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January 30, 1970

The Hockey News January 30, 1970

<p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hen Mike Lowe decided against a professional hockey career this season in favor of returning to college, it made the hockey year for Loyola College.</p><p>The fast-skating Lowe has become the scoring darling of the Ottawa St. Lawrence Conference through the first half of the season and as long as he stays around, Loyola is going to be a force in Canadian collegiate circles this year.</p><p>Lowe had 38 goals and 29 assists for 67 points in 20 games to lead all Loyola marksmen as well as head the OSL race in which the Warriors have won eight and tied one in nine starts at the top of the loop.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

IN THIS ISSUE

Loyola Ace Lowe Leads

<h2><b>MICHIGAN JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0711/2613135-1-eng-US/f0026-072.jpg" title="f0026-07" width="584" height="240"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0810/2613128-1-eng-US/f0026-082.jpg" title="f0026-08" width="586" height="281"></div><h2><b>BORDER CITIES JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0910/2613121-1-eng-US/f0026-092.jpg" title="f0026-09" width="581" height="207"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-109/2613114-1-eng-US/f0026-102.jpg" title="f0026-10" width="584" height="231"></div><h2><b>INTERLOCKING PLAY</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-118/2613107-1-eng-US/f0026-112.jpg" title="f0026-11" width="586" height="410"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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HOW THEY STAND

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0027-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0331/2613242-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg"></div><p><b>Following are the Ontario Hockey Association junior A points champions since the 1949-50 season:</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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OHA Scoring Champs

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;</p><p>One of the few bright spots in the play of the Los Angeles Kings this season has been the emergence of first-year-pro Robert &ldquo;Butch&rdquo; Goring as a potential future star. Goring is one of two 20-year-olds plucked out of the inaugural draft of graduating seniors by the Kings to make the NHL roster this season.</p><p>The other, Dale &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Hoganson a defenseman, had shown enormous promise, before the Kings&rsquo; decided that he needed more seasoning and sent him out to Springfield. Two others, Greg Boddy, a defenseman, and Bruce Landon, a goalkeeper, have shown similar promise at Springfield of the American League.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01701/2611179-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="270" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Mike Corrigan</b></figcaption></div><p>The Kings appear to have selected wisely, and no team needs it more.</p><p>Goring is small, only 5-10 and 165 pounds, but he wears a helmet (recently he discarded it in Montreal) and plays big. Perhaps because of his size, he was only the 54th player selected in the draft, but he has looked like one of the best so far. He skates well, plays intelligently, makes good passes, shoots well, is agressive and fearless.</p><p>Born and reared in Manitoba, he always idolized Gordie Howe and wanted to play for the Detroit Red Wings, but wound up in Southern California instead. He scored 13 goals in 19 games for Springfield this season, then was recalled to the majors along with Mike Corrigan. He has scored six goals in his first 20 games for Los Angeles, but his play has been more impressive than his statistics.</p><p>Playing his first NHL game against Detroit, Goring stole the puck from the line of Howe, Frank Mahovlich and Alex Delvecchio, and fired a 20-footer past Roger Crozier.</p><p>&ldquo;Goring has all the confidence in the world to go along with his talent,&rdquo; says Johnny Wilson, who coached him at Springfield before taking over in L.A. &ldquo;He could walk into Tiffany&rsquo;s at noon, pick up a couple of jewels and walk out without anyone even trying to stop him.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I feel sure I can make the grade,&rdquo; Goring comments. &ldquo;Especially now that I&rsquo;ve played in the NHL for awhile, a lot sooner than I expected. I have found I have a lot to learn. Things I could get away with in the amateurs or even the American League don&rsquo;t always go here. You have to do everything quicker, and mistakes cost you more.&rdquo;</p><p>Goring has two brothers. One, Dave, 18, plays for a Dauphin Man, team. The other, Terry, 15, is not affiliated with a top team as yet. Butch also has a twin, but she&rsquo;s a girl, so forget her, even for the Kings. Butch just turned 20 in October and should be around a long time.</p><p>Corrigan, who came up with him, also has looked good. A converted center just turned 24 Jan. 11, the right-winger was set back by a knee operation in July of 1968. but is a super skater. An outstanding amateur with the Toronto Marlboros, he flunked an earlier trial with L.A., but has shown more promise this time around.</p><p>Coach Wilson confiscated all the Kings&rsquo; curved sticks and replaced them with straight ones and he and Regan tongue-lashed the players before the Kings went out and won their second road game of the season, brawling past Minnesota, 6-4, a team which had not win in 13 games. But the next night in Chicago the &ldquo;new&rdquo; straight studs lost a tough one, 3-1, bringing them to within one game of midseason with an 8-24-5 record.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02616/2611172-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="546" height="577"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BUTCH GORING&hellip;One Bright Spot</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Rookie Butch Goring Kings’ New Sensation

<p><b>&mdash;PAGE 2</b></p><p><b>American Bids For Puck Berth With Montreal&mdash;Page 8</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01469/2613461-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg" title="Cover-01" width="433" height="880"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b><i>ORR SETS TWO NHL SCORING MARKS</i></b></figcaption></div><p><b>&mdash;Page 6</b></p><p>Imlach To Fill &lsquo;Dual&rsquo; Ice Role With Buffalo</p><p>&mdash;Page 2</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02350/2613454-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="2148" height="1876"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TONY ESPOSITO</b></figcaption></div><p><b>Rookie Netminder Hot After Records&mdash;Page 14</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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ESPOSITO SAYS VEZINA WIN “TEAM EFFORT”

<div class="byline">BY DAN MOULTON</div><p>CHICAGO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ost athletes feel compelled to credit teammates for helping them gain personal honors. Usually, however, the phony ring to their personal disclaimers can be heard for miles around.</p><p>But when Black Hawk rookie Tony Esposito passes bouquets to the rest of the Hawks for his capture of the Vezina trophy for the first half of the season and adds that the biggest thing about the game in which he won the award was the fact that the Hawks won, you just about have to believe him.</p><p>&ldquo;Of course I&rsquo;m happy I won the thing&mdash;and the $250&mdash;but how can I take credit for it?&rdquo;, said Esposito after a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles in the Hawks&rsquo; 38th game of the season gave Tony and Denis DeJordy the cup by a goal&mdash;88-87&mdash;over New York&rsquo;s Eddie Giacomin.</p><p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t give credit to only one man for a trophy like the Vezina, or any other, for that matter,&rdquo; Tony continued. &ldquo;Everybody has been working so hard that it would be tough to pick out any particular guys.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02596/2610475-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="275" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eric Nesterenko</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;But I&rsquo;d have to say that Eric Nesterenko has been doing a tremendous job of checking and that fellow with No. 9, Bobby Hull, on his back really is rolling now.&rdquo;</p><p>Despite the fact that the Hawks hit the halfway mark with the best defensive record in the NHL, they still were in fifth place, four points back of Detroit, which raises the question of whether it would be possible to have the Vezina winner at the end of the season and miss the Stanley Cup playoffs.</p><p>&ldquo;There wouldn&rsquo;t seem to be any way that could happen,&rdquo; said Coach Billy Reay. &ldquo;In fact, I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s ever happened. But the fact that we won it for the first half and still were fifth proves that it&rsquo;s possible.</p><p>&ldquo;The key for us is our record on the road. If we don&rsquo;t pick up there, we&rsquo;re out of business.&rdquo;</p><p>In 20 road games during the first half of the season, the Hawks managed only 6 victories and 3 ties. And what&rsquo;s worse, only one of those victories and two of those ties came against teams in the Eastern division.</p><p>Reay isn&rsquo;t too unhappy over the performances his team has turned in on foreign ice&mdash;&ldquo;altho there were three or four real stinkers&rdquo;&mdash;and, in fact, blames most of the Hawks&rsquo; problems away from home on superlative play by the opposition.</p><p>&ldquo;I really wouldn&rsquo;t be so worried about our road record from here on in if we hadn&rsquo;t gotten off to such a terrible start,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;That put us in an awful hole and we&rsquo;re going to have to make up for that by winning more road games than we probably should have to win.&rdquo;</p><p>The awful start consisted of five consecutive losses at the start of the season, three of them on home ice, which accounts for most of the Hawks&rsquo; problems.</p><p>Since that horrendous start, however, the Hawks at home have been the stingiest hosts in the league. In the 15 home games since Nov. 1 until the halfway mark, the Hawks lost only once&mdash;1-0 to Montreal&mdash;and allowed a mere 13 goals.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Esposito Passes Credit On To Hawk Teammates After Winning Vezina

<p>BUFFALO&mdash;</p><p>George &lsquo;Punch&rsquo; Imlach is on his way back to the National Hockey League next season with the new Buffalo entry.</p><p>The former manager-coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs will fill the same &lsquo;dual&rsquo; role with the NHL&rsquo;s newest expansion city.</p><p>Seymour Knox III, president of the Buffalo club, announced that Imlach, who guided Toronto to four Stanley Cups in his 11 years at the helm of the Maple Leafs, will take up his new position immediately and will begin working towards readying Buffalo for the 1970-71 season.</p><p>Buffalo and Vancouver were recently admitted to the NHL swelling big league hockey ranks to 14 clubs. Both teams will play in the realigned Eastern Division next season.</p><p>No details were disclosed on how long a contract Imlach had signed. It was reported that Imlach had held an interest in the Vancouver club before expansion and was thought to be originally headed in that direction. However, it is believed that Joe Crozier will take over the general manager&rsquo;s duties with Vancouver and the club will hire a coach.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03502/2610506-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="272" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Punch Imlach</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Imlach To Fill Dual Role With New Buffalo Entry

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;</p><p>It was almost like a replay of last season&rsquo;s playoffs. Bobby Sheehan scoring after just seventeen seconds into 1970s first big game. The matchup, New York versus Montreal at the Forum before millions on coast to coast TV. And Montreal, the perennial champion running off with a 4-1 win over New York, this season&rsquo;s challenger.</p><p>The Rangers running smoothly along in first place since mid November and with two first team all stars and two second squad members must figure out how to beat Les Canadiens. The teams have clashed four times this season with Montreal prevailing three times and outscoring New York 22-10. Four more clashes are set for the second half of the season and these games and similar encounters with the Boston Bruins will determine the Blueshirts fate.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01624/2610444-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="269" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ed Giacomin</b></figcaption></div><p>It is pretty well established that New York can handle the West and so far they have done in the Bruins, quite nicely, thank you. The Boston&mdash;New York scores read 1-2, 6-5, 1-2 on the road and 3-0 and 5-2 at home. That&rsquo;s three out of five with Boston having the extra home game.</p><p>But Montreal is a different story entirely. Goaltender Eddie Giacomin&rsquo;s average against the Canucks is a horrendous five plus. Maybe by Sunday afternoon February 15 when the two clubs meet again at MSG and on CBS TV, Emile Francis, the thinking man&rsquo;s General Manager will have figured something out.</p><p>In other developments, the club was preening itself over the selection of Giacomin and Jim Neilson to the NHL East first All-Star Squad and Brad Park and Walter Tkaczuk to the second.</p><p>Giacomin is the steadiest, most effective netminder in the National Hockey League. Neilson can do it all. He defends as if he wrote the primer on blue line play and a Neilson rush can split the defense and bring the fans out of their seats. Jim usually comes on strong in the second half of the season. This is the first time he ever was the January selection for the first team.</p><p>Park and Tkaczuk are the sophomore prides of the Ranger organization. When Tkaczuk can finish ahead of centers like Stan Mikita, Jean Beliveau, Fred Stanfield and the Rangers Jean Ratelie, it speaks for itself. Park, a back line leader with charisma and the ability to move the puck, would be the most talked about NHL defenseman if Robert G. Orr was not in orbit. One thing, at season&rsquo;s end Park might have a better plus-minus record than Orr and no one can say Brad isn&rsquo;t attack minded. Brad plays the more difficult right side, despite being a left defenseman and despite his partner Arnie Brown having more experience.</p><p>When this reporter picked Brown as one of the three stars in a recent Ranger game, he explained his choice to the tandem as follows, &ldquo;Park was rushing all night, so it was up to Brownie to bail him out when he got caught a few times. Since Brad didn&rsquo;t get on the scoreboard and neither did the opposition, Brownie got the gold star, not Park.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll do it for him some night,&rdquo; shot back the irrepressible Park.</p><p>We wonder if any team can boast two roommates on the All-Star squad as is the case with Park and Tkaczuk.</p><p>&ldquo;No one can cook better than Brad,&rdquo; says Tkaczuk, buttering up the person who broils his steaks.</p><p>These two young men have it all ahead of them. Park is a baby at 21 and Walt is 22. Both will be on All-Star teams for years to come. In a very real sense they are the reason the Rangers are fighting for first instead of fourth. To demonstrate their quality one must realize that the other New York &lsquo;Stars&rsquo;, Giacomin and Neilson, were not overnight successes in the NHL. They required careful nurturing and had to gain experience both in the minors and on the Ranger bench. In Neilson&rsquo;s second season, he was barely taking a full turn. Giacomin&rsquo;s rookie season saw him bounce back and forth between Baltimore and New York and although he won the regular job his sophomore year he was far from All-Star material.</p><p>To put it more into perspective, center Jean Ratelie, the Rangers&rsquo; starry pivot on the Rod Gilbert&mdash;Vic Hadfield line required almost five full seasons to finally make it, although back surgery did delay him. Without a doubt, Park and Tkaczuk are some kind of super kids, around whom a champion is building.</p><p><b>BLUE CHIPS:</b> Ranger Fan Club is accepting reservations for its annual Dinner Dance at The Hotel Statler Hilton February 16&hellip;Jim Neilson saved his daughter Darcy, 5, from burning to death when he smelled smoke and rushed into her bedroom in his Long Beach, LI home. Neilson had lost a tooth and couldn&rsquo;t sleep or he might not have been awake. Jim burned his hand and was forced to miss the New Yorkers 5-3 win over Pittsburgh on January 7&hellip;Rangers added three games to their road TV schedule with the beaming of the January 14 game in Toronto, the January 22 game in St. Louis and the January 28 game from Los Angeles, but Ranger fans still want to know why all the basketball Knickerbocker games on the road were telecast in January&hellip;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Inability To Handle Montreal Dampens Rangers’ Cup Chances

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01626/2610600-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="294" height="747"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LARRY CAHAN Los Angeles</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02509/2610593-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="294" height="705"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CLAUDE LAROSE Minnesota</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03342/2610586-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="297" height="754"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TED HAMPSON Oakland</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04207/2610579-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="293" height="756"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ED VAN IMPE Philadelphia</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-05126/2610572-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="296" height="754"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>AL ARBOUR St. louis</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0685/2610565-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="295" height="753"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>PAT STAPLETON Chicago</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0758/2610558-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="288" height="753"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ALEX DELVECCHIO Detroit</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0839/2610551-1-eng-US/f0003-082.jpg" title="f0003-08" width="296" height="746"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOB NEVIN New York</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0926/2610544-1-eng-US/f0003-092.jpg" title="f0003-09" width="290" height="746"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JEAN BELIVEAU Montreal</b></figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-1020/2610537-1-eng-US/f0003-102.jpg" title="f0003-10" width="1177" height="998"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DAVE KEON&hellip;New Ice Leader Of The Leafs</b> <span class="photo-credit">((Hockey News Photo by Stephen Newman))</span></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>f you have been noticing a number of new faces wearing a &lsquo;C&rsquo; on their National Hockey League uniforms these days, you&rsquo;re right and your eyes aren&rsquo;t playing tricks on you.</p><p>In fact the turnover in big league hockey captains in the past two seasons has been unprecedented. There was a time when a fellow wearing the insignia on his sweater never gave it up until they told him it was time to hang up his skates.</p><p>There are still a few long-standing NHL captains around&mdash;like Montreal&rsquo;s Jean Beliveau and Detroit&rsquo;s Alex Delvecchio&mdash;but they are scarce. In the past season and a half, there have been five new NHL captains appointed, four of them this year and two within the last six weeks.</p><p>The newest ice leader to be appointed is defenseman Larry Cahan of the Los Angeles Kings. He beat out Toronto&rsquo;s Dave Keon for the honor by only a few weeks after the Leafs picked the little center to replace George Armstrong. The Kings had no captain when Cahan was named by new coach John Wilson.</p><p>Pat Stapleton of Chicago and Minnesota&rsquo;s Claude Larose were appointed NHL captains just since the 1969-70 season got underway. Ed Van Impe was selected last season by the Philadelphia Flyers. And don&rsquo;t think wearing a &lsquo;C&rsquo; these days assures longevity with a club either. lt doesn&rsquo;t. Lou Angotti and Bob Woytowich were both traded off by Philadelphia and Minnesota respectively while serving as team leaders.</p><p>Two NHL teams do not have captains&mdash;Pittsburgh and Boston&mdash;but instead rely on alternates to do the job. The Penguins have four players wearing A&rsquo;s and the Bruins three.</p><p>If you want to play parlor hockey and stump your friends, the next time ask them to name the existing NHL captains and see how many they get right. They should name Beliveau, Delvecchio, Keon, Stapleton and Bob Nevin for New York in the East; Larose, Cahan, Van Impe, Ted Hampson of Oakland and Al Arbour of St. Louis in the west.</p><p>In addition to the 10 NHL captains, there are 34 alternates among the 12 league teams.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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BIG TURNOVER IN NHL TEAM CAPTAINS

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-11" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-1113/2610638-1-eng-US/f0003-112.jpg"></div><h2>EASTERN TEAMS</h2><h2>WESTERN TEAMS</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-1211/2610631-1-eng-US/f0003-122.jpg" title="f0003-12" width="1059" height="726"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NHL TEAM CAPTAINS

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01688/2610690-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="364" height="441"></div><p>&bull; <b>MONTREAL STAR JACQUES LEMAIRE,</b> first NHL player to register 20 goals this season, hopes to score 35 come April. &ldquo;When you&rsquo;re scoring like this you have confidence of getting a goal every time you have a good chance,&rdquo; the peppery winger remarked. He scored 29 goals last season&hellip;Fleming Mackell, former NHL All-Star center with Boston Bruins, doesn&rsquo;t think the NHL is half as tough as it was in his playing days a dozen years ago. He&rsquo;s another old player who is against the use of curved sticks&hellip;Brad Park, standout young sophomore defenseman with New York Rangers, has been compared in style with Detroit&rsquo;s Carl Brewer. However, Park is a more rugged character than Brewer&hellip;Montreal fans were a little surprised that Terry Harper didn&rsquo;t poll more votes in voting for the Eastern All-Stars. The gutsy defenseman has been enjoying his finest season ever in the NHL&hellip;Boston&rsquo;s Johnny Bucyk anticipates a real scramble for the Eastern Division championship. &ldquo;Rangers are here to stay with Ed Giacomin, playing so well in goal. Montreal, as everyone expects, will make a run for it. It&rsquo;s going to be fun and we&rsquo;re going to be there,&rdquo; predicted Bucyk&hellip;St. Louis Blues plan to retain three goalies throughout the season, and they&rsquo;ll be numbered as follows: No. 1, Glenn Hall; No. 30, Jacques Plante and No. 31, Ernie Wakely&hellip;The 29-year-old Wakely has already registered three shutouts&hellip;Al Sutphin, Les Cunningham and Danny Sprout, three great names from Cleveland&rsquo;s hockey past, have been selected to enter the Barons&rsquo; Hall of Fame&hellip;Sutphin, builder of the Arena and owner of the Barons for 13 glorious seasons was chosen in the &ldquo;builder&rdquo; category, while Cunningham and Sprout were great Baron players in the late thirties and forties.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02639/2610683-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="263" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jacques Lemaire</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>IT&rsquo;S PREDICTED</b> by most hockey scouts that Mike Lowe, the brilliant Loyola of Montreal forward, will be playing with St. Louis Blues of the NHL in the near future. Lowe is burning up the Canadian college league&hellip;In Canada the colleges play under professional rules while in the United States the colleges play international rules&hellip;Professional hockey moguls would like to see the U.S. college teams change over. It is felt that this would speed up the development of many potential NHL&rsquo;ers&hellip;Minnesota&rsquo;s Danny O&rsquo;Shea has been playing some great hockey for the North Stars since Charlie Burns took over the coaching reins&hellip;Hockey is a fast-growing sport in the deep United States South. Active minor hockey programs are being built up in such places as Knoxville. Greensboro, Charlotte. Nashville. Salem. Jacksonville and Memphis&hellip;Goalie for North Park No. 1 of the Saskatoon, Sask., Playgrounds Hockey League is Danny Musgrove, who plays with two artificial legs&hellip;Bunny and Syd Hinch of Saskatoon advise us that North Park has eight wins and three ties in its 11 games, and Danny Musgrove has six shutouts to his credit during the 11-game unbeaten streak&hellip;Eveleth, Minn, has produced more NHL players than any other place in the United States&hellip;so it is only fitting that the good citizens of Eveleth should plan to have a U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame located there. A total of $750,000 is needed for the construction and initial operation. The proposed building will include a shrine for outstanding hockey personalities, a library and an exhibition hall. The citizens of Eveleth have appointed D. Kelly Campbell as secretary of U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Inc&hellip;Wayne Carleton tells friends he&rsquo;s happy playing with Boston&hellip;and Toronto is highly pleased with the play of Jim Harrison, which makes the recent Carleton for Harrison trade good for both parties&hellip;Emile Francis is high on the value of veteran Ron Stewart. &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t be afraid to use Stewie anywhere,&rdquo; said Francis recently spotting trouble on defense. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a complete hockey player. He does a job for you no matter where he&rsquo;s playing.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03544/2610676-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="267" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Danny O&rsquo;Shea</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>OAKLAND SEALS&rsquo;</b> home attendance has increased nearly 50 percent over last season. The club averaged 5,677 for 14 games prior to New Year&rsquo;s against an average of 3,893 in 17 games before January last year&hellip;Nick Libett of Detroit has doubled his goal output for the same period this year as compared to last. He has 12 goals in 38 games this season, compared with only six during the same span last year&hellip;Roger Crozier and Roy Edwards, the Detroit goalies, have improved their averages over the same period a year ago. Crozier has cut his average by a full goal, limiting the opposition to 2.37 goals-per-game in 18 appearances this season. Edwards appeared in 21 games this year and posted a 2.85 average. Last year at the half-way mark he had a 3.05 average for nine games&hellip;Ken Dryden, former ace goalie of Cornell who spurned a pro offer from Canadiens, is pursuing his law career with the help of Hockey Canada. He has a three-year contract calling for a reported $10,000 a year&hellip;Minnesota North Stars&rsquo; introduced their new team song the other night. Titled &ldquo;Go for a Goal, North Stars&rdquo;&hellip;Any National Hockey League team seeking a top-notch trainer would do well to consider Fraser Gleeson of Oklahoma City. Fraser has had 17 years experience as a trainer and runs the only professional trainers school of its kind&hellip;Marcel Bonin, ex-winger with Detroit and Montreal, has charge of school security in his home town of Joliette, Que&hellip;Yvan Cournoyer. cover boy on the February HOCKEY PICTORIAL, becomes a daddy sometime in April&hellip;Over 250 members of the Rangers Fan Club travelled in five buses to Montreal to take in a game recently. They went home disappointed as their heroes bowed to Montreal, 4-1&hellip;Did you know Boston Bruins haven&rsquo;t won a league game in Toronto since November 25, 1965? During that time they&rsquo;ve had five ties and 19 losses.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04473/2610669-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="266" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Fraser Gleeson</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<p><b>OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><p>Founded October 1st, 1947</p><p><b>Published weekly except monthly June through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.</b></p><p><b>1434 St. Catherine Street West Montreal 107, Canada.</b></p><p><b>Kenneth William McKenzie</b> President and Publisher</p><p><b>Charlie Halpin</b> Editorial Director</p><p><b>Yearly SUBSCRIPTION Rates: $6.00 in Canada $7.00 in the U.S.A, and $9.00 in Foreign Countries.</b></p><p>Postage paid at Rouses Point. N.Y.</p><p>Second class mail&mdash;Registration No. 1327</p><p><b>Printed in Canada</b></p><p><b>Vol. 23 MONTREAL, JANUARY 30, 1970 No. 17</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

