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October 31, 1969

The Hockey News October 31, 1969

1&mdash;Bobby Hull2&mdash;Gordie Howe3&mdash;Jean Beliveau4&mdash;Frank Mahovlich5&mdash;John Ferguson6&mdash;Phil Esposito7&mdash;Derek Sanderson8&mdash;Stan Mikita9&mdash;Yvan Cournoyer10&mdash;Dave Keon &#9632;

IN THIS ISSUE

‘THE TOP 10’

<div class="byline">BY GLENN REDMANN</div>TWIN CITIES &mdash;After twice being captained by defensemen in their first two seasons of National Hockey League competition, the North Stars will be led in 1969-70 by a forward.Moose Vasko and Bob Woyto-wich were the first two elub captains.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01418/2420381-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="537" height="564"><figcaption class="caption-body">CLAUDE LAROSE</figcaption></div>The new man is Claude Larose and the announcement of his appointment by manager-coach Wren Blair appears to be highly popular with fans of this hockey-oriented area.&ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t always agreed with some of The Bird&rsquo;s moves,&rdquo; said season ticketholder Ron Bear of St. Paul, &ldquo;but naming Larose captain has to be one of the smartest things he&rsquo;s done.&ldquo;Larose was the best all-around player on the club last season and the big thing that impressed me about him is that he was just as tough on the road as he was on his home ice.&rdquo;Another season ticketholder from Minnesota&rsquo;s Capital City, teacher John Jacks, lauded Blair&rsquo;s choice &ldquo;because Larose is the type of player who can inspire others, something a captain has to do.&rdquo;Boyd Lockwood, a bartender in nearby Arden Hills, pointed out that the abrasive 27-year-old right winger &ldquo;takes no guff from anyone regardless of size, and actually was the man who made the G-O-L line click with his moxie and hustle.&rdquo;Blair&rsquo;s three choices for alternate &mdash; Leo Boivin, Ray Cullen and newcomer Charlie Burns &mdash; also met with the approval of the three fans.Said salesman Bear of Boivin, the stocky 37-year-old veteran of 16 years in the NHL:&ldquo;Leo hit more guys in half a season with the Stars last year than some others did in two full seasons. There&rsquo;ll be times during this season when I&rsquo;m sure he&rsquo;ll need rest. But that&rsquo;s why Blair&rsquo;s got young guys like Tom Reid and Tom Polanic waiting in the wings.&rdquo;Jacks, a one-time goalkeeper at St. Paul Washington High School, offered that Cullen probably would make a good captain, too, &ldquo;but perhaps that job and being the club&rsquo;s player representative would present a conflict of interest.&rdquo;Lockwood is among a legion of fans hereabouts still trying to figure out why Pittsburgh allowed Burns to be drafted after the scrappy 33-year-old centerman had notched 13 goals and 51 points for the 1968-69 Penguins.&ldquo;He was a stickout against the North Stars two years ago for Oakland,&rdquo; said Boyd. &ldquo;I just hope some of his hustle rubs off on a few of the younger players.&rdquo;Getting back to the appointment of Larose, who scored a goal in the Stars&rsquo; 4-0 opening night win over Philadelphia, it was made known to the public in somewhat dramatic fashion just before the season opener at a Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce-sponsored WelcomeHome&rsquo; luncheon.Blair had no more than gotten the words &ldquo;Claude Larose will be our captain,&rdquo; out of his mouth when the overflow crowd of more than 500 in the ballroom of the Pick-Nicollet cheered loudly.Only a few minutes earlier Larose seemed embarrassed when interviewer Dan Stoneking of the Minneapolis Star recalled that Chicago Black Hawks coach Billy Reay had said after a Hawk-Star game last season &ldquo;that Larose is the best player in the West Division.&rdquo;&ldquo;I remember that,&rdquo; said Rosey, who combined with rookie centerman Danny O&rsquo;Shea and Calder Award-winning left winger Danny Grant to tally 74 goals last season, &ldquo;because it was a 5-5 tie and I had a hand in every goal. I thank him (Reay), but maybe he got a little carried away&rdquo;.A one-time captain in his final year of junior at Peterborough (1960-61), Larose said he never dreamed that he&rsquo;d be chosen for such an important post in the NHL.&ldquo;There is certainly a challenge, no doubt about it,&rdquo; he said after the luncheon.&ldquo;It may help me get along better with the referees, too. It seems as if they listen more to the captain,&rdquo; he said, perhaps remembering that among his 106 penalty minutes in 1968-69 were five or six misconducts.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02348/2420374-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="1595" height="1120"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ice Quips &hellip;by Maki&ldquo;There&rsquo;s No Favoritism On This Team! What Makes You Ask?&rdquo;</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Larose Choice As Captain Popular With Fans

<div class="byline">BY VICTOR BERNS</div>ST. LOUIS &mdash;Red Berenson says the St. Louis Blues are going to have a good year but he forgets to tell some of the details.He mentions that the Western Division titlists are &ldquo;a year older and smarter&rdquo; and that the team this year is a lot stronger and deeper.&rdquo;He talks glowingly of the Blues&rsquo; top new acquisition: &ldquo;Phil Goyette makes a big difference; there is no one who is a better puck handler.&rdquo;In fact, the Red Baron has a few kind words for everyone and mentions even some marginal players as contributors toward a third straight finish in the Stanley Cup finals.But Berenson doesn&rsquo;t mention the big guy, the team&rsquo;s top scorer, the starting center &mdash; himself.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not important whether I score,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;What is important is that we win.&rdquo;Berenson doesn&rsquo;t say those words idly, as if he had practiced them in case any question ever called for a humble answer. No, he looks you in the eye when he says them and emphasizes the statement with his serious expression.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03468/2419643-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="270" height="413"><figcaption class="caption-body">Red Berenson</figcaption></div>He says, &ldquo;I hope to get better, but, even if I do and the team doesn&rsquo;t win, it doesn&rsquo;t mean anything.&rdquo;The Blues&rsquo; ace, who came within a few votes of being picked unanimously as the Western Division&rsquo;s starting center in last year&rsquo;s All-Star game, values team spirit ever the skills of a superstar.&ldquo;The Blues aren&rsquo;t a superstar team,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re just honest hockey players, who, if we work hard, can be in the money.&rdquo;&ldquo;I have set no goals for myself in scoring or in anything else,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m strictly working for the team &mdash; trying to make a contribution to it.&rdquo;Certainly, at this point in his career Berenson would be allowed a little crowing about his own talents and accomplishments, which in the National Hockey League didn&rsquo;t amount to much in the first five years. He had bounced between the Montreal Canadiens and their farm clubs at Hull-Ottawa and Quebec and learned that cracking the Montreal squad was tough. Berenson was the No. 4 center behind Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard and Ralph Backstrom, and a fourthstring center doesn&rsquo;t see much action; he&rsquo;s lucky if he has two wings to call his own. Berenson was traded to the New York Rangers before the 1966-67 season but he still didn&rsquo;t find the satisfaction of playing regularly.That came through the grace of expansion after he was swapped to the Blues with Barclay Plager in exchange for Ron Stewart and Ron Attwell in late November of 1967. The Rangers had the day off, and Red was hunting deer in the Catskill Mountains when Ranger officials were trying to locate him to give him the news about the trade.&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t realize how enjoyable professional hockey can be until you play for a team like the Blues,&rdquo; Berenson says.That&rsquo;s another sincere statement from Berenson and not just something appropriate to say to please the men who sign his checks.The redhead cites the decision of the Blues&rsquo; president, Sid Salomon Jr., to fly the entire team to St. Louis for Christmas eve so that many of the players could be with their families. The Blues were on the road at the time, and a more direct and less expensive route would have taken them from Los Angeles after a Dec. 23 game to Minnesota for a Christmas night game.&ldquo;That was something else,&rdquo; Berenson said. &ldquo;Mr. Salomon earned the gratitude of every player on his team.&rdquo;Berenson&rsquo;s warm feeling toward the Blues&rsquo; management is a mutual emotion. When the Red Baron tied a 24-year-old record last season by scoring six goals in one game, the owners scheduled a special celebration at a later Blues&rsquo; game. Red was given a shotgun and a new canoe to satiate his chief hobbies, and then a new station wagon was wheeled on to the St. Louis Arena ice with the license number RB6-666.&ldquo;I nearly bawled like a baby,&rdquo; Red said. &ldquo;It could only have happened in St. Louis&rdquo;.Berenson was born in Regina, Sask., but rates the area in the neighboring province around Calgary, Alta., as one of the best for hunting and fishing. He&rsquo;s not anywhere near retirement but speculates that Calgary might be a good place to settle after his hockey days have ended.Berenson has a master&rsquo;s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan and should be able to move into an executive position at the end of his hockey career.The man who covers his red hair with a blue belmet is an articulate representative for himself and anyone or anything else he cares to represent. When he was given an award in a banquet hall packed with Blues&rsquo; fans, Berenson chose the occasion to make an appeal for support of junior hockey.&ldquo;Give these kids a chance to play,&rdquo; Berenson told his well-dressed captive audience. &ldquo;And don&rsquo;t just give a break to the boy who&rsquo;s a good player, give them all a chance to prove themselves, and some of them will surprise you.&rdquo;Red was being sincere again, and the words had a personal meanning. Before he was called the Red Baron, he wasn&rsquo;t given much of a chance in Montreal and New York. With expansion he proved him self immediatly, and both player and team have prospered continuously. &#9632;

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Can Blues Be Better? Red Berenson Thinks So, “We’re Older, Smarter”

<div class="byline">BY BOB ELMER</div>BALTIMORE&mdash;One week into the new hockey season finds the latest edition of the Baltimore Clippers starting out to emulate most of their seven predecessors. Which is another way of saying that the locals are off to another sputtering start.At this writing Coach Rudy Migay&rsquo;s minions were looking for their first win. But, their first three tries at victory have at least become progressively better. since they have lost 0-6, 1-6, and 2-3. In case you missed the winners, they were Springfield, Hershey and Quebec in that order.But, Baltimore has done worse at breaking from the starting gate and still come on to finish in the playoffs. So, there are some silver clouds after all.In their sophomore season in the AHL (1963-4) the Clippers lost seven of their first nine starts and one of the others was a tie. So that&rsquo;s a roaring 1-7-1 to get the show on the road. That&rsquo;s when the Clips worked with the Rangers, who at what time were not even a reasonable facsimile of the present New York club.The following campaign was even worse for openers. Johnny Crawford came in as the new Clipper tutor and it&rsquo;s a good thing his gleaming bald pate didn&rsquo;t have hair on it, since his start was a nifty.One win, two ties and nine defeats, or 1-9-2 in the standings. From October 9. through Armistice Day, November 11 the Baltimore club that year had only a 4-0 shutout over Providence plus ties with Hershey and Cleveland to show. Yet this team finished like gangbusters and during one strech in February and March won 15 out of 16 gain a playoff berth.Strangely enough the 1965-6 edition wound up as the poorest of the whole lot, yet excited local followers with a fairly frisky beginning. They won four of their first five starts including such unusual things such as three of these games on foreign ice at Buffalo Springfield and Quebec. This club featured the rejuvination of two of hockey&rsquo;s finest veterans &mdash; Doug Harvey and Larry Regan, the latter now running Jack Kent Cooke&rsquo;s operations in Los Angeles and Springfield.The 1966-7 team which eventually posted the best Clipper mark of 80 points and advanced to the semifinal of the post season playoffs gave an indication of how things might go by winnings seven and tying one of their first ten games. This including a streak of six straight wins which later in the season really exploded into an unbeaten string of 12 on home ice second only to the 1967-8 club which tolds the clubs high of 13 at the Civic Center.After this impressive early start for the &lsquo;66 &lsquo;67 aggregation, along came the &lsquo;67-68 team with the customary stumbling start of one win, one tie and five losses. This band never did recover and finished out of the playoffs. Last year&rsquo;s squad bounced around the .500 mark all year, and typical of its beginning won three lost three and tied one. &#9632;

Clippers’ Sputtering Start Retails Worse Beginnings

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-01123/2421940-1-eng-US/f0001-012.jpg" title="f0001-01" width="286" height="357"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-0299/2421933-1-eng-US/f0001-022.jpg" title="f0001-02" width="1524" height="1750"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0001-0343/2421926-1-eng-US/f0001-032.jpg" title="f0001-03" width="532" height="1517"></div> &#9632;

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What Prompted Gadsby’s Firing?

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01566/2419105-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Two central figures in the Wings coaching announcement were GM SID ABEL, left, and owner BRUCE NORRIS. Abel was appointed by Norris to handle club until a replacement could be found.</figcaption></div>DETROIT &mdash;Bill Gadsby got the gate as Red Wings coach before he had a chance to prove his club could make the playoffs.Detroit owner Bruce Norris, announced the reason for Gadsby&rsquo;s dismissal was a lack of communication.Every rumor in Detroit has buzzed with its theory behind Gadsby&rsquo;s firing and speculation on who will succeed him.The best guess is that Norris will let general manager Sid Abel run the club until the pandemonuim dies down over Gadsby&rsquo;s ouster. He will ponder a successor only then.There was no immediate comment from Abel, nor had there been any prior indication that Abel was dissatisfied with Gadsby&rsquo;s work.Gadsby said he was so shocked it would take him several days to work up a statement.Gordie Howe, visibly shaken, said he didn&rsquo;t &ldquo;want to talk about it&rdquo; and that it &ldquo;made me sick.&rdquo;Gadsby spent his last five years as an active player as Howe&rsquo;s teammate and good friend and presently is his financial advisor.Gadsby did not have a signed contract with the Red Wings, he was satisfied with a handshake agreement.Red Wings won their first two games, 3-2 over Toronto and 4-1 over Chicago before the move was made, and Gadsby could joke ruefully that he was &ldquo;the only coach ever to get fired with a perfect record.&rdquo;Then he added, &ldquo;don&rsquo;t ask me why, I&rsquo;m going to the press conference myself to find out.&rdquo;Norris said he had told Gadsby the job was not his on a win or lose basis.It is known here that Norris meddled in Gadsby&rsquo;s job last year but this year Gadsby had called Detroit &ldquo;a happy family, there had been no meddling&rdquo; That was before last week.Ted Lindsay, a Red Wing star for 15 seasons, is being touted by Detroit press and radio as Gadsby&rsquo;s successor, but it is somewhat doubtful if Lindsay can afford to neglect his highly successful business interests to coach the Wings.Club officials denied at week&rsquo;s end they had approached Lindsay or anyone else.Said a Red Wings&rsquo; spokesman, &ldquo;No candidates have been considered at this time.&rdquo;But he would not deny that Lindsay is Norris&rsquo; personal choice for the job, and the Red Wings&rsquo; owner proved last week, that around Olympia Stadium, he usually gets his own way.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02541/2419098-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="546" height="1560"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL GADSBY &hellip; State Of Shock</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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What Prompted Norris To Fire Gadsby? Ouster Stuns ‘Winning’ Detroit Couth

<h2>NHL Teams</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03468/2419164-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="515" height="553"></div><h2>Other Leagues</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04344/2419157-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="524" height="262"></div><h2>Columnists</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-05240/2419150-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="520" height="153"></div><h2>Other Features</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-06151/2419143-1-eng-US/f0002-062.jpg" title="f0002-06" width="530" height="211"></div><h2>Specials</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0783/2419136-1-eng-US/f0002-072.jpg" title="f0002-07" width="530" height="205"></div> &#9632;

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WHERE YOU’LL FIND IT ALL

DETROIT &mdash;Goalie Roger Crozier&rsquo;s stomach is acting up again &hellip; Roger, who went to a mask in the exhibition season and played quite well, had a mild pancreatitis attack on the eve of the season and was expected to be hospitalized several days at least.The Wings called sophomore pro Gerry Gray up from Cleveland to act as Roy Edwards&rsquo; backup &hellip; Edwards won the No. 1 post during the exhibition season and was brilliant in the opener.The Wings summoned Don McLeod from Fort Worth and sent Gray back to Cleveland. &#9632;

Crozier Bark in Hospital

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT&mdash;The Detroit Red Wings don&rsquo;t figure to finish at the top of the National Hockey League&rsquo;s Eastern Division but they are figuring on returning to the playoffs this season and, of course, it&rsquo;s predicated on being free from serious injury.The Wings went through training camp with nothing too serious &mdash; Gary Bergman had a banged-up elbow for a while and missed some games but that was about it. Paul Popiel was a little slow because of off-season knee surgery.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0850/2419195-1-eng-US/f0002-082.jpg" title="f0002-08" width="255" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Baun</figcaption></div>Then, on the eve of the season, it was discovered that defensive anchor Bob Baun, the Wings&rsquo; best defender last season, had a hairline fracture of his right ankle. And defensive forward Larry Jeffrey already was out two months with a fractured kneecap.Baun missed the opening 3-2 victory over his old club, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was expected to miss at least two more.&ldquo;The least you could do,&rdquo; cracked Wing publicity director Ron Cantera to Baun, &ldquo;is play against Toronto on that ankle and score a goal &hellip; you did it to us.&rdquo;Baun laughed and maybe winced a bit. It was in the sixth game of the 1964 Stanley Cup finals and Baun was carried off the ice on a stretcher during the game, apparently with a cracked bone in his lower leg or ankle.The game went into overtime and who should appear but Bob Baun, a shot of novocain deadening the pain &hellip; and who should slap a shot from the right point which deflected into the net off Wing defenseman Bill Gadsby? Right, Bob Baun.Toronto went on to win the final game and the Cup in Toronto.And, just as the tough defenseman went out and played over his injury in that game, so too did it take 10 days to discover that a Bobby Orr shot in an exhibition game at London, Ont., had slightly cracked his right ankle.Of course, it might&rsquo;ve taken that long for the numbness to wear off. Orr took a mighty slap shot and hit Baun and the puck rebounded back to Orr who slapped again and hit Baun on the other leg. He didn&rsquo;t know which one to shake.The crack finally was discovered after Baun had some pain and swelling while getting ready for another exhibition game in Fort Worth and Baun was put in a walking cast. The doctors said the crack already was mending nicely.Baun is a very important man in Red Wing plans. He helped improve the defense last year and, unfortunately because the Wings missed the playoffs, he wasn&rsquo;t given much recognition around the league. But he is a much better defenseman than he was during his days on the Toronto blue line with Carl Brewer&mdash;now he&rsquo;s more accomplished in all the defense arts and throws in a little offense on occasion.Add Brewer and the Wings think rather highly of their defense this season. But, as shown in the opening night victory over Toronto, the Wings can ill-afford to play without either Baun or Brewer for an extended period.Brewer was far the superior defenseman on the ice in the opener and then there was a rather frightening gap to the next level of effectiveness.Brewer was everything the Wings hoped he&rsquo;d be. He was masterful moving the puck up and steadying the Detroit defense. He threaded a perfect pass up the middle to another old ex-Leaf mate, Frank Mahovlich, and the Big M turned it into the winning goal.And how the heart strings must&rsquo;ve tugged back in Toronto territory&mdash;Mahovlich and Brewer, two old Leaf favorites, doing in Toronto.It was Detroit&rsquo;s first home opener in five seasons and there were some interesting facets: the starting defense for the 1964-65 Leafs was Brewer and Baun and Mahovlich was the big gunner; Ted Lindsay made his comeback that night after being out of hockey four seasons and, while losing the opener, the Wings went ont to make the play offs thanks to Lindsay&rsquo;s spark.Now, five years later, the Wings had a man who&rsquo;d been out of the NHL four seasons&mdash;Brewer&mdash;and they hoped he&rsquo;d lead them upward. He gave every indication of doing so. And, what&rsquo;s more, the Wings won this opener while they lost the one five years ago.Lindsay&rsquo;s comeback jammed Olympia and so did Brewer&rsquo;s. In the intervening years the building has been enlarged so this crowd was even larger&mdash;a record opening night mob of 14,562 on a big football and World Series Saturday. Wing fans are hungry for a playoff team. &#9632;

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Wings Figure On Playoff Spot If Team Can Avoid Injury Jinx

<div class="byline">BY BOB HARRIS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01566/2419257-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHN FERGUSON &hellip; He&rsquo;s No. 5</figcaption></div>MONTREAL &mdash;Strength would seem to be the single thing defensemen find most difficult to handle in forwards, followed by cleverness and speed. It is not surprising that National Hockey League defensemen rate Bobby Hull the hardest forward to contain in the circuit. He combines strength and speed in great abundance. But some of the other selections made by 32 top NHL defensemen for a special feature in the December issue of HOCKEY PICTORIAL Magazine, now available on newsstands, was surprising.For instance, John Ferguson of Montreal ranked in the top five, primarily because he is strong and mean and keeps defensemen honest, even though his 29 goals last season was his all-time best and he previously has not been regarded as a strong scoring threat. &ldquo;He makes you mad and you forget to play your game,&rdquo; one NHL defenseman admits. &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s face it, he scares you. You take your eyes off him and you&rsquo;re liable to lose your head.&rdquo;Derek Sanderson of Boston is another who broke into the top ten mainly on muscle, although he has had only two seasons in the big time and was out with injuries much of last season. One defenseman says, &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a cutey. He&rsquo;s chippy. He just keeps poking away, this thing and that, roughing you, fouling you, fooling you.&rdquo;Actually, Gordie Howe of Detroit and Jean Beliveau of Montreal wound up as the second-best and third-best forwards in the estimation of the defensemen polled, and both mainly because of their super-strength.Marcel Pronovost commented, &ldquo;Howe overpowers you. He&rsquo;s so strong, it&rsquo;s unbelievable. You just can&rsquo;t move him.&rdquo; Tim Horton added, &ldquo;Howe is the strongest man I&rsquo;ve faced. He must be just maturing. As he gets older he seems to get stronger,&rdquo; Several commented on Howe&rsquo;s cleverness, his cuteness, his meanness, his roughness.Bill White said, &ldquo;Beliveau is exceptionally strong. He has a deceptive strength. He&rsquo;s rock-hard and has a big body and long arms and it&rsquo;s pretty hard to move him around.&rdquo; One veteran commented, &ldquo;Beliveau isn&rsquo;t dirty the way a Howe or a Ferguson is, but you might notice that no one monkeys around with him. He goes to his place and does his thing.&rdquo;Cleverness was stressed by the defensemen who gave votes to such as Frank Mahovlich of Detroit, Stan Mikita of Chicago and Phil Esposito of Boston. Speed was stressed by those who voted for such as Mikita, Yvon Cournoyer of Montreal, Dave Keon of Toronto and Ken Wharram of Chicago.The defensemen&rsquo;s Top Ten rankings as to the most difficult forwards they must handle and their comments on their selections are reported in depth in the December HOCKEY PICTORIAL. Interestingly, few expansion division players received many votes, presumably because they do not yet have the sort of reputations to impress the old-guard defenders. The top three, Hull, Howe and Beliveau, have 109 years between them, including 54 years in the NHL. Obviously, experience is a major factor in the effectiveness of a hockey player.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02456/2419250-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1184" height="1083"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY HULL &hellip; He&rsquo;s No. 1</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Top NHL Defensemen Look At The Forwards And Reveal Which Players They Rate The TOUGHEST 10 TO HANDLE

