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May 7, 1966

The Hockey News May 7, 1966

<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04275/2351018-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="562" height="460"></div><h2>PORTLAND</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05211/2351011-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="562" height="561"></div><h2>VANCOUVER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06174/2351004-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="559" height="158"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-07133/2350997-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="562" height="307"></div><h2>SAN FRANCISCO</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-08110/2350990-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="560" height="454"></div><h2>VICTORIA</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-0997/2350983-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="563" height="460"></div> &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

WHL Playoff Scoring

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01301/2351689-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Getting the puck moving for the new International Hockey League franchise in Columbus brought out the top brass. Left to right, here&rsquo;s IHL Commissioner ANDY MULLIGAN, JAMES A. RHODES, governor of the state of Ohio, RAY SCHMELZER and LARRY SCHMELZER, two of the three brothers who hove secured ownership of the new team.</figcaption></div>Columbus, OhioThe Schmelzer brothers of Cleveland &mdash; Ray, Larry and Jerry &mdash; and Ben Cowall of Columbus, have acquired the franchise for a team in the International Hockey League. The team will commence play in the Ohio State Fairgrounds Coliseum next October in time for the 1966-67 IHL season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02251/2351682-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="289" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jerry Schmelzer</figcaption></div>The franchise was officially ratified at a recent meeting of the IHL Board of Governors.Announcement of the new team was first made by Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes at a press conference he called for civic, business and sports leaders in Columbus. The Governor pointed out the many benefits &mdash; civic and business&mdash;that the initiation of a hockey team would bring to Columbus and central Ohio.Andy Mulligan, IHL commissioner, announced that one way to stock the new Columbus team would be through a league draft.The Schmelzer brothers announced that they had signed a 10-year lease at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. Under the terms of the lease, the Schmelzers would install an ice rink, which would revert to state ownership after the 10 years.Ray Schmelzer, 34, is a Cleveland attorney. Larry, 29, is a stock broker. Jerry, 28, who is now a professor of journalism at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, will relocate in Columbus in June. He will serve as vice president in charge of public relations and business matters. Jerry handled public relations for the Cleveland Indians baseball team in 1964.The Schmelzers said they had received numerous applications for the posts of general manager and coach, and would make the appointments in the near future. &#9632;

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Schmelzer Brothers Plan Rink For IHL Franchise At Columbus

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01621/2350278-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="355" height="747"></div>The majority of hockey fans probably view the Stanley Cup playoffs as the most exciting part of the NHL season. This is the time of year when feats make headlines, coaches pull off strategy and fans harken back to playoffs of other years. Just to see how well you remember the past we&rsquo;ve prepared the following questions which deal strictly with Stanley Cup competition.(1) On April 22, 1962, the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in Chicago by defeating the Black Hawks 2-1 in the sixth game of the finals. A popular Leaf was the hero that night when he scored the winning goal. Was he:a. Red Kellyb. Dick Duffc. Tim Horton.(2) The first team to sweep to a Stanley Cup victory in eight straight games was:a. Detroit.b. Montreal.c. Toronto.(3) Of the four teams participating in the 1964-65 playoffs only one managed to do so using one netminder. That club was:a. Detroit.b. Montreal.c. Chicago.(4) When the Montreal Canadiens eliminated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in the seventh game of the 1950-51 finals an unusual thing happened. It was:a. A scoreless game until the waning minutes of the third period.b. No penalties were called.c. The referee couldn&rsquo;t complete the game.(5) A lot of rugged games were played in quest of the Stanley Cup last spring. The player who emerged with the most penalties was:a. Carl Brewerb. Stan Mikitac. Ted Lindsay(6) It was in April, 1949, that Toronto met Detroit in the finals and went on to win the Stanley Cup. The Wings resorted to unique measures to best the Leafs. They used:a. Eight defensemenb. Changed coachesc. Used oxygen.(7) The most games played in the 1961-62 playoffs was twelve and the top playoff scorer whacked in ten goals. He was:a. Frank Mahovlichb. Bobby Hullc. Stan Mikita.(8) In April, 1948, a Maple Leaf player suffered a fractured leg which was a blow to his team although Toronto went on to win the Stanley Cup without his services. He was:a. Gus Mortsonb. Syl Appsc. Ted Kennedy(9) On March 25, 1954, a Montreal forward collected 2 goals and 4 assists when his team defeated the Bruins 8-1 in the semi-finals. That point getting surge put the player&rsquo;s name in the record book. He was:a. Bernie Geoffrion.b. Dickie Moore.c. Maurice Richard.(10) Canadiens were in on another unique situation on March 23, 1944. This time they were playing Toronto in the semi-finals and won that night 5-1. The unusual happening was:a. Syl Apps was banished from the game.b. Maurice Richard scored his team&rsquo;s 5 goals.c. The starting time was delayed one hour.<h2>HOCKEY QUIZ SOLUTION</h2>(1) b.(2) a.(3) a.(4) b.(5) b.(6) c.(7) b.(8) a.(9) b.(10) b. &#9632;

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PLAYOFF QUIZ

DETROIT, Mich.Art Stratton, centerman of the St. Louis Braves, has been named the most valuable player in the Central Professional Hockey League for the 1965-66 season.Stratton, a 30-y ear-old forward, 6&rsquo;1&rdquo; and weighing 180 pounds, won the CPHL scoring championship firing 28 goals and drawing 66 assists for 94 points playing 66 games.In the 1964-65 campaign as a member of the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League, Stratton won the scoring title and this season&rsquo;s performance gave him his second successive crown.Stratton has had brief experience in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02328/2351267-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="528" height="576"><figcaption class="caption-body">ART STRATTON &hellip; Best In League</figcaption></div>Coaches of the six clubs in the CPHL took part in the voting. &#9632;

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Stratton Named CPHL’s Most Valuable Player

<div class="byline">BY KEN McKENZIE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0001-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-01122/2351820-1-eng-US/f0001-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Chicago&rsquo;s great scoring star BOBBY HULL has been selected player of the year by THE HOCKEY NEWS in its 17th annual awards presentation. Hull eclipsed hockey&rsquo;s single season 50-goal record this year by four</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que. &mdash;Bobby Hull, who electrified National Hockey League fans by breaking the 50-goal single season record during the 1965-66 campaign, has been selected as the player of the year by THE HOCKEY NEWS in its 17th annual awards announcement.Also flamed as leading figures in hockey this season were Sid Abel, manager-coach of the Detroit Red Wings, who was chosen coach of the year for the second straight time, and Bill Levins, general manager of the champion Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Pro Hockey League, who was named executive of the year.Hull&rsquo;s choice provoked little surprise among hockey fans. The Hawks&rsquo; &lsquo;Golden Jet&rsquo; was far and away the most outstanding individual player of the past hockey year. Picked as all-star left winger in THE HOCKEY NEWS annual fan poll and certain to be named to that post in the official NHL selections after the playoffs, Hull had a spectacular year scoring 54 goals and adding 43 assists for 97 points. Hull won the scoring championship by a whopping 19 points and fell only six goals short of the 60-mark.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-0298/2351813-1-eng-US/f0001-022.jpg" title="f0001-02" width="475" height="565"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL LEVINS &hellip; Executive Of Year</figcaption></div>Hull was the unanimous choice of the editors of HOCKEY NEWS as the player who completely captivated NHL audiences everywhere.Selection of Abel as top pro hockey coach required the most deliberation. The past season produced some sterling bench strategists and the choice of Abel was made only after long and careful study of all major and minor hockey leagues. Such fine coaches as Hal Laycoe of Portland. Fred Glover of Cleveland and Minnesota&rsquo;s Fred Shero, also had the panel of judges pondering their selection for some time.However, Abel did another magnificent job with the Red Wings this season, bringing a fourth-place team into the Stanley Cup finals despite a string of staggering player injuries.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-0342/2351806-1-eng-US/f0001-032.jpg" title="f0001-03" width="471" height="569"><figcaption class="caption-body">SID ABEL &hellip; Coach Of Year</figcaption></div>The naming of Oklahoma City&rsquo;s hustling general manager. Bill Levins, as top executive, was considered a popular choice by hockey observers. The energetic Levins experienced a fantastic season with a first-year team at Oklahoma City.However, once the Blazers were established in their new surroundings, they soon became a box office hit and much of the credit was the result of promotion and direction by Levins. The Blazers topped off their championship year by leading the CPHL in attendance drawing 173,096. &#9632;

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Hockey News Picks Abel As Coach; CPHL’s Bill Levins Top Executive

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT, Mich.&mdash;The high-flying Detroit Red Wings have been grounded and their star net-minder, Roger Crozier, with them.There was gloom in the Detroit camp and it was the result of the injury suffered by Crozier who has become the lifeline of the Wings in their bid to capture the elusive Stanley Cup.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01546/2349833-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="289" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Roger Crozier</figcaption></div>It&rsquo;s been 11 years since the Wings tasted the bubbly stuff and without Crozier, it could be some time before they sip the victory juice again.Crozier came down with an injured leg in the early stages of the fourth game here while the Wings were blowing the second straight game. Managercoach Sid Abel had to rush veteran Hank Bassen into the breach.Bassen did a tremendous job which is to his credit, but it is an old story with any hockey club. The team always plays best with its No. 1 man and Crozier is just that for the Detroiters.The Wings faced the prospect of playing the fifth game in Montreal and the sixth back here without Crozier, Abel and the Wings were hoping Roger would be able to make it back into action. It was obvious they had a chance with him.The Wings may consider themselves fortunate they got as far as they did with Crozier. His cantankerous stomach has been acting up again, although the matter was a well kept secret during the Wings&rsquo; semi-final series with Chicago.Abel didn&rsquo;t reveal the problem until the Wings were well into the finals with Canadiens.Crozier didn&rsquo;t feel well during a 2-1 loss to Chicago in the third game but he made the bus trip with the club to Toronto following the game, then was driven up to Detroit Osteopathic Hospital in the morning and stayed there unil just before game time the next night.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02522/2349826-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="2244" height="1165"><figcaption class="caption-body">While big JEAN BELIVEAU (4) looks for the rebound. Detroit goalie ROGER CROZIER has the situation well in hand. The puck is under the Wings&rsquo; netminder as he makes save in Stanley Cup final series. Other Red Wings&rsquo; are GARY BERGMAN (23), BRYAN WATSON (18) and BILL GADSBY (4). Crozier was injured in fourth game of final and had to be replaced.</figcaption></div>Abel called it &ldquo;just a touch of the flu&rdquo; but Dr. Milton Kosley said he was &ldquo;a mighty sick boy.&rdquo;Flu, bad hot dog (highly improbable since that&rsquo;s on his don&rsquo;t eat list) or whatever, anytime Crozier doesn&rsquo;t feel well the first thought in his pancreas.Crozier was critically ill last August with pancreatitis and is on a strict diet that forbids even a post-game bottle of beer.It&rsquo;s not much fun for a 24-year-old youngster but then, Crozier isn&rsquo;t much fun for the opposition.&ldquo;Funny thing,&rdquo; said Montreal coach Toe Blake, &ldquo;as a junior, Crozier didn&rsquo;t play too well in the Forum.&rdquo;Toe wasn&rsquo;t laughing when he sait it. More like crying. Crozier had just stoned the Canadiens twice as Detroit upset the form and won the first two games of the finals in Montreal.He made a brilliant save on a J. C. Tremblay break-in in the opener, won 3-2 by Detroit, and made three stunning stops in the Wings&rsquo; 5-2 second game victory. The first, on little Yvan Cournoyer, came in the second period when Jean Beliveau put Cournoyer in from the blue line.Then he robbed Gilles Tremblay and Beliveau with dazzling odove grabs in the first minute and 20 seconds of the third period.The score was 1-1 durmg the heroics and after the stop on Beliveau, Detroit turned the tide and Bruce MacGregor and Ab McDonald scored 50 seconds apart to send the Wings away to their second straight upset.The Tremblay stop was just about unbelievable. Breaking down the right side, Tremblay, who scored 10 of his 27 regular season goals against Crozier, had Crozier moving toward him so he picked the far corner. But Crozier darted out his glove hand and speared the puck.This was old stuff in the playoffs for the small goalkeeper who was rested for the money series in the closing weeks by Abel who utilized Bassen and George Gardner to give Crozier a week off.&ldquo;Last year we were whacked out after driving for first place,&rdquo; Abel said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;d played our best hockey in February and March and were worn down when the playoffs started.&ldquo;This year, after it was obvious we couldn&rsquo;t get any higher than fourth, we started resting some players like Roger and Bill Gadsby, and trying different combinations.&rdquo;One new combination had Andy Bathgate at centre and Ab McDonald, back from a second trip to Memphis in the Central Pro League, on left wing with Floyd Smith on the right side.Smith was dropped off the Norm Ullman line when Abel decided to counter Chicago&rsquo;s speedy Scooter Liner with a speed line of his own &mdash; Paul Henderson of left wing, Ullman at centre and Bruce MacGregor on right wing.The McDonald-Bathgate-Smith line began as a fourth unit and moved up to third line status during the Chicago series on its steady, dependable work.But no one was steadier, or more dependable, in the early days of the finals, than Crozier. &#9632;

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Crozier’s Injury Casts Gloom Over Wings’ Cup Hopes

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Awards’ Winners Over Years

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01545/2349933-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="376" height="376"></div>CHICAGO, Ill.&mdash;What&rsquo;s left for Bobby Hull to conquer in the National Hockey League?The spectacular Chicago Black Hawk left winger, selected by THE HOCKEY NEWS as player-of-the-year, has already achieved just about every endeavour a National League player can pursue.He&rsquo;s been an all-star, won the scoring championship, played on a cup winner, captured the Hart Trophy as MVP, scored 50 goals twice and more recently, broke the record by counting 54 in a single season.About the only thing Hull can aim for now is the 60-goal plateau, a feat almost unheard of before the Golden Jet came on the NHL scene.Hockey experts believe that Hull is the only present day player capable of reaching the mark and they predict he could turn the trick next season if he doesn&rsquo;t become caught up in any lengthy injury jinx and gets all the breaks a 60-goal scorer needs to make the grade.Hull himself doesn&rsquo;t talk about scoring 50 or even 60 goals but there isn&rsquo;t any doubt the muscular Chicago winger has the potential to reach the goal. Bobby showed this season that with a little better fortune and one knee less injury, he could conceivably have made it. He was only six away but even to a man as solid as Hull, injuries still hobbled the Black Hawks ace after he erased his own 50-goal record.Hull was the outstanding player over the 70-game schedule and his choice as man of the year, was a unanimous one. Winning the Hart Trophy and left wing allstar berth in the next few weeks will be further testimony of Hull&rsquo;s role as top NHL player of the season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03288/2349926-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="517" height="1084"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY HULL &hellip; Aiming For 60 ?</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Bobby Hull Likely First 60-Goal Man

