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August 1, 1965
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NHL TEAMS WARY OF INJURIES
MONTREAL, Que. A problem that has plagued the Montreal Canadiens for years is likely to make its presence felt again, next season. Left wing, the perennial soft spot on the Hab forward lines, is still very much of a question mark. Despite the lasting glow that goes with the winning of the Stanley Cup, Canucks are liable to find themselves with portside headaches almost as soon as training camp opens, next month. There will be, first and foremost, the question of Gilles Tremblay’s leg and how it has responded to months of treatment. Tremblay, the best left-winger on the club, was sidelined with a broken leg after just 26 games last year. He sustained his injury in a game against Toronto last Dec. 18th, the day after his 26th birthday, when he…
Russia’s Reign As Top European Ice Power Tribute To Country’s Planning For Sport
(As a special feature to our readers. THE HOCKEY NEWS is pleased to publish the first of a series of articles by Colin Maitland. well-known British hockey writer, on the European hockey picture). LONDON, England When Russia skated out of the 1965 Tampere dust-up clutching the world title for the third successive year, their victory surprised few of the assembled hockey buffs. Yet their feat does seem pretty incredible in view of the fact that just twenty years ago the ice game was unknown in Russia. The Soviet Union of course presents a near-ideal environment for the game, with a climate which readily supports natural ice, a large population, and fewer material ‘distractions’ (TV, cars, etc.) to players and fans alike. In a country where State control is absolute, hockey has never been…
Leafs Select Goalie Johnny Bower For Bickell Award As Team’s MVP
TORONTO, Ont. Johnny Bower, 40-year-old goalie, is the 1964-65 winner of the J. P. Bickell Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player on the Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League team. It is the third time he has won the award. Bower won the cup, valued at $10,000, in 1960 and again last season. Winners receive a replica of the trophy, valued at $500. Bickell was president of the Maple Leaf Gardens from its opening in 1931 to 1937, Chairman of the Board for the 11 succeeding years and a director until his death in 1951. Bower, the oldest player in the National Hockey League, was born in Prince Albert, Sask. The veteran netminder played nine years for Cleveland and two for Providence in the American Hockey League, one for Vancouver in the Western…
NHL’s ‘250 Goal Club’ Growing In Numbers
MONTREAL. Que. Attaining the 200-goal plateau was once considered the mark, of distinction for National Hockey League goal-getters. Today to be included among the NHL’s select scorers, the requirement is a minimum 250 goals. The NHL established the ‘250 Goal Club’ last season and im-mediately announced that there were 12 charter members, both past and present men of the ice wars who displayed extraordinary scoring prowess during their big league careers. The 12 NHL club ‘originals’ were Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard, Bernard Geoffrion. Ted Lindsay. Jean Beliveau, the late Nels Stewart, Andy Bathgate, the late Howie Morenz. Aurel Joliat, Bill Mosienko, Alex Delvecchio and Dickie Moore. These were the hockey greats who stood out above all the rest since the NHL first started operations in 1917. They had compiled the most goals in a lifetime…
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