<h2><b>Writers Shouldn&rsquo;t Vote The All-Stars</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>y what logic could the writers have voted Phil Esposito over Walter Tkaczuk, or for that matter, even Gordie Howe to the first All-Star team? Apparently scoring points can get Bobby Orr, perhaps the fifteenth best defensive defenseman in the league, elected unanimously.</p><p>It is time for the voting to be given over to the coaches, or some other system devised. Writers continue to show ineptitude and prejudice and should have no further say in the voting.</p><p>Let me add that despite my animosity, I still love THE HOCKEY NEWS. Keep up the good work.</p><p>JOHN GREENE Brooklyn, N.Y.</p><h2><b>Helmets Have Helped Improve IHL Hockey</b></h2><p>So far this season I have seen one IHL game since helmets were made mandatory. The helmet has changed it&rsquo;s form of hockey.</p><p>Defensemen are playing a rougher tighter game and forewards are forechecking. Players have gone head first into the boards and goal posts harder then before get up and skate away.</p><p>I&rsquo;m not saying helmets should be mandatory in the NHL. Just the fact of the injuries makes players more conscientious.</p><p>The helmet changed IHL hockey for the better. But could it do the same in the NHL?</p><p>BENJAMIN PULVER Roanoke, Ind.</p><h2><b>Who Are Greatest Goalers Asks Fan?</b></h2><p>To all Hockey fans. I&rsquo;ve come up with an idea to give a little added recognition to those diehards, hockey goalies. I&rsquo;m taking a poll of the fans choices as the top three goalies in the NHL. I&rsquo;d greatly appreciate a lot of replies.</p><p>To stir up some controversy, my choices are Ed Giacomin, Cesare Maniago, and Rogatien Vachon, in that order.</p><p>As soon as possible, send your choices, and with the cooperation of THE HOCKEY NEWS I&rsquo;ll make known the results in the Fan Forum.</p><p>RON CARRIER 414 Elm St., Laconia, N.H. 03246</p><h2><b>Orr Not The Greatest Defensive Defenseman</b></h2><p>In the January 9 issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS Ken McKenzie, in Passing the Puck, stated that Bobby Orr is already being rated the best defenseman of all time. I cannot agree with this. My main reason is that a defenseman&rsquo;s place on the ice is guarding his own net and not positioned down past the opposition&rsquo;s blueline.</p><p>In the four or five times I&rsquo;ve seen Orr play he had played as a center more than as defenseman and the majority of the goals scored against Boston in those games were scored while Orr was on the ice. His scoring record shows that he spends a great deal too much time down ice.</p><p>Orr may be the greatest scoring defenseman of all time but even then he would have to compete with greats like Flash Hollett, Hap Day and Eddie Shore. Then he would have to begin protecting his goal and being defensive before he could even be considered the best defenseman of all time and then he would be obliged to compete with other defensive greats such as Doug Harvey and Red Kelly before he could receive the honor of being the best.</p><p>MIKE FISHER San Bruno, California</p><h2><b>Bruins Should Put Helmets In Use</b></h2><p>If the Boston Bruins want to make it compulsory for all hockey players to wear helmets in the NHL, why don&rsquo;t they set an example by making their team members wear them, which none do?</p><p>GLEN KARPOVICH Ramsey, N.J.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Fan Forum

<div class="byline">BY GLENN REDMANN</div><p>TWIN CITIES&mdash;</p><p>A new year&hellip;a new coach&hellip;but the same old story.</p><p>In other words, the inconsistent North Stars still haven&rsquo;t found the formula for beating their fellow expansionists from the West Division of the National Hockey League.</p><p>At this writing, the Minnesotans still have by far the best record among West clubs in battles against the more powerful East.</p><p>It was a solid five victories, nine ties and only four defeats going into month ending contests against New York, Montreal and Toronto at home and the Canadiens and Boston on the road.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03455/2610814-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="255" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Danny Grant</b></figcaption></div><p>But in intra-divisional confrontations, the best the Stars could do was four victories (all in October and November) and four ties against 11 losses.</p><p>If the players were getting sick of their lack of success against teams from the West, then the same could be said for their fans.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never seen them skate with less drive than they showed in the first period of that 6-4 loss to the L.A. Kings (on Jan. 10),&rdquo; said Charley Russell, a season ticketholder from St. Paul.</p><p>&ldquo;To get outshot by 20-to-7 on your home ice against the bottom club in the league is a disgrace.&rdquo;</p><p>The Kings, who came into the Sports Center with a three-game losing streak and the knowledge that they&rsquo;d won here only once in 13 games spread over 2&frac12; seasons, jumped to a 3-1 lead during those first 20 minutes.</p><p>New bench boss Charlie Burns apparently wasn&rsquo;t satisfied with the work of rookie goaltender Fern Rivard, because he lifted the former Philadelphia chattel at the start of the second period in favor of the more experienced Cesare Maniago.</p><p>It was a fruitless move, however, since the Kings quickly out in three more goals to make it 6-1 before the middle session was barely half over and the ninth straight Saturday night sellout of 14,528 voiced its displeasure with a chorus of boos after each tally.</p><p>While it is true that the North Stars battled back for a goal in the second period and two more in the third, the damage had been done and the loss&mdash;which dropped Minnesota into third place in the West&mdash;left a sour taste in the mouths of the faithfull partisans.</p><p>It had been exactly a month to the day since the Stars had tasted victory (an 8-5 home-ice win over Chicago) and their boosters had hopes of seeing a 12-game winless streak snapped.</p><p>Instead, they saw a lackluster effort and the club came within one game of tying a 14-game winless skein it set last season.</p><p>The whipping by the Kings came on the heels of a disappointing 3-3 tie against the Maple Leafs in Toronto.</p><p>A bright spot in the Kings&rsquo; setback was Danny Grant&rsquo;s hat trick, his first of this season and third as a North Star, giving him the club record.</p><p>It upped his goal total to 19 and if the father-to-be can keep going, it will serve as justification to those writers who voted him the Calder Award for his 34-goal, 31-assist rookie campaign a year ago.</p><p>If you&rsquo;ll recall, there were loud cries of &ldquo;We Wuz Robbed&rdquo; emanating from Oakland where certain Seals&rsquo; officials thought their Norm Ferguson was more deserving of the honor than Grant, his former Houston teammate.</p><p>Ferguson is a splendid player who works hard. But at this writing his total of four goals is far behind Grant&rsquo;s.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-04312/2610807-1-eng-US/f0005-042.jpg" title="f0005-04" width="531" height="888"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CHARLIE BURNS</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Beating Western Clubs Stars’ No. 1 Problem

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-05202/2610845-1-eng-US/f0005-052.jpg" title="f0005-05" width="527" height="529"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOHN BEGG OLD SCOTCH WHISKY</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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The Incoming Scotch for Outgoing People

<p>1&mdash;Who shares the modern record for most goals in a game, six, with Syd Howe who played for Detroit?</p><p>2&mdash;This player led the NHL last season with 219 penalty minutes, but he is not around this year. Who is he?</p><p>3&mdash;The record for assists in one season is 77. Is this held by Jean Beliveau, Phil Esposito, or Gordie Howe?</p><p>4&mdash;Tony Esposito of Chicago is shooting for a record season shutout total. Can you name the former Toronto great who holds the modern record of 13?</p><p>5&mdash;An active player has scored three or more goals in one game 24 times in his career. Would this be Jean Beliveau, Bobby Hull, or Gordie Howe?</p><p>6&mdash;Boston was the most penalized team last season with an average of 17.1 minutes per game. Which team was the least penalized?</p><p>7&mdash;The record for the most power-play goals in a season is 22. Can you name the active player who accomplished this in 1965-66?</p><p>8&mdash;What player, now playing in the minors, shares the NHL record with Bobby Hull for the longest consecutive goal scoring streak, modern era. The record is 10 games.</p><p>9&mdash;This young Maple Leaf holds the record for most penalty minutes in one game, and most penalties. He set it last year. Can you name him and his record totals?</p><p>10&mdash;Two teams each had seven 20-goal scorers on their rosters in 1968-69, and another had the least with one. Can you name the three teams?</p><h2><b>Hockey Quiz Answers</b></h2><p><b>1&mdash;Red Berenson of St. Louis, in Nov. of 1968.</b></p><p><b>2&mdash;Forbes Kennedy, with Philadelphia and Toronto.</b></p><p><b>3&mdash;Phil Esposito of Boston, in 196869.</b></p><p><b>4&mdash;Harry Lumley in 70 games, 1953-54.</b></p><p><b>5&mdash;Bobby Hull of Chicago, 1957-58 to 1968-69</b></p><p><b>6&mdash;Pittsburgh Penguins, 8.7 minutes per game.</b></p><p><b>7&mdash;Bobby Hull of Chicago, in 70 games, 1965-66.</b></p><p><b>8&mdash;Andy Bathgate with New York in 1962-63. He had 11 goals to Hull&rsquo;s 15 over the period. Bathgate is now with Vancouver of the WHL.</b></p><p><b>9&mdash;Defenseman Jim Dorey, against Pittsburgh. Nine penalties for 48 minutes. Four minor, 2 major, 2 ten minute misconducts, and 1 game misconduct.</b></p><p><b>10&mdash;Boston and Chicago had seven, and Pittsburgh had one.</b></p><h2><b>NEW YORK METRO LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>Standings on Mon. Jan. 5</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01641/2610776-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="581" height="270"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02586/2610769-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="578" height="330"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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two minute hockey quiz

<div class="byline">BY CHARLIE HALPIN</div><p>&bull; <b><i>THE MOST controversial question making the rounds of the NHL now that the helmet arguments are abating, is whether or not brilliant Bobby Orr of the Bruins is sacrificing his defensive play to set personal scoring records.</i></b></p><p><b><i>You can get yourself into a pretty good hassle if you suggest that the Boston Marvel is letting his defensive performance go by the boards in favor of keeping up his record-breaking point getting.</i></b></p><p><b><i>And before you decide to take up pen and paper to singe our ears for even thinking it, let us point out that Boston coach Harry Sinden has adamantly insisted that Orr is doing his defensive job to the satisfaction of the club while piling up the points.</i></b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01715/2610876-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="252" height="441"></div><p><b><i>However, one of the things that Sinden was hoping for with the approach of the second half of the schedule was a general improvement in the team&rsquo;s defensive play. Next to the lowly Toronto Leafs, the Bruins have the highest goals-against average among the Eastern Division teams.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Was Sinden hinting at Orr&rsquo;s defensive lapses that possibly have drawn almost as much attention of late as his offensive prowess? Not likely since Orr wheels up and down the ice with the full approval of his coach. In a recent game, Orr was directly responsible for two goals being scored on Boston and ultimately they cost the B&rsquo;s the game.</i></b></p><p><b><i>But Bobby has managed to win a few on his own for the Bruins and in his case his plusses probably outnumber his minuses the way he has been collecting points. Last week, he set two new standards for NHL defensemen&mdash;most assists when he picked up his 51st and most points when he reached 65.</i></b></p><p><b><i>While Orr&rsquo;s offensive forays no doubt are putting a hardship on the Bruin netminders&mdash;Cheevers and Johnston&mdash;and skyrocketing their defensive averages, the Bruins, we think, don&rsquo;t mind giving up some of their backline strength if it&rsquo;s going to result in better goal production which is exactly what the team is getting with Orr and Phil Esposito in the forefront.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Sinden has avoided any confrontation regarding Orr&rsquo;s defensive capabilities this season. He would rather talk about Bobby&rsquo;s improved offensive performance which has helped make him the NHL&rsquo;s No. 1 scoring defenseman but probably has detracted from his bid to rank as the greatest all-time defensive rearguard in league history. The hockey experts still refuse to lumb him with Eddie Shore and Doug Harvey when making comparisons. They maintain that the exciting young Boston blueliner will never be the defensive giant that Shore and Harvey were and they could be right.</i></b></p><p>&bull; <b><i>THE PRESENCE of Esposito in second place behind Orr in the past few weeks has also raised the question among Boston diehards, will Espo come on with a rush and pass Orr to take the scoring title again?</i></b></p><p><b><i>Neither player wants to discuss it because it could prove detrimental to the Bruins. But, nevertheless, the possibility still exists both players could chase one another down to the wire for scoring honors.</i></b></p><p><b><i>Orr presently leads Espo by 11 points but by his own admission, doesn&rsquo;t think he&rsquo;ll be ahead when it&rsquo;s all over in early April.</i></b></p><p><b><i>The Boston ace says that Esposito is starting to score now after a somewhat slow start and while he wouldn&rsquo;t say he expects to lose his first-place hold to his teammate, he did mention with a chuckle, &ldquo;Phil may go by me in the stretch.&rdquo;</i></b></p><p><b><i>No one on the Bruins wants to create a diversion because the Bruins are engaged in a dogfight with Montreal and New York for first place, but the thinking is Orr will hold sway over Esposito for one very good reason&mdash;both players are on the ice at the same time and everytime one scores, the other usually gets an assist.</i></b></p><p><b><i>For the good of club morale, they could divide the swag that goes to the winner and runnerup.</i></b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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If Orr Letting Defensive Play Co, Bruins Not Too Worried

<p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;</p><p>It never rains but it pours for the lowly Oakland Seals.</p><p>Executive vice-president Bill Torrey and general manager Frank Selke dropped in on the Providence club to get a first hand look at some of their future seals when they were infored that prize defense prospect Neil Nicholson is lost for the balance of the 1969-70 season.</p><p>The two Oakland executives were deeply disappointed to learn that Nicholson had suffered a knee injury while playing for the Reds and will probably require surgery. He will thus miss the remainder of the hockey year.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Seals’ Hope Nicholson Out For Season

<div class="byline">By SPENCE CONLEY</div><p>OAKLAND&mdash;</p><p>The Oakland Seals finally ran out of patience with Brian Perry. On Jan. 13, Perry was ordered to pack up and hit the road for Providence.</p><p>&ldquo;We gave him every opportunity,&rdquo; explained general manager Frank Selke, &ldquo;and he didn&rsquo;t take advantage of them. So maybe he can get himself squared away in the American League.&rdquo;</p><p>The biggest criticism of Perry was that he was not in playing condition and was not shouldering his share of the work load when he was on the ice. And the apparent lack of interest on Perry&rsquo;s part to solve those problems, t caused even greater frustratlion among the Seal executives&mdash;coach Fred Glover, t executive vice president BpllT Togrey and Selke.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02581/2610931-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="276" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Brian Perry</b></figcaption></div><p>Simildarly, there is disappointment in Bill Hicke, the 31-year-old Seal veteran, who is far off his form this season.</p><p>Although Hicke has scored with some frequency&mdash;that is to say he has not been in a slump at any time in terms of points&mdash;he has contributed little overall compared to his potential. He appears tired, but the lung infection which bothered him more than a year ago, does not seem to be the cause. It has been suggested that he, too, is not in playing condition.</p><p>&ldquo;We have tried our best to give several of our players the benefit of a doubt,&rdquo; said Selke. &ldquo;But we are no longer in the position of being able to wait. We are fighting for our lives and we have got to have every player on our squad giving every thing he has. If we don&rsquo;t get that, then we can start making plans for next year right now.&rdquo;</p><p>Certainly, the Seals have been patient with several players. Perry, Hicke Norm Ferguson, Gerry Ehman, Mike Laughton, Bert Marshall, Gary Jarrett, Hand Doug Roberts all have been experiencing severe problems.</p><p>The result of this season&mdash;long ineptness has been an unexpectedly drab showing by the Seals. They are in fifth place now (Jan. 13) and L.A. was only three points behing them.</p><p>The Seals were in the midst of a long winless streak, when Glover decided it was time for a complete overhauling of his lineup.</p><p>He had been using Carol Vadnais as a left wing instead of a defenseman. Vad was making a fine contribution.</p><p>But just minutes before he sent his club onto the ice against Philadelphia (Jan. 10) Glover made his move:</p><p>Vad went back to defense, Doug Roberts went from defense to right wing on a line with Earl Ingarfield at left wing and Ted Hampson at center. Laughton went between Jarrett and Hicke, and Howie Menard moved into duty between Bob Dilla-bough and Ehman.</p><p>In some respects, the changes worked. At least the Seals got a 2-2 tie.</p><p>But it is sad that Perry, 25, missed his chance. Last season, after he was drafted from Providence in the inter-league draft, he came on well and even set a club-record nine-game scoring streak. His last year in Providence, he scored 31 goals and 38 assists&rsquo;. He had 10 goals and 21 assists in 61 games for Oakland last season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Seals Drop Perry—Finger Hicke

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01667/2610962-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>GORDIE HOWE: No. 9 *</b></h2><p><b>Jim Vipond</b></p><p>His teammates call him &ldquo;Power&rdquo; for Gordie Howe is still the driving force behind the Red Wings&rsquo; attack after 22 seasons in the NHL. Read the amazing story behind magic No. 9, the world&rsquo;s greatest hockey player who doesn&rsquo;t know the meaning of the word quit.</p><p><b>Illustrated $4.95</b></p><h2><b>FIRE-WAGON HOCKEY *</b></h2><p><b>The Story of the Montreal Canadiens Andy O&rsquo;Brien</b></p><p>A half-century of thrilling hockey success is the story of the Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>Since the founding of the National Hockey League in 1917, the Canadiens have burned up the ice with their personal brand of hockey action. What is it that makes this team stand out, and has won it fans across the nation? The author describes the careers of the superstars who have contributed so much to the special elan that characterizes the Frenchmen&rsquo;s game&mdash;Howie Morenz, Rocket Richard and his brother Henri (the Pocket Rocket), Jean Beliveau, and the whole colourful roster. None of the action is missed in the author&rsquo;s vibrant portrayal of Canada&rsquo;s best-loved sport.</p><p><b>Illustrated $3.95</b></p><h2><b>THE MEN IN THE * NETS</b></h2><p><b>Hockey&rsquo;s Tortured Heroes Jim Hunt</b></p><p>It takes a special kind of courage for a man to strap on forty pounds of equipment and oct as a human target for pucks fired at speeds up to 120 miles per hour Yet a brave group of men have been doing just this for many years. They are the goal-keepers of the National Hockey League, and their personal stories make fascinating reading in this new book by popular sports writer Jim Hunt</p><p><b>Illustrated $3.95</b></p><h2><b>FOSTER HEWITT</b></h2><p><b>His Own Story Foster Hewitt</b></p><p>Every sports enthusiast in the country must surely be familiar with the oft-spoken words, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s hockey night in Canada!&rdquo; and the voice which speaks them each week.</p><p>The name of Foster Hewitt is well known and well loved by hockey fans young and old. Now, for the first time, Mr. Hewitt reveals the highlights of his forty-four fascinating years in broadcasting, in this absorbing and completely enjoyable autobiography.</p><p><b>Illustrated $4.95</b></p><h2><b>THE LEAFS I KNEW</b></h2><p><b>Scott Young</b></p><p>Canada&rsquo;s favourite sportswriter was there to see it happen&mdash;to watch the Maple Leafs grow into giants of hockey. Here is his inimitable first hand account of a great hockey club, its coach and management including behind-the-scenes stories of its stars. &ldquo;Any hockey fan would share my feelings that Scott recaptures the excitement and drama of the game.&rdquo; Frank Mahovlich. &ldquo;Scott has captured those years well.&rdquo; Bob Pulford.</p><p><b>$4.50</b></p><h2><b>BOBBY HULL*</b></h2><p><b>Jim Hunt</b></p><p>This dynamic story of the most celebrated player in the NHL reveals many sides of Bobby Hull: the brilliant hockey player, the fascinating personality, the astute business man and the family man to whom hockey is a means to an end retirement on his farm. &ldquo;A frank and penetrating study.&rdquo; Toronto Telegram.</p><p><b>Illustrated $3.95</b></p><h2><b>ROCKET RICHARD</b></h2><p><b>Andy O&rsquo;Brien</b></p><p>Colourful, quick tempered but always a star, Maurice &ldquo;Rocket&rdquo; Richard was one of hockey&rsquo;s all time greats. Here is Andy O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s full-dress portrait of the man, who, in his 18 seasons with the Mont real Canadiens, rewrote the NHL record book.</p><p><b>Illustrated $3.95</b></p><h2><b>THE STANLEY CUP STORY*</b></h2><p><b>Third Edition Henry Roxborough</b></p><p>Completely revised to include 1966 Stanley Cup play-offs and champions, The Stanley Cup Story is an exciting account of hockey&rsquo;s development in Canada, exploits of hockey &ldquo;greats&rdquo;, a history of the NHL teams and a complete record of Stanley Cup winners. Well-known veteran sportswriter Henry Roxborough has written his Canadian bestseller with humour, interest and fascinating behind-the-scenes anecdotes.</p><p><b>Illustrated $4.95</b></p><h2><b>HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA</b></h2><p><b>New, Revised Edition Foster Hewitt</b></p><p>Big Names of the Fifties, behind the scenes stories of World and Olympic tournaments, the Hockey Hall of Fame&mdash;all these and more are contained in Foster Hewitt&rsquo;s completely revised account of the people and events that made hockey Canada&rsquo;s notional sport.</p><p><b>Illustrated $4.95</b></p><h2><b>HEADLINE HOCKEY</b></h2><p><b>Andy O&rsquo;Brien</b></p><p>A colourful inside view of Canada&rsquo;s national game through Andy O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s vivid prose. The author also includes tips from the greats, some unforgettable anecdotes and suggestions for a new expansion programme for pro hockey.</p><p><b>Illustrated $3.95</b></p><h2><b>HOCKEY *</b></h2><p><b>Gerald Eskenazi Photographs by Ken Regan</b></p><p>New York Times sports writer Gerald Eskenazi examines all phases and aspects of the game from the development of organized play, to strategy and statistics to anecdotes about players and play-offs. Ken Regan&rsquo;s full colour and black and white action shots capture the sheer thrill of hockey.</p><p><b>$13.95</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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NOW Read about hockey’s Great Goalies…Great Teams and Stars in Ryerson’s line-up of exciting hockey books

