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January 15, 1966
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Records Show Reds Like To Play It Cozy With Seven One-Goal Decisions This Year
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — There’s one thing about the 1965-66 edition of the Rhode Island Reds: get them in a one-goal game … and they’re murder! The Reds, a neat mixture of veteran talent and speedy youth, currently are battling Baltimore, Springfield and Hershey for a playoff berth in the Eastern Division of the American Hockey League, and the reason they’re up is because they have a knack of winning the close ones. At this writing, the Roosters had been involved in 10 one-goal decisions of which they had won 7 and lost only three. These 7 victories represented 58 percent of the 12 wins the team had achieved through Jan. 2nd. Coach Ivan Irwin, who has gotten a lot of milage out of what is basically an inexperienced team, calls his club “a gritty…
‘Iron Man’ Andy Hebenton Runs Streak Playing In 1,000th Straight Pro Game
VICTORIA, B.C. On Wednesday night, Dec. 29th, the Victoria Maple Leafs hosted the San Francisco Seals and Victoria’s Andy Hebenton played his 1,000th consecutive professional hockey game. Hebenton turned pro in 1949 and he had played 161 games when his string of consecutive games was begun on March 8. 1952 with the last six games of that season with another Victoria team in the old Pacific Coast League. He has not missed a game since. The winger from Winnipeg continued his string through three more PCHL seasons, nine seasons in the National League, last season with Portland and this season in the Western League. It is a truly remarkable record in a sport as rough as hockey. Hebenton is not a rough player. It has been 11 years since he has as…
CENTRAL LEAGUE
Don’t be vague … say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKY Don’t be vague … say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKY How They Stand (Standings on Wed., Jan. 12) (NHL Affiliation: 1. Toronto. 2. Montreal. 3. Chicago. 4. Detroit. 5. New York. 6. Boston). GAMES COMPLETED Wed., Jan. 5 Minnesota 4 at St. Louis 4 Oklahoma City 1 at Memphis 5 Tulsa 4 at Houston 3 Thurs., Jan. 6 St. Louis 3 at Minnesota 0 Fri., Jan. 7 Houston 6 at Memphis 3 Oklahoma City 1 at Tulsa 4 Sat., Jan. 8 Oklahoma City 3 at Minnesota 2 St. Louis 1 at Tulsa 2 Sun.. Jan. 9 Memphis 3 at St. Louis 6 Tulsa 1 at Oklahoma City 1 LEADING SCORERS (Including Games of Sun., Jan. 2) LEAGUE LEADERS Most goals: Mestinsek, Memphis 18. Most assists: Paul, Memphis 26. Penalties in minutes: Bob Plager. Minnesota 111. Leading goalie: Wayne Rutledge, Minn.. 2.93 goals-against average. Most shutouts: Carl Wetzel, Houston…
Looking At NHL Race
(Standings on Thurs. Jan. 13) GAMES COMPLETED Wed., Jan. 5 Chicago 4 at Montreal 2 Thurs., Jan. 6 Boston 3 at Detroit 5 Sat., Jan. 8 Boston 0 at Montreal 6 Detroit 3 at Toronto 1 Chicago 4 at New York 6 Sun., Jan. 9 Montreal 2 at Detroit 4 Toronto 3 at Chicago 5 Boston 3 at New York 1 GAMES TO COME Thurs., Jan. 13 Toronto at Montreal Chicago at Boston Sat., Jan. 15 Chicago at Montreal Boston at Toronto New York at Detroit (afternoon game) Sun., Jan. 16 Montreal at Boston Toronto at Detroit New York at Chicago Wed., Jan. 19 New York at Toronto Thurs., Jan. 20 Montreal at Detroit Chicago at Boston Sat., Jan. 22 Detroit at Montreal Chicago at Toronto New York at Boston (afternoon game) Sun., Jan. 23 Montreal at Chicago Toronto at Boston New York at Detroit…
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