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October 23, 1965

The Hockey News October 23, 1965

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IN THIS ISSUE

THE HOCKEY SKATE OF THE FUTURE!

NEW YORK, N. Y.The National Hockey League expects to complete the alignment of its new six-team division by the end of this year.That was the word from Bill Jennings, president of the New York Rangers and a governor of the NHL.According to Jennings, the next NHL division under its proposed expansion program will comprise, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Oakland-San Francisco, Minneapolis-St. Paul. Baltimore, and Vancouver.Ironically, three of the &lsquo;new&rsquo; NHL cities, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Baltimore and Vancouver are currently operating as farm club affiliates of Jennings&rsquo; Rangers.The disclosure by Jennings that the NHL was nearing completion of its projected second division was the first indication in several months what the league was doing about expansion. Previously only St. Louis and Los Angeles had been publicly identified as the two NHL cities approved by the league&rsquo;s board of governors.Jennings, who is one of the prime movers behind the expansion program, said &ldquo;I envision that we will approve other cities and start issuing franchises. At any rate I think we&rsquo;ll know the makeup of the new division by the end of the year.&rdquo;Jennings also revealed that the NHL was &ldquo;now aiming for 1967&rdquo; to launch its expansion move.The NHL previously approved L.A. and St. Louis and set alternate target dates of October, 1967 and October, 1968 for the start of the two-division setup.&ldquo;There are two groups each bidding for franchises in San Francisco. Los Angeles and Vancouver and one each in Baltimore and Minneapolis-St. Paul,&rdquo; Jennings said. &ldquo;I would be in favor of issuing franchises in Baltimore and Minneapolis&mdash;St. Paul subject to final check that their buildings and playing facilities will be adequate.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-02156/2320041-1-eng-US/c4-022.jpg" title="C4-02" width="282" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Jennings</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Expansion Program Clarified By Jennings

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<h2>MONTREAL</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04171/2318276-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="522" height="711"></div><h2>DETROIT</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-05110/2318269-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="540" height="711"></div><h2>TORONTO</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0673/2318262-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="547" height="687"></div><h2>NEW YORK</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0750/2318255-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="514" height="744"></div><h2>CHICAGO</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0836/2318248-1-eng-US/f0003-082.jpg" title="f0003-08" width="517" height="708"></div><h2>BOSTON</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0923/2318241-1-eng-US/f0003-092.jpg" title="f0003-09" width="532" height="672"></div> &#9632;

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National League’s Starting Teams

<div class="byline">BY KEN MCKENZIE</div>MONTREAL, Que.The Montreal Canadiens, who already have an armlock on the Stanley Cup, will be the team to beat again for the National Hockey League championship this season according to the experts who voted the Habs to finish in first place on 12 of the 18 ballots in the 16th annual HOCKEY NEWS selection poll.The Canadiens, who make it a regular practice of closing the season in first position, had a wide margin over the runner-up Chicago Black Hawks in the poll in which points are awarded on the basis of six for first, five for second, four for third and so on down the line.Winners of the world championship last spring over the Hawks in a stirring sevengame Stanley Cup final, the Canadiens were the favorites of nearly all of the 18 hockey writers, sportscasters and telecasters who participated in the poll.Selectors picked the Habs to end on top with 99 points. Chicago was given 84 points for second. Toronto Maple Leafs 73 for third. Detroit Red Wings 65 for fourth, New York 37 for fifth and the Boston Bruins 20 to again end the year in last place, an ignomity that has hung over the Bruins for the last five years.The HOCKEY NEWS poll has proven a maximum test for hockey men over the years. Very few have been fortunate enough to pick the finish of the race correctly in more than 288 selections. Last season, the pollsters weren&rsquo;t even close to the actual league finish.An oddity of the HOCKEY NEWS poll is that the selectors have completely ignored the Stanley Cup winners in each of the last four seasons. The Toronto Leafs were never chosen to finish first in their three-year run at the cup and last season the Canadiens were picked for third place but ended up winning the big pro hockey prize. &#9632;

HABS TEAM TO BEAT IN POLL

1. Montreal Canadiens2. Chicago Black Hawks3. Toronto Maple Leafs4. Detroit Red Wings5. New York Rangers6. Boston Bruins &#9632;

Hockey News Annual Poll

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01408/2320182-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">CARL BREWER&hellip;Quits Pro Hockey</figcaption></div>TORONTO. Ont.&mdash;National Hockey League All-Star defenseman Carl Brewer is of the opinion there&rsquo;s more in life than just playing professional hockey. This was one of the reasons that influenced the perennial NHL &lsquo;bad man&rsquo; to decide to quit hockey.Brewer, 26-year-old second-team all-star last season and one of the NHL&rsquo;s hardest body checkers, startled the hockey world by announcing that he was giving up the game of hockey after seven years as a top rearguard with the Toronto Leafs. He led the NHL in penalties the last two years.Brewer confered with manager-coach Punch Imlach and when both men emerged from the conference, Imlach announced that Brewer had decided to hang up his skates.Brewer said his decision to leave the Leafs had nothing to do with contract negotiations, which have been going on between himself and Imlach since training camp opened a month ago. Brewer was one of the Leafs&rsquo; four holdouts as the NHL season opener approached.The sturdy Leafs&rsquo; defenseman said he hadn&rsquo;t been feeling &ldquo;up to par lately&rdquo; and that he wanted a few days off to think things out and &ldquo;discuss the future with my wife.&rdquo; It was reported Brewer is favoring a teaching career. He holds several university degrees.The loss of Brewer will be a blow to the Leafs. Players of his calibre are hard to find and it goes without saying Imlach will have his work cut out filling Carl&rsquo;s big skates. &#9632;

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Brewer Startles Leafs Retiring Before Opener

CHICAGO, IllThe Chicago Black Hawks cut their bulky training camp roster by eight players this past week and one of those trimmed, goalkeeper Denis DeJordy provoked some surprise in National Hockey League circles.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01537/2318141-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="272" height="413"><figcaption class="caption-body">Denis DeJordy</figcaption></div>The Hawks sent DeJordy and seven other players to the St. Louis Braves of the Central Pro Hockey League as they trimmed down for the start of the 1965-66 NHL schedule.DeJordy, who had been understudy to Glenn Hall of the Hawks last season, was considered a pretty good netminder and his demotion to the Braves came as somewhat of a surprise both to hockey fans and the Chicago goalie.DeJordy left the Hawks in Montreal and went home to nearby St. Hyacinthe, Que., where he said he planned to visit with his parents and ponder whether he would report to St. Louis.The Hawks decided to retain rookie Dave Dryden as Hall&rsquo;s back-up goalkeeper after the ex-Galt Terrier senior amateur netminder turned in a spectacular training camp.Dryden, ironically, had been out of hockey two years when the Hawks spurred him away from a high school teaching job to help their Buffalo, N.Y., farm club in the AHL last spring. He was such a standout the Hawks offered him a pro contract and invited him to training camp this season.Accompanying DeJordy to St. Louis were defensemen Pat Stapleton, John Miszuk, Gary Kilpatrick and forwards Art Stratton, Oscar Gaudet, Dave Richardson and Dick Meissner. The cuts reduced the Hawks roster to one over the limit and the Chicago team was waiting to decide on the disposition of Jack Stanfield, who was ticketed for either Buffalo or St. Louis.The Toronto Maple Leafs cleaned house by sending forwards Brian Conacher, Mike Walton, Peter Stemkowski and Gerry Ehman down to Rochester of the AHL. Walton and Conacher are young men the Leafs expect to come back and make it big in the NHL. Also dispatched to Rochester was defenseman Darryl Sly and goalie Gary Smith. The Leafs had Rochester transfer Eddie Litzenberger to Victoria of the WHL and also sent Andy Hebenton back to the coast circuit with Victoria. Hebenton was one of the stars of Portland&rsquo;s championship team of last season.Boston Bruins got in on the trimming down act by optioning Wayne Maxner to Los Angeles of the WHL and sending George Swarbrick back to San Francisco. Swarbrick had been secured by the Bruins from the Seals on a &lsquo;look&rsquo; basis but the NHL club decided he needed more seasoning. The Bruins also sent a complete junior grad line of Bill Goldsworthy, Ron Buchanan and Barton Bradley to Oklahoma City of the CPHL where the three youngsters will play as a unit for development purposes.All six NHL clubs were at or near the player limit for opening game although some were a player or two over.Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Boston, and Chicago were set. Toronto still had to pare down and Rangers were debating what two players to send out before the opening game.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02515/2318134-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="1611" height="1716"><figcaption class="caption-body">Veteran Chicago goalie GLENN HALL, left, will have a new understudy this season in young DAVE DRYDEN, shown with the Hawks&rsquo; top netminder before a recent game. Dryden was so impressive in training camp that Hawks decided to send Denis DeJordy back to the minor leagues and retain Dryden.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hawks Send Goalie DeJordy To CPHL In Surprise Move As Clubs Cut Down

Following are the latest player movements in hockey:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>TORONTO&mdash;Mike Walton, Peter Stemkowski, Gerry Ehman and Brian Conacher, forwards, Darryl Sly, defenseman, Gary Smith, goalkeeper, optioned to Rochester of AHL. Andy Hebenton, forward, sent; to Victoria of WHL.BOSTON&mdash;Bill Goldsworthy, Ron Buchanan and Barton Bradley, forwards, sent to Oklahoma City of CPHL George Swarbrick, forward, returned to San Francisco of WHL. Wayne Maxner, forward, sent to Los Angeles of WHL.CHICAGO&mdash;Denis DeJordy, goalkeeper, Pat Stapleton, Gary Kilpatrick and John Miszuk, defensemen, Dave Rich-; ardson, Art Stratton, Dick; Meissner and Oscar Gaudet, forwards, assigned to St. Louis; of CPHL.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>ROCHESTER&mdash;Eddie Litzenberger, forward, assigned to Victoria of WHL.BALTIMORE&mdash;Cesare Maniago, goalkeeper, optioned by New York of AHL.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>HOUSTON&mdash;Norman Dennis, forward, and Keith Walsh, defenseman, assigned by Mont-; real of NHL.ST. LOUIS&mdash;Tracy Pratt, defenseman, secured from Chicago of NHL. &#9632;

Movement Of Players

<div class="byline">BY BOB HARRIS</div>MONTREAL, Que.There were 10 new faces in the lineups of the National Hockey League teams as the curtain went up on the loop&rsquo;s 49th season.The New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks each had three rookies on their rosters as the season opened. Toronto had one and Detroit and Montreal presented no freshman players although the Wings had six men with the club who were not with Detroit last season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01536/2318210-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="260" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body">Mike McMahon</figcaption></div>Heading the rookie parade were Toronto&rsquo;s Brit Selby, Boston&rsquo;s Gerry Cheevers. Paul Popeil and Terry Crisp, Chicago&rsquo;s Ken Hodge, Dave Dryden and Len Lunde and New York&rsquo;s Ed Giacomin, Gary Peters and Mike McMahon. Three of them, Giacomin, Dryden and Cheevers are goalkeepers.Of the new crop only Lunde, the veteran forward who has already been up in the NHL twice with Chicago and Detroit, has had previous major league experience.The Bruins, striving to climb out of the NHL cellar after five years, secured Cheevers and Popeil in off-season deals while Crisp is a product of the club&rsquo;s Minneapolis farm team in the CPHL. The Bruins expect a lot of Crisp, who is a fast skating winger with an eye for the net. Popeil is a solid young defenseman who was with Buffalo of the AHL last season. Cheevers was the top netminder in the American League in 1964-65 with Rochester Americans.Toronto had a flock of rookie players at training camp but most were sent down to the minors for further seasoning. One player who survived the cuts was Selby, a crewcut right winger who rates high on the Leafs&rsquo; future hockey list.While Selby was the only rookie kept by the NHL team, it was pointed out by manager-coach Punch Imlach that the likes of Brian Conacher, Mike Walton and Peter Stem-kowski, now with Rochester, could easily find their way back to the Leafs if any of Imlach&rsquo;s ageing veterans falter.Chicago will show goalie Dave Dryden, winger Ken Hodge and Lunde as their new NHL hopefuls. Dryden will be backup goalie to dependable Glenn Hall. He recently dislodged Denis DeJordy from the Hawks&rsquo; No. 2 goaling spot. Hodge was the leading goal scorer in the Junior OHA last season with St. Catharines and Coach Billy Reay is high on him. Lunde performed with Buffalo last season and enjoyed a tremendous training camp to stick with the big club.Rangers will unveil goalie Ed Giacomin, the greying net-minder they grabbed from Providence of the AHL during the off-season for four players, defenseman Mike McMahon and forward Gary Peters, who was drafted from Montreal in the summer sessions. McMahon is a robust rearguard and he should be a big hit with New York fans, who have been longing for another &lsquo;Lou Fontinato&rsquo;. Peters was a standout in training camp and among the Rangers&rsquo; best exhibition game scorers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02429/2318203-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="474" height="659"><figcaption class="caption-body">TERRY CRISP&hellip;New Bruin Hope</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03283/2318196-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="1684" height="961"><figcaption class="caption-body">Coach BILLY REAY of the Black Hawks is expecting big things from KEN HODGE, the spectacular junior goal scorer. Hodge is one of the new faces to be seen in the NHL this season. There will be 10 new players in the league.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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10 Rookies See Opening Action In NHL, Three Netminders Among Crop Of Newcomers

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01599/2318307-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"></div>(Points awarded on the basis of 6 for 1st, 5 for 2nd, 4 for 3rd, 3 for 4th, 2 for 5th, 1 for 6th)<h2>DAN MOULTON Chicago&rsquo;s American</h2>1. Chicago2. Montreal3. Detroit4. Toronto5. New York6. Boston<h2>BOB GATES Christian Science Monitor, Boston</h2>1. Montreal2. Chicago3. Detroit4. Toronto5. New York6. Boston<h2>JACK BERRY Detroit Free Press</h2>1. Montreal2. Detroit3, Toronto4. Chicago5. New York6. Boston<h2>BAZ O&rsquo;MEARA Montreal Star</h2>1. Montreal2. Detroit3. Chicago4. Toronto5. New York6. Boston<h2>MARGARET SCOTT Hockey Pictorial</h2>1. Montreal2. Toronto3. Chicago4. Detroit5. Boston6. New York<h2>STAN FISCHLER New York Journal-American</h2>1. Montreal2. Chicago3. Toronto4. Detroit5. New York6. Boston<h2>JACK GRIFFIN Chicago Sun-Times</h2>1. Montreal2. Chicago3. Toronto4. New York5. Detroit6. Boston<h2>WILL MCDONOUGH Boston Globe</h2>1. Montreal2. Chicago3. Toronto4. Detroit5. New York6. Boston<h2>BUDD LYNCH Detroit Broadcaster</h2>1. Toronto2. Detroit3. Montreal4. Chicago5. New York6. Boston<h2>GIL SMITH Hockey News</h2>1. Detroit2. Montreal3. Chicago4. Toronto5. New York6. Boston<h2>JIM PROUDFOOT Toronto Star</h2>1. Montreal2. Chicago3. Toronto4. New York5. Detroit6. Boston<h2>FRED DOWN UPI, New York</h2>1. Chicago2. Toronto3. Montreal4. New York5. Detroit6. Boston<h2>CHARLIE BARTLETT Chicago Tribune</h2>1. Toronto2. Chicago3. Montreal4. Detroit5. New York6. Boston<h2>CLIFF SUNDBERG Boston Traveller</h2>1. Chicago2. Toronto3. Montreal4. Detroit5. Boston6. New York<h2>BILL BRENNAN Detroit News</h2>1. Montreal2. Detroit3. Toronto4. Chicago5. New York6. Boston<h2>DINK CARROLL Montreal Gazette</h2>1. Montreal2. Chicago3. Detroit4. Toronto5. New York6. Boston<h2>BOB HARRIS Hockey News</h2>1. Montreal2. Chicago3. Toronto4. Detroit5. New York6. Boston<h2>TONY MARENGHI Newark Star-Ledger</h2>1. Montreal2. Chicago3. Toronto4. Detroit5. New York6. Boston &#9632;

