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December 2, 1967
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Americans Off To Fast Start
ROCHESTER, N.Y.— The Rochester Americans never seem to leave the American Hockey League launching pad with much zip, but they usually manage to get into orbit somehow. A 6-5-2 record for the first 13 games of the season certainly isn’t overly impressive, but only twice in the 12-year history of the Amerks has the club gotten off to a better start than this year. Yet, in the previous 11 seasons, the Rochester Americans have won two Calder Cups, been the losing finalists three times, have finished first twice, second three times, third four years and fifth twice. Not a bad record, eh? Figuring two points for each home game played as a basis for comparison, the 1967-68 Amerks should have had 12 points for the first 13 games since they played six at home…
Slow-Starting Perry Picking Up Momentum
PROVIDENCE. R.I. – “Some of the men we depend on the most just aren’t clicking.” There was once a time this year when a young man named Brian Perry was included in that Dave Creighton remark made early this season. But no longer. Perry came to the Reds for the first time at the tail end of the 1965-66 season and was remarkably impressive in his brief stay. He had just come off an 88 point season with the New Haven Blades when the Reds called him up for an eight game tryout. Happy they now are that they did. Perry had been reputed to be a slow starter but as Ivan Irwin, former Reds’ coach and the man who scouted Perry, said, “As soon as he gets over the early season stiffness he’s…
Hockey Ad Lib
Howe Denies Pressure THE STORY In one of the out-of-town newspapers said that in this, his 22nd season In the majors, Detroit’s Gordie Howe felt special pressure every time he appeared in a new city for the first time. Coming to expansion towns, he finds himself besieged by Interviewers. Stories and pictures on him are featured on the sports pages. Everyone is told to go to the rink to see the Immortal in action before It I Is too late. When, pressing, he didn’t play up to par, Howe left the arena feeling especially bad, the story said. “Yeh, I read that, too, ’’Howe grinned as he dressed after a recent game. “It made kinda’ interesting reading, but there’s not a thing to it. After all this time, I don’t feel any…
Crippled Habs Look To Backstrom For Spark With Beliveau On Shelf
MONTREAL, Que. – Montreal’s traditional strength at centre is now I centered in Ralph Backstrom. That, at least appeared to be the situation as Canadiens limped home from a road trip, minus the services of Henri Richard, who was sidelined with a knee injury. Also on the inactive list is Jean Beliveau, who suffered torn ligaments in his knee in an early November game against Philadelphia. With Backstrom the lone surviver among I regulars at center-ice, the pressure is on him to spark the Habs in the tightly-packed Eastern Division race. In a situation where a mere five points separated the top and bottom teams in late November, Canadiens could find themselves leading the pack or occupying the cellar by Christmas. No one has ever said: “As Backstrom goes, so go Canadiens,” but it…
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