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01629/2419333-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="359" height="439"></div>&bull; SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY got off to a tremendous start here on October 10 when Dan Meyer&rsquo;s Salt Lake Golden Eagles downed the San Diego Gulls in the first professional game ever played in the State of Utah &hellip; The magnificently&mdash;constructed Salt Palace, which is second to none when it comes to luxurious hockey buildings, opened its doors to pro hockey in a gala setting &hellip; Governor Cal Rampton of Utah hosted a splendid buffet dinner immediately preceding the game and declared at that time that October would be Hockey Month in Utah &hellip; In pre-game ceremonies before the official start of the game the Mayor of San Diego, Frank Curran, and the Mayor of Salt Lake City, J. Bracken Lee, exchanged keys to their respective cities and Mayor Curran brought along a beautiful trophy from San Diego which will be played for between these two cities. It will be a perpetual trophy and the city winning the most games each season will win the award for that year &hellip; After the two mayors said a few words to the opening night audience, both owners, Dan Meyer of Salt Lake and Bob Breitbard of San Diego, spoke to the brand-new hockey fans of Utah &hellip; and incidentally, these fans took right to the game. They were cheering and booing the various players before the first period ended &hellip; Some of the fans even had signs posted such as &ldquo;Welcome Golden Eagles&rdquo; and &ldquo;Eagles Eat Seagulls&rdquo; &hellip; It was a perfect game for opening a new sport in a new city &hellip; The home club won 4-2 with the opposition goalie out of the net and the fourth goal entering the empty cage with 17 seconds playing time remaining &hellip; Ted Hodgson scored three goals for the winners and Russ Gillow played brilliantly in goal. A crowd favorite from the start was veteran Billy McNeill, captain of the Eagles &hellip; Salt Lake boasts the youngest team in professional hockey and Ray Kinasewich, general manager-coach, has assembled a promising-looking aggregation. Kinasewich is rated highly in, pro circles and several NHL managers were pleased to send their young players to him for development.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02585/2419326-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="257" height="419"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dan Meyer</figcaption></div>&bull; JIM FISHER, one of the best young hockey announcers from Canada does the play-by-play broadcasts of all home and away games of the Golden Eagles over Station KSL, Salt Lake. This powerful 50,000-watt station is heard all over Western Canada and the Pacific North-west. It even reaches Alaska. &mdash; Dave Weiser is the hard-working publicist of the Eagles. He made his reputation as a radio announcer in Utah &hellip; The Golden Eagles are the only hockey club we&rsquo;ve seen that have the stripes on their team stockings running up and down as against the circular stripes adopted by most clubs &hellip; The Eagles also publish one of the finest programs in pro hockey &hellip; Salt Lake star Ted Hodgson is a full-blooded Indian from Alberta who played with Oklahoma City last season &hellip; Oakland Seals show a ticket sale increase of slightly more than 25 peecent over last season &hellip; Hockey still has to be sold properly in the Bay area and NHL governors are hoping&rsquo;this is the year that will see a break through &hellip; New York Rangers added four extra scouts to their staff last week bringing their total number of working scouts to 20 &hellip; When Carl Brewer was asked about his comeback with Detroit, he answered &ldquo;So far I&rsquo;ve enjoyed it immensely, but at the same time I know I made a mistake coming back. How? Well, I know it&rsquo;s going to be the same as always. The game of hockey itself is easy. It&rsquo;s the thinking about it that makes it hard. So I don&rsquo;t know how long I&rsquo;ll last. Maybe a week, a month, maybe a year. I&rsquo;ll see what happens.&rdquo; &hellip; Gerry Pinder, one of the hockey playing Pinder brothers from Saskatoon, is the best of the Chicago rookies to date. The 20-year-old winger moved up to the Hawks directly from Canada&rsquo;s National Team &hellip; Keith Magnuson, 22-year-old redheaded defenseman, is the other Hawk rookie to stand out so far in this season. He made the jump to the NHL straight from the University of Denver &hellip; The Hawks are a young club with seven rookies on their roster &hellip; Gene Kinasewich, youthful president of the Western Hockey League, has some ambitious plans for his league. The WHL is fortunate indeed to have a man of his capabalities.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03497/2419319-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="264" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gerry Pinder</figcaption></div>&bull; BOBBY HULL will probably sign his contract with Chicago Black Hawks shortly. There doesn&rsquo;t appear much chance that he will hold out too much longer so look for the forthcoming announcement &hellip; Coach Billy Reay of the Hawks thinks he&rsquo;ll be making changes with his personnel right along for most of the early part of the season &hellip; &ldquo;Some guys are good practice players. Others show something when the games mean something. They&rsquo;ll either play themselves on the team or off in a few weeks,&rdquo; he added &hellip; St. Louis Blues will have a few extra players above the 18-man limit with the team for the first few months &hellip; &ldquo;I like to keep a couple of extra players around until at least December.&rdquo; said Coach Scotty Bowman &hellip; Bowman sent the veteran pro Terry Gray to Kansas City very reluctantly. &ldquo;I hated to do it but I know he will help the team a great deal,&rdquo; stated Bowman &hellip; Gray will act as an assistant to Freddie Hucul, coach at Kansas City &hellip; Marv Albert, sports director of New York&rsquo;s WHN, will be the radio &ldquo;voice&rdquo; of the Rangers for the fifth straight season &hellip; Bill Chadwick, ex-NHL referee, will be back as Albert&rsquo;s color man for the third year &hellip; Brit Selby has been one of Toronto&rsquo;s top forwards this season &hellip; Pat Quinn, elongated Leaf defenseman, has been a disappointment so far &hellip; Montreal coach Claude Ruel is thrilled with the great start of vetean Henri Richard. He&rsquo;s been the outstanding member of the Stanley Cup champs to date &hellip; Eddie Shore, hockey&rsquo;s great defenseman of yesteryears is a big booster of Montreal&rsquo;s Serge Savard. The tall Canadiens&rsquo; defenseman is equally adept at offensive and defensive play, and there are some NHL followers who think he may prove more valuable than Boston&rsquo;s Bobby Orr soon &hellip; Mike Laughton, the Oakland Center, has been one of the stalwarts in that club&rsquo;s fine opening so far &hellip; The Seals will offer considerable opposition to the Blues for top spot in the Western Division &hellip; so will the Minnesota North Stars &hellip; Minnesota drew 14,856 fans to their opener which was nearly 2,000 more than the largest crowd attracted to opening nights in previous years &hellip; Foster Hewitt and John Bassett were in charge of opening ceremonies at Maple Leaf Gardens. Hewitt, starting his 47th year as a broadcaster, dropped the puck.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04430/2419312-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="254" height="463"><figcaption class="caption-body">Serge Savard</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1st, 1947Published weekly except monthly June through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd. 1434 St. Catherine Street West Montreal 107, Canada.Kenneth William McKenzie President and PublisherCharlie Halpin Editorial DirectorYearly SUBSCRIPTION Rates: $6.00 in Canada $7.00 in the U.S.A, and $9.00 in Foreign Countries.Postage paid at Rouses Point. N.Y. Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Second class mail registration number 1327Printed in CanadaVol. 23 MONTREAL, OCTOBER 31, 1969 No. 4<h2>Orr Not Deserving Of &lsquo;Defense&rsquo; Award</h2>It says in the NHL press book of the inscription on the Norris Trophy award, &ldquo;To the defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-around ability in that position.&rdquo;But who. has won this trophy the past two years? Bobby Orr. I ask you &mdash; does he really deserve it? I can think of five other NHL defenseman who have deserved it more in the past two years (Tim Horton, J.C. Tremblay, Pat Stapleton, Al Arbour, need I go on?)Of course, for his age, Bobby Orr is an outstanding performer. Someday he will be a great hockey player. But if he continues to play his position as he has played it in the last two years, he will never be a great defenseman. I think he has spent the last two years hiding behind his offensive talents and I do think Bobby is quite talented. There&rsquo;s no denying that. But if he insists on playing so offensively, why doesn&rsquo;t he play at center or wing? He really may be hurting the Bruins by being out of position so often, too.I think Orr should think seriously about changing his style, because in the end, he&rsquo;s not cheating anyone but himself.RITA DE MARIO, Berwyn, Ill.<h2>Rule On MacDonald Confuses U.S. Fans</h2>I, along with several American thousand hockey fans, am thoroughly confused by the amateur rule in hockey in Canada.I just finished reading in THE HOCKEY NEWS where Lowell MacDonald of the Los Angeles Kings is going to play hockey for St. Mary&rsquo;s University in Halifax. In our country this would be equivalent to Johnny Unitas hanging up his spikes with Baltimore Colts and then going back to play again for University of Louisville.Can a Gordie Howe or a Jean Beliveau or a Bobby Hull in their old age return and play amateur hockey? I would appreciate it very much if you would explain this amateur rule for me.FRANK McDERMOTT, Trenton. N.J.(Editor&rsquo;s note: First of all, MacDonald has been ruled ineligible to play. The original ruling permitting him to go from the pros to college hockey was reversed amid a storm of protests. Secondly, a Howe or a Beliveau or a Hull could conceivably play amateur hockey after his pro career is ended providing he is reinstated to amateur ranks, which pros are permitted to do. A player must have the permission of his last pro team before the CAHA will give him his amateur card back. Rarely, does a top NHL star become reinstated except in the Carl Brewer case.<h2>Leafs May Make The Experts Eat Words</h2>I have some good news and some bad news.First the good. I wish to congratulate you on the quality of THE HOCKEY NEWS. It is a fine hockey editorial and should be commended for its excellenceSecond, comes the bad news. If hockey polls, as to the standings of the teams at the year&rsquo;s end are to be published, I would suggest that these polls be conducted only after the regular season gets under way. For example, I wonder if Jim Proudfoot, Jim Vipond, Pat Curran, Fred Green, Dick Youngman and a few others would all put the Toronto Maple Leaf in last position now after the recent announcement that Tim Horton has come out of retirement.You know, the Leafs may make you fellows eat vour words vet.BARRY BOYD, Timmins, Ont. &#9632;

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MONTREAL &mdash;Ted Green and Wayne Maki have been handed what the NHL office claims are the severest penalties ever incurred for fighting between two players.Green and Maki went at it with sticks during an exhibition game in Ottawa September 21. Green landed in hospital and faced two operations for a fractured skull.Last week NHL president Clarence Campbell suspended Maki, now with Buffalo Bisons of the American League, for 30 days, and Green for 13 games, if and when he returns to the Bruins&rsquo; active list.Maki&rsquo;s suspension was immediate and he will miss 14 games, presumably, without pay from St. Louis, who still hold his contract.In addition, Campbell ordered both players to remit the $300automatic fine rising from their match suspensions. It is believed Campbell&rsquo;s decision will personally cost Green $6,000 in fines and lost pay.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01587/2419419-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="503" height="571"><figcaption class="caption-body">TED GREEN</figcaption></div>To insure that Green is not dressed before he is fit, Campbell has decreed that Green&rsquo;s fine would only begin when he is declared &ldquo;medically fit by an authority declared by the president.&rdquo;Green, who could easily have died in hospital from the incident, looked well on his release from Ottawa hospital last week. But many hockey people believe because of the severity of his injury, that it is conceivable he will never play again.In Winnipeg, where he is resting at his home, Green declined comment on the fines saying his only real concern was for the league to find a way to end stick swinging brawls.&ldquo;My only concern,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;has been that some strong regulations be set in now that the accident &mdash; and he stressed accident &ldquo;has happened&rdquo;.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02542/2419412-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="489" height="563"><figcaption class="caption-body">WAYNE MAKI</figcaption></div>Green added he hoped league officials would &ldquo;take a stand on what happened and use this case as an example to make sure it doesn&rsquo;t happen again.&rdquo;The penalty could also cost Green a bundle if the Bruins fare well in the Prince of Wales Trophy race this season and Stanley Cup play next spring.The Bruins, given a reasonable chance to do it all even without Green, would earn $9,750 per man if they should end first in regular season and playoff action.Campbell&rsquo;s action was his severest move since he suspended Montreal&rsquo;s Maurice &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; Richard for 15 games in 1955. Richard struck linesman Cliff Thompson in Boston March 13. Campbell&rsquo;s action then was swift and so incensed Canadiens fans that a riot befell the Forum on March 17, and Richard had to plead for order the next day on television.By contrast, Campbell&rsquo;s decision this time was 28 days forthcoming. &#9632;

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Green, Maki Hit With NHL’s Severest Fighting PenaltiesGreen, Maki Hit With NHL’s Severest Fighting Penalties

PHILADELPHIA &mdash;If Vic Stasiuk didn&rsquo;t see enough bad sights on the ice the night he lost his opener as an NHL coach, you&rsquo;re mistaken.Stasiuk was pacing the corridor outside the Flyers&rsquo; dressing room at Metropolitan Arena in Minnesota when he saw something which he says almost turned his stomach. He saw a few of his players talking and joking with members of the North Stars.&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe it,&rdquo; growled Vic. &ldquo;There they are, joking and laughing with the other guys when they&rsquo;ve just gotten their brains beat in.&rdquo;As the players reboarded the bus for the trip back to the hotel, Stasiuk greeted most ot them with sarcasm.&ldquo;Why don&rsquo;t you kiss him, Reg&rdquo;, he barked at Fleming.Stasiuk maintains that, after an embarrasing 4-0 loss, the Flyer players should have gone directly to the bus and, if they had to pass one of the night&rsquo;s opponents whom they knew from other stops in their pro hockey careers, they should have said hello quickly and disappeared.&mdash;CONRAD &#9632;

Fraternizing Enrages Vic

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03433/2419450-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="537" height="1288"><figcaption class="caption-body">VIC STASIUK</figcaption></div>PHILADELPHIA &mdash;Vic Stasiuk has just received his baptism of fire as a National Hockey League coach and with tongue in check, he summed it up perfectly:&ldquo;What a beginning,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I coach my first game in the NHL and things couldn&rsquo;t have gone any worse. My team gets the heck beat out of it and my brother and his wife had to buy tickets to see the game.&rdquo;The Flyers were a bitter disappointment to Stasiuk in their NH1 seasonal inaugural while being completely outclassed in a 4-0 shutout loss to the North Stars in Minnesota.Nothing the Flyers did was right as both their offensive and defensive deficiencies were flagrant. Even Bernie Parent, who has been the club&rsquo;s steadiest and indeed most valuable player the past two years since expansion, had a night he&rsquo;d rather forget. He allowed three goals in the first 14 minutes.&ldquo;What can you expect?&rdquo; fumed Stasiuk.&rdquo;We played the same way we played against the Hershey Bears (two straight losses).&ldquo;If you can&rsquo;t beat a minor league club (AHL), how are you going to beat a team in your own league. I was thoroughly disgusted.&rdquo;The Flyers had been in training for. a month before their league opener but the way they played at Minnesota, you&rsquo;d think they had just gotten together that morning. Things improved both offensively and defensively in the last two periods, but the damage had been done.In the disastrous first 14 minutes, Bob Barlow, Claude Larose and Danny O&rsquo;Shea all pushed the puck past Parent. The goals by Barlow, and O&rsquo;Shea came when the Flyers were skating shorthanded, three men to four.It wasn&rsquo;t the last bit surprising that the North Stars should score because they have always been noted for having a pretty good offense. The fact that the Flyers couldn&rsquo;t score a goal is more of a surprise.That&rsquo;s because the Flyers felt sure they had shored up their offensive game. Then, right off the bat they bang into the team which allowed the most goals in the league last season (270), and they get blanked.The truth is, the Flyers weren&rsquo;t even getting good shots and, Cesare Maniago, who turned back 21, probably never had an easier time en route to a the shoutout.Minnesota defenseman John Miszuk, who spent the past two seasons with the Flyers before being traded in June, thought it was a case of the North Stars being greatly improved and the Flyers being at a standstill.&ldquo;I think we proved we&rsquo;re going to have a real good hockey team in Minnesota this season,&rdquo; said Johns. &ldquo;And I think it proves that Philly is still the same old club &mdash; no offense! I honestly feel they haven&rsquo;t improved a bit since the end of last season. They&rsquo;re still the same club.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Stasiuk’s NHL Coaching Debut Leaves Bad Taste With Vic

<div class="byline">by CHARLIE HALPIN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01656/2419505-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="274" height="367"></div>&bull;NO ONE con accuse the National Hockey League of dragging its feet in the public prints of late. Even with the World Series running opposition, the NHL grabbed its share of the headlines.NHL president Clarence Campbell was a busy man cummuting between Montreal, Ottawa and Boston while arbitrating in the Green-Maki stickswinging spectacular. He was also confirming that the league office would remain in Canada and not move to the United States because the NHL wanted to avoid what Campbelle described as harassment from &ldquo;legislative investigations&rdquo; in the U.S.In between, Dick Duff was playing cat and mouse with the Canadiens on whether he should retire or return in the face of such persuasions as uttered by Sam Pollock. Bobby Hull was still taking life easy at his Chicago winter home as he, too, played a game of words with the Hawks over what he had been promised and what the Hawks hadn&rsquo;t coughed up to him.But the piece de resistance for the NHL had to be the firing of a &lsquo;winning coach&rsquo; by millionaire-owner Bruce Norris of Detroit Red Wings. It was a caper that stunned the hockey world, Detroit fans and left the ousted Bill Gadsby in a state of shock.&bull; BECAUSE HE&rsquo;S one of the magnates of the NHL, Norris isn&rsquo;t compelled to explain his hockey decisions.They&rsquo;re usually for the betterment of the game.Norris is the head man of the Wings&mdash;respected, a member of several prominent NHL committees and a recent Hockey Hall of Fame inductee. When he says something has to be done, it gets done or heads will roll. But even his decision to remove Gadsby when the Wings appeared to have gained the momentum they lacked all last season, defies incredibility.What motivated Norris to dump Gadsby&mdash;after the Wings had posted a respectable 5-3-2 exhibition log against NHL teams and won their first two league games&mdash;remains a mystery. Unless Gadsby tells all, there&rsquo;s a good chance the real reason for his dismissal will remain just that&mdash;a mystery.But there could be more than meets the eye. When the verdict was announced Gordie Howe reacted violently. Said Howe, &ldquo;it makes me sick&rdquo; as he waved newsmen away.Norris installed Sid Abel as the club&rsquo;s interim coach until a suitable replacement can be selected. Ted Lindsay is reportedly the man Norris favors for the job. However, would Lindsay be willing to accept the position knowing full well that the Wings have long insisted they have been &lsquo;holding the job&rsquo; open for the day Howe hangs up his skates?One wonders if Howe, after such a long and illustrious NHL playing career, would subject himself to coaching, which is precarious, ulcer-ridden and heart-breaking.Howe might be having second thoughts today. &#9632;

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INSIDE HOCKEY

<div class="byline">BY PAT CURRAN</div>MONTREAL &mdash;Two games hardly make a season but the signs already indicate the Canadiens should have another good one.Despite several problems, the loss of Gilles Tremblay, possible retirement of Dick Duff and the fatigue of Jean Beliveau, morale is as high as though the Habs were only one game away from the Stanley Cup.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02528/2419543-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="253" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Marc Tardif</figcaption></div>Winners always have more fun and that&rsquo;s how it was with the defending champs even after a comeback 2-2 tie at Toronto. After arriving home on an overnight train, the athletes killed time before turning out for a skate at the Forum. High morale was shown in the attendance with only two players declining Coach Claude Ruel&rsquo;s invitation to the optional practice.They were happy about the tie with the Maple Leafs on several counts; that they rallied twice to force the stalemate; Rogatien Vachon looked sharp on several great saves; Ralph Backstrom scored a neat tying goal to boost his confidence; Jean Beliveau showed spurts of his old form; defenceman Jean Claude Tremblay appeared set to make up for last season&rsquo;s mediocrity; and Henri Richard continued to skate like a rookie.Richard has been the individual standout of training camp and early scheduled games and could be in for his best campaign in 10 years since he garnered 30 goals and 43 assists in 1969-70.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t remember all the others but I guess it is my best start in a few years,&rdquo; says the 33-year-old centre in his 15th NHL season. He netted two goals and an assist in the opener against L.A. Kings before setting up the Habs&rsquo; first goal in a consistent effort at Toronto.Henri doesn&rsquo;t attribute his quick start to anything physical after a relaxing summer of a lot of golf and checking the cash register at his tavern.&ldquo;Maybe it&rsquo;s mental. I came to camp in a good frame of mind after last season. That wasn&rsquo;t a great year (15 goals, 37 assists) but much better than the year before.&rdquo;Richard was referring to his problems of 1967-68 when he jumped the club and threatened to retire rather than sit on the bench while be wasn&rsquo;t playing well.The five-foot-six 160-pounder &mdash; he gains weight eating more during the hockey season &mdash; hasn&rsquo;t set any personal scoring target this year.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to get more than 20 goals but that&rsquo;s not as easv as it sounds,&rdquo; claims Richard who discounts the theory that scoring should be easier due to expansion and weaker opposition.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not like when the big defencemen were standing still, they are better skaters now and it&rsquo;s harder for a centreman to get in there to forecheck.&rdquo;Henri has started the season pivoting Mickey Redmond and Jacques Lemaire. What does he think of Mickey, 22-year-old right wing with all the potential to become a star?&ldquo;I like the way he breaks in fast so we can catch the defence trying to get back into position. Sometimes he goes in with his head down though and that&rsquo;s not so good.&rdquo;Redmond got a goal in each of the first two games, both on setups from Richard.Meanwhile Coach Claude Ruel was well pleased with the effort of Marc Tardif, the Junior grad who has looked much at home against big-league opposition. The husky Tardif has been ready to mix it with fine checking efforts on left wing.The case of veteran Dick Duff remains questionable for at least another week. After skipping practice twice and then talking retirement, Duff was given a few days to think things over before reporting back to G.M. Sam Pollock. Then he had to enter hospital for minor surgery on hemorroids. The club hoped Duff would leave hospital in a new frame of mind and ready to return to the fold.Gilles Tremblay also entered hospital for a change in medication for his respiratory trouble &mdash; dashing more cold water on hopes he may play at all this season.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03401/2419536-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="1797" height="1094"><figcaption class="caption-body">Despite the fact he is playing his 15th NHL season little HENRI RICHARD of the Canadiens appears to be off to his best start in recent years. Richard, shown here testing Oakland&rsquo;s CHARLIE HODGE, has been literally flying in Habs&rsquo; early season games.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Richard, Hobs’ Brilliant Start Takes Minds Off Problems

