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November 26, 1966
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WESTERN… …NOTES
By the time this gets to most readers, both new arenas in the Western League will have been dedicated with hockey games. After opening the season with ten straight games on the road, the newly-relocated Oakland Seals were to debut on Nov. 9 in the 13,900-seat Oakland Coliseum, while eight day later, after 13 straight on the road, the San Diego Gulls were to inaugurate the 13,600 seat International Sports Arena. In the fourth week of the season, five of the eleven games were fought into sudden death overtime and four wound up ties. Defending playoff champion Victoria’s pennant hopes were being stalled by ties, four in the Leafs’ first nine games. Meanwhile, defending pennant-winner Portland had opened up a fair margin on the Leafs. There were 11 overtimes in the…
Hamilton, Montreal Roll Up Ice Streaks
HAMILTON, Ont. — After a hesitant start in which they tied and lost their first two games with St. Catharines Black Hawks, Hamilton Red Wings went on a seven-game unbeaten streak which took them to within a point of first place in the Ontario Hockey Association junior A league. However the string was broken in Peterborough when the in-an-out Petes trimmed Hamilton 4-1. Mickey Redmond, one of the top prospects in the Montreal Canadiens’ amateur farm system sparked the Petes with two goals bringing his total to 10 goals in his club’s first 11 games. Montreal Canadiens, dead last after the first four weeks of the schedule, continued their climb, taking five of a possible six points. Paced by their fine young American-born forward Larry Pleau, the Canadiens trounced Peterborough 6-1 in Peterborough, tied Niagara…
World Hockey Opponents To Appear in Canada’s Centennial Year Tourney
WINNIPEG, MAN. — The Winnipeg Arena is going to be the site of the biggest hockey tournament in Canadian history. The World Invitational Centennial will pit the American, Czechoslovakian, Russian and Canadian World championship teams together for the first time in tournament competition in this country. The Tournament will consist of six games in six days, Jan. 1-6, 1967. The first game, on January 1, will find Canada playing against Czechoslovakia. On January 2, the US meets Russia; on the 3rd, US vs Canada; on the 4th, Russia vs Czechoslovakia; on the 5th, US vs Czechoslovakia; and, on the 6th, Canada vs Russia. The idea for the tournament first came about when the National Team was looking for a Centennial project. Gordon Juckes, the secretary-manager of the CAHA look the idea to the…
Ex-Press Chief DesRoches Returns As Canucks’ PRO
MONTREAL, Que.— The Montreal Canadiens announced that Camil DesRoches has resumed duties as publicity director of the club. DesRoches, longtime PR man with both Canadiens and the Can adian Arena Co., which owns the Forum, had given up his duties as publicity man for the hockey team in 1964. He was replaced by Lucien Desrochers. The latter resigned last week. Camil DesRoches, a former sportswriter and editor with a French language newspaper in Montreal, originally came to Canadiens in 1947. He operated as publicity director both for the hockey team and the Arena company for the next 17 years. A well known figure in hockey circles, Camil is also highly-regarded by the stars and executives of various ice revues and other extravaganzas which regularly play the Montreal Forum. During the past summer he…
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