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February 13, 1965

The Hockey News February 13, 1965

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0017-15" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1523/2400621-1-eng-US/f0017-152.jpg"></div>PICTORIALFEBRUARY ISSUE ON NEWSSTANDSITS THE WORLD&rsquo;S OFFICIAL HOCKEY MAGAZINE &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

HOCKEY “GREATEST TEAM I EVER COACHED” BY TOE BLAKE

<div class="byline">BY MATT DENNIS</div>ST. PAUL, Minn.&mdash;Jim Mikol was reassigned to the Rangers by the New York parent club. And his return was a real shot in the arm for St. Paul&rsquo;s title hopes. In his four previous games with St. Paul he notched 12 points.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01413/2400376-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="256" height="413"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tom McCarthy</figcaption></div>In his first game after his short jaunt to the NHL, he picked up an assist, followed with a goal in his second test and triggered a &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo; in his third contest giving him 17 points in seven engagements. Ranger coach Fred Shero looked on the veteran as the new team leader and Mikol was living up to his new billing.Emile &ldquo;Cat&rdquo; Francis spoke highly of St. Paul Rangers when he took Ulf Sterner from the Baltimore club to the NHL Rangers.&ldquo;Remember we started him at St. Paul where Jack Milford and Fred Shero did a good job on brushing up his fundamentals to help him on the way to the major league,&rdquo; said Francis, the New York general manager. Sterner was returned to Baltimore last week.MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;Larry Lund has been a sparkplug for the Bruins and fired four &ldquo;hat tricks&rdquo; in 14 games joining the club from San Francisco of the Western Hockey League.The Bruins signed rightwinger Duncan Rousseau to a pro contract after he had scored one goal and picked up two assists in his five-game tryout period.TULSA&mdash;Andre Champagne returned to Toronto and worked out with Marlboros of the OHA Junior A ranks while waiting for his broken thumb to heal.Defenseman Marc Reaume was sidelined with a pulled leg muscles and rightwinger Bill Flett sat out four games with a bruised foot.Barry Trapp, who played defense with Denver last season and opened this term with Victoria of the Western League, has joined the Oilers and on his arrival Jack Chipchase was returned to Toronto Marlboros after a five-game tryout.Tom McCarthy, Oilers&rsquo; top point-getter, sat out a two-game suspension after St. Paul&rsquo;s Mike McMahon was tagged for 13 stitches when McCarthy swung his stick on the Tulsa defenseman.MEMPHIS&mdash;Greg Pilling of the Wings is through for the season suffering a broken right leg in a game against St. Louis in which he collided with Ray Larose.Bert Marshall is back in the lineup after being out with a collarbone break and Johnny MacMillan has returned after a leg injury.General manager-coach Eddie Bush figured that if the Wings could win 15 of their 10 home games left on the schedule they could catch a playoff berth.OMAHA&mdash;Omaha Knights have stayed in the battle for the league&rsquo;s top spot and playingcoach Mill McCreary was heartened by the return of Gary Peters who was out for tree weeks with a knee injury. He fired two goals against St. Paul in his first game back in the lineup.Don Leisemer, 18-year-old forward from the Montreal Junior Canadiens of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A ranks, played two games on a tryout basis and was returned to the Montreal club.Andre Boudrias is proving an adept playmaker and helped set up 33 tallies and notched 11 in 37 games at the Knights top point-getter.Norm Dennis took over the team sniping honors with 19 goals.ST. LOUIS&mdash;Gus Kyle, the coach of the St. Louis Braves, has had little to smile about this season but his face had to break out in a wide grin when he discussed the five-goal scoring spree in one game by John McKenzie.Plagued by injuries since the season&rsquo;s opening faceoff, Kyle has worked hard with patched-up lineups to try to get his Braves into a consistent win streak.His cry for help to Tommy Ivan, general manager of the Parent Chicago Black Hawks resulted in the NHL club sending down the 27-year-old right winger to the Hawks &ldquo;on loan&rdquo; for two weeks. He has returned to the Hawks but not before leaving his mark in the CPHL.On the Chicago injury list, Ivan thought St. Louis would be a good spot for McKenzie to skate himself back into condition. He showed he was ready, willing and able in his first time out by caging all five tallies as the Braves thumped Memphis, 5-1.&ldquo;McKenzie gave us a real shot in the arm and maybe we can swing into winning ways,&rdquo; said the St. Louis coach. &#9632;

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Veteran Seen New Leader’ For St. Paul

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div>NIAGARA FALLS, Ont-Niagara Falls Flyers and Toronto Marlboros are slowly but surely pulling away from he other six teams as the Ontario Hockey Association junor A schedule heads into the ast month.The Flyers, Ontario champions during the 1962-63 season but defeated in a six-game series by the perennial western champion Edmonton Oil Kings, took advantage of a week-long layoff by the Marlboros to stretch their lead to seven points over last year&rsquo;s Canadian champions.However, Hap Emms and Bill Long have little trouble impressing on their charges that even that lead is subject to revision now that the Dukes are back in Ontario after a three-game exhibition swing on the East Coast.The Marlies have played three fewer games than the Flyers and as soon as they returned to the familiar Maple Leaf Gardens they held the Niagara Falls club to a 4-4 draw.The largest crowd to watch a junior game in Canada in the past six years, 12,542 sat in on the battle of the Ontario giants, almost filling the Gardens to capacity.The Flyers, who have won or tied many games this season in the dying moments, spotted the Marlboros a 4-2 lead midway in the second period, then came back to earn the draw on goals by Derek Sanderson and their hard-shooting defenseman Gilles Marotte.The tie ran the Niagara Falls road record to 11 consecutive games in which they haven&rsquo;t suffered defeat. During that span they won nine, tied two.Their ability on the road plus their potent power play have combined to keep the well-balanced Niagara Falls club in a solidly contending pennant position.All four goals in Toronto were scored while the Marlboros had a man in the penalty box.While the Flyers and Marlboros were playing to a tie Peterborough Petes snatched a point out of the hands of the desperate St. Catharines Black Hawks when Captain Jim Peterson scored the winning goal with just 23 seconds of playing time remaining in St. Catharines.The win boosted the Petes into a solid third place spot, seven points over Oshawa Generals.Montreal Canadiens snapped out of a lengthy slump by trouncing Kitchener Rangers 6-2 at the Forum, virtually assuring themselves fifth place, their six goals coming from six different players.The Rangers, with a six-point edge over St. Catharines two weeks ago, failed to pick up a point during the week losing at home 6-4 to the Hawks and 6-2 in Montreal and slipped back into a tie with the Garden City team.However, the Hawks missed a golden opportunity to move into sixth alone when they dropped their last-second decision to Peterborough on home ice.The Hamilton Red Wings, seldom out of the cellar this year, appeared as if they might be on the move up the ladder.They gained a home draw (6-6) with St. Catharines, then thumped Oshawa 8-1 to trail both the Hawks and Rangers by just two points.The schedule could go right to the final weekend before the last playoff positions are decided.Meanwhile, Andre Lacroix and Ken Hodge are turning the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A scoring race into a two-way battle.Lacroix led Peterborough Petes to a 4-3 victory over Hamilton Red Wings with two goals and an assist. At the same time, Hodge was scoring two goals and adding an assist as St. Catharines Black Hawks walloped Toronto Marlboros 7-3.The three points gave Lacroix a total of 38 goals and 65 assists for 103 points in 41 games. But Hodge, who trails the Peterborough sharpshooter by 11 points, is the circuit&rsquo;s leading scorer with 48 goals in 40 games. &#9632;

Mar lies, Niagara Pull Away from Pack; Lacroix, Hodge Battle For Scoring Title

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div>MONTREAL, Que&mdash;The inexperienced young prospect who comes into the National Hockey League, is faced with many problems.He must learn to skate faster, shoot quicker, and work a lot harder for points than he did in the lesser leagues. He will find that he&rsquo;s given absolutely no time in front of a net to make the fancy plays that wowed them all in the minors. And if, perchance, he also has a reputatoion for being a dangerous man to tangle with, when he comes up, he&rsquo;ll be shocked to find how many opponents are willing and eager to put him to the test.A man named Claude Larose has found out about all these things. And, for awhile, it looked as though they were going to prove too much for him.Larose is a 22-year-old right winger who was tabbed as one of the most accomplished players in the minor leagues. Both with Hull-Ottawa in the EPHL, and Omaha in the Central Pro League, last season, he was an outstanding prospect. He was rated a good scorer, a good skater and, incidentally, a good man to keep away from in a fight. But, in a 21-game trial with Canadiens last season, Larose failed to impress anybody. He managed only one goal and one assist. His back-checking was atrocious. And, as for his fistic ability, he can fight, all right; but all it got him was a rash of penalties, including a costly match-misconduct against Chicago, when he tried to bash Stan Mikita in the penalty box.Things are different this year, however, and Larose has become one of the more effective forwards on the Canadiens&rsquo; team. After 44 games this season, he had 28 points (14-14) and was beginning to fulfill much of his early promise.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s getting his Share off goals, now,&rdquo; says Toe Blake, &ldquo;and that&rsquo;s helping his confidence a lot. There&rsquo;s also been a big improvement in his back-checking, this season. I used to be afraid to put him out before, because he was always getting trapped at the wrong end of the ice.&rdquo;Claude has been going both ways in fine style, lately, and he has been almost equally effective on every rink of the circuit. Besides maintaining a good defensive record, he has scored goals against every team in the league. Of his 14 goals to date, he got four against Toronto, three apiece against Chicago and Detroit, and counted twice against both New York and Boston. His 42 minutes in penalties, after 44 games, compares nicely to his crime sheet of a year ago. Then, he had 43 minutes in just 21 contests. All this is very encouraging to those who tabbed Larose as a sure-fire NHL prospect, when he was still just a kid in his &lsquo;teens.A native of Hearst, Ont., a pulp and paper town in the northern reaches of that Province, Larose is the eldest of seven children. He developed skating on the outdoor rinks around his hometown, and showed plenty of class with the puck in neighborhood games. He was spotted there by an NHL scout, and subsequently wound up in Peterborough, where he played Junior hockey with the Petes. That led to a pro contract with Hull-Ottawa in 1962-63, and an eventual tryout with the NHL Caunadiens. He played four games for Habs in 1963, and last season had the 21-game test that ended in failure.Says Claude: &ldquo;I was disappointed that 1 didn&rsquo;t stick with Canadiens, last season. To tell you the truth, I didn&rsquo;t think I played very well, but when I was still around after 20 games, I thought I&rsquo;d stay the rest of the season. Playing that 21st game and then being sent to the minors, means I have no chance at the Calder Cup this year.&rdquo;Larose is referring to the rule concerning the Calder Memorial Trophy, which says, in part: &ldquo;To be eligible for the award, a player cannot have played more than 20 games in any single preceding season&hellip;&rdquo; However, he did acquire valuable experience with the Omaha Knights, last year, and in 47 games he notched 49 points (27-22). He also chalked up 14 points (8-6) in eight playoff games, and was invited back to join Canadiens in training camp prior to the start of this season. But his troubles were far from over. He had a miserable training camp, during which he flashed a little of the form expected of him. And, to add to his woes, he had his nose broken in the first exhibition game that Canadiens played, last fall. The irony of the situation lay in the fact that Habs&rsquo; opponents, that evening, were Larose&rsquo;s old buddies, the Omaha Knights.&ldquo;It was kind of a freak accident that got me that broken nose,&rdquo; says Claude, ruefully. &ldquo;The puck went behind the Omaha net, and Jean Gauthier went after it. So did I. Suddenly, Jean lost his balance and fell backward. As he did, he swung his stick in a kind of circle. It smacked me across the nose, and right away I could tell it was bust.&rdquo;However, despite a training camp performance that was below par, Larose made the team this season. Since then, he has come on steadily and many of the rough spots in his play have been smoothed out. He still has to guard against what Toe Blake calls &ldquo;chippiness,&rdquo; however, in the matter of getting penalties.&ldquo;He has to learn to give and take, if he&rsquo;s going to play in this league,&rdquo; says Toe. &ldquo;It won&rsquo;t do for him to lose his temper every time he gets a bodycheck.&rdquo;Others are watching him, too, and a number are of the opinion that Larose may be heading for stardom. He has made a tremendous impact on the Montreal hockey scene this year playing with Ralph Backstrom and John Ferguson. &#9632;

Fiery Canuck Learning To Curb Temper. Backcheck This Year

<div class="byline">BY BOB HARRIS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01423/2400962-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey action is at its peak as both Montreal&rsquo;s BOBBY ROUSSEAU, left, and veteran MARCEL PRONOVOST of Detroit, go for the puck. The Red Wings are proving the surprise of the current NHL race and it has been mainly because of the play of players like Pronovost, long a Detroit standby.</figcaption></div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;The National Hockey League, long pressed for expansion, has taken a step in the right direction at least by announcing that club owners will meet next month to actually lay plans for the day when the league opens its doors to new cities and teams.This was revealed at the annual meeting of the NHL governors&rsquo; here last week at which president Clarence Campbell declared that the owners will devise a plan for possible expansion even if it takes years more to come about.The NHL knows only too well that expansion is as inevitable as tomorrow. They are prepared to face up to it but they don&rsquo;t intend to budge an inch in their demands for a top flight operation in any new areas.At least the league is going ahead with a master plan to raise the number of teams from its conventional six to posibly eight or 10. A special committee will define the value of a franchise, the physical and financial requirements and the methods of securing players for new teams.Campbell hinted that the NHL might even be in a position to accept expansion bids this summer when the league holds its June 7-10 meetings in Montreal.In other NHL business, the league voted to open two weeks later next year on Oct. 17 and close April 10 with Stanley Cup playoffs to follow and bring the league curtain down somewhere about the second week in May.One move was made to help the struggling fifth and sixth clubs&mdash;the have-nots of the NHL. Henceforth, the bottom club will be able to draft two players without dropping a name from its protected list of 18. The fifth-place club will be able to draft one player without exposing a protected player.The NHL also renewed its draft agreement with the American Hockey League. The NHL will not be able to draft from the AHL until next season. However, the AHL can start drafting NHL farmhands this year.Draft price from the AHL to the NHL will be $20,000. It will be $10,000 when the draft is made in the opposite direction. &#9632;

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NHL Readying For Expansion

NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;Carl Voss, the man who has steadfastly watched over the National Hockey League&rsquo;s officiating staff for the past 15 years, will step down from his post at the end of the season reportedly because of recent criticism directed against him by some of his dis-gruntled ex-employees.Word of Voss&rsquo;s impending retirement leaked out by chance during the recent National League governors&rsquo; meetings here last week behind closed doors.NHL President Clarance Campbell confirmed that Voss was planning to leave his post with the league but added that it was merely coincidence that the announcement coincided with the governors&rsquo; meeting.Cambell defended Voss. He said stories of Voss&rsquo;s retirement indicating criticism by the NHL of his work &ldquo;were completely unfounded.&rdquo;The NHL president said there was no basis for reports and added that Voss informed him last year that he planned to retire at the end of the 1963-64 seson but was urged to stay on for another year because of the difficulty in securing a suitable replacement for him.The report that Voss had been under fire from the NHL was first disclosed by New York hockey writer Stan Fischler in a bylined story for The Toronto Star. Fischler revealed that Voss had been severely criticized in a secret meeting for his handling of officials and his game reports.Voss has been under fire from many quarters in recent years. Former referees Jack Mehlenbacher, Dalt McArthur, Eddie Power and linesman George Hayes, dismissed two weeks ago for refusing to submit to an eye examination, had openly spoke against Voss after being fired by the NHL chief of referees.Voss also had several runins with Rangers&rsquo; brass over the last two years.Campbell refused to implicate Voss in any way for the criticism about the NHL officiating picture.Asked about possible successors, Campbell declined to give any names but said he had one or two names in mind to replace Voss.Concerning speculation that former top league referee Bill Chadwick was being considered, Campbell said &ldquo;that would be great&hellip;if he was available.&rsquo;&rsquo;Voss, 58, who lives in Buffalo, N.Y., joined the league as referee-in-chief in 1950 after playing with the old U.S. Hockey League.He climaxed his playing career with the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Black Hawks in 1937-38 as a centre. Earlier he had played with eight other teams over a 12year period.Campbell also disclosed that he received a note from Voss three months ago reiterating his intention of retiring at the end of this season &ldquo;for personal and family reasons.&rdquo;&ldquo;I think he has contributed tremendously to the NHL and the field of his efforts, namely the selection, employment, training, assignment and supervision of all game officials&mdash;referees and linesmen&mdash;in the three professional hockey leagues in North America,&rdquo; Campbell said.His work involved 22 officials and the staffing of 1,000 games.Voss said he had no plans for the future but would return to his home at the conclusion of the season to ponder his decision.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01561/2398448-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="540" height="533"><figcaption class="caption-body">CARL VOSS</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Car Voss To Retire From NHL Arter lb Years,

