The Hockey News has been providing the most comprehensive coverage of the world of hockey since 1947. In each issue, you'll find news, features and opinions about the NHL and leagues across North America and the world.

November 13, 1970

The Hockey News November 13, 1970

DETROIT&mdash;The Detroit Red Wings have acquired 23-year-old defense prospect Larry Brown from the New York Rangers in exchange for Pete Stemkowski.The Wings completed the transaction in a bid to bolster the club&rsquo;s backline after the forced return of Gordie Howe to the forward line after starting the season as a defenseman.Brown, an angular bespectacled youth when off the ice, is considered a sound positional player on it. He stands six two and weighs 195 pounds and looks a little like Al Arbour when wearing his specs. The young backliner was the victim of an overcrowded defense situation with the Rangers where he was unable to crack the starting lineup.Stemkowski, a six-year NHL veteran, was beginning his third season with the Wings. He scored a personal high of 25 goals last season. The Stemmer is a robust individual who should put muscle into the Ranger offense. He had 114 penalty minutes last season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02823/3686927-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="536" height="565"><figcaption class="caption-body">PETE STEMKOWSKI&hellip;Moves To Broadway</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03655/3686920-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="536" height="565"><figcaption class="caption-body">LARRY BROWN&hellip; New Wing Defender</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0011-02

IN THIS ISSUE

Wings Swap Stemmer For N. Y. Rearguard

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01952/3687007-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><h2>TOP 25 SCORERS</h2>(INCLUDING GAMES OF SUN. NOV. 1)<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02816/3687000-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="1818" height="979"></div>Key: GP&mdash;Games Played; G&mdash;Goals; A&mdash;Assists; PTS&mdash;Points; PIM&mdash;Penalties In Minutes; PPG&mdash;Power Play Goals; SHG&mdash;Shorthanded Goals; WG&mdash;Winning Goals; TG&mdash;Tieing Goals.<h3>EAST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03638/3686993-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="887" height="805"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04428/3686986-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="885" height="2088"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08196/3686979-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="298" height="3486"></div><h3>WEST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06258/3686972-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="877" height="3149"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05314/3686965-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="845" height="1087"></div><h2>NHL SCOREBOARD</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07224/3686958-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="807" height="138"></div>(Including Games Of Sun, Nov. 1.) &#9632;

f0012-01

NHL PLAYERS SCORING PENALTY RECORDS

<h2>In The East</h2>The Toronto Maple Leafs climbed out of the NHL&rsquo;s East Division cellar spot last week and it was primarily due to the efforts of team captain Dave Keon.The veteran ice leader set the pace for the Leafs as they won two out of three for their most productive run of the new season. Keon collected three goals and helped set up two others for a five-point week which raised his season total to 11 points, high for the Toronto club.Keon&rsquo;s three goals also advanced him closer to membership in the NHL&rsquo;s exclusive 250-goal club.THE HOCKEY NEWS has selected Keon as the East Division player whom we think belongs among the NHL&rsquo;s top Stars Of The Week.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02787/3687200-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="542" height="628"><figcaption class="caption-body">DAVE KEON&hellip;Toronto Maple Leafs</figcaption></div><h2>In The West</h2>It isn&rsquo;t too often that a rookie performer can step up and take the spotlite away from the seasoned skaters in the NHL. It happened last week and the young man who turned the trick was Fred &ldquo;Buster&rsquo; Harvey of Minnesota.Drafted by the North Stars from Hamilton Junior Red Wings during the off season, Harvey surprised the club brass by making the jump from amateur ranks to the NHL during training camp. He was so impressive the Stars just had to keep him and now they&rsquo;re glad they did.His big moment came last week when he scored the winner as the Stars upset Chicago 2-1.THE HOCKEY NEWS has selected Harvey as the West Division player whom we think belongs among the NHL&rsquo;s top Stars of The Week.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03599/3687193-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="532" height="627"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRED HARVEY&hellip;Minnesota North Stars</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0014-02

