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March 13, 1970

The Hockey News March 13, 1970

<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Includina games of Sun, Feb. 22)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-01106/2685598-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="581" height="427"></div>TEAM SCORING RECORDS<h2>SAN DIEGO</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0270/2685591-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="582" height="470"></div><h2>VANCOUVER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0352/2685584-1-eng-US/f0023-032.jpg" title="f0023-03" width="577" height="474"></div><h2>DENVER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0441/2685577-1-eng-US/f0023-042.jpg" title="f0023-04" width="579" height="473"></div><h2>PORTLAND</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0529/2685570-1-eng-US/f0023-052.jpg" title="f0023-05" width="579" height="452"></div><h2>PHOENIX</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0624/2685563-1-eng-US/f0023-062.jpg" title="f0023-06" width="579" height="451"></div><h2>SALT LAKE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0721/2685556-1-eng-US/f0023-072.jpg" title="f0023-07" width="578" height="475"></div><h2>SEATTLE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0818/2685549-1-eng-US/f0023-082.jpg" title="f0023-08" width="575" height="424"></div> &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

WHL SCORING

BOSTON&mdash;The Boston Bruins are No. 1 in the National Hockey League and their drive to the top has been culminated by their ability to dominate both the East and the West.The Bruins, beaten only twice in their last 17 starts, extended their unbeaten string to 32 games against the expansionists, as they moved ahead of the New York Rangers in the exciting Eastern race.The Bruins made it to the top last week by whipping the Rangers 5&mdash;3, beating Chicago 3&mdash;0 and toppling St. Louis 3&mdash;1 for a perfect three&mdash;victory week. It was also Boston&rsquo;s 25th win in 32 starts against Western teams. Seven games ended in ties.The removal of the Rangers from the lead marked the first time since Nov. 15 that the New Yorkers have been anything else but top guns in the East.The tightened Eastern race looked like this after last weekend: Boston on top with 82 points, New York with 81, Montreal with 75, Chicago with 73 and Detroit with 71. The lastplace Leafs are out of it. The Hawks, who lost ace Bobby Hull, possibly for an indefinite period with strained or pulled ligaments, are breathing down the necks of the Canadiens and could conceivably pass the slumping Montrealers in the stretch run&mdash;but they would almost need Hull to do it. &#9632;

Bruins Become No. 1 As Rangers Toppled

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02599/2683854-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Once CRAIG KADLEC, left, and brother JOE KADLEC, were stickboys for the old Philadelphia Ramblers hockey club. Today they are both is the NHL as publicity directors, Craig with Pittsburgh Penguins and Joe with the Philadelphia Flyers.</figcaption></div>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;They say the odds against it are astronomical, but don&rsquo;t tell that to Emile Francis or Vic Stasiuk because they&rsquo;re liable to make you a little bet.When the New York Rangers and Flyers hook up in their final game of the regular season at the Spectrum March 19, it will climax one of the zaniest series in NHL history.They have met five times previously this season and all five contests have wound up the same way&mdash;no decision! There have been five consecutive ties, despite the tremendous odds against it happening.Therefore, when they meet in their regular-season finale, another tie would mark the first time in league annals that two teams have battled to deadlocks in every one of their meetings.&lsquo;&lsquo;We&rsquo;re pretty happy with the five points we&rsquo;ve picked up in five games with the Rangers,&rdquo; said Stasiuk. &ldquo;After all, they&rsquo;ve been the class of the Eastern Division and yet we haven&rsquo;t lost to them.&ldquo;Besides, all the ties we&rsquo;ve picked up (20 after the first 57 games) have us in good shape to make the playoffs. Sure, you like to win and get two points, but those 20 points we&rsquo;ve collected on ties are carrying us.&rdquo;The latest tie between the Rangers and Flyers followed the script to a certain degree. The Rangers, despite playing before an enthusiastic home crowd of more than 17,000 at Madison Square Garden, fell behind early and had to rally to salvage the tie. The Flyers had early leads of 2-0 and 3-1 but the Rangers tied it, 3-3, before the second period even started. That&rsquo;s how the contest ended.There&rsquo;s no doubt that, same in the other four games this season, it was New York&rsquo;s game to win. They had the majority of good chances, especially in the second and third periods, but were thwarted time and time again by the exceptional goaltending of Bernie Parent.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s the guy most responsible for all the ties between us,&rdquo; said Francis, the Rangers&rsquo; coach-GM. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always said that Bernie&rsquo;s one of the best goaltenders in the league, and he proves it almost every time we bump into those guys.&ldquo;What Philly has is a damn good defensive hockey team, so they&rsquo;re tough as hell when they&rsquo;ve got the lead. It seems, whenever we play them, they score a couple of goals and we&rsquo;ve got to fight back and overcome the tremendous defense they throw at us.&rdquo;Earl Heiskala, who scored the first goal of the game in the latest tie, figured the best explanation for the Flyers&rsquo; fine showing against the Rangers is the fact that they&rsquo;re able to get themselves sky-high for the game.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a funny thing, but when we play other teams like, say, Pittsburgh, we don&rsquo;t get up as much for them as we do when we play the Rangers,&rdquo; said Earl. &ldquo;Maybe that&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve had so much trouble beating the Penguins in their own rink (only one win in 12 appearances in Pittsburgh since expansion).&rdquo;Actually, the Rangers and Flyers have played to ties in their last six games spanning last season and in seven of their last eight. Their 3-3 tie gave the Flyers the distinction of being the first team in league history to have 20 or more ties in two con-secutive seasons.Last season the Flyers piled up 21 ties&mdash;two shy of Montreal&rsquo;s all time league record of 23 set seven years ago. The Flyers hadn&rsquo;t picked up their third tie until December last season, so have accumulated 39 ties in their last 112 regular-season games which is an average of one tie in every 2.84 games.It&rsquo;s no wonder more and more people are referring to the team as the &ldquo;Flying Tyers&rdquo;, and it&rsquo;s more and more reason why Francis, for one, feels there may be plenty of overtime if the Rangers and Flyers should meet in the Stanley Cup finals this season.&ldquo;The way things have been going between us lately,&rdquo; kidded Emile, &ldquo;we may still be going until July&rdquo;.<h2>It Runs In The Family! &#9632;</h2>

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Ties Are Order Of The Day When Rangers, Flyers Meet

<div class="byline">BY BYRON YAKE</div>PITTSBURGH&mdash;Is Red Kelly a wanted man? If so, Kelly says it&rsquo;s news to him.A Philadelphia writer says that &ldquo;Reliable sources maintain Penguin Coach Red Kelly will becoaching the Toronto Maple Leafs next season,&rdquo; and then added that &ldquo;Kelly would love to coach in Toronto, where he enjoyed success as a player and as a member of Parliament.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c0004-0149/2686236-1-eng-US/c0004-012.jpg" title="C0004-01" width="228" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body">Red Kelly</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know anything about it. It&rsquo;s all news to me&rdquo; Kelly said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s all I know.&ldquo;I do know that we&rsquo;ve got a battle on our hands. We&rsquo;ve got our hands full and we&rsquo;ve got a job to do,&rdquo; he said, wanting only to talk of the present, not the future.Toronto is like home to Kelly and his family.&ldquo;We love Toronto,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a great city. I went to school there, played hockey there, and owned a farm just outside the city. But those are just facts, nothing else.&rdquo;You can&rsquo;t blame the Maple Leafs&mdash;if the report is accurate&mdash;for wanting the Penguins&rsquo; chief.A Hall of Famer himself, he would naturally have a following at Toronto, the place where he led the Leafs to four Stanley Cup championships.The Maple Leafs, with all their problems of this season&mdash;management. injuries, and a last place position&mdash;could use a Red Kelly.But then so do the Penguins.The Pens have finished out of the West Division playoffs both years in the National Hockey League.Kelly nearly led the Los Angeles Kings to the division crown his first year of coaching. They were in the playoffs again last year.The Pens look like a new club. They&rsquo;re battling, hitting better, skating and keeping up with the established clubs.They are no easy take anymore.Sen. Jack McGregor, who recently resigned as Penguin president and will become vice chairman of the board, said he had heard the rumors of Toronto&rsquo;s interest in Kelly.&ldquo;I can understand it, but I just pray it isn&rsquo;t true. He&rsquo;s fantastic and we all know it.&rdquo;Kelly says his family likes Pittsburgh.&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve really enjoyed it here.&rdquo;It was a past perfect tense, not the present, and all you could really take from it was that Kelly would give his present job all he&rsquo;s got&mdash;while he&rsquo;s here. &#9632;

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Leafs Eve Penguins—But Are They Looking At Kelly?

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01481/2686274-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg" title="Cover-01" width="553" height="1000"></div>PARK&rsquo;S INJURY TEST OF RANGERS&rsquo; DEPTHGUMP VOWS TO PUT, NORTH STARS IN NHL PLAYOFFSARE LEAFS EYEING RED KELLY AGAIN?<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02357/2686267-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="1802" height="1854"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL ESPOSITO&nbsp;The Dynamic Boston Bruin</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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BRUINS STREAK TO TOP OF NHL

<div class="byline">BY PAT CURRAN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01645/2683537-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Veteran NHL netminder LORNE WORSLEY is back in the NHL lime-light again after the Minnesota North Stars picked up his contract in a deal with Montreal. Worsley, inactive since the club suspended him Dec. 29, recently appeared in a public shooting contest which was part of a promotion deal to publicize a new hockey stick</figcaption></div>MONTREAL&mdash;Lome (Gump) Worsley has returned to his first professional goaltending stand. After stopping pucks for eight minor and major league teams, the Gumper is back in Minnesota where he started to play for pay with the old St. Paul Saints of the United States League away back in 1950-51.And he has returned to Minnesota to wind up his colorful career with the same determination that started him up the hockey ladder 20 years ago.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m going to put them in the playoffs,&rdquo; said the 40-year-old veteran after he had agreed to finish the season with the struggling North Stars.Minnesota G.M. Wren Blair came to terms with the self-exiled Montreal goalie after three meetings in Montreal and permission from the home club to make Worsley an offer. Gump was signed to finish the season with Minnesota and may play again next year for which the Habs will receive &ldquo;various considerations&rdquo; as their part of the trade.Whenever Sam Pollock deals these days with a West Division club there&rsquo;s immediate speculation that he has acquired another future draft choice for the Canadiens.&ldquo;The considerations depend on Worsley&rsquo;s length of service with the North Stars, draft choices are not involved.&rdquo;Worsley signed a new contract with Minnesota, basically the same as the estimated $25,000 per annum he passed up in retiring from the Canadiens Jan. 1 rather than accept demotion to the AHL Voyageurs.&ldquo;I think Gump can help the North Stars and I hope he does,&rdquo; said Pollock who tried every line of persuation to talk the goalie out of exile two months ago. &ldquo;His situation here has ended and I can only wish him the best of luck.&rdquo;The Gumper, who claimed in quitting the Habs that he wouldn&rsquo;t go elsewhere, said he was &ldquo;delighted&rdquo; with the Minnesota deal. He joined the North Stars as a spectator at Philadelphia the next night before returning with them to Minesota, planning twice-a-day workouts to get back into shape. He appeared on the Minnesota, planning twice-a-March 1 dressed as backup goaler to Cesare Maniago and watched as Maniago blanked Toronto 8-0.His wife Doreen left the decision all up to the Gumper, whether or not to play again, but will stay with the family of three boys and a girl at home in Beloeil, Que.Worsley hadn&rsquo;t played since Dec. 6 when he gave up three third-period goals in Minnesota&rsquo;s upset of Canadiens at the Forum and hadn&rsquo;t practiced since Dec. 29 when Coach Claude Ruel gave up on his lack of seriousness in practice.He was replaced by rookie Phil Myre as backup goalie to Rogatien Vachon and subsequently retired rather than report to Montreal&rsquo;s American League farm club.Worsley, who will be 41 on May 14, appeared in only six full games this season with Canadiens, three wins, one loss and two ties in which he gave up 14 goals for a 2.33 average. Last season he played in 28 games, despite a month&rsquo;s inactivity because of aerophobia and depression, for a 2.26 average and five shutouts.Now the Gumper moves on to Minnesota to face another challenge in his already crowded big league hockey career. &#9632;

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Gamp Leaves Canucks Vowing To Put Stars In Western Playoffs

Following are the dates for the 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs as announced by the National Hockey League:<h2>QUARTER-FINALS</h2>Wednesday, April 8Thursday, April 9Saturday, April 11Sunday, April 12Tuesday April 14Thursday, April 16Saturday, April 18Sunday, April 19<h2>SEMI-FINALS</h2>Tuesday, April 21Thursday, April 23Saturday, April 25Sunday, April 26Tuesday, April 28Thursday, April 30Saturday, May 2 Sunday, May 3<h2>FINALS</h2>Tuesday, May 5Thursday, May 7Saturday, May 9 orSunday, May 10Tuesday, May 12Thursday, May 14Saturday, May 16 orSunday, May 17Tuesday, May 19 &#9632;

Stanley Cup Playoff Dates

<div class="byline">RY NORMAN MacLEAN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01647/2683599-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02529/2683592-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1161" height="907"></div>NEW YORK&mdash;The advertising board in Detroit&rsquo;s Olympia Stadium was emblazoned with &ldquo;NHL TV Chicago vs Boston, Sunday, 2: 00 PM&rdquo;.The Red Wings had nothing to do with this game and it was not being carried as a service to Detroit fans because of the tight fight between Chicago and Detroit for a playoff spot. It was the Columbia Broadcasting System&rsquo;s NHL Game of the Week. As such, it deserved and was getting top billing in most major league arenas.Since hockey and CBS have teamed up, the NHL has become truly major in scope. The expansion from six teams to twelve clubs in 1967-68 was dictated by television considerations. The big reason the Oakland Seals remain in the Bay Area despite a weak gate is TV considerations. Hockey is now major league with franchises stretching from Coast to Coast. It will become even more so next season with the entry of a third Canadian team, Vancouver, which will give it representation the length and breadth of the Dominion.The only fly in the ointment is whether CBS will renew the contract next season. They did so reluctantly in September and definitely paid less money this year than last. Although hockey outdraws pro basketball in live audiences in almost every confrontation for the sports dollar, video hockey has a rating far below that of the National Basketball Association. Recently the NBA announced an increase in the number of games aired nationally from 18 to 28 starting next season.So what, you say, the NBA games are shown over the American Broadcasting Company outlets and there is room for both hockey and basketball in the winter. True, but CBS feels that this is a year of decision for the Game of the Week. On January 24, the Big Eye telecast the American Basketball Association All-Star game, in what many observers thought was a trial run for the future.The present Commissioner of the ABA is Jack Dolph, a former CBS Vice President. He left CBS to take over the ABA in the past off season, so he still has contacts and rapport with the CBS people. Also, he was a member of their program advisory team.&ldquo;I definitely am interested in landing a TV deal for the ABA. However, when I left CBS I had no commitment from them for one,&rdquo; says Dolph. &ldquo;The American Football League owes its existence to its contract with the National Broadcasting Company and we think we can do the same.&rdquo;The problem hockey runs into on television is the larger ice surface, white reflected glare from the playing rink, smallness of the puck and newness of the game itself to much of its viewing audience. Most of the south just doesn&rsquo;t know what ice is all about unless it&rsquo;s in a mint julep glass. This gives basketball a head start in the ratings.Even in New York, where the first place Rangers are nearing a media break through of fantastic import for the NHL, they have been overshadowed by the New York Knickerbockers&rsquo; NBA team, which also chose this season to lead the league. WOR TV Channel 9 telecasts both Ranger and Knick road games, but has done many more Knick games than hockey matches and always seems to choose the basketball contest when there is a conflict.A while back, a survey showed there were two and one half fans watching basketball to one hockey fan. This influences the sponsors, who naturally want as much exposure as possible for their product.Clarence S. Campbell, the president of the NHL says, &ldquo;We very much desire a TV contract because of the exposure it gives our game. However, our income is not dependant on such a contract.&rdquo;In this, Mr. Campbell is right. The amount of money each NHL team gets probably is in the neighborhood of $100,000 per season. This is a paltry sum compared to the munificent figures the National Football League has attained with the only other contact sport on television.Don Ruck, the hard working vice president of the NHL, did most of the spade work with CBS and much credit must be given to Ruck for the renewal of the 196970 contract.&ldquo;We believe we have a schedule this season which will show our game to its maximum advantage.&rdquo; says Ruck. &ldquo;So far, ratings have been up and the NHL has been seen by more people this season via TV than ever before.&rdquo;Hockey News SpecialThe seriousness which the NHL views the battle for TV exposure is shown by the fact that the staid Maple Leafs permitted an afternoon television extravaganza this season. It is coming up on March 15. Previously, Toronto and Montreal avoided afternoon games on Sunday like the plague.Basketball has much going for it in the States. Most sports minded Americans have played the game a bit. It is not costly to play, needing only a ball, hoop and a pair of sneakers. Unsophisticated fans understand the aim of the game immediately and the small playing surface makes for an easier job for the TV cameraman.This season the hockey camera work has been excellent. In the past some presentations from American cities left much to be desired.The recent 7-6 embroglio between Toronto and Boston helped, as it had more action than many previous games, even if a purist might have found it sloppy. This is one fault of TV hockey. A fan in the closely packed intimate arena may enjoy a game in which one team wins by 2-0, because of the skill of the play. However, the same game may lack punch to the casual observer not acquainted with the niceties of killing a penalty with a box defense. A good fight helps in most parts of the United States and while this may be a commentary on some fans hockey knowledge, it is one thing the NHL has going for it that basketball doesn&rsquo;t.The NHL ultimately plans to expand to Europe and held out the plum of intercontinental TV of a Russia-NHL summit meeting to CBS, which bought the idea. The size of such an audience, viewing the game via satellite is staggering. Undoubtedly, it would be one of the largest ever in the history of TV and might just go over the top as the largest.The very idea that the ABA, a struggling neophyte minor league with big league pretensions could outduel the NHL in a battle for the TV exposure is unthinkable. Early returns indicate that the NHL game of the week had a 6.8 rating compared to 4.8 last season. It was at least holding its own in the battle with the NBA telecasts on ABC. And the New York-Montreal preliminary to the Super Bowl Football game had the highest rating any hockey telecast ever had. It ran the Neilson Counter all the way up to 8.9.&ldquo;This was not just the fact that it was Super Sunday. Our game was three hours before the football game, so it had impact of its own,&rdquo; says Hawley Chester, an aide to Ruck.The NHL expects to maintain its TV contract and feels that with more exposure the game will sell itself in those areas where it has never really been promoted. Perhaps, the granting of a southern franchise like Atlanta would do the trick. Groups from Atlanta did bid in the past year or two for a team. It is interesting to note that the coming of the St. Louis Blues helped the St. Louis Hawks pro basketball team become the Atlanta Hawks. Also in the past, the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons were literally driven out by the International League Fort Wayne Komets. They are now the Detroit Pistons. If hockey can just do a bit of same on the boob tube, we can look forward to seeing that NHL-European confrontation and to the expansion of what is truly an international sport. &#9632;

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WHICH WILL WIN THE TV EXPOSURE STRUGGLE?