<div class="byline">&#x2014;&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01701/2610993-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="307" height="378"></div><h2><b><i>The Travelling Life, Tra-La&hellip;</i></b></h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>O</span>NE RECENT FRIDAY</b> night, Stu Nahan did his late-night TV news spot, then rushed to the L.A. airport to fly East to telecast two weekend Philadelphia hockey games. His plane left a half-hour after midnight, Saturday morning. It arrived in Chicago at 6 a.m., two hours before Stu&rsquo;s scheduled connecting flight to Montreal. Snowbound, Montreal was not receiving flights.</p><p>Nahan elected an alternate 9:30 flight to Toronto, arriving at noon, eight hours and 400 miles from Montreal. He rented a car and screeched away. By 3 p.m., he had covered 190 miles, and telephoned ahead that he would arrive in time. Then he drove into the bizzard. It took him four hours to go the last 110 miles.</p><p>Driving into Montreal, he found the snowy streets bare of cars. As he, himself, points out, &ldquo;Only an idiot was driving in that weather.&rdquo; Proceeding merrily along, disturbed only by the occasional thunk of an unseen pedestrian being struck and swept aside, he reached the Forum an hour before game time.</p><p>Taking time to grab a hot dog, shave his dimpled face and comb his curly grey hair, Stuart, as he loves Jack Kent Cooke to call him. still wearing the same clothes, worked the game. Still grounded, the Flyer party chartered a bus and started skidding toward Philadelphia. It was a merry trip, complete with a pillow fight between Bernie Parent and Doug Favell.</p><p>After 18 hours, feathers stuck to his sweaty suit and looking like a berserk duck, Stu and his fellows reached the Spectrum. Nahan grabbed another bit to eat, another shave and another comb. He smelled bad, but odors do not come through the magic screen and images do, so by golly he was going to be pretty.</p><p>The thoughtless players prolonged the contest with three fights, causing Stu to miss the last plane back to L.A. that night. Desperate to escape, he boarded the first westward flight and wound up in Chicago at 3 a.m. Here he had a three-hour wait for an L.A. plane. Did he change clothes? No, he grabbed a nap in a motel. No endurance.</p><p>At 9 a.m. he flew out and by noon he was in L.A. He drove home and walked through the door in the same clothes in which he had left 72 hours earlier. &ldquo;Your suit is rumpled,&rdquo; his wife commented. He went to sleep for two hours and then he went to work.</p><p>Stu Nahan is typical of that gallant group of silver-tongued orators, whom neither snow nor rain will stay from their glamorous job.</p><p>The thrills are countless. Once, using an agility which stood him in good stead when he was a hockey player himself, he tripped on a mike cord and almost tumbled from the lofty St. Louis booth 200 feet to the seats. While broadcasting in New York, he was hit by a puck in a delicate area. His voice went up, but he never stopped talking.</p><h2><b><i>An Irresistible Force&hellip;</i></b></h2><p><b>HE ONCE WENT</b> on a blind date and when he heard her speak he recognized her voice. And she recognized his. And him. As a listener, she had thought him conceited and used to boo and heckle him. He got even by marrying her and they now have four children and one grandchild, who lives in Alaska where she can&rsquo;t hear him.</p><p>He has been spurred by love of work, not by ambition and greed, of course, to keep busy. While living in Philadelphia and doing Flyer broadcasts, and, for awhile, the CBS-TV &ldquo;game of the week&rdquo; national telecasts, he also began to do pro football games in the east on Sundays.</p><p>After moving back to L.A. and beginning a 90-minute early-morning news and-interview show five days a week, he continued to fly back East every weekend to do Flyer telecasts on Saturday nights and pro football on Sunday afternoons.</p><p>Since switching to the job as sports director of ABC-TV in L.A., with early-evening and late-night telecasts, he has continued to fly to the East for Flyer telecasts on Saturday nights and somewhere else for San Diego football radiocasts on Sunday afternoons. He has been advised by his wife to curtail his schedule next winter and has decided it would be preferrable to divorce.</p><p>A true hockey nut, he attended L.A. Forum hockey games at night even when he had to get up at 4 a.m. for his morning show. Now he squeezes in two periods of night games before speeding to the studio for his late show. He does not see his wife often, but she is one of his pen pals and he converses with her on the phone occasionally.</p><p>He was born in L.A. but reared in Montreal, where he learned to play goal. After a hitch in the Marines, he played at McGill University until a dean discovered he also was being paid fabulous sums to play semi-pro under another name (Jacques Plante?) He played for the mighty Monarchs of L.A. until struck on an eye by a puck. He became one of the pioneer masked netminders when he resumed his career for awhile in the sizzling semi-pro circuit in Sacramento, Calif.</p><p>He is to this day unsure he&rsquo;d ever have made the majors, but the world of commerce stole him away. He selected a position as a truck driver, later switched to busses. L.A. broadcaster Bob Kelly noticed he never stopped talking, so suggested he apprentice as his assistant for free. Stu did and eventually went on his own in Sacramento. In less than 10 years, word of his wizardy reached Philly and he went there, on his way to glory.</p><p>Envious of his command of the English language, you notice we have not permitted him to speak one word in this piece.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">BY PAT CURRAN</div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>t&rsquo;s too soon to tell whether Bobby Sheehan is going to make the grade with the Canadiens. Meanwhile, in only a few games, the diminutive native of Weymouth, Mass., has captured the hearts of Forum fans like no other rookie since Yvan Cournoyer came up from junior ranks six years ago.</p><p>New York Coach Emile Francis rated Sheehan &ldquo;like a bat out of hell wound up and turned loose&rdquo; after the kid played a big part in beating his Rangers in the first CBS televised game here Jan. 11.</p><p>Bobby celebrated his 21st birthday by scoring his first NHL goal which came 17 seconds after the opening faceoff and was the fastest opening goal this season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02616/2611024-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="272" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobby Sheehan</b></figcaption></div><p>Montreal fans, disappointed with most of the recruits from the AHL Voyageurs called up during the Habs&rsquo; plague of injuries, took a liking to Sheehan on his first shift. He skated helter-skelter both ways in that debut against Oakland while picking up his first assist on a goal by linemate Jacques Lemaire.</p><p>His performance so impressed Coach Claude Ruel there was no doubt about his starting in the next game.</p><p>&ldquo;One guy sure to play is Sheehan, it looks like the others may have to beat him out of a job,&rdquo; said Ruel, happily. &ldquo;This kid really wants to play and he has put some pep into our game.&rdquo;</p><p>Sheehan was born in Weymouth, about 15 miles from Boston, where his dad tutored him to stardom in local minor ranks. He wound up going to Halifax for two years of junior hockey before shifting last season to St. Catharines where he scored 44 goals in 44 OHA games.</p><p>Still he was passed down the line by NHL clubs in the June draft&mdash;probably on the reputation of being hard to handle after being suspended by St. Catharines for breaking training rules.</p><p>The Canadiens grabbed him on talent as 32nd choice in the draft&mdash;their third pick after exercising the option (now defunct) for French-Canadian players Rejean Houle and Marc Tardif.</p><p>The youngster with a broad Boston accent made a hit in training camp and was turned pro with the Voyageurs. He emerged as the AHL team&rsquo;s third leader in points with eight goals and 23 assists before being brought up to Canadiens in emergency for foot-fractured Henri Richard.</p><p>Since then he keeps saying he&rsquo;s going to work so hard and play so well, the Habs won&rsquo;t be able to send him back to the minors. And the coach has been impressed by his desire.</p><p>&ldquo;Skating is one thing you can&rsquo;t buy,&rdquo; says Ruel in reference to Sheehan&rsquo;s speed, ignoring the fact he&rsquo;s something of a wanderer out of position. &ldquo;And a thing I like about him, he&rsquo;s smart about the game. He&rsquo;s willing to listen and doesn&rsquo;t have to be told the same thing more than once.&rdquo;</p><p>Ruel was surprised by Bobby&rsquo;s reaction when he told the youngster he was going to start his first game at centre between Mickey Redmond and Jacques Lemaire.</p><p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t worry, I&rsquo;ll be on the job,&rdquo; said the confident rookie.</p><p>And he was, skating like the wind to get back into the play after every offensive foray.</p><p>Only five-foot-seven and 155 pounds, Sheehan tires quickly towards the end of a shift but has been smart enough to race for the bench quickly rather than get caught coasting.</p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s entertaining and if you&rsquo;re standing still he may skate past you four times,&rdquo; says Francis.</p><p>Sheehan&rsquo;s debut started hockey observers wondering whether he might be the first United States-born player to wear Canadiens&rsquo; colors. But there have been a few, a goalie named Lacroix who subbed for the great George Vezina in the early 1920&rsquo;s, Louis Trudel of Salem, Mass., who played with Toe Blake and Normand Dussault, a native of Springfield, Mass., who had a fling with the Habs in 1949.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m just one of the boys,&rdquo; says Bobby who is determined to stay so with the Canadiens.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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American-born Rookie Bobby Sheehan Making Bid To Stick With Habs

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;</p><p>For a guy who has never taken a boxing lesson in his life, Earl Heiskala certainly has come a long way with his fists.</p><p>The rugged forward has been the most explosive player on the Flyers this season, no small distinction because of the presence of teammate Reggie Fleming who ranks among the all-time NHL penalty leaders.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what the Flyers got me for, to use my fists when necessary,&rdquo; said Heiskala. &ldquo;Sure, I like to score goals like the rest of my teammates. But I realize that I&rsquo;m here to keen the opposition honest.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01683/2611062-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="262" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Earl Heiskala</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;Every team needs a policeman. It&rsquo;s the only way to keep the opposition from intimidating you. You stand right up to them and they think twice about pulling that stuff again.&rdquo;</p><p>Heiskala has been involved in several memorable brawls this season, one against Bobby Orr of the Bruins and another against Barry Gibbs of the North Stars.</p><p>For sure, Gibbs got the worst of their particular fight because Barry was corked with at least two haymakers. In fact, he wound up with a bloody nose and a bump on the head.</p><p>Against Orr, the story was a bit different. Heiskala appeared to take the brunt of it but Earl is the first to disagree.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t feel that was any true indication of how I fared against Bobby,&rdquo; said Earl. &ldquo;After all, he nailed me when I was being held by a linesman. I&rsquo;m not saying I&rsquo;d like to have another fight with Bobby just for the sake of fighting, but I know things would be different if I hadn&rsquo;t been held.&rdquo;</p><p>Heiskala, who had built himself quite a reputation as a &ldquo;policeman&rdquo; while playing several seasons with Seattle of the Western League, had joined the Flyers last year. However, he finished out the year with the Quebec Aces&rsquo; AHL farm club. This year, though, his confidence has been restored and he has been going better than ever.</p><p>At last look, Earl was second only to Carol Vadnais of the Oakland Seals among penalty leaders. He had 110 minutes in 31 games.</p><p>&ldquo;Sure I&rsquo;ve got a lot of penalties but, with me, they come in lumps because of my fights (25 minutes, for example, being assessed due to the fight with Gibbs). One thing I&rsquo;m glad about is that I haven&rsquo;t been taking too many cheap (two-minute) penalties.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t go looking for trouble but, if it&rsquo;s there, I don&rsquo;t shy away from it. That&rsquo;s what happened in our game against Minnesota. I saw Gibbs punching one of our guys and I went after him.</p><p>&ldquo;Every team must have a guy who uses his fists. That probably is most important in a tight game because the opposition will think twice before trying to intimidate you. They know they&rsquo;re not going to get away with it.&rdquo;</p><p>Although Heiskala uses his fists like a seasoned boxer, he admits not having had a boxing lesson in his life.</p><p>&ldquo;Everything I&rsquo;ve know, I&rsquo;ve learned on my own,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m really not even a good puncher, really.</p><p>&ldquo;What I have going for me is the fact that I&rsquo;ve got a knack of eluding the first punch when some one throws it. Then I&rsquo;m able to respond with a good solid counter-punch.&rdquo;</p><p>One connection usually means the fight since Earl, who stands 6-0 and weighs a solid 185 pounds, packs plenty of power in his fists.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just a question of instinct,&rdquo; he claims. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a question of hitting before you get hit.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02636/2611055-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="1168" height="1169"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>New Philly general manager KEITH ALLEN had an unexpected visitor to the club&rsquo;s offices when comedian JIMMY DURANTE dropped in to do a little &lsquo;nosing&rsquo; around. Durante was in the city to play a nightclub date and visited Allen and the Flyers.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Flyers’ ‘Hard Rock’ EarI Heiskala Lets His Fists Do The Talking On Ice

<div class="byline">BY HUGH BOWMAN</div><p>GUELPH&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>hree former Guelph Biltmores hockey players have been involved in recent coaching changes, with two teams in the Western Ontario Junior Hockey League.</p><p>Don Bellringer, who played with Guelph&rsquo;s OHA championship team of 1949-50 took over the coaching reins of the Sarnia Legionnaires from Hilt Fraser and a team mate of Bellringer&rsquo;s, Dennis Mooney, has replaced another former Guelph junior star, Lou Fontinato, as coach of the Guelph Beef Kings.</p><p>Fontinato, the onetime NHL defenseman with New York and Montreal whose playing career ended after a near-fatal neck injury in 1963, resigned because of personal and business pressures.</p><p>At the time of his resignation, Kings were in last place in the five team loop, a point behind fourth place Sarnia. Mooney, a former goalkeeper with New York Rovers of the Eastern League, guided the Kings to a 4-3 overtime victory over Brantford Foresters in his bench debut, to move Guelph out of the cellar.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03547/2611093-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="254" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lou Fontinato</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Ex-NHL Star, Lou Fontinato Quits As Coach

<p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>n a recent interlocking contest between the Detroit Red Wings and the Philadelphia Flyers, one of the shots on goal recorded by the Flyers was a drive by goaltender Bernie Parent. Parent cleared a loose puck down the ice and Roger Crozier in the Wings goal had to come up with a stop.</p><p>Considering the many empty net opportunities that arise over the years, a goalie has yet to score a goal in the history of the league, though assists credited to them are becoming more frequent. An NHL ruling prevents the goaltender from crossing his own blueline with the puck.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Parent Registers Shot On Wing Net

<p>Following are the latest player movements in hockey:</p><h2><b>NATIONAL LEAGUE</b></h2><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;<b>Dale Hoganson,</b> defenseman, and <b>Gary Croteau,</b> forward, assigned to Springfield of AHL. <b>Dennis Hextall</b> and <b>Bryan Campbell,</b> forwards, recalled from Springfield.</p><p>DETROIT&mdash;<b>Jim Watson,</b> defenseman, recalled from Cleveland of AHL. <b>Poul Popiel,</b> defenseman, sent to Cleveland.</p><p>OAKLAND&mdash;<b>Brian Perry,</b> forward, sent to Providence of AHL. <b>Neil Nicholson,</b> defenseman, on assignment to Providence of AHL, placed on disabled list for rest of season with injured knee requiring surgery.</p><p>BOSTON&mdash;<b>Gary Doak,</b> defenseman, assigned to Oklahoma City of CHL for two weeks subject to recall after coming off injury list. <b>Ron Murphy,</b> forward, activated after <b>Derek Sanderson,</b> forward, placed on disabled list with knee troubles.</p><p>NEW YORK&mdash;<b>Larry Brown,</b> defenseman, recalled from Buffalo of AHL and later returned after filling emergency role.</p><h2><b>AMERICAN LEAGUE</b></h2><p>BUFFALO&mdash;<b>Forbes Kennedy,</b> forward, rejoined team off disabled list following knee injury.</p><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;<b>Ray Clearwater,</b> defenseman, recalled from Salt Lake of WHL to fill void by injury to <b>Neil Nicholson.</b></p><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;<b>Doug Piper,</b> defenseman, dropped from roster for purpose or reinstating him as amateur.</p><p>ROCHESTE&mdash;<b>Tom McCarthy,</b> forward, placed on suspended list club for violating training rule.</p><h2><b>WESTERN LEAGUE</b></h2><p>DENVER&mdash;<b>Bill Dineen,</b> forward, secured from Seattle of WHL. <b>Jacques Lemieux,</b> defenseman, dropped from active roster.</p><p>SALT LAKE&mdash;<b>Galen Head,</b> forward, activated from disabled list and <b>Bob Kabel</b> and <b>Gary Dineen,</b> forwards, both removed from active roster.</p><h2><b>CENTRAL LEAGUE</b></h2><p>DALLAS <b>&mdash;Roger Wilson,</b> forward, returned to Greensboro of EHL after five-game pro tryout.</p><h2><b>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</b></h2><p>MUSKEGON&mdash;<b>Norm Hann,</b> goalkeeper, signed to five-game tryout after reporting from Charlotte of EHL. <b>Bob Pate,</b> defenseman, placed on disabled list.</p><p>FORT WAYNE&mdash;<b>Ted Wright,</b> defenseman, signed from voluntary retired list.</p><p>TOLEDO&mdash;<b>Harold White,</b> forward, secured from Jacksonville of EHL on five-game trial.</p><p>COLUMBUS&mdash;<b>Ken Gratton,</b> forward, sent to Port Huron of IHL outright.</p><h2><b>EASTERN LEAGUE</b></h2><p>NASHVILLE&mdash;<b>Gary Brown,</b> forward, secured from Tulsa of CHL. <b>Ron Dundas,</b> forward, dropped from roster.</p><p>CHARLOTTE&mdash;<b>John Voss,</b> goalkeeper, secured from Jacksonville of EHL.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY BYRON YAKE</div><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he first of half of the season for the Penguins ended in Pittsburgh in a game against the Detroit Red Wings. It wasn&rsquo;t exactly a happy ending.</p><p>The two clubs played before the most people in the Civic Arena for a Penguin game all year&mdash;9,471&mdash;and for one period all looked well neither team had scored.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03518/2611210-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="262" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dean Prentice</b></figcaption></div><p>But then in an almost unprecedented performance, a major corporation presented gifts to three Penguin players voted the best by their company during the first half of the season.</p><p>Before the second period started, both teams lined up at their respective bluelines, a black rubber carpet was laid to center ice where a company official and a lovely lass made the presentations.</p><p>Goalie Les Binkley, voted third, received a blender. Defenseman Bob Woytowich, who received the second place votes, got a transistor radio and Dean Prentice, who leads the Penguins in scoring, received a freezer as the Penguins best first half player.</p><p>The whole affair held up the game about 10 minutes.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know why they would do something like that,&rdquo; said one Penguin official. &ldquo;It takes away all momentum. It should have been done at the beginning of the game or at the end.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I bet the Red Wings score at least two goals this period,&rdquo; a reporter said.</p><p>At 1:15 of the second period the Red Wings scored their first one. Three and a half minutes later Nick Libett followed with a 20-foot backhand shot that cleanly beat goalie Al Smith.</p><p>Before the period was over, the score wasn&rsquo;t 2-0, it was 4-0.</p><p>The Penguins made an attempt at a comeback in the third period with three goals, one by Prentice, a former Red Wing himself, but Carl Brewer had put the game out of reach with Detroit&rsquo;s fifth goal after Prentice had made it 4-1.</p><p>Ironically Prentice&rsquo;s goal&mdash;his 14th&mdash;tied his total goal production with the Red Wings last year.</p><p>But Prentice would have probably preferred a victory rather than a freezer.</p><p><b>PEN SCRIBBLINGS&mdash;</b> The Penguins met Eastern Division teams 21 times in 38 games. There will be only 15 games against the &ldquo;establishment&rdquo; in the second half. That could help the Penguins, who hold a 14-5-2 record against them thus far this season&hellip;Keith McCreary and Jean Pronovost still out with injuries&hellip;Rookie Michel Briere, the Penguins possible Rookie of the Year, was named the top amateur of 1969 in the Province of Quebec by LaPresse, a French-language newspaper. Briere had played five games in the NHL before his 20th birthday. Last year he scored 75 points for the Shawinigan Falls, Que. team.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Top Penguin Prentice Given Freezer But Wings Put Game In Deep Freeze

<div class="byline">BY VICTOR BERNS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01693/2611241-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GLENN HALL&hellip;Super In Throttling Montreal</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Richard Pellegrini)</span></figcaption></div><p>ST. LOUIS&mdash;</p><p>The St. Louis Blues are looking for new worlds to conquer now that they&rsquo;ve proved to themselves that the Montreal Canadiens are only human.</p><p>The Canadiens had built one of the most fabled unbeaten streaks in modern professional sports at the expense of the Blues. Until recently the Canadiens had a record of 17-0-5 against the Blues in 13 regular-season games, eight playoff games in two consecutive Stanley Cup final series and one exhibition game. That remarkable string covered all of the Blues&rsquo; history in the National Hockey League, and a winless record against Montreal was becoming increasingly embarrassing to the title-winning Blues.</p><p>But all of the Blues&rsquo; frustration ended in one glorious trouncing of the Canadiens in the last game between the two teams.</p><p>Glenn Hall was perfect in stopping all 26 Montreal shots, and Gary Sabourin scored two of the five St. Louis goals as the Blues knocked Rogatien Vachon out of the game and welcomed Phil Myre into the NHL with a real test for his debut. The 5-0 final was more satisfying for the Blues than their own unbeaten string over Western Division teams on home ice.</p><p>Montreal fans were quick to note that the Habs played without Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard or John Ferguson. But the Blues were playing without Red Berenson&mdash;and really, in the big league a win is a win without any excuses.</p><p>About 500 fans were waiting at Lambert Field in St. Louis when the Blues&rsquo; plane landed after the big victory. St. Louis fans are always noisy, and some brought bugles to the airport to properly herald the Blues. Small boys replayed the triumphant game on the floor of the busy terminal building. One St. Louis newspaper, celebrating the occasion with an editorial praising the Blues, referred to the &ldquo;unbelievable hex&rdquo; and added, &ldquo;The Blues left no doubt that from now on the Canadiens are just another hockey team.&rdquo;</p><p>The Blues, who had joked and laughed all the say from Montreal, gratefully acknowledged the fan&rsquo;s reception. The Montreal Jinx was a weight lifted from their shoulders.</p><p>&ldquo;What a game!&rdquo; said Ab McDonald, who assisted on the final goal. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re really happy to get that one.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Everybody was really skating well,&rdquo; said Tim Ecclestone. &ldquo;Every one of us had a good night.&rdquo;</p><p>The victory was a big personal triumph for the Blues&rsquo; young coach and general manager, Scotty Bowman, long associated with the Montreal organization before expansion brought him to St. Louis and quickly set for him a list of challenges. Bowman, meeting the challenges ahead of schedule, was elated with the shutout of the Habs.</p><p>&ldquo;Our defense was great,&rdquo; Bowman said. &ldquo;Everyone played well, but especially our defense stood out.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;After we got our big lead, we never let up the pressure on them,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We never let them get set. We didn&rsquo;t give them many good shots.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Blues’ Frustrations Come To End As Montreal Jinx Snapped At 22

