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January 18, 1969
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N.Y. League Holds First All-Star Tilt
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Junior Hockey Association has announced on Sunday afternoon, February 16, it will hold its first annual All-Star game between the stars of the Eastern and Western Divisions. Mike Robbins and Ivan Blum, co-coaches of the New York Greenleafs, winners of the Art Keegan Memorial Trophy as playoff champions for the 1966-67 and 1967-68 seasons, will guide the Eastern squad. Frank Traverso, governor of the West New York Raiders, Western Division champions for the 196768 season, will pilot the Westerners with John Warchol, coach of the Essex Comets, leaders in the West this season, as his assistant. The teams will consist of 20 players with three goaltenders, six defensemen and eleven forwards. A committee comprised of MJHA President Norman MacLean, Secretary Jerry Ahrens, Eastern Division Supervisor Lou Lambert,…
Blues’ Norm Dennis Turns In Big Week As Kansas City Battles Tulsa For Top
Norm Dennis, tireless right wing for the Kansas City Blues, slapped in five goals and three assists in four outings to open the New Year and earned Central Hockey League “Player of the Week” honors. Climbing into a tie for ninth place in the scoring with Cliff Koroll of Dallas, Dennis has been one of the big reasons why the Blues haven’t been beaten since Dec. 18. Each player has 33 points, but Dennis had only 21 before the Blues began their streak of eight games without a loss. Norm also scored a “hat trick” in a 3-3 tie at Ft. Worth. Dennis, 26, is in his seventh year of professional hockey. Last season the native of Aurora, Ontario, played for Cleveland of the American Hockey League, where he tallied 11 goals…
Mallette Comes Off Reds’ Bench To Star
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jean P. Mallette was only a spare forward for the Rhode Island Reds when the 196869 American Hockey League season started. But Dave Creighton, the Reds’ player coach, was not concerned. “Don’t worry,” said Creighton, “J.P. Mallette will make some noise before this season is over.” Just about everyone agreed. After all, Mallette was one of the key players in 1967-68 when the Reds, after a horrendous start, made a final run for a playoff berth and edged out the Baltimore Clippers on the final night of the season for the third and final spot in the Eastern Division. The Reds at this point have played 30 games and Mallette has become one of the team’s stars as the Providence club battles to bring Rhode Island its first Calder Cup since…
Ex-Bruin Maxner New Coach As Halifax Juniors Fire Bossy
HALIFAX, N.S. — One of the most colorful chapters in Maritime hockey history came to at least a temporary end on January 2 when Leo Bossy was dismissed as coach of Halifax Canadiens and replaced by ex-Boston Bruin Wayne Maxner, a local product whose professional career was stalled by a broken leg suffered in a fastball game last fall. Bossy had drawn a four game suspension from the Maritime Junior A Hockey League in late December after being thumbed out of back to back home games against Moncton Beavers and Charlottetown Islanders. He was replaced behind the bench by Maxner, who had been serving as coach of Canadiens’ “B” affiliate in the MetroValley League. Maxner steered the team to three victories in four games and the rumour milf began grinding out reports…
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