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February 8, 1964
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Leafs Plan More Youth For Next Year
TORONTO, Ont.— With an average age of almost 30 years. Toronto Maple Leafs are the oldest team in the National League. Punch Iml a c h, the coach and general manager, admits that such statistics cause him deep concern from time to time. He figures they mean two things, that Leafs are courting disaster at certain positions where players are near the end of their peak years and that the extensive Toronto farm system hasn’t been supplying new material at an adequate rate. Now Imlach has decided upon a youth movement for the forthcoming 1964-65 season. It’s time, he says, to groom replacements for Leafs’ more elderly workmen. Besides, Imlach observes, the satellite teams are packed with talented youngsters who must be given a chance. “I stood pat with my championship Stanley Cup team…
Surprising Habs Hit Heights Stealing NHL Lead From Hawks
MONTREAL, Que. — They said it couldn’t happen, and for a while it looked as though they were right. There were the Montreal Canadiens in the midst of a rebuilding program, this season, with as oddly an assorted crew as they’ve had in years. Unfamiliar names like Dave Balon, John Ferguson and Bryan Watson dotted the lineup, and were reinforced from time to time by youngsters like Claude Larose, and outright juniors like Andre Boudrias and Yvan Cournoyer. How could a team like this ever aspire to first place in the NHL standings? True, they had the great Jean Beliveau and a few other tried and true performers, but look what the opposition had. Was it reasonable to suppose that this team could climb above the Stanley Cup champion Leafs? Was it possible…
Windsor Scoring Ace On Fantastic Spree
— WINDSOR, N. S. Jacques Allard, second year ace with the powerpacked Windsor Maple Leafs, has set another Maritime record for points in one season. Allard, who broke the old mark by potting 138 points last season in his first campaign in the Nova Scotia Senior Hockey League, bettered his own mark this year and by the time the schedule ends on Feb. 22 he could reach a mark that will never be beaten. Allard’s total reached the 147-point level as the regular campaign moved into its final four weeks and the way the stocky centreman has been going he could approach the 200-point level by the time the playoffs roll around. Allard’s outstanding play has been the biggest reason why the overpowering Leafs opened up a fabulous 46-point lead at the top of…
Can Clippers Do It Again?
BALTIMORE. Md. — The stage is set for another Cinderella - styled Baltimore Clipper finish. Only this time, the actors are having trouble with their lines. As was the case last year, the Clippers backed themselves into deep trouble for making the Calder Cup play-offs. Now it’s up to the last act to save the show. And a new crop of stars may be needed to pull this one out. For example, the three leading scorers for Baltimore last year are far off their 1962-63 pace. Dave Creighton who played the leading Clipper role last year while pacing the first time Baltimore starters into the play-offs with 72 points, is bothered with a scoring jinx heading into the stretch drive. He is headed by three teammates this time. The situation is even more alarming when you…
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