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March 29, 1969
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Hockey Crossword
SOLUTION IN APRIL 5 ISSUE ACROSS 1—Pictured player. 8—An N.H.L. General manager. 9—66-67 Smythe trophy winner. 11—Initials of one ot the North Stars. 12—Denotes scoreless tie. 13—Bobby Hull’s Middle name. 16—Number worn bv Ray Cullen. 18—One of the Penguins answers to this. 20—Nickname of pictured player. 21—Skating requisite. 22—Goalies protect this. 23—First name of Reaume of Rochester. 27—Philadelphia toped this division last year. 28—One of the North Stars. 30—Ronson of San Diego answers to this. 31—Number of shut-outs registered by Giaco-min last year. 34—All players are this, (abbr.) DOWN 1—1958-59 Calder trophy winner. 2—Initials of ex-Hawki Balfour. 3—One of the Canadiens. 4—Initials of former Leaf Litzenberger. 5—An N.H.L. referee. 6—15th and 5th letters of, the alphabet. 7—High. 10—Negative answer. 11—Initials of one of the Habs. 14—One of the L.A. Kings, 15—Wears NO. 17 for Los Angeles. 17—Initials of Ehrenverth 1 of San Diego. 19—Nickname of an A.H.L. team. 24—Avenue, (abbr.). 25—Finished 2nd in the east last year. (abbr.). 26—Initials of one of the i Schmautz…
Hockey Races
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE (Final Standings) GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Mor. 19 Toledo 6 ot Fort Wayne 6 Fri. Mar. 21 Toledo 5 at Des Moines 3 Dayton 2 at Muskegon 5 Columbus 3 at Port Huron 5 Sat Mar. 22 Columbus 1 ot Fort Wayne 11 Port Huron 4 at Muskegon 6 Toledo 5 at Des Moines 3 Sun. Mar. 23 Muskegon 6 at Port Huron 3 PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Round-robin Series Tues Mar. 25 Port Huron ot Dayton Wed. Mar. 26 Fort Wayne ot Toledo Columbus at Muskegon Thurs. Mar. 27 Muskegon at Port Huron Fri. Mar. 28 Dayton ot Fort Woyne Toledo at Columbus Sat. Mar 29 Columbus at Dayton Port Huron ot Toledo Fort Wayne at Muskegon…
Columbus, Des Moines Crowds Up As Clubs Fight Playoff Ouster
COLUMBUS, o. — The International Hockey League’s six-team playoff — eliminating only one team — has been the subject of controversy all season long. The plan met with some slight opposition by aminority of the league’s board of governors, even when it was adopted. They preferred to stay with the time-honored policy of only four teams in the playoff’s. Many hockey writers around the circuit expressed the opinion that playing through an entire season of 72 games to eliminate one team was ridiculous. The idea behind the plan, of course, was the same as that behind any playoff plan — to sustain interest in the waning weeks of the season in the cities that are down in the race. From that standpoint the IHL’s playoff plan — a somewhat complicated affair — can be…
Kings’ Ace Joyal Proves He Belongs In Big Time With 30-Goal Campaign
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — One of the more noteworthy accomplishments in a Los Angeles King season slim on achievements is the 30-goal campaign of Eddie Joyal, who shot his 30th into an empty net against Pittsburgh with two weeks left in the schedule, but said he’d take it because it was so long coming. Joyal is 28 and is completing his ninth pro season. He played a couple of partial seasons with Detroit and one with Toronto, but mainly kicked around the minors until last season. He had three 30-goal seasons and just missed a fourth in the minors, but never established himself in the majors. With expansion, the Kings took him and he scored 23 goals and was voted by the writers most valuable player on the team last season, and has…
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