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January 7, 1967

January 7, 1967

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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CENTRAL LEAGUE

How They Stand (Standings on Fri. Dec. 30) GAMES COMPLETED Fri. Doc. 23 Omaha 3 at Houston 6 St. Louis 4 at Memphis 6 Sun. Doc. 25 Omaha 3 at Oklahoma City 5 Memphis 3 at Tulsa 2 St. Louis 3 at Houston 5 Tues. Doc. 27 Memphis 2 at Houston 4 Wed. Doc. 28 Tulsa 2 at Omaha 2 Oklahoma City 5 at St. Louis 3 LEADING SCORERS (Including games of Sun. Doc. 25) CENTRAL LEAGUE SUMMARIES Wed. Dec. 14 HOUSTON 1 at OMAHA 2 FIRST PERIOD 1—Houston, Patterson … … … 7:54 Penalties: McCallum 0:15, Sabourin 5:55, McCallum 9:27, Hall 12:34. SECOND PERIOD 2—Omaha, Hamilton, (Mickey, McCallum) … … … 7:49 3—Omaha, Hall (Johnson) … … … 16:49 Penalties: Plager 2:06, McCallum 5.21, Peters 15:02. THIRD PERIOD No scoring. Penalties: none. Saves: Desjardins 26, Rutledge 23. Attendance: 2,523. MEMPHIS 2 at ST. LOUIS 2 FIRST PERIOD 1—Memphis, Lemieux … … … 5:11 2—St. Louis, Shelton (Chernoff) … … … 13:15 Penalties: Roberts…

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International Hockey League

How They Stand (Standings on Fri. Dec. 30) GAMES COMPLETED Fri. Dec. 23 Toledo 6 at Columbus 5 Sun. Dec. 25 Port Huron 6 ct Dayton 8 Toledo 4 at Muskegon 2 Columbus 3 at Fort Wayne 5 Mon. Dec. 26 Dayton 2 at Port Huron 4 Muskegon 4 at Columbus 2 Fort Wayne 1 at Toledo 6 Tues. Dec. 27 Columbus 4 at Dayton 11 Wed. Dec. 28 Fort Wayne 1 at Des Moines 4 Thurs. Dec. 29 Port Huron 6 at Muskegon 5 GAMES TO COME Fri. Dec. 30 ayton at Toledo Fort Wayne at Des Moines Sat. Dec. 31 Columbus at Port Huron Dayton at Muskegon Toledo at Fort Wayne Sun. Jan. 1 Des Moines at Columbus Muskegon at Dayton Mon. Jan. 2 Des Moines at Port Huron Muskegon at Columbus IHL Point Race LEADING SCORERS (Including games of Sun. Dec. 18) LEAGUE LEADERS Best goals-against avg. Russ Gillow, Des Moines … … … 3.24 Most shutouts Russ Gillow, Des Moines … … … 2 Glenn Ramsay, Toledo…

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Ex-NHL Star Harvey Sought By Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I.— One of hockey’s greatest all time defensemen—Doug Harvey—has probably reached the crossroads of his career. For the 11-time NHL all-star, the next week could decide whether or not he’ll continue playing at 42 years of age or hang up his skates. The Providence Reds of the American Hockey League, who are mired in last place, allegedly purchased Harvey’s contract from Baltimore Clippers but Harvey refused to report to the Reds. Now the AHL tai enders are making a pitch to get Harvey to change his mind. Club general-manager Buster Clegg negotiated with Harvey. Clegg said the Reds made the one-time Montreal Canadiens’ defense star a flattering offer and they hope he accepts and joins the team. Clegg said it was his understanding that Baltimore Cuppers, with whom Harvey played 24 games this year, released…

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Monkey Off His Back, Weight Down, Abel Says Young Can Help Red Wings

DETROIT, Mich.— Howie Young didn’t exactly come back with a big brass band. And his return didn’t lead to immediate success for the downtrodden Red Wings. As a matter of fact, they lost the first two games that Howie played. You can’t blame it on Young, though. They’d been losing a lot without him, too, and they’re likely to lose a lot more. The players Detroit depends on have been undependable and with the season nearly half over, there’s no indication they will change. But Young can help the Wings make it interesting at least. Not in the old way, the circus way, but with a little stouter defense than they’ve been getting “Two things I wondered about, Howie answered,” coach Sid Abel said: “If he still could skate and if he still could pass.…