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December 18, 1965
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Gordie Spark As Detroit Boosts Streak
DETROIT, Mich. The Detroit Red Wings, as manager-coach Sid Abel predicted, have caught fire and appear ready to make their big move in the National League race. The Wings have been streaking along as the hottest team in the NHL having won seven straight games to climb into contention for second place with Chicago Black Hawks. The Wings long range guns are set on the pace-setting Montreal Canadiens, of course. Abel’s player manipulations have been responsible for much of the Wings’ upsurge. He moved centre Norm Ullman in between Alex Delvecchio and Gordie Howe and the results have been astounding. In the course of Detroit’s seven victories, the line scored 18 of the Wings’ 41 goals and picked up 29 assists as well. Age doesn’t seem to be slowing up the Detroit-reliables, particularly…
Veteran Dick Gamble Still Going Strong At 37; Americans’ Ace Turning Talents To Play making
ROCHESTER. N.Y.— Don’t anybody try to sell Dick Gamble on that bit about youth having to be served. The way Gamble, elder statesman of the Rochester Americans, is performing, there’s no reason to believe he still won’t be firing in 30 or more goals for the Amerks when he’s 50—which actually isn’t too many years away. Now Dick really isn’t an old man yet, but at 37 he’s not exactly a youngster as far as hockey players go, either. Yet, even in his advancing years. Gamble seems to be improving. Last season, of course, the sharp-shooting left wing triggered a sensational 48 goals for the Calder Cup champion Americans and added 29 assists for 77 points to match his previous high point total. And, what’s more important, he played better all-around hockey than he…
Muckier Spreads Ducks’ Scoring Power; Clinton’s Babiuk Hot In Goaling Race
COMMACK, N.Y.— They say you shouldn’t tinker with success, but coach John Muckier of the Long Island Ducks has a purpose in mind in making some alterations in his lines in Eastern Hockey League action. For a time this year, it appeared that the Ducks would have the circuit’s No. 1 threesome in Gene Achtymichuk and winger Moe Bartoli and Bob Sabourin. But Muckier wasn’t happy. He was satisfied with the prolific production of his No. 1 trio, but he felt that more scoring should come from his second line. Thus Muckier has temporarily taken Achtymichuk off the No. 1 line and inserted No. 2 center Russ McClenaghan as the feeder for veterans Bartoli and Sabourin. Achtymichuk meanwhile was placed with Gordie Stratton and Wayne Kitchen on the second line. “Acky helped our first…
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