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01608/2419574-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"></div>In today&rsquo;s game, this young man handed out five stiff body checks, blocked two slapshots from the point, was boarded by a big right winger, caught an elbow while digging the puck out of the corner, was flattened trying to clear the puck, and picked up an assist on a goal.He played a good game.He played it hard.But most important, he&rsquo;s still in one piece.That&rsquo;s the part we played in today&rsquo;s game.CooperHockey EquipmentDon&rsquo;t play games with anything else. &#9632;

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<div class="byline">By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01641/2419612-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="289" height="372"></div><h2>Profile Of A Super Star</h2>THIS WAS LATE LAST season in the Boston dressing room after a Bruins&rsquo; game. Phil Esposito was closing in on an unprecedented 100 scoring points and the reporters were closing in on him. He was asked if he was beginning to Press a bit. The dark, handsome star smiled wistfully and said, &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t be human if I wasn&rsquo;t. I&rsquo;m trying to do something no one else ever has done. I remember when Bobby Hull was trying to score his 50th goal. He said the harder you try, the harder it is to do anything. I think that&rsquo;s true. You just have to go out there and play your game. It try not to think about records. But you guys keep coming around to remind me.&rdquo;His smile was genuine. He&rsquo;s a loose guy, even in the midst of a scoring race and a pennant fight. The sweat was streaming down his 6-1, 195 pound body, which was marked with purple welts and bruises. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m taking a beating out there, sure, but so does evervone in this game, especially when you&rsquo;re going good. I&rsquo;m a marked man now.It&rsquo;s part of the game. Our team plays a physical game. We expect to take our lumps,&rdquo; he said. Actually, foes were draped all over him most of every game. Stan Mikita said, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s his year. We all have years when everything goes right for us. Phil is a great player and this year he can fall on his butt or get knocked on his head and still get off a shot or a pass that winds up in the net.&rdquo; Esposito even got four shots past his goaltending brother, Phil, then with Montreal, now with Chicago.A writer asked Esposito what he would do if he scored his 100 points and someone else, Bobby Hull or someone, scored more. Espo smiled and said. &ldquo;I guess I&rsquo;d do just what any normal boy would do &mdash; cut my throat.&rdquo;Slow on skates, but quick with his stick. Espo got 49 goals and 77 assists and a record 126 points and no one, not even Hull, got more. Hull got more goals, 58, but a mere 107 points. Gordie Howe counted 103 points, the most he&rsquo;s ever gotten, and it stands as the third-best total. When Esposito was scoring 50 or 60 points a season in his three full seasons with Chicago, they used to call him the &ldquo;garbage collector&rdquo; and say that anyone would pick up points passing off to Bobby Hull. Last season, no one slurred Esposito. He got his goals and his points without Hull. Far more than ever before. Playing with Phil, Ken Hodge scored 45 goals. He&rsquo;d never had more than 25 before. Or more than 10 before that&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02562/2419605-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="531" height="814"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL ESPOSITO &hellip; The pressure&rsquo;s Great</figcaption></div>Coiled tautly under pressure, temperamentally explosive, anyway, Esposito blew up a few times last season. The most notable occasion came after a brief brawl with Larry Hale of Philadelphia. Esposito said something, for which he drew a misconduct penalty, then threw a punch at referee Bob Sloan, for which he drew a match penalty, a brief suspension and small fine. &ldquo;It was not a good punch, just a glancing blow,&rdquo; Esposito says. He says he was angry because his comment was aimed at Hale, not Sloan. He feels the suspension may have cost his team first place at the finish. Montreal won the pennant by three points from Boston, then eliminated the Bruins in a fierce, sevengame post-season playoff series.Esposito had been criticized for failing to score in the 1969 Stanley Cup playoffs, when his Bruins were eliminated in four straight games. He at oned last season by leading all playoff scorers with eight goals, 10 assists and 18 points in the 10 post-season games the Bruins played. The Bruins lost, but it was not Espos fault. It was a series they could have won with a little luck. They were almost as good as Montreal all last season, and many hoped they would be better this season. Outside of Montreal, observers, weary of cycles of domination, hope the latest reign of the Canadiens can be interrupted. However, following the serious injury to Teddy Green, the Bruin cop, this seems unlikely. Boston has a brilliant young coach, Harry Sinden, and an awesome array of sluggers, but injuries sent them to limping last season and has them hobbling at the get away this season. Live by the sword &hellip;<h2>Espo&rsquo;s Exportations High</h2>ESPOSITO, HIMSELF, IS hopeful. He thinks he&rsquo;ll be under greater pressure and checked more closelv than ever before, but thinks he can get 30 or 35 goals and 85 or 90 points, which would be doing well. He thinks the team, which has talented youngsters moving up, mav have enough depth to still have a strong shot at the pennant. Bobbv Orr and Derek Sanderson, two of the greatest young stars in the league, have been hurt a lot. John McKenzie, one of the most underrated players in the league, has been hurt a lot. If the Bruins&rsquo;luck turns, they&rsquo;re still imposing. Much hangs on Esposito. Orr is the team&rsquo;s leader on the ice, but Esposito is the leader off the ice &mdash; on the bench and in the dressing room and in the hotels and airplanes. A tough, fun-loving, cool character, he is a needier who stirs things up.&ldquo;I waited a long time for a year like last season,&rdquo; Esposito said. &ldquo;Now that I&rsquo;m on top, I don&rsquo;t intend to be pushed off without a fight.&rdquo; A superstitious gent, he revealed in a recent issue of Sports Illustrated that last season&rsquo;s success was forecast on a Ouija board used by his boccie club in his home town of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and that some sort of similar success has been forecast for this season. He dresses from left to right before every game &mdash; left foot first, etc. He wore a black woolen dickey in one game because of a cold, and, because he had a good game, he wore it from then on. He wore a brown suit to one game and because it was a good game he wore it for 18 straight games until his wife, Linda, threatened to give it to charity. Ability, obviously, had nothing to do with Espo&rsquo;s 126 points. The gods were with him.Phil and his wife have two youngsters and moved into a new house in the Boston suburb of Salem last season. That&rsquo;s where the witches were from, so Espo may have, something else going for him now. He admits he finds it hard to retuse interviews liecause he sometimes works as a sportscaster and spends a lot of time asking others for interviews. Summers, he runs a couple of hockey schools. That&rsquo;s about the extent of his off-season labors. His idol is Bobby Hull, both on and oft the ice. &#9632;

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Hockey Ad Lib

WALTER BRADLEY: communications mgr. New York &mdash; &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think they ever will. St. Louis was no match for Montreal last season and the Canadiens still were allowed to draft Marc Tardif and Rejean Houle. Probably the most important factor in the Canadian domination of ice hockey is that all the good players want to stav in Canada.&rdquo;LYNWOOD SCHILLING, student. Brooklyn &mdash; &ldquo;About three years. Look what the New York Mets have done. The NHL gave the West clubs real good goaltenders in the expansion draft and eventually these clubs will develop their own stars. Beliveau, Richard, Mikita and Hull cannot last forever and the West teams have just as good a chance at coming up with the newer younger stars as do the old East teams.ROSS WILLIAMS, paint salesman, Montreal &mdash; &ldquo;I think it could come sooner than most people expect. But I must stipulate that at the most only two teams &mdash; St. Louis and possibly Minnesota &mdash; have a chance to pull up even with the Eastern teams. For the rest it is going to be a long hard struggle, maybe seven years. Minnesota appears to be building with the right kind of young players and St. Louis will always be strong because of Scotty Bowman.&rdquo;PAUL KANOW, diamond expert, Newark. N.J. &mdash; &ldquo;Some year the cup finals may be between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks. It will happen. No one ever thought that the New York Jets could beat the Baltimore Colts but look what they did to the old established New York Giants. The score was 37-14. Eventually Montreal will get creamed like this, too. How long? Probably about five years or so. It took the Mets eight years and the Jets nine years.JOHN DIECKMANN, designer, Miami &mdash; &ldquo;Never mind about the West being equal to the East, What I want to know is when Miami and San Juan are going to get into the NHL. Just imagine hockey played in a semi-tropical climate. Miami will go for the ice game and San Juan will, too. Those Puerto Ricans are hot tempered and when they see the body contact they will fall in love with the same.&rdquo; &#9632;

THE FANS’ CORNER

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>LOS ANGELESA study of the roster which the Los Angeles Kings carried into the first month of their third NHL campaign reveals the most drastic changes from last season are among the forwards.Last season, the Kings opened with Eddie Joyal, Bill Flett, Ted Irvine, Howie Hughes, Jimmy Peters, Skip Krake, Bob Wall. Gordon Labossiere, Doug Robinson, Lowell MacDonald and Real Lemieux up front. Howie Menard was in the minors, though he soon was recalled. Ron Anderson was obtained in a trade.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01625/2419705-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="262" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Leon Rochefort</figcaption></div>Labossiere and Robinson spent most of last season in the minors and are back there now. Wall has been returned to defense. Lemieux and Menard have gone to other teams. MacDonald has retired.New men who have moved in are Eddie Shack. Ross Lonsberry, Dennis Hextali and Leon Rochefort. There can be no question but that they should upgrade the team&rsquo;s forward wall. Shack, Lonsberry and Hextail hit people, which the departed men seldom did. Shack and Rochefort have proven they can score at least fairly well in the NHL. Lonsberry and Hextall may do so, too.Joyal scored 33 goals and Flett 24 last season. Both are expected to score 30 or more this season. Irvine scored 15, but can score 20 or 25. Shack scored 11, but can score 20 or 25. Rochefort scored 20 in the NHL two seasons back, and can score as many this season. Leopards don&rsquo;t change their sports, but these are reasonable expectations for these players based on their histories and points of progress.Surprisngly, Joyal a center who needs a wing who can get him the puck, and Flett, a wing who needs a center who can get him the puck, opened the season still on the same line. Shack, who had been tried at center, was being considered for a permanent return to a wing. The Kings remain troubled at center, a key position.However, it will be surprising if they do not far surpass last season&rsquo;s 185 goals, second fewest in the NHL.But the real key to more help from the forwards lies in aggressiveness and defense. The forwards must forecheck and backcheck more than they did last season if the team is to win more games. They must apply more physical pressure on offense and help out the rearguard more on defense. The new coach, Hal Laycoe, a perfectionist in such matters, is demanding it.Here, the scrappy Lemieux and Menard will be missed, but there is promise of vast improvement. Joyal, Flett and Irvine, who were spotty on defense last season, were aware of it and enter the season dedicated to playing more of the whole game. Flett can be very tough. He&rsquo;s very strong. Irvine, surprisingly, proved the best fist-fighter on the team last season. Returnees Peters, Hughes and Krake are sound all-around players who do the job on defense.Rochefort is a stylist who avoids the rough stuff, but Hextall, Lonsberry and Shack can go pretty good. Hextall and Losn-berry show signs of being adequate NHL scorers, and, more important, may be more than adequate in aggressiveness.Hextall, 26, is a 5-11, 175 pounders who is fearless with his fists. He had more than 200 minutes in penalties one season in the low minors. Lonsberry, only 22, though balding, is a 510, 185-pounder who has had 100 or more minutes a few seasons.Shack is murderous in spots, but doesn&rsquo;t always pick his spots well. The Entertainer, 32, 6-0 and 295 pounds, has size and throws it around pretty good. Laycoe says, &ldquo;Shack has put new spirit into this whole team.&rdquo;Laycoe seemed amused by an incident in an exhibition game when Shack drew a penalty, then seemed to fall asleep in the penalty box. But when a fight broke out on ice, Shack broke out of the box to join in.Shack is an arresting personality. He talks so much his new teamates bet him he couldn&rsquo;t keep quiet for 20 full minutes. Shack got some adhesive tape from the trainer, pasted it on his mouth, sat still and won his bet.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02591/2419698-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="1186" height="1338"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB WALL &hellip; Moved Back To Kings&rsquo; Defense</figcaption></div>When he does speak, he says some funny things. As he was climbing out of the team bus recently, a lady asked him if he was Eddie Shack. Eddie smiled and said, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s right sweetheart&mdash;No. 23 in your program, but No. 1 in your heart.&rdquo;The question now is where will he rank in the hearts of coach Laycoe, manager Larry Regan and owner Jack Kent Cooke around mid-season? If he throws his weight around as well as he throws some other things, the Kings may throw the experts for a surprise again this season but he has been known to disappoint people before.KINGS THINGS &mdash; By win ning their last three exhibition games against minor league opposition, the Kings salvaged a mere 4-5-1 record out of pre-season play. They played well in a tough regular-season opener in Montreal against the champion Canadiens before collapsing in the last 10 minutes for a 5-1 defeat. Krake, with 10 goals, led their exhibition scoring, but Shack got their first goal of the regular season. Clear the track, here comes Shack. &#9632;

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Kings’ Big Change On Attack

NEW YORK &mdash;The New York Rangers have announced a comprehensive schedule of radio and television coverage of their home and road games this season.As in previous seasons, Radio Station WHN (1050 on the dial) and WOR TV (New York 9) will carry a greater majority of the games. In addition all the home games of the Blueshirts at Madison Square Garden will be carried over Manhattan Cable TV.Marv Albert will be at the WHN mike for 50 Ranger games, both home and away. Bob Wolff returns to the sportscasting field by doing 16 Ranger road games. Wolff is also doing the weekly telecast of road New York Knickerbocker basketball contests. Jim Gordon will call the play by play over Manhattan Cable TV.The schedules follow:<h2>RADIO</h2>Oct. 26&mdash;Montreal at HangersOct. 29&mdash;Hangers at PittsburghNov. 2&mdash;St. Louis at HangersNov. 5&mdash;Rangers at ChicagoNov. 12&mdash;Detroit at HangersNov. 16&mdash;St. Louis at RangersNov. 19&mdash;Rangers at ChicagoNov. 23&mdash;Oakland at RangersNov. 26&mdash;Boston at RangersNov. 29&mdash;Philadelphia at HangersNov. 30&mdash;Minnesota at RangersDec. 3&mdash;Chicago at HangersDec. 7&mdash;Montreal at RangersDec. 10&mdash;Boston at HangersDec. 11&mdash;Rangers at BostonDec. 14&mdash;Toronto at HangersDec. 17&mdash;Philadelphia at RangersDec. 21&mdash;Oakland at RangersDec. 26&mdash;Pittsburgh at HangersDec. 28&mdash;Los Angeles at RangersDec. 31&mdash;Chicago at RangersJan. 4&mdash;Oakland at RangersJan. 7&mdash;Rangers at PittsburghJan. 14&mdash;Rangers at TorontoJan. 15&mdash;Hangers at PhiladelphiaJan. 22&mdash;Rangers at St. LouisJan. 24&mdash;Boston at HangersJan. 25&mdash;Los Angeles at RangersFeb. 1&mdash;Pittsburgh at RangersFeb. 4&mdash;Detroit at RangersFeb. 8&mdash;Los Angeles at RangersFeb. 18&mdash;Philadelphia at HangersFeb. 19&mdash;Rangers at DetroitFeb. 22&mdash;Toronto at RangersFeb. 25&mdash;St. Louis at RanaersFeb. 26&mdash;Rangers at BostonMar. 4&mdash;Detroit at RangersMar. 8&mdash;Pittsburgh at RangersMar. 10&mdash;Rangers at MontrealMar. 15&mdash;Minnesota at RangersMar. 18&mdash;Rangers at PittsburghMar. 19&mdash;Rangers at PhiladelphiaMar. 25&mdash;Boston at RangersMar. 29&mdash;Montreal at RangersApr. 1&mdash;Rangers at TorontoApr. 5&mdash;Detroit at Rangers<h2>TELEVISION</h2>Oct. 25&mdash;Rangers at DetroitNov. 1&mdash;Rangers at TorontoNov. 15&mdash;Rangers at BostonNov. 22&mdash;Rangers at St. LouisDec. 13&mdash;Rangers at MinnesotaDec. 20&mdash;Rangers at TorontoJan. 3&mdash;Rangers at MinnesotaJan. 3&mdash;Rangers at MinnesotaJan. 10&mdash;Rangers at MontrealJan. 17&mdash;Rangers at MinnesotaFeb. 21&mdash;Hangers at ChicagoFeb. 28&mdash;Rangers at DetroitMar. 6&mdash;Rangers at St. LouisMar. 14&mdash;Rangers at ChicagoMar. 28&mdash;Rangers at MontrealApr. 4&mdash;Rangers at Detroit &#9632;

Rangers Set Dates For TV, Radio

Following are the latest player movements in hockey:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Gilles Banville, goalkeeper, sent to Seattle of WHL on loan. Larry Hale, defenseman, and Mike Byers, forward, assigned to Quebec of AHL.DETROIT &mdash; Gerry Gray, goalkeeper, recalled from Cleveland of AHL and later returned. Don McLeod, goalkeeper, recalled from Fort Worth of CHL. Mike Mo-Mahon, defenseman, claimed from Chicago on waivers.TORONTO &mdash; George Armstrong, forward, placed on voluntary retired list. Danny Johnson and Randy Murray, forwards, assigned to Tulsa of CHL.PITTSBURGH &mdash; Billy Dea, Craig Cameron, George Swarbrick and Gary Swain, forwards, assigned to Baltimore of AHL.OAKLAND &mdash; John Brenneman, forward, sent to Providence of AHL.ST. LOUIS &mdash; Terry Gray, and Jaroslav Jirik, forwards, sent to Kansas City of CHL. Bill Plager, defenseman, sent to Buffalo of AHL.NEW YORK &mdash; Forbes Kennedy and Don Blackburn, forwards, assigned to Buffalo of AHL.MONTREAL &mdash; Rejean Houle and Judes Drouin, forwards, assigned to Montreal Voyageurs of AHL.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>BALTIMORE &mdash; Aldo Guidolin, defenseman, placed on voluntary retired list. To remain with club as scout.CLEVELAND &mdash; Dick Mortensen, forward, secured from Detroit of AHL.BUFFALO &mdash; Ron Ingram, defenseman, sold to Seattle of WHL.ROCHESTER &mdash; Len Lunde, forward, and Gary Bauman, goalkeeper, placed on voluntary retired list.<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2>PHOENIX &mdash; Chris Evans, defenseman, secured from Toronto of NHL. Jim Paterson, forward, secured from Chicago in trade for Bill Young, forward.SAN DIEGO &mdash; Butch Morris, forward, signed to pro contract.VANCOUVER &mdash; Tim Gould, defenseman, assigned to Charlotte of EHL.<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>FLINT &mdash; Jiri Bastl, forward, secured on loan from Chicago of NHL.COLUMBUS &mdash; Ken Knapton, forward, picked up on waivers from Fort Wayne of IHL. Billy Staub, forward, returned from Fort Wayne of IHL. Nelson Leclair, forward, rejoined team off inactive list.FORT WAYNE &mdash; Terry Pembroke, defenseman, secured release from New York of NHL and rejoined Komets. Ray Brunel, forward, signed as free agent. Ken Schutz, forward, released.PORT HURON &mdash; Geoff Powis, forward, returned by Dallas of CHL. Marty Reynolds, defenseman, returned from Baltimore of AHL.DAYTON &mdash; Brian Foley, Pat Giordano and Bob Le-Gouilloux, forwards, assigned to Gyracuse of EHL. Richard Comfort, Ron McCosh, Pat White and Claude Goyette, forwards, and Normand Martel, goalkeeper, sent to Nashville of EHL. Gary Wood, defenseman, released.MUSKEGON - Lynn Margarit, defenseman, and Pierre Leblanc, forward, traded to New Haven of EHL in exchange for Marty Desmarais, forward. Ron Hergott, forward, secured in trade with Galt of Ontario Senior League. Gary Schall, forward, placed on inactive list.TOLEDO &mdash; Lou Kazowski, defenseman. placed on inactive list. Wes Rydall, defenseman, left team to return to Canada. Dick Chapman, defenseman. Bob Owen, Bill Hibbits, and Don McGowan, forwards, released.DES MOINES &mdash; Bob Perreault, goalkeeper, signed as free agent as assistant coach and player. Bill Bond, forward, secured from Columbus of IHL.<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>JACKSONVILLE &mdash; Following players have been signed by club: John Voss, goalkeeper; Jean Therrien, Ted Baylis, Brian Crowden, Jean Levesque and Paul Roueff, defensemen: Yvon Bergeron, Gordon Bradley, Gordie Haworth, Gilles Leclerc, Jean-Claude Garneau, Billy Glashan, Wayne Horne, Ed Pare, Dennis Romonesque and Ron Willy, forwards.GREENSBORO&mdash; John Voss, goalkeeper, traded to Jacksonville of EHL in return for Bob Mullins, forward. Ernie Miller, goalkeeper, Moe L&rsquo;Abbe, and Ron Anderson, forwards, and Barry Salovaara, defenseman, returned by Dallas of CHL. Bob Furlotte, forward, secured from Toledo of IHL. Roger Wilson, defenseman, and Kas Lysionek, forward, both left team to return to school. Billy Armour, forward, placed on inactive list.SYRACUSE &mdash; Ray Adduano, forward, assigned by Hershey of AHL. Doug Ferguson, forward, left team to play hockey in Europe.NASHVILLE: Ron Hindson and Ed Hebert, forwards, left team to return to college. Leo Olivier and Flo Pilote, defensemen, placed on inactive list.LONG ISLAND &mdash; Les Calder, forward, left team to become player-coach in Newfoundland.NEW HAVEN &mdash; Mike Hornby, forward, rejoined team from New York camp. &#9632;

