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February 22, 1964
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Win Streak Makes Hornets Threat Again
PITTSBURGH. Pa. The Pittsburgh Hornets seemed to have returned to winning form during a four-game home stand Feb. 1-8 during w hi c h they turned in a pair of shutout victories and near shutout in the other two. But when they hit the road for a game at Springfield Feb. 9 the defense seemed to come apart at the seams and they missed a golden opportunity to close in on the Cleveland Barons as they dropped a 6-4 decision to the Indians. The Hornets shut out Quebec, 5-0, February 1. They played a 2-2 deadlock with Hershey the afternoon of Feb. 2 when a pair of unusually freakish goals prevented Hank Bassen from getting two shutouts in a row. Then they whitewashed Baltimore, 3-0, Feb. 5, and defeated Buffalo, 3-1, Feb. 8 with…
PASSING THE PUCK
• TERRY SAWCHUK was telling friends recently that he has decided to be more of a standup goalie and that he’s been concentrating on staying on his feet. Maybe that’s one of the reasons the Wings have climbed back into fourth place and opened up a sizeable gap between themselves and the New York Rangers … The Montreal Forum allowed the CBC permission to rent its ice surface for a television production that will take satirical slapshots at hockey after Maple Leaf Gardens refused permission to the Canadian television network … Owners of Maple Leaf Gardens were sick with disappointment when the Ontario Legislature refused permission for them to increase the Gardens’ capacity by 4,000 seats through building two overhangs over two adjoining streets. The proposal went down to defeat,…
Miszuk Makes NHL Despite Late Hockey Start
DETROIT, Mich. When most Canadian boys of five and six were clipping out pictures of Toe Blake, Elmer Lach, Maurice Richard, Bill Durnan and the Bentleys, John Miszuk didn’t know what hockey was. Detroit and the Red Wings were even more remote and Miszuk still had no idea of the sport until 1949 when his family emigrated to Canada from Europe. He didn’t start skating until he was nearly 12, didn’t get into organized hockey until he was “13 or 14". But, as Miszuk made clear after a recent bout with Chicago blond bomber Bobby Hull, he’s made the National Hockey League and intends to stay. “You’ve got to show them you belong up here,” said the quiet, 23-year-old Red Wing rookie defenseman. “I figure I was lucky to get a standoff, though,” he added.…
Worst Ever Says Blues’ Ace
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Somehow, the “slumping” Andy Bathgate has managed to retain h i s grip on fourth place in the NHL scoring race in most ex-crutiating fashion. It has been inferred that the Ranger captain has been in a prolonged slump” because his goal total as of mid-February was a trifling 15. since Andy scored 35 goals last season and as many as 40 in a season past, critics have a right to label Andy’s effort a slump. Matter of fact, so has Bathgate. “It’s the worst slump I’ve ever had in nine full seasons,” Andy said recently after he had scored only two goals in 18 games. Within the two days following his self-blast, Andy scored twice … The Rangers, incidentally, lost twice. Bathgate’s efforts reminded one of Jean Beliveau, the Montreal magician who…
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