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December 12, 1969
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Hawks Resolve Player Controversy With Trade
ST. CATHARINES— The controversy over the playing status of defenseman Glen Irwin which threatened to cause a rift in the highly-successful Ontario Hockey Association junior A League resolved when St. Catharines Black Hawks traded the 17-year-old native of Edmonton to Peterborough Petes. In return for Irwin, the Hawks obtained forward Bill Ellis and the right to negotiate with defenseman Rick Cunningham. Cunningham quit the Peterborough team three weeks ago to concentrate on his studies at Trent University but the Hawks hope to have him transfer to Brock University in St. Catharines and combine schooling and hockey. Although the rift between the Hawks and the other nine junior teams was repaired when Irwin was sent to Peterborough, the player himself only checked in briefly to the Peterborough camp, then 24 hours later returned to his…
Hostility Mounts When NHL Division Chumps Clash
ST. LOUIS— Someday the St. Louis Blues will beat the Montreal Canadiens. And that one victory will probably set off the wildest celebration ever by the raucous St. Louis hockey fans. The Blues’ record so far against the Canadiens is an incredible record of frustration. It stands now at 0-17-5 in 13 regular-season games, eight playoff games in the Stanley Cup finals and one exhibition game. The Blues and their loyal fans search for the reason for such a record, but there really are no answers. That first St. Louis victory over the Habs will eliminate all the questions. Blues’ coach-general manager Scotty Bowman says of the Canadiens, “Other teams in our division can beat them, and they’re not as good as we are. “I guess the Canadiens just try harder against us,” he said. “They…
THE NHL SCENE
(Standings on Tues. Dec. 2) EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION GAMES COMPLETED Wed. Nov. 26 Montreal 3 at Toronto 1 Boston 0 at New York 3 Detroit 1 at Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 0 at Chicago 6 Pittsburgh 4 at Minnesota 4 Oakland 1 at St. Louis 4 Thurs. Nov. 27 Philadelphia 4 at Boston 6 Los Angeles 1 at Detroit 5 Sat. Nov. 29 Boston 2 at Montreal 2 Minnesota 2 at Toronto 5 Philadelphia 2 at New York 2 Chicago 4 at Detroit 5 Oakland 3 at Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles 1 at St. Louis 3 Sun. Nov. 30 Toronto 1 at Boston 4 Minnesota 2 at New York 2 Oakland 1 at Detroit 0 St. Louis 1 at Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 3 at Philadelphia 3 GAMES TO COME Tues. Dec. 2 Los Angeles at Oakland Wed. Dec. 3 Toronto at Minnesota Oakland at St. Louis Chicago at New York Detroit at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at St. Louis Thurs. Dec. 4 Montreal at Chicago Boston at Detroit Fri. Dec.…
American League Summaries
SAT. NOV. 22 BUFFALO 3 AT BALTIMORE 0 PROVIDENCE 3 AT ROCHESTER 6 Wed. Nov. 26 SPRINGFIELD 3 AT HERSHEY 1 PROVIDENCE 3 AT CLEVELAND 3 ROCHESTER 2 AT BUFFALO 5 THURS. NOV. 27 QUEBEC 6 AT PROVIDENCE 4 BUFFALO 2 AT ROCHESTER 1 FRI. NOV. 28 QUEBEC 2 AT MONTREAL 5 Sun. Nov. 30 CLEVELAND 2 AT PROVIDENCE 6 HERSHEY 4 AT QUEBEC 2 BALTIMORE 3 AT ROCHESTER 3 SPRINGFIELD 7 AT BUFFALO 4…
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