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March 1, 1969
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Newest Hawk Boudrias Makes Auspicious Bow As Pivot For Hull Line
CHICAGO, Ill.— Andre Boudrias knows he’s been presented with the opportunity of his hockey life and he’s determined not to mess it up. “This has to be the biggest weekend of my life,” said the 5-8, 165 pound center after scoring a goal and picking up two assists during a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in the Stadium. “Being traded to Chicago, playing in two wins, scoring two goals, and playing on the same line with Bobby all in two days … that has to be something,” continued Boudrias. “You can’t ask for more than a chance to play on the same line with the greatest left wing in history,” bubbled the 25-year-old Boudrias. “You have to take advantage of a chance like that.” Bobby, who picked up his 37th goal of the season…
Houston Ace Ernie Hicke Turns In Hot 5-Goal Week
HOUSTON. Tex. — Houston left winger Ernie Hicke turned up with the hottest hand last week, scoring five goals and three assists to earn CHL “Player of the Week” honors. Hicke, 21, is a second-year pro who now has scored 23 goals and 26 assists for 59 points, 23 more than he tallied all last season. He hails from Regina, Sask. The top two point leaders in the Central League, Jim Lorentz and Tom Webster, both of Oklahoma City, are up with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. Lorentz now has 96 points, including a record-breaking 67 assists, and Webster has 69 points, 10 more than Hicke and Omaha’s Bill Fairbairn. Oklahoma City’s Steve Atkinson has passed Webster in goals scored with 30. Webster, Lorentz and Juda Widing of Omaha, each…
Footloose
CONVERSATION WITH Milt Schmidt, GM of the Boston Bruins early in the 1967-68 season: “When I took over as general manager, I realized we had the neucleus of a pretty fair club. At the same time I wasn’t satisfied that we had a winner. I started thinking back to the old days when I played. We had some really great teams from 1939 to 1941, the last time we won the championship. It struck me that those teams had one thing in common — big, hard-hitting forwards and a tough defense. I looked over our roster and saw that we were lacking in big and rugged forwards. From then on, I decided that any trades I made would be slanted towards getting some big guys. Just before the expansion draft…
PASSING THE PUCK
• BRIAN CONACHER SAYS there is no way he will return to professional hockey and join Minnesota next season. The North Stars got the rights to Conacher in the deal that sent Wayne Connelly to Detroit for Danny Lawson. Conacher, 27, feels that he’s no better than a fringe player and wants to get started in business now rather than spend six or seven years in hockey… A North Stars — Minneapolis Tribune hockey clinic attracted over 900 youngsters recently. Earl Ingarfield scored three goals and drew five assists in six games with Oakland after his trade from Pittsburgh… Detroit’s Roy Edwards was the latest NHL goalie to wear a face mask. He started with it New Year’s night and lost only twice in 13 games … Wayne Connelly says…
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