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Experts Pick Canadiens To End In First Place

TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Any young hockey fan worth his salt would dearly love to become stickboy for the Maple Leafs.He&rsquo;s unofficial team mascot, while providing an invaluable service for the players by keeping a supply of sticks available for each player, all sorted and easy to get during a game.Leafs have had no trouble filling this position, because important families with the organization always have a son the right age for the job.Stafford Smythe, now president of Maple Leaf Gardens, was stickboy not so many years ago when his father, Conn, was boss.He was succeeded by his brother, now Dr. Hugh Smythe, one of the team physicians.Then came Kerry Day, whose father, Hap Day, was coach when Leafs won the Stanley Cup in 1947, &lsquo;48 and &lsquo;49, the., became general manager.King Clancy&rsquo;s two sons, Tommy and Terry, served while their dad was coach, followed by Staff Smyth&rsquo;s son, Tommy.Next was Hugh Hoult, another grandson of Conn Smythe. His father is Jack Hoult, Maple Leaf Gardens executive.Hugh Hoult reached 16, the compulsory retirement age for Leaf stickboys, this year and his cousin Richard, Dr. Hugh Smythe&rsquo;s son, took over Oct. 2, when Leafs played their first 1965-66 match at the Gardens.Hugh Hoult reached some sort of epitome as a stickboy a year ago when he was called upon to present the Lady Byng Trophy to Dave Keon in a centre ice ceremony. &#9632;

Serving As Leafs’ Stickboy Family Affair With NHL Club

<div class="byline">BY JIM PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO. Ont.&mdash;As this issue of HOCKEY NEWS went to press Toronto Maple Leafs were in the midst of an increasly serious labor dispute.General manager Punch Imlach was rebuffed any time he discussed 1965-66 contracts with several of his best players, namely Bob Baun, Red Kelly, Dave Keon, Bob Pulford, Tim Horton and Carl Brewer.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03480/2318345-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="276" height="413"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dave Keon</figcaption></div>Baun refused to accompany Leafs on an exhibition junket to Chicago, New York and Quebec City and it was expected other dropouts might join him later.There was no real crisis, of course, until the annual all-star game and Leafs&rsquo; schedule opener Oct. 23. Players who are not under contract are not allowed to participate in the allstar extravaganza and any unsigned skater who missed the first game would be classified officially as a holdout.Basically, the point of difference was this: in assessing his own worth to Leafs, each player was judging himself on individual achievements last: season Imlach, meanwhile, was being guided by the team&rsquo;s unimpressive overall performance throughout 1964-65, and particularly on home ice. The players countered with the argument Leafs had finished on easy fourth last winter, pouring the usual playoff revenue into the Maple Leaf Gardens treasury. Fourth place, Imlach shot back, was well below their collective capabilities and each club member was individually responsible. Defencemen Horton, Brewer and Baun and checking centres Keon and Pulford replied that Leafs had given up fewer opposition goals than any other National League club. Yes, Imlach said, but what about the penalty-killing which was Leafs&rsquo; downfall in the Stanley Cup semi-final?And so it went.All NHL contract negotiations this fall have been upset by Bobby Hull&rsquo;s pioneering demands from Chicago Black Hawks.Correctly assessing himself as a top gate attraction, Hull is asking for a much larger slice of the proceeds. It&rsquo;s not $100,000, as reported from time to time, but, if he gets what he wants, he&rsquo;ll be the most highly paid player in NHL history.Hull realizes he could score a major breakthrough for hockey players everywhere and says he&rsquo;ll make his salary figures available, in strictest confidence, to any NHL player who needs the comparison.There&rsquo;s another angle in Toronto. Though Leafs didn&rsquo;t make the Cup finals last spring, after three consecutive titles, Maple Leaf Gardens still had a big year, financially. The players, wise enough to know they&rsquo;re the key assets of this corporation, want to be cut in. This type of thinking is entirely divorced from last season&rsquo;s performance, although that is the basis of Imlach&rsquo;s approach.Furthermore, Leafs have noticed that management is moving more and more deeply into the field of endorsements and advertising, renting the team&rsquo;s name, for example, out for commercial purposes. So far, this money has been split evenly, thought its been possible to get special permission for private deals. Now the bigger stars are beginning to realize how big the possibilities are in this field (again Bobby Hull has shown the way) and want the right to negotiate these things entirely on their own.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04418/2318338-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="528" height="827"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB BAUN&hellip;Stages Walkout</figcaption></div>The inside story is that Dave Keon will receive the least publicity but will be the toughest nut for Imlach to crack. He&rsquo;s a quiet guy which means he won&rsquo;t issue hourly bulletins on how the dickering is coming along. But he&rsquo;s determined, too, and may be starting to see how valuable he really is to the team.Part of the problem can be laid at Imlach&rsquo;s feet. There&rsquo;s no valid reason why he can&rsquo;t deal with some of these men during July and August. Many of them live in the Toronto area&mdash;Keon, Brewer and Pulford, for example&mdash;and would be delighted to get the matter straightened out before going to training camp. But Imlach doesn&rsquo;t believe in that. He believes a signed contract would mean complacency during the weeks of pre-season preparation. So he delays negotiations.The delay inevitably produces these walkout situations and much adverse publicity. &#9632;

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Imlach’s Problems Start Early As Veterans Balk At Signing; Baun Walks Out Over Dispute

(1) When Frank Mahovlich, the Big M of hockey, won the Calder Memorial Trophy back in 1957-58, a pretty nifty hockeyist was his runner-up. Today, he&rsquo;s a top notch star. Can you name him?(2) 1958-59, was a heartbreaking spring for one hockeyist in particular. This fellow lost the Lady ByngMemorial Trophy to Detroit&rsquo;s Alex Delvecchio by a single point. Tell us his name.(3) Speaking of trophy winners, and you&rsquo;ll find a few questions on the subject here this week, maybe one of you avid statisticians can give us the answer to this one. Who was Toron to&rsquo;s first Lady Byng Trophy winner?(4) The Montreal Canadiens lost the services of a very clever centre at the end of the 1953-54 campaign. Who was the man who put retirement plans into effect that spring?(5) Ted Lindsay, who made such a terrific comeback last season, was always a prolific goal scorer. As a matter of fact, he enjoyed a number of 20-plus goal scoring years. How many of them did he have consecutively? Was it: 3 6 11 5(6) This is one no youngster; will have a hope of even; guessing&mdash;unless, of; course, he happens to read; the NHL record book constantly. Who was the first Red Wing to win the Hart; Trophy?(7) Alright, so you deserve a question which requires little thinking. Just tell us what important modification was added to the rule book last season.(8) How many times has; Terry Sawchuk been named to the first All-Star team? Was it: 7 3 9 11(9) Forbes Kennedy, a cular forward now in the WHL, saw service with three NHL teams, Chicago, Detroit, Boston. Yet, he started out in the chain of still another big league club. Can you name the other team?(10) Billy Reay, who was noted as a lightweight centre before taking on coaching chores, played brilliantly for the Montreal Canadiens. How many seasons was he with the Habitants? Was it: 6 11 8 12(Answers Next Week)<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S SOLUTION</h2>(1) Tom Johnson.(2) Earl Reibel and Jean Beliveau.(3) Howard Riopelle. Hubert Macey. Armand Guidolin.(4) Harry Lumley, Toronto.(5) All went through the season goalless.(6) Thomson, Chicago. Mortson, Chicago and Detroit.(7) Glenn Hall, Chicago.(8) Jean Beliveau, 47 goals. Maurice Richard and Gordie Howe.(9) All are natives of Calgary Alberta.(10) Tony Leswick. &#9632;

HOCKEY…Quiz

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;When Canadiens head into their opening games this season, they&rsquo;ll be hoping that two of their biggest guns remember last year.The guns are Claude Provost and Ralph Backstrom. snipers against Detroit and who were the most effective New York respectively, in the last campaign. Habs meet these two clubs in the opening games this coming weekend. They play New York again on Wednesday. Oct. 27th.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01557/2318431-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="288" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Rousseau</figcaption></div>Provost was a powerful scorer against Detroit last season, with eight goals and three assists in 14 games. He was, in fact, one of the few bright spots against the Red Wings, who manhandled Canadiens in most games last year. The Wings won eight, lost four and tied two of the 14 meetings. They also thumped Habs 4-1 in a pre-season exhibition test this month. However, if Provost and a few others get the range in time for next Saturday&rsquo;s opener against Detroit, Habs may get off to a good start.Backstrom was the team&rsquo;s best man against N.Y. Rangers. He drove in eight goals and had seven assists against them last year. He finished the season with a total of 25 goals and 30 assists for the second-best performance of his career. His top season was 1961-62 when he had 65 points (27-38) in 66 games.Meanwhile, Canadiens wound up an exhibition schedule that saw them play 14 times in 19 days, not including the all-star game. While they used the same team that won the Stanley Cup through most of these contests, Toe Blake shuffled the lines around considerably. In exhibitions, he used four lines and dropped Jim Roberts back on defence. Roberts, a penaltykiller of note who played right wing last year, partnered Ted Harris on defence through some of the exhibitions. That broke up&mdash;at least temporarily&mdash;the combine of Harris and J. C. Tremblay who were outstanding in the Cup series.Up front. Blake used a variety of combinations, the best of which was a line of Richard, Rousseau and Duff. He worked Jean Beliveau in between Ferguson and Cournoyer, and had Backstrom pivoting Provost and Balon. A fourth unit was put together and featured Red Berenson centering Larose and Gilles Tremblay. The latter was skating strongly through most of the exhibitions, and seemed to be suffering no ill efects from the broken leg that sidelined him last year. Jacques Laperriere, who cracked his ankle in the playoffs last spring, was also skating well in the pre-season tests.One of Canadiens&rsquo; best men. both in training and through the long exhibition grind was Bobby Rousseau. He was flying, and his whistling shot was eluding goalies with regularity. Rousseau, among other things, was the only man to score against Detroit in what amounted to Habs first exhibition game against N.H.L. opposition.If Rousseau can regain the scoring touch he showed a couple of seasons ago, he&rsquo;ll be a big figure for Canucks. He had his most productive season in 1963-64, when he rifled 25 goals plus 31 assists. Last year his goal production dipped to 12, though his assists amounted to 35. He was a strong performer in the playoffs however, with five goals and eight assists in 13 games.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02515/2318424-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="1684" height="998"><figcaption class="caption-body">The Canadiens are keeping their fingers clossed that these two star performers GILLES TREMBLAY, left, and JACQUES LAPERRIERE, have fully recovered from last season&rsquo;s injuries. Both players suffered broken legs.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Habs Hope Big Guns Boom Again

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03412/2318462-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg"></div>SHERBROOKE Wood Products Inc.Manufacturers of laminated hockey sticks &ldquo;SHERBROOKE&rdquo;3 STICKHANDLING&rdquo; TESTSShow you why SHERBROOKE&rsquo;S HOCKEY STICKS perform better, last longer&bull; The grip test: Grip a SHERBROOKE stick. Notice the fine workmanship. Check the precision-balance that only a handmade stick can give.&bull; The lift test: Feel how light it is. Fibreglass reinforcement and super glass tape wrap protect against breaking or blade splitting&hellip;without sacrificing lightness, flexibility or handling.&bull; The bend test: Put your weight on it. Feel the controlled &ldquo;whip&rdquo; you get from SHERBROOKE&rsquo;s&rdquo; top-quality woods. White Ash handles, Rock & Hard Elm blades are carefully chosen and crafted for accurate shooting and passing.But the final test comes on ice, where SHERBROOKE sticks give accurate performance and rugged durability&hellip;goal after goal, game after game. In eight pro-designed models:&ldquo;Super-Flex&rdquo; &bull; &ldquo;Pro-Special&rdquo; &bull; &ldquo;Senior-Flex&rdquo; &ldquo;Professional&rdquo; &bull; &ldquo;Semi-Pro&rdquo; &bull; &ldquo;Meteor&rdquo; &ldquo;Olympic&rdquo; &bull; Goal Stick &ldquo;Extra-Special&rdquo;Write to:SHERBROOKE Wood Products Inc.IVAN DUGRE, PRESIDENTBox 213 Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Telephone 567-4662 &#9632;

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04284/2318493-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg"></div>Now AvailableHockey fans here&rsquo;s your chance to keep well informed of the rules that have been introduced to the NHL this, season. For 50c you can have a copy of the 1965-66 Official NHL Rule Book.Just fill in the coupon below and mailTo: OFFICIAL NHL RULE BOOK,P.O. BOX 800,MONTREAL 3. P.Q.I enclose 50c covering the costs of mailing and handling of Official NHL Rule Book 1965-66, Please send me.&hellip;copies. &#9632;

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THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1st, 1947Published weekly except monthly May through September byKen-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.1434 St. Catherine Street West, 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 cashPrinted in Canada.Vol. 19 MONTREAL. OCTOBER 23. 1965 No. 2 &#9632;

The Hockey News

<div class="byline">BY KEN McKENZIE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01626/2318569-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="404" height="433"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02498/2318562-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="647" height="99"></div>&bull; THE HOCKEY NEWS has been conducting their National Hockey League pre-season poll for 16 years. A total of 18 selectors (three from each NHL city) form the panel each year. That means that over 16 years a total of 288 selections have been made by the so-called experts of the great ice sport. But the amazing thing is that on only five occasions have these selectors been able to call the correct finish at the start of the season&hellip;and this in only a six-team league&hellip;Dink Carroll, outstanding sports columnist of the Montreal Gazette, had the rare distinction of calling the correct finish twice out of the five times&hellip;New York Rangers are creating a regional TV network during the 1965-66 season. As a starter Ranger games will be televised over WOR-TV in New York and WKBS-TV in Philadelphia. Current negotiations are expected to culminate in the participation of a number of other TV stations by early January&hellip;WOR-TV in New York will serve as the flagship station of the network&hellip;Irving Mitchell Felt, chairman of the board of Madison Square Garden, announced that 23 games will be televised this season&hellip;Bob Wolff, veteran sports telecaster, will handle the games and they will be aired on Saturday nights commencing with the Rangers-Boston game on October 30&hellip;No fewer than 11 new players were in the lineup of the Providence Reds when Fern Flaman&rsquo;s club opened the new season against Rochester. Six of the 11 players were rookies&hellip;Pittsburgh Hornets had 10 new players in their lineup as they started the new season. Only six players returned from last season&rsquo;s disappointing Hornet club as General Manager Baz Bastien pulled all the stops in an effort to rebuild his club which won AHL Western Division honors in 1963-64&hellip;Niagara Falls Flyers are picked as the team to beat in the fast-paced OHA Junior A League&hellip;Last season&rsquo;s Memorial Cup champions are loaded with talent.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03372/2318555-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="296" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body">Irving Felt</figcaption></div>&bull; GORDIE HOWE and Bill Gadsby made hockey history the other day when they signed contracts for their 20th season in the National Hockey League. Only other player to perform 20 seasons in the NHL was Dit Clapper with Detroit&hellip;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to believe one can can last 20 years in this league, let alone two men on the same team in the same year,&rdquo; said General Manager-Coach Sid Abel of the Red Wings who signed the players to their contracts. &ldquo;But we all know Gordie and Bill are tremendous athletes and both of them are key men in our plans this season.&rdquo;&hellip;Howe and Gadsby were named to the NHL&rsquo;s Second All-Star team in 1964-65 and both figured prominenly in Detroit&rsquo;s first-place finish&hellip;Miss Alena Vynak, 214 Cameron Ave., has just written us to advise that she is forming a Dave Keon Fan Club. Anyone interested in joining should write her for the details&hellip;Nashville Flyers of the Eastern Hockey League won more games last season than any club in the history of organized hockey. Dave Patterson&rsquo;s team won a total of 54 games&hellip;In 1956-57 Cincinnati of the International League won 50 games in 60 starts&hellip;We&rsquo;d like to hear from anyone knowing of a club in organized hockey winning 50 or more games in a season&hellip;Bobby Pulford of the Leafs won the World Series pool in five of the seven games. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve picked up $110,&rdquo; said Bob. &ldquo;Too bad they only play seven games.&rdquo;&hellip;Detroit might have the best power play in hockey when they have Ab McDonald at left wing, Norm Ullman at center, Gordie Howe at right wing, Alex Delvecchio at the left point and Andy Bathgate at the right point.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04257/2318548-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="265" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Gadsby</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