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div>NEW YORK &mdash;It only took a minute and thirty seven seconds of action in the initial game of the season for the Rangers to suffer an injury which could be a serious impediment to their early season progress in the National Hockey League.When Captain Bob Nevin was clobbered by Jim Lorentz of the supposedly &ldquo;peaceful&rdquo; Boston Bruins, he injured his left knee. Preliminary examinations indicate that it is only a very severe bruise and not a ligament problem, but Nevin is on crutches and 37-year-old Ron Stewart is at right wing on the Walt Tkaczuk-Dave Balon line.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01641/2419767-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="250" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Juha Widing</figcaption></div>&ldquo;Lorentz hit him with a knee,&rdquo; said Emile Francis, the Rangers General Manager-Ccach. &ldquo;Nevvy looked up at the lift second when Tkaczuk whistled.&rdquo;Stewart, whose main claim to fame in New York at least, is his ability to check Bobby Hull, had to wear himself out on both penalty killing and regular line shifts, in the opening contest.&ldquo;He looked gassed at the end, but did a fine job,&rdquo; said the Cat.This injury made the first game loss to the still rugged Boston Bruins by a 2-1 count seem even worse. Neither Francis nor the Ranger players were visibly upset by the loss. They got down by two goals, but bounced back and made a good tight game of it.Other than the Nevin injury the main development of the early Ranger games has been Francis&rsquo; willingness to use Juha Widing, the 21 year-old Swedish center ice star. Widing, who was born in Finland, moved to Western Canada six years ago and learned his Junior hockey at Brandon, Manitoba.&ldquo;We brought over Ulf Sterner and several other Swedish boys at the same time back in 1964-65. Widing was about 16 then and he really wanted to stay and learn the NHL wav of playing. In Europe, it is really soccer on skates with almost no body contact. If a boy plays there until he is 21 or 22, he is usually set in his ways and cannot adjust to the more rugged conditions in the NHL. Widing not only wanted to learn but considers the NHL the top league in the world, which was not the case with some of the others,&rdquo; said Francis.In the opener, Widing was in alone on Boston goaltender Eddie Johnston, but fumbled the puck and then hit the post with a back hand swipe.&ldquo;When he gets that first one, the butterflies will go away and he will be alright,&rdquo; commented The Cat.To this observer, Juha looked like fluid overdrive when in high stride. He can skate like an NHLer and at six one and 190 pounds looks rugged enough to Hand up under the NHL pounding. For years, New York has been looking for a pivot who could look-Jean Beliveau in the eye. Maybe, they have found one.Widing got 40 goals and 39 assists for Omaha in the Central Pro League. This reporter saw him work with Buffalo of the American Hockey League in the Calder Cup playoff and was impressed with his smooth passwork. The key will be whether he can take the rough stuff in the corners.Francis made a tough decision in the opener when he did not dress the grand old veteran Orland Kurtenbach, who underwent spinal fusion surgery in Ajril. Kurt is dressing now with Nevin out. His progress is being watched. It must be recalled that it took Jean Ratelie almost a full season to regain his top form after undergoing similar surgery. Orland, the rugged six two, 195 pounder from Saskatchewan is 33. He never was a fancy skater, but could pot the occasional goal. Kurt&rsquo;s chief forte was his work in the corners and as the team&rsquo;s ultra strong policeman.Widing is Divoting for the Blues, brand new Kid Line of W&rsquo;iding right winger Billy Fairbairn and left winger Real Lemieux. The boys did pretty good in the opener. Fairbairn, who also prepped at Omaha with &ldquo;Swede&rdquo; as Juha is called, is a solid two way checker of the old school. He took time out last year to get 27 goals and 46 assists for 73 Central League points. Lemieux, from the LA Kings is well known and is the tough guy of the line.The other Ranger trio is the number one group of Jean Ratelle. Rod Gilbert and Vic Hadfield. Ratelle, as usual got the first Ranger goal of the season on passes from his linemates. Ratty, Red and Vic looked to be poised for a good season. While Nevin, who got 31 and 28 goals in the last two seasons is out, it will remain for the No. 1 to do the bulk of the scoring.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02562/2419760-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="542" height="1368"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB NEVIN &hellip; Injury Blow To Blues</figcaption></div>For Nevvy, it is a tough break similar to the one he suffered three training camps ago, when he hurt the ligaments in the same knee. Bob played most of the season under a handicap and only recorded 20 tallies, as a result. &#9632;

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Rangers Test Rookie Widing At Starting Center Spot; Nevin Out With Knee Injury

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div>BOSTON&mdash;The Bruins opened their new season on a winning note with a 2-1 victory over New York before a top capacity crowd of 14,831.As was the case a year ago Fred Stanfield scored the first goal of the season for the B&rsquo;s. He was assisted by Johnny McKenzie and Bobby Orr. As it developed McKenzie scored the Bruins&rsquo; winning goal assisted by Stanfield and Orr.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01638/2419067-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="251" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">John McKenzie</figcaption></div>But guess what the question was as the fans battled their way out of the Garden.It shouldn&rsquo;t take more than one.&ldquo;Where was Esposito?&rdquo;Perhaps this is normal. The query came from someone who could only remember that last year Phil Esposito became the highest point getter in National Hockey League history.The big center not only scored 49 goals but he gained 77 assists for the amazing total of 126 points.Once a man becomes the best in the business he is supposed to improve in the estimation of many sports fans. And there is no thought that the first game of the season is to be followed by 75 more.Just for those who were not at the game. Esposito was out there doing his customary excellent job of feeding the puck, digging, trying to set up plays and working on the Bruins&rsquo; power opportunities.And the fact that he did not participate in any of the scoring didn&rsquo;t bother him a bit.&ldquo;Maybe three or four years ago if I heard a remark like that I might have taken a burn,&rdquo; said Espo. &ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t even think of it now.&ldquo;I did it and I know I did it. But I can&rsquo;t keep thinking about it and how I am going to get more points this year or next year or as long as I am playing hockey.&ldquo;I won&rsquo;t say that was just a one year thing either. You never know what is going to happen in a hockey game. You just go out there and play the best you can. You try to take advantage of opportunities and you also have to consider the element of luck.&ldquo;When I went to training camp in September,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;I was just getting over a virus. It took me a little while to get going. Then things started to pick up.&ldquo;We came back to Boston and right away I caught a cold. Nothing serious, mind you. But it was there. I just wasn&rsquo;t sharp in the last couple of exhibition games.&ldquo;But at no time did I think of what happened last year for me personally.&ldquo;I just wanted to get myself into shape physically and mentally to play hockey.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02590/2419060-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="539" height="567"><figcaption class="caption-body">EDDIE JOHNSTON &hellip;Star Of Opener</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I feel this way about last year. It was great. Certainly the best year I ever had. I&rsquo;d love to match it again this year and do even better.&ldquo;But you can&rsquo;t set goals like that for yourself.&ldquo;The only thing I can do and the only way anyone can play this game is to go out every night and do your best. If vou are doing your best goals will come, you&rsquo;ll be able to set up some of the other players for goals.&ldquo;The main thing is win.&ldquo;Right now if I never get a goal but the team doesn&rsquo;t lose a game I&rsquo;ll be happy. Winning really is the only thing that counts.&ldquo;I just hope I play a part in keeping this team winning all the way to the Stanley Cup.&rdquo;ICE CHIPS&mdash;Eddie Johnston played a superb opening game in goal despite a sore throat and fever &hellip; the Bruins sat out defenseman Billy Speer with a groin injury and Garnet Bailey was the other non-dresser &hellip; The decision caught coach Harry Sinden in a switch as Wayne Cashman had a shoulder complaint and had to be rested, rookie centers Jim Harrison and Jim Lorentz spelling him &hellip; Both Johnston and Cashman were back for the second game of the season against oOakland, &hellip; Although Gerry Cheevers played the nets against the Seals &hellip; &ldquo;I want both Eddie and Gerry active,&rdquo; explained Sinden. &ldquo;No one man can play 76 games in goal and they both will get plenty of action this season.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03514/2419053-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="764" height="1020"><figcaption class="caption-body">Is This The New Look Of The NHL?It appears the Boston Bruins have gone hippie this season. Here&rsquo;s how three of their stars looked when they showed up for the new season. From left, RICK SMITH, DEREK SANDERSON AND JIM HARRISON.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04429/2419046-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg" title="f0011-04" width="746" height="982"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-05361/2419039-1-eng-US/f0011-052.jpg" title="f0011-05" width="755" height="1003"></div> &#9632;

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Fans Can’t Forget Hot Year As Espo Starts Slow

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01609/2419948-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02519/2419941-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="265" height="222"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03402/2419934-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="222" height="231"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04295/2419927-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="262" height="259"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05212/2419920-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="299" height="160"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06170/2419913-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="258" height="231"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07146/2419906-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="243" height="247"></div><h2>INDIVIDUAL SCORING LEADERS</h2>(Including Games of Sun. Oct. 19)<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08128/2419899-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="1217" height="1129"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-09110/2419892-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="219" height="269"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1098/2419885-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="266" height="203"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1190/2419878-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="274" height="175"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1273/2419871-1-eng-US/f0012-122.jpg" title="f0012-12" width="249" height="246"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1362/2419864-1-eng-US/f0012-132.jpg" title="f0012-13" width="253" height="219"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1456/2419857-1-eng-US/f0012-142.jpg" title="f0012-14" width="285" height="237"></div><h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1550/2419850-1-eng-US/f0012-152.jpg" title="f0012-15" width="596" height="1715"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1642/2419843-1-eng-US/f0012-162.jpg" title="f0012-16" width="586" height="586"></div><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1733/2419836-1-eng-US/f0012-172.jpg" title="f0012-17" width="591" height="1107"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1829/2419829-1-eng-US/f0012-182.jpg" title="f0012-18" width="586" height="1150"></div><h2>PENALTIES IN MINUTES BY TEAMS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1925/2419822-1-eng-US/f0012-192.jpg" title="f0012-19" width="586" height="354"></div> &#9632;

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TOP 25 SCORERS

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-20" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-2022/2419979-1-eng-US/f0012-202.jpg"></div>(Standings on Tues. Oct. 21)<h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Wed. Oct. 15Montreal 2 at Toronto 2Minnesota 3 at New York 2Oakland 0 at Boston 6Detroit 4 at Chicago 1Philadelphia 3 at Pittsburgh 3Los Angeles 1 at St. Louis 4Thurs. Oct. 16Minnesota 3 at Detroit 2Fri. Oct. 17Los Angeles 1 at Oakland 5Sat. Oct. 18New York 3 at Montreal 7Chicago 1 at Toronto 4Boston 3 at Pittsburgh 3Minnesota 2 at St. Louis 4Oakland 0 at Los Angeles 5Sun. Oct. 19Montreal 1 at Philadelphia 1Toronto 0 at New York 1Pittsburgh 0 at Boston 4St. Louis 2 at Detroit 4Minnesota 4 at Chicago 1<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues. Oct. 21Pittsburgh at OaklandWed. Oct. 22St. Louis at MontrealPhiladelphia at TorontoChicago at New YorkBoston at MinnesotaPittsburgh at Los AngelesThurs. Oct. 23Detroit at PhiladelphiaFri. Oct. 24Boston at OaklandSat. Oct. 25Chiacgo at MontrealSt. Louis at TorontoNew York at DetroitBoston at Los AngelesPittsburgh at MinnesotaSun. Oct. 26Montreal at New YorkSt. Louis at PhiladelphiaWed. Oct. 29Montreal at MinnesotaBoston at TorontoNew York at PittsburghDetroit at Los AngelesChicago at OaklandThurs. Oct. 30Montreal at St. LouisNew York at PhiladelphiaFri. Oct. 31Detroit at Oakland &#9632;

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THE NHL SCENE

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Looking At NHL Goalers

<div class="byline">BY SPENCE CONLEY</div>OAKLAND &mdash;The Oakland Seals seem to have discovered a new weapon-the third period blitz-and solved many of the problems which troubled them during training camp, particularly goaltending!Although the Seals, plagued by injuries and more interested in giving their kids a lot of ice time, were erratic during the exhibition season, they appear to have jelled around the at times sensational goaling of Charlie Hodge and Gary Smith.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01602/2420041-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="250" height="428"><figcaption class="caption-body">Charlie Hodge</figcaption></div>Hodge was super in the Seals&rsquo; NHL opener in Pittsburgh. While his mates were fussing around trying to get something going, little Charlie held off the Penguins for two periods. They got two first-period scores past him, a couple of power-play shots by Keith McCreary, but that was it. He was great.Then, apparently energized by Hodge&rsquo;s steady performance and led by Norm Ferguson, the Seals exploded for two goals just 24 seconds apart midway in the finale to get a 2-2 tie. Fergie, although his left eye was swollen almost shut and severely bandaged because of a 14-stitch cut, was the big man in the blitz. He assisted Bob Dillabough on one, then scored the second himself.The next night in Chicago, the Seals got another great goaltending performance, this time from Gary Smith. But added to that was a fine defense effort, good penalty killing and another third period blitz.Smitty blocked 28 shots in the first two periods while the Seals could only get 12 off at Denis DeJordy.The Oakland penalty killers, especially Bob Dillabough, were great and even though the Black Hawks were controlling the game, they weren&rsquo;t able to score.Then Mike Laughton stung DeJordy for a couple of tap-ins 38 seconds apart, both set up by his wings Brian Perry and Bill Hicke. The two goals held up for a 2-1 win.&ldquo;Hodge was the key in the tie with Pittsburgh and Smitty was the key against Chicago,&rdquo; said Frank Selke, the Seal general manager. &ldquo;We were a little concerned about the goaltending situation. Smitty hadn&rsquo;t done too well and we had to send him down to Providence for a while. But Gary came back to us determined to make it. And at least after our first two games, Smitty and Charlie have been the heroes.&rdquo;Selke said he believed that the Chicago win was the Seals&rsquo; best team effort of the season, including training camp.The Seals are playing with three new faces in the lineuprookies Don O&rsquo;Donoghue (left wing), Joe Hardy (center), and defenseman Wayne Muloin, formerly with Providence.Tony Featherstone, the Seals&rsquo; No 1 draft pick, kept out of most of the action because of a bad ankle, is being carried by the club until they can get a good look at him under game conditions. After that a decision will be made on his future.Glover is fielding a squad which looks like this right now:Ted Hampson with wings O&rsquo;Donoghue and Gerry Ehman, Laughton with Hicke and Perry, Hardy with Ferguson and Dillabough, and Gary Jarrett and Gene Ubriaco are spares. Defensively, he has Doug Roberts, Carol Vadnais, Dick Mattiussi, Bert Marshall, and Muloin.Earl Ingarfield should be back in another week. He will probably step in to take Hardy&rsquo;s place between Dilly and Fergie and ick up his penalty killing duties, as well.So, after a slow start, the Seals got a jump on their NHL season by getting three points in their first two games. Granted the season is very, very young, but the way things have been going for the Seals, they might give St.Louis more than a token battle for the top in the West Division. &#9632;

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Seals Snap Back To Life Again Behind Super Coalkeeping Of Smith, Hodge

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02558/2420072-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">BARRY GIBBS &hellip; North Stars&rsquo; New Hitting Backliner</figcaption></div>The Minnesota North Stars have been searching for a bruising defenseman for some time and a young man named Barry Gibbs appears to be the answer. The 21-year-old former Boston Bruin chattel is 5&rsquo;10&rdquo;, 195 but he can really rock a man when he hands out the bodychecks. Gibbs compiled 194 penalty minutes in only 55 games last season with Oklahoma City of the Central League and another 53 in the CHL playoffs. But Gibbs&rsquo; value to the Blazers was enormous. He was picked as the league&rsquo;s best defenseman and made the All-Star team. The North Stars grabbed Gibbs from Boston along with Tommy Williams in an offseason trade. A solid hitter, Gibbs, a native of Lloydmin-ster, Sask., appears to be one of the shining new stars of the future in the NHL. &#9632;

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Meet The Rookies

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03519/2420103-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="439" height="383"></div>&ldquo;Adversis Etenim Frangi Non Esse Virorum&rdquo;<h2>BECOME A PARTICIPATOR</h2>&hellip; Don&rsquo;t get your sports information second hand, get on top of the sports world with SPORTSMEN CLUB. &ldquo;Find out which player scored the most NHL goals in 1966&rdquo;; find out who threw the most touchdown passes in a single championship game; find out the answers to these questions, and many more, with the aid of SPORTSMEN CLUB.<h2>SPORTSMEN CLUB?</h2>SPORTSMEN CLUB is designed to help both young and old, sports novice or avid fan, to get the most out of sports and their sports dollar. With the aid of SPORTSMEN CLUB&rsquo;S publication, you get the latest news developments provided by all major sports organizations today, in ALL sports fields across the country. If you can&rsquo;t answer that all important sports question, we can; or if you just want to try and stump us for the fun of it, go ahead &mdash; In both cases the answer for you is SPORTSMEN CLUB.<h2>IS THAT ALL?</h2>NO, along with the fact finding service and our publication, you as a member of SPORTSMEN CLUB ARE EXCLUSIVELY entitled to:1-Purchase books on sports of all kinds below the retail price.2-Purchase films on sports at a savings.3-Purchase various sports products, such as; games, posters, pictures, etc., at discount.YES, We offer you this and more, when you become a member of SPORTSMEN CLUB. So stop being just a spectator, become a participator. JOIN SPORTSMEN CLUB. &#9632;

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STOP BEING JUST A SPECTATOR…

<div class="byline">BY DAN MOULTON</div>&ldquo;you like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;&ldquo;you like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;It may turn out that young Keith Magnuson literally ran himself into a job as a professional hockey player with the Black Hawks.The first thing that caught Hawk Coach Billy Reay&rsquo;s eye when the two time All-American from Denver University showed up on the Stadium ice for the first workout last month was the ease with which the 185-pound redhead moved around the rink.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01598/2420141-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="255" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Wiste</figcaption></div>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a kid who appears serious about making the team,&rdquo; noted Billy. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s obviously done a lot of skating this summer because he wanted to make a good impression. I just hope he doesn&rsquo;t start to fall behind once the veterans start to stretch out.&rdquo;Well, those veterans who remained after last summer&rsquo;s house-cleaning have been stretching out for several weeks now, and there&rsquo;s Magnuson holding down a regular job as right side defense with the veteran Pat Stapleton.Reay was correct in assuming the 22-year-old youngster from around Saskatoon, Sask., had been skating during the summer, but skating wasn&rsquo;t all he did.Keith, and the two other members of the Black Hawks&rsquo; chapter of the Denver U. Alumni association, Cliff Koroll and Jim Wiste, spent part of each day during the summer running up the tiers in the school&rsquo;s football stadium. Three times each week the trio skated.The rest of the time Keith devoted to his training job with a Denver real estate company, making use of his business ad-ministration degree.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad I have the degree,&rdquo; said Keith. &ldquo;But the only ambition I&rsquo;ve ever had is to be a hockey player. I spent that summer working in real estate and right now I don&rsquo;t think I am ready for the business world.&rdquo;That last statement should delight Reay, who admitted that college graduates, an ever-increasing breed in the National Hockey League, worry him a bit.&ldquo;You never can be sure that a kid who comes in with a college degree really is serious about playing the game,&rdquo; said Billy, perhaps recalling Wayne Smith, another Denver grad of a few seasons ago, who lost interest after a couple of years in the minors.&ldquo;But Keith seems determined to play in the big leagues and so do Wiste and Koroll,&rdquo; Reay continued. &ldquo;Jim and Cliff had made tremendous progress since they came to camp for the first time last year.&rdquo;There seems to be little doubt that youngsters such as Magnuson, Koroll, and Wiste, who elect to skip their junior hockey eligibility, come into pro hockey with a handicap.Canada&rsquo;s junior leagues are amateur in name only. Boys play 50 or 60-game schedules under tremendous pressure and the coaching generally is excellent.But the exceptional kids can make the big leagues, as Bill Hay proved and the Hawks&rsquo; present crop of collegians is proving.&ldquo;A kid who plays in college, even at a good hockey college like Denver, is at a disadvantage.&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;But if he&rsquo;s dedicated, as ours seem to be, they can make up for it.&rdquo;Magnuson is making up for his late start in other ways, too.&ldquo;Keith is working as hard as anybody could ask,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;But he has great hockey instincts, too. He seldom ever gets caught out of position, he makes good plays and for a boy with his little experience, he&rsquo;s a great shot blocker.&rdquo;Magnuson&rsquo;s explanation for his strenuous summer activities pretty well justified Reay&rsquo;s assessment.&ldquo;I wanted to make this team and so did Cliff and Jim,&rdquo; said Keith. &ldquo;And we just figured we&rsquo;d better be in good shape.&rdquo;They were in great shape. And from all indications, they&rsquo;ve made it.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02497/2420134-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="548" height="1405"><figcaption class="caption-body">KEITH MAGNUSON &hellip; From College To NHL</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Summer Training Program Pays Off For Hawks’ All-American Rookie

<h2>Game-By-Game Summaries</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01574/2420319-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="855" height="571"></div><h3>Wed. Nov. 15</h3>MONTREAL 2 AT TORONTO 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02515/2420312-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="589" height="558"></div>DETROIT 4 AT CHICAGO 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03437/2420305-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="588" height="577"></div>LOS ANGELES 1 at ST. LOUIS 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04334/2420298-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="587" height="559"></div>MINNESOTA 3 at NEW YORK 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05251/2420291-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="582" height="761"></div>OAKLAND 0 at BOSTON 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06211/2420284-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="579" height="601"></div>PHILADELPHIA 3 AT PITTSBURGH 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07189/2420277-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="589" height="132"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-08168/2420270-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="576" height="559"></div><h3>Thurs. Oct. 16</h3>MINNESOTA 3 AT DETROIT 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-09154/2420263-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="587" height="577"></div><h3>Fri. Oct. 17</h3>LOS ANGELES 1 AT OAKLAND 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-10132/2420256-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="594" height="260"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-11112/2420249-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="586" height="246"></div><h3>Sat. Oct. 18</h3>NEW YORK 3 AT MONTREAL 7<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1287/2420242-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="582" height="769"></div>MINNESOTA 2 AT ST. LOUIS 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1375/2420235-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="585" height="398"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1462/2420228-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="579" height="201"></div>BOSTON 3 AT PITTSBURGH 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1549/2420221-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="589" height="640"></div>CHICAGO 1 AT TORONTO 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1645/2420214-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="583" height="551"></div>OAKLAND 0 at LOS ANGELES 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1742/2420207-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="589" height="509"></div><h3>Sun. Oct. 19</h3>MONTREAL 1 at PHILADELPHIA 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1833/2420200-1-eng-US/f0015-182.jpg" title="f0015-18" width="588" height="431"></div>TORONTO 0 at NEW YORK 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1928/2420193-1-eng-US/f0015-192.jpg" title="f0015-19" width="574" height="468"></div>PITTSBURGH 0 at BOSTON 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2022/2420186-1-eng-US/f0015-202.jpg" title="f0015-20" width="586" height="541"></div>MINNESOTA 4 at CHICAGO 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2121/2420179-1-eng-US/f0015-212.jpg" title="f0015-21" width="583" height="483"></div>ST. LOUIS 2 at DETROIT 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2219/2420172-1-eng-US/f0015-222.jpg" title="f0015-22" width="588" height="684"></div> &#9632;