<div class="byline">BY MATT DENNIS</div>OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.&mdash; Bill Levins, selected by THE HOCKEY NEWS as hockey&rsquo;s executive of the year, is 44 and born in Chicago. He was brought up in Minneapolis where he attended elementary and secondary school and studied journalism at the University of Minnesota.As a youngster he played high school hockey as a leftwinger and worked at the Minneapolis Arena where he did &ldquo;everything&rdquo; from selling peanuts. programs, cleaning the ice, selling tickets and sweeping the building.He worked as an assistant trainer and general assistane to the various coaches of the teams in the American Association in Minneapolis through the years 1936-42. During those years players Cully Dahlstrom and Virgil Johnson who made the grade to the National Hockey League knew Levins as their stick boy.In 1942, he joined the U.S. Navy, graduated as a pilot and saw duty on the American east coast on patrol where he flew torpedo bombers, dive bombers and freighters.On his discharge from active duty in 1946, Levins joined the U.S. Naval Reserve and attended exercises at the Minneapolis Naval Air Station until accepting full discharge in 1956.While a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve, he worked with the Minneapolis Millers in 1946 where Lyle Wright was the owner of the club and former New York Ranger great Bill Cook was coach.In 1961, he assumed the general manager&rsquo;s chair under owner Ben Berger of the Minneapolis entry in the International Hockey League.&ldquo;Ben Berger encouraged me in hockey on the executive side,&rdquo; says Levins. Berger formerly owned the Minneapolis Lakers pro basketball team.When Minneapolis Bruins became members of the newly-formed Central Professional Hockey League in the 1963-64 season affiliated with the Boston Bruins of the NHL, Levins became general manager. With the Bruins he was a strong worker promoting the Bruins and hockey in general.Walter L. Bush Jr. saw in Levins an ideal man for the position and working with coach Harry Sinden the Bruins finished third in 1963 - 64 and 1964 - 65 in the Central League.In the summer of 1965, the Minneapolis franchise was transferred to a new building in Oklahoma City and in its first season the Levins-Sinden combination produced a second - place finish for the Blazers in the six-team circuit.They disposed of St. Louis Braves in five games in the semi-final playoffs and won the &ldquo;Jack&rdquo; Adams Cup defeating Tulsa Oilers in four straight games in the final.In their 35 home games, the Blazers topped the league in attendance attracting 173,096 fans.As a general manager Levins says, &ldquo;I believe it is my duty to work as hard as I can to obtain the best players possible for the coach. Then it is the coach&rsquo;s job to mold the players into a team. I believe in delegating responsibility in regard to the workings of a hockey club and just look at myself as general manager to fulfil the role of co-ordinator.&rdquo;Married, Bill, and his wife Gloria and their two children Lezley, 17 and Nick, 14 both in high school maintain their home in Oklahoma City. &#9632;

One Time Stick Boy, Levins Made It Big In Minor Pro Hockey

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT. Mich.&mdash;Master psychologist Sid Abel, selected by THE HOCKEY NEWS as pro hockey&rsquo;s coach of the year for the second straight season, was working like Pavlov&rsquo;s dogs in the Stanley Cup playoffs.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02438/2349864-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="263" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Sid Abel</figcaption></div>He employed Bashin&rsquo; Bryan Watson against Bobby Hull in the semifinals and Watson had the superstar yearning for his herefords and talking to himself before it was over.Not bad for a two goal scorer to completely tie up a 54-goal scorer.By the end, the Hawks were crying &ldquo;rotten tactics&rdquo; and Abel wondered: &ldquo;What did they expect us to do? Not check him?&rdquo;Might as well have thrown nothing but half-speed pitches right down the middle to Ted Williams and Babe Ruth, certainly never a knuckle or a curve ball.Against Montreal Abel resorted to a familiar tactic&mdash;the song of the underdog: &ldquo;No one gives us a tumble.&rdquo;To his players he pointed out that the Montreal defense, generally regarded as the league&rsquo;s best, got just as jumpy and gave the puck away just as often as any other when it was pressed hard in its own zone.&ldquo;They&rsquo;re supposed to have the best centres, the best defense, the best this, the best that,&rdquo; said Abel.The reflex action Abel hoped to comb from his bits of psychology was the Stanley Cup, absent from Detroit&rsquo;s Olympia Stadium for 11 years.Bringing a fourth place team into the cup finals and just two games away from the NHL&rsquo;s biggest prize, earned Abel the selection as coach of the year in the minds of most hockey men. &#9632;

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Abel Using All His Aces In Playoffs

MONTREAL, Que.National Hockey League teams can&rsquo;t seem to agree on what plan should be employed to stock the six new clubs entering the league in the loop&rsquo;s 1967-68 expansion program.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01608/2349988-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="273" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Sam Pollock</figcaption></div>Clarence Campbell, president ot the NHL, said that long sessions between team owners, general managers and personnel directors, had created a &ldquo;wide disparity of opinion on the matter.&rdquo;Campbell said it was his feeling that no decision will be reached for some time.&ldquo;There is a wide disparity of opinion among the clubs and I can&rsquo;t see it being resolved for some months,&rdquo; Campbell said.&ldquo;Those present received and discussed a confidential report and the discussions will be kept confidential until a solution has been achieved.&rdquo;Team representatives met in Montreal this past week with owners and officials of the six new clubs. The final decision on the formula will be made by the current clubs only &mdash; Detroit, Montreal, Boston, New York, Chicago and Toronto.The league earlier granted franchises to six United States centres. San Francisco-Oakland, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Minneapolis-St. Paul will make up a new division of the league starting in 1967.The new members each paid $2,090,000 for their franchises and this sum included rights to players they can draft under the formula now being conceived. Each new team will be allowed to draft 20 players.&ldquo;What we&rsquo;re trying to do now is fill in numbers,&rdquo; Campbell said, referring to the number of players each of the current clubs will be forced to relinquish in the expansion draft.&ldquo;We still don&rsquo;t know whether the number of players to be protected by each club will be five or 15, as all we have established are the mechanics of the thing.&ldquo;We hope to come up with a formula that will satisfy all, but we&rsquo;ve be surprised if we&rsquo;ve reached an agreed conclusion by the June annual meetings.&rdquo;Both Campbell and Montreal general manager Sam Pollock, who was commissioned by the league to study and report on the problem, agreed that another problem to be faced in the meshing of the current NHL draft system with the new one.&ldquo;If we run into a problem in the original draft, you can see how it is possible for it to pyramid into many more as the draft proceeds in future years,&rdquo; Campbell said.&ldquo;Nobody realizes the amount of legislation involved and the problems to be overcome,&rdquo; Pollock said. &ldquo;We have to legislate on top of current legislation and it all has to be done keeping in mind the current property rights of the six present owners.&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t take anything away from them without their unanimous consent.&rdquo; he added.Pollock said it is essential a solution be reached before the June meetings in Montreal as the league doesn&rsquo;t want to be faced with the problem in addition to its regular draft chores.Campbell was not hopeful that a solution can be reached by that time.&ldquo;One must be found even if it doesn&rsquo;t make everyone happy, and I&rsquo;m sure it won&rsquo;t,&rdquo; said Campbell. &#9632;

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Stocking New Clubs Poses Big Headache To Current NHL Teams

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0004-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02566/2350026-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Former Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; star MAURICE RICHARD, left, who played on eight Stanley Cup winning teams during his 18-year National League career, points out his name on the famed trophy to United Air Lines stewardess SANDA LUNDSTROM as Richard and ED FITKIN, an NHL representative, accompanied cup to Los Angeles on six-city tour to promote new league franchises.</figcaption></div>PHILADELPHIA, Pa.The Stanley Cup and venerable Jack Adams made quite an impression here in their roles of goodwill ambassadors.The cup was here as part of a six-city visit of the new NHL locales and Bill Putnam, Philly president, hosted a luncheon for the occasion. In fact, the police even got into the deal too for the local people didn&rsquo;t want any recurrence of the stolen English cup and two gendarmes accompanied the cup from the airport to the midtown window where it was displayed for two days.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03482/2350019-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="283" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Putnam</figcaption></div>The cup served as an awesome reminder of hockey&rsquo;s history, and the press took home silver replicas of it as souvenirs. They also went away delighted with the banter of Adams, current prexy of the Central League and the only man in history to have his name on the Cup in all three categories as player, coach and general manager.Adams said it would take &ldquo;about three or four years depending upon management, for one of the new franchises to become a rival for the existing teams. In Philadelphia it could happen quicker since Bill (Putnam) already has all the managerial requirements &mdash; foresight, energy, intelligence and an intense will to win.&ldquo;I feel sure that the NHL sees the need for an equitable division of its own players. Each club has a reserve list of 30 plus 3 goalies. Clarence Campbell thinks only eight should be protected. Others talk about 11. But even that would give the newcomers the nucleus for a good team.&rdquo;Adams also was confident that his Central League would be stripped of some of its best performers to help stock the new franchise.&ldquo;Most of our players are kids on their way up. Of a roster of 16, including goalies, 10 must be under 23. In two years we&rsquo;ve had 13 go up to stay. In addition, 53 others have been called by NHL clubs for emergency use in case of injuries. I looked over our 17 leading scorers the other day and I&rsquo;d say that at least 15 of them are surefire to make it in the NHL.&rdquo;Adams also had some predictions about the American boy in hockey.&ldquo;Hockey always has been regarded as a Canadian sport. With the expansion, 10 of the 12 clubs in the NHL will be in American cities and pretty soon you&rsquo;ll see a lot of American players there instead, of just one as at present. I&rsquo;ve always said that the American boy could do anything the Canadian could. In the past however, there has been no place for the American kid to go in hockey after he became 15 or 16. But things are changing. In Detroit alone, there are 3,800 registered in the amateur hockey association.&ldquo;Detroit is installing more artificial rinks and every city with a big league hockey franchise should do the same. After the football season what is there for an American youngster? Basketball yes, but after they play hockey, I&rsquo;ll guarantee the kids won&rsquo;t bother with basketball.&rdquo; &#9632;

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New Teams Threat In Time Says Adams

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01566/2350071-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"></div>Philips Chatelaine Blender. The only seven speed blender you can buy. Chops, grates, grinds, purees, pulverizes, minces, whips, mixes, blends, even liquefies, up to 40 ounces of fruits, vegetables, and other solid foods&mdash;in seconds.Philips Chatelaine Electric Knife. The one with the hole in the handle. Easy to grip. Perfectly balanced. Knife operates only when spring loaded on/off button on top of handle is depressed. Blades detach and slip apart easily for thorough cleaning. Comes complete with six-foot detachable power cord.Philips Chatelaine Gourmet Centre. The housewife&rsquo;s five-in-one appliance. Comes with meat grinder. You can add knife sharpener, can opener, 5 piece salad maker, and ice crusher. Twin push buttons pop attachments on and off easily from either end.<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02523/2350064-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="71" height="94"></div>Philips Chatelaine Food Mixer. Brilliant chrome with life-time stainless steel bowls. Powerful 10-speed motor. Exclusive safety-lock speed selector, and lever-action bowl control. Chime timer. Optional juicer and knife sharpener. PHILIPS APPLIANCES LTD.-Television &bull; Stereo Hi-Fidelity &bull; Radios &bull; Tape Recorders &bull; Business and Educational Equipment Household Appliances &bull; Lighting &bull; Industrial Sound Equipment &bull; Philishave Electric Shavers &bull; &ldquo;New-Life&rdquo; Hearing Aids</div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03419/2350057-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="543" height="315"></div> &#9632;

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A Philips appliance will make Mother’s Day and the next 1,825 days as well

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01635/2350102-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></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 25, Que.Kenneth William McKenzie, President and PublisherWill 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 cashPrinted tn Canada.Vol. 19 MONTREAL, MAY 7, 1966 No. 30<h2>Don&rsquo;t Charge Goalers With Empty Net Goals</h2>Hockey News Editor:Not wishing to kick a dead horse, I nevertheless feel that something must be done concerning the awarding of the Vezina Trophy and the counting of empty-net goals against a goalkeeper&rsquo;s average.Fortunately, there were no miscarriages of justice this season such as that which occurred last year with Roger Crozier of Detroit. Crozier was far and away the best goaler, and yet he lost the trophy by four goals which were scored when Carl Wetzel replaced him in the nets.Gump Worsley definitely deserved the award this year, and he did it even with three empty-net goals charged to his record. The counting of empty-net goals against a goaler&rsquo;s average is ridiculous. If the league is going to charge the empty-net goals to a goalkeeper, it might as well eharge them to the coach too, for he was the one who pulled the goalie in the first place.It is my hope that the league will see fit to amend this incongruity, for the betterement of all concerned.Jan Burden, Meadville, Pa.<h2>St. Louis Fan Laments Missing Stanley Cup</h2>Hockey News Editor:The Stanley Cup arrived in our fair City and spent two days on display. The final day was celebrated with a private luncheon with such notorities present, as our Governor of Missouri, Mayor of St. Louis, ex-Mayor of St. Louis and all of the St. Louis Blues Officials. The following day the above information was reported in the newspaper, but by the time of its reporting, the Stanley Cup was well on its way to Minneapolis-St. Paul.As a true hockey fan, I&rsquo;m very proud that the Stanley Cup was honored by our area&rsquo;s highest officials but at the same time, I know that the hockey fans in St. Louis were extremely disappointed, because due to lack of news coverage, we did not know about it until too late, therefore being cheated from viewing the coveted cup.I hope that the fans in other cities will be given more consideration.Mrs. Bobbie Gaia St. Louis, Mo.<h2>Little Val Fonteyne Most Underrated Player</h2>Hockey News Editor:People talk about J. C. Tremblay, Bob Pulford, and Normie Ullman as being NHL most underated players. I certainly agree 100% with this statement. There is a player who works hard; a killer. He is &ldquo;Vai Fonteyne&rdquo; of the Detroit Red Wings, Val, as far as I&rsquo;m concerned is valuable to Detroit. He&rsquo;s a smart player who can take a fair check and is very clean.Hockey fans only look for goal-scorers such as Howe, Hull, and Beliveau and other good players, but scoring goals doesn&rsquo;t make a hockey team. A hockey team consists of players who all work hard together, in order to win, even if they lose. I hope someone from the U.S. or Canada writes in and comments. What are your comments???Bob Stechlinski, Verdun, Que.<h2>Fan Club Official Seeks Out Contact</h2>Hockey News Editor:I am writing in the hopes that through your publication I will be able to contact a particular person who wrote to me recently&mdash;If LARRY GOLDENBERG, of Brentwood, New York, will kindly write to me again, I would gladly give him all the information about fan clubs that he requested. His address has been misplaced and I cannot answer his letter. Since so many hockey fans read HOCKEY NEWS it is possible that Larry or one of his friends will see this letter. Thanks for anything you can do.Also, if anyone else would be interested in joining the Offiical Teddy Green Fan Club, they may write to me at 35 Boston Avenue, Somerville, Mass. I&rsquo;d be glad to hear from them.Jean Cardillo, Somerville, Mass.<h2>Commends NBC, NHL For Playoff Telecasts</h2>Hockey News Editor:Just want to commend National Broadcasting Company and the National Hockey League for the efforts in bringing us the playoff games.This first coast-to-coast broadcast brought some of the excitement into many homes and I enjoy it thoroughly.The play-by-play was superb and a hearty thanks goes to the announcers. It was evident that much research of the game and of the teams was done, which made this, the fastest sport, more enjoyable. Win Elliott and Bill Mazer did a fine job.I&rsquo;m looking forward to the remaining games.Martha Sabo, Pittsburgh, Pa. &#9632;