ST. CATHARINES, Ont.Two American Hockey League players participated in a dramatic rescue of three children from a burning home in St. Catharines last month.Center Ed Hoekstra, 28, of the Quebec Aces and defenseman Frank Martin, 32, of the Cleveland Barons, were working on the erection of a new home when they noticed smoke billowing from the residence of Watson Clemens.Hoekstra and Martin, with another construction worker Ted Troscinski, 39, had difficulty opening the locked front door but Hoekstra finally smashed the door panel with a brick.Intense heat and smoke drove them back but they gained entrance at the rear of the house by chopping a hole through the wall with an axe.Six-year-old Colin Clemens was pulled through the narrow opening and seconds later they assisted 18-year-old Peggy Clemens through the same gap.Firemen later rescued three-year-old Caroline Nannassi, a niece of the Clemens family.Two-year-old Brian Clemens was suffocated in his crib before help arrived.The three rescued children were placed in intensive care at the St. Catharines General Hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation. All were released within a week. &#9632;

Two AHL Stars Help In Fire Rescue

MELVILLE, Sask.&mdash;Sherbrooke Beavers Allan Cup; winners, will open a 12-game tour of Europe in late December, Gordon Juckes, secretarymanager of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association said.Juckes said efforts to organize a European exhibition tour by a second CAHA team have been unsuccessful.He said national hockey teams from the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Sweden and Finland will tour Canada and the U.S. this season.Juckes said the Beavers will leave Canada Dec. 23 or 24 and go first to Sweden to play in the annual Ahearne Trophy tournament there.The Beavers will go next to Czechoslovakia for three games Jan. 6, 8 and 9, then to East Germany for a game Jan. 11 and to Moscow for games Jan. 13, 15 and 17. The club will return to Canada Jan. 18.The Soviet National team opens a 12-game North American tour Dec. 10 in London, Ont., against Canada&rsquo;s National team.The Swedish National team opens an eight-game tour Dec. 22 in Montreal against a yet-to-be-selected opponent.Czechoslovakia plays Dec. 26, 30 and 31 in Colorado Springs and moves into Canada Jan. 5, meeting Canada&rsquo;s National club in Winnipeg.Details of Finland&rsquo;s 11-game tour have yet to be worked out, Juckes said, but it will start in Canada Dec. 16.Juckes said the Canadian National team, entered in the 1966 World tournament at Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, March 3 to 13, will play one game in Czechoslovakia and two in Yugoslavia to warm up for the tournament. &#9632;

Sherbrooke Beavers Play 12 Games Against Top Ice Squads Overseas

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05210/2318648-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">TOM JOHNSON</figcaption></div>BOSTON, Mass.&mdash;Defenseman Tom Johnson, a veteran of 15 National Hockey League seasons, was given his outright release by Boston Bruins because of a serious leg injury suffered in a game with Chicago last February.Bruins&rsquo; owner Weston Adams said, however, that the 37-year-old Johnson will be retained by the Bruins as a scout, coach in player development and public relations representative.Johnson played 13 years with Montreal Canadiens and two with the Bruins. He won the Norris Trophy as the NHL&rsquo;s best defenseman in 1959.Johnson, who made a stirring comeback in 1963-64 from a serious injury, had given the Bruins top service until his injury last year. His play had been an inspiration to the younger Bruins.During his long big league career, Johnson played in nearly 1,000 games in league play and another 111 in playoffs. He played on six Stanley Cup teams while with Montreal and made the NHL all-star squad twice.His ability to come back from injuries, even ones of a serious nature, had kept him in the big time all these years. Time ran out on Johnson last season when his leg was badly cut ending his playing days. &#9632;

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Bruins Hand Tom Johnson NHL Release

<div class="byline">BY BOB GATES</div>BOSTON. Mass.&mdash;Bruins&rsquo; scores in preseason exhibition games weren&rsquo;t exactly anything to write home about. But Boston Coach Milt Schmidt was n&rsquo;t concerned. He&rsquo;s convinced he has a better hockey club for the 1965-66 season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01578/2318693-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="257" height="399"><figcaption class="caption-body">Milt Schmidt</figcaption></div>In addition to some long-sought depth and the many new faces the Bruins promise to exhibit, there is a strange new aurora of confidence accompanying this Boston outfit.Of course, any new season churns fresh enthusiasm, more easily perhaps for a team determined to end a five-year stay in the National Hockey League cellar.But the Bruins&rsquo; spirited apapproch to the new season this year is based on something more that a fresh start. The entire slate has been wiped clean. There&rsquo;s a new general manager, many new attitudes, a good many new faces, even more opportunities. and practically a whole new way of doing things.A good many traditional Bruins procedures, methods, theories, and practices went out the window at the club&rsquo;s London, Ont., training camp this fall&mdash;and a breath of fresh air was let in. Practically everything that reminded of old Bruins was discarded as Schmidt and Hap Emms, the new GM, launched an all-out war on everything that reeked of the defeatism which stalks a last-place team.Some basic examples of the new system? Schmidt talked about several:&ldquo;First,&rdquo; said the Bruins coach, &ldquo;would have to be our new training program. It was entirely new, even for me. And at first Hap had to get out on the ice to get things rolling. I had to learn the new system just like everybody else. A good portion of the morning time was devoted to exercise and drills. We brought the players along slowly. But it has paid off. In years past we&rsquo;ve had a rash of early-season muscle pulls, a lot of lost time. But this year nary a one.&ldquo;Second, with our camp at London and farm club at nearby St. Thomas (just a mile away), we&rsquo;ve been able to shuffle players back and forth. We&rsquo;ve been able to have a good look at everybody, sometimes two and three looks. And by so doing, we have been able to judge that much more quickly the abilities of the talent available.&ldquo;I think, too,&rdquo; Schmidi continued, &ldquo;seeing many players being shipped in and out provided additional incentive to those in camp. They know there is no set position for anybody, and everybody has been working his head off. This commuting business is something we may very well continue during the regular season. The Red Wings have had a shuttle service between Pittsburgh and Detroit for several years. It&rsquo;s worked for them. Why not us?&rdquo;Continuing his list of major &ldquo;New-Bruins&rdquo; changes, the coach cited the new communication between players and the coach and general manager. &ldquo;Frequently now we have team meetings, skull sessions and chalk talks, which I think have added considerably to the new high spirit.&rdquo;How will the Bruins fare?&ldquo;It&rsquo;s still too early to honestly tell,&rdquo; Schmidt parried. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not overly excited, but I am definitely encouraged. Our defense won&rsquo;t be bad. But there could be another big headache getting goal scorers. At this point we can only wait and see.&ldquo;Our exhibition record might not have been too impressive,&rdquo; the coach agreed, &ldquo;but those games aren&rsquo;t the ones that count. We played teams that used three set lines and two pairs of defensemen practically throughout. I used four lines and six defensemen, attempting to get a good look at every possibility.&ldquo;In other years I can remember us tearing the opposition apart in those no-count warmup games, then getting creamed once the season opened. I&rsquo;d much prefer having it the other way around.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll he heard from, believe me.&rdquo;New faces given best chances of opening the new season with the Bruins (Oct. 24 versus Chicago at Boston Garden) were: goaler Gerry Cheevers, defenseman Al Langlois, certers Paul Popeil and Terry Crisp, and wingers Ron Stewart, Parker MacDonald, and Bob Dillabough.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02534/2318686-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="477" height="554"><figcaption class="caption-body">RON STEWART&hellip;Among New Bruins</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03438/2318679-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="467" height="540"><figcaption class="caption-body">PARKER MacDONALD&hellip;Plays In Opener</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Schmidt Convinced Bruins ‘Better Hockey Club’; Emms’ System Produces New Attitude In Players

BOSTON, Mass.Rookie right winger George Swarbrick of the San Francisco Seals, who joined the Bruins at their London, Ont. training camp and skated on a line with Reggie Fleming, left wing, and Bob Dillabough, center, was returned to the Western League team.Swarbrick, 23, was with the Bruins on a &ldquo;look&rdquo; basis, according to coach Milt Schmidt. Sworbrick was rookie of the year in the Western League with San Francisco last season and had 22 goals and 22 assists. Ron Harris, 23-year-old wing, obtained by the Bruins in the trade with Detroit last summer, was sent to San Francisco in the deal that brough Swarbrick to the NHL Club.&ldquo;Swarbrick is a strong skater and he has a good, hard shot,&rdquo; said Schmidt, &ldquo;but he&rsquo;s not quite ready for the National Hockey League.&rdquo;Schmidt has been testing several different combinations for a third line and was planning to use the Fleming-Dillabough-Swar-brick line in early games. &#9632;

Top WHL Rookie Swarbrick Fails In Bruins’ Tryout

TORONTO. Ont.The fifth edition of the Hockey Hall of Fame Book is now out, and the sales in the Hockey Hall of Fame Building during the 15 day period of the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, would indicate the demand is as keen as ever.This fifth edition&mdash;there has been one each year since the Hockey Hall of Fame Building was erected in 1961&mdash;is complete in every detail. While the first edition contained some 40 pages, the fifth has now reached 68 pages. This is because all the newly honoured members are included, and each newly elected member is shown in story and picture form.The complete honor roll of members, both players and builders is contained in the new edition, showing 107 players, 35 builders and five known as referees. A brief summary is shown as to how honoured members are selected each year by both the Selection Committee and the Hockey Hall of Fame Committee, who select the builders and referees.Harry Price of Toronto is chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame Committee who control the operation of the Building, while Frank J. Selke of Montreal, is chairman of the Selection Committee, made up of members from coast to coast who meet at least once a year to deal with applications.The book contains a brief outline of how the Hockey Hall of Fame was started, the progress over the years and plans for the future. The latter includes an addition to the present building, this to come in 1967 and will house the Sports Hall of Fame, now sharing a portion of the present building.As said, the story of each honored member is told, along with a picture, and the stories give correct name, dates of birth and place, amateur hockey successes and then on through the professional ranks.The Stanley Cup history is shown as well as a complete list of all Stanley Cup winning teams, their managers and coaches, and as well the list of winners in the Allan Cup and Memorial Cup as well as Olympic and World Champions.Throughout the book there are pictures of hockey interest, as famous sticks, 200 or more goal scorers, All Star teams and trophy winners, and many others.The book&mdash;fifth edition and complete in all details&mdash;may be obtained by writing the Hockey Hall of Fame, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto 2b and sending $(1.15) One Dollar and Fifteen Cents, the 15 cents to cover cost of postage and mailing. &#9632;

Hockey Hall Of Fame Book Now Available

NEW YORK, N.Y.EHL rules this year give the clubs a little more leeway in the slicing of their rosters. In past years the teams had to be down to 13 men on opening day, but that is not the case this season.Instead the rules dictate that the clubs first were allowed to protect 20 men at their camps. Then they have to cut this list to 15 by the opening game. Then after the team&rsquo;s seventh game of the season the rosters have to be down to 13. In that way the hasty decisions of the past can be avoided on several players. Of the 13 men, four have to be juniors also. &#9632;

EHL Teams Keep 15 Through 7th Game

<div class="byline">BY STAN FISCHLER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01612/2318803-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">ED GIACOMIN&hellip;Refuses Face Mask</figcaption></div>NEW YORK, N.Y.When Jacques Plante quit hockey last June he created a goal-tending problem for the Rangers that he never could have conceived possible today.Instead of being traumatized for want of a goalie, Ranger general manager Emile Francis had all to do to choose between Don Simmons, Ed Giacomin, Cesare Mania-go and Gilles Villemure in training camp.The nod went to Giacomin and Simmons but it wasn&rsquo;t an easy choice. Maniago had a good camp and Villemure showed improvement over last year, thanks to a new face mask.What matters to Francis and coach Red Sullivan is that their club can open the season with what appears to be a satisfactory goaling situation.&ldquo;We look better in goal now than we did at this time last year.&rdquo; said Francis. &ldquo;Last year at this time Plante was complaining about a bad knee so we shipped him to Baltimore. Marcel Paille wasn&rsquo;t even in our camp. All we had was Villemure.&rdquo;The 26-year-old Giacomin came to the Rangers from Providence in the spring deal that sent Paille, Aldo Guidolin and three minor leaguers to the Reds. Giocomin has some shadings of Black Hawk goalies.&ldquo;Ed reminds me a little of Denis DeJourdy and a little of Glenn Hall,&rdquo; says Francis. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s got good hands and is very quick.&rdquo;Unlike Simmons, Giacomin refuses to wear a mask during games. He has experimented with the protector in practices but finds it somewhat irritating.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not comfortable enough with the mask to use it in the game,&rdquo; says Giacomin. &ldquo;Maybe if I had to use it when I was younger it might have been different.&rdquo;The choice of Simmons was based on experience and a good camp.&ldquo;Don has played for Stanley Cup winners,&rdquo; says Sullivan. &ldquo;He knows his way around the NHL.&rdquo;The 34-year-old Simmons, who was obtained from the Leafs in the June draft, had a not-so-hot season with Tulsa last year, but seasoned observers haven&rsquo;t written him off for that.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a better major leaguer than a minor leaguer,&rdquo; says Leaf assistant G.M. King Clancy. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s still got good hockey in him.&rdquo;Perhaps the most unfortunate victim of the Ranger goalie bonanza is Maniago, who was dispatched to Baltimore for the time being. He played well and hard in camp.His Baltimore stay will depend on the success or failure of the present Simmons-Giacomin combination.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a question of us eliminating a goalie,&rdquo; says Francis, &ldquo;but of a goalie eliminating himself.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02540/2318796-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="514" height="777"><figcaption class="caption-body">DON SIMMONS&hellip;Has The Experience</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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‘Rangers Stronger In Goal Than Last Year’ Says Francis

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0008-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03451/2318834-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg"></div>MAIL THIS COUPON-SUBSCRIBE TODAY TO THE NEW DOUBLESIZEHOCKEY PICTORIALHOCKEY PICTORIAL is bigger and better than ever this year. Commencing with the October *65 issue, we will be giving you 84 pages (including covers) every month&mdash;instead of 44 pages as before. Double the size ! Double reading ! Double pleasure for hockey fans !This great &ldquo;new&rdquo; magazine will come out 7 times a year, instead of 8 as in the past. But in those 7 action-crammed issues you&rsquo;ll be getting a total of 560 pages of reading matter (exclusive of covers) instead of the previous 320 pages.That&rsquo;s the equivalent of the hockey reading in 14 of the &ldquo;old&rdquo; PICTORIAL&mdash;or the some as getting 6 extra issues !For all this, you pay just $1.00 more than before. Packed with all the extra stories, exciting new &bull; features, scads more pictures, many full-colour covers&mdash;this great new HOCKEY PICTORIAL costs you just $3.00 for a year&rsquo;s subscription&mdash;7 punchy, colorful issues&mdash;or a saving of 50 cents on the newstand price.IT&rsquo;S THE WORLD&rsquo;S OFFICIAL HOCKEY MAGAZINE&mdash;YOU CAN&rsquo;T AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT IT ! &#9632;

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NOW! SIX “EXTRA ISSUES” FOR JUST $1.00 MORE!

