquo;</p><p>Why change it now so that passing can be made all the way to the opponent&rsquo;s blue line?</p><p>&ldquo;We must keep up with the times,&rdquo; Frank explained. &ldquo;It would unscramble a lot of the congestion we&rsquo;re getting and bring about more clever passing.&rdquo;</p><p>Boucher also believes the rule would force point men to retreat sooner for fear of being trapped. And that it would stop the often nonsensical and sloppy tactic of firing the puck from center ice into the corner.</p><p>As for the slap shot, Boucher contends that it is an overrated technique which has been copied by youngsters with unfortunate consequences. Frank would like to see more accent on the skillful wrist shot.</p><p>Forever the progressive, &ldquo;Boosh&rdquo; say the NHL ought to restore overtime. &ldquo;It makes a game mean more to players and spectators and has definite appeal.&rdquo;</p><p>When it was pointed out that today&rsquo;s 70-game schedule is physically trying on most players, Boucher conceded that another method for settling ties would be for each team to be awarded two penalty shots at the end of the game.</p><p>Obviously the man hasn&rsquo;t changed a bit since he left New York. Frank Boucher is a thinking man&rsquo;s thinker.</p><p>Before &ldquo;Boosh&rdquo; left Manhattan for Saskatoon, Norm Miller, the assistant sports editor of UPI summed up the New York writers&rsquo; feeling about him.</p><p>&ldquo;The NHL,&rdquo; said Miller, &ldquo;could use a few more men like Frank Boucher.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Longer Forward Passing. Curb Slan Shot—Boucher

<h2><i><u>&ldquo;you like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;</u></i></h2><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><h3>(Standings On Tues., A.M. March 0)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01472/1945946-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="589" height="236"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><p>(Including Games of Sun., March 4)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02405/1945939-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="595" height="3531"></div><h3><b>RECORD OF GOALKEEPERS FOR SEASON 1961-62</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-06160/1945932-1-eng-US/f0008-062.jpg" title="f0008-06" width="582" height="662"></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/f0008-07132/1945925-1-eng-US/f0008-072.jpg" title="f0008-07" width="578" height="150"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 28 Chicago 2 at Toronto 4</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>Toronto&mdash;goal: Bower, defense; Baun, Brewer. Horton, Stanley, Arbour; forwards: Mahovlich, Kelly. Nevin. Armstrong, Harris, Duff, Olmstead, Shack, Keon, Pulford.</p><p>Referee&mdash;Udvari. Linesmen: Pavelich, Wicks.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03325/1945918-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="590" height="707"></div><h3><b>Boston 2 at New York 2</b></h3><p>First Period</p><p>Boston&mdash;goal: Gamble; defense: Stapleton, Mohns, Green. Westfall, Boivin; forwards: McKenney, Oliver, Connelly. Toppazzini, Pennington, Burns. Williams, Pronovost, Meissner, Leach, Bucyk.</p><p>New York&mdash;goal: Worsley: defense: Harvey, Langlois, Howell, Goegan. Spencer; forwards: Balon, Schinkel, Wilson, Bathgate, Prentice, Ingarfield, Henry. Hebenton, Gendron, Hampson, Hadfield.</p><p>Referee: Buffey. Linesmen: Armstrong, Hayes.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-04255/1945911-1-eng-US/f0008-042.jpg" title="f0008-04" width="587" height="500"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY. MARCH 1 Chicago 5 at Boston 4</b></h3><p>Chicago&mdash;goal: Hall; defense: Evans, St. Laurent, Turner, Pilote, Vasko, Fleming: forwards: Hull, Hay, Balfour, Horvath. Murphy, Melnyk, McDonald, Nesterenko, Wharram, Mikita.</p><p>Boston&mdash;goal: Gamble; defense: Stapleton. Mohns, Green, Westfall, Boivin: forwards: McKenney, Oliver, Connelly, Toppazzini, Pennington, Burns, Williams, Pronovost, Meissner, Leach.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-05197/1945904-1-eng-US/f0008-052.jpg" title="f0008-05" width="585" height="796"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY, MARCH 3 Detroit 2 at Montreal 2</b></h3><p>Detroit&mdash;goal: Bassen; defense: Pronovost, Gadsby, Godfrey, Price. Odrowski; forwards; LaForge, Delvecchio, Howe, Jeffrey, Ullman, MacDonald, Fonteyne, MacGregor, Boileau, Kennedy.</p><p>Montreal&mdash;goal: Plante; defense: Johnson, Talbot, J. C. Tremblay. Mac-Neil, Gauthier; forwards: Provost, Moore. Richard, Geoffrion, Rousseau, Backstrom, Hicke, Goyette, G. T. Tremblay, Marshall, Hamilton.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-08113/1945897-1-eng-US/f0008-082.jpg" title="f0008-08" width="588" height="524"></div><h3><b>New York 1 at Toronto 3</b></h3><p>New York&mdash;goal: Worsley; defense: Harvey, Langlois, Howell, Goegan, Spencer; forwards: Balon, Schinkel. Wilson, Bathgate, Prentice, Ingarfield. Henry, Hebenton, Gendron, Hampson, Hadfield.</p><p>Toronto&mdash;goal: Bower; defense: Brewer, Baun, Horton. Arbour. Stanley; forwards: Mahovlich, Kelly, Nevin, Duff. Armstrong, Stewart, Keon, Harris, Olmstead, Pulford, Litzenberger, Shack.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-0993/1945890-1-eng-US/f0008-092.jpg" title="f0008-09" width="590" height="448"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY. MARCH 4 Montreal 2 at Chicago 5</b></h3><p>Montreal&mdash;goal: Plante; Defense: Johnson. Talbot, J. Tremblay. MacNeil: forwards: Marshall, Backstrom, Geoffrion, Hicke. Moore. Provost, Rousseau, Goyette, M. Tremblay, Hamilton.</p><p>Chicago&mdash;goal: Hall; defense: Evans, St. Laurent, Turner, Pilote, Vasko, Fleming; forwards: McDonald. Mikita, Melnyk, Hull, Balfour, Horvath, Murphy, Hay, Nesterenko.</p><p>Referee: Udvari. Linesmen: Wicks, Pavelich.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1079/1945883-1-eng-US/f0008-102.jpg" title="f0008-10" width="581" height="792"></div><h3><b>Toronto 5 at Boston 1</b></h3><p>New York&mdash;goal: Worsley; defense: Horton, Stanley, Amour. Brewer, Forwards&mdash;Kelly, Shack, Mahovlich, Harris, Armstrong, Litzenberger, Pulford, Nevin, Olmstead, Duff.</p><p>Boston: Goal: Gamble. Defence: Mohns, Westfall, Stapleton, Green. Forwards: Burns, Leach, Toppazzini, Oliver, Connelly, Bucyk, McKenney, Williams, Pronovost, Pennington.</p><p>Referee: Buffey. Linesmen: Armstrong, Atanas.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1167/1945876-1-eng-US/f0008-112.jpg" title="f0008-11" width="586" height="601"></div><h3><b>Detroit 4 at New York 2</b></h3><p>Detori t&mdash;goal: Bassen: defence: Gadsby. Godfrey, Odorwski, Pronovost, Price; forwards: Delvechio, Howe, LaForge. Ullman, Jeffrey, Stasiuk, Boileau, MacGregor, MacDonald, Fonteyne, Kennedy.</p><p>New York&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defence, Harvey, Langlois, Howell, Cahan, Spencer; forwards: Bathgate, Ingarfield, Balon, Schinkel, Wilson. Henry, Hebenton, Gendron, Hampson, Hadfield, Hannigan.</p><p>Referee: Powers. Linesmen: Hayes, Frampton.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1251/1945869-1-eng-US/f0008-122.jpg" title="f0008-12" width="594" height="592"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1342/1945977-1-eng-US/f0008-132.jpg" title="f0008-13" width="574" height="266"></div><h2><b>March 17 to March 23</b></h2><p>17&mdash;Cliff Schmautz, Buffalo, forward, 1939.</p><p>17&mdash;Bob Sabourin, North Bay, coach, 1933.</p><p>18&mdash;Bob Nevin, Toronto, forward, 1938.</p><p>20&mdash;Bob McCord, Springfield, defense, 1934.</p><p>21&mdash;Terry Gray, Kingston, forward, 1938.</p><p>22&mdash;Dave Keon, Toronto, forward, 1940.</p><p>23&mdash;Don Marshall, Canadiens, forward, 1932.</p><p>23&mdash;Ted Green, Boston, defense, 1940.</p><p>23&mdash;Warren Godfrey, Detroit, defense, 1931.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0008-13

