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December 9, 1967
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NHL Player Of The Week — IN THE EAST
The ‘Chief’ is on the warpath again which should make National Hockey League goalers shudder. The warrior in question of course is veteran Johnny Bucyk, the captain of the Bruins, who is enjoying a tremendous season start as he and his new linemates, Fred Stanfield and John Mc-Kenzie, spark the resurgence of the Boston team in the NHL race. The Bruins haven’t been so high in the league since the 1950’s and Bucyk is playing a major role. His achievements this past week included a seven-point effort which pushed him on top of the indidual race and knocked Bobby Hull into second spot. Bucyk has 31 points, Hull 30. Bucyk also raised his career total to 243 goals and 607 points as a Bruin making him the club’s new all-time scoring leader. He…
Lucas Confident Salem Rebels Will Gain EHL Playoff Spot
SALEM, Va. - To discover the reason for Dave Lucas’ current irritating mood, one need only check what’s going on in the Southern Division race of the Eastern Hockey League. Lucas is the skipper of the Salem Rebels, an expansion team, and he finds himself exasperated that his club so far has been unable to capitalize on a golden opportunity. It had been feared that the rest of the strong Southern division would run away and hide and leave the Rebels way back in the lurch. No one figured Salem would be able to do much against the formidable rivals. But such hasn’t been the case. The Rebs have held their own with both Florida and Knoxville, and Lucas sees no reason why his club can’t gain a playoff berth. But to do so,…
Buckaroos Slow Getting To Top
PORTLAND, Ore.— In the past seven seasons, the Portland B u c karoo s have won more games than any other team In professional hockey. There have been many reasons, including a wealth of talent In recent campaigns. But there have been, in the opinion of this writer, three major reasons for astounding success epitomized by five regular-season championships in the last six years. 1—The Buckaroos over seven seasons were the toughest road club in the Western Hockey League. 2—The Buckaroos won the close ones. 3—Portland, except for three specific instances in the playoffs, always won the big ones. Let’s examine these points, one by one: It’s ironic that Western League losers of the past have moaned that huge home crowds have been primarily responsible for the success of the Buckaroos. These are the hard facts: Six times in the…
Armstrong’s Big Start Proof He Retired Too Soon
TORONTO, Ont.— George Armstrong announced his retirement from hockey last spring because he felt he could no longer be useful to Toronto Maple Leafs, or any other National Hockey League team. The Leaf captain Is pleased to admit now that he was completely wrong. After 19 games, he had produced five goals and eight assists, was Leafs’ third leading scorer and was playing excellent hockey. At 37, and in his 17th NHL campaign, he was away to his best start in years. He shouldn’t be, either, because his linemates have been changing almost from game to game. First, he lost left-winger Frank Mahovlich, who was hospitalized nearly a month. Then, center Dave Keon was injured, too. At the time these lines were being written, Armstrong was working the right side on Leafs’ most…
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