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December 7, 1963
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Fort Wayne Seen Ready To Roll; Team Rate Begins Levelling Off
FORT WAYNE, Ind.— With the Windsor Bulldogs engaged in Euro-pean competition, the International Hockey League appeared to have settled down to a three-team race, but there were indications that it would not remain so very long, with the leaders knocking each other over and the early patsies beginning to close ranks. Fort Wayne’s Komets, after a very ordinary start, appeared to have hit their stride when they knocked off the leaders, Port Huron and Toledo, in successive encounters, 7-5 and 6-2. But the Komets were then shocked by a 4-2 loss at Chatham, beat the Maroons in a return game, 6-3, and lost an over-time at Toledo that kept them in third place. In the meantime, Toledo and Port Huron kept things close at the top with two surprising back-to-back games in which…
Minneapolis Making Big Push For Lead
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— The Minneapolis Bruins are starting to flex their muscles and it appears they don’t care who they upset in their scramble to get to the top of the Central Pro Hockey League. The Bruins knocked off the leading Omaha Knights 6-4 and the runner-up St. Paul Rangers 2-1 on successive nights to move past the St. Louis Braves into third position in the tightening league race. Harry Sinden’s young Bruins have won three straight games and their victory over Omaha was highlighted by a roughouse battle in which Knights’ new player-coach Bill McCreary was the recipient of a 10-minute misconduct penalty while 4,010 Omaha fans looked on. Jean Paul Parise led the Bruins against Omaha with two big goals while Wayne Schultz and Wayne Maxner added singles. Gerry Ouellette and Billy Knibbs, both…
Ex-NHL Great Signed By Quebec
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Doug Harvey’s 14-year run in the National Hockey League came to an abrupt end when the Rangers handed him his unconditional release Nov. 26. Harvey was promptly hired by the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League after all NHL teams waived on his services. The 39-year-old rearguard, seven-time winner of the Norris Trophy as leading defenseman in the NHL, will join the Aces for the balance of the season and will be reunited with an old hockey teammate, Floyd Curry, who coacheds the lowly Quebecers in the AHL. The Aces said Harvey appeared to be very happy with his new contract. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Montreal Canadiens’ vice-president Ken Reardon turned thumbs down on Harvey after his release by the Rangers. The Toronto Leafs’ Stafford Smythe said the…
Olson Flying High As Scorer With Lowly Indians
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.— While the Springfield Indians fortunes have taken a turn for the worst this season, center Dennis Olson is one player feeling no reduction in his scoring output. The tall center is the leading scorer of the Tribe and has been the only Indian in the American Hockey League’s top 10. The lanky Swede had 17 points on five goals and 12 assists in 15 games. And he has been the club’s only consistent scorer. In previous years with the Indians, Olson was generally considered the club’s No. 3 or 4 center behind such luminaries as three-time scoring champion Bill Sweeney, Brian Kilrea and Art Stratton, a trio of outstanding pivotmen. Because of his lowly status with the Indians Olson usually had to be content with the players left over after the two top…
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