Happy Birthday To You

<div class="byline">by Andy O&#x2019;Brien</div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>M</span>aker of records, maker of riots, Maurice &ldquo;The Rocket&rdquo; Richard was one of hockey&rsquo;s brightest stars. Here is the stirring saga of his tempestuous career. Illustrated, $3.25.</b></p><p><b>THE RYERSON PRESS</b></p><p><b>299 Queen Street West Toronto 2B, Ontario</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-1430/1946008-1-eng-US/f0008-142.jpg" title="f0008-14" width="497" height="777"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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ROCKET RICHARD

<p><b>GORDONS DRY GIN Makes a Martini Perfect</b></p><p><b>GORDON&rsquo;S DRY GIN Perfect with any mix</b></p><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><p><b>(Standings On Tues. A.M. March 6)</b></p><h3>Eastern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01457/1946144-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="583" height="125"></div><h3>Western Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02431/1946137-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="584" height="128"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><h3>(Including games of Sun. Mar. 4)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03379/1946130-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="589" height="349"></div><h3>Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04319/1946123-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="583" height="251"></div><h3>Penalty Leaders</h3><p>Most Penalized Player: Ed Van Impe. Rochester, 154 mts. Most Penalized Team: Providence, 942 mts.</p><h3><b>TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 27 Rochester 3 at Quebec 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05251/1946116-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="576" height="596"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 28 Springfield 4 at Hershey 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06214/1946109-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="578" height="713"></div><h3><b>Cleveland 3 at Pittsburgh 0</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-07197/1946102-1-eng-US/f0009-072.jpg" title="f0009-07" width="574" height="385"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY. MARCH 2 Providence 4 at Rochester 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-08183/1946095-1-eng-US/f0009-082.jpg" title="f0009-08" width="582" height="630"></div><h3><b>Pittsburgh 0 at Springfield 9</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-09179/1946088-1-eng-US/f0009-092.jpg" title="f0009-09" width="582" height="665"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY. MARCH 3 Rochester 5 at Hershey 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-10165/1946081-1-eng-US/f0009-102.jpg" title="f0009-10" width="578" height="577"></div><h3><b>Providence 10 at Pittsburgh 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-11142/1946074-1-eng-US/f0009-112.jpg" title="f0009-11" width="575" height="908"></div><h3><b>Cleveland 3 at Springfield 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-12110/1946067-1-eng-US/f0009-122.jpg" title="f0009-12" width="577" height="519"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY. MARCH 4 Pittsburgh 3 at Buffalo 10</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1397/1946060-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="575" height="878"></div><h3><b>Springfield 1 at Providence 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1480/1946053-1-eng-US/f0009-142.jpg" title="f0009-14" width="586" height="490"></div><h3><b>Cleveland 1 at Quebec 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1562/1946046-1-eng-US/f0009-152.jpg" title="f0009-15" width="589" height="500"></div><h3><b>Hershey 2 at Rochester 0</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1642/1946039-1-eng-US/f0009-162.jpg" title="f0009-16" width="589" height="383"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By JOHN TRAVERS</div><p>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;</p><p>Jack McKenzie is making no secret of the fact he&rsquo;d like another crack at the major league.</p><p>The stubby Hershey Bears right winger, whose itching for another National League trial, has been the brightest performer in the club&rsquo;s ranks of late.</p><p>McKenzie a Calgary, Alberta native son and who ropes calves on the summer rodeo circuit, has been going at better than a point a game for the last 21 American League contests.</p><p>Since Jan. 1, the 5-9, 175 pounder, has knocked in 13 goals and set up 11 others for 24 points. Through the first 27 games, he hit for 11 goals and 12 assists. During the early part of the schedule McKenzie missed three weeks of action because of a broken thumb suffered in an ice brawl.</p><p>What&rsquo;s more, the 24-year-old forward has been effective both on the road as well as on home ice. Eleven of his 24 goals came on foreign ice and he&rsquo;s enjoyed tremendous success against Providence, driving seven goals past Reds&rsquo; netminders. He has four game winners to his credit.</p><p>McKenzie, a triggered temper performer, improved his play by staying out of the penalty box, a spot he visited for 125 minutes in the first three months. He has drawn only three minors in the past month.</p><h2>Bears Watching</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1729/1946175-1-eng-US/f0009-172.jpg" title="f0009-17" width="554" height="856"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack McKenzie</b></figcaption></div><p>Only recently McKenzie remarked that he was having trouble getting back in the groove because of the thumb injury.</p><p>&ldquo;I was in a slump for awhile and I thought I&rsquo;d never get out of it,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;You get in a slump and you start pressing. That&rsquo;s when the goals come hard.&rdquo; McKenzie spent three seasons in the NHL. one with Chicago and two with Detroit before he was shipped here at the tailend of last season. However, he helped spark Hershey to the Calder Cup finals by scoring 19 goals in the last 47 games.</p><p>McKenzie, who enjoys competing on the rodeo circuit, said he&rsquo;d never take a chance on riding the wild Brahma bulls.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve ridden broncs, but you&rsquo;ve got to be crazy to get on those wild bulls,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>McKenzie, incidentally, was a fine skier as a youth and was nearly talked into training for the Canadian Olympic team.</p><p>&ldquo;They wanted me to try for the downhill and slalom events, but I liked hockey better than skiing,&rdquo; he added.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0009-17

McKenzie Sparks Bears In Hunt For Mil Trial

<p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>ERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;Defenseman Gord &lsquo;Bueky&rsquo; Hollingworth of the Hershey Bears will play no more hockey. His career has been ended by a blood disease.</p><p>The 28-year-old defenseman, who captains the Bears of the American Hockey League is in hospital in Rochester, New York suffering from chronic leukemia.</p><p>Hollingworth became ill during a game in Rochester on Friday, February 23rd. He was taken to St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital where doctors diagnosed his illness as chronic leukemia.</p><p>Bucky is a native of Verdun, Quebec and was brought up in the Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; farm system. The 185 pounder broke into the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1954, after graduating from the Montreal Royals of the old Quebec Hockey League.</p><p>From Chicago he was sent to Detroit and then found himself being shunted back and forth in the American League until he landed a permanent spot with the Bears in 1959-60. He also played with Springfield and Cleveland of the AHL.</p><p>Hollingworth and his wife and family now live in Hampton Beach, New Jersey.</p><p>Lloyd Blinco, general manager of the Bears said doctors told Hollingworth &ldquo;that with proper care and medicine, he could lead a normal life. He will be unable to do anything strenuous from now on.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hollingworth’s Career Ended By Blood Disease

<div class="byline">By JIMMY JORDAN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01471/1946230-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="274" height="396"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bax Bastien</b></figcaption></div><p>PITTSBURGH, Pa.,&mdash;</p><p>There&rsquo;s a new coach rid ing herd on the Pittsburgh Hornets these days, but whether he&rsquo;ll have any more success than the deposed Larry Regan still was uncertain following a full week of the change in brass. He hadn&rsquo;t nine days and six games (1-5) later.</p><p>Baz Bastien, business manager, took over when Regan&rsquo;s head rolled on Saturday night, February 17.</p><p>The Hornets lost that one. 6-2, to Rochester. The next night Buffalo hammered them, 9-3, for the Bisons&rsquo; eighth straight win over the hapless Hornets, and scored three goals before they let Pittsburgh get a shot on the Buffalo nets.</p><p>Tuesday, February 20, Quebec shut them out, 2-0, and on the following night Springfield clobbered them, 11-4.</p><p>But they came home Saturday night February 24, to treat a home crowd of 4,708 fans to the first Hornet win they&rsquo;d seen in two months&mdash;a 3-2 victory over Buffalo.</p><p>Without a doubt, it was the best game the Hornets had played all season, and the added effort they gave to the affair may have been generated because of the nearness of a record they seemed determined to break.</p><p>Springfield, with Eddie Shore leading the cheers, had driven the Hornets into a tie for the longest consecutive losing streak in American Hockey League history. That was their 15th loss, equalling the mark set by the now defunct Washington club back in 1948-49.</p><p>Buffalo was willing to let them set a new mark, too, but they couldn&rsquo;t stop veteran Jack McIntyre, who scored the hat trick to account for all of Pittsburgh&rsquo;s goals. Ray Brunel set him up perfectly for two of them, and the third was an unassisted counter.</p><p>McIntyre scored twice in the second period, but the Bisons came back to deadlock it early in the third stanza. McIntyre scored the clincher late in the final session.</p><p>Claude Evans, making his first appearance in the plush Civic Auditorium as Hornet goalie, set a record of sorts in that game, too. A season record, at least. He didn&rsquo;t allow a goal until 16:20 of the second period when Billy Dea tallied. That was the latest in any game this season&mdash;36 minutes and 20 seconds&mdash;that any team had scored its first goal.</p><p>Then, just to prove they can&rsquo;t stand prosperity, the Hornets moved over to Providence the next night, February 25, and after leading 2-0 in the first period and 3-2 in the second allowed the Reds to swarm all over them as they dropped a 7-4 decision.</p><p>Zellio Toppazzini scored two goals in 19 seconds at the start of the final session to put the Hornets out of contention.</p><p>However, the Pittsburghers won&rsquo;t get another crack at Washington&rsquo;s record this season. There aren&rsquo;t enough games remaining, regardless of who is coaching.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0010-01