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01709/2683651-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="358" height="429"></div>&bull; CHARLES L. COLEMAN&rsquo;S Volume II of &ldquo;The Trail of the Stanley Cup&rdquo; is an outstanding achievement in chronologically detailed reporting of the happenings in the National Hockey League from 1926 through 1946, commonly referred to as the &lsquo;modern era&rsquo; of hockey&rsquo;s colorful history&hellip;This 913-page book is a followup to Coleman&rsquo;s Volume I which covered the years 1893 though 1926 and represents a lifetime&rsquo;s work for the retired mining engineer and former mayor of North Hatley, Que&hellip;Cost for this beautifully-bound NHL history is $11.95 and copies may be obtained by writing to the National Hockey League, 922 Sun Life Bldg., Mont-real Canada&hellip;Philadelphia Flyers are the only team the New York Rangers haven&rsquo;t beaten this season. The Flyers have held them to five straight ties&hellip;There&rsquo;s almost a 20-year gap between the ages of Bobby Orr and Gordie Howe. The Boston superboy will be 22 on March 20 and the &lsquo;Big Guy&rsquo; will be 42 on March 21&hellip;Pierre Bouchard, son of the former captain of the Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; Butch Bouchard, has been a standout for Montreal&rsquo;s AHL Voya-geurs, and looks like he&rsquo;s a year or two away from NHL stardom&hellip;Norm Ullman and Frank Mahovlich, key figures in the big Toront-Detroit trade two years ago, are close in career goals. Both had 376 with 21 games to go this season&hellip;Pittsburgh&rsquo;s Jack Riley points out that next to St. Louis, his Penguins have won more games in three years since expansion than any other club in the Western Division. The Pens missed the playoffs the last two years but the way Red Kelly has the club going right now they stand a good chance of fin-ishing second in the Western Division playoff race. &ldquo;We have been beating the teams in our own division, something we didn&rsquo;t do last year,&rdquo; added Riley&hellip;Phil Myre, Canadiens&rsquo; rookie goalie, has patterned his style after that of Terry Sawchuk. He&rsquo;s a big boy who relies on his speed more than on covering the angles.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02660/2683644-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="279" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body">Charles Coleman</figcaption></div>&bull; SERGE SAVARD&rsquo;S career as a left winger with Montreal is over. The Cana-diens will play him on defense only for the remainder of this season&hellip;Whether he wins the NHL scoring championship or not, Bobby Orr will endorse the products of a major oil company and an important food chain, both in the United States&hellip;They say Joe Crozier has turned over his Vancouver contract to his lawyers to see what kind of a case he might have, if any, when the new owners bring in Bud Poile as general manager of the new NHL entry&hellip;Doug Harkness runs a very interesting sports show each evening over CJCH-TV in Halifax&hellip;Dan Kelly, who broadcasts the CBS Game of the Week over television, has been drawing raves for the cool, authoritative and detached manner he has in broadcasting hockey. His style has improved tremendously over the last two years&hellip;Mike Walton caused quite a stir around Toronto recently when he suggested on television that he might ask for &ldquo;aggravation pay&rdquo; if he doesn&rsquo;t get more ice time. &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll get paid for his production, like any other player on the team,&rdquo; snarled his uncle, Stafford Smythe&hellip;Rod Gilbert recently climbed past Dean Prentice into third place among all-time Ranger scorers. His next aim is Camille Henry&rsquo;s 478 points, then Andy Bathgate&rsquo;s 729. &ldquo;I figure it will take me 15 more years to catch Andy&rdquo; says Gilbert&hellip;Pete Stemkowski of Detroit hopes to land a job as a disc jockey with a Winnipeg radio station during the summer. The ex-Leaf has a bonus arrangement in his contract for scoring 20 goals and it was only fitting that he tallied No. 20 against Toronto.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03564/2683637-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="256" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Mike Walton</figcaption></div>&bull; HOCKEY CLUBS, both professional and amateur, would be well advised to take advantage of the special Gatorade Thirst Quencher offer. See form on page 3 of this issue&hellip;The majority of professional hockey baseball, football and basketball clubs use Gatorade Thirst Quencher regularly as do many colleges, junior colleges and high schools&hellip;St. Louis fired 61 shots at Goalie Wayne Rutledge of Los Angeles in a recent 2-1 win over the Kings. This was the most ever by the Blues in a regular scheduled game. They triggered 64 shots against Philadelphia during a playoff game on April 16, 1968&hellip;Cesare Maniago of Minnesota is bothered with a pinched nerve in his back&hellip;Jerry Nason of the Boston Globe suggests it might be a smart promotional move to have the United States NCAA winners play a &ldquo;Stanley Cup&rdquo; series against the No. 1 college team in Canada&hellip;Cornell and Loyola of Montreal would stage one terrific series&hellip;With Dallas Smith and Rick Smith playing a defense combo for the Boston Bruins, Nason wonders if the other teams will be caught in cough-in corner?&hellip;Toronto General Manager Jim Gregory is anxious to get Dennis Hull from Chicago in some kind of a trade. Leafs tried to land Hull last year. The names of forwards Floyd Smith and Murray Oliver crop up every once in a while as possible Leaf expendables&hellip;St. Louis Blues now have three Plager brothers on their team, Bar-clay, Bob and Bill. When Bill scored his first NHL goal he was engulfed in a bearhug by brother Bob, who had assisted on the goal. All three had assists in the Blues&rsquo; 5-2 win over Chicago&hellip;Looks like Philadelphia will play to sell out crowds for the remainder of the season&hellip;Eddie Shack erased Skip Krake&rsquo;s name from the L.A. Kings&rsquo; record book. Eddie collected 28 minutes in penalties to beat Skip&rsquo;s mark of 22&hellip;Garry Unger has a long way to go to beat Gordie Howe&rsquo;s scoring record. However, the young Detroit center has beaten Gordie in his first two NHL seasons with more than double Howe&rsquo;s output of 23 goals back in 1946-47 and 1947-48&hellip;Colin Lister is resigning as Commissioner of the International Junior Hockey League&hellip;Lynn Faris is doing an excellent job as play-by-play announcer of all home and away for the Kansas City Blues.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04492/2683630-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="262" height="376"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dennis Hull</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

Founded October 1st, 1947Published weekly except monthly June through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.1434 St. Catherine Street West Montreal 107, Canada.Kenneth William McKenzie President and PublisherCharlie Halpin Editorial DirectorYearly SUBSCRIPTION Rates: $6.00 in Canada $7.00 in the U.S.A. and $9.00 in Foreign Countries.Postage paid at Rouses Point. N.YSecond class mail&mdash;Registration No. 1327Printed in CanadaVol. 23 MONTREAL, MARCH 13, 1970 No. 23 &#9632;

The Hockey News OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<h2>&lsquo;Strong Arm&rsquo; Players Not Needed In NHL</h2>I think that the idea of each hockey club having a strongarm player to act as a &lsquo;policeman&rsquo; in order to keep the other team &ldquo;honest&rdquo; is, to say the least, a bit overdone. For if any player cannot take care of himself, he has no place in professional hockey. Henri Richard and Stan Mikita, surely no burly bruisers, manage to take care of themselves. They will not take anything from any opposing player, regardless of how big he is.Sure, Reggie Fleming is good at hitting the other players, but when it comes to putting the puck in the net well, that&rsquo;s something he&rsquo;s not so good at. On the other hand, John Ferguson is not only a good hitter&mdash;but he can score points. In other words, he is a real player, and not just a fighter.JULIUS GROBIN, Brooklyn, N.Y.<h2>Maki Has Paid Debt In The Green Affair</h2>I am in complete agreement with Gary Bravstein (Hockey News Feb. 27) regarding Wayne Maki. Ted Green doesn&rsquo;t bear any grudge against Maki, he knows he asked for trouble, so what right have other people to take it upon themselves to blame Maki, when they know very little of what actually took place?I think it is incredible that charges were laid and I think if it had happened in an NHL city (not here in Ottawa) the league&rsquo;s action would have been sufficient, as in the past. At least, living in Ontario, I can voice my protest by not voting for the people responsible for the charges, in the next Provincial election.Wayne Maki has a good future ahead of him in hockey. He&rsquo;s a hard skater, and is always on the move, going after the puck and scoring, and doesn&rsquo;t go looking for trouble. He&rsquo;s more than paid his debt.S. EVERETT, Ottawa, Ont.<h2>Time For The NHL To Toss Book At LA</h2>I believe it is about time President Campbell acted against Los Angeles Kings.Although it is bad ethics to override a referee&mdash;I refer to the game in Los Angeles against the Rangers on Jan. 28&mdash;why not fine or penalize the Kings for failing to comply with league regulations. Every team must have its lights wired according to league specifications. That is what the NHL decides so why do the Kings do otherwise. Also, periodic checks on quality of ice surfaces should be conducted, as NHL teams claim they skate on water in L.A.If the owners are so preoccupied with other interests&mdash;as impromptu scheduling of a rock group in L.A.&mdash;they should be dealth with harshly. The intrinsic parts of hockey must be looked after, even before the game starts. Too many cities have been yearning for a franchise while those that have them, abuse them.BARRY FRIED, Bronx, N.Y.<h2>What Is The Purpose Of Having Goal Judges?</h2>Do goal judges really judge goals or are they merely a figure there to switch the red light when told to do so?During the game of Jan. 17 between the Bruins and Chicago, which was won by the Black Hawks 1-0 I witnessed probably the most flagrant lack of respect by one official for another. Referee Bill Friday allowed the only goal saying that the puck had crossed the line. The goal judge, with a much better view, emphatically pleaded behind the protective glass that the puck had not gone in.Friday refused to discuss it or even talk it over with the goal judge. Why are the goal judges there if the referee refuses to honor his judgment? Surely a goal judge must have some respect as this only seems to endanger his position in the future as well as the capabilities of others in the league.JIM FLYNN, Weston, Mass. &#9632;

Fan Forum

1&mdash;We all know Boston&rsquo;s brilliant Bobby Orr has set a new record for most goals by a defenseman. But do you know the man who held the mark before Orr?2&mdash;Who was the last goalkeeper to win the NHL&rsquo;s rookie award. Was it Roger Crozier, Terry Sawchuk or Jack Gelineau?3&mdash;Red Kelly was the first winner of the Norris Trophy as the best defenseman in the NHL, but what player won it the most times over the years?4&mdash;Gus Bodnar&rsquo;s name is in the record book for helping Bill Mosienko score the three quickest goals in one period. But it&rsquo;s there for another reason and it involves scoring. Can you remember what it was?5&mdash;And speaking or fast goals, what hockey immortal, now dead, still holds the record for the fastest opening goal of a game, seven seconds?6&mdash;Gerry Cheevers of Boston didn&rsquo;t always belong to the Bruins. What NHL team first held his contract?7&mdash;When goaler Bruce Gamble of the Leafs felt he was in a hockey bind with management in 1964-65 what course of action did he take? Did he quit hockey for a year or go back to the amateurs?8&mdash;The NHL introduced the red line to hockey but did it occur before, during or after the 1940&rsquo;s?9&mdash;Clarence Campbell has been NHL president since 1946. What great hockey figure held the job before him?10&mdash;The Chicago Black Hawks last won the Stanley Cup in 1960-61. Can you tell us who the general manager and the coach were that year?(Answers in next week&rsquo;s issue) &#9632;

two minute hockey quiz

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>LOS ANGELES&mdash;To coin a cliche, there is no sense beating a dead horse, so we some time ago stopped dissecting the demise of the Los Angeles Kings and began to write mainly about those who were performing nobly under utter distress. Once we wrote about Gerry Desjardins, Eddie Joyal, Bill Flett, Ross Lonsberry and Jim Peters, we were stuck.We got positive statements from manager Larry Regan, then turned to owner Jack Kent Cooke as the one man who might speak optimistically about the future of a team that was bound for the worst record in NHL history. Surprisingly, the usually verbose and vigorous Cooke was subdued to the point of depression.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01662/2683754-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg" title="f0005-01" width="273" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">Denis DeJordy</figcaption></div>&ldquo;Never in my wildest dreams did I expect these developments,&rdquo; he said, speaking slowly and softly. &ldquo;I am bitterly disappointed. We are going to have to re-evaluate our entire approach and make some drastic changes, but at this time I can&rsquo;t say what these might be.&rdquo;Later that same day, the first of these changes was taking shape and Cooke&rsquo;s voice had regained its heartiness. &ldquo;We are about to make two major trades,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think they will be the first steps in the remaking of the character of our club.&rdquo;The trades were made. They sent Gerry Desjardins, Bill White and Bryan Campbell to Chicago for Denis DeJordy, Gilles Mar-otte and Jim Stanfield, and Dale Rolfe, Larry Johnston and Gary Croteau to Detroit for Matt Rav-lich, Brian Gibbons and Gary Monahan.You draw conclusions about trades, then you wait to see if your judgment was right or wrong. The Kings made these trades on their best judgment and Cooke says honestly he hopes he was right, but doesn&rsquo;t see how he could avoid risking being wrong. He&rsquo;s certainly right in that. The club had come completely apart and, considering it was not dealing from strength, made promising moves. We, personally, are pleased the rebuilding has begun in earnest. All fans should be.The owner, his pace slowed for the first time by a hip problem and by Sleepless nights worrying about what to do and working out trades, saw he had to do something. Earlier, he changed coaches. Now, he&rsquo;s changed players. Viewing this season&rsquo;s disaster realistically, the brass gave up on some players, some of whom were traded now, others who will move on later in deals virtually set. Only those with good prospects will remain.We regret only one aspect of the deals. Let&rsquo;s dissect them, beginning with the goalies and our lone regret.Desjardins is 25, a fifth-year pro. In almost two seasons here, he has been the Kings most valuable player. With ineffective support, he performed heroically. He is the quickest goaler in the league and could become the greatest. We would not have traded him under any circumstances.Trading him demonstrates that in the business of sports, it doesn&rsquo;t matter whether you play good or bad, if moves must be made, the good will go faster than the bad. The Kings&rsquo; worst players were not traded. No one wanted them. The Kings, for example, may be the last team to have wanted Eddie Shack.On the other hand, Desjardins had begun to bend under the strain. He complained about injuries the club doubted and made it clear recently he did not want to play. Possibly, he would never have realized his potential on a weak team which must rebuild. DeJordy, 31, an llth-year-pro, could steady this team for several years to come if he is not on the decline. Certainly, the trade to the 1970-71 Western Division winner is a break for Gerry.One thing that was surprising was that Chicago got him. Chicago and New York seem the only teams that don&rsquo;t need him. Boston turned down him and white for Ed Johnston, Ken Hodge and Gary Doak in a deal most think would have won the pennant for the Bruins. But how would Desjardins have fared in the pressure of a pennant race? Time will tell. &#9632;

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Controversial Deals Change Kings’ Look As Rebuilding Starts

LOS ANGELES&mdash;The trade happy Los Angeles Kings pulled off their third major player swap in a span of one week when they sent veteran left wing Ted Irvine to the New York Rangers in exchange for Juha Widing, a center, and Real Lemieux, also a left wing.The Kings, who are mired in last place in the NHL&rsquo;S West Division, had previously swapped six players to Chicago and Detroit in return tor six others and appeared intent on cleaning house to get the club back into contention if not for this season, then for the next.Irvine played in 58 games for the Kings this season, scoring 11 goals and getting 12 assists. He was one of the more popular members of the Kings.In two previous NHL seasons with the Kings, Irvine had 33 goals and 46 assists in 149 games. He broke into the league with Boston in 1963 but didn&rsquo;t make it back to the majors until 1966.Widing, 22, was born in Finland but learned his hockey in Sweden.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-02596/2683792-1-eng-US/f0005-022.jpg" title="f0005-02" width="495" height="850"><figcaption class="caption-body">TED IRVINE</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-03456/2683785-1-eng-US/f0005-032.jpg" title="f0005-03" width="280" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body">Juha Widing</figcaption></div>In 43 games with the Rangers this season, Widing scored seven goals and had seven assists.Lemieux played two seasons with the Kings before being traded last year to New York. &#9632;

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Kings Swap Irvine To Rangers, Get Lemieux Back With Widing

<div class="byline">BY CHARLIE HALPIN</div>&bull; SOME TIME ago a fellow named Wren Blair was being prophetic when he said, &ldquo;only a madman would want to be an NHL coach.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01736/2683823-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="262" height="442"></div>As the 196970 professional hockey season moves towards its climactic end, Blair&rsquo;s words appear to be gaining in statureHockey coaches have been falling out of disfavor like the stock market and the turnover will go down as the largest in history for all levels of pro hockey it seems.The big time hockey coach isn&rsquo;t as untouchable as he used to be. In fact the job offers about as much security as picking sugar cane for Fidel Castro or being a dictator in a Latin American country. You&rsquo;re here today and gone tomorrow.The latest case in point has to center around Joe Crozier, the man who led the Vancouver Canucks out of the hockey wilderness in his two years at the helm of the club. Crozier was a &lsquo;natural&rsquo; for the position with the new Vancouver team in the NHL but it hasn&rsquo;t worked out that way. In fact, Crozier is a man without a job today, although it is obvious the situation is only a temporary one. But nonetheless, Joe has been toppled in a manner that smacks at both the crudeness by which professional operators dismiss their employees and the insecurity of being a coach.&bull; CROZIER&rsquo;S DEFIANCE of his club&rsquo;s board of directors ultimately led to his ouster from the Vancouver job. The NHL Canucks brought in Bud Poile, the erstwhile Philadelphia general managervice president, to take Crozier&rsquo;s job. Crozier was deposed for &ldquo;rank insubordination&rdquo; after refusing to meet with club president Tom Scallen and the team directors.Croziers said he refused to relinquish his contract as GM, which still had one-and-a-half years to run. He said bringing in Poile over him would only mean that he would not be in control, but that Poile would. Crozier didn&rsquo;t digest such an arrangement and showed his contempt by not turning up at the meeting of the club brass.Scallen has said that teamwork in necessary for the success of a new club and he had been advised to hire a man with NHL experience, which Crozier doesn&rsquo;t have, but Poile does. The club also said it has been unhappy with some of Crozier&rsquo;s business tactics but admitted it was impressed with his ice record.It is unfortunate that a man of Crozier&rsquo;s talent and hockey knowledge had to be deprived of a chance to prove himself in the big time. But such are the pitfalls of hockey, the same evils that Blair eluded to when he said a man has to be a little nutty to want to coach an NHL team.Poile was adamant about one thing after Crozier left. He wasn&rsquo;t going to take the responsibility of coaching the new NHL Canucks next season. That job he is expected to turn over to one of three men under consideration, one of which is Bill Gadsby. But count Poile out. He doesn&rsquo;t even want any part of the WHL Canucks for the rest of this season. Either Andy Bathgate or Marc Reaume are expected to fill the role in Crozier&rsquo;s place.Seemingly Blair&rsquo;s words have become wisdom. He took himself out of the coaching rat race this season and turned the club over to Charlie Burns. The North Stars went into a nosedive and won once in over 30 starts. Burns offered to step aside if it would help the club. He was turned down. Claude Ruel tried the same tactic with Montreal when the Canadiens were losing.Along the way fellows like Hal Laycoe, Red Sullivan, Bill Gadsby, Lynn Patrick, Bernard Geoffrion, Punch Imlach, Bert Olmstead, Keith Allen, Poile, Crozier and such minor league luminaries as Rudy Pilous and Alt Pike&mdash;both replaced in recent weeks as coaches&mdash;are wondering how they ever got into this business in the first place.Statistics bear out what Blair has maintained for a long time, a coach&rsquo;s life expectancy is a short one nowadays. In three years of expansion hockey, 10 of the 12 NHL teams have made 15 coaching changes.And don&rsquo;t bet there won&rsquo;t be more before the puck is dropped on the 1970-71 season. &#9632;

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Crozier Distovers Insecurity Of Being A Pro Hotkey Coach

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01688/2683920-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="556" height="514"><figcaption class="caption-body">ED GIACOMIN&hellip;Goalkeeper</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02621/2683913-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="552" height="520"><figcaption class="caption-body">PAT STAPLETON&hellip;Defense</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03486/2683906-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="546" height="535"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB WOYTOWICH&hellip;Defense</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04355/2683899-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="555" height="528"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRANK MAHOVLICH&hellip;Left Wing</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05254/2683892-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="547" height="517"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL GOLDSWORTHY&hellip;RightWing *</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-06190/2683885-1-eng-US/f0007-062.jpg" title="f0007-06" width="554" height="460"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL ESPOSITO&hellip;Center</figcaption></div>MONTREAL&mdash;The big question surrounding this year&rsquo;s National Hockey League All-Star selections is whether or not the West has progressed enough to take away some of the &lsquo;dream&rsquo; team berths from the East?It&rsquo;s something all All-Star voters must ponder when they sit down to pick their NHL teams in the 23rd annual HOCKEY NEWS fan poll.What a challenge for every staunch hockey fan. A chance to pick your favorites and hold it up for comparison with the experts.THE HOCKEY NEWS is presently conducting voting for its All-Star selections and invites its thousands of readers to get on the bandwagon and join in the fan poll.Merely clip the ballot shown on this page, read the voting regulations carefully and then fill in your selection. It&rsquo;s simple and it can be fun.As has been the custom in the past, you are requested to pick a first and second NHL all-star team, printing the name of the player carefully on the ballot. Remember, you are also afforded a chance to cast a vote for the league&rsquo;s outstanding rookie and most valuable player of the year. It&rsquo;s all contained in your ballot.Ballots have now appeared in two issues and your team will be announced in THE HOCKEY NEWS dated April 3.The faster you get them in the sooner we can tabulate them too. &#9632;

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Pick Your Favorites In Hockey Hews 23rd Annual All-Star Poll

1&mdash;Anyone is eligible to cast ballots for the National Hockey League All-Star Team, but each reader may submit ONLY ONE ENTRY, naming first and second team, as well as MVP and Outstanding Rookie.2&mdash;The ballots will run for three weeks. Final ballot will appear in the issue dated March 20, 1970.3&mdash;Use blanks published in THE HOCKEY NEWS, or reasonable facsimile or tracings of same if you do not wish to deface your copy. Be sure to fill in your own name and address.4&mdash;Ballots must be mailed&mdash;to All-Star Editor, THE HOCKEY NEWS, Room 212, 1434 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal, 107, Canada. &#9632;