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FAN FORUM

<div class="byline">By Ken McKenzie</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02507/2350161-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="411" height="431"></div>&bull; RALPH BACKSTROM, probably the fastest skater in the National Hockey League, explained how he went from a chump to a champ in five seconds in last Sunday&rsquo;s game against Detroit &hellip; When wee Ralphie scored the winner at the 13:37 minute mark of the third period to give the Montrealers a 2-1 win and even the finals at two games apiece, he figured it took him five seconds to score after he took the face-off upon returning to the ice from being benched by Coach Toe Blake. The demon coacher was peeved at Backstrom for letting Norm Ullman get behind him to score Detroit&rsquo;s only goal of the game in the second period and promptly benched him for a goodly portion of the contest &hellip; Backstrom certainly made the most of his ice time and was the hero of the game that most observers feel was the key to the series &hellip; Everything favors Canadiens winning from here on in with two of the three remaining games at home. The club is also starting to gain some momentum again and playing more like the team that sidelined Toronto in four straight games than the team that dropped the first two games against Detroit on Montreal Forum ice &hellip; Jean Beliveau and Henri Richard, Canadiens&rsquo; great centres, both played brilliantly in the fourth tilt and as they go so goes the team &hellip; The Montreal squad feels they are a better team than Detroit and are determined to prove it on the ice. The feeling in their dressing room after equalizing the series at two games each was that Detroit would not win another game &hellip; The Wings suffered an extremely tough blow when Roger Crozier, their sensational goalkeeper, had to leave the game after only 5:48 of the first period with a sprained knee and a twisted left ankle. Chances of his returning for further games in the series appears doubtful at this date<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03381/2350154-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="295" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jean Beliveau</figcaption></div>&bull; WIN ELLIOTT is getting better with each game he telecasts for NBC. In fact his enthusiasm and love of the game comes across strong to the viewers and some of his spontaneous remarks are a delight to the ears &hellip; If the established NHL clubs are allowed to protect three goalies instead of two at the NHL draft in June the Toronto Maple Leafs will protect Johnny Bower, Terry Sawchuk and Bruce Gamble &hellip; Owner Jack Kent Cooke of the new NHL club in Los Angeles is reported to be working on a package deal with Portland Buckaroos of the Western League. He wants to buy the Portland team with the plan being for Harry Glickman and Hal Laycoe to operate it next season and then have Glickman, the general manager, and Laycoe, the coach, join Cooke in running the Los Angeles entry in the 1967-68 NHL season &hellip; The Portland team would serve as a first-class WHL affiliate for Los Angeles in future years. This sounds like a smart move by the astute Cooke, who incidentally, did a fine public relations job for hockey in the United States when interviewed by NBC between periods of the fourth game of the finals &hellip; The NHL and NBC are trying to negotiate a deal that would see&rsquo; NBC telecasting 10 Sunday afternoon games next season during the regular schedule &hellip; NBC has first refusal on the TV package for the first year of expansion &hellip; Mac McNab of Vancouver, Lynn Patrick of Los Angeles and Keith Allen of Seattle are names that have been bandied about as general manager of the St. Louis Blues. All three are experienced hockey executives &#8229;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04264/2350147-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="239" height="385"><figcaption class="caption-body">Keith Allen</figcaption></div>&bull; PLANS ARE going ahead right on schedule on the erection of Bob Breitbard&rsquo;s San Diego International Sports Arena. This beautiful new building will be the showplace of the South when it is completed next October &hellip; The sixth annual Eastern College Athletic Conference Holiday Hockey Festival will be held in Madison Square Garden, New York, beginning December 17. Six teams have been invited to the Festival. Clarkson, 1966 ECAC seasonal champion, and Boston University, both representatives in this year&rsquo;s NCAA tournament, will be two of the entrants. The others will be St. Lawrence, Yale, Princeton and Minnesota. The invitation to Minnesota is the first to a college outside of the East &hellip; Larry Ross, reputed to be the most successful high school hockey coach in the United States, has been appointed coach at Colorado College. For the past 12 years. Ross has been coach at Falls High School in International Falls, Minn., where his teams have won the last 58 consecutive games. They captured the state championship five times, the last three in succession. Ross, 43, succeeds Robert Johnson, who resigned to become hockey coach at the University of Wisconsin &hellip; Ward Wilson, well-known New York radio personality who worked on the New York Rangers broadcasts for a number of years and will be remembered by hockey fans and NHL players during the late 1940&rsquo;s and early 1950&rsquo;s, died recently in Florida &hellip; Bill Gadsby figures he has sustained 500 stitches in his face and head during his 20 years in the National Hockey League. The veteran Detroit defenseman said most of them came during the first half of his career &hellip; Toronto&rsquo;s Allan Stanley had his knee operation last week and early indications are that it was 100 percent successful &hellip; Handsome Bud Palmer, who used to telecast the Rangers games in New York and was also the CBS announcer a few years ago when CBS telecast a number of NHL Saturday afternoon games, is now Commissioner of Public Events for the City of New York. A member of the social jet-set, Palmer is a close friend of Mayor John Lindsay.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05217/2350140-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="273" height="405"><figcaption class="caption-body">Allan Stanley</figcaption></div>&bull; JACKIE GORDON will be named coach of the New York Rangers soon with Emile Francis continuing his duties as General Manager &hellip; Danny O&rsquo;Shea, outstanding forward with Oshawa Generals Juniors and one of the brightest pro prospects belonging to the Montreal Canadiens, is said to be more anxious to obtain a law degree at McGill University than in pursuing a professional hockey career &hellip; O&rsquo;Shea was discovered by Scotty Bowman who is said to be headed for a post with the Boston Bruins organization succeeding Wren Blair when it&rsquo;s announced that Blair is the general manager of the Minnesota franchise in the NHL, Bowman, coach of the Montreal Canadiens Juniors, has been sought after by a number of NHL clubs. He is expected to act as chief scout for the Boston Bruins and director of operations for the Oshawa Generals Junior club &hellip; More than 1,500 guests, representing practically every province in Canada and many United States points, honored Father Athol Murray at Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Sask., on May 2 in a most unusual testimonial dinner &hellip; Rangers&rsquo; Rod Gilbert has abandoned plans for marriage this summer. He is recovering from a second operation for fusion of the spine &hellip; Sympathy goes out to Jimmy Skinner, head of the Red Wings&rsquo; farm system. His fathei died in Winnipeg last week.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-06165/2350133-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="281" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jackie Gordon</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

THE HOCKEY NEWS this week asked Western League broadcasters: Is hockey the most difficult game to call ?DICK ENBERG, KTLA - TV, Los Angeles: Yes. Action is so fast and continuous you have to do a radiocast even on TV. Goals are so few that if you describe anything but what is happening to the puck and miss a goal, your effort is ruined. And you can&rsquo;t use a color man because you wind up stepping on each other&rsquo;s words. Basketball is the easiest. There are plenty of time-outs in which you can make comments.GIL STRATTON: KNX and KCBS-TV, L.A.: It&rsquo;s the easiest for me because I like it the best. It&rsquo;s the only sport in which I get emotionally involved. I don&rsquo;t get emotional about horse-racing because I don&rsquo;t bet. TV is tougher than radio because you don&rsquo;t cheat as you can on radio. If you don&rsquo;t call it right on TV, the viewer knows.JIM RASER, KNX, L.A.: It&rsquo;s the easiest. Action is so fast and continuous it requires less adlibbing. There&rsquo;s always something happening. Once you get a rhythm going, it just flows. Maybe you don&rsquo;t have time-outs in which you can comment on the play, but you do have two fulllength between-period breaks, instead of one as in football or basketball.BILL ANDERSON, KPOJ, Portland: This is a cup of tea. There&rsquo;s always something going on. If you follow the play closely and call it completely, you&rsquo;re commenting without realizing it. Baseball is the toughest because so little is happening so much of the time. There are big gaps to fill from pitch to pitch.BILL SCHONLEY, KVI, Seattle: Hockey&rsquo;s the toughest. It&rsquo;s three times as fast as any other game. You hardly have time to draw a deep breath. You have to stay with the puck at all times, so you can&rsquo;t describe a scuffle that may be breaking out on another part of the ice, for example. But it&rsquo;s my favorite game, so I enjoy broadcasting it.CHUCK MUDRAK, CDKA. Victoria: It&rsquo;s the easiest for me, because it&rsquo;s the only sport I really like doing. I&rsquo;ll admit it&rsquo;s so fast it takes more out of you than any other. I like to call the whole game. Once you establish a tempo of play, it comes easy. However, some announcers get carried away by the rhythm of things and some seem only to be describing one team, their home team.ROY STOREY, KCBS, San Francisco: Hockey is the hardest to call, but the easiest to make interesting. Basketball is the easiest to call, but the hardest to make interesting. The action is continuous in hockey, but every play is different, every goal is important and you reach peaks of excitement. In basketball, there are patterns of play which occur over and over again and there are so many baskets the value of any one, no matter how exceptional, is questionable. In baseball there are long gaps in the action. I&rsquo;ve experimented and I now believe the best way to call hockey is the way the fans see it, following the puck, calling the action continuously and rising to the peaks of excitement. &#9632;

IN THE CORRIDOR

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div>BOSTON, Mass.Bobby Orr&rsquo;s status as a hockey player still has not changed. He still is one of brightest youngsters in junior hockey today. But the 18-year-old piece of Bruins property apparently is making his talent felt already.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01587/2350216-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="286" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Orr</figcaption></div>General manager Hap Emms who wheeled the Bruins into a couple of strategic and profitable trades during the season was at it again during the playoffs at Montreal this week.Emms finally completed the deal with Detroit that sent Leo Boivin and Dean Prentice to the Red Wings for Gary Doak, Ron Murphy and an amateur player to be named later.Monday night Emms concluded that transaction by obtaining Barton Crashley, a defenseman from the Hamilton Juniors. No sooner had that deal been consummated than Emms returned Crashley to the Red Wings for the right to negotiate with Bill Luesuk, a wing with the Weyburn. Sask. Juniors.The motivation of that move undoubtedly came from different angles. But Orr had to be a main tangent to the angles.First Emms feels that Bruins defense will be much sounder next year with Doak and Gilles Marotte returning as sophomores.Then Teddy Green is expected to be back in top physical condition and the B&rsquo;s still have Al Langlois, Don Awrey and Bob Woytowich with defensive experience.Now it is virtually definite that the B&rsquo;s will turn Orr professional for next season. And since Orr also is a defenseman, Emms didn&rsquo;t need another junior on the point at the present time.A forward would be much more valuable and Emms wisely shifted from his first choice of Crashley.Emms still admits the Orr situation still is a bit ticklish.He hesitates to turn the youngster pro and not play him with the Bruins for fear of antagonizing the Oshawa fans. And yet even Emms wonders just how the jump from junior to NHL will effect Bobby.Marotte, of course, made the jump this year, but Gil was two years older than Orr and more mature physically. Also Marotte is more of a hitting defenseman than Orr.Because of his skating, stick handling and scoring ability, some experts feel the Bruins may decide to break Orr in more easily and move him to forward at least for one season in the NHL.Emms has had no comment on that possibility but whatever he does he will have complete backing from owner Weston Adams.Adams, incidentally, scoffs at the thought that promotion of Orr to the Bruins poses any real problem either for the club or the boy.&ldquo;I think the people in Oshawa would understand if we decided to give Bobby a year at say Oklahoma City before bringing him into the NHL,&rdquo; says Adams.&ldquo;And I think the boy will be able to adjust to playing in the NHL either as a forward or defenseman if we bring him to Boston from training camp.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll admit Bobby has received a great deal of publicity and ir normal cases this might tend to put a lot of pressure on him But I don&rsquo;t regard Orr as a normal case.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a mature, level-headed youngster. Publicity won&rsquo;t bother him.&ldquo;But,&rdquo; says Adams, &ldquo;I think we are getting a little ahead of ourselves. We haven&rsquo;t really decided anything about Orr or any of the rest of our youngsters yet. We won&rsquo;t until after the playoffs.&rdquo;Still Orr definitely is involved in any thinking of the Bruins right now. &#9632;

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Turning Orr Pro, Bruins Dilemma; Rookie May Spend Season In CPHL

OSHAWA, Ont.Where should the Boston Bruins play rookie Bobby Orr when they get him up to the NHL &mdash; defense or forward ?A man with definite ideas on the matter is Orr&rsquo;s current coach with the Oshawa Generals, Bep Guidolin.A former NHL star with Boston, Detroit and Chicago, Guidolin is entrusted with developing Orr this season and he makes no qualms about what he thinks of the youngster.&ldquo;Orr will be an asset to the NHL,&rdquo; said Guidolin, &lsquo;but I&rsquo;ll tell you one thing. He&rsquo;ll be great if he&rsquo;s used on defense and nowhere else.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02541/2350247-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="279" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bep Guidolin</figcaption></div>Guidolin thinks Orr will rate with the good ones when he jumps to the pros. &ldquo;Bobby&rsquo;s a field general out there, like a Doug Harvey or a Jacques Laperriere. He should be played at the blueline. Up front they&rsquo;d check him to death,&rdquo; commented Guidolin. &#9632;

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Orr’s Junior Coach Feels Bobby Best Playing Defense

DETROIT, Mich. &mdash;The heavy traffic of executive bodies to positions with teams in the expanded National Hockey League is gaining momentum.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02547/2350309-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="283" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Wren Blair</figcaption></div>Wren Blair, who has been running Boston&rsquo;s minor league teams and the Bruin organization at Oshawa is leaving that post to undertake general-manager duties with the Minnesota franchise.His replacement will be Scotty Bowman, coach of the Junior Canadiens, who also will take on the added duties of Boston&rsquo;s chief scout.Bowman has been involved in several huddles with Boston general-manager Hap Emms during the current Detroit-Canadiens series and has agreed to the terms offered him. He also has offers from the Minnesota and San Francisco groups, but prefers the job with an established firm like the Boston Bruins.Bowman has been much sought-after by hockey groups for the very good reason that he has a solid background in scouting and coaching. He will not handle any coaching at Oshawa, however. He&rsquo;ll be the director of operations, just as Blair was.Bowman has been with the Canadiens&rsquo; organization since retiring from the active end of the game after a serious head injury. He has scouted for the organization, and coached at Omaha and with Junior Habs. His team finished in second place this season, even though few people expected the team to go higher than fourth.Bowman&rsquo;s move is one of many being arranged during the meeting of hockey minds at the Stanley Cup final series.Here is the way the &ldquo;expansion&rdquo; picture looks:Rudy Pilous, although still unsigned by the San Francisco group, is going there as general manager and coach.Hal Laycoe, general-manager at Portland, is headed for a coaching job at Los Angeles.Bud Poile, an executive with the San Francisco Seals, has left that organization. He&rsquo;ll move into a job with the Philadelphia franchise.Jack Riley, president of the American Hockey League, is resigning his position to join the Pittsburgh franchise as general-manager. A leading candidate for Riley&rsquo;s presidency is Frank Carlin, of Montreal, who&rsquo;s now associated with the Quebec Aces in a managerial capacity.Blair is going to the Minnesota group! after turning down an offer from Boston, which leaves St. Louis still looking for a key executive. Two candidates are Max McNab, of the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s Vancouver team and Keith Allen, general-manager at Seattle. &#9632;

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Wren Blair To Link With Minnesota As GM

