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April 2, 1966

The Hockey News April 2, 1966

(Including Games of Sun., Mar. 27)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01651/2466952-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="556" height="2686"></div><h2>Penalties in Minutes by Clubs</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02602/2466945-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="539" height="248"></div> &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

NHL Point Race

<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><h3>FINAL STANDING</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02271/2468293-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="553" height="180"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed., Mar. 23Des Moines 3 at Fort Wayne 7Port Huron 6 at Dayton 8Fri., Mar. 25Toledo 3 at Muskegon 12Sat., Mar. 26Dayton 3 at Fort Wayne 5Des Moines 6 at Muskegon 13Toledo 2 at Port Huron 6Sun., Mar. 27Fort Wayne 7 at Dayton 8<h2>PLAYOFF DATES</h2>SEMI-FINALS(Best-of-seven series)<h3>SERIES &lsquo;A&rsquo;</h3>Tues., Mar. 2ftPort Huron at MuskegonThurs., Mar. 31Muskegon at Port HuronSat., Apr. 2Port Huron at MuskegonSun., Apr. 3Muskegon at Port HuronTues., Apr. 5Port Huron at Muskegon (if necessary)Fri., Apr. 8Muskegon at Port Huron (if necessary)Sat., Apr. 9Port Huron at Muskegon (if necessary)<h3>SERIES &lsquo;B&rsquo;</h3>Tues., Mar. 29Day ton at Fort WayneThurs., Mar. 31Fort Wayne at DaytonSat., Apr. 2Dayton at Fort WayneSun., Apr. 3Fort Wayne at Day tonTues., Apr. 5Dayton at Fort Wayne (if necessary)Thurs., Apr. 7Fort Wayne at Dayton (if necessary)Sat., Apr. 9Dayton at Fort Wayne (if necessary) &#9632;

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How They Stand

<div class="byline">BY STAN FISCHLER</div>NEW YORK, N.Y.&mdash;My first temptation in writing a prognosis-analysis of the Rangers was to rewrite last year&rsquo;s column which opened &ldquo;the Rangers have two assets &mdash; Emile Francis and the Boston Bruins.&rdquo; But that doesn&rsquo;t hold anymore. Right now the Bruins are a better team and have a better future than the Blues. And you know how bad the Bruins are.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01637/2466738-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="291" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Neilson</figcaption></div>Oh, it&rsquo;s easy to say the Rangers have hope. Who doesn&rsquo;t? And when expansion comes in two seasons &mdash; and the NHL strips the power teams of their strong second and third lines &mdash; boy, will there be hope. Tons of it, to match the weight of Ranger press releases promoting this hope.But what about the realities?Toronto GM - coach Punch Imlach deals in realities. Late last November when the Blues were making like a playoff team, Imlach confided: &ldquo;They&rsquo;re not going to make it because they don&rsquo;t have the depth. It won&rsquo;t take long before they wilt.&rdquo;As usual, Imlach was right. On Thanksgiving weekend the Bruins dropped them and they went for the count throughout December. By that time there was no hope; not even with Emile Francis replacing Red Sullivan as coach. Under Sully, the Blues were 5-10-5 after 46 games under Francis, the club had a worse record, precentage-wise &mdash; 13-28-5.Which brings us to a prime question. Will &mdash; and should &mdash; Francis continue coaching? Although his players believe he should, I don&rsquo;t think he will, nor do I think he should, al though Sid Abel and Imlach proved that a man can be successful at both.&ldquo;That may be so in Toronto and Detroit,&rdquo; points out a seasoned hockey man, &ldquo;but New York is a different story.&rdquo;Francis&rsquo; close friend, Jack Gordon, is heir apparent to the coaching job. Gordon is as qualified a man as the Rangers possibly could obtain. But Francis may be pressured into staying and may believe he must lead the crusade. Whatever happens, the 1966-67 coach will face these problems:The club is weaker than most in goal, on defense, up front and in the leadership department.Despite some perfectly wonderful efforts by Cesare Maniago. there has not been enough evidence to determine whether or not he can carry the team over a 70-game schedule. He might. But that would be as much a gamble as it was last Fall when the Blues went with Ed Giacomin &mdash; and lost.Always, the defense looks good on paper. Always, one figures Jim Neilson will leap into star territory, Harry Howell will go on forever, and so on. But after them, what? Wayne Hillman looked good in recent weeks, but not at the start. Bob Plager could be a gem if somebody could control him. He came to camp &mdash; almost sure of a Ranger job &mdash; 20 pounds overweight and lost three-quarters of a big league season.Say, for the sake of argument, the defense tightens. What about the offense which enjoyed a relatively good year?You can&rsquo;t expect Donnie Marshall to come up with 25 or more goals. Rod Gilbert, we hope, will be back and healthy but center is a problem with Phil Goyette slowing down and Garry Peters now ready for full-time work. Reg Fleming is fine but the allimportant depth that Imlach mentions is missing.Perhaps kids such as Larry Mickey, Jim Johnson and Al Hamilton will help, but the Bruins have a whiz named Bobby Orr who&rsquo;s supposed to be better than them all put together.&ldquo;The Rangers,&rdquo; notes one critic, &ldquo;simply have too many fringe hockey players.&rdquo;Not to mention so selfdestructive a non-winning habit.Hockey is too fluid a sport for one to make any unequivocal statements about standings. Sure the Rangers could make the playoffs next year. They might swing a deal with somebody and land a prize. They could find a plum or two in the draft. (They&rsquo;d love to come up with goalie Denis DeJordy). And, it&rsquo;s conceivable that such ancients as Johnny Bower, Gordie Howe, Bill Gadsby and Allen Stanley will weaken on the opposition to permit the Rangers to advance.But don&rsquo;t count on it. Toronto lost Carl Brewer, Bob Baun and Marcel Pronovost from their defense at a critical time this season; Detroit lost Bill Gadsby and Warren Godfrey, yet. they both survived with their depth. When Bob Plager exited from the lineup with an injury, the pep went out of the Blues.Much of the pessimism was to be expected. Last year I noted that Emile Francis has the ability to remake the Rangers into a playoff contender but I carefully stated it could take several years. Only one year has passed.The hope is that the brass avoids panic and stays with Francis. He needs patience and luck, and comfort from his higher-ups.In the meantime, Ranger fans seem to be enjoying themselves. With this club it&rsquo;s the only way. After all, it&rsquo;s only a game.Or is it? &#9632;

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Rangers’ Ice Future Not As Bright As Boston’s Cellar-Dwelling Bruins

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01587/2467662-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="900" height="231"></div>(Including Games of Sunday, March 27) &#9632;

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Interlocking Scoreboard:

MONTREAL, Que.Barring a complete collapse, the Montreal Canadiens will cross the National Hockey League finish line champions this weekend.The pursuing Chicago Black Hawks, with a 40-year record of never winning the regular season play, have wilted again and will end up second to the Habs unless the Canadiens go into an uncontrollable tailspin and drop their last three games while the Hawks win their three. It could happen, but experts wouldn&rsquo;t bet against it.The Canadiens have an extra incentive for finishing first. The cash returns are more rewarding for a lead club. The Canadiens. if they end first, will divide up 21 shares of $2,250 each or $47,250. The second place club, likely the Hawks, will share $26,250 or $1,250 per player for 21 men. The third place club gets $15,750 or $750 each and the fourth position club, in this case, the Detroit Red Wings, will split $5,250 or $250 each.The first three positions are still not decided but it seems pretty certain the teams will end the 70-game schedule next Sunday with Montreal, Chicago, Toronto, Detroit, New York and Boston coming in in that order.If the Canadiens end up on top it will mark their 12th first-place finish in the last 29 years. &#9632;

Habs’ ‘Fold’ Only Chance For Chicago

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0001-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-01131/2468628-1-eng-US/f0001-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Goalie LORNE WORSLEY of Canadiens, who struggles to keep Detroit&rsquo;s DEAN PRENTICE from hurdling over him, is one of the big reasons Montreal is headed for an NHL title. He has been team&rsquo;s backbone all year. Worsley himself has a pretty good lock on the Vezina Trophy as well, his first in more than 12 seasons as a big league netminder.</figcaption></div>VICTORIA B.C.The first East-West interlocking schedule is nearing its completion with Western Hockey League teams wishing they could go on for another few weeks.At their present hot pace, WHL teams would be in front of their American Hockey League counterparts instead of tralling them over the 72-game program.For example, last week the WHL teams came through with three victories for the second successive week cutting sharply into the AHL&rsquo;s one-time big game edge. But time has run out on the WHL.With Buffalo Bisons, the lastplace AHL team, slated to move into Victoria for the final game of the East-West action against the runner-up Victoria Maple Leafs of the WHL, the Western teams will likely end the season five games in arrears of the AHL clubs.This represents a considerable achievement on the part of the Western clubs, who found themselves badly outclassed for a time and as much as 12 games behind their Eastern rivals.The AHL teams will skate off with the interlocking title on the strength of their early-season build-up. But what of the future of East-West play?The matter will be on the summer agenda of both leagues since this year&rsquo;s play was on an experimental basis. &#9632;

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WHL Teams Whittle Down East’s Game Edge

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT, Mich.With both rival forwards and the Calder Trophy slipping by, Bert Marshall, who seems as big as a St. Bernard and just about as friendly, turned mean.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01579/2466190-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="300" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bert Marshall</figcaption></div>What&rsquo;s that current commercial about the &ldquo;new, mean Mr. Clean?&rdquo;That&rsquo;s Big Bert.Marshall&rsquo;s become the Kamloops Klouter.&ldquo;No, I didn&rsquo;t take any mean pills,&rdquo; the crew-cut 22-year-old sophomore professional said. &ldquo;I just figured that if I was ever going to learn to hit, I&rsquo;d better start now.&rdquo;It was some start. He belted Wally Boyer into the net when Boyer got too close to Red Wing goalie George Gardner for both Gardner&rsquo;s and Marshall&rsquo;s comfort. And he nearly separated large Pete Stemkowski from his senses.&ldquo;If I&rsquo;d known how to bodycheck, he&rsquo;d still be laying out there,&rdquo; Marshall said after the game.It was some game, Marshall&rsquo;s best as a pro. He burned Maple Leafs from end to end and it was his big slap shot from the point that Floyd Smith deflected into the net for what proved to be the winning goal.Big Bert, prime candidate for Rookie-of-the-year honors, had been reading things like &ldquo;he hasn&rsquo;t been the same since Doug Barkley was injured&rdquo; and that he &ldquo;seems in a fog.&rdquo;The boss, Sid Abel took him aside and told him that unless he got rough and tough no one would respect him, that they&rsquo;d just fly by with a &ldquo;Thanks.&rdquo;If Barkley hadn&rsquo;t been hurt, the biggest &ldquo;If&rdquo; the Red Wings have had since Bob Baun caromed that overtime goal off Bill Gadsby a couple of years ago, Marshall&rsquo;s Ferdinand tendencies wouldn&rsquo;t have been too evident.Barkley was the basher and Bert the poke-checker and they complemented each other.But Barkley was hurt and Bert didn&rsquo;t hit.It wasn&rsquo;t that he was afraid &mdash; if he were afraid he wouldn&rsquo;t be playing the game. It&rsquo;s just that he wasn&rsquo;t taught properly.&ldquo;It was a penalty to bodycheck in British Columbia,&rdquo; Marshall said matter-of-factly. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if it was because the adults were afraid the kids would be hurt or that they thought there weren&rsquo;t enough kids to play or what.&rdquo;At any rate, it was a penalty and so Marshall learned to pokecheck or stick-check throughout his minor hockey.But a new, mean Marshall would bode well for the Red Wings who haven&rsquo;t had many good things happen to them this season, especially at the blue line.ICE CHIPS: The Wings called up 19-year-old Peter Mahovlich after the Hamilton Junior Wings were knocked out of the OHA playoffs &hellip; and if Frank is the Big M, Peter has to be the Big, Big M &hellip; he&rsquo;s 6&rsquo;4&frac12;&rdquo;, that&rsquo;s 2&frac12; inches taller than Frank, weighs 205 pounds, five more than his &ldquo;big&rdquo; brother.Floyd Smith joined the bulging crop of 20-goal scorers and it&rsquo;s the first 20-goal season in six NHL tries for the hard-working right wing.The numerous injuries sustained by the Wings this season have snarled publicity director Ron Cantera&rsquo;s efforts to take a team picture.&ldquo;Everytime it seems like everyone is healthy and I schedule the picture, someone else gets hurt,&rdquo; Cantera said.He finally decided, with time running out, to take it without Doug Barkley. Then Roger Crozier went on his vacation.King Clancy, Toronto&rsquo;s assistant general manager, and the Leafs have had tough times in Olympia this season.Clancy, who sits in the press box, always starts out chipper, yelling at the players on the ice, commenting along the press row on the game and drawing big laughs. As the game wears on Clancy becomes more and more quiet until at the end there&rsquo;s no sound. No wonder &hellip; Detroit won six straight at Olympia over the Leafs and yielded only three goals in the process.After finally smashing his 36-game slump, Andy Bathgate scored four goals in as many games. &#9632;

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Wing Rookie Marshall Turns Clouter To Chase Wolf Pack From His Door

DETROIT, Mich.Sid Abel the coach is having trouble with Sid Abel the general manager.The coach needs help for his Red Wings. The general manager needs help not only in Detroit but in Pittsburgh and Memphis.After 23-year-old George Gardner came up with a 4-1 victory over Toronto in his NHL debut while subbing for vacationing Roger Crozier, it would have seemed automatic to say that Gardner would work the next game, too.But Abel the general manager had to hedge it a bit because he didn&rsquo;t want to take Gardner away from Pittsburgh which was struggling to finish second in the American Hockey League.It was the same with keeping defensemen Bob Wall, Pittsburgh&rsquo;s third highest scorer, and Bob McCord up with the Wings while Leo Boivin (pulled groin) and Gary Bergman (viral infection) were out.&ldquo;Pittsburgh has played a couple of games with only three defensemen,&rdquo; Abel said. &ldquo;We owe them the best we can give them.&rdquo;And there&rsquo;s trouble in Memphis where the Dixie Wings are fighting to make the Central Pro League playoffs and have been hard hit by injuries.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02554/2466221-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="487" height="602"><figcaption class="caption-body">VIC STASIUK&hellip; Another Close Call</figcaption></div>Player-coach Vic Stasiuk&rsquo;s playing career was ended when doctors removed an eight-inch blood clot from his leg just above the ankle. It&rsquo;s the second blot clot Stasiuk has had, the other occurring when he was with Boston.The doctors, who caught both just in time to save Stasiuk&rsquo;s life have ruled out any more playing for the former Uke Line star.While Stasiuk was in the hospital Abel sent Warren Godfrey down to act as playing-coach but the Rock went down with a bum knee.Abel&rsquo;s concern for the two farm clubs, sometimes at what seems the expense of the big club which is paying the whole shot, points up that all major league teams don&rsquo;t strip their arms as often seems the case to fans in the minor league towns.It might not seem cricket but it would be understandable if Detroit cleaned out Pittsburgh. After all, the club will be there only one more season and it will be moved out to make way for one of the new NHL franchises.But the Hornets are wholly owned by Red Wing president Bruce Norris so perhaps there&rsquo;s a little more than the usual concern for a minor league club.There weren&rsquo;t too many wet eyes when the Wings&rsquo; Hamilton Junior &lsquo;A&rsquo; team was eliminated in the OHA playoffs because five players immediately were assigned to pro clubs for tryouts, four to Memphis and Peter Mahovlich to Detroit. And, a collegian on the Detroit list, was assigned to Memphis after the NCAA playoffs ended. &#9632;

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Wings’ Player Crisis Hits Farms, Blood Clot Ends Stasiuk’s Career

Following are the latest player movements in hockey:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>DETROIT &mdash; Peter Mahovlich, forward, called up from Hamilton of Junior OHA Bob Wall, defenseman recalled from Pittsburgh of AHL. George Gardner, goalkeeper, returned to Pittsburgh.TORONTO &mdash; Al Arbour, defenseman, recalled from Rochester of AHL.BOSTON &mdash; Wayne Rivers, forward, called up from Hershey of AHL.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>PROVIDENCE &mdash; Brian Perry, forward, called up from New Haven of EHL. &#9632;

