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April 21, 1962
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Selke Plans No Mass Shakeup For Canucks
CHICAGO, Ill.—There will be no mass shakeup in Montreal Canadiens’ personnel despite their crushing defeat in the Stanley Cup semi-final, managing director Frank Selke Sr., said after Canadiens were defeated by Chicago. Canadiens, odds-up Cup favorites, were eliminated, four games to two, by Chicago Black Hawks who had finished the schedule in third place, more than 10 games behind the champion Habs. “We have no plans along those lines,” Selke said, “because we don’t see a great deal to worry about. Certainly some of our older players were disappointing in the series but some of them were injured and certainly some of our younger players did not measure up to expectations. Next season, though the injuries will be healed and the young players will be a year older.” Selke added: “Hockey goes in…
Took Tommy Long Time To Build Paying Farm
(In The Toronto Star) TORONTO, Ont.— “How about a deal—Litzenberger for Bathgate?” This was shortly after Tommy Ivan became general manager of the Black Hawks. He addressed the question to Muzz Patrick, who had moved upstairs with New York Rangers. Their teams were in training camp and both could see the old issue coming up: Who was going to be last in the league—the Hawks or the Rangers? “Are you serious?” Patrick asked. Ivan said he was, but added: “I think I should tell you it’s George Litzenberger I have in mind—not his brother, Eddie.” Patrick replied: “That’s all light. The Bathgate I have in mind is Frank—not his brother, Andy.” “When I took over the job, the Black Hawks had 19 professional players,” Ivan sighed recently. “Our farm system consisted of a half-interest in…
Orlando, Lindsay Named To Wing’s Hall-Of-Fame
DETROIT, Mich.— Two of the most colorful, scrappy players in Red Wing history have been voted into the Detroit Hockey-Hall-of-Fame—Ted Lindsay and Jimmy Orlando. Lindsay, now a Detroit manufacturer’s representative and television sports commentator, and Orlando, Montreal cabaret owner, were the 20th and 21st former Wings voted into the Hall by the Detroit Hockey Writers Association. Orlando first performed for the Wings in 1937 but only for a trial of five games. Jack Adams, then coach of the Detroiters as well as manager, picked Jimmy up from Pittsburgh in January, 1937, when Orville Roulston was injured. But then Adams sold him to Springfield. When Springfield didn’t make the payment on time, Adams recalled Orlando, one of the best moves he ever made. Jimmy became one of hockey’s toughest defensemen and played with Black Jack Stewart…
MILT DUNNELL speaking on SPORT IN THE TORONTO STAR
A Man Who’s Stuck With A Legend Nothing does so much for a story as the passage of time. And 24 years have elapsed since Alfie Moore, a minor league goalie, strolled from a pub to a place in posterity, right up there beside the Stanley Cup. That’s the legend—and Alfie Moore is stuck with it. In vain, he protests that, usually he was as dry as a chip off the goal stick which he practically rammed down the throats of the Toronto Maple Leafs. “I suspect it was Joe Farrell who started the story that I was primed with beer,” Alfie said recently. “Joe was a great publicity man and a wonderful guy. He was with the Black Hawks for many years.” The yarn was good enough without the hops. Alfie was…
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