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February 6, 1965
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THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY Founded October 1st, 1947 Published weekly except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishinr Co. Ltd. 1484 St. Catherine Street West, Montreal 25, Que. Kenneth William McKenzie, Will V. Cote, President and Publisher Vice-Pres. and Gen Mgr. Yearly Subscription Rates: $4.00 in Canada and the British Commonwealth $5.00 in the U.S.A, and Foreign Countries. Postage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Printed in Canada. VOL. 18 MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 6. 1965 NO. 18…


Terry Harper Giving Canadiens Top Performance Despite Big Odds
MONTREAL, Que.— A man who seems to have moved quietly into the shadows of the hockey world, this season, is Terry Harper of the Hab defense. The hard-rock hitter from Regina, Sask., who was hailed as an outstanding find a year ago, appears to have lost some ground. For one thing, he failed to poll a vote for any of the awards at the halfway mark. And, he also failed to get so much as a point in the All-Star selections. This is a far cry from the situation a year-ago, when Harper racked up 14 votes for a berth on the midseason Dream Team,—the most of any Canadien defenseman. However, far from being a knock on the selectors’ choices of various candidates for first-half honors, the point is being made here solely…


Sterner May Be Rangers’ Last Playoff Hope
NEW YORK, N. Y. The Rangers, who have come up with more than one lemon, hope they weren’t picking a Swedish meatball when they reached into Baltimore for ex-Olympic star Ulf Sterner. Red Sullivan, the eterna optimist who views the Blues fast-fading playoff portrait through rose-colored lenses, indicated the customary confidence that Sterner, the NHL’s first European born and Europear trained player, could improve the picture. Sterner, a sturdy 6-1, 185-pounder, has been acclimating himself to the complexities of pro hockey on the Blueshirt farms at St. Paul and Baltimore. While Sullivan was expounding on the quality of Sterner’s backhand shot and GM Emile Francis was lauding the abilities of the 23-year-old passer and playmaker, the Rangers were languishing nine points behind Detroit before the Blues hosted the basement Bruins, January 27. The…


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