Movement Of Players

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01579/2466290-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="344" height="412"></div>MONTREAL. Que.If you&rsquo;ve been watching the individual scoring race this season, you&rsquo;ll have noticed that a small band of Canadiens veterans have been representing their team among the top 20 snipers in the league.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02468/2466283-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="287" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body">Claude Provost</figcaption></div>Almost without interuption, this season, the names of Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard and Claude Provost have ranked with the best scorers. They, along with Bobby Rousseau, have been the only Canadiens to stay consistently within the top 20 over the length of this campaign. Rousseau is the only non-veteran among them, for the others were all members of the great teams that won five Stanley Cups in a row, and in Beliveau&rsquo;s case he goes back even further than that.It&rsquo;s interesting to note that in his 13th year as a Canadien and at the age 34, Beliveau is concluding one of his finest seasons. He has gone through this campaign virtually without a slump. His skating, shooting and stick-handling have been on a par with some of his better efforts of other years, and he has lifted the club on numerous occasions with his performance. If there has been a team leader on Canadiens over the length of this season, Beliveau has been it.Henri Richard has missed a clutch of games through injury this year, yet he has been among the highest scorers on the team. He hit the 20-goal plateau for the eighth time in his career in the NHL, a career which dates back to 1955.The Pocket Rocket was a rookie the year Habs started their sweep of the Stanley Cup and has been a glittering performer ever since. Though he doesn&rsquo;t rate himself as good a scrorer, there have been only six Canadiens in history who scored more goals in their careers than the Pocket Rocket. They were Maurice Richard, Beleveau. Geoffrion, Morenz, Joliat and Dickie Moore. Henri could very well pass the last three of them, before he hangs up his skates.One of the curious things about Henri&rsquo;s career has been the fact that, despite his talent, he hasn&rsquo;t made all-star teams. Only once, in the past 11 seasons, has he been named to the No. 1 squed. That was back in 1957-58, when he scored 80 points (28-52) in 67 games. He&rsquo;s had three second team nominations over the years, the most recent being in 1962-63.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03312/2466276-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="1645" height="1449"><figcaption class="caption-body">JEAN BELIVEAU &hellip; Hobs&rsquo; Team Leader Rolls On Ice</figcaption></div>Both Beliveau and Richard could be the big figures for Habs in the playoffs, which loom just ahead. They were the leading goal-scorers on the team in the Cup series last spring. Big Jean notched eight goals in 13 games, while Henri scored seven. It was Richard&rsquo;s best showing, by far from a goal-scoring point of view. His previous high in a playoff was four goals, which he got in 1956.Claude Provost is the other veteran who has had a pretty good season. Like Richard, he came to Canadiens in 1955 and has been around for all the Stanley Cups since. He had a tremendous season last year, when he finished up with 64 points (27-37) and was named No. 1 right-winger on the all-star team. His showing hasn&rsquo;t been that spectacular this season, but it still ranks as one of the better ones of his career. He has remained among the leading scorers on the team by virtue of numerous assists, this year.Provost&rsquo;s value lies in the fact that he&rsquo;s one of the better two-way players in the league. He has often said that he prefers to score less goals, provided he&rsquo;s doing a good job defensively.&ldquo;If I can score 20 goals a season and keep my man in check at the same time, I feel I&rsquo;ve had a good year,&rdquo; says Claude. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d rather have it that way than score 30 goals and forget about back-checking.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Canadiens’ ‘Reliables’ Still Rolling As Beliveau, Richard, Provost Sparkle

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HOCKEY’S TOP SCORERS

MONTREAL, Que.The scoring records of not one, but two Canadien stars are being threatened by Chicago&rsquo;s Bobby Hull, this season.Dickie Moore&rsquo;s record of most points in one season (96) is on the line as we go to press. If Hull shatters the mark, a second record of Moore&rsquo;s will fall automatically. That&rsquo;s the one involving most points in a season by a left-winger.With playoffs coming up, Hull can take aim at a couple of more records involving both Moore and Jean Beliveau. He could shatter Moore&rsquo;s mark of most points in one season including playoffs. Moore scored 113 points in 195859 all told, getting 96 in regular play and 17 in 11 playoff games.The Golden Jet could also wipe out Jean Beliveau&rsquo;s mark of most goals in one season including playoffs. Beliveau scored 59 goals in 1955-56, consisting of 47 in regular play and 12 in the Cup series. Hull had 53 goals with five games left to play in the schedule.&mdash; SMITH &#9632;

Hull Aiming To Wipe Out Hubs’ Marks

<div class="byline">BY JIM PROUDFOOT</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01641/2466376-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRUCE GAMBLE &hellip; Future In NHL Expansion</figcaption></div>TORONTO, Ont.Bruce Gamble quit professional hockey last season. He refused to play any longer for Eddie Shore&rsquo;s Springfield team in the American league and wound up with a U.S. semi-pro outfit.Enter the Toronto Maple Leafs and Punch Imlach, their wheeler dealer coach and general manager. He needed a goalie for his farm system and arranged a deal with Shore.Rumor has it Shore was eminently dissatisfied with the trade that was made. He seemed to think the Smith he was getting was Gary Smith, the splendid young goaltender and was somewhat put out to discover it was really Brian Smith, a forward. He was so annoyed, in fact, that he refused to let Gamble take his own equipment to Toronto with him. And with goalies, that&rsquo;s important.In any case, Gamble was not well when he reported to Leafs&rsquo; training camp at Peterborough. It took team physicians a long while to determine what was wrong with him. Then they decided his system was being poisoned by bad teeth. The gnashers had to come out and since then Gamble&rsquo;s health has surprised even him.Leafs sent him down to Tulsa, their farm team in the Central Pro league. But they didn&rsquo;t forget about him. And every report they got was enthusiastic.At the same time, though, big Gary Smith was playing superb goal for Rochester Americans, where he was sharing the netminding assignment with Bob Perreault, another offseason acquisition.So, despite Gamble&rsquo;s excellence, it was Smitty who got the call when Leafs needed goaltending help after first Johnny Bower, then Terry Sawchuk, was hurt. Things got truly grim when Smith was hurt, too, and had to be replaced for one game by Al Smith of the Marlboro juniors.That&rsquo;s when Gamble finally was recalled.You know the rest. He made four shutouts in his first six games, thereby assuring himself of NHL employment for many years to come because if Leafs don&rsquo;t protect him in the player draft next summer, it&rsquo;s certain some other club will claim him for $30,000.Just now he&rsquo;s hurt. But he&rsquo;s on the Leaf roster for the balance of the season and is taking his time getting ready for the Stanley Cup playoffs.It&rsquo;s been a long, often frustrating story for Gamble since the late 1950&rsquo;s when he was the up and coming star of New York Rangers&rsquo; organization. They turn him professional with their Vancouver affiliate in 1958 and lost him to Boston Bruins in the draft the following summer. However, he never really succeeded with Bruins, which doesn&rsquo;t make him special, and wound up with their Eastern Pro league club in Kingston in 1963.That&rsquo;s when he was sent to Springfield. Bruins wanted to deal for a Springfield defenceman called Bob McCord and included Gamble in the package they sent to Shore in exchange. One season there was enough for Gamble and he was prepared to give up big time hockey before Leafs intervened.Only 27, Gamble has a big future ahead of him, especially with six new NHL teams seeking personnel.An odd sidelight to the goalie shuffle in the Leaf organization was the return to Long John Henderson. When Tulsa needed a goalie, Imlach sent Al Millar there and bought Henderson from San Francisco Seals to replace Millar at Victoria, B.C.Henderson, of course, was Leaf property all his life until he switched to Boston. Later, he got his amateur card back, was with Whitby Dunlops when they won the world amateur championship in 1958 and was with the NHL old-timers before returning to pro hockey this winter with the Seals. &#9632;

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Leafs Face Problem - Protect Gamble Or Lose Him

TORONTO, Ont. &mdash;The Maple Leafs really did want to finish first in the National Hockey League this season and, for a long time, thought they had an excellent chance of doing so.Early this month, though, they were forced to admit, to themselves at least, that first spot was out of reach.So they&rsquo;ve settled back to prepare for the Stanley Cup playoffs.Meanwhile, Chicago Black Hawks and Montreal Canadiens are locked in a tiring struggle for that schedule championship with the Habs enjoying the upper hand.Punch Imlach, Leafs&rsquo; coach and general manager, feels all this will put his club in a very strong position when the playdowns open April 5.&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t get me wrong,&rdquo; he cautioned. &ldquo;We wanted first place very badly and we were disappointed when we blew it. Second best or third best is not good enough. First is the only place to be. But when we did blow it, we were happy to have two weeks to get ourselves prepared for the playoffs.&ldquo;For one thing, we have three goalies who are hurting &mdash; Johnny Bower, Terry Sawchuk and Bruce Gamble. Now we have a good opportunity to get them all ready.&ldquo;For another thing, we have one injured player, Alan Stanley. Now there&rsquo;s no hurry to rush him back into the lineup.&ldquo;We have some guys who put in a lot of extra work, such as Bob PuHord, Dave Keon and Wally Boyer. This gives us a chance to rest them a bit.&ldquo;And the scheduling is ideal. We have seven games in the final 11 days. We should be at our peak just when the playoffs begin.&rdquo;The start of Imlach&rsquo;s program was a rugged 45-minute conditioning workout just before that 11-day grind was to start.&ldquo;That was deliberate,&rdquo; Imlach explained. &ldquo;That sets them up for what&rsquo;s ahead.&rdquo;Canadiens seemed to have an edge in their first-place first with Hawks. But it really didn&rsquo;t make much difference to Leafs, for they&rsquo;d had an edge over both clubs all season. Against Canadiens, they&rsquo;d gone six wins, four losses, two ties. Against Hawks, they were even better, 8-5-1. The team that had given them the most serious trouble was Detroit Red Wings, who&rsquo;d beaten them eight times, while losing three games and tying one. Fortunately for Leafs, it didn&rsquo;t seem possible that they&rsquo;d catch Red Wings as first round opposition. &#9632;

Leafs Not Concerned, Hobs Or Hawks In Playoffs

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div>BOSTON, Mass. &mdash;The Bruins&rsquo; outlook for the future would be slightly rosier if coach Milt Schmidt ever can convince Johnny Bucyk that the National Hockey League season starts in October rather than January.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01599/2466438-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="290" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Murray Oliver</figcaption></div>A veteran of 11 years service with Detroit and Boston, Bucyk is the oldest of the Bruins from point of service and with 25 goals to his credit, is the most productive goal-getter on the club.Strangely, however, the 30-year-old wing didn&rsquo;t really catch fire until the second half of the season.Since mid-point in the schedule he has bagged 15 goals and has been playing with AllStar zest. He recently was voted the Eddie Shore Trophy as the B&rsquo;s Most Valuable Player by the Boston &lsquo;gallery gods.&rsquo;He is only two goals short of his best output for the Bruins when he scored 27 times in the 1962-63 season and he already would be well ahead of that pace had he shown the same talent and enthusiasm in the first two months of the season.To give The Chief his due. a troublesome groin injury hampered him early in the year. He pulled a muscle that idled him for nearly two weeks and he was noticeably slowed down.That is hardly the whole story, however. For while he has 207 goals to his credit, all but 10 with the Bruins, and is only 23 goals away from breaking Schmidt&rsquo;s all-time Bruin scoring record of 229 goals, Bucyk has always been a notoriously slow starter.Pressed for an explanation of this. Schmidt is lost for a detailed answer.&ldquo;1 wish I could put my finger on it,&rdquo; says Schmidt, &ldquo;If I could maybe I&rsquo;d be able to correct it.&ldquo;It is a fact, though, that Johnny always has played and scored better in the second half of the year than he did in the first.&ldquo;If he could ever put the whole season together, I am sure he&rsquo;d be a cinch to make the All-Star team every year. He has the size. He has the ability. He is strong and he is one of the best stick handlers in the league.&ldquo;He has everything but that talent of jumping off to a fast start in the opening game of the season.&rdquo;Speaking of Bucyk&rsquo;s strength, former teammate Leo Boivin rates Johnny one of the toughest men in the league fightingfor the puck in the corners.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve practiced against him and have played against him,&rdquo; says Boivin who now is with Detroit. There may be stronger players in the League than Johnny but there is no one tougher in a battle for the puck.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02553/2466431-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="1063" height="1463"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHNNY BUCYK&hellip; The Chief On Warpath</figcaption></div>Asked if Bucyk might be one of those players who is better once the team is out of the playoffs or is inspired by thoughts of next year&rsquo;s contract over the second half of the year, Schmidt issued an emphatic denial.&ldquo;These definitely are not the reasons for Johnny&rsquo;s improved play.&rdquo; insisted Schmidt. He played the same way when we were getting into the playoffs and. he is not concerned about his contract.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s something in his nature that makes him the way he is.&rdquo;General Manager Hap Emms has one possible explanation.&ldquo;John needs a center working with him,&rdquo; says Emms. &ldquo;The first part of the year Murray Oliver was having his troubles. He couldn&rsquo;t get going. When Murray picked up Bucyk started to go.The brass agr ees with the galleryites that he is a valuable piece of property to the team. &#9632;

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Bucyk’s Torrid Closing Goal Spree Too Late To Ease Bruins’ Plight

BOSTON. Mass. &mdash;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 &hellip; 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;t jeopardize the possibility with an untried collegian &hellip; The B&rsquo;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.&mdash; MONAHAN &#9632;

College Star Joins Bruins

DETROIT, Mich.Sid Abel, manager-coach of Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League, says the Wings are seeking approval to sponsor a club or work with a league in Europe.&ldquo;Our first step is to contact Bunny Ahearne and work through him. Then if we can win his approval we would like to either sponsor a club or work with a league over there,&rdquo; said Abel.Ahearne who lives in England, is president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.&ldquo;It would be senseless for us to make a move without his cooperation,&rdquo; Abel said. &ldquo;If he is favorable to our approach then maybe it would be possible for him to meet us over here and discuss the matter.&rdquo;Abel, who ruled out any possibility of Detroit officials making a trip to Europe, explained why Detroit is interested in European hockey talent.&ldquo;With the NHL due to expand by an additional six teams the season after next, we do not know how the source of talent will hold up in Canada and the U.S.&ldquo;So the only source open is Europe and we want to get in early.&rdquo; He said if they get approval, the Wings probably would focus their attention on Sweden Denmark. Norway and Finland. &#9632;

Wings May Establish European Affiliation

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04295/2466569-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="990" height="247"></div><h2>Fan Lauds Opportunity Of Voting For Stars</h2>Hockey News Editor:Thanks very much for allowing us, the fans who go to hockey games, the opportunity to vote for our favorite players. I think it is great because it gives us the chance to choose our favorites who may or may not be the better stars in the N.H.L. I believe that you have a great paper in the HOCKEY NEWS and I read it every week, thanks to a recent subscription. Keep up the good work and I am eager to see who gets the most votes for the different positions.Phillip A. BarnesWinchester, Mass.<h2>Worsley, Not Maniago, Yielded Hull&rsquo;s Goal</h2>Hockey News Editor:In your March 19th issue you state that Cesare Maniago who gave up Bobby Hull&rsquo;s 51st goal recently, also let in Hull&rsquo;s 50th in 1962.I think if you&rsquo;ll check the record book, his first 50th marker came against Gump Worsley, then with the Rangers and that in 1961 Bernie Geoffrion scored his record equalling goal against Cesare, then with the Toronto Maple Leafs.Mike McNally,Pte. Claire, Que.(Ed. Note: THE HOCKEY NEWS stands corrected on Bobby Hull&rsquo;s first 50-goal effort. We printed Cesare Maniago. Sorry, it should have been Lome Worsley.)<h2>Calls Colin Kilburn Greatest WHL Player</h2>Hickey News Editor:Who is the best Western League player I ever saw? Well your paper didn&rsquo;t ask me, but here goes my nickel&rsquo;s worth.The best player I ever saw in the W.H.L. was &mdash; &ldquo;Colin Kilburn&rdquo; of the defunct Spokane Comets. Colin was the &ldquo;Rocket Richard&rdquo; and &ldquo;Gordie Howe&rdquo; of the W.H.L. in his playing days. I was sorry to see that nobody mentioned him.Next time ask somebody who knows something about hockey. I do, I&rsquo;m a hockey player from Winnipeg, playing amateur hockey here in Spokane. You don&rsquo;t hear of many guys applauding their coach. Kilburn is mine and I know him as a great man and as the best player ever to play in the W.H.L.Ken CameronTrail, B.C.<h2>Russians Don&rsquo;t Rate With NHL Teams &mdash; Yet</h2>Hockey News Editor:Why all the worry about the Russians&rsquo; National Team. They are 20 good hockey players put together on one team. One or two might be good enough to play in the NHL but that is about all. There are about 120 players in the NHL plus many more in the minors who could be there if given the chance.If we took the 120 best in Russia and divided them up equally on six teams as we have in the NHL they would be a long way from any professional team we have. Or we would take the 20 best from the NHL and form a team and I am quite sure there would be no contest between Russian and Canada.I will admit that Russia has come a long way in the last 15 years. If you were to take a boy of five years of age and teach him everything there is to know about hockey for 15 years there will be quite an improvement from the age of five to the age of 20, but he will not improve as much over the next 15 years as he did in the first. In other words the Russians can only reach a certain level as the players in the NHL have, with the exception of the Howes and Hulls, and that will be as far as they go.Some day they will be as good as the NHL, but not for a few years to come. The United States is not worried about Japan becoming better than they are at baseball. They are looking forward to the day when Japan will challenge them to the world championship, so why shouldn&rsquo;t we look forward to Russia doing the same thing. I know myself for one I would rather see the best in the world play than see the best in one country.The day will come when the Russians are as good as we, but I don&rsquo;t think we should worry about it. After all it won&rsquo;t be the end of the world, will it.Gordon RobertsKingston, Ontario.<h2>Nevin&rsquo;s Ice Play Highly Underrated</h2>Hockey News Editor:Does anybody really ever recognize just what a tremendous all-round player Bob Nevin really is? I truly don&rsquo;t think so. Anytime I see an article written about a forward, and what a great job he does, it always seems to be the same players. I don&rsquo;t have to name them, cause you know who they are.Bobby is forever a consistent player, his skating is strong and fast. He is one of the best back-checkers in the league, just ask any of his opponents. As for shooting, well, you tell me what other player can look in one corner of the net, and zip the puck past the goalie in the other corner, as I&rsquo;ve seen him do many times in practices. On top of all this, he is presently one of the highest point-getters in the League.Why doesn&rsquo;t he get more publicity or recognition from anyone except Emile Francis, who cares so much about Bob, that he didn&rsquo;t even think of putting in the &ldquo;extra 20-plus goal&rdquo; clause in his contract.&ldquo;Hail Nevvy&rdquo; is the cry you rarely hear from the few in Madison Square Garden who realize what spark and finesse Bob supplies to the New York Rangers.Joseph DiCostanzoBronx, New York &#9632;

