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June 1, 1970
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Bruins’ Cup Romp Another Blow For Equality
• THE BRUINS’ decisive Stanley Cup final victory over St. louis served as another setback for National Hockey League parity. To put it bluntly, the Blues were simply manhandled by the most brutai and best balanced cup winning team seen in the postseason playoffs for many decades and the result inevitably was further proof that balance between East and West appears to be as distant as the day expansion dawned on the NHL in 1967. The Blues were even more apathetic than in the past two years when they bowed to the Montreal Canadians without winning a game in the finals. This season they offered even less resistance against the haughty Bruins and no doubt their listless performance did little to enhance the NHL’s TV ratings south of the border. The one-sidedness of…
Pollock Wants New Attitude, Beliveau Status Up In Air As Canadiens A wait NHL Draft
MONTREAL— No shirkers need apply to the Montreal Canadiens for a job next season. The Canadiens are looking for a big improvement in attitude on the part of the players and some of them might not even be around by the time training camp opens in September. Sam Pollock, general manager of the Canadiens, said there was a matter-of-fact attitude among some of the players last year. This might have been one of the reasons why the Habs missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 22 years. “No one ever thought the team could miss the playoffs,” Pollock said. However, Pollock said he began to worry as early as last November when the Canadiens built up a 4-0 first-period lead against Detroit and wound up in a 5-5 tie. “Some of the…
Statistical Issue Next Month
The annual statistical issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS will be published in the July edition. It will include complete final records of the National, American, Western, Central, Eastern and International leagues. For all the figure filberts in hockey, this is a collector’s item and one you will want to get. The issue will include an inside look at the prospects for the summer hockey draft. So watch for it on the newsstands in time for the start of the summer meetings June 8.…
WHL Players Select Bathgate Over Jones In Voting For MVP
VANCOUVER— Andy Bathgate, veteran center and captain of the Vancouver Canucks, capped a brilliant Western Hockey League season by winning the most valuable player award. In balloting by players themselves—but only for opponents—Bathgate picked up 440 points to 330 for runnerup Art Jones of the Portland Buckaroos. A distant third, with 75 points, was Art Stratton of the Seattle Totems, while Len Ronson of the San Diego Gulls was fourth with 65. Bathgate ended up as the No. 2 point man in the WHL this past season with 108. His 40 goals and 68 assists were overshadowed by Jones, who won the scoring title again with a record 127 points. In spite of Jones’ superiority in the point race, Bathgate remained the favorite for the MVP award and was the choice of every opponent in…