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January 12, 1963
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Lowly Bruins Claim Top Scoring Line In Trio Of Williams, Oliver, Bucyk
BOSTON, Mass.— Three years after their last, the Bruins again have the highest scoring line in the National Hockey League. The Bruins’ line of Murray Oliver, Johnny Bucyk and Tom Williams finished the 1962 portion of this season’s schedule with 38 goals, more than any other line in the league. The Oliver-Bucyk-Williams line, assembled by Milt Schmidt early in November, is the Bruins’ best since their famed Uke Line, another Schmidt production. The Ukes were Bronco Horvath, Vic Stasiuk and Bucyk. They had three big seasons here, starting with that of 1957-58, when Horvath and Bucyk joined Stasiuk. For the 1959-60 season, their last full season as a unit, the Ukes scored 84 goals, Horvath making 39 and losing the NHL scoring championship in the last game. Schmidt, a staunch advocate of the set line, rates…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Looking At The AHL Race GAMES COMPLETED Fri., Dec. 28 Baltimore 2, Pittsburgh 1 Sat., Dec. 29 Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 2 Springfield 9, Rochester 2 Quebec 3, Hershey 3 Cleveland 5, Baltimore 1 Sun., Dec. 30 Baltimore 4, Quebec 2 Buffalo 6, Cleveland 3 Providence 9, Rochester 3 Mon., Dec. 31 Quebec 5, Rochester 2 Tues., Jan. 1 Buffalo 7, Springfield 1 Hershey 9, Pittsburgh 0 Baltimore 5, Providence 3 Wed., Jan. 2 Pittsburgh 3, Quebec 2 Springfield 2, Cleveland 2 Fri., Jan. 4 Baltimore 2, Providence 1 Sat., Jan. 5 Cleveland 6, Quebec 1 Hershey 4, Providence 2 Buffalo 3, Springfield 1 Pittsburgh 3, Baltimore 0 Sun., Jan. 6 Buffalo 3, Quebec 2 Hershey 7, Baltimore 2 Providence 4, Pittsburgh 3 Springfield 6, Rochester 6 American League Summaries Friday, Dec. 28BALTIMORE 2, PITTSBURGH 1 FIRST PERIOD 1—Baltimore, Guidolin (Sullivan, Pearson)………3:42 Penalties: Keller 9:11, Marcon 12:00. SECOND PERIOD 2—Pittsburgh, Odrowski (Menard, Stasiuk)………14:57 Penalties: none. THIRD PERIOD No scoring. Penalties: Menard 9:16, Pearson, Holmes 10:38 OVERTIME PERIOD 3—Baltimore, McGregor………3:12 Penalties: none. Saves: Paille 29, Bassen 44. Saturday, Dec. 29QUEBEC 3,…
Fontinato Still Puts Fear In Rivals But Wins Raves For Defensive Play
MONTREAL, Que.— While the current penalty-count points otherwise, Lou Fontinato doesn’t think he’s playing much differently than he did last year with the Canadiens or in his previous six and a half NHL seasons as the hard rock of the Rangers. Since Fontinato has been making smarter moves with the puck behind the blueline and has been penalized considerably less than he was last season, it has been suggested that he’s a changed defenseman. He’s still throwing quite a few hard checks at the opposition, still diving headlong into shots in front of Jacques Plante’s goal and still making the forwards look up when they wheel into the Montreal zone. However in the first 34 games of the schedule he drew only 71 minutes in penalties, compared to well over 100 at the…
Ex-Boston Bruin, Americans’ Star Art Chapman Dies
LONG BEACH, Calif.— Art Chapman, former Boston Bruins and New York Americans star, and long-time minor league coach and manager, died Dec. 3C at a Long Beach hospital. Chapman, 56, was a center who reached his playing peak on a line with Sweeney Schriner and Lorne Carr on the defunct Americans. He was bom and raised in Winnipeg. Surviving are his widow, Kay; sons Art Jr., 18, and Michael, 15, and a brother and sister in Winnipeg, Norman Chapman and Mrs. Grace Sherwood. Chapman came to Long Beach from Vancouver a year and a half ago to become general manager of a new arena. He was coach and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks of the Western League for 10 years, and was with the Buffalo Bisons of the American League for 10 years…
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