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NHL SCORING GOALING PENALTY RECORDS

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01669/2611324-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>INDIVIDUAL SCORING LEADERS (Including Games of Sun. Jan. 18)</b></h2><h3><b>WEST DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02575/2611317-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="614" height="2491"></div><h3><b>EAST DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03449/2611310-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="605" height="2255"></div><h3><b>PENALTIES BY TEAMS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04333/2611303-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="577" height="341"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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TOP 25 SCORERS

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06199/2611362-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg"></div><h2><b>THE TOP 10 NETMINDERS (Including Games of Sunday, Jan. 18)</b></h2><h2><b>COMPLETE GOALKEEPING RECORDS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07175/2611355-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="1209" height="1757"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Looking At NHL Coalers

<h2>TEAM STATISTICS AGAINST OWN DIVISION</h2><p><b>(Including Games of Sun. Jan. 11)</b></p><h3>East Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01660/2611449-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="588" height="185"></div><h3>West Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02615/2611442-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="584" height="182"></div><h2>AGAINST OTHER DIVISION</h2><h3>East Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03571/2611435-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="583" height="180"></div><h3>West Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04521/2611428-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="588" height="179"></div><h2>HOME AND AWAY RECORDS</h2><h3>East at Home</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05428/2611421-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="585" height="178"></div><h3>East On Road</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06363/2611414-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="586" height="179"></div><h3>West at Home</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07334/2611407-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="585" height="179"></div><h3>West On Road</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08314/2611400-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="584" height="179"></div><h3>POWER PLAY GOALS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09298/2611393-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="584" height="404"></div><p>(Key: GP&mdash;Games Played; ADV&mdash;Power Play Advantage; PPG&mdash;Power Play Goals; TS&mdash;Times Shorthanded; PPGA&mdash;Power Play Goals Against).<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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NHL WEEK —In Statistics

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-12" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-12220/2611487-1-eng-US/f0013-122.jpg"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-11252/2611494-1-eng-US/f0013-112.jpg" title="f0013-11" width="196" height="202"></div><h2><b>(Standings on Tues. Jan. 20)</b></h2><h3><b>EAST DIVISION</b></h3><h3><b>WEST DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-13186/2611480-1-eng-US/f0013-132.jpg" title="f0013-13" width="1114" height="302"></div><h3><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h3><p><b>Tues. Jan. 13</b></p><p>Philadelphia 3 at Oakland 1</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 14</b></p><p>Los Angeles 2 at Montreal 4</p><p>New York 7 at Toronto 1</p><p>Pittsburgh 0 at Chicago 4</p><p>St. Louis 2 at Minnesota 5</p><p><b>Thurs. Jan. 15</b></p><p>Toronto 0 at St. Louis 2</p><p>New York 4 at Philadelphia 4</p><p>Los Angeles 3 at Boston 6</p><p>Minnesota 1 at Oakland 1</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 17</b></p><p>Oakland 3 at Montreal 0</p><p>Pittsburgh 0 at Toronto 4</p><p>New York 3 at Minnesota 1</p><p>Chicago 1 at Boston 0</p><p>Philadelphia 3 at Detroit 5</p><p>Los Angeles 1 at St. Louis 3</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 18</b></p><p>Montreal 3 at Boston 6</p><p>Los Angeles 1 at Detroit 3</p><p>Oakland 1 at Chicago 3</p><p>Pittsburgh 6 at Philadelphia 4</p><h3><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h3><p><b>Tues. Jan. 20</b></p><p>All-Star Game at St. Louis</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 21</b></p><p>Oakland at Pittsburgh</p><p><b>Thurs. Jan. 22</b></p><p>Montreal at Minnesota</p><p>Toronto at Los Angeles</p><p>New York at St. Louis</p><p>Philadelphia at Boston</p><p>Chicago at Detroit</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 23</b></p><p>Toronto at Oakland</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 24</b></p><p>Chicago at Montreal</p><p>Boston at New York (afternoon)</p><p>Detroit at St. Louis</p><p>Philadelphia at Minnesota</p><p>Los Angeles at Pittsburgh</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 25</b></p><p>Montreal at Detroit</p><p>Toronto at Chicago</p><p>Los Angeles at New York</p><p>Pittsburgh at Boston</p><p>St. Louis at Philadelphia (afternoon)</p><p>Oakland at Minnesota (afternoon)</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 28</b></p><p>Minnesota at Montreal</p><p>Toronto at Pittsburgh</p><p>New York at Los Angeles</p><p>Philadelphia at Chicago</p><p>St. Louis at Oakland</p><p><b>Thurs. Jan. 29</b></p><p>Minnesota at Boston</p><p>Philadelphia at Detroit</p><p>St. Louis at Los Angeles</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 30</b></p><p>New York at Oakland<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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THE NHL SCENE

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div><p>DETROIT&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>ere it is, time for the National Hockey League&rsquo;s showcase game, the All-Star classic and the NHL is being upstaged by the National Basketball Association.</p><p>There&rsquo;s no doubt that the St. Louis Blues will do a superb job of putting on the game itself; the Blues have shown themselves to be first class.</p><p>But the NHL&mdash;and the All-Star game is an NHL production is running second to the NBA.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-10277/2611525-1-eng-US/f0013-102.jpg" title="f0013-10" width="274" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Roy Edwards</b></figcaption></div><p>They&rsquo;re playing their game, the same night&mdash;Jan. 20&mdash;and you&rsquo;ve got to wonder about that. The NHL maintains a New York office in Two Penn Plaza, staffed by vice president Don Ruck.</p><p>The NBA headquarters are in the same building. And yet, with all the dates available, they&rsquo;re playing their All-Star games, their biggest mid-season attraction, the same night.</p><p>Since the NBA has the time jump, the NHL was forced to drop back the start of its game&mdash;it&rsquo;ll be 9 p.m. in St. Louis against the normal 8 p.m. start&mdash;and that means it will be shown at 10 p.m. in the eastern time zone, winding up about 12: 30 a.m.</p><p>The NHL always has bent over backward to help television but hockey still runs second to its winter competitor, basketball, for several elementary reasons.</p><p>It&rsquo;s easy to see a basketball and hard to see a puck. Basketball&rsquo;s rules are much simpler than hockey&rsquo;s. Basketball is known and played through the United States, hockey isn&rsquo;t.</p><p>Hockey&rsquo;s ratings have improved but apparently not enough to make a big dent in CBS thinking.</p><p>It doesn&rsquo;t make any difference that NHL teams outdraw NBA-teams in almost all of their common cities. The advertisers look at rating figures instead of attendance figures.</p><p>And now there&rsquo;s another factor: the American Basketball Association.</p><p>Jack Dolph, former CBS sports executive, left the network to take over as commissioner of the ABA, a league that had everyone laughing last year.</p><p>But they&rsquo;re not laughing in the NBA after the ABA picked off three NBA stars by waving huge contracts.</p><p>Dolph&rsquo;s first project, naturally, has been television and he sold the ABA&rsquo;s All-Star game to CBS and is working on a playoff package. If those ratings are good, another chill will go up the NHL spine.</p><p>What does it all mean to the NHL? The league certainly won&rsquo;t fold. It was SRO before television and it&rsquo;s doubtful the league needs network TV.</p><p>What it means is that the players won&rsquo;t command the kind of salaries they&rsquo;re paying in football, baseball and basketball, salaries made possible in part by television revenue.</p><p>And it means hockey won&rsquo;t gain the national acceptance that the owners obviously want.</p><p><b>RED WING NOTES:</b> Twice this season the Wings have had a chance to really throttle one of their pursuers for a playoff spot&hellip;and both times they were thoroughly outplayed and shut out.</p><p>First it was Toronto, the night after the Wings scored a big victory in Montreal and the Maple Leafs took a home ice shellacking. Toronto limped into Detroit with almost more players injured than healthy&hellip;and whipped the Wings, 3-0.</p><p>Then it was Chicago. The Wings won the opener of their home-and-home series, 4-0, with some kindly fat posts and slightly errant Hawk marksmanship helping Roy Edwards to the Wings&rsquo; first whitewash of the season.</p><p>The Wings knew Chicago would be sky high for the game, that it was a &ldquo;must&rdquo; game for Chicago which would fall 10 points behind if it lost and the Wings knew the Hawks would go to the body&hellip;so what happened, Chicago completely routed Detroit, 7-0.</p><p>&ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t skate far enough to get warm,&rdquo; Wing manager coach Sid Abel said with disgust. And that was really strange since it was four below zero in Chicago that night.</p><p>So the Wings continue as a club that doesn&rsquo;t go for too much prosperity, a club that can&rsquo;t&mdash;or at least hasn&rsquo;t&mdash;put together a substantial winning streak.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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NHL All-Star Game Clashes With NBA Classic

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div><p><b><i>&ldquo;you like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;</i></b></p><p><b><i>&ldquo;you like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;</i></b></p><p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p>When the East Division All-Star team was announced and coach Harry Sinden checked the list of four Bruins selected to play against the West he had to be pleased.</p><p>There were four B&rsquo;s names on the squad&mdash;Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Johnny Bucyk and Johnny McKenzie.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s not bad is it,&rdquo; noted Sinden.</p><p>The name that particularly pleased the Boston mentor was that of McKenzie.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01657/2611556-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="269" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>John McKenzie</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s really a great tribute for little old Pieface,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t be more pleased if I had been named to the squad myself. That&rsquo;s showing recognition for a lot of things. All the guys deserve it. But McKenzie finally is getting recognition for his contribution as a hockey player.&rdquo;</p><p>McKenzie has received bare recognition even among Bostonians for his activity with the Bruins.</p><p>Of yes, the fans have loved him ever since he came to Boston in a trade for Reg Fleming and displayed his happy smile and vibrant personality over the past three seasons.</p><p>But there was wonder if there really was appreciation of his activity on the ice.</p><p>He scored 28 goals and 66 points in the 1967-68 season, he followed that with 28 goals and 56 points a year ago.</p><p>But his reputation was that of a workman more than a star.</p><p>Now Pie finally has attained stardom with the best first half of his career.</p><p>He scored 15 goals and has 20 assists over the first 38 games and was recognized for his achievement.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s great to see that some people finally paid attention to a guy who hustles all the time.&rdquo; said Sinden.</p><p>&ldquo;Too many times a hustler is overlooked,&rdquo; went on Harry. &ldquo;People have a tendency to say all he does is work hard but that&rsquo;s what he&rsquo;s getting paid for. They tend to pay attention to the guy with natural talent.</p><p>&ldquo;Maybe they are right. Certainly you can&rsquo;t deny natural ability. I think everyone can recognize the player with ability in any sport.</p><p>&ldquo;But frequently people don&rsquo;t realize what a player who may be short of natural ability does to make the grade.</p><p>&ldquo;I believe that a player who has the natural ability but gives only 80 per cent is less valuable to a team than the player with 80 per cent ability who gives 100 percent of himself.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what McKenzie does. He&rsquo;s done it ever since I&rsquo;ve known him. He has to fight and scrap and push himself all the time. And he does it.</p><p>&ldquo;He doesn&rsquo;t ask any favors, he just says give me a job and I&rsquo;ll do it.&rdquo;</p><p>McKenzie is the first to admit he is no Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Bobby Orr or Frank Mahovlich.</p><p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have that finesse,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got to be aggressive to be effective and that&rsquo;s the only way I know how to play.&rdquo;</p><p>At 5:9 and roughly 175 pounds, McKenzie also lacks the size of a perfect physical speciman.</p><p>But players around the league don&rsquo;t tangle with him and he has proved his durability by missing only 18 games in the last two seasons.</p><p>Sixteen of those absentees were due to a torn rib cartilage a year ago and resulted from his impatience in trying to get back into action before the injury had healed sufficiently.</p><p>&ldquo;Johnny is just one of those guys who came here to play,&rdquo; says Sinden. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;m happy to see he has been rewarded for doing what I think is a great job.&rdquo;</p><p><b>ICE CHIPS&mdash;</b> Derek Sanderson spent nearly a week in traction at Mass. General Hospital for a hip strain and will have to work himself back into playing condition slowly but the Bruins regained the services of veteran forward Ron Murphy who apparently has fully recovered from a third operation on his left shoulder&hellip;Sinden returned Murphy to action as a spot wing but is planning more duty for the 36-year-old veteran&hellip;&ldquo;He stayed in remarkable shape,&rdquo; said Sinden.&rdquo; When we put him in against Toronto and Oakland the first two games after his operation you could hardly tell he had been out of action.&rdquo;&hellip;Sinden is looking for an improvement in team defense over the second half of the season&hellip;&ldquo;I just know we can play better defense than we played the first half of the year,&rdquo; he says.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Sinden Lauds McKenzie’s All-Star Selection

<h2><b><i>In The East</i></b></h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>R</span>ookie goaler Tony Esposito of the Black Hawks continues to sizzle in the National League and if he keeps it up, he could set all kinds of records.</b></p><p><b>The young Chicago net find posted two more shutouts last week to raise his season count to a fantastic 10 and put him within three of tieing the modern mark of 13 set by Harry Lumley.</b></p><p><b>Esposito steered the Hawks to three victories last week and in shutting out the opposition twice, he claimed the most shutouts by an NHL goaler in 15 seasons; the lowest goals-against average by a Chicago club netminder in 34 years; and is two shutouts away from the all-time Chicago record.</b></p><p><b>Esposito&rsquo;s twin whitewashing gave him 10, the most since Terry Sawchuk had 12 in 1954-55.</b></p><p><b>THE HOCKEY NEWS and El Producto are pleased to salute the NHL&rsquo;s player of-the-week in the East:</b></p><p><b><i>TONY ESPOSITO&hellip;Chicago</i></b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02551/2611594-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="282" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tony Esposito</b></figcaption></div><h2><b><i>In The West</i></b></h2><p><b>It was another big week in the NHL for netminders what with Tony Esposito on the rampage in the East and Gary Smith of Oakland Seals turning it on in the West.</b></p><p><b>Smith, hockey&rsquo;s biggest pro netminder at 6&rsquo;4&rsquo;&rsquo; and 215 pounds, distinguished himself by shutting out the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 right in Montreal for his second flawless performance of the year.</b></p><p><b>The feat was rather unique for Smith, who is rapidly developing into one of the NHL&rsquo;s best young goalers. It seems expansion teams enjoyed a miserable week against the Establishement&mdash;eight losses, one tie and two wins&mdash;but Smith managed to pull out one victory and came up with another fine showing as the Seals played a 1-1 tie with the hot Minnesota North Stars.</b></p><p><b>THE HOCKEY NEWS and El Producto are pleased to salute the NHL&rsquo;s player-of-the-week in the West:</b></p><p><b><i>CARY SMITH&hellip;Oakland</i></b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03419/2611587-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="272" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gary Smith</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

<h2><b>Game-By-Game Summaries</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01632/2611758-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="843" height="583"></div><h3>Tues. Jan. 13 PHILADELPHIA 3 AT OAKLAND 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02568/2611751-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="584" height="507"></div><h3><b>Wed. Jan. 14 LOS ANGELES 2 AT MONTREAL 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03483/2611744-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="588" height="712"></div><h3><b>PITTSBURGH 0 AT CHICAGO 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04372/2611737-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="585" height="533"></div><h3><b>NEW YORK 7 AT TORONTO</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05277/2611730-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="584" height="633"></div><h3><b>ST. LOUIS 2 AT MINNESOTA 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06228/2611723-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="582" height="656"></div><h3><b>Thurs. Jan. 15 LOS ANGELES 3 at BOSTON 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07202/2611716-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="588" height="681"></div><h3><b>TORONTO 0 at ST. LOUIS 2</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-08180/2611709-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="584" height="382"></div><h3><b>NEW YORK 4 at PHILADELPHIA 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-09165/2611702-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="588" height="633"></div><h3><b>MINNESOTA 1 AT OAKLAND 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-10142/2611695-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="587" height="466"></div><h3><b>Sat. Jan. 17 OAKLAND 3 AT MONTREAL 0</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-11123/2611688-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="583" height="406"></div><h3><b>PHILADELPHIA 3 AT DETROIT 5</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1298/2611681-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="594" height="771"></div><h3><b>CHICAGO 1 AT BOSTON 0</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1386/2611674-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="581" height="434"></div><h3><b>LOS ANGELES 1 AT ST. LOUIS 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1473/2611667-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="581" height="518"></div><h3><b>PITTSBURGH 0 AT TORONTO 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1558/2611660-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="589" height="529"></div><h3><b>NEW YORK 3 AT MINNESOTA 1</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1654/2611653-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="586" height="434"></div><h3><b>Sun. Jan. 18 MONTREAL 3 at BOSTON 6</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1751/2611646-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="588" height="733"></div><h3><b>OAKLAND 1 AT CHICAGO 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1842/2611639-1-eng-US/f0015-182.jpg" title="f0015-18" width="584" height="470"></div><h3><b>PITTSBURGH 6 AT PHILADELPHIA 4</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1936/2611632-1-eng-US/f0015-192.jpg" title="f0015-19" width="591" height="828"></div><h3><b>LOS ANGELES 1 AT DETROIT 3</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2028/2611625-1-eng-US/f0015-202.jpg" title="f0015-20" width="584" height="504"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

<h2>MONTREAL</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Rogatien Vachon</p><p>Phi Myre</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>J.-C. Tremblay</p><p>Ted Harris</p><p>Serge Savard</p><p>Terry Harper</p><p>Jacques Laperriere</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Ralph Backstrom</p><p>Bobby Rousseau</p><p>Yvan Coumoyer</p><p>Claude Provost</p><p>Jean Beliveau</p><p>Mickey Redmond</p><p>Jacques Lemaire</p><p>Marc Tordif</p><p>John Ferguson</p><p>Bobby Sheehan</p><h2>BOSTON</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Gerry Cheevers</p><p>Ed Johnston</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Bobby Orr</p><p>Rick Smith</p><p>Dallas Smith</p><p>Bill Speer</p><p>Don Awrey</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Ron Murphy</p><p>Ken Hodge</p><p>John Bucyk</p><p>Wayne Carleton</p><p>Garnet Bailey</p><p>Ed Westfall</p><p>John McKenzie</p><p>Phil Esposito</p><p>Jim Lorentz</p><p>Wayne Cashman</p><h2>CHICAGO</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Denis Dejordy</p><p>Tony Esposito</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Keith Magnuson</p><p>Doug Jarrett</p><p>Ray McKay</p><p>Pat Stapleton</p><p>Gilles Marotte</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Lou Angotti</p><p>Pit Martin</p><p>Jim Pappin</p><p>Bobby Hull</p><p>Dennis Hull</p><p>Eric Nesterenko</p><p>Chico Maki</p><p>Cliff Koroll</p><p>Jim Wiste</p><p>Stan Mikita</p><p>Gerry Pinder</p><p>Gene Ubriaco</p><p>Doug Mohns</p><h2>DETROIT</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Roy Edwards</p><p>Roger Crozier</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Bobby Baun</p><p>Gary Bergman</p><p>Cari Brewer</p><p>Ron Harris</p><p>Matt Ravlich</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Garry Ungor</p><p>Gordie Howe</p><p>Alex Delvecchio</p><p>Garry Monahan</p><p>Bruce MacGregor</p><p>Nick Libett</p><p>Wayne Connelly</p><p>Pete Stemkowski</p><p>Frank Mahovlich</p><p>Billy Dea</p><p>Al Kariander</p><h2>TORONTO</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Bruce Gamble</p><p>Gerry McNamara</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Tim Horton</p><p>Pat Quinn</p><p>Jim McKenny</p><p>Ricky Ley</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Dave Keon</p><p>Ron Ellis</p><p>Murray Oliver</p><p>Jim Harrison</p><p>Brit Selby</p><p>Mike Walton</p><p>Floyd Smith</p><p>Paul Henderson</p><p>Bob Pulford</p><p>Terry Clancy</p><p>Norm Ullman</p><p>George Armstrong</p><h2>NEW YORK</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Ed Giacomin</p><p>Terry Sawchuck</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Brad Park</p><p>Amie Brown</p><p>Jim Neilson</p><p>Rod Seiling</p><p>Allan Hamilton</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Rod Gilbert</p><p>Bob Nevin</p><p>Real Lemieux</p><p>Bill Fairbairn</p><p>Vic Hadfield</p><p>Ron Stewart</p><p>Dave Balon</p><p>Walt Tkaczuk</p><p>Jean Ratelie</p><p>Juha Widing</p><p>Don Marshall</p><h2>ST. LOUIS</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Jacques Plante</p><p>Ernie Wakely</p><p>Glenn Hall</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Ray Fortin</p><p>Bob Plager</p><p>Noel Picard</p><p>Barclay Plager</p><p>Jim Roberts</p><p>Jearv-Guy Talbot</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Red Berenson</p><p>Frank St. Marseille</p><p>Gary Sabourin</p><p>Tim Ecclestone</p><p>Bill McCreary</p><p>Ron Anderson</p><p>Larry Keenan</p><p>Andre Boudrias</p><p>Ab McDonald</p><h2>OAKLAND</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Gary Smith</p><p>Charlie Hodge</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Doug Roberts</p><p>Wayne Muloin</p><p>Carol Vadnais</p><p>Dick Mattiussi</p><p>Bert Marshall</p><p>Harry Howell</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Billy Hicke</p><p>Gerry Ehman</p><p>Ted Hampson</p><p>Don O&rsquo;Donoghue</p><p>Gary Jarrett</p><p>Earl Ingarfield</p><p>Mike Laughton</p><p>Norm Ferguson</p><p>Brian Perry</p><p>Bob Dillabough</p><p>Howie Menard</p><h2>PHILADELPHIA</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Bernie Parent</p><p>Doug Favell</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Ed Van Impe</p><p>Joe Watson</p><p>Larry Hillman</p><p>Wayne Hillman</p><p>Dick Cherry</p><p>Larry Hale</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Earl Heiskala</p><p>Andro Lacroix</p><p>Simon Nolet</p><p>Joan-Guy Gendron</p><p>Reg Fleming</p><p>Bill Sutherland</p><p>Gary Dornhoefer</p><p>Bob Clarke</p><p>Lew Morrison</p><p>Terry Ball</p><h2>PITTSBURGH</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Les Binkley</p><p>Al Smith</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Duane Rupp</p><p>Bob Woytowich</p><p>Bob Blackbum</p><p>Tracy Pratt</p><p>Jim Morrison</p><p>Bryan Watson</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Bryan Hextail</p><p>Keith McCreary</p><p>Val Fonteyne</p><p>Nick Harbaruk</p><p>Ken Schinkel</p><p>Glen Sather</p><p>Ron Schock</p><p>Wally Boyer</p><p>Jean Pronovost</p><p>Dean Prentice</p><p>Michel Briere</p><p>George Swarbrick</p><h2>LOS ANGELES</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Gerry Desjardins</p><p>Wayne Rutledge</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>Dale Rolfe</p><p>Brent Hughes</p><p>Bob Wall</p><p>Dale Hogan son</p><p>Larry Caban</p><p>Bill White</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Eddie Joyal</p><p>Eddie Shack</p><p>Bill Rett</p><p>Jim Peters</p><p>Butch Goring</p><p>Ted Irvine</p><p>Skip Krake</p><p>Mike Corrigan</p><p>Ross Lonsberry</p><p>Leon Rochefort</p><p>Gary Croteau</p><h2>MINNESOTA</h2><p>GOALKEEPERS</p><p>Cesare Maniago</p><p>Fem Rivard</p><p>DEFENSEMEN</p><p>John Miszuk</p><p>Leo Boivin</p><p>Lou Nanne</p><p>Darryl Sly</p><p>Barry Gibbs</p><p>Tom Reid</p><p>FORWARDS</p><p>Danny O&rsquo;Shea</p><p>Bill Goldsworthy</p><p>Danny Lawson</p><p>Ray Cullen</p><p>Jean-Paul Parise</p><p>Tommy Williams</p><p>Bob Barlow</p><p>Claude Larose</p><p>Bill Collins</p><p>Danny Grant</p><p>Walt McKechnie<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