All-Star Voting Regulations

<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01722/2683982-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="300" height="367"></div><h2>The Villainous Ice Man</h2>WHENEVER THERE is a fight in his vicinity, he wants in it, presumably to protect his teammates, probably to maintain an image of toughness for his team, possibly for the sheer fun of it. And wherever he goes, outside of his hometown, he is booed and taunted by insults and threatened by fans who are safely protected on the other side of the plexiglass, and things are thrown at him.&ldquo;It goes with my game,&rdquo; John Ferguson smiles. &ldquo;I am used to it. I pay no mind. The worst thing ever thrown at me? A bottle, I guess. They&rsquo;d throw bombs at me if they dared, I guess. The worst thing ever said about me? Unprintable! I try to ignore it. Sometimes I answer the fans. Maybe shake my fist at them. But I know if I was playing in their town for their team, they&rsquo;d like me.&rdquo;They love him in Montreal, where they understand that he is more than just a policeman, a cop, a bully. And the other managers and coaches understand this, too. He has become a good hockey player, and to some extent a backbone of his team. Many feel he and Jean Beliveau are the most important players on the Habs. When they are not playing or are playing poorly, the team is in trouble.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02637/2683975-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="557" height="880"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHN FERGUSON&hellip;You Don&rsquo;t Have Friends</figcaption></div>He is out now, sidelined as this is written by a fractured cheekbone, struck by a shot, throwing himself in danger in front of a play, as he is willing to do. He was out earlier this season, too, both thumbs fractured in a fight. It was between these times that we spoke to him as he sat sweating and flushed and worked up in the dressing room after a victory.&ldquo;Why do I play as I do? To win. Because it is the way I can help a team win. Because it is the way I have to play,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;You win at all costs. Your only friends are your teammates. You have no friends on the other teams, not on the ice. You have no friends in New York or Boston or Toronto or anywhere else except Montreal. Those other guys are trying to take money out of my pocket. Those other fans want me to lose.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a fancy skater or a hard shooter. I think I&rsquo;ve made myself a fair hockey player, but I&rsquo;m mainly a hitter. That&rsquo;s all right. This is a game of hitting. In hockey, you check or you lose. You need the fancy skaters and puck-handlers to move that puck and the big shooters to put it in the net, but you also need the guys who chase the Duck and play defense and hit people and see that no one gets chesty around you. I&rsquo;m one of these guys. I can handle the puck. I get some goals. But I&rsquo;m no fancy dan.&rdquo;He looks the part, rugged, mean. You can see he&rsquo;s a fighter from the furthest seat in the gallery in Chicago or Los Angeles or St. Louis. And then you talk to him and you find he is intelligent and polite and modest. He has a wife, Joan, a son, John Jr., 2, and three daughters, Christina, 11; Katherine, 4, and Jo Ann, 6 months, and the way he speaks of them, his love for them shows through. He&rsquo;s a good husband and father, who plays with his kids and worries about them and works hard to put food on the table<h2>A Study In Contrasts</h2>ASIDE FROM HOCKEY, he is in business. What? Knitwear, of course. &ldquo;Full fashion shirt and women&rsquo;s dresses,&rdquo; John smiles. &ldquo;We style and manufacture. Yes, I do styling myself. When I come to Southern California, for example, I always go to see what&rsquo;s showing and usually buy some stuff to take back. &lsquo;It is not something he picked up going into a corner after a loose puck. His neighbor, Pierre Marquez, brought him into it. It&rsquo;s his business, named after him. But John has been in it four years now. How deep is he in it? &ldquo;All my money is in it,&rdquo; John smiles&rdquo; &ldquo;It&rsquo;s my life. Or at least my future. Hockey&rsquo;s my life now, but knitwear is my future.&rdquo;The chances are no one will needle him about it too much. Needle? Knitwear. I didn&rsquo;t really mean to say that. And I was careful not to say anything wise to John about it. The 6-foot, 190-pound winger might take offense and boo me.John Bowie Ferguson was born September 5th, 1938 in Vancouver. He was captain of his amateur team, the Melville Millionaires, and played in Fort Wayne in the International League before Montreal turned him pro with Cleveland in the American League for the 1960-61 season. He was 22 then and after three years in Cleveland he was 25 before Canadiens called him up top. &ldquo;I got a late start, but I&rsquo;ve been making up for it ever since,&rdquo; Fergy says. This is his seventh season with Canadiens and he&rsquo;s played on four pennant-winners and four playoff champions and could make it five in both respects this season.Ferguson led the NHL in penalty minutes with 177 three seasons back and had 185 last season, but absences from injuries will prevent him from emulating such dubious distinctions this season. He set NHL records with 80 minutes in penalties during the last playoffs and 224 minutes in penalties during his career. &ldquo;Oh well, they re looking for me,&rdquo; John says. They can&rsquo;t miss him, we say. Anyone who would punch Bobby Hull in his face mask protecting a broken jaw is hard to overlook, which is what John did last season. But he also scored 29 goals. You won&rsquo;t find it in the book, but that&rsquo;s a modern record for a bad man&hellip;So they shout obscenities at him and throw things at him and shake fists at him from behind the protective glass, but he goes on battling, making Montreal foes back down with their heads up high, looking around for him, fighting whenever there is a fight, stopping a puck with his face when there is a puck to be stopped, and he, says, &ldquo;When they stop worrying about me, then it&rsquo;ll be time for me to start worrying. He&rsquo;s the only one who&rsquo;s not worried now, and there isn&rsquo;t a coach in the league, cursing him, of course, who would not grab him if he had the chance. &#9632;

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Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">BY VICTOR BERNS</div>ST. LOUIS&mdash;Wayne Maki is paying a princely sum for one wild swing of his stick.The thud of Maki&rsquo;s stick on Ted Green&rsquo;s head was heard around the world. It happened nearly six months ago, but Maki is living daily with the repercussions of the incident.The fracturing of Green&rsquo;s skull and his loss to the Boston Bruins are unfortunate. The bashing of heads will never be openly condoned in a civilized society. And no amount of retribution by Maki, or hockey, or the crown&rsquo;s prosecutor can atone to Green for a piece of his skull.But Maki also has a life to live. And living that life for the past six months had been difficult.Maki was suspended from hockey for one month&mdash;the longest suspension ever issued for mayhem in the National Hockey League. The suspension was a setback to Maki&rsquo;s hockey future at a time when he may have been ready to start a Ions uninterrupted career in the NHL. But the suspension was part of the price he has had to pay, and Maki squirmed for two months at Buffalo in the American Hockey League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03524/2684013-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="246" height="456"><figcaption class="caption-body">Wayne Maki</figcaption></div>Then in an unprecedented move criminal charges were placed against Maki and-Green. Maki&rsquo;s trial was set for Dec. 24 but postponed when someone realized the date was Christmas Eve. The case was postponed again in January for procedural reasons and finally came to trial in court at Ottawa even though Green himself had asked that Maki not be prosecuted. Maki testified quietly that he was innocent of the charge of assault causing bodily harm and that he swung his stick in self-defense.Maki was beaten badly throughout the game in Boston. The Bruins repeatedly took runs at Maki, and Maki was either going down or getting up with some of the action coming after the whistle had stopped play. Phil Esposito checked Maki so hard that the blow knocked out a section of plexiglass which shattered and cut several spectators. But Maki didn&rsquo;t miss a shift and looked the Bruins in the eye as they belted him about the rink.Bowman was furious as referee Lloyd Gilmour called only five penalties on Boston and at one point, after Don Marcotte and Wayne Cashman battered Maki in successive forays, Bowman scrambled atop the St. Louis bench, grabbed a hockey stick and waved it at Gilmour.The Blues were in a slump at the time, and the Bruins won, 7-1. Bowman criticized his usually aggressive players for not protecting Maki.Bowman said after the game, If we&rsquo;d had 16 Wayne Makis out there, I&rsquo;ll guarantee the score wouldn&rsquo;t have been 71.&rdquo;The two teams met three nights later in St. Louis, and the Bruins again took some runs at Maki, who suffered a cut oyer his right eye in the first period. Skating a few minutes later with a white bandage over the cut, Maki was pummeled by John McKenzie behind the net. Referee John Ashley called 21 penalties during the game.The punishment at the hands of the Bruins could certainly be expected by Maki.What Maki must be wondering is when the price will be paid in full. &#9632;

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Maki Paying Debt But Rookie Wonders When Will It End?

<div class="byline">BY DAN MOULTON</div>CHICAGO&mdash;The evidence presented by Bill White in his first early games as a Black Hawks&rsquo; defenseman seems to justify a comment by one of the Boston Bruins during their recent visit to the Stadium.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01703/2684044-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="237" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill White</figcaption></div>Watching the big rearguard warm up before the Hawks&rsquo; 6-3 victory, the veteran remarked: &ldquo;As far as I&rsquo;m concerned, the Hawks traded a Volkswagen for a Cadillac.&rdquo;The inference was that in the deal with Los Angeles the Hawks picked up a goalie, Gerry Desjardins, whose ability was about equal to the one they gave up, Denis DeJordy, but that the Hawks got a big edge in the White for Gilles Marotte part of the trade.White did perform handsomely during recent weekend victories over New York and Boston. He obviously was a bit nervous during his first few shifts in his first game and admits to losing the puck to New York&rsquo;s Ron Stewart on the Rangers&rsquo; first goal.But after that, he settled down and turned in the type of effort Coach Billy Reay and Manager Tommy Ivan expect of him the rest of the way as the Hawks battle for a playoff spot.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a sound one,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;Bill will take his man out effectively and not pick up holding penalties doing it. His size&mdash;6-2, 195&mdash;makes him tough to get around for any forward in the league, too.&rdquo;While the lanky White might not pose the offensive threat of a Pat Stapleton, he displayed a good play-making sense while picking up three assists in his debut with the Hawks.He moved smartly through the Rangers defense to get the puck to Lou Angotti on Bobby Hull&rsquo;s 500th goal and moved the puck well from the point on his two assists Sunday.Although the deal for White came as a surprise, it was no spur of the moment move by the Hawks&rsquo; brass, which has been trying to get Bill for most of the year.And the word is, they had to out-bid several other East division teams, including the Bruins, to get him.According to reports, the Bruins were offering defenseman Gary Doak, who was injured and was playing himself into condition with Oklahoma City of the Central League, and rugged left wing Don Marcotte for White and another King.However Los Angeles Manager Larry Regan supposedly was holding out for center Fred Stan field and Marcotte and Bruins boss Milt Schmidt backed out.The Hawks actually were on the verge of landing White a few months ago, but the Kings at the time decided that they weren&rsquo;t really as bad as they seemed and they could make the West Division playoffs as they were.Desjardins reportedly has a knee injury but he claims it doesn&rsquo;t bother him. &#9632;

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Hawks’ Reaction To Trade: They Landed Gem In White

<div class="byline">BY GLENN REDMANN</div>TWIN CITIES&mdash;When it rains, it pours.In other words, the snakebitten Minnesota North Stars just can&rsquo;t seem to get a break to go for them. At this writing, the Stars&rsquo; club record winless streak has reached a disastrous 18 games&mdash;four ties and 14 losses&mdash;and a spot in the playoffs seems unlikely.But the way things have happened lately, well, you&rsquo;d have to see it to believe it. Take the Feb. 18 home game against the Red Wings.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02649/2684075-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="252" height="365"><figcaption class="caption-body">Cesare Maniago</figcaption></div>Cesare Maniago was absolutely brilliant in the nets for Minnesota and it could easily have been 3-1 in favor of the visitors instead of 1-1 when Bill Goldsworthy launched a 60-footer from the right point at Roger Crozier with 6: 23 of the third pe-riod elapsed.But the fact remains that it was 1-1 largely through the efforts of Maniago and when Goldsworthy&rsquo;s slapper caused goal judge Don Wheeler to turn on the light behind Crozier, the Stars had every right to believe that a 2-1 lead might hold up for their first victory since Jan. 14.Instead, refereee John Ashley&mdash;after a lengthy discussion with his linesmen&mdash;waved off what would&rsquo;ve been Goldy&rsquo;s 26th goal of the season.Why? Because one of the linesmen, Will Norris, was convinced that the puck struck either the far post or cross bar and did not enter the net.The Stars argued bitterly, but to no avail.Ashley decided to take the word of Norris, who had not yet crossed the blueline on the opposite side of the rink, over that of Wheeler, who was stationed the customary seven or eight feet behind the net.And, as a result of this questionable judgement, the Minnesotans had to settle for the 1-1 standoff. In fact, it took a couple of fine saves by Maniago in the last minute on Frank Mahovlich to save the deadlock.The television replays of the shot showed conclusively that it was in the net. So the North Stars management rifled off a wire of complaint to the NHL office, knowing full well that it wouldn&rsquo;t do any good.Ashley was officiating the Stars&rsquo; game against the Black Hawks in Chicago one night later when the NHL rule book was vio-lated with a call that had to hurt the Minnesotans.With Pit Martin serving a major for drawing blood from Goldsworthy in an accidental collision, Ashley assessed Minneso-ta&rsquo;s Danny O&rsquo;Shea with a double minor and Chicago&rsquo;s Keith Magnuson with a minor which gave the Stars a 4-3 advantage in skaters for two minutes.It took the Minnesotans 49 seconds to score a power play goal which tied the score 1-1, but Ashley let Magnuson out, when by the rules, Keith should&rsquo;ve stayed in for his full two minutes and the Stars were deprived of a power play advantage for one minute and 11 seconds.It was a 6-3 game in favor of Chicago, but who knows what might have happened had the Stars scored another goal or two with Magnuson off as he should&rsquo;ve been.NHL president Clarence Campbell admitted to the Minneapolis Star&rsquo;s Dan Stoneking that Ashlev was wrong, but seemed more inclined to blame a veteran penalty timekeeper (Joe Rys) than the referee.The waved-off goal and powerplay mistake are just two of many bad breaks that have plagued the Stars since they opened the season by averaging a point per game (9-9-7) in their first 25 starts. &#9632;

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North Stars Find Nothing Goes Right When You’re Losing

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div>NEW YORK&mdash;Allan Guy Hamilton is the prototype of the modern professional athlete. He is six foot two inches tall and weighs 195 pounds, complete with sideburns and a devil may care look in his eyes.At sixteen, Allan was rated as just a shade under Bobby Orr, that fairly useful defenseman with the Boston Bruins. For some reason, however, he never quite cut it with the New York Rangers, spending time with Omaha and Buffalo in the minors before finally sticking this season as a fifth defenseman.&ldquo;I want a shot at handlind Hamilton,&rdquo; said Emile Francis, the Rangers General ManagerCoach.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01722/2684106-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="266" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body">Allan Hamilton</figcaption></div>Francis used Allan sparingly but enough so that he felt part of the team. He was showing good progress when called upon to take a regular turn when Jim Neilson strained his knee ligaments and Emile congratulated himself on his good judgement. Suddenly, at the ten minute mark of the first period in Detroit on February 19 it happened. Brad Park, the New Yorker&rsquo;s precocious 21-year-old All Star defenseman and veteran Carl Brewer of the Wings collided behind the Ranger goal. Brewer got up, but Park didn&rsquo;t, his skate having caught in the boards. Brad was helped from the ice, his right leg dangling. Later examination and X-rays revealed a broken right tibia&mdash;which means a six to eight week convalesence. In other words, out for the season and most of the playoffs.This propelled Hamilton into the spotlight. It means that when Neilson returns, Allan will take over for Park on the right side, probably pairing with Arnie Brown, who was Park&rsquo;s partner.&ldquo;First we lost one All Star defenseman and then the other in just a week,&rdquo; moaned Francis. &ldquo;But I am proud of the way Hamilton and Larry Brown filled in for us. If you had told me that on February 19 our defense would read Larry Brown and Rod Seiling on one pairing and Arnie Brown with Hamilton on the other, I would have said you were daft. Nonetheless, the boys did very well and I think Mike Robitaille will also help us.&rdquo;Francis flew from Detroit to Omaha for the February 20 game between the Knights and Iowa North Stars to scout his farm talent. He settled on Robitaille, a combative, hard shooting rearguard who can get the puck out of his own end.For his part, Hamilton was glad to play, saying, &ldquo;Sometimes it is hard to stay interested and in top shape when you know you are not going to get much work. I think Larry Brown had it harder than me coming straight up from Buffalo when Jimmy (Neilson) got hurt and having to step right in and play when Brad got it. I knew what to expect and knew the fellows and this had to help. I know I can do the job and I know we will finish first.&rdquo;It would appear when Neilson returns that the revamped Ranger defense will list Arnie Brown and Hamilton on one combo with Brown playing the left side and Allan, a right hand shot taking Park&rsquo;s place on the starboard side. Neilson and Seiling figure to play the other shift. Arnie has been a revelation, taking charge both offensively and defensively and busting a gut for the team during the emergency.Who the fifth man will be is a moot point. Larry Brown did very well against Detroit when thrown into the crucible after Park&rsquo;s injury, although he was suspect on one Wing tally. He took a regular turn in the loss to Chicago on February 21 and the win over Toronto on the 22nd. Robitaille was spotted against Chicago, but Francis worked him in a bit more on power play situations against Toronto. Mike can move the puck well and is a scrappy son of a gun.The Rangers have to face the fact that they must go it without Park. Francis did not panic and try to trade for an established defenseman as did the Chicago Black Hawks when they wooed Bill White away from Los Angeles after Pat Stapelton was hurt. Possibly Tim Horton of the Toronto Maple Leaf, $85,000 contract and all might be had, but the Cat believes in the efficiency of his own organization and is putting his pennant bid on the line with men from the New York system. &#9632;

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Park’s Injury To Test Club Depth In Stretch

Following are the latest player movements in hockey:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>MINNESOTA&mdash;Lome Worsley, goalkeeper, purchased from Montreal of NHL in exchange for future player considerations. John Miszuk, defenseman, assigned to Iowa of CHL.Bill Orban, forward, recalled from Iowa and returned. Elmer Vasko, defenseman, returned to Salt Lake of WHL to comply with NHL emergency regulations after Barry Gibbs, defenseman, activated from injury list. Gil Gilbert, goalkeeper, returned to Iowa of CHL with Ken Broderick, goalkeeper, back from injury list.NEW YORK&mdash;Juha Widing and Real Lemieux, forwards, traded to Los Angeles of NHL in exchange for Ted Irvine, forward. Mike Robitaille, defenseman, recalled from Omaha of CHL to replace Brad Park, defenseman, placed on injury list indefinitely with broken ankle.MONTREAL&mdash;Fran Huck and Bobby Sheehan, forwards, assigned to Montreal Voyageurs of AHL.BOSTON&mdash;Barry Wilkins, defenseman, sent back to Oklahoma City of CHL. Gary Doak defenseman, recalled from Oklahoma City. Tom Webster, forward John Adams, goalkeeper, recalled from Oklahoma City and later returned.DETROIT&mdash;Poul Popiel, defenseman, recalled from Cleveland of AHL. Fred Speck, forward returned to Fort Worth of CHL. Larry Johnston, defenseman, secured in trade from Los Angeles, assigned to Fort Worth of CHL.ST. LOUIS&mdash;Larry Keenan, forward, recalled from Kansas Citv of CHL.LOS ANGELES&mdash;Brian Gibbons, defenseman. and Jim Stanfield, forward, secured in trades with Detroit and Chicago, assigned to Springfield of AHL.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;Lowell MacDonald, forward, rejoined team after being placed on suspended list early in season.PROVIDENCE&mdash;Brian Perry, forward, placed on injury 1st with chipped bone in thumb.BUFFALO&mdash;Ed Hoekstra, forward, secured from Denver of WHL and later placed on disabled list for rest of season with fractured wrist. Dick Paradise, defenseman, recalled from Omaha of CHL.ROCHESTER&mdash;Jack Wells, forward, recalled from Charlotte of EHL.<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2>PHOENIX&mdash;Don Caley, goalkeeper, placed on injury list with whiplash sustained in auto acci dent.DENVER&mdash;John Schella, defenseman, placed on injury list. Dick Sentes, forward, secured from Iowa of CHL.SALT LAKE&mdash;Jim Arm strong, goalkeeper, secured from Seattle of WHL after being inactive all season with back injury.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>OKLAHOMA CITY&mdash;Dan Schock, forward, recalled from Salt Lake of WHL.<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>PORT HURON&mdash;Ken Gratton, forward, secured from Co lumbus of IHL.<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>CLINTON&mdash;Ian Anderson, defenseman, placed on playoff roster after coming off injury list.SYRACUSE&mdash;Chuck Char long, forward, placed on disa bled list with broken leg. Brian Elwell, forward, activated from injury list. &#9632;

