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August 1, 1968
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Hobs’ New Coach Ruel Youngest In NHL At 29
MONTREAL, Que — Claude Ruel is the new coach of the Montreal Canadiens and if he never wins a Stanley Cup, his name will go down in the record books anyway. He’s the youngest bench pilot ever to be engaged by a National Hockey League team. The 29-year-old long-time assistantto Montreal general manager Sam Pollock, was elevated to the head job of the Canadiens when Toe Blake retired after tucking away his eighth cup winning feat in 13 seasons last spring. Blake will be standing in the wings as special advisor and assistant to the vice-president while Ruel, a 15-year organization man, attempts to emulate his ice moves. The new Canadiens’ coach lost an eye while performing for the Canadiens’ junior team when he was 18 in an exhibition game in Belleville, Ont. The…
St. Louis Not Likely To Change ‘Hard Rock’ Look
ST. LOUIS, MO. — The team that captured the imagination of the hockey world and the hearts of St. Louis fans in the National Hockey League ‘s first season of ex-pansion hockey was generally credited with having an outstanding defense. Without the shooting talent of some other NHL clubs, the St. Louis Blues chopped their way by keeping the enemy at bay. The Blues were hard to score on because they had good backchecking forwards, hard-hitting, tough defensemen, and back in the hole the Incomparable Glenn (Hall of Famer) Hall. Sam Pollock of Montreal said of the Blues’ defense last season; “It’s better than Toronto’s.” Certainly, opponents of the Blues all season long found them a frustrating team to score against. “Sure we have a strong defense,” declares Lynn Patrick, managing director of the…
Rookie Winner Quick To Shun ‘Bad Man’ Role
BOSTON, MASS.— When an analysis is made of the strong points of the squad that moved the Bruins from sixth to third place in the National Hockey League last season, one of the stresses is at center ice. And one of the major reasons for this transformation was rookie Derek Sanderson. Playing his first professional season Sanderson succeeded Bobby Orr as the NHL’s Rookie of the Year and now everyone connected with Boston hockey is willing to predict that the aggressive 22-year-old also will become one of the game’s brightests stars. Sanderson was hardly an unknown to Bruins’ brass or other hockey experts when he appeared at the London, Ont. training camp a year ago. Playing with the Niagara Falls Flyers in the OHA he led the league in scoring for three straight years. He stood…
Salt Lake City Admitted To WHL For 1969-70 Year
SEATTLE, WASH. — Add Salt Lake City, Utah to the Western Hockey League for the 1969-70 season. A new franchise was voted to Daniel H. Meyer of the Utah metropolis during summer meetings of WHL directors. A new rink under construction in Salk Lake City is expected to seat 11,000 — keeping the Western League “major league” in terms of arenas. Addition of Salt Lake City will increase membership of the Western League to seven cities. In other summer action, directors voted to eliminate overtime games and to discontinue, at least temporarily, the interlocking schedule with the American Hockey League. The overtime issue had stirred quick a ruckus in the WHL. Coach Hal Laycoe led a battle to eliminate overtime games during the regular season. The Western League was the only circuit which still played overtimes…
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