STARS OF THE WEEK

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY&mdash;One forward line will never beat three. That about sums up the plight of the Hershey Bears these days.Coach Frank Mathers&rsquo; outfit was camped on the bottom rung of the Western Division as of Oct. 25 and unless he can stir up some firepower soon, Hershey may be playing catch-up hockey for quite a spell.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01470/3687783-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="273" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body">Michel Harvey</figcaption></div>In its first seven games the club has notched 17 goals with more than a third of them coming off the sticks of one line, center Mike Nykoluk and his wingmen Michel Harvey and Ted Snell. The trio combined for six with the veteran Harvey notching four.The opposition has been icing three fairly balanced lines against the Bears and as a result popped in 25 markers in 420 minutes of action.Hershey is off to a losing 2-4-1 start, one of its poorest in recent years. And to add to its problems, the team showed only one win in its first three home starts before a total crowd of 15,281.In four road games, Mathers&rsquo; men have won one, dropped a pair and tied another while being out-scored 12-8 by the opponents.Mathers has experimented to a certain extent with the forward lines, however he has yet to hit on the right combinations.Mathers has switched Bobby Leiter back to his normal center position, after a try on the left side. Right hand shot Art Quoquochi, a center, has been assigned to left wing on the Leiter centered line with Bud Debrody at right wing.Even the goalie situation has been in a state of flux with veteran Andre Gill and rookie Dan Bouchard alternating at the job.Gill has appeared in three games, backstopping the team to a 1-1-1 record in allowing 10 goals on 101 shots. Bouchard in four starts had a 1-3 standard. The 19-year-old skater allowed 14 goals on 147 shots.The only two other players to show more than one goal are veterans Gil Gilbert with three and Stan Gilbertson with a pair.In inter-division play, Hershey, as of Oct. 25, had failed to beat a team in its own division in two starts, while against the Eastern Division clubs the Bears were at the .500 mark with a 2-2-1 log. &#9632;

f0020-01

Restricted Firepower Keeps Bears On Bottom Of Division

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01627/3688611-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"></div> &#9632;

Cover-01

L.A. MOST IMPROVED NHL TEAM

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>LOS ANGELES&mdash;We picked the Los Angeles Kings to finish last in the Western Division of the National Hockey League this season. We were not the only one, but we, who were closest to the organization, should have known better. We were wrong. This is the most improved team in hockey and will finish third or better this season.Perhaps there was some justification for our prediction. This was a last-place team which had been rebuilt with rejects, some of them rejects from the Kings, themselves. But we underestimated the wisdom of owner Jack Kent Cooke and manager and coach Larry Regan in selecting these individuals, who may have needed only the proper opportunity to produce.We did not see the team in pre-season camp, but mistrust exhibition season results, anyway. However, after seeing the team through four regular-season games, we are prepared to draw firm conclusions about it and want to go on record about it, even before the team is tested by St. Louis and Chicago, the western powers, and after it has lost to Boston, the only eastern power it has faced.A remarkable rejuvenation has taken place. Bob Pulford has come in to provide leadership. Individuals such as Mike Byers, Bob Berry, Larry Mickey, Gordon Labossiere, Gilles Marotte, Matt Ravlich, Noel Price and Denis DeJordy, who were not around here when last season began, have shown maturing talent. Cooke and Regan picked them and got gems.There were a few solid holdvers, such as Ross Lonsberry and Larry Cahan. Veteran Kings such as Eddie Joyal and Bill Flett are notorious slow-starters. Eddie Shack has not played much. Bright youngsters such as Butch Goring and Red Hoganson, both ailing so far, and Paul Curtis have not yet made contributions. When they do, things can only get better.As it stands, this is a good hockey team. It has more muscle and more desire than any previous King team, is given to extra effort and swiftly is gaining confidence. In its last start, a come-from-behind conquest of a hungry Pittsburgh team, the Kings showed that they have been beautifully conditioned and will not easily be discouraged.The Kings will lose some games and may or may not challenge for the pennant, as Cooke and Regan have predicted, but these men who have so well endured ridicule, without complaint, have set them on the right track and there is not a team in their division outside of Chicago and possibly St. Louis with whom they have not already caught up.One writer wrote that if the Kings did not finish last, he&rsquo;d eat his prediction. Well, he better butter up. We&rsquo;re only relieved we did not go that far. We underestimated them, but now, for the first time in their history, even including their first season when they almost won a pennant, we are optimistic about the future.Cooke spends lavishly on his teams in an effort to produce winners and he and Regan have suffered dreadfully through the Kings&rsquo; decline. Hockey has not yet caught on in California, but it is soon to catch fire.It is time now to get on the bandwagon, because in a very short time tickets to the Forum for Kings&rsquo; games will be as hard to get as for Lakers&rsquo; games and it may not be an impossible dream that some day, first in basketball, later in hockey, world championship flags will fly over this beautiful building. &#9632;

