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August 1, 1964
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Mulligan Renamed Commissioner Of IHL
TOLEDO, O.— Andy Mulligan has been re - elected commissioner of the International Hockey League. The affable general manager of the Toledo Sports Arena, the big figure in the success of the IHL for the past few years, agreed to stay at the helm of the league at its annual meeting of club directors and governors in Dayton. Mulligan said he was certain the new Dayton team would prove a valuable asset to the IHL and anticipated a big season for the circuit. He said both Windsor and Chatham had with-drawn leaving the IHL with six teams. They include Port Huron, Fort Wayne, Toledo, Des Moines, Muskegon and Dayton. The IHL season will commence Oct. 30 and close March 28 with each team playing a 70-game schedule. In other league developments, Port Huron grabbed Bill…
Crozier Optimistic With Amerks After Taking Over Dual Club Role
ROCHESTER, N. Y. The Rochester Americans, who normally hire a new coach this time of the year, have pulled a switch — they’ve acquired a new general manager and kept an “old” coach. Joe Crozier, coach of the 1963-64 Amerks, will handle both the general manager and coaching duties in the coming campaign. Crozier becomes the third GM since Rochester joined the American Hockey League in 1956. Paul Bibeault was in charge for the first three seasons, with Jack Riley taking over in 1959. Riley left the post here vacant when he accepted the AHL presidency May 19. Joe is only the second coach to have more than one term with the Amerks. Steve Kraftcheck was the previous bench boss who lasted more than one season. Other coaches were Billy Reay, Roly McLenahan, Bucko…
Nick Weslock Captures Adam Brown Golf Tournament
HAMILTON, Ont. — Nick Wes-lock, a veteran golfer who has been kicking around the amateur tournament trail for 20 years, came through to capture the fourth annual Adam Brown Memorial Golf Tournament at the Glendale Golf Club. Weslock battered par posting a three-under 69 to win top honors over a field of 150 that included many of hockey’s top names. Andy Bathgate, now recognized as the ice sport’s best golfer, shot a 73 but had to share first place honors with Les Binkley, the Cleveland Barons’ goalkeeper, among the hockey playing fraternity. Bathgate won the event last year after a playoff. Greg Patterson of Mount Hope Golf Club finished second to Wes-lock in the overall event with a 71. Jimmy Neale, the host Glendale pro, shot a par 72. While Bathgate and Binkley carried off low…
Ex-NHL Star Taffy Abel Dies, Played On Two Cup Winners
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. Clarence (Taffy) Abel, first United States-born player to make good in the National Hockey League, died here Aug. 1. He was in his 62nd year. During his big league career he played on two Stanley Cup winners. Abel, a moon-faced, burly defenseman, broke into the NHL in 1926-27 with the original New York Rangers. He played three years with the Blues and was a teammate of such hockey greats as the famed Cook brothers, Bill and Bun, and Frank Boucher. When the Rangers won their first Stanley Cup under Lester Patrick in 1928, Abel was a defensive cog on the team along with Goalie Lorne Chabot, Ching Johnson, Leo Bourgault and others. After a spell with the Rangers Abel moved on to the Chicago Black Hawks where he again…
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