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November 16, 1968

November 16, 1968

The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

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Cossette Rolling At Top Pace For Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Md.— Quiet, unassuming but hard working Jean Marie Cossette is off to one of the best starts in his long and at times difficult hockey career. And, it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy as far as the Baltimore Clippers are concerned. At 34 years of age, the personable Frenchman from Quebec, cannot be considered a spring chicken in hockey terms. But, the way he has been playing the game recently, one would not believe that it was 15 years ago when the small, slight (5-8 and 155) forward launched his pro career in Quebec. Although the Clippers have only played seven games at this writing, Cossette has either scored or handed off a scoring pass in each of the games and has taken the early lead among his teammates as the leading…

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Central Summaries

FRI. OCT. 25 KANSAS CITY 4 at DALLAS 2 FIRST PERIOD 1—Dallas, McDonald (Koroll, Bond) … 7:48 Penalties: Proceviat 4:17, Crisp 7:35, Rizzuto 8:00, Graham 11:04, Dennis and Morris 13:14, Plager 15:28. SECOND PERIOD 2—Kansas City, Obendorf (Dennis, Veneruzzo) … l:24 Penalties: McKay 9:27, Graham, Cardin and Shmyr 19:43. THIRD PERIOD 3—Dallas, Graham (McKay, Gaudet) … 1:34 4—Kansas City, Gray (Faranski, Giesebrecht) … 7:24 5—Kansas City, Guilbault (Cardin, Fortin) … 13:34 6—Kansas City, Veneruzzo (Proceviat, Dennis) … 14:07 Penalties: Bond 3:24, Proceviat 18:37. Saves: Norris 32, Edwards 37. SAT. OCT. 26 DALLAS 3 at AMARILLO 6 FIRST PERIOD 1—Dallas, Wiste (McDonald, Bond) … 15:19 2—Amarillo, Reynolds (Lecaine, Billows) … 19:20 Penalties: McKay and Barrie 3:18, Shmyr 6:27, Swain 9:12, Rizzuto and Lecaine 12:20, Billows 13:26, Barrie and Morris 20:00. SECOND PERIOD 3—Amarillo, Blomquist (Barrie) … 7:25 Penalties: Long 1:28, McKay and Long (misconduct) 7:20, Carruthers 14:18, Andrea (misconduct) 18:14. THIRD PERIOD 4—Dallas, Rizzuto (Shelton,…

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Veteran Maloney Scores 500th Goal In WHL Play

SEATTLE, Wash.— Just. rambling around the Western Hockey League … Andy Bathgate of the Vancouver Canucks is human after all … the Denver Invaders blanked him on November 2 … after he had scored points in all of his first eight games back in the Western League … including eight goals in those eight clashes … One night earlier, rookie John Gofton was stopped for the first time in the campain … by the Phoenix Roadrunners … after he had scored points in 10 straight clashes to open the season … Vancouver veteran Phil Maloney’s first goal of the year, on a power play against Portland on October 22, was a rather historic one … the 500th in regular-season play in Maloney’s 21-season professional career … and that’s more goals than have…

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Hockey Crossword

SOLUTION IN NOVEMBER 23 ISSUE ACROSS 1—Pictured player. 8—Either. 9—An N.H.L. defenseman. 11—12th and 22nd letters of the alphabet. 12—Statisticians do this. 13—First name of 16 across. 15—Initials of one of the Habs. 16—A Vancouver defenseman. 17—Nickname of a former N.H.L. coach. 18—Initials of an N.H.L. linesman. 19—Denotes scoreless tie. 21—Initials of one of the Rangers. 22—Initials of Kabel of Phoenix. 23—A winter sport. 25—First name of one of the Flyers. 28—Denotes number worn by Noel Price. 29—Initials of a St. Louis defenseman. 30—Initials of one of the Leafs. 32—Wears No. 3 for Chicago. 34—First name of a Ranger veteran. 36—England. (abbr.) 37—One of the Hawks answers to this. DOWN 1—Wears No. 8 for Minnesota. 2—First name of former bruin Tessier. 3—Initials of Heiskala of Philadelphia. 4—Former Red Wing Leswick answers to this. 5—Initials of one of the Hawks. 6—Estimated Time of Arrival. (abbr.) 7—Scored 11 Goals for Pittsburgh last season. 10—One of the Oakland Seals. 14—A cereal plant. 20—Initials of a Ranger centre. 21—Initials…