Rebuilt Kings Most Improved Team In NHL

DETROIT&mdash;Alex Delvecchio, a 19-year campaigner in the big time, reached still another milestone in his illustrious National Hockey League career.He now ranks among hockey&rsquo;s scoring elite after becoming only the fifth man in NHL history to register 400 goals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01913/3686372-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="265" height="453"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Mahovlich</figcaption></div>Delvecchio turned the trick Thursday, Oct. 29 while the Red Wings were handing the Boston Bruins their first defeat of the season, 5-3. Alex flicked two goals into the Boston net&mdash;his 400th and 401th of his career.Delvecchio thus joined Gordie Howe, the retired Maurice Richard, Bobby Hull and Jean Beliveau as the only players to register 400 goals.The silvery-haired Detroit center counted his historic goal in the 1,319th game he played in the NHL, the second highest in league history. Only Howe has appeared in more games than the Red Wings&rsquo; captain.Delvecchio ranks as the No. 5 scorer on the NHL&rsquo;s all-time list. Howe is still No. 1, Richard No. 2, Hull No. 3 and Beliveau No. 4, Hull, who has 514 career goals, is 30 in arrears of Richard and will likely pass the great Rocket before the season is too far along.Meanwhile, Howe became the first man in NHL history to reach the 1,000 plateau in assists in the same game in which Delvecchio rolled past the 400-goal mark.Another member of the Wings, left wing Frank Mahovlich has his sights set on the 400-goal club as well. With 394 goals after the Nov. 1 weekend, the Big M passed Bernard Geoffrion on the all-time list by scoring his 394th last weekend against Toronto Maple Leafs. He is now the No. 6 scorer with the Boomer dropping back to the seventh spot.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02836/3686365-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="1161" height="1358"><figcaption class="caption-body">ALEX DELVECCHIO&hellip;Another Milestone</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0002-01

Delvecchio Becomes Fifth To Score 400 Goals in NHL

MONTREAL&mdash;Claude Provost, the 15-year veteran of the Montreal Canadiens who retired as a player this season, has turned up as coach of a Montreal suburban junior hockey club.The 37-year-old Provost was named to coach the Rosemount Nationals in the Quebec Junior Hockey League as a replacement for the ousted Leo Bossy. &#9632;