Movements of Players

NEW YORK&mdash;Just a few hours after he adjusted the cast on Brad Park&rsquo;s broken right ankle, Dr. Kazuo Yanagisawa, the Rangers&rsquo; team doctor and a famed orthopedic surgeon in his own right, passed away on February 22, of a heart attack. He was 55.&ldquo;The team we have on the ice right now is a tribute to his skill as a surgeon and orthopedic man,&rdquo; said a visitly affected Emile Francis. &ldquo;Jean Ratelle, Rob Gilbert and Orland Kurtenbach all owe their careers to the doctor. He saved them with spinal fusion surgery. A few years back injuries such as this kind meant finis.&rdquo;Francis revealed that Dr. Yana did not sound too good when he talked to him about Park, but that he insisted on adjusting the cast which was causing Brad some pain. Park had been injured in Detroit on February 19, fitted for a cast in the Motor City and flown home for further treatment by the Rangers&rsquo; physician.In addition to the above named Rangers, Yana performed the back surgery on such as Elmer Vasko of the Black Hawks, Phil Jackson of the New York Knickerbockers basketball team and minor league hockey pro Al Lebrun. He was in constant attendance at all Knick and Ranger games and loved all forms of competitive sport.Before the Ranger-Toronto game of February 22nd. the teams lined up at the blue lines for a moment of silence commemorating the memory of a man who will be almost impossible to replace, Dr. Kazuo Yanagisawa. &#9632;

Famed Ranger Medic Died Hours After Tending Park

<div class="byline">BY JIM PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO&mdash;Some of the Maple Leaf players were sorting through a day&rsquo;s inflow of fan mail the other day and it seemed as though every second letter was addressed to Jim Dorey.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01713/2684185-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="265" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Dorey</figcaption></div>&ldquo;Gee, it&rsquo;s nice to know they still remember me,&rdquo; said Dorey, who had played only 33 of Leafs&rsquo; 55 National Hockey League games to that point, and who had been out of the lineup since Jan. 4.Followers of the Toronto club remember Dorey, all right, and eagerly look forward to his return. He is one of the four promising young defensemen who justify optimism about Leafs&rsquo; future&mdash;long-range, if not immediate. Brian Glennie, Ricky Ley and Jim McKenny are the others.Ley and Glennie had been hurt this season, too, and missed long stretches of the schedule. A back injury sidelined Dorey last autumn and then he tore knee ligaments during a Jan. 4 visit to Pittsburgh. A cast was applied shortly afterwards and wasn&rsquo;t removed until Feb. 10. Dorey began two-a-day skating workouts immediately and a week later, pronounced himself ready.&ldquo;I suppose 1 missed a lot of experience that would have been valuable for me,&rdquo; said Dorey, &ldquo;but I definitely don&rsquo;t regard this as a lost season.&ldquo;Through keeping up a tough training schedule, getting in on every practice and remaining part of the team, I&rsquo;ve done my best to keep involved. And there&rsquo;s still a chance I can come back and make a contribution in the critical part of the season.&rdquo;Gardens&rsquo; fans aren&rsquo;t likely to forget Dorey&rsquo;s regular season debut here, also against Pittsburgh Penguins. He set four records for penalties&mdash;most infractions and most minutes in a period and in a game. He got seven penalties for a total of 44 minutes in the second period and his overall total was nine penalties and 48 minutes. He finished the campaign, his first in the NHL, with 200 minutes.Management thinking was that Dorey had hurt the club, and himself, with what could be termed unnecessary penalties. So he tried to cut down.In doing so, he seemed to give up a lot of the aggressiveness that promised to make a top rearguard out of him. And he abandoned one of his biggest asset, the puck-carrying which took advantage of his speed.&ldquo;I think that&rsquo;s correct,&rdquo; Dorey said, &ldquo;and when I return, I intend to return to my own style of hockey.&rdquo;Dorey&rsquo;s next workout proved he hadn&rsquo;t been kidding when he made the above statement. He flattened Leafs&rsquo; 26-goal shooter, David Keon, and that&rsquo;s something which isn&rsquo;t done very often.This has been a thoroughly bleak winter for Leafs&rsquo; new bosses, coach Johnny McLellan and general manager Jim Gregory. But they cheer up considerably when you broach the subject of those fine young defensemen.McKenny, for one, finally has begun to fulfil the promise he displayed when he was a junior contemporary of Bobby Orr&rsquo;s.Glennie, in his first NHL campaign, is as steady as a veteran.Ley worked only 38 games with Leafs last season. He&rsquo;s a stocky type, built along Pat Stapleton lines, but refreshingly belligerent.If Dorey joins that trio and resumes his development where he left off last spring, Leafs can&rsquo;t help but become a rising power in the NHL. &#9632;

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Leafs’ Fans Elated, Dorey Back In Fold To Make Up Lost Time

NEW YORK&mdash;Two outstanding hockey personalities, Eddie Shore and the late Jim Hendy, will be honored at the fifth annual Lester Patrick Trophy Award Dinner in New York March 9.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02660/2684216-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="274" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body">Eddie Shore</figcaption></div>The Patrick Trophy, in memory of the late manager and coach of the New York Rangers, is presented for outstanding service to the game of hockey in the United States and will go to Shore.Shore, now 67 years old, played for the Boston Bruins for 13 years, starting in 1927. During that time, the Bruins captured the regular season title three times and the Stan-ley Cup twice. He was chosen for the NHL&rsquo;s first All-Starteam seven times and was the recipient of the Hart Trophy, as the circuit&rsquo;s most valuable player on four occasions.During his 13 years with the Bruins plus one-half campaign with the New York Americans in 1940, Shore accumulated impressive totals of 123 goals and 178 assists in 603 regular season games. His career aggregate of 1,037 penalty minutes reflects in bruising style of play he featured.Shore, who is also a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, is the 10th winner of the Patrick Trophy. Others include Jack Adams in 1966, Gordie Howe, Charles F. Adams and James Norris Sr. in 1967, Tom Lockhart, Walter Brown and General John Reed Kilpatrick in 1968 and Bobby Hull and Edward J. Jeremiah in 1969. The Trophies were awarded posthumously to Charles F. Adams, Norris, Brown, Kilpatrick and Jeremiah.Today Shore operates the Eastern States Coliseum in Springfield, home of the Springfield Kings.The late Jim Hendy, a former Ranger publicist, was general manager of the Cleveland Barons at his death. &#9632;

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Shore Named 10th Winner Of Ice Award

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01690/2684275-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><h2>INDIVIDUAL SCORING LEADERS</h2>(Including games of Sun. March 1)<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02595/2684268-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="1832" height="1444"></div><h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03468/2684261-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="612" height="2593"></div><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04345/2684254-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="608" height="2529"></div><h2>PENALTIES BY TEAMS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05257/2684247-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="581" height="302"></div> &#9632;

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TOP 25 SCORERS

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06210/2684320-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg"></div><h2>THE TOP 10 NETMINDERS</h2>(Including Games of Sunday, March 1)<h2>COMPLETE GOALKEEPING RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07185/2684313-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="1222" height="1972"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08161/2684306-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="1204" height="206"></div> &#9632;

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Looking At NHL Coolers

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div>BOSTON&mdash;When the name of Rick Smith is mentioned in National Hockey League circles today someone invariably will bring out that old saw of an ill wind blowing some good for someone.In the case of the 21-year-old, 195-pound defence man the cliche really applies, however.Rick got his chance to play for the Bruins a year ago when mcnonucleosis and a bad back forced Gary Doak to the sidelines. And when Teddy Green was hospitalized with a fractured skull and Doak again was both ill and injured Smith had his chance to stay with the Bruins this year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01680/2684351-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="254" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rick Smith</figcaption></div>As a result, the rugged but intelligent young man has made the most of his opportunities and has established himself as a solid NHL defenseman.&ldquo;A lot of people may be inclined to overlook a kid like Rick, especially when there is another kid like Bobby Orr on the ice,&rdquo; said Sinden. &ldquo;But there hasn&rsquo;t been anyone contribute more to our defense in the last month then Ricky Smith.&rdquo;&ldquo;He doesn&rsquo;t make too many mistakes.&rdquo;Smith takes this praise very modestly with the remark, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had an awful lot of help all the way through.&rdquo;The start of the help came from Syl Apps, one of the NHL&rsquo;s all-time great centers with Toronto, who now lives in Smith&rsquo;s home town of Kingston, Ont.&ldquo;Syl is the member of our district in the Provincial Parliament. He owns a brick business and he is a friend of our family because my dad is a building contractor.&ldquo;He advised me to try the game for three years. He said Claying in the NHL was great, but I shouldn&rsquo;t keep playing in the minors indefinitely. He told me that if I didn&rsquo;t make the grade in three years to forget hockey and concentrate on my education.&rdquo;Rick took the advise and signed a three-year contract and also put his educational program on a long-range basis.As a member of the Detroit organization with the Hamilton Red Wings he completed his freshman year at McMaster University. Then he came to the Bruins who had Detroit&rsquo;s first pick in the first universal draft because of a prior trade.Rick didn&rsquo;t realize this at the time but it was to be the biggest break he could have received in hockey. So he continued his education at Queen&rsquo;s University during the summer.Now he has almost completed his college courses in anatomy and philosophy with the thought of continuing on to a dental or medical career. But at the minute he is concentrating on hockey.A left hand shot, he has shown an adapdability to playing on both sides, and has demonstrated a willingness to give and take with the toughest players in the league.&ldquo;I had never played on the right side before,&rdquo; he says, &ldquo;and I was a bit wary of playing that position. But I was surprised to discover that it didn&rsquo;t seem to bother me too much.&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t get me wrong,&rdquo; he continues. &ldquo;This switch didn&rsquo;t come naturally. I had to learn how to take a pass on my backhand and still keep moving forward. It took a little time to adjust to the switch.&ldquo;But it really wasn&rsquo;t that difficult after I had worked on it in practice and played a few games at the new position.&ldquo;And don&rsquo;t think I have mastered all the tricks of defense in this league. I&rsquo;m still learning and I am looking for help all the time.&rdquo;But there is no denying that in the last three months, Rick Smith has gained confidence that he can play NHL hockey and he can be assured of his job with the Bruins for some time to come.Meanwhile, he is continuing his education and looking ahead to a bright future as an athlete and scholar.ICE CHIPS&mdash;Two-way hockey still was the chant of coach Harry Sinden as the Bruins headed down the home stretch in this NHL East Division race&hellip;&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got to take each game as a new season&rsquo;&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Everyone is playing tough right now. The playoffs are no cinch for any team and we&rsquo;ve got to play as tight a game as possible through the final three weeks&rdquo;&hellip;The Bruins also are looking to the future, however, summoning forward Tom Webster and goalie John Adams from their parent club while the Blazers were inactive last week&hellip;Ron Murphy also was given medical clearance to return to scrimmage activity and may be ready for the stretch run along with defense man Gary Doak, who spent two weeks at Oklahoma City after illness and a leg injury. &#9632;

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Bruins Discover Diamond In Rough As Rick Smith Shores Un Defense

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02634/2684413-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04538/2684420-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="189" height="200"></div>(Standings on Tues. March 3)<h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03589/2684406-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="1105" height="297"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Wed. Feb. 25Pittsburgh 2 at Montreal 3Oakland 1 at Toronto 4St. Louis 1 at New York 2Los Angeles 3 at Minnesota 3Thurs. Feb. 26New York 3 at Boston 5Oakland 1 at Detroit 7Chicago 3 at Philadelphia 2Los Angeles 0 at Pittsburgh 1Sat. Feb. 28St. Louis 3 at Montreal 2Los Angeles 3 at Toronto 3New York 3 at Detroit 3Chicago 0 at Boston 3Minnesota 2 at Philadelphia 6Oakland 2 at Pittsburgh 3Sun. March 1Toronto 0 at Minnesota 8Chicago 3 at New York 1St. Louis 1 at Boston 3 os Angeles 4 at Philadelphia 4<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues. March 3Toronto at OaklandChicago at Los AngelesWed. March 4Montreal at PittsburghDetroit at New YorkBoston at St. LouisPhiladelphia at MinnesotaThurs. March 5Toronto at Los AngelesPittsburgh at DetroitFri. March 6New York at St. LouisChicago at OaklandSat. March 7Detroit at MontrealMinnesota at TorontoBoston at PhiladelphiaSt. Louis at PittsburghOakland at Los AngelesSun. March 8Montreal at BostonPittsburgh at New YorkMinnesota at DetroitChicago at Philadelphia LosAngeles at OaklandTues. March 10New York at MontrealWed. March 11Detroit at TorontoBoston at ChicagoPittsburgh at OaklandSt. Louis at MinnesotaThurs. March 12Philadelphia at St. LouisPittsburgh at Los Angeles<h2>TV GAME of the week</h2>Eastern network Montreal at Boston Sun. Mar. 8, 2 p.m.Western network Los Angeles at Oakland Sun. Mar. 8, 5 p.m. &#9632;

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THE NHL SCENE

<h2>In The East</h2>One of the young Bruins of the future is Garnet Bailey, who showed NHL fans a sampling of what they can expect from the blond haired winger as he stroked three big goals in helping Boston to grab off first place.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02569/2684489-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="263" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Garnet Bailey</figcaption></div>Bailey, who patrols left wing for the Bruins, has scored only 10 times this season but this past week he took the occasion to count three of them and they were all of the important variety as the Bruins rolled up three straight victories to dislodge the Rangers from first place.Bailey scored No. 10 in the big weekend clash with St. Louis. It was the first goal in a 3-1 win and loomed big for the B&rsquo;s. Earlier in the week, the Bruins took New York 5-3 and it was Bailey&rsquo;s goal that proved to be the game winner. He also shot one against Chicago in a 3-0 decision over the Hawks.THE HOCKEY NEWS and El Producto are pleased to salute the NHL&rsquo;s player of the week in the East:CARNET BAILEY&hellip;Boston<h2>In The West</h2>Jean-Paul Parise of the Minnesota North Stars stole some of the thunder away from the NHL&rsquo;s big men last week as he emerged as the league&rsquo;s most productive player.Parise, the 28-year-old left winger of the North Stars, actually led the NHL in points with four goals and three assists in three games. Parise&rsquo;s feat was all the more remarkable when you consider that he picked up more points alone than did the four leading scorers in the NHL collectively.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03434/2684482-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="251" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jean-Paul Parise</figcaption></div>Parise&rsquo;s seven points moved him into 10th place in the all-league point parade. Leader Bobby Orr scored one goal, Phil Esposito had four points, Stan Mikita had an assist and Rangers&rsquo; Walt Tkaczuk went pointless. Together the four leading scorers had six points. Parise topped them with seven.THE HOCKEY NEWS and El Producto are pleased to salute the NHL&rsquo;s player-of-the-week in the West:JEAN-PAUL PARISE&hellip;Minnesota &#9632;

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NHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>&ldquo;you like 7up 7up likes you&rdquo;DETROIT&mdash;Sure as the first robin is the sign of spring, so too is the Red Wing deal for a left wing or defenseman a sign that the stretch run toward the Stanley Cup playoffs is close at hand.And this time Red Wing manager-coach Sid Abel sought to shore up both positions, left wing and defense, in an effort to get Detroit back in the playoffs for the first time in four years.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01678/2684451-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="247" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Nick Libett</figcaption></div>Dale Rolfe is the big man, though, literally and figuratively and his first games were impressive.&ldquo;He carries the puck, he headmans it and he blocks guys real good,&rdquo; Abel said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m real happy with him.&rdquo;Abel threw the 6-foot-4 Rolfe right into the fire, giving him regular duty hours after he&rsquo;d arrived from Los Angeles and spent seven hours enroute.&ldquo;By the end of the second period I started feeling the time change,&rdquo; Rolfe said.Yet in his first game he played well defensively and assisted on three goals in a 7-5 Red Wing victory at Toronto.The acquisition of Rolfe dropped Ron Harris, who had been Carl Brewer&rsquo;s partner all season, to the fifth spot on defense but enabled Abel to use Harris more frequently at right wing on a fourth line, a favorite Abel maneuver.With Bob Baun and Gary Bergman the two other regulars, the Wings&rsquo; defense is the strongest it has been since the days of Bill Gadsby, Doug Barkley, Marcel Pronovost and Bergman.That&rsquo;s hardly an automatic ticket to the playoffs, especially the way Chicago has been playing. But Rolfe does figure to strengthen the defense.Whether Gary Croteau, the left wing Detroit acquired in the deal with Los Angeles, will help is an open point. Croteau was well over 200 pounds when he reported from the Kings&rsquo; Springfield farm and Abel wants him down to 190 pounds.Just prior to the deal with Los Angeles Abel shook up his lines because left wing left a lot to be desired.Neither Frank Mahovlich nor Nick Libett had been close to scoring a goal. Libett had gone 15 games without a goal and Mahovlich five when Abel revamped his lines.Mahovlich was yanked from Gordie Howe&rsquo;s line and Libett started there for a game in Minnesota. Mahovlich went to left wing on Garry Unger&rsquo;s line and Pete Stemkowski, who&rsquo;d been left wing on Unger&rsquo;s unit since early December, was returned to center on a line with Billy Dea and Bruce MacGregor.Mahovlich and Libett changed places after the first shift, Mahovlich returning to his old line, and he picked up an assist on Detroit&rsquo;s only goal of the 1-1 game.The next night Libett assisted on goals by new linemates Unger and Wayne Connelly in a 3-3 tie with New York and they were his first points in eight games.The next game, in Toronto, was a bonanza for Libett and Mahovlich. Libett scored his first goal in six weeks and had an assist and Mahovlich scored his first goal in over two weeks and it stood up as the winner.Add a goal by Dea, getting regular status for the first time all season, and the three left wings figured in seven of Detroit&rsquo;s 11 goals over a three game stretch.With left wing and defense seemingly patched for the stretch, the Wings now are trying to bandage their power play.At one time during the season Detroit had scored far more power play goals than it allowed. But with 19 games left the figures were 41 power play goals for and 41 against. The gang attack failed to produce in five straight games despite 15 opportunities.Not only that, but the power play hardly threatened and Abel said it had gotten to the point &ldquo;that I don&rsquo;t even know who to send out there.&rdquo;One problem was that the power play was moving at a snail&rsquo;s pace instead of moving crisply and they were taking too long to shoot, particularly the men at the points.Involved as they are in practically a death struggle with Chicago, the Wings need every little edge they can get. The power play hasn&rsquo;t been giving them one.RED WING NOTES: Former coach Bill Gadsby is recuperating from an appendectomy&hellip;it&rsquo;s been a tough season for Wing aides&hellip;Baz Bastien, assistant to Abel, is convalescing in Fort Worth from a heart attack suffered after a game in Detroit.Goalie Roger Crozier was shelved for a week with a sprained ankle&hellip;Crozier sustained the injury initially Jan. 22 in a game against Chicago and he never really recovered from it.An excellent home ice team over the years, the Red Wings have little more than a mediocre Olympia record this season but a strong road mark. Three straight Saturdays the Wings won big games on the road only to return home Sunday and lose, twice to West Division teams.But the fans keep breaking down the doors to get in&mdash;home attendance was 404,598 for 29 games; an average of 13,952&hellip;Olympia&rsquo;s seating capacity is 13,235. Twice this season they&rsquo;ve broken the single game mark, both with Montreal in town. The new figure is 15,390 and that means they&rsquo;re standing three deep in places.The Wings are averaging nearly 1,000 more fans per game than last season when they set the club attendance record of &#9632;

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Abel Rushes New Wing Rolfe Into Hot Debut

<h2>Game Summaries</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01653/2684646-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="851" height="573"></div><h3>Wed. Feb. 25 PITTSBURGH 2 AT MONTREAL 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02587/2684639-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="582" height="630"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES 3 AT MINNESOTA 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03497/2684632-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="580" height="557"></div><h3>ST. LOUIS 1 AT NEW YORK 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04384/2684625-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="574" height="451"></div><h3>OAKLAND 1 AT TORONTO 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05287/2684618-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="580" height="552"></div><h3>Thurs. Feb. 26 NEW YORK 3 AT BOSTON 5</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06236/2684611-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="587" height="773"></div><h3>CHICAGO 3 AT PHILADELPHIA 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07210/2684604-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="576" height="471"></div><h3>OAKLAND 1 AT DETROIT 7</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-08188/2684597-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="582" height="673"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES 0 AT PITTSBURGH 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-09173/2684590-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="571" height="351"></div><h3>Sat. Feb. 28 ST LOUIS 3 AT MONTREAL 2</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-10150/2684583-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="576" height="540"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES 3 AT TORONTO 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-11131/2684576-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="577" height="547"></div><h3>NEW YORK 3 AT DETROIT 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-12105/2684569-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="580" height="571"></div><h3>CHICAGO 0 AT BOSTON 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1392/2684562-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="577" height="474"></div><h3>MINNESOTA 2 AT PHILADELPHIA 6</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1479/2684555-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="581" height="695"></div><h3>OAKLAND 2 AT PITTSBURGH 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1564/2684548-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="576" height="521"></div><h3>Sun. March 1 CHICAGO 3 AT NEW YORK 1</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1660/2684541-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="582" height="547"></div><h3>ST. LOUIS 1 AT BOSTON 3</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1757/2684534-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="582" height="478"></div><h3>TORONTO 0 AT MINNESOTA 8</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1848/2684527-1-eng-US/f0015-182.jpg" title="f0015-18" width="582" height="730"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES 4 AT PHILADELPHIA 4</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1941/2684520-1-eng-US/f0015-192.jpg" title="f0015-19" width="585" height="633"></div> &#9632;

