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May 1, 1962

May 1, 1962

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Founded October 1st, 1947 Published Weekly, except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd. 1434 Ste. Catherine Street West. Montreal 25. Que. Ken McKenzie, President and Publisher Will V. Cote, Vice-Pres.& Gen. Mgr. Len Bramson, Editor-in-Chief Yearly Subscription Rates: $3.00 in Canada and the British Commonwealth: $4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries $4.00 in the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries Postage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. Printed in Canada Vol. 15 MONTREAL. MAY 1962 No. 31…

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Barons Show Big Season At Box Office

CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Completing his first full year as combination general manager—coach of the Cleveland Barons, Jack Gordon had more than one reason to be pleased with the 1961-62 season. Artistically, the Barons did well, winning their first division championship under Gordon’s direction and pushing the Springfield Indians to the hilt before losing the first round playoff. Financially, the 1961-62 season also showed an improvement over the previous campaign. “I still haven’t had a chance to study all the figures, says Gordon, “but there was a definite upswing both in attendance and in box office receipts. The overall picture is much brighter than it was a year ago.” The Barons’ management is looking for even more improvement next season. The club has a strong nucleus on which to build an increased fan interest is in evidence.…

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Defeat Buffalo In Finals; Eddie Shore May Sell Club

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. The Springfield Indians rewrote the American Hockey League record book in the past three seasons but their final chapter was the toughest to write. The Indians had to go to 11 games, six of them in overtime, to retain the Calder Cup playoff championship for an unprecedented third straight year. It took them six games to send the Cleveland Barons to the sidelines, winning two of three in overtime, and it took them five contests, also two of them in overtime, to beat the Buffalo Bisons. In winning the Cup three years ago, the Indians put Providence and Rochester down in 10 games, 4-1, in each series and last year they needed the minimum eight to rout Cleveland and the Hershey Bears. The Tribe used pretty much the same formula in all of…

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Stanley Cup Winning Teams

1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs 1960-61 Chicago Black Hawks 1959-60 Montreal Canadiens 1958-59 Montreal Canadiens 1957-58 Montreal Canadiens 1956-57 Montreal Canadiens 1955-56 Montreal Canadiens 1954-55 Detroit Red Wings 1953-54 Detroit Red Wings 1952-53 Montreal Canadiens 1951-52 Detroit Red Wings 1950-51 Toronto Maple Leafs 1949-50 Detroit Red Wings 1948-49 Toronto Maple Leafs 1947-48 Toronto Maple Leafs 1946-47 Toronto Maple Leafs 1945-46 Montreal Canadiens 1944-45 Toronto Maple Leafs 1943-44 Montreal Canadiens 1942-43 Detroit Red Wings 1941-42 Toronto Maple Leafs 1940-41 Boston Bruins 1939-40 New York Rangers 1938-39 Boston Bruins 1937-38 Chicago Black Hawks 1936-37 Detroit Red Wings 1935-36 Detroit Red Wings 1934-35 Montreal Maroons 1933-34 Chicago Black Hawks 1932-33 New York Rangers 1931-32 Toronto Maple Leafs 1930-31 Montreal Canadiens 1929-30 Montreal Canadiens 1928-29 Boston Bruins 1927-28 New York Rangers 1926-27 Ottawa Senators 1925-26 Montreal Maroons 1924-25 Victoria Cougars 1923-24 Montreal Canadiens 1922-23 Ottawa Senators 1921-22 Toronto St. Pat’s 1920-21 Ottawa Senators 1919-20 Ottawa Senators 1918-19 No decision 1917-18 Toronto Arenas 1916-17 Seattle Metropolitans 1915-16 Montreal Canadiens 1914-15 Vancouver Millionaires 1913-14 Toronto Ontarios 1912-13 Quebec Bulldogs 1911-12 Quebec Bulldogs 1910-11 Ottawa Senators 1909-10 Montreal Wanderers 1908-09 Ottawa…