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May 1, 1970
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ORR EASILY OUTSTANDING PLAYER IN NHL; KELLY BEST COACH, JENNINGS TOP EXECUTIVE
MONTREAL— If you had to build a National Hockey League team from scratch and you could begin with Bobby Orr anchoring your defense, Red Kelly behind the bench calling the shots and Bill Jennings making it all work from the top, you would certainly be off to a pretty good start. All three are top figures around the NHL this season and for this reason the editors of THE HOCKEY NEWS have selected them as the recipients of their annual big league hockey awards for 1969-70. Orr, the dynamic defenseman of the Boston Bruins who has literally rewritten the NHL record book, is the natural choice as the outstanding player of the year in the league. His feat of winning the scoring championship to become the first rearguard in history to achieve the…
Harkness Lured From Cornell To Coach Red Wings In NHL
ITHACA— No American college coach has ever stepped up to the National Hockey League—but there has never been a college coach quite like Ned Harkness of Cornell University. Harkness and his Cornell team this season accomplished a feat that has never been achieved in National Collegiate Athletic Association history—capping an undefeated season with the NCAA title. There’s no doubt the jump from Cornell to the NHL is a big one but Harkness is confident. “I don’t think it’s that big a transition, really,” said Harkness, who is 48 and only the seventh coach in Red Wings’ history. Harkness steps up to relieve general manager-coach Sid Abel of the coaching duties allowing Abel more free time to concentrate on managing the club’s affairs. Abel said he personally welcomed giving up the coaching role to Harkness. There…
Dayton, Port Huron In Title Showdown As Flags’ Goaler Banned From Playoffs
DAYTON— As the Dayton Gems battled the Port Huron Flags in the final playoff series for the International Hockey League’s Turner Cup they had three big factors going for them—Don Westbrooke, Mike Dumas and the odd game at home which necessary. The IHL final came down to a title showdown in the seventh game of the best-of-seven series playoff after the series developed into a ‘homer’ battle between the clubs. The Gems won the opener 5-1 on Dayton ice, lost the second 3-0 in Port Huron, won the third 4-1 at home, lost the fourth 8-5 in Port Huron, won the fifth 5-2 at home and then came out on the short end of a 3-2 decision in the sixth game at Port Huron. It set the stage for the odd seventh…
two minute hotkey quiz
1—Lorne Worsley has played with three teams during his NHL career. His first Stanley Cup winner was with his second team, Montreal. □ True □ False 2—When Canadiens traded Jacques Plante away to the Rangers, the Habs also gave Doug Harvey and Don Marshall in the swap. □ True □ False 3—Toe Blake coached Canadiens to eight Stanley Cups. Five of them came in succession. □ True □ False 4—Hec Kilrea was the man who broke up hockey’s longest playoff game in 1936 when Detroit beat the old Montreal Maroons. □ True □ False 5—The expansion division had the distinction of having the leading playoff point scorer in 1967-68 and the man was Red Berenson. □ True □ False 6—Counting this year’s playoffs, Red Kelly and Gordie Howe have played the most years in the post-season round. □ True □ False 7—The…
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