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FAN FORUM

<div class="byline">By Ken McKenzie</div>THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1st, 1947Published weekly except monthly May through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd. 1484 St. Catherine Street West, Montreal 35, Que.Kenneth William McKenzie, President and Publisher Will 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 $7.00 in Foreign Countries.Postage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash Printed In Canada.Vol. 19 MONTREAL, APRIL 2, 1966 No. 25<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01669/2466538-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="409" height="430"></div>&bull; BILL PUTNAM, president of the Philadelphia Hockey Club in the expanding National Hockey League, knows his way around the financing and workings of professional sports organizations. It was Putnam, who has been a banker in New York for the last few vears. who worked out the financing details, etc. when Art Modell bought the Cleveland Browns, when Jerry Wolman purchased the Philadelphia Eagles and it was the same Putnam who advised Jack Kent Cooke to buy the Los Angeles Lakers pro basketball club &hellip; Over lunch last week the youthful Philadelphia president told us he and his associates would leave no stone unturned in their efforts to bring a winning hockey team to Philadelphia &hellip; Putnam thinks that NHL hockey will be a huge success in the Pennsylvania metropolis &hellip; Bing Crosby has already sold his stock in the San Francisco - Oakland entry &hellip; The wealthy crooner moved out of the hockey picture almost before he became part of it &hellip; Sid Saloman Jr,, who heads up the St. Louis group, is a former associate of Bill Veeck&rsquo;s and was one of Veeck&rsquo;s principal backers when the great showman ran the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns &hellip; Hall of Famer Aurel Joliat told a sports gathering at Cornwall, Ont., that Bobby Hull was the best thing to come along in hockey since Howie Morenz. However, he made it clear that Morenz, the man he played with on the same line for 13 years, was the greatest in the history of the game &hellip; Sid Abel is resting Bill Gadsby, the 38-year-old Red Wing defense ace, as much as possible prior to the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs &hellip; The Stanley Cup Playoff Story is covered in its entirety in the first issue of HOCKEY WORLD which will be available to hockey fans during this year&rsquo;s Cup classic.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02540/2466531-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="302" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Putnam</figcaption></div>&bull; THE STANLEY CUP exploits and records of Maurice Richard form an interesting section of the Stanley Cup issue of HOCKEY WORLD &hellip; The history, records, exclusive pictures etc. of such great Stanley Cup winners as Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings all appear in detail in the 82-page magazine making its debut this year. Be sure to look for it on your newsstand or order it through THE HOCKEY NEWS &hellip; Professional hockey in major European cities is less than three years away &hellip; Amateur hockey enthusiasts around New York City, who have been pumping for years to get proper facilities for the youngsters to play the sport, think that Mayor John Lindsay may answer their prayers &hellip; Lindsay plans to build several artificial ice rinks in Rangerville &hellip; Paul Gardella and Sy Adelson have been sitting behind the press box at Madison Square Garden for 13 consecutive games and Adelson has missed only three during that time. Both are highly critical of the Rangers but they still show up for every game. &ldquo;This club lacks a leader,&rdquo; Adelson says, &ldquo;someone like a Howe or a Hull or a Mikita.&rdquo; &hellip; &ldquo;Y&rsquo;know, Sy, this club has made you a conditioned loser,&rdquo; adds his crony &hellip; Gardella labels Gordie Howe &ldquo;The Divinity&rdquo; &hellip; Montreal Canadiens never played better in losing a game than they did the other night in bowing to Toronto, 2-0 &hellip; And Johnny Bower will never play a better game &hellip; The feeling right now is that the Maple Leafs are going to be extremely tough in the Stanley Cup playoffs &hellip; The feeling also persists that the Boston Bruins with such youngsters as Bernie Parent, Gilles Marotte, Pit Martin, Bob Dillabough and the top amateur player today, Bobby Orr, in their lineup next season, the Bruins will move into playoff contention &hellip; All General Manager Hap Emms has to do is replace a few old retreads who don&rsquo;t have it any more, or never had it at any time.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03414/2466524-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="288" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Johnny Bower</figcaption></div>&bull; BILL MAKI, outstanding sports cartoonist from Port Arthur, Ont., has a special Cartoon Corner appearing in each issue of HOCKEY PICTORIAL &hellip; Sid Watson, hockey coach at Bowdoin College, was honored by UPI recently as Eastern Small College Coach of the Year. Watson won his Coach of the Year honors in balloting conducted by UPI among Eastern coaches and college representatives &hellip; Donnie Marshall of the Rangers, enjoying his finest season in years, is a strong candidate for the Lady Byng Trophy. Marshall exemplifies all the qualities necessary to be a Byng winner &hellip; Pete Mahovlich, younger brother of Toronto&rsquo;s Frank, made a splendid impression during a brief whirl for the Red Wings against New York recently. He looks like a sure-fire star. He can play three playoff games with Detroit and still remain an amateur &hellip; Linda Blomquist of 2583 Elmwood. Deerfield, Ill., informs us that she has formed an &ldquo;Official Al MacNeil Fan Club&rdquo; for the popular Chicago defenseman &hellip; Ivan Dugre, president of Sherbrooke Wood Products, tells us his firm sold more hockey sticks this season than ever before. Ivan has big plans for next season &hellip; 1966 is the Year of the Horse on the Chinese calendar. It is also the Year of the Centre in the National Hockey League. Nine of the top 15 scorers in the NHL are pivotmen &hellip; Bill Libby, our WHL correspondent, is writing a story on Jack Kent Cooke, owner of two major franchises and a 25 per cent owner of a third (owns Los Angeles Lakers and new L.A. NHL franchise and 25 percent of the NFL Washington Redskins) for an upcoming issue of The Saturday Evening Post.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02569/2466517-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="276" height="428"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don Marshall</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

MONTREAL. Que.Wilfred (Bucko) McDonald, one of the toughest bodycheckers in the history of the National Hockey League, was on the phone.&ldquo;Sure, I watch the games all the time on television,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Hockey&rsquo;s changed a bit since I was playing. It&rsquo;s faster than ever and they sure throw that puck around, but they don&rsquo;t do much hitting and I don&rsquo;t see many good stickhandlers.&rdquo;Bucko started with the Toronto Maple Leafs, went from them to the Detroit Red Wings, then back to the Leafs and finished up with the New York Rangers. His career in the NHL spanned 11 years. A bull-shouldered, barrel-chested guy, his specialty was belting oncoming forwards with bone-shattering checks.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01621/2466600-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="253" height="399"><figcaption class="caption-body">Milt Schmidt</figcaption></div>&ldquo;You know something?&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I never drew many penalties. I think the most minutes I ever spent in the penalty box in one season was 22. One year there I coulda been a Lady Bynger.&rdquo;Was that because he was throwing legitimate checks which don&rsquo;t carry a penalty?&ldquo;Musta been,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The guys get all those penalties for charging and boarding. You know something? I saw Jim Norris at the Frank Selke Testimonial Dinner and he says, &lsquo;Bucko, if you were playing today you&rsquo;d be worth $50,000 a year.&rsquo; I told him I doubted it because I didn&rsquo;t see the defensemen doing any hitting. He says. But you would. The guys are still coming over that blue line with their heads down and you&rsquo;d lay them like rugs&rsquo;.&rdquo;<h2>Forwards Do The Hitting</h2>The forwards seem to do more hitting these days than the defensemen. usually in the opposing team&rsquo;s end. The defensemen are afraid they may take themselves out of the play, if they throw a heavy check in their own end, and it might lead to a goal.&ldquo;I guess that&rsquo;s it,&rdquo; agreed Bucko. &ldquo;There were some forwards around in my day who could hit. Syd Howe was one and Ray Getliffe was another. Getliffe was a big guy. Milt Schmidt could belt you good, too. But they usually left the heavy stuff for the defensemen.&ldquo;You know something? The last great defenseman I saw was Doug Harvey. He could do everything. Pilote was pretty good, too, but I watched him the other night and he&rsquo;s slowing up. Montreal&rsquo;s got a big strong guy in Laperriere, but he&rsquo;s off the net most of the time with that slapshot. That slapshot&rsquo;s for the birds.&ldquo;I never learned to skate until I was a teenager. One year when I&rsquo;m with the Leafs. Andy Lytle writes a story about me being the worst skater that ever played in the NHL. Next time we&rsquo;re on the road he comes into the dining car and sits down besides me and I pretend I&rsquo;m mad.&ldquo;I say. You gotta nerve, after that stuff you wrote about me being the worst skater in league history.&rsquo; And he says. &ldquo;Well, aren&rsquo;t you?&rdquo; I like a little publicity and I tell him. &lsquo;I&rsquo;m not the worst. Red Horner was.&rsquo; Next day he&rsquo;s got the whole column on it. I don&rsquo;t mind because Horner&rsquo;s retired and I know I&rsquo;m not gonna run into him for a while.&rdquo;<h2>He Almost Got Rich</h2>When Bucko was with Detroit one of the team&rsquo;s greatest fans was a man named Harry Jacobson, who liked action. One year during a playoff series against the Canadiens. he offered to pay any Red Wing who knocked a Canadien player down the number of dollars that corresponded with the Canadien player&rsquo;s number.Johnny (Black Cat) Gagnon wore the highest number on the Canadiens &mdash; 19 &mdash; and Bucko picked on him. He would have been rich by the time the series was over if Frank Calder, then president of the league, hadn&rsquo;t threatened to bar Jacobson from the rink if he didn&rsquo;t withdraw his offer.In another playoff series against the old Maroons, Bucko almost ruined Hooley Smith with his heavy checks. Bucko remembered it.&ldquo;Poor Hooley,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;He always made the same mistake with me. He always tried to go over me instead of around me.&rdquo;He was asked if he&rsquo;d seen Tim Daly, the old Toronto trainer, who used to play gin-rummy with him.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s around,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;but I haven&rsquo;t seen him lately. In all the years I played gin-rummy with Tim I never won. When he was losing the cards always wound up on the floor. &#9632;

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They Don’t Hit Like Old Days Claims ‘Bucko’ McDonald

<div class="byline">BY JOE GORDON</div>PITTSBURGH. Pa &mdash;When two young attorneys with promising law careers deviate from their normal surroundings to the jungle of professional sports to seek a big league hockey franchise, it naturally raises the question of why.&ldquo;We have been hockey fans all of our lives and felt our city should be part of the NHL expansion program.&rdquo; explained Pennsylvania State Senator Jack E. McGregor very matter of factly, McGregor is the President of the Hockey Club of Pittsburgh, Inc. and added that &ldquo;no one else seemed to be genuinely interested around Pittsburgh so we just took the initiative.&rdquo;Along with 32-year old Pete Block, who originally fostered the idea of owning a major league hockey team two years ago, McGregor set out to secure a franchise for the Steel City.The two met while attending the University of Pittsburgh Law School. They became close friends and Block worked tirelessly in the campaign that made the personable McGregor the youngest State Senator ever elected in the history of the Commonwealth. At the time in 1962. he was 28.With very little capital of their own. the two aspiring sportsmen set out to organize a group of investors. What they came up with is a page or two out of Pittsburgh&rsquo;s Who&rsquo;s Who.Investment Broker Dick George was one of the first to join forces with McGregor and Block. A collegiate hockey player at Princeton University. George&rsquo;s maternal grandfather was the founder of one of Pittsburgh&rsquo;s larger steel companies.Also among those early investors was 28-year old Russell Byers. Byers, now serving as Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Hugh Scott, is descended from a prominent Pittsburgh family.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03456/2466645-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="484" height="591"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACK McGREGOR &hellip; Took The Initiative</figcaption></div>Other notable Pittsburghers to jump into the hockey picture were Art Rooney, President of the Pittsburgh Steelers professional football team; Attorney Robert J. Dodds; John Heinz, son of H. J. Heinz, owner of the food company bearing the same name; Richard Mellon Scaife; and Industrialist Henry Hillman.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04339/2466638-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="479" height="599"><figcaption class="caption-body">PETE BLOCK &hellip; Launched NHL Idea</figcaption></div>Add Attorneys Jerome Leiber and William Standish IV, Banker Charles Cross. Clint Childs, a distant relative of Henry Clay Frick, Ira Gordon, States Senator Richard C. Frame. Charles Lockhart, William Snyder IV, Charles Muse, Tom Nimick and George Wickoff, Jr. and you have a pretty solid outfit going for you.In all, McGregor and Block corralled 18 hopeful sportsmen. All, with the exception of Art Rooney, have two things in common. They are young and ultra-successful in their respective fields.Although not as youthful as his colleagues, the likeable Rooney has dabbled successfully in breeding and racing thoroughbreds, harness racing and a multitude of other lucrative ventures in addition to his ownership of the football Steelers.Never in the sports history of the city of Pittsburgh had such a renowned group of individuals been organized for a singular purpose.To say the populace of Pittsburgh was impressed when the names of the McGregor-Block syndicate were divulged in a widely covered press conference would be somewhat of an understatement. The town buzzed and what had been a close to dead issue was revived with a jolt.Visits by McGregor aid Block to the various NHL owners were next on their master plan. The majority of the pair&rsquo;s leisure time was spent in this manner as they expressed their desire and what they had to offer in separate get-togethers with the moguls.Following these excursions came the monumental task of securing the franchise. McGregor, Block, George and Byers attended the NHL meeting in New York early in February to present their case to NHL President Clarence Campbell and the Board of Governors.With the eloquent McGregor doing most of the talking, they convinced Campbell and the Governors of Pittsburgh&rsquo;s acceptability and fine potential and were awarded a berth in the new six team division of the NHL.Favorable factors in the city&rsquo;s selection were the beautiful $22million Civic Arena, its past hockey background and the ninth largest television market in North America.In addition to McGregor, other elected officers are Senior Vice President and Treasurer Block. Vice President George and Secretary Dodds. These four along with Byers, Heinz and Rooney have been named to the Board of Directors with Byers the Chairman.Present plans call for the busy McGregor to act in a non-salaried advisory capacity and oversee the entire operation. The father of four, he will be seeking reelection to another four year term this Fall. His future political career is described as &ldquo;unlimited.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01334/2466631-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="1648" height="1113"><figcaption class="caption-body">SID WATSON, left, hockey coach at Maine&rsquo;s Bowdoin College, receives plaque from DICK DEW, New England sports editor of United Press International, honoring him as Eastern small college coach of the year.</figcaption></div>Block, a bachelor, is the only officer or board member who will be paid. He will give up his budding law practice completely to concentrate full time to the chores of running a hockey team.Foremost on the agenda of business is the selection of a General Manager. &ldquo;We really can&rsquo;t do too much until this is done,&rdquo; said Block. &ldquo;Sure we would like to get started on a farm system and a scouting staff, but what&rsquo;s the use without a General Manager.&rdquo;McGregor, Block and George have interviewed a number of prospects for the GM post in the past month. However, they feel they are far from reaching a final decision.&ldquo;All six new teams face the same basic problems and we certainly do not want to fall behind,&rdquo; McGregor said, &ldquo;but by the same token we must be careful and make the best possible selection.&rdquo;Eventually Block is hopeful of just handling the business matters of the corporation with the General Manager tending exclusively to hockey.&ldquo;I feel with the expansion of the NHL that one man will not be able to efficiently handle the whole thing,&rdquo; stated Block. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s just too big.&rdquo;Recently a sportswriter asked Block what the nickname of the new team would be. &ldquo;I wish that was our biggest problem,&rdquo; Pete shot back.Meanwhile there are 18 men with more than a passing interest in it plus Jack McGregor and Pete Block just itching for the start of the 1967-68 NHL schedule.None of them know what it is to fail or quit and you can bet your last steel mill that they won&rsquo;t. &#9632;

