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April 30, 1966
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McKenzie Misses 20-Goal Mark-But Still Gets Bonus
BOSTON, Mass. — General Manager Hap Emms not only is building a young team for the Bruins he is trying to make it a happy team. And if Johnny Mc-Kenzie is taken as an example the Bruins will be one of the happiest teams in the National Hockey League next season. Now 29 years old, McKenzie had bounced around hockey between Calgary, Chicago, Detroit, Hershey, Buffalo, back to Chicago. St. Louis, Chicago again and New York for eight seasons until he came to Boston in a mid-season deal for Reggie Fleming. The trade came as a bit of a shock to Mac since he had been promised a bonus by the New York club if this season he managed to score 20 goals. The Rangers had picked him up from Chicago during the summer…
CAHA Hands Year Suspension To 2 Junior Hockey Players
MELVILLE, Sask. Lyn Margarit and Marcel Tookenay of Fort William Canadians have been given one-year suspensions by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for their part in a playoff incident at Estevan April 15. Gordon Juckes, CAHA Secretary-manager, said the two were suspended by CAHA president Lionel Fleury of Quebec City under CAHA Rule 74B, which deals with attacks on game officials. Juckes said a linesman in the game at Estevan was scratched during a struggle with a player and referee Bill Bucyk of Edmonton was speared with a hockey stick during the argument with another player. A one-year suspension, which will prevent Tookenay and Margarit from playing amateur hockey in Canada for 12 months, is automatic under Rule 74B, Jukes said. In the third period of the western junior hockey semi-final between Estevan Bruins and…
Ratelie’s Back Surgery Similar To One Performed On Rod Gilbert
NEW YORK, N.Y. The New York Rangers have an injury on their hands which will keep one of their prize centremen inactive for the first six weeks of next season. Jean Ratelle will undergo a spinal fusion in a New York hospital tomoiTow, and what it means is that he won’t be able to return to action until late November or early December. The operation is similar to the one which sidelined Rod Gilbert for the last half of the current season. The news is a tremendous blow to the Rangers, who finished in last place this season. Ratelie was one of the few bright spots on the team, scoring 21 goals. Five of them were scored against Canadiens. He was the centreman on a line which had Vic Hadfield on left wing and Reg…
Roberts Named CPHL’s Rookie Ot Year
DETROIT, Mich. Doug Roberts. 22-year-old right winger of the Memphis Wings, has been voted rookie of the year in the Central Professional Hockey League. A native of Detroit and a graduate of Michigan State University. Roberts six-foot-three and weighing 200 pounds, played in all 70 games of the schedule for the Wings scoring 20 goals and assisting on 40 for 60 points. In the voting, conducted by the coaches of the six clubs, Roberts edged out Ron‘Bucky’ Buchanan of the Oklahoma City Blazers. Othei freshmen who drew consideration in the voting were: Sandy Fitzpatrick (Minnesota), Wayne Maki (St. Louis), Joe Daley (Memphis) and Terry Ball (Minnesota). Roberts inked a pro contract with the Detroit Red Wings organization last June after graduating as a physical education major from Michigan State University. As captain of the MSU…
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