MONTREAL, Que.C1arence Campbell, president of the National Hockey League, said that as far as he is concerned, charges by former referee Eddie Powers of game manipuation, are old stuff and not even worth while worrying about.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02536/2398479-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="270" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Eddie Powers</figcaption></div>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to do anything about it,&rdquo; Campbell disclosed from his NHL hockey suite in midtown Montreal. &ldquo;We fought all this out a year ago and there&rsquo;s nothing new to justify doing anything at this time.&rdquo;In a front-page story in the Toronto Globe and Mail, Powers, a one-time top NHL referee now retired, said that he had given league governors evidence of an attempt to manipulate the outcome of a league game in 1962.He said he also told them there had been other indications of manipulation of the outcome of games, of prejudice toward some teams, intimidation of referees and attempts to undermine the authority of the referees in the public eye.There had also been, he charged, failure on the part of the league president and the referee-in-chief to back up referees when necessary in disputes with owners, managers and players.Powers said he attended the meeting in New York City last week and requested the governors, or at least one of them, to attend a meeting in Toronto where the evidence would be given under oath. He asked that he be notified, and later learned that the governors had declined to attend.He had called for the meeting, he said, to try to benefit hockey generally. Other linesmen and referees have joined him in the cause, he said.The game Powers claims was manipulated was played on March 22, 1962, between New York Rangers and Boston Bruins in Boston. New York won, 4-3.Dalton McArthur refereed the game, assisted by George Hayes and Walter Atanas as linesmen.McArthur has since left the NHL, and Hayes was fired from the league two weeks ago for failure to take a routine eye examination.McArthur has said that Carl Voss, the NHL referee-in-chief, visited the officials&rsquo; dressing room before the game in Boston. According to McArthur, he got the impression from Voss that he was to ease up on penalties to New York.The game was the last of the season. By winning, New York finished in fourth place ahead of Detroit Red Wings.Thus the Rangers continued into the Stanley Cup semi-finals, and Detroit was eliminated.McArthur has said that Voss told him to call only &ldquo;good penalties&rdquo; against New York because of the importance of the result of the game to New York.Powers said he also had evidence of &ldquo;intimidation of referees&rdquo; and &ldquo;of attempts to undermine the authority of the referees in the public eye.&rdquo;Powers, who quit the NHL about a year ago, criticized Voss, for failure &ldquo;to back up referees when necessary in connection with disputes with owners, managers and National Hockey League officials.&rdquo;Powers left the NHL halfway through his seventh season after he was rapped by Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; coach Toe Blake for his officiating of a game Jan. 31, 1963 in Montreal.Campbell fined Blake $200 but Powers resigned because he felt the penalty not severe enough.He later won a libel and slander suit against Blake, the Montreal Hockey Club and a French-language daily Montreal newspaper for an estimated $14,000. &#9632;

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Powers’ Game Manipulation Charges Old Stuff Says President Campbell

BOSTON, Mass.Weston Adams, owner of the Boston Bruins, isn&rsquo;t convinced that charges hurled by exreferee Eddie Powers have been fully explained to the satisfaction of the hockey world.Adams said he would demand that NHL President Clarence Campbell look into the reports that a crucial Boston-New York game in 1962 was possibly &lsquo;fixed.&rsquo;Adams cited charges made by Powers about the March 22, 1962, game won by the Rangers, 4-3. He said he had heard rumors about the game before, but had been told by Campbell that they were &ldquo;old hat&rdquo;&ldquo;But in the light of these new developments, I will want a full report,&rdquo; said Adams.&ldquo;I think that it is my obligation to the Bruins and our great fans to get all the facts on this situation,&rdquo; he said.Powers charged that refereein-chief Carl Voss urged former Referee Dalton MacArthur in a pre-game meeting to favor New York by calling &ldquo;only good penalties&rdquo; against the Rangers. &#9632;

Adams To Seek Charges Probe

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01561/2398572-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Here&rsquo;s high scoring line that has been the talk of the Montreal camp this season. Left to right, CLAUDE LAROSE, who plays right wing; JOHN FERGUSON, who patrols the left side, and pivot RALPH BACK-STROM. Between them they have accounted for 44 goals this season.</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Outranking such Canadiens&rsquo; scoring greats as Henri Richard and Jean Beliveau has become a source of pride with strong-skating Claude Larose this season.The Montreal right winger has blossomed out as one of the Habs&rsquo; top goal men this season with 16 goals making him the No. 3 goal scorer on the team behind Claude Provost and Ralph Backstrom, who have 17 each.Larose and his two linemates, Backstrom and John Ferguson, lead the Canucks in production with a total of 44 goals. Ferguson has 11.The Richard-Provost-Dave Baton line is close behind with 43 goals and the two units have been carrying the Canadiens. &#9632;

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Larose Smooths Out Rough Spots To Click As Big League Performer

MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Claude Larose says that there were many adjustments to be made before he felt at home in the National Hockey League. In common with other newcomers, he found the pace appalling, the checking fierce, and the goalies very hard to beat. But, what gets his vote as the toughest thing to get used to, is the speed with which plays develop in the NHL.&ldquo;Guys are awfully fast to take advantage of your mistakes, up here,&rdquo; says Claude. &ldquo;Before you can turn around they&rsquo;ve got the puck, and suddenly their whole forward line is breaking in on your defensemen. You really have to learn to go both ways in a hurry, or you get into big trouble.&rdquo; &#9632;

Larose Says Speed Of Plays Hardest On NHL Newcomers

Following are the latest; player movements in hockey.<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>NEW YORK Traded Camille Henry, forward, Billy[Taylor, forward and Don Johns, defenseman, to Chicago in exchange for John Brenneman, forward, Doug Robinson, forward and Wayne Hillman, defenseman. Ulf Sterner, forward, and Bob Plager, defenseman, sent to Baltimore of AHL.CHICAGO&mdash;John MeKenzie, forward, recalled from St. Louis of CPHL.;TORONTO&mdash;Jim Pappin, forward, optioned to Rochester of AHL.BOSTON&mdash;Bob Woyto-wich, defenseman, recalled from Hershey of AHL. Jeannot Gilbert, forward, recalled from Providence of AHL. Ab McDonald, forward, sent to Providence and Bob MeCord, defenseman, sent to; Hershey.;<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>QUEBEC&mdash;Simon Nolet, forward, called up from Sher-brooke of Quebec Senior; League on pro tryout basis.PITTSBURGH&mdash;John; Gofton, forward, called up from Johnstown of EHL on; pro tryout basis.<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2>SEATTLE&mdash;Bob Gray goalkeeper, recalled from Fort Wayne of IHL.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>OMAHA&mdash;Don Liesemer. forward, returned to Mont-I real Junior Canadiens of OHA.MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;Dune Rousseau, forward, signed to pro contract after five-game pro-trial.ST. LOUIS&mdash;BiUy Taylor, forward, and Don Johns, defenseman, assigned by Chicago of NHL.TULSA&mdash;Barry Trapp, defenseman, secured from Victoria of WHL. Jack Chip-case, defenseman, returned to Toronto Junior Marlboro.of OHA.<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>PORT HURON&mdash;Bill Dun-nell, defenseman, released. DES MOINES&mdash;Bruce Lea, forward, returned to active lineup from suspended list.<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>JACKSONVILLE&mdash;Jim Lorette, defenseman, secured from Johnstown of EHL. JOHNSTOWN&mdash;Billy Ostwald, forward, recalled after being released. Dennis RathweU, forward, signed after securing amateur rein-statement. &#9632;

Movement Of Players

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01624/2398675-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"></div>MONTREAL, Que.Going into last weekend&rsquo;s action, National Hockey League goaltenders were busier than ever but still managing to hold their own against the best shooters in the world.With a flock of snipers either already past or just on the edge of the 20 goal club and Bobby Hull still a possible 50-goal man for the season, the goalers were keeping their overall averages at levels comparable with former years and were being beaten only between eight and 10% of the time.The hail of rubber&mdash;not including weekend games&mdash;stacked up to 9,526 pucks which accounted for 784 goals.While the up-to-date weekly charts in this space keep you informed as to which goaltenders are most pestered by shooters&mdash;the table does include weekend play&mdash;the question naturally arises, which of the six teams packs the NHL&rsquo;s heaviest attack.Again not including the weekend games, Detroit Red Wings toss more pucks at the nets than any of the other five teams. While their harvest of goals stood fourth in the league (behind Chicago, Toronto and Montreal) the Wings still stayed in there shooting.Red Wing skaters tested opposing goaltenders 1,681 times to that point in the season and came away with 125 goals for their efforts. Most bothered by them was Eddie Johnston&mdash;with one game played by Jack Norris at that stage&mdash;whose Boston mates allowed Detroit skaters to roam free for 404 tries at this citadel that produced 33 goals.Detroit&rsquo;s next best production was against New York in shooting. They tossed 335 shots at the Ranger cage and collected 29 goals.The way the other teams&rsquo; net-minders were asked to handle Detroit showed Toronto 346 shots, 23 goals; Chicago 321 and 18, Montreal 275 and 22.Montreal, in the Richardian tradition of &ldquo;shoot a lot and the goals will come&rdquo; stands next on the list of teams which don&rsquo;t hesitate to direct pucks at the other teams&rsquo; nets.The Habs have unloosed 1,650 shots and they cashed in 138 times. Like Detroit, the Habitants find Boston and New York defenses easiest to penetrate. They whipped 376 drives at Boston, for 29 goals and 364 at New York for 33. Surprisingly, they also find shooting room when they play Chicago&mdash;un-limbering their shooting irons for 334 and 28 tallies.<h2>Netminding Averages</h2>(Legend:&mdash;Saves represents number of saves made, GA-goals against, Shots&mdash;total shots and Pct.&mdash;&lsquo;fielding&rsquo; average shots-saves. In brackets are won-loss-tie records of each goaler. For Partial games. Marcel Paille records the loss for the Dec. 16 game when he was in for four goals; Carl Wetzel is given loss for Dec. 26 game against Montreal when he allowed four goals. Totals include empty net goals.)Red Wings give Habs the toughest time, limiting the Canadiens to 271 shots and 20 goals&mdash;lowest production figures in both brackets for the Montrealers.The only other team to have eclipsed the 1,600 level to that stage in the season was Toronto and they did it by six. Their 1,606 shots resulted in 140 goals. Black Hawks were just below that level it total output but they led the league in getting results.Their 1,599 shots ranked fourth among the gunners but their cash in value was best in the circuit with 158&mdash;including 44 against Boston, 37 against Rangers, 30 facing Montreal, 29 on Detroit and 18 on Toronto.Boston was out of the cellar&mdash;at least in shooting figures&mdash;with 1,515 but they also showed the least return, 106. Rangers, with 1,475 pucks thrown by their skaters, stood last but their 117 scores put them ahead of Bruins in that department. &#9632;

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NHL Goalies Holding Own Aaainst Sharp-Shooters

TORONTO, Ont.Johnny Bower has saved the Leafs again.Old Jawn, who lost his first-string goalkeeping job to Terry Sawchuk back in the fall, came through in Leafs&rsquo; annual January emergency&mdash;came through so well, in fact, that the club remained in contention for National Hockey League leadership and was able to remain ahead of the fourth-place Detroit Red Wings.Bower took over when Sawchuk was injured just at the end of 1964 and worked 14 games beginning Jan. 1. During that period, Leafs won eight, tied three and lost three. Bower yielded only 22 opposition goals, a performance that moved him and Sawchuk into the lead among NHL goalies.Previously, Bower and Sawchuk agreed they&rsquo;d split the $1,000 league bonus which goes with the Vezina Trophy, awarded each year to the goalie who plays the most games for the team with the fewest goals scored against it. &#9632;

Bower, Sawchuk Plan To Split Vezina Money—If They Win It

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BOBBY HULL

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THE HOCKEY NEWS

<div class="byline">BY JIM PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO, Ont.Has success spoiled the Maple Leafs?<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01582/2398806-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="280" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Pappin</figcaption></div>Sometimes you get that idea because the Leafs have been unable to command a great deal of respect, even though they have won the Stanley Cup in each of the past three seasons. Their inconsistency has deprived them of recognition as one of the really outstanding teams of National Hockey League history.Perhaps they don&rsquo;t care about falling short of greatness&mdash;a greatness many analysts feel they could achieve. Leaf&rsquo;s gimmick has been to remain in contention during the NHL schedule and make sure they have a strong and fit lineup ready for the Cup playoffs, which they proceed to win. Many observers feel Leafs possess more than enough talent to dominate hockey. Somehow, though, they seem to lack the necessary ambition&mdash;except in the spring when the really important prizes are at stake.&ldquo;Our problem,&rdquo; says captain George Armstrong, &ldquo;is complacency and overconfidence&mdash;the feeling we can turn it on when we really have to.&rdquo;There is ample justification for this belief. Despite their many troubles, Leafs have managed to produce powerful hockey for the playdowns. The players know that, when the time comes, they&rsquo;ve got what&rsquo;s required. As an example, they point to their record against Chicago Black Hawks this season&mdash;only two losses in the first nine encounters.Leaf fans have come around to the same conviction and they don&rsquo;t worry at all during a slump. Punch Imlach, they&rsquo;re sure, will come up with something.&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got to have confidence,&rdquo; Armstrong says. &ldquo;Overconfidence can kill you. Every so often, our guys seem to agree it&rsquo;s time to go to work and when we level, we seem to be good enough to handle anybody.&rdquo;That, of course, is another way of saying Leafs are not at their best during the 70-game NHL schedule. That goes without saying.Concurrent with their domination of Hawks is their poor record against the fifth-place New York Rangers. Leafs have taken only nine of a possible 20 points from Rangers this season.&ldquo;They&rsquo;re a tough team to coach,&rdquo; says Imlach, &ldquo;because they don&rsquo;t really get to work until their backs are to the wall, or almost there. Don&rsquo;t get the idea I like it that way. I want them in first place. But they don&rsquo;t really have that killer instinct that would make them want to win every game by a big score.&ldquo;And wnat am I going to teu them? They keep winning. How can I frighten them or shake them up when they&rsquo;re so darned sure they can switch it on when the time comes. A time may come when they decide to start tramping and find they can&rsquo;t. Then I can go to work on them.&rdquo;While being criticized, Leafs are laughing their way to the bank. But their attitude prevents them from being included with the top championship clubs the NHL was known.Think of he Montreal Canadiens of the 1950&rsquo;s, the Detroit Red Wings just before them, the prewar Boston Bruins, the Leafs of the 1930&rsquo;s. You can&rsquo;t mention the in-and-out Leafs of the present in the same breath as those teams.What&rsquo;s frustrating is the suspicion the &lsquo;65 Leafs could be that good, if they wanted.&ldquo;Maybe some of them have lost their desire to play,&rdquo; Imlach suggests. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to find out.&rdquo;Leaf roulette is the game Imlach plans to play. Even after demoting Don McKenney to Rochester in the American League, he was carrying two extra forwards and it became a guessing contest to decide which pair he would drop for each match.Ultimately, he got rid of at least one of the surplus skaters, Jim Pappin, by sending him down to join McKenney.The trouble is that Leafs, according to Imlach, are the most highly paid team in hockey, on the basis of their three consecutive titles. It is poor business to pay big-league salaries to two men for doing absolutely nothing and it would be equally poor business to send them down to Rochester where several men&mdash;Ed Litzenberger, McKenney, Pappin, Larry Hillman, Al Arbour, Bronco Horvath&mdash;already receive NHL wages.There is considerable executive pressure on Imlach to pare his roster further and under the circumstances outlined above, a sale or trade would be the only answer.Imlach sees it another way. This doubt about the future, this scramble for a steady job, might be the way he&rsquo;s been seeking to arouse his men and get them moving. Pappin sat out one game&mdash;who&rsquo;s next?With 13 men available for 11 jobs, there&rsquo;s a keen competition that&rsquo;s bound to inspire utmost effort.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03429/2398799-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="529" height="894"><figcaption class="caption-body">GEORGE ARMSTRONG&hellip;&ldquo;We&rsquo;re Too Complacent&rdquo;</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Imlach Admits Leafs Only Produce When They Have Their Backs To Wall

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div>MONTREAL, Que.There was a press release from the NHL office not long ago, which showed that Canadiens have had the least number of goals scored against them while shorthanded.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02538/2398837-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="282" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Roberts</figcaption></div>The figures revealed that Habs were beaten for only 20 power play goals up to the last week of January, this year.The surge of pride which this announcement could be expected to bring to Montreal followers, was tempered by the fact that Canadiens were one of the least penalized teams in the league. Obviously, then, they haven&rsquo;t been overly exposed to the power play attacks. However, there&rsquo;s still reason to rejoice, for the penalty&mdash;killers have been doing a good job when callled upon. And none, has done better than a hard-working type named Jim Roberts.Roberts is a 24-year-old former defenseman. who turned pro in 1960 with Montreal Royals of the old EPHL. During the next few years he appeared in three different leagues, including a stint in the CPHL as captain of the Omaha Knights. He was brought up to Canadiens toward the end of last season, and was around for 15 games, plus seven playoffs.Roberts made a good impression last year, though apparently it wasn&rsquo;t good enough to earn him protection in the June draft. &ldquo;We couldn&rsquo;t protect everybody,&rdquo; said Toe Blake, nervously, &ldquo;but, we certainly were relieved when no one claimed him.&rdquo; The way things have turned out, Blake&rsquo;s relief is easy to understand.As a penalty killer, Roberts has been highly effective, and, in fact, he&rsquo;s about the only member of Canadiens who&rsquo;s used consistently in the role. Others have come and gone in the penaltykilling setup, but Roberts remains the central figure. A relentless checker and strong skater, Jim is ideally suited to the job, and he seems to enjoy the work, too.As a man who specializes in killing penalties, without taking a regular turn on a line besides, Roberts belongs to what may be a vanishing breed. It has become the fashion for teams to use their superstars to kill off penalties, now. Hull does it in Chicago, and Howe does it in Detroit. This can have the effect of eliminating jobs for men who kill penalties only. Reg Fleming is an example of this, for when Chicago decided to use Hull for penalty killing, Fleming became expendable.On the Canadiens, however, penalty-killers usually find a steady job. &#9632;