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

<h2>MONTREAL</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Lome WorsleyRogatien Vachon<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Jacques LaperriereJ.C. TremblayTed HarrisSerge SavardTerry Harper<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Jean BeliveauGilles TremblayRalph BackstromYvan CoumoyerClaude ProvostBobby RousseauHenri RichardMarc TardifJohn FergusonChris BordeleauMickey RedmondJacques Lemair<h2>BOSTON</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Gerry CheeversEd Johnston<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Bobby OrrRick SmithDallas SmithBill SpeerGary DoakDon Awrey<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Ken HedgeJohn BucykWayne CashmanGarnet BaileyDerek SandersonFred StanfieldEd WestfallJohn McKenziePhil EspositoJim HarrisonJim LorentzRon Murphy<h2>CHICAGO</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Denis DeJordyTorry EspositoDave Dryden<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Keith MagnusonDoug JarrettRay McKayPat StapletonPaul Shmyr<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Gilles MarotteLou AngottiPit MartinJim PappinDennis HullDoug MohnsTerry CafferyEric NesterenkoChico MakiCliff KorollJim WisteStan MikitaGerry Pinder<h2>DETROIT</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Roy EdwardsRoger Crozier<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Gary BergmanBob BaunCarl BrewerPaul PopeilRon HarrisMatt RavlichMike McMahon<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Gary UngerGordie HoweAlex DelvecchioGarry MonahanBruce MacGregorNick LibettHank MonteithWayne ConnellyPete StemkowskiFrank MahovlichRick McCannLarry Jeffrey<h2>TORONTO</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Bruce GambleMarv EdwardsJohn Bower<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Tim HortonRicky LeyMike PelykPat QuinnJim DoreyJim McKenny<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Ron EllisMurray OliverWayne CarletonDave KeonBrit SelbyMike WaltonFloyd SmithPaul HendersonBob PulfordTerry ClancyRon WardNorm Ullman<h2>NEW YORK</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Ed GiacominTerry Sawchuk<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Brad ParkAmie BrownJim NeilsonRod SeilingAllan Hamilton<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Rod GilbertBob NevinReal LemieuxBill FairbairnVic HadfieldRon SlewartDave BatonWalt TkaczukJean RatelieJuha WidingDon MarshallOrland Kurtenbach<h2>ST. LOUIS</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Jacques PlanteEmie WakelyRobbie Irons<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Ray FortinAl ArbourNoel PicardBob PlagerBarclay PlagerJim RobertsJean-Guy Talbot<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Red BerensonFrank St. MarseillePhil GoyetteGary SabourinTim EcclestoneBill McCrearyRon AndersonLarry KeenanAndre BoudriasAb McDonaldCamille HenryRon Buchanan<h2>OAKLAND</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Gary SmithCharlie HodgeChris Worthy<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Doug RobertsWayne MuloinCarol VodnoisDick MattiussiBert Marshall<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Billy HickeGerry EhmanTed HampsonEarl IngarfieldDon O&rsquo;DonoghueGary JarrettJoe HardyMike LaughtonGene UbriacoNorm FergusonBrian PerryBob DillaboughTony Featherstone<h2>philadelphia</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Bernie ParentDoug Fovell<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Ed Van ImpeJoe WatsonLarry HillmanWayne HillmanRalph MacSweynDick CherryLarry Hale<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Andre LacroixSimon NoletJean-Guy GendronDick SarrazinReg FlemingBill SutherlandGary DomhoeferBob ClarkeLew MorrisonEarl HeiskalaGerry Meehan<h2>PITTSBURGH</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Les BinkleyJoe DaleyAl Smith<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Duane RuppBob WoytowichBob BlackbumBryan WatsonTracy PrattJim Morrison<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Bryan HextallKeith McCrearyVai FonteyneNick HarbarukKen SchinkelBilly DeaGlen SatherRon SchockWally BoyerJean PronovostDean PrenticeCraig CameronMichel Briere<h2>LOS ANGELES</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Gerry DesjardinsClaude Hardy<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Dale RolfeBrent HughesBob WallNoel PriceDale HogansonJacques LemieuxLarry Cahan<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Eddie JoyalEddie ShackDennis HextailJim PetersBill FlettTed IrvineSkip KrakeHowie HughesBryan CampbellRoss LonsberryLeon Rochefort<h2>MINNESOTA</h2><h3>GOALKEEPERS</h3>Fem RivardKen BroderickCesare Maniago<h3>DEFENSEMEN</h3>Barry GibbsJohn MiszukLeo BoivinLou NanneTom PolanicDarryl Sly<h3>FORWARDS</h3>Danny O&rsquo;SheaBill GoldsworthyCharlie BumsRay CullenJean-Paul PariseTommy WilliamsBob BarlowClaude LaroseDanny LawsonBill CollinsDanny GrantWalt McKechnie &#9632;

National League Rosters

TWIN CITIES &mdash;As tfie new captain of the North Stars, Claude Larose succeeds Moose Vasko, a West Division All Star last season who for all intents and purposes ruined his chances of making the club this year by reporting to training camp some 20 pounds heavier than the figure prescribed by Blair.Vasko returned to his home in Chicago without signing a contract, and it appeared to be a good bet that his long pro career was at an end.STAR-LITES: Wren Blair sustained a painful nose bruise and black eye in.a losing battle with a thrown stick (his) following a rather disappointing practice session &hellip; The Bird drew a big laugh at the luncheon when, pointing to his shiner, he said. &ldquo;I had a tough time convincing Moose he was overweight.&rdquo; WCCO&rsquo;s Larry Jagoe earlier had observed, &ldquo;I see where Wren and Bill Goldsworthy have already had their first meeting of the season.&rdquo; The 14,856 fans who attended the home opener Oct. 11 was the seventh largest crowd in the North Stars history.REDMANN &#9632;

Vasko Overweight — Career Likely Ended

<div class="byline">BY JIM PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO&mdash;There was no doubt at all. as far as coach Johnny McLellan and general manager Jim (Gregory were concerned. They wanted George Armstrong on their Maple Leaf team this season.Leafs were so anxious to have their captain with them for another year that they agreed to a price he set so high he thought they&rsquo;d never meet it.So the final decision rested with Armstrong and it was that he felt he couldn&rsquo;t do himself justice any more as a National Hockey League player. The day before Leafs opened their 1969-70 schedule in Detroit, he informed them he wouldn&rsquo;t be along on the trip. They could go ahead and replace him at right wing and what would be much more difficult. as captain.It was fitting, in a way, because this is the year of the big changeover with Leafs. And. while Armstrong was with the Toronto club long before Punch Imlach came on the scene, he was a key figure in Imlach&rsquo;s successful reign, which ended last spring on the night Leafs were dumped out of the Stanley Cup&rsquo; playoffs.Back in the summer, assessing Leafs&rsquo; roster, Armstrong decided he could hold his own with any right winger they had, except for Ron Ellis. But he didn&rsquo;t sign a contract. He went to training camp at Peterborough, Ont., strictly on an &ldquo;if&rdquo; basis and participated in exhibition games with the same understanding.He wanted to find out for himself and his discovery was that he couldn&rsquo;t face the eight-month grind that is the present NHL year.&ldquo;We were counting on maybe 45 games from him and, hopefully, the playoffs,&rdquo; Gregory said.&ldquo;But what we really were after was his leadership in the dressing room. He&rsquo;s always been an excellent captain and that is extremely important. He&rsquo;ll be difficult to replace.&rdquo;Imlach&rsquo;s choice as a successor to Armstrong was Ellis. It is not known whether Gregory and McLellan feel the same way.Imlach often said that much of his success sprang from the good-natured bridge Armstrong provided between him and his athletes. He had the respect of both players and management, which is a neat trick, and he effectively communicated the feelings of each side to the other.In addition, he led by example on the ice. He never was a good skater, even as an energetic youth, so he mastered the game by moxie and determination. Thus his best seasons were those that came after he&rsquo;d begun to slow down noticeably. He played positionally and cautiously and for him, it worked. There might have been moves he was incapable of making, but he made sure he never hurt his club.Armstrong grew up near Sudbury, Ont., the son of a Scottish father and an Indian mother. His appearance tells of his Indian ancestry and that, plus the captaincy, explains why he was nicknamed &ldquo;chief.&rdquo;Also, when he was out west for a senior playoff series, he was dubbed &ldquo;Big Chief Shoot the Puck&rdquo; by an Alberta tribe.Armstrong was 39 last July 6. He had completed 17 complete seasons with Leafs, having been called up from their American League farm team in Pittsburgh during the 1951-52 season.Over that career, he scored 276 goals and 384 assists. He was involved in 14 playoffspringsand his Stanley Cup totals read 26 goals and 32 assists in 104 games. It is significant to note that in marches Leafs played in the years thev won the Stanlev Cup-1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967-Arm-strong&rsquo;s production average was almost a point a game.He was a money player, a clutch athlete, and among professionals, there can be no greater tribute.This, mind you, is Armstrong&rsquo;s third retirement, but this is the official, permanent one.He quit in 1967 when Imlach didn&rsquo;t include him in the list of players he was allowed to hold back at the NHL&rsquo;s first expansion draft.Later, he changed his mind.He thought he was sure about it in 1968, but returned in mid-season when Imlach told him he was the man who could get the club into the playoffs. And he did help, according to Imlach and to anybody else close to Leafs. He helped tremendously.But there&rsquo;ll be no such come back this winter. The Armstrong era is over.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02291/2420436-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="532" height="1639"><figcaption class="caption-body">GEORGE ARMSTRONG &hellip; Grind Too Much</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Armstrong Era Over As Leafs’ Captain Hangs Up His Skates

<div class="byline">BY PAT CONNOLLY</div>HALIFAX&mdash;The Maritime Junior Hockey League launched its 1969-70 season over the Thanksgiving weekend with some feasting and a bit of fasting.The league&rsquo;s two new entries. Cape Breton Metros and Dartmouth Lakers opened against each other. in a home-and-home series, won by the the Metros 3-2 in a cliff hanger at Sydney before 2,500 fans, and 8-5 to spil Lakers home debut in front of 2,000 holiday fans at the refurbished Dartmouth Rink.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01338/2420467-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="252" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">John Hanna</figcaption></div>Meanwhile, the defending champions, Halifax Canadiens. showed little or no resemblance to the team won four successive Maritime titles in their opener at Charlottetown. Canadiens suffered their worst humiliation in club history as the islanders romped to an 11-0 victory.The outclassed Canadiens who had only three returnees from a year ago, Barry Toner, Paul Grant and Len Little, rounded out the roster with inexperienced youngsters and confirmed suspicions held for weeks that the team is in serious trouble. Hilliard Graves and Angus Beck paced Islanders with three goals each while newcomer Bob MacMillan counted twice.A pair of Bradford. Ont. youngsters led Metros to their opening win over Dartmouth. Small but shifty Ron Duval and winger Jonn Cox accounted for two thirds of the Metros&rsquo; output. Dale Turner made his Lakers debut with a pair of neatly executed goals.At Dartmouth, Metros took advantage of an eight-minute Laker lapse in the second period to score five of their eight goals. Windsor&rsquo;s Bobby Dill counted three. The well conditioned Metros skated in mid-season form. Dartmouth coach Jack (Redl Bownass, far from discouraged by the back-to-back losses, nonetheless admitted to some defensive problems which will require his attention in the weeks to come. Lakers are pleased with the addition of a 17-year old left winger, Mark Bradman, acquired for Welland Clippers of the Niagara District Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; group. Bradman is a free wheeling 6&rsquo;2&rdquo;, 180 lb youngster with great potential. Bradman was scouted for the Lakers by John Gilbert, former Peterborough broadcaster now located in Saint John.It could be that 92-year old Mrs. Fanny Hill of Kentville may Canada, Mrs. Hill travelled 100 miles from Kentville to watch the Darmouth-Cape Breton opener. Grand nephew Frank (Junior) Moore of the Lakers made her trip worthwhile by scoring two goals. Mrs. Hill wasn&rsquo;t entirely satisfied with the officiating.Metros are looking over young defenseman Rick Van Tol of Pincher Greek. Alberta. The New Brunswick Senior Hockey League has expanded to five teams by adding Dalhousie Rangers. They rejected Campbellton Tigers. Listed among the new Charlottetown Islanders is a promising youngster from Winnipeg. Frank Bampier. Unable to extract his specially designed skates from Los Angeles Kings. St. Mary&rsquo;s student Lowell MacDonald is breaking in a new pair, compliments of the University.Steve MacDonald of Sydney has been re-elected to another term as president of the Maritime Amateur Hockey Association. This hard-working Scot has provided. the MAHA with sound leadership. Toronto native Hal Lewis re-appointed refereein-chief and the smiling Irishman with the grey mane, Jim McDonald. back as co-ordinating director of operation. John Hanna, MVP in the Western Hockey League with Seattle last year, is a holdout back at his Sydney home. Mike Hornby of Dartmouth has rejoined New Haven Blades after working out at the New York Rangers camp. &#9632;

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Mighty Halifax Habs Humbled In Maritime Junior Ice Start

<h2>OCTOBER</h2>Sun. 12 P.E.I. at HalifaxSun. 12 Dartmouth at Cape BretonMon. 13 Halifax at P.E.I.Mon. 13 Cape Breton at DartmouthWed. 15 Cape Breton at P.E.I.Thu. 16 Halifax at DartmouthFri. 17 P.E.I. at Cape BretonSat. 18 P.E.I. at DartmouthSun. 19 Cape Breton at HolifaxSun. 19 Dartmouth at P.E.I.Mon. 20 Dartmouth at HalifaxThurs. 23 Halifax at Cape BretonSat. 25 Cape Breton at DartmouthSat. 25 Halifax at P.E.I.Sun. 26 Dartmouth at Cope BretonSun. 26 PEI. at HalifaxMon. 27 Dartmouth at HolifaxWed. 29 Cape Breton at P.E.I.Thurs. 30 Halifax at DartmouthFri 31 P.E.I. at Cope Breton<h2>NOVEMBER</h2>Sat. 1 P.E.I. at DartmouthSun. 2 Halifax at Cape BretonSun. 2 Dartmouth at P.E.I.Sat. 8 Dartmouth at Cape BretonSun. 9 Halifax at P.E.I.Sun. 9 Cape Breton at DartmouthWed. 12 Cape Breton at P.E.I.Thurs. 13 Halifax at DartmouthFri. 14 P.E I. at Cape BretonSat. 15 P.E.I. at DartmouthSun. 16 Cape Breton at HalifaxSun. 16 Dartmouth at P.E.IMon. 17 Dartmouth at HalifaxFri. 21 Halifax at Cape BretonSat. 22 Cape Breton at DartmouthSat. 22 Halifax at P.E.I.Sun. 23 Dartmouth at Cape BretonSun. 23 PEI. at HalifaxMon. 24 Dartmouth at Halifax.Wed. 26 Cape Breton at P.E.IThurs. 27 Halifax at DartmouthFri. 28 P.E.I. at Cape Bretonoat. 29 Holifax at Cape BretonSat 29 PEI. at DartmouthSun. 30 Cape Breton at HalifaxSun. 30 Dartmouth at P.E.I.<h2>DECEMBER</h2>Tue. 2 P.E.I. at HalifaxSat. 6 Dartmouth at Cape BretonSun. 7 Halifax at P.E.I.Sun. 7 Cape Breton at DartmouthWed. 10 Cape Breton at P.E.I.Thur. 11 Halifax at DartmouthFri. 12 P.E.I. at Cape BretonSat. 13 P.E.I. at DartmouthSun. 14 Cape Breton at HalifaxSun. 14 Dartmouth at P.E.I.Mon. 15 Dartmouth at HalifaxThur. 18 Halifax at Cape BretonSat. 20 Cape Breton at DartmouthSat. 20 Holifax at P.E.I.Sun. 21 Dartmouth at Cape BretonSun. 21 P.E.I. at HalifaxFri. 26 Cape Breton at P.E.I.Fri. 26 Dartmouth at HalifaxSat. 27 P.E.I. at DartmouthSat. 27 Halifox at Cope BretonSun. 28 Cape Breton at HalifaxSun. 28 Dartmouth at P.E.I.Tues. 30 P.E.I. at Halifax<h2>JANUARY</h2>Thur. 1 P.E.I. at Cape BretonThur. 1 Halifax at DartmouthSat. 3 Dartmouth at Cape BretonSun. 4 Holifax at P.E.I.Sun. 4 Cape Breton at DartmouthWed. 7 Cape Breton at P.E.IThur. 8 Halifax at DartmouthFri. 9 P.E.I. at Cape BretonSat. 10 PEI. at DartmouthSun. 11 Cape Breton at HalifoxSun. 11 Dartmouth at P.E.I.Mon. T2 Dartmouth at HalifaxThur. 15 Halifox at Cape BretonSat. 17 Cope Breton at DartmouthSat. 17 Halifax at P.E.ISun. 18 Dartmouth at Cape BretonP.E.I. at HalifaxMon. 19 Dartmouth at HalifaxWed. 21 Cape Breton at P.E.IThur. 22 Halifax at DartmouthFri. 23 P.E.I. at Cape BretonSat. 24 P.E.I. at DartmouthHalifax at CapeBretonSun. 25 Dartmouth at P.E.I.Cape Breton at HalifaxTue. 27 P.E.I. at Holifax &#9632;

Maritime Junior Schedule

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01344/2420536-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="554" height="1575"><figcaption class="caption-body">STAN GILBERTSON</figcaption></div>HERSHEY&mdash;The fact winger Ted Snell prefers snow to sunshine set-up a reunion of what could be one of the most exciting forward lines in the American League this season.The 22-year-old Hershey Bears winger, refusing to play for Phoenix because he was tired of &ldquo;looking at sunshine every day&rdquo; and wanted to be &ldquo;where there is snow,&rdquo; was quickly grabbed by coach Frank Mathers.&ldquo;It has to be one of the weirdest deals in hockey,&rdquo; said Mathers, &ldquo;but it was a good one for us.&rdquo;No sooner had the Snell-Bob Leiter-Stan Gilbertson line been reunited than it combined for seven points to spark the Bears to a pair of exhibition wins over the National League Philadelphia Flyers here. Hershey topped the Philly club, 4-3 and 4-2.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02258/2420529-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="254" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Leiter</figcaption></div>Only last spring, the trio caught a hot hand in the playoffs, notching, 13 goals to aid the Bears&rsquo; drive to the Calder Cup championship.The Bears opened the new season with only three new faces in the ranks, forwards Jean Gratton, former Montreal Canadiens junior star; Bill Lesuk, ex-Oklahoma City skater, and Ken Turlik, acquired from the Springfield Kings.One of the biggest shots in the arm for the club was the Boston Bruins returning big Don Marcotte, rated by many AHL observers as the best two-way rightwinger in the circuit last year.He scored 35 goals and in two seasons here has notched 66 markers.&ldquo;I would imagine if Boston gets in trouble,&rdquo; said Mathers, &ldquo;Don will be the first guy recalled. But we&rsquo;re real happy to have him with us. He&rsquo;s a tremendous hockey player and one of the best ever to play for me.&rdquo;The goaltending duties this season will be handled by a pair of veterans, Andre Gill and long John Henderson, both of whom played well in the two pre-season games against the Flyers. Henderson has been bothered with an ailing back. It appears rookie Colin McCormick, who was off to a fast start in the cage last season before being injured, will be farmed out.The defensive corps is headed up by Ralph Keller, first team all-star choice last season, Barry Ashbee, Mike Mahoney, Larry McNabb and Bob Barber. They have 28 years AHL experience. Pete Ford, who also can play a forward spot, is available for defense.Mathers&rsquo; other two lines are Roger Dejordy-Mike Nykoluk-Gratton, Michel Havery-Gil Gilbert-Marcotte. Alternate forwards include Bud Debrody, Lesuk and Turlik.&ldquo;Seven of our returning forwards scored 25 or more goals,&rdquo; said Mathers, &ldquo;and there is no reason why they can&rsquo;t have another fine year. From the goal to the blueline we should be as strong as any team in the league.The Bears will be playing in the Western Division under the new alignment this season. Hershey won the East Division three straight years.&ldquo;Buffalo and Baltimore should be real tough. Buffalo has a veteran team and Baltimore showed us some fine new players.&rdquo; The Clippers shelled the Bears, 7-2, in an exhibition match.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03169/2420522-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="552" height="1748"><figcaption class="caption-body">TED SNELL</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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NHL Flyers Sad But Dears Happy Over Exciting Play Of New Line