National League Rosters

<div class="byline">BY PAT CONNOLLY</div><p>CHARLOTTETOWN&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>aritime Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; Hockey League stock rose several decibels last week as the league leading Charlottetown Islanders took on Niagara Falls Flyers of the OHA Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; series and swept both ends of an exhibition doubleheader 3-2 and 5-2. Indicative of the Islanders depth was the fact they played the second game without three of their top guns, Bobby McMillan, Angus Beck and Al McAdam, all of whom suffered first game injuries.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01478/2611813-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="271" height="463"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jack Bownass</b></figcaption></div><p>Right winger Hilliard Graves, a junior draft eligible next June, paced the Chariottetown assault with four goals in the two games, including a hat trick in the finale. McMillan&rsquo;s goal with less than three minutes remaining gave Islanders their margin of victory in the opener. Ray Gibbs held the Flyers to four goals in the two games.</p><p>Islanders&rsquo; double victory over the OHA tail-enders restored a measure of confidence to the league leaders who went into the series on the heels of a pair of road defeats, 6-3 to Cape Breton Metros at Glace Bay and 5-4 to the Lakers at Dartmouth. (Red) Jack Bownass&rsquo; Lakers, who are drawn against the Islanders in semi final play opening Feb. 9th, have the best record of any team against the league leaders, winning five of the seven decisions Islanders have dropped in league play.</p><p>Meanwhile the rejuvenated Halifax Atlantics, bolstered by the addition of several new players, began to make noises from their basement position. Atlantics ended a long draught on January 11 by handing Cape Breton Metros a 5-2 loss at the Forum, and followed up the next night with a 10-6 victory over Dartmouth. Atlantics have come up with a number of promising newcomers including defenceman Al Ireland from North Battleford Beavers of the Western Canada Junior League and three products of the Weymouth, Mass. High school league, centres Jim Heffernan and Russ Sullivan and right winger Vic Puntari. All three played prominent roles in Atlantics&rsquo; victory surge.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Leading Islanders Topple Niagara; Bownass Poises Lakers For Playoffs

<div class="byline">BY ALEX HARDY</div><p>EDMONTON&mdash;</p><p>Attention focuses on Edmonton Feb. 9-10 when the Western Canada League holds its annual All-Star dinner and game.</p><p>NHL teams, mindful of the fact that the only three rookies to make the big time on a regular basis direct from junior ranks this season came from the Western Canada League, will send scouts to Edmonton en masse.</p><p>Edmonton Oil Kings owner and general manager Bill Hunter will be honored at the dinner Feb. 9. Hunter was a founder of the WCHL and has coached, managed and owned Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Medicine Hat and Wilcox, Sask.</p><p>Edmonton businessman Zane Feldman, president of the Oil Kings heads a committee working to make it a banner evening. Seven hundred tickets are expected to be sold. Nearly half of these were grabbed up before the ducats were even advertised for sale.</p><p>Three head tables will be needed to seat the guests of honor, who include the players, Premier and Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta, mayor of Edmonton. and various speakers.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02406/2611844-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="273" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Hunter</b></figcaption></div><p>The game will match the Western Division leading Oil Kings against the WCHL All-Stars, selected from the other seven teams by press, radio and TV reporters.</p><p>A prairie radio network is being planned. It would carry the game back to every centre in the league.</p><p><b>SLAP SHOTS&mdash;</b> Alex Romaniuk, who was instrumental in bringing the 1970 World wrestling Championships to Edmonton next July, heads the Edmonton Oil Kings education program. Oil Kings have eight boys at the University of Alberta, and all are on full scholarships (tuition, text books and room and board). The program costs Oil Kings over $10,000 a year&hellip;Swift Current Broncos have a distinct Saskatoon flavor. Coach Mike Shabaga and players Don Kozak, Dave Symons, Bill Soroski and Howie Hicks are all Saskatoon products.</p><p>The five Western Ontario junior league clubs that operate outside the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association want another national playoff with the Western Canada League. Last year&rsquo;s WCHL champs, Flin Flon Bombers, won handily over St. Thomas, Ont., Barons. But this year the Western Ontario circuit has gained several over-age OHA Jr. &ldquo;A&rdquo; players and claims to be 25-307 stronger. The WCHL says it is &ldquo;looking into renewing the series with an open mind,&rdquo; although league president Ron Butlin admits the idea doesn&rsquo;t really appeal to him.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Pro Hockey ‘Hotbed’, WCL Outlines Plans For All-Star Game

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03321/2611875-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="897" height="1206"></div><h2><b>Solution in Feb. 6 issue</b></h2><h3><b>ACROSS</b></h3><p>1&mdash;Pictured player.</p><p>8&mdash;A St. Louis farmhand.</p><p>9&mdash;Broadcast medium.</p><p>11&mdash;Scored 15 for L.A. last season.</p><p>13&mdash;First name of NHL defenseman.</p><p>15&mdash;Initials of one of the Blues.</p><p>17&mdash;To make mistakes.</p><p>19&mdash;One of the North Stars.</p><p>20&mdash;First name of a Minnesota forward.</p><p>23&mdash;Denotes number worn by NHL referee Harris.</p><p>24&mdash;A former Penguin.</p><p>27&mdash;This St. Louis farmhand registered 38 goals last season.</p><p>30&mdash;Initials of former Red Wing Reibel.</p><p>31&mdash;NHL goaltender.</p><h3><b>DOWN</b></h3><p>1&mdash;A high-scoring Buffalo forward.</p><p>2&mdash;5th and 3rd letters of the alphabet.</p><p>3&mdash;One of the Hawks.</p><p>4&mdash;Initials of one of the Red Wings.</p><p>5&mdash;The (fr.)</p><p>6&mdash;An NHL trophy.</p><p>7&mdash;Holds record for most penalty minutes in one season.</p><p>10&mdash;Number worn by Ellis of Toronto. (Rom. Numb.)</p><p>12&mdash;Leading point getter in last year&rsquo;s playoffs.</p><p>14&mdash;Girl&rsquo;s name.</p><p>16&mdash;Beverage.</p><p>18&mdash;A former Ranger netminder.</p><p>21&mdash;First name of one of the Bruins.</p><p>22&mdash;24 across answers to this.</p><p>24&mdash;Avenue, (abbr.)</p><p>25&mdash;4th and 14th letters of the alphabet.</p><p>26&mdash;Period of time.</p><p>28&mdash;26th and 5th letters of the alphabet.</p><p>29&mdash;26th and 25th letters of the alphabet.</p><h2><b>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</b></h2><h3><b>ACROSS</b></h3><p><b>1&mdash;Sanderson.</b></p><p><b>6&mdash;Ore.</b></p><p><b>7&mdash;Edwards.</b></p><p><b>10&mdash;Me.</b></p><p><b>11&mdash;Tie.</b></p><p><b>12&mdash;Ken.</b></p><p><b>14&mdash;Orr.</b></p><p><b>15&mdash;Uke.</b></p><p><b>17&mdash;S.E.</b></p><p><b>19&mdash;Ron.</b></p><p><b>20&mdash;Knee.</b></p><p><b>23&mdash;Ten.</b></p><p><b>24&mdash;Glennie.</b></p><p><b>27&mdash;I.A.</b></p><p><b>28&mdash;T.K.O.</b></p><p><b>29&mdash;Dineen.</b></p><h3><b>DOWN</b></h3><p><b>1&mdash;Stemkowski.</b></p><p><b>2&mdash;Doak.</b></p><p><b>3&mdash;Err.</b></p><p><b>4&mdash;Red.</b></p><p><b>5&mdash;Nineteen.</b></p><p><b>8&mdash;Deer.</b></p><p><b>9&mdash;St. Laurent.</b></p><p><b>13&mdash;N.R.</b></p><p><b>16&mdash;Konik.</b></p><p><b>18&mdash;E.N.</b></p><p><b>21&mdash;Egan.</b></p><p><b>22&mdash;E.L.</b></p><p><b>23&mdash;T.N.</b></p><p><b>25&mdash;Eve.</b></p><p><b>26&mdash;E.Q.</b></p><p><b>27&mdash;11.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey Crossword

<p><i>Special to The Hockey News</i></p><p>GROSSE POINTE PARK&mdash;</p><p>The tremendous growth of hockey and other ice-oriented activities in the United States can be directly attributed to the recent upsurge in artificial ice rink construction.</p><p>Only one name has been prominent on the U.S. rink building scene since the late 1940&rsquo;s, that of Charles R. (&ldquo;Chuck&rdquo;) Beltz of Detroit. With a background of hockey interest since boyhood days around Pittsburgh and through his university days at Cornell University, &ldquo;Chuck&rdquo; founded Charles R. Beltz and Company in 1946, moving into the rink construction field in 1948 with the installation of artificial ice in the still popular Detroit Skating Club. Since that time, his company has been involved with no less than 127 rinks throughout the United States and the Caribbean.</p><p>The list of Beltemp installations include Olympia Stadium in Detroit; McMorran Sports Arena in Port Huron; Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio; McMillen Foundation Ice Arena in Fort Wayne, Indiana; Ohio Exposition Center, Columbus, Ohio; Hara and Winterland Arenas in Dayton, Ohio; Ben Yack Arena in Wyandotte; Michigan; Kennedy Memorial Arena in Trenton, Michigan; Devon-Aire and Ford Arenas in Livonia, Michigan; Polar Palace in Miami, Florida and the Glenwood Ice Arena in Erie, Pa.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01393/2611913-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="536" height="571"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Charles R. Beltz, President of the Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan firm that bears his name, is accepted as the leading designer and builder of ice skating rinks by the industry. Over 20 years of experience in the field has given him a vast head start in solving any rink building requirements. Among his other accomplishments is the fact that the industry has called upon him to author the ASHRAE Guide and Data book (rink section) which is generally regarded as the Bible of the Industry.</b></figcaption></div><p>The Beltz Co. pioneered the trailer-mounted portable ice rinks that provided to get so many communities &ldquo;on the ice&rdquo;. With the mobile &ldquo;over-the-road&rdquo; trailers housing the refrigeration equipment, cities were able to provide neighborhood skating rinks with the use of either plastic or steel pipe placed on their tennis courts or any open space where power and water were readily available.</p><p>As recreation influence grew, the outdoor rinks became more sophisticated and again Beltz met the demand by providing combination ice rink-tennis facilities that not only gave the community use throughout the year, but also reduced rink maintenance and assured superior ice conditions.</p><p>Although many of the Beltz rinks spread across the U.S. are for figure skating, such as the Sheraton-Fort Lauderdale rink and the Peggy Fleming television special installation in MGM Studios in Hollywood. California. Beltz has always been a friend and supporter of hockey. While watching his favorite Red Wings from behind the visiting team bench. Chuck can reminisce about the years when hockey was just starting its boom in the Detroit area in the early and mid-1950&rsquo;s. Realizing the need to help the young players get started, Beltemp Icemaker teams were playing in every area league and even today, boys wearing Beltemp jerseys, are skating on Beltemp powered and built ice rinks.</p><p>THE HOCKEY NEWS is proud to include the name of Chuck Beltz on the list of men who have helped build hockey interest throughout the United States.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02344/2611906-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="1797" height="1299"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Here is the Detroit Olympia showing some of the approximately 10 miles of steel pipe covering the rink area prior to concrete pour by the Charles R. Beltz & Co., duting summer renovations to the Red Wings&rsquo; home ice in 1968.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Charles Beltz Hailed As Ice Rink Pioneer In U.S.

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>L</span>OUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO. LIMITED WALLY ENTERPRISES LIMITED. AFFILIATE Arnold Street Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S, and Canada</b></p><p><b>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO. LIMITED WALLY ENTERPRISES LIMITED AFFILIATE Arnold Street. Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada</b></p><h2><b>HOW THEY STAND</b></h2><h3><b>AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01399/2611958-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="563" height="169"></div><h3><b>WESTERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02313/2611951-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="581" height="204"></div><h3><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h3><p><b>Tues. Jan. 13</b></p><p>Baltimore 4 at Quebec 2</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 14</b></p><p>Providence 2 at Hershey 2</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 16</b></p><p>Providence 2 at Cleveland 3</p><p>Baltimore 4 at Montreal 3</p><p>Quebec 1 at Rochester 4</p><p>Buffalo 4 at Springfield 3</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 17</b></p><p>Montreal 4 at Cleveland 0</p><p>Buffalo 3 at Hershey 5</p><p>Baltimore 2 at Springfield 5</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 18</b></p><p>Hershey 3 at Buffalo 6</p><p>Baltimore 3 at Providence 4</p><p>Montreal 2 at Quebec 4</p><p>Springfield 6 at Rochester 9</p><h3><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h3><p><b>Tues. Jan. 20</b></p><p>Rochester at Baltimore</p><p>Cleveland at Quebec</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 21</b></p><p>Springfield at Hershey</p><p>Cleveland at Montreal</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 23</b></p><p>Springfield at Baltimore</p><p>Rochester at Buffalo</p><p>Quebec at Montreal</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 24</b></p><p>Baltimore at Hershey</p><p>Cleveland at Springfield</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 25</b></p><p>Montreal at Baltimore</p><p>Cleveland at Buffalo</p><p>Springfield at Providence</p><p>Hershey at Rochester</p><h3>LEADING SCORERS (Including Games of Sun. Jan. 11)</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03222/2611944-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="573" height="536"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BOB WESENBERG</div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>ith the midway point of the 1969-70 AHL season now past, the Montreal Voyageurs seem a sure bet to take first place in the Eastern division their first year in existence.</p><p>On January 13 they had a 13-point bulge over second place Springfield, and still had games in hand over the other clubs in their division.</p><p>The Voyageurs are now under the wing of acting coach Ron Caron while Al MacNeil, who started the season as player coach, takes a regular and effective turn on the ice. The club has been hurt by injuries to the parent Canadiens, with outstanding regulars being called up to do service with the big club, replacing injured vets.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-05126/2611989-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="258" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Al MacNeil</b></figcaption></div><p>Pete Mahovlich, Luc Grenier Jude Drouin, Larry Mickey, Phil Roberto, Marc Tardif, Bob Sheehan, Paul Curtis, Guy Charron, Rejean Houle and goalkeepers Phil Myre and Jack Norris have all seen action in the NHL this year. As a result, the Voyageurs have been playing quite a few contests without the services of their best, and still managed to get through the first half with only seven losses. Myre has been retained indefinitely by Canadiens as backup to Rogatien Vachon following Gump Worsey&rsquo;s unexpected retirement.</p><p>The Voyageurs are the highest scoring team in the AHL, and only the Buffalo Bisons have had less goals scored against them. The Montreal club has the dubious distinction of having racked up the most penalty minutes on the strength of their major and misconduct sentences.</p><p>The team has dominated most of the others with the exception of Baltimore, against which they have a record of 1-1-1, and Buffalo, with whom they have shared two wins, two losses and two ties. They weren&rsquo;t on the short end of any series entering last weekend&rsquo;s action.</p><p>In the AHL scoring race Drouin led the team, but for such a high scoring squad, they are not placing too many men close to the top for the reason of serving two masters, the Habs and Voyageurs. The other clubs in the loop must shudder to think what the first half could have been like without the NHL recalls.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0018-05

Despite Recalls, Voyageurs Holding Wide Edge

<h2><b>Sat. Jan. 10 BUFFALO 3 AT CLEVELAND 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-06104/2612090-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg" title="f0018-06" width="580" height="533"></div><h2><b>ROCHESTER 2 AT BUFFALO 5</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0790/2612083-1-eng-US/f0018-072.jpg" title="f0018-07" width="578" height="556"></div><h2><b>Sun. Jan. 11 MONTREAL 5 AT ROCHESTER 5</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0878/2612076-1-eng-US/f0018-082.jpg" title="f0018-08" width="580" height="716"></div><h2><b>Tues. Jan. 13 BALTIMORE 4 AT QUEBEC 2</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0968/2612069-1-eng-US/f0018-092.jpg" title="f0018-09" width="585" height="537"></div><h2><b>Wed. Jan. 14 PROVIDENCE 2 AT HERSHEY 2</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1060/2612062-1-eng-US/f0018-102.jpg" title="f0018-10" width="579" height="457"></div><h2><b>QUEBEC 1 AT ROCHESTER 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1155/2612055-1-eng-US/f0018-112.jpg" title="f0018-11" width="576" height="517"></div><h2><b>PROVIDENCE 2 AT CLEVELAND 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1250/2612048-1-eng-US/f0018-122.jpg" title="f0018-12" width="576" height="494"></div><h2><b>Fri. Jan. 16 BALTIMORE 4 AT MONTREAL 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1346/2612041-1-eng-US/f0018-132.jpg" title="f0018-13" width="577" height="585"></div><h2><b>BUFFALO 4 AT SPRINGFIELD 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1444/2612034-1-eng-US/f0018-142.jpg" title="f0018-14" width="580" height="537"></div><h2><b>MONTREAL 4 AT CLEVELAND 0</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1543/2612027-1-eng-US/f0018-152.jpg" title="f0018-15" width="576" height="378"></div><h2><b>Sun. Jan. 18 SPRINGFIELD 6 at ROCHESTER</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1642/2612020-1-eng-US/f0018-162.jpg" title="f0018-16" width="581" height="907"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0018-06

American League Summaries

<div class="byline">BY JOE CELDAK</div><p>QUEBEC CITY&mdash;</p><p>Turk Broda&rsquo;s Quebec Aces may be struggling for a playoff berth in the American Hockey League but their scoring ability is among the best in the league.</p><p>Center Rene Drolet paces the Aces scoring and at the moment is fighting Buffalo&rsquo;s Guy Trottier for the scoring title. Drolet had 46 points to Trottier&rsquo;s 47.</p><p>Following Drolet, Claude LaForge and Serge Bernier were each tied with 37 points at this writing and in the seventh position in the AHL.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04174/2612121-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="254" height="393"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Rosaire Paiement</b></figcaption></div><p>Right winger Rosaire Paiement, who has spent eight games with the parent club, the Philadelphia Flyers, was just six points back with 31 on 14 goals and 17 assists.</p><p>&ldquo;We missed Rosey while he was up with the Flyers,&rdquo; said Broda. &ldquo;He has that great ability to score big goals when you need them badly.</p><p>&ldquo;He has helped us all season long. If he keeps it up, I&rsquo;m sure we&rsquo;ll lose him again to the Flyers. But in the meantime, I&rsquo;m hoping he&rsquo;ll keep scoring big goals.&rdquo;</p><p>Paiement scored a goal and had one assist while with the Flyers. He&rsquo;s a cocky kid and he&rsquo;s not afraid to use his fists when an opposing player wishes to test him. His penalty record has him near the top of the league.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0018-04

Aces’ Scorers Among Best As Club Bids For Playoff

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01376/2612152-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>This can&rsquo;t be the blind leading the blind because here are three highly talented skaters. Taking a brief &lsquo;whirl&rsquo; around the Baltimore Civic Center ice are PEGGY FLEMING, glamorous star of this year&rsquo;s Ice Follies show and two members of the Clippers, GARY SWAIN, left, and RICK KESSELL.</b></figcaption></div><p>BUFFALO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>G</span>illes Villemure gets a $100 bonus for each shutout, and the Buffalo Bisons&rsquo; brilliant goaltender had easy pickings when he posted No. 7 in an 8-0 landslide over the Cleveland Barons.</p><p>Coach Fred Shero gave Villemure a night off the previous evening when the teams played a 3-3 tie in Cleveland. In that one, Al Johnstone, making only his third appearance as Villemure&rsquo;s backup man, drew plaudits for his work.</p><p>In the second half of the back-to-back doubleheader in Buffalo, Villemure made 19 stops, and had only two or three tough chances.</p><p>&ldquo;The boys practically gave me a night off the way they played in front of me,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I guess there wasn&rsquo;t much for me to do outside of a couple of deflections, and on Bobby Ellett&rsquo;s breakaway when he came out of the penalty box.</p><p>&ldquo;I would have to say I had an easy night.&rdquo;</p><p>The Bisons lengthened their unbeaten streak to 15, including 11 wins and four ties, in that one as Guy Trottier fashioned his second three-goal night and raised his league-leading total to 35.</p><p>The Bisons, who have gone with 17 men, one under the limit, almost all season, had only 16 for a three-game weekend after defenseman Barry Brown was recalled by the parent New York Rangers.</p><p>However, Brown was expected back and forward Forbes Kennedy rejoined the club. Kennedy, who didn&rsquo;t play a shift before undergoing surgery on his right knee Oct. 27, was riding the bike in the training room and hoped to start skating again.</p><p><b>ALONG THE BOARDS&mdash;</b> The Bisons, who did most of their traveling early, had only 10 road games remaining as this edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS went to press&hellip;Capt. Gerry Ouellette popped two goals in the 8-0 win over Cleveland and missed a third when he hit the post from 10 feet with goalie Gerry Gray pinned under several players on the other side&hellip;Shero is operating a &ldquo;four-man line&rdquo; including Ouellette, Billy Knibbs, Ron Attwell and Wayne Maki&hellip;Bob Jones, a left-winger by trade, is centering Dennis Kassian and Wayne Rivers and playing the best hockey of his career.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0019-01