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

<h2>MONTREAL</h2>GOALKEEPERSRogatien VachonPhil MyreDEFENSEMENJ. C. TremblayTed HarrisSerge SavardTerry HarperJacques LaperriereFORWARDSJean Beliveau CRalph BackstromBobby RousseauYvan CoumoyerClaude Provost AMickey RedmondJacques LemaireLarry PleauLuc GrenierHenri Richard APeter MahovlichLarry MickeyINJUREDJohn Ferguson AChristian BordeleauC&mdash;Captain.<h2>ST. LOUIS</h2>GOALKEEPERSJacques PlanteErnie WakelyGlenn HallDEFENSEMENRay FortinBob PlagerBill PlagerBarclay PlagerAl Arbour CJean-Guy Talbot AFORWARDSPhil GoyetteRed Berenson AFrank St. MarseilleGary SabourinTim EcclestoneBill McCrearyLarry KeenanAb McDonaldWayne MakiJim Roberts ATerry CrispTerry GrayINJUREDNoel PicardC&mdash;Captain<h2>BOSTON</h2>GOALKEEPERSGerry CheeversEd JohnstonDEFENSEMENBobby OrrRick SmithDallas SmithBillSpeerDon AwreyGary DoakFORWARDSKen HodgeJohn Bucyk AWayne CarletonFred StanfieldGarnet BaileyEd Westfall AJohn McKenziePhil Esposito AJim LorentzWayne CashmanDon MarcotteDerek SandersonINJUREDRon MurphyAlternate Captain<h2>OAKLAND</h2>GOALKEEPERSGary SmithCharlie HodgeDEFENSEMENDoug Roberts AWayne MuloinCarol VadnaisHarry HowellFORWARDSBilly Hicke AGerry EhmanTed Hampson CDon O, DonoghueGary JarrettEarl Ingarfield AMike LaughtonNorm FergusonBob DillaboughHowie MenardINJUREDDick MattiussiBert MarshallA--Alternate Captain<h2>CHICAGO</h2>GOALKEEPERSTony EspositoGerry DesjardinsDEFENSEMENKeith MagnusonDoug Jarrett ARay McKayPaul ShmyrDoug MohnsBillWhiteFORWARDSLou AngottiPit MartinJim PappinDennis HullEric Nesterenko AChico MakiCliff KorollJim WisteStan Mikita AGerry PinderGene UbriacoBryan CampbellINJUREDPat Stapleton CBobby Hull<h2>PHILADELPHIA</h2>GOALKEEPERSBernie ParentDune WilsonDEFENSEMENEd Van Impe CJoe WatsonLarry Hillman AWayne HillmanDick Cherry ALarry HaleFORWARDSEarl HeiskalaAndre LacroixSimon NoletJean-Guy Gendron AReg FlemingBill SutherlandGary DornhoeferBob ClarkeLew MorrisonTerry BallGarry PetersJim JohnsonINJUREDDoug Favell<h2>DETROIT</h2>GOALKEEPERSRoy EdwardsRoger CrozierDEFENSEMENBobby BaunGary Bergman ACarl BrewerRon HarrisDale RolfePoul PopielFORWARDSAlex Delvecchio CGarry UngerGordie HoweGary CroteauBruce MacGregor ANick LibettWayne ConnellyPete StemkowskiFrank MahovlichBilly DeaAlKarlanderINJUREDNone<h2>PITTSBURGH|</h2>GOALKEEPERSAl SmithJoe DaleyDEFENSEMENDuane Rupp ABob WoytowichBob BlackburnTracy PrattJim Morrison ABryan WatsonFORWARDSBryan HextallVai FonteyneNick HarbarukKen Schinkel AGlen SatherRon SchockWally BoyerJean PronoVostDean PrenticeMichel BriereKeith McCreary AINJUREDLes Binkley<h2>TORONTO</h2>GOALKEEPERSBruce GambleMarv EdwardsDEFENSEMENTim Horton APat QuinnJim McKennyRicky LeyBrian GlennieJim DoreyMike PelykFORWARDSDave Keon CRon Ellis AMurray OliverJim HarrisonBrit SelbyMike WaltonFloyd SmithPaul HendersonBob Pulford ATerry ClancyNorm UllmanGeorge ArmstrongINJUREDJohn Bower<h2>LOS ANGELES</h2>GOALKEEPERSDenis DeJordyWayne RutledgeDEFENSEMENDale HogansonBrent Hughes ABob Wall ALarry Cahan CGilMarotteMatt RavlichFORWARDSEddie ShackDick DuffBill FlettJim PetersButch GoringJuha WidingSkip KrakeMike CorriganRoss LonsberryLeon RochefortGarry MonahanEddie JoyalReal LemieuxINJUREDHowie Huynes<h2>NEW YORK</h2>GOALKEEPERSEd GiacominTerry SawchukDEFENSEMENLarry BrownArnie BrownRod SeilingAllan HamiltonAb DeMarcoFORWARDSRod Gilbert ABob Nevin COrland KurtenbachBill FairbairnVic HadfieldRon StewartDave BalonWalt TkaczukJean RatelieDon BlackburnINJUREDJim Neilson ABrad ParkDon Marshall A<h2>MINNESOTA</h2>GOALKEEPERSCesare ManiagoLorne WorsleyDEFENSEMENLou NanneJohn MiszukLeo Boivin AMarshall JohnstonDarryl SlyTom ReidBarry GibbsFORWARDSDanny O&rsquo;SheaBill GoldsworthyDanny LawsonRay Cullen AJean-Paul PariseTommy WilliamsBob BarlowClaude Larose CBill CollinsDanny GrantINJUREDNone &#9632;

National League Rosters

<div class="byline">BY PAT CONNOLLY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01499/2684701-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Spokane defenseman-captain TOM HODGES had occasion this season to be proud of his son, GIL, shown here with him. On the same day Tom scored a hat trick for the Jets in a regular WIHL game, young Hodges duplicated the feat in an American Youth. Hockey League game.</figcaption></div>HALIFAX&mdash;The Maritime Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; semi-finals produced few surprises with Charlottetown Islanders and Cape Breton Metros battling into the final round by vanquishing Dartmouth Lakers and Halifax Atlantics respectively.Metros galloped over Atlantics in four straight with only the final game, a 5-4 Cape Breton victory being close. Islanders had minimum trouble with the Lakers before winning in five games. At. home, Islanders maintained their unbeaten, untied season record, while the Lakers scored a 5-1 victory at Dartmouth in the third game before Islanders took the play away again and erased the Dartmouthians 9-0 in the finale at Charlottetown.Islanders played over a series of injuries to key players and displayed the depth that made the Gulfians runaway winners of the 1969-70 schedule. In the last couple of weeks, Islanders were without starry Bobby McMillan, Angus Beck and Bobby McGuigan for various periods, leaving the team without a first run centre. In the opening game against Dartmouth, Winnipeg native Alex Dampier was lost with a hip injury. But the Islanders had enough, and barring an upset, should get by Cape Breton and the New Brunswick winner to represent the Maritimes in Memorial Cup action this spring.If and when Islanders overcome the final hurdles locally, they will have the option of adding three players from within the Maritime branch for Canadian playoffs. An educated guess is that Dartmouth&rsquo;s brilliant centre Dale Turner will be one choice. The others will probably be held in abeyance until completion of the Islanders-Cape Breton series.FOOTNOTES&mdash;The Islanders-Lakers series was scouted by St. Catharines Black Hawks&rsquo; President Fred Mueller who is reportedly casting covetous eyes on Charlottetown&rsquo;s Bobby McMillan. His chances of prying this outstanding young prospect away are remote. With size, strength and ability and two years of junior eligibility remaining, McMillan figures in Islanders long range plans. St. Mary&rsquo;s University Huskies of the Maritime Intercollegiate League, and New Haven Blades of the Eastern U.S. League drew over 7,000 fans for a two game exhibition series at the Halifax Forum. Blades won the opener 3-2 and dropped the second game 7-5.Former U.S. amateur and pro star Chuck Goddard played brilliantly in the Huskies&rsquo; goal. Blades faced several other familiar faces including ex-Nashville stars Ron Hindson and Ed Hebert and former Greensboro defenseman John Murray. Ex-Martitimers in the New Haven lineup included Mike Hornby, John Brophy, Norm Guimond and Len (Comet) Haley.HOCKEY NEWS Publisher Ken McKenzie, on a quick Nova Scotia tour, received a rousing ovation when he dropped the puck to begin an exhibition game between Dartmouth Lakers and the Metro-Valley Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; League All-Stars. Ken got a first hand indication of just how widely THE HOCKEY NEWS is read in the Maritimes.One of the most knowledgable and hardest working people in Maritime hockey is Alf Hollingsworth, manager-coach of the Dartmouth Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; Arrows. Alfie pleaded, threatened and inspired his team to six wins in their last eight games, and a playoff berth, the first time Dartmouth has made the Metro-Valley League post season round. &#9632;

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Runaway Islanders Breeze Into Maritime Junior Finals

SPOKANE&mdash;The Spokane Jets clinched their third straight Western International Hockey League crown with a hard fought 1-1 tie on the road with the Trail Smoke Eaters.Coach Al Rollins seems to have brought the Jets out of a midseason slump. They have scored 32 goals while the defense allowed only 3 in their last 3 home games. The Jets defensive corps has been outstanding this season. The defense of Tom Hodges, Vince Collins, Jim Little, Larry Palanio and George Talotti have allowed only 114 goals in 47 games. Along with fine goaltending of ex-St. Louis Blues&rsquo; netminder Seth Martin and Dave Cox, who rank first and second in the goalie race, the Jets are the class of the WIHL.Ron Huston of the Cranbrook Royals is virtually assured of another scoring title and a spot on the WIHL All-Star team. The Royals playoff hopes were dealt a severe blow with the loss of Ed Legare with a broken leg. Forward Felix Lavallee returned from an early season operation and should take up part of the slack.The Nelson Maple Leafs look tough for the upcoming playoffs with the return of goalie Bill McDonnell to the net.In a recent WIHL game the Jets defeated the Cranbrook Royals by a score of 6-1, Spokane defenseman Hodges, a 17 year veteran of both professional and amateur hockey in Spokane, scored a three-goal hat trick.Earlier in the same day Gil Hodges, Tom&rsquo;s 12-year-old son who plays center for one of the 17 teams which skate in the Spokane American Youth Hockey program, also scored three goals.The unusual father-son scoring feat rounded out an exceptional day of hockey for the 38-year-old team captain and his son. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t really have any choice but to score with that kind of competition, Tom grinned. &#9632;

Spokane Jets Roll To Third WIHL Title Victory In Row

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01414/2684815-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="540" height="658"><figcaption class="caption-body">MIKE NYKOLUK&hellip;AHL&rsquo;s Top Playmaker</figcaption></div>HERSHEY&mdash;Every club has its prime allstar candidate. The Hershey Bears are no exception.This year&rsquo;s No. 1 nominee has to be the &ldquo;Big Bear&rdquo; himself, captain Mike Nykoluk, third greatest playmaker in the lea-gue&rsquo;s 34-year history.The 35-year-old center, an AllStar selection two of the last three seasons and most vaulable player in 1966-67, has been the circuit&rsquo;s leading playmaker since the season&rsquo;s outset. After 52 games, the Toronto product was pacing the nine-club loop with 49 assists.It&rsquo;s quite amazing that Nykoluk has managed to keep on top of the league&rsquo;s assist column, considering he&rsquo;s centered for a half-dozen different forwards due to a rash of injuries to the club.His dozen goals and 49 assists for 61 points has raised his 14 year AHL career mark to 773 points, deadlocking him with a former teammate Bruce Cline as the league&rsquo;s ninth all-time point scorer. He needs only 14 more points in the last 20 games to take over as the eight all-time pointman from Zellio Toppazzini, who closed his career with 786.For the past three seasons, Nykoluk has been &ldquo;considering retirement.&rdquo; Naturally, considering the fact he scored 70, 85 and 84 points in those three campaigns, no one takes the likeable guy serious.When approached this year about his annual &ldquo;retirement&rdquo; statement, Nykoluk gave the usual Casey Stengel answer, &ldquo;Jeez, I don&rsquo;t know, but then you never know.&rdquo;Nykoluk, the club&rsquo;s former player representative, has always been of an opinion that many Hershey players have been overlooked in past years in the AllStar voting. A couple who come to mind are defenseman Barry Ashbee, whom Nykoluk feels is one of the steadiest blueliners in the league. Last year, Don Marcotte, who scored 31 goals after tallying 35 in his rookie season, was completly ignored. He&rsquo;s now cutting it big with the Boston Bruins, boasting 7 goals in 12 games, including a &ldquo;hat trick&rdquo; after his recent recall.Nykoluk, in addition to his offensive efforts, is one of the league&rsquo;s top penalty killers.&ldquo;Mike&rsquo;s a student of the game and a fine leader,&rdquo; said coachgeneral manager Frank Mathers. &ldquo;When you&rsquo;re in a jackpot, he&rsquo;s one guy you can always count on.&rdquo;Nykoluk, a successful car salesman in the off-season, is considered by many as a potential fine coach when he finally decides to turn in jersey No. 8.Meanwhile, the Bears are in a pitched battle with Baltimore and Rochester for the last two spots open in the Western Division for the Calder Cup playoffs. Hershey returned from a disasterous eight-game road trip, showing only one point out of a possible 16. In addition, the Bears lost forward Michel Harvey and defenseman Ralph Keller to injury. During the season the Bears have had 10 skaters sidelined with ailments.Mathers has been unable to keep one line intact all season. A bright piece of news is that goalie John Henderson, who underwent knee surgery in January, may return to duty my mid-March.AHL President Jack Butterfield recently presented awards to Mathers as &ldquo;Coach of the Year&rdquo;; Lloyd Blinco, club presi-dent, as &ldquo;Executive of the Year&rdquo; and forward Gil Gilbert, the John B. Sollenberger Trophy, as the top scorer in 1968-69. The prizes to Mathers and Blinco were voted by the Board of Governors for the 1968-69 season. &#9632;

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Hershey Touting ‘Big Bear’ Nykoluk For All-Star Role

<h2>Fri. Feb. 20 PROVIDENCE 3 AT BUFFALO 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02365/2684923-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="585" height="456"></div><h2>Sat. Feb. 21 MONTREAL 3 AT HERSHEY 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03299/2684916-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="590" height="462"></div><h2>BUFFALO 5 AT BALTIMORE 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04234/2684909-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="584" height="574"></div><h2>ROCHESTER 5 AT SPRINGFIELD 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-05190/2684902-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="581" height="723"></div><h2>QUEBEC 4 AT CLEVELAND 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-06160/2684895-1-eng-US/f0017-062.jpg" title="f0017-06" width="595" height="666"></div><h2>Sun. Feb. 22 ROCHESTER 4 AT BUFFALO 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-07144/2684888-1-eng-US/f0017-072.jpg" title="f0017-07" width="584" height="776"></div><h2>BALTIMORE 1 AT PROVIDENCE 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-08113/2684881-1-eng-US/f0017-082.jpg" title="f0017-08" width="579" height="376"></div><h2>QUEBEC 2 AT MONTREAL 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-09101/2684874-1-eng-US/f0017-092.jpg" title="f0017-09" width="592" height="526"></div><h2>Tues. Feb. 24 PROVIDENCE 0 AT QUEBEC 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1092/2684867-1-eng-US/f0017-102.jpg" title="f0017-10" width="585" height="416"></div><h2>Wed. Feb. 25 CLEVELAND 2 AT HERSHEY 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1175/2684860-1-eng-US/f0017-112.jpg" title="f0017-11" width="583" height="604"></div><h2>Thurs. Feb. 26 CLEVELAND 5 at BALTIMORE 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1266/2684853-1-eng-US/f0017-122.jpg" title="f0017-12" width="585" height="702"></div><h2>Fri. Feb. 27 PROVIDENCE 2 at MONTREAL 8</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1352/2684846-1-eng-US/f0017-132.jpg" title="f0017-13" width="581" height="772"></div> &#9632;

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American League Summaries

Save $$$$$$ Subscribe To The HOCKEY NEWS Receive 35 Issues At HomeFor The Best In Hockey Reading It&rsquo;s HOCKEY PICTORIAL Hockey&rsquo;s Most Exciting Publication<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. March 3)<h3>Eastern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01420/2684784-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="568" height="172"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02333/2684777-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="566" height="205"></div>(Affiliations: 1. Montreal, 2. Detroit, 3, Boston 4. New York 7. Los Angeles, 8. Pittsburgh, 9. Oakland, 10. Philadephia, 13, ancouver)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED Tues. feb. 24</h3>Providence 0 at Quebec 2Wed. Feb. 25Cleveland 2 at Hershey5Thurs. Feb. 26Cleveland 5 at Baltimore 6Fri. Feb. 27Providence 2 at Montreal 8Buffalo 2 at Rochester 8Hershey 2 at Springfield 2Sat. Feb 28Providence 2 at Baltimore 10Buffalo 3 at Hershey 6Cleveland 5 at Springfield 8Sun. March 1Hershey 3 at Buffalo 6Springfield 3 at Providence 4Cleveland 3 at Quebec 4Montreal 4 at Rochester 4<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. March 3Buffalo at BaltimoreWed. March 4Cleveland at MontrealRochester at ProvidenceThurs. March 5Baltimore at QuebecFri. March 6Rochester at BuffaloBaltimore at MontrealQuebec at SpringfieldSat. March 7Cleveland at HersheyMontreal at SpringfieldSun. March 8Hershey at BuffaloBaltimore at MontrealCleveland at RochesterMon. March 9Quebec at ProvidenceWed. March 11Quebec at HersheyFri. March 13Montreal at ProvidenceBaltimore at Springfield<h3>MARITIME JUNIOR LEAGUE</h3>(Final Standings)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03240/2684770-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="574" height="164"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04190/2684763-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="577" height="579"></div><h3>PLAYOFF SCORERS</h3>Semi-Finals<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-05138/2684756-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="572" height="297"></div> &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER&mdash;When Les Duff retired from the Rochester Americans and professional hockey last fall, he had one regret&hellip;he hadn&rsquo;t put his name in the American League record book for having participated in the most playoff games.Now he&rsquo;s got another chance.The 35-vear-old left wing picked, of all days, Friday the 13th to come out of retirement and rejoin the AmerKS for their Feb. 13 game against Providence.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0887/2684992-1-eng-US/f0018-082.jpg" title="f0018-08" width="262" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body">Les Duff</figcaption></div>He had packed up and returned to his home here following a contract dispute during the Amerk training camp last fall.But a combination of things&mdash;the Americans struggling to land a playoff berth among them plus some personal reasons&mdash;led Duff to stop by and talk to general manager Joe Crozier when he was in town Feb. 7-9 on a busman&rsquo;s holiday from his other chores as coach and general manager of the Western League Vancouver Canucks.It didn&rsquo;t take Crozier long to convince Les to come back for the final seven weeks of the schedule.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy to be back, Duff said. But 1 want to make it clear it&rsquo;s only from now until the end of this season. My boss, Bill Heitz at Dorn&rsquo;s Transportation Company, has given me the okay to combine the jobs for the rest of this season.&rdquo;What about that playoff record?Duff, who reached the 20-goal mark only three times in an American League career that covered 14 seasons prior to this year, realized he&rsquo;d never make the record book with his scoring exploits.But Les has skated in 112 Calder Cup playoff games. Only the fabulous Freddy Glover played in more, and he retired with 120 postseason games under his belt.The Amerks face at an uphill struggle to grab off one of the three playoff spots in the Western Division this season, but if they do, you can bet Duff will have had a lot to do with it and that he&rsquo;ll be zeroing in on Glover&rsquo;s name in the record book.Duff began his AHL play way back in 1955-56 with Pittsburgh. When that team went out of business and the players (most of them, anyway) moved over to Hershey, Les was one of them. He remained with the Bears until he was traded to Rochester for Gene Ubriaco and the late Bruce Draper in September of 1963. &#9632;