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Conada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO LIMITED WALLY ENTERPRISES LIMITEO. AFFILIATE Arnold Street. Wallaceburg OntarioLOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO. LIMITED WALLY ENTERPRISES LIMITED. AFFILIATE Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario<h2>SAT. OCT. 11</h2>BUFFALO 1 at CLEVELAND 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04126/2420728-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="593" height="398"></div>BALTIMORE 1 at HERSHEY 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0593/2420721-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="587" height="570"></div>PROVIDENCE 1 at SPRINGFIELD 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0681/2420714-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg" title="f0018-06" width="584" height="436"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0770/2420707-1-eng-US/f0018-072.jpg" title="f0018-07" width="579" height="104"></div><h2>SUN. OCT. 12</h2>QUEBEC 0 at BUFFALO 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0860/2420700-1-eng-US/f0018-082.jpg" title="f0018-08" width="588" height="624"></div>SPRINGFIELD 1 at PROVIDENCE 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0952/2420693-1-eng-US/f0018-092.jpg" title="f0018-09" width="580" height="449"></div>MONTREAL 2 at ROCHESTER 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1045/2420686-1-eng-US/f0018-102.jpg" title="f0018-10" width="587" height="261"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1140/2420679-1-eng-US/f0018-112.jpg" title="f0018-11" width="585" height="255"></div><h2>TUES. OCT. 14</h2>QUEBEC 3 at BALTIMORE 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1238/2420672-1-eng-US/f0018-122.jpg" title="f0018-12" width="582" height="528"></div>BUFFALO 2 at MONTREAL 0<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1335/2420665-1-eng-US/f0018-132.jpg" title="f0018-13" width="583" height="416"></div><h2>Wed. Oct. 15</h2>QUEBEC 1 AT HERSHEY 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1434/2420658-1-eng-US/f0018-142.jpg" title="f0018-14" width="589" height="136"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1534/2420651-1-eng-US/f0018-152.jpg" title="f0018-15" width="583" height="484"></div><h2>FRI. OCT. 17</h2>CLEVELAND 2 AT MONTREAL 6<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1633/2420644-1-eng-US/f0018-162.jpg" title="f0018-16" width="589" height="712"></div>BUFFALO 2 AT PROVIDENCE 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1730/2420637-1-eng-US/f0018-172.jpg" title="f0018-17" width="583" height="300"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1830/2420630-1-eng-US/f0018-182.jpg" title="f0018-18" width="583" height="180"></div>QUEBEC 4 AT ROCHESTER 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1927/2420623-1-eng-US/f0018-192.jpg" title="f0018-19" width="581" height="645"></div><h2>SAT. OCT. 18</h2>PROVIDENCE 4 at HERSHEY 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-2027/2420616-1-eng-US/f0018-202.jpg" title="f0018-20" width="581" height="405"></div>BUFFALO 2 at SPRINGFIELD 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-2127/2420609-1-eng-US/f0018-212.jpg" title="f0018-21" width="585" height="231"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0241/2420602-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="576" height="369"></div><h2>SUN. OCT. 19</h2>CLEVELAND 3 AT QUEBEC 9<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0318/2420595-1-eng-US/f0021-032.jpg" title="f0021-03" width="594" height="478"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0413/2420588-1-eng-US/f0021-042.jpg" title="f0021-04" width="589" height="260"></div>MONTREAL 5 AT PROVIDENCE 3<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0511/2420581-1-eng-US/f0021-052.jpg" title="f0021-05" width="585" height="607"></div>BALTIMORE 2 AT BUFFALO 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-068/2420574-1-eng-US/f0021-062.jpg" title="f0021-06" width="583" height="577"></div>HERSHEY 5 AT ROCHESTER 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-077/2420567-1-eng-US/f0021-072.jpg" title="f0021-07" width="582" height="808"></div> &#9632;

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American Hockey League Game Summaries

<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>(Standing on Tues. Oct. 21).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01321/2420773-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="574" height="470"></div>(Affiliations: 1. Montreal. 2. Detroit. 3. Boston. 4. New Yokr. 7. Los Angeles. 8. Pittsburgh. 9. Oakland. 10. Philadelphia. 13. Vancouver.)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Oct. 14Quebec 3 at Baltimore 2Buffalo 2 at Montreal 0Wed. Oct. 15Quebec 1 at Hershey 6Fri. Oct. 17Cleveland 2 at Montreal 6Buffalo 2 at Providence 2Quebec 4 at Rochester 3Sat. Oct. 18Providence 4 at Hershey 1Buffalo 2 at Springfield 4Sun. Oct. 19Baltimore 2 at Buffalo 5Montreal 5 at Providence 3Cleveland 3 at Quebec 9Hershey 5 at Rochester 5<h3>GAME TO COME</h3>Tues. Oct. 21Cleveland at QuebecWed. Oct 22Springfield at BaltimoreCleveland at ProvidenceFri. Oct. 24Rochester at MontrealCleveland at SpringfieldSat. Oct. 25Montreal at BaltimoreProvidence at BuffaloCleveland at HersheyRochester at SpringfieldSun. Oct. 26Montreal at BuffaloQuebec at ProvidenceBaltimore at RochesterTues. Oct. 28Cleveland at BaltimoreBuffalo at QuebecThurs. Oct. 30Buffalo at QuebecFri. Oct. 31Rochester at BaltimoreHershey at ClevelandBuffalo at MontrealProvidence at Springfield<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including Games of Sun. Oct. 12)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02269/2420766-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="584" height="233"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03216/2420759-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="590" height="530"></div> &#9632;

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HOW THEY STAND

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div>BUFFALO &mdash;Make that Terry Crisp, not Terry Gray, coming to the Buffalo Bisons from the St. Louis Blues, two-time champions of the National Hockey League&rsquo;s Western Division.Gray, a 31-year-old rightwinger who played three games with the Bisons 10 years ago, was headed for the Kansas City Blues, the St. Louis affiliate in the Central League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-05158/2420811-1-eng-US/f0019-052.jpg" title="f0019-05" width="253" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body">Forbes Kennedy</figcaption></div>Chrisp is what the Bisons need, a center. He is a 26-year-old, red-headed former captain of the Niagara Falls Flyers of the Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA with six seasons of pro experience.Terry (Crisp) that is, played 73 games with St. Louis in the NHL two years ago and finished with nine goals and 20 assists. Last winter, he had six goals and nine assists in 57 games with St. Louis, and one goal and one assist in four games at Kansas City.Gray was assigned here along with defenseman Billy Plager and winger Wayne Maki. Gray never made it, and the change in player assigmnments was welcomed by Fred Shero, the Buffalo coach.&ldquo;Our prime need is a center, and Crisp just fills the bill perfectly,&rdquo; Shero said. &ldquo;Now, with Crisp, Ron Attwell and Billy Knibbs, we have three fine center, ice players.&ldquo;Forbes Kennedy has a bad knee, and has had trouble skating. We&rsquo;re not sure he&rsquo;ll be able to play, at least early in the season.&rdquo;Crisp is 5-10 and weighs 175. He is an excellent playmaker, and was sought by the Bisons when the St. Louis club originally made its assignments here.Buffalo&rsquo;s Gil Villemure. All-Star goalie and winner of the Holmes and Cunningham Tro phies last season, is up to his old tricks again. He has already registered shutouts. Villemure blanked Quebec Aces 6-0 and Montreal Voyageurs 2-0. He had six shutouts last year including one in the first week of play.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-06130/2420804-1-eng-US/f0019-062.jpg" title="f0019-06" width="1183" height="1605"><figcaption class="caption-body">TERRY CRISP &hellip; Just What Bisons Needed</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Bisons Got The Other Terry-Crisp That Is

<div class="byline">BY BOB BROWN</div>CLEVELAND &mdash;Jack Gordon&rsquo;s Barons haven&rsquo;t found all the scoring punch the likeable Cleveland Coach and general manager would like, but so far they have found enough. Sparked by the new &ldquo;go&rdquo; line centered by hustling Rev Comeau and flanked by wingers Norm Beaudin and Ken Kelly, the Clevelanders knocked off Quebec and Buffalo in successive outings on the AHL&rsquo;s first weekend of play.Comeau, the 5&rsquo;8 dynamo acquired by the Barons from Montreal during the off season, has scored three of the five goals the Clevelanders have registered. Kelly and Beaudin have scored the others.&ldquo;We need to get scoring from the other lines, though,&rdquo; Gordon commented after a 2-1 squeaker over Buffalo. &ldquo;One line can carry a club but not for very long.&rdquo;While the Comeau line has already gained the affection of the Cleveland fans in the scoring department, the Barons&rsquo; defense has been busy keeping opposing forwards away from the Cleveland goal. Captain Bill Needham and newcomers Jim Watson and Bob Falkenberg, the latter two on loan from Detroit, have pleased onlookers with their rock&rsquo;em, sock &lsquo;em play. Watson, a burly 6&rsquo;2 and 205, has become an early favorite.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-04188/2420842-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="257" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rev Comeau</figcaption></div>Off the ice with the Barons, some 2(X) guests of owner Nick Mileti gathered at the Arena before the season&rsquo;s opener to officially unveil the Arena&rsquo;s unique Gallery of Sports Art. It added a festive touch to the already present excitement of opening night as fans looked over the new Arena. In addition to his gallery, Mileti has added an exclusive Arena Club which also drew rave notices from members &hellip; and, especially pleasing to all concerned, the Barons&rsquo; early season attendance is up 35 percent over the first three games a year ago. &#9632;

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Barons Hustle To Early Lead By Surprising Bisons, Aces

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLO</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01189/2420880-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="524" height="574"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRUCE LANDON &hellip; Sensational Debut</figcaption></div>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;&ldquo;That young goal-tender we drafted,&rdquo; Johnny Wilson told us, &ldquo;is a great professional prospect, one who will definitely make the NHL.&rdquo; He spoke those encouraging words to us last July on a warm afternoon in his office near the Coliseum.Wilson, of course, was talking about Bruce Landon, 21 - year - old amateur the Spring field Kings drafted. Landon made a sensational professional debut in a Springfield uniform by posting a 6-0 shutout over Baltimore in his very first pro league game and following up the next night with a 4-1 win over Providence.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02125/2420873-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="263" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Sneddon</figcaption></div>&ldquo;The kid was so good in training camp,&rdquo; Wilson went on, &ldquo;he tended goal in several exhibition games for Los Angeles and looked great. Springfield was able to obtain him because he needed professional experience. One he gets that, he&rsquo;s on his way.&rdquo;Landon was drafted from the Peterborough club in the summer amateur draft. His record was impressive last season. He appeared in goal 47 games, allowed 127 goals and shut the other clubs out three times. He had a very respectable 3.22 goals allowed average.Springfield now seems well set in goal this season. Bob Sneddon, a much taller backstop with four years experience, will get plenty of work in the nets as he finally gets his chance to work in the pro ranks steadily.Los Angeles has put in a challenging club which has fans buzzing here.Noel Price and Dave Amadio are examples on defense. Price with the NHL Pittsburgh club and Amadio from Los Angeles. Roger Cote was re-drafted from the Western League. Greg Boddy is a big, tough amateur back-liner who will develop. Larry Johnston does his usual big job.Gary Croteau, Bill Inglis and Gord Labossiere are all NHL&rsquo;ers from Los Angeles. Little need be said of their-scoring ability. Bob Goring is another tough, young amateur who makes the team move. He&rsquo;ll develop. Ken Turlik, on loan for the season from Hershey, can produce the goals.Marc Dufour, Doug Robinson, Mike Corrigan, Randy Miller and Randy Prior are all seasoned performers. &#9632;

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Kid Goaler Lifts Kings AHL Hopes

BALTIMORE&mdash;Pittsburgh has assigned veterans Billy Dea and Craig Cameron to the Clippers but continues to hold onto All-Star defenseman Jim Morrison, who is the property of Baltimore. Another promising Baltimore - owned player looks like young Rod Zaine, the 23year old center from Ottawa who played with the Canadian Nationals last winter &hellip; Philly Flyers&rsquo; new coach Vic Stasiuk likens the present young Clippers to the youth movement he installed the last two years at Quebec &hellip; Baltimore&rsquo;s opening night drew a total paid of 8,257 fans &hellip;Jim Bartlett remains the club&rsquo;s lone major holdout ..Aldo Guidolin, player-coach of the Clips last year and in 1962-63 and 1963-64 has hung up his skates after 18 years and will scout for the Baltimore organization.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-03100/2420942-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="270" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy Dea</figcaption></div>Under the new and closer relationship with the Penguins, Baltimore will present a host of younger skaters than has been the case in the past few years.New men here are defensemen Doug Barrie, Jean-Guy Lagace, Yvon Labre, Dave Simpson, and forwards Larry Billows, Gary Swain, George Swarbrick, Ron Snell, Rod Zaine, Dea, Cameron and Rick Kessell. All of these save Dea, Cameron and Swarbrick are 23 years of age and under.ELMER &#9632;

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Clippers Get Dea, Cameron

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE DUFFY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0020-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0479/2420911-1-eng-US/f0020-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">The Providence Reds like to call their eight new player additions from the Oakland Seals their &lsquo;Kiddie Corps&rsquo;. From left, with their ages, they are TOM FOXCROFT (19), ART THOMAS (20), BARRY BOUGHNER (20), FRANCOIS LACOMBE (22), JOHN BRENNEMAN (26), NEIL NICHOLSON (20) PIERRE FARMER (20) and RON STACKHOUSE (20).</figcaption></div>PROVIDENCE &mdash;&ldquo;New Faces of 1969-70&rdquo; could be a smash hit with the local fans, says Dave Creighton.&ldquo;We couldn&rsquo;t win a Calder Cup with an all-veteran team,&rdquo; explained the general-coach of the Providence Reds, &ldquo;so we decided to change our tactics.&rdquo;Step No. 1 in that direction was entering into a working agreement with the Oakland Seals of the National Hockey League.&ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t have any minorleague affiliates where they could ship their young players,&rdquo; Creighton said, &ldquo;and we were having a great deal of trouble trying to find young talent. So the tieup was a natural.&rdquo;Judging from their performances in exhibition games, the affiliation could prove to be a boon for the Providence team.The Reds went into the 1969-70 AHL season with seven - count&rsquo;em, seven &mdash; talented young newcomers in their lineup.Four of them are defensemen from whom Creighton expects great things.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think there&rsquo;s any question that our defense will be stronger this winter,&rdquo; he said.&ldquo;The kids are young, talented and eager to impress the Oakland brass.&rdquo;Senior man among the new blueliners is 21-year-old Frank Lacombe, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound native of Lachine, Que., who spent last season with the Seals.&ldquo;Frank is going to be a first-rate big-leaguer in a year or two,&rdquo; predicted Coach Fred Glover of the Seals. &ldquo;All he needs is a little experience.&rdquo;Glover also is high on the three other youngsters &mdash; Ron Stackhouse, Neil Nicholson and Pierre Farmer &mdash; who have been sent by Oakland to Providence.Stackhouse and Nicholson, both 21, are graduates of the Ontario Junior A League, while Farmer played for Shawinigan Falls in the Quebec Junior League last winter. He also is 21.Up front, the Reds will have the services of three young Oakland-owned forwards &mdash; Tom Foxcroft. Barry Boughner and Art Thomas.Foxcroft, a 5-foot-8. 165-pound wing, already has become a favorite of the local fans for his courage and seemingly neverending hustle.The 21-year-old native of Toronto scored 30 goals and 27 assists for the Oshawa Generals last season, and Creighton is hoping for a similar performance this winter.&ldquo;Tom is a hard-working kid who will improve as he goes along,&rdquo; said Creighton. &ldquo;What he lacks in size, he makes up for in hustle.&rdquo;Boughner, 21, is a 5-10. 180-pound left wing who played for DesMoines in the International League last winter, scoring 19 goals and 13 assists.Thomas is a 22-year-old native of Montreal who played for Loyola University in that city last winter. Another left wing, he stands 5-8 and weighs 160 pounds.Other newcomers to the Reds this season include defenseman Nick Polano, acquired in an off season deal with the Baltimore Clippers: veteran forward John Brenneman, who played for Oakland and Cleveland last season; center Joe Szura, an ex-Seal. and forwards Bert Fizzell and Bob Kelly. &#9632;

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New Faces Emphasize Swing To Youth Movement By Reds

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER &mdash;This may be the year of the retiring Amerks, but the 1969-70 Rochester Americans certainly showed in their opening game that they&rsquo;re anything but retiring.Confusing, eh?Well, to begin with, Ro Chester wound up in the cellar of the American Hockey League&rsquo;s Western Division last season while posting the worst record (25 wins, 38 losses and 11 ties) in the overall circuit.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0170/2420997-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg" title="f0021-01" width="258" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Len Lunde</figcaption></div>Then, veteran goalkeeper Bobby Perreault announced his intention to retire from pro hockey even before the June draft meetings in Montreal and he made it stick by getting his amateur card. Joe Crozier, general manager of both the Amerks and their Vancouver owners, promptly picked up goalkeeper Gary Bauman in the reverse draft. Butwhen training camp rolled around, Bauman, too, had decided to stay out of hockey.Next, neither veteran defensemen Don Cherry nor Warren Godfrey reported to camp. Cherry met Crozier a week after training started and an hour later announced his retirement. Godfrey, meanwhile, reportedly had opened a restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and said he wanted an airline ticket and an &ldquo;acceptable&rdquo; contract to report. Crozier said okay to the ticket but no way to the contract and that&rsquo;s the last the club has heard from Godfrey.The day after Cherry hung up his skates, veteran left wing Les Duff, who walked out of training camp, met with Crozier and immediately thereafter said he was retiring from hockey, too.Len Lunde, veteran center, meanwhile, was expected as soon as he concluded some tax business with the Canadian government. But when opening game was three days away and Lunde still hadn&rsquo;t arrived, a newspaper contacted him and discovered he had no intention of coming to Rochester at all. He said he couldn&rsquo;t leave his family (three.children in school and a baby at home) for and entire season and couldn&rsquo;t move them to Rochester, so he was being forced to retire.Now that&rsquo;s quite a group of hockey players to remove from a squad struggling to get out of the cellar!But despite this, player-coach Dick Gamble did put a full squad onto the ice for Rochester&rsquo;s opening game Sunday, Oct. 12. And the Amerks acquitted themselves creditably.Twice the quick-skating Montreal Voyageurs jumped to one-goal leads, but twice the crowdpleasing Americans bounced back and the game wound up a 2-2 tie. Only 8:41 remained the last time the Amerks fell behind and they waited until just 48 seconds were left before rookie Wally Sprange, playing his first pro game knocked in the equalizer.But more encouraging even than the tie with the good Montreal team was the way the Amerks both took and gave some solid checks in a great firstperiod.There was nothing retiring about those Rochester Americans. &#9632;

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Depleted Americans Show AHL They’re Not About To Play Dead

The Joe Namath of HockeyWith a Joe Namath lifestyle, a Cadillac and Shelby, a MOD SQUAD wardrobe, a luxurious pad with a circular bed and girls galore, Derek Sanderson is cocking an irreverent snook at the hidebound NHL Establishment. This season the 23-year-old centre is determied to &ldquo;do his thing.&rdquo; Such &ldquo;things&rdquo; include: wearing and selling hockey&rsquo;s first white skates, opening a hip men&rsquo;s boutique, becoming a partner in the Boston branch of Namath&rsquo;s Bachelors III restaurant and remaining the fashion plate of the NHL. In the November issue of Maclean&rsquo;s Boston freelancer Stan Fischler, in a perceptive, warts-and-all profile, etches the personality of a new breed of hockey star, the type of player who could be dominating the game in the 1970s.read the full story in NovemberMACLEAN&rsquo;Sat all newsstands now &#9632;

DEREK SANDERSON

<div class="byline">BY JOHN WHITE</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0187/2421059-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="545" height="635"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOE CROZIER &hellip;We&rsquo;re Not Best&mdash;Yet</figcaption></div>VANCOUVER &mdash;Joe Crozier, the volatile coach of the Vancouver Canucks, was just a stompin&rsquo; and a stormin&rsquo; and a snortin&rsquo;&hellip;&ldquo;How could anyone do it? How could they pick us to finish first?&rdquo; he demanded on arrival in Portland for the first game of the season against the Buckaroos his club whipped in four straight in the Western Hockey League playoff finals last spring.Crozier, who can throw verbal punches with the best of &lsquo;em, was fussing about a poll of Western League coaches &mdash; no votes for your own team, please &mdash; that picked the Canucks to finish first this season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0322/2421052-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="293" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Taylor</figcaption></div>The coaches also forecast second place for Portland (after five straight firsts), third for San Diego, fourth for Phoenix, a tie for fifth between Denver and Seattle and the cellar for the new Salt Lake City Golden Eagles.&ldquo;Ridiculous,&rdquo; groused Joe, as he ticked off his player losses, one by one, from Vancouver&rsquo;s defending Patrick Cup champions.&ldquo;Who did you vote first?&rdquo; he asked new Portland Coach Gordon Fashoway.&ldquo;I think,&rdquo; said Fashoway with a sly grin, &ldquo;that.I picked your club to finish first.&rdquo;&ldquo;See jinxing us already,&rdquo; said Crozier, and he stalked off to his team&rsquo;s dressing room.A couple of hours later, the Canucks had ruined Portland&rsquo;s home opening with a 5-2 whomping of the Buckaroos.&ldquo;Well,&rdquo; said Joe the genial con artist after his club had skated Portland into the ice, &ldquo;George Gardner played awfully well in goal tonight.&rdquo;Sure he did, Joe. And a few other guys played well, too&hellip;Ted Taylor, who must work in his sleep, gave a 120-minute effort in 30 minutes on the ice&hellip;Andy Bathgate rifled three into the Buck nets&hellip;and those kid defensemen looked pretty good, too.Actually, Crozier has a point. From his club that wrote WHL history by sweeping through the playoffs in eight straight last spring, Crozier has lost a top goalie, three strong defensemen and four good forwards.The gone goalie was Charley Hodge, who was 1.45 in the nets during the eight games.Also gone are defensemen Darryl Sly, lost to the draft, and Don Johns and Don Cherry, who had retired as of the start of the current season, although sudden &ldquo;comebacks&rdquo; are not infrequent in hockey.And lost, too, were Vancouver&rsquo;s 1-2-3 playoff scorers &mdash; Bryan Hextall, Jim McKenny and Bob Barlow &mdash; plus the No. 6 playoff scorer, Len Lunde.The trouble is that Vancouver owns the Rochester hockey club. And if Crozier really needs help, he can get it. Even if he didn&rsquo;t have access to Rochester personnel, he&rsquo;s always had the knack of coming up with bodies and they usually have been strong ones.He&rsquo;s like the college coach who recruits well.Besides, Vancouver wouldn&rsquo;t be that bad without any help at all.Returning forwards are Bathgate, Taylor, Murray Hall, Hat Hannigan, ageless Phil Maloney, Duke Harris, Germain Gagnon and hard-hitting Ted McCaskill.Almost certain to help up front is Paul Andrea, who collected 30 goals in 69 games last season with Pittsburgh and Amarillo.Back in the nets is Gardner, whose 3.01 goals-against average was second-best in the Western League&rsquo;s last regular season to Jim McLeod.There could be some question marks, at least early, on defense where only Marc Reaume (not bad for openers) and Bob Lemieux are returning, with Lemieux not exactly a veteran in his fourth professional season.But the replacements certainly should be spirited, if not experienced. They are 24-year-old John Arbour, 22-year-old Dale Zeman and Brad Sel-wood and Bill Orr. both 21.Last season Arbour (Pittsburgh and Baltimore) drew 159 minutes in penalties, Orr (New Haven) drew 123 and Seiwood (Tulsa) was whistled for 118. Unless these were all for misconducts, some aggressiveness is clearly indicated.Vancouver may not run away with first place &mdash; not with Portland strong, San Diego loaded with firepower and Phoenix loaded with strong additions.But the Canucks seem an awfully strong bet to (snicker. hard to write this without choking on the words) make the playoffs.Even Joe Crozier would agree to that.We think. &#9632;

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“How Could They?” Pleads Crozier As Coaches Pick Canucks For Top