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Roberts Has ‘Hot Spot’ With Habs

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ounded October 1st, 1947Published weekly except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.1434 St. Catherine Street West&raquo; Montreal 25, Que.Kenneth William McKenzie, President and PublisherWill V. Cote, 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 13. 1965 NO. 19 &#9632;

The Hockey THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<div class="byline">BY Ken McKenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01651/2398944-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="404" height="436"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02523/2398937-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="503" height="76"></div>&bull; BILL CHADWICK could have the job as NHL Referee-in-Chief if he wished it and there&rsquo;s not much doubt in anyone&rsquo;s mind that he&rsquo;s the best man possible to fill the job left vacant by the resignation of Carl Voss&hellip;Chances are that Chadwick wouldn&rsquo;t be interested in this unrewarding way to make a living. He is presently settled in his native New York with a good paying position and a promising future&hellip;It was tough to see Voss exit the way he did but there&rsquo;s no secret the NHL referees and linesmen, with few exceptions, resented him personally. George Hayes had this to say when he was informed of the news: &ldquo;With Voss out of there, there will certainly be better conditions for officials working the games.&rdquo;&hellip;Even Eddie Powers, who is usually pretty tight-lipped in his remarks to the press, said: &ldquo;The resignation of Voss is a move in the right direction.&rdquo; Carl may have had his shortcominss in some of his dealings with his officials but there was no arguing his honesty, sincerity and conscientiousness. He will be a hard man to replace&hellip;Elmer Ferguson, dean of North American sports columnists, celebrated his 80th birthday last week&hellip;The Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics are feuding and seldom report an out of town score on each other&hellip;Rumors keep persisting in Beantown that more junior hockey games will be scheduled next season and that some of these will be on Sunday afternoons when the Celtics often play their games&hellip;Weston Adams, owner of the Boston Garden and Boston Bruins, is a hockey man all the way. He would give almost anything to boost the Bruins in the playoffs and make them a perennial top contender&hellip;Adams travels all over the country watching his junior affiliates perform.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03396/2398930-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="237" height="420"><figcaption class="caption-body">Camille Henry</figcaption></div>&bull; DON McKENNEY will be recalled by the Leafs before the February 28 deadline&hellip;The Leafs turned down a cash sale of Jimmy Pappin to Boston&hellip;The Leafs made a trade offer of two players including Pappin to Boston for Johnny Bucyk but were turned down&hellip;Bob Wilson, former chief scout of the Chicago Black Hawks who was eased out of his position, has a job waiting for him with the Boston Bruins if he wants it says Lynn Patrick&hellip;Sid Abel is still confident his Red Wings will finish the season ahead of the Maple Leafs&hellip;Punch Imlach was interested in the recent New York-Chicago trade&hellip;&ldquo;Last year they traded off their fine scorer Andy Bathgate. This year they swap a 21-goal man. They, get four goals in return. They weaken their power play.&rdquo;&hellip;The Toronto coach figures Henry will help the Hawks&rsquo; power play. Also, they are out for instant results. He thought it might help considerably to put Hawks in the top spot&hellip;If you&rsquo;ve ever wondered what it&rsquo;s really like to be a star in the NHL, you&rsquo;ll get a good idea from a feature story in the current issue of Sport magazine titled &ldquo;On the Road with Bobby Hull.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s the next best thing to making the circuit yourself&hellip;Maurice Black, operator on the famed Toronto Hockey School, will attend the International Pee Wee Tournament in Quebec City later this month. Maurice informs us that the Toronto Hockey School will have boys from Sweden, Finland and Holland attending sessions this summer.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04280/2398923-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="231" height="398"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don McKenney</figcaption></div>&bull; BILL GADSBY and Gordie Howe of Detroit are determined to play 20 seasons in the NHL and tie Dit Clapper&rsquo;s record. All they need is one more after this one&hellip;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not saying I&rsquo;ll quit at 20. If I think I can go for 21, I&rsquo;ll likely try it,&rdquo; says Howe&hellip;When Howe and Gadsby started their NHL careers back in 1946, Roger Crozier, goalkeeper on the Red Wings, was only three years old&hellip;Rangers traded away their captain (Andy Bathgate) last February. This February they traded away their captain (Camille Henry)&hellip;It&rsquo;s too early to tell who got the best of the deal but right now Chicago thinks that they got all the best of it&hellip;Montreal, Toronto and New York have all made bids to Sid Abel in an effort to land Larry Jeffrey, peppery left winger of the Wings&hellip;So far the Wings have nixed all bids&hellip;Tulsa is starting to attract large crowds to their games and recently had two complete sellouts&hellip;Ray Miron, Tulsa General Manager, is very high on some of the prospects in the CPHL this year&hellip;Tulsa, incidentally, will set a new professional record for most penalty minutes by a team. The Oilers have accumulated over 1,000 minutes already.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05232/2398916-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="267" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Gadsby</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-06172/2398982-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg"></div><h2>Both Brian Smiths Natives Of Ottawa</h2>Hockey News Editor.Would you kindly explain to all your readers that there are two Brian Smiths playing professional hockey; one plays for Los Angeles, and the other for Springfield.Both those boys are from the Ottawa, Ont., area with a difference in age of only two or three years. Brian Smith of Los Angeles is the son of Stu Smith who played for the Allan Cup Ottawa Senators in the late &lsquo;40&rsquo;s.Brian Smith of Springfield is the son of Des Smith who played for Boston Bruins.Danny Greer Cold Lake, Alberta<h2>New Penalty Calls Slowing Game Down</h2>Hockey News Editor:I am very much against the new rule which involves a close call on a penalty. I believe it slows the game down and I feel the game should be fast with a certain amount of rough stuff.When many penalties are called during a game, you lose interest as the scoring becomes lopsided, and I like to see a tight game.Robert Lagana, Roslindale, Mass.<h2>Young&rsquo;s Penalty Feat Brings Reader Inquiry</h2>Hockey News Editor:Would it be possible to explain how Howie Young received 22 minutes at one time. According to the box score, Young received three majors and one minor at 16.28 of the second period, played between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Sunday, December 27.Bill Libby&rsquo;s column on page 15 of the January 9, 1965, issue states Young received 22 minutes.Claire Richards, Detroit, Michigan(Editor&rsquo;s Note: We don&rsquo;t have that information. Suggest you write Western Hockey League, 500 Wall Street, Seattle. Wash.)<h2>Fan Club Started For Dennis Hull</h2>Hockey News Editor:My friend and I would appreciate it if you would let everyone know of our Dennis Hull Fan Club.I can&rsquo;t think of a better way of letting hockey fans know about this club than by having it in your excellent newspaper.Anyone interested in joining this fan club can get more information by writing to either address below:Miss Joanne Schreiner 3639 South 54th Court Cicero 50. Illinois Miss Terry Salerno 3630 South 54th Court Cicero 50, Illinois<h2>Passing The Puck Column Gets Praise</h2>Hockey News Editor:I must congratulate you on your fine paper which I feel is now better than ever. Your paper keeps one up to date on all the leagues as well as giving inside stories on the players. I especially enjoy Ken McKenzie&rsquo;s column, &ldquo;Passing the Puck&rdquo;. Keep up the good work.I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has back copies of HOCKEY NEWS dated from 1956.Bert Ronan, Colgan, Ontario<h2>Young Hockey Fans Seeking Pen Pals</h2>Hockey News Editor:I am 14 years old and enjoy reading THE HOCKEY NEWS.Hockey is one of my many hobbies and I am a great Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; fan.I would like a pen-pal about my age who also enjoys hockey.Shelley Vickar, Box 842, Tisdale, Sask.Hockey News Editor:I am 14 years old, a great hockey fan and the Montreal Canadiens are my favorite team. Some of my favorite players are Jean Believau, Henri Richard, Claude Provost, Jean-Guy Talbot and Bobby Rousseau.I like collecting hockey pictures and would like to trade with pen pals from 13 to 15 years of age.Sherwin Vickar,Box 669, Tisdale, Sask.<h2>Ullman Fan Worried Over His Point Total</h2>Hockey News Editor:I am wondering what happened to Norm Ullman&rsquo;s assist in the 4-2 win over Toronto.In HOCKEY NEWS dated January 16, Norm Ullman had, in 38 games, 19 goals and 20 assists. He then got 2 goals and 2 assists in the 4-2 win over Toronto which would give him 43 points. However, HOCKEY NEWS dated January 23 gives a point total of 42.I checked the NHL game summaries and I see he was there on all four goals which makes a total of 43 points.Theresa Meilleur, Rapides Des Joachim, Que(Editor&rsquo;s Note: The NHL took one assist away from Ullman in this particular game and awarded it to another Detroit player. This accounts for his 42 points total.)<h2>Bathgate The Greatest In Opinion Of Reader</h2>Hockey News Editor:When people talk about great hockey players, the names of Hull and Howe always pop up. But a player whom I regard as one of the greatest is a fellow named Andy Bathgate. Despite two bad knees, he has been one of the steadiest performers in the league. He is not the greatest goal producer, but he gets his share, and when it comes to assisting a player on a goal he is most valuable. A terrific wrist shot and slapshot makes him a real terror around the net.I hope Andy stays with the N.H.L. many more years.Keep up the good work&mdash;your newspaper is the most informative hockey publication.Gregory Ganz Riverdale, Ill<h2>Overlooking Pilote Doesn&rsquo;t Make Sense</h2>Hockey News Editor:Perhaps I am not aware of all the factors cansidered in the voting of the Associated Press N.H.L. All-Star team, but, from the information I have, it seems impossible that Pilote could have been passed up for either Howell or Laperriere.Following taken from January 2 issue of Hockey News:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0791/2398975-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg" title="f0006-07" width="548" height="149"></div>Barbara Krolak Berwyn, Ill. &#9632;

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FAN FORUM

Readers of THE HOCKEY NEWS will be pleased to know that starting this month a year&rsquo;s free subscription to HOCKEY PICTORIAL will be presented to the lucky writer of the best letter to the FAN FORUM corner.All letters received within the month will be scrutinized by a panel of editors and the one adjudged the best, will be honored with a subscription to THE HOCKEY PICTORIAL for one year.So we urge you to get in on the chance to win this grand hockey prize and send your letters to the FAN FORUM expressing your feelings about hockey. &#9632;

News To Honor Best Fan Letter

CHICAGO, Ill&mdash;The odds are beginning to stack up against Bobby Hull as he challenges the 50-goal season.Once considered a certainty to eclipse the National Hockey League&rsquo;s most formidable record, Hull now stands 13 goals away from the milestone with 20 games remaining in the schedule. And he&rsquo;ll likely miss a few of those games.Hull, who has scored 38 goals for Chicago Black Hawks in 50 games, was sidelined by an injury Feb. 7 against Toronto Maple Leafs. He has twisted ligaments in his right knee and the Hawks fear he will miss at least two and possibly four games.His knee was placed in a halfcast, ruling him out of Chicago&rsquo;s next two games. He may return to action next weekend.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01603/2399037-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="534" height="702"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY HULL</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Knee Injury Jolts Hull’s Goal Hopes

<div class="byline">BY DAN MOULTON</div>CHICAGO, II.Bobby Hull&rsquo;s chances of breaking the National Hockey League scoring record must rate as pretty slim now, according to his boss, Hawk Manager Tommy Ivan.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02555/2399068-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="268" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tommy Ivan.</figcaption></div>&ldquo;Two weeks ago I&rsquo;d have said he couldn&rsquo;t miss,&rdquo; snapped Ivan after his super-star had gone scoreless for the fifth game in a row while the Hawks were beating Montreal 3-0.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not that Bobby isn&rsquo;t playing well enough right now to score 50 or 60 goals,&rdquo; Ivan continued. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s just not being allowed to play his game.&ldquo;The referees don&rsquo;t call a quarter of the penalties they should against the players trying to check him. He&rsquo;s hooked and held and tripped more than any other man in the league and because he&rsquo;s as great as he is, the refs seem to ignore what guys do to him, and they do plenty.&rdquo;Hull opened the season with a tremendous rush, scoring 35 goals in his first 37 games. But his production has slacked off since to the point at which he now must score 14 goals in 23 games to break the record he shares with former Canadiens&rsquo; stars Maurice (Rocket) Richard and Bernie (Boom Boom) Geoffrion.&ldquo;Holding is holding and hooking is hooking, no matter whether the man being hooked or held is Bill Smith, Tom Jones, or Bobby Hull, said Ivan. &ldquo;And that&rsquo;s the only way penalties should be called. Refs have no business taking the person being victimized into account.&rdquo;Ivan fears that unless steps are taken to guarantee that Hull will be treated like any other hockey player, the entire league will feel the impact.&ldquo;This is the greatest player in hockey, everybody agrees to that,&rdquo; Tom continued. &ldquo;And fans love him all around the league.&ldquo;In Boston, the Bruins haven&rsquo;t drawn more than 8.000 fans for a week night game in months. But last Thursday we went in there after the Bruins had lost 5-1 in New York, and more than 13,000 fans were in the building. Only Bobby could have drawn those extra thousands.&ldquo;It seems silly to me that the biggest drawing card in the game should be handicapped for being the best.&rdquo;Bobby&rsquo;s great strength, generally considered one of his prime assets, may actually work against him in his battle with the relays of checkers rival coaches send against him each week, Ivan says.&ldquo;The average player will be knocked down by the stuff they pull on Bobby. But the guy is tremendously strong and he has great pride. They can&rsquo;t drag him down very often, no matter what they do to him. And he won&rsquo;t take a dive to impress officials. So, he just has to suffer through it.&ldquo;And, he&rsquo;s too much of a gentleman to use some of the tactics a guy like Richard or Gordie Howe used when they were being treated the same way.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Hawks’ Ace Being Fouled’ Says GM

<div class="byline">Moulton.</div>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;Black Hawk fetes, it would seem, are closely bound up with the suddenly vulnerable frame of veteran Doug Mohns.Mohns, when he&rsquo;s healthy, makes the Scooter Line scoot, and when the Scooters scoot, the Hawks almost invariably win.The 31-year-old veteran of 10 National Hockey League seasons was acquired last summer from Boston in the deal involving Ab McDonald, Reg Fleming, and Murray Balfour among others, mainly to add speed and offensive power to the Hawk defense corps. He filled the job well too, for the first four games of the year, or until he suffered a fractured bone in his left foot that sent him to the sidelines for nearly a month.Manager Tommy Ivan and Coach Billy Reay were able to adJust the defensive problem created by Doug&rsquo;s injury by sending to Buffalo for Matt Ravlich, who promptly took over so impressively that when the Hawks decided to promote Doug Jarrett from St. Louis, it was veteran Wayne Hillman, not Ravlich, who was shipped to the Central League to fill Jarrett&rsquo;s spot on the roster.But while the defensive situation was working itself out, Ivan and Reay were confronted by an emergency on the Stan Mikita&mdash;Ken Wharram unit which, when it had McDonald skating on the left side, earned the Scooter title because of its buzzsaw style of play.None of the qualified left siders available were able to fill the void left by McDonald and the production of Wharram and Mikita, both of whom had scored 39 goals last year, was off alarmingly.Thus, upon his recovery, Mohns was moved to the left side for Kenny and Stan. The change was almost magical. Mohn&rsquo;s driving style of play and blistering lefthand shots got the Scooters back in high gear and, with the line&rsquo;s improvement, the entire team started to move.But after five games, Doug was back on the shelf, this time with torn knee ligaments. Red Hay moved into Doug&rsquo;s spot and handled the ehores well, but the dash that had characterized the Scooters&rsquo; play while Mohns was active was missing.The magic returned Jan. 16 when Doug was checked out of Trainer Nick Garen&rsquo;s hospital list and has been evident ever since, which is one of the reasons Ivan and Reay wince every time Doug flings himself into a cramble, or gets involved in a tussle for puck possession along the boards.His bosses&rsquo; concern is a waste of nervous energy, though, as far as Doug is concerned.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a brittle hockey player,&rdquo; he insists. &ldquo;Never before have I lost this many games because of injury. And 22 games is enough for anybody to miss in a whole career. I didn&rsquo;t get too many chances to play on winners when I was with the Bruins and I don&rsquo;t want to miss the opportunity to play with this one.&rdquo;&ldquo;Doug&rsquo;s speed and ruggedness are awfully important to Ken and Mikita,&rdquo; said Riley. Ken and Mikita,&rdquo; said Reay. &#9632;

