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December 29, 1962
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Long Island Star Set Down, Coach Blows Top
COMMACK, N.Y.— Coach John Muckier of the Long Island Ducks Is still upset over the league ruling that sidelined Russ McClenaghan for two games and cost Long Island his services for two big frays with Clinton. With McClenaghan absent, the Ducks, down to 11 men, dropped 6-2 and 2-0 decisions to Clinton, and the Ducks lost an opportunity to menace Clinton’s first place hold. “I didn’t think it was fair to suspend Russ for the games against Clinton,” Muckier said. “The games were vital to us because first place was at stake. If they wanted to suspend McClenaghan, then why not have it go into effect only when we play Philly again.” McClenaghan was suspended for his part in the stick battle with John Brophy. Russ had his suspension lifted after the two games,…
Home Ice Woes Still Puzzling To Habs And Fans
MONTREAL, Que.— Their heroes’ inability to win with any consistency on home ice continued to stump Montreal fans recently as the Canadiens suffered their fourth loss in only 14 starts at the Forum. A setback by the Rangers left the Habs with a 6-44 record, only slightly better than their 6-5-3 tally and a .535 percentage as the best team on the road. Several theories were advanced by rabid followers, from the ridiculous assertion that the Canadiens just don’t want to win to the idea that too many of the players are over the hill. The contention here is that maybe the Habs have won so often and so easily at the Forum in the past, that they are now taking home-ice victories too much for granted. They are not ready to dig…
Bisons’ Cliff Schmautz Not Alone, There’s Four Right Wings In Family
Families which have produced four hockey players are fairly plentiful, but when all four are right-wingers, it’s really news. The Schmautz family of Saskatoon has four representatives in as many leagues. Cliff is with the Buffalo Bisons in the American Hockey League, and Arnie, the oldest, is with Portland in the Western League. Two of the brothers are in amateur hockey. Ken, 25, is with Medicine Hat in the Alberta Senior League and Bobby, the youngest at 17, is playing junior in Saskatoon. And they’re all right-wingers. Cliff, at 23, is scoring goals almost twice as fast as he did a year ago. He collected 14 goals in 43 games last winter after coming here from Sault Ste. Marie of the Eastern Pro League. This season, he picked up 12 in 22 games. “I’m getting…
Moncton New Rivals For Amherst, Players Take Over Rambler Club
NEW GLASGOW, N.S.— There’s something new in the Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League this season: a see-saw battle for first place in the loop standings. It was becoming a custom in recent years for the Amherst Ramblers to take an early lead and then run away and hide from the rest of the circuit. This year, however, the weakened Ramblers are having a struggle in getting breathing room between themselves and the speedy Moncton Beavers, not to mention their financial troubles. AMHERST: A newly combined threesome of Dave Kiley, Moe Lamirande and Angie Carroll were pacing Ramblers in their recent victories. Lamirande, co-scoring champ two years ago, was late lining up with the club this year but has been flying at a sizzling pace of late — Jean Guy Morrissette, smallest goalie in the…
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