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November 2, 1968
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Dartmouth Decides On ‘69 Junior Team
HALIFAX, N.S. — The search for a fourth team to replace Fredericton Blues in the Maritime-Junior A Hockey League foundered after Dartmouth Bucaneers opted to remain in the Nova Scotia Metro-Valley “B” League for this season at least. But according to Dartmouth officials Jim Trainor and Dr. J.F. Cantwell, the Bucs will make formal application to move up in the 1969-70 season. Meanwhile. Halifax Canadiens’ General Manager Fred McGillivray announced that arrangehad been completed to work an interlocking schedule with teams in the Montreal Metro Junior A League. Although details of the plan had not been hammered out at press time, it was believed that Canadiens. Beavers and Islanders will work a schedule of home dates with the Metro clubs, with all points to count in the Maritime League standings. Meanwhile, the three…
National Hockey League’s Starting Teams
MONTREAL 1—Lorne Worsley, Goal 30—Rogatien Vachon, Goal 2—Jacques Laperriere, Defense 3—J.C. Tremblay, Defense 4—Jean Beliveau, Center 5—Gilles Tremblay, Left Wing 6—Ralph Backstrom, Center 8—Dick Duff, Left Wing 10—Ted Harris, Defense 12—Yvan Cournoyer, Right Wing 14—Claude Provost, Right Wing 15—Bobby Rousseau, Right Wing 16—Henri Richard, Center 18—Serge Savard, Defense 19—Terry Harper, Defense 22—John Ferguson, Left Wing 24—Mickey Redmond, Right Wing 25—Jacques Lemaire, Center TORONTO 1—Johnny Bower, Goal 30—Bruce Gamble, Goal 31—Al Smith, Goal 2—Pierre Pilote, Defense 3—Marcel Pronovost, Defense 4—Mike Pelyk, Defense 6—Ron Ellis, Right Wing 7—Tim Horton, Defense 8—Jim Dorey, Defense 9—Norm Gilman, Center 11—Murray Oliver, Center 12—Larry Mickey, Right Wing 14—Dave Keon, Center 16—Mike Walton, Center 17—Floyd Smith, Left Wing 19—Paul Henderson, Left Wing 20—Bob Pulford, Left Wing 25—Wayne Carleton, Left Wing 26—Rick Ley, Defense CHICAGO 1—Dave Dryden, Goal 30—Denis Dejordy, Goal 2—Gilles Marotte, Defense 3—Howie Young, Defense 4—Tom Reid, Defense 5—Matt Ravlich, Defense 6—Bill Orban, Left Wing 7—Pit Martin, Center 8—Jim Pappin, Right Wing 9—Bobby Hull, Left Wing 10—Dennis Hull, Left Wing 11—Doug Mohns, Left Wing 12—Pat Stapleton, Defense 14—Wayne Maki, Left Wing 15—Eric Nesterenko, Right Wing 16—Chico Maki, Center 17—Ken Wharram, Right Wing 19—Bobby…
Phoenix Roadrunners Surprising WHL After Being Written Off By Experts
PHOENIX, Ariz.— As the end of the training camps a p proached, the Phoenix Roadrunners were the talk of the Western Hockey League. When the championship chances of the six clubs were discussed, everyone mentioned Phoenix, sometimes for as long as four of five seconds. “Lost three of their four best scorers and didn’t replace them” … “weakest team in the league down the middle” … “only club in the Western League that didn’t improve” … These were typical of comments. The ‘Runners were dismissed as out of it. But in the first few weeks of the campaign, strange things started to happen. Back to Phoenix came big center Walt McKechnie, rookie of the year in the WHL last season. Gerry Meehan, a 6-2, 200-pounder who sizzled with 72 points (31 goals) at Tulsa…
Gulls’ O’Ree Maintaining Goal-a-game Pace In WHL
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The San Diego Gulls didn’t have major problems last season on home ice before those record-breaking 311,857 fans. They won 22, lost 13, tied 1. Road games kept the Gulls from championship contention — just 9 victories in 36 clashes away from home. The Gulls apparently plan to change that. They won four of their first five games away from home during the current campaign. Just for comparison, the Gulls won their fourth road game last year on February 4 — the fifth month of the hockey season. As the Gulls blasted away in first place with six victories in their first seven starts, a pair of front-liners were setting what may be personal records for breaking from the barrier. Fleet winger Willie O’Ree sniped seven goals in seven games. He scored…
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