Hornets Tie 13 Year Record Of 15 Losses In Row

<div class="byline">By CHARLEY BARTON</div><p>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02402/1946261-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="284" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Barry Cullen</b></figcaption></div><p>The Buffalo Bisons aren&rsquo;t likely to carry off as many honors as they did a year ago when the press, radio and TV electorate selects the annual American Hockey League awards winners next month, but several members of the Herd have excellent opportunities of gaining extra glory and cash.</p><p>Last winter, Chico Maki won the rookie award and Phil Maloney, now with Vancouver of the Western League, was named the most valuable player.</p><p>In addition, Maloney was selected for the first all-star team, and Dick Gamble, later traded to Bochester for Dave Creighton, the current captain, pulled down the first all-star left-wing berth.</p><p>The late Frank Eddolls was honored as &ldquo;Coach of the Year&rdquo; in a poll of his fellow coaches some five months before he died Aug. 13.</p><p>Denis DeJordy, the fine goalie at this writing just one short of the league&rsquo;s single-season record of nine shutouts, was ineligible for the rookie award last winter, and is ineligible again.</p><p>Last year, DeJordy played in 40 games, three less than the required 60 per cent. He isn&rsquo;t eligible now since he played more than 20 games last winter.</p><p>Murray Hall, used at center and right wing, is the top Buffalo candidate for the rookie award. Defenseman Ed Van Impe and right-winger Cliff Sehmautz will be on the ballot, but Hall, off to a slow start, is the No. 1 Buffalo entrant.</p><p>Murray, with 11 goals in the past month, had 18 at this writing, and the scoring sensation of the parent Chicago Black Hawks&rsquo; training camp was getting rave notices throughout the league.</p><p>Two Rochester forwards, Les Kozak, out for the season with a fractured skull, and Bruce Draper are Hall&rsquo;s leading competitors.</p><p>DeJordy will receive strong consideration as the all-star goalie. His string of shutouts will earn him votes, and he&rsquo;ll find his prime opposition being furnished by the holdover all-star net-minder, Springfield&rsquo;s Marcel Paille.</p><p>Several Buffalo defensemen have been lauded by out-of-town observers, but prolonged absence from the lineup will hurt the chances of Wayne Hillman and Ron Ingram. Hillman spent a month with the Black Hawks, and a groin injury kept Ingram out for nearly a month.</p><p>Aut Erickson and Ian Cushenan will get the attention of the voters.</p><p>Among the forwards, Maki may lose votes as a result of being recalled twice by Chicago, but the fleet right-winger has been a standout throughout the second half of the season.</p><p>The Cullen brothers, Barry and Brian, also will draw a number of all-star votes. Barry, a righthand shot playing left wing on a line with Maki and Brian, was leading the league with 37 goals as this edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS went to press.</p><p>Brian had 18 goals and 51 assists, and will give Springfield&rsquo;s Bill Sweeney and Hershey&rsquo;s Willie Marshall a tussle for the allstar center spot.</p><p>Left-winger Billy Dea of the Bisons figures to draw a heavy vote. In addition to gathering 25 goals at this writing, Dea and Wayne Hicks combined to give the Bisons the loop&rsquo;s best penaltykilling team.</p><p><b>Along the Boards</b>&mdash;The biggest midweek crowd in 15 years, 10,277, watched the Bisons come from behind to beat the Cleveland Barons, 5-3, in a real thriller. Since the first of the year, the Bisons have averaged better than 7,500 per game on Sunday nights&hellip;With a week&rsquo;s layoff in the schedule, the Bisons arranged an exhibition game with Charlotte of the Eastern Amateur League in the North Carolina city March 1.</p><p>Barry Cullen and Dea were the Herd&rsquo;s best bets for the MVP honor.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0010-02

Bisons’ Stars In Award Winning Picture Again

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04255/1946323-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg"></div><p>N.H.L. Hockey Player cards&hellip;beautifully printed in full colour with complete player information on the back.</p><p>At least three cards in every package of York Peanut Butters and York Salted Nuts&hellip;42 cards in the series&hellip;21 Maple Leafs&hellip;21 Canadiens.</p><p>Start your collection today in this exciting York Hockey Card Album&hellip;filled with hundreds of interesting hockey items&hellip;and only 25 at your local food store&hellip;or you may use coupon!</p><p><i>*3 cards in every ice-box jarol York Peanut P ter&hellip;up to 6 cards in larger-sizes jaral</i><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0010-04

FREE!

<div class="byline">By SHEL FULLERTON</div><p>CLEVELAND, O.&mdash;</p><p>Those to whom the fortunes of the Cleveland Barons are near and dea are wondering what gives with the Barons in the third period. After seeing several late leads blown sky high, they&rsquo;re asking whether the Barons run out of steam late in the game.</p><p>The answer, gleaned from a study of the box scores, is that nothing happens to the Barons that doesn&rsquo;t happen to any other team.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03335/1946292-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="310" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jackie Gordon</b></figcaption></div><p>True enough, at this writing the Barons have lost three straight in which they led going into the third period. The sudden spurt of late enemy goals and the resultant losses gives the faithful fan flock&mdash;and Coach Jackie Gordon&mdash;the late game jitters.</p><p>Over the season, the Barons have led in nine games that eventually were lost and in two games which were tied. In their other 11 losses, they always trailed. Other teams, loo, lose games in which they were ahead at one time or another.</p><p>A breakdown of scoring figures reveals that the Barons do better in the third period than in the second, as far as permitting enemy goals is concerned.</p><p>In their first 54 games, the Barons have allowed 49 first period goals, 57 in the second period. 54 in the third and two in overtime. Baron goals are split up 55 in the first period, 74 in the second. 64 in the third and two in overtime.</p><p>What made the matter seem acute to Baron followers was three straight losses in games in which Cleveland enjoyed two-goal leads, to Rochester 6-3, to Buffalo 5-3 and to Hershey 4-2. In those games, the Barons had enjoyed 4-2, 3-1 and 2-0 leads before seeing victory slip away.</p><p>Each of the three games, though, was decided as much by the breaks as by anything else. No particularly serious breaches of defensive play were committed and two of the opponents&rsquo; goals were fired into an open net after goalie Les Binkley had been removed.</p><p>Gordon, with his team half-way through its make-or-break eight game road trip, does not feel that any change in strategy or preparation is required as long as he feels the losses were decided on breaks.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re getting the chances but are not capitalizing. Our opponents are. It&rsquo;s a matter of breaks and those should swing back our way again,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>The Barons, dueling for the Western Division lead in the American Hockey League, started their long road trip five points behind Buffalo, but had five games in hand on the Bisons.</p><p>&ldquo;Until we catch up to Buffalo in the loss column, I&rsquo;m not too worried,&rdquo; Gordon stated.</p><p>Still, the Barons have their job cut out for them. They&rsquo;ll have to post some of those &ldquo;in hand&rdquo; victories on the road.</p><p>The two teams still must face each other three times, once in Cleveland, twice in Buffalo.</p><p>Gordon figures that the breaks, Which have decided several of the games between the two teams, will switch around his way by that time.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0010-03

Barons Develop A Sudden Third Period Letdown

<p><b><i>Before you say</i> SCOTCH <i>say</i> DEWAR&rsquo;S <i>it never varies</i></b></p><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><p><b>(Standings On Tues. A.M. Feb. 27)</b></p><h3>Southern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01469/1946466-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="578" height="132"></div><h3>Northern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02425/1946459-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="572" height="131"></div><h3>(Intersectional Play)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03354/1946452-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="574" height="232"></div><h3><b>TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Edmonton 4 at Vancouver 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04288/1946445-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="561" height="481"></div><h3><b>Portland 4 at Calgary 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05246/1946438-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="576" height="554"></div><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21 Seattle 3 at Los Angeles 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06219/1946431-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="568" height="580"></div><h3><b>Portland 2 at Edmonton 8</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07199/1946424-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="572" height="620"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Seattle 1 at Los Angeles 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10163/1946417-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="576" height="464"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Los Angeles 3 at Vancouver 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-11141/1946410-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="573" height="553"></div><h3><b>Portland 0 at Edmonton 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-12130/1946403-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="575" height="394"></div><h3><b>SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 24 Seattle 5 at San Francisco 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-13108/1946396-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg" title="f0011-13" width="574" height="709"></div><h3><b>Portland 3 at Spokane 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1484/1946389-1-eng-US/f0011-142.jpg" title="f0011-14" width="568" height="543"></div><h3><b>Edmonton 3 at Calgary 8</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1565/1946382-1-eng-US/f0011-152.jpg" title="f0011-15" width="574" height="675"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 25 Seattle 4 at San Francisco 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1647/1946375-1-eng-US/f0011-162.jpg" title="f0011-16" width="579" height="745"></div><h3><b>Los Angeles 2 at Spokane 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1739/1946368-1-eng-US/f0011-172.jpg" title="f0011-17" width="579" height="533"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><h3>(Including Games Of Sun. Feb. 25)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08193/1946361-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="570" height="523"></div><h3>(Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09183/1946354-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="579" height="227"></div><h3><b>(The Leaders)</b></h3><p>Most Points: Max Mekilok, Spokane, 82.</p><p>Most Goals: Tom McVie, Portland. 40.</p><p>Most Assists: Norm Johnson, Calgary and Rudy Filion, Seattle, 51.</p><p>Most First Goal Of Game: Jim Baird, 9.</p><p>Most Game Winning Goals: Tom McVie, Portland and Gerry Brisson, Spo</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.: Bill Mac-Farland, Seattle, 11.</p><p>Most Goals Against When Serv. Pen.: Bill Burega, Los Angeles, 13.</p><p>Most Minutes In Penalties: Connie Madigan, Spokane, 142.</p><p>Most Shutouts: Bev Bentley, San Francisco, 3.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0011-01

WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">By DON FLEMING</div><p>EDMONTON, Alta.&mdash;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-1833/1946497-1-eng-US/f0011-182.jpg" title="f0011-18" width="298" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Forbes Kennedy</b></figcaption></div><p>Forbes Kennedy&rsquo;s return to the Detroit Red Wings was a &ldquo;call shot&rdquo; by the colorful little centreman.</p><p>Far from sulking when he came down to the minors two seasons ago, the Spud Islander applied himself with a dedication that must have been a revelation to his Detroit bosses.</p><p>Certainly, it opened Bud Poile&rsquo;s eyes. After all, when Kennedy first fell from grace where Jack Adams and Sid Abel were concerned, he was banished to the Edmonton Flyers.</p><p>Thirty games later, Forbes was on his way again&hellip;this time to Hershey Bears of the American League.</p><p>&ldquo;He just hasn&rsquo;t been doing a thing for us or himself,&rdquo; Poile grumbled. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a luxury I cannot afford.&rdquo;</p><p>The following summer, Kennedy made a resolution. He was determined to win his way back to the majors.</p><p>When he reported to training camp that year, he checked in at 178 pounds, down 27 from the butterball who presented himself to the first practice session at the Detroit Olympia 12 months earlier.</p><p>An egg and grapefruit diet had got rid of the suet, and 20 miles of roadwork daily had put his fabulous legs back into shape. The biggest thing Kennedy ever had going for him was his skating, which he had learned on the frozen shores of the Charlottetown harbor in his tender years.</p><p>His good resolutions did not pass unnoticed where the Detroit brass was concerned. But Adams and Abel wanted to be sure Kennedy had learned his lesson&hellip;and well.</p><p>He was turned out to pasture at Spokane where the Comets then had a partial working agreement with the Red Wings.</p><p>Undaunted, he resolved all the harder that he would return to the National League. No better way of proving his intentions than in the games against the Edmonton Flyers, because he knew the word would soon get back to the second-storey offices at the Olympia.</p><p>He scored 23 goals for the Comets, a highly respectable figure for a player who had been regarded more as a defensive specialist. And the Comets, who had been the poor country cousins of the Edmontons since they came into the league, went eight for eight against the Flyers that winter.</p><p>Still, when they sorted out the chaff from the wheat at camp last fall, Kennedy was instructed to return to the Western League again&hellip;this time to the Flyers because the Comets and the Wings had broken off relations.</p><p>Once more, Forbes determination did not waver. For all the Lundes, Joyals, McNeils, Holmes, Jeffreys and other luminaries, Kennedy was the big man for the Flyers.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s our leader, no question of that,&rdquo; Bud Poile commented. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s our key guy. He keeps the fellows skating, and gives them the big lift when they need it the most&hellip;on the ice or in the dressing room.&rdquo;</p><p>Through the eyes of Lynn Patrick, and Dit Clapper, the Boston Bruins scouted Kennedy through much of January and February, and then one day the Detroit management announced the recall of Kennedy from Edmonton.</p><p>They revealed that Boston had made an offer &ldquo;substantially more&rdquo; than the draft price of $20,000. That was all the convincing the Red Wings needed that Kennedy had done his penance and should be drawing down those major league pay cheques again for himself, his wife&rsquo; and brood of four little ones.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0011-18

Kennedy Worked Hard To Win Back His NHL Ticket

<div class="byline">By BUSTER CLEGG</div><p>PROVIDENCE, R.I.&mdash;</p><p>Memo to Mr. Hans Tanner, the rather presumptuous scribe from Rochester, N.Y.:</p><p>&ldquo;Hold your horses Hans! Let&rsquo;s not deliver the Rookie-of-the-Year award until all candidates are considered and the ballots are finally counted.&rdquo;</p><p>A few weeks back, if memory serves me right, Mr. Tanner urged immediate shipment of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Award to young Bruce Draper of the Rochester Americans, and openly said that this year&rsquo;s ballotting for the trophy would be a &ldquo;mere formality&rdquo;.</p><p>In a very, but very tainted article dispatched from Rochester, the author hastily summerized his leading candidates for the award, ignored several other very likely contestants, then issued a snap conclusion that his pick would, of course, be the people&rsquo;s choice.</p><p>The American Hockey League has a very old and completely satisfactory method of popular balloting for rookie-of-the-year, and is not likely to swallow this type of pre-election &ldquo;brainwashing&rdquo;.</p><p>True, that Bruce Draper, by virtue of his great freshman efforts, is one of the leading candidates for the Garrett award this season. However, consideration goes much further beyond him.</p><p>It was quite flattering that Mr. Tanner so chose to menton two R.I. Red rookie players in his drum-beating column, but he failed to go into detail about their efforts.</p><p>Pierre Brillant, with 25 goals this year, has spared no opponent in his efforts. The 30-year-old freshman has notched 6 against Pittsburgh, 5 vs. Cleveland, 5 against Rochester, 4 vs. Quebec, 3 vs. Hershey, and 1 each against Springfield and Buffalo.</p><p>Brillant has fired 17 at home, and 8 on the road, playing mainly on a line made up of rookies and inexperienced players.</p><p>Boudreault, although much less productive, has not had the luxury of playing with veteran players, and has been forced to juggle between left wing and center throughout most of the campaign.</p><p>Several other names should be considered before balloting takes place for this year&rsquo;s rookie award. What happened to fellows like Matt Ravlich (Providence) or Les Binkley (Cleveland).</p><p>For years defensemen and goaltenders have been in the balloting. Only once since 1947-48, when the award was instituted, has a goaltender been selected; that being Terry Sawchuk in 1948-49. The other seasons, 13 to be exact, forwards won the voting. Never has a defenseman been chosen Rookie-of-the-Year.</p><p>Take Ravlich for instance. Here is a young lad, only 24 years of age, destined for stardom in the NHL. The fleet defenseman of the Reds has, at this writing, scored 8 goals and 20 assists, and has proven himself as the most durable skater with the club this season.</p><p>Not only has Matt played the most games for the Roosters (57), but he has also averaged much more time on the ice than any other players. He is an exceptional puck carrier, and a tough man to get around. These traits, those of a fine defenseman, are more apt to be overlooked than the high scoring marks of young forwards.</p><h2>In Running</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01457/1946590-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="560" height="528"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Pierre Brillant</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02374/1946583-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="524" height="552"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Matt Ravelich</b></figcaption></div><p>Les Binkley, Cleveland&rsquo;s &ldquo;find of a lifetime&rdquo;, has really come into his own after a poor start. Last year&rsquo;s trainer with Cleveland, Les won the goaltending job this season, overcame a shaky start, and has done a great job in allowing only 3.17 goals per game with 2 shutouts to boot.</p><p>Other fine candidates exist too, and were recently publicized by Jim Ellery from the league. Besides those mentioned above, there are Ed Van Impe, Murray Hall, and Cliff Schmautz of Buffalo; Murray Davison of Cleveland; Mike Mahoney in Hershey; Rod Paavola at Providence; Guy Black and Reggie Grigg in Quebec; Dave Amadio in Springfield; and Rochester&rsquo;s unheralded Darryl Sly, Les Kozak, and Larry Keenan.</p><p>There is much to consider, and many names to examine before a Rookie-of-the-Year can be determined this season. I doubt, very much, that the AHL balloting will be a &ldquo;mere formality&rdquo; as suggested by hasty Hans.</p><p>We of the Reds, like you in Rochester Mr. Tanner, are quite proud of our hockey team, but we never count our chickens before they&rsquo;re hatched. And we&rsquo;ve hatched some notable chicks in Bruce Cline, Bill Sweeney, and Stan Baluik. in Boston stay at the home away from home of NHL Teams!<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0012-01

