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March 30, 1968
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NHL Governors Decide Seals Won’t Be Moved This Season
OAKLAND, Calif. — Don’t write the Oakland Seals off just yet say the governors of the National Hockey League. In all due respect to the prospering city of Vancouver and its wealthy backers for an NHL franchise, the overlords have decided against any shift by the troubled Oakland team now and for that matter, at all. The governors said Vancouver would be a prime location for future expansion of the NHL, and with its newly constructed rink and enriched backing, there appeared little doubt the Western Canada city would be overlooked again when the league decides to add more teams—possibly by 1969-70. NHL President Clarence Campbell said no application to move the Oakland franchise had been received from present owner Barry Van Gerbig and secondly, the NHL board of directors felt that it didn’t…
McNab Rates ‘Coach Of Year’ Honor Provine ‘Nice Guvs’ Can Win, Too
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Once in a long while it is pure pleasure to be able to write a story. This is one of those times. There’s no official award but let’s exert the power of the press and name Max Mc-Nab of the San Diego Gulls as the Western Hockey League’s “coach of the year.” And take that, Leo Durocher! You can skate from Cranbrooke to Penticton and not find a nicer guy in professional hockey than McNab, who has been called genial so often the word is almost a part of his name. In fact, it had been charged in some earlier campaigns that this was McNab’s biggest problem as a coach. He was too nice a guy. But his system, whatever it is, has worked this season. As one of his players, who…
Howe Pushes Mikita To Wire In Bid For NHL Scoring Title
MONTREAL, Que. - Much is still to be decided in this final week of the 1967-68 National Hockey League season. The scoring championship is by no means settled as Chicago’s Stan Mikita wages a battle for his fourth title in five seasons against Detroit veteran Gordie Howe, who is trying to gain a seventh scoring crown. The runner-up award in the Vezina Trophy is still a three-team race, although the Philadelphia Flyers’ combination of Doug Favell and Bernie Parent has a six-goal lead at the moment. Montreal Canadiens’ Gump Worsley and Rogatien Vachon appear to have the Vezina stashed away for this season with a commanding 14-goal lead. In the standings, second and third place are still being fought for in the East Division among New York Rangers, who currently hold the position…
Racial Issue Under Wraps
Flyer Rearguard Zeidel Not Talking Anymore PHILADELPHIA, Pa - Clarence Campbell must’ve been wearing ear muffs and Ed Snider rose-colored glasses. That could be the only reason the National Hockey League president and the Flyers’ chairman of the board, respectively have passed off lightly the anti-Semitic remarks reportedly directed at the Flyers’ Larry Zeidel by certain members of the Boston Bruins’ team. Campbell and Snider both announced that the incident of the alleged racial slurs aimed at Zeidel, the only Jewish player in the NHL, were blown way out of proportion in the press. They must’ve silenced Larry, too, because if you ask him about it now, he’ll tell you he has no comment. “Sorry,” he’ll say “I’d rather not talk about it anymore.” But if you had sat beside him on the Flyers’ plane ride…
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