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Sid Abel sees 20-20 when he looks at Gordie Howe and Bill Gadsby.This is the 20th season for the two Red Wing stars, all 20 of them with Detroit for Howe while Gadsby has spread his 20 over Chicago, New York and Detroit.And neither wants to stop at 20, talking already about going beyond, and breaking Dit Clapper&rsquo;s National Hockey League longevity record.&ldquo;Why quit now,&rdquo; cracked Gadsby, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m feeling younger all the time. Besides, I&rsquo;ve got some goodblack shoe polish to hade the gray hairs.&rdquo;After signing Howe and Gadsby, Abel reiterated that Howe is the highest paid player in the game &ldquo;until someone shows me otherwise.&rdquo;Abel has been skeptical of other claims, even more skeptical of Chicago superstar Bobby Hull&rsquo;s quest for $100,000.Abel boosted both Howe and Gadsby because of their work in the Wings&rsquo; championship last season and the guessing is that Howe&rsquo;s base neighborhood is $37,000. The club guards the figures like the formula for the atom bomb.The Red Wing boss praised both Howe and Gadsby for reaching the 20-year mark, a level achieved in NHL history only by Boston&rsquo;s Aubrey (Dit) Clapper. Clapper played with the Bruins from 1927 to 1947.Gadsby sent Clapper, now 58 and a Peterborough, Ont., resident, a note on the occasion of Bill&rsquo;s 20th season.&ldquo;When I was in Chicago and Dit was making his last circle around the league, I was picked to give him a gift from the Black Hawks&mdash;all the teams gave him a gift.&ldquo;I was picked because I was the youngest player&mdash;19 then&mdash;and hadn&rsquo;t been born when he started in the league.&ldquo;I gave him the gift, it was a shotgun, and he said &lsquo;Bill, I hope you last in the league as long as I have.&rsquo;.&ldquo;So I sent him a message to remind him of it,&rdquo; Gadsby said.Bill Brennan, hockey writer for The Detroit News, reached Clapper and the old Bruin veteran said &ldquo;I hope they play a couple more years. There are no two finer competitors than Bill and Gordie and I&rsquo;m flattered by their company.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s time somebody broke the record, anyway,&rdquo; Clapper told Brennan.It&rsquo;s one of countless records for Howe&mdash;you name it, he&rsquo;s got it. Go through the books and you can find another without half trying&hellip;like this: Howe has been among the top five scorers every year for the last 16 seasons. And he turned 37 last March.Gadsby, 38, has some impressive marks for a defenseman&mdash;125 goals, 550 total points in 1,190 games, an average of nearly a point every two games which is some fancy figure for a rearguard, especially considering that he has concentrated almost purely on defense since joining the Wings in 1961.ICE CHIPS: Rookie defense man Bryan Watson was hit flush in the mouth by a shot during a Boston-Detroit exhibition at London, Ont., and lost a half dozen teeth, needed countless stiches inside and outside the mount.Andy Bathgate, out practicing with Howe, stood by the net deflecting long shots by Howe. But Andy wasn&rsquo;t quick enough on one and was whacked in the back of the leg, left Olympia with a limp and an ice pack. Howe may be entering his 20th season but his shot has lost little zip over the years.Bathgate beat Howe&hellip;and two-time U.S. Open champion Cary Middlecoff on the golf course though. Bathgate teamed with a Memphis club pro to beat Middlecoff and Howe during the Wings&rsquo; exhibition stop in the Tennesse city, Middlecoff&rsquo;s home town&hellip;and Andy was medalist, too.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01596/2318872-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="515" height="729"><figcaption class="caption-body">GORDIE HOWE&hellip;Still Going Strong</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03504/2318865-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="550" height="713"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL GADSBY&hellip;Feeling Younger</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Howe, Gadsby Aiming For 21-Years; Wings’ Big Star To Draw $37,000

<div class="byline">&#x2014;BERRY</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Ah, the days of yester year will come alive, a few strides slower of course, on Jan. 21 in the Montreal Forum and Jan. 28 at Olympia.Those are the dates of the Red Wing Old-Timer-Montreal Canadiens Old Timer games, a home and home seriesIt&rsquo;ll be the Punch Line against the Production Line,&rdquo; chortled Red Wing Alumni chairman Jimmy Peters.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02568/2318903-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="278" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Sid Abel</figcaption></div>The Punch Line of Elmer Lach, Toe Blake and Maurice Richard might look a little like the Paunch Line compared to the svelte Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe of the Production Line&hellip;Red Wing boss and centreman Sid Abel is just a bit round&hellip;but the crowds won&rsquo;t care. Howe gets special permission from Abel to play &ldquo;so that I don&rsquo;t have to work as hard.&rdquo;Proceeds of the game in both cities go to charities, the Detroit funds going to help support minor hockey in the Detroit area. And, both teams will play their own expenses.Two previous games, matching the Wing Old Timers against the current Wings, were successes but the Wing Alumni Club felt the event would be even more appealing if it matched the alumni of another NHL club. &#9632;

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Punch, Production Lines Meet In Oldtimers Game

<div class="byline">&#x2014;BERRY</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;Ted Lindsay was honored by Red Wing president Bruce Norris and the National Hockey League prior to a Detroit-Montreal exhibition game at Olympia.Norris presented Lindsay with a wrist watch, bearing the Red Wing crest and inscribed &ldquo;To a Great Red Wing, 1944-57, 1964-65&rdquo; for the years Lindsay was with the club.Lindsay came out of a four-year retirement last winter to spark the Wings to their first league championship in eight years.The NHL gave Lindsay a tie clip with the numerals 379&mdash;his final goals total&mdash;set in diamond chips.One disbeliever quipped that the diamonds better be on hinges in case Lindsay decides to &ldquo;un-retire&rdquo; again. &#9632;

Lindsay Ends Up In Chips, Diamond Ones From NHL

Hockey&rsquo;s All-Time star begins a brand new monthly column of inside news gathered from the NHL&rsquo;s inner offices and center ice. Also, another top feature:&ldquo;NORM ULLMAN,The Automated Hockey Player&rdquo; both in the November issue ofSPORT MagazineNow On Sale Everywhere<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04433/2318958-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="430" height="518"></div> &#9632;

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“MAURICE RICHARD: INSIDE HOCKEY”

&ldquo;you like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;MONTREAL. Que.&mdash;The New York Rangers were crowned the &lsquo;Grapefruit League&rsquo; champions of the National Hockey League exhibition training camp season.Red-Sullivan&rsquo;s New Yorkers won seven and tied one of their 11 exhibitions while Toronto Maple Leafs took six, lost five and drew three of their 14 pre-season starts to finish deadlocked in the overall exhibition race with 15 points.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01611/2318989-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="282" height="401"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Hicke</figcaption></div>However, where the Rangers had the edge was in their competition against the other NHL teams. They won five, lost three and tied one in nine games with major league rivals while the best the Leafs could do was 4-4-2. The Toronto club outscored the Blues 34-31 to &lsquo;NHL&rsquo; games but Rangers had an overall edge of 51-48 in games taking in both major and minor league exhibitions.The Rangers managed two wins over the Leafs and two over Boston while beating Detroit once. The Leafs&rsquo; four NHL exhibition wins came against New York twice, Detroit and Chicago.The Montreal Canadiens, feasting on minor league competition, actually recorded the most wins and points as they won 10 and. lost 3 in their 13 exhibition starts.However, they played only four games against NHL clubs and three of those resulted in defeats, two by Chicago and one by Detroit.Chicago Black Hawks were impressive in training game camp games as they played only seven times, but six of their games were against NHL teams and they ended with a spectacular 4-1-1 tally with their own league clubs rivals.Detroit Red Wings, who took on eight exhibitions, all with NHL clubs, didn&rsquo;t fare as well and had to settle for a 2-3-3 record although their great scoring ace Gordie Howe came through to lead all exhibition game goal scorers with nine in eight games.Despite Howe&rsquo;s scoring heroics, the Wings were beaten by Chicago, New York and Toronto as they posted wins over the Leafs and Montreal for their only victorious efforts of the training season.Boston Bruins were probably the most dismal of the six NHL clubs. They ended up with a 3-4-2 record in 9 camp games with two of their losses at the hands of their Oklahoma City farm club of the CPHL and another one a 1-1 tie with Rochester of the AHL.The harassed Bruins were able to win only one game in five starts with NHL rivals.In the individual scoring race, Howe led with nine goals, Bobby Rousseau of Montreal was second with seven while players like Billy Hicke, one of the Rangers&rsquo; surprising camp performers, Rod Gilbert, Bob Pulford, Orland Kurtenbach, Jean Beliveau, and Gilles Tremblay, another who stood out in exhibition play, each contributed six goals. Bobby Hull had five.With only a few games to clean up on their exhibition slate, the NHL teams prepared to move off from the NHL launching pad after the All-Star game and judging by the pre-season competition, the teams look ready for what&rsquo;s ahead.<h2>NHL Schedule</h2><h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Sat. Oct. 23Detroit at MontrealChicago at TorontoSun., Oct. 24Montreal at New YorkToronto at DetroitChicago at BostonWed., Oct. 27New York at MontrealToronto at BostonThurs., Oct. 28Chicago at DetroitSat., Oct. 30Chicago at MontrealDetroit at TorontoNew York at BostonSun., Oct. 31Montreal at Detroit &#9632;

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Rangers Exhibition Champions Over Leafs In NHL Camp Action; Howe Leads Scorers With 9 Goals

Orland Kurtenbach was an unknown commodity when the Leafs got him from the Boston Bruins during the off season in a three-for-one trade. Today they know where they stand with the big center and they like what they see.Kurtenbach emerged as the coscoring leader of the Maple Leafs&rsquo; 14 training camp exhibition games as he scored six goals to tie veteran Bob Pulford for top goal-getting honors in the hockey &lsquo;Grapefruit&rsquo; circuit.Kurtenbach helped the Leafs get a 3-3 tie with Detroit when he scored twice and he figures to do a lot more scoring and checking for his new employers once the NHL action starts for real.The Leafs will use Kurt as one of the club&rsquo;s three pivots along with Bob Pulford and Dave Keon. Red Kelly will likely require some relief this season from the exhaustive NHL grind and Kurtenbach could be the player the Leafs want for the job.With six goals in training camp to start him off, Orland Kurtenbach is off to a flying start as a new member of the Maple Leafs.El Producto is pleased to salute Kurtenbach as the player of the week in the NHL.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02532/2319020-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="279" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body">Orland Kurtenbach</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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The Player Of The Week

(As Seen in Toronto Globe & Mail)TORONTO, Ont.Orland Kurtenbach can&rsquo;t skate&mdash;but he&rsquo;s going to help the Maple Leafs this year.If there was any doubt about him making the team, there isn&rsquo;t any more&mdash;not after Leafs and Detroit Red Wings tied 3-3 in recent exhibition.The former Boston Bruin center scored two goals and was the most aggressive player and best checker on the ice.The best way to describe Kurtenbach as a hockey player is to describe Kurtenbach as a citizen.He&rsquo;s almost 30, a family man, yet he returned to high school last summer back home in Prince Albert, Sask.&mdash;in grade 12&mdash;and his aim is to struggle through, part-time, to a university degree.To put it bluntly, Kurtenbach is the type who doesn&rsquo;t know the word impossible. He has always believed he can play in the National Hockey League, even if he is half a step behind.And he didn&rsquo;t become a Leaf by mistake.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been looking at him for the last four years, since he was playing out in San Francisco,&rdquo; says King Clancy, Leafs&rsquo; assistant general manager.During the off-season, Toronto gave up free-skating Ron Stewart for Kurtenbach, Andy Hebenton and Pat Stapleton in what could turn out to be the best deal of the year. Hebenton has been assigned to Victoria in the Western League and Chicago drafted Stapleton for $30,000.Kurtenbach is tough, handles the puck well, scores goals and checks better than average, even though he can&rsquo;t skate.Kurt, as his teammates call him, was skating past rugged old Bill Gadsby when he received a clip over the eye from Gadsby&rsquo;s stick. He stopped, threw down his stick, dropped his gloves and attacked big Gadsby right there in front of Gadsby&rsquo;s hometown fans.Throughout the entire exhibition schedule, Kurtenbach has been one of the first Leafs to respond in a policeman manner when a smaller teammate was being harrassed by the opposition. Yet, he doesn&rsquo;t look for trouble.At one point, Leafs were reeling under a Red Wing assault and only Kurtenbach saved what seemed to be a certain Detroit goal. He raced in circles in the Toronto end, checking at least four Detroit players on his travels, until the puck was cleared to safety.He played on the power play, killed penalties and scored two goals&mdash;one after Bob Pulford had stolen the puck while Leafs were short-handed.To make up for a lack of speed, Kurtenbach starts early and doesn&rsquo;t stop, which is why he sometimes can be found as the last line of defense, backing up his own defensemen. &#9632;

Kurtenbach Tough Competitor For Leafs

Sat., Sept. 25Toronto 5, Rochester (AHL) 1Thurs., Sept. 30Toronto 8, New York 1Fri., Oct. 1Boston 4, Oklahoma City (CPHL) 2Sat., Oct. 2Montreal 4, Cleveland (AHL) 2Toronto 4, New York 2Oklahoma City (CPHL) 4, Boston 1Sun., Oct. 3Montreal 7, Quebec (AHL) 1Chicago 4, Detroit 2New York 7, Houston (CPHL) 2Toronto 3, Buffalo (AHL) 3Mon., Oct. 4Montreal 5, Quebec (AHL) 1Rochester (AHL) 3, Toronto 2Tues., Oct. 5Montreal 3, Houston (CPHL) 2New York 5. Boston 3Detroit 3, Chicago 3Wed., Oct. 6Montreal 6. Houston 2New York 5, Toronto 4Thurs., Oct. 7Toronto 6. Chicago 1Montreal 6, Houston (CPHL) 3Fri., Oct. 8Montreal 7, Houston (CPHL) 3Detroit 4. Boston 3New York 8. Rochester 3Sat., Oct. 9Montreal 7. Quebec-AHL) 4New York 6, Boston 3Sun., Oct. 10Rochester (AHL) 1. Boston 1Chicago 3, Toronto 0Mon., Oct. 11New York 5, Toronto 2Tues., Oct. 12Detroit 4. Montreal 1Toronto 4, Quebec (AHL) 0Boston 4, Oklahoma City (CPHL) 2Wed., Oct. 13New York 4, Detroit 4Montreal 4, Pittsburgh (AHL) 3Thurs., Oct. 14Boston 2, Toronto 2Fri., Oct. 15Chicago 4, Montreal 2New York 6, Detroit 4Boston 4. Toronto 2Sat. Oct. 16Chicago 2, Montreal 1Toronto 3, Detroit 3Sun. Oct. 17Montreal 4, New York 2Chicago 5. Quebec AHL) 0Toronto 3, Detroit 1Oklahoma City (CPHL) 3, Boston 1<h2>STANDINGS OVERALL EXHIBITION RECORD</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01608/2319096-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="570" height="185"></div><h2>AGAINST NHL TEAMS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02561/2319089-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="571" height="189"></div><h2>SCORING LEADERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03485/2319082-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="496" height="685"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04401/2319075-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="2274" height="1296"><figcaption class="caption-body">The action is fast and furious even in training camp games. Here&rsquo;s Chicago netminder GLENN HALL making a big stop off Canadiens&rsquo; HENRI RICHARD as Hawks&rsquo; rearguard PIERRE PILOTE, left, chases puck. Hawks toppled Stanley Cup champions twice in successive nights in home-and-home series.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Exhibition Scoreboard