MONTREAL, Que.The Boston Bruins picked up an extra player &mdash; courtesy of the Detroit Red Wings &mdash; in the National Hockey League&rsquo;s annual universal draft held here April 25 among the amateurs.The Bruins picked five players, Montreal, Chicago, New York and Toronto four each and Detroit three. The Red Wings waived on their first draft choice as part of their late-season deal by which they secured Leo Boivin and Dean Prentice from the Bruins in exchange for Gary Doak, Ron Murphy and an unnamed amateur player. Murphy later retired.In all the six NHL teams paid out a total of $72,000 for the privilege of drafting 24 young players from junior and juvenile ranks.<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><h3>Boston Bruins</h3>BARRY GIBBS, Estevan Bruins.STEVE ATKINSON, Niagara Falls Flyers.RICHARD SMITH, Hamilton Red Wings.GARNET BAILEY, Edmonton Oil Kings.TOM WEBSTER, Niagara Falls Flyers.<h3>New York Rangers</h3>BRAD PARK, Toronto Marlboros.JOE JOHNSON, Peterborough Petes.DON LUCE, Kitchener Rangers.JACK EGERS, Kitchener Greenshirts.<h3>Chicago Black</h3>Hawks TERRY CAFFREY, Toronto Marlboros.RON BUSSIAUME, Oshawa Generals.BARRY GIBBONS, Markham, Ont.BRIAN MORENZ, Oshawa Generals.<h3>Toronto Maple Leafs</h3>JOHN WRIGHT, Toronto West Clair.CAMERON CROSBY, Toronto Marlboros.RICK LEY, Niagara Falls Flyers.DALE McLEISH, Peterborough Petes.<h3>Montreal Canadiens</h3>PHILIP MYRE, Shawinigan Bruins.MAURICE ST. JACQUES, London Nationals.JUDE DROUIN, Verdun Maple Leafs.ROBERT PATE, Montreal Junior Canadiens.<h3>Detroit Red Wings</h3>JIM WHITTAKER, Oshawa Generals.LEE CARPENTER, Hamilton Junior Bees.GRANT COLE, Toronto St. Mike&rsquo;s B&rsquo;s.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2><h3>Providence Reds</h3>BILL LEWIS, Toronto West Clair.JOE MEEHAN, Toronto St. Mike&rsquo;s B&rsquo;s.PHIL ROBERTO, Stamford, Ont. B&rsquo;s.<h3>Baltimore</h3>Clippers BRIAN LEFLEY, Winnipeg Rangers.BRUCE BUCHANAN, Winnipeg Braves.ROGER KNOWLES, Oshawa, Ont. B&rsquo;s.<h3>Springfield Indians</h3>JIM ADAIR, Hamilton Junior Bees.ROBERT BLACK, Oshawa Generals.BOB LADLAY, St. Catharines Black Hawks.<h3>Pittsburgh Hornets</h3>DOUG HINTON, Toronto West Clair.FRANK SAWYER, Oshawa, Ont., B&rsquo;s.JIM SCARAFEL, Edmonton Juniors.<h3>Cleveland Barons</h3>CLAUDE HOUDE, St. Jerome Alouettes.MAUROSE STELMANCHUK, Edmonton Juniors.TREVOR CONN Toronto Etobicoke B&rsquo;s.<h3>Hershey Bears</h3>ROSS WEBLEY, Stamford, Ont. B&rsquo;s.BILL RYSNICK, St. Mary&rsquo;s, Ont., B&rsquo;s.BOSS GREY, Stamford, Ont., B&rsquo;s.<h3>Rochester Americans</h3>JOHN HUGHES, Toronto West Clair.MURRAY McLACHLAN, Toronto West Clair.BARRY VANDER GRAF, Winnipeg East Elmwood. Quebec AcesHUGH HARRIS, Stratford, Ont., B&rsquo;s.JOHN COWLEY, Arnprior, Ont. B&rsquo;s.REYNALD COMEAU. Montreal Maisonneuve B&rsquo;s.<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2><h3>San Diego Gulls</h3>TIM SHEEHY, International Falls, Minn.BRAD DAVIDSON, Markham Ont.BARRY BYSPOLKO, St. Catharines, Ont. B&rsquo;s.<h3>Los Angeles Blades</h3>GERALD PINDER, Saskatoon Junior B&rsquo;s.JERRY KORAB, Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds.BARRY LONG, Moose Jaw Junior B&rsquo;s.<h3>Seattle Totems</h3>ROBERT MURRAY, Peterborough, Ont. B&rsquo;s.DOUGLAS McFADDYEN, Calgary Juniors.DOUG ABEL, Lashburn, Sask. B&rsquo;s.<h3>San Francisco Seals</h3>KARL HAGGERTY, Niagara Falls Flyers.BILL McKAY, New Liskeard, Ont. B&rsquo;s.RON RILEY, Picton, Ont., C&rsquo;s.<h3>Vancouver Canucks</h3>JARMO LEHTONEN, Kitchener Junior B&rsquo;s.GRATIEN GUAY, Dolbeau, Que., Juniors.BRIAN CADLE, Winnipeg East Elmwood.<h3>Victoria Maple Leafs</h3>PETER NEVIN, Oshawa Junior B&rsquo;s.ARCHIE MacDONALD, Halifax Canadiens.DON CULPERT, New Hamburg, Ont. B&rsquo;s.<h3>Portland Buckaroos</h3>DOUG ACOMB, Toronto West Clair.JEAN POTVIN, Hull, Que., Juniors.RICHARD BROWN, Winnipeg Silver Heights.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2><h3>Memphis Red Wings</h3>RICK ROWELL, Hamilton Junior B&rsquo;s.RANDY MANERY, Leamington. Ont., Juveniles.<h3>Houston Apollos</h3>SEPPO RUUSKA, Chatham, Ont., B&rsquo;s.BOB SHANNON, Halifax Canadiens.<h3>Tulsa Oilers</h3>JOHN GOULD, Aurora, Ont., C&rsquo;s.JOE COOPER, North Kildonan, Man., juveniles.<h3>Oklahoma City Blazers</h3>PAUL GAMSBY. Chatham, Ont., B&rsquo;s.SCOTT HARVEY, Fredericton Juniors.<h3>Minnesota Rangers</h3>LORNE WALLIS, Winnipeg Weston juveniles.DENNIS DUPERE, Jonquiere, Que., B&rsquo;s. &#9632;

Bruins Grab Five In Amateur Draft

MONTREAL, Que &mdash;The National Hockey League has taken steps to protect three netminders instead of the usual two before expansion hits the big time.NHL President Clarence Campbell said that it has been agreed by all clubs to adopt the new ruling before the annual league draft in June.&ldquo;We have agreed to raise the limit to three in the case of goaltenders for this year only in preparation for next year&rsquo;s expansion draft,&rdquo; Campbell commented.Campbell said the step would protect the six existing clubs from losing first-string netminders in successive years.Toronto Maple Leafs have already disclosed that they will put Johnny Bower, Terry Sawchuk and Bruce Gamble, on their goalkeepers&rsquo; protected list for the summer draft.Leafs are the only team carrying three regular netminders. The rest have two each. Canadiens have Lome Worsley and Charlie Hodge, with Quebec&rsquo;s Gary Bauman likely No. 3. Boston has Bernie Parent and Ed Johnston with Gerry Cheevers of Oklahoma City No. 3. Detroit has Roger Crozier and Hank Bassen with Pittsburgh&rsquo;s George Gardner in reserve. Chicago has Glenn Hall and Dave Dryden with Denis DeJordy third man and Rangers have Cesare Maniago and Don Simmons with Ed Giacomin, No. 3. &#9632;

NHL Teams To Protect 3 Goalers

<div class="byline">GIL SMITH</div>MONTREAL, Que.When you consider the fact that Terry Harper amassed the sum total of one goal in the last three playoff years, his performance in this year&rsquo;s series has been extraordinary. The rangy Westerner had five points (2-3) after seven games, to rank as one of the highest-scoring defensemen in the Cup rounds.Two of Harper&rsquo;s points &mdash; a goal and an assist &mdash; were picked up in the four-game sweep against Toronto. His goal came in the third game of the series, and proved to be the winner in what turned out to be a 5-2 contest. In the fourth game, he set-up Jim Roberts for a goal at a time when Habs&rsquo; were shorthanded. That was the first playoff goal of Roberts&rsquo; career.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01604/2350388-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="247" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry Harper</figcaption></div>Against Detroit, Harper counted a point in each of the first three games. He got a goal in the opening game in Montreal, by lacing a long shot from the right point that eluded Crozier. In the second outing, he combined with defensemate Noel Price to set-up Yvan Cournoyer. In the third game of the series, at Detroit, Harper started the play that resulted in a goal for Dave Balon. It was the fifth game in a row that Harper figured in the scoring. &#9632;

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Habs’ Harper Enjoying Productive Playoff Run

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div>&ldquo;You like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;&ldquo;You like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;One of the oldest bromides in hockey is the one about never breaking up a winning combination. The opposite of that, never staying with a loser, was put into good effect by Toe Blake in Detroit.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01620/2350419-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="275" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gump Worsley</figcaption></div>After watching his team lose the first two games of the series, the Hab coach did some fancy juggling with his forward lines to win the &ldquo;crucial&rdquo; third game in the Motor City. He began by calling up right-winger Leon Rochefort from the Quebec Aces, and sitting out Claude Larose. Rochefort joined the team immediately after the Quebec Aces had been eliminated by Rochester in their own playoff round. The balding, 27-year-old forward, who came to Canadiens from Rangersin 1963 in the same deal that landed Gump Worsley and Dave Balon in Montreal, turned in a creditable performance in the 4-2 victory over Wings. Rochefort played on a line with Henri Richard and Balon and, while he personally didn&rsquo;t figure in the scoring, his linemates did as they combined for Canadiens&rsquo; first goal of the game. Balon netted the puck, with assists going to Harper and Richard, and for the Pocket Rocket, it marked his first scoring point in this year&rsquo;s playoffs.Blake also iced a combination of Backstrom, Roberts and Ferguson, while Bobby Rousseau and Dick Duff sat out most of the contest. The coach didn&rsquo;t tamper with the big line of Beliveau, Provost and Gilles Tremblay, however, and it was that unit that won the game. Tremblay, the Leading scorer against Detroit in the regular schedule, rifled a pair of goals &hellip; the second of which proved to be the winner. Beliveau notched a goal and an assist.For Beliveau, his night&rsquo;s work gave him a career total of 115 points in playoffs, which tied him with ex-mate &ldquo;Boom Boom&rdquo; Geoffrion as third-highest scorer in playoff history. Big Jean&rsquo;s total, at this writing, comprised 53 goals and 62 assists. Geoffrion retired with a playoff total of 56 goals and 59 assists. Behind them is Detroit&rsquo;s Alex Delvecchio, whose career total amounted to 101 points (35-66) after the third game in the Hab-Wing series had been played. Delvecchio&rsquo;s 66 assists are the second-highest in Stanley Cup competition. Gordie Howe leads that department with 92, to date.As is so often the case in playoffs, goaltending has been the key factor in the series. It may well be the decider. In the first two games in Montreal, the phenomenal work of Roger Crozier turned the tide in Detroit&rsquo;s favor. His point-blank stops of shots by Beliveau and Gilles Tremblay in the second contest left the Habs shaken. Equally disconcerting was Detroit&rsquo;s ability to get goals back with blinding speed, when Canadiens did manage to put a puck in the net. In the series opener in Montreal, a goal by Backstrom at 4.23 of the second period was nullified by Gadby&rsquo;s counter at 5.14. In the second game, Yvan Cournoyer put the Habs within striking distance with a goal at the 12-minute mark of the third period. Smith got that one back for the Wings at 12.28 minutes.In the third game, at Detroit, Crozier was well-below his Montreal form, but Worsley was glittering. He robbed Delvecchio, Bathgate, Smith and Prentice, as he hurled his well-rounded form from side to side to nullify the Red Wings&rsquo; sniping. &#9632;

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Toe Blake’s Line Juggling Pays Off For Habs

One of the most illuminating figures in the Stanley Cup playoffs has been Ralph Backstrom, the hard-driving centre of the Montreal Canadiens.Backstrom has had his good moments and his bad ones since the playoffs began but no one will question his value to the Canadiens. Not when you can sit on the bench for 23 minutes (a sentence imposed by Coach Toe Blake for letting down on the ice) and then come out and score the winning goal.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02541/2350450-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="270" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ralph Backstrom</figcaption></div>Backstrom has only three goals in the playoffs but two have been game winners for the Canadiens. The Kirkland Lake, Ont., product banged in the deciding goal in the fourth game of the finalsCanadiens have been getting plenty of mileage out of Backstrom. He is a threat every time he touches the puck with his blinding speed and deft stickhandling. The Habs have come on strong in the final playoff after dropping the first two games and according to Blake, it has been the work of the team&rsquo;s three top centremen, Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard and of course, Backstrom.El Producto is pleased to salute Ralph Backstrom as the player-of-the-week in the NHL. &#9632;

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The Player Of The Week

<h2>SERIES &lsquo;A&rsquo;</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03461/2350516-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="562" height="84"></div>(Montreal wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Thurs., Apr. 7Toronto 3 at Montreal 4Sat., Apr. 9Toronto 0 at Montreal 2Tues., Apr. 12Montreal 5 at Toronto 2Thurs., Apr. 14Montreal 4 at Toronto 1<h2>SERIES &lsquo;B&rsquo;</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04358/2350509-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="562" height="83"></div>(Detroit wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-2).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Thurs., Apr. 7Detroit 1 at Chicago 2Sun., Apr. 10Detroit 7 at Chicago 0Tues., Apr. 12Chicago 2 at Detroit 1Thurs., Apr. 14Chicago 1 at Detroit 5Sun., Apr. 17Detroit 5 at Chicago 3Tues., Apr. 19Chicago 2 at Detroit 3<h2>SERIES &lsquo;C&rsquo;</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-05268/2350502-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="562" height="85"></div>(Best-of-seven final series tied 2-2)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Sun., Apr. 24Detroit 3 at Montreal 2Tues., Apr. 26Detroit 5 at Montreal 2Thurs., Apr. 23Montreal 4 at Detroit 2Sun., May 1Montreal 2 at Detroit 1<h3>GOMES TO COME</h3>Tues., May 3Detroit at MontrealThurs., May 5Montreal at DetroitSat., May 7Detroit at Montreal (if necessary)<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-06210/2350495-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="564" height="128"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-07158/2350488-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="562" height="834"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-08126/2350481-1-eng-US/f0010-082.jpg" title="f0010-08" width="556" height="832"></div> &#9632;

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Stanley Cup Playoff Races, Individual Scoring

<h2>Game Four</h2><h3>Sun., May 1</h3>MONTREAL 2 at DETROIT 1DETROIT, Mich. &mdash;Ralph Back strom flicked in the game - winning goal in the third period of the fourth game of the Stanley Cup finals for Montreal and the Canadiens were back on even footing with Detroit.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01617/2350575-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="277" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hank Bassen</figcaption></div>Backstrom&rsquo;s dramatic goal broke up a 1-1 hockey game and enabled the Canadiens to even their best-of-seven final series at 2-2 with the next game back on Montreal&rsquo;s Forum ice.The Habs thus completed a two-game sweep in Detroit to offset the Wings&rsquo; double win in Montreal and give the Canucks the upper hand with two of the last three games of the series in the Canadian city.The defeat was doubly costly for the Red Wings, who lost star goalkeeper Roger Crozier in the opening minutes of the game with a knee and ankle injury. Detroit coach Sid Abel rushed standby netminder Hank Bassen into the game and he turned in a tremendous performance despite the loss to Montreal, winning second star recognition for his showing.The Wings jumped the Canadiens 1-0 in the second period when Norm Ullman scored on passes from Paul Henderson and Bruce MacGregor. The Canadiens came back to tie it up when Jean Beliveau deflected a shot by J. C. Tremblay past Bassen.That set the stage for Backstrom to score the payoff goal.MONTREAL&mdash;Goal: Worsley. Hodge. Defense: J. C. Tremblay, Harris, Harper, Talbot, Price. Forwards: Beliveau, G. Tremblay. Provost, Richard, Rochefort. Balon. Backstrom, Rousseau, Duff, Roberts, Ferguson. Cournoyer.DETROIT &mdash; Goal: Crozier, Bassen. Gardner. Defense: Gadsby, Boivin, Marshall, Bergman, Wall. Forwards: Delvecchio, Howe, Prentice, Ullman, MacGregor, Henderson, Bathgate, Smith. Hall, P. MacDonald. Watson, Fonteyne.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02570/2350568-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="562" height="511"></div><h2>Game Three</h2><h3>Thurs. April 28</h3>MONTREAL 4 at DETROIT 2DETROIT, Mich. &mdash;Mont real Canadiens, displaying strength down the middle for the first time in the series, turned on their tormentors to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 in the third game of the Stanley Cup finals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03494/2350561-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="257" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dave Balon</figcaption></div>After losing the first two games of the best-of-seven series on home ice, the Canadiens bounced back with their initial win of the finals and much of the credit belonged to the team&rsquo;s solid centre men, Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard and Ralph Backstrom.Only one, Beliveau scored, in the Habs&rsquo; win but they all played inspiring hockey in making Montreal a threat from the opening ice. It was the Montrealers&rsquo; night and they showed the kind of form that made them scourge of the NHL schedule.Gilles Tremblay seized on the opportunity of the Habs&rsquo; rejuvenation to score twice, his third and fourth of the playoffs, to lead Montreal. Dave Balon and Beliveau got the others for Canadiens.Coach Toe Blake was elated with the win and gave his three centres full credit for the victory. &ldquo;Now we are on the upsurge,&rdquo; said Blake. &ldquo;Our centres were skating and that made the difference.&rdquo;Gordie Howe, with his fourth playoff goal, and Norm Ullman, with No. 3, sniped for Detroit. The Wings&rsquo; letdown followed two spectacular victories on Montreal ice in the first two games of the series.Detroit coach Sid Abel was philosophical. &ldquo;The pressure is still on them,&rdquo; said Abel. &ldquo;We can still win this series,&rdquo; he added.The fourth game was slated for the Detroit Olympia as well.MONTREAL &mdash; Goal: Worsley, Hodge. Defense: Harper, Talbot, J. C. Tremblay, Harris, Price. Forwards: Beliveau, G. Tremblay. Provost, Richard, Duff. Rousseau, Backstrom, Ferguson. Roberts, Rochefort, Balon, Cournoyer.DETROIT &mdash; Goal: Crozier, Bassen. Defense: Gadsby, Boivin, Marshall, Bergman, Wall. Forwards: Delvecchio, Howe, Prentice, Ullman, Henderson, MacGregor. Bathgate, A. McDonald. Smith, Watson, Fonteyne, P. MacDonald.Referee: Ashley: Linesmen: D&rsquo;Amico. Pavelich.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04410/2350554-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="550" height="679"></div><h3>Tues., April 26</h3>DETROIT 5 at MONTREAL 2DETROIT &mdash; Goal: Crozier, Bassen; defense: Gadsby, Boivin. Marshall, Bergman, Wall; forwards: Delvecchio, Howe. Prentice, Ullman, Henderson, MacGregor, Bathgate, A. McDonald, Smith, P. MacDonald, Fonteyne, Watson.MONTREAL &mdash; Goal: Worsley, Hodge; defense: J. C. Tremblay, Harris, Talbot, Price; forwards: Beliveau, Provost, G. Tremblay, Backstrom. Rousseau, Duff, Richard, Larose, Ferguson, Balon, Roberts, Cournoyer.Referee: Udvari. Linesmen: Armstrong, Sopp.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-07278/2350547-1-eng-US/f0011-072.jpg" title="f0011-07" width="558" height="729"></div> &#9632;

