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October 17, 1969
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Dayton Gems To Show New Faces, Three Coaches Making IHL Bow
DAYTON — The Dayton Gems, who swept all the honors in the International Hockey League last season, were expecting some new faces as they prepared to open the 1969-70 season. It looked as if they would be minus six players from last year’s league champions. Goalie John Adams, all - league defenseman Alain Beaule and center Gerry Mazur all moved up in the Boston organization. Veteran Cliff Bristow retired. Duke Asmundsen was lost to Des Moines and Bill Horton to Flint in the draft. There was the chance, of course, that the three players in pro camps under the Boston banner might return, but Coach Larry Wilson wasn’t counting too strongly on that and had some 30 candidates in training camp. “I relish a change in personnel”, said Wilson. “These youngsters want to…
Off-Season Movements
NATIONAL LEAGUE OAKLAND — Bob Lemieux, defenseman, assigned to Vancouver of WHL. Gerry Odrowski, defenseman, sent to San Diego of WHL. Pierre Farmer, defenseman, assigned to Providence of AHL. Larry Cahan, defenseman, rejoined club after announcing he was retiring. PHILADELPHIA — Jacques Gagpe, defenseman, and Tom Trevelyan, forward, assigned to Jersey of EHL. Garry Peters, forward, sent to Quebec of AHL. PITTSBURGH — Andy Bathgate, forward, returned to Vancouver of WHL. Billy Harris, forward, placed on voluntary retired list. Michel Briere, forward signed to pro contract. MONTREAL — Bruce Muk lett and Ted Tucker, goalkeepers, Robert Pate, Jim Bannatyne and Barry Cummins, defensemen, Gary Gambucci, Dave Kartio, Marty Desmarais and Bernie Blanchette, forwards, assigned to Muskegon of IHL. Don Fedun, defenseman, Fran Huck, John Vanderberg and Robert Munro, forwards, loaned to Canada’s National team.…
PASSING THE PUCK
• NEW YORK RANGERS started the season with a 22-year-old center, Juda Widing, who was born in Finland and learned all his hockey in Sweden. He centers a “kid line” for the Rangers with Real Lemieux, formerly with Los Angeles on left wing, and Bill Fairbairn, a 22-year-old right winger who starred with Omaha of the CHL last season. Lemieux is 24… Kevin O’Shea, younger brother of Minnesota’s Danny O’Shea, is regarded as super star material by the San Diego Gulls of the Western League. Max McNab, general manager-coach of the Gulls, is highly-enthused over the rookies with his club this year… Doug Harvey, seven-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman, has retired as a player and will coach Laval Saints in the Quebec…
Sinden Wonders What Else Can Happen?
“You like 7up 7up likes you” “You like 7up 7up likes you” BOSTON — Just before the start of the National Hockey League season, the Bruins’ lineup resembled a patch-work quilt. The team that expected to — and predicted it would be the number one in the East Division of the National Hockey League this season was shot full of holes in the first. 10 days of training camp at London, Ont. Ken Hodge had an appendectomy. Ted Green was lost with a fractured skull and a second operation for a brain clot. Gerry Cheevers was ill for two days. Don Awrey suffered a knee injury. Derek Sanderson was benched for the same reason. Johnny McKenzie’s mother died. These men were the ‘guts’ of the team that finished second to Montreal last year and carried the Stanley…
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