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March 28, 1964
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Chicago Misses Sweep, Places Five On First Team; Beliveau Named MVP, Laperrière Leading Rookie
—MONTREAL, Que. The Chicago Black Hawks may not have won the National Hockey League championship but individually they were the big favorites of the fans across the country when it came to picking the all-star teams. The results of THE HOCKEY NEWS 17th annual all-star poll announced this week clearly indicated the fans had eyes mostly for the Black Hawks, who lost the NHL title in a dramatic stretch race to the Montreal Canadiens. The Hawks almost pulled off a first team sweep, something unheard of in NHL circles. In all Chicago placed five players on the first ‘dream’ squad and only defenseman Tim Horton managed to break through the Black Hawks monopoly to win a defense berth. The Hawks placed a total of six on the two teams, with Montreal and Toronto each…
Reds’ Ranieri Recovering From Fractured Skull After Ice Spill
PROVIDENCE, R. I. It may be that the Rhode Island Reds are involved in a crucial battle for a playoff spot, but much of the local attention has been focused recently on the progress of winger George Ranieri, who has been recovering from a serious head injury. Ranieri, who suffered a concussion and skull fracture in a game at Springfield on Feb. 29th. underwent a successful operation two weeks ago to remove a blood clot near the left side of his brain. The 28-year old veteran, who spent three hours in surgery, made what doctors called “a remarkable recovery” from the operation. Dr. Leonard J. Triedman, the team physician, said the operation was a “complete success” and that Ranieri is scheduled to be released from the hospital very soon. Ranieri suffered the injury during…
Hodge Virtual Playoff Rookie, To Lead Habs Into Cup Round
MONTREAL, Que. A man who is a near-stranger to NHL playoffs will be guarding the nets for Montreal, when the chips go on the line this week. Charlie Hodge, the perennial standby, is making what amounts to his debut as a regular netminder in playoffs at the NHL level. His only previous experience was as a fill-in for Jacques Plante, in the playoff series of 1954-55. Charlie played part of four games, that time, in what was a highly unusual manoeuvre on the part of Canadiens. It involved a round-robin system, whereby Plante would play part of a game and be relieved by Hodge at regular intervals throughout the contest. The system was abandoned after a four-game trial. Charlie came out of it with an average of 1.50, having allowed six goals during…
Howell Climaxes Big Year, Named Most Popular Ranger
NEW YORK, N.Y. — With quiet perseverance and grim determination Harry Howell has conquered the toughest audience in North America — the Ranger hockey fans. It took the handsome defenseman more than a decade to do it but he finally was voted the most popular Ranger as well as the most valuable. Nearly booed out of the Garden for his phlegmatic but efficient technique, Howell won over Garden critics in the past few years merely by playing well. Others, like Allan Stanley, were traded before they could make the conquest. Don McKenney never really had a chance. “McKenney is a fine player,” said General Manager Muzz Patrick, “but he had no future in New York because of the way he was treated by a small group of observers.” “Howell, another fine player, got the same…
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