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November 9, 1963
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New Windsor Entry Off On European Hockey Tour
WINDSOR, Ont.- Windsor Bulldogs, both playing personnel and front office, had double trouble as the International Hockey League campaign opened. They had to think first about getting away to a good start in the early weeks of the IHL schedule and to look ahead to a three-weeks tour of Europe as winners of the Allan Cup, symbolic of the Canadian championship. Back in the IHL for the first time since the 1949-50 season, Windsor was granted a three weeks break for the European tour, during which time they will play six games in Russia, three in Czechoslovakia and one each in East Germany and Switzerland. The Bulldogs will leave Windsor on Nov. 12 by jet. The Bulldogs, given permission to open training ten days ahead of the rest of the league, started impressively by…
PASSING THE PUCK
• CHICAGO – – –HOCKEY INTEREST has never been higher here in the Windy City as the Black Hawks look forward to winning their first NHL championship … Coach Billy Reay has instilled a great spirit among his band of stars and they are determined to win everything in sight … Some die-hard Hawk fans even think the Hawks won’t lose more than a few games all season … The Hawks are taking movies of all I their home games this year. They are used for I player improvement and the players go over the I films after each game … Also, the Hawks will I make up a half-hour film of the best clips and use I this film in and around the Chicago area at service, I church…
John McKenzie Making Good On Third Big League Try
Rugged John McKenzie of the Black Hawks hopes he’s in the big time to stay this season — his third try at the National Hockey League. Only 170 pounds, the fireball Chicago winger has already flunked two : major league hockey tests with Detroit and Chicago. This year he’s getting his : big chance as the right winger on the : Hawk’s big line with Bobby Hull and : Billy Hay. It’s a great opportunity says McKenzie, who reveals in next week’s HOC: KEY NEWS to Chicago correspondent Harry Molter, the reasons why he thinks he’s more qualified to be a National Leaguer this time.…
Mathers Hits Bears’ Inconsistency
BALTIMORE, MD.— After a faltering start, the Hershey Bears suddenly caught fire with a four game win streak, then once again slipped to close the first month of play with nine points. In the opening ten games, the Bears posted a 4-5-1 log which kept them among the leaders in the American League’s Eastern Division race. Compared with last year’s record at the same stage, Hershey was running one point ahead, having garnered only eight, points the month of October. Injuries to veteran defensemen, Howie Yanosik, who missed two games, and Ralph Keller, who has been out of action since late September, somewhat hampered the outfit in the early going. However; one phase which needs improvement is the checking of the entire club as coach Frank Mathers claims the opponents’ are getting too many…
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