Gilles Villemure In The Chips As Club Pays $100 Per Shutout

<div class="byline">BY BOB ELMER</div><p>BALTIMORE&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>hat could turn out to be the &ldquo;breaking point&rdquo; in this year&rsquo;s AHL race for the Baltimore Clippers, may wind up as one of the season&rsquo;s best kept secrets. And not by design, either.</p><p>It so happens that at this writing there is a newspaper strike going on in Baltimore.</p><p>With no contract, the press men walked out New Year&rsquo;s Day and as of this date there have been no local papers on the street. And, as if this situation were not bad enough for the eager Baltimore sports fan, out-of-town copies like the two Washington papers and the Philadelphia and New York sheets sell for as much as $2.00 a copy.</p><p>Consequently the Clippers are playing these days without the benefit of typewritten reports from the News-American&rsquo;s veteran George Taylor, the erudite eruptions of the Morning Sun&rsquo;s Al Fischer, and young Larry Hargrove&rsquo;s impassive appeals in behalf of the Evening Sun. As to how the club is faring, it has to be conceded that lack of ink is putting some crimp in the home attendance graph.</p><p>Somewhat fortunate though is the fact that the team is now on the road while the Ice Follies plays the local building (Jan. 13 through 18). Since New Year&rsquo;s Day, Coach Migay&rsquo;s minions are 2-3-1 having bowed to Cleveland here on New Year&rsquo;s afternoon, and in Buffalo on the 4th and in Quebec the following Sunday, but scoring an impressive 4-2 triumph over Montreal&rsquo;s Voyageurs here on the 7th and tying Hershey here on the 9th.</p><p>This is the longest road trip of the season for the Clips with two games set in Quebec, their first visit to the Montreal Forum for a singleton with the Voyageurs and weekend games in Providence and Springfield before returning home to host the Amerks on the 20th.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Clippers’ Road Trip Timely As Baltimore Papers Strike

<div class="byline">BY BOB BROWN</div><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Cleveland Barons appear to have found themselves. Coach Jack Gordon&rsquo;s icers have flashed new form in the new year. The Barons won over Baltimore and Rochester in their first two 1970 outings, then dropped a tight 3-2 decision to the Hershey Bears.</p><p>The principal reason for the new found success is the resurgence of the Barons&rsquo; defense. Captain Bill Needham, in his 13th full season in Cleveland, and Jim Watson, Jim Niekamp, Bob Falkenberg and Hap Myers are playing together as a unit for the first time this season. The result has impressed local fans. Watson has since been rewarded by being recalled to Detroit and replaced by Poul Popeil.</p><p>Needham has seldom played better than in recent games. The durable Baron veteran has been playing it tough, and his leadership has rubbed off favorably on the others. Niekamp and Watson have been working well as one tandem while Needham has been paired with either Falkenberg or Myers.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02324/2612207-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="269" height="496"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Needham</b></figcaption></div><p>Niekamp and Watson like to hit and have been keeping enemy forwards honest. Niekamp has also shown an ability to score which adds punch to the Barons&rsquo; attack. Falkenberg is getting his legs back after a two month layoff with a fractured ankle while Myers has shown steady improvement all season long.</p><p>In the Barons&rsquo; last three outings, opponents have been held to an average of 2 goals a game. Meanwhile, the Barons moved into a fourth place tie with Rochester in the West. The Barons are well aware of where they can go. The distance between the four clubs trailing Buffalo is not that great. If their early 1970 form is for real, the Barons will be in the thick of the Western Division chase for playoff positions.</p><p>Meanwhile, six men who made outstanding contributions to hockey in Cleveland were inducted into the Barons&rsquo; Hall of Fame, January 16. Al Sutphin, who was the builder of the Arena, and Fred &ldquo;Bun&rdquo; Cook, the most successful coach in American Hockey League history, were enshrined as &ldquo;builders.&rdquo; Les Cunningham, Fred Thurier, Danny Sprout and Jackie Gordon were selected for their outstanding playing careers here.</p><p>Selections were made by an eight member Hall of Fame Committee. The idea for a &lsquo;Hall&rsquo; here was conceived a year ago by Barons&rsquo; owner Nick Mileti. Fred Glover was the first inductee. Hall of Fame Night will be an annual feature of the Barons&rsquo; season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0019-02

Barons Show New Look For New Year; Needham Settles Young Defense Down

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div><p>HERSHEY&mdash;</p><p>Joe Junkin came out of &ldquo;mothballs&rdquo; to turn in a starring performance in his first American Hockey League appearance.</p><p>The 23-year-old Hershey Bears rookie goalie, who a couple of years ago nearly had his career ended by injury, turned back the Rochester Americans, 5-2, Jan. 10 here before 5,500 fans.</p><p>Junkin was playing in relief of Andre Gill, who has carried the major share of the goaltending duties this season in fine fashion.</p><p>The young newcomer to Hershey was secured on loan from Oklahoma City when veteran John Henderson was advised to undergo surgery to correct a knee ailment. The operation was performed in Toronto by a specialist.</p><p>Junkin, owned by the Boston Bruins, is considered to be an outstanding prospect, though he saw little action at Oklahoma City.</p><p>Against the Americans, Junkin turned in 33 saves. However, he was beaten for two quick opening period goals, yet he didn&rsquo;t panic and his continual hustle and alert play paid off with the win.</p><p>While playing in the Central League, he was struck on the forehead by a booming shot off the stick of Alain Caron, now with the Montreal Voyageurs. Junkin suffered a fractured skull, and quickly joined the goalie face mask fraternity.</p><p>Gill, in handling the nets in 27 of the club&rsquo;s first 32 games, won 13, lost 11 and tied 2. He came on in relief of Henderson in one game, but was not credited with the loss. In 1,614 minutes of action, Gill allowed 91 goals on 899 shots for a respectable 3 plus average.</p><p>Milt Schmidt, Bruins general manager, in a recent visit to Hershey, said, &ldquo;Junkin is a tough kid who will stand right up to you, but he needs work.&rdquo;</p><p>Gill launched the Bears on their latest win streak, turning back Montreal, Cleveland and Springfield before gaining a 4-4 standoff against Baltimore. The unbeaten string spanned Jan 3-9.</p><p>And on came Junkin to make the string read No. 5.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03264/2612252-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="565" height="592"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOE JUNKIN&hellip;Needs Work In Ne&raquo;</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Fri. Jan. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-04228/2612245-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="581" height="167"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-05189/2612238-1-eng-US/f0019-052.jpg" title="f0019-05" width="588" height="374"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0019-03

Bears Give Junkin First Taste Of AHL And Rookie Clicks

<h2><b>ECAC DIVISION</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Sat. Jan. 10)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01223/2612346-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="586" height="613"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><p><b>(Including Games of Sat. Jan. 3)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02154/2612339-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="578" height="154"></div><h2><b>NEW YORK COLLEGE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Thurs. Jan. 8)</b></p><h3><b>East Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-03124/2612332-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="581" height="240"></div><h3><b>West Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0496/2612325-1-eng-US/f0020-042.jpg" title="f0020-04" width="580" height="235"></div><h3><b>Inter-Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0542/2612318-1-eng-US/f0020-052.jpg" title="f0020-05" width="573" height="102"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b> East Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0628/2612311-1-eng-US/f0020-062.jpg" title="f0020-06" width="580" height="231"></div><h3>West Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0724/2612304-1-eng-US/f0020-072.jpg" title="f0020-07" width="585" height="232"></div><h2><b>ONTARIO-QUEBEC COLLEGE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Jan. 14)</b></p><h3><b>Eastern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0817/2612297-1-eng-US/f0020-082.jpg" title="f0020-08" width="584" height="238"></div><h3><b>Western Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0912/2612290-1-eng-US/f0020-092.jpg" title="f0020-09" width="578" height="236"></div><h2><b>OTTAWA-ST. LAWRENCE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Fri. Jan. 16)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-109/2612283-1-eng-US/f0020-102.jpg" title="f0020-10" width="584" height="308"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0020-01

COLLEGE RACES

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLO</div><p>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he first thing you notice about little guy Billy Inglis is the ready smile he always has and the warm greeting he gives everyone. But the 5-8, 160 pounder is all heart as he goes about his job. He&rsquo;s been in a scoring slump, but has worked his way out.</p><p>Last season, he performed very well with Springfield and was called up to the parent NHI club. It was the general opinion that he would stay up this season. But since he did not, Springfield fans are glad the little guy is back.</p><p>Billy is a scrapper and hustler every minute he&rsquo;s on the ice. He also manages to handle his share of the big guys who are trying to prevent him from scoring. The 26-year-old center is now in his third season with the Springfield club.</p><p>A standout forechecker and puck handler, Billy is a great guy to pursue the puck. He&rsquo;ll willingly go into corners to mix it up with players bigger than himself. Most of the time he wins his battle because he is the sort of player who never stops working and battling.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-117/2612377-1-eng-US/f0020-112.jpg" title="f0020-11" width="261" height="465"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Billy Inglis</b></figcaption></div><p>Naturally, Inglis hopes to get his chance to go back into the NHL and with a former Springfield mentor, John Wilson, at the helm of the L.A. Kings, he surely knows what Billy can accomplish for a team. He was a top rated pro prospect when he was in junior hockey ranks in Canada.</p><p>Inglis was snatched by the Los Angeles club from the Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; organization. In fact, Inglis was turned pro in 1963 by the Canadiens and played in the fast Central League for four seasons with Omaha and Houston for two years each.</p><p>Inglis was a scoring sensation in his days in the Central League. He got 34 goals in 1965 with Houston and followed that up with 33 tallies the next season with the same team.</p><p>He was Los Angeles&rsquo; 10th draft choice from the Canadiens back in 1967. He began 1968 with Springfield, but in February of that season he was called up to Los Angeles along with winger Gary Croteau to give the parent club some scoring punch.</p><p>Last season, he played 10 games with the big club and also put in a 12-game trial with Los Angeles in 1967. During his time in pro hockey, he has always been known as a prolific scorer. His early season slump here was something new for him</p><p>Born in Ottawa, Bill is married with no children. He now lives in Pembroke, Ont. He&rsquo;s a left handed shooter who potted 26 goals, 30 assists in. 56 games here last season. He&rsquo;s a baseball, football and track enthusiast in the off-season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0020-11

Size No Problem For Scrappy Little Billy Inglis

<div class="byline">BY TOM BURKE</div><p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>id&mdash;January brought semester-end examinations to the rest of the major ECAC hockey powers, giving writers and fans a chance to re-assess this year&rsquo;s race. It seems as though every season in recent memory has been labeled &ldquo;the tightest race in years&rdquo;, and 1969-70 is no exception.</p><p>For the fourth year in a row, Cornell University has undisputed possession of the top spot. At the season&rsquo;s outset we predicted that they would lose more games than they did last year. Even that doesn&rsquo;t seem very likely (they lost only one Eastern game last year) as the loss of three All-Americans hasn&rsquo;t fazed Ned Harkness&rsquo; indomitable crew. Their balanced attack and determined back checking has led Dick Gagliardi, Yale coach, to declare, &ldquo;They&rsquo;re much better than last year.&rdquo; His team dropped an 8-1 decision to the Big Red earlier in the year.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-126/2612408-1-eng-US/f0020-122.jpg" title="f0020-12" width="262" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ned Harkness</b></figcaption></div><p>Boston College is a mild surprise, losing only once before exam break. Scoring at a 6.5 goal per game clip, the Eagles haven&rsquo;t tested Cornell yet, with a showdown slated for Feb. 14 in Ithaca. Their only loss was 7-6 to St. Lawrence, but Snooks Kelley points to a tough stretch schedule and warns against predictions.</p><p>After that, mere percentage points separate the next eight or nine clubs, as a look at the standings will show. Of these, young and hungry Providence is the biggest eye opener. The Friars, thought to be a year away in their building program, are proving themselves serious threats. Any team is capable of putting together a streak and finding themselves in title contention, or at least in the thick of things for that all-important home ice advantage in the Eastern playoffs&rsquo; first round.</p><p>At the end of the season, the first eight teams are those designated to enter the post-season play-downs, the first round of which will be on March 10 this year. The first four teams in the seedings are accorded the home ice edge for the first round, with No 1 hosting No. 8, No. 2 hosting No. 7 and so forth. Seedings are decided pretty much by the standing and percentage in the division. However, since all Division I teams do not play an equal amount of divisional games and do not necessarily play every other team in the division in a given year, some consideration is given by the selection committee to the quality and toughness of each team&rsquo;s schedule.</p><p>The semi-final and final rounds will be held in Boston Garden on March 13-14. These games are perennial sellouts. The winner automatically goes to the NCAA finals in Lake Placid, N.Y. on March 19-21, while the runner-up usually is the other ECAC representative.</p><p>But with holiday tournaments and exams out of the way, February is the month of reckoning. This year&rsquo;s race, as usual, won&rsquo;t be decided until late in the month, or the last week of play in early March.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0020-12

Cornell Holds TOP Spot At College Examination Break

<div class="byline">By Tom Burke</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0021-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0190/2612453-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>DOWN EAST</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>Y</span>ALE</b>&mdash;Coaching a team like Yale, a dangerous club despite its 6 Division I losses, can be difficult but not discouraging, according to coach Dick Gagliardi. &ldquo;I feel that only two of the teams that beat us so far, Cornell and Boston University, were superior to us on the night we played them,&rdquo; he states. &ldquo;The rest of the games could just as easily have gone the other way, and we&rsquo;ve been improving all along.&rdquo; Only captain Ed Wright is a senior, the rest of the club underclassmen. Junior goalie John Cole averaged 46 saves per game, with a high of 65 against Cornell. Terry DeMeza leads the team in scoring, while Greg Rivet had two goals in 6-4 loss to BC. &ldquo;Our 6-3 loss to Brown in the St. Louis Tournament was deceptive,&rdquo; says Cole. &ldquo;We had a few days at home for Christmas, then had to meet in St. Louis because the snow made travel so slow. It was our first time on the ice together in two weeks. We&rsquo;re much better than our record, no doubt about it.&rdquo;</p><p><b>DARTMOUTH&mdash;</b> Injuries have hampered the Indians building program, but they broke into the division win column with a 9-4 thumping of Pennsylvania. Goalie Tom Schuster, who played one game after recovering from a broken thumb, broke another finger soon after and is on the shelf again. Ironically, he hadn&rsquo;t had an injury in two previous varsity years. Also on the injury list is first line left wing Dave Hill, who suffered a ruptured spleen against Clarkson. He was operated on that night but is expected back some time in February. Junior right wing Dave Kirkland suffered a hairline fracture in his hand and has seen limited action.</p><p><b>PROVIDENCE&mdash;</b> Lou Lamoriello&rsquo;s rebuilding Friars were thought to be a year or two away, but have continued to surprise. First, senior defenseman Brian Smiley was lost for the year in preseason, then standout center Rich Pumple broke his leg after five games and is out for the year. But the Friars won the RPI Christmas Tournament, defeating RPI 2-1 at the buzzer, Bowling Green 5-2, and Montreal 3-2. Then they returned to New York to tie Colgate 2-2 and RPI 4-4. Sophs Mike Gaffney, Tony Bosco, and Chris Ciceri took up the scoring slack, while soph Brian Reynolds took over the goaltending duties.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0261/2612446-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="244" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Kevin Ahearn</b></figcaption></div><p><b>HARVARD&mdash;</b> The Crimson had a pair of games under professional rules in the Montreal Invitational Tournament, beating McGill 7-5 and losing 7-5 to Toronto. &ldquo;Those games up there did us a lot of good,&rdquo; said Cooney Weiland. &ldquo;We know now that you can&rsquo;t just drag the puck, and you&rsquo;ve got to keep your head up.&rdquo; The Crimson lost left wing Ron Mark for four to six weeks with a shoulder separation. Soph Red Jahncke was pressed into service and had a goal in 6-3 win over Brown and 3-1 loss to Cornell. Bruce Durno had 35 saves against the Big Red.</p><p><b>BOSTON COLLEGE</b>&mdash;Eagles had the top 3 scorers in the East as of Jan. 3 in Tim Sheehy, Kevin Ahearn, and Paul Schilling. Ahearn recently moved past the 100 points plateau and had 100 at exam break to rank eleventh on Eagles&rsquo; all-time list. Schilling had 3 goals against Yale and 2 vs. Dartmouth. Junior defenseman John Powers suffered a shoulder separation against Dartmouth and was lost indefinitely.</p><p><b>CORNELL&mdash;</b> Balance is the name of the game for the Big Red. Dave Westner, a sophomore who had only 3 points previously, scored twice in 3-1 win at Harvard. That win was Cornell&rsquo;s 26th straight in the Ivy League and 33rd straight against ECAC Div. 1 teams. A two week exam layoff isn&rsquo;t expected to hurt the Big Red, who play the U. of Toronto in the Queen City on Jan. 24.</p><p><b>PRINCETON&mdash;</b> The Tigers are one of the southernmost teams in the East, and some feel that this is why they are not a hockey power. But Bill Quackenbush, now in his third year as coach, isn&rsquo;t convinced of that, and he feels that two more years will show Princeton with a contender. They are not a big team physically this year, but they do have a good frosh crop, and showed much more cohesion recently. First win of the year came at RPI in overtime, 4-3. John Hepburn, leading scorer with 5-4-9, scored at 19:59 of the third period to tie the game, then got the winner at 8:09 of overtime when the team was short handed.</p><p><b>ST. LAWRENCE&mdash;</b> The young Larrie team proved that they can beat anyone when on their game, but haven&rsquo;t had the consistency as vet to be upper-division contenders. In 12-5 defeat of Princeton, all four lines scored. Most promising has been the sophomore line of Peter Brennan. Mike Flanigan, and Art Zasadny, Zasadny and Al Davis had 2 goals apiece against Princeton, while Flanigan had a hat trick in 6-4 loss to Boston University. Terry Moran, a junior center, has been lost for several weeks with a back injury. Defenseman Paul Henderson was sidelined earlier in the season with a broken wrist and may be out for the year. John Britt and goalie Jerry Healey have played despite injuries. Paul Patrick and Peter Fleming have been playing good defense in recent games. Both are sophomores.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0333/2612439-1-eng-US/f0021-032.jpg" title="f0021-03" width="253" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Quackenbush</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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COLLEGE HOCKEY SECENE

<div class="byline">BY JOHN GILBERT</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0021-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0426/2612484-1-eng-US/f0021-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Wisconsin&rsquo;s win in recent Big Ten tournament was further evidence conference is ready to take its place with other WCHA powerhouses. Badger coach BOB JOHNSON, shown talking with BUCK STAUB on bench, has done top job of building Wisconsin up as collegiate power.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Richard Pellegrini)</span></figcaption></div><p>MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>here&rsquo;s no real secret that the mighty Big Ten Conference is a bit disturbed about always playing second fiddle in hockey to Denver, Michigan Tech and North Dakota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The likely step in the future is that the WCHA will split into two divisions&mdash;a Big Ten group and a non-Big Ten.</p><p>The third annual Big Ten tournament, held recently at Ann Arbor, Mich., produced surprising results. Wisconsin emerged the champion, although the Badgers are only in their first year of WCHA membership.</p><p>More important, Ohio State appeared greatly improved and may be ready to move into WCHA caliber competition soon. That would make Minnesota, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Ohio State ready for one division; Denver, Tech, Dakota, Minnesota-Duluth and Colorado College would be the other.</p><p>It would, of course, be unfair to send the Big Ten division champ right into the NCAA, as it would desire, since the traditional powers are all in the other division.</p><p>At any rate, this year&rsquo;s Big Ten tournament was an exciting one.</p><p>Host and favorite Michigan bounced Ohio State 7-2, but that was a far cry from the running time routs of the past two years, as Harry Neal&rsquo;s recruiting has moved into high gear.</p><p>Wisconsin edged Minnesota 43 in overtime despite 43 saves by Gopher goalie Murray McLachlan to reach the finals. Michigan State then built a 5-1 lead and held off Michigan 5-4 to join Wisconsin in the title game, while Minnesota topped Ohio State 4-0 in consolation play.</p><p>In the finals, Wisconsin rolled to a 6-3 triumph over Michigan State, and Michigan blasted Minnesota 6-1 in a rough consolation final.</p><p>The all-tournament team, a non-political thing with only six men named, included three Wisconsin skaters&mdash;goalie Wayne Thomas, defenseman John Jagger and forward Jim Boyd. Michigan State landed two spots&mdash;forward Don Thompson and defenseman Al Swanson. Minnesota&rsquo;s freshman center Mike Antonovich was the other forward named.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Big Ten Finally Coming Into Own, May Force WCHA To Two Divisions