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05334/2319127-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACQUES PLANTE&hellip;Going To Make Retirement Stick</figcaption></div>MONTREAL. Que.&mdash;The last couple of years have seen a marked trend toward comebacks on the part of retired hockey players.Ted Lindsay started it, by coming out of mothballs last season to achieve surprising success with Detroit. Dickie Moore tried it with less success in Toronto. One man who won&rsquo;t try it, however, is ex-netminding great Jacques Plante.Hockey&rsquo;s &ldquo;Man in the Mask&rdquo; is now a fulltime sales supervisor with Molson&rsquo;s Brewery, and a hockey writer on the side. He&rsquo;s writing a weekly piece for a new French language paper. He&rsquo;ll be in the Forum press box every Saturday night from now on, accompanied by his typewriter, and will tap out his observations on the games. Thus, the men of the Fourth Estate will have a new colleague in the person of the enterprising Jacques. Their reaction to this is unknown, but as far as Plante is concerned, he couldn&rsquo;t be happier about the whole setup.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you one thing,&rdquo; said Plante recently, amid the clatter of typewriters in the press box, &ldquo;they&rsquo;ll never see me back in the game again. I&rsquo;m through. Finis, as we say. No more hockey for Jacques.&rdquo;At that point, one of the writers asked a cynical question. &ldquo;Suppose,&rdquo; he inquired, &ldquo;that Canadiens offered you the goaling job tomorrow. You&rsquo;d refuse?&rdquo;&ldquo;Absolutely,&rdquo; said Plante. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d turn it down without hesitation. I have my future to think of, and my future lies in the business world. I&rsquo;ve had a big promotion with the brewery, and I&rsquo;m concentrating on a business career.&rdquo;And, the hockey writing? &ldquo;A sideline,&rdquo; said Mons. Plante. &ldquo;I only cover Saturday games. I don&rsquo;t travel. One of my chief reasons for quitting hockey was to be able to spend some time at home with my family. That&rsquo;s the situation now, and I&rsquo;m happy about it. My wife is also happy. The whole family is happy.&rdquo;So Plante, a six-time Vezina Trophy winner, has resolutely traded-in his goalie stick for a brief case and a typewriter. There&rsquo;ll be no comeback, but hockey hasn&rsquo;t heard or seen the last of him yet. He has the printed word through which he can express opinions. And Jacques will express them. &#9632;

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“No Comeback For Me” Says Plante

<div class="byline">BY JOE GORDON</div>PITTSBURGH, Pa.It took Pittsburgh Hornet General Manager since last April to persuade Sid Abel to turn Gary Doak pro, but Bastien feels it was well worth it.Last week Abel, the Red Wing manager, signed the young defenseman to a Pittsburgh contract. With this, Bastien gave one big sigh of relief.After seeing the 19-year-old Doak perform like a seasoned pro in a five game tryout with the Hornets at the tail end of last season, Bastien set out to get the Goderich native for a full American League schedule.Two of the five games were in the Calder Cup playoffs against Buffalo, which at the time had the record breaking forward line of Art Stratton at center and Pat Hannigan, now a Hornet, and Len Lunde at the Wings.Doak took everything in stride and was one of the few bright spots in an otherwise very disappointing playoff series to Hornet followers. He never gave an inch and held his own with the best the AHL had to offer.This fall at training camp in Detroit he continued his steady Play and made the first exhibition swing with the Red Wings to St. Louis and Memphis for pre-season matches with the Chicago Black Hawks. Upon returning, he was assigned to the Hornets.Hornet Coach Eddie Bush has teamed Doak with the veteran Pete Goegan and figures that half of his problems at the blue line are in capable hands. Both are big, rugged performers. Goegan rates with the best defensemen in the circuit.Doak stands 6&rsquo;1&rdquo; and weighs 190 pounds. Last season at Hamilton he scored eight goals and assisted on 26 others. An encouraging statistic on Gary was his penalty minutes which numbered a mere 34.Irv Spencer, a forward last season, is expected to pair with Bobby Wall to form the second defense unit. Wall skated with Memphis last season.Bush is undecided on his fifth defenseman. The scramble has narrowed down to Bert Marshall, Pete Ford and Jim Cardiff. Marshall played at Memphis last season. Ford was at St. Louis and was drafted by the Hornets. Cardiff played Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; hockey at Weyburn, Sask., and although he is only 5&rsquo;9&rdquo;, 165 pounds his scrappy play has made a marked impression on both Bush and Bastien. It is likely that Bush will bring two of the three to Pittsburgh before making a final choice.Bush has also decided to retain Bob Champoux to back up regular goaltender George Gardner. Champoux served in the same role last year when Hank Bassen was the number one netminder. He got into 13 games and posted one shutout while compiling a 4.05 goals against mark. Gardner has won the No. 1 backstop job and appears headed for a great pro hockey career.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01579/2319196-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="293" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Irv Spencer</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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New Hornet Gary Doak Rated Prize Catch

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY, Pa.&mdash;Coach Frank Mathers is looking to the Boston Bruins for aid as his Hershey Bears found themselves on the short end of the count in their first three exhibition games.The problem, according to Mathers, is defense.The Baltimore Clippers measured the Bears twice, 4-3 and 9-6 and then the defending American League and Calder Cup champion Rochester Americans skated away with a 2-1 victory.Boston has already shipped in wo veteran players, defenseman Barry Ashbee and winger Wayne Rivers, in an effort to bolster the club.Ashbee&rsquo;s return was somewhat of a surprise as Mathers had been receiving reports that the six-foot blueliner, one of the AHL&rsquo;s best, was looking sharp on the Bruins exhibition tour.Rivers probably will be back in Boston before the season&rsquo;s midpoint as in the past two seasons the Bruins snagged him once he began to pop in goals.The Bruins are expected to ship in at least three more skaters, one of whom probably will be defenseman Don Awrey, However, that&rsquo;s not certain as it&rsquo;s been said he has played well in training camp.In the three exhibition matches, rookie defenseman Nick Polano and newcomer Jeannot Gilbert, a classy forward, each scored a pair of goals to pace the offense.Shortly after the Rochester loss, Mathers and general manager Lloyd Blinco caught a plane for Boston to see who they could pry loose from the Bruins.The Bears&rsquo; player-scout Herb Mitchel has been in Boston&rsquo;s training camp looking over the young talent.&ldquo;We have to get some size on defense,&rdquo; said Mathers. &ldquo;We need at least three big men back there who can hit people.&rdquo;In addition to Ashbee and Polano, the Bears&rsquo; others back-liners in camp are Howie Yanosik, Ralph Keller and Mike Mahoney. Neither Keller or Yanosik have physical size.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02489/2319227-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="516" height="769"><figcaption class="caption-body">WAYNE RIVERS&hellip;Sent To Bolster Bears</figcaption></div>Mathers would like very much to pull off a trade before the season opens, but so far he has not been able to get to first base with any club.&ldquo;Everyone seems to want to stand pat for the moment,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Maybe things will loosen up once the season gets going. But we do need help on defense. It&rsquo;s obvious.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Bruins Send Rivers, Ashbee To Bears But Hershey Hoping Help On Way

<h2>Fri., Oct. 15 ROCHESTER 2 at PROVIDENCE 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03373/2319293-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="562" height="639"></div><h2>QUEBEC 7 at SPRINGFIELD 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04269/2319286-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="562" height="804"></div><h2>Sat., Oct. 16 PITTSBURGH 3 at HERSHEY 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05188/2319279-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="558" height="731"></div><h2>ROCHESTER 5 at SPRINGFIELD 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06146/2319272-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="562" height="776"></div><h2>AHL Point Race</h2>(Including games of Sun., Oct. 17)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07123/2319265-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="556" height="301"></div><h3>Goalkeepers Records</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08105/2319258-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="555" height="226"></div><h3>Individual Leaders</h3>Goals&mdash;Myron Stankiewicz, Hershey, 3.Assits&mdash;Bruce Draper, Hershey; Jim Mikol, Providence; Stan Smrke, Rochester, 3.Penalty Minutes&mdash;Bob Blackbum, Providence, 8. &#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. Oct. 19)<h2>EASTERN DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0987/2319165-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="563" height="160"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1077/2319158-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="563" height="205"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri., Oct. 15Rochester 2 at Providence 3Quebec 7 at Springfield 2Sat., Oct. 16Pittsburgh 3 at Hershey 5Rochester 5 at Springfield 4Sun., Oct. 17Baltimore 6 at Buffalo 3Hershey 2 at Providence 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues., Oct. 19Pittsburgh at BaltimoreHershey at QuebecThurs. Oct. 21Hershey at QuebecFri., Oct. 22Los Angeles at BaltimoreSat., Oct. 23Los Angeles at ClevelandProvidence at HersheyBuffalo at PittsburghQuebec at RochesterBaltimore at SpringfieldSun., Oct. 24Hershey at BuffaloSpringfield at ProvidenceBaltimore at QuebecPittsburgh at Rochester &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div>BUFFALO, N.Y.&mdash;The woods are full of hockey players who have defied Eddie Shore, but Ed Van Impe is one of the few who got away with it.At 25, Van Impe is heading into his sixth season as a professional and his fifth with the Bisons. He&rsquo;s been one of the more energetic performers at training camp and in the early-season games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02530/2319362-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="302" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ed Van Impe</figcaption></div>The muscular defenseman played at 185 pounds when the Bisons won the Calder Cup three years ago, and is planning to carry the same weight this season.&ldquo;I was about 8 or 10 pounds heavier last winter, and I didn&rsquo;t feel as good as I should have,&rdquo; Van Impe said. &ldquo;They said I played well the second half of the season, but I honestly thought I had a good first half, as well.&ldquo;Maybe I was too self-satisfied. Anyway, I&rsquo;m happy to be back with the Bisons if I have to play in the minor leagues. I still hope to move up to the NHL. but if I can&rsquo;t, I&rsquo;d like to stay here. My wife and I have been happy here.&rdquo;Van Impe was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs for Shore&rsquo;s Springfield Indians three years ago. He refused to report, changed his mind, and joined the Indians two days before the schedule started. He was in their training camp one day, spent five hours on the ice, and told Shore he wouldn&rsquo;t be back.Shore customarily suspends reluctant athletes. However, he traded Van Impe back to the Bisons for five players, and Ed was right back where he started.Van Impe is in the public relations division of a brewer in Western Canada during the off-season, and plans to take courses in advertising and public relations in Buffalo this winter.He&rsquo;s been among the top penalty men in the league, and plans to cut down again this season.&ldquo;I cut down last year, and I plan to be even more careful this season,&rdquo; he pointed out. &ldquo;I know I hurt the club when I take foolish penalties, and I&rsquo;m determined to cut down my time in the penalty-box.&rdquo;ALONG THE BOARDS&mdash;Coach Phil Watson, plagued by a lack of player talent, worked with youngsters throughout most of the training-camp period. He expected to open the season with three or four rookies&hellip;Ed Chadwick and Roy Edwards gave the Bisons a strong goal-tending duo through the exhibition schedule. The club will carry both, with Edwards as the backup man&hellip;A pulled groin bothered Billy Dea, but the little winger wasn&rsquo;t expected to miss any league games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04451/2319355-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="502" height="595"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROY EDWARDS&hellip;Bisons&rsquo; Backup Man</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Van Impe’s Aim-To Cut Down Penalty Box Time

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER, N. Y.The name Conacher and the game hockey go together like ham and eggs. Where you find a Conacher, there&rsquo;s usually a hockey game somewhere in the vicinity.Now there&rsquo;s another member of the famed family playing professional hockey&hellip;and if his debut was any indication, Brian Conacher may shove a member of last season&rsquo;s Calder Cup champion Rochester Americans all the way to Victoria this year.Brian, son of the famous Lionel Conacher, is starting in the pro ranks a bit late, perhaps&mdash;he&rsquo;s 24&mdash;but it won&rsquo;t take him long to get to the National League if he can match his initial performance for the Amerks.The 6-2, 185-pounder arrived here a half hour before an exhibition game against the Boston Bruins, was shoved into the starting center&rsquo;s role by general manager-coach Joe Crozier, killed penalties, played on the power play, handed out some solid body checks, and took a few knocks himself without blinking an eye.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d have to say he was our outstanding forward,&rdquo; Crozier said after his team had battled the Bruins to a 1-1 standoff. &ldquo;He worked, worked, worked all the time. I have no doubt that he can play in the American League.&rdquo;And the background behind Conacher&rsquo;s debut as a pro made it all the more impressive.Brian, who last played in a professional game way back in 1961-62 (three games with Rochester and one with Toronto) while a junior with Toronto Marlboros, dropped out of hockey altogether in 1962-63 when he attended college.He was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 196364 and skated with the Canadian Nationals last season. Conacher reported to the combined Toronto-Rochester-Tulsa training camp in Peterborough, Ont., last month, but checked out early after talking contract.He returned, however, and signed a pro contract. Then Brian was hit by the flu and missed 10 days of skating. He had been back on the ice for only three days when Crozier, down to eight forwards, sent an SOS call to Peterborough where Tulsa still was drilling. Conacher came to the rescue.ICICLES&mdash;The Amerks finished National Hockey League Week in Rochester with a 1-1-1 record. After beating Toronto 3-2, the Amerks lost to a slickpassing New York club, 8-3, before tying Boston 1-1&hellip;Bronco Horvath, runner-up in the AHL scoring race last season with 106 points, missed most of the exhibitions and the first two regular season games because of two broken fingers. &#9632;

Conacher Proves Big Hit In Debut With Americans

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE TAYLOR</div>BALTIMORE, Md.The Baltimore Clippers find out this year if having a practice rink of their own is what it&rsquo;s cracked up to be.For the first three seasons in the American League, the Clippers were forced to knock on doors all along the East Coast while attempting to find ice time for practice.As often is the case with teams using municipal rinks in metropolitan areas, the only time the Clippers saw their home Civic Center skating surface was at game time.Most of the time the Clippers alternated running bus trips to Washington (40 miles away) and Hershey (100 miles away) for their practice drills. But, some-times even these rinks were not available and it meant staying on the &ldquo;road&rdquo; for extra time, so as to beg and borrow a place to practice.Management felt the hardship played a major role in the team&rsquo;s failure to finish higher than third place in the Eastern Division. Coach Johnny Crawford commented:&ldquo;Packing all that gear everytime to get in a practice session was getting us all down. The boys were balking and I can&rsquo;t much blame them. It was rough.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03492/2319393-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="269" height="402"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dave Creighton</figcaption></div>But, most of the Clippers&rsquo; practice problems are expected to be ironed out the first of November when a new rink, especially designed to handle the needs of the club, will be ready for use. The new skating surface&mdash;The Orchard Rink, has only a small seating capacity, but is ideal for practice sessions. It is located only ten minutes from downtown Baltimore.CLIPPER CLIPS&mdash;Although Cesare Maniago has been assigned to the Clipper cage by the New York Rangers, there is no assurance he will take the job away from Baltimore-owned Gilles Boisvert&hellip;Boisvert was highly impressive throughout training camp&hellip;Ed Mazur was purchased by the Clippers for this season, but the veteran winger retired from hockey without lacing up his skates for a single appearance&hellip;Bob Cunningham was plucked from the Clipper squad after being traded by the Rangers for Dune McCallum&hellip;Duncan MacDonald, who had an operation on his knee during the summer months, so far, has been forced to limit his action because of fluid gathering around the knee&hellip;Dave Creighton was the Clipper&rsquo;s leading scorer in exhibition games&hellip;Coach Crawford alternated at trying Mike Corbett at wing and defense during training sessions&hellip;Corbett hopes the club settles on using him at defense&hellip;Billy Knibbs scored the hat trick in his first game in a Clipper uniform&hellip;It was an exhibition game against Hershey in which Baltimore beat the Bears, 9-6&hellip; &#9632;

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Clippers Hoping New Practice Rink Will Improve Club, Curb Travelling