Roosters Harpoon Rochester Scribe For Rookie Yarn

<div class="byline">By BOB HULEN</div><p>PORTLAND. Ore.&mdash;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03285/1946652-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="274" height="411"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Harry Glickman</b></figcaption></div><p>Portland will break its own Western Hockey League regular season attendance record.</p><p>This was assured with only seven home games remaining as paid crowds total passed the 230,000 mark. The record, set last season when the Buckaroos launched a successful revival of the sport in the City of Roses, was 265,327.</p><p>Harry Glickman, Portland general manager, told THE HOCKEY NEWS that he expected total attendance to reach somewhere between 275,000 and 280,000 even though San Francisco, poorest draw this season, will be here for two of the seven remaining contests.</p><p>To date, the Buckaroos have lured eight crowds of 10,000 or more with the high 10,658 on Jan. 31 against Spokane. This latter figure marked a new record for hockey at the Memorial Coliseum.</p><p>In the regular 1960-61 season, there were four crowds of 10,000 or better.</p><p>Biggest crowds have turned out in Portland for the visits of Edmonton, leading team in the Northern Division of the WHL, and Spokane, second to the Buckaroos in the Southern Division.</p><p>With a playoff berth already assured, the Bucks may break another WHL attendance mark, also held by Portland. Including playoffs, a total of 313,171 attended contests at the House of Glass in 1961-62.</p><p>The final home playoff contest against Seattle saw the previous single game attendance high of 10,604.</p><p>Asked if he had expected a new record this season, Glickman said, &ldquo;I thought we would come close. Our advance ticket sale (almost 3,000 season tickets) gave us a i pretty good indication of another fine year.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0012-03

Portland Nears New WHL Record For Attendance

<p><b>Playing&hellip;</b></p><p><b>THE AUDITORIUM PITTSBURGH, Pa.</b></p><p><b>March 12 to March 18</b></p><p><b>Coming To&hellip;</b></p><p><b>MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM BUFFALO, N.Y.</b></p><p><b>March 20 to March 25</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

ICE FOLLIES OF 1962

<p><b>Don&rsquo;t be <i>vague</i>&hellip;say</b> HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKY</p><h2><b>How The Race Goes</b></h2><h3>(Standings On Mon., A.M., March 5)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01456/1946770-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="589" height="229"></div><h2><b>The Point Parade</b></h2><h3>(Including games of Sun., Mar.4)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02413/1946763-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="587" height="366"></div><h3>Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03377/1946756-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="583" height="230"></div><h3>Penalty Records</h3><p>Most Penalized Player: Rino Robazzo, SSM, 173 mts. Most Penalized Team: Sudbury, 913 mts.</p><h3><b>WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 28 Sudbury 3 at Hull-Ottawa 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04342/1946749-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="572" height="418"></div><h3><b>THURSDAY, MARCH 1 North Bay 4 at Sault 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05292/1946742-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="572" height="485"></div><h3><b>FRIDAY, MARCH 2 Kitchener 3 at Sudbury 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06252/1946735-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="581" height="504"></div><h3><b>Hull-Ottawa 4 at Kingston 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07238/1946728-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="589" height="577"></div><h3><b>SUNDAY, MARCH 4 Kitchener 1 at Hull-Ottawa 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08224/1946721-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="590" height="505"></div><h3><b>Kingston 0 at Sault Ste. Marie 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09217/1946714-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="578" height="329"></div><h3><b>Sudbury 5 at North Bay 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10207/1946707-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="583" height="583"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0013-01

EASTERN PRO LEAGUE

<p><b>NOW&rsquo;S THE TIME TO ORDER YOUR COPY OF&hellip;</b></p><p><b>THE 1961-62 EDITION OF THE N.H.L. PRESS & RADIO GUIDE</b></p><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><b>ALL THIS FOR ONLY $1.00 (Postage Paid)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12166/1946829-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg" title="f0013-12" width="276" height="394"></div><p><b>THE THIRD EDITION OF</b></p><p><b>THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY ANNUAL 1962</b></p><p>This 96-page book is jam-packed with full-length features about your favourite hockey stars&hellip;biographical sketches and pictures of over 120 National Hockey League players&hellip;birthdates and places of birth too&hellip;All at a glance !</p><p>You can&rsquo;t afford to pass up the opportunity of availing yourself of a copy of this outstanding hockey publication.</p><p><b>SEND FOR YOUR COPY TODAY !&hellip;ONLY 50 CENTS (Postage Paid)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-13136/1946822-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="346" height="444"></div><p><b>OFFICIAL N.H.L. RECORD BOOK 1917-61</b></p><p>(This is not the N.H.L. Press & Radio Guide but an entirely different book). 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><b>SEND FOR YOUR COPY TODAY&hellip;$1.25 PER COPY (Postage Paid)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-14117/1946815-1-eng-US/f0013-142.jpg" title="f0013-14" width="286" height="411"></div><p><b>THE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE YEAR BOOK FOR 1961-62</b></p><p>(Fifth Annual Edition)</p><p>&bull; <b>Contains complete professional records of all American Hockey League players, both present and past.</b><br>&bull; <b>Complete team and individual records for the twenty-five year history of the American Hockey League.</b><br>&bull; <b>Pictures of league officials, championship teams, trophies and star players of the past and present.</b></p><p><b>AVAILABLE FOR ONLY 50 CENTS PER COPY</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1595/1946808-1-eng-US/f0013-152.jpg" title="f0013-15" width="333" height="425"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-1662/1946801-1-eng-US/f0013-162.jpg" title="f0013-16" width="1677" height="606"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0013-12

ATTENTION HOCKEY FANS !

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11186/1946860-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="290" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Murph Chamberlain</b></figcaption></div><p>KINGSTON, Ont. &mdash;</p><p>One coach packed his bags and another wellknown leader moved into Eastern Professional Hockey League ranks in mid-February.</p><p>Chirp Brenchley, behind Sudbury Wolves&rsquo; bench for 48 league games, was replaced by former Sudbury mentor Murph Chamberlain.</p><p>Murph, who shifted between Chatham and Windsor in Senior A hockey during the late 50&rsquo;s, was with Sudbury when it captured the first EPHL title in the 1959-60 season. The Wolves reached the finals in playoff action but lost to Montreal Royals in the seventh and deciding game for the championship.</p><p>Chamberlain is still working for Investors Syndicate along with coaching Wolves.</p><p>Before accepting the coaching duties he had only seen Wolves play five times because of the demands of his other job.</p><p>&ldquo;Sudbury&rsquo;s sort of my home town and it&rsquo;s good to get back behind the bench and also be associated with the Detroit organization,&rdquo; said Chamberlain when asked how it felt to return to hockey.</p><p>Murph, a veteran of 12 years in the National Hockey League, has only five players on Wolves&rsquo; roster which toiled for him in former years.</p><p>These include Cummy Burton, Sam Bettio, John Hendrickson, Gord Strate and Nick Palano.</p><p>Sudbury rookies Bob Dillabough and Dennis Kassian have had problems in their first year of professional hockey.</p><p>Dillabough broke his jaw earlier in the season and has been sidelined for two months.</p><p>Chamberlain expects him to be ready for action by March 10 when Wolves journey to Kingston to meet Wren Blair&rsquo;s Frontenacs.</p><p>Kassian, a strong-skating first-year man who scored 72 goals last season for Edmonton Oil Kings, had tallied only seven times in the first 53 games this season.</p><p>Attempting to remedy the situation Chamberlann moved Kassian on a line with veterans Bettio and Ed Stankiewicz.</p><p>Sudbury&rsquo;s mentor feels the yougster has a lot of potential but &ldquo;can&rsquo;t do anything on the bench.&rdquo;</p><p>Since he took control Kassian and other Sudbury rookies have seen more action. Chamberlain, unlike some coaches, believes in playing the kids.</p><p>Should colourful Keke Mortson return to Sudbury from Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League, Chamberlain said he might unite Dillabough, Kassian and Mortson as a unit.</p><p>&ldquo;This would give us as fast a line as there is in the league,&rdquo; added Chamberlain.</p><p>The EPHL, like other minor-professional hockey circuits, has specific rule changes which distinguishes it from other leagues. To Chamberlain there&rsquo;s only one rule in hockey &mdash; play it according to the NHL&rsquo;s standards.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Murph Puts Bite Into Sudbury’s Bark

