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November 28, 1969
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Referees Warn Rink Organists, No Music While Puck In Play
BUFFALO— Organists and other music-makers in arenas where professional hockey is being played are being instructed to curtail their activities. In accordance with instructions from National Hockey League headquarters, referees are asking organists to confine the music to breaks in the action on the ice. In other words, there is to be no music while the puck is in play. Additionally, there is to be no music while a faceoff is being set up. This is to ensure everyone hearing any whistles. Norm Wullen, the veteran Buffalo organist, usually plays a marching beat during faceoffs. Referee Ron Wicks ordered the music cut off before a faceoff recently in a game with Baltimore. Later, the official said he was acting under instructions from the NHL office.…
Marcotte’s Goal-a-Game Pace Attracting All-Star Voters
HERSHEY— For two years big Don Marcotte, rated by many as one of the finest wingers ever to lace on the boots for a Hershey team, has been bypassed in the American League’s AllStar voting. The burly 185-pound forward from Asbestos, Que., isn’t wasting time letting the press-radioTV All-Star voters know he’s still around bulging the nets with his trigger-like shots. The 5-11 skater is off to a brilliant start for the defending Calder Cup champion Bears. In his first nine games, he’s hammered in nine goals, including a “hat trick” against the Springfield Indians at the Bay State club’s rink. Two of his markers have been game winners. Marcotte, owned by Boston Bruins was called up this week when injures hit the NHL club. Marcotte was returned to Hershey after failing to make the…
Operation ‘Shake Up’ Brings Speedy Results As North Stars Roll
TWIN CITIES— Operation shake-up has paid quick dividends for Wren Blair and his Minnesota North Stars. After suffering through a pair of humiliating losses on the road, first to Pittsburgh (6-3) and then Philadelphia (6-2), Blair did some juggling among his No. 2 and 3 lines. Ray Cullen who had been centering J.P. Parise and Bill Goldsworthy on the No. 2 unit, was moved to the middle on the No. 3 line. In Cully’s place came Tommy Williams, who had been slow rounding into shape in the NHL club’s first six or seven games. Charlie Burns, the No. 3 line centerman, moved over to left wing in place of Bob Barlow with Billy Collins remaining on the right side. So what happened? In the first game under the new alignment, Collins and Goldsworthy scored goals that helped…
Walton First Victim Of NHL’s Crackdown On Manhandling Refs
TOKON TO— Mike Walton was unfortunate, in a way. He was the first player to manhandle a referee after the National Hockey League authorized a crackdown on abuse of game officials. The result: A three-game suspension, without pay. What was particularly ironic about the situation was that the referee he pushed, Tom Smith, is a friend of his away from hockey. This was during Leafs’ Nov. 4 visit to Oakland. Walton shoved Smith and was given a game misconduct penalty. In Montreal. NHL president Clarence Campbell said Walton wouldn’t be allowed to play the following night in Los Angeles and would have to appear at league headquarters the following Friday. After a detailed investigation, Campbell imposed a three-day suspension, to be completed in week-end games against Montreal and Chicago. “I just wish he’d hit me with a big…
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