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December 9, 1967
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Gamble’s Scoring Slump Puzzling To AHL Great As Goal Output Lagging
ROCHESTER, N.Y.- “Dick Gamble shoots… he scores!” That phrase became almost automatic at Rochester Americans hockey games the past few seasons, but it’s been heard far less frequently thus far during the 1967-68 American Hockey League schedule. Gamble, of course, is the veteran left wing who poured in 48, 47 and 46 goals the past three campaigns for the Amerks to set an alltime AHL mark for total goals (141) in three successive years. But for the Amerks’ first 17 games and Gamble’s first 15 (he missed the first two outings when he was suspended for failure to sign a contract), Dick could boast but four goals! And he wasn’t picking up many assists either — just five. Compared to a year ago when Gamble listed 14 goals and 12 assists for 26 points in…
‘Voice Of Canadiens’ Danny Gallivan Joins Career Academy Faculty
TORONTO, Ont. - Career Academy, the world’s largest educational system of its kind, has announced the appointment of Danny Gallivan to its Directing Faculty of Famous Broadcasters. Gallivan is best known to millions of Canadians as the radio and television voice of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. He joins fellow Canadian Larry Henderson as the tenth member of Career Academy’s Directing Faculty. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Gallivan began his sportscasting career at CJFX in Antigonish, Nova Scotia where he was one of the original staff announcers when the station opened. He had graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in 1942 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and was combining post graduate work with teaching when the new station sent out a call for announcers. A friend talked him into…