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Retired Duff Returns To AHL On Friday 13th

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE DUFFY</div>PROVIDENCE&mdash;Ross Brooks, 32-years-old, is the backup goalie for the R.I. Reds. With Marcel Paille as the No. 1 goalie on the club, Brooks sometimes is forced to sit for long periods without seeing any game action.Such was the case this season when Brooks played a game and than sat for the next 21 as Paille played one sensational game after another.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-06115/2684961-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg" title="f0018-06" width="270" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ross Brooks</figcaption></div>Paille, one of the few goalies in hockey who still refuses to use a mask, ran into trouble on January 11 when he was injured twice about the head and face in a game against the Hershey Bears. Twice Paille went out for repairs and both times he came back. All told, he had nine stitches taken to close his battle wounds.Three days later, on January 14, the Reds opened a road trip at Hershey. Paille was in uniform and apparently ready to go. But Brooks got the call and played a fine game which ended up as a 22 tie.Two nights later in Cleveland Arena, Brooks turned in another strong job while losing 3-2 to the Barons.When Providence got back home for a January 18 meeting against the Baltimore Clippers, some thought Paille might be put back into action by Coach Dave Creighton. But Brooks had played so well Creighton wanted to give the 175 pound netminder a chance to play at home. Additionally, Creighton wanted to give Paille some more rest.The Reds turned back the Clippers, 4-3 and Brooks turned in a sensational game with 44 saves. One of his biggest one was against Larry Billows in the waning moments. It was a blast from dead on, 20 feet out, but Brooks turned it aside.A goalie who uses a mask, Brooks was overjoyed at getting into action. &ldquo;Marcel is our top man and I am always honored and happy to move in and give him a rest.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-07101/2684954-1-eng-US/f0018-072.jpg" title="f0018-07" width="1766" height="1165"><figcaption class="caption-body">Goaler MARCEL PAILLE leads the Reds onto the ice at Providence while young cheerleaders&mdash;known as &lsquo;Duffy&rsquo;s Dolls&rsquo;&mdash;bring them on with cheers and gaily colored pompoms.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Paille’s Hot Net Play Keeps Brooks On Bench

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div>BUFFALO&mdash;Eddie Hoekstra&rsquo;s problems were just starting when the lanky center figured they were all over.The 32-year-old Hoekstra quit the Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League and returned to his home in St. Catharines, Ont., to be with his wife and their five children.The Spurs, who obtained him two years ago from the Philadelphia Flyers, suspended him, and Hoekstra had been off skates for almost two months when the Buffalo Bisons acquired his services for the remainder of the season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01397/2685023-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="250" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ed Hoekstra</figcaption></div>St. Catharines is 35 miles from here, and Hoekstra, whose brother, Cec, now with the Cleveland, is a former Bison, figured he would commute for games and workouts.After just two drills with the Bisons, he played a regular shift in a 3-3 tie with Providence, and played well in view of his lengthy layoff.With less than six minutes. remaining, Eddie sustained a fractured left wrist, and is through for the season. He&rsquo;ll wear a cast for at least six weeks.&ldquo;He&rsquo;ll be fine next season, and shouldn&rsquo;t have any problems,&rdquo; said Dr. Howard Lehman, the Bisons&rsquo; physician. &ldquo;We ran into some complications, but I&rsquo;m satisfied everything will be just fine.&rdquo;Hoekstra probably wouldn&rsquo;t have played a great deal against the Reds if Billy Knibbs had been able to skate. Knibbs was out with a hip injury, and Hoekstra replaced him.It appears Hoekstra&rsquo;s career with the Bisons will span 54 minutes.ALONG THE BOARDS&mdash;A search for a defenseman was launched when the parent New York Rangers made Larry Brown&rsquo;s recall permanent after Brad Park suffered a broken ankle. Brown had been with the Rangers as a replacement for the injured Jim Neilson&hellip;Dave Creighton, the Providence manger-coach, lodged a mild protest when a bank of lights directly over a goal failed to work. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ll notice the lights were out over the goal we defended for two periods,&rdquo; Creighton said, with a trace of a smile&hellip;An improved set of boards has been installed in Memorial Auditorium. Earlier, the boards were sharply titled at one end. &#9632;

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Bisons Drag Hoekstra Out Of Retirement, But Vet Breaks Wrist

MONTREAL&mdash;From all indications, its doubtful anybody is going to stop the Voyageurs from taking first place in the Eastern Division. With one month remaining in the schedule, Montreal might even be able to take everything in their initial year in the American League.The Vees are runaways in their division holding a 20-point bulge over their nearest competitors, springfield. But the big thing on Coach Al MacNeil&rsquo;s mind right now is whether or not they can overtake Buffalo for overall league honors.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02345/2685054-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="248" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body">Judes Drouin</figcaption></div>The most recent statistics shape things this way. After 54 games, Montreal had 34 wins, 10 losses and the same number of ties for 78 points. On the other hand, the Bisons of the Western Division played more games at 57 on 35 wins, 10 losses and 12 ties and held a 4 point lead over the Voyageurs.So it is possible the Montrealers can pull ahead of the Bisons and capture the league championship trophy, repre-sentative of first place finishers in the league on points. It would be quite a feat for the Voyageurs and the Canadiens organization if they can do it.If anything else from being an exciting hockey team, the Voyageurs have the consistency to go with it. With no less than 18 of their starters being called upon to help out in case of injuries to the parent Canadiens during the course of this year, its more than ever amazing to see them in first place.Montreal also boasts the league&rsquo;s leading point getter in Judes Drouin, who has also been up with the Canadiens. The 22-year-old native from Mont Louis, Que has a slim point lead over Bison great Guv Trottier &#9632;

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Voyageurs Eye Buffalo’s Hold On Point Title

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLO</div>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;Fans are certainly going to need a program to see who&rsquo;s who with the Springfield Kings. At this writing, there are many changes. Wing Gary Croteau and defenseman Larry Johnston were delt off to Detroit.They were replaced by defenseman Brian Gibbons, a fast rising prospect and Jim Stanfield, a forward and brother of Boston&rsquo;s Fred Stanfield. In addition, Lowell MacDonald came back into the fold. He quit the Kings&rsquo; camp in the fall because he did not like the idea of flying. He attended St. Mary&rsquo;s College in &lsquo;Halifax Nova Scotia. He has a novel arrangement with the locals. He will play only weekend games so that he can continue his education. Lowell did very [well here last season in just six games.Gibbons and Stanfield arrived here through the parent Kings&rsquo; two trades with Detroit and Chicago.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03280/2685092-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="271" height="487"><figcaption class="caption-body">Brian Gibbons</figcaption></div>Another new player is Doug Shelton, a relative unknown on the local hockey scene. Doug has been working and skating hard and is starting to, get into the goal scoring column. He made a great addition.Actually, fans can&rsquo;t fault the new faces in town one bit. Greg Boddy has developed well on defense. He was sidelined after a puck sliced off his finger tip in a game in Providence. He should return soon.Jean Potvin started slowly and did not play too much but finally got his chance on a wing with the Murphy line along with Gary Marsh, another newcomer.Potvin also can play defense. His ability to check has been a great asset as a wing. It&rsquo;s a carryover from defense.Marsh has also worked hard. The winger has gained the praise of both the fans and coach Jim Anderson. He never stops hustling and working on the ice.Fans were told Springfield would be a &ldquo;development&rdquo; club and changes would be made. Some of the old faces have gone, and more perhaps will follow. The emphasis is now definitely on youth. It will take fans time to get used to these youngsters, but they&rsquo;ll develop.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-04240/2685085-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="530" height="1033"><figcaption class="caption-body">LOWELL MACDONALD&hellip;A weekend player</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Lowell MacDonald, Others Come To Change Face Of AHL Kings

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01242/2685123-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="869" height="1166"></div><h2>SOLUTION IN MARCH 20 ISSUE</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1&mdash;Pictured player.5&mdash;An injured Hawk.7&mdash;Initials of 29 accross.8&mdash;One of the Leafs answers to this.10&mdash;A Minnesota farmhand.13&mdash;Estimated time of arrival. (abbr.)14&mdash;An ex-Philadelphia defenseman.15&mdash;NHL referee-in-chief answers to this.16&mdash;Initials of Lacombe of Providence.17&mdash;Before.18&mdash;First name of a Philadelphia defenseman.19&mdash;One of the Seals.20&mdash;Native Province of pictured player. (abbr.)21&mdash;15th and 5th letters of the alphabet.23&mdash;Preposition.24&mdash;A Vancouver forward.27&mdash;An NHL veteran.28&mdash;Ditto. (abbr.).29&mdash;One of the Phoenix Roadrunners.31&mdash;Initials of Kachur.32&mdash;Member of the San Diego Gulls.<h3>DOWN</h3>1&mdash;1965-66 Conn Smythe trophy winner.2&mdash;A former Bruin.3&mdash;Orr has a healthy&mdash;4&mdash;Native Province of Danny Grant, (abbr.)5&mdash;A Black Hawk answers to this.6&mdash;This defenseman registered 50 assists last season.9&mdash;Initials of one of the Leafs.11&mdash;A former Hab defenseman.12&mdash;Compass point.16&mdash;A former Penguin.18&mdash;10th and 15th letters of the alphabet.22&mdash;One of the Bruins answers to this.24&mdash;An NHL General Manager.25&mdash;Nickname of 14 across.26&mdash;Too.30&mdash;Either.<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1&mdash;LACROIX.7&mdash;ONCE.8&mdash;PLANTE.11&mdash;S. A.12&mdash;EAT.13&mdash;DET.15&mdash;R.R.16&mdash;LEN17&mdash;ROD.18&mdash;L. M.19&mdash;I.S.20&mdash;IKE.22&mdash;EEL.24&mdash;SOS.25&mdash;EGAN.29&mdash;EUGENE.30&mdash;S.M.31&mdash;DICK32&mdash;JOE.33&mdash;Y.L.34&mdash;10.<h3>DOWN</h3>1&mdash;LAPERRIERE2&mdash;RON.3&mdash;ONT4&mdash;ICED.5&mdash;X.E.6&mdash;DEA9&mdash;LAROSE.10&mdash;AT.11&mdash;STEMKOWSKI.14&mdash;ELLIS.21&mdash;E.S.23&mdash;LEGGE.26&mdash;G.E.27&mdash;ANDY28&mdash;NEIL. &#9632;

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Hockey Crossword

<h2>ONTARIO-QUEBEC COLLEGE</h2>(Standings on Mon. Feb. 23)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02172/2685210-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="570" height="236"></div><h3>Western Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-03141/2685203-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="573" height="233"></div><h2>ONTARIO COLLEGE</h2>(Standings on Tues. Feb. 24)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-04109/2685196-1-eng-US/f0020-042.jpg" title="f0020-04" width="572" height="233"></div><h2>FINGER LAKES LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Wed. Feb. 25)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0550/2685189-1-eng-US/f0020-052.jpg" title="f0020-05" width="570" height="298"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0635/2685182-1-eng-US/f0020-062.jpg" title="f0020-06" width="571" height="278"></div><h2>NEW YORK COLLEGE</h2>(Standings on Thurs. Feb. 19)<h3>East Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0731/2685175-1-eng-US/f0020-072.jpg" title="f0020-07" width="572" height="236"></div><h3>WEST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0824/2685168-1-eng-US/f0020-082.jpg" title="f0020-08" width="572" height="233"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><h3>East Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-0917/2685161-1-eng-US/f0020-092.jpg" title="f0020-09" width="578" height="284"></div><h3>West Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-1014/2685154-1-eng-US/f0020-102.jpg" title="f0020-10" width="572" height="302"></div> &#9632;

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COLLEGE RACES

<div class="byline">By Tom Burke</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0021-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-01108/2685255-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg"></div>BOSTON UNIVERSITY&mdash;Co-captain Larry Davenport had a hat trick in 9-5 pasting of Northeastern. Larry is centering a line between sophomores Bob Gryp and Wayne Gowing, and the trio has been coming on very strong the latter part of the season. Soph rearguard Bob Murray has a bruised hip which necessitated a reshuffling of blueline pairings, as Peter Fenwick moved in alongside Wayne Decker while Teddy Bryand was paired with MiKe Hyndman. Hyndman, with a goal and four assists in the 12-1 rout of Division II foe Merrimack, moved past Bob Marquis all-time record of 164 points, a mark which has stood since 1960.HARVARD&mdash;Revenge was sweet for the Crimson as they rolled over Penn 8-0 at Watson Rink, giving Bruce Durno his first collegiate shutout. Seven different players scored and Dan DeMichele netted a pair. Another surprise move was the shift of All-America center Joe Cavanagh to defense, which paid off in an 8-1 drubbing of Dartmouth. Leif Rosenberger moved into Joe&rsquo;s spot on the line with DeMichele and Steve Owen. Weiland figured that Joe was just the man to rectify Harvard&rsquo;s difficulty in moving the puck out of their own end. The Cranston junior had also been taking a pounding in the constant action along the boards and in the corners, and the shift to the backline makes it easier on him.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0277/2685248-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="265" height="402"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bruce Durno</figcaption></div>CLARKSON&mdash;Junior Alf Maki scored twice in each game as the Golden Knights downed Carleton University 5-4 and RPI 6-3 in the Clarkson Arena. At Syracuse, the Knights downed Colgate 4-2 tor coach Len Ceglarski&rsquo;s 200th win as a college coach. He&rsquo;s been at the helm 12 years. John Halme scored a hat trick in the 7-5 victory over Boston College at home. Bruce Bullock was impressive in that game and came up with a slew of fine stops. Wayne LaChance continues to play stellar hockey at his defense post; through 22 games he was third in scoring on the club with 12-21-33.ST. LAWRENCE&mdash;The Scarlet and Brown kept alive their playoff hopes with a fine 7-2 win over Boston College in Canton which evened their Division I record at 8-8. It was the second time SLU stumped BC this season. Mike Flanagan was named ECAC sophomore of the week for his two goal performances against RPI, a 7-4 Larrie win, and an 11-2 romp over Queen&rsquo;s. After 23 games Brian Hind led the scoring parade with 14-20-34. while Captain Bill Wilkinson had 6-24-30 and Alex Campbell registered 15-14-29. The win over BC, in which 7 different players scored, was the 199th of George Menard&rsquo;s career at SLU, which spans 14 years.BOSTON COLLEGE&mdash;Late season rough spell took its toll on BC hockey fortunes. The Eagles played extremely well at Cornell and Clarkson and lost both times, then tell apart in 7-2 loss to St. Lawrence in the North Country. Paul Schilling moved into the 100 point club on the alltime list with 2 goals and one assist at Clarkson. Tom Mellor scored twice in mid-week squeaker over Providence, 4-3. Jim Barton&rsquo;s fingernail was ripped off by a shot at St. Lawrence and he had to leave the game, replaced by John Burnett. February 25 game with Boston University at BC was the 700th game coached by Snooks Kelley at BC.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0346/2685241-1-eng-US/f0021-032.jpg" title="f0021-03" width="268" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tom Earl</figcaption></div>COLGATE&mdash;Penalties were the Red Raiders&rsquo; downfall in a surprising 3-1 loss to Army at West Point, where the visitors were playing a man or two short for most of the game. Tom Earl, though he&rsquo;s been slowed by injuries in recent games, has been hot; he scored a hat trick over Princeton in 5-3 win, and picked up a key assist on the tying goal in a 4-4 deadlock with New Hampshire in Durham. In addition, John Dandy has been playing with a bum leg and John Haney aggravated a knee condition and sat out the Army tilt in favor of senior Joe Madia, a non-letterman who&rsquo;s been out of school for a while. Colgate must win its final Division I tilt of the season, with RPI on March 7, to get a crack at a. 500 record and a playoff spot. &#9632;

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DOWN EAST

<div class="byline">BY TOM BURKE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0021-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0438/2685286-1-eng-US/f0021-042.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pride of old Clarkson is goaler BRUCE BULLOCK who has been impressive this season for the Golden Knights in their bid to win Eastern title away from Cornell. Knights are No. 2 ranked in East.</figcaption></div>POTSDAM&mdash;&ldquo;They&rsquo;re out in the middle of nowhere and they play hockey&rdquo;.For the average college hockey fan, this statement pretty much summarizes the knowledge available concerning Clarkson College and St. Lawrence University. He also knows that most of the leading teams in the ECAC make a bi-annual trip for back to back games in the North Country towns of Potsdam and Canton, New York, and he can&rsquo;t seem to figure out why only three teams have ever come out of the weekend series with a pair of victories.A feeling of isolation immediately sets in when the city slicker disembarks at the miniairport at Massena, N.Y. on the St. Lawrence River. He does see a few houses, and an occasional motor vehicle, on the 20-mile ride down route 56 to Potsdam on the chartered bus. It just doesn&rsquo;t seem possible that they have the kind of hockey that he&rsquo;s used to in the big cities. They don&rsquo;t, really.Upon reaching Potsdam, one must be careful to stifle yawns, sneezes, or even a tendence to blink the eyes&mdash;half of main street could whisk by unnoticed. Whatever Mr. Fan does remember about the town itself will be strongly tinted with green and gold. Hydrants, parking meters, utility poles, and even the green-bricked Royal theater building all sport the Clarkson tinge.After a libation or two in Frank&rsquo;s, the Arlington, or the Penalty Box (tch tch), and a round of Fooz ball or pool, the visiting rooter is ready for anything, confident that his team will handle these hicks in their own back yard. His blood pressure does a nosedive when he in-gests-in one glance&mdash;Clarkson Arena, stomping ground of the Golden Knights.One of the first private school skating facilities in the U.S., the unheated, 1,500 capacity nook lives up to its reputation. It&rsquo;s like playing hockey in a crowded telephone booth. The short neutral zone, some 20 feet briefer than those is other rinks, allows significant advantage for a team like Clarkson, which plays a hard-checking, confining game.The Techers, perennially a title contender, seldom let their devotees down, and the invading party is more than happy to flee down Route 11 some ten miles to Canton and Appleton Arena, home of the Larries of St. Lawrence University.For Mr. Fan, a day of lounging in Moose&rsquo;s or a dose of whizzing around on a rented ski-mobile is enough to buoy his ever-present optimism. Players are relieved, to say the least, to take the ice in Appleton, where playing surface is nearer regulation and the fans are tamer. Relief lasts until George Menard&rsquo;s swift skating Larries loom up for the opening face-off.Always dangerous, the SLU six are veritable tigers on their own ice. With only a so-so 10-13 record overall this season, they still read 8-4 for home games when the powerful Boston College Eagles hit town. BC, somewhat softened up by a tough loss at Clarkson the night before, fell before the aroused Laurentians 7-2, as different players lit the red light. &#9632;

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‘Small Town’ St, lawrente, Clarkson Knights Seen Tough On Bia City College Rivals

<div class="byline">BY TERRY PYE</div>MONTREAL&mdash;Loyola College Warriors of Montreal captured the Ottawa-St. Lawrence Athletic Association title and a trip to the CIAU finals in Charlottetown P.E.I. March 5, 6, and 7 with a dramatic 2-1 come-from-behind victory over University of Sher-hrooke at Sherbrooke&rsquo;s Palais des Snorts.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0533/2685317-1-eng-US/f0021-052.jpg" title="f0021-05" width="507" height="569"><figcaption class="caption-body">CHRIS HAYES&hellip;Named Tourney MVP</figcaption></div>Both teams had advanced to the OSL finals by virtue of decisive victories in the semis, Loyola 8-2 over Bishop&rsquo;s University Gaiters, and Sherbrooke 5-2 over Sir George Williams University Georgians, National finalists last year.After spotting Sherbrooke a 1-0 first period lead on a goal by Yvon Robert, Loyola came back for two second period scores, the first by Captain Chris Hayes, and the winner by Danny McCann while his team was shorthanded one man.Hayes, who scored three goals and two assists against Bishop&rsquo;s the dav before, was chosen tourney MVP for this four goal and two assist production, and won the Bob Lunny Trophy for his efforts.Loyola has gone undefeated in its last 30 games.The other league winners vying for top Canadian college honors will include Toronto Varsity Blues of the Ontario-Quebec Athletic Association, by virtue of their 7-4 win over University of Waterloo Warriors. Toronto will be defending the crown they won last year in Edmonton.St. Mary&rsquo;s University Huskies qualified by taking the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association League with a 6-5 win over St. Francis Xavier X-Men. St. Mary&rsquo;s will meet York University Yeomen on Thursday, March 5 the winner advancing to take on Loyola Friday. York beat Laurentian Voyageurs 8-2 to grab the OIAA title.In the other opening encounter, Toronto will play University of Alberta Golden Bears, who won the West title with 3-2 and 3-1 victories over University of Calgary Dinosaurs to win their best two-of-three series. The winner of this game will move directly to the finals, to be held at 7: 00 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. &#9632;

