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March 20, 1965
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North Dakota Nips Michigan Tech For Western Conference Honors
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— North Dakota (13-3), Michigan Tech (12-5-1), Minnesota (10-8), and Michigan State (7-7) was the first four order of finish in 1965 of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Michigan, Denver and Colorado College followed as listed. Back in November the consensus pointed to North Dakota as surely safe for the first three. Michigan Tech’s fate rested on the sophomores and they came through as the record indicates. Minnesota bore out the pre-season good words. Michigan State was the surprise outfit. Michigan and Denver were one-two in 1964 and their decline was unexpected. Michigan never made up the graduation losses. A deluge of illness and injury hit Denver just when full strength was a must, Colorado College lacked depth and balance although the kind of squad that never quit so long as a…
Hodge Races Past Lacroix To Win OHA Scoring Title
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. Ken Hodge, St. Catharines right winger, claimed the in dividual points scoring championship, finishing with 63 goals and 61 assists for 124 points. Andre Lacroix of Peterborough, the leader from the second week of the schedule, missed six games after suffering an eye injury two weeks before the end of the season and placed second with 119 points on 45 goals, 74 assists. The 63 goals scored by Hodge fell five short of tying the all-time OHA junior A record of 68 goals set by Brian Cullen, captain of the St. Catharines Teepees who won the Memorial Cup in 1954. Bernie Parent, Quebec-born Niagara Falls Flyer goaltender, had the best goals against avtender Doug Favell for runner-up spot. Goddard had 3.56 in 55 games, Favell 3.59 in 23 games. FINAL SCORING LEADERS GOALKEEPERS’ RECORDS…
Norm Ullman vs Stan Mikita
DETROIT, Mich. Norm Ullman shows no sign of giving up his grasp on his first All-Star team berth even though Stan Mikita, his chief competition, has taken over the scoring leadership in the National Hockey League. The 29-year-old Red Wing center, a 10-season veteran, finally impressed the voters enough in the first half of the season that they named him the leading pivot. Ullman, always one of the best defensive centers in the game, a point often overlooked, got the voters’ eyes with a 19-goal burst in the first half and now in the second half has passed the 30-goal mark for the first time in his career and ranks second in the goal derby only to Bobby Hull. Ullman hit a lull however when he went seven games without a goal, the longest…
Fort Wayne To Honor Long With Night
FORT WAYNE, Ind.— Komet hockey fans will have an opportunity to honor one of their alltime favorites on the night of March 27, which has been designated “Eddie Long Night.” On that occasion they will pay tribute to the only Komet player who has gone all the way since Fort Wayne has been in the International Hockey League—a period of 13 years. Members of the press, radio and television, with several leading sportsmen started the movement for the special night and early reaction assured that it would be a tremendous success. The Komet veteran has set an example of all-out effort and dedication to the game that Fort Wayne fans will never forget. Long played what was expected to be his last game on February 10, when he stepped aside in reducing the Komet…
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