Mohns’ Play Putting New Life In ‘Scooters’ Mikita, Wharram

<h2>THE NEW 1964-65 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE GUIDE</h2>This compact 236-page hockey book answers every question imaginable about the National Hockey League. There are also complete records on every player in all the pro leagues&mdash;NHL, AHL, WHL and CPHL. It also includes highlights of the 196364 NHL season and a more extensive coverage on records than ever before.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03448/2399144-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="261" height="372"></div>ALL THIS FOR ONLY $1.25 (Postage Paid)<h2>THE OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY ANNUAL FOR 1965</h2>This 96-page book is jam-packed with full-length features about your favourite hockey stars&hellip;biographical sketches and pictures of over 120 National Hockey League players&hellip;birthdates and places of birth too&hellip;All at a glanceExtra Special TV Section, complete NHL Teams with Names & Numbers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04333/2399137-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="369" height="468"></div>SEND FOR YOUR COPY TODAY ! ONLY 50 CENTS (Postage Paid)<h2>OFFICIAL NHL RULE BOOK 1964-65 EDITION</h2>Here&rsquo;s your chance to become an expert. Settle all the arguments around the club and in the office. With this handy pocket-size rule book you&rsquo;ll be able to check a decision or rule on the spot.Fill in the coupon below and enclose 50 cents per copy for handling and mailing.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05235/2399130-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="230" height="420"></div>SEND FOR YOUR COPY TODAY.&hellip;50 PER COPY (Postage Paid)<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-06176/2399123-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="1037" height="1372"></div> &#9632;

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<div class="byline">&#x2014;Monahan</div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;What&rsquo;s the best hockey town in the world? Brace yourself for a shock&mdash;it&rsquo;s Boston, at least if you take the word of Hall of Famer Frank &lsquo;King&rsquo;Clancy who just happens to be in the employ of Toronto&rsquo;s Maple Leafs.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01636/2399175-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="281" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body">King Clancy</figcaption></div>&ldquo;Considering the way the fans support the Bruins through thick and thin (mostly thin), Boston has to be the best hockey city in the world,&rdquo; said Clancy.The figures bear him out. The Bruins have finished sixth the past four seasons. In 15 previous campaigns, they finished as high as second just once. They haven&rsquo;t finished first or won a Stanley Cup championship since away back in 1940-41, but:The team continues to out-draw the world championship Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Ass&rsquo;n.The B&rsquo;s have played to just four crowds under 10,000 all season.They have sold out Boston Garden&rsquo;s 13,909 seats six times this campaign.Home attendance for 23 games is a whopping 277,955, an average of 12,085 per game.Where else but Boston could this happen? &#9632;

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Boston Best Hockey City Says Clancy

BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Ed Johnston had played 160 consecutive games in goal for the Bruins before he sustained a broken right hand in a game at Toronto. He was the only NHL goalie to go the full 70-game distance last season and had played 47 straight contests this campaign. Eddie hopes to sneak a week or two in Florida during his convalescence. Next season when the NHL makes it mandatory to carry two netminders, Johnston likely will get a respite along the way.Some 800 fans will motor down the Maritimes to watch B&rsquo;s penalty&mdash;killer Forbes Kennedy play. Kennedy is a resident of Charlottetown, P.E.I&hellip;. Rookie center Ron Schock, sidelined since Nov. 15 with a cranky thigh, returned to action. Schock&rsquo;s severe Charlie horse developed calcium deposits.Veteran left wing Dean Prentice has returned to his Guelph, Ont., to recuperate from a broken bone in his back. Dean has a shoulder-to-hip cast and had to buy larger-sized clothes to wear over the cast&hellip;Another Boston casualty, center Bob Leiter, came on from his home in Winnipeg to have his broken arm checked&hellip;Reggie Fleming has been a menace to the Leafs all season. Seven of his first 11 goals were vs. Toronto. &#9632;

Florida Rest For Johnston

<div class="byline">BY LEO MONAHAN</div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;It&rsquo;s tough to break in as a National Hockey League goaltender and it&rsquo;s even tougher with a last-place club, but 22-year-old Jack Norris had just about the toughest debut of all with the sixth-place Bruins&mdash;wearing a strange set of pads and skates that didn&rsquo;t fit him.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02558/2399230-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="285" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Norris</figcaption></div>It happened this way:Regular B&rsquo;s netminder Eddie Johnston was hit by a flu bug and Norris, a homebred who came up through Boston&rsquo;s system, was summoned from the LA Blades of the Western League as a replacement in a home-and-home series with Toronto.Norris had no trouble reaching Toronto. When he checked into the hotel he left his pads with the bell captain and went to bed. Next morning he went for his pads. They were gone.Thus Johnston, still weak, was forced to play. In the first five minutes of play he sustained a broken hand.&ldquo;Somebody slashed me,&rsquo;&rsquo; said Eddie. &ldquo;1 don&rsquo;t know, who it was, but I figured right away my hand was broken. I&rsquo;ve had plenty of bruises before and know how they feel. This was too painful for just a bruise.&rdquo;Johnston finished out the 6-1 loss and meanwhile the search continued for Norris&rsquo; pads. They couldn&rsquo;t be found.The next morning X-rays revealed Johnston&rsquo;s fracture and Norris was compelled to play&mdash;wearing Eddie&rsquo;s pads and his too-large skates.&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t too bad once I started sweating,&rdquo; said Norris. &ldquo;Then Eddie&rsquo;s pads started to feel more comfortable.&rdquo;Goalkeepers traditionally are very particular about equipment. Montreal&rsquo;s Lome &lsquo;Gump&rsquo; Worsley, for instance, refuses to part with a set of shabby-looking pads he&rsquo;s worn for years. The Gumper claims the newer pads he&rsquo;s breaking in &ldquo;still don&rsquo;t feel right.&rdquo;Norris, of course, had no choice and he played pretty well in a 4-2 loss to the Leafs. Toronto&rsquo;s fourth goal came in the waning seconds into an empty net.&ldquo;I was nervous,&rdquo; he confessed. &ldquo;I was beaten on two high shots. Usually they don&rsquo;t bother me, but I guess I was so nervous I didn&rsquo;t jump up to block them the way I usually do.&ldquo;Normally high shots don&rsquo;t bother me. I try to handle them the same way Glen Hall does. I&rsquo;ll be OK after I play a little.&rdquo;The consensus was that Norris, groomed with the Estevan, Sask. Bruins in junior ranks and a native of Saskatoon, Sask., made a pretty good showing in his first game. &#9632;

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Norris Breaks Into Big Leagues Hard Way Usina Borrowed Pads, Over-sized Skates

(1) Let&rsquo;s start off with a few questions about coaches and see how informed you are about the league&rsquo;s mentors. Four of the six coaches are natives of Ontario. Who are they?(2) If you managed to knock off the above one; tell us the native provinces of the remaining; two. Oh, and just to be; sure, you&rsquo;d better mention their names.(3) Milt Schmidt, Sid Abel; and Billy Reay all have something in common besides their hockey backgrounds. What is it?(4) Now here&rsquo;s one which shouldn&rsquo;t be too hard. Name the youngest and oldest NHL coaches; also tell us their actual ages.(5) On October 19, 1960, in a game between Chicago and New York, a certain player received in penalties 1 minor, 3 majars, 1 misconduct and 1 game misconduct. Who was the man assessed this staggering number of penalties?6) Among the goaltenders, Chicago&rsquo;s Glenn Hall is acknowledged as a real-iron man because of the amazing number of consecutive games he chalked up before a flu bug nipped his streak in November, 1963. How many consecutive; games did he play in Was it: 400 375 450 502 508;(7) Speaking of goalies, Don Simmons, who wasactive with the Leafs last season, was alwaysnoted for his unique method in combat. What made him different from other NHL netminders?(8) New York&rsquo;s Vic Had-field doesn&rsquo;t limit his athletic prowess to hockey alone. He&rsquo;s a top flight performer in another field during the off season. What&rsquo;s his other skill?(9) As we already know, Sid Abel is still pretty young, but he&rsquo;s beencoaching in the NHL for some time. In what yeardid he begin master-minding and which club; did he handle?(10) A former NHL manager; was not only renowned; in his earlier days as; a player, but gained recognition as a boxer. Do; you know his name?(ANSWERS NEXT WEEK)<h2>LAST WEEKS ANSWERS</h2>(1) 49 goals in 1952-53.(2) Len Haley.(3) Milt Schmidt.(4) Syd Howe.(5) 1953-54.(6) Elmer Lach.(7) All, at one time or an other, attended Ottawa as M.P.&rsquo;s.(8) They&rsquo;re all trainers. Haggert (Toronto) Galley (Montreal) Wilson (Detroit)(9) Camille Henry.(10) Red Kelly (Detroit) Bill Quackenbush (De troit). &#9632;

HOCKEY…Quiz

CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;The Chicago Black Hawks&rsquo; aim in participating in a seven-player trade with the New York Rangers last week was to strengthen their weakened power play for the NHL stretch run.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01620/2399299-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="275" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body">Wayne Hillman</figcaption></div>It appeared the Hawks succeeded when they lured 12-year NHL veteran away from the Rangers. Henry scored in his very first game with the Hawks and you guessed it&mdash;it came on a power play.The deal rocked the hockey world last week and even Henry, the Rangers&rsquo; captain and leading goal scorer, was personally shocked by the trade.The Rangers also sent defenseman Don Johns of their Baltimore farm team and center Billy Taylor of St. Paul to the Black Hawks in exchange for rookie left wings Doug Robinson and John Brenneman and defenseman Wayne Hillman.The Rangers also were to send Chicago another minor-league player to be designated after the season is over.Henry, who is 33 years old, had scored 21 goals for the Rangers this season and 15 assists for a total of 36 points. The 135-pound center, named to the NHL&rsquo;s second all-star team at the half-way mark, has been bothered by a back injury which requires him to wear a corset during games, and other minor injuries this season.Robinson 24, was the only one of the Black Hawks involved in the trade who was on the current Chicago roster. He has two goals and nine assists this season. Brenneman had played with the Hawks earlier this season and Hillman had been with Chicago for parts of five seasons. Hillman played in 67 NHL games for the Hawks in the 1962-63 season.Johns, 27, like Hillman, has been up and down with the Rangers since the 1960-61 season, when he appeared in 63 NHL games, his career high.Henry had been with the Rangers since he broke into professional hockey in 1953 and won the Calder Trophy as the rookie of the year. The tiny center had been used primarily on power plays in recent games to conserve his strength and help him to regain lost weight. Despite less ice time, Henry maintained his consistent scoring pace.Henry expressed &ldquo;shock and surprise&rsquo;&rsquo; when the Rangers informed him of the trade.&ldquo;We picked up size, youth and depth,&rdquo; said a Ranger spokesman in reference to the trade. &ldquo;Robinson is one of the biggest men in the league at 6-feet-3, 190 pounds.&rdquo; Robinson helped the Rangers&rsquo; part of the deal by scoring twice last weekend against Boston.Henry has been one of the most successful scorers on power plays in league history. Nearly half of his 248 goals in the NHL have come while the opposition was short-handed.It was the second seven-player deal made by the Rangers in less than a year. Last Feb. 23 they traded Bathgate, and left wing-center Don McKenney to Toronto for left-wing Dick Duff, right-wing Bob Nevin, defensemen Rod Seiling and Arnie Brown and Bill Collins, a center.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02588/2399292-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="526" height="835"><figcaption class="caption-body">CAMILLE HENRY&hellip;&lsquo;Shocked&rsquo; By Swap</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03519/2399285-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="467" height="685"><figcaption class="caption-body">DOUG ROBINSON&hellip;Made Trade Look Good</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hawks Give Power Play Boost By Securing Henry From Blues

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Four has been the Red Wings&rsquo; number for years now&mdash;fourth place. Now manager&mdash;coach Sid Abel is using a pair of fours to break up from fourth.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04444/2399330-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="275" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Lindsay</figcaption></div>Four lines and four defensemen paid off in four straight victories, the Wings&rsquo; best string since Octo-ber-November and put the gleam in Abel&rsquo;s eyes again.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re biting,&rdquo; Abel said, &ldquo;and when we do that, we&rsquo;re playing well.&rdquo;Using four lines meant a fresh unit on the ice all the time, increased the efficiency of both the forechecking and backchecking and took pressure off the four-man defense corps.Breaking up the defense teams also resulted in maximum output.&ldquo;When you&rsquo;re used to playing with one man, you sometimes can get a little careless,&rdquo; said Doug Bradley, partnered now with Al Langlois after working with Marcel Pronovost ever since becoming a Red Wing.&ldquo;But when you get a new partner, neither one of you is exactly sure of what the other is going to do and you&rsquo;re more alert.&rdquo;Barkley has been playing as well as he ever did for Detroit after somewhat lusterless late December&mdash;Early January.&ldquo;I had the flu and couldn&rsquo;t shake it and I just didn&rsquo;t feel quite right for about three weeks. When you&rsquo;re like that, you hesitate about taking chances or stepping into a guy, worrying about getting back in time.&rdquo;But now Barkley has been carrying the puck, booming slap shots from the point and he&rsquo;s the only blue line cannoneer the Wings have.&ldquo;That helps the forwards a lot,&rdquo; Barkley said. &ldquo;When they&rsquo;re in there digging out the puck and send it back to the point and you&rsquo;re just by the red line, it takes something out of them.&rdquo;Pronovost, a rusher in his younger days, now is rushing more frequently since he&rsquo;s teammed with Bill Gadsby and that&rsquo;s given the Wing offense a little more spark.Abel&rsquo;s four and four formula also solved another problem, that of giving Paul Henderson more regular line duty.&ldquo;I think Paul is going to be a real star in this league but right now he&rsquo;s fighting the puck, the way Bruce McGregor did. Getting more line play will help him over that,&rdquo; Abel said.Although Henderson&rsquo;s goal output is minute, he&rsquo;s been impressive in nearly every start and is the Wings&rsquo; swiftest skater and thoroughly aggressive.Abel gives much of the credit for the steady improvement of the Wings&rsquo; young corps to Ted Lindsay.&ldquo;Ted has worked with the kids and helped them more than I have. He&rsquo;s really been an asset.&ldquo;I had hoped that he might score 10-12 goals himself but now it&rsquo;s possible that he could even get 18.&rdquo;Lindsay collected his 10th with a head-first dive into the Chicago net and goalie Dennis DeJordy after setup passes from Pronovost and MacGregor to get the Wings off to a 3-1 victory over the Black Hawks, their first over Chicago since Oct. 18.ICE CHIPS: Gordie Howe, no slouch on the golf course, used a pitch-and-run shot for his longest goal of the year&mdash;a 150-footer into the empty Chicago net that took off the pressure with 10 seconds to play.Howe, halfway between the Detroit goal line and blue line, lofted the shot far down ice, it bounced and then slid almost dead center into the net.Alex Delvecchio, a streakscorer, knocked in the winning goal in two straight games on almost identical plays, started by Howe. &#9632;

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Abel’s Four-Line Strategy Puts Bite In Wings

OLYMPENEUsed by more athletes in more sports than ever before in Canada<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06302/2399361-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="214" height="510"></div>&bull; IN THE LOCKER ROOM&bull; ON THE ROAD&bull; AND AT HOMEOnly Liniment sold in an unbreakable Polyethylene BottleNORTHROP&mdash;MCGILLIVRAYLIMITEDTORONTO, CANADA &#9632;

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You’re an all-star every time when you use

<div class="byline">BY RED FOLEY</div>&ldquo;You like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;NEW YORK. N.Y.&mdash;Whether or not the ground hog saw his shadow on February 2 isn&rsquo;t important because the Rangers saw the hand writing on the wall two nights before. The Blueshirts, whose playoff hopes are merely mathematical, took a 4-1 bopping from the Red Wings that dropped them 11 points behind Detroit with only 23 games left to play.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02557/2399392-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="273" height="410"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Plager</figcaption></div>It was following that game, one in which the Rangers took a physical pounding that was witnessed by a 15,925 full house at the Garden, that coach Red Sullivan candidly admitted a club shortcoming that has been obvious all along.&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have the personnel to play a rugged type game,&rdquo; he moaned. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have enough depth or size. We don&rsquo;t play the aggressive hockey I&rsquo;d like to see.&rdquo;And it&rsquo;s rather apparent that Ulf Sterner is not the solution to this problem. The Swede has talent but is shy in the muscle department. He has the size but either neglects or refuses to capitalize on it.Sterner, who debuted against the Bruins, Jan. 27, admits he isn&rsquo;t a roughneck. Body contact is frowned upon in Europe and Ulf&rsquo;s biggest trouble since turning pro is getting used to the banging around North American skaters take.The Bruins lost that game to the Rangers but they managed to abuse the Blues&rsquo; lightweights. Sterner was knocked down and mussed up quite a bit and never retaliated. When the Rangers were beaten, 5-1, in Montreal, Jan. 30, John Ferguson used his elbows on Sterner. He drew a penalty from the ref but no retribution from Ulfie.The Wings, quick to realize the situation, worked on Sterner and he was bouncing off the ice like a rubber ball. In his first three games with the Rangers Sterner didn&rsquo;t toss one bodycheck.&ldquo;Just once I&rsquo;d like to see him step into the other guy first,&rdquo; Sullivan said. The Redhead has no rap against Sterner&rsquo;s play and in fact insists he&rsquo;s as good &ldquo;as many of my other center icemen, except maybe Goyette.&rdquo;Sterner has no value in the corner, but then very, very few Rangers have. Ulf is by no means afraid of contact, but he does appear to back away when the bruisers come roaring in.Bill Gadsby, the ancient Detroit toughie, smeared Sterner about the face and Ulfie, who wound up with two black eyes, never flexed a muscle. Sterner&rsquo;s reactions to such incidents aren&rsquo;t helping him secure an NHL berth.Perhaps because he was flush with victory after the Rangers had beaten Boston, Sullivan painted a glowing picture of Sterner. &ldquo;He handled himself real well and I think he&rsquo;ll get better in his checking,&rdquo; the coach said. &ldquo;Ulfie can roll with a check,&rdquo; he told Ranger newsmen and a host of European, mostly Swedish reporters, during the post-game session.It&rsquo;s okay to roll with a check but it can be carried too far. In fact, the minor leagues are filled with players who rolled themselves right out of the NHL.Sully watched him for a couple more games before deciding to send him back to the minors.It was one of the Blues&rsquo; poorest performances in a long time. Vic Hadfield, who has been their most consistent players, scored at the 21 second mark of the first period but it was the only offensive gesture the Rangers made all night.Hadfield, the darling of the Garden gallery because he does hit back, refused to put the rap on his lesser inclined teammates. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve got their style of playing and maybe it&rsquo;s hard for them to change,&rdquo; he said.The Rangers have come up with brawny defensemen of late but that hasn&rsquo;t been their trouble. The likes of Arnie Brown, Bob Plager and Jim Neilson can and on occasion do dish out heavy checks but it&rsquo;s the inability of the lightweights up front to penetrate the enemy zone that is consistently eliminating the club from playoff contention.It isn&rsquo;t only this season, it has been going on for years. The Rangers traditionally employ fancy dans who can skate, pass and even shoot if they can penetrate the opposing defense. The way NHL hockey is played these days finesse isn&rsquo;t nearly enough. You&rsquo;d think by this time the Garden domos would realize it.THE RED LINE: Steve Brklacich was named coordinator of Ranger scouts in Ontario. He had been coaching the EHL Rovers. Steve has had success working with youngsters in the past and his elevation to that post may produce some muscular skaters in the future&hellip;Jim Neilson returned to action, Jan. 30 in Montreal, The Chief missed seven games with shoulder injury&hellip;Billy Hicke has been bothered by a muscle pull&hellip;Gordie Howe furthered Bob Plager&rsquo;s hockey education in the Jan. 31 game. Plager clouted the Wing with a check and when Gordie rolled with it he flicked the tip of his stick right under the rookie&rsquo;s chin. Plager and Sterner were both chased to the farm when the Rangers completed their big seven player trade with Chicago. &#9632;

