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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…
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…
Arbour Regains Home Ice Touch In 92nd Game
ROCHESTER, N.Y.— Rochester hockey fans who journayed over to Buffalo to watch the Sunday, Dec. 11, game plus the countless thousands at home who watched a live telecast back to Rochester witnessed something they haven’t seen in their own War Memorial for many a game. Les Duff and Al Arbour both scored goals. So what’s unusual about that? The fact that either one scored is unusual enough, but it’s downright amazing that they both picked the very same eight to score their first goals of the 1966-67 American Hockey League season. But here’s the strangest part of these two hardworking members of the Rochester American: Arbour hasn’t scored a goal on his home Rochester ice since Jan. 12, 1964, and Duff’s last goal at home was back on Feb. 7, 1965! Both tallied against Baltimore…
Charlotte Recalls Rick Foley To Plug Defensive Gap
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— The Charlotte Checkers are thanking their lucky stars these days that they had the foresight to send defenseman Rick Foley out on loan in the Eastern Hockey League rather than dropping him altogether. As a result of this maneuver, Foley again became available to the Checkers when Ted Baylis suffered a shoulder separation. Thus instead of having to search for a replacement either in the league or elsewhere, coach Fred Creighton only had to contact the Jersey Devils and reacquire Foley. Foley is a 6-5 230-pound rearguard, who showed plenty of hitting power for the Checkers in the early going. “His problem was that he wasn’t in shape to skate at the EHL pace,” said Creighton. “Evidently he rounded into condition during his stay in Jersey and now I believe he can…
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