PROVIDENCE. R.I.&mdash;The Rhode Island Reds, preparing for their 1965-66 American Hockey League opener, have bolstered their forward line with the acquisition of veteran winger Wayne Larkin from the Montreal Canadiens.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01573/2319324-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="314" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Wayne Larkin</figcaption></div>The Reds completed a deal with the Canadiens for the loan this season of Larkin, a 27-yeareld veteran of five years in the AHL.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re mighty happy to get Larkin,&rsquo;&rsquo; exclaimed Ferny Flaman, the Reds&hellip;General Manager, after completing the deal. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a real hustler and is a solid performer in our league. Larkin should give us some fine offensive and defensive balance up front.&rdquo;Larkin, who has played four of the last five years with Cleveland, is the sixth player to be sent to the Reds by Montreal this year. Others are defenseman Butch Barber, centers Doug Senior and Gary Schall, and wingers Bob Brinkworth and Bill LeCaine. Schall has been returned to Montreal while Le-Caine has decided to take a job in Port Huron, Mich.Larkin is a right&mdash;handed shooting right wing who stands 5-10 and weighs 165 pounds. Last year with Cleveland he scored 17 goals and had 32 assists for 49 points. He broke into pro hockey with the Barons in 1960-61 and played with Springfield in &lsquo;62-63. This fall he has been training with the Canadiens.The acquisition of Larkin brings the Reds roster currently to 20 men, but Flaman may cut down the squad.The Reds, oldest professional minor league team in the world finished off its pre-season exhibition schedule with a victory in New Haven, giving the Roosters a 3-1 mark in their four practice tilts.Coach Ivan Irwin, who has done a splendid job thus far in bringing the Reds conditioning and team play along, is hoping the team&rsquo;s speed and aggressiveness will lift the Providence club.Meanwhile the Reds have announced that the late Judge James E. Dooley, once one of Rhode Island&rsquo;s most illustrious sportsmen, has been elected a &ldquo;pillar&rdquo; member in the three-year-old Rhode Island Reds hockey &ldquo;Hall of Fame,&rdquo; sponsored by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce.Judge Dooley, prominent in local professional football, baseball, hockey and later horse racing, was one of the founders in 1926-27 of the Reds&rsquo; hockey team, which this year begins its 40th consecutive season in pro hockey and is the world&rsquo;s oldest minor league club.The Judge was inducted into the Reds &ldquo;Hall of Fame,&rdquo; along with Paul Larivee and Art Michaluk, both ex-players whose nominations were also announced. &#9632;

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Reds Land Vet Larkin On ‘Loan’

Before you say SCOTCH say &ldquo;DEWAR&rsquo;S it never varies<h2>How They Stand</h2>(Standings on Wed., Oct. 20)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01568/2319479-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="563" height="231"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri., Oct. 15Victoria 4 at Vancouver 2Los Angeles 5 at SanFrancisco 9 Portland 2 at Seattle 1Sat., Oct. 16Seattle 3 at Portland 6Vancouver 2 at Victoria 7Sun., Oct. 17Victoria 1 at Seattle 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed., Oct. 20San Francisco at PortlandFri., Oct. 22Los Angeles at BaltimoreSan Franeisco at SeattlePortland at VancouverSat., Oct. 23Los Angeles at ClevelandVancouver at SeattlePortland at VictoriaSun., Oct. 24Victoria at Portland &#9632;

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02468/2319510-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACK McCARTAN&hellip;Landed By &lsquo;Frisco</figcaption></div>LOS ANGELES, Calif.&mdash;As the Los Angeles Blades and San Francisco Seals broke their pre-season training camps a number of rookies and other newcomers remained on the roster. Faced with the problem of improving last season&rsquo;s respective sixth and fifth-place finishes when both clubs missed the playoffs. Blade coach Lynn Patrick and Seal coach Bud Poile had shaken up their rosters considerably.Two and possibly three Blades rookies made the grade. These were 20-year-old right-wing Bob Schmautz, the youngest Schmautz brother, who had a brief trial early last season before going to the Saskatoon Juniors: left-wing Bill Orban, who played for Fort Wayne in the International League, and possibly 20-year-old Wayne Doll of the Estevan Juniors, who was contending with Jack Norris for the goal-tending job.Other new Blades are defensemen Bob Wilson from Buffalo of the American League and center Cliff Pennington from Quebec of the AHL. Latest loss was Harold White. 25-year-old forward veteran of the last three Blade clubs, who has received amateur reinstatement and plans to play near his Montreal hometown. Previously Gordon Haworth had rejoined the. amateur ranks as playercoach at Drummondville. Drafted veteran Jerry Toppazzini remained a holdout.One rookie. John Price, a winger up from the Red Deer Rustlers in senior amateur play, made the San Francisco club. Other newcomers included left-wing Forbes Kennedy from Boston, right-wing Ron Harris from Memphis of the Central League, defenseman John Gravel from Minneapolis of the CHL and goalie Jack McCartan from L.A. Long John Henderson, 6&rsquo;5&rdquo; veteran out of retirement. was trying to snare the net-minding job from McCartan. Larry McNabb has re-joined the club after a year in Providence. &#9632;

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California Teams Given Heavy Player Shake-up

BALTIMORE, Md.Sandy McGregor, a 26-year-old right-winger was a member of the Providence Reds this summer, but it will never show up in the record books.McGregor, who played with the Baltimore Clippers for the past three seasons, was traded by the parent New York Rangers, along with Jim Mikol, Aldo Guidolin and Marcel Paille to the Rhode Islanders for goalie Ed Giacomin.However, McGregor was dealt back to the Clippers before the training period opened. The Reds, weakened on the left side by the retirement of George Ranieri, obtained Bernie (Buzzy) Deschamps from the Clippers for McGregor.Fernie Flaman. the Reds&rsquo; general manager, tried to get Deschamps in the Giacomin deal, but couldn&rsquo;t because he was Baltimore property.&ldquo;However, Baltimore needed a right-winger, and we needed a left-winger, so Terry Reardon and I got together and made this deal,&rdquo; Flaman said. &ldquo;So Deschamps becomes our player, after all.&rdquo;So McGregor moves back from Providence to Baltimore, and the record book will never show he was there in the first place.It&rsquo;s bound to start a friendly argument a few years from now. &#9632;

McGregor A Red For Brief Time

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<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><h2>WHL Employs Own Referees</h2>WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE COACHES were very unhappy with the officiating setup last season. The circuit shared the officials with the National and American Leagues. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t get to see the officials enough and they don&rsquo;t get to see us enough,&rdquo; one coach said in a typical complaint. &ldquo;The refs don&rsquo;t seem to mind what they call because they figure they&rsquo;ll be long-gone the next time around.&rdquo; We don&rsquo;t know if this complaint is justified. Anything which helps an official make free decisions should be to the good. However, the league has changed the setup and goes back to its own private group this year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01545/2319603-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="292" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Howie Young</figcaption></div>Veterans Lloyd Gilmour and Bill Papp are being joined by 29-year-old Barry Ballance of Brandon, Manitoba, giving the league three referees. Ballance began refereeing at the age of 16 and has had 13 years of amateur experience. The linesmen so far assigned to each city are Mike Romanow, Gordon Hogue and Norm Usselman in Vancouver; John Smith, Eric Rossiter and Dave Hill in Victoria; Larry Collison, John Church and Ron Hancox in San Francisco; Jay Evans, Neal Creedon and Doug Middletown in Los Angeles, Joey Johns and Don Chiupka in Seattle and Pat Desbiens and Hal Tarala in Portland.The WHL&rsquo;s pension society contributes $300 per full time player and each of these players contributes $300 toward the seasonal fund for future pension benefits. Based on receipts from pre-season exhibitions, post-season playoffs and fines to players and coaches, the league has purchased $180 of pension money for each full-timer for the third consecutive season since the plan was inaugurated. In the modest WHL pension plan, each player who puts in three full seasons of service after the 1963 season will be entitled to $540 per year for life beginning at age 60. Those with prior service will get &ldquo;back pay&rdquo; which may raise the sum to $220. The long-range goal is $2,400. If a player died prior to the age of 60, his estate is guaranteed ten years of payments. League president Al Leader was chairman of the meeting, while Portland&rsquo;s Hal Laycoe and Vancouver&rsquo;s Max Mc-Nab represented the managers and Seattle&rsquo;s Bill MacFarland and Portland&rsquo;s Doug Messier represented the players.<h2>Young Insists He&rsquo;s Reformed</h2>AS THE LOS ANGELES Blades left their pre-season training camp, Howie Young re-affirmed his reformation. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a man now,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m facing the problem. Sure, I tried to stop drinking before, but it was on my own. Man, I got it made now. They&rsquo;ve got this book in Alcoholics Anonymous and I read that and it&rsquo;s me, right down the line.&rdquo; He spoke of his experiences last season when he wound up in an L.A. drunk tank. &ldquo;I dreaded being in jail. I feared a succession of cells and all I could see ahead was disaster. I felt like an empty beer bottle. I knew if I kept going that way, I&rsquo;d end up dead or go crazy.&rdquo;Young insists he&rsquo;ll stand up under the expected taunts of rival players and fans. &ldquo;They can&rsquo;t bother me as long as I stay sober. I realize my problem. I&rsquo;ll tell them, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m an alcoholic. What&lsquo;s your excuse?&rdquo; &lsquo;His coach, Lynn Patrick, says he believes in Young: &ldquo;Howie may slip, but I don&rsquo;t think so. He&rsquo;s got me convinced.&rdquo; Patrick does not believe Young has had his last chance in the National League. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s good enough to play in the majors and he can play his way back there if he behaves himself,&rdquo; the coach said.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02486/2319596-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="310" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gordon Veiprava</figcaption></div><h2>Blades Disappoint Patrick</h2>PRAISING VETERAN GORDON VEJPRAVA as his best training-camp player, Patrick admitted he was otherwise dissatisfied with the Blades&rsquo; pre-season play. He has to be. The Blades lost six of six exhibitions, five to San Francisco, and were outscored badly, 34-13. A second straight cellar finish is a dismal possibility. Patrick has not decided between young Jack Norris and 20-year-old rookie Wayne Doll as his goal-tender. &ldquo;Neither played up to their capabilities,&rdquo; Lynn said. &ldquo;I was particularly disappointed in Norris because he&rsquo;d played 23 games for Boston in the National League and broke even, 11-11-1. I know he&rsquo;ll improve&rdquo;&hellip;If the WHL&rsquo;s rookie-of-last-year George Swarbrick succeeds in his NHL shot with the Boston Bruins, coach Bud Poile expects to get additional help from the big club. He is ready to pass on, sell or trade young center Larry Lund and veteran wing Len Haley. Haley plays well, but does not get along well with Poile.Seal defenseman Larry McNabb says he&rsquo;d like to become a rodeo cowboy after the season. It&rsquo;s not surprising. He plays hockey like a rodeo cowboy. Which is not necessarily bad. A couple of clubs in the league could use his kind&hellip;The Detroit Red Wings have traded defenseman Dunc McCallum to Vancouver in exchange for centerman Bob Cunningham, who played with St. Louis of the CHL last season&hellip;Portland&rsquo;s Hal Laycoe invited persons who had never seen a hockey game to a clinic run in conjunction with the Bucks&rsquo; last pre-season practice. When he said, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll now have Doug Messier show us an elbowing infaction,&rdquo; some in the crowd snickered. Either they were cheating and had seen a game or two before or &ldquo;Elbows&rdquo; Messier&rsquo;s reputation has spread beyong the confines of hockey.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03407/2319589-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="297" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry McNabb</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Western Ad Lib

(As Seen) In Toronto Globe & Mail)VANCOUVER B. C.&mdash;Bert Olmstead wants his Vancouver Canucks to play hockey the way he did&mdash;as a winner.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll start with the championship,&rdquo; the rookie coach said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s our first aim.&rdquo;The Canucks finished third in the Western Hockey League and went out 4-1 in a best-of-seven semi-final last season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04308/2319648-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="302" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ron Matthews</figcaption></div>The brashness of it all may have sounded like a hollow boast from another coach. From Olmstead it sounded like a threat.He is a fierce and unforgiving competitor who played to win for 13 seasons in the National Hockey League. He helped sustain Stanley Cup dynasties in Toronto and Montreal with his leadership and his blood-and-thunder digging in the corners.Olmstead sees his biggest job as preparing the Canuks mentally.&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve all been coached by different hockey coaches with different ideas,&rdquo; he said.&ldquo;Now I&rsquo;ve got to get the group thinking my way.&rdquo;Olmstead was not nearly so sure of his personnel as he was that the Canucks will win it all.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got some old players and when a hockey player gets up in age he can go all at once. They have been strong in the past but I&rsquo;ll have to wait and see with them.&rdquo;The veterans are Ron Matthews, 37, the WHL&rsquo;s highest-scoring defenseman last season; Jack Evans, 37, a hitter who is expected to benefit from the Forum&rsquo;s small ice surface, and Phil Maloney, 38, the WHL&rsquo;s fourth-highest scorer last season.General Manager Max McNab believes Maloney reported in better shape this year than he did last season. McNab, in fact, sees the Canucks as much improved over the Canucks of the 1964 camp.The general manager credits the improvement to Maloney&rsquo;s conditioning and the fact defenseman Larry Cahan will be with the team from the start this season.The Canucks have replaced three off-season losses with experienced professionals of equal ability, McNab says.Gone into retirement are leftwinger Bev Bell, right-winger Trent Beatty and defenseman Bill Burega.There are five new faces this year&mdash;Evans purchased from Los Angeles Blades of the WHL; Ron Hutchinson, cut from the Canucks&rsquo; camp last year; Bryan Hextall, who is New York Ranger property but played with Baltimore of the American Hockey League last year; Ray Brunel, also from Baltimore; and Wayne Muloin, from St. Paul of the U.S. Central professional league.Hutchinson, Brunel and Hextall are forwards, Muloin and Evans defensemen.Also back is Duncan McCallum, drafted by Detroit of the NHL last year, but sent back to Vancouver this year for more seasoning. He is a top WHL defenseman.Gilles Villemure will be back in goal again for Canucks. He was one of four rookies cut by New York Rangers at the close of their training camp.Backup goalie is Ken Broderick of the University of British Columbia, but his name won&rsquo;t appear on the roster.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05229/2319641-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="487" height="574"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL MALONEY&hellip;Still Rolling</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06192/2319634-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="494" height="535"><figcaption class="caption-body">GILLES VILLEMURE&hellip;Goalie Returns</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Olmstead Aims High In First Year, Points Canucks For Championship