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Loyola In Canadian College Ice Finals

LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO. LIMITED WALLY ENTERPRISES LIMITED. AFFILIATE Arnold Street Wallacebura. Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>WESTERN LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Wed. March 4)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-1215/2685348-1-eng-US/f0022-122.jpg" title="f0022-12" width="576" height="345"></div>(Affiliations: 2. Detroit. 5. Chicago. 6. Totonto. 10. Philadelphia. x-independent.)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Mon. Feb. 23Phoenix 4 at Salt Lake 4Portland 1 at Seattle 5Tues. Feb. 24Phoenix 6 at Vancouver 4Wed. Feb 25Salt Lake 4 at San Diego 4Thurs. Feb. 26Denver 9 at Salt Lake 5Phoenix 2 at Seattle 6Fri. Feb. 27San Diego 5 at Denver 4Sun. March 1Salt Lake 5 at Seattle 4<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed. March 4Salt Lake at PortlandFri. March 6Phoenix vs Denver (at Colorado Springs)Portland at San DiegoSat. March 7Vancouver at Salt LakePortland at San DiegoPhoenix at SeattleSun. March 8Vancouver at Salt LakePhoenix at Seattle &#9632;

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY JOHN WHITE</div>SEATTLE&mdash;The Western Hockey League&rsquo;s &ldquo;comeback player of the year?&rdquo;It&rsquo;s really not even close! The runaway choice would have to be center Larry Lund of the Phoenix Roadrunners.Keep in mind of course, that &ldquo;comeback&rdquo; implies that a guy once was a very strong hockey player, slumped badly and then returned to his top form&mdash;or darned close to it.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01125/2685379-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="261" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry Lund</figcaption></div>The six-foot. 190-pounder from Penticton in British Columbia turned pro with San Francisco in &lsquo;64, showed steady improvement through four seasons until with Seattle&rsquo;s Totems in 1967 he scored 34 goals and added 38 assists for 72 points in 72 games.Then the slump struck. The next year he dropped to 16 goals and a total of 53 points. And with Seattle last season he picked up only 21 points, including just 7 goals, in 58 games.Traded to Phoenix for Tommy McVie, Lund responded. And in his first 51 games this season he scored 49 points&mdash;more than double his total of last year&mdash;and the points included 20 goals, more than triple his output in the last campaign.There have been other strong improvements this season but it would be difficult to rate these as &ldquo;comebacks.&rdquo;The comeback honors go to only one player&mdash;Larry Lund, Phoenix Roadrunners. &#9632;

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Lund Top Comeback Performer

<div class="byline">BY DOUG McCONNELL</div>PHOENIX&mdash;When Ron Ward joined the Phoenix Roadrunners from the Tulsa Oilers, it gave the Western Hockey League club three solid lines for the first time in its three-year history. Jim Paterson moved from center to right wing to make room for Ward, last year&rsquo;s American Hockey League rookie of the year and the 196768 winner of the Hockey News award as minor League Player of the Year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0269/2685410-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="258" height="412"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ron Ward</figcaption></div>&ldquo;Should be easy,&rdquo; said Paterson of his new position. &ldquo;All you have to do is skate up and down the wing and score goals.&rdquo;As good as his word, he scored the first time on the ice with Ward assisting in his first game, a 2-0 shutout of the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles.Ward, 25-year-old from Cornwall, Ont., was with the Runners in their initial season, 1967-68, but was turned away by coach Alf Pike after one game and one assist. Ward went to Tulsa and won the Central Hockey League scoring title.Pike, a critic of Ward&rsquo;s skating, still insisted, &ldquo;He can&rsquo;t play for my club.&rdquo;He still can&rsquo;t. Pike was replaced as Phoenix coach and under player-coach Sandy Hucul have climbed from sixth place to contention for the fourth playoff spot.They lost two of the first three under Hucul&mdash;although the victory was an important 7-0 shutout of Seattle, the club the Runners have to catch for fourth.But they logged three wins and a tie in the next four outings, one of them a 5-2 upset of the league leading Vancouver Canucks, only Vancouver&rsquo;s fourth defeat over a 38-game stretch.Bill Snow switched from right wing to Ward&rsquo;s left side and broke a two-month scoreless streak.Frank Hughes and Andy Hinse, both broke month-long scoring slumps with a flurry of goals. &#9632;

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Ward Joins Phoenix For Stretch Run

<h2>Tues. Feb. 17 SAN DIEGO 0 AT VANCOUVER 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0356/2685518-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="578" height="479"></div><h2>PHOENIX 2 AT SALT LAKE 0</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0442/2685511-1-eng-US/f0022-042.jpg" title="f0022-04" width="571" height="307"></div><h2>Wed. Feb. 18 PHOENIX 2 AT DENVER 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0534/2685504-1-eng-US/f0022-052.jpg" title="f0022-05" width="576" height="357"></div><h2>SAN DIEGO 2 AT PORTLAND 9</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0628/2685497-1-eng-US/f0022-062.jpg" title="f0022-06" width="580" height="779"></div><h2>VANCOUVER 5 AT SEATTLE 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0728/2685490-1-eng-US/f0022-072.jpg" title="f0022-07" width="590" height="540"></div><h2>Thurs. Feb. 19 SALT LAKE 2 AT PHOENIX 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0825/2685483-1-eng-US/f0022-082.jpg" title="f0022-08" width="579" height="491"></div><h2>Fril Feb. 20 SAN DIEGO 3 AT DENVER 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0922/2685476-1-eng-US/f0022-092.jpg" title="f0022-09" width="581" height="483"></div><h2>SEATTLE 4 AT VANCOUVER 8</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-1017/2685469-1-eng-US/f0022-102.jpg" title="f0022-10" width="579" height="670"></div><h2>Sat. Feb. 21 VANCOUVER 2 AT PHOENIX 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-1116/2685462-1-eng-US/f0022-112.jpg" title="f0022-11" width="584" height="544"></div><h2>SALT LAKE 3 AT SEATTLE 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0261/2685455-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="586" height="552"></div><h2>Sun. Feb. 22 VANCOUVER 5 AT SAN DIEGO 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0340/2685448-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg" title="f0027-03" width="583" height="895"></div><h2>SALT LAKE 3 AT PORTLAND 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0435/2685441-1-eng-US/f0027-042.jpg" title="f0027-04" width="576" height="375"></div> &#9632;

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Western League Summaries

<div class="byline">&#x2014;McCONNELL</div>SAN DIEGO&mdash;Al Nicholson is referred to by San Diego manager-coach Max McNab as the &ldquo;Number One Gull.&rdquo;The record only shows half of it, but what an impressive half. He has reached the 20-goal level for the ninth straight season in the Western Hockey League.&ldquo;He was the first player we drafted when we started putting our club together,&rdquo; recalls Max. &ldquo;We wanted a steady guy who would get us 20 goals a season. Well, Al has been our man.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a steady performer but he excells in a tight situation and is our key man in the playoffs.&rdquo;Nicholson plays on the Gulls&rsquo; third line with Sandy Fitzpatrick at center and rookie Kevin O&rsquo;Shea at right wing.&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve been doing most of our checking,&rdquo; pointed out McNab. &ldquo;They went against Andy Bathgate&rsquo;s line the other night&mdash;a 7-5 upset victory over Vancouver&mdash;and outscored them 40 although Bathgate got a couple on the power play.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0914/2685636-1-eng-US/f0023-092.jpg" title="f0023-09" width="255" height="417"><figcaption class="caption-body">Sandy Fitzpatrick</figcaption></div>Nicholson had two and O&rsquo;Shea two.The line hasn&rsquo;t been a big goal producer but says McNab, &ldquo;Fitz is playing his best hockey ever and O&rsquo;Shea has really come along lately.&rdquo;Warren Hynes, 34-year-old veteran center, isn&rsquo;t having as big a season in points as last year when he took a run at the scoring leadership until hobbled by a shoulder injury, but he&rsquo;s made almost every goal count.He has 20 but eight have been game winners and three have been the important first goal.Hynes, who had 36 goals, 52 assists for 88 points in just 65 games last season, is also down in total points with 61, but much of that can be traced to his wingers. Fred Hilts has only scored 21 times following a 44-goal season and Willie O&rsquo;Ree, off to a lame start, only has 17 compared to 38 last season.The Gulls are solidly entrenched in third place, eight points ahead of the floundering Seattle Totems, and with 10 of their remaining 15 at home.&ldquo;The key to our season,&rdquo; says McNab, &ldquo;was the stretch from Jan. 20 to Feb. 20 when we played 14 of 17 games on the road. We came out of it with eight wins and nine losses when it could have been disastrous.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-1011/2685629-1-eng-US/f0023-102.jpg" title="f0023-10" width="540" height="1459"><figcaption class="caption-body">AL NICHOLSON&hellip;Doing A Job</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Nicholson No. 1 With Gulls, Turns In 9th 20-Goat Season

SALT LAKE CITY&mdash;The Salt Lake Golden Eagles announced the purchase of veteran goalie Jim Armstrong from the Seattle Totems.Armstrong, 26, has played three years with the Totems, turning in impressive records each season. Three years ago, in 30 games he had a goals-against average of 2.93 and he followed that with a mark of 2.96 the following year. Last season, hobbled by a back injury, he still turned in a mark of 3.40 in 34 games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-117/2685667-1-eng-US/f0023-112.jpg" title="f0023-11" width="274" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Armstrong</figcaption></div>Armstrong hasn&rsquo;t seen any action this year recuperating from a back operation, but he&rsquo;s been working out with the Totems for the past three weeks and indications are that he&rsquo;s fully recovered from the physical problems.Armstrong will celebrate his 27th birthday on March 1. He&rsquo;s 5&rsquo;11&rdquo;, 195 pounds and this will be his fouth pro season.The Eagles, with 21 games remaining, are still mathmatically alive in their quest for a playoff spot in the WHL. &#9632;

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Salt Eagles Grab Goaler From Seattle

New Subscribers To THE HOCKEY NEWS Guaranteed To Get First Issue Within Two WeeksHOCKEY NEWS Makes An Ideal Gift On Any Occasion. Give A Subscription To Dad Or Brother<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Tues. March 3)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0345/2685705-1-eng-US/f0024-032.jpg" title="f0024-03" width="584" height="339"></div>(Affiliations: 2. Detroit. 3. Boston. 4. New York. 5. Chicago. 6. Toronto. 11. Minnesota. 12. St. Louis)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed. Feb. 25Dallas 1 at Kansas City 2Tulsa 4 at Fort Worth 0Fri. Feb. 27Fort Worth 3 at Oklahoma City 3Omaha 4 at Iowa 1 Tulsa 3 at Dallas 7Sat. Feb. 28Dallas 6 at Fort Worth 2Kansas City 2 at Omaha 1Tulsa 7 at Oklahoma City 2Sun. March 1Fort Worth 0 at Dallas 2Oklahoma City 3 at Iowa 6Omaha 2 at Kansas City 5<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. March 3Iowa at Fort WorthWed. March 4Fort Worth at Oklahoma CityTulsa at Kansas CityIowa at DallasFri. March 6Oaklahoma City at OmahaIowa at TulsaSat. March 7Fort Worth at DallasOklahoma City at TulsaOmaha at Kansas CitySun. March 8Kansas City at IowaOmaha at Oklahoma CityTulsa at Fort WorthWed. March 11Dallas at OmahaKansas City at TulsaIowa at Oklahoma CityThurs. March 12Kansas City at Fort WorthFri. March 13Fort Worth at TulsoOklahoma City at DallasOmaha at Iowa<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including games of Sun. Feb. 22)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0434/2685698-1-eng-US/f0024-042.jpg" title="f0024-04" width="584" height="657"></div> &#9632;

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CENTRAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BOB LINDLEY</div>OMAHA&mdash;The Central Hockey League playoff picture was starting to take shape as the circuit moved down the home stretch towards a four-team post-season playoff round.At least one thing was clear-which four teams would battle it out for the Jack Adams Trophy in the playoffs. Omaha Knights, Tulsa Oilers, Fort Worth Wings and Iowa Stars were all but mathematically in since all four clubs continue to win re-peatedly while the CHL&rsquo;s also rans&mdash;Oklahoma City, Dallas and Kansas City&mdash;can&rsquo;t seem to put a sustained win streak together to make a belated play-offbid.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01116/2685743-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="268" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry Johnston</figcaption></div>What isn&rsquo;t decided, however, is the order of finish for the playoffs and this isn&rsquo;t likely to occur until the closing March 22 weekend.Another certainty is the Central League will have a brand new champion this season. The Dallas Hawks, who won it all last year in a whirlwind playoff, won&rsquo;t be around and could conceivably end the campaign in last place.OKALHOMA CITY: Blazer hopes of reaching playoff berth all but gone with club buried under rash of injuries. Bill Klatt and Don Tannahill are out for remainder of season. Nick Beverly and Ivan Boldirev sidelined for brief periods. Tom Webster back after five-week layoff with knee ailment. Veteran defenseman Gary Doak returned briefly to Oklahoma City by Boston Bruins, and Danny Schock recalled by Blazers from Salt Lake City where he was sent following discipline problems at Oklahoma. Webster still leads club scoring with 53 points on 26 goals, 27 assists. Boldirev is next with 15 and 37. Greg Sheppard, another prime candidate for rookie of the year honors, had 45 points on 22 goals, 23 assists. Steve Atkinson, last season&rsquo;s rookie award winner, had 23 goals. Big Frank Spring had tallied 13, Jim Adair and Ross Webley 14 each. Blazer offense second in the league in goals scored, first in assists, but problems came on defense where enemy shooters found OC net second easiest to hit.FORT WORTH: With rookie goalie Jimmy Rutherford dropping only two decisions over 13-game stretch, posting a brilliant 1.84 goals-against average in the span, Wings again challenging for lead in CHL. Fred Speck, Doug Volmar, Hank Monteith and Rick McCann supply firepower as Wings posted unbeaten streak (six games at this writing). Monteith, third-year-pro, tallied six goals in six games, bringing total for 44 games to 40 points on 18 goals and 22 assists. Volmar, fifth leading goal scorer in the league, drilled home four to hike total to 26. Speck, despite missing a couple of games, had a goal and seven assists in the win streak, and McCann added eight points. Wings got defenseman Larry Johnston as a result of Detroit-Los Angeles six-player deal. In return, Fort Worth gave up Brian Gibbons. Rutherford challenging Tulsa&rsquo;s Serge Aubry for top goalie honors, lowering his average to 2.48 for 27 games. Aubry&rsquo;s mark stood at 2.42.TULSA: The Oilers broke out of a scoring slump with a rash of 16 goals over a three-game span, led by rookies Doug Acomb, Ted Hargreaves, Doug Brindley and amateur Bill MacMillan. Acomb, just returning from injury list, had two goals, three assists. Hargreaves and Brindley each chipped in with three goals and MacMillan contributed a goal and five assists over the stretch. Danny Johnson leads Tulsa scoring with 61 points on 27 goals, 34 assists. Tom Martin follows with 16 goals, 23 assists. Defenseman Gordie Nelson (nine goals, 26 assists) and Hargreaves (17 and 18) are tied for third. Brindley has 16 goals, Bob Liddington 15.IOWA: Stars got 30-year-old veteran NHL defenseman John Miszuk from parent Minnesota North Stars to beef up rearguard during stretch drive for CHL championship. Miszuk, 6-2, 200-pound native of Poland, joins Tom Polanic (6-3, 210) and Stan Fuller (5-11, 195) to give Stars heftiest blueline corps in the league. Stars apparently ready to challenge for CHL title with return from Minnesota of talented Walt McKechnie and Grant Erickson, who had 21 goals, 31 assists. Danny Seguin tightened grip on runnerup spot in the CHL scoring race with two goals and an assist for a 17-43 chart and 60 points. Teammate Bill Orban, switched back to forward after a stretch as a defenseman, made the biggest jump with one goal and six assists in three-game span to total 24-35&mdash;59. In addition to Orban, Seguin and Erickson, Mike Chernoff also ranked in CHL top ten with 56 points on 28 goals, 28 assists. Defenseman Dennis O&rsquo;Brien en route to league penalty minute record, lacking only 19 minutes to reach Bryan Watson&rsquo;s mark of 293.OMAHA: Knights head into home stretch of season clinging to slim first place lead, but may feel loss of high-scoring defenseman Mike Robitaille, called up to Rangers when Brad Park broke ankle. Mike had been big man on point for the Knights, scoring nine goals and 39 assists in 55 games. His 48 points ranked him third on the club in scoring behind league leader Jack Egers and veteran Don Luce. Egers increased his CHL goalscoring lead and had 35 through 58 games. His 37 assists gave him 72 total points. Luce had 18 goals and 34 assists for 52 points over same span. Dennis Dupere strengthened bid for rookie-of-the-year honors by, upping his goal-production to 30, the second player in the league to reach that plateau. Pierre Jarry&rsquo;s 22 goals gave Omaha three players over the 20-goal level.KANSAS CITY: For the first time in three seasons the Kansas City Blues failed to win a playoff berth. The Blues, who started the season with one of the league&rsquo;s most experienced squads, were butchered by injuries that took leading scorer Terry Gray and talented goalsniper Jaroslav Jirik for extended periods. Veteran Ron Buchanan came on strong late in the season to challenge for the CHL scoring title, notching 17 goals and 41 assists through 58 games. Goalie Gary Edwards did commendable job, backstopping two shutouts in 25 appearances and allowing 3.39 goals-against average. Kansas City fans continued to be most loyal in league, pouring through turnstiles at rate of just under 4,000 per home date.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0268/2685736-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg" title="f0024-02" width="546" height="577"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHN MISZUK&hellip;Shores Up Iowa Defense</figcaption></div>DALLAS: Hawks acquired rugged veteran Connie Madigan to bolster defense after Paul Shmyr called up by parent Chicago Black Hawks. Injuries all but destroyed Dallas&rsquo; hopes of making playoffs in order to defend CHL crown won last season. Rookie Larry Romanchych felled by injury that could hinder chances of being selected rookie of-the-year. Romanchych had 22 goals, tops on the Hawks, when he was sidelined. Jim Stanfield, 18-goal sniper, traded away by Chicago to Los Angeles. Oscar Gaudet, 18 goals, 37 assists, leads team scoring. Gaudet, in his fifth CHL season, passed the 300 point mark and now has 309 in his career on 128 goals, 181 assists. &#9632;

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Four CHL Playoff Teams Seen ‘In’

<h2>Fri. Feb. 13 CKLAHOMA CITY 6 AT KANSAS CITY 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0526/2685823-1-eng-US/f0024-052.jpg" title="f0024-05" width="585" height="626"></div><h2>SAT, FEB 14 IOWA 0 AT OKLAHOMA CITY 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0622/2685816-1-eng-US/f0024-062.jpg" title="f0024-06" width="578" height="575"></div><h2>FORT WORTH 3 AT KANSAS CITY 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0719/2685809-1-eng-US/f0024-072.jpg" title="f0024-07" width="581" height="595"></div><h2>DALLAS 3 AT OMAHA 0</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0816/2685802-1-eng-US/f0024-082.jpg" title="f0024-08" width="582" height="374"></div><h2>SUN. FEB. 15 KANSAS CITY 2 AT FORT WORTH 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0914/2685795-1-eng-US/f0024-092.jpg" title="f0024-09" width="583" height="500"></div><h2>TULSA 5 AT IOWA 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-1013/2685788-1-eng-US/f0024-102.jpg" title="f0024-10" width="590" height="579"></div><h2>Wed. Feb. I8 DALLAS 2 AT KANSAS CITY 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-1113/2685781-1-eng-US/f0024-112.jpg" title="f0024-11" width="586" height="425"></div><h2>Thurs. Feb. 19 DALIAS 3 AT IOWA 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-1210/2685774-1-eng-US/f0024-122.jpg" title="f0024-12" width="586" height="702"></div> &#9632;

