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December 19, 1969
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Disappointed Kings Start Rebuilding
LOS ANGELES— After just seven weeks of the current season, the management of the Los Angeles Kings had begun to make moves which indicated they were turning their backs on the disappointing past and, while struggling to salvage something from the depressing present, beginning to rebuild tor the future. After seven weeks, the Kings had won just three games, tied one and lost 15 of their first 19 games. Because several other teams in the expansion group were having some troubles, too, the Kings were surprisingly still close to a playoff berth with 19 weeks still to play, but they were buried dead last in the entire NHL. This completed the first fourth of the current season, the worst quarter the Kings have had of the 13 they have played to date. Multiplying…
Enjoying Best 14-Year Start, McDonald Hypos Club Power Play
ST. LOUIS— Ab McDonald says, “when things are going well, you think this is an easy game.” For McDonald right now everything in hockey is going well. The St Louis Blues’ left wing scored the third hat trick of his Notional Hockey League career recently, and the three goals made him the top goal scorer in the league. McDonald is happy to be playing on the same line with Phil Goyette, who has been in the thick of the NHL scoring race all season. And McDonald is happy to be with the Blues, a team that is going places and is paid well by the management for going there. “This is definitely the best start ve ever had in any season,” McDonald said. “It’s beautiful.” McDonald is one of the five forwards on the Blues’ league-leading…
Hockey Crossword
SOLUTION IN DEC. 26 ISSUE ACROSS 1—Pictured player. 7—Played for Chicago last season. 8—An NHL captain. 10—Every players career comes to one. 11—Number worn by Ray Cullen. 12—Initials of Hershey’s Nykoluk. 13—Finished 2nd in the East last year. 15—Girl’s name. 16—Initials of AHL veteran who retired. 17—Verb. 19—Affirmative. 21—First name of one of the Rangers. 22—Initials of one of the North Stars. 23—Kings’ defenseman. 26—Initials of a US State. 28—One of the Leafs. 29—They call him Chico. 31—Initials of one of the Rangers. 33—One of the Hawks answers to this. 34—Former active referee. DOWN 1—Member of the Canadiens. 2—A former Leaf Captain. 3—First. 4—Initials of ex-N. H. L. goalie Dion. 5—A former Bruin line. 6—Ex-N.H.L. defenseman. 9—No. (fr.) 11—Preposition. 14—With Oakland last season. 17—First name of an N. H. L. referee. 18—One of the Bruins answers to this. 20—An NHL linesman. 23—Players often do this while traveling. 24—Molten rock. 25—Initials of MacQueen of Baltimore. 27—New York is a great one. 30—Former North Star. 32—Initials of one of the Habs. LAST WEEK’S…
Cordon Optimistic About Future As Crippled Barons Limp Buck
CLEVELAND— The Cleveland Barons, off to a disappointing start in the AHL’s West Division race, hope to pull things together during a limited December schedule. The Barons play just seven games this month—five of them on home ice. The Barons are slowly recovering from their mass injury situation and have eyes set on picking up the victory pace again this month. Cleveland at one time earlier this season had eight players out of action. That’s enough to send most people home shaking their heads. However, such is not the case with old pro Jackie Gordon and his hobbling Barons. “We’ll just have to work harder than ever before,” Gordon stated with determinotion. “We have the players to be competitive in this league and we intend to get the job done.” On the bright side,…
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