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April 27, 1963
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Leafs’ Future Bright After Cup Win
The Hockey News THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Vol. 16—No. 30 MONTREAL, APRIL 27, 1963 PRICE: 15¢ TORONTO, Ont.— Maple Leafs will have the same cast of characters available for defence of their Stanley Cup championship next season. That includes general manager Punch Imlach who said he will continue as coach, too. None of Leafs’ elderly veterans talked of retirement as the team celebrated its second consecutive world title. “I’ll be back,” said goalie John Bower, 38. “See you in September,” said Allan Stanley, 37. “I’m not certain,” said Red Kelly, 36, who has discussed quitting hockey so he can devote more time to his duties as Member of Parliament for York West. “I’ll give it some serious thought,” Kelly added, “but right now I’m looking forward to a vacation.” All this is not to say Leafs won’t alter their line-up by…
Windsor, Chatham Eye IHL Again
TOLEDO, Ohio— When the International Hockey League convenes its annual meeting May 1 and 2 in St. Paul, one of the major items of business before Commissioner Andy Mulligan and his league teams is whether or not to take in new entries for next season. It is reported that Windsor and Chatham, Ont., both former IHL members, will be on hand to make application to re-enter the loop for 1963-64. Denver and Kansas City are also said to be interested in IHL franchises.…
Maloney Again Chosen MVP In Western Loop
VANCOUVER, B.C.— Vancouver’s veteran center Phil Maloney was voted the most valuable player in the Western Hockey League again. Rival players gave him 369 votes, compared with 335 compiled by season scoring leader Guyle Fielder. The award was worth $500 to Maloney. The 1962-63 season marks the second time Maloney has won the WHL’s MVP award and it is the third of his professional career. "Fabulous Phil” won the WHL scoring championship and MVP award in the 1955-56 season and, in the 1960-61 season, he was awarded the Les Cunningham Plaque, symbolic of the top player in the American Hockey League. In the eves of the players the Most Valuable Player award is the most coveted of all ice honors and Maloney is the only player to ever gain the award in…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TORONTO, Ont.— Champagne flowed for the Toronto Maple Leafs after they won the Stanley Cup again this season before their home fans and the little man who rightly took the biggest gulp from the famed cup was Dave Keon, the toast of Toronto and a big star for the Leafs in their ninth world championship conquest. Keon scored twice, his sixth and seventh of the playoffs, to lead the Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the Red Wings as Toronto won the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final 4-1 in games, to complete a successful defence of their NHL title. The game was the most exciting of the entire series. Keon, the key man in Leafs’ march to the Stanley Cup this spring, scored his first with Toronto shorthanded and his second into an empty…
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