Here&rsquo;s how the Western League coaches picked the teams to finish in a special poll:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0232/2421090-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="525" height="336"></div> &#9632;

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How Coaches Picked ‘Em

SEATTLE &mdash;See the boys with the long, long faces?They are presidents and owners and general managers &mdash; people with one eye on the ice and one eye on the box office.You see, the boys on the ice are acting up again this season in the Western Hockey League.Like Vancouver opened at home against Seattle, and the Totems ruined the evening, 4-1. So the Totems drove home for their opener before all those everloving fans in Seattle. The Portland Buckaroos stomped &lsquo;em, 85.Now we really don&rsquo;t have to tell you what happened the next night, &lsquo;eh? Portland opened at home against Vancouver. Naturally the Canucks won to complete the triangle.But maybe it was worse in San Diego. Oh, how those Gull fans turned out, 13,632 of them for an opening-night record in the Western Hockey League. The &ldquo;guests&rdquo; were the Phoenix Roadrunners.Don&rsquo;t invite &lsquo;em to your place. The Runners scored three times in the final period to make the faithful sick.Well, it&rsquo;s an honest hockey league, anyway. &#9632;

Red Fates For WHL’s Home Clubs

<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. Oct. 21)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0414/2421159-1-eng-US/f0022-042.jpg" title="f0022-04" width="578" height="269"></div>(Affiliations: 1. Montreal. 2. Detroit. 5. Chicago. 6 Toronto x-independent)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed. Oct. 15Salt Lake 3 at Phoenix 7Denver 4 at Portland 3Thurs. Oct. 16Vancouver 4 at Seattle 0Fri. Oct. 17Seattle 3 at Salt Lake 7Portland 5 at Phoenix 3Denver 4 at Vancouver 3Sat. Oct. 18Seattle 3 at Salt Lake 5Portland 3 at San Diego 5Sun. Oct. 19Phoenix 3 at Portland 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. Oct. 21San Diego at Salt LakePhoenix at VancouverWed. Oct. 22San Diego at DenverSeattle at PortlandThurs. Oct. 23San Diego at PhoenixFri. Oct. 24Denver at Salt LakePortland at VancouverSat. Oct. 25Vancouver at PhoenixDenver at PortlandSun. Oct. 26Vancouver at San DiegoDenver at SeattleTues. Oct. 28Seattle at Son DiegoWed. Oct. 29Portland at DenverSeattle at PhoenixThurs. Oct. 30Portland at Salt LakeFri. Oct. 31Seattle at Vancouver<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including Games of Sun. Oct. 12)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-056/2421152-1-eng-US/f0022-052.jpg" title="f0022-05" width="578" height="278"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-064/2421145-1-eng-US/f0022-062.jpg" title="f0022-06" width="571" height="313"></div> &#9632;

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Save $$$$$$ Subscribe To The HOCKEY NEWS Receive 35 Issues At HomeFor The Best In Hockey Reading It&rsquo;s HOCKEY PICTORIAL Hockey&rsquo;s Most Exciting Publication<h2>FRI. OCT. 10</h2>SEATTLE 4 at VANCOUVER 1<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-074/2421246-1-eng-US/f0022-072.jpg" title="f0022-07" width="574" height="528"></div>SAN DIEGO 2 at SALT LAKE 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-084/2421239-1-eng-US/f0022-082.jpg" title="f0022-08" width="578" height="534"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-092/2421232-1-eng-US/f0022-092.jpg" title="f0022-09" width="571" height="109"></div><h2>SAT. OCT 11</h2>SALT LAKE 3 at DENVER 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-102/2421225-1-eng-US/f0022-102.jpg" title="f0022-10" width="575" height="654"></div>PHOENIX 4 at SAN DIEGO 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-112/2421218-1-eng-US/f0022-112.jpg" title="f0022-11" width="572" height="266"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-122/2421211-1-eng-US/f0022-122.jpg" title="f0022-12" width="579" height="309"></div>PORTLAND 8 at SEATTLE 5<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-13/2421204-1-eng-US/f0022-132.jpg" title="f0022-13" width="572" height="831"></div><h2>SUN. OCT. 12</h2>VANCOUVERS at PORTLAND 2<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-14/2421197-1-eng-US/f0022-142.jpg" title="f0022-14" width="575" height="594"></div>DENVER 1 at SEATTLE 4<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-15/2421190-1-eng-US/f0022-152.jpg" title="f0022-15" width="571" height="471"></div> &#9632;

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Western Hockey League Summaries

<div class="byline">By DOUG McCONNELL</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0023-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0168/2421284-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">TED HODGSON &hellip; Three-goal blast for Eagles</figcaption></div>SALT LAKE &mdash;Salt Lake City Golden Eagles, the newest member of the Western Hockey League, accomplished something not even the &lsquo;old hands&rsquo; of the WHL &mdash; Vancouver and Portland &mdash; could do in their first league starts.The nattily-attired Eagles won their home opener &mdash; an exciting 4-2 decision over the San Diego Gulls as 6,022 fans looked on at the new Salt Palace. Rookie Ted Hodgson provided the offensive punch with three goals while Goaler Russ Gillow, also a first-year man. turned in a sparkling performance in goal.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0322/2421277-1-eng-US/f0023-032.jpg" title="f0023-03" width="258" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body">Chris Evans</figcaption></div>Ken McKenzie, publisher of THE HOCKEY NEWS, was among the opening night guests and picked Hodgson, Gillow and San Diego goaler Jack McCartan as the game&rsquo;s three stars in that order.For Salt Lake owner Dan Meyer and manager-coach Ray Kinasewich it was a momentous night and for Meyer a dream come true. But for the vaquished Gulls it was the beginning nightmare.Coach Max McNab promised his Gulls tough two-a-day practice sessions following the loss of their first two games to the new Salt Eagles and old rival Phoenix Roadrunners. Third period letdowns were the Gulls&rsquo;undoing in both losses.The 4-2 setback to the Runners was the first home opener loss in Gull history and came before a record opening night crowd of 13,632.The return of Dennis Huculak to the defense from the Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; camp and the addition of Sandy Fitzpatrick, who missed the opening games through minor surgery, will strengthen the lineup but only adds to McNab&rsquo;s dilemma.He has 25 players on his roster and must cut to 16 plus two goaltenders by Nov. 1.The Gulls indicated thfey could be the team to beat this season when they bombed the Portland Buckaroos 9-2 to win the world&rsquo;s first professional hockey tournament before the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s opening weekend. It was the worst defeat ever taken on home ice by the Bucks who have dominated the WHL for most of the past decade.Phoenix coach Alf Pike was chipper after the first win over San Diego but cautious.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve still got to put the pieces together,&rdquo; said Pike after his Roadrunners &ldquo;gave me a 100 per cent effort&rdquo; to upset San Diego for their first win on San Diego ice since March, 1968.The pieces were still arriving. Chris Evans, obtained from Toronto, had one workout with the club but meshed with Harry Shaw to form a rugged, young defense combination.Jim Paterson, who was limited through injuries to 12 games for Phoenix last season and was taken by Chicago on waivers, was recovered in a trade for Phoenix&rsquo;s first draft choice, Bill Young, a winger from the Eastern Hockey League. Paterson didn&rsquo;t arrive in time for the opener.&ldquo;The kids knows his way to the goal,&rdquo; was Coach Pike&rsquo;s first comment about Frank Hughes and the 2-year-old rookie right winner prove he did with a two-goal performance in his first game as a pro.The Runners have 19 players on their roster, only eight are holdovers from last year and only team captain Sandy Hucul and leftwinger Dick Lamoureux remain from the Victoria club the Phoenix owners purchased in 1967. &#9632;

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Salt Lake Opener Success As New Eagles Fly High

SEATTLE&mdash;Veteran goalie Don Head of the Seattle Totems is out of action indefinitely&hellip; despite a pair of bad knees, Head charged across the ice in the final minute of Seattle&rsquo;s home opener and tried to check big Rick Foley into the boards&hellip; he missed and crashed headfirst into the boards&hellip; it could have been worse but Head &ldquo;escaped&rdquo; with possible cracked ribs and strained back&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0235/2421315-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="273" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don Head</figcaption></div>There was irony in Seattle&hellip; the opening-night program featured a picture of defenseman John Hanna with all of his hardware, including awards for being last season&rsquo;s most valuable player, outstanding defenseman and first All-Star in the Western League&hellip; but Hanna, on opening night, was back in Philadelphia after failing to agree to contract terms&hellip;With Phoenix still to play, San Diego easily won first-night attendance honors in the WHL&hellip; the Gulls drew a league record of 13,652&hellip; for other home inaugurals, there were 9,567 in Seattle, 7,034 in Vancouver, 6,022 in Salt Lake City, a disappointing 4,990 (lowest in Buckaroo history) in Portland and 2,542 in Denver&hellip;The first weekend of action in the WHL produced three hat tricks&hellip; by Andy Bathgate of Vancouver against Portland, by Ted Hodgson of Salt Lake City against San Diego and by Cliff Schmautz of Portland against Seattle&hellip; Schmautz scored all three goals in the second period&hellip;Hal Laycoe, who coached Portland to seven firsts and two seconds in nine seasons, came &ldquo;home&rdquo; with his Los Angeles Kings for an exhibition&hellip; the Kings won, 5-3, but got a rough reception&hellip; rookie Jerry Korab of the Bucks battled with both Dennis Hextall and Cowboy Bill Flett&hellip; and Portland rookie Rick Foley took on Eddie Shack&hellip; Larry Regan of LA told Portland President Harry Glickman when it was over, &ldquo;We won the game but we didn&rsquo;t win the fights&rdquo;&hellip;Whom do you believe?&hellip; Jack Evans of San Diego says, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll play as long as Andy Hebenton plays&rdquo;&hellip; Hebenton of Portland says, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll play as long as Evans plays&rdquo;&hellip;Evans is 41 and Hebenton 40 and both are playing their 21st pro season&hellip; both, of course, agree on one thing&hellip; &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll play as long as that Maloney plays&rdquo;&hellip; Phil Maloney of Vancouver is 42, playing his 22nd pro season and he&rsquo;s still a cobra with a puck&hellip;&mdash;JOHN WHITE &#9632;

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Head Out Indefinitely After Board Collision

<h2>FINAL STANDINGS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0414/2421346-1-eng-US/f0023-042.jpg" title="f0023-04" width="535" height="202"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Buffalo 7, Denver 3Baltimore 5, Denver 4Minnesota 2, Denver 0Denver 4, Buffalo 3Minnesota 4, Denver 2Denver 4, Dallas 2Denver, 4 Baltimore 2San Diego 4, Salt Lake 0San Diago 4, Salt Lake 2Salt Lake 7, Seattle 3Salt Lake 6, Cranbrook 4Seattle 6, Salt Lake 4Seattle 4, Salt Lake 4San Diego 3, Salt Lake 2Seattle 5, Salt Lake 3Vancouver 2, San Diego 2Vancouver 5, San Diego 2Chicago 8, Vancouver 2Chicago 7, Vancouver 5Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 1Phoenix 7, Tulsa 3Phoenix 3, Tulsa 3Springfield 3, Phoenix 1Springfield 5, Phoenix 2Phoenix 8, Buffalo 1Minnesota 5, Phoenix 2San Diego 8, Victoria 1San Diego 9, Portland 2Portland 5, Spokane 4Portland 5, Seattle 2Los Angeles 5, Portland 3Kamloops 9, Seattle 7Los Angeles 12, Seattle 4 &#9632;

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Gulls Top Exhibition Play In WHL

<h2>MOST POINTS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-058/2421398-1-eng-US/f0023-052.jpg" title="f0023-05" width="801" height="359"></div><h2>MOST GOALS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-065/2421391-1-eng-US/f0023-062.jpg" title="f0023-06" width="817" height="361"></div><h2>MOST ASSISTS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-075/2421384-1-eng-US/f0023-072.jpg" title="f0023-07" width="810" height="341"></div><h2>PENALTY MINUTES</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-084/2421377-1-eng-US/f0023-082.jpg" title="f0023-08" width="812" height="339"></div> &#9632;

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WHL’s ‘s All-Time Active Leaders

Special to The Hockey NewsKANSAS CITY &mdash;This could be the year for the Kansas City Blues.The talent-laden 1969-70 team returns eight of its top nine scorers from last season and a bulging roster of 12 veterans.Second-year coach Fred Hucul say his dub will improve considerably on its record of last vear (2628-18)&rsquo;Last year Hucul&rsquo;s crew owned one of the best goals-against averages in the league and this year the Blues should even be tougher as four returning veteran defensemen will anchor the Blues backline in front of two experienced goaltenders.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0183/2421436-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="256" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry Gray</figcaption></div>Joining these six veterans are six more returnees on the front line.In goal. Hucul will have a fine one-two punch in Ted Ouimet and Gary Edwards, a duo who played in 54 of the Blues&rsquo; games last season and posted a combined 3.04 goals against average. Both are only 22.The defense loods impressive with vets Gordon Kannegiesser. Gerald Lemire. Dick Proceviat. highly-touted rookie Davie Pulkkinen and newcomer Larry Hornung. a 24-year-old who played last year with Buffalo of the AHL. Pulkkinen is from Kapus-kasing. Ont. and played his junior hockey at Oshawa.Hucul&rsquo;s big scoring punch should again come off the sticks of veterans Ken Fanranski. Claude Cardin. Don Giesebrecht.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0237/2421429-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg" title="f0024-02" width="1744" height="1424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Coach FRED HUCUL of the KC Blues figures he has the best one-two goaling punch in the Central League with GARY EDWARDS, shown here with the Blues&rsquo; pilot, and Ted Ouimet. Both played in the CHL last season.</figcaption></div>Gary Veneruzzo, Phil Obendford Norm Dennis and Terry Gray, who was among the last cuts of the St. Louis Blues.Veneruzzo. the team&rsquo;s No. 1 point maker last year with 39 goals and 40 assists, again will serve as captain of the Blues. His assistant captains are Dennis and Horning.Following Veneruzzo in the scoring parade last year were Obendorf (68). Dennis (61). Giesebrecht (58), Gray (50). Jardin (44), Faranski (27) and Kannegiesser (27).Missing from the top scorers list is center Ron Buchanan, who scored 61 points in 50 games. This year Bucky is with the parent St. Louis club. Previous to last season he spent three years in the CHL with Oklahoma City.Hucul has a quartet of rookie forwards with classy credentials to go along with the other high scoring forwards. New faces in the Blues&rsquo; lineup are:Skeeter Teal, a 6-footer from St. Catharines: Brian Glen-wright, husky 6-3, 200-pounder who played junior at Kitchener. Ont.; Tommi Salmelainen, another husky with 6-2, 180-pound measurements who was born in Helsinki. Finland and played-Amateur there last year, and speedy oJaroslav oJirik from Vojnuv. Czechoslovakia.Rounding out the 19-man roster is forward Ralph Stewart, a 200-pounder who played his rookie season in pro hockey last year with Houston of the CHI,. In 44 games, he scored 27 points.Cardin again should serve as the team&rsquo;s policeman as the little 5-7 forward logged 153 minutes in the penalty box last year. &#9632;

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Holdovers, Vets Could Put Blues In Orbit

DALLAS &mdash;Central Hockey League fans will get to see their home team play in white uniforms all season.This was a rule change decided upon during the recent CHL board of governors meetings in Dallas.In previous years the home team always has worn its white uniform from the start of the season until December 31. On January 1 the home team changed to dark colors until the season was over.However, this year, as it is done in other sports, the home team will wear white all year al home while the visiting team wears its travelling uniform. &#9632;

Teams In CHL To Wear White In Home Tilts

New Subscribers To THE HOCKEY NEWS Guaranteed To Get First Issue Within Two WeeksHOCKEY NEWS Makes An Ideal Gift On Any Occasion. Give A Subscription To Dad Or Brother<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Wed. Oct. 22)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0320/2421491-1-eng-US/f0024-032.jpg" title="f0024-03" width="578" height="275"></div>(Affiliations: 2. Detroit. 3. Boston. 4. New York. 5. Chicago. 6. Toronto. 11. Minnesota. 12. St. Louis).<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed. Oct. 15Kansas City 1 at Fort Worth 4Fr. Oct. 17Omaha 4 at Fort Worth 2Sat. Oct. 18Dallas 0 at Waterloo 3Fort Worth 0 at Oklahoma City 6Omaha 4 at Tulsa 2Sun. Oct. 19Kansas City 2 at Fort Worth 2Dallas 4 at Waterloo 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed. Oct. 22Omaha at Fort WorthFri. Oct. 24Forth Worth at TulsaKansas City at Oklahoma CityOmaha at DallasSat. Oct. 25Dallas at Fort WorthKansas City at TulsaOklahoma City at WaterlooSun. Oct. 26Omaha ot Oklahoma CityTulsa at WaterlooWed. Oct. 29Tulsa at DallasWaterloo at Oklahoma CityFri. Oct. 31Kansas City at OmahaWaterloo at Tulsa &#9632;

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<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. Oct. 21)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0178/2421550-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg" title="f0025-01" width="584" height="537"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed. Oct. 15Johnstown 1 of Syracuse 6Long Island 2 at New Haven 11Jacksonville 2 at Greensboro 1Thurs. Oct. 16New Haven 3 at Syracuse 3Jacksonville 3 at Salem 5Fri. Oct. 17New Haven 3 at Clinton 3Johnstown 2 at New Jersey 9Nashville 0 at Greensboro 5Salem 1 at Charlotte 6Sat. Oct. 18New Jersey 2 at Clinton 8Johnstown 2 at Long Island 6Greensboro 0 at Salem 7Nashville 1 at Charlotte 8Sun. Oct. 19Johnstown 3 at New Haven 8Nashville 1 at Salem 4<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. Oct. 21New Jersey at SyracuseWed. Oct. 22Syracuse at New HavenJacksonville at GreensboroThurs Oct. 23Charlotte vs Jacksonville (at Macon)Fri. Oct. 24Syracuse at ClintonNew Haven at New JerseyLong Island at JohnstownSalem at GreensboroJacksonville at CharlotteSat. Oct. 25New Haven at ClintonSyracuse at Long IslandNew Jersey at JohnstownCharlotte at SalemGreensboro at NashvilleSun. Oct. 26New Jersey at New HavenJacksonville at SalemCharlotte at GreensboroTues. Oct. 28Salem at CharlotteGreensboro at JacksonvilleWed. Oct. 29Clinton at New HavenThurs. Oct. 30Greensboro at SalemLong Island at SyracuseFri. Oct. 31New Haven at Long IslandClinton at New JerseySyracuse at JohnstownGreensboro at CharlotteSalem at Jacksonvill<h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR</h2>(Standings On Mon. Oct. 20)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0238/2421543-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="590" height="498"></div><h2>ONTARIO SENIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Fri. Oct. 17)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0318/2421536-1-eng-US/f0025-032.jpg" title="f0025-03" width="580" height="310"></div><h3>WESTERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h3>(Standings on Wed. Oct. 15)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-049/2421529-1-eng-US/f0025-042.jpg" title="f0025-04" width="584" height="195"></div><h3>WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR</h3>(Standings on Thurs. Oct. 16)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-059/2421522-1-eng-US/f0025-052.jpg" title="f0025-05" width="585" height="396"></div> &#9632;

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HOW THEY STAHD

<div class="byline">By HARVEY POLLACK</div>JOHNSTOWN &mdash;If there&rsquo;s one player on the Johnstown Jets roster who has the support of everyone connected with the team, it&rsquo;s defenseman Terry Sexsmith who is trying to land Eastern Hockey League comeback of the year&rsquo; laurels.It&rsquo;s amazing that Sexsmith is even able to get out on the ice to attempt such a return. For most everyone wrote off his career a year ago when he was critically injured in an autombile accident in which the life of his teammate Mike Crupi was lost.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-064/2421595-1-eng-US/f0025-062.jpg" title="f0025-06" width="275" height="458"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry Sexsmith</figcaption></div>But they didn&rsquo;t take into consideration the spirit of the Saskatoon native who is determined to make it back. Just 22 years old and packing 200 pounds on his frame, Sexsmith is coming along slowly but steadily.Yet general manager John Mitchell says, &ldquo;it may take a full year of skating to work himself back. This kid has guts and he&rsquo;s working hard to bounce back.&rdquo;Sexsmith had early difficulties in maneuvering on the ice, still he&rsquo;s making progress and Terry recalls how he was stricken with polio at the age of three and came back to beat the malady and participate in sports.The Jets can certainly use a healthy Sexsmith since the club this year has been riddle by the promotions of so many performers from a year ago. Help from Detroit also wasn&rsquo;t forthcoming in any great quantiy. Thus a performer like Sexsmith, who picked up 22 points and showed considerable aggressiveness before the Feburary accident last year, could give the team a lift.The Johnstown defense was hurt critically when Joe Zanussi, Dick Paradise and Jim Mair all moved up the hockev ladder.CLINTON: Comets lost Bucky Buchanan to Iowa Stars. Utica auditorium not available during playoffs and Comets will have to play all games at Clinton. Pete Provost essaying comeback after auto accident sidelined him last year. Jack Kane bothered by ankle injuries in early season. Club well fortified in forward department with return of many vets.JACKSONVILLE: Gilles LeClerc, a youngster, who was rookie of the year in the Quebec League, has been pleasant surprise to coach Bob Sabourin. A 36-year-old veteran from the same league, Gordie &lsquo;Red&rsquo; Haworth, and LeClerc have bolstered center spot. Ron Willy bothered by sore back. St. Louis Blues sent Gorgdie Bradley to Rockets.CHARLOTTE: Allie Sutherland still refuses to wear a helmet because he figures he plays better without one, Coach Fred Creighton is not satisfied with his goalies and may make a deal, Tim McCormick injured a knee while working this summer and underwent surgery. He is expected to start skating in December. Tim Gould, sent here from Vancouver, looms as top junior.SYRACUSE: Return of Ray Adduono was big surprise to coach Ray Crew, Ray led the club in scoring two years ago with 101 points, twice as many as last year&rsquo;s top point maker. He had been with Hershey. Crew delighted with strength at center where Ed Skyhar, Brian Elwell and Adduono are operating. Doug Ferguson decided to play in Europe this year.GREENSBORO: Gens delighted to get Moe L&rsquo;Abbe, Barry Salovaara and Ron Anderson back from Dallas. John Fisher wavering between school and hockey. Stu Roberts is a big stock car racing fan. Loss of Roger Wilson to school caused coach Ron Spong to seek out a policeman. Club also lost John Murray and Kas Lysionek to school and Billy Armour to retirement.JERSEY: Coach Lou Jankowski was good friend of his predecessor, Marcel Pelletier. Rej Maltais recuperating from broken leg suffered this summer. Flyers sent some youngsters here. Bobby Brown played lacrosse in Canadian League. Veteran Ted Szydlowski is playing at a heavier weight this season.NASHVILLE: Gene Cato named public relations and promotions director. Ron Hidson and Ed Hebert are attending college this year and Leo Olivier and Flo Pilote have retired. Season ticket sales 15 percent better than last year&rsquo;s record number, Goalie Chuck Goddard remained in Canada at St. Mary&rsquo;s University in Halifax.LONG ISLAND: Club has good junior talent in Herman Karp, Jean Nicol, Ron Dundas and Brian McDowell. Les Calder decided to coach and play in Newfoundland this year instead of returning here where he served as coach at tailend of last season. Jake Hendrickson, who was acquired from Fort Wayne in the Ed Lawson deal, has been impressive.NEW HAVEN: Three-fourths of the Blades defense played last year for Long Island. The trio includes John Brophy, Hal Willis and Norm Schmitz. Blades lost Marty Desmarais to Muskegon.JOHNSTOWN: Norm Ryder has been cutting down his weight steadily after joining club well overweight. Club hurt considerably by loss of Galen Head to Salt Lake City, Reg Kent and Jack Dale to Seattle, Lynn Zimmerman to Rochester, Dick Paradise to Omaha, Joe Zanussi to Ft. Worth and Jim Mair to Quebec. Jim Coombs won goalie job easily.SALEM: Bobby Taylor healthy this year after having five shoulder separations the past two seasons. Rebels have much more speed this year under new skipper Colin Kilburn. Defenseman George Forgie suffered three cracked teeth from collision. Club to be helped by New York and Philadelphia. Jim Letcher has supplanted George Surmay at goal since latter turned pro.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-074/2421588-1-eng-US/f0025-072.jpg" title="f0025-07" width="541" height="1117"><figcaption class="caption-body">MOE L&rsquo;ABBEE &hellip;Back With Greensboro</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-084/2421581-1-eng-US/f0025-082.jpg" title="f0025-08" width="545" height="1098"><figcaption class="caption-body">BARRY SALOVAARA &hellip;Returns To Generals</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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COMEBACK BY SEXSMITH COULD PROVE TIMELY FOR DEFENSELESS JETS