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Two Wins On Detroit Ice Puts Hobs In Contention

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05343/2350613-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">GILLES TREMBLAY of Canadiens heads for the puck with plenty of traffic behind him on the ice. That&rsquo;s GORDIE HOWE, left, and PAUL HENDERSON, right, of the Wings with JEAN-GUY TALBOT and TED HARRIS (10) of Canadiens bringing up the rear in Stanley Cup final playoff action.</figcaption></div>MONTREAL, Que.&mdash;Roger Crozier, the hot man in the Stanley Cup final playoffs, was again in the spotlight as the Red Wings stunned the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 for the second straight game.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-06307/2350606-1-eng-US/f0011-062.jpg" title="f0011-06" width="262" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Andy Bathgate</figcaption></div>Crozier turned in a spectacular netminding performance again as the Wings went ahead 2-0 in the best-of-seven final series. With a commanding edge, the Detroiters went back home with the upper hand and games three and four on Olympia ice.The Wings, who won the series opener 3-2 behind Crozier&rsquo;s stellar goalkeeping, got another big night from their diminutive puck-stopper as they outskated, outchecked, outhustled and outscored the Canadiens by a wide margin.Five different Red Wings contributed to the team&rsquo;s second-game victory. Andy Bathgate, with playoff goal No. 6, Bruce MacGregor, Ab McDonald, Floyd Smith and Dean Prentice, with his fifth, were the Detroit marksmen.Wings&rsquo; veteran centre Alex Delvecchio collected an assist for his 100th Stanley Cup playoff point in his long career.Yvan Cournoyer and J. C. Tremblay accounted for the Montreal goals.After a 1-1 two-period struggle, the Wings broke the game wide open with four goals in the final period to win going away.Crozier handled 24 shots compared to 35 for Lome Worsley of Montreal. Referee Frank Udvari called 15 penalties, eight to the Canadiens. &#9632;

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Wings Surprise Canucks To Grab 2-0 Lead

<h2>WALLY</h2>NORTHERN PRO HOCKEY STICKS<h2>WALLY</h2>POOL TABLES TABLE TENNIS CROQUET SETS<h2>Playoff Races</h2><h3>FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01588/2350686-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="565" height="83"></div>(Rochester leads best-of-seven finals 1-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Sat., Apr. 30Cleveland 0 at Rochester 4<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed., May 4Rochester at ClevelandSat., May 7Rochester at ClevelandSun., May 8Cleveland vs. Rochester (At Buffalo)Tues., May 10Cleveland vs. Rochester (At Toronto &mdash; if necessary)Fri., May 13Rochester at Cleveland (if necessary)Sat., May 14Cleveland vs. Rochester (At Toronto &mdash; if necessary)<h3>SERIES &lsquo;A&rsquo;</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02498/2350679-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="564" height="79"></div>(Rochester wins best-of-seven semi-finals 4-2).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed., Apr. 13Rochester 3 at Quebec 2Sun., Apr. 17Rochester 2 at Quebec 5Wed., Apr. 20Quebec 5 at Rochester 3Sat., Apr. 23Quebec 2 at Rochester 7Sun.. Apr. 24Rochester 4 at Quebec 2Wed., Apr. 27Quebec 3 at Rochester 6<h3>SERIES &lsquo;B&rsquo;</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03382/2350672-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="565" height="79"></div>(Springfield wins best-of-five quarter-finals 3-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed., Apr. 13Springfield 3 at Hershey 2Sat., Apr. 16Springfield 2 at Hershey 1Sun., Apr. 17Hershey 4 at Springfield 7<h3>SERIES &lsquo;C&rsquo;</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04278/2350665-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="562" height="79"></div>(Cleveland wins best-of-five quarter-finals 3-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed.,Apr. 13Pittsburgh 2 at Cleveland 5Fri.. Apr. 15Pittsburgh 2 at Cleveland 6Sat., Apr. 16Cleveland 4 at Pittsburgh 2<h3>SERIES &lsquo;D&rsquo;</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05197/2350658-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="567" height="84"></div>(Cleveland wins best-of-five semifinals 3-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed., Apr. 20Springfield 1 at Cleveland 3Sat., Apr. 23Springfield 0 at Cleveland 1Sun., Apr. 24Cleveland 3 at Springfield 2<h3>Wed., April 27</h3>QUEBEC 3 at ROCHESTER 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08114/2350651-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="563" height="761"></div><h3>Sat., April 30</h3>CLEVELAND 0 at ROCHESTER 4CLEVELAND&mdash;Goal: Binkley, Morrissette. Defense: Speer, Lanyon, Zeidel, Mattiussi, Needham. Forwards: Szura, Schultz, Ellett, McCarthy, Courcy, Wilkie, Hoekstra.F. Glover, McCreary, H. Glover, ROCHESTER&mdash;Goal: Perreault, G. Smith. Defense: Cherry, Arbour, Sly, Edestrand, Rupp. Forwards: Armstrong, Jeffrey, Gamble, Duff, Litzen-berger, Walton, Pappin, Conacher, Horvath, Ehman.Referee: Bruce Hood. Linesmen: Bob Frampton, Walt Atanas.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-0996/2350644-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="561" height="700"></div> &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

TORONTO, Ont.&mdash;Rochester Americans have definite ideas about retaining their hold on the Calder Cup this season and they let the Cleveland Barons know where they stand.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06155/2350717-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="274" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Perreault</figcaption></div>With Goalie Bob Perreault performing flawlessly in the net, the Americans skated over the rampaging Barons 4-0 in the opening game of the best-of-seven championship finals.The Barons outshot the Amerks 36-31, a good indication of how hot Perreault was in the first game. At least a half dozen saves turned in by the balding Rochester goalkeeper were on the miraculous side.Brian Conacher, Jim Pappin, Mike Walton and Gerry Ehman provided the goal-scoring offensive power for the Americans, conquerors of the Quebec Aces in the semi-final round.The loss was a heartbreaker for the Barons, who hadn&rsquo;t tasted playoff defeat since April 18, 1963 in Hershey. They won nine games in a row in sweeping to the Calder Cup championship in 1964, missed the playoffs last year, then came back this season to sweep past both Pittsburgh Hornets and Springfield Indians in six straight games.The Americans, a powerful machine, followed their usual pattern by overpowering their rivals with one blast. They sewed up the decision within two minutes and 17 seconds of the first period when they banged in three quick goals. It was clear sailing the rest of the way as they grabbed the series lead and assumed the role of favorites to take home their second straight AHL title. &#9632;

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Amerks Cool Off Barons In Series Opener

TORONTO, Ont.Rochester Americans won their way into the Calder Cup final playoffs for the second successive year and they did it by again knocking over the Quebec Aces.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07132/2350748-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="268" height="411"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry Jeffrey</figcaption></div>Paced by Larry Jeffrey&rsquo;s two goals, the Americans defeated the Aces 6-3 to win the best-of-seven semifinal series 4-2 in games and set up a Cleveland-Rochester Calder Cup final.Jeffrey, a defensive star this season who had scored only 10 times all year, added his third and fourth goals of the series to help out the Aces. Bronco Horvath, Jim Pappin, Darryl Sly and Mike Walton got the other Rochester goals. Leon Rochefort tallied twice and Ed Hoekstra once for the vanquished Aces.Americans struck at 3:38 of the opening period. Jeffrey fired a rebound past Quebec goalie Gary Bauman. The second goal, at 17:29, came seven seconds after Aces&rsquo; defenseman Rino Robazza was given a penalty.Bronco Horvath took the puck from the face-off, flipped it to Duane Rupp, skated forward a couple of strides and deflected Rupp&rsquo;s shot into the goal. Pappin knocked in another rebound with 52 seconds left in the period to give Rochester a 3-0 advantage.Rochefort, Quebec&rsquo;s highest scorer in the series, got Aces&rsquo; first goal at 6:50 of the second period. Rochefort scored five goals and earned three assists in the six-game series.Sly&rsquo;s goal at 13:10 was the prettiest of the loosely-played deciding game. He slipped free of a three-player Quebec trap, spurted in on goal, drew Bauman out and slid the puck ..cross the line.A pass that travelled half the length of the rink started the play that led to Rocheser&rsquo;s fifth goal, scored at 18:56. Perreault caught a drive by Rochefort, threw the puck to Dick Gamble, and he passed it toward the centre ice circle, where Walton picked it up, skated in all alone and beat Bauman.Americans went into a 6-1 lead at 1:04 of the final period on Jeffrey&rsquo;s second goal. Hoekstra got that back for Aces just 21 seconds later and Rochefort closed out the scoring at 5:27. &#9632;

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Jeffrey Connects For Two Goals As Rochester Ousts Aces In Six

ROCHESTER, N.Y.Five Rochester Americans have been selected to the first and second teams, as the Western Division champions dominate the AHL&rsquo;s 1965-66 Allstar squads.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01582/2350807-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="287" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Claude Dufour</figcaption></div>Rochester placed three players, defenseman Al Arbour and forwards Gerry Ehman and Dick Gamble, on the first team and added two more, defenseman Duane Rupp and right - winger Jim Pappin, to the alternate unit. The &lsquo;dream teams&rsquo; were selected by the League&rsquo;s press, radio and television representatives.Quebec&rsquo;s Aces, Eastern Division &lsquo;kingpins&rsquo;, placed Jimmy Morrision on the first team defense and added Noel Price and &ldquo;Keke&rdquo; Morteon to the second squad.Hershey and Cleveland each had one first team member selected, goaler Claude Dufour and center Joe Szura respectively, while the Bears&rsquo; high scoring left-wing, Gene Ubriaco, was a second team choice.Cleveland&rsquo;s Les Binkley and Pittsburgh&rsquo;s George Gardner tied for the second team goaltending berth and will receive identical awards.First team choices each received a League bonus of $300 and a miniature gold puck while second team members get $200 apiece and a silver puck.Highlight of this season&rsquo;s allstar team was Al Arbour selection. Arbour, Rochester&rsquo;s bespectacled defenseman, joined the Americans four seasons ago and has yet to be left off the first all-star team.Arbour, who doubles as Joe Crozier&rsquo;s assistant coach, is now only one nomination away from tying the all-time League record for consecutive mention to the first team.Hershey Bears&rsquo; coach Frank Mathers currently holds the mark of five consecutive mentions gained while playing defense for the Pittsburgh Hornets back in the 50&rsquo;s. Mathers first made the squad in &lsquo;51-52 and never missed until the &lsquo;56-57 campaign, the year he moved to Hershey as playing-coach.Arbour&rsquo;s defense mate on the &lsquo;dream team&rsquo;, Quebec&rsquo;s Jimmy Morrison, is another personality who is no stranger to AHL allstar units; however, this is the first time he has been named to the first team.For the past two campaigns, ond team and he also claims a spot on the alternate unit of 1961-62.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02539/2350800-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="472" height="550"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM MORRISON &hellip; Aces&rsquo; Rearguard Picked</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03501/2350793-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="520" height="550"><figcaption class="caption-body">DICK GAMBLE &hellip; All-Star Left Wing</figcaption></div>For a good portion of the past season, both Arbour and Price, though left-hand shots, played the difficult right side without any loss of finesse since both Quebec and Rochester came up short of right-hand defensemen.Cleveland&rsquo;s Joe Szura is another first time member of an AHL all-star squad. The deceptive Barons&rsquo; centre had his best pro season in &lsquo;65-66 scoring 46 goals and adding 30 assists for 76 points. Centering a line that had Bob Courcy on right-wing and another Bob, this one Ellett, on the left side, Szura&rsquo;s unit led the Barons to a second place finish in the Western group of the League and now, into the Calder Cup playoff finals.Last season Dick Gamble scored 48 goals and placed second among left-wingers in allstar balloting. This year the old &ldquo;lamp-lighter&rsquo;s&rdquo; goal production fell off; to only 47!But the 37 year-old Gamble became the oldest player in AHL history to win the scoring championship with 98 points. It was also the 9th time in his American League career that he has scored 30 or more goals in a season, which increases a League record he already held.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04460/2350786-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="456" height="547"><figcaption class="caption-body">AL ARBOUR &hellip; On First Team Again</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05384/2350779-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="468" height="571"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOE SZURA &hellip; Barons&rsquo; Pivot Named</figcaption></div>This is Gamble&rsquo;s second appearance on the first team having also been named back in 1960-61. He also has two second team berths to his credit; Besides last year he also was an alternate choice in &lsquo;54-55.In the voting, Dick was a near unanimous choice gaining more votes than anyone else. His name appeared as first choice on 8 ballots and second on the other.Gamble&rsquo;s sidekick, Gerry Ehman, was named to the rightwing spot for the second time in the past three seasons. &#9632;

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Five Rochester Players Selected; Arbour Named To 4th First Team

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06329/2350845-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg"></div><h2>FIRST TEAM</h2><h2>SECOND TEAM</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07308/2350838-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="1111" height="309"></div>(Number in parenthesis indicates players points total). &#9632;