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NHL Rivals Chase Ulf Sterner From Rangers’ Hockey Scene Giving Swede Physical Pounding

&ldquo;You like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;<h2>How They Stand</h2><h3>(Standings on Wed., Feb. 10)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01636/2399423-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="547" height="178"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed., Feb. 3Chicago 4 at New York 1Thurs., Feb. 4Toronto 5 at Montreal 2Detroit 1 at Boston 3Sat., Feb. 6Detroit 3 at Montreal 1Chicago 6 at Toronto 3New York 2 at Boston 3Sun., Feb. 7Montreal 0 at Detroit 6Toronto 2 at Chicago 1Boston 3 at New York 8<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed., Feb. 10Montreal at TorontoDetroit at ChicagoThurs., Feb. 11Chicago at DetroitMontreal at BostonSat., Feb. 13Montreal at BostonDetroit at TorontoChicago at New York (afternoon game)Sun., Feb. 14Montreal at ChicagoToronto at BostonNew York at Detroit &#9632;

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

The Detroit Red Wings are coming on strong in the closing weeks of the NHL schedule and a little redheaded center with a lot of desire and goal-scoring know how is contributing heavily to the Detroit upsurge.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03475/2399454-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="279" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bruce MacGregor</figcaption></div>Bruce MacGregor, the one-time bonus baby of the Wings on whom the Motor City team has been waiting to &lsquo;make it big in the NHL&rsquo;, appears to have arrived this season.MacGregor contributed three goals in the Wings&rsquo; big weekend sweep over the Montreal Canadiens raising his season total to 16.The Hobs felt MacGregor&rsquo;s sting as the fastskating Westerner shot two goals on Montreal ice in a 3-1 win, including the winner and then added another the next night back in Detroit as the Wings romped 6-0.The Wings are delighted with MacGregor&rsquo;s play this season and little wonder. He is among their big goal men at last.Mark Ten is pleased to salute Bruce MacGregor of Detroit as the player who made his mark in the NHL this past week. &#9632;

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THE MAN who made his Mark this week

<h2>(Including Gaines of Sun., Feb. 7)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01633/2399492-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="580" height="1969"></div><h2>Goalkeepers&rsquo; Records</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02585/2399485-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="557" height="720"></div> &#9632;

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Looking At The NHL Point Race

<div class="byline">By Shel Fullerton</div>CLEVELAND. Ohio-Just as the U.S. Cavalry used to arrive on the scene in western movies as the defenseless settlers were under attack by marauding redskins, Howie Glover blew into Cleveland to sustain the beleaguered Barons in their fight to make the American Hockey League playoffs.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03509/2399523-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="277" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body">Howie Glover</figcaption></div>Whether Howie, like the cavalrymen, arrived in the nick of time remains to be determined.At any rate, Howie, plus a full roster of healthy athletes, plus a capable Les Binkley, plus continued punch supplied by Joe Szura and Bob Courey, all combined to keep alive the Barons&rsquo; dim hopes of overtaking the Pittsburgh Hornets.Reduced to mathematical exactness, going into the final 25 games of the season, the Barons still had a chance, albeit a slim one.Should the Hornets win 12 and drop 13 of their final 25 games, approximating their season&rsquo;s winning percentage to date, the Barons, to gain the playoffs, would have to capture 18 of their final games. This is a 72% clip.Improbable ? Very possibly so. Impossible ? Definitely not.When the 29-year-old brother of the Barons&rsquo; coach, Fred Glover, decided to try his wings, it marked his first actual hockey in some 13 months. He had suffered a pinched nerve in his back when playing for the New York Rangers during the 1963-64 season.He had been working out with a senior club at Guelph, Ontario, but had little idea of whether he could withstand the rigors of a regular game.In his first effort, a 4-1 win over Rochester, young Glover helped set up the winning Baron goal, a blast from the stick of Bill Needham. The following night, in a 3-1 conquest over Providence, Howie blasted home the whining goal after pouncing on a Ron Attwell rebound. Then when the Braves bombed Springfield 10-3 Howie hit for two more goals.Obviously rusty in his first turns on the ice, Howie still managed to lend some class to the Barons&rsquo; attack and showed no disposition to back down when opponents tried to test out their muscles on him.More important than that, he seemed to give a psychological lift the team which trotted out some of its best hockey of the season.Howie was placed at left wing on the line that had Attwell at center and brother Fred on the right side. It immediately became a &ldquo;take charge&rdquo; line.Meanwhile, the second line of Szura, Courcy and Bob Ellett continued to find enemy nets. At this writing, Szura and Courcy have 22 goals apiece, putting them in a tie for the team leadership.Binkley, back on regular duty again after missing most of the season because of injuries, also was returning to his sharpness of a year ago. By holding Rochester and Providence to a goal apiece in the Barons&rsquo; last two games, he lowered his goals-against average to 2.94 per game, a very respectable mark.Best of all, from Coach Glover&rsquo;s standpoint, he has been able, for the past few games, to put a full squad of 16 men on the ice. &#9632;

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Howie Glover’s Arrival Gives Barons Shot In Arm For Final Playoff Run

<h2>Wed. Feb. 3 CHICAGO 4 AT NEW YORK 1</h2>NEW YORK&mdash;Goal: Plante; defence: Neilson. Seiling; center: Goyette; wings: Gilbert, Henry; subs.: Plager, Howell, Brown, Sterner, Nevin, Hadfield, Hicke, Fonteyne, Angotti, Ratelie, Marshall.CHICAGO&mdash;Goal: Hall; defence: Pilote, Vasko; center: Mikita; wings: Wharram, Mohns; subs.: Ravlich, Stanfield, Esposito, R. Hull, D. Hull, Hay, Robinson, Maki, MacNeil, Jarrett, McKenzie.Referee: Skov. Linesmen: Pavelich, Armstrong.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04424/2399610-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="553" height="503"></div><h2>Thurs., Feb. 4 TORONTO 5 AT MONTREAL 2</h2>TORONTO&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defence: Brewer, Baun, Horton, Stanley, Douglas; forwards: Keon, Armstrong, Moore, Pulford, Kelly, Bathgate, Ellis, Stemkowski, Mahovlich, Shack, B. Harris.MONTREAL&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defence: Talbot, Tremblay, T. Harris, Laperriere, Harper; forwards: Richard. Balon, Provost, Backtrom, Ferguson, Larose, Beliveau, Duff, Rousseau, Rochefort, Roberts.Referee: Udvari. Linesmen: D&rsquo;Amico, Frampton.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05356/2399603-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="551" height="626"></div><h2>DETROIT 1 AT BOSTON 3</h2>DETROIT&mdash;Goal: Crozier: defence: Pronovost, Gadsby; center: Delvecchio; wings: MacDonald, Howe; subs.: Ullman, Smith, Jeffrey, Joyal, Henderson, MacGregor, Lindsay, Murphy, Langlois, Barkley, Bergman.BOSTON&mdash;Goal: Norris; defence: Johnson, Green; center: Oliver; wings: Westfall. Fleming; subs.: Williams, Rivers, Kurtenbach, Knibbs, Bucyk, Maxner, Kennedy, Boivin, Awrey, McCord, McDonald.Referee: Skov. Linesmen: Pavelich, Armstrong.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06317/2399596-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="557" height="600"></div><h2>Sat. Feb. 6 NEW YORK 2 AT BOSTON 3</h2>NEW YORK&mdash;Goal: Paille; defense: Hillman, Neilson; center: Goyette; wings: R. Gilbert, Robinson; subs.: Marshall, Nevin, Brenneman, Angotti, Ratelle, Howell, Brown, Seiling, Ingarfield. Hadfield, Hicke.BOSTON&mdash;Goal: Norris; defense: Green, Johnson; center: Oliver; wings: Westfall, Fleming; subs.: Williams, Rivers, Kurtenbach, Knibbs, Bucyk, Maxner, Kennedy, J. Gilbert, Boivin, Awrey, Woytowich.Referee: Ashley. linesmen: Pavelich, Atanas.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07288/2399589-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="546" height="502"></div><h2>CHICAGO 6 at TORONTO 3</h2>CHICAGO&mdash;Goal: DeJordy; defense: Pilote, Jarrett; center: Esposito; wings: Maki, B. Hull; subs.: Vasko, MacNeil, Ravlich, Mikita, Wharram, Mohns, Hay, Henry, McKenzie, D. Hull, Stanfield.TORONTO&mdash;Goal: Sawchuk; defense: Brewer, Baun; center: Stemkowski; wings: Ellis, Mahovlich; subs: Horton, Stanley, Douglas, Kelly, Bathgate, Pulford, Keon, Armstrong, Moore, Harris, Shack.Referee: Buffey. Linesmen: D&rsquo;Amico, B. Morrison.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08274/2399582-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="552" height="752"></div><h2>DETROIT 3 AT MONTREAL 1</h2>DETROIT&mdash;Goal: Crozier; defense: Pronovost, Gadsby; center: Ullman; wings: Murphy, Smith; subs.: Langlois, Barkley, Martin, Howe, Delvecchio, Jeffrey, Lindsay, MacGregor, Bergman, Henderson, MacDonald.MONTREAL&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Talbot, Harper; center: Backstrom; wings: Larose, Ferguson; subs.: Laperriere, J.-C. Tremblay, Be1iveau, Duff, Harris, Coumoyer, Provost, Rousseau, Richard, Balon, Roberts.Referee: Sknov. Linesmen: Armstrong, S. Morrison.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09262/2399575-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="549" height="654"></div><h2>Sun. Feb. 7 MONTREAL 0 AT DETROIT 6</h2>MONTREAL&mdash;Goal: Worsley; defense: Laperriere, J.-C. Tremblay; center: Beliveau; wings: Rousseau, Provost; subs.: Backstrom, Duff, Harris, Larose, Cournoyer, Richard, Talbot, Harper, Balon, Ferguson, Roberts.DETROIT&mdash;Goal Crozier; defense: Langlois, Barkley; center: Delvecchio; wings: MacDonald, Howe; subs.: Pronovost, Gadsby, Ullman, Martin, Murphy, Jeffrey, Lindsay, MacGregor, Smith, Bergman, Henderson.Referee: Friday. Linesmen: Armstrong, Clements.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10239/2399568-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="551" height="701"></div><h2>BOSTON 3 AT NEW YORK 8</h2>BOSTON&mdash;Goal: Norris; defense: Woytowich, Green; center: Oliver; wings: Bucyk, Rivers; subs.: Kurtenbach, Johnson, Williams, Maxner, Kennedy, Westfall, Fleming, Boivin, J. Gilbert, Knibbs, Awrey.NEW YORK&mdash;Goal: Paille; defense: Neilson, Seiling; center: Goyette; wings: R. Gilbert, Robinson; subs.: Hillman, Howell, Brown, Nevin, Ingarfield, Hadfield, Hicke, Angotti, Brenneman, Ratelle, Marshall, Plante.Referee: Ashley. Linesmen: Pavelich, Frampton.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-11214/2399561-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="549" height="775"></div><h2>TORONTO 2 AT CHICAGO 1</h2>TORONTO&mdash;Goal: Bower; defense: Horton, Douglas; center: Stanley; wings: Keon, Shack; subs.: Brewer, Baun, Ellis, Mahovlich, Kelly, Bathgate, Pulford, Armstrong, Moore, Harris, Stemkowski.CHICAGO&mdash;Goal: DeJordy; defense: Pilote, Jarrett; center: Esposito; wings: Hay, Maki; subs.: Vasko, MacNeil, Ravlich, Mikita, Wharram, Mohns, Henry, McKenzie, D. Hull, Stanfield, Nesterenko.Referee Skov. Linesmen: B. Morrison, D&rsquo;Amico.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-12196/2399554-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="549" height="510"></div> &#9632;

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National Hockey League Summaries

QUEBEC. Que.&mdash;Terry Gray has played with nine pro clubs, and the hard-shooting right-winger recently received his widest acclaim with a five-goal performance.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03397/2399714-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="265" height="411"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry Gray</figcaption></div>The 26-year-old Gray accounted for half of the winners&rsquo; goals as the Quebec Aces, the powerful Eastern Division leaders, coasted past the Baltimore Clippers, 10-3.Terry fell one goal snort of the AHL&rsquo;s all time one-game record of six shared by Bob Heron, Harry Pidhirny and Camille Henry.Pidhirny, who connected six times while playing with Springfield in 1953-54, watched Gray equal the record. Pidhirny is now with Baltimore.A year ago, defenseman Dave Amadio of the Springfield Indians enjoyed a five-goal night.Gray, a product of the Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; farm system, was the most valuable player in the Quebec Junior Hockey League.Later, he played with the Montreal Royals in the old Quebec League. He has been with Rochester and Buffalo in the AHL; with Sault Ste. Marie and Kingston in the defunct Eastern Pro League, and with Calgary in the Western League.He was with the Boston Bruins for 42 games in the NHL in 1961-62, and was brought up briefly this winter by the Montreal Canadiens.As this edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS went to press, Gray had 28 goals, and appeared headed for his best season as a professional. &#9632;

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Terry Gray Hits Peak With Aces Scoring Five Times In AHL Game

<h2>Sat. Jan. 30 PROVIDENCE 0. AT PITTSBURGH 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04290/2399822-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="541" height="494"></div><h2>BALTIMORE 3 AT SPRINGFIELD 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05207/2399815-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="547" height="755"></div><h2>ROCHESTER 1 AT CLEVELAND 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06165/2399808-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="544" height="525"></div><h2>BUFFALO 3 AT HERSHEY 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07141/2399801-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="551" height="628"></div><h2>Sun. Jan. 31 BALTIMORE 3 AT QUEBEC 10</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08123/2399794-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="548" height="961"></div><h2>CLEVELAND 3 AT PROVIDENCE 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-09105/2399787-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="539" height="501"></div><h2>SPRINGFIELD 4 AT BUFFALO 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1093/2399780-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="547" height="728"></div><h2>PITTSBURGH 3 AT ROCHESTER 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1185/2399773-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="544" height="724"></div><h2>Tues. Feb. 2 PITTSBURGH 2 AT BALTIMORE 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1268/2399766-1-eng-US/f0012-122.jpg" title="f0012-12" width="542" height="601"></div><h2>Wed. Feb. 3 PROVIDENCE 1 AT BUFFALO 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1357/2399759-1-eng-US/f0012-132.jpg" title="f0012-13" width="539" height="502"></div><h2>SPRINGFIELD 4 AT CLEVELAND 13</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1451/2399752-1-eng-US/f0012-142.jpg" title="f0012-14" width="549" height="1082"></div><h2>PITTSBURGH 1 AT HERSHEY 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1545/2399745-1-eng-US/f0012-152.jpg" title="f0012-15" width="541" height="488"></div> &#9632;

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American Hockey League Summaries