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Central League Summaries

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div>CHERRY HILL&mdash;Even if the Jersey Devils fail to make the Eastern Hockey League playoffs, there is still an air of optimism prevailing in the club&rsquo;s front office.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0617/2685861-1-eng-US/f0025-062.jpg" title="f0025-06" width="264" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tom Trevelyan</figcaption></div>It is likely that the final weekend games with Clinton (home and away) and with Syracuse will determine if the Devils will climax a tremendous second half surge and get into the Northern division post-season Pray. But even if they don&rsquo;t, general manager Ross Turnbull has been delighted with the play of the club since Wayne Kitchen was given the playing-coach role in place of Lou Jankowski.Kitchen had the Devils playing better than. 500 hockey since his ascent to the coaching berth. He had high hopes of catching Long Island and Syracuse to take the fourth spot.&ldquo;The team has been putting out for me,&rdquo; said Wayne. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re checking and doing most everything right. It&rsquo;s just too bad we didn&rsquo;t start earlier for I knew we had the talent to be better than a last place team.&rdquo;Kitchen&rsquo;s great finish has assured him of the coaching berth for next season when he will have the reins from the outset of the campaign. Turnbull has been pleased with the support of the fans too despite the low estate of the team, and he hopes to make some off-season changes that will convert the club into a contender next year for Northern pennant honors.The fine play of Bobby Brown and Gordie Stratton has been instrumental in the late season success. Their efforts plus the scoring of Jamie Kennedy and Kitchen himself have made the club formidable on offense. Two of their biggest achievements were breaking Clinton&rsquo;s home winning streak and routing Greensboro here. The wins over the two division leaders bolsterd the club&rsquo;s, confidence. Turnbull termed the loss of Stratton for half the season a major factor in the club&rsquo;s failure to be higher in the race.JACKSONVILLE: Rockets slump from late January on forced them into pla; off fight with Nashville. Kid line of Roger Bamburak, Gilles LeClerc and Denis Romanesky hottest of all club trios. Four home games in final week could help Rockets win fourth playoff berth. Ken Turlik&rsquo;s charley horse and a flu siege to Brian Crowder hurt team.JOHNSTOWN: Goalie Jim Coombs didn&rsquo;t rest despite sevely bruised elbow. Bob Taylor bothered by leg injury. Coombs good bet to win club penalty crown. Reg Kent&rsquo;s quest of scoring crown will keep decision unsettled to the final game. Jets upset over Jersey failure to provide sub for Coombs in game in which he was hurt.CHARLOTTE: Fred Creighton fuming over his $100 fine compared to Salem coach Colin Kilburn&rsquo;s $50 fine for their fight. Ernie Dyda&rsquo;s penalty killing has been helpful. Tom Trevelyan&rsquo;s 34th goal broke club rookie record held by Andre Hinse and Jack McCreary. John Rodger only Checker to wear helmet. Club&rsquo;s top line of Frank Golembrosky, Trevelyan and John Gould together for the first time in two months now that all are healty.NEW HAVEN: Blades won exnibitions over Halifax St. Mary&rsquo;s College and Nashville. Reports here say Don Perry is coaching Blades for last season and may get post with New York Rangers&rsquo; organization if his group doesn&rsquo;t get AHL franchise. Don Walker left off playoff roster due to hamstring injury. Ken Garrett, club trainer, did fine job subbing for injured goalie Dave Hainsworth.NASHVILLE: Coach Lloyd Hinchberger missed games and Wally Sprange served as coach. Flyers played no-penalty game with Clinton for one of few occasions in club history. Pierre Gagne set club record with five goals vs Jacksonville. George Standing had four goals and Don Borgeson three in same game to give club 3-hat trick scorers in one game for club mark. Sprange leads club in most every category.GREENSBORO: Lack of injuries this year has helped Ron Spong keep steady combinations. Gens&rsquo; shutout win at Clinton gives them high hopes for playoffs even if Comets have odd home game. Ernie Miller has taken over goalie lead with 2.89 average and four shutouts. Spong has changed club&rsquo;s style to emphasize defense with less free wheeling and closer checking.CLINTON: Defenseman Ian Anderson added to playoff roster and Comets should be tougher than ever. Ian broke leg early in season. Ted Tucker posted league leading sixth shutout at Syracuse. Jake Rathwell&rsquo;s hand injury hurt offense. Comets blanked at home by Greensboro for first home whitewash in a year. Winger Don Herriman infuriated by sucker punch from Syracuse&rsquo;s Doug Ferguson.SALEM: Dave Schultz hit with another $35 fine for fighting. Colin Kilburn appealed Jim Letcher&rsquo;s season suspension so that he could see ref Ted Daily&rsquo;s report. Schultz almost certain of league penalty title as he was approaching 350 minute mark at last count. Late slump killed chances of catching Greensboro. Kilburn feud with Charlotte likely to run right through playoffs.SYRACUSE: Chuck Charlong broke leg at Jersey. Lee Inglish carried off ice on stretcher with hip injury. Blazers set up playoff dates but may not need them Ray Adduono trying to stave off Johnstown&rsquo;s Reg Kent in scoring race. Brian Elwell&rsquo;s absence with knee injury hurt attack. He had hat trick vs Jersey in return to duty. Defenseman Bill McLeod borrowed from Flint.JERSEY: Gordie Stratton had two hat tricks. Bobby Brown has cleared the 91-point total to create a new personal high for himself in six year of EHL play. He was a cinch to top the century mark. Jamie Kennedy&rsquo;s hat trick beat Johnstown. Rene Lavigueur came down from Canada to fill gap when Bob Jamieson refused to report from Syracuse.LONG ISLAND: Ducks&rsquo; descent since first of year has jeo pardized their playoff possibili-ties. Blake Ball took poke at critical fan here. Game with Greensboro delayed two hours by lateness of Gens coming from Johnstown. Ducks got some good news when it was learned Jake Hendrickson, feared lost for the year, might be back for late season action.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0199/2685854-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg" title="f0025-01" width="550" height="584"><figcaption class="caption-body">WAYNE KITCHEN&hellip;Wins Job Again</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Jersey’s Final Drive Lifts Hopes For Next Year With Kitchen Coach

<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues, March 3)<h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0259/2685934-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="573" height="240"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0338/2685927-1-eng-US/f0025-032.jpg" title="f0025-03" width="562" height="199"></div>(Affiliations: 2. Detroit. 3. Boston. 4. New York. 5. Chicago. 6. Toronto, 10. Philadelphia, x-independent.)<h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Mon. Feb. 23New Jersey 2 at Salem 3Tues. Feb. 24New Jersey 4 at Charlotte 8New Haven 2 at Syracuse 4Wed. Feb. 25Long Island 2 at New Haven 9New Jersey 3 at Greensboro 7Nashville 9 at Jacksonville 7Thurs. Feb. 26Long Island 1 at Clinton 7Fri. Feb. 27New Haven 0 at Long Island 3Clinton 7 at New Jersey 4Salem 4 at Jacksonville 4Sat. Feb. 28New Jersey 1 at Clinton 11Syracuse 5 at Long Island 3New Hoven 3 at Johnstown 3Charlotte 4 at Jacksonville 8Greensboro 2 at Nashville 4Sun. March 1New Jersey 5 at New Haven 12Syracuse 5 at Long Island 5Clinton 6 at Johnstown 4Jacksonville 1 at Greensboro 9Nashville 2 at Charlotte 4<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues. March 3Johnstown at New JerseySalem at CharlotteNashville at JacksonvilleClinton at SyracuseWed. March 4Long Island vs Clinton (at Utica, N.Y.)Johnstown at New HavenNew Jersey at SyracuseGreensboro at JacksonvilleThurs. March 5Nashville at SalemLong Island at SyracuseFri. March 6New Hoven at Long IslandClinton at New JerseySyracuse at JohnstownGreensboro at SalemCharlotte at JacksonvilleSat. March 7New Jersey vs Clinton (at Utica, N.Y.)New Haven at JohnstownCharlotte at Salem Greensboro at JacksonvilleSun. March 8Clinton at New HavenJohnstown at Long IslandSyracuse at New JerseyNashville at Charlotte<h2>NEW YORK METRO LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. Feb. 17)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0428/2685920-1-eng-US/f0025-042.jpg" title="f0025-04" width="576" height="271"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0527/2685913-1-eng-US/f0025-052.jpg" title="f0025-05" width="579" height="353"></div><h2>EHL Point Race</h2>LEADING SCORERS(Including games of Sun. Feb. 22)<h3>Northern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0716/2685906-1-eng-US/f0025-072.jpg" title="f0025-07" width="578" height="276"></div><h3>Southern Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0813/2685899-1-eng-US/f0025-082.jpg" title="f0025-08" width="575" height="279"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0911/2685892-1-eng-US/f0025-092.jpg" title="f0025-09" width="577" height="339"></div> &#9632;

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HOW THEY STAND

<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Tues. March 3)<h3>North Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-01107/2686014-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="580" height="167"></div><h3>South Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0260/2686007-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="582" height="169"></div>(Affiliations: 1. Montreal. 2. Detroit 3 Boston. 5. Chicago. x-independent.)<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed. Feb 25Columbus 3 at Dayton 6Port Huron 3 at Toledo 2Fri. Feb. 27Flint 5 at Muskegon 1Toledo 4 at Des Moines 1Fort Wayne 3 at Port Huron 5Sat. Feb 28Columbus 3 at Muskegon 6Dayton 3 at Port Huron 5Fort Wayne 2 at Flint 4Toledo 1 at Des Moines 8Sun. March 1Des Moines 3 at Fort Wayne 1Port Huron 2 at Columbus 8Flint 1 at Dayton 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed. March 4Port Huron at Fort WayneColumbus at DaytonDes Moines at FlintFri. March 6Flint at Des MoinesPort Huron at ToledoSat. March 7Fort Wayne at MuskegonDayton at ToledoColumbus at PortHuron Flint at Des MoinesSun. March 8Muskegon at Fort WayneToledo at Columbus PortHuron at Dayton Mon. March 9Dayton at ColumbusTues. March 10Muskegon at Des MoinesWed. March 11Columbus at Fort WayneMuskegon at Des MoinesFri. March 13Flint at Muskegon PortHuron at Columbus<h2>MICHIGAN JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. Feb. 17)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0344/2686000-1-eng-US/f0026-032.jpg" title="f0026-03" width="579" height="231"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0429/2685993-1-eng-US/f0026-042.jpg" title="f0026-04" width="582" height="277"></div><h2>NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE</h2>(Final Standings)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0525/2685986-1-eng-US/f0026-052.jpg" title="f0026-05" width="577" height="199"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0617/2685979-1-eng-US/f0026-062.jpg" title="f0026-06" width="579" height="281"></div><h2>SASKATCHEWAN JUNIOR</h2>(Standings on Mon. Feb. 23)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0715/2685972-1-eng-US/f0026-072.jpg" title="f0026-07" width="575" height="168"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0814/2685965-1-eng-US/f0026-082.jpg" title="f0026-08" width="582" height="478"></div> &#9632;

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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div>FORT WAYNE&mdash;One record had been extended and more than a half dozen others had a good chance of being broken as the International Hockey League teams headed into the final month of their schedule.The new record already written into the books, was the longest non-shutout record and it was extended to 334 by the Port Huron Flags who were finally blanked for the first time in their 335th game. The Flags non-shutout mark was 285 at the close of last season. Their string started on Nov. 6,1965.The Muskegon Mohawks were involved in many of the potential new records. One that was almost within their grasp was longest undefeated record at home. They had a string of 24 and needed only three more to pass the previous mark held by the Cincinnati Mohawks. The Muskegon club had three ties in its string of 24.The Mohawks were potential record makers in three other departments. They had scored 290 goals and needed 86 more in 14 games to equal the record of 376, which they themselves set in the 1965-66 season. They were also in pursuit of the assists record of 584, held by the Dayton Gems and of goals and assists total of 948, which they also held themselves.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0913/2686059-1-eng-US/f0026-092.jpg" title="f0026-09" width="252" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">Paul Hoganson</figcaption></div>One individual record that seemed due to fall was that of all-time total penalty minute. This dubious honor was on the verge of being turned over to Des Moines&rsquo; Ivan Prediger, who in spite of being out of action for many weeks, was anly a few minutes behind Ted Lebioda&rsquo;s 1.812.The Columbus Checkers had a chance to set a new team penalty mark. They held the old one, 1,617 minutes.Flint and Columbus were both nearing the record for tie games, 15. They had 11 each. Glenn Ramsay of the Toledo Blades had a chance to equal Joe Kastelic&rsquo;s record for most IHL games, 952.FORT WAYNE&mdash;A 10-5 win by the Kometa over Toledo tied the season&rsquo;s league record for total goals. It was the season&rsquo;s high against Glenn Ramay&hellip;Four Komets had two goals but there were no hat tricks&hellip;Goalie Paul Hoganson, with a 3.08 average and three shutouts, was a strong candidate for rookie of the year&hellip;Merv Dubchak and Ron Ullyot were still out, leaving only one bena fide right wing&hellip;Ed Montfort of the Lima Chargers of the IHL Junior League was named to the U.S. Junior All-America hockey team.DAYTON - Al Beaule, defenseman suspended for being overweight and indifferent practice, was expected back in the lineup&hellip;Center Billy Staub was out for three weeks with a dislocated shoulder&hellip;Attendance totalled 123,604 for an average of 4,414 for 28 games&hellip;The Gems were off home ice for 15 says.MUSKEGON&mdash;The Mohawks boosted their lead in the Northern Division to 20 points&hellip;They needed only two games to equal the league record for consecutive games at home without defeat&hellip;The line of Garry Ford, Bernie Blancette and Andre Pronovost has 103 goals and 139 assists for 242 points&hellip;The Hawks had four players among the top ten scorers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-1011/2686052-1-eng-US/f0026-102.jpg" title="f0026-10" width="543" height="582"><figcaption class="caption-body">BERT FIZZELL&hellip;Nears 500th Point</figcaption></div>FLINT&mdash;The Generals tightened their defence and yielded only 58 goals in 20 games in 1970&hellip;Goalie Bob Perani the league lead with a 2.81 mark. He had four shutouts. A record crowd of 4,138 brought the season total to 93,089 for a 3,325 average&hellip;An 8-0 blitz of Dayton was the Gens&rsquo; biggest victory of the season.TOLEDO&mdash;Commissioner Bill Beagan said he would not approve of the provision in the Prediger deal that he would not play against Toledo&hellip;The Blades had a 15-day period with no home games&hellip;The Blades split two exhibition games at Green Bay which drew 5,200 fans.COLUMBUS&mdash;SeemsJerry Schmelzer, general manager of the Checkers, said he and his brothers were offering the club for sale&hellip;Nelson LeClair scored on a penalty shot against Des Moines, first for the Chex this season&hellip;Bert Fizzell was 10 points short of 500 for his six years in the IHL.. A crowd of 4,046 was third largest of the sea-son.PORT HURON&mdash;Coach Ted Garvin complained of lack of scoring punch, saying, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t remember the last time we scored a fluke goal&rdquo;&hellip;Ken Gratton, acquired from Columbus, was a bright spot, with 20 points in 16 games. Marty Reynolds went back to center after a whirl at right wing.DES MOINES&mdash;Cliff Pennington was called for only his second penalty of the season&hellip;Goalie Gaye Cooley drew a misconduct for arguing a penalty shot in Columbus&hellip;The Golden Leafs, composed mainly of for-mer Oak Leafs, presented a check for $500 to the Des Moines Amateur Hockey Association.<h2>IHL POINT RACE</h2><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including games of Sun. Feb. 22)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-1110/2686045-1-eng-US/f0026-112.jpg" title="f0026-11" width="582" height="526"></div> &#9632;

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Half Dozen IHL Records To Fall; Muskegon Unbeaten At Home In 24

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECUFF</div>ST. CATHARINESThe Ontario Hockey Association Junior A season headed into the final weekend of the 270-game schedule with playoff pairings still unknown.Since mid-season the standings have been pretty well divided into two divisions.The defending Memorial Cup champion Montreal Canadiens Peterboroguh Petes, St. Catharines Black Hawks and Toronto Marlboros have waged a four-way battle for the top four positions.Ottawa 67s, London Knights, Kitchener Rangers, Oshawa Generals and Hamiltn Red Wings have been involved in an equally bitter fight in a five-way struggle for the last four playoff spots.Only Niagara Falls Flyers have been virtual bystanders and even they have provided a few upsets (two wins over Toronto Marlboros, a tie a week ago with St. Catharines Black Hawks) which could influence the final standings.The quarter-finals will match the first place team against the fifth, second against sixth, third against sevent and fourth against eighth.However so close are the standings, particularly in the second division, that opponents almost certainly won&rsquo;t be decided until the final day of the schedule.Should there be ties the higher position will go to the team with the better goal average.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0191/2686090-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="274" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body">Marcel Dionne</figcaption></div>The only exception is that if a tie exists for the last playoff spot a sudden death game will decide which club will advance and which will experience elimination.Barring a sudden surge from Montreal&rsquo;s Gilbert Perreault, Marcel Dionne of St. Catharines seems fairly certain of succeeding Rejean Houle of the Canadiens as points champion.Dionne held a solid lead in goals, assists and total points going into the final week.Last year the 5 ft. 8 in. centre, a native of Drummondville, Quebec, finished second, seven points behind Houle.Perreault will graduate this year and is considered by most observers to be an almost automatic choice as the first draft selection by either of the new National Hockey League teams Buffalo Sabres or Vancouver Canucks.Dionne has one more year of junior eligibility remaining.Despite Perreault&rsquo;s brilliant play in Montreal, the fan&rsquo;s favorite in the Forum this season has been rugged Allan Globensky, a husky defenseman who has seen limited ice time.Globensky is the so-called &ldquo;enforcer&rdquo; with the junior Canadiens whose defensive talents, so far, hardly match his fistic ability.However he has become so popular that fans absolutely demand his appearance regardless of how the games are prog-ressing.The spectators became so impatient during a recent game against London Knights that they actually cheered the London club when they scored late in the game and cut the Canadiens&rsquo; lead to 8-2.They littered the ice for more than 20 minutes and continued their demonstration until Floyd Curry, replacing the suspended Montreal coach Roger Bedard, finally gave in and put Globensky on the ice.He played exactly six seconds before incurring a minor penalty for boarding.Junior Canadiens&rsquo; general manager Phil Wimmer said later that Curry really had no alternative.&ldquo;The home team is responsible for crowd control,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;If the game hadn&rsquo;t started the referee could have awarded it to London and we couldn&rsquo;t afford to lose two points&rdquo;.Globensky, 18, is in his first year of junior A hockey and has one season of eligibility left. &#9632;

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Five Teams Battle For Last Four Spots In Run To Playoffs

<h2>ONTARIO JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. March 3)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0622/2686205-1-eng-US/f0027-062.jpg" title="f0027-06" width="580" height="340"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tues. Fob.24Niagara Falls 1 at London 3Montreal 1 at Ottawa 4Thurs. Feb. 26Oshawa 2 at Hamilton 5St. Catharines 3 at Montreal 8Toronto 3 at Peterboro 3Fri. Feb. 27Peterboro 0 at Toronto 6Hamilton 4 at Niagara Falls 3Kitchener 8 at Ottawa 6Sun. March 1Hamilton 2 at Toronto 3Kitchener 6 at Montreal 13Ottawa 4 at St. Catharines 4Peterboro 2 at London 4Niagara Falls 3 at Oshawa 11<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0719/2686198-1-eng-US/f0027-072.jpg" title="f0027-07" width="588" height="559"></div><h2>WESTERN INTERNATIONAL</h2>(Standings on Sat. Feb. 21)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0818/2686191-1-eng-US/f0027-082.jpg" title="f0027-08" width="572" height="151"></div><h2>ONTARIO SENIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Final Standings)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0917/2686184-1-eng-US/f0027-092.jpg" title="f0027-09" width="579" height="297"></div><h2>NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2>(Standings on Tues. Feb. 24)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1015/2686177-1-eng-US/f0027-102.jpg" title="f0027-10" width="576" height="197"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1113/2686170-1-eng-US/f0027-112.jpg" title="f0027-11" width="576" height="353"></div><h2>MANITOBA JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Mon. Feb. 23)<h3>North Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1212/2686163-1-eng-US/f0027-122.jpg" title="f0027-12" width="576" height="173"></div><h3>South Division</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-139/2686156-1-eng-US/f0027-132.jpg" title="f0027-13" width="578" height="168"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-149/2686149-1-eng-US/f0027-142.jpg" title="f0027-14" width="583" height="582"></div><h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Final Standings)<h3>EAST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-158/2686142-1-eng-US/f0027-152.jpg" title="f0027-15" width="577" height="236"></div><h3>WEST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-167/2686135-1-eng-US/f0027-162.jpg" title="f0027-16" width="576" height="200"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-177/2686128-1-eng-US/f0027-172.jpg" title="f0027-17" width="586" height="481"></div><h2>Boston Junior League</h2>(Standings on Thurs. Feb. 19)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-186/2686121-1-eng-US/f0027-182.jpg" title="f0027-18" width="574" height="267"></div> &#9632;

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March 13, 1970

WHL SCORING

Bruins Become No. 1 As Rangers Toppled

Ties Are Order Of The Day When Rangers, Flyers Meet

Leafs Eve Penguins—But Are They Looking At Kelly?