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AHL All-Star Teams

<div class="byline">BY SHEL FULLERTON</div>CLEVELAND, Ohio &mdash;Cleveland&rsquo;s rampaging Barons went in to this year&rsquo;s Calder Cup final series with a nine-game playoff winning streak, a full head of steam, two red-hot scoring lines &mdash; and a great big hope.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08290/2350876-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="283" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Fred Glover</figcaption></div>The hope was that the third line, the one on which the Glover brothers &mdash; Coach Fred and brother Howie team with Ron Attwell &mdash; would come alive as the Barons&rsquo; fans knew it could.Then Attwell was injured, necessitating the insertion of young Gordy Wilkie in his place. While Attwell&rsquo;s loss dampened the hope to a degree, it did not kill it.Now, with two series out of the way, the Barons have an almost unbelievable 15-game playoff winning streak, the same full head of steam and three red-hot scoring lines.What was just a hope is now a reality. The Glover-Wilkie-Glover line powered home the winning goals in each of the three clashes against Springfield in the semi-final series.Wilkie&rsquo;s first playoff goal of his professional career was the winning goal in the opener against the Indians.And Howie Glover, after battling all season to get back into tip-top condition after being sidelined with a broken jaw in the first game of the campaign, has hit the comeback trail.Howie&rsquo;s third goal of the playoffs was the only score as the Barons downed Eddie Shore&rsquo;s Indians, 1-0, in their second clash. And Howie&rsquo;s fourth playoff goal, at 19:12 of the third period of the third game, put the icing on a three-goal rally to sweep the Barons into the finals against the winner of the Rochester-Quebec series. The Barons went into that final period on Springfield ice facing a two-goal deficit.Fred Glover has his players believing in themselves, just as they did two years ago when they swept Rochester, Hershey and Quebec out of the way in a record-setting performance.It hardly seems likely that history can repeat itself to the extent that they can continue their unbeaten march to another title. &#9632;

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Rampaging Barons Carry Hot Playoff Win Streak Into Calder Cup Final

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER, N.Y.Whether the Rochester Americans are able to retain the Calder Cup or not, there&rsquo;s no denying they are the greatest comeback team in the history of the American Hockey League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09276/2350907-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="279" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Mike Walton</figcaption></div>During the 72-game regular season, the defending champion Amerks spotted the opposition the lead, then roared back to win on no less than 28 occasions! Even more spectacular than the 16 come-from-behind victories registered on home ice here and in Toronto where the even dozen road wins achieved after the home club had taken the lead. Their victory total was 46 &mdash; meaning they weren&rsquo;t behind in only 18 wins.And this same style is paying off for the Americans in the playoffs, too.Rochester eliminated Quebec Aces 4-2 in the best-of-seven semifinal series, and three of these triumphs likewise came after the Aces fronted.ICICLES &mdash; Veteran goalie Bobby Perreault was the stopper for the Amerks in their back-to-back weekend wins. Perreault had watched the first three games from the bench, but was thrown into the tough spot by bossman Joe Crozier. Bobby had no chance on three of the four goals which got past him, and Perreault claims a net loose on its moorings was responsible for the other one.Jeffrey wound up a distant 87th in the AHL scoring race with a mere 10 goals and 20 assists in 51 games, but the defensive specialist has turned offensive tiger once given a chance with a good line. He&rsquo;s leading the Amerks playoff scoring at this moment with four goals and five assists for nine points in six games. &#9632;

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Amerks Land In Cup Final Again Proving AHL’s Best Comeback Team

Before you say SCOTCH say &ldquo;DEWAR&rsquo;S&rdquo; it never variesBefore you say SCOTCH say &ldquo;DEWAR&rsquo;S&rdquo; it never varies<h2>Playoff Races</h2><h3>FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1084/2351063-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="562" height="80"></div>(Victoria leads best-of-seven finals 1-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Sat., Apr. 30Portland 5 at Victoria 6<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Mon,, May 2Victoria at PortlandTues., May 3Victoria at PortlandFri., May 6Portland at VictoriaSat., May 7Portland at Victoria (if necessary)Mon., May 9Victoria at Portland (if necessary)Tues., May 10Victoria at Portland (if necessary)<h3>SERIES &lsquo;A&rsquo;</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1174/2351056-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="564" height="78"></div>(Portland wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-3).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed.. Apr. 13Portland 4 at Vancouver 6Fri., Apr. 15Portland 4 at Vancouver 2Tues.. Apr. 19Vancouver 5 at Portland 2Wed., Apr. 20Vancouver 3 at Portland 5Fri., Apr. 22Portland 1 at Vancouver 5Mon., Apr. 25Vancouver 2 at Portland 4Tues., Apr. 26Vancouver 3 at Portland 7<h3>SERIES &lsquo;B&rsquo;</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1266/2351049-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="563" height="78"></div>(Victoria wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-3).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed., Apr. 13San Francisco 3 at Victoria 6Sat., Apr. 16San Francisco 1 at Victoria 3Mon., Apr. 18Victoria 2 at San Francisco 4Wed., Apr. 20Victoria 2 at San Francisco 3Fri., Apr. 22Victoria 4 at San Francisco 5Sat., Apr. 23San Francisco 4 at Victoria 5Tues., Apr. 26San Francisco 1 at Victoria 6 &#9632;

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>VICTORIA, B.C.&mdash;The Victoria Maple Leafs surprised the Portland Buckaroos in the start of the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s Patrick Cup final playoffs but it took the Leafs 90 solid minutes to repel the defending WHL champions.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01577/2350952-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="275" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">John Henderson</figcaption></div>The Victoria decision was a weird one to say the least. It wasn&rsquo;t any of the Leafs&rsquo; super scorers who were in on the kill but defenseman Claude Labrosse and Goalie John Henderson, two men who rarely grace the scoresheet.Henderson set up the winning goal in overtime when he stopped a Portland drive and passed the puck ahead to Labrosse, who winged his way down the ice to blast the payoff goal past Portland&rsquo;s Dave Kelly at 14:45 of the extra period.It was a tight, hard-checking game, typical of what WHL fans can expect from both clubs in the best-of-seven championship series. Neither team had it easy to reach the title round.The two semi-final favorites, Portland and Victoria, were both down two games to three and had to win their last two games on home ice to come from behind and stave off spirited challenges by Vancouver and San Francisco in series that went the limit of seven games each. Oddly, the final and decisive game of each series was surprisingly lopsided. In the end, goalies and goalie-switching were key factors in both sets.<h2>Portland-Vancouver</h2>Rookie coach Bert Olmstead brought Vancouver along brilliantly and had his Canucks primed to upset the Bucks. Late in the season he revamped his power-play, putting old pro Phil Maloney at center for faceoffs, Billy McNeil and Howie Hughes on the wings and veteran Ron Matthews with Larry Cahan on the points and it paid off for a a dozen goals in the first five games as Vancouver almost stole the series.Portland outshot Vancouver consistently, but had trouble getting the puck past a spectacular Gilles Villemure, who outplayed Portland&rsquo;s Dave Kelly. When Portland coach Hal Laycoe gambled, benching Kelly and inserting rookie Rick Charron for the last two games, it paid off. Vancouver never trailed until the last game, but that was the one that counted.Because Portland&rsquo;s home ice was occupied, the series opened with two games in Vancouver. McNeill and Brian Hextali scored twice each as Vancouver ripped the Bucks in the opener 8-4. Portland bounced back to even the series, 4-2.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02477/2350945-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="499" height="581"><figcaption class="caption-body">CLIFF SCHMAUTZ&hellip;Six Playoff Goals</figcaption></div>The series then shifted to Portland for two games. In the opener, Portland outshot Vancouver 41-22, but Vancouver converted four power-play goals and won 4-2 to go back ahead in the series. McNeill, again, and Hughes scored twice each. In the next game, Portland again outshot Vancouver decisively 42-20 and this time cashed in 5-2 to square the series once more. Cliff Schmautz scored twice and Connie Madigan the winner for Portland, while Larry Cahan scored twice for Vancouver.In these two games in Portland, Villemure made 39 and 37 saves to 17 and 11 for Kelly.Back in Vancouver, the Canucks went ahead for the third time in the playoffs with a 5-1 romp. Cliff Schmautz scored his fifth goal of the playoffs for Portland, but Vancouver scored two more power-play goals.Returning to Portland for the last two games, Laycoe switched to Charron. Checking specialist Arlo Goodwin came through with a pair as Portland won 4-2 to even the series again. Portland then won the big finale 7-3 as Art Jones, who makes the Bucks go. and Len Ronson, scored twice each.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03360/2350938-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="485" height="559"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRED HUCUL&hellip; Starred For Leafs</figcaption></div>Portland&rsquo;s Schmautz, Jones and Madigan were outstanding, but Charron stole the show. In the last game, he got a standing ovation from the thrilled Portland fans when he had to pause to have an injury treated.For Vancouver, the heroes in defeat were Villemure, McNeill, who scored six goals, and Cahan, who sent people flying, had three four-point games, four goals and broke Howie Young&rsquo;s WHL playoff record for defensemen with 15 points in seven games. Young scored 13 points in 12 in 1962.<h2>Victoria-San Francisco</h2>Goalies were the story for San Francisco in its loss to Victoria. With regular Jack McCartan injured and their other goalies tied up in other playoffs, the Seals had to open with amateur Bob Gray. After one game, they secured permission to use league stand by Marcel Pelletier, who was sensational, winning two of three.However, when Oklahoma City&rsquo;s playoff ended and Doug Favell became available, the WHL ruled the Seals had to use him and return Pelletier to the league. Favell didn&rsquo;t show up in time for the fifth game and the Seals had to use Gray and he was spectacular.However, they did go to Favell in the last two games and lost both. They inserted Gray in the last period of the last game, but by then it was too late.Meanwhile, ex-Seal John Henderson played steady goal for Victoria. The Seals taunted that their former teammate was a soft touch as the series began, but he had the last laugh.Every game of the series was won on home ice with the extra home-game advantage Victoria enjoyed as a result of its higher finish in the regular season paying off in the end.The series was marked by two interesting duels, set up by rookie coaches Charley Burns and Frank Mario. San Francisco matched speedy rookie Stan Gilbertson and tough young Ron Harris on Victoria veterans Andy Hebenton and Bob Barlow. All four played brilliantly. Harris checked murderously. However, Barlow shook off his checks to play the hockey of his life and wound up as the single standout of the set. Offensive-minded defenseman Fred Hucul was another Leaf star. The brilliant Burns seemed tired for San Francisco.Victoria won the first two games at home. Fred Hucul and Milan Marcetta pierced Gray twice each in the opening 6-3 win. The Leafs then shaded Pelletier 3-1 to make it two straight as each member of the Marcetta-Barlow-Hebenton line scored a goal.The Seals then won the next three in San Francisco. Pelletier was brilliant in the first two. In the first one, George Swarbrick shot the go-ahead goal in a 4-2 triumph. In the second one, after Fred Hucul tied the game with a second period score, there were 25 minutes of scoreless play before Larry McNabb rammed in the first shot of overtime to win 3-2.Victoria outshot the Seals 48-19, but Gray made 44 saves in the fifth game, a wild one. Michel Harvey&rsquo;s breakaway backhander put the Seals ahead 4-2 midway in the last period, goals by Barlow and Gordy Redahl tied it with time running out, but Gilbertson punched in only his second goal of the season to win it 5-4 in the last minute. &#9632;

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Victoria Goalie Plays Hero Role As Leafs Win Start Of Cup Finals

SEATTLE, Wash.Billy McNeill, Vancouver&rsquo;s blond bomber, was the expected overwhelming selection of his fellow Western Hockey League players as the Most Valuable Player in the circuit for the regular 1965-66 season, more than doubling the point total of his nearest competitor, Seattle&rsquo;s great veteran center Guyle Fielder, who has won five MVP awards in the past. McNeill also won MVP honors last season.The players, voting on a 5-3-1 basis, gave McNeill 293 points and Fielder 147, with all others far behind. The next three in the voting were Wayne Connelly, San Francisco winger, with 69 points, and Portland&rsquo;s defenseman Connie Madigan, centre Art Jones and winger Cliff Schmautz with 66. 65 and 54 points, respectively.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01554/2351101-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="265" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy McNeill</figcaption></div>McNeill thus became the third player in the league&rsquo;s 17-year history to repeat as MVP in consecutive seasons and the fourth to win more than one MVP award. His election brings him $300 and the Leader Cup, named after George A. (Al) Leader, the only president the WHL has ever had.McNeill&rsquo;s selection by the players supports the voting of the circuits six coaches, who earlier had named him the &ldquo;Outstanding Player&rdquo; in the league in an unofficial poll conducted by THE HOCKEY NEWS. In the latter voting, McNeill nosed out Victoria defenseman Fred Hucul, who finished seventh in the official voting by the players.Last year, the coaches voted Pat Stapleton of Portland the outstanding player by a narrow margin over McNeill, but the players gave McNeill almost twice Stapleton&rsquo;s points in the official MVP poll. Stapleton went on to play All-Star hockey for Chicago in the NHL this season.The 30-year-old McNeill, completing his 11th year as a pro, scored 40 goals, set up 62 others and totalled 102 points to tie Jones of Portland for second place in the individual scoring race, behind Portland&rsquo;s Schmautz. The latter swept scoring honors with 46 goals and 104 points. San Francisco&rsquo;s Connelly was second with 45 goals.A brilliant skater, McNeill matured to stardom when he was shifted from a wing to centre last season. Again this season, while he played some wing, he was used mostly and was most effective at centre. The 5-10, 185-pounder scored six first-goals in games and four game-winners and had 12 game-winning assists.He will also be named centre on the official first-all-star team which will be announced in next week&rsquo;s issue.<h2>M. V. P. VOTING</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02495/2351094-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="1127" height="376"></div><h2>OTHERS WHO RECEIVED VOTES</h2>Maloney (Van) 17, Marcetta (Vic) 12, Cahan (Van) 7, S. Hucul (Vic) 6, Goyer (Port) 5, Johnson (LA) 5, Head (Port) 4, Hendrickson (LA) 3, McLeod (Sea) 2, LaBine LA) 2, Odrowski (SF) 1, Leonard (Sea) 1, Sinclair (Sea) 1, Barlow (Vic) 1.<h2>PAST WINNERS</h2>1965&mdash;McNeill (Van.)1964&mdash;Fielder (Sea.)1963&mdash;Maloney (Van)1962&mdash;MacFarland (Sea)1961&mdash;Jankowski (Cal)1960&mdash;Fielder (Sea)1959&mdash;Fielder (Sea) Dorohoy (Cal)1958&mdash;Fielder (Sea) Finney (Cal)1957-59 &mdash; Divisional MVP&rsquo;s selected.)1957&mdash;Fielder (Sea) Dechene (Bran)1956&mdash;Maloney (Van)1955&mdash;McNab (NW)1954&mdash;Worsley (Van)1953&mdash;Francis (Van)1952&mdash;Dechene (NW)1951&mdash;Leger (Vic)1950&mdash;Pratt (NW)1949&mdash;Pratt (NW) &#9632;

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Western League Players Pick Canucks’ McNeill Winner Of MVP Award

