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December 24, 1966
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NHL Scouts Find Big Roger Wilson Busy To Spot On Ice
SUDBURY, Ont.— What do hockey scouts look for most when they evaluate player talent? Aside from the usual requirements, the ability to shoot and skate and think, most scouts have a soft spot in their hearts for a hockey player who has size as well. The best prospect for the National Hockey League among players from the Sudbury area in the Northern Ontario Junior “A” League this year is Roger Wilson, and scouts won’t have much trouble picking him out during a game. Wilson is six-foot-two and weighs 220 pounds. And there isn’t an ounce of fat on him. “I used to do a lot of weightlifting and that helped to build me up,” he said. “But 1 was always pretty big.” A right-handed shot, he has surprising speed for someone as big as he is. “He…
Infuriated Hap Emms Threatens Team Shakeup As Bruins Fall Into Old Time Losing Ways
BOSTON. Mass — There is a — “Help Wanted” sign hanging outside the Bruins’ office at 150 Causeway Street these days and virtually the only requirement to fill the opening or openings is a willingness to work. Applicants hardly need to know how to play major league hockey. General Manager Leighton “Hap” Emms put out the sign after watching the Bruins go through a stretch of seven winless games that was climaxed by a 10-2 farce with Chicago on Dec. 8 at the Garden. Things were so bad in this game that even the final score was changed and rechanged to give Doug Mohns the first hat-trick of his career. Mohns’ scored the final goal as the green light ending the game flashed on. Referee Vern Buffey thought the linesman with whom he checked…
Geoffrion’s Retirement Gave Larose Big Chance With Habs
MONTREAL, Que.— As far as Claude Larose is concerned, he just hopes he keeps moving so that he can enjoy some job security. He remembers that it was tough enough to make the team in the first place, and, if it hadn’t been for a combination of circumstances, he mightn’t have made it at all. When Bernard Geoffrion announced his retirement, Larose got his big chance but at first it just seemed as though there was too much opposition. Billy Hicke was considered a prime candidate for a right wing berth, and ranked as competition to Larose. Hicke faltered, however, was sent to the minors and subsequently traded to New York during the 1964-65 season. That left Larose, Leon Rochefort, Jim Roberts and Yvan Cournoyer available for what appeared to be a single right…
Kromm Seeking More Consistency From Braves
ST. LOUIS, Mo.— Coach Bobby Kromm of the St. Louis Braves would like to see his Braves win more consistently and put a string of victories together. They’ll score goals but they also give them up and over their first 22 games led the league in ties fashioning eight ties, five shy of equalling the league mark set last season by the Oklahoma City Blazers. In their 22 outings, they scored 85 goals, better than four per game but they gave up 80, the latter figure is the one that Kromm would like to cut down. But up front, veterans Art Stratton and Gerry Melnyk have been going in high gear. Stratton helped set up 24 goals in 20 games and scored 11 himself as he ranked tops in the loop’s playmaking department. Right on…
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