<div class="byline">By John Gilbert</div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he University of Minnesota was not mentioned too prominently as championship material in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association at the start of the year, but everybody&rsquo;s saying it now.</p><p>The Gophers moved in for a share of the top spot with a sweep over Colorado College, but figured to be in for an acid test against Minnesota-Duluth, the freshman-dominated outfit which had been improving by the week.</p><p>When the weekend was over, however, everybody lost ground to the Gophers who swept 5-3 and 2-1 (in overtime) triumphs on their home ice at Williams Arena.</p><p>The sweep wasn&rsquo;t accomplished without 60 minutes of tension both nights, however, and the crowds&mdash;which have been on a trend of staying away from old Williams Arena&mdash;took notice.</p><p>The first game saw UMD grab a 3-0 lead as Capt. Ron Busniuk, just moved up from defense to center, joined freshman hotshots Murray Keogan and Cam Fryer with goals spaced in each period.</p><p>Fryer&rsquo;s goal, at 4:53 of the third period, seemed like it would break Minnesota&rsquo;s spirit and sew things up, but Mike Antonovich, the Gophers&rsquo; freshman center, turned things around with a solo dash on the ensuing faceoff, scoring at 4:59</p><p>Instantly, the momentum changed hands. The Gophers, frustrated for two periods by Glenn Resch&rsquo;s fine goalie play, caught fire. Sophomore Doug Peltier caught Resch roaming after a loose puck and cut the score to 3-2 at 6:07, then he tied it up at 14:53 after his brother Ron Peltier had poked the puck away while Resh was trying to smother a Craig Sarner shot.</p><p>Steve Hall, junior center on the third Gopher line, scored on a 20-foot shot from the left side at 15:42, and the Gophers had a 4-3 lead. Larry Paradise scored in the final 30 seconds when Resch had been pulled for an extra skater, cinching things.</p><p>The next night, battling a home crowd at the North Stars game that was standing room only, Minnesota sold out its general admission and reserved seating 20 minutes before game time. The 6,579 fans saw another brilliantly played game dominated by spectacular goaltending.</p><p>The Gophers, having won four straight, stand 8-2 going into a series with second-place Michigan State and Michigan on consecutive weekends. The record looks especially good since Minnesota does not have Denver on its schedule and meets Michigan Tech only twice.</p><p><b>MICHIGAN TECH-WISCONSIN:</b> Tech returned to WCHA action trying to hold first place and better a 1-0-1 record, but fell 3-2 to Wisconsin in overtime in the Friday half of their series. Tech, however, came back before a record Wisconsin crowd of 8,086 fans Saturday to win a similar 3-2 overtime game. Wisconsin, despite slipping to a 4-6 WCHA record, was beaten Saturday only when Tech goalie Gordie McRae made 43 saves. Herb Boxer&rsquo;s second goal of the game won it for Tech with only 29 seconds to go in the overtime. Bert DeHate scored his 106th Badger goal earlier in the game.</p><p><b>NORTH DAKOTA-DENVER:</b> Denver, with most of its games remaining at home, couldn&rsquo;t gain much ground when North Dakota came back from a 6-2 Friday loss and split the series by winning 6-5 Saturday at Denver. The Sioux, trying to reach the .500 mark in the WCHA, scored three second-period goals to gain the lead, but needed Jimmy Cahoon&rsquo;s late goal to win.</p><p><b>MICHIGAN-COLORADO COLLEGE:</b> Michigan, which may be the best team in the WCHA, may also be the most erratic. The Wolverines nearly blew the Friday half of the series before escaping with an 8-7 victory, then turned around to lash the winless CC Tigers 6-0 Saturday. CC grabbed a 2-0 lead, then Michigan erupted to gain a 4-2 lead. It was 8-4 in the third period when Bob Collyard&rsquo;s second goal triggered a three-goal Tiger rally, and CC missed several late chances to tie it up. Saturday, Michigan goalie Karl Bagnell regained his touch and blanked Colorado while Brian Slack led the Wolverines with two goals.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

WESTERN WAY

<div class="byline">BY JOHN WHITE</div><p><b>Save $$$$$$ Subscribe To The HOCKEY NEWS Receive 35 Issues At Home</b></p><p><b>For The Best In Hockey Reading It&rsquo;s HOCKEY PICTORIAL Hockey&rsquo;s Most Exciting Publication</b></p><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;</p><p>Sure, the Vancouver Canucks won nine straight games a short time back&mdash;as detailed in THE HOCKEY NEWS.</p><p>But eight of those nine games were on friendly old home ice.</p><p>Wait&rsquo;ll the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s latest wonder team has to hit the road for a good tough stretch!</p><p>Yeah!</p><p>Well, the Canucks did. They started January with two games in Denver and two in Salt Lake City and one in Phoenix and one in San Diego.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01107/2612570-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="253" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gerry Goyer</b></figcaption></div><p>And guess what. The Canucks didn&rsquo;t win &rsquo;em all. But they didn&rsquo;t lose a single one&mdash;four victories and two ties.</p><p>So in mid-January the Canucks were looking back on a 21-game streak that included exactly one&mdash;that&rsquo;s ONE&mdash;de-feat.</p><p>The Canucks were 11 points in front of second-place Portland and the hottest Western League club since the Calgary Stampeders of &rsquo;59 won 16 in a row.</p><p>Now when a team&rsquo;s this hot, no one player should be singled out. Everyone is helping&mdash;some with a blistering shot, some with a deft pass, some with a poke check and some with a punch in the nose.</p><p>But we&rsquo;ll single out a guy for special mention, anyway, a big (6-1, 195 pounds) center named Gerry Goyer. By mid-January, he was burning up the league.</p><p>And you&rsquo;ve got to hand it to shrewd Joe Croziei of the Canucks again. He tool Goyer from Portland when n one else wanted him. The Buckaroos would have refused reasonable offer. There were no offers. And Crozier got Goyer for a song&mdash;sweet and low.</p><p>He sent the veteran Western Leaguer to Rochester in the American League to get in shape, then brought him back West.</p><p>In his first 22 games with Vancouver, Goyer responded with 37 points on 15 goals and 22 assists. At that pace over a full campaign, Goyer would be threatening the league&rsquo;s all-time scoring record.</p><p>This from a guy who scored only one point in seven games with Portland early this season and only 40 points in 67 games with the Buckaroos last year.</p><p>Just take one game, for example, at the end of Vancouver&rsquo;s unbeaten six-game road swing. The Canucks beat San Diego 5-1 down south. Goyer scored three times, assisted on the two other goals. (First star?)</p><p>At first glance, all of this seems to make Portland look ridiculous. Not true. The Buckaroos already had at center Art Jones, leagueleading scorer in mid-January, and Norm Johnson, third-highest scorer in the league in mid-January. Jones and Johnson both thrive on work. As a result, they combine for about 65 minutes a game in a league that no longer has overtimes.</p><p>Goyer simply wasn&rsquo;t seeing any ice except from the bench.</p><p>Maybe, in fairness, it&rsquo;s not surprising that Goyer, when offered for grabs, wasn&rsquo;t the object of a scramble for his services. His point total last year was the lowest of his Western League career. A year earlier he was with the Chicago Black Hawks&mdash;as a season-long spectator.</p><p>Again, give Crozier credit. You get the suspicion that this wisecracking, jolly fellow (when he wants to be!) secretly goes back to his hotel room (on the road) or home (in Vancouver) at night and studies record books.</p><p>Maybe he learned that Goyer once was named most underrated player in the WHL. Maybe he noticed that playoff record&mdash;!5 goals and 17 assists for 32 points in 24 consecutive playoff games for Portland in one stretch.</p><p>Maybe he checked that Goyer, back in &lsquo;65, didn&rsquo;t get a smell of an All Star vote but that both of his wingers&mdash;Andy Hebenton and Tommy McVie&mdash;made the first team.</p><p>Or maybe Crozier just checked the books and said, &ldquo;No guy who has scored almost a point a game in his career can go bad all at once.&rdquo;</p><p>Goyer himself gives full credit to his linemates&mdash;Ted Taylor and Murray Hall&mdash;and to the entire Vancouver hockey club.</p><p>&ldquo;I have never,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;seen guys play so well together.&rdquo;</p><p>But he can&rsquo;t resist appending with a grin:</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m getting a little ice here, too.&rdquo;</p><p>Vancouver players, according to Jim Robson of CKWX, immediately tagged Goyer with a nickname on his arrival from Rochester&mdash;&ldquo;Herman Munster.&rdquo; The tag may delight Gerry&rsquo;s five youngsters but may not leave his wife, Marge, laughing. (Not really. Hockey players have the most brutal nicknames in all sports.)</p><p>In Portland, he was called &ldquo;Shakey.&rdquo;</p><p>In mid-January, at least, he was awfully &ldquo;Steady&rdquo;.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0251/2612563-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="1175" height="1915"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>When Salt Lake defenseman ELMER VASKO, right, went for an early morning workout recently he was joined by the team&rsquo;s owner-president DAN MEYER. Big &lsquo;Moose&rsquo; is trying to trim his weight from 245 to his best skating figure of 230 pounds. He has also become one of the most popular players with Salt Lake City fans since his arrival from the Minnesota North Stars.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Photo by Salt Lake City Deseret News)</span></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0022-01

Vet Geyer Burning Up League As Vancouver Canucks Sizzle With One Loss In 21 Starts

<h2><b>Tues. Jan. 6 SEATTLE 1 AT PHOENIX 5</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0340/2612643-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="591" height="559"></div><h2><b>Wed. Jan. 7 VANCOUVER 6 AT SALT LAKE 6</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0429/2612636-1-eng-US/f0022-042.jpg" title="f0022-04" width="590" height="784"></div><h2><b>Thurs. Jan. 8 SEATTLE 3 AT PHOENIX 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0521/2612629-1-eng-US/f0022-052.jpg" title="f0022-05" width="601" height="528"></div><h2><b>Fri. Jon. 9 VANCOUVER 5 AT SALT LAKE 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-097/2612622-1-eng-US/f0023-092.jpg" title="f0023-09" width="592" height="632"></div><h2><b>SEATTLE 5 AT SAN DIEGO 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-106/2612615-1-eng-US/f0023-102.jpg" title="f0023-10" width="591" height="581"></div><h2><b>Sat. Jan. 10 SEATTLE 0 AT PORTLAND 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-115/2612608-1-eng-US/f0023-112.jpg" title="f0023-11" width="581" height="462"></div><h2><b>VANCOUVER 5 AT PHOENIX 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-125/2612601-1-eng-US/f0023-122.jpg" title="f0023-12" width="590" height="661"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0022-03

Western League Summaries

<h2><b>WESTERN LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues. Jan. 20)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0189/2612709-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="582" height="332"></div><h3><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h3><p><b>Wed. Jan. 14</b></p><p>Vancouver 2 at Phoenix 1</p><p><b>Thurs. Jan. 15</b></p><p>Seattle 0 at Salt Loke 3</p><p>Vancouver 5 at San Diego 2</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 16</b></p><p>Seattle 2 at Phoenix 1</p><p>Portland 3 at Vancouver 5</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 17</b></p><p>Denver 3 at Salt Lake 1</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 18</b></p><p>Seattle 2 at Son Diego 8</p><h3><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h3><p><b>Tues. Jan. 20</b></p><p>San Diego at Vancouver</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 21</b></p><p>Portland at Salt Lake</p><p>Denver at Phoenix</p><p><b>Thurs. Jan. 22</b></p><p>Son Diego at Seattle</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 23</b></p><p>Portland at Salt Lake</p><p>Seattle at Vancouver</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 24</b></p><p>Denver at Phoenix</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 25</b></p><p>Portland at Phoenix</p><p>Denver at Seattle</p><p><b>Tues. Jan. 27</b></p><p>Portland at San Diego</p><p>Denver at Vancouver</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 28</b></p><p>San Diego at Salt Lake</p><p>Denver at Portland</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 30</b></p><p>Portland at Denver</p><p>San Diego at Phoenix</p><p>Salt Lake at Seattle</p><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><p><b>(Including Games of Sun. Jan. 4)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0254/2612702-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="586" height="664"></div><h3><b>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0339/2612695-1-eng-US/f0023-032.jpg" title="f0023-03" width="579" height="232"></div><h2><b>MANITOBA JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 12)</b></p><h3><b>NORTH DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0430/2612688-1-eng-US/f0023-042.jpg" title="f0023-04" width="574" height="172"></div><h3><b>SOUTH DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0518/2612681-1-eng-US/f0023-052.jpg" title="f0023-05" width="574" height="169"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0615/2612674-1-eng-US/f0023-062.jpg" title="f0023-06" width="576" height="285"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div><p>PHOENIX&mdash;</p><p>Milan Marcetta has had a busy run in the Western Hockey League of late.</p><p>The 33-year-old veteran center of the Phoenix Roadrunners scored a goal on a penalty shot, his second on three attempts in a 14-year pro career, and got another, unassisted, off a faceoff.</p><p>Tagged a slow starter, Marcetta prefers to call himself a fast finisher.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0713/2612747-1-eng-US/f0023-072.jpg" title="f0023-07" width="250" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ed Ehrenverth</b></figcaption></div><p>The unassisted goal came in a 5-2 loss to the Portland Buckaroos and was his 20th score of the season. And in only 35 games.</p><p>If that&rsquo;s a slow start, 95 per cent of the players in the Western Hockey League would like to have it.</p><p>It&rsquo;s true that eight of Millie&rsquo;s goals have come in the last eight games&mdash;since his line was put together with rookie Dennis Schick moving to the right side, joining left winger Bob Charlebois. In that time, Schick has produced eight goals in nine games, six in the first four.</p><p>The increased production earned Marcetta Player-of-the-Month honors.</p><p>If not a slow start, it was a difficult one. Marcetta missed the start of training camp due to his father&rsquo;s illness and had to leave again because of his death.</p><p>The Roadrunners have not all played the past month as well as Marcetta, have dropped seven points behind the fourth place Seattle Totems and the defense that Coach Alf Pike once tabbed &ldquo;the best in the West&rdquo; has sprung a leak. Jim Murray was on the ice for all five goals by Portland and was benched in favor of third line center and penalty killing specialist Morris Stefaniw.</p><p>Meanwhile, with the league&rsquo;s leading goaltender and two of the club&rsquo;s key forwards injured, the San Diego Gulls have been bombed in three of their last four games, going down 5-1 to Seattle and Vancouver and 6-1 to Portland.</p><p>Jack McCartan caught a shot on his ankle and is nursing a ruptured blood vessel and bruised bone.</p><p>Alex Faulkner has been missing for five weeks and Ed Ehrenverth for four, Faulkner with a broken foot and Ehrenverth with a cracked cranium. Ehrenverth will wear a helmet on his return to action.</p><p>But all three are expected back as the Gulls try to regain third place from the Totems.</p><p>&ldquo;Faulkner&rsquo;s return won&rsquo;t be the answer right away,&rdquo; said Coach Max McNab, &ldquo;but it will help get the lines stabilized. We haven&rsquo;t been able to generate any offense.&rdquo;</p><p>Faulkner had scored four times but set up 22 goals in the first 25 games, centering Len Ronson and Johnny MacMillan.</p><p>With only Warren Hynes and Sandy Fitzpatrick left at the pivot, McNab experimented at the third center slot with Mac-Millan, Kevin O&rsquo;Shea and Dave Richardson. It only broke up the other lines.</p><p>&ldquo;I figured I was protecting myself at center this season,&rdquo; mused McNab. &ldquo;Then we lose Faulkner and I guess Ross Perkins (knee surgery) won&rsquo;t be ready until at least the playoffs.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0810/2612740-1-eng-US/f0023-082.jpg" title="f0023-08" width="560" height="927"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>MILAN MARCETTA&hellip;A Fast Finisher</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0023-07

Runners’ Milan Marcetta On Scoring Spree; Crippled Gulls No Match For Top WHL Clubs

<p><b>New Subscribers To THE HOCKEY NEWS Guaranteed To Get First Issue Within Two Weeks</b></p><p><b>HOCKEY NEWS Makes An Ideal Gift On Any Occasion. Give A Subscription To Dad Or Brother</b></p><h2><b>HOW THEY STAND</b></h2><h3><b>CENTRAL LEAGUE</b></h3><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Jan. 21)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01102/2612792-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="583" height="349"></div><h3><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h3><p><b>Wed. Jan. 14</b></p><p>Dallas 3 at Tulsa 1</p><p>Oklahoma City 4 at Fort Worth 6</p><p>Omaha 3 at Kansas City 3</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 16</b></p><p>Fort Worth 4 at Omaha 4</p><p>Kansas City 3 at Iowa 5</p><p>Oklahoma City 5 at Dallas 1</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 17</b></p><p>Dallas 2 at Kansas City 4</p><p>Fort Worth 4 at Oklahoma City 2</p><p>Iowa 2 at Tulsa 2</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 18</b></p><p>Dallas 1 at Iowa 2</p><p>Kansas City 3 at Oklahoma City 2</p><p>Tulsa 1 at Fort Worth 3</p><h3><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h3><p><b>Wed. Jan. 21</b></p><p>Tulsa at Dallas</p><p>Omaha at Fort Worth</p><p>Iowa at Oklahoma City</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 23</b></p><p>Fort Worth at Iowa</p><p>Omaha at Oklahoma City</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 24</b></p><p>Kansas City at Dallas</p><p>Tulsa at Oklahoma City</p><p>Iowa at Omaha</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 25</b></p><p>Fort Worth at Kansas City</p><p>Oklahoma City at Iowa</p><p>Tulsa at Omaha</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 28</b></p><p>Dallas at Omaha</p><p>Oklahoma City at Kansas City</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 30</b></p><p>Dallas at Iowa</p><p>Kansas City at Tulsa</p><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><p><b>(Including games of Sun Jan. 11)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0255/2612785-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg" title="f0024-02" width="581" height="659"></div><h3><b>GOALKEEPER&rsquo;S RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0334/2612778-1-eng-US/f0024-032.jpg" title="f0024-03" width="578" height="435"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0024-01

CENTRAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BOB LINDLEY</div><p>TULSA&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>E</span>ver since the National Hockey League stopped subsidizing the amateur program, the problem of finding players for the International and Eastern Leagues has been an acute one.</p><p>And while the IHL and EHL clubs went begging for players, there were some NHL clubs who had young players begging for ice time.</p><p>All that was needed was a system to alleviate the problems at both ends and the Professional Player Pool apparently has met that need.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0424/2612830-1-eng-US/f0024-042.jpg" title="f0024-04" width="260" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ray Miron</b></figcaption></div><p>The pool went through its second season of existence under the guidance of Ray Miron, Tulsa Oiler general manager, and the only problem seemed to be that even more players were needed.</p><p>What is the pool and how does it work?</p><p>Well, it&rsquo;s an agreement whereby the NHL teams lend professional players to clubs in the IHL and EHL without the process of reinstating them as amateurs.</p><p>But it&rsquo;s more than that, because it helps the most needy clubs while keeping the rich from getting richer.</p><p>In other words, the NHL club does not assign the player to a specific team in either the IHL or EHL. Rather, the player goes into a &ldquo;pool&rdquo; administered by Miron, and the player is made available to the IHL and EHL through a reverse order draft.</p><p>Thus, the first player assigned to the pool is available to the team that finished lowest in the standings the previous year.</p><p>Among the rules governing the assignment of players to the pool is a limitation on salary (not to exceed $8,000 per year) and on the number of first-year pros placed in the pool by an professional team (four).</p><p>The claiming team in the EHL or IHL must pay the player on a per diem rate based on the sum of $4,000 for the playing season.</p><p>The team must also pay the NHL, AHL or WHL club from which the player was claimed the sum of $50, for the purpose of administering the pool.</p><p>&ldquo;There are quite a few first year pros who needed more ice time than they were getting with a pro team,&rdquo; Miron said in explaining the purpose of the pool. &ldquo;They were sitting around in the CHL or in other pre leagues, and they were learning nothing.</p><p>&ldquo;By offering them to the IHL and the EHL, they would be getting a chance to play regularly, and at the same time they would be helping a team that would otherwise be under staffed.&rdquo;</p><p><b>DALLAS&mdash;</b> Larry Romanchych&rsquo;s third hat trick of the season boosted the rookie from Flin Flon into the team goal scoring lead through 40 games. His 16 goals led veterans Garth Rizzuto (14) and J.P. LeBlanc (13). But Oscar Gaudet had club scoring lead with 11 goals and 2S assists.</p><p><b>KANSAS CITY&mdash;</b> Gary Veneruzzo passed Norm Dennis in team scoring race through 39 games, grabbing one-point lead 34-33. Veneruzzo had 13 goals, Dennis eight, and both taking backseat in that department to Jaroslav Jirik, who had 14.</p><p><b>OKLAHOMA CITY&mdash;</b> &ldquo;Ivar The Terrible&rdquo; is what people around the CHL are calling Oklahoma City&rsquo;s tough rookie Ivan Boldirev, and no wonder. Ivan has not only been leading the way with his fists, but also with his stick as he claimed team scoring lead in absence of injured Tom Webster. Boldirev with 12 goals, 22 assists, led Steve Atkinson, 17 goals, 13 assists, through 37 games. Ivan also challenging rugged Barry Wilkins for lead in penalty time, trailing by only 12 minutes 87-75.</p><p><b>FORT WORTH&mdash;</b> Doug Volmar, who set a record with 63 goals in the IHL last year at Columbus, has begun peppering enemy nets at a fast clip and through 40 games was tied for the team lead with 17. Fred Speck, the talented second-year pro, also had 17, and had added 23 assists to take a big lead in the total point parade. Rookie goalie Jimmy Rutherford dropped goals-against average to 2.68 through 16 games and ranked second in league.</p><p><b>TULSA&mdash;</b> Unless injury bug fells Danny Johnson, the fiery Oiler left winger is en route to finest pro season ever. Through 40 games, Johnson had 23 goals and 19 assists for 42 points. His high in four previous seasons was the 34 goals he sniped last year with the Oilers. Doug Acomb and putting on great race for runner-up spot, each with 13 goals and 15 assists. Serge Aubry still leading goalie in CHL with 2.49 average.</p><p><b>OMAHA&mdash;</b> jack Egers making runaway of CHL scoring chase, chalking up 54 points on 26 goals, 28 assists through Knights&rsquo; first 42 games. Closest pursuer in league had 42. Dennis Dupere became first rookie in CHL to top 20-goal plateau, getting his 21st in game against Oklahoma City. Pierre Jarry on binge and now in third spot with 16, one more than veteran Don Luce. Knights had stretched home unbeaten streak to 15 at this writing, one of the reasons they had comfortable lead in title chase.</p><p><b>WATERLOO</b>&mdash;Danny Seguin taking charge of offense in absence of promoted Walt McKechnie and Danny Lawson, potting 11 goals and 27 assists through 40 games. Mike Chernoff nipping at heels with 16 and 20, while veteran Bill Orban also close with 15-20. Grant Erickson (12 goals) and Bob Whitlock (13) give Stars most players over 10-goal plateau in league. &ldquo;Giving up too many goals,&rdquo; says general manager John Muckier, &ldquo;and that&rsquo;s hurting us.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0518/2612823-1-eng-US/f0024-052.jpg" title="f0024-05" width="532" height="591"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DENIS DUPERE&hellip;Top Rookie Scorer</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0024-04