<div class="byline">By DOUG McLELLAN</div><p>KAPUSKASING, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>When the Northern Ontario Hockey Association Senior &lsquo;A&rsquo; schedule opened last fall and the Rouyn-Noranda Alouettes won their first seven games, loud talk of an Allan Cup for the twin-cities was heard. But the cry has moved from those Quebec towns to Kapuskasing where the GM&rsquo;s cinched the title a month ago and at the time of this writing, with two games to go, had a 19-point margin at the top of the heap with the Also in second place.</p><p>And so it has only followed that the Allan Cup cries are now coming from Kapuskasing. The Kapsters have only lost 10 of 40 games to date and recently added a former pro to their roster, so for the Kap fans, the outlook is bright.</p><p>The ex-professional is Greig Hicks, with the North Bay Trappers for the early part of this season. Hicks wasn&rsquo;t able to score in 31 games with the Trappers and the famine was blamed on his lack of confidence which came as a result of an eye injury he suffered late in the American Hockey League schedule last season.</p><p>In his first two games with Kap, he failed to get into the goal column but one he did get the feel of triggering goals again he has done well. In eight games he has scored five goals and has 10 assists.</p><p>The Kap optimism that they will do well in Allan Cup competition is based on two points. First, the NOHA winner is allowed to pick up four players before meeting the OHA champion. And secondly, the first two games of a best-of-five series for the provincial title will be played in the NOHA. Kap has only lost one game at home this season.</p><p>&ldquo;The present club was seven years in the building. Each season the Kapsters added a couple of players and have finally come up with what appears to be a winner.</p><p>A few of the current performers were playing elsewhere when Kap stepped into senior ranks and have been persuaded to return home. Ted McCaskill was in Scotland but came home to win the scoring title last season and at the moment has an 8-point lead at the top. Nickle Rukavina was in Philadelphia but he too decided to play at home. Defenceman Butch Boucher was playing in England when he made up his mind that there was no place like home.</p><h2>Finds Range</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01451/1946891-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="588" height="570"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Greig Hicks</b></figcaption></div><p>The Porcupiners, over the years, have added key men from Porcupine teams.</p><p>Such players as Moe Chevrefils, Alex Mair, Ralph Walker, Steve Rusnak, Billy Degurse, Kenny Vail and King Begin have played all their hockey within the NOHA, although Begin did have a season with the Hamilton Red Wings of the Junior OHA.</p><p>This season the Als added Marcel Tessier who was with the Niagara Falls Flyers of the OHA last term and Ray Dupuis, a member of the Rouyn-Noranda pennant winner last spring. Three years ago the Kapsters dipped into New Brunswick to get Russ Belliveau and Leo Gaudet who are among the top scorers in the league.</p><p>Backing up this strong club is big Al Burns, the owner of the finest goal average in the league. A former Guelph junior player, Burns has allowed 3.71 goals per gartie to get past him and leads in shutouts with a pair.</p><p>Many fans feel that eoaeh Bummer Doran is deserving of most of the plaudits for the pennant-winning season. He was brought in from Hearst a year ago this past Christmas when the Kapsters were anything but a league threat. Doran and team manager Lome Cadeau, with the help of a capable executive, have added players and molded a winner.</p><p>A former player in the old American Association with the Syracuse Stars who were then a Toronto farm club, Doran, in recent years, has scouted for the Montreal Canadiens and sent the Habs Ralph Backstrom, who is now one of their stars.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Kapuskasing GM’s Stir Up Allan Cup Chatter

<div class="byline">By JACK GATECLIFF</div><h2>Cage Star</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02358/1946922-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="552" height="550"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>George Holmes</b></figcaption></div><p>ST. CATHARINES, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>Final playoff positions in the Ontario Hockey Association junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; league will not be decided until the last weekend of the 50-game-a-team schedule.</p><p>With each team having three or fewer games remaining to play, five of the six positions were still in doubt.</p><p>The only team to clinch its spot was Peterborough, out of contention in last place.</p><p>Montreal Canadiens have the edge for first place with a five-point margin over second place Hamilton Red Wings. However, the Wings have three games left, the Canadiens two and Hamilton is still not mathematically out of the running for the pennant.</p><p>St. Catharines Teepees are third, 18 points below Hamilton but the big scramble is for the fourth and final playoff position.</p><p>Niagara Falls Flyers, staging a real dash for the post-season games late in the schedule, edged Guelph Royals 4-3 on a last-minute goal by Terry Crisp and moved into a fourth place tie with the Guelph team.</p><p>The Falls has three games remaining to play, Guelph two.</p><p>If the clubs finish tied for fourth place a sudden death game will be played to decide which team will meet the first place club in the league semi-finals.</p><p>In the individual scoring race, Andre Boudrias, Montreal winger, has a healthy seven-point lead over Pit Martin of Hamilton.</p><p>Boudrias has 31 goals, 59 assists for 90 points; Martin 41 goals, 42 assists for 83 points.</p><p>Lowell McDonald of the Wings is actually the goal-scoring leader with 42 and, with 38 assists, is in third place with a total of 80 points.</p><p>Other players with 60 points or more are Ray Cullen of St. Catharines 34 goals, 39 assists, 73 points; Phil Esposito of St. Catharines, 30 goals, 36 assists, 66 points; Rejean Richer of Montreal, 32 goals, 33 assists, 65 points; Norm Dennis of Montreal 24 goals, 41 assists, 65 points; Dave McComb of Guelph, 24 goals, 37 assists, 61 points; Borden Smith of Guelph, 35 goals, 25 assists, 60 points.</p><p>George Holmes has virtually clinched the goaltending trophy. The Montreal goaltender who played on a part time basis for two seasons with Peterborough, has lowered his average to 2.72 goals against a game including three shutouts. Buddy Blom of Hamilton is second with 3.17 and two shutouts.</p><p>The playoff arrangements will be under a different format than usual this year.</p><p>Instead of the usual first team meeting the third and second playing the fourth, the junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; council decided to have the first place club play the fourth and the second meet the third.</p><p>All series will be best-of-seven including the semi-finals and finals.</p><p>The winner of the OHA group will meet the winner of the new Toronto Metro junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; league for the right to represent Ontario in the Memorial Cup playoffs.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Five Spots Undecided As Clubs Come Down Stretch

<div class="byline">by Jack Thomson</div><p>FORT WILLIAM, Ont.&mdash;</p><p>The Port Arthur Bearcast have won the Thunder Bay Senior Hockey for the fourth straight year. They defeated their twin city rivals the Fort William Beavers in four straight games to advance into the Manitoba Thunder Bay final. The Manitoba Thunder Bay senior final will be a best of seven affair this year instead of a best of five as it has been in the past couple of years. This series looks like a real natural from a fans point of view and certainly should provide them with some real top notch hockey. Both arenas are looking for over flow crowds&hellip;Ex Toronto Maple Leaf Rudy Migay has been going well for the Bearcats and has sparked them since his return to active duty in the playoffs&hellip;Joe Wirkunen, coach of the Finnish National hockey club arrived home in Port Arthur last week for a few days visit with his family before the team arrived for their five game exhibition tour on their way to the World Tournament in Colorado Springs. Wirkunen says he has a very young club this year, having dropped many of the old timers with the intention of building a club with a look to the future.</p><p>He has high hopes that Finland will be awarded the 1965 World Tournament and he is building a club for that. Four of his better players and as he says one of them would be to my team what Gordie Howe is to Detroit, will not be with the club in Colorado Springs. It seems the boys go to school and couldn&rsquo;t get the time off, and he said the association just doesn&rsquo;t have the money to fly them over just for the tournament. So this certainly proves that its just as hard to raise money in other countries as it is here for World Tournament bound clubs&hellip;. The Junior series for the Lakehead title between the Port Arthur North Stars and the Fort William Canadians is also shaping up as a natural. The first two games have resulted in a four three win for the Canadians, scoring the winning goal with eleven seconds left, and an overtime four all tie&hellip;Rodger Sawicki returned home from the Camp of the Springfield Indians of the American League&hellip;Nipigon Flyers, of the North Shore Intermediate League who didn&rsquo;t show much at the start of the year, have really found themselves of late and have just eliminated the last year&rsquo;s Western finalist Terrace Bay Superiors in four straight games. They now await the winners of the Red Rock Marathon series to start the North Shore final.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

News From Around The Lakehead Area

<div class="byline">HULEN</div><p class="dropcap"><span>P</span>ORTLAND, Ore.&mdash;Don Head, goaltender for the Portland Buckaroos of the Western Hockey League who now is on the sidelines recuperating from a severe hip muscle injury, was a finalist in the quest for Oregon&rsquo;s Athlete-of-the-Year for 1961 at the annual Bill Hayward Awards banquet held by the state&rsquo;s Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn.</p><p>Head, netminder for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League the first half of the season, was cited for his leadership and excellent play in the 1960-61 campaign which saw him take WHL Rookie-of-the-Year honors and All-Star goaltending laurels. Head led the WHL that season with a 2.72 average.</p><p>Winner of the award was Terry Baker, Oregon State University football and basketball star. Baker was called the top all-around college athlete by Sports Illustrated magazine.</p><p>The Buckaroos, winners of the WHL championship in Portland&rsquo;s return to pro hockey after an 11-year absence, received the award as the outstanding team in the state.</p><p>Head, who tore a hip muscle early in February, appeared at the banquet on crutches and said he still found it painful to sit. It was hoped he would be physically able to participate in the playoffs which start the end of March. Meanwhile, his replacement, Roy Edwards of the Chicago organization, has been doing an excellent job just as he did earlier in the season at Pittsburgh in a similar role for an injured Gerry MeNamarra.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Head Second In Oregon’s Athlete-Of-Year Voting

