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December 24, 1966

December 24, 1966

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

How They Stand (Standings on Fri. Doc. 23) Eastern Division Western Division GAMES COMPLETED Tues. Dec. 13 Hershey 3 at Quebec 2 Wed. Dec. 14 Springfield 2 at Cleveland 4 Thurs. Doc. 15 Hershey 2 at Quebec 4 Fri. Dec. 16 Buffalo 1 at Baltimore 3 Providence 0 at Rochester 5 Sat. Dec. 17 Providence 2 at Cleveland 4 Buffalo 1 at Hershey 3 Baltimore 4 at Pittsburgh 6 Quebec 5 at Springfield 4 Sun. Dec. IB Pittsburgh 6 at Buffalo 4 Hershey 2 at Cleveland 4 Quebec 3 at Providence 7 Baltimore 2 at Rochester 8 GAMES TO COME Fri. Dec. 23 Hershey at Baltimore Rochester at Cleveland Providence at Springfield Sat. Dec. 24 Baltimore at Hershey Sun. Dec. 25 Cleveland at Buffalo Springfield at Providence Pittsburgh at Rochester American League Summaries Tues. Dec. 13HERSHEY 3 at QUEBEC 2 FIRST PERIOD 1—Quebec, Sutherland (Hicks, Morrison)………14:07 2—Hershey, Ubriaco (Dornhoefer, Hamilton)………16:45 Penalty: Ford 13:49. SECOND PERIOD 3—Hershey, Ford (Aurpy, Ubriaco)………16:36 4—Quebec, Hicks (Price)………19:42 Penalties: Nolet 1:58, Awrey 3:48, Nykoluk Gendron (match) 12:41, Larose 12:43, Price…

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Hockey Crossword Puzzle

ACROSS 1—Pictured player. 7—18th and 15th letters of the alphabet. 8—Edmonton’s Junior… Kings. 9—Conjunction. 11—15th and 2nd letters of the alphabet. 12—Twin vowels. 13—First name of NHL referee. 14—New York defenseman. 16—Boston rookie. 17—Players chew this. 18—Vermont (abbr) 20—Number worn by Laperriere. 21—Body of water. 22—1953-54 Hart trophy Winner. 27—Player returned to Quebec by Montreal. 28—All right, (slang) 29—First name of NHL Linesman. 30—Initials of Kurtenbach. 32—Short for Sister. 33—Hockey’s iron man answers to this. DOWN 1—Toronto defenseman. 2—First name of Montreal forward. 3—27 across answers to this. 4—Detroit played 12 of these in 1965-66. 5—Minor hockey league (initials). 6—Gilles Tremblay injured one recently. 10—Scored 4 goals for Toronto last season. 13—Chicago right wing. 15—9th and 18th letters of the alphabet. 19—Montreal defenseman bom in Winnipeg. 23—Same as 8 across. 24—Initials of Cahan of Vancouver, 25—Rochefort answers to this. 26—Negative answer. 27—Prince Edward Island.(abbr) 29—Native Province of Ranger rearguard. (abbr) 31—Initials of Leaf defenseman. LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS…

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Hornets Prey On All AHL Teams-Except Aces

PITTSBURGH, Pa — With the exception of the Quebec Aces, every team in the American Hockey League has been stung by the Pittsburgh Hornets in their current record winning streak which has carried them to the top of the circuit’s Western Division. As this edition of the HOCKEY NEWS goes to press, the Hornets have won eight straight games and are unbeaten in their last ten starts. Both are new club records since the team returned to the AHL and began playing in the new Civic arena in 1961. Hershey has been victimized more than any other team. Three times the Bears have felt the wrath of the rejuvenated Hornets, losing twice and tieing once. The tie stopped a seven game Hershey winning streak and two nights later the first setback ended an…

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HAWKS, RANGERS KEEPING STRIDE

NEW YORK, N.Y. — New York Rangers’ bold dash to the top of the National Hockey League in the past two weeks provoked considerable skepticism along hockey row. But manager coach Emile Francis jumped to the defense of his surprising Broadway Blues by stating flatly “This team won’t fold. We have too much depth and desire,” he added. The astute little hockey man obviously knew what he was talking about. The Rangers haven’t yielded an inch since stepping up to seize first place despite terrific pressure from the onrushing Black Hawks, whom many contend belong on top while the Rangers don’t. But the New Yorkers have other ideas as evidenced by their 2-1 record last week. They had their five game win streak snapped by the rejuvenated Red Wings but they still managed to…