<div class="byline">By Bill Libby</div><h2>Pilous To Run Seals</h2>OUR PAST PREDICTIONS are coming to pass: The California Seals tried to kick Bud Poile upstairs to a vice-presidency in charge of their NHL farm setup, but Poile said thanks, but no thanks and resigned. Despite his denials, Rudy Pilous turned down the Boston coaching job and will move in as manager and coach of the major league Seals. Bob Wilson of Boston will be his chief scout. Charley Burns will stay on as coach of the minor league Seals next season and may stay on when the club is re-located in another city the following season &hellip; Fresno wants it &hellip; Despite similar denials, Punch Imlach sought the new L.A. NHL job and signed a new contract in Toronto only when he failed to get it. Hal Laycoe of Portland and Kenny Reardon of Montreal can have the L.A. jobs if they want them; Laycoe as manager-coach, of the big-league team, Reardon as manager of the farm system and organization.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03416/2351139-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="287" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rudy Pilous</figcaption></div>A few years ago, Poile was due to take over as coach in Detroit until his most loyal supporter, manager Jack Adams, was fired and Sid Abel was named manager-coach. Now, Poile was due to take over as managercoach of the San Francisco NHL entry until his best friend in court, Mel Swig, faded out of the picture. New owner George Fleharty and first lieutenant Barry Von Gerbig wanted a &ldquo;name&rdquo; coach, proven in the NHL. Pilous fits that picture and we are delighted to welcome him back. Poile, who said he wants to remain closer to the players on the ice than to adding machines in the front office, is looking around. He can have a job in the Toronto organization if he wants it. Both Pilous and Poile are occasionally ornery, frequently funny cusses, who have remarkable records and rate big-time berths.<h2>Laycoe Eyed By L.A.</h2>DESPITE HIS FABULOUS success in Portland, Laycoe has had only one bona-fide big league offer, from New York&rsquo;s Rangers, and turned it down. He was never offered the Boston job, which Lynn Patrick says was the biggest mistake of his tenure there. Now, Hal has had feelers from two other clubs besides L.A. He is comfortable in Portland, but he has reached the point in his career where if he is going to move up to the NHL, now better be it. It could be that his decision will be based on how well he feels he could work with Reardon, if Kenny comes in. The two do differ on some points. Hal isn&rsquo;t talking. He never is. But he belongs in the big time if anyone does &hellip; Meanwhile the likeable and capable Patrick is caught in the middle, waiting to see whether the Blades will decide to carry on next season or end it all. Ice hockey in L.A. for the next interim season is very iffy right now.Missing the playoffs may cost Bobby Kromm his job in Seattle, but it definitely should not. To begin with, the Totems didn&rsquo;t figure this year. Rookie coach Kromm and manager Keith Allen did a great job rebuilding the Totems after the season began and keeping them in contention to the last night &hellip; &ldquo;I hope Bobby gets a second chance,&rdquo; says Bill MacFarland. &ldquo;The team is aging and must be overhauled. The older guys couldn&rsquo;t stand the physical pace or get up for all the games. I was one, which is why I&rsquo;m retiring.&rdquo; &hellip; So, the 34-year-old MacFarland has called it quits after a short, but superb ten-year pro career, all in the WHL and all but the first year in Seattle. He was so methodical he heard many boos from the torrid Totem fans, but he was a great player, who was the league MVP in 1962 and had one of his best seasons this year. A remarkable individual, he will now concentrate on his law practice in Totem director Vince Abbey&rsquo;s office.<h2>Villemure All-Star Surprise</h2>THE OFFICIAL WHL all-star team, as picked by the players which will be announced in a few days and will be published in our next issue, will have Gilles Villemure in goal, Fred Hucul and Connie Madigan on defense and Billy McNeill, Cliff Schmautz and Bob Barlow up front &hellip; If you had to name ten standouts in playoff semi-finals, those six would be on the list. Barlow, shaking off rough checks by Ron Harris, a tremendous NHL prospect, and Villemure are something of surprise selections, but they were special standouts in the semis &hellip; Last season when we said Pat Stapleton not only belonged in the NHL, but could star there, some people thought we were kidding. But after being cut and sent back to the minors after a ridiculous pre-season trial, Stapleton bounced back to Chicago to play all-star hockey in the big time the last half of this season. He was one of the few Hawks Who shone in the playoffs. Now we give an even stronger boost to McNeill, the league&rsquo;s repeat MVP. He&rsquo;s thirty, and it&rsquo;ll take a lot to pry him out of Vancouver, but the NHL club that couldn&rsquo;t use him for the next five years doesn&rsquo;t exist. Larry Cahan is ripe for a return to the big time, too &hellip; There haven&rsquo;t been many NHL prospects in the WHL the last couple of seasons, but there have been a couple of dandies.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04317/2351132-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="301" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gilles Villemure</figcaption></div>Rookie coaches Bert Olmstead and Charley Burns and their Vancouver and San Francisco clubs did themselves proud by extending favored Portland and Victoria to the limit in the playoff semi-finals. It was no surprise, but it was exciting. Now Portland figures to beat Victoria in the finals, but it will be no surprise if it is exciting and lasts awhile. There is a notable lack of good feeling between the two clubs and Victoria wants revenge for its regular-season failure &hellip; Despite the formful finish, we are convinced hockey playoffs should not open with the first-place club playing the third-placer and the runnerup meeting the fourth-placer. The team winning the pennant has earned the right to the softer touch. And it shouldn&rsquo;t be more attractive to finish fourth than third. Why set the stage for suspicion? If one played four and two played three it would be a healthier setup all around &hellip; It&rsquo;s too bad the pennant-winner doesn&rsquo;t get the credit it earns. If Detroit upsets Montreal in the NHL&rsquo;s Stanley Cup playoffs, few will bother to remember that Montreal prevailed in a demanding 70-game season, while Detroit could do no better than fourth place. The short post-season series are a short-cut to glory. &#9632;

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Western Ad Lib

<h2>Fri., April 22</h2>VICTORIA 4 at SAN FRANCISCO 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05238/2351205-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="550" height="544"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06201/2351198-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="551" height="319"></div>(San Francisco leads best-of-seven semi-finals 3-2).<h2>PORTLAND 1 at VANCOUVER 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07180/2351191-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="556" height="295"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-08160/2351184-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="552" height="441"></div>(Vancouver leads best-of-seven semi-finals 3-2).<h2>Sat., April 23</h2>SAN FRANCISCO 4 at VICTORIA 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-09149/2351177-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="539" height="89"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-10127/2351170-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="556" height="660"></div> &#9632;

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Western Hockey League Playoff Summaries

<div class="byline">BY MATT DENNIS</div>DETROIT. Mich. &mdash;&ldquo;This was our third season and our most successful both in competition and attendance,&rdquo; said Jack Adams, president of the Central Professional Hockey league at the windup of the regular schedule.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01398/2351236-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="265" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pete Panagabko</figcaption></div>&ldquo;Where could you find a hockey league this past season where the playoff contenders were not set until the final 10 days of the schedule? Minnesota finished four points ahead of Oklahoma City for first place and St. Louis was one point back of Tulsa in fourth. Houston finished 14 points back of first-place Minnesota and Memphis was 17 back and both failed to make the playoffs. It was a tough race from the opening faceoff,&rdquo; said the veteran league executive and member of Hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame.Oklahoma City was top drawing club of the circuit drawing 173,096 fans, St. Louis attracted 144,978 and Tulsa clicked the turnstiles for a 132,229 count. All three clubs broke the record of 130,276 set by Memphis Wings in the 1964-65 campaign. Other attendance figures for the 1965-66 term were; Minnesota, 95,781; Memphis, 81,930 and Houston, 79,044.Total league attendance for the season was 707,058.Oklahoma City Blazers with flame - throwers Bucky Buchanan, Pete Panagabko, Ted Irvine, Jean Paul Parise and Glen Sather leading the way knocked off Tulsa Oilers in four straight games to capture the Jack Adams Cup, emblematic of playoff supremacy in the Central League.The Blazers, second-place finishers over the 70-game schedule, sidelined St. Louis Braves in five games while the third-place Oilers were forced to seven before ousting league champions Minnesota Rangers in the semi-final set.In climbing to the throne as playoff champions, the Blazers notched 5-1 and 4-2 victories on their home ice and in Tulsa fashioned a 4-2 triumph before completing their march with an 8-4 win in the fourth game.St. Paul Rangers, who changed their name in the 1965-66 campaign to the Minnesota Rangers, were the defending playoff champions.The clean sweep of the final series was the first time in league history that a club made its way through the semi-final and final series only losing one game.In summing up, playingcoach Harry Sinden said, &ldquo;It was just a team victory. I&rsquo;m as proud as every one of the players. It has been real rivalry in the State of Oklahoma between our Blazers and the Oilers and my boys just about gave everything they had to win. And it was all worth it. I was lucky having such a dedicated group of players to work with.&rdquo;Over the series, captain Pete Panagabko had a hand in 10 goals, Ted Irvine triggered six and assisted on three, Bucky Buchanan fired five and assisted on five, Parise, favoring a bruised shoulder, missed two of the playoff tests but was full value in action notching half a dozen tallies and assisting on four and Sather notched four tallies and assisted on three.Blazers&rsquo; general manager Bill Levins gave full credit to coach Harry Sinden and the players but added, &ldquo;We couldn&rsquo;t have done it without the whole-hearted support of the fans in Okla-home City. You know this was our first year there and their interest in us made the boys just want to put out &ldquo;a little extra&rdquo; all the time to repay the fans for their acceptance of hockey. You know we set a new attendance mark for the league with 173,096 fans seeing the Blazers in their 35 home games. They are real fans in Oklahoma Citv.&rdquo;Captain Pete Panagabko a pro of seven seasons with the last three spent in the Central Pro League said, &ldquo;I was honored to be the captain for this team. The young players kept working to improve their game all season and coach Sinden had them in high gear for the playoffs.&rdquo;It was abvious that the rugged seven-game series with Minnesota after they had battled over the last five weeks just to make a playoff berth made the Oilers a tired hockey club.Disappointed coach of the Oilers Rudy Migay said, &ldquo;We just went all out in gaining the finals by taking Minnesota and they were seven tough games. We had no time off before taking on the Blazers and they were rested and waiting for us. My boys gave their best but I think they were just over-tired.&rdquo; &#9632;

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“Our Best Year” Says Prexy Adams As Blazers Top Race, Box Office

<h2>FINALS</h2><h3>Sat., April 16</h3>TULSA 1, OKLAHOMA CITY 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03251/2351333-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="553" height="631"></div><h3>Sun., April 17</h3>OKLAHOMA CITY 5 at TULSA 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-04204/2351326-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg" title="f0016-04" width="541" height="203"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-05145/2351319-1-eng-US/f0016-052.jpg" title="f0016-05" width="553" height="417"></div><h3>Mon., April 18</h3>TULSA 2 at OKLAHOMA CITY 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-06115/2351312-1-eng-US/f0016-062.jpg" title="f0016-06" width="547" height="529"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-07104/2351305-1-eng-US/f0016-072.jpg" title="f0016-07" width="541" height="131"></div>OKLAHOMA CITY 8 at TULSA 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0895/2351298-1-eng-US/f0016-082.jpg" title="f0016-08" width="555" height="847"></div> &#9632;

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Central Hockey League Summaries

Don&rsquo;t be vague &hellip; say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKYDon&rsquo;t be vague &hellip; say HAIG & HAIG SCOTCH WHISKY<h2>Playoff Races</h2><h3>FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-0980/2351385-1-eng-US/f0016-092.jpg" title="f0016-09" width="551" height="81"></div>(Oklahoma City wins best-of-seven finals 4-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Sat., Apr. 16Tulsa 1 at Oklahoma City 5Sun., Apr. 17Oklahoma City 5 at Tulsa 2Mon., Apr. 18Tulsa 2 at Oklahoma City 4Wed., Apr. 20Oklahoma City 8 at Tulsa 4<h3>SEMI-FINALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1068/2351378-1-eng-US/f0016-102.jpg" title="f0016-10" width="556" height="74"></div>(Tulsa wins best-of-seven semifinals 4-3).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Mon., Apr. 4Tulsa 0 at Minnesota 8Wed., Apr. 6Tulsa 4 at Minnesota 3Fri., Apr. 8Minnesota 3 at Tulsa 1Sat., Apr. 9Minnesota 0 at Tulsa 2Sun., Apr. 10Tulsa 2 at Minnesota 5Tues., Apr. 12Minnesota 4 at Tulsa 5Thurs., Apr. 14Tulsa 5 at Minnesota 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1158/2351371-1-eng-US/f0016-112.jpg" title="f0016-11" width="557" height="78"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues., Apr. 5St. Louis 3 at Oklahoma City 2Thurs., Apr. 7St. Louis 1 at Oklahoma City 4Sat., Apr. 9Oklahoma City 7 at St. Louis 4Sun.. Apr. 10Oklahoma City 2 at St. Louis 1Tues., Apr. 12St. Louis 1 at Oklahoma City 3<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1246/2351364-1-eng-US/f0016-122.jpg" title="f0016-12" width="564" height="534"></div> &#9632;

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CENTRAL LEAGUE

<h2>ALLAN CUP</h2><h3>EASTERN CANADA</h3>Finals<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01319/2351486-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="565" height="79"></div>(Sherbrooke wins best-of-seven Eastern finals 4-2).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Thurs., APr. 21Guelph 2 at Sherbrooke 7Sat., Apr. 23Guelph 4 at Sherbrooke 3Mon., Apr. 25Sherbrooke 2 at Guelph 5Wed., Apr. 27Sherbrooke 4 at Guelph 3Fri., Apr. 29Sherbrooke 4 at Guelph 3Sun., May 1Guelbh 2 at Sherbrooke 4Semi-Finals<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02272/2351479-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="566" height="83"></div>(Sherbrooke wins best-of-seven Eastern Canada semi-finals 4-3).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03214/2351472-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="558" height="77"></div>(Guelph wins best-of-seven Eastern Canada semi-finals 4-0).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Sun., Apr. 10Collingwood 0 at Guelph 3Mon., Apr. 11Guelph 7 at Collingwood 6Wed., Apr. 13Collingwood 3 at Guelph 8Fri., Apr. 15Guelph 4 at Collingwood 1<h3>WESTERN CANADA</h3>Finals<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04160/2351465-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="560" height="84"></div>(Drumheller wins best-of-five Western finals 3-1).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri., Apr. 22Selkirk 6 at Drumheller 3Sat., Apr. 23Drumheller 9 at Selkirk 2Fri., Apr. 9Selkirk 2 at Drumheller 6Sat., Apr. 30Selkirk 2 at Drumheller 4Semi-Finals<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-05123/2351458-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="563" height="77"></div>(Selkirk wins best-of-five Western Canada semi-finals 3-1).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-06101/2351451-1-eng-US/f0017-062.jpg" title="f0017-06" width="562" height="76"></div>(Drumheller wins best-of-five Western Canada semi-finals 3-0).<h2>MEMORIAL CUP</h2><h3>EASTERN CANADA</h3>Finals<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0794/2351444-1-eng-US/f0017-072.jpg" title="f0017-07" width="560" height="79"></div>(Oshawa wins best-of-five Eastern finals 3-1).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Sat., Apr. 23Shawinigan 2 at Oshawa 7Mon., Apr. 25Shawinigan 5 at Oshawa 4Wed., Apr. 2 7Oshawa 3 at Shawinigan 0Fri., Apr. 29Oshawa 4 at Shawinigan 2Semi-Finals<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0868/2351437-1-eng-US/f0017-082.jpg" title="f0017-08" width="558" height="78"></div>(Oshawa wins best-of-seven Eastern Canada semi-finals 4-0).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-0957/2351430-1-eng-US/f0017-092.jpg" title="f0017-09" width="560" height="78"></div>(Shawinigan wins best-of-seven Eastern Canada semi-finals 4-0).<h3>WESTERN CANADA</h3>Finals<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1049/2351423-1-eng-US/f0017-102.jpg" title="f0017-10" width="559" height="80"></div>(Edmonton wins best-of-seven Western finals 4-2).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed., Apr. 20Edmonton 2 at Estevan 5Fri., Apr. 22Edmonton 3 at Estevan 1Mon., Apr. 25Estevan 4 at Edmonton 6Wed., Apr. 27Estevan 5 at Edmonton 3Fri., Apr. 29Estevan 0 at Edmonton 2Sun., May 1Edmonton 5 at Estevan 3Semi-Finals<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1142/2351416-1-eng-US/f0017-112.jpg" title="f0017-11" width="559" height="80"></div>(Estevan wins best-of-seven Western Canada semi-finals 4-3). &#9632;