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Love For Hockey Drove Young Law Men To Secure Pittsburgh’s NHL Franchise

<div class="byline">BY DAN MOULTON</div>CHICAGO, Ill.Black Hawk hopes for their first league championship are being helped along in the race&rsquo;s final stage by the transformation of a couple of former reluctant dragons into Tigers.Defenseman Doug Jarrett and Center Phil Esposito, both in their second full seasons, were regarded as keys to the Hawk success at the start of the season. Both had shown considerable promise last year and it was assumed that if they made natural progress, the team&rsquo;s bid for the crown that has eluded Chicago for 39 years, would have an excellent chance for success.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02573/2466707-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="258" height="405"><figcaption class="caption-body">Phil Esposito</figcaption></div>However, during much of the first half of the race neither youngster played up to expectations. Esposito, who had proved he could score by popping in 23 goals in his rookie year, continued to score.But the expected aggressiveness and the improvement in gaining the draw on faceoffs failed to materialize.As a result, Coach Billy Reay began to stick Phil on the end of the bench in key situations.Jarrett, who had impressed during his freshman season with his poise, retained that. However, he seemed reluctant to hit with any authority and failed to move the puck in the manner demanded by Reay of his rearguards.The result was that Doug spent nearly six weeks in virtual exile. It got to a point at which he considered himself lucky to get as much as four minutes of ice time during a game.He was sprung recently after the Hawks had gone three games without scoring a goal and were in grave danger of skidding all the wav down to third.And Doug&rsquo;s work, in tandem with fellow sophomore Matt Ravlich, must be given some credit for the fact that the Hawks snapped out of the slump on the night he returned to action and have continued in the thick of the war for first ever since.Coincidental with Jarrett&rsquo;s emergence from the shadows, Esposito began to get the message from Reay. Where once he shied away from the heavy going, he began to move in.Checkers who found Phil fairly easy to discourage with a few solid bumps, began to find him extremely tough to intimidate.Phil&rsquo;s goal production jumped and, what might be more important, his value to linemates Bobby Hull and Chico Maki increased tremendously.Reay was pleased with Esposito&rsquo;s newfound hustle but found Jarrett&rsquo;s work pure delight.&ldquo;Doug&rsquo;s been moving the puck and skating the way we always knew he could,&rdquo; said Billy. &ldquo;But what impressed me most took place in a game with Detroit. Gordie Howe started to give Doug a bit of a going over in the corner. Doug threw a dandy elbow and sort of slowed Gordie down.&ldquo;I hadn&rsquo;t seen Jarrett do that before in all the time he&rsquo;s been here.&rdquo;&ldquo;I have been playing a bit differently lately,&rdquo; the 6-1, 190-pounder told Chicago&rsquo;s American columnist Bill Gleason recently. &ldquo;I think I always have been aggressive. But I just hadn&rsquo;t been mean enough.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t mean that I&rsquo;ve been out there looking for fights lately, but I&rsquo;m keeping them honest. And it seems to be working.&ldquo;Considering my size and weight, it wasn&rsquo;t enough to be putting guys into the boards, I should be trying to put guys through the boards.&rdquo;Doug claimed that his new-found attitude caused him to become more involved in the game.&ldquo;You wouldn&rsquo;t think it would be that way,&rdquo; Doug said, &ldquo;but that&rsquo;s how it has worked out. I haven&rsquo;t had this feeling of really being in the game since my junior days at St. Catharines.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Jarrett, Esposito Turn On Muscle To Put New Life In Hawks’ Attack

In a way, Dickie Moore actually retired twice, considering that he played his last game for the Montreal Canadiens in the spring of 1963, then spent the next season watching games as a fan. He&rsquo;s officially retired now, but made a game effort to spark the Toronto Maple Leafs last season. An alert Moore fan should get the answers to all ten questions we&rsquo;ve amassed about him.(1) As a junior with the Montreal Canadiens he was hailed as a brash youngster, a real extrovert on ice. In the spring of 1950, an alert photographer snapped a shot of an anguished Moore holding his head in despair during a playoff game against Guelph Biltmores. The reason was:a. His team had just lost the Memorial Cup.b. He scored Guelph&rsquo;s winning goal against his own goalie.c. He just received a match penalty.(2) Most hockey critics, especially Montreal brass, hailed Dickie as a coming NHL star when he was a mere teenager. No one doubted that he would make it with Canadiens, which he did in the season of:a. 1951-52.b. 1953-54.c. 1949-50.(3) Despite the splendid history of the Canadiens, a team which has been an NHL powerhouse, Moore was the only Habitant to:a. Win the Lady Byng Trophy three times.b. Win the NHL scoring title two years in succession.c. Capture two trophies in one campaign.(4) Moore was interviewed many times and reiterated that the team he most enjoyed playing against was:a. Chicago Black Hawks.b. Detroit Red Wings.c. Boston Bruins.(5) Even though he was a native of Montreal it took a while for Forum patrons to warm up to Moore. He won their support in the best possible way, by sheer starry action, and in 1958-59 set a record for the most points in one season. The number he collected was:a. 96.b. 101.c. 89.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01654/2466676-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="466" height="642"></div>(6) Moore, who grew up with eight brothers and an athletic sister named Dolly, had a brother who:a. Played championship tennis.b. Starred in the AHL with Cleveland Barons.c. Coached in the WHL.(7) Dickie was primarily a left winger, but proved able on right wing too. He had two illustrious linemates in 1957-58 and they were:a. Elmer Lach & Bert Olmstead.b. Jean Beliveau & Ralph Backstrom.c. Maurice & Henri Richard.(8) He was a popular Hab off the ice and a real digger in action. His teammates, bypassing the Richard Winston tag, nicknamed him:a. Indian.b. Slip.c. Rocky.(9) Despite his accomplishments Moore won very little silverware; only the Art Ross Trophy, but he was selected on the first All-Star team:a. Once.b. Five times.c. Twice.(10) On January 16, 1958, he hit a milestone against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but didn&rsquo;t even know he had done it. His feat was:a. Clinching the scoring title.b. Scoring his 100th NHL goal.c. Collecting his first hattrick.<h2>HOCKEY QUIZ SOLUTION</h2>(1) b.(2) a.(3) b.(4) b.(5) a.(6) b.(7) c.(8) a.(9) c.(10) b. &#9632;

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HOCKEY QUIZ

NEW YORK, N. Y.If there&rsquo;s any doubt in Emile Francis&rsquo; mind about whether he should continue in the dual role of manager-coach, there&rsquo;s none in the cerebrums of his players. They want Emile back on the bench next season.&ldquo;Why should we change a winning combination?&rdquo; says Jean Ratelle. who has blossomed into a potent scorer under Francis. &ldquo;It would be better with Emile.&rdquo;A poll of the Blues produced unanimous support of Francis who replaced Red Sullivan as coach last December. At the time, it was believed to be a temporary measure but the current Ranger hot streak &mdash; and the support of his charges &mdash; could change his mind.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02602/2466769-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="275" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Emile Francis</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to see him stay on,&rdquo; comments goalie Cesare Maniago. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s one of the better coaches and certainly is sensitive to a goaltender&rsquo;s problems. He&rsquo;ll never roast you in front of the whole team and he knows when to be helpful.&rdquo;&ldquo;His coaching has a lot to do with the team&rsquo;s improvement,&rdquo; notes Harry Howell. &ldquo;The question is whether he&rsquo;s physically able to both coach and manage. If he is, there&rsquo;s no doubt he should stay.&rdquo;Francis is the architect of four significant changes that have transferred the Blues into a confident crew. He benched goalie Ed Giacomin and put Maniago in goal.&ldquo;The goaltending has been great,&rdquo; adds Howell, &ldquo;and that&rsquo;s the big starter for any improvement.&rdquo;Then he promoted Bob Plager from the minors and received some muscle on defense and, as a corollary, got more muscle &mdash; and goals &mdash; by dealing Johnny McKenzie to Boston for sinewy Red Fleming. But even the demoted McKenzie is a Francis&rsquo; man.&ldquo;There isn&rsquo;t a better man around.&rdquo; says the Bruin wing.Finally, Francis created the line of Fleming, Ratelie and Vic Hadfield which is a perfect blend of muscle and finesse, the product of which is goals, gumption, a stirring revival of Hadfield.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to see Emile stay where he is,&rdquo; says Hadfield. &ldquo;If you&rsquo;ve got a winning combination, there&rsquo;s no sense breaking it up.&rdquo;While supporting Francis, captain Bob Nevin credits the Ranger players for the recent upsurge.&ldquo;Emile has done a real good job,&rdquo; Nevin notes, &ldquo;but I don&rsquo;t think the coach can put the puck in the net. I believe the players have matured and when that happens the club will win.&ldquo;The coach has something to do with morale, but I also thought Red (Sullivan) did a good job.&rdquo;Francis insists he won&rsquo;t make a decision on future coaching plans until the season is over. &#9632;

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Ranger Players Unanimous Want ‘Cat’ Back As Coach

&ldquo;you like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;&ldquo;you like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;CHICAGO. Ill. &mdash;It will be hard to keep Patrick James Stapleton off any all-star team of the NHL in the second half of the season. The husky little defensive star of the Black Hawks joined the Hawks on Nov. 28 and cemented himself a home on the Hawks right from the start.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01654/2466807-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="244" height="406"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pot Stapleton</figcaption></div>When Pierre Pilote, Hawk captain was injured and out for about 20 games, the Hawks needed someone who could work the point on power plays as well as hold up his end in helping Glenn Hall keep pucks out of the net.Pat turned out to be the man for both jobs and now has 33 points in the second half of the season and among the leading defensemen in scoring for the season.Someone mentioned to Billy Reay that Stapleton at 24 has five kids and at the rate he&rsquo;s going should have a dozen or so offspring.&rdquo; The way he plays hockey he&rsquo;ll be able to afford to take good care of them too,&rdquo; was Reay&rsquo;s comment.The blond bomber has a good shot on the net and while he doesn&rsquo;t score like Bobby Hull, his shot accomplishes several things for the Hawks. It shakes up the opposing goalies because they have to be ready. Also, it keeps the puck in the offensive zone and gives other Hawks a chance on the rebound.One of Stapleton&rsquo;s big strong points is his ability to use his arms and hands to guard the point and keep the puck in offensive position. Press box observers marvel at the way he reaches down with one hand to stop the puck and meanwhile get his stick in position with the other.While almost all NHL teams are in trouble behind the blueline what with injuries, retirements, and old age, the Black Hawks have almost a monopoly on top defensemen, especially when you speak of youngsters.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02575/2466800-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="487" height="590"><figcaption class="caption-body">PIERRE PILOTE &hellip; Should Win Norris</figcaption></div>Besides Stapleton, they have Doug Jarrett, 21 year old burly blue liner, who has scored four goals and three of them have been game winners. Jarrett showed he had it from his start with the Hawks last year. But Coach Billy Reay has been taking him along slowly and the last two weeks have shown Reay&rsquo;s patience is paying off. Doug is beginning to use his size and strength to advantage. Matt Ravlich is another comparitive youngster who has a steady job with the Hawks. Matt was named on at least one all star first team ballot in the first half and finished fifth in the first half balloting. His play in the second half proved he deserved every vote. Then there is Captain Pilote who will probably win the James Norris trophy again this year.Elmer Vasko and Al MacNeil have played well for the Hawks also when they weren&rsquo;t hobbled by injuries.So, General Manager Tommy Ivan had a problem &hellip; too many defensemen. It is unprecedented to carry six defensemen these days, but Ivan&rsquo;s decision has paid off for the Hawks. With injuries cropping up very seldom was it necessary to keep one of the men off the bench? And the Hawks always had a major leaguer ready to fill a gap.Stapleton and Pilote should give the Hawks a clean sweep on the all-star-team in the second half. Meanwhile, Jarrett, the youngster will be waiting in the wings to pick up honors in future years.Billy Reay likes his defensemen to be able to move the puck out of their own zone. Pilote of course is the greatest at this and his finesse has rubbed off on the youngsters. Stapleton is now one of the best and Ravlich has picked up a lot of Pilote&rsquo;s moves, too. Jarrett has more his own style but is fast learning the tricks of offense as well as defense. &#9632;

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Stapleton’s Brilliant Ice Play Makes Hawk Prime All-Star Pick

(Standings on Tues., Mar. 29)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03490/2466838-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="550" height="176"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Wed., Mar. 23Detroit 2 at New York 1Thurs., Mar. 24Toronto 2 at Montreal 0Chicago 1 at Boston 3Sat., Mar. 26Boston 2 at Montreal 5Detroit 1 at Toronto 3Sun., Mar. 27Montreal 3 at Boston 1Toronto 5 at New York 1Chicago 1 at Detroit 1<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues., Mar., 29Boston at ChicagoWed., Mar. 30Montreal at TorontoThurs., Mar. 31Toronto at BostonNew York at DetroitSat., Apr. 2Chicago at MontrealNew York at TorontoSun., Apr. 3Montreal at New YorkToronto at DetroitChicago at Boston &#9632;

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Ralph Backstrom of the Canadiens is beginning to make up for lost time with the Habs.Off to a slow start this season after a 25-goal performance last year, the veteran Montreal centre is beginning to find the range. Like last weekend when he scored three times in Montreal Canadiens* two weekend games to raise his season total to 21, only four off last year&rsquo;s pace.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04380/2466869-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="287" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ralph Backstrom</figcaption></div>Backstrom&rsquo;s two goals in the Montreol game lost weekend downed the Bruins and when the teams went back to Boston for the Sunday night encounter, the Canadiens&rsquo; pivot shot a third and it turned out to be the winning goal for the Montrealers.The Canadiens are heading into the post-season playoff round with a full head of steam and Backstrom is tagging along and could prove a valuable performer in the big money round that is coming up.Backstrom has a career total of 147 goals ond could make the 150 mark before the schedule ends next week.Simon&rsquo;s is pleased to salute Ralph Backstrom of Canadiens as the NHL&rsquo;s player-of-the-week. &#9632;

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The Player Of The Week

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-05284/2466914-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg"></div>OVERALL WON AND LOST RECORDS THIS SEASON(Including Games of Sunday, March 27<h2>HOME GAMES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-06224/2466907-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="556" height="258"></div><h2>AWAY GAMES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-07167/2466900-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="561" height="255"></div> &#9632;

