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April 21, 1962
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Twenty-Two New Marks Inked Into WIIL Books
PORTLAND, Ore— There are many connected with the Western Hockey League who feel that this circuit must be considered in strength to be second only to the National League. Their opinions were fortified when president Al Leader revealed that in regular season play, no less than 22 records were broken and another 15 tied. This must indicate that the WHL has much better personnel and continues to approach major league status. Only disturbing part of the whole record picture lies in the fact that the “joy boys’’ from Spokane managed to topple the old mark for penalties by a team. And they made sure of that unenviable distinction in the final game of the regular season. The Comets went to Seattle for the closing regular contest some 14 minutes short of the old mark of…
In End Only One Man Did Not Say Yes He Explains Position As League Boss
This is the final installment in the two chapter series on President Clarence Campbell of the National Hockey League. This week he tells Vern DeGeer about the job he had to do to sell the very successful players’ pension plan and his early days as an NHL referee. MONTREAL, Que.— Trials, tribulations and an occasional tribute have followed Clarence S. Campbell through his 16 seasons as president of the National Hockey League. Along the route he has been referred at various times by a critical section of the press as; “the enigmatic sheriff,” “the glorified office boy;” ‘butler for the governors,” and countless other titles, few of them complimentary. To all this Clarence answers: “I’m not trying to win any popularity contest. I have a job to do and I’m doing it to the…
Buckaroos Set To Train At Victoria Next Fall
PORTLAND, Ore.— Victoria will get a taste of professional hockey next fall—how big a taste remains to be seen. The Portland Buckaroos, first place finishers in the Southern Division of the Western Hockey League, will train at Memorial Arena in the British Columbia Capital City, starting probably late in September. In addition, the Buckaroos plan exhibition games there, number and opponents yet to be determined. This will mark the second straight fall in which a major professional team will set up camp at the Island metropolis. Last season the Montreal Canadiens trained at Memorial Arena along with Spokane of the WHL. There has been no regular professional hockey in Victoria since the WHL franchise there was transferred to Los Angeles at the close of the 1960-61 season. Portland trained at the new rink at Esquimalt,…
‘Peg Maroons May Drop Out Next Season
WINNIPEG, Man.—Building superintendent Russ Reid was keeping ice in the Arena until the end of April for a hockey school operated by Bill Robinson and Sugar Jim Henry and the hope that the Canadian Amateur Hockey association might transfer a playoff game or so here in anticipation of a healthy gate. Otherwise hockey is finished in our time save for a couple of travelling peewee teams that were headed for Goderich and Brampton, Ont., and Lynn Lake, Man., during the Eastertide. The Maroons bowed out to Saskatoon Quakers in the Allan Cup Western final. It was a great disappointment to their loyal fans, some of whom were heard muttering about the CAHA rule which allows the Saskatoon champion to pick up six replacements. But no beefs were heard from Maroons who…
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