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February 2, 1963
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
How They Stand GAMES COMPLETED Wed., Jan. 23 Toronto 5, Canadiens 1 Chicago 3, Rangers 3 Thurs., Jan. 24 Canadiens 1, Detroit 1 Toronto 6, Boston 3 Sat., Jan. 26 Rangers 4, Canadiens 2 Boston 5, Toronto 2 Chicago 3, Detroit 0 Sun., Jan 27 Canadiens 3, Chicago 1 Toronto 4, Rangers 2 Detroit 5, Boston 3 NHL Summaries Wed., Jan. 23TORONTO 5, CANADIENS 1 TORONTO — Goal: Simmons; defence: Douglas, Brewer, Horton, Baun, Stanley; forwards: Kelly, Mahovlich, Nevin, Duff, Armstrong, Keon, Harris, Horvath, Pulford, Shack, Litzenberger. CANADIENS — Goal: Plante; defence: Tremblay, Fontinato, Johnson, Gauthier, Talbot; forwards: Beliveau, Rousseau, Tremblay, Backstrom, Hicke, Moore, Provost, Richard, Berenson. Referee: Udvari; linesmen: Pavelich, Armstrong. FIRST PERIOD 1—Toronto, Kelly (Mahovlich, Brewer)………0:49 2—Toronto, Douglas (Keon)………8:12 3—Toronto, Stanley (Horvath, Pulford)………10:26 4—Toronto, Pulford (Horvath)………14:38 Penalties: Fontinato and Horvath 2:38, Horvath 17:53. SECOND PERIOD 5—Toronto, Pulford (Horvath, Brewer)………3:01 6—Canadiens, Moore (Richard)………11:42 Penalties: Shack 4:09, Moore 4:58, Armstrong 9:22, J.C. Tremblay 18:00. THIRD PERIOD No scoring. Penalties: Richard and Stanley 8:57,…
Worsley, Bassen Put Netminders In NHL Spotlight
NEW YORK, N.Y — It isn’t very often the netminding fraternity in the National Hockey League gets a chance to push the game’s big name stars out of the headlines, but this past week two doughty puck stoppers turned the trick. Hank Bassen, the roaming fill-in goalkeeper the Detroit Red Wings elevated from Pittsburgh of the AHL to replace the injured Terry Sawchuk, pulled off one of the rarest feats a goaler can perform — he helped set up a game-winning goal. The burly Detroit goalie cleared the puck through the Boston defense in his own end of the rink to send the Wings’ brilliant Gordie Howe streaking down the ice to score the payoff goal Jan. 27 as Detroit edged Boston 5-3. Sharing the spotlight with Bassen was little Lorne (Gump) Worsley of…
Connelly Sidelined With Broken Ankle
KINGSTON, Ont.— Kingston Frontenacs have learned that right winger Wayne Connelly has been lost to the team for a minimum of five weeks. Connelly, who started the season with Boston Bruins in the National League, suffered a broken ankle—Jan. 20 against St. Louis Braves. Connelly went to hospital for X-rays when 1 his ankle hurt too much to skate at practice. In 20 games with the Frontenacs this season, Connelly has four goals and 11 assists.…
SAWCHUK REMOVED FROM TROPHY HUNT BY HAND INJURY
DETROIT, Mich.— Terry Sawchuk has time and a cast on his hand and doesn’t know what to do with either. “When it happened,” said Sawchuk after three tendons in his left hand were slashed by Torontonian Bob Pulford’s skate, “I thought at least I’d be able to sleep in in the mornings for awhile.” Sawchuk — whose injury takes him out of the running for All-Star and Hart Trophy honors — lives on a lake out in the Detroit suburbs and has to be an early riser to get to practice. “But I still wake up at 7 o’clock with the kids,” Sawchuk said. “Then I read the paper through, do the crossword and word game and read the paper again a couple of more times.” Despite a string of ailments and injuries this season —…
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