<div class="byline">BY ALEX HARDY</div>WINNIPEG &mdash;Hassles, it seems, are a way of life in the Western Canada Hockey League.Winnipeg Jets ventured into Flin Flon, Manitoba, to tackle the defending league champion Bombers in the opening game of the 1969-70 schedule, and the play boiled over in the second period.The fact that seven players were ejected as a result of the brawl, was nothing new in Flin Flon, where games blow up with amazing regularity.What was new was the score &mdash; Winnipeg 3, Flin Flon 2. It marked the first time in three years that the Jets have beaten Bombers on Flin Flon ice. Wayne Chernecki banged home the winner midway through the final period.Flin Flon fared better in a rematch the following day. The Bombers just gave the puck to their sensational captain, Reg Leach. He rocked the Jets for three goals in a 10-4 triumph.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-094/2421626-1-eng-US/f0025-092.jpg" title="f0025-09" width="298" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pat Ginnell</figcaption></div>Meanwhile, league governors were involved in their own head-to-head battle with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association.The WCHL operated as an independent league outside the CAHA last year and was thus ineligible for the Memorial Cup. The two groups agreed earlier this year that the WCHL could operate within the CAHA during the 1969-70 season and still use five over-age juniors (the junior age limit within the CAHA is 19 compared to the WCHL&rsquo;s 21).Suddenly, when everything seemed tranquil, new bones of contention arose. First, the WCHL wanted automatic permission to move its teams and take players from junior teams in CAHA branches in Western Canada, but the CAHA refused.No sooner had the WCHL withdrawn these demands than disagreement developed over the amount of draft and development money WCHL teams are to receive. The puck marriage was postponed briefly.The WCHL coaches couldn&rsquo;t agree either. Asked to pick the order of finish in the two divisions of the eight-team league, five of the coaches picked their own teams to come in first. The homers included Pat Ginnell (Flin Flon), Scotty Munro (Calgary Centennials). Ron Maxwell (Brandon Wheat Kings), Ed Dorohoy (Winnipeg) and Buster Brayshaw (Edmonton Oil Kings). Brayshaw returns after a lengthy absence to guide the team he made into a perennial Memorial Cup finalist before his nerves gave out. &#9632;

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WCHL, CAHA Split Onte Again As New Disagreements Arise

<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0186/2421671-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="527" height="812"><figcaption class="caption-body">RAY BRUNEL &hellip; Joins Komets</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0239/2421664-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="525" height="786"><figcaption class="caption-body">TERRY PEMBROKE &hellip; Back In IHL</figcaption></div>TOLEDO &mdash;Bill Mitchell, who has taken over the job of coaching the Toledo Blades, played for 13 years in the International Hockey League.He was always recognized as &ldquo;one of the boys&rdquo;, a friendly, outgoing sort. But now things are different, he must view the players from an entirely different standpoint. And he was the first to recognize the fact.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0410/2421657-1-eng-US/f0026-042.jpg" title="f0026-04" width="259" height="456"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jimmy Jago</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m afraid before the year is over, I&rsquo;m going to lose a lot of friends,&rdquo; Mitchell said in viewing the team&rsquo;s prospects. &ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t because I don&rsquo;t like people, it&rsquo;s because I have a job to do. I must put the best possible team on the ice. And it doesn&rsquo;t make any difference to me who they are.&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t be one of the boys anymore. I&rsquo;ve got to go my own way. A coach has to maintain a certain distance, not too much and not too little, from his players. Otherwise they won&rsquo;t look upon him as a coach,&rdquo; he added.Mitchell emphasized his declared intentions of playing no favorites long before the season opened. Veteran forwards Jim Sanko and Greg Jablonski did not appear for the first day of training camp and they were fined $50 each, with notice that they would suffer the same fine for every day missed. They showed up next day. Jablonski was captain of the team last season.The Blades&rsquo; coach indicated that the jobs of at least five veterans were in jeopardy by bringing in 13 rookies. &ldquo;There are several kids who can make this club and for every one that does, that means one less job for our veteran players,&rdquo; said Mitchell.However, it appeared that one veteran who was safe was goalie Glenn Ramsay, who was on hand for his seventh season as a Blade and his 14th in the International League.FORT WAYNE &mdash; Ex-Komet Terry Pembroke, who played for Omaha and Buffalo last season, obtained his release from the New York Rangers and joined his old team &hellip; The Komets secured veteran Ray Brunel, who played for the old Cincinnati Mohawks and after that with Omaha, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Winnipeg, Spokane, Vancouver and Baltimore &hellip; Early releases were Ken Knapton and Ken Schutz, who played part of last season with the Komets. Columbus picked up Knapton.DAYTON &mdash; Barry Merrell, who was out for parts of the last two seasons with a bad knee, appeared to be in for a great season. He scored four goals in an exhibition game against Columbus &hellip; The Gems dropped eight rookies in one sweep. Brian Foley, Pat Giardano and Bob LeGouilloux went to Syracuse of the Eastern League while Richard Comfort, Ron McCosh, Pat White, Claude Goyette and goalie Normand Martel were sent to Nashville of the EHL.PORT HURON &mdash; The Flags had about given up on Jerry Korab, Kent Byrnes, Ken Murray and Don Gordon as losses to the pros &hellip; Bob McCammon, only player left of the Flags&rsquo; first team in 1962, joined up after an early holdout &hellip; Center Pete Mara also had contractual difficulties. The Flags appeared well fortfied in goal with Phil Headley, Al Cecile and Ron Marlow.FLINT &mdash; Mickey Walsh, a 20-year-old goal-tender from Detroit, made a good impression in an exhibition against the Chicago Black Hawks, stopping 25 shots in his 26:50 minutes. It was the first appearance of the Generals in Flint and drew 3,014 &hellip; The Generals started with 13 players, who were graduates from Canadian Junior A ranks.MUSKEGON &mdash; The Mohawks announced an earlier trade with New Haven of the Eastern League: defenseman Lynn Margarit and winger Pierre LeBlanc for high-scoring Marty Desmarais &hellip; The NHL Canadiens cut loose Jim Bannatyne and Bob Paradise after tryouts with new Montreal Voyageurs of the AHL and they returned to the Mohawks &hellip; Joe Kiss was back in Muskegon uniform after an absence of five seasons.COLUMBUS &mdash; The Checkers expected to lose Doug Volmar, Al White and Bert Fizzell who were still with higher leagues &hellip; Don Uren, one-time Black Hawk trainer and back-up goalie for Toronto, was the new Checker trainer. &#9632;

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Mitchell Cracks Whip Over Blades; Fort Wayne Lands Pembroke, Brunel

FORT WAYNE &mdash;The International Junior Hockey League swung into action for the 1969-70 season &mdash; their second year of operation &mdash; with the same four clubs and one coaching change.The new coach is at Dayton where Don Gerber has replaced Ron Meier at the helm of the Dayton entry &mdash; a team that is under new management. Ted Wright has been named as assistant coach to Eddie Long in fort Wayne, John Goodwin is expected to be back to direct the Lima Chargers, while Jerry Fleury returns as pilot of the Toledo Blades.Teams will play a 24-game schedule. The final league game is scheduled for February 22, with playoffs to follow. The UHL champion will compete in the U.S. National Junior tournament to be held in San Diego at the end of March.The three-man officiating system will be in effect this season with one referee and two linesmen working all games. The prime purpose of the league is to develop American hockey players.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0323/2421702-1-eng-US/f0026-032.jpg" title="f0026-03" width="255" height="463"><figcaption class="caption-body">John Goodwin</figcaption></div><h2>JUNIOR IHL SCHEDULE</h2><h3>OCTOBER</h3>Fri. 17 Toledo at Fort WayneSun. 19 Lima at DaytonFri. 24 Fort Wayne at ToledoSun. 26 Dayton at LimaFri. 31 Lima at Toledo<h3>NOVEMBER</h3>Sun. 2 Fort Wayne at DaytonLima at ToledoFri. 7 Fort Wayne at ToledoSun. 9 Dayton at Fort WayneToledo at LimaSun. 16 Fort Wayne at LimaToledo at DaytonFri. 21 Lima at Fort WayneSun. 23 Fort Wayne at ToledoLima at DaytonFri. 28 Dayton at ToledoSun. 30 Dayton at Lima<h3>DECEMBER</h3>Fri. 5 Dayton at Fort WayneSun. 7 Toledo at LimaFort Wayne at DaytonFri. 12 Lima at ToledoSun. 14 Fort Wayne at DaytonFri. 19 Dayton at ToledoSun. 21 Toledo at DaytonFort Wayne at LimaFri. 26 Lima at Fort WayneDayton at ToledoSun. 28 Dayton at Lima<h3>JANUARY</h3>Fri. 2 Fort Wayne at ToledoSun. 4 Lima at DaytonToledo at Fort WayneFri. 9 Dayton at Fort WayneSun 11 Dayton at LimaFri. 16 Toledo at Fort WayneSat. 17 Toledo at LimaSun. 18 Fort Wayne at DaytonFri. 23 Lima at Fort WayneSat. 24 Fort Wayne at LimaSun. 25 Toledo at DaytonFri. 30 Lima at Toledo<h3>FEBRUARY</h3>Sun. 1 Lima at DaytonToledo at Fort WayneFri. 6 Dayton at Fort WayneSat. 7 Toledo at LimaFri. 13 Lima at Fort WayneSat. 14 Fort Wayne at LimaFri. 20 Dayton at ToledoSun. 22 Toledo at DaytonStarting Times:Fort Wayne &mdash; Fridays 9:15 p.m. Sundays 9:00 a.mDayton &mdash; Ail games 11 :00 a.m.Toledo &mdash; Fridays 10:15 p.m.Sundays 1:00 p.m.Lima &mdash; Sundays 4:00 p.m.until Jan. 17.5 p.m. &#9632;

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Junior IHL Opens With Same 4 Clubs

<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Wed. Oct. 22)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-059/2421733-1-eng-US/f0026-052.jpg" title="f0026-05" width="586" height="497"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Fri. Oct. 17Flint 6 at Des Moines 4Dayton 3 at Muskegon 9Columbus 3 at Toledo 3Sat. Oct. 18Flint 1 at Des Moines 3Toledo 4 at Muskegon 6Columbus 5 at Dayton 8Port Huron 1 at Fort Wayne 3Sun. Oct. 19Dayton 5 at Columbus 2Muskegon 5 at Flint 9Fort Wayne 1 at Port Huron 5<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed. Oct. 22Des Moines at DaytonMuskegon at ColumbusFri. Oct. 24Des Moines at ToledoSat. Oct. 25Des Moines at MuskegonColumbus at Fort WayneDayton at Port HuronFlint at ToledoSun. Oct. 26Fort Wayne at DaytonToledo at Port HuronWed. Oct. 29Port Huron at Des MoinesToledo at FlintMuskegon at DaytonFri. Oct. 31Fort Wayne at Des MoinesPort Huron at ToledoDayton at Flint &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0170/2421771-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="575" height="597"><figcaption class="caption-body">CONNIE FOREY &hellip; Stars For 67&rsquo;s</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0240/2421764-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="570" height="582"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL CLEMENTS &hellip; Helps Lift Ottawa</figcaption></div>ST. CATHARINES&mdash;The Ontario Hockey Association Junior A League, one of the last Canadien amateur groups which has not enforced the wearing of helmets by all players, will join the trend to headgear Jan. 1. 1970.Until this season helmets have been optional.Peterborough Petes, Toronto Marlboros and Niagara Falls Flyers insisted that their players wear helmets last season but other teams have left it up to the individual players choice.Tho head injuries, coincidentally both in the Ottawa Auditorium, prompted the junior owners to adopt the new league-wide regulation.Ted Green suffered a skull fracture during an exhibition game between Boston and St. Louis Sept. 21 during a stick battle with the Blues&rsquo; Wayne Maki.Less than two weeks later Fran McKey of St. Catharines Black Hawks and Dennis Potvin of Ottawa 67s were involved in a third period fights. Potvin threw the St. Catharines player backwards. McKey&rsquo;s head struck the ice and the injuries were at first diagnosed as a chipped collarbone and concussion.McKey spent the night in the Ottawa General hospital in a room adjacent to Green, returned home the next day where further examination revealed that he. too had suffered a fractured skull and and broken collarbone.The Hawks immediately ordered a full set of helmets for their playing personnel and a week later the junior A council adopted a resolution that all players must be outfitted with head protectors by Jan. 1.The major surpise in the still-young junior season has been the performance of the Ottawa 67s.The Ottawa club finished last in its first seaason, 1967-68, just wedged into the playoffs in 1968-69 but appear to be genuine contenders for a top division berth this year.In their first seven games they won three and tied one to take a slim lead among the 10 teams.The play of Conley Forey. Brvan McSheffrey and Bill Clements has been particurlarlv effective for Bill Long&rsquo;s Ottawa club.However, Montreal Canadiens still are generally rated as the team to beat.The defending Memorial Cup champions lost several outstanding players such as Marc Tardif, Rejean Houle and Andre Dupont but the slack has been taken by Richard Martin, Gil Perreault Norm Gratton and defenceman Serge Lajeunesse, all hold-overs from last years team.Martin scored three goals in a 5-4 win over St. Catharines Black Hawks but it has been Perreault who has earned the respect ot the National Hockey League scouts.Now in his final season or junior hockey in Montreal the centre is probably the fastest skater in Canadian amateur ranks and is a sure bet to be one of the top draft choices at the NHL meetings in Montreal next June. &#9632;

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OHA Loop Makes Helmets Mandatory For Its Teams After Young Star Skulled

<h2>ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2>(Standings on Tues. Oct. 21)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0321/2421809-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg" title="f0027-03" width="587" height="362"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Oct. 14Montreal 5 at St. Catharines 4Toronto 3 at Oshawa 6London 3 at Ottawa 3Thurs. Oct. 16Ottawa 3 at Hamilton 3Oshawa 3 at Peterborough 7Fri. Oct. 17Montreal 6 at Niagara Falls 1Ottawa 4 at Kitchener 6Sun. Oct. 19Niagara Falls 3 at St. Catharines 7London 6 at Toronto 10Hamilton 1 at Ottawa 4Peterborough 7 at Oshawa 3Kitchener 5 at Montreal 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. Oct. 21Oshawa at LontonThurs. Oct. 23Toronto at HamiltonNiagara Falls at PeterboroughFri. Oct. 24St. Catharines at KitchenerMontreal ot TorontoPeterborough ot Niagara FallsOshawa at OttawaSun. Oct. 26Ottawa at OshawaHamilton at TorontoKitchener of LondonPeterborough at St. CatharinesNiagara Falls at Montreal<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including games of Sun. Oct. 12)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0417/2421802-1-eng-US/f0027-042.jpg" title="f0027-04" width="582" height="415"></div> &#9632;

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PETERBOROUGH &mdash;Peterborough Petes traded a defenseman, who wouldn&rsquo;t report to the club, for a future draft choice.The Petes gave defenseman Jim Nahrgang to Kitchener Rangers. In return, Peterborough receives Kitchener&rsquo;s second draft choice at next year&rsquo;s midget priority selection meeting.The Petes acquired Nahrgang to complete a trade last season between Peterborough and Ottawa. At that gime, the Petes gave the 67&rsquo;s Doug Keeler and Peterborough was to receive Ottawa&rsquo;s first draft choice.The deal was finally completed in August of this year when an OHA arbitration board made Ottawa give Nahrgang to the Petes. &#9632;

Petes, Rangers Complete Trade

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0510/2421864-1-eng-US/f0027-052.jpg" title="f0027-05" width="898" height="1199"></div><h2>ACROSS</h2>1&mdash;Pictured player.3&mdash;A U.S. State, (abbr.)6&mdash;Country in South America.7&mdash;A Hawk forward.9&mdash;Played 29 games for Pittsburgh last year.10&mdash;To make mistakes.12&mdash;Royal Air Force. (abbr.)13&mdash;Denotes scoreless tie.15&mdash;Number worn by Roberts of St. Louis.(Rom. Numb.)16&mdash;Zero.18&mdash;Beverage.19&mdash;One of the Black Hawks.20&mdash;Name of NHL brother act.23&mdash;Former NHL goaler Dion.24&mdash;A Rochester American.25&mdash;Center with Rangers.26&mdash;Late-reporting Oakland Seal.27&mdash;An NHL coach.29&mdash;One of the Blues.<h2>DOWN</h2>1&mdash;An NHL defenseman.2&mdash;Plays for Oakland.3&mdash;A Ranger veteran.4&mdash;Initials of ex-Wing Reibel.5&mdash;Scored 24 goals for Boston last year.6&mdash;School organization, (abbr.)8&mdash;Football term.11&mdash;A new Red Wing.14&mdash;Black Gold.17&mdash;One of the Blues answers to this.18&mdash;Initials of hockey&rsquo;s Ironman.21&mdash;One of the Hawks.22&mdash;Nickname of an AHL team.25&mdash;Initials of one of the Habs.26&mdash;Greeting.28&mdash;A former Ranger forward now coaching.<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1&mdash;SCHINKEL.7&mdash;TO.8&mdash;SHE.9&mdash;E.K.11&mdash;ABEL.13&mdash;NOME.15&mdash;DEA.16&mdash;RAN.17&mdash;LI.18&mdash;ERA.20&mdash;ARE.22&mdash;TOR.23&mdash;NEB.24&mdash;OLD.25&mdash;N.L.26&mdash;TIM.29&mdash;E.N.30&mdash;REAY.32&mdash;A.N.33&mdash;KEON.35&mdash;ESPOSITO.<h3>DOWN</h3>1&mdash;STAPLETON.2&mdash;COB.3&mdash;ISLE.4&mdash;N.H.5&mdash;KEN.6&mdash;LEMAIRE.10&mdash;KEN.12&mdash;EDWARD.14&mdash;ORLAND.19&mdash;ROLLINS.21&mdash;EGAN.26&mdash;TRIO.27&mdash;L.E.28&mdash;MAKI.31&mdash;YET.32&mdash;A.E.34&mdash;00. &#9632;

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Hockey Crossword

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0028-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0192/2421895-1-eng-US/f0028-012.jpg"></div>In the history of team sports in Canada, the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club has always meant colour, spirit, fight, dash-and excellence. And this book, in words and pictures, in nineteen chapters, in statistics and anecdotes, in the retelling of the team&rsquo;s drive to a grand total of eleven Stanley Cup Championships, is the story of the Maple Leafs&rsquo; excellence.It begins with the rise of that remarkable Canadian, Conn Smythe, the man who launched the Maple Leafs in 1927, who built Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931, who led the way to the first Stanley Cup in 1932 and who sparked, cajoled and fought for the Leafs for thirty-five years before he passed on this leadership to his son Stafford in 1962.Smythe&rsquo;s early teams were rowdy and rambunctious, enlivened by such headlong characters as King Clancy, Charlie Conacher and Hap Day; and the opening chapters of the book reveal their adventures off and on the ice. They also tell of the Leafs&rsquo; fiery rivalry with the Boston Bruins that almost led to tragedy in the notorious Ace Bailey-Eddie Shore incident.The book traces the Toronto team through the glorious comeback victory in the 1942 Stanley Cup finals and their win again in 1945, when the war-time Leafs, a club of cast-offs and juniors, of the very old and the very young, held together in a miracle of team play. It recalls in biographical sketches. the great players of the late &lsquo;40s and early &lsquo;50s, Syl Apps and Ted Kennedy and Turk Broda and all the other stars who helped to make the 1948 team perhaps the most powerful of all.The Leafs won four Stanley Cups in five years, from 1947 to 1951, and then slumped through the mid-1950s until they rose again in a new era, the Punch Imlach reign. The book deals with Imlach&rsquo;s eleven stormy years with the Leafs, years that produced four more Stanley Cups and that gave Toronto such shining heroes as Frank Mahovlich, Johnny Bower, Dave Keon and Norm Ullman.With the firing of Imlach in the spring of 1969, and then the dramatic ousting of Stafford Smythe and Harold Ballard by the Toronto Maple Leaf Board of Directors, the Leafs today, stand on the edge of a brand-new period in hockey history. The team has behind it a heritage of colourful play, fighting victories and, of course, of excellence.This is the fascinating story of how they got that way. &#9632;

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