Helping Needy Hockey Clubs Aim Of NHL Pro Player Pool

<h2><b>SUN. Jan. 4 FORT WORTH 0 AT OMAHA 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0614/2612903-1-eng-US/f0024-062.jpg" title="f0024-06" width="583" height="406"></div><h2><b>IOWA 0 AT TULSA 6</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0712/2612896-1-eng-US/f0024-072.jpg" title="f0024-07" width="584" height="554"></div><h2><b>KANSAS CITY 1 AT DALLAS 5</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-089/2612889-1-eng-US/f0024-082.jpg" title="f0024-08" width="593" height="559"></div><h2><b>WED. JAN. 7 FORT WORTH 3 AT TULSA 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-097/2612882-1-eng-US/f0024-092.jpg" title="f0024-09" width="581" height="515"></div><h2><b>OMAHA 8 AT DALLAS 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-107/2612875-1-eng-US/f0024-102.jpg" title="f0024-10" width="601" height="795"></div><h2><b>Fri. Jan. 9 DALLAS 2 AT OKLAHOMA CITY 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-117/2612868-1-eng-US/f0024-112.jpg" title="f0024-11" width="590" height="556"></div><h2><b>TULSA 6 AT IOWA 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-125/2612861-1-eng-US/f0024-122.jpg" title="f0024-12" width="591" height="663"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Central League Summaries

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div><p>COMMACK&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>f the Long Island Ducks are to make any headway in their fight to win an Eastern Hockey League playoff berth, they must start winning at least some games on enemy rinks.</p><p>Thus far their failure to do much away from home has hurt their cause and has embroiled them in a dog fight with Johnstown and Syracuse. Blake Ball is confident his club can outdistance these rivals and capture third spot in the Northern Division if the Ducks win a few on the road. Up to this point their efforts have really been in vain. They were 2-17-1. Solitary wins were recorded at Johnstown and Syracuse along with a tie at Jersey. Otherwise the Ducks have come home empty handed from their travels.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0189/2612948-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg" title="f0025-01" width="255" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Blake Ball</b></figcaption></div><p>Fortunately the Duck&rsquo;s rivals also haven&rsquo;t been faring too well and as a consequence Ball believes his team can gain the third spot although he has no higher aspirations. The club&rsquo;s return to full strength with the healthy status of Doug Reid and Jacques Blain has helped matters. The Ducks also had some games in hand on Johnstown and Syracuse.</p><p>This month has been tough on the road for the Ducks in that no less than 13 of their contests are away. After that only seven more road games remain. Thus any points acquired this month will be more than helpful in the latter portion of the season when the schedule favors the Ducks.</p><p>Ball has been experimenting of late and utilizing himself as a guinea pig. He has moved himself to left wing and put Blain on defense. This system has worked out well even though Ball is considered one of the top defensemen in the circuit.</p><p><b>NEW HAVEN:</b> Dave Hainsworth bidding to supplant Ted Tucker as North&rsquo;s top goalie in average. He had one streak in which he allowed one goal in nine periods. Mike Hornby had scoring lead briefly and it looks as if he&rsquo;ll battle Syracuse&rsquo;s Ray Ad-duono to the wire. Blades won 16 straight at home, and also had a 10 game unbeaten streak overall.</p><p><b>JOHNSTOWN:</b> Dick Roberge sporting 13 game goal scoring streak and 18-g&rsquo;ame scoring skein, both one short of club record. Jim Coombs&rsquo; latest fight was with Clinton&rsquo;s Don Herriman and Jake Rathwell. Jets unconvinced of Jersey&rsquo;s reasons for not making Family Night game here in December due to icy conditions. Jean Bouchard is on loan to Jacksonville.</p><p><b>JERSEY:</b> Jamie Kennedy&rsquo;s hat trick stopped Syracuse. Devils flew south for games at Jacksonville and Nashville for first air travel in club&rsquo;s history. Ed Kea placed on Philly Flyers&rsquo; protected list and Jacques Turmel removed. Gordie Smith, Wayne Kitchen and Kennedy all bothered by injuries. Devils hit first two shots of game in beating Clinton.</p><p><b>CLINTON:</b> Jake Rathwell needed stitches to close head wound in Jersey. Bill Bannerman missed some action with wrist injury. Ted Tucker tied for league lead in shutouts with his third vs Jersey. Comets unbeaten in 18 home showings, two ties with New Haven marring perfect record. Pat Kelley hopes for more scoring from wings in second half of season.</p><p><b>SALEM:</b> Coach Colin Kilburn working on club&rsquo;s passing and puck handling. Jack Chipchase&rsquo;s ankle and Jim Letcher&rsquo;s shoulder healing. Eight game home log enabled Rebels to keep on heels of Greensboro. Scribes here backing Kilburn for Southern coach of year and goalie Jim Letcher, Chipchase and Augie George on All-Star team.</p><p><b>NASHVILLE:</b> Gary Brown acquired from Tulsa of CHL. Ron Dundas dropped. Pierre Gagne carried off ice on stretcher with head injury at Jacksonville but was released from hospital same night. Lars Hansen had high-sticking, slashing and fist fighting duels in same game with Charlotte&rsquo;s Allie Sutherland. Fans paid his fine. Flo Pilote&rsquo;s son is a goalie in junior hockey here.</p><p><b>GREENSBORO:</b> Roger Wilson called up by Dallas to help in emergency but has returned. Gens have seven-game winning streak and nine-game non-losing skein. Jan Popiel&rsquo;s production increased when he joined line of Bob Sicinski and Moe L&rsquo;Abbe. Sicinski has pulled away to lead southern scoring race. Goalie Ernie Miller complains Gens defense is so good he doesn&rsquo;t get enough work in net.</p><p><b>CHARLOTTE:</b> Checkers signed John Voss as goalie for coach Fred Creighton wanted to make a change. Tom Trevelyan due back any day. John Gould is threatening Tom&rsquo;s position as club scoring leader. Frank Golembrosky has broken out of a scoring slump. Creighton disappointed in first half of season but hopes healthy club will make second half brighter.</p><p><b>JACKSONVILLE:</b> Goalie Michele Plasse had 51 saves vs Greensboro. Injuries to Billy Tur-lik&rsquo;s hat trick topped Nashville. Six game winning streak broken by manpower shortage.</p><p><b>SYRACUSE:</b> Chuck Charlong has topped scoring totals of last year. Jules Marenger, Bob Jamieson and Brian Elwell all needed stitches for face cuts in Clinton game. George Graham flew home to Lindsay, Ont. upon his dad&rsquo;s death. Doug Ferguson&rsquo;s hat trick helped top Johnstown.</p><h2><b>HOW THEY STAND</b></h2><h3><b>NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE</b></h3><p><b>(Standings on Fri. Jan. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0420/2612941-1-eng-US/f0025-042.jpg" title="f0025-04" width="586" height="239"></div><h3><b>ONTARIO SENIOR LEAGUE</b></h3><p><b>(Standings on Fri. Jan. 16)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0519/2612934-1-eng-US/f0025-052.jpg" title="f0025-05" width="577" height="306"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Road Failures Hold Ducks Down; Hainsworth, Hornby Aiming High

<h2><b>EASTERN LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues. Jan 20)</b></p><h3><b>Northern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0249/2612986-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="583" height="247"></div><h3><b>Southern Division</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0329/2612979-1-eng-US/f0025-032.jpg" title="f0025-03" width="577" height="206"></div><h3><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h3><p><b>Tues. Jan. 13</b></p><p>Syracuse 5 at Charlotte 3</p><p>New Jersey 4 at Jacksonville8</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 14</b></p><p>Johnstown 5 at Clinton 7</p><p>Long Island 0 at New Haven 10</p><p>Syracuse 3 at Greensboro 7</p><p><b>Thurs. Jan. 15</b></p><p>Clinton 5 at Long Island 4</p><p>New Jersey 4 at Nashville 4</p><p><b>Fri. Jan 16</b></p><p>Long Island 5 at New Jersey 6</p><p>Clinton 5 at Johsnstown 3</p><p>Greensboro 2 at Salem 5</p><p>Jacksonville 2 at Charlotte 3</p><p>Syracuse 5 at Nashville 7</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 17</b></p><p>Long Island 3 at Clinton 9</p><p>New Jersey 1 at Johnstown 8</p><p>Charlotte 2 at Salem 2</p><p>Nashville 6 at Greensboro 10</p><p>Syracuse 4 at Jacksonville 8</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 18</b></p><p>Clinton 6 at New Haven 6</p><p>Johsnstown 2 at Long Island 6</p><p>Jacksonville 3 at Salem 8</p><p>Nashville 3 at Charlotte 2</p><h3><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h3><p><b>Tues. Jan. 20</b></p><p>Long Island at Jacksonville</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 21</b></p><p>Syracuse at New Haven Nashville at Greensboro</p><p><b>Thurs. Jan. 22</b></p><p>Greensboro vs Jacksonville (Macon)</p><p>Long Island at Nashville</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 23</b></p><p>New Haven at Clinton</p><p>Johnstown at New Jersey</p><p>Greensboro at Charlotte</p><p>Jacksonville at Nashville</p><p>Syracuse at Long Island</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 24</b></p><p>Syracuse at Clinton</p><p>Long Island at New Jersey</p><p>New Haven at Johnstown</p><p>Charlotte at Greensboro</p><p>Nashville at Jacksonville</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 25</b></p><p>Clinton at Syracuse</p><p>Johnstown at New Haven</p><p>New Jersey at Long Island</p><p>Nashville at Salem</p><p>Jacksonville at Charlotte</p><p><b>Tues. Jan. 27</b></p><p>Salem at New Jersey</p><p>Charlotte at Jacksonville</p><p>Johnstown at Syracuse</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 28</b></p><p>Long Island at Syracuse</p><p>Salem at New Haven</p><p><b>Thurs. Jan. 29</b></p><p>Salem at Nashville</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 30</b></p><p>Salem at Clinton</p><p>New Hoven at New Jersey</p><p>Long Island at Johnstown</p><p>Jacksonville at Charlotte</p><p>Greensboro at Nashville<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0197/2613017-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="560" height="558"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BERNIE BLANCHETTE&hellip;A &lsquo;Texas Hat Trick&rsquo;</b></figcaption></div><p>MUSKEGON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>ernie Blanchette, right wing of the Muskegon Mohawks, joined the almost-exclusive four-goal club of the International Hockey League when he recently scored four times against the Fort Wayne Komets.</p><p>Blanchette&rsquo;s &ldquo;Texas hat trick&rdquo; was achieved on Jan. 9 and it was unusual in that he scored the first four goals of the game, two in each of the first two periods as the Mohawks defeated the Komets, 6-1.</p><p>The Mohawk winger barely missed on two other good chances to score, as teammates Darrell Knibbs and Joe Kiss supplied the other Muskegon goals.</p><p>Blanchette&rsquo;s four-goal game was the third of the season in the IHL. Hugh Harris, another Mohawk and Doug Abel of the Flint Generals registered the &lsquo;Texas hat&rsquo; earlier in the season. Regular hat tricks have been unusually numerous in the IHL this season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0250/2613024-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="238" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Harold White</b></figcaption></div><p>The 6-1 victory over the Komets was viewed as significant in addition to Blanchette&rsquo;s performance in that it was regarded as a possible return to high-scoring form of the Mohawks, who had suddenly lost their punch.</p><p>The Hawks, who had been averaging five goals a game, hit a streak in which they connected for only four goals in three games. They had three in a 3-1 win over Des Moines and were then held to a 1-1 tie and a 2-0 shutout by Flint&rsquo;s Generals. They hit a partial return to their high average when they lost a 6-4 tilt at Fort Wayne before their 6-1 triumph over the Komets at Walker Arena. Then they came up with the season&rsquo;s most whopping triumph, a 12-1 victory over Port Huron. That restored them to just a small fraction under the five-goal average.</p><p>The Mohawks were seeking to bolster their defense and brought in goalie Norm Hann, from Charlotte of the Eastern League, for a five-game trial.</p><p><b>DES MOINES&mdash;</b> The Oak Leafs and Dayton Gems battled through the most unusual game of the season&mdash;one completely free of penalties&mdash;won by the Gems, 6-4. Billy Purcell was the referee and the game lasted less than two hours&hellip;The Leafs had only nine healthy skaters available at one time&hellip;Ken Sutyla, Don Smith and Nelson Tremblay came off the injured list.</p><p><b>FORT WAYNE&mdash;</b> Ted Wright, defense and left wing, came out of retirement for the second time to aid the crippled Komets&hellip;Bob Baird had the hat trick in a 6-4 defeat of the Mohawks&hellip;Goalie Paul Hoganson shared player-of-the-month award with Don Westbrooke of Dayton&hellip;A face mask saved Hoganson from a bad injury on a shot by Ron Ringler&hellip;</p><p><b>DAYTON&mdash;</b> Gov. James Rhodes awarded the Gems the Governor&rsquo;s Cup as top team among the three IHL clubs in Ohio&hellip;Don Westbrooke had two hat tricks in being named co-holder of player-of-the-month award&hellip;Two wins at Des Moines lifted the Gems 17 points ahead of second place Toledo&hellip;Dune Rousseau appeared for the first time without his crutches.</p><p><b>TOLEDO&mdash;</b> Glenn Ramsay had a fantastic game with 57 saves in a 3-3 tie with Columbus. The league record is 72&hellip;Hal White, 29-year-old winger, was purchased from Jacksonville of the Eastern League for a five-game trial&hellip;Ken Gribbons had a hat trick and his 250th IHL goal on his 34th birthday&hellip;Bruce Hellemnond had five goals in his first five games.</p><p><b>PORT HURON&mdash;</b> Rookie Tom Deacon had a hat trick in a 5-3 win over Des Moines&hellip;A trade with Toledo was cancelled when one of the players refused to report&hellip;Only four Flags had played in all of the first 36 games&hellip;Marty Reynolds, new team point leader, was taken to hospital for x-rays after a hip injury.</p><p><b>COLUMBUS&mdash;</b> Ken Gratton was sold outright to Port Huron. He was suspended for one game for jostling the referee&hellip;The Chex lost only once, with three ties, in their last 10 home games&hellip;Coach Moe Mantha was highest scoring IHL defenseman.</p><p><b>FLINT&mdash;</b> The Generals had a string of six games without defeat (two ties). They won at Port Huron for their first road victory since the opener on Oct.17. Six who played against Port Huron were not with the Generals at the opening&hellip;Goalie Bob Perani, spark of the Gens&rsquo; revival, had a 4-1-2 record in his first seven games with a 2.0 goals-against average&hellip;Ron Ringler had five goals and one assist in seven games after leaving the injury list.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0026-01

Muskegon’s Blanchette Latest To Join IHL’s Four-Goal Club; Leafs—Gems’ Game Penalty Free

<h2><b>IHL JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Fri. Jan. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0334/2613076-1-eng-US/f0026-032.jpg" title="f0026-03" width="575" height="171"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0420/2613069-1-eng-US/f0026-042.jpg" title="f0026-04" width="581" height="306"></div><h2><b>UNITED STATES LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 12)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0518/2613062-1-eng-US/f0026-052.jpg" title="f0026-05" width="579" height="170"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0611/2613055-1-eng-US/f0026-062.jpg" title="f0026-06" width="580" height="385"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<h2><b>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Jan. 21)</b></p><h3><b>NORTH DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-126/2613180-1-eng-US/f0026-122.jpg" title="f0026-12" width="587" height="177"></div><h3><b>SOUTH DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-135/2613173-1-eng-US/f0026-132.jpg" title="f0026-13" width="583" height="235"></div><h3><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h3><p><b>Tues. Jan. 13</b></p><p>Muskegon 4 at Dayton 2</p><p>Toledo 4 at Des Moines 5</p><p><b>Wed. Jan. 14</b></p><p>Toledo 1 at Des Moines 0</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 16</b></p><p>Des Moines 4 at Muskegon 5</p><p>Flint 3 at Columbus 10</p><p>Fort Wayne 2 at Toledo 4</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 17</b></p><p>Fort Wayne 0 at Muskegon 5</p><p>Flint 0 at Toledo 2</p><p>Dayton 2 at Port Huron 4</p><p>Des Moines 5 at Columbus 2</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 18</b></p><p>Columbus 3 at Fort Wayne 7</p><p>Toledo 3 at Flint 3</p><p>Des Moines 0 at Dayton 4</p><p>Muskegon 1 at Port Huron 5</p><h3><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h3><p><b>Wed. Jan. 21</b></p><p>Muskegon at Fort Wayne</p><p>Port Huron at Des Moines</p><p>Toledo at Dayton</p><p><b>Thurs. Jan. 22</b></p><p>Port Huron at Des Moines</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 23</b></p><p>Flint at Muskegon</p><p>Dayton at Toledo</p><p>Fort Wayne at Columbus</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 24</b></p><p>Des Moines at Fort Wayne</p><p>Dayton at Muskegon</p><p>Columbus at Toledo Flint at Port Huron</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 25</b></p><p>Muskegon at Flint</p><p>Fort Wayne at Dayton</p><p>Toledo at Columbus</p><p>Des Moines at Port Huron</p><p><b>Tues. Jan. 27</b></p><p>Des Moines at Dayton</p><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><p><b>(Including Games of Sun. Jan. 11)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-144/2613166-1-eng-US/f0026-142.jpg" title="f0026-14" width="586" height="658"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Looking At IHL Race

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div><p>ST. CATHARINES&mdash;</p><p>Nothing is ever certain in junior A hockey.</p><p>Only five times in the last 15 years has the Ontario Hockey Association regular season champion survived its own playoffs and gone on to represent the province in the Memorial Cup series.</p><p>However a couple of items are becoming increasingly evident this year.</p><p>First of all the scoring champion, for the second successive season, is almost certain to be a player of French-Canadian origin.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0181/2613211-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="263" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gil Perreault</b></figcaption></div><p>Last year Rejean Houle of the Montreal Canadiens won the points title with a total of 107, seven more than Marcel Dionne of St. Catharines Black Hawks.</p><p>This season Dionne is again waging a strenuous battle for the title, this time against another member of the Montreal Canadiens, Gilbert Perreault.</p><p>Dionne, a native of Drum-mondville, Quebec, moved to St. Catharines in the fall of 1968 after one season of junior with the Drummondville entry in the Quebec Junior Hockey League.</p><p>Both players came up with identical splurges in the last 10 days and both were at the expense of last place Niagara Falls Flyers. Dionne scored five goals and had two assists in the Hawks&rsquo; 9-2 win over the Flyers.</p><p>Just a week later Perreault scored five times and assisted on two other goals in the Canadiens&rsquo; 9-1 victory over Niagara Falls before 6,817 fans at the Montreal Forum.</p><p>Perreault is in his third and final season of junior eligibility and is generally considered to be the top draft choice at the National Hockey League June meeting in Montreal.</p><p>Dionne has one more year of Junior hockey in his future and has a chance of becoming the second player in history to win the points championship twice.</p><p>Only Andre Boudrias, while with Montreal Canadiens in the early 1960s, took the title on two occasions.</p><p>Boudrias, now playing with St. Louis Blues, placed first in 1962 with 97 points, was moved back to defence in 1963, then won the championship again in 1964 with 135 points.</p><p>Although the Canadiens&rsquo; pace was slowed just a little they still appear to be on their way to a second straight junior A pennant.</p><p>In three games during the week Montreal was held to a tie in Hamilton, suffered a 5-2 upset defeat to seventh place London Knights before returning home to swamp the Flyers 9-1.</p><p>Peterborough also managed only three points in three games, tying Toronto Marlboros twice 55 and playing to a home ice 5-5 tie with Hamilton Red Wings.</p><p>The Petes remained five points behind Montreal while St. Catharines with a 2-2 draw in Kitchener and 10-5 win at home over Ottawa, is still third.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Perreault, Dionne Wage Exciting Scoring Battle To Inherit Houle’s Title

<h2><b>ONTARIO JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standing on Tues. Jan. 20)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0426/2613392-1-eng-US/f0027-042.jpg" title="f0027-04" width="587" height="376"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p><b>Tues. an. 13</b></p><p>Oshawa 2 at London 7</p><p><b>Thrus. Jan. 15</b></p><p>St. Catharines 5 at Hamilton 3</p><p>Kitchener 5 at Peterboro 6</p><p><b>Fri. Jan. 16</b></p><p>London 2 at Niagara Falls 4</p><p>Montreal 2 at Toronto 5</p><p>Hamilton 4 at Kitchener 5</p><p>Peterboro 3 at Ottawa 2</p><p><b>Sat. Jan. 17</b></p><p>St. Catharines 5 at Oshawa 4</p><p><b>Sun. Jan. 18</b></p><p>Peterboro 1 at St. Catharines 3</p><p>Ottawa 3 at Toronto 3</p><p>Niagara Falls 2 at Kitchener 10</p><p>Hamilton 4 at London 2</p><p>Oshawa 4 at Montreal 4</p><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><p><b>(Including Games of Sun. Jan. 4)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0518/2613385-1-eng-US/f0027-052.jpg" title="f0027-05" width="589" height="561"></div><h2><b>WESTERN CANADA JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Jan. 14)</b></p><h3><b>EASTERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0613/2613378-1-eng-US/f0027-062.jpg" title="f0027-06" width="589" height="180"></div><h3><b>WESTERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0710/2613371-1-eng-US/f0027-072.jpg" title="f0027-07" width="588" height="169"></div><h2><b>QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues, Jan. 13)</b></p><h3><b>EAST SECTION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0810/2613364-1-eng-US/f0027-082.jpg" title="f0027-08" width="584" height="240"></div><h3><b>WEST SECTION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0910/2613357-1-eng-US/f0027-092.jpg" title="f0027-09" width="582" height="173"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-109/2613350-1-eng-US/f0027-102.jpg" title="f0027-10" width="590" height="360"></div><h2><b>MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Fri. Jan. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-117/2613343-1-eng-US/f0027-112.jpg" title="f0027-11" width="576" height="170"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-126/2613336-1-eng-US/f0027-122.jpg" title="f0027-12" width="585" height="387"></div><h2><b>NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Jan. 14)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-133/2613329-1-eng-US/f0027-132.jpg" title="f0027-13" width="586" height="208"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-143/2613322-1-eng-US/f0027-142.jpg" title="f0027-14" width="579" height="312"></div><h2><b>CENTRAL JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Sat. Jan. 3)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-153/2613315-1-eng-US/f0027-152.jpg" title="f0027-15" width="585" height="200"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-163/2613308-1-eng-US/f0027-162.jpg" title="f0027-16" width="588" height="332"></div><h2><b>ALBERTA JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 5)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-173/2613301-1-eng-US/f0027-172.jpg" title="f0027-17" width="586" height="203"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-182/2613294-1-eng-US/f0027-182.jpg" title="f0027-18" width="581" height="309"></div><h2><b>THUNDER BAY JUNIOR</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Fri. Jan. 9)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-192/2613287-1-eng-US/f0027-192.jpg" title="f0027-19" width="583" height="137"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-202/2613280-1-eng-US/f0027-202.jpg" title="f0027-20" width="587" height="209"></div><h3><b>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0251/2613273-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="588" height="407"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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