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April 2, 1966
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Danish-born Poul Popiel Patient, Waits 10 Years To See Name Right
WALLY NORTHERN pro hockey sticks WALLY POOL TABLES TABLE TENNIS CROQUET SETS HERSHEY, Pa. — Poul Popiel the young defenseman with the Hershey Bears via the Boston Bruins, doesn’t believe in doing anything in a hurry. Popiel, born in Denmark, settled in Georgetown, Ont., as an 8 year - old when his parents moved to Canada, and played his junior hockey with the St. Catharines Teepees in the Junior “A” OHA. He broke into pro hockey with the St. Louis Braves in the Central Pro League, and was with Buffalo last winter, when he told a sportswriter his last name was spelled “Popiel” and not “Popeil,” as had been done since the start of his career. This year, when Frank Mathers, the Bears’ managercoach, was completing immigration papers for Popiel following his arrival from Boston, Popiel…
Hockey Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS 1. Ranger player shown in centre. 6. This serves as Leiter’s initials. 8. Lorne Worsley’s first NHL club (abbr.) 9. Given name of a Rochester forward. 10. Month in which Jean Ratelie was born (abbr.) 11. Initials of Rochester’s captain. 12. 23rd & 14th letters of the alphabet. 13. Initials of No. 11 of New York. 14. Jim Neilson is of this descent. 16. This helps sponsor NHL games on TV. 17. Mrs. Noel Price is one (abbr.) 18. Stannum (Sym.) 20. Name given Hampson of Pittsburgh. 22. To catch. 24. Schock of Boston answers to this. 25. Exist. 26. Ex-Leaf Hugh Bolton is now one. 30. Forbes Kennedy makes his summer home in this province (abbr.) 32. Coaches sometimes — a player for a loss. 33. Native province of Orland Kurtenbach (abbr.) 35. Initials of Leonard of Seattle. 36. Players use these on the bench during a game. DOWN 1. Hull’s shadow…
Home Ice Provides Decisive Edge For IHL Clubs
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Home ice was good to International Hockey League clubs during the season that was about to close. Out of a total of 202 games played the home ice clubs won 135, lost 57 and tied ten. Allowing a half game won for a tie, this figured out to 69 percent. However, the winning percentage is somewhat deceiving, since it was to a great extent built up by one club, the Muskegon Mohawks. The Mohawks had nearly a clean record at home, losing only one and tieing two out of 33 played, with two more still on the schedule. Had Muskegon been held to anywhere near a normal winning record at home, the visiting clubs would have had a much better percentage. Going further into the statistics, the IHL piled up a…
College Star Joins Bruins
BOSTON. Mass. — Boston College senior Jackie Cuniff continues to work out with the Bruins daily but there is little chance that the former college all-American will be used in one of the remaining games this season … Cuniff still has a broken pin in his shoulder resulting from a shoulder separation playing with the Eagles early this season and the Bruins don’t want to risk the chance of reinjuring the shoulder this year. Moreover the Bruins still are entertaining hopes of a fifth place finish and can’t jeopardize the possibility with an untried collegian … The B’s have played in 11 sellout crowds this year and envision three more 13,909 crowds in their remaining hope games, Two with Chicago and one with Montreal. — MONAHAN…
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