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November 13, 1970
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Amerks’ Rob Walton Following In Dad’s Footsteps
ROCHESTER— Robert Charles Walton was co-scoring champion and All Star right wing in the American Hockey League for the 1944-45 season. Robert Charles Walton was, the American Hockey League’s leading scorer through the first two weeks of the 1970-71 season. Obsiously the Robert Charles Waltons are different people. They’re father and son in a family whose motto should be “Walton’s the name and hockey’s the game.” There’s another Walton in pro hockey, too, but he’s known as Mike. The Robert Charles Walton who shared the AHL title in ’44-45 while playing for Pittsburgh is the father of both Rob, red-hot rookie with the Rochester Americans, and Mike, the Toronto Maple Leaf center. Robert Charles Walton Sr.—better known as Bobby Walton—tied with Pittsburgh teammate Bob Gracie for the ’44-45 point crown. Walton had 37 goals and…
Cote Back As Kings’ Ice Leader
SPRINGFIELD— The “Toothpick’s Back in Town” and that could only be rugged defenseman Roger Cote with his ever familiar toothpick dangling from his mouth. It is no act either. That thing is in his mouth all the time, even when he is playing. Some say he even sleeps with it. Cote did not have a happy season here with the team last winter. The 30-year veteran was shuffled off to the Buffalo Bisons on loan for the season. He didn’t mind that too much, but it was right around the time his wife was expecting a child. Roger passed that crisis, however, with flying colors, but still did not see too much action with the Buffalo club which won the Calder Cup. It seemed Roger suffered a groin pull which did not respond…
PASSING THE PUCK
• JIM KENNEDY of Northvale, N.J., currently recovering from an eye operation, missed his first opening game at Madison Square Garden in 43 years last month. He’s seen every season opener at the Garden from 1927-28 (the Rangers’ second season in the league) through 1969-70. As far as is known Jim Kennedy is the all-time Ranger fan…Garry Unger, Detroit’s top goal scorer last season with 42, spent $38 on haircuts before the season started and before it was trim enough. His hair is still very mod but not as long as several other NHL players…Unger, incidentally, is now doing promotional work for the Dodge auto people…Recently, Unger asked Tom Webster, Detroit’s rookie right winger, if Tom’s new son had any hair…“A lot of it,” Webster answered. “Better get it cut…
Runners Swap Charron For Hicks In Bid For More Right Wing Punch
PHOENIX— The Phoenix Roadrunners had too many goaltenders but not enough experienced right wingers so the most logical move was to trade a goalie for a starboard skater. The Roadrunners were there, but had nothing to do with the injury to rookie goalie Don Wallis which brought about the trade with Salt Lake City. The Runners swapped Rick Charron for Wayne Hicks. Wallis popped a hamstring midway in the first period in the second game between the two clubs, leaving Rocky Farr to finish up, which he did for a shutout. But Wallis was thought lost for six weeks. Shaken by his Runners losing three of their first four games at home and being held to one goal in two games, Erickson shook up two of his lines. Ted McCaskill was moved from leftwing to center…
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