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January 25, 1964
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Barons Complete Drive To Top
CLEVELAND, Ohio When the Cleveland Barons moved into first place in the American League on Jan. 12. it marked an achievement that most observers in the AHL had considered impossible only a short month and a half before. The Barons not only shoved themselves out in front of Pittsburgh for the Western Division lead, but they also moved ahead of the top Eastern Division sextet. Yet, on November 24, the Cleveland icers had trailed Pittsburgh by six full games. Prior to the opening of the AHL season, it was noted that the Barons had a schedule that would not encourage long winning or losing streaks. It was a schedule of relatively short road trips and relatively short stays on home ice. That is just the way things have worked out. The Barons have not run…
Player of the week
Terry Sawchuk … Detroit Red Wings They say that all good things come to those who wait and no one has been more patient than Detroit’s Terry Sawchuk in his bid to become hockey’s all-time shutout king. The 34-year-old Sawchuk became the holder of the National Hockey League record for most shutouts by a goalkeeper in a lifetime when he blanked Montreal Canadiens 2-0 Jan. 18 at Montreal. It was the 95th for Sawchuk and enabled him to pull away from the immortal George Hainsworth, who set the original record of 94 during a 10 1/2 year career with Canadiens and Toronto back in the 30’s. Sawchuk had gone 15 games without registering a ‘zero’ although he came close but for the final minute of one game against Montreal, the same team he…
Omaha Maintaining Top Pace With Three Teams In Pursuit
OMAHA. Neb.— The hustling Knights are still setting the pace for the Central Hockey League race although St. Louis and Minneapolis are staying within striking distance all the time. “You can never let down,” opines Omaha Player Coach Bill McCreary. “At the beginning of the season when we won eleven in a row the pressure was terrific,” he recalls. “Every team is still out to knock us off,” he adds. McCreary, in an effort to keep his team up not only physically, but also mentally, puts them through tough workouts almost daily. “You have to skate, skate, skate, to stay in shape, keep the edge and continue winning,” the freshman : hockey mentor believes. With the return of Claude Larose from Montreal, the Knights are now at full strength again and are hopeful the…
Boone Aims For 45 Goals With Vancouver Canucks; Belisle Hot ‘Latecomer’
VANCOUVER, B. C. BUDDY BOONE has scored 22 goals for Vancouver, half of his production of last season, and he’s shooting for 45 this time around. DAN BELISLE still going hot and heavy for the Canucks. Scored two of three goals in recent victory over Seattle, and is second only to Phil Maloney in points-per-game output despite being with the club for only 17 games. He has nine goals to date. PORTLAND’S Buckaroos couldn’t buy a victory up to the first of the year; now have won seven of their last eight and are in second place in the league. AL MILLAK, Denver goalie, had seven snots go past him in one game last week and still maintained a commanding edge on the other netminders with a 2.33 average. 69 points ahead of the…
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