WALLY NORTHERN PRO HOCKEY STICKSWALLY POOL TABLES TABLE TENNIS CROQUET SETS<h2>How They Stand</h2>(Standings on Tues., Feb. 9)<h3>Eastern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01604/2399683-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="543" height="166"></div><h3>Western Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02514/2399676-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="545" height="108"></div>(NHL Affiliation: 1. Toronto, 2. Montreal. 3. Chicago. 4. Detroit. 5. New York. 6. Boston. x-Independent.)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues., Feb. 2Pittsburgh 2 at Baltimore 3Wed., Feb. 3Provindence 1 at Buffalo 3Springlied 4 at Cleveland 13Pittsburgh 1 at Hershey 3Fri., Feb. 5Buffalo 5 at Baltimore 1Providence 2 at Rochester 4Sat., Feb. 6Providence 3 at Cleveland 2Buffalo 3 at Hershey 1Rochester 5 at Pittsburgh 3Baltimore 3 at Springfield 7Sun., Feb. 7Pittsburgh 3 at Buffalo 1Baltimore 3 at Providence 3Springfield 3 at Quebec 5Hershey 0 at Rochester 7<h2>Team Scoring</h2><h3>ROCHESTER</h3>(Including Games of Sun., Jan. 31)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1638/2399669-1-eng-US/f0012-162.jpg" title="f0012-16" width="547" height="404"></div><h3>CLEVELAND</h3>As of February 1, 1965(Including Gaines of Sun., Jan., 31)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1729/2399662-1-eng-US/f0012-172.jpg" title="f0012-17" width="546" height="454"></div><h3>HERSHEY</h3>(Including Games of Sun., Jan. 31)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1825/2399655-1-eng-US/f0012-182.jpg" title="f0012-18" width="545" height="480"></div><h3>PITTSBURGH</h3>(Including Games of Sun., Jan. 31)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1922/2399648-1-eng-US/f0012-192.jpg" title="f0012-19" width="545" height="406"></div><h3>BALTIMORE</h3>(Including Games of Fri., Jan. 29)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-2019/2399641-1-eng-US/f0012-202.jpg" title="f0012-20" width="543" height="431"></div> &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01597/2399860-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="477" height="863"><figcaption class="caption-body">HARRY PIDHIRNY&hellip;Another Milestone</figcaption></div>BALTIMORE, Md.&mdash;Harry Pidhirny, a penalty-killer with a fan club, reached another milestone in his long pro career when he became the first man ever to play in 1,000 regular season games in the American Hockey League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02553/2399853-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="291" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Fred Glover</figcaption></div>The 36-year-old veteran of the Baltimore Clippers attained the record one night ahead of an old rival, Fred Glover of Cleveland Barons, when he suited up for the Feb. 2 game against Pittsburgh.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s too bad we don&rsquo;t play No. 1,000 on the same night,&rdquo; Pidhirny said. &ldquo;But that&rsquo;s the way the schedule worked out.&ldquo;When we played Cleveland last month and I was limping, Glover said, &lsquo;you&rsquo;d play if you had to crawl out there&rsquo;.&rdquo;Pidhirny would have reached the goal last season, but he spent the 1961-62 campaign with San Francisco in the Western Hockey League.Glover and Pidhirny have been rivals ever since their junior hockey days in Toronto. Glover tops the all-time AHL list in goals, assists and total points. Pidhirny ranks third in goals and total points, and fourth in assists.But when it comes to penalties, there&rsquo;s a wide discrepancy. Glover, the perennial bad boy in the AHL, already has spent 145 minutes in the penalty box this season.By comparison, Pidhirny must be the least penalized hockey player of all time. Pidhirny had been penalized only 156 minutes in 16 AHL seasons&mdash;including 999 regular season games and 46 more in the playoffs.&ldquo;I was a skinny 155-pounder until about five years ago, Pidhirny said, &ldquo;and I had to adjust my style of play accordingly. I had to defend myself rather than go dish it out. Although I weigh 175 now, I still play the same way.&rdquo;Pidhirny has scored 375 goals and assisted on 443 more. His top output was 81 points during the 1958-59 season and he shares the league record with six goals in one game.Pidhirny said the first fan club in his career was formed last year, &ldquo;probably because they saw me sitting on the bench and felt sorry for me.&rdquo;Pidhirny has been used mainly as a penalty-killer but, with a shortage of centers, he has been playing on a regular Baltimore line. He has a record of 14 points in 48 games this season and won one game for Baltimore with a timely goal. &#9632;

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Pidhirny First Player To Perform in 1,000 AHL Games

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE TAYLOR</div>BALTIMORE, Md.&mdash;Becoming the first player in history to perform in 1,000 American League games didn&rsquo;t spoil Harry Pidhirny.After graciously accepting the applause, trophies, plaques and a cart-load of other gifts marking the occasion, the veteran Clipper helped his teammates to a 3-2 overtime victory against the Pittsburgh Hornets.Just like the previous 999 games, Pidhirny performed effectively at center while on the attack and humiliated the opposition while killing penalties on defense.Asked how he felt after 1,000 games at the age of 37 and having just completed a reglar line shift, plus successfully killing off five Pittsburgh penalties, Harry replied:&ldquo;I&rsquo;d be kidding someone if I said I wasn&rsquo;t tired. But, then, the more work I get, the better I&rsquo;ve always liked it. So I&rsquo;m not complaining. Particularly not on a night like this.&rdquo;It was Pidhirny&rsquo;s perfect feed pass to Ken Schinkel which set up Balitmore&rsquo;s tieing goal. The Clippers made the &ldquo;Harry Pidhirny Night&rdquo; even more mem-orable by winning the game on Gordon Labossiere&rsquo;s overtime period goal.The start of the game was delayed almost twenty minutes as Baltimore Clipper fans went overboard with ceremonies to celebrate the occasion. Making the tribute particulary outstanding is the fact that Pidhirny has been a Clipper only two years.Jack Riley, AHL President, was among those on the program. Gifts for Pidhirny which, originally, were set out to reach a $1,000 total, rolled far beyond. He received more than $700 in cash alone.Pidhirny&rsquo;s wife and three children were brought down from their home in Springfield as guests of the Clipper Hockey Club to witness the program.Looking back over the 1,000 games, Harry recalled playing for Springfield&rsquo;s first Calder Cup champions as his top thrill.Pidhirny&rsquo;s fan club, which has draped huge signs around the Baltimore Civic Center for two years, outdid themselves on &ldquo;Pidhirny Night&rdquo; with a verse which covered more than 500 feet of the wall space. The sign read:&ldquo;The Harry Pidhirny Fan Club says&mdash;375 goals, 443 assists 818 points in all.&ldquo;When these great feats are put together, they make our Harry stand mighty tall.&ldquo;Having 12 hat tricks to his credit and scoring six goals in a game.&ldquo;And now by playing that contest 1,000, he surely belongs in the hall of Fame,&rdquo;It was Baltimore&rsquo;s biggest hockey celebration since entering the AHL three years ago. And it couldn&rsquo;t have been staged for a more deserving player. &#9632;

Clipper Fans Shower Pidhirny With Gifts, Cash On Big Night

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY, Pa.The Hershey Bears, still holding a firm grip on second place in the Eastern Division race, are racing toward the most crucial stretch in the 1964-65 campaign.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04473/2399915-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="276" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Mathers</figcaption></div>Starting Feb. 14, Hershey heads out for a seven game road trip which may well determine their chance of overhauling the pacesetting Quebec Aces as well as where the club will eventually finish in the standings at season&rsquo;s completion next month.Actually, it&rsquo;s somewhat amazing that Hershey has fared as well as it has, considering that 11 regulars have been on the injured list at one time or another. In games missed, the 11 total 70 contests.Coach Frank Mathers has utilized 22 different skaters since the first puck was dropped last October.&ldquo;In all my years in hockey,&rsquo;&rsquo; said Mathers, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never seen one club have such a run of injuries.&rdquo;Because of the &ldquo;walking wounded&rdquo;, Mathers has had to use more line combinations than ingredients in a Greek salad.Mathers is hoping by the time he heads for the hinterlands, all hands will be healthy.The Bears have fared well in their first 21 road games, winning 11 and in one stretch, snaring eight straigh victories.One player who has done a fine job has been Cuck Hamilton, who has played almost every position except goal.Because of ailments to the backline corps, Hamilton has taken a number of turns on defense. Along with this he&rsquo;s played center, both wings and killed penalties.The 25-year-old Kirkland Lake product can&rsquo;t be found among the league&rsquo;s high scorers, but as Mathers says, &ldquo;Chuck gives 100 per cent of himself every turn, and you can&rsquo;t ask much more than that.&rdquo;Only five players, Ralph Keller, Bob Woytowich, Mike Nykoluk, Bruce Cline and Roger DeJordy, have suited up for every game. &#9632;

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Seven-Game Road Trip Seen Crucial To Bears

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER, N.Y.&mdash;Don Cherry is a firm believer takes, but the dividend the hard-spree at home. They piled up hitting Amerk defenseman realized was downright ridiculous.Get this:Pittsburgh has scored the last two goals to take a 2-1 lead over the Rochester Americans midway through the first period here Jan. 31.Cherry has the puck deep in his own end. Teammate Larry Hillman, across the rink and un-molested, hollers for the puck, but Cherry pays no heed, electing instead to try and shove it out towards his own blueline. A pair of Pittsburghers are there and, with Cherry out of the play in the coner, a Hornet goal appears imminent. If they get this one it&rsquo;s a 3-1 game and the Amerks are, as they say in dire straits.But somehow the puck goes loose in front of the cage, and Hillman pounces on it. Larry feeds to Wally Boyer who, in turn, spots a hurtling Cherry at the Pittsburgh blue line. Don is in alone, gives goalie Hank Bassen a deke a la Max Bentley and pops the puck in to tie the score. The Amerks roar on to a 6-3 decision.&ldquo;You know,&rdquo; Don said in the dressing room afterward, &ldquo;I never would have scored that goal if I didn&rsquo;t make the mistake. I was really mad at myself, and I&rsquo;m sure I never would have rushed up ice like that if I hadn&rsquo;t been upset over that stupid pass.&rdquo;ICECLES&mdash;The Amerks have been on quite a scoring spree at home. They piled up 38 goals over a five-game stretch with outputs of 9, 7, 10, 6 and 6. &#9632;

Don Cherry Turns Miscue Into Big American Goal

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;The Buffalo Bisons will have at least three strong candidates for the American Hockey League&rsquo;s all-star team, and one of them, Art Stratton, will be seeking the center-ice spot for the third straight year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03514/2399970-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="292" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Art Stratton</figcaption></div>Goalie Ed Chadwick and left-winger Len Lunde will receive support from the press, radio and TV electorate, and one or two others may figure in the voting.Stratton and Lunde, playing on a line with Pat Hannigan, were running one-two in the individual scoring race as this edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS went to press. Hannigan was tied with Rochester&rsquo;s Dick Gamble for seventh place.The Stratton-Lunde-Hannigan was the hottest in the league. Lunde led the league in goals with 34, and Stratton was the top assists man with 54.Two years ago, Stratton made the first allstar team as a Bison, and last year he was picked while a member of the Pittsburgh Hornets.Chadwick, tied with Rochester&rsquo;s Jerry Cheevers for the lead in shutouts with four, is enjoying a great season, and has played a major role in keeping the undermanned Herd in second place in the Western Division.Cheevers and Hershey&rsquo;s Marc Dufour, a pleasant surprise for the Bears, figure to provide Chadwick with most of his opposition in the voting. &#9632;

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Stratton Seeks Third Straight Berth

Before you say SCOTCH say &ldquo;DEWAR&rsquo;S&rdquo; it never variesBefore you say SCOTCH say &ldquo;DEWAR&rsquo;S&rdquo; it never varies<h2>How They Stand</h2>(Standings on Tues., Feb. 9)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1273/2400015-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="551" height="230"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues., Feb. 2Los Angeles 3 at Vancouver 3Wed., Feb. 3Seattle 1 at Portland 2Thurs., Feb. 4Los Angeles 0 at Seattle 3Fri., Feb. 5San Francisco 6 at Vancouver 3Sat., Feb. 6San Francisco 6 at Portland 4Sun., Feb. 7Los Angeles 1 at Portland 5San Franscisco 5 at Seattle 6<h2>WHL Point Race</h2>(Scoring Records as of February 1)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1360/2400008-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="553" height="406"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1445/2400001-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="558" height="332"></div> &#9632;

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>VANCOUVER. B.C.&mdash;Part&mdash;land may be on its way to the Western Hockey Lea&not;gue pennant. As this is written, Portland has won nine, lost only four and tied two of its last 15 games to pass Seattle, which has an opposite record 4-9-1, for its last 15, by five points in the battle for first place. Coach Hal Lay-coe&rsquo;s Buckaroos just completed an 18-night, six-game road swing with five victories, including two at Seattle, and will be hard to dispossess.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01593/2400053-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="259" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry Popein</figcaption></div>Portland is now the only team in the circuit with a. 500 road record, standing 11&mdash;11&mdash;1. They&rsquo;ve played nine overtime games and haven&rsquo;t lost one, winning five and tying four. Clearly, they win the big ones. And they are hot now when it counts the most. On the other hand, Coach Keith Allen&rsquo;s slumping Seattle Totems have not won in their last seven games, are only 8-11-2 on the road and 1-2-3 in overtimes.Vancouver and Victoria may even have shots at overhauling Seattle. Coach Rudy Pilous&rsquo; rebounding Victoria Maple Leafs have been the hottest team in the league with 10-5 in their last 15 and have won five of their last seven. They are fourth, but moving up. Fifteen games carry the clubs about through January and Vancouver was 7-7-1, San Francisco 7-8 and LA 4-11 in that stretch.The two California clubs have fallen six points behind the fourth and last playoff spot. By the time this hits print, San Francisco will have played seven straight games and LA five straight on the road, and they may be out of it Vancouver has just completed five straight on the road, but it wasn&rsquo;t tough. The Canucks won two out of three in LA and one out of two in San Francisco to push those clubs deeper in the cellar.Coach Max McNabb is optimistic about his Canucks. &ldquo;We have been having troubles, just treading water lately, but we&rsquo;ve had a terrible run of injuries. Some of our players have not come up to expectations, but they have talent and are capable of doing a good job for us down the stretch. If we can get reasonably healthy, we have a good shot at a good finish.&rdquo;Vancouver has a number of players who have scored 30 or more goals in a season in the past and while they have not all held that level for various reasons, it is still the most explosive club in the league and leads the league in scoring with 181 goals in 48 games for an average of just under four a game.Key veteran center Phil Maloney had a knee-cartilage operation during the off-season, while winger Jimmy Baird had one after a third of the season, Maloney has played all season, but not at his niftiest and has lately been troubled by a key groin injury. Baird has missed 22 games, made a fast recovery, but is just beginning to skate again. Winger Buddy Boone, off to his fastest start, missed a dozen games with an injury and is just reaching top form again. Assistant coach Larry Popein is the latest casualty suffering a broken hand that will shelve him indefinitely.At the two-thirds mark of the season, Maloney had 22 goals, Billy McNeill 21, Bob McCusker 16. Howie Hughes and Boone 15 each, Bruce Carmichael 14, Bob Kabel and Bev Bell 13 each and Dave Duke 12. No other team has as many goal getters in double figures.Ron Matthews leads the defensemen with seven goals, while Duncan McCallum has five.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1182/2400046-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="473" height="863"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL MALONEY&hellip;Fires 22 Goals</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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McNabb Confident Vancouver Can Finish Strong, But Club Must Get Healthy—Popein Breaks Hand

<h2>Tues. Jan. 265. FRANCISCO 3 AT VICTORIA 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02492/2400140-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="549" height="731"></div><h2>Wed. Jan. 27 VANCOUVER 1 AT S. FRANCISCO 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03374/2400133-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="546" height="476"></div><h2>Thurs. Jan. 28 VANCOUVER 3 AT LOS ANGELES 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04286/2400126-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="546" height="625"></div><h2>Fri. Jan. 29 LOS ANGELES 2 AT S. FRANCISCO 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05219/2400119-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="550" height="706"></div><h2>PORTLAND 2 AT SEATTLE 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06182/2400112-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="543" height="424"></div><h2>Sat. Jan. 30 VANCOUVER 5 AT LOS ANGELES 0</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-07141/2400105-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="548" height="554"></div><h2>PORTLAND 4 AT VICTORIA 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-08118/2400098-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="548" height="778"></div><h2>Sun. Jan. 31 VANCOUVER 5 AT S. FRANCISCO 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-09105/2400091-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="552" height="586"></div><h2>VICTORIA 2 AT PORTLAND 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1092/2400084-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="545" height="852"></div> &#9632;