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How NHL Teams Compare

<h2>Wed., March 23</h2>DETROIT 2 at NEW YORK 1DETROIT &mdash; Goal: Bassen, Gardner; defense: Gadsby, Goegan, B. Marshall, Wall; forwards: Henderson, Ullman, Smith, Bathgate, Prentice, Howe, Delvecchio, Fonteyne, Watson, MacGregor, P. MacDonald, P. Mahovlich.NEW YORK &mdash; Goal: Maniago, Giacomin; defense: Howell, Brown, Neilson, Hillman; forwards: Seiling, Robinson, Peters, Ingarfield, Hicke, D. Marshall, Goyette, Nevin, Ratelie, Hadfield, Fleming.Referee &mdash; Buffey. Linesmen&mdash;Armstrong, D&rsquo;Amico.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03525/2467046-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="533" height="513"></div><h2>Thurs., March 24</h2>CHICAGO 1 at BOSTON 3CHICAGO: &mdash; Goal &mdash; Hall, Dryden. Defence &mdash; Pilote, Stapleton, Vasko, Ravlih. MacNeil, Jarrett. Forwards &mdash; Hull, Nesterenko, Maki, Mohns, Esposito, Wharram, Mikita, Hodge, Hay, Angotti.BOSTON: &mdash; Goal &mdash; Johnston, Parent. Defence &mdash; Woytowich, Marotte, Langlois, Doak, Awrey. Forwards &mdash; Bucyk, Stewart, Oliver, Schock, McKenzie, Williams, Martin, Leiter, Rivers, Kennedy.Referee &mdash; Skov. Linesmen &mdash; Armstrong, Pavelich.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04440/2467039-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="538" height="602"></div>TORONTO 2 at MONTREAL 0TORONTO: &mdash; Goal &mdash; Bower, Sawchuk. Defence &mdash; Pronovost, Horton, Hillman, Baun, Arbour. Forwards &mdash; Kelly, Pulford, Shack, Ellis, Selby, Stemkowski, Armstrong, Keon, Mahovlich, Kurtenbach, Boyer.MONTREAL: &mdash; Goal &mdash; Worsley, Hodge. Defence &mdash; J. C. Tremblay, Harris, Harper, Talbot, Price. Forwards &mdash; Richard, Rousseau, Duff, Beliveau, Provost, G. Tremblay. Backstrom, Ferguson, Larose, Cournoyer, Roberts.Referee &mdash; Udvari. Linesmen &mdash; D&rsquo;Amico, Sopp.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05372/2467032-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="540" height="460"></div><h2>Sat., Mar. 26</h2>BOSTON 2 at MONTREAL 5BOSTON &mdash; Goal: Johnston, Parent; defense: Woytowich, Marotte, Langlois, Doak, Awrey; forwards: Bucyk, Stewart, Oliver, Martin, Williams, Kennedy, McKenzie, Rivers, Schock, Leiter.MONTREAL&mdash;Goal: Worsley, Hodge; defense: J. C. Tremblay, Harris, Harper, Talbot, Price; forwards: Beliveau, Provost, G. Tremblay, Richard, Rousseau, Duff, Backstrom, Larose, Balon, Coumoyer, Roberts.Referee: Buffey. Linesmen: Pavelich, Armstrong.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06332/2467025-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="544" height="724"></div>DETROIT 1 at TORONTO 3DETROIT &mdash; Goal: Crozier, Bassen; defense: Goegan, Marshall, Gadsby, Watson, Bergman, Boivin; forwards: Ullman, Howe, Delvecchio, Fonteyne, MacGregor, MacDonald, Smith, Henderson, Prentice, Bathgate.TORONTO &mdash; Goal: Bower, Sawchuk; defense: Arbour, Pronovost, Horton. Hillman, Baun; forwards: Kelly, Ellis, Armstrong, Selby, Stemkowski, Keon, Boyer, Pulford, Shack, Kurtenbach, Mahovlich.Referee: Ashley. Linesmen: Sopp. D&rsquo;Amico.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07303/2467018-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="533" height="504"></div><h2>Sun., Mar. 27</h2>TORONTO 5 at NEW YORK 1TORONTO &mdash; Goal: Bower, Sawchuk; defense: Baun, Pronovost, Horton, L. Hillman, Douglas: forwards: Shack, Pulford, Kelly, Armstrong, Keon. Mahovlich, Ellis, Boyer, Selby, Kurtenbach, Stemkowski.NEW YORK &mdash; Goal: Maniago, Giacomin: defense: Howell, Plager, Brown, W. Hillman, Neilson; forwards: Nevin, Goyette, Marshall, Fleming, Ratelie, Hadfield, Hicke, Ingarfield, Seiling. Robinson, Peters.Referee: Skov. Linesmen: Frampton. Armstrong.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-08288/2467011-1-eng-US/f0011-082.jpg" title="f0011-08" width="537" height="379"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-09276/2467004-1-eng-US/f0011-092.jpg" title="f0011-09" width="538" height="231"></div>CHICAGO 1 at DETROIT 1CHICAGO &mdash; Goal: Hall, Dryden; defense: Pilote, Stapleton, Vasko, Jarrett, Ravlich; forwards: Hay, Angotti, Nesterenko, Hull, Esposito, Maki, Mohns, Mikita, Wharram, Hodge, Stanfield.DETROIT &mdash; Goal: Crozier, Bassen; defense: Goegan, Boivin, Bergman, Marshall, Watson; forwards: Fonteyne, MacGregor, Henderson, Prentice, Delvecchio, Howe, Bathgate, Ullman, Smith, Mahovlich, McDonald.Referee: Udvari. Linesmen: Sopp, Pavelich.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-10252/2466997-1-eng-US/f0011-102.jpg" title="f0011-10" width="538" height="397"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-11226/2466990-1-eng-US/f0011-112.jpg" title="f0011-11" width="542" height="154"></div>MONTREAL 3 at BOSTON 1MONTREAL &mdash; Goal: Worsley, Hodge; defense: Harris, J. C. Tremblay, Talbot, Harper, Price; forwards: Beliveau, Provost, G. Tremblay, Duff, Larose, Richard, Balon, Backstrom, Cournoyer, Roberts.BOSTON &mdash; Goal: Johnston, Parent; defense: Woytowich, Marotte, Langlois, Doak, Awrey; forwards: Bucyk, Oliver, Stewart, Martin, Kennedy, Westfall, McKenzie, Leiter, Schock, Williams, Rivers.Referee: Friday. Linesmen: D&rsquo;Amico, Atanas.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-12206/2466983-1-eng-US/f0011-122.jpg" title="f0011-12" width="541" height="480"></div> &#9632;

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National Hockey League Summaries

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-13" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-13167/2467077-1-eng-US/f0011-132.jpg"></div> &#9632;

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How NHL Goalers Rate

WALLY NORTHERN pro hockey sticksWALLY POOL TABLES TABLE TENNIS CROQUET SETSHERSHEY, Pa. &mdash;Poul Popiel the young defenseman with the Hershey Bears via the Boston Bruins, doesn&rsquo;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 &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01622/2467108-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="276" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">Poul Popiel</figcaption></div>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 &ldquo;Popiel&rdquo; and not &ldquo;Popeil,&rdquo; as had been done since the start of his career.This year, when Frank Mathers, the Bears&rsquo; managercoach, was completing immigration papers for Popiel following his arrival from Boston, Popiel signed his Christian name &ldquo;Paul,&rdquo; although his Danish birth certificate has it &ldquo;Poul.&rdquo;Poul is correct, but Popiel simply wasn&rsquo;t in a hurry to make the correction.It took him some 10 years to have his last name spelled correctly. So why hurry with his first name &#9632;

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Danish-born Poul Popiel Patient, Waits 10 Years To See Name Right

(Standings on Tues. Mar, 29)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02532/2467139-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="553" height="329"></div>(NHL Affiliation: 1. Toronto. 2 Montreal. 3. Chicago. 4. Detroit. 5 New York. 6. Boston, x-independent)<h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tues. Mar. 22Springfield 4 at Baltimore 2Wed. Mar. 23Springfield 3 at Hershey 8Cleveland 2 at Pittsburgh 6Fri. Mar. 25Providence 5 at Baltimore 8Hershey 3 at Rochester 6Buffalo 2 at Los Angeles 3Sat. Mar. 26Quebec 3 at Baltimore 6Pittsburgh 1 at Cleveland. 4Providence 2 at Hershey 7Rochester 1 at Springfield 4Buffalo 3 at San Francisco 8Sun. Mar. 27Hershey 4 at Cleveland 6Baltimore 1 at Pittsburgh 6Springfield 4 at Providence 1Quebec 7 at Rochester 4<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues., Mar., 29Providence at QuebecWed., Mar. 30Rochester at HersheySpringfield at PittsburghBuffalo at VictoriaThurs., Mar. 31Providence at QuebecFri., Apr. 1Hershey at BaltimoreBuffalo at ClevelandPittsburgh at ProvidenceSpringfield vs. Rochester (At Toronto)Baltimore vs. Rochester (At Toronto) &#9632;

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Looking At AHL Race

<h2>Tues., March 22</h2>SPRINGFIELD 4 at BALTIMORE 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03415/2467303-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="547" height="562"></div><h2>Wed., March 23</h2>SPRINGFIELD 3 at HERSHEY 8<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04308/2467296-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="550" height="759"></div>CLEVELAND 2 at PITTSBURGH 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05225/2467289-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="555" height="659"></div><h2>Fri., Mar. 25</h2>HERSHEY 3 at ROCHESTER 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06183/2467282-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="551" height="331"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07159/2467275-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="547" height="455"></div>PROVIDENCE 5 at BALTIMORE 8<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08140/2467268-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="554" height="921"></div>BUFFALO 2 at LOS ANGELES 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-09122/2467261-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="556" height="543"></div><h2>Sat., Mar. 26</h2>BUFFALO 3 at SAN FRANCISCO 8<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-10109/2467254-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="547" height="475"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-11101/2467247-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="550" height="331"></div>ROCHESTER 1 at SPRINGFIELD 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1284/2467240-1-eng-US/f0012-122.jpg" title="f0012-12" width="554" height="532"></div>QUEBEC 3 at BALTIMORE 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1373/2467233-1-eng-US/f0012-132.jpg" title="f0012-13" width="549" height="830"></div>PITTSBURGH 1 at CLEVELAND 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1466/2467226-1-eng-US/f0012-142.jpg" title="f0012-14" width="554" height="648"></div>PROVIDENCE 2 at HERSHEY 7<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1560/2467219-1-eng-US/f0012-152.jpg" title="f0012-15" width="541" height="83"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1652/2467212-1-eng-US/f0012-162.jpg" title="f0012-16" width="552" height="746"></div><h2>Sun., Mar. 27</h2>HERSHEY 4 at CLEVELAND 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1741/2467205-1-eng-US/f0012-172.jpg" title="f0012-17" width="553" height="921"></div>BALTIMORE 1 at PITTSBURGH 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1837/2467198-1-eng-US/f0012-182.jpg" title="f0012-18" width="558" height="627"></div>SPRINGFIELD 4 at PROVIDENCE 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1932/2467191-1-eng-US/f0012-192.jpg" title="f0012-19" width="543" height="130"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-2028/2467184-1-eng-US/f0012-202.jpg" title="f0012-20" width="560" height="500"></div>QUEBEC 7 at ROCHESTER 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-2121/2467177-1-eng-US/f0012-212.jpg" title="f0012-21" width="562" height="973"></div>BUFFALO 6 at PORTLAND 7<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-2215/2467170-1-eng-US/f0012-222.jpg" title="f0012-22" width="557" height="1020"></div> &#9632;

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American League, Interlocking Games Summaries

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY, Pa.A skater drawing attention around the American League circuit these days is young Gary Dornhoefer whose jarring checks would do justice to a blocking back in the ranks of pro football.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01615/2467334-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="259" height="395"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gary Dornhoefer</figcaption></div>The 22-year old Hershey Bears winger, who rejoined the club in late January after a short stay with the parent Boston Bruins, is termed &ldquo;a real hitter&rdquo; by coach Frank Mathers.&ldquo;Gary&rsquo;s a big strong skater and he takes care of himself pretty well,&rdquo; said Mathers. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s done a fine job for us since he came back from Boston.&rdquo;The 6&rsquo; - 1&rdquo; native of Kitchener, Ont. the same hometown as teammate Myron Stankiewicz has played 44 games for the Bears, rapping in 15 goals and assisting on 14 others for 29 points.Mathers uses the strong 185-pounder on the point when the power play&rsquo;s on and he has shown the ability to keep the puck in play.There&rsquo;s little doubt that when the National League expansion comes, the rookie stands a good chance of hooking on with one of the new clubs.He has all the equipment and another year of seasoning in the AHL should polish his assets for a whirl in the bigtime.Meanwhile, Gene (The Jet) Ubriaco, the club&rsquo;s pint-sized forward continues to blink the light, reaching the 32 goal mark on Mar. 20 with a pair against the Providence Reds.The last time the 5&rsquo; - 9&rdquo;, 160-pound forward hit the 30 goal level was with Sudbury in the now defunct EPHL in 1959-60. With luck, Ubriaco should top the 70 point mark before the campaign ends which should give him the club scoring leadership.The only one close to Ubriaco is team captain Mike Nykoluk. who paced the team&rsquo;s point parade the past two years. &#9632;

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Bears’ Gary Dornhoefer Wins Raves For New Role As Rugged ‘Ice Hitter’

<div class="byline">BY BUSTER CLEGG</div>PROVIDENCE, R.I. &mdash;Though destined to finish last in the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Eastern Division, the Rhode Island Reds in recent weeks have accomplished one mighty important objective:Showing determination and much-improved hockey, the Roosters have been giving their home-folk some of the wildest, most exciting storybook action seen here in many years.With this has come new hope for the future!The story of the Reds this season is this: They had a solid start and for the first third of the season were playing .500 hockey, fighting for second place in the East. Then the roof fell in during January and February. They couldn&rsquo;t buy a victory.However, in recent weeks, the Reds, a team with a few elder statesmen but basically composed of young, inexperienced materials, has jelled into an improved hockey machine, both on offense and defense.Improvement has been most noticeable on home ice, where, before those remaining faithful two or three thousand rooters&mdash;the one&rsquo;s who love hockey most&mdash;the Reds have come up with some new chapters to add to Frank Merriwell.The most memorable, though there are others, were back-to-back Sunday games with Victoria and Hershey in mid March.On March 13th, trailing Victoria 3-1 with less than three minutes left, the never-say-die Roosters forged back with two late goals by Bob Kabel, then took the decision on a quick overtime tally by veteran Willie Marshall.Then, one week later on March 20th, the Roosters did it again &hellip; this time against Hershey. Down to the Bears by 4-1 after two periods, the Reds roared back with four last-stanza tallies and settled a 5-5 issue in sudden death on a goal by Bob Leduc. &#9632;

Reds’ Raise Future Hopes With Exciting Windup Play

(Including Games of Sun., Mar. 27)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02571/2467396-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="546" height="407"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03532/2467389-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="542" height="255"></div><h2>PENALTY LEADERS</h2>Individual: Aldo Guidolin, Providence, 151 minutes.Team: Rochester 907 minutes. &#9632;

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AHL Point Race

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div>BUFFALO, N. Y.They keep telling Phil Watson his Buffalo Bisons have been the best club in the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Western Division over the second half of the schedule, but it will bring him small consolation if the team doesn&rsquo;t reach the playoffs.The Bisons, last of the AHL teams to make a swing through the Western Hockey League, faced a rough road to the Calder Cup series as they headed West.Last in the Western Division, the Bisons were 10 points behind Cleveland and Pittsburgh, tied for second as this edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS went to Dress.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04490/2467427-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="236" height="393"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gerry Ouellette</figcaption></div>The Rochester Amerks had the title all locked up for the second straight time.The Bisons and the Hornets had 9 games left apiece, and the Barons eight. However, the Bisons, in addition to four games on the West Coast, had two to play in Cleveland, and only three at home. The Hornets had six left at home and the Barons five.In addition, at least five of the Bisons, including both goalies, Ed Chadwick and Roy Edwards, required medical attention on the Western safari. Chadwick was out of action with a pulled hamstring muscle, and Edwards was nursing a heavy chest cold.Gerry Ouellette was hobbling, but playing, on a tender left knee, and pulled groin muscles were hampering two left-wingers, Billy Dea and Jack Stanfield.&ldquo;It&rsquo;ll be a shame if this club doesn&rsquo;t make the playoffs the way they have worked,&rdquo; Watson said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;d have been a cinch with one or two more top-flight American Leaguers.&ldquo;As it is, our fringe players have been playing well, and we&rsquo;ve been blessed with the great goaltending of Edwards and Chadwick.&ldquo;But let&rsquo;s not kid ourselves. This league is next to the National League, and you have to have capable players. I&rsquo;m proud of the way some of our lesser lights have played, and at least, given us the best they have.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m pulling so hard. This gang deserves a slice of that playoff money after the terrific odds they&rsquo;ve been working against.&rdquo;The Bisons allowed only five goals while putting together a five-game winning streak prior to the Western jump. Edwards and Chadwick had a perfect goals-against streak of 218 minutes and 24 seconds before the Providence Reds scored twice within 18 seconds to end the streak. Edwards promptly shut out the Baltimore Clippers, 4-0, the next night. &#9632;

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Bisons ‘Hot’ AHL Team But Playoff Hopes Slim