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Playoff Races

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLOCK</div>NASHVILLE, Tenn.It makes a difference whether you win or lose the Eastern Hockey League championship when it comes to getting three year contracts as coaches.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1236/2351517-1-eng-US/f0017-122.jpg" title="f0017-12" width="287" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body">John McLellan</figcaption></div>John McLellan, who won the crown as the pilot of Nashville, has received such a pact, but John Muckier, Long Island&rsquo;s skipper, who lost in the finals, still is trying to get such a deal.McLellan, who has been lauded throughout the league for building the Flyers into a champion in four years, was signed for three years as personnel director and coach of the Flyers. In fact, prexy Dave Patterson said, &ldquo;I offered him the job as general manager, but John said he felt he wasn&rsquo;t ready for that job yet.&rdquo;The reluctance of McLellan to take the GM-coach role stemmed from his feeling that &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never been to league meetings, worked on drawing up schedules and things like that. As far as the player end is concerned, I don&rsquo;t expect any troubles there. We may have to sell some cows, but we&rsquo;ll get all the players signed.&rdquo;Patterson added that &ldquo;from now on, I won&rsquo;t have a thing to do with contracts. John will handle all the signings of players. He&rsquo;ll also work with trainer Joe Sgro on equipment, sign checks, and keep office hours. It&rsquo;s my personal feeling that captain Lloyd Hinchberger can hold some of the drills.&rdquo;But McLellan ended any ideas that he&rsquo;d lessen his coaching chores by stating emphatically, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be on hand to conduct all drills.&rdquo;McLellan, who&rsquo;ll spend the summer in Timmins, Ontario, as a forest ranger with the Department of Lands and Forests, indicated that he might move here to live next year. Meantime, he pointed out that he didn&rsquo;t anticipate any trouble in signing his men for next year although as a rule a champion finds difficulties in signing its personnel for the ensuing season.&ldquo;The guys here have always been treated good, even during the first year when $50,000 was lost. None of us ever has been gypped out of a buck. That&rsquo;s one reason why most of the guys in the league want to play here. If you can&rsquo;t play in Nashville, you can&rsquo;t play anywhere,&rdquo; he explained.As for plans for next season, McLellan says, &ldquo;I won&rsquo;t turn down any good hockey players. I&rsquo;ll invite back all the players who were on this year&rsquo;s squad but I don&rsquo;t want to go to camp with only 13 men. I want 18 to 20 to get some competition for positions. You have to watch complacency after you&rsquo;ve won the championship.&rdquo;Muckier meantime would like to get a similar deal as McLellan received. He&rsquo;s already the GM-coach of the Ducks but he wants some long term security especially since he&rsquo;s had some feelers and offers from clubs in other leagues.&ldquo;One feeler is from a National Hockey League expansion club,&rdquo; John said. &ldquo;No that one wouldn&rsquo;t be in the coaching end of it, but pretty much in the front office. But the other offers are combination coach and general manager.&rdquo;Muckier&rsquo;s contract expired May 1 and he was to talk over his situation quickly with owner Al Baron. The new expansion clubs will be selecting their men shortly, and John doesn&rsquo;t want to miss an opportunity if he&rsquo;s not going to return to Long Island.Although the Ducks didn&rsquo;t win the EHL overall title this year, they did take Northern Division laurels and did do well financially. Last year Muckier piloted his club to the EHL title.JOHNSTOWN: The Jets had a $22,000 deficit this year and have started a campaign to get advance ticket sales via businesses, season tickets and the dyed-in-the-wool rooters. What happens in the next month may determine whether the club will post its performance guarantee with the league by June 15. The club&rsquo;s average gate of $2,674 was sixth in the 10-team league.NASHVILLE: Dave Patterson deems Long Island the best draw in the league and wants them here at least four times next season. He&rsquo;ll request this at the league meeting May 9-11 at Hershey, Pa. Wayne Clairmont may get an Army call. Don Snider considering business offer in St. Catharines. Club will need two juniors since Snider, Clairmont and Wally Chase will move into veteran group and Gil St. Jacques and Wally Sprange enter the overage junior classification. Lloyd Hinchberger and Marv Edwards drove home to Canada together but coach John McLellan flew when he stayed here to sign his contract.LONG ISLAND: Gene Achtymi-chuk and Russ McClenaghan were 1-2 in the club&rsquo;s playoff scoring with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Ducks will need two juniors since Don Nolin will be veteran next year and Wayne Kitchen, Andre DuBuc, Butch Norris and Barry Zoback move into overage class. &#9632;

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Nashville Hands McLellan New 3-Year Coaching Pact Muckler Seeking Similar Deal From Ducks

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.Plans for the new arena here moved a step closer to fulfillment when a 50-year-old lease for city land was introduced into City Council.Under the terms of the lease, the city will receive $15,000 a year rental from the four acre tract of city land near the current John F. Kennedy Stadium and the proposed new municipal sports stadium. In addition, the city also will receive at least $60,000 annually from parking.The arena will be the home of the new Philadelphia NHL team and also for other sporting activities in a 15,000 seat (or more) site. &mdash; POLLACK. &#9632;

Philly Arena Going Ahead

SAN DIEGO, Calif.Beep, Beep! Beep, Beep!That&rsquo;s the signal to construction workers on the new $6,500,000 San Diego International Sports Arena that the boss is on his way. The arena will house the San Diego Gulls, newest member club of the Western Hockey League.The boss is Bill Gotham, work superintendent for general contractor Trepte Construction Co., and the man responsible for completion of the arena in time for the next WHL season.Gotham, a 30-year veteran of the construction business, is in charge of the labor forces working on the multi-purpose facility in the Midway-Frontier section of Loma Portal.He keeps in constant contact with the dozen or more crews working daily on various phases of the project by getting from one place to another aboard a small foreign economy motorbike.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got work going on across 20 acres,&rdquo; Gotham explained, &ldquo;and I couldn&rsquo;t keep in touch with the various groups by walking.&rdquo;&ldquo;That&rsquo;s when I decided to try the motorbike. I think I drive about 10 miles a day on it and still get in another 10 walking between jobs,&rdquo; he said.Gotham, righthand man for project manager Paul McDowell, has the task of scheduling assignments and seeing they are carried out.To top it off, he also has to make sure they have equipment and materials at the right time.Gotham estimates that 10 or 12 projects are going on simultaneously every day. These range from rodbusters and cement masons to surveyors and engineers.Gotham is considered the &ldquo;field general&rdquo; of the operation as he deploys his troops for the battle against the completion date deadline.He figures more than 800 different individuals will work on the project before its completed.He must be able to answer any question they pose whether the worker is a carpenter, iron worker, plumber or electrician.&ldquo;You always have to look ahead, too,&rdquo; Gotham said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m always thinking two weeks ahead in scheduling materials and work.&rdquo;&ldquo;At the same time you have to keep on the men who are working now because if you overlook one end of the project it dies. You have to keep them going,&rdquo; he said.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m in charge of the hiring and firing of these men. If they don&rsquo;t keep me happy, I get rid of them,&rdquo; Gotham said.One of the carpenters explained if you can work for Bill for a week, you can work for anybody. After you&rsquo;ve completed a job for him, you never have any trouble getting another.The carpenter, who has worked under Gotham for more than 10 years, must know what he is talking about. Gotham has building experience on such projects as Doctor&rsquo;s Hospital, the Bahia and Catamaran and the Coca Cola Co., not to mention four years on the Rohr plant.Gotham&rsquo;s knowledge and handling of men is one of the reasons San Diego Arena Lease Co., the non-profit group financing the arena, will have the building ready for sportsman Robert Breit-bard&rsquo;s San Diego Gulls, in time for the fall start of the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s 1966-67 season.The Gulls, along with ice shows, a circus, basketball, a boat show, a car show and boxing matches will perform in the new facility with its adjoining 33 acres of parking for more than 4,500 cars. &#9632;

Completion Of Arena To Assure San Diego Of Ice For WHL Bow

SAN DIEGO. Calif.The Gulls, that&rsquo;s the name selected by San Diego professional hockey&rsquo;s newest team as announced by Bob Breitbard, President of the latest entry in the Western Hockey League.&ldquo;Of the thousands of names submitted&rdquo;, Breitbard started, &ldquo;we felt that the Gulls best typified our beautiful coastal area. We were amazed at the name contest response and it causes us to be even more enthusiastic than before about the future success of ice hockey here in San Diego&rdquo;.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01325/2351596-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="315" height="419"></div>The winning name was first entered by a career Marine from Camp Pendleton, who comes by his hockey interest naturally as he was born in Alberta, Canada where the name of the national game is hockey. Master Gunnery Sergeant Herbert Kelly, whose home address is 2225 Crestline Drive, Oceanside, was one of three contest entrants who submitted Gulls as a potential name. But his was the earliest postmarked entry.The other two individuals who entered the winning name were Gordon Hedberg, 3150 Florine Drive, Lemon Grove, and Vinnie Dunne, 3635 - 31st Street, San Diego. Prizes will be tendered to all three winners with Sergeant Kelly as the major recipient of the awards. &#9632;

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San Diego To Be Known As ‘Gulls’

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0018-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02239/2351627-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg"></div><h2>ACROSS</h2>1. Detroit player shown in centre.5. Milt Schmidt&rsquo;s hockey career was interrupted by this.8. One of the Bruins answers to this.9. Once a Detroit farm team.11. Name given a Leaf forward.12. A New York winger.13. Number of goals Talbot scored in 1965-66 schedule.15. Period of time.17. Neither.18. Delvecchio&rsquo;s number.19. Tantalum (Sym.)20. Tommy Ivan never played &mdash; hockey (abbr.)21. Toronto&rsquo;s Shack can &mdash; Montreal&rsquo;s Ferguson.23. Lithium (Sym.)24. This Toronto defenseman hails from Cobalt, Ont.28. Initials of Orlando, ex-Wing defenseman.29. What they call Imlach&rsquo;s aid de camp.31. Number of times Wharram has won the Byng Trophy.33. Self.34. Given name of Gaudet of Buffalo.<h2>DOWN</h2>1. Delvecchio enjoys eating this.2. Mile (abbr.)3. Phil Esposito is of this descent.4. NHL scoring champion of 1962-63.5. A Rochester forward.6. Ivan Irwin coaches in this league (abbr.)7. This ex-Ranger goalie is called Charlie.10. Keon&rsquo;s birth month (abbr.)14. Detroit&rsquo;s president.16. Former Canadien defenseman.20. This Ranger is a native of Kirkland Lake, Ont.22. Boxing term.25. Stasiuk, Bucyk and Horvath were called this as a threesome.26. Initials of an NHL coach.27. 11th and 14th letters of the alphabet.28. Another name for Claude Provost.30. Phil Maloney is called &ldquo;The32. Company (abbr.)Solution In Next Week&rsquo;s Issue<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S SOLUTION</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1. Shack6. Bos.8. Toronto10. Ed.11. Nevin13. One14. Vic.15. AHL16. In17. Net19. Two21. An22. Chi.24. E. L.25. Mar.26. Blues30. Yd.31. Scout33. Ont.<h3>DOWN</h3>1. Stewart2. Hod3. A. R.4. Conn5. Knee6. Boivin7. S. B.9. TV12. Nine13. Olson18. Third20. Wall22. C. M.23. Hay24. Ebbie27. USHL28. E. C.29. Sons32. Toe34. T. H. &#9632;

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Hockey Crossword Puzzle

SAN DIEGO, Calif.Bob Breitbard, president of San Diego&rsquo;s professional hockey team, announced the appointment of Dick White to the post of public relations and publicity director for the newest entry in the Western Hockey League. White comes to his new position from Los Angeles, having held the same position this past season with the Los Angeles Blades. &#9632;

Ex-Blades’ Publicist Joins San Diego Gulls

<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div>DES MOINES, Ia. &mdash;In spite of some financial problems, the Des Moines Oak Leafs will be back in the International Hockey League next season, it was announced following a change in controlling interest in the hockey club.A group of Des Moines business men, headed by Norman Conway, Jr, a stockbroker, has acquired controlling interest. Leo Gross and Keith McWilliams, attorneys, are others associated with Conway in the acquisition of necessary stock to give them a majority interest.Owen Fleming, president of the Oak Leafs during their first three years in the IHL, said he will stay on the board of directors and will continue as the club&rsquo;s largest stockholder.&ldquo;I will still be involved in the hockey club but to a lesser extent,&rdquo; Fleming said. &ldquo;It has become apparent that the club needs new financial support and because of business and personal reasons I cannot spend any more money myself.&rdquo;The Oak Leafs drew about 108,000 paid admissions last season but still lost money, mainly because the other league cities are 500 to 700 miles away. Travel expenses have been one of the biggest drawbacks.There will probably be no improvement, from the Des Moines standpoint, in the geographical setup next season. Columbia, Ohio, has been added but that will only add to the overbalance in the eastern section. Kansas City and Omaha are Des Moines&rsquo; hopes for more competition in the west but they are not slated for membership next season.Conway said, &ldquo;We have a group of people who like hockey, believe it is good for the city and want to do everything we possibly can to keep it here.&rdquo; &#9632;

New Group To Give Des Moines Leafs Financial Boosting

CALGARY, Alta.Drumheller Miners with former National Hockey League goalkeeper Al Rollins as their ace in the hole, were prepared for their biggest test of the hockey season&mdash;a title show down with the defending Allan Cup champion Sherbrooke Beavers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01185/2351744-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="254" height="406"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Rollins</figcaption></div>The two teams came face to face in the best-of-seven senior Canadian finals with all games slated to be played here in the Foothill city.Sherbrooke, coached by George Roy and packed with some of the East&rsquo;s best minor league scorers, was cast in the Allan Cup final for the second time in as many years. Last season, the Beavers, who represent the Province of Quebec, won the championship from the Nelson Maple Leafs.Drumheller Miners are making their first appearance in the Allan Cup finals and hopes are high that the Alberta champions will give the Eastern titleholders a good battle in the upcoming series. They gained a cup berth by disposing of Selkirk Fishermen in the Western finals.The Miners have an auspicious ice record and some well travelled hockey campaigners to toss at Sherbrooke. Some of their top players are Rollins, who has been sensational in goal in the club&rsquo;s march to the Western title. Ron Leopold, Sid Finney, Bill McCulley, Gene Lambert, Owen Mailey, Bob Solinger, Rock Crawford and Bill Voss, all ex-pros. Roy Kelly is the Drumheller coach.The Beavers are fresh from a six-game series win over Guelph Regals and a similar round victory against Morrisburg Combines. In both series, the Sherbrooke team overpowered their rivals. Serge Aubry gives the Beavers strength in goal. Gilles Cartier, Guy Black, Claude Cardin and Jim Beckman are just some of the Beavers&rsquo; scoring mainstays. &#9632;

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Quebecers To Oppose Drumheller

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0020-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02122/2351775-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Three big reasons why the Oshawa Generals are in the Memorial Cup finals this season are DANNY O&rsquo;SHEA, left, goalie IAN YOUNG, and the brilliant defensemancaptain, BOBBY ORR, right. The Generals will represent the East in the Canadian junior final against the Edmonton Oil Kings. Orr was the big playoff spark for Oshawa as they romped past North Bay and Shawinigan. (Photo By Bill Robson)</figcaption></div>TORONTO. Ont.&mdash;Edmonton Oil Kings, rolling to their seventh straight Western junior hockey championship, were primed for the Oshawa Generals, the power-packed Eastern titleholders, in what many hockey men predicted will be a slam-bang and drawn out Memorial Cup final.With the opening game at Maple Leaf Gardens, the best-of-seven series brought together Canada&rsquo;s two best junior hockey machines.The Generals, led by sensational Bobby Orr, were hardly extended by either Shawinigon Bruins or North Bay Trappers in their Eastern Canada preliminary playdowns. Oshawa coach Bep Guidolin viewed the Edmonton team as his club&rsquo;s first real test since the Generals emerged from their OHA Junior League with their first title in 20 years.Guidolin has a galaxy of young stars, most of whom are potential National Leaguers, to face the Oil Kings. Players like Orr, Bill Heindl, Danny O&rsquo;Shea, Wayne Cashman, Billy Wilkins and Goalie Ian Young, are the backbone of the Oshawa team.The Generals will be out to regain the Memorial Cup the Niagara Falls Flyers won from the Oil Kings last season.The Oil Kings advanced to the junior finals by ousting Estevan Bruins of the Saskatchewan Junior League in a six-game Western final series. Kerry Ketter, Ross Perkins, Galen Head, Ted Rogers and Garnet Bailey are some of the Oil Kings&rsquo; top playoff producers and will give the Oshawa club a hard time in the finals. &#9632;

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