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Western League Summaries

SEATTLE, Wash.&mdash;Not one, but two brand new names appear at the head of the individual scoring race this week. In one of the closest point races in history San Francisco&rsquo;s Charlie Burns and Vancouver&rsquo;s Billy McNeill moved into a frist place tie as a result of last week&rsquo;s action. Both players have 61 points, Burns in 46 games and McNeill in 47 contests.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01569/2400171-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="271" height="419"><figcaption class="caption-body">Wayne Connelly</figcaption></div>Burns has 26 goals and 35 assists while McNeill has 21 goals and 40 assists. The two leaders are being closely challenged by last week&rsquo;s leaders, however. Seattle&rsquo;s Guyle Fielder and Los Angeles Blades Norm Johnson were both held scoreless last week and remain tied in second place with 60 points apiece.San Francisco winger Wayne Connelly was forced to share top billing in the goal-scoring race with Victoria centermail Larry Keenan as a result of last week&rsquo;s action. Keenan fired his 27th goal of the year to move into a tie with Connelly, who was held scoreless in four games last week. Burns is close contender for goalscoring honors as he has 26 markers in 46 games played.Fielder, though held pointless in the one game played by the Totems last week, still holds a commanding lead in the assist department. Fielder has 51 helpers in 45 games played, 11 more than that of his nearest rival, McNeill, who has an even 40 assists in 47 games.Every individual race is tightening up in the second half of Western League play and the goalkeeping statistics are following the same trend. Seattle&rsquo;s Jimmy McLeod still leads the League with a 2.64 average after 45 games. Portland&rsquo;s Don Head is second with a 2.86 average after 41&#8532; games. The biggest gain of the week was made by Vancouver&rsquo;s Gilles Villemure who recorded his first shutout of the season last week in Los Angeles. In four road games last week his average improved from 3.91 to 3.72 after 38 games played. His shutout was the ninth recorded in League play this season.Howie Young added two minor penalties to his totals in three games played by the Blades last week to up his League leading penalty total to 165 minutes after 44 games. This is 5 minutes more than his nearest rival, Seattle&rsquo;s Larry Zeidel, who has an even 160 minutes and is still sitting out a five game suspension.The San Francisco Seals played four games last week and the sparkling play of Captain Eddie Panagabko in those four contests gains the clever pivot player of the week honors. Panagabko scored four goals and assisted on four others for 8 points last week, more than any other player in the League.Three of his four goals came in the first period of the game against Los Angeles when he scored three consecutive goals and his first hat of the season, sixteenth in league play this year. As a result he moved from 21st to 12th in the individual scoring race. &#9632;

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Burns, Connelly, Keenan Battling To Grab Off Goal-Getting Honors

<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div>LOS ANGELES, Calif.TWO OF THE MANY fine centres in the Western Hockey League are Billy McNeill of Vancouver and Pat Stapleton of Portland. Murray Costello, who does a big-league job as WHL publicist, points out a couple of similarities. They are the most striking blondes in the circuit and the two leading scorers on the road, which makes them very noticeable on foreign rinks. At this writing, McNeill has 21 goals and 40 assists for 61 points, while Stapleton has 21 goals and 34 assists for 55 points. McNeill has scored 14 of his goals and 20 of his assists on the road, Stapleton 11 of his goals and 19 of his assists.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02510/2400216-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="249" height="405"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy McNeill</figcaption></div>Vancouver coach Max McNabb says, &ldquo;McNeill is the most exciting player in the league. He has had some family tragedies in the past and has shuttled between Detroit in the National League and Edmonton in the Western League for years, but he has settled down now, he is happily married, he has bought a nice home in Vancouver, he has a good job with Carling&rsquo;s brewery and his play reflects his contentment.&rdquo; The husky McNeill is 29. He is not flashy, but plays the whole game very well. If he had not refused to report to New York when he was involved in a trade for Bill Gadsby in 1961, he would probably still be in the majors. He never reached his potential there, but belongs there.Every Western League player we talk to marvels at Stapleton and considers him a certain bet to return to the NHL next season. Converted from defense to center in an emergency early this season, Pat has found himself at the age of 24. He, too, can do it all, and the only question with the chunky speedster is his proper position. Most players feel he belongs on defense, but he thinks he should and will stay at center. Coach Hal Laycoe admits, &ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t know. I thought he was a natural defenseman, but for a boy who&rsquo;s never played center, he&rsquo;s been remarkable.&rdquo; Portland veteran Jack Bionda says, &ldquo;Pat checks his opposing centers to death, and he reacts so quickly the fellow hesitates to pass off for fear Pat will grab the puck.&rdquo; Pat, who recently fell one shy of the WHL record by scoring in eight straight games, says, &ldquo;I think having played defense has helped me. I check the others the way I didn&rsquo;t like to be checked.&rdquo;BIONDA HAS BEN OUT most of the season since having an operation for torn knee ligaments. He recently made a trip with Portland. &ldquo;I have nothing to do and all the time in the world to do it,&rdquo; the defenseman said sadly. &ldquo;At my age (31) you worry about injuries like this. I don&rsquo;t know if I&rsquo;ll be back before the season ends.&rdquo;&hellip;Cliff Schmautz recently drew assists in eight straight games to set a new Portland record. Andy Hebenton has tied Stapleton as the leading Fortland goal-getter with 21 and 13 of them have come on the road. Dick Van Impe has 10 goals and, incredibly, nine of them have been on the road. No wonder, the Bucks raise havoc away from home.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03432/2400209-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="266" height="395"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jack Bionda</figcaption></div>One of the great nights in Buckaroo history came when they rallied from an 0-4 deficit to win at Seattle 5-4 in overtime. The Seattle crowd of 13,563 for that Saturday night game set a new WHL record surpassing the 13,459 lured to Los Angeles early in 1963&hellip;The following Friday night, the Seattle crowd topped 12,000, but the fans were again disappointed as Portland won again, 2-1 Seattle is averaging around 7,400 fans per game in its new 12,300-seat Coliseum, but the team&rsquo;s failing fortunes may hurt.LOS ANGELES HAS BEEN having a number of crowds not much under 10,000 although the hapless Blades have been playing much the worst hockey in the league. Co-owner Jim Poggott, who flew in from Saskatoon, admitted he was embarrassed, but pointed out the continuing turnouts indicate, &ldquo;LA fans have caught on to hockey and are turning out for the game, not a good team, which they do not have.&rdquo; The Blades play in panic, without confidence. When they try to sit on a lead, they are killed. When they fall behind, they usually die. Everyone can&rsquo;t have the best players. The cruel fact is they probably have less good players than any team in the league.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04329/2400202-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="261" height="398"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gary Dornhoefer</figcaption></div>With goalie Ed Johnston ailing, Boston recalled WHL sophomore Jack Norris from LA to fill in. Jack McCartan, re-acquired in midseason to spell Norris has been an improvement, truly outstanding, but has been scored on a lot because of defensive lapses in front of him. They say goalies are crazy, but anyone who goal-tends for LA is even whackier than most&hellip;LA coach Alfie Pike says, &ldquo;Because we have been losing, the fans do not realize we have been playing very good hockey, only we have been making a number of stupid mistakes each game which beat us.&rdquo; That is a very interesting comment. If we did not think Pike was an excellent coach, we would examine it more closely, but we will let it go.Victoria&rsquo;s fine center John Sleaver just broke a 15-game goalscoring drought&hellip;Victoria coach Rudy Pilous predicts, &ldquo;Within the next six weeks, I wouldn&rsquo;t be surprised to see only six points separate the top team from the bottom one.&rdquo; When it was noted that first-place Portland leads last-place San Francisco by 17 points, Rudy insisted, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not worried about San Francisco. Bud Poile has so many good hockey players, they&rsquo;re starting to come out of his ears.&rdquo; Right now, Bud&rsquo;s ears are burning. He wonders when his good hockey players will begin to play good hockey. After coining down from Boston it took Seal Gary Dornhoefer 20 games to score his first WHL goat &#9632;

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Western Ad Lib

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.The Minneapolis Bruins have announced they have transferred two of their home games, originally scheduled for Friday, Feb. 12 against Tulsa, and Sunday, Feb. 14 against Omaha to Jackson, Miss.The site of the two regularly scheduled CPHL games will be the new 6,500 seat Mississippi Coliseum located on the State Fair Grounds adjacent to downtown Jackson.As a result of this, the Bruins will be out of the Minneapolis Arena from Wednesday, Feb. 3 until Sunday, Feb. 21 when the St. Louis Braves provide the opposition.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-08101/2400407-1-eng-US/f0016-082.jpg" title="f0016-08" width="484" height="596"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM MIKOL&hellip;Boosts St. Paul&rsquo;s Hopes</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Minneapolis To Experiment With Jackson, Miss., Games

<h2>Wed. Jan. 27 ST. PAUL 9 AT ST. LOUIS 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02343/2400473-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="550" height="578"></div><h2>Thurs. Jan. 28 MINNEAPOLIS 3 AT TULSA 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03266/2400466-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="552" height="624"></div><h2>Sat. Jan. 30 MEMPHIS 1 AT TULSA 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-04217/2400459-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg" title="f0016-04" width="541" height="359"></div><h2>ST. PAUL 2 AT OMAHA 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-05155/2400452-1-eng-US/f0016-052.jpg" title="f0016-05" width="544" height="610"></div><h2>Sun. Jan. 31 ST. PAUL 3 AT MINNEAPOLIS 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-06123/2400445-1-eng-US/f0016-062.jpg" title="f0016-06" width="543" height="491"></div><h2>TULSA 5 AT OMAHA 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-07111/2400438-1-eng-US/f0016-072.jpg" title="f0016-07" width="547" height="626"></div> &#9632;

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Central League Summaries

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-11" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1164/2400504-1-eng-US/f0016-112.jpg"></div>This is the most complete Record Book on Hockey ever published. It contains statistics and records unobtainable in any other publication. Hockey fans call this book a &ldquo;Hockey Masterpiece&rdquo;&hellip;Complete team standings and individual scoring records by seasons of every player to perform in the N. H. L. from 1917-18 until 1963&mdash;64 appear in the OFFICIAL N.H.L. RECORD BOOK.PRICE: $1.25ORDER FORM ON PAGE 7 &#9632;

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OFFICIAL N.H.L. RECORD BOOK 1917-64

Don&rsquo;t be vague&hellip;say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKY<h2>How They Stand</h2>(Standings on Wed., Feb. 10).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0986/2400345-1-eng-US/f0016-092.jpg" title="f0016-09" width="552" height="252"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues., Feb. 2Memphis 2 at Tulsa 2Wed., Feb. 3St. Paul 7 at Minneapolis 2Tulsa 4 at St. Louis 5Thurs., Feb. 4Minneapolis 2 at St. Paul 2Omaha 2 at Tulsa 2Fri., Feb. 5St. Louis 1 at St. Paul 6Minneapolis 3 at Memphis 6Sat., Feb. 6Memphis 2 at Omaha 2St. Louis 2 at Tulsa 8Sun., Feb. 7Omaha 5 at St. Paul 5Minneapolis 5 at St. Louis 3Tulsa 2 at Memphis 8<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed., Feb. 10St. Paul at St. LouisMinneapolis at MemphisFri., Feb. 12Tulsa at MinneapolisMemphis at OmahaSat., Feb. 13St. Paul at St. LouisTulsa at OmahaSun., Feb. 14Omaha at MinneapolisSt. Paul at Memphis<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including games of Sun., Jan. 31)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1074/2400338-1-eng-US/f0016-102.jpg" title="f0016-10" width="551" height="279"></div><h2>Hockey Races</h2><h3>ONTARIO SENIOR LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Mon., Feb. 8)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01333/2400331-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="554" height="156"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri., Feb. 5Guelph 6 at Woodstock 2Oakville 5 at Welland 3Sat., Feb. 6Galt 9 at Woodstock 5<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including Games of Fri., Feb. 5)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02286/2400324-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="553" height="559"></div><h3>QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Mon., Feb. 8)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03228/2400317-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="549" height="155"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues., Feb. 2Drummondville 5 at Sherbrooke 1Thurs., Feb. 4Granby 3 at Verdun 2St. Hyacinthe 3 at Drummondville 1Fri., Feb. 5Verdun 5 at Sherbrooke 5Sun., Feb. 7Sherbrooke 4, Granby 1St. Hyacinthe 3 at Verdun 2<h3>OTTAWA-ST. LAW. SENIOR</h3>(Including games of Sun., Feb. 3)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04174/2400310-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="550" height="181"></div><h3>MARITIME SENIOR LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Mon., Feb. 8)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-05135/2400303-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="547" height="154"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues., Feb. 2Windsor-Dartmouth 10 at Halifax 3Moncton 4 at New Glasgow 3Wed., Feb. 3New Glasgow 5 at Moncton 2Sat., Feb. 6New Glasgow 11 at Halifax 4Windsor-Dartmouth 4 at Moncton 2Sun., Feb. 7Windsor-Dartmouth 11 at Halifax 7Moncton 5 at New Glasgow 2<h3>SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR</h3>(Standings on Sat., Jan. 30)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-06114/2400296-1-eng-US/f0017-062.jpg" title="f0017-06" width="548" height="229"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-07105/2400289-1-eng-US/f0017-072.jpg" title="f0017-07" width="547" height="430"></div><h3>DETROIT METRO JUNIOR</h3>(Standings on Mon., Feb. 1)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0878/2400282-1-eng-US/f0017-082.jpg" title="f0017-08" width="548" height="178"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0967/2400275-1-eng-US/f0017-092.jpg" title="f0017-09" width="547" height="278"></div><h2>How They Stand</h2>EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE(Standings on Tues., Feb. 9)<h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1149/2400268-1-eng-US/f0017-112.jpg" title="f0017-11" width="550" height="179"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1242/2400261-1-eng-US/f0017-122.jpg" title="f0017-12" width="548" height="209"></div>(NHL Affiliation: 1. Toronto, 4. Detroit, 5. New York, 6. Boston)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues., Feb. 2Clinton 2 at New Jersey 4Knoxville 7 at Jacksonville 2Nashville 2 at Charlotte 0Wed., Feb. 3Johnstown 4 at New York 5Long Island 4 at New Haven 7Knoxville 4 at Jacksonville 0Fri., Feb. 5New Haven 5 at Long Island 6New York 2 at Clinton 9New Jersey 2 at Johnstown 8Nashville 4 at Knoxville 5Sat., Feb. 6New Haven 5 at Johnstown 10Long Island 5 at New York 0New Jersey 1 at Clinton 8Greensboro 7 at Jacksonville 3Knoxville 3 at Nashville 2Sun., Feb. 7New Jersey 2 at New York 2Clinton 4 at Long Island 3Johnstown 5 at New Haven 2Nashville 3 at Greensboro 4Knoxville 2 at Charlotte 8<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including games of Sun., Jan, 31)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1331/2400254-1-eng-US/f0017-132.jpg" title="f0017-13" width="549" height="281"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1427/2400247-1-eng-US/f0017-142.jpg" title="f0017-14" width="545" height="382"></div> &#9632;

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CENTRAL LEAGUE

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<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div>KNOXVILLE, Tenn.Don Labelle isn&rsquo;t pinning the credit on any one individual but it has to be more than coincidence that the activities of Ray Crew and the Knoxville Knights winning ways came at the same time in Eastern Hockey League play.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1621/2400559-1-eng-US/f0017-162.jpg" title="f0017-16" width="322" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pete Babando</figcaption></div>The Knights had been bobbing around in a third place, some times fourth, in the EHL&rsquo;s Southern Division when Crew came on the scene. Then the team started to click and at latest count the Knights were sporting a five game winning streak; had less losses than either Charlotte or Greensboro, their rivals for second place in the division, and were not backing up a lick when facing the rough and tough Nashville team.In fact, the club was winning home and away and Labelle was delighted with the well balanced scoring that was providing the offense. Meantime, Crew was the bulwar of a tough defense that was tough despite the fact Labelle himself was sidelined for several weeks with a bad back.But Crew, Eddie Burr, Ray DuPont and Frank Ridley held their own against all opposition and promise to be even tougher.JACKSONVILLE: Don Newman suffered cut eye in battle with Knoxville&rsquo;s Eric Heiskala. Coach Milford hopes Jim Lorette, latest acquisition from Jets, can help defense. Gordie Dibley had 50 saves versus Charlotte in a game in which a big fight broke out among many players. Ron Willey&rsquo;s scoring continued to be lone bright spot for dub during its 22-game losing streak.LONG ISLAND: Andre Daoust handed Clinton its first shutout of the season. Ron Hergott&rsquo;s goal broke up scoreless battle. Don Perry kayoed Tim Hook of Clinton with one punch and sent him to hospital with broken nose.CLINTON: Comets extended home streak to 25 without a loss. Norm DeFelice gashed in mouth with skate and New York game held up half hour for repairs. De Felice having trouble blanking Jersey. Pete Babando playing defense in emergencies. Orval Tessier slipped back somewhat in league scoring race. He had minor operation.NEW HAVEN: John Sherban brought back from the &ldquo;taxi&rdquo; squad. Goalie Jim Armstrong was benched for Leo Facette but that didn&rsquo;t help matters. Armstrong was suffering from bad back and Leclair hoped rest would help.CHARLOTTE: Idled Bob Duncan has been helping Coach Fred Creighton with his stand scouting. He&rsquo;s not likely to play this year. Creighton bothered by club&rsquo;s continued habit of starting off on wrong foot. New record for penalties set here in game with Jacksonville.NEW YORK: Ricky Charron&rsquo;s third shutout was whitewash of Johnstown. Bob LeDuc and New Haven&rsquo;s Tony Bukovitch had a setto. Second game in Philly drew only 600 fans but Rovers will play two more games there.JOHNSTOWN: Billy Ostwald back on roster in place of Jim Lorette who went to Jacksonville. Dick Roberge broke Don Hall&rsquo;s club mark for career points, tabbing his 1,066th to erase Hall&rsquo;s mark of 1,065. Dennis Rathwell joined team after being waived out of pro hockey.JERSEY: Record 3,720 saw Ed Babiuk gain his 10th win in 12 starts as a Devil. Crowds have been soaring here as club began to climb in race with steady wins. Reggie Meserve hit by stick and suffered 12-stitch cut over right eye. &#9632;

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Crew’s Arrival Raises Knoxville As Knights Go All Out For Second; Rockets Losing Streak At 22 Games

NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;General Manager Emile Francis of the Rangers announced that Steve Brklacich has been named coordinator of scouts for New York in the province of Ontario.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1058/2400590-1-eng-US/f0017-102.jpg" title="f0017-10" width="287" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Johansen</figcaption></div>The 35-year-old native of Schumacher, Ont., will assume his new post immediately and operate out of Toronto, where he now makes his home.Brklacich joined the Ranger organization last season as coach of the Kitchener Rangers, the Blues&rsquo; top junior farm club in the OHA. He had been coaching the New York Rovers of the Eastern Hockey League.Francis also disclosed that Bill Johansen will become player-coach of the Rovers. Johansen, a 36-year-old center, joined the Redshirts in December after being purchased from Charlotte. He had previously played in the American and Western Hockey Leagues.In his new job Brklacich will be over-seer of the Blues&rsquo; scouts in Ontario, where they have one junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; and three junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; clubs, and work under chief scout Lou Passador. &#9632;

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Rangers Move Brklacich Up, Johansen Takes Over Rovers

<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including: Kames of Sun., Jan. 31)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02253/2400690-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="543" height="303"></div> &#9632;

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IHL Point Race

<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Wed., Feb. 10)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04122/2400721-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="546" height="237"></div>(NHL Affiliation: 2. Montreal, 3. Chicago. 6. Boston).<h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tues., Feb. 2Fort Wayne 2 at Dayton 5Wed., Feb. 3Toledo 3 at Fort Wayne 8Fri., Feb. 5Dayton 2 at Port Huron 6Muskegon 6 at Toledo 9Fort Wayne 4 at Des Moines 6Sat., Feb. 6Dayton 3 at Muskegon 6Port Huron 4 at Toledo 5Fort Wayne 4 at Des Moines 3Sun., Feb. 7Muskegon 8 at Port Huron 6Toledo 3 at Dayton 9<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Wed., Feb. 10Muskegon at Fort WayneDes Moines at ToledoThurs., Feb. 11Port Huron at MuskegonSat., Feb. 13Des Moines at MuskegonDayton at Fort WayneToledo at Port HuronSun., Feb. 14Muskegon at Port HuronDes Moines at Fort Wayne &#9632;

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How They Stand

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0589/2400759-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="512" height="708"></div>1965 Season To Be Held at EAST YORK MEMORIAL ARENA TORONTO, CANADA July, and August&mdash;8 weekly sessionsTORONTO HOCKEY SCHOOLWORLD&rsquo;S GREATESTPUNCH IMLACH. COACH OF THE WORLD AND STANLEY CUP CHAM. PIONS, THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS, SAYS: &ldquo;I personally endorse Maurice Black&rsquo;s Toronto Hockey School. Any boy attending, whether he is from Canada, the United States, or even Europe, should be a better hockey player when he leaves, as he will have learned the right way, and be given expert instruction.&rdquo;&#9733; MORE ICE-TIME WILL BE OFFERED STUDENTS THIS YEAR.&#9733; SESSION WILL BE SEVEN COMPLETE DAYS.&#9733; STUDENTS MAY JOIN SCHOOL DAY BEFORE COMMENCEMENT AT NO EXTRA COST.&#9733; STUDENTS WILL BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE NEW BUILDING ADJOINING THE ARENA.&#9733; TO ASSIST BOYS WISHING TO ATTEND, MONTHLY PAYMENTS CAN NOW BE MADE.&#9733; AT LEAST 5 ONE HOUR SCRIMMAGES FOR EACH STUDENT ABOVE HIS NORMAL TUITION PERIOD.&#9733; EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE &ldquo;FREE&rdquo; A PROTECTIVE HELMET.&#9733; SPRING BEDS AND LINEN SUPPLIED.&#9733; STUDENTS ARE UNDER SUPERVISION AT ALL TIMES.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0678/2400752-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg" title="f0018-06" width="478" height="667"><figcaption class="caption-body">Write to Mr. Maurice Black</figcaption></div>TORONTO HOCKEY SCHOOL1029 Spadina Road, Toronto 12, Canada.PHONE: 489-9730ACCOMMODATION FOR MANAGERS AND COACHES &#9632;

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“Learn to play HOCKEY THE BETTER WAY at the SCHOOL that TEACHES”, IN ITS 7th YEAR

<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div>TOLEDO, O.The problem of keeping the Toledo Blades on the ice seemed to be solved, at least temporarily, through the good will of the players and the majority of the International Hockey League club owners.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01339/2400659-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="247" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ken Wilson</figcaption></div>When the Blades got two weeks behind in their paycheques it appeared that it would be impossible to continue, since most of them are family men and need their hockey cheques to pay current bills. But they came to an understanding with general manager and owner Ken Wilson to continue over the weekend, with receipts of two home games going to pay their salaries.It looked a little more encouraging when crowds of 1,926 and 2,701 turned out for the two games. In addition, three teams in the league that want to see the franchise remain in Toledo, agreed to help out in making up any salary difference. Under the new agreement the players will perform on a week-to-week basis.Wilson viewed the future optimistically. &ldquo;We made money last year from the beginning of February until April and we have better dates coming up than we did at this time last year, so maybe we have a chance)&rdquo;The Blades responded on the ice with a 5-5 tie against the leading Port Huron Flags and a 9-5 triumph over Dayton, although they were reduced to two regular defensemen because of injuries to Moe Benoit and Bill Mitchell.FORT WAYNE&mdash;The Komets defeated the leading Flags, 6-1, for their third straight win.&hellip;A crowd of 7,227 was seventh of the season over 7,000 and brought the season average to 5,140&hellip;Bill Orban returned to action after a month out with a broken wrist&hellip;Goalie Bob Gray, on loan from Seattle, had a 3-0 shut over Muskegon&hellip;Reg Primeau was out with an infected elbow&hellip;Roger Maisonneuve scored the 300th goal of his IHL career.MUSKEGON&mdash;Joe Kastelic scored four goals in an 8-5 win over Port Huron. He passed the 400 mark in goals&hellip;Winger Jim Twigg was given his lease&hellip;. The Zephyrs held off the Dayton threat with a 5-5 tie against Des Moines and 8-5 win at Port Huron&hellip;PORT HURON&mdash;Three Flags, Bill LeCaine, Lloyd Maxfield and Marcel Goyette were fined $25 each by Commissioner Andy Mulligan for abusive language directed at the goal judge in Dayton&hellip;Bert Fizzell was out for three games with an injured shoulder&hellip;Defenseman Bill Dunnell was released&hellip;Norm Jacques had 52 saves in a 6-1 loss at Fort Wayne&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03164/2400652-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="537" height="556"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROGER MAISONNEUVE&hellip;Reached Goal Milestone</figcaption></div>DAYTON&mdash;The Gems had a record crowd of 4,704 for a Sunday game with Toledo&hellip;The Gems scored back-to-back wins over Muskegon after undergoing a harrowing air trip. They attempted to fly to Muskegon, couldn&rsquo;t land, finally landed in Grand Rapids 45 miles away and spent two hours in rented cars getting to Muskegon, arriving late. Next morning they couldn&rsquo;t take off from Grand Rapids, drove all the way back to Dayton in time to play the game. Guy Trottier and Kenny Coombes, who bagged off flying, went by car and arrived both places far ahead of their airborne teammates.DES MOINES&mdash;The Oak Leafs had a disastrous road trip, getting only a tie in five games&hellip;. Bruce Lea rejoined the team on the road after refusing to start the trip&hellip;. Coach Minnie Menard was trying to swing a three-player trade within the league. &#9632;

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Toledo Players Stick Through Financial Crisis; Fort Wayne Vet Scores 300th Goal In IHL Play

<h2>(Standings on Mon., Feb. 8)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01316/2400790-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="559" height="306"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tues., Feb. 2Kitchener 4 at Oshawa 2Toronto 3 at St. Catharines 7Hamilton 3 at Peterborough 4Thurs., Feb. 4St. Catharines 10 at Hamilton 11Montreal 4 at Peterborough 8Fri., Feb. 5Oshawa 1 at Montreal 3St. Catharines 4 at Niagara Falls 7Toronto 6 at Kitchener 2Sun., Feb. 7Oshawa 1 at St. Catharines 6Niagara Falls 7 at Kitchener 8Toronto 4 at Montreal 4Peterborough 7 at Hamilton 4<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues., Feb. 9Hamilton at OshawaThurs., Feb. 11Montreal at HamiltonToronto at PeterboroughFri., Feb. 12Montreal at KitchenerSt. Catharines at TorontoHamilton at Niagara FallsSat., Feb. 13Niagara Falls at OshawaSun., Feb. 14Hamilton at St. CatharinesMontreal at TorontoPeterborough at Kitchener &#9632;

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Looking At OHA Race

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02264/2400821-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg"></div><h2>SOLUTION IN NEXT WEEK&rsquo;S ISSUE</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1. This ex-NHL player is known as &ldquo;Bingo.&rdquo;5. 22nd & 15th letters of the alphabet.6. Bob Nevin became one last February.9. &ldquo;Lefty&rdquo; Wilson&rsquo;s given name.10. Initials of Lane, old time Ranger.11. Given name of Atanas, NHL linesman.14. Trainers pack these for road trips.17. Initials of a Montreal defenseman.18. Former New York coach.19. Ravlich of Chicago answers to this.22. Camille Bedard&rsquo;s team (abbr.)23. This Black Hawk is a native of Nova Scotia.25. Springfield defenseman, first name Dale.27. Vern Buffey once refereed in this league (abbr.)29. Bob Goldham is married to a former one (abbr.)30. Same as 13 down.31. Don Simmons collects coins as a&mdash;.32. Initials of Baun of Toronto.<h3>DOWN</h3>1. Chicago rookie shown in center.2. Gary Bergman&rsquo;s off season job.3. Players usually retire early on the&mdash;of a game.4. Quebec birthplace of Claude Laforge.7. 1st & 15th letters of the alphabet.8. Initials of Stewart, exCalder Trophy winner.10. This Ranger played for Toronto in 1962&mdash;63.12. League in which Gary Bergman played last season (abbr.)13. Initials of Reibel, former Red Wing.15. Norm Ullman&rsquo;s&mdash;is seven (abbr.)16. Mrs. John Ferguson was once a pro&mdash;.17. Short for given name of 10 down.19. Coach of Vancouver Canucks.20. Indefinite article.21. Gray of Quebec answer to this.24. Initials of Lunde of Buffalo.26. Month in which Henri27. Exclamation of surprise. Richard was born (abbr.)28. &ldquo;Buddy&rdquo; O&rsquo;Connor&rsquo;s initials.<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S SOLUTION</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1. Hull3. Hall7. James8. Taylor11. Tickets14. U.S.A.16. Ice18. Tor.19. C.L.20. Kim22. Eli24. Na.24. Ran.26. Hextall29. Leafs32. Bret34. Once35. Rt.36. N.D.<h3>DOWN</h3>1. Hat Trick2. Laycoe3. Hart4. A.M.5. Leg6. LS7. Joe9. AI10. L.K.12. Sutherland13. Martin15. S.O.17. Cline21. Maxner23. L.A.26. Habs27. A.L.28. Leon30. F.C.31. Sec.33. T.T. &#9632;

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">BY STANLEY BRINK</div>WATERVILLE, Maine.Leland Potter, sophomore goalkeeper for Colby College may have other big nights before his playing days terminate, but the one he is not apt to forget is the 1-0 shutout of New Hampshire a few weeks ago. Potter became the first Colby netminder to perform the feat in four seasons.New Hampshire had taken the first of the series, 3-1, and came to Waterville primed to encore. It was Potter&rsquo;s first full game trial and he made the most of it. At 17:20 of the first period Bruce Davey accepted a transfer from Charlie McLennan and whipped in what was to be the game&rsquo;s orphan tally.That goal held up as Potter, with Rollie Morneau, Dick Lemieux and John Wood rejected one solid New Hampshire bid after another. The Potter book revealed 34 saves with Colin Clark serving mightily for New Hampshire on 32. Clark is one of the ranking goalers of Division II, ECAC.Potter, who is apt to be one of the best in Colby annals by senior season, had another good night versus Providence College, in Providence. The Friars had to go extra to take Colby 4-3, with Potter showing 39 saves.<h2>VERMONT RIDDLED</h2>Burlington, Vermont&mdash;At University of Vermont scholastic requirements must be met regardless of what happens to hockey. Because of low grades the squad was reduced to 10 players, less than enough to finish the schedule. Eastern Athletic Atlantic Conference gave Vermont permission to fill the gaps with freshmen. Otherwise the remaining games might have been cancelled.<h2>ALL ROUND STAR</h2>Springfield, Mass.&mdash;John Slomback, senior wing, came to American International College with a reputation in hockey and has sustained it while here. He did more than that.Slomback had one season of soccer and won the most valuable player award. Then he switched to football and led the team in scoring. In baseball he was the leading base stealer and can finish top point getter in hockey. His home is in Chicopee, Mass.College publicists are reminded they should forward information and news to Stanley Brink, 830 N. Oakwood Ave., Oconomowoc, Wis. &#9632;

Goalie Potter Makes History With Colby’s Shutout Game

<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including games of Sun., Jan. 31)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03212/2400900-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="570" height="280"></div> &#9632;

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OHA Point Race

<div class="byline">BY BOB MILLER</div>MONCTON, N. B&mdash;Hockey night in Canada is Monday and not Saturday night for 650 youngsters in Moncton, New Brunswick&mdash;because of the determination and efforts of the Kinsmen Club.The Kinsmen Club has been the minor hockey sponsor in this city of 50,000 since the days of the second World War. And as with other community efforts, the service club has combined its efforts&mdash;revolving the hockey chairmanship, allowing a number of members to serve in the post.The present chairman, Arnold Hoar has been active in minor hockey circles for 15 of his 26 years&mdash;as player, coach and chairman.&ldquo;After all this time, I feel I owe something to the community,&rdquo; says Hoar, when questioned about his present capacity.&rdquo; I came up through the system myself,&rdquo; he adds.As with past chairmen, Hoar bemoans the acute lack of ice time available to the young players. With only Moncton Stadium for facilities, the Kinsmen are forced to cram 32 teams into one seven-hour period, plus one hour for practice on Saturday, for which they pay the normal rental fee.&ldquo;Moncton minors have always had lots of know-how,&rdquo; says Hoar, but the lack of proper practice has been evident in provincial playoffs.&rdquo; Hoar&rsquo;s feelings are echoed by Norman Doucet, who has spent nearly 15 years as coach, manager and referee. &ldquo;There is just not enough ice time,&rdquo; he says, &ldquo;but in matter of ability the local boys are on a par with the rest of the province.&rdquo;&ldquo;We could have two or three more good prospects a year with a better ice schedule,&rdquo; says Hoar.Two players currently prominent in professional ranks got their early hockey education with Kinsmen-sponsored teams, Oscar Gaudet of Buffalo Bisons, and Gary Harmer with St. Louis Braves&mdash;both Chicago Black Hawks farm teams.Rochester Americans&rsquo; Dick Gamble, a 300-goal scorer in the American Hockey League and another Moncton native, was a junior star in the Hub City just before the Kinsmen took over the operations. Two stalwarts with Moncton Hawks of the Maritime Senior League&mdash;Phil Doiron and Paul Hebert also graduated from the Kinsmen.The Kinsmen sponsorship started back in the 1947 season, more by accident than by design, according to the first chairman. W. H. (Bill) Burden. As Burden tells it, hockey on the minor level was run more or less by prominent individuals during the early &lsquo;40&rsquo;s, with disputes often arising due to a lack of a solid executive.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01159/2400931-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg" title="C4-01" width="474" height="569"><figcaption class="caption-body">ARNOLD HOAR&hellip;Chairman At 26</figcaption></div>Burden and Wendall Keith, both new members of the club at the time decided they would like to take an active part in the administration. They arranged for a meeting at City Hall, but to their consternation hardly anyone appeared.One of those present was the late Frank Gallagher, a prominent organizer of the old Moncton School League, and he suggested the Kinsmen Club should take over minor hockey, part and parcel.Burden was nominated chairman and the setup was on its way. Looking back, he says all the credit should go to Gallagher, whose ideas were put into effect.With the Stadium schedule as crowded even as it is now, the early group had a hard battle on its hands to obtain one night a week for the games. They finally received the seven-hour period on Monday that is still in effect.Burden says,&rdquo; the whole intention was to allow boys to play hockey and become good sports, something which goes hand in hand.&rdquo;Now 18 years later, 29 local teams and three provincial representatives have been spawned.The club had other plans in order to provide a more suitable schedule for the considered purchasing a portable artificial ice making machine. They also thought of buying a tract of land and constructing a rink solely for minor hockey. However, a problem of funds decided both isues.Another individual who deserves more than passing mention in any history of minor hockey in Moncton is Jim Van Buskirk who has devoted approximately 21,000 hours to keeping accurate summaries of the minor contests.Van Buskirk has been seen nearly every Monday night for the past 15 years, from mid-November through the end of March, stationed at the timer&rsquo;s bench, watch in one hand and pencil in the other, bundled in cumbersome winter attire and drawing some respite from the gnawing cold from a small heater.He also keeps a record of team standings and scoring leaders for release to the news media of the city.Why does he do this?&ldquo;I get a big kick out of it,&rdquo; he says, &ldquo;there&rsquo;s only about one kid out of 50 who doesn&rsquo;t call me Jim when I walk down the street. I may quit after this year, but I&rsquo;ve been saying this for years.&rdquo; &#9632;

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