<div class="byline">BY SHEL FULLERTON</div>CLEVELAND. Ohio &mdash;Churning into the final week of the American Hockey League season, it is a good time to take stock of the Cleveland Barons to see what has transformed a last - place club of a year ago into an aggressive challenger for a high spot in the Western Division this season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05406/2467458-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="266" height="417"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry Zeidel</figcaption></div>Let&rsquo;s look at the club, position by position:GOAL &mdash; Better than expected. Les Binkley, always susceptible to injuries, has held up well. Sidelined only briefly, he has sparkled all season with the exception of a disastrous two-game stint in Quebec, when all that happened there could not be laid at his doorstep. When he was out for a few games, the club got a good effort from Jean-Guy Morissette.DEFENSE &mdash; Larry Zeidel did all expected of him, playing steady hockey and avoiding most of the penalty-inviting scrapes he used to get into at Hershey. Billy Speer and Ted Lanyon greatly improved. Once willing and green, this year they have been willing and considerably polished. Needham and Mattiussi about as expected, lending strength to the attack but no better defensively than in previous years.CENTERS &mdash; Ron Attwell skated well and scored about as anticipated. Cecil Hoekstra came back all the way after his back operation of a year ago and has been a great help. Joe Szura outstanding in his best season that his seen him attain the 40-goal class for the first time.LEFT WINGS &mdash; Bob Ellett greatly improved, both ways, over a year ago. Has blossomed into a real scoring threat. Tom McCarthy lends goal-scoring class to the left side. Howie Glover a scoring disappointment after being sidelined early in the season with a broken jaw and failing to ever get into his old scoring groove. He has played hard and well, but never found his real scoring potential.RIGHT WINGS &mdash; Bob Courcy has developed into one of the better scorers in the AHL, fitting in well with Szura and Ellett. Keith McCreary provided the class expected of him Never a prolific scorer, he has done as well as expected scoring-wise and gives out 100 per cent in effort. A good addition to the club. Fred Glover, bothered frequently with injuries, has slowed down but still lends a real touch of class, can instill a fighting spirit among his players when on the ice and has no peer in the rough and tumble battling for position in front of an enemy goalie.BENCH &mdash; Wayne Schultz, still learning, has filled in well up front when called upon. He has a future. Gordon Wilkie got little chance to play once both Glover brothers returned to full-time duty but he has. promise. His best position is center but had few opportunities to play there.All in all, the club wound up with three well-matched forward lines, with the Szura-Courcy-Ellett unit the best offensively. The defense improved with Binkley avoiding injuries, Zeidel playing steadily and Speer and Lanyon greatly improved.In some ways, the club is similar to the one that stormed through to the Calder Cup title two years ago. It can score, can play good defensive hockey and has plenty of spirit. When the club catches fire, as it often has done, it can be mighty dangerous to all comers. &#9632;

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Cleveland Club Solid From Goalie Binkley Out

VICTORIA, B.C.The Victoria Maple Leafs may not make it to first place this season but they fully intend to go down fighting.The Leafs, trailing the Portland Buckaroos in the final two weeks of the Western Hockey League schedule, won both their starts last week including a 4-1 decision over the Buckaroos to cut into Portland&rsquo;s first place marginBut in spite of the fact the Leafs got hot and the Bucks could only win once in three starts, the Portland crew are seven points up on Victoria and still have two games in hand, which makes the Leafs&rsquo; job all the more difficult.With the likelihood that Portland will end first and Victoria second, the third and fourth playoff position still have to be decided. Vancouver with 66 points and six games left, lead Seattle by only five with the Totems still having six to play.San Francisco in fifth place was continuing to lose ground to the Totems and appeared to be out of the running with seven games left on their schedule. It would require a superior effort by the Seals and a collapse on the part of Seattle to allow the Californians to sneak in under the wire. This, too, isn&rsquo;t likely to happen although &lsquo;Frisco isn&rsquo;t letting up having toppled the Totems and invading Buffalo Bisons in their two starts this past week. &#9632;

Victoria Closing Season With Hot Run

Before you say SCOTCH say &ldquo;DEWARDS&rdquo;&nbsp;it never variesBefore you say SCOTCH say &ldquo;DEWARDS&rdquo;&nbsp;it never varies<h2>How They Stand</h2>(Standings on Tues., Apr. 29)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-09119/2467527-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="569" height="177"></div>(NHL Affiliation: 1. Victoria: 5. Vancouver; x-independent.)Wed., Mar. 23Vancouver 2 at Victoria 4Fri., Mar. 25Buffalo 2 at Los Angeles 3Seattle 4 at San Francisco 5Portland 2 at Vancouver 5Sat., Mar. 26Seattle 4 at Los Angeles 2Buffalo 3 at San Francisco 8Portland 1 at Victoria 4Sun., Mar. 27Buffalo 6 at Portland 7<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Wed., Mar. 30Buffalo at VictoriaVancouver at Los AngelesThurs., Mar. 31Vancouver at San FranciscoFri., Apr. 1Portland at SeattleSat., Apr. 2San Francisco at Los AngelesVancouver at PortlandSeattle at VictoriaSun., Apr. 3Los Angeles at PortlandSan Francisco at Seattle<h2>Point Race</h2><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including Games of Sun., Mar. 20)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-10104/2467520-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="558" height="422"></div>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1194/2467513-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="552" height="351"></div>Most Minutes in Penalties: Howie Young, L. Angeles 168. &#9632;

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<h2>Tues., March 15</h2>SAN FRANCISCO 4 at VANCOUVER 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01611/2467607-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="555" height="571"></div><h2>Thurs. March 17</h2>SAN FRANCISCO 4 at SEATTLE 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02509/2467600-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="556" height="821"></div>PORTLAND 5 at LOS ANGELES 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03389/2467593-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="560" height="610"></div><h2>Fri., March 18</h2>PORTLAND 2 at SAN FRANCISCO 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04300/2467586-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="558" height="529"></div>SEATTLE 3 at VANCOUVER 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05233/2467579-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="554" height="602"></div><h2>Sat., March 19</h2>PORTLAND 5 at LOS ANGELES 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06196/2467572-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="551" height="480"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-07155/2467565-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="545" height="254"></div><h2>Sun., March 20</h2>SEATTLE 3 at SAN FRANCISCO 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-08132/2467558-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="556" height="841"></div> &#9632;

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Western League Summaries

The Hockey News asked Montreal hockey writers and broadcasters the following question:Who is the most exciting player you&rsquo;ve seen perform in the National Hockey League?Harold Atkins, Montreal Star: Howie Morenz. Without a doubt he was the most electrifying type of player I have ever seen perform. No player during his time or since has been able to bring the entire audience to its feet the way he did. When he circled his net with the puck and started to carry it up the ice the fans would rise out of their seats with him. His style of play would fit in perfectly with today&rsquo;s game and he would be equally great or even better today.PAT CURRAN, Montreal Gazette: The most exciting player would have to be Bobby Hull. Every time he touches the puck he&rsquo;s eye-catching. You can&rsquo;t help but notice him the minute he steps on the ice. He takes the play away from all of the other players. If you asked me who was the best player, I&rsquo;d say Jean Beliveau. No one has his finesse and all-around brilliance. Best player would be Beliveau but most exciting would be Hull.Jacques Beauchamp, Montreal Matin: Maurice Richard. You had to sit up and take notice every time he was on the ice. He was either scoring goals, getting into fights or doing something exciting. All you have to do is check the records.&rdquo;Larry Fredericks, CKVL sportscaster: Without a doubt Bobby Hull. Watch the way he handles the puck at the end of his stick. You can almost hear his wrists snap when he fires the puck with that biazing slapshot of his. He is strength and power personified.&rdquo;DANNY GALLIVAN, Montreal Canadiens English play by play announcer: &ldquo;Richard. I&rsquo;d have to pick the Rocket as the most exciting I&rsquo;ve seen since I came here in 1952. The sheer drama and excitement of his play, scoring winning playoff goals in overtime, setting goal scoring records etc. All of this plus the numerous playoff records he holds makes me select him.&rdquo;Ronald Corey, CBC Sports and columnist, Derniere Heure: &ldquo;Bobby Hull with his explosive play. Henri Richard is close behind him. Both are great individualists and possess lots of stamina. In my book they rate tops in the league when it comes to exciting players.&rdquo;DICK IRVIN, CFCF sportscaster: &ldquo;Maurice Richard without a doubt. Whether it was scoring the important game-winning goals or battling with a player or fan, no player contained his color and drive. He took the fans right out of their seats with his exciting antics.&rdquo;Andy O&rsquo;Brien, Weekend Magazine: &ldquo;That&rsquo;s easy to pick. None other than Maurice Richard. No player comes close in my estimation. He supplied you with all the color and excitement that any fan could absorb. Every thing he did was exciting.&rdquo; &#9632;

IN THE CORRIDOR

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER. N.Y. &mdash;Al Arbour, an American Hockey League All-Star first team choice in each of his three seasons with the Rochester Americans, the Eddie Shore Plaque winner as the AHL&rsquo;s outstanding defenseman last season and runner-up the previous two campaigns may not repeat his Shore award this year, but he&rsquo;s the league&rsquo;s most valuable player.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02528/2467693-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="259" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Arbour</figcaption></div>And if you think that statement&rsquo;s confusing, add this: if Arbour does yield his outstanding defenseman honor, it will be to a blueliner who Al himself elevated to the top of the heap.Let&rsquo;s start unraveling this. In the opinion of one Joseph R. Crozier, who happens to be the vice president, general manager, coach and few other assorted things with the Amerks, Al Arbour is the AHL&rsquo;s most valuable player, but Duane Rupp is the circuit&rsquo;s No. 1 defenseman.Take it way Mr. Crozier:&ldquo;Rupp has been the backbone of my defense this season &hellip; yes, he&rsquo;s played better for me than Arbour. And Duane has improved so immensely. There&rsquo;s no doubt in my mind that he&rsquo;s the best defenseman in the American Hockey League today.&ldquo;How can I turn right around and pick Arbour as the most valuable player? That&rsquo;s easy. He&rsquo;s the guy who has made Rupp the best defenseman. That&rsquo;s not a bad recommendation in itself.&ldquo;And of course we all know how much Arbour&rsquo;s still great play means to his hockey club. His ability to impart the right spirit is invaluable.Here&rsquo;s a man who can cost himself all kinds of bonus money for league awards by going out of his way to help his No. 1 competitor beat him out. But that&rsquo;s exactly what he had done and is continuing to do.&ldquo;Just as sure as I am that Rupp is the best defenseman, I&rsquo;m as positive Arbour is the American League&rsquo;s most valuable player.&rdquo;Crozier already has backed up his sentiments with action &hellip; voting for Rupp as the league&rsquo;s outstanding defenseman and Arbo`ur as the MVP in an annual poll of coaches conducted by the Harrisburg, Pa., Patriot-News.ICICLES&mdash;When the Amerks bounced back from a 4-1 deficit to trim Providence, 5-4, in Toronto on March 18, it marked the 23rd time in 39 victories Rochester has rallied for a win. And it was the 13th time the Amerks have done it on home ice&hellip; Dick Gamble, who piled up 48 goals for the Americans last season, reached the 40 mark again this year when he counted once in Baltimore on March 19. &#9632;

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Arbour-coached Duane Rupp Could Rank No. 1 But It Would Mean Replacing ‘The Teacher’

Special to The Hockey NewsPITTSBURGH, Pa.Lou Marcon rejoined the Pittsburgh Hornets for the closing weeks of the American Hockey League schedule and became only the second right-handed shooting rearguard the club has had this winter.Marcon, a rugged 30-year-old who revels in the heavy going, spent three seasons with the Hornets before shifting to the Memphis Red Wings of the Central Pro League earlier this season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03449/2467724-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="262" height="415"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lou Marcon</figcaption></div>The parent Detroit Red Wings returned McCord to the Hornets and recalled Pete Goegan, as injuries decimated the Detroiters&rsquo; blue line corps.In addition to Marcon, the Hornets were anxiously awaiting the return of center Don McKenney to the lineup. The erstwhile big leaguer suffered a broken left index fingr and was out of action.&ldquo;This is a ral tough race in the Western Division, and we need every man in the lineup &hellip; and healthy,&rdquo; said Coach Ed Bush.&rdquo; The Cleveland Barons are taking a run at us, and threatening our hold on second place.&ldquo;I know Marcon will help us, and I&rsquo;m hopeful that McKenney you&rsquo;ve got a winning combination, there&rsquo;s no sense in breaking it We need him.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Hornets Gear For Playoffs As Marcon Returns To Club

<div class="byline">BY JOE GORDON</div>PITTSBURGH. Pa. &mdash;Although the Pittsburg Hornets were in the battle of their lives for second place in the Western Division, Coach Eddie Bush digressed from the task at hand one day recently to talk about individual awards and All Star honors.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04344/2467755-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="267" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob McCord</figcaption></div>The way Bush has it figured four of his charges should rate high among the press, radio and TV men when they cast their All Star ballots. He likes the chances of defenseman Bob McCord, Bobby Wall and Pete Goegan and rookie goaltender George Gardner to garner postseason bonuses.McCord and Goegan are veteran American Leaguers while Wall and Gardner are completing their first full terms in the circuit.An All Star berth would be nothing new for McCord, who has seen previous AHL service with Springfield and Hershey and has played briefly with Boston and Detroit in the NHL. Four times he has been honored. In 1961 he won the Eddie Shore award which is given annually to the league top blueliner.After opening this season in Detroit, McCord came to the Hornets after they had played five games. It was about this time that the club went on their most successful run of the season in winning 11 of twelve games.In six AHL seasons the tough Goegan has yet to be given All Star recognition although he has long been considered one of the loop&rsquo;s better defensemen. Bush thinks this could be big Pete&rsquo;s year.There&rsquo;s no denying that Goegan has played exceptionally well this season. A left-handed shot, most of the time he has been playing the right side because of the Hornet&rsquo;s lack of right handed shooting defensemen.The 23-year old Wall carries very impressive credentials into the final weeks of the schedule. For most of the season he has been the leading point-maker among the AHL backliners and still holds the top spot by a comfortable margin. His work on the power play has been most effective.Wall is vieing for All Star honors for the second year in a row. Last season at Memphis he was a Central League selection.Gardner has a shot at two top awards. Along with Rochester&rsquo;s Mike Walton, he is a prime candidate for Rookie of the Year. He could very well grab an All Star position.In addition to holding a comfortable lead in the most shutouts, Gardner is a hot contender for the best goals against average. It would be pretty hard to deny him a berth if he were to post the top mark in both departments. &#9632;

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Bush Rates Four Hornets In All-Star Voting Race

Don&rsquo;t be vague &hellip; say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKYDon&rsquo;t be vague &hellip; say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKY<h2>How They Stand</h2>(Standings on Wed., Mar. 30)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01431/2467793-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="574" height="182"></div>(NHL Affiliation: 1. Toronto; 2. Montreal; 3. Chicago: 4. Detroit; 5. New York; 6. Boston.)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed., Mar. 23Minnesota 6 at Houston 0Oklahoma City 2 at St. Louis 7Memphis 4 at Tulsa 2Fri., Mar. 25Tulsa 1 at Memphis 1Houston 2 at Oklahoma City 4St. Louis 3 at Minnesota 5Sat., Mar. 26Houston 5 at St. Louis 5Minnesota 3 at Memphis 1Tulsa 2 at Oklahoma City 4Sun., Mar. 27Minnesota 3 at St. Louis 4Tulsa 4 at HoustonO<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed., Mar. 36St. Louis at Oklahoma CityThurs., Mar. 31Oklahoma City at HoustonFri., Apr. 1Houston at St. LouisOklahoma City at TulsaSat., Apr. 2Houston at MinnesotaTulsa at Oklahoma City<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including Games of Sun., Mar. 20)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02361/2467786-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="563" height="447"></div> &#9632;