Provost Named Coach Of Junior Ice Squad

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01918/3686434-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"></div>BOSTON&mdash;The Boston Bruins&rsquo; chances of repeating as National Hockey League champions are good according to history. Hockey&rsquo;s major circuit has run in long cycles of domination by one team or another through 26 of its 46 years of pennant races. Only 17 times did the pennant-winner of one season fail to repeat the following season at least once.Of course, the Bruins were not the pennant-winner of record last season, since they only tied Chicago&rsquo;s Black Hawks for The Prince of Wales Trophy and were denied a share of the laurel only by the technicality of the debatable rule according the preference to the team with the greater number of victories.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02784/3686427-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1154" height="1916"><figcaption class="caption-body">Boston&rsquo;s JOHN BUCYK skated around with the Stanley Cup held high last season. It ended a 29-year wait for Hub fans, who are apt to see it happen against this season if hockey history prevails.</figcaption></div>However, the Bruins did go on from there to win the Stanley Cup and only six times in the last quarter century has the Cup-holder failed to retain its hold on the marvellous mug at least once.<blockquote class="pullQuote">Special to The Hockey News</blockquote>Toronto won it three times in a row, 1947, 1948 and 1949. Detroit won it twice in a row, 1954 and 1955. Montreal won it five consecutive times, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. Toronto won it three straight times, 1962, 1963 and 1964. Montreal won it twice in succession, 1965 and 1966, and twice again, 1968 and 1969.The only times in the past 14 seasons that teams failed to successfully defend the Cup at least once came in 1967 when Toronto won and 1961 when Chicago won. However, it might be noted that Toronto&rsquo;s 1961 triumph represented its fourth and six seasons and was the completion of a cycle of domination over the NHL which previously had been established.Clearly, when a club rises to the top it has proven itself capable of staying there awhile.Take the pennant races: Boston won the flag four straight times in the late 1920&rsquo;s and early 1930&rsquo;s, then again four straight times in the late 1930&rsquo;s and early 1940&rsquo;s. Montreal captured four straight first-places in the middle 1940&rsquo;s. Detroit captured seven straight between 1949 and 1955. Montreal captured five more in a row from 1958 through 1962.There was a run of five straight seasons in the 1960&rsquo;s when Toronto, Montreal, Detroit, Montreal and Chicago won pennants without being able to repeat the following season, but then Montreal won two straight in the last two seasons of the 1960&rsquo;s.Even in the three-year history of the expansion West Division, a cycle of domination has been enacted as St. Louis has won all three playoffs and the last two pennants. That string may be broken this season as Chicago has moved over and is heavily favored in its new division, but if it succeeds, it will represent a second straight flag for the Hawks.Despite being deprived of the pennant by a technicality last season, should Boston win in the East Division this season it would represent a second consecutive first-place finish for the Bruins and send them off in quest of their second consecutive Stanley Cup triumph and fifth in their history. They had been denied for 29 years when they came through last year. History indicates they may not be denied again for awhile.Boston had failed to win a pennant for 28 years. Now, New York has been denied 28 years, the. longest stretch of failing to finish first of any established team. Toronto has been denied seven years, Detroit five years, Chicago three years, Montreal one year.Over the years, the honors have not exactly been shared equally. Last year&rsquo;s first-place finish was only the second for Chicago in history. Toronto, despite its proud playoff record, and New York, also have won only two pennants. Boston has won 10, Detroit 13 and Montreal 15.New York now has been denied a Cup for 31 years, Detroit for 15 years, Chicago for 10 years, Toronto for three years, Montreal for one year. Again, little equality: Boston, Chicago and New York have won the Cup only three times each, Detroit seven times, Toronto 10 times and Montreal 15 times.Cycles of domination may represent uneven competition and may be unhealthy for hockey, but they have most often been the case over the years in the NHL. If Boston is to begin a new one, they must do it on the ice, but past performances indicate they deserve to be favored to do so.WINS GRUEN WATCHMr. Billy Stevenson of 4380 Wilson Ave., Montreal, Que., is the October winner of the monthly Gruen Precision Watch contest. &#9632;

f0003-01

CYCLES OF DOMINATION

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01970/3686486-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="358" height="438"></div>&bull; 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&rsquo;s seen every season opener at the Garden from 1927-28 (the Rangers&rsquo; second season in the league) through 1969-70. As far as is known Jim Kennedy is the all-time Ranger fan&hellip;Garry Unger, Detroit&rsquo;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&hellip;Unger, incidentally, is