Rangers Lower Boom On Habs But Pay Price In Manpower

NEW YORK, N.Y.— If one word could describe the Rangers’ fifth-place plight the verb “help” would be more than appropriate, They’re now losing hockey players faster than hockey games. In fact, even when the Rangers win, as they did when they beat Montreal, 6-5. on January 9, they had to sacrifice Jim Neilson and Donnie Marshall to do it. Neilson suffered a shoulder injury and Marshall a charley horse in that one after Rod Seiling had been sidelined with a sore shoulder in a winning effort against Boston here on January 6. The orginal estimate on Neilson was a month, but a second examination improved the diagnosis and the Indian’s absence was reduced to a week or 10 days. Seiling, whose left shoulder was badly bruised in the game against Boston, returned to…

NATIONAL LEAGUE

“you like 7up 7up Likes you” How They Stand (Standings on Wed., Jan. 20) GAMES COMPLETED Wed., Jan. 13 Chicago 0, Toronto 0 Thurs., Jan. 14 Toronto 5, Montreal 3 Boston 5, New York 2 Sat., Jan. 16 Montreal 3, Boston 2 Detroit 4, Toronto 2 New York 6, Chicago 3 Sun., Jan. 17 Montreal 4, Chicago 2 Toronto 3, Boston 1 New York 4, Detroit 2 GAMES TO COME Wed., Jan. 20 Montreal at Toronto Boston at Chicago Thurs., Jan. 21 Boston at Detroit Sat., Jan. 23 Boston at Montreal New York at Toronto Sun., Jan. 24 Montreal at Boston Toronto at Detroit New York at Chicago…

Courcy Shakes Injury Jinx To Become Hot Scorer

CLEVELAND, Ohio In his ninth professional season, and in his third try at a regular American Hockey League berth, right winger Bob Courcy of the Cleveland Barons appears to have made the grade. Courcy, who tried to stick twice with the Buffalo Bisons and once with the Quebec Aces in previous years, suddenly has blossomed into one of the more dangerous goal scorers in the AHL. Off to a fast start this season, Courcy ran afoul of the injury jinx that has beset the Barons this year, sustaining a kidney injury when he crashed into the boards on one of the Barons’ eastern trips. Hospitalized for several days and out of action for six games, the 28-year-old Granby, Quebec, native came back all the way. In the Barons’ losing streak that has reached eight…

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