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CENTRAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY MATT DENNIS</div>OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.&mdash;Minnesota Rangers vaulted past the Oklahoma City Blazers to take over first place in the Central Professional Hockey League but the Blazers&rsquo; record stood out as the lowest-scoring team in the loop and a strong defensive record.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03282/2467831-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="264" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Harry Sinden</figcaption></div>Over the season they had used six goaltenders, Gerry Cheevers, Bernie Parent, Doug Favell, Wayne Doll, John Henderson and Jack Norris due to injuries, but throughout their defense remained strong.&ldquo;When you don&rsquo;t score many goals yourself, you can&rsquo;t let the opposition score many. So we work hard on our checking and that&rsquo;s our secret,&rdquo; said playingcoach Harry Sinden.But Sinden was underplaying his own value to the club as he saw action in 48 of his team&rsquo;s first 60 games and working with Joe Watson. Norm Schmitz and Murray Davison, Sinden displayed all the attributes that could make him a contender for the most valuable player award.Gerry Cheevers returned to the Blazers&rsquo; goal after a six-week layoff due to a shoulder injury and Sinden said, &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll be in full charge of the job the rest of the way unless lie gets hurt. Once he gets his timing back we&rsquo;ll be back in the chase right to the wire.&rdquo;Pete Panagabko and Skip Krake kept in front in the team&rsquo;s point-getting parade. Panagabko had 55 points in his first 60 games and Krake had 51.It was hoped that Bill Goldsworthy, who had suffered a knee injury requiring an operation, would return before the season ended but it was only an outside chance.Cheevers had no sooner taken over the goaltending job again when San Francisco Seals of the Western League recalled netminder Doug Favell to understudy Jack McCartan. Seals loaned John Henderson to Victoria when Al Millar was shifted to Tulsa by the Toronto Maple Leafs organization.ST. PAUL &mdash; With the Minnesota Rangers only giving up 180 goals in their first 60 games, rearguards Terry Ball, Bob Ash, Al Lebrun and Mike McMahon were drawing praise from coach Fred Shero.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-04232/2467824-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg" title="f0016-04" width="515" height="559"><figcaption class="caption-body">PAUL ANDREA &hellip; Leading Goal Sniper</figcaption></div>Wayne Rutledge who rang up six shutouts, like his coach, lauds the defensemen who he says. &ldquo;Make it a lot easier for me.&rdquo;Paul Andrea boomed back into the scoring race once he returned after his two-week stay with the parent New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He was the top sniper in the circuit showing 34 goals in 57 contests.ST. LOUIS&mdash;As his club headed into the final stretch of the schedule. coach Gus Kyle of the St. Louis Braves found he had worries if something injury-wise happened to his star netminder Denis DeJordy.Bob Taylor. Dejordy&rsquo;s backup man, was forced to undergo knee surgery and is through for the season.&ldquo;Only in emegency can we get help now with the rosters frozen and we need another forward. Camille Henry&rsquo;s bothered with an injured left elbow. Chicago Black Hawks are still a player over the limit and we may have to call on them for emergency help,&rdquo; he said.Meanwhile Art Stratton pulled further ahead in his bid for the league scoring title. He&rsquo;s the top playmaker of the circuit and showed 61 assists to lead the league in that department and had 25 goals to run his total to 86. Last season, Stratton won the American League scoring crown with 109 points in 71 games.Wayne Maki has kept improving in the second half of the season and had 23 goals in 59 games.TULSA &mdash; Bill Flett, with 46 points in his first 54 games, is definitely sidelined for the rest of the season with a broken finger.After a slow start. Nick Harbaruk has started on a drive and had 56 points after 61 games, three less than team leader Andre Champagne.Al Millar, replacing goalie Bruce Gamble who was called to the parent Toronto Maple Leafs while leading the circuit with a 2.87 goals-against average, showed a 2.86 mark after seven games.Over their first 31 games at home, the Oilers drew 121,839 fans through the gates. With four home appearances remaining they were hoping to break then-attendance mark of 128,651 of last season.MEMPHIS &mdash; With coach Vic Stasiuk hospitalized with a leg injury, Irv Spencer took over as playing coach and in his debut as coach guided the Wings to a 3-2 victory over St. Louis.Warren Godfrey moved in from Detroit to take over until Stasiuk was ready to return to the coaching bench.Goalie Bob Champoux was moved into Memphis on a temporary basis and after two games was sent to Pittsburgh when goalie George Gardner was called to Detroit by the parent N.H.L. club.Joe Daley of the Wings and Gerry Cheevers of Oklahoma City each recorded a shutout as the teams battled to a scoreless draw on Memphis ice.Daley previously went an overtime game of 70 minutes for an 0-0 decision while playing with Johnstown in the Eastern Amateur League.Detroit Red Wings sent defenseman Lou Marcon to Pittsburgh as Godfrey became active again.Reg Taschuk. a forward from Johnstown of the Eastern League, joined the club on loan for four games before returning to the Eastern circuit for the playoffs.HOUSTON &mdash; Carl Wetzel returned to Houston, after being in Quebec and Montreal, in an attempt to help the Apollos move into a playoff berth. &#9632;

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Sinden Lauds Oklahoma’s Defensive Play

<h2>Wed., March 9</h2>MINNESOTA 6 at HOUSTON 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-05169/2467925-1-eng-US/f0016-052.jpg" title="f0016-05" width="551" height="556"></div>MEMPHIS 3 at ST. LOUIS 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-06136/2467918-1-eng-US/f0016-062.jpg" title="f0016-06" width="548" height="475"></div><h2>Thurs., March 10</h2>MINNESOTA 1 at TULSA 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-07124/2467911-1-eng-US/f0016-072.jpg" title="f0016-07" width="466" height="78"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-08113/2467904-1-eng-US/f0016-082.jpg" title="f0016-08" width="548" height="232"></div><h2>Fri., March 11</h2>TULSA 3 at MEMPHIS 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0997/2467897-1-eng-US/f0016-092.jpg" title="f0016-09" width="552" height="535"></div><h2>Sat., March 12</h2>MINNESOTA 4 at HOUSTON 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1082/2467890-1-eng-US/f0016-102.jpg" title="f0016-10" width="552" height="732"></div>TULSA 3 at ST. LOUIS 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1172/2467883-1-eng-US/f0016-112.jpg" title="f0016-11" width="527" height="76"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1257/2467876-1-eng-US/f0016-122.jpg" title="f0016-12" width="543" height="467"></div>OKLAHOMA CITY 0 at MEMPHIS 0<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1349/2467869-1-eng-US/f0016-132.jpg" title="f0016-13" width="543" height="341"></div><h2>Sun., March 13</h2>MEMPHIS 3 at OKLAHOMA CITY 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1445/2467862-1-eng-US/f0016-142.jpg" title="f0016-14" width="548" height="805"></div> &#9632;

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Central Hockey League Summaries

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01351/2467963-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="474" height="579"><figcaption class="caption-body">CHUCK STUART &hellip; Scoring Champ</figcaption></div>KNOXVILLE, Tenn.Veteran forward Chuck Stuart of Knoxville Knights was crowned the EHL&rsquo;s official scoring champion for the 1965-66 season.Stuart collected a total of 141 points, 15 more than runner-up Ron Hergott of New Haven.Following are the EHL&rsquo;s scoring leaders:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02302/2467956-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="549" height="1305"></div> &#9632;

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Stuart Grabs Scoring Title

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.Doug Bentley, Jr., 14-year-old son of the Knoxville pilot, played for the Knights in their season finale against Jacksonville.The Knights tried everything to help the youngster score in the 12-4 rout of the Rockets, but they failed. The boy did acquit himself well at centre getting special permission to play and thus become the youngest performer in the history of the circuit. &#9632;

Bentley Puts Son, 14, In Knoxville Windup

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div>NASHVILLE, Tenn.Nashville Dixie Flyers are thanking their lucky stars that the other Eastern Hockey League owners agreed with them in their interpretation of a rule affecting their goalie Marv Edwards.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03243/2468018-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="281" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jacques Monette</figcaption></div>It seems Edwards was involved in a wingding at Johnstown on the final day of the season and he was said to have hit referee Bob Anselm. Prexy Tom Lockhart immediately gave Edwards an indefinite suspension and fined him $100 on the grounds that this was a multiple offense by Edwards, claiming the goalie had been fined several times in the past for striking officials.League rules call for a $50 fine for the first offense and a $100 fine and suspension for the second offense. Lockhart interpreted the rule to mean the second offense any time in a player&rsquo;s career, whereas Dave Patterson, Nashville prexy, figured it meant the second time in a season.So he appealed to the other owners asking their interpretations. Most of the owners agreed with Patterson and Edwards was reinstated in time to perform in the playoffs although the $100 fine stood. One of those who agreed with Patterson was Dick Deaderick, head of the Knoxville team, which subsequently was eliminated in three straight games by the Flyers including a 5-0 whitewashing in the decisive fray. Greensboro was one of the clubs that agreed with Lockhart&rsquo;s original ruling.In the same fight in which Edwards was involved, rookie Gilles St. Jacques also was assessed a $50 fine for fighting. The battle took place in the first period, and when Edwards left, trainer Joe Sgro had to finish out the game in the cage.Without Edwards, the Flyers are not the same club. He is a powerhouse in the nets but his competitive spirit often gets him into trouble. The league says its records show four such instances, a figure disputed by Marv.CLINTON: Comets eliminated Johnstown in three straight to reach northern finals. Home streak now 32. Jack Kane led club in scoring and continued fast pace in playoffs. Don Davidson back from flu siege and Dave Armstrong, over a kidney injury, were available for playoffs. Rookie Bill Bannerman&rsquo;s 86 points delighted coach Pat Kelly. Ian Anderson&rsquo;s aggressiveness distinct asset to Comets defense.JERSEY: Loss of defenseman Ted Szydlowski due to knee injury hurt club&rsquo;s playoff hopes on final weekend of season. Norm DeFelice also hampered by leg injury. Norm likely will get call if a goalie is injured in playoffs. Butch MacLean used by New Haven, and Benny Greco was supposed to replace Ron Hergott but the move was vetoed. Fan club gave team farewell party.JOHNSTOWN: Broken nose suffered by Dave Lucas in fight with Nashville&rsquo;s Norm Ryder hurt club in playoffs. Jets winless streak at Clinton rose to 24 with two playoff losses. Dick Roberge coached team during Lucas&rsquo; absence. Dennis Ratbwell moved to Lucas&rsquo; spot &hellip; Lucas missed only second game in 10 years with Jets. Reg Taschuk suffered 8-stitch ear cut playing for Memphis.JACKSONVILLE: Rockets failed to match last year&rsquo;s 13 victories by one. Goalie Chuck Goddard recalled by Charlotte to serve as sub guardian for playoffs. Jim Lorette named club&rsquo;s most valuable player. Prexy Harold Einbinder promised Rockets fans at final home game that club would be a contender in south next year. Pat Egan&rsquo;s job may be shaky although he blamed recall of Bill Glasban by Clinton as big reason for second half failures.CHARLOTTE: Club&rsquo;s second place finish was best since 1958 and the 42 wins were best since 1957. Fred Creighton played in club&rsquo;s final games due to injuries to Art Hart and Ernie Dyda, but he was ineligible for playoffs. Checkers scored two goals at Jacksonville within seven seconds, one second under league mark. George Hill&rsquo;s fifth hat trick enabled him to reach century mark. Don Newman picked up from Jacksonville to fill Grant Warwick&rsquo;s berth.KNOXVILLE: Jim Murray voted best defenseman, Chuck Stuart most valuable, Eddie Burr most popular and Glen Cressman the top sportsman. John Price, Stuart and Clare Wakshinski posted hat tricks as Doug Bentley, 14, son of the coach, played in season finale. Stuart&rsquo;s 141 points won scoring title for second time. Poor physical condition of Cressman, Wakshinski, Burr, Don Labelle and Ken Turlik contributed to club&rsquo;s three straight losses to Nashville.NEW HAVEN: Tony Bukovich missed playoffs with spine injury. Ron Hergott suspended in salary squabble just prior to playoffs but was reinstated when league wouldn&rsquo;t okay a replacement for him. Blades lost three straight to Long Island for quick elimination but all games were close. Gus Brassard voted club&rsquo;s most valuable player, and Blake Ball the most popular.GREENSBORO: Jacques Monette blanked Charlotte in second game of playoffs to match Ricky Charron&rsquo;s whitewashing of Gens in opener. Garry Sharp was club&rsquo;s top scorer with 114 points although Dom DiBerardino&rsquo;s total of 116 with Clinton and the Gens was higher. John Murray bothered by leg injury in playoffs. Mike Kardash voted most popular Gen. Sharp topped century mark for 4th straight year.NASHVILLE: John McLellan&rsquo;s fiery pep talk to his club prior to playoffs may have been instrumental in quick rout of Knoxville. Wayne Clairmont&rsquo;s good season lauded by McLellan. George Standing acclaimed &ldquo;most unsung&rdquo; Flyer. Gilles St. Jacques was first Flyer rookie ever to score 30 goals in a season. Team was most penalized for second straight year with 1,347 minutes in box.LONG ISLAND: Don Perry celebrated 35th birthday as Ducks beat New Haven. Ducks never lost more than two straight all year. Gordie Dibley played sensationally during playoffs and in one game, he proved the difference in the turning point of the series. The Ducks only had nine shots at the Blades goal in one game and still won. Ducks kept intact New Haven&rsquo;s streak of not winning here in two years. John Muckier believes Moe Bartoli&rsquo;s resurgence could be the big push the club needs to win it all. &#9632;

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Edwards Reinstatement Provides Spark To Put Nashville In Southern Finals

<h2>EASTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE</h2>NORTHERN DIVISIONFINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04189/2468231-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="549" height="75"></div>(Long Island leads best-of-seven division finals 2-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri. Mar. 25Clinton 0 at Long Island 1Sun. Mar. 27Clinton 2 at Long Island 5<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. Mar. 29Long Island at ClintonWed. Mar. 30Long Island at ClintonFri. Apr. 1Clinton at Long Island (if necessary)Sat. Apr. 2Long Island at Clinton (if necessary)Sun. Apr. 3Clinton at Long Island (if necessary)SEMI-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-05150/2468224-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="545" height="78"></div>(Long Island wins best-of-five division semi-finals 3-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed. Mar. 16New Haven 3 at Long Island 6Fri. Mar. 18Long Island 3 at New Haven 1Sat. Mar. 19New Haven 4 at Long Island 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-06129/2468217-1-eng-US/f0017-062.jpg" title="f0017-06" width="546" height="75"></div>(Clinton wins best-of-five division semi-finals 3-0).<h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Wed. Mar. 16Johnstown 1 at Clinton 6Fri. Mar. 18Clinton 5 at Johnstown 4Sat. Mar. 19Johnstown 2 at Clinton 3<h2>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h2>FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-07120/2468210-1-eng-US/f0017-072.jpg" title="f0017-07" width="549" height="75"></div>(Nashville leads best-of-seven division finals 3-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri. Mar. 25Charlotte 2 at Nashville 4Sat. Mar. 26Charlotte 1 at Nashville 3Sun. Mar. 27Nashville 2 at Charlotte 1<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. Mar. 29Nashville at CharlotteWed. Mar. 30Nashville at Charlotte (if necessary)Thurs. Mar. 31Charlotte at Nashville (if necessary)Sun. Apr. 3Charlotte at Nashville (if necessary)SEMI-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0892/2468203-1-eng-US/f0017-082.jpg" title="f0017-08" width="547" height="73"></div>(Nashville wins best-of-five division semi-finals 3-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Thurs. Mar. 17Knoxville 2 at Nashville 3Fri. Mar. 18Nashville 3 at Knoxville 2Sat. Mar. 19Knoxville 0 at Nashville 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0981/2468196-1-eng-US/f0017-092.jpg" title="f0017-09" width="545" height="80"></div>(Charlotte wins best-of-five division semi-finals 3-2).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Mar. 15Greensboro 0 at Charlotte 2Wed. Mar. 16Charlotte 0 at Greensboro 3Fri. Mar. 18Greensboro 3 at Charlotte 7Tues. Mar. 22Greensboro 4 at Charlotte 0Wed. Mar. 23Greensboro 4 at Charlotte 5<h2>QUEBEC SENIOR LEAGUE</h2>FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1072/2468189-1-eng-US/f0017-102.jpg" title="f0017-10" width="548" height="73"></div>(Sherbrooke wins best - of - seven finals 4-3).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Sun. Mar. 13Sherbrooke 2 at St. Hyacinthe 1Tues., Mar. 15St. Hyacinthe 2 at Sherbrooke 4Thurs., Mar. 17Sherbrooke 0 at St. Hyacinthe 4Sun. Mar. 20St. Hyacinthe 5 at Sherbrooke 4Tues. Mar. 22Sherbrooke 2 at St. Hyacinthe 4Thurs. Mar. 24St. Hyacinthe 4 at Sherbrooke 5Sun. Mar. 27Sherbrooke 4 at St. Hyacinthe 1SEMI-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1160/2468182-1-eng-US/f0017-112.jpg" title="f0017-11" width="548" height="78"></div>(St. Hyacinthe wins best-of-seven semi-finals 4-1).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1252/2468175-1-eng-US/f0017-122.jpg" title="f0017-12" width="543" height="76"></div>(Sherbrooke wins best - of - seven semi-finals 4-2).<h2>ONTARIO SENIOR LEAGUE</h2>FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1341/2468168-1-eng-US/f0017-132.jpg" title="f0017-13" width="543" height="78"></div>(Guelph leads best-of-seven finals 2-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri. Mar. 25Kingston 1 at Guelph 2Sat. Mar. 26Guelph 5 at Kingston 0SEMI-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1436/2468161-1-eng-US/f0017-142.jpg" title="f0017-14" width="545" height="79"></div>(Kingston wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-2).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1531/2468154-1-eng-US/f0017-152.jpg" title="f0017-15" width="545" height="77"></div>(Guelph wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-3).<h2>CENTRAL ONTARIO SENIOR</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1629/2468147-1-eng-US/f0017-162.jpg" title="f0017-16" width="541" height="80"></div>(Collingwood wins best-of-seven final 4-2).<h2>WESTERN CANADA SENIOR</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1723/2468140-1-eng-US/f0017-172.jpg" title="f0017-17" width="540" height="75"></div>(Best-of-seven final tied 3-3).<h2>WESTERN INTERNATIONAL</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1817/2468133-1-eng-US/f0017-182.jpg" title="f0017-18" width="542" height="72"></div>(Kimberley leads best-of-seven final 2-0).<h2>MANITOBA SENIOR</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1912/2468126-1-eng-US/f0017-192.jpg" title="f0017-19" width="548" height="77"></div>(Best-of-seven final tied 1-1).SEMI-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-209/2468119-1-eng-US/f0017-202.jpg" title="f0017-20" width="539" height="78"></div>(Winnipeg wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-3).<h2>ALBERTA SENIOR</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-217/2468112-1-eng-US/f0017-212.jpg" title="f0017-21" width="542" height="77"></div>(Best-of-seven final tied 3-3).<h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR</h2>SEMI-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-227/2468105-1-eng-US/f0017-222.jpg" title="f0017-22" width="545" height="72"></div>(Best-of-five Provincial semi-finals tied 1-1).<h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-237/2468098-1-eng-US/f0017-232.jpg" title="f0017-23" width="543" height="86"></div>(Shawinigan wins best-of-seven final 4-3).<h2>SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR</h2>FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-244/2468091-1-eng-US/f0017-242.jpg" title="f0017-24" width="543" height="78"></div>(Best-of-seven final, tied 1-1)<h2>MANITOBA&mdash;THUNDER BAY JUNIOR</h2>QUARTER-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-254/2468084-1-eng-US/f0017-252.jpg" title="f0017-25" width="547" height="74"></div>Fort William leads best-of-seven Western Canada Memorial Cup quarter-finals 2-0).<h2>MARITIME JUNIOR</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-264/2468077-1-eng-US/f0017-262.jpg" title="f0017-26" width="546" height="77"></div>(Halifax wins best-of-five finals 3-0).<h2>CENTRAL JUNIOR</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-272/2468070-1-eng-US/f0017-272.jpg" title="f0017-27" width="548" height="75"></div>(Cornwall leads best-of-seven final 2-0).<h2>NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-282/2468063-1-eng-US/f0017-282.jpg" title="f0017-28" width="545" height="81"></div>(North Bay leads best-of-seven final 2-0).SEMI-FINALS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-292/2468056-1-eng-US/f0017-292.jpg" title="f0017-29" width="547" height="71"></div>(North Bay wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-2).<h2>ALBERTA JUNIOR</h2>FINAL<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-30/2468049-1-eng-US/f0017-302.jpg" title="f0017-30" width="545" height="71"></div>(Edmonton wins best-of-five final 3-0). &#9632;