<div class="byline">BY MATT DENNIS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01389/2319717-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">KEITH WALSH&hellip;Set For Houston Defense</figcaption></div>ST. PAUL, Minn.&mdash;As the Central Professional Hockey League prepared to embark on its third season, president Jack Adams said, &ldquo;This one appears to be shaping up as our best of all. The six National Hockey League clubs fully recognize our value in developing talent in a manner that provides exciting hockey in the cities of our league.&ldquo;We are moving into two new centres this winter with the Minneapolis franchise transferred to Oklahoma City and the Omaha franchise hitting the great Texas entertainment market at Houston. Preliminary investigation revealed that the people in both centres wanted hockey and we have that fast-skating style, combining youth and experience that they are looking for.&rdquo;Meanwhile each club was working hand-in-hand with their parent NHL farm teams for talent.The defending champion St. Paul Rangers have Fred Shero back as coach and he will line up a strong team beginning with veteran Marcel Pelletier, who shone between the pines in their march to the laurels last spring. Bob Plager is back where he played two years age after dividing his defence duties with Vancouver of the Western League and Baltimore of the American League last winter. His rearguard mate will be Al LeBrun, an important cog in last spring&rsquo;s title-winning machine.Up front Jim Johnson is a returnee with his better than a point-a-game mark last season on the left wing. Bob Ash. who works both wavs, is another returnee and Ron Boehm, who showed promise last season with Minneapolis, will be up on the forward line.Jerry DeLise. well-known in the International League as general manager of the Muskegon club, has taken on the same job with the New Houston Apollos and Bill McCreary is the playing coach.Montreal Canadiens have an abundance of young talent and Houston will benefit. Bill Inglis who counted 29 goals last season at Omaha, Bob Charlebois who triggered 24. Norm Dennis who clicked for 30 and Germain Gagnon who had 13 will be part of McCreary&rsquo;s offensive brigade. McCreary was a 24-goal sniper himself last winter.Wayne Schultz, a 24-year-old defenceman who spent the last two seasons with Minneapolis, was acquired by the parent Montreal Canadiens in the off-season draft and assigned to Houston. Keith Walsh, whom McCreary calls a defensive defenseman,&rdquo; has been sent by Montreal. He was with Memphis last season.Jacques Lemieux who played 14 games in Omaha last term. Bob Lemieux from the O.H.A. &ldquo;A&rdquo; Montreal Junior Canadiens and Leo Thiffault from Peterboro Petes of the same &ldquo;A&rdquo; loop will be with Houston.After a thorough tryout with the major league Montreal Canadiens, Andre Boudrias, the stylish playmaker who helped his linemates score 49 goals while picking up 15 himself, was assigned again to the Central League joining Houston.Gerry Kell, Doug Piper and Bill Staub are three rookies bidding for a berth with the Apollos.In their brand new building at Oklahoma City, the Blazers under playing-coach Harry Sinden show as a strong club.Bernie Parent, who starred on Niagara Falls Flyers Memorial Cup winning club last season, will take over the goaltending chores that belonged to Cesare Maniago last winter.On defence, Sinden, starting his third year as a CPHL coach will have veterans Murray Davison and Dallas Smith. Davison is returning to pro hockey after a two-season retirement and Smith was with San Francisco of the American League last winter.Up front, Pete Panagabko, veteran rightwinger is back, after counting 74 scoring points last season at Minneapolis. Skip Krake, Terry Crisp, Jean Paul Parise and Ted Irvine, who combined for 82 goals with the third-place finishing Bruins at Minneapolis last season, are returnees.High hopes are held for Ron Buchanan from Oshawa Generals and Bill Goldsworthy of the Niagara Falls Flyers who shone in offensive roles with their respective clubs in OHA Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; play last season.Shortly before the start of the season, Joe Watson, one of the top defencemen in the circuit last year with Minneapolis, was sent to the Oklahoma City club.Tulsa Oilers in their first season in the loop last winter surprised by finishing in fourth place and battled St. Paul for the playoff championship.&ldquo;We came close but let&rsquo;s go all the way this year,&rdquo; said general manager Ray Miron as he worked with playing-coach Rudy Migay to assemble a stronger club for the upcoming campaign.When goalie Don Simmons was lost in the off-season draft, a deal was made for Bruce Gamble, a 27-year-old netminder who had National Hockey League experience with Boston Bruins and New York Rangers before joining Springfield in 1963. To obtain Gamble, the Oilers gave up defenceman Larry Johnston, who topped the CPHL in penalties last season and forward Bill Smith.Veteran Marc Reaume will return at his regular defence spot but Gary Veneruzzo is already&rsquo;sidelined with a broken ankle suffered at training camp. Jack Chipchase, who had a five-game tryout last spring with the Oilers and was expected to be ready for this season, is also recuperating from torn knee ligaments.Dave Parenteau, who impressed in a five-game tryout notching four assists last spring, should be ready for a regular berth on the forward line.Vic Stasiuk. coach of the Memphis Wings, is the only new coach in the six-team loop. A former NHL star with Detroit and Boston, he has been playing coach of Pittsburgh in the American League for the past two seasons. Eddie Bush, coach of Memphis last year, has taken over Stasiuk&rsquo;s post at Pittsburgh.Gerry Abel, son of Detroit general manager-coach Sid Abel and Jimmy Peters, whose father was a standout NHL performer some years back, are bidding for berths on the Wings&rsquo; forward line.Norm Beaudin, a 41-goaI sniper in 54 games last season is a returnee and defenceman Pat Quinn, on loan to Tulsa last season, will join returnee Bob Wall on defence.Joe Daley who played for Johnstown Jets of the Eastern League is expected to handle the goaltending chores.Doug Roberts, 22, a 210-pound defenceman who graduated this past summer from Michigan State University, has signed his contract and is expected to lend strength to the rearguard.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03242/2319710-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="516" height="741"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRUCE GAMBLE&hellip;Grabbed By Tulsa</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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“This Season Should Be Our Best”-Adams

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02319/2319748-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg"></div> &#9632;

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CENTRAL PRO HOCKEY LE AGUES 1965-66 Schedule

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0017-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04151/2319848-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg"></div><h2>NORTHERN DIVISION</h2>Johnstown Jets Clinton Comets Long Island Ducks New Haven Blades New Jersey Devils<h2>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h2>Jacksonville Rockets Greensboro Generals Nashville Flyers Knoxville Knights Charlotte Checkers<h2>1965-66 SCHEDULE &#9632;</h2>

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EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE’S

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.&mdash;The new look to the Knoxville Knight&rsquo;s in Eastern Hockey League action this season definitely will feature fresh faces in the defense department.New pilot Doug Bentley, readying for the league opener on Oct. 20, has to figure he won&rsquo;t have any rearguards back from last year. He opened his St. Paul, Minn, training camp with these tidings.Ray DuPont, rookie of the year in the EHL, last season went to the Toronto training camp. Earl Heiskala has a five-game tryout with Seattle. Ray Crew, who broke his leg late in the year, doesn&rsquo;t want to come south to play although he might be induced by a northern club to change his mind. Don Labelle, last year&rsquo;s player-pilot defenseman, hasn&rsquo;t decided whether he&rsquo;ll play this year or stick to his job here with a water-treatment firm. In any event, it might be clumsy for Labelle to play for a club he skippered a year ago. Thus even if he should decide to play, he likely will be traded.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01310/2319779-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="276" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tommy Williams</figcaption></div>The only defenseman back is Eddie Burr, and he may wind up as a linesman. So it&rsquo;s evident that Bentley has a problem. He may get some assistance from some of the six men he has obtained from the disbanded New York Rovers. Veteran defenseman Tommy Williams and Bob Palante, who earlier played for the Knights, are the defenders from the group.Bentley&rsquo;s returnees include goalie Harrison Gray, centers Chuck Stuart and Jack Martin, wingers Glen Cressman, Les Calder and Bobby Brown plus Burr. Ten new faces number Clare Wakshinski, an ex-Knight; Bill (Red) Johansen, who played with Charlotte and the Rovers last year; linemen Trevor Fahey and John McMillan and Williams and Palante from the Rovers. Other new men will be Scott Watson, Bernard Gould, Brian McNutt and Robert Collins.The club was disappointed to learn that Reggie Grigg would not play this year because of his bad knees. The Knights also dropped Fred Purvis, and there may be more changes before the club breaks camp.Bentley is determined to provide Knoxville with the winner it so sorely wants. His connections could bring plenty of solid talent here. &#9632;

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Knoxville Stripped Of Defense

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div>NEW HAVEN, Conn.&mdash;If there is one club that is determined to make an about&mdash;face in the Eastern Hockey League this season it&rsquo;s the rejuvenated New Haven Blades.Jackie LeClair, an individual unaccustomed to being on the short end of the count, has been working feverishly in the off-season to assemble a Blades aggregation that can hold its own against its EHL adversaries. The success of his efforts may not be apparent right away in the EHL campaign which got underway this week, but what he did in the pre-season operation indicates that New Haven is back on the way to its former lofty heights.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02263/2319817-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="302" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jackie Leclair</figcaption></div>For one thing, LeClair was able to bring close to 40 players to the team&rsquo;s training camp here. In recent years the Blades just about had enough men to use in scrimmages. This abundance of personnel was due to LeClair&rsquo;s utilization of every contact he has made in his long hockey career in an effort to get personnel sent to the Blades.For another thing, LeClair, who is serving as general manager and coach, has formed a strong front office combination to help him with details in the office operation of the team. The addition of Ron Rohmer to the staff is just one of the innovations he instituted in his quest of a revitalization of local hockey.On the ice, LeClair was able to induce ex-player Ron Hergott, to report here. There was some doubt that he would do so even though he became New Haven&rsquo;s property at the close of the 196465 campaign. He was secured from Long Island in the trade that sent Jim Armstrong to Long Island and goalie Andre Daoust here. Hergott at the time balked at the deal and said he wouldn&rsquo;t report and didn&rsquo;t show any eagerness in the summer either. But LeClair, whether by persuasive talk or by attractive contract terms, lured Hergott here where he is expected to be one of the bellwethers of the club&rsquo;s attack.Last year Hergott averaged better than a point a game for the champion Long Island team and posted an especially impressive playoff performance with 11 goals and seven assists in 15 games and the award of MVP laurels for the post-season play. He had 27 goals and 21 assists in his 41 games during the regular campaign.LeClair&rsquo;s comments on Hergott go like this: &ldquo;He has the size to take buffeting around the net and he can dish out a stiff body check himself. He also doesn&rsquo;t get involved In penalties which can hurt a team even though he is very aggressive.&rdquo;The youthful right winger is the big reason LeClair thinks his club will emerge from the Northern Division basement, a berth the Blades reluctantly occupied last year with a 19-52-1 record. At that time the Blades piled up a mere 39 points, 33 out of a playoff berth and 63 back of the first place Clinton team. Furthermore, the Blades allowed more goals (379) than any team in the league except Jacksonville; their goal production of 238 was the third worst in the circuit and their penalty minutes (1064) were topped only by Nashville.But LeClair felt the team never got over a bad start. In fact, LeClair himself didn&rsquo;t join the club until the season had been well started and he never could right the ship. Now that he has a fresh start from the outset, LeClair is confident his Blades will win a playoff berth. He&rsquo;s not predicting how high the team will soar until he sees how his squad jels.The holdover personnel include Tony Bukovich, Ray Clearwater, Tony Geogan, Eno Kraft, Yvan Lacoste, Don Bamburak, Ray Carpentier, Daoust and LeClair himself. The addition of John Lumley, a 92-point man last year with Nashville and always a high scorer in the EHL, also could be a big bonus.CLINTON: Comets did their training at Oshawa, Ont., with new pilot Pat Kelly looking over a roster of 25 men assembled essentially by GM Wren Blair. Comets have Dom DiBerardino back after his &ldquo;loan&rdquo; to Greensboro last season where he enjoyed a big year. Dave Armstrong and Jim Jagor, star rookies last winter, went to Western League training camps but may return. Back from last year are Pete Babando, Len Speck, Tim Hook, Jack Kane, Ted Szydlowski, Howie Dietrich, Bill Glashan and Lome O&rsquo;Donnell plus Ed Babiuk, Borden Smith and Kelly who came here in the deal with Jersey.GREENSBORO: Club has many question marks. Bobby Boucher, the high-scoring winger, may not play after sitting out most of last season with an eye injury. Center Don Davidson is out and Ron Quenville is talking retirement. Coach Ron Spong has gathered many potential replacements for the uncertain personnel, but he still has a scoring nucleus in Don Carter, Garry Sharp and Ron Muir.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03205/2319810-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="492" height="586"><figcaption class="caption-body">RON HERGOTT&hellip;Persuaded To Report</figcaption></div>JOHNSTOWN: Eight prospects from the Detroit camp vied for places on the club roster of 11 vets and 15 rookies. The holdovers include coach Dave Lucas, captain Dick Roberge, goalie Joe Daley, defenseman Ralph Mac-Sweyn and forwards Neil Forth, Billy Ives, Dan Patrick, Dennis Rathwell, Jean Claude LePage, Bill Reid and John Gofton. All the new faces are in the 20-22 age bracket, seeking the four junior billets on the club.CHARLOTTE: Toronto sent some promising youngsters to Fred Creighton&rsquo;s Fort Erie camp for the Checkers skipper to select for his four junior slots. Club will get three days of drills on Charlotte Coliseum ice before opening game instead of hurried look of past years. Team held open house for fans.NASHVILLE: Club may lose Florent Pilote who doesn&rsquo;t want to leave Charlotte home. A deal may be arranged to trade him to Checkers. John McLellan couldn&rsquo;t induce Goose Gosselin to quit job to play with Flyers. Gils St. Jacques, who played for Halifax in senior league last year, is most promising of new faces. Wayne Clairmont and Don Snider likely will win older junior berths.KNOXVILLE: Coach Doug Bentley&rsquo;s two youngsters will attend school here. Team giving away 2,000 hockey sticks at Oct. 31 game. Knights picked up some personnel from St. Paul Rangers, Ex-Knight Gil Champagne heading recreation ice hockey program here.JERSEY: Benny Woit, new pilot, says, &ldquo;I think we can give Long Island and Clinton a run for their money.&rdquo; Woit at 37 feels he has a couple of good years left. Reggie Meserve&rsquo;s job wouldn&rsquo;t permit him to go to training camp. Club reportedly dickering with ex-Philly Ramblers&rsquo; coach, Bob Bailey. Club hopes Butch McLean and Harvey Turnbull will not be needed by Greensboro which sent them to the Devils on loan last season.JACKSONVILLE: Rockets drilled at Niagara Falls, Ont. New coach Pat Egan predicts a vast improvement in the club this season. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll have to improve in order to compete and you&rsquo;ll quickly notice a big difference in our club,&rdquo; he said. Team purchased Gordie Mathieson from Johnstown to bolster defense.LONG ISLAND: Veteran Ed Stankiewicz has retired and the 46 goals posted last year by the 36-year-older will be tough to duplicate. Ducks did their training at their home arena here when they engaged Baltimore in an exhibition. Coach John Muckier optimistic about his club&rsquo;s chances of retaining their EHL title. &#9632;

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Leclair Restoring New Haven’s Ice Hockey Look, Eye Injury May Keep Scoring Ace Boucher Out

<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div>TOLEDO, O.&mdash;Management of the Toledo Blades is taking steps to justify the new name of Civic Pride, Inc., the recently formed local organization behind Toledo&rsquo;s entry in the International Hockey League.Ken Wilson, general manager and coach, announced the purchase of two new players along with the signing of several veterans.In order to beef up their defense, the Blades purchased Gordon Nupens from Spokane, Wash., Nuyens, 21-year-old, 180-pound defenseman, comes well recommended and is noted for his rough play.Guy Harmer, 185-pound center, was purchased outright from the Chicago Black Hawks. Harmer has been playing with St. Louis, a farm club of Chicago, in the Central Professional League, where he scored 26 goals last year.Wilson also announced the signing of goalie Glenn Ramsay and forward Wayne North, two favorites of Blade fans. Ramsay, dean of IHL goal tenders, made the All-Star team six of his nine years in the IHL. Right winger North will be playing his third year for the Blades. He had 33 goals and 42 assists last season and was third highest in team scoring.The Blades management announced that season ticket sales had reached an all-time high of 450, surpassing last year&rsquo;s mark of 444 with three more weeks to go. The Blades&rsquo; home, Sports Arena, was also getting a new look under the management of Andy Mulligan. Part of the parking lot was resurfaced and better lighting provided. The inner lobby has been spruced up and the arena made generally more attractive.In Dayton, it was announced that the Gems have worked out an agreement with the Boston Bruins and they will get player help from Boston, Oklahoma City of the Central League and Los Angeles of the Western League.Ken Ullyot, general manager of the Fort Wayne Komets, attended the New York Rangers&rsquo; rookies camp in St. Paul and came away with the promise of a forward and two defensemen.Port Hurons&rsquo; Flags will have an exhibition game with the Detroit Red Wings for the fourth consecutive year. The game will be be played on Tuesday, January 11.Opening IHL games will be Oct. 29, with Fort Wayne at Port Huron, Dayton at Des Moines and Muskegon at Toledo. The following night it will be Dayton at Des Moines, Toledo at Fort Wayne and Port Huron at Muskegon.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01316/2319879-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="480" height="1166"><figcaption class="caption-body">WAYNE NORTH&hellip;Old Favorite Returns</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Toledo Blades Building To Reflect New ‘Image’

