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March 10, 1962
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Thornson Holds Big 10 Point Lead In Scoring
FORT WAYNE, Ind.— Just like the International Hockey League “team” race is tight, the run for the scoring title is almost as close. Ft. Wayne’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. 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). Rounding out the top ten are Minneapolis’ Moe Bartoli and Ken Yackel (81 and 80), and Bryan Derrett (80), Jean-Paul Denis (80) and Elliott Chorley (78), all of St. Paul. Minneapolis, by winning four of six and tieing one during the week, ran their point spread over St. Paul to two.…
speaking on SPORT IN THE TORONTO STAR
The Goals Provide The Music Picture 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. Those who don’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’s a good thing the CBC caught him then. Right now, Boomer couldn’t sing The Wiffenpoof Song if they guar-anteed him Metropolitan Opera prices. “When goals don’t come, there is no song,” the Boomer laments. “That is a mistake, I know, but how can I sing when I am not happy?” If you were fresh…
How Well Do You Know Your Hockey?
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ATTENTION HOCKEY FANS !
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