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Looking At The Playoff Races

<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div>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.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01357/2468262-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="288" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ivan Prediger</figcaption></div>Going further into the statistics, the IHL piled up a record number of overtime games, 32, compared to last season&rsquo;s 18. Ten of the 32 were left undecided at the end of the 10 minute &ldquo;sudden death&rdquo;. Some of the club owners favored dispensing with overtime games and allowing tie games to stand.MUSKEGON &mdash; The Mohawks&rsquo; pennant clincher came at Toledo, where they had won only twice in three seasons &hellip; A crowd of 3,407 greeted the champs for their first game at home after winning the title &hellip; First penalty shot of the season was called in a game against Port Huron and Jean-Guy LaGace missed connections.FORT WAYNE &mdash; Goalie Bob Gray got a chance to play at wing against Des Moines and picked up an assist on a goal by John Goodwin &hellip; who scored the hat trick &hellip; League leading goal scorer Merv Dubchak picked up his fifth hat trick of the season.PORT HURON &mdash; Goalie Bob Sneddon scored his fifth shutout of the season, two of them against Muskegon &hellip; In a later game he went out with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Norm Jacques &hellip; Larry Mavety became the Flags&rsquo; all-time high scoring defenseman with his 58th point &hellip; Others enjoying their best years in the league are Billy LeCaine, Frank St. Marseille, Bobby McCammon and Bert Fizzell.DAYTON &mdash; The Gems passed the 100,000 mark in attendance and had an average of over 3,000 &hellip; Home playoff dates for the first series were March 31, April 3 and April 7 &hellip; Guy Trottier had a hat trick against Port Huron.DES MOINES &mdash; Ivan Prediger, most penalized of the Oak Leafs, was voted most popular player by the fans &hellip; The Leafs and Komets had two overtime games in two nights and their third straight &hellip; A crowd of 3,653 saw the Leafs in their last home game &hellip; Merv Dubchak of the Komets was presented with the puck that gave him his 70th goal of the season.TOLEDO &mdash; The Blades had 3,032 out for their last home game which they won for a 16-18-1 home record &hellip; Coach Chirp Brenchley said of the Blades, &ldquo;You have to want to win and some of them are just going through the motions&rdquo;. &#9632;

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Home Ice Provides Decisive Edge For IHL Clubs

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0018-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03182/2468324-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg"></div><h2>ACROSS</h2>1. Ranger player shown in centre.6. This serves as Leiter&rsquo;s initials.8. Lorne Worsley&rsquo;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&rsquo;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 &mdash; 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.<h2>DOWN</h2>1. Hull&rsquo;s shadow on ice.2. Birthplace of goalie George Gardner.3. Small insect.4. Stanley&rsquo;s first NHL defense mate.5. Al Langlois likes to do this.6. Pictured player&rsquo;s second name.7. A WHL manager&rsquo;s first name.15. Former coach of Canadiens.19. Given name of pictured player.21. The Ranger team employs one.23. Once a linemate of Lindsay & Howe.24. When a player &mdash; his stick on the ice he usually wants a pass.27. Initials of Farrell, immortal Hall of Famer.28. Another name for a goalie&rsquo;s net.29. These brothers are called Bobby & Dennis.31. Each (abbr.)34. Boxing term (abr.)<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S SOLUTION</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1. Gamble5. Ir.7. Bruce9. Earl12. Sec.13. Laprade14. PR.15. Hay16. Lad17. N.S.18. Pat.21. S.D.22. Art.23. Mar.25. N.L.26. Maki28. Doak30. Stan.33. H P.34. Smith35. R.M.<h3>DOWN</h3>1. Guelph2. Murphy3. L.B.4. Er.5. Ice6. Records8. Use10. A.A.11. L.R.14. Panda18. Panda19. Arlo20. T.T.21. Smith24. Ron.26. M.K.27. K.S.29. Arm.31. Apr.32. J.T. &#9632;

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Hockey Crossword Puzzle

<div class="byline">BY PETE HANDLEY</div>NORTH BAY, Ont. &mdash;The brilliant centre for the North Bay Trappers, bespectacled Marty Reynolds, has won the Palangio Trophy as the NOHA Junior A circuit&rsquo;s most valuable player for the second consecutive year.Reynolds concluded his junior career by splurging to his second straight scoring championship with a 98 point total. He also led the league in goals with 51 &mdash; including seven game winners as he led the Trappers to their third straight first place finish.The voting by the league&rsquo;s panel was the closest in the modern history of the league. Reynolds was given 60 points and veteran Ike Piche of the Espanola Eagles was right on his heels with 59. Piche finished with 87 scoring points and 43 goals. In third spot was Sudbury Wolves&rsquo; fine goaltender, Matt Thorp, who was given 39 points, Thorp only joined the Wolves in the latter half of the season but with him in the nets the Nickel City crew won 14 of their last 18 games.Sudbury defenceman Roger Wilson was 4th with 28 points and Garson rearguard Rich Pagnutti had 24 for 5th position. The Palangio MVP award has been in existence for the past three seasons and it has gone to the league scoring champion in each case. The first winner was Bob Leduc of Sudbury who is now playing in the American Hockey League with Providence Reds.Meanwhile a four year veteran with the Trappers, hard hitting Ron Burman, has been named winner of the Quinto Amadori Trophy as the top defenseman in the league.Burman, always one of the hardest hitters in the circuit, was named team captain this season &mdash; calmed his volatile temper as a result, cut down on his time in the penalty box and developed into a top flight hockey player. He won the award in one of the closest votes in league history, edging large Roger Wilson of the Sudbury Wolves by just two points. Burman was given 85 points and Wilson finished with 83.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04138/2468355-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="459" height="737"><figcaption class="caption-body">MARTY REYNOLDS &hellip; Ended In Flourish</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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North Bay’s Marty Reynolds Chosen Loop MVP

<h2>UNITED STATES LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Mon., Mar. 21)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02282/2468393-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="565" height="227"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03229/2468386-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="549" height="506"></div> &#9632;

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ST. CATHARINES, Ont.Andre Lacroix, 20-year-old center with Peterborough Petes, has been named winner of the Max Kaminsky Memorial Trophy as the player in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A league who, in the opinion of the nine coaches, has best combined gentlemanly conduct with excellence of play.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-04199/2468424-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="260" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Andre Lacroix</figcaption></div>The trophy was donated to the OHA by a group of St. Catharines sportsmen in memory of Max Kaminsky who died a year after coaching the 1959-60 St. Catharines Teepee Memorial Cup championship team.Lacroix led the Junior A league in points this season with 40 goals and 80 assists. He got only 10 minor penalties during 48 league games. &#9632;

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Kaminsky Award Won By Lacroix

OSHAWA, Ont.The Oshawa Generals landed in the Ontario Junior Hockey Association final playoffs and coach Bep Guidolin admitted it was a nice feeling.The first-year Oshawa coach figured his team has the horses to go all the way to the championship.&ldquo;The only way we&rsquo;ll lose it now is by dropping dead,&rdquo; Guidolin was quoted as saying by one newspaper reporter.The Generals dumped the sizzling Montreal Canadiens by the wayside in the semi-final round winning the best-of-seven series 4-1 on the strength of some pretty solid netminding by rookie Ian Young, some stout defensive play by brilliant Bobby Orr and a great offensive display by Danny O&rsquo;Shea, Billy Little and Wayne Cashman.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-05166/2468455-1-eng-US/f0019-052.jpg" title="f0019-05" width="285" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bep Guidolin</figcaption></div>The Canadiens, who climbed from fifth place to end second in the final standing with a tremendous closing schedule rush, cooled off in the series with Oshawa after breezing past Hamilton in the quarter-finals. The Habs just couldn&rsquo;t match the Generals&rsquo; scoring power.Guidolin gave goalie Young all the credit for the defeat of the Montrealers. &ldquo;He played a tremendous series and I think he&rsquo;ll make the difference for us in the finals,&rdquo; added Guidolin, a one-time NHL star.The Generals were awaiting the winner of the Toronto Marlboros-Kitchener Rangers&rsquo; semi-final series before starting their bid for the Junior OHA title.Marlboros started off like they would clean the Rangers up in quick fashion, but Kitchener came storming back to square the series at 2-2 with one game tied.Winner of the OHA final will get a bye into the Eastern Canada final playdowns with the Memorial Cup being played in the East this year starting May 4. &#9632;

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“We Should Go All The Way To Loop Title” — Guidolin As Generals Crash Finals

<h2>ONTARIO JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2><h3>SEMI-FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-06135/2468521-1-eng-US/f0019-062.jpg" title="f0019-06" width="549" height="77"></div>(Oshawa wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-1).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Sun., Mar. 20Oshawa 5 at Montreal 3Tues., Mar. 22Montreal 2 at Oshawa 1Wed., Mar. 23Oshawa 3 at Montreal 2Sat., Mar. 26Montreal 0 at Oshawa 4Sun., Mar. 27Oshawa 3 at Montreal 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-07118/2468514-1-eng-US/f0019-072.jpg" title="f0019-07" width="555" height="74"></div>(Best-of-seven semi-finals tied 2-2, one draw).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Sun., Mar. 20Kitchener 1 at Toronto 6Tues., Mar. 22Toronto 3 at Kitchener 4Wed., Mar. 23Kitchener 2 at Toronto 4Fri., Mar. 25Toronto 4 at Kitchener 4sun., Mar. 27Kitchener 5 at Toronto 3<h3>QUARTER-FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-08106/2468507-1-eng-US/f0019-082.jpg" title="f0019-08" width="557" height="81"></div>(Kitchener wins best - of - seven quarter-finals 3-1, two ties).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-0991/2468500-1-eng-US/f0019-092.jpg" title="f0019-09" width="559" height="83"></div>(Oshawa wins best-of-seven quarter-finals 4-3).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1078/2468493-1-eng-US/f0019-102.jpg" title="f0019-10" width="560" height="87"></div>(Montreal wins best-of-seven quarter-finals 3-0, two ties).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-1169/2468486-1-eng-US/f0019-112.jpg" title="f0019-11" width="556" height="88"></div>(Toronto wins best-of-seven quarter-finals 4-2). &#9632;

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OHA Playoff Scores

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-03107/2468559-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="267" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Skip Teal</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01201/2468573-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="217" height="176"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02133/2468566-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="221" height="168"></div>ST. CATHARINES, Ont. &mdash;The city of St. Catharines, Ont., once known for its great box lacrosse teams, is now more noted in sports circles for the large number of graduates from its junior hockey teams who finish up in the National Hockey League.At last count there were more than two dozen former St. Catharines juniors who had played either regularly or briefly in the NHL.They include such present stars as Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Pat Stapleton, Elmer Vasko, Pierre Pilote, Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge, Fred Stanfield, Matt Ravlich and Chico Maki with Chicago; Vic Hadfield and Wayne Hillman with New York Rangers; Johnny MaKenzie with Boston Bruins.However strangely enough only one NHL player was actually born in St. Catharines.Mikita and Vasko played all their minor hockey here but the former was born in Czechoslova kia and the latter in Quebec.The only genuine St. Catharines native was Hank Ciesla, now retired from hockey, who played in the NHL with Chicago and New York.However, there&rsquo;s every chance that a second major leaguer, born in St. Catharines, is on the way.His name is Vic (Skeeter) Teal, just 16 years old but already with some junior A hockey experience.Skeeter, as he is generally known, was practically raised carrying a hockey stick and wearing skates.His dad, Vic Sr., played in the old New York-American Hockey League for Fort Erie under coaches which included former National Hockey Leaguers Frank Nighbor and Al Murray.Vie Teal moved to St. Catharines from Fort Erie in 1938 to accept the position as engineer at the then-new Garden City Arena.He operated the freezing equipment and minor hockey simultaneously and coached St. Catharines teams to an unprecedented 23 Ontario championships ranging from bantam (under 14) to juvenile (under 18).Skeeter&rsquo;s older brother Allan (Skippy) started in junior A hockey in St. Catharines, then helped Barrie Flyers win the Memorial Cup in 1953.Now 32 years old, he retired three years ago after a career which included a brief stay with Boston Bruins and also seasons with Hershey and Quebec in the American Hockey League; Victoria in the Western Hockey League; Clinton in the Eastern Hockey League.An effortless skater and the possessor of a better than average shot, Skeeter Teal was named to the all-star team at the Silver Stick Tournament in Port Huron, Mich, three years ago.After a year of bantam, the 5 ft. 10 in. centre moved into midget, then stepped directly into junior B this year although still eligible for the under 16 midget ranks.With 34 goals and 25 assists during the regular 30-game schedule Teal was second highest points scorer on the team.In seven playoff games he added 13 goals and nine assists and as soon as the St. Catharines B team was eliminated he was promoted to the A club for their quarter-final series with Oshawa Generals.Skeeter has taken full advantage of the extra ice time available to him through his father&rsquo;s position at the arena.A Grade 10 student, he often rides his bicycle the half dozen blocks from the St. Catharines Collegiate to the arena at noon to practice by himself and in variably skates after school hours.&ldquo;For a time he didn&rsquo;t seem too interested in hockey,&rdquo; said Vic. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s quite a musician too, you know. Maybe he got too much skating and hockey when he was real young. But recently he can&rsquo;t get enough. I sometimes walk into the arena and there he is with a row of barrels on the ice, skating in and out of them carrying the puck. Right now he&rsquo;s got his heart set on playing junior A hockey full time.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0483/2468552-1-eng-US/f0020-042.jpg" title="f0020-04" width="997" height="1004"><figcaption class="caption-body">Father Vic Teal Sr., gives his son a few pointers on how to play the game. Young Vic is a budding NHL prospect. Dad Teal was an old ice star.</figcaption></div>The time on skates has definitely paid off. &#9632;

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April 2, 1966

NHL Point Race

How They Stand

Rangers’ Ice Future Not As Bright As Boston’s Cellar-Dwelling Bruins

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