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03269/1947001-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg"></div><p><b>MARCH ISSUE Now At YOUR NEWSSTAND</b></p><p>PICTORIAL</p><p><b>WORLD&rsquo;S OFFICIAL HOCKEY MAGAZINE</b></p><p><b>Glenn Hall&rsquo;s Own Story: &ldquo;My 500 NHL Games&rdquo;</b></p><p><b>ALSO</b></p><p>&bull; <b>&lsquo;I&rsquo;m No Jekyll and Hyde&rsquo;, says Bob Baun</b><br>&bull; <b>The Bruce MacGregor Story</b><br>&bull; <b>Talbot No Longer A Fall Guy</b><br>&bull; <b>My Roommate Andy Bathgate (By Dean Prentice)</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HOCKEY

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01428/1947032-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg"></div><p><b>SOLUTION NEXT WEEK</b></p><h2>ACROSS</h2><p>1. Detroit player shown in centre.</p><p>9. Former Red Wing &lsquo;bad man.&rdquo;</p><p>10. Upon.</p><p>11. Employ.</p><p>13. Former occupation of Mrs. Noel Price.</p><p>14. Pictured star is&mdash;to his team.</p><p>15. Initials of 1937-38 Calder Trophy winner.</p><p>16. Initials of Ranieri of Providence.</p><p>17. League in which pictured player played junior hockey (abbr.)</p><p>18. Behold!</p><p>19. Musical note.</p><p>20. Initials of Duncan, former Maple Leaf coach.</p><p>21. Initials of Rousseau of Quebec Aces.</p><p>22. Colour of Mrs. Andy Hebenton&rsquo;s hair.</p><p>24. Short for given name of 20 across.</p><p>25. What Carl Brewer plans to do in the spring.</p><p>26. Least penalized NHL team of 1960-61 (abbr.)</p><p>27. Lynn Patrick was once one (abbr.)</p><p>28. 25th and 9th letters on the alphabet.</p><p>29. Former New York coach.</p><p>31. Company (abbr.)</p><p>32. This former Ranger was called &ldquo;Bones&rdquo; as a player.</p><h2>DOWN</h2><p>1. Mrs. Noel Price.</p><p>2. Comparative ending.</p><p>3. Stafford Smythe recently vacationed here.</p><p>4. On Jan. 17, Glenn Hall received a gold stick from Chicago&mdash;.</p><p>5. Same as 13 across (abbr.)</p><p>6. Short for first name of Providence Reds&rsquo; goalie.</p><p>7. Former Red Wing now with Edmonton.</p><p>8. This Maple Leaf player wears palmless gloves.</p><p>12. South East (abbr.)</p><p>15. This Sudbury defenseman is called Don.</p><p>16. Ontario birthplace of pictured player.</p><p>17. Instruments used to entertain fans in Chicago & New York.</p><p>18. Name given pictured star.</p><p>23. Initials of Young, Detroit star of the 1930&rsquo;s.</p><p>25. Given name of Kardash of Vancouver Canucks.</p><p>27. Short for given name of Cleveland&rsquo;s goalie in 1960-61.</p><p>29. System by which goals and penalties are announced (abbr.)</p><p>30. Initials of player who wears No. 10 for Rangers.</p><h2><b>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</b></h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1. Balfour</p><p>6. USA</p><p>7. Mathers</p><p>10. T.G.</p><p>11. Shot</p><p>13. S.E.</p><p>14. Ire</p><p>15. Apr.</p><p>16. Jas.</p><p>17. G.T.</p><p>19. Oh</p><p>21. Chi.</p><p>23. Pro.</p><p>24. Lefty</p><p>26. Lou.</p><p>27. It</p><p>29. N.S.</p><p>30. Ft.</p><p>31. Cote</p><p>32. Finest</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1. Bomb</p><p>2. Letters</p><p>3. One</p><p>4. Rushing</p><p>5. Walter</p><p>8. H.G.</p><p>9. R.S.</p><p>12. Or</p><p>13. Spaghetti</p><p>15. A J.</p><p>18. Toronto</p><p>20. House</p><p>21. Cliff.</p><p>22. If</p><p>23. P.L.</p><p>25. Time</p><p>28. Oct.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">By HUGH TOWNSEND</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02376/1947063-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="289" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Phil Dorion</b></figcaption></div><p>NEW GLASGOW, N.S.&mdash;</p><p>A pair of aggressive, hard skating 20-year-old forwards and a side burned goaltender combined their talents to move the Moncton Beavers into the finals of the Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League.</p><p>Centreman Phil Dorion and right winger Oscar Gaudet, stars of Moncton&rsquo;s 1961 Memorial Cup semifinalists, provided the offensive power and cage guardian Ron Boomer supplied the big saves as Beavers sent New Glasgow Rangers to the sidelines.</p><p>Their efforts pitted the Vic Howe-coached Monctonians against pennant winning Amherst Ramblers for the NSSHL sweepstakes.</p><p>Baby faced Oscar Gaudet was a terror to the bigger and rougher Rangers. After being drydocked all season with a fractured leg, Gaudet returned to the Beaver fold just in time for the playoff round and responded with eight goals as Beavers and Rangers battled to the seventh and final game. Gaudet was the hero of the finale with three goals.</p><p>Dorion shared Gaudet&rsquo;s glory with four goals and nine assists in the series. The twosome, working on a line with import Jules Gagnon, wore the Rangers ragged with their fast skating ability. As the series drew to its climax the speed merchants came to the forefront as New Glasgow&rsquo;s older and slower veterans began to weaken under the sustained drive of the Beavers.</p><p>But in the end it was probably Boomer who made the difference. He was outstanding in all four Moncton victories. Wearing sideburns that are more common with guitar pickers than hockey men, Boomer strummed a merry tune in the Beaver cage to hold the Rangers at bay.</p><p>While the series ended in glory and glamor for Gaudet, Dorion, Boomer and Company, it was a crushing disappointment to New Glasgow playing coach Leo Amadio and his followers.</p><p>Amadio, with head bowed in the comer of the Ranger dressing room after the rap up game, looked up at reporters with tears streaming from his eyes and said he had let Rangers&rsquo; fans down.</p><p>To Amadio he may have let someone down, but to everyone else connected with the league, Amadio was a star of stars for the New Glasgow club. If he let down the club, then John Glen, let down the United States.</p><p>Amadio proved in his initial season to be the greatest defenceman in the league, the top coach in the circuit, and a fine and respected gentleman off the ice. His club simply ran out of gas. He had brought them into the playoffs for the first time in three seasons and they came to within one period of reaching the finals.</p><p>After the initial heartbreak of being shoved to the sidelines Amadio announced he would be back in Rangerville for the 1962-63 campaign with a bigger and better team for New Glasgow followers.</p><p><b>ATLANTIC BREEZES&hellip;</b>Am erst Ramblers had little trouble afinishing off the Halifax Wolverines in the other semi-final round. They scored a 9-5 win in the fifth game to wind up the round four games to one&hellip;Ramblers now attemp to capture their third straight NSSHL crown and third succes sive Maritime title&hellip;North Syd ney Victorias took a 4-0 strangle hold on their best-of-nine Cape Bre ton Senior Hockey League final and appeared sure bets to meet the Amherst-Moncton.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Moncton Takes On Amherst In final Playoffs