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0018-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02230/2319910-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg"></div>SOLUTION IN NEXT WEEK&rsquo;S ISSUE<h2>ACROSS</h2>1. Boston player shown in centre.6. Andy Bathgate&rsquo;s sometime employer, (abbr.)8. Player obtained by Rangers from Detroit in February, 1954.10. Coach of 1964-65 NHL champions.13. This ex-Leaf defenseman is now a dentist.15. Length of time Bronco Horvath played with Chicago.16. Same as 14 down (abbr.)17. Initials of Toronto&rsquo;s chief scout.18. Mountain (abbr.)20. Deceased NHL referee.21. Pictured star&rsquo;s native province. (abbr.)22. Forbes Kennedy&rsquo;s native province (abbr.)23. Initials of Mazur of Baltimore.25. Given name of a WHL coach.27. Ehman&rsquo;s initials.28. Players sometimes get into one on ice.29. WHL club coached by Mario.32. Name given goalie Bassen.33. Initials of Los Angeles&rsquo; coach.<h2>DOWN</h2>1. New York&rsquo;s new goalie.2. Initials of an NHL captain.3. George Armstrong visited this country last summer.4. Comparative ending.5. Nattrium (Sym.)7. Mrs. Allan Stanley bakes this.9. Month in which Henri Richand celebrates wedding anniversary.11. This Red Wing wed a skater last summer.12. Initials of Reise, ex-NHL player.14. Month in which Larry Jeffrey was born.19. Given name of a Detroit forward.24. A former NHL referee.25. Number of games Tommy Williams missed last season.26. A double winner of the Byng Trophy.27. Jack Gelineau once guarded this for Boston.28. Initials of 8 across.30. Tantalum (Sym.)31. Initials of Keller, last season with Hershey.<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1. Peters6. G.A.8. Winston10. One12. Rag13. None14. Hall15. Ont.16. Oc.18. E.T.20. Sam.21. Ron.22. Tn.23. Tor.25. Bush28. Det.29. Mario30. E.R.31. Lou.32. L.W.33. Fast34. Nose<h3>DOWN</h3>1. Pronovost2. Twenty3. E.I.4. R.N.5. S.S.6. Goal7. Angler9. Trainer11. Non17. Cantera19. Tonsils24. O.T.25. Baun26. UR.27. Howe28. Def.29. M.O.31. Lt. &#9632;

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">BY FRANK ORR</div>(As seen in The Toronto Star)TORONTO. Ont.&mdash;Junior hockey&rsquo;s greatest charm in the ever&mdash;changing face of its participants. The age limit annually siphons off a large group of youngsters.The Ontario Hockey Association Junior A series, which opened last week, has had the usual facelift. But the major change has been in the coaching ranks.Only coaches to retain their jobs are Scotty Bowman in Montreal, Chirp Brenchley at St. Catharines and Bill Long of Niagara.Jack McIntyre, of course, is a freshman face with the new London entry. Gus Bodnar replaces Jim Gregory, who moves up to manager with Marlboros, Roger Bedard takes over from Frank Mario in Peterborough, Wally Kullman succeeds Butch Martin at Kitchener, Bep Guidolin, follows Jim Cherry in Oshawa and Rudy Pilous returns to the juniors as Danny Lewicki&rsquo;s replacement in Hamilton.Here&rsquo;s how the teams rate.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01292/2319948-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="305" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Orr</figcaption></div><h2>Niagara Falls</h2>Flyers are, in a word, loaded. Only four players&mdash;goalies Bernie Parent and Doug Favell, forwards Brian Bradley and Bill oldsworthy&mdash;graduated from the Memorial Cup champions.Rookies Bobby Ring, from Wakefield, Mass, and Phil Myre will attempt to fill the vacancy in goal, but merely getting a shot at them through the experienced, strong-checking Flyer forwards and defence may be an accomplishment.The defence corps of Gilles Marotte, Dave Woodley, John Arbour, Rick Ley and Guy Allen is a superbly drilled, cohesive unit.The forward spots are equally deep. At centre are Rosaire Paiement (13 goals), Bud DeBrody (20) and Derek Sanderson (19). The right wing has Jean Pronovost (30), Ted Snell (26) plus Mike Sherman and Steve Atkinson. The left side lack this depth but the addition of Carl Haggarty from Winnipeg to Don Mar-cotte (28 goals) and Richard Le-jeunesse should solve the problem.Flyers have depth, skill and experience. They should be first.<h2>Peterborough</h2>Petes are the best bet to challenge Niagara for the lead, if Fern Rivard comes through in the nets. Rivard was a so-so goaler with Montreal last year. He was superb at times but in the playoffs against Marlies played badly.The defence troops&mdash;Dan Sharpe, Drake Jopling, Bill Plager, Paul Curtis and Steve Hunt&mdash;all return. The unit is just a shade below Niagara&rsquo;s.Defenceman-winger John Vanderburg opens the season as left winger for Andre Lacroix (119 points last year) and Danny Grant (47 goals). Gerry Monaghan, Mickey Redmond and rookie Jim McLeish form a second line while Guy Dufour, with Montreal last season, George Godson and Gord Tucker are a third tri. Don Herriman and Joey Johnson will miss the first few games with injuries.If Rivard comes through and Lacroix repeals his performance of last season, Pets will give Niagara a good run.<h2>Montreal</h2>The speedy, slick Canadiens will supply the league&rsquo;s most exciting hockey this winter. Their forwards rank with any in the league; defence and goal are the problem.Forward lines of Jacques Lemaire-Lucien Grenier-Larry Pleau and Christian Bourdeleau-Don Leismer-Norm Ferguson match any two lines in the league. Carl Vadnais with rookies Richard Pumple and 15-year-old Bernard Gagnon will be the third combo with Craig Patrick as utility man.Ted Ouimet and Yvan Houle will attempt to plug the goal gap. Serge Savard and Jim Bannan-tyne head the defence with rookies Gerry Firn, Lynn Margarit from Fort William and Roger Pelletier aiding.If there&rsquo;s a sleeper in the league, Canadiens are it. Bowman rebuilt his team skillfully guided it to fifth place last year. Third this time around is not out of the question.<h2>Marlboros</h2>Marlies would be a ranking contender if Barry Watson and Wayne Carleton were healthy and if Paul Laurent hadn&rsquo;t decided to concentrate on school. The first two may be back, but Bodnar is planning without them. The loss of this trio takes away a potential 150 goals.The defence is solid with Jim McKenny, Brian Glennie and Doug Dunville back plus rookies Randy Murray, Jim Cassidy and Ross Park. The goalies will be Al Smith and Duffy Lewis.Marlies have some fine second year forwards in Gerry Meehan, Mike Byers, Jim Keon, Mike Corrigan, Al Osborne and Jim Davidson. Kids such as Terry Caffery, Frank Hamill, Cam Crosby, Ken Kelly and Frank Marshall are impressive rookies but will require time to hold their own in the fast league.If Carleton and Watson can regain complete health, Marlies possibly could challenge for first. Without them, they&rsquo;ll have to battle Oshawa and Kitchener for fourth place.<h2>Oshawa</h2>Get set for a jolt. Bobby Orr is back again, bigger and better than ever. Orr is now 17 years old, entering his fifth junior season. He has grown three inches in a year (now close to six feet) and added eight more pounds (to 180). He scored 34 goals and had 59 assists last year while playing defence. It sounds impossible, but his play in exhibition games indicates even better things.Top loss was 50-goal scorer Ron Buchanan but centre Dan O&rsquo;Shea, who played only 24 games last season is healthy again to take up the slack.Ian Young will be in goal. Barry Wilkins, Paul Cadieux, Jim Whitaker and Nick Beverly join Orr on the defence. Experienced forwards are Jim Booth, Wayne Cashman (27 goals last season), Bill Little (37) and Chris Hayes.Guidolin will be breaking in a large crop of rookies. The Oshawa front-liners are first class but there are not enough of them. Generals are not in the class of Peterborough and Niagara, but they&rsquo;ll be solidly in the middle of the league.<h2>Kitchener</h2>After three years out of the playoffs, Rangers are set to move to the middle of the standings. Sandy Fitzpatrick 50 goals) and defenceman Terry Ball are the only players of note to go overage. Kitchener&rsquo;s Ontario finalist Junior B team, which Killman coached, supplies some fine talent.George Hainsworth, a nephew of the NHL immortal, and John Voss will share the goaltending. Returnee defenceman Gord Kannegeisser and Randy Legge are joined by rookies Clare Alexander and John Barber.The team has two set lines. Bob Jones (39 goals) centres Bill Hay (35) and Ken Gratton. Walt Tkaczuk, star of the B successes, pivots Jack McCready and John Beechey (26).The defence could be a problem and the goalies, while promising, are untested. However, there are several teams in the same boat. Rangers could go as high as fourth place.<h2>Hamilton</h2>Pilous returns to junior hockey after an 8-year exodus to the pros and his presence alone should improve the Red Wings. However, a few established scorers would help, too.Gary Gray and Roger Lalancette are the rookie goalies. The defence will receive a boost if Gary Doak, who has a season of junior eligibility remaining is not turned pro. Bart Crashley and Jim Young are experienced defenders.Returning forwards are Sandy Snow, Nick Libett, Don Giese-brecht, Freddy Speck, Brian Watt, Peter Mahowlich and Ed Hatoum. Top rookies include Steve Keller, Gary Marsh, Bill Cosburn and Renauld Leclair.By Christmas, Pilous should have a sound club. Wings had a 5-1 exhibition mark, the best of any team, so watch for a surprise.<h2>St. Catharines</h2>Hawks lost 139 goals with the graduation of Ken Hodge (63), Brian MacDonald (47) and Wayne Maki (29). However, when these three were having a bad night, St. Kitts didn&rsquo;t have a hope. This year coach Chirp Brenchley&rsquo;s aim is more balance.Hawks defence with Bill Carson, Paul Trebenche and Tom Reid returning and rookie Reid Mick will be the club&rsquo;s strong point. Freshmen Larry Holmes and Peter McDuffe are Brenchley&rsquo;s hopes to solve last year&rsquo;s woeful goaling situation.Hawks are rebuilding. Sixth place is the height of their aspirations this season.<h2>London</h2>Nationals may be a new team in the league, but they will be no patsies. The vast Maple Leaf scouting chain annually produces plenty of prospects. London will reap the benefits of this harvest.Rocky Farr, a Toronto boy borrowed from the Montreal chain, gives London a potentially solid goalie. The defence has Don Buddo, Darry Edestrand, Len Bazay, Danny Tremblay, Claude Goulet and Jim Dorey.Neil Clark, who was with Marlies last season, Walt McKenzie, a prime prospect, and Maurice St. Jacques are the centres. The right wing has Bob Cook, Dave Gorman, John Mercer, Carl Duff and Jim Higgs. Leftwingers are Stan Allan, Neil Clairmont, Dave Delpapa and Barry Boughner.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03194/2319941-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="497" height="596"><figcaption class="caption-body">BUD DeBRODY&hellip;Back With Flyers</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Niagara Flyers ‘Team To Beat’

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02243/2319979-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg"></div><h2>1965-66 SCHEDULE &#9632;</h2>

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Ontario Junior League

<h2>ONTARIO JUNIOR LEAGUE (Standings on Tues.&raquo; Oct. 20)</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-04169/2320010-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="567" height="329"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED Thurs., Oct. 7</h3>Thurs., Oct. 7Toronto 4 at Peterborough 7St. Catharines 4 at Hamilton 6Fri., Oct. 8London 3 at Niagara Falls 6Sat., Oct. 9Kitchener 5 at Oshawa 5Sun., Oct. 10Hamilton 3 at St. Catharines 4Tues., Oct. 12Toronto 8 at St. Catharines 3Peterborough 6 at London 2Thurs., Oct. 14Kitchener 8 at Hamilton 6Fri., Oct. 15Montreal 2 at Niagara Falls 4Sat., Oct. 16Montreal 1 at Oshawa 6Sun., Oct. 17Montreal 3 at St. Catharines 3London 0 at Kitchener 7Oshawa 3 at Peterborough 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues., Oct. 19Oshawa at LondonThurs., Oct. 21Peterborough at HamiltonFri., Oct. 22St. Catharines at Niagara FallsToronto at KitchenerSat., Oct. 23London at OshawaSun., Oct. 24Peterborough at MontrealNiagara Falls at St. CatharinesHamilton at KitchenerOshawa at Toronto &#9632;

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How They Stand

<div class="byline">BY DAN MOULTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="C4-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01158/2320072-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">The Black Hawks brother act of BOBBY, left, and DENNIS HULL, will remain intact with the NHL club this season. Chicago officials have been so impressed with Dennis&rsquo; play in training camp that they have no intention of sending him to the minors as originally planned.</figcaption></div>CHICAGO, Ill&mdash;Dennis Hull is destined to spend his hockey career in the shadow of his marvelously gifted brother Bobby.But if the manner in which Dennis has gone about saving himself a job with the Hawks during training camp is an accurate indication of his desire, he&rsquo;s going to occupy a mighty large chunk of that shadow.As a 19-year-old rookie last season, Dennis found the jump from junior hockey to the National league just a bit too much for his skating ability.Manager Tommy Ivan and Coach Billy Reay realized this and tried to get him to their Central League farm team in St. Louis. However, he&rsquo;d been signed to a pro contract after the draft session and had not been on the club&rsquo;s protected list.This meant that after the first six games of the regular season, the Hawks had to get waivers from the rest of the league before he could be sent down.And the moment Dennis&rsquo; name appeared on the waiver list, Toronto&rsquo;s Punch Imlach and a couple of other managers put in claims. Thus, Dennis was forced to spend his first pro season in relative idleness. He got into enough action to score 10 goals but his skating ability wasn&rsquo;t sufficient to overcome his lack of experience and Reay couldn&rsquo;t give him regular work.There has been considerable speculation that Dennis would be given that year of seasoning this year because he had been placed on the protected list at last summer&rsquo;s draft meeting and the Hawks were free to send him out without waivers.The St. Louis Braves are going to have to get along without him. though.&ldquo;Dennis will be with us,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;We might have thought of sending him out but he&rsquo;s worked so hard and shown so much improvement that there wouldn&rsquo;t be much point in it.&rdquo;Does this mean that the 6-1, 190-pounder suddenly has become a polished hockey player.&rdquo;&ldquo;His skating&mdash;particularly his takeoff speed&mdash;has picked up,&rdquo; Reay replied. &ldquo;But there still are a lot of rough spots. The potential is there, though, and it&rsquo;s starting to develop.&ldquo;It might have helped if he could have spent last year in the minors. It&rsquo;s a tough jump from junior hockey to the National League. But he may have gained something from being around big leaguers, too.&rdquo;Dennis&rsquo; shot, which some regard as being harder than Bobby&rsquo;s blazer, is his biggest selling point.&ldquo;All he has to do is learn to wait for the good chance to fire that thing,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;He may get three good chances some games and at other times he may get none, but he has to be patient. And when he does fire, he gives most goalies the sweats.&rdquo;Dennis is willing enough to handle the defensive chores at left wing but Reay feels he still doesn&rsquo;t realize the full importance of checking his wing.&ldquo;That will come, though,&rdquo; said Billy. &ldquo;Goals are the big thing for any kid coming into&rsquo; hockey. But the good ones learn that games are won by defensive play. And Dennis is going to be a good one.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Hawks To Keep Dennis Hull in NHL After Spectacular Training Camp

CHICAGO, Ill.Defenseman Elmer Vasko is planning a &ldquo;comeback&rdquo; in his ninth National Hockey League season.&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t at all pleased with the season I put in last year,&rdquo; says the huge rearguard, who tailed off considerably after winning second All-Star team honors in the 1963-64 campaign.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s kind of hard to say just where things went wrong.&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;But I know I was on the icethe ice for an awful lot of goals. I started to come on near the end of the season and I was fairly satisfied with my performance in the playoffs.&ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t want to go through another season like that&hellip;&rdquo;Sophomore rearguard Doug Jarrett seems to be realizing the potential he displayed in his rookie season.&ldquo;We thought Doug had it to make a big league defenseman,&rdquo; said Manager Tommy Ivan. &ldquo;But you always have to wonder about a kid who has spent such a short time in pro hockey. We brought him up from St. Louis last year after only 20 games and he was fresh out of junior competition.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s going to be a good one, though. I particularly like the way he body-checks. Defensemen who are willing to really step into guys are getting tough to find.&rdquo;It looks as though Doug will spend the season as running mate for Matt Ravlich, another of last year&rsquo;s surprising rookies&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-03141/2320103-1-eng-US/c4-032.jpg" title="C4-03" width="464" height="562"><figcaption class="caption-body">ELMER VASKO</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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