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May 13, 1967
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Leafs' Coach Heaps Praise On “Old Pros”
TORONTO, Ont.— Manager-coach George Imlach struggled back to his Garden desk after a round of cup celebrations and the big question in his mind, as it would be with any NHL executive at this time, what about expansion ? Imlach will be faced with many problems with an aging hockey club. The expansion draft, June 5 in Montreal, will undoubtedly produce radical changes. Imlach will have to decide before May 15 — the date when NHL rosters are frozen for the expansion draft — whether he will leave captain George Armstrong and possibly defenseman Allan Stanley unprotected and arrange with the other NHL clubs not to touch them in order to retain them in the organization for their long service to the Leafs. Sawchuk to part ? Then again, there is the question of what…
Western Ad Lib
Decisions Facing WHL At the moment, me western League is in a turmoil, hoping to resolve many problems at its May 16-17 meetings in Portland. A decision on whether to sue the NHL for compensatory payment for invasion of the L.A. territory may be made at that time. A decision on whether or not to merge with the American League may be made. And, finally the makeup of the league for next season may be determined. Portland, Seattle, Vancouver and San Diego are staying. Oakland is leaving. Victoria and L.A. may be leaving. Phoenix and Fresno may be coming in. Edmonton and Calgary are outside possibilities for re-admission. All of these matters are treated in more detail in the accompanying story, based on talks with WHL president Al, Leader. Battled-scarred Jerry Toppazzini,…
Fielder Makes History By Sweeping League's Two Top Player Awards
SEATTLE, Wash — For the first time in the history of the Western League, one man has swept both the Al Leader Cup as “the most valuable player to his team in the circuit, and the Fred J. Hume Cup as “the most gentlemanly player” of outstanding ability. Not surprisingly, he is Seattle’s Guyle Fielder. Each award is based on a vote of the players and is worth $300. Thus Fielder has won the MVP honor for the sixth time and the ‘most gentlemanly laurel for the second time. The latter, however, was a great upset. This season he led the league in scoring for the ninth time and was named to the first all-star team for the eighth time. Fielder overhauled ana caught. the mid-season scoring leader and MVP favorite Art Jones…
Fergy Tags Horton 'Hardest Hitter'
MONTREAL, Que.— It takes a hitter to know a hitter. John Ferguson, an undisputed authority on the subject of throwing weight around, has had plenty of opportunity to assess the opposition when it comes to exchanging checks. Since breaking into the NHL in 1963, Ferguson has traded bodychecks with some of the most devastating hitters in the game. Consequently, when he singles out an opponent as the hardest body-checker of them all, that man can feel complimented to say the least. A 37-year-old veteran of the Toronto Maple Leaf defense corps gets Fergie’s vote as the hardest body-checker among the opposition. He’s Tim Horton, a 5’ 10, 180 lb. defenseman who has completed his 16th season with the Toronto club. “Horton’s the hardest b o d y-checker I’ve ever come up against,” says Ferguson. “He’s…
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