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March 2, 1963
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Construction Start On New Garden Planned For June In New York
NEW YORK, N.Y.— New York City has officially given its green light to the $100,000,000 Madison Square Garden III, which will be the Rangers’ 25,000-seat arena in 1966. Legal go-ahead on the sprawling sports center was provided by the City’s Planning Commission and Board of Estimate, both of which had to approve the new Garden plans before construction actually can begin. “Work on the new Garden will begin in June,” Rangers’ President Bill Jennings told THE HOCKEY NEWS. “That’s when we’ll start tearing down Penn Station.” The Garden complex, comprising four buildings, will be built over Pennsylvania Station tracks, at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue. The present Garden is at 50th Street and Eighth Avenue. “We hope to have the new Garden completed in two-and-a-half to three years,” predicted Irving Mitchell Felt, chairman of the…


Peterborough Surprise Crew As Playoff Picture Takes Shape
ST. CATHARINES, Ont.— The four teams which will qualify for the Ontario Hockey Association junior “A” playoffs are set. Now all that is to be decided is the order of finish. Guelph Royals, cellar-dwellers since the first two weeks of the schedule finished in last place and St. Catharines Black Hawks followed them into the discard last week the first time a St. Catharines team has missed the play off in 27 years. The Hawks, clinging to a mathematical chance of catching either Hamilton Red Wings or Peterborough Petes for the final post-season berth had their hopes smashed when they dropped an 8-4 decision in Guelph, then two days later were blanked 1-0 by the surprising Petes. “Surprising” is an appropriate adjective for the Peterborough club which finished deep in last place last season. The graduation…


Defenseman Haddon Leads Candidates For ‘Most Gentlemanly Player’ Award
SEATTLE, Wash.— More than two-thirds of the current campaign has been completed and several names appear to be in the running for the League’s Most Gentlemanly Award this season. The hardworking defensemen in the league, though sometimes very deserving, are oftentimes by-passed in this award as statistical proof of their ability in the way of scoring points are not comparable to high-scoring forwards even though they may be every bit as effective in their defensive roles. Despite all this, one defenseman this season rates right along with the most outstanding forwards in competing for the award. He is Los Angeles Blades’ Lloyd Haddon, after 52 games as one of the Blades most outstanding defensemen in which he scored 15 goals and assisted on 22 others for a total of 37 points, has…


Portland Still Dominates South; Totems, Canucks Class Of North
VANCOUVER, B.C.— With less than a month left on the Western Hockey League schedule the only thing that appears definite is both division races will go down to the wire before all positions are settled. HOCKEY NEWS correspondent Hugh Watson takes a long, hard look at the teams and here’s how he figures the races shape up: Southern Division PORTLAND: Early in the season it appeared that the Buck-aroos tinder Hal Laycoe were too well balanced and would run away with the regular season championship. The Bucks are getting great years out of Gordie Fashoway, a wonderful spot player, and goalie Don Head. The defending division champs are still just as sharp as when the league opened last October but the rest of the league has tightened considerably. However, the Bucks still win…