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January 5, 1963
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Rookie MacDonald Tops Pittsburgh Team In Scoring
PITTSBURGH, Pa.— Rookie winger Lowell MacDonald continues to lead the Hornets in scoring with 15 goals and 11 assists, for a total of 26 points. Pushing MacDonald are Howie Glover with 24 points and center Eddie Joyal, also a rookie, with 23 points. Following are the Hornets scoring records.…
Vets’ Armstrong, Arbour Lend Experience To Help Develop Leafs‘Kid’ Rearguards
ROCHESTER, N.Y.— There’s not a much better balanced defense in hockey than that of the Rochester Americans. First, the Amerks boast two veteran professionals with a total of more than 1,000 National League regular season and Stanley Cup playoff games under their belts, two youngsters fresh from the Junior ranks, and a sophomore pro with a solid amateur background. And, what’s more important, Coach Rudy Migay can use any combination of the five and not lose any effectiveness. This is truly balance. Having a setup of this type is ideal for an NHL farm club. The Toronto Maple Leafs naturally figure that Al Arbour and Bob Armstrong, in addition to providing Rochester with two of the better defensemen in minor league hockey, will help develop youngsters Arnie Brown and Barry Trapp for the Maple…
Olmstead Not Available For Smokies
TRAIL, B.C.— Bert Olmstead, former National Hockey League star, will not play for Trail Smoke Eaters in the world hockey championships in Europe next March. Olmstead received a letter from William M. Jennings, president of New York Rangers of the NHL, saying it would not be possible to arrange Olmstead’s reinstatement as an amateur by the Dec. 31 deadline. Rangers drafted Olmstead from Toronto Maple Leafs for $20,000 in June. The veteran left-winger refused to report to the Rangers and recently sought reinstatement as an amateur, so he could join Trail.…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
How They Stand (Because of the earlier midweek printing deadline created by the holiday period, standings, results and summaries do not include the weekend games. They will be carried in the next issue.) NHL Summaries Wednesday, Dec. 19CHICAGO 3, BOSTON 2 CHICAGO — Goal: Hall; defence: Pilote, Vasko; centre: Mikita; wings: Wharram, McDonald; subs: Turner, Evans, Fleming, Murphy, Hull, Nesterenko, Maki, Balfour, MacNeil, Hillman, Hay. BOSTON — Goal: Johnston; defence: Green, Mohns; centre: Kennedy; wings: McKenney, Gendron; subs: Westfall, Spencer, Leiter, Burns, Hicks, Oliver, Williams, Boivin, Toppazzini, Bucyk, Godfrey. Referee: Ed Powers; linesmen Neil Armstrong, Matt Pavelich. FIRST PERIOD 1—Chicago, Balfour (Hull, Hay)………16:20 Penalties: none. SECOND PERIOD 2—Boston, Bucyk (Oliver, Boivin)………2:55 3—Chicago, Balfour (Hay, Hull)………7:56 Penalties: Green 0:55, Kennedy (misconduct)0:55, Mikita 0:55. THIRD PERIOD 4—Boston, Bucyk (Oliver, Williams)………11:08 5—Chicago, Mikita (McDonald, Wharram)……… 17:20 Penalties: none. Saves: Thursday, Dec. 20TORONTO 4, CANADIENS 4 TORONTO — Goal: Bower; defence: Brewer, Douglas; centre:…
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