<div class="byline">By SID PAYNE</div><p>NEW YORK, N. Y.&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t sell Knoxville short in the playoffs&rdquo; appears to be the latest cry around the Eastern Hockey League these days as the teams entered the final week of the regular season.</p><p>Though Clinton and Greensboro have the most support, three are some observers who rate the southern Knights better than an outside chance of taking the &ldquo;whole ball of wax.&rdquo; &ldquo;At least,&rdquo; says one, &ldquo;Knoxville is the best darkhorse team in years.&rdquo;</p><p>The Knights, who will meet Philadelphia in a best-of-five opening round series, are an unpredictable club. Yet, they have the guns to make a run for it, especially with a couple of clubs losing key operatives to the World Championships in Colorado Springs.</p><p>Knoxville has a fine goalkeeper in Claude Cyr, who leads the league in shutouts with five. Its defense has been bolstered via the acquisition of Norm Ryder from Long Island and the attack, while eratic at times, has the potential to make it rough on the opposition.</p><p>The Knights boast two of the finest centers in the league in Clare Wakshinski and Ken Coombes, while wingers Joe Zorica and Gil Champagne are dangerous wingers.</p><p>&ldquo;I would say we&rsquo;ve got as good a shot at it as anyone,&rdquo; opined Knoxville general manager Ray Miron. &ldquo;If we get by Philly, we play the winner of the Johnstown New Haven series and either club can be taken.&rdquo;</p><p>The defending champion Jets will certainly be hurting as they lost Dick Roberge, Don Hall and Butch Martin to the World tournament. Roberge had 51 goals before joining the U. S. team, while Martin, who plays for Canada, had 38.</p><p>Johnstown Coach Steve Brklacich has indicated he plans to borrow right winger Jim Maxwell from Long Island who finished out the playoffs.</p><p>The big playoff series, of course, is the one between Clinton and Greensboro, the divisional champions. This will be a best-of-nine affair with the winner gaining the best-of-seven finals. The winner of this series, which promises to be a pip, very likely will emerge as EHL champion.</p><p>Though Clinton will show a better season&rsquo;s record going into the playoffs, the Generals are rated no worse than even money to whip the Comets.</p><p>The key to the series could be Jacques Monette, Greensboro&rsquo;s goalie, who usually blows hot and cold. If Monette gets hot, the Generals should grab it since they boast as much firepower as Clinton.</p><p><b>AROUND THE LOOP</b>&mdash;Greensboro&rsquo;s Les Lilley and Philadelphia&rsquo;s Chuck Stuart became the third and fourth members of the &ldquo;50-Goal Club&rdquo; this season. Johnstown&rsquo;s John Lumley was the first player to reach the charmed figure and teammate Dick Roberge was the second&hellip;Ramblers&rsquo; four straight victories KO&rsquo;d Charlotte in race for playoff berth in Southern Division&hellip;Weekend sweep of Greensboro and two victories over Checkers got Obie O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s club home.</p><p>Long Island will turn in its best record since joining league three seasons ago. Ducks have already won 24 games, six more than last season. Team handed Johnstown its worst drubbing of season by scoring 11-3 victory as Marcel Rochon bagged his third hat trick of season. Jim Maxwell leads the club in goals with 40&hellip;Clinton&rsquo;s Pete Babandb enjoying fine season. The ex-NHL star, has over 40 goals and stands fourth in the league in scoring&hellip;Comets&rsquo; Jeannot Gilbert named &ldquo;Rookie of the Year&rdquo; in balloting by the coaches. Gilbert nosed out Charlotte&rsquo;s Barry Hogan.</p><h2>Bright Knight</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03326/1947094-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="551" height="536"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ken Coombes</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Knoxville Darkhorses In Upcoming Playoffs

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TORONTO HOCKEY SCHOOLS

<div class="byline">By BOB GIORDANO</div><p>KELOWNA, BC.&mdash;</p><p>Last fall when the Okanagan Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey league became a reality, and training camps hitched into high-gear, the Kamloops Rockets were the club the experts labelled &lsquo;the best in the league.&rsquo;</p><p>As the league progressed so did the Rockets. Kelowna Buckaroos chased the Kamloops six for a good portion of the season, but in the home stretch the Rocket machine came up with the big ones, that won them a first place finish in the four team circuit.</p><p>To date the first-place winners have made the experts look very good&hellip;Statistically, the Rockets ran away with the individual scoring racing, capturing no less than seven of the top ten spots. The first-all-star team selections gave the Kamloops team an almost complete sweep.</p><p>In the semi-final series, the well coached Rockets encountered little difficulty in turning aside Don Slater&rsquo;s hustling, but Inexperienced youngsters in four games, of a best of five series.</p><p>Meanwhile the spotlight focussed its attention on the Kelowna-Vernon semi-final series. A stubborn band of warriors from Vernon refused to be taken lightly, and from the drop of the first puck, to the final bell, it was a ding-dong battle. Odie Lowe&rsquo;s unit-displayed tremendous drive and power that extended the Buckaroos to a fifth and final game. This is where experience took over, as the Buckaroos went all out to dump the Canadians 5-2 in a final thriller before some 2,500 cheering Kelowna faithfuls.</p><p>Two games have been played as this is being prepared, in the Okanagan Junior League finals</p><p>Ken Stewart&rsquo;s smooth passing well-balanced all-stars have taken a firm grasp in the best of three out of five series. The opening game at Kamloops saw the Kelowna Bucks&rsquo; completely outplayed and soundly trounced 8-3, before some 1,500 hub-city patrons</p><p>Exhibiting little signs of wear the Rockets kept up the pace in the second game at Kelowna, and before another large turnout of 1,600 hometowners, the Kamloops puck-chasers capitalized on every chance to whip the Bucks 6-1.</p><p>So with their back to the wall the Buckaroos trek to Kamloops for the third game. A victory will put the Kelowanians back into contention, while a defeat will eliminate them from further play this season.</p><p>Meanwhile the British Columbia &ldquo;Amateur Hockey Association has helped the Kelowna cause like a hole in the head. In a game against Vernon in the semi-final series. Kelowna winger Don Culley. and Vernons&rsquo; Harry Wynnichuk were involved in a fight During the scuffle Culley brought up his skate which whizzed by player Wynnichuk. Referee Bill Neilson of Vernon assessed Culley a match penalty, which calls for automatic suspension.</p><p>Junior League President Bill Brown of Vernon erroneously ruled on the matter. It was to have been sent to B.C.A.H.A Prexy Ivan Temple of Victoria Brown awarded Culley a one game suspension.</p><p>Now for chapter two: B.C.A.H.A. Second-vice President Bud Fraser of Kamloops got into the act. and tossed the mess over to Mr. Temple. Temple&rsquo;s reaction&mdash;Culley again suspended. This time indefinitely, and no decision to be made until the B.C.A.H.A mingles together at its annual meeting&mdash;seven months from now in September. In a telephone coversation with this reporter Temple failed to give any reason why he would not rule on the suspension immediately.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Kamloops Game Away From 1st Junior ‘A’ Flag

<div class="byline">By HOWIE NEWSTATE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="C0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-0119/1947180-1-eng-US/c0004-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Len Thomson</b></figcaption></div><p>FORT WAYNE, Ind.&mdash;</p><p>Just like the International Hockey League &ldquo;team&rdquo; race is tight, the run for the scoring title is almost as close.</p><p>Ft. Wayne&rsquo;s Lennie Thomson is on top with 101 points. Thomson has been leader since November 7. The shifty Komet centreman has 26 goals and 75 assists, with his assists also leading the loop.</p><p>Chick Chalmers, Omaha, is ten points behind Thomson, with 91 points, followed by Harry Ottenbreit, Minneapolis (90), Paul Masnick, St. Paul and Reggie Primeau, Ft. Wayne (84).</p><p>Rounding out the top ten are Minneapolis&rsquo; Moe Bartoli and Ken Yackel (81 and 80), and Bryan Derrett (80), Jean-Paul Denis (80) and Elliott Chorley (78), all of St. Paul.</p><p>Minneapolis, by winning four of six and tieing one during the week, ran their point spread over St. Paul to two. The Millers have 77 points, St. Paul 75, Muskegon (with two games in hand over the leader) 69, Omaha 67, and Ft. Wayne 61.</p><p>Miller player-coach Ken Yackel, equalled an IHL mark for winning goals in a season&mdash;11&mdash;held jointly by Aggie Kukulowicz and Billy Sutherland, when he pumped home the winner in a 3-2 Miller victory over Muskegon, Feb. 22. Yackel has ten games in which to break the record.</p><p>Yackel also over-took Muskegon&rsquo;s Bryan McLay for the top goalgetter in the circuit. Yackel tallied six times in five games to bring his total to 42, while McLay scored once in three skirmishes. McLay has 39 goals.</p><p>Elliott Chorley, St. Paul, tied Minneapolis&rsquo; Paul Johnson for the hat trick lead, when the veteran Saint winger scored three times against Omaha. Both Johnson and Chorley have three &ldquo;tricks&rdquo; on the season.</p><p>Toledo moved out of the cellar for the first time this year, when they bested Minneapolis 6-2. Indianapolis, losing a pair to the Millers, dropped one point into the basement.</p><p>Chief goalie Chuck Adamson, who has sat out the last three games with an eye injury, is expected back in action. Adamson&rsquo;s place was taken by Chief trainer and spare goaltender Ed Kikendall.</p><p>The Press, Radio and T.V. All-Star team will be announced the week of March 12. Selectors will also pick a &ldquo;Rookie of the Year&rdquo;. Two of the top rookie candidates are Ft. Wayne&rsquo;s Dave Richardson and Lyle Porter of Muskegon.</p><p>Commissioner Frank Gallagher announced that in case of a tie in the standings at the end of the regular season schedule, the team position for playoffs will be determined in the following manner: (1) Most wins; (2) Least losses: (3) Most goals scored for; (4) Least goals scored against.</p><h2>Ft. Wayne Comet</h2><h2><b>GREAT MOMENTS IN HOCKEY</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-0220/1947173-1-eng-US/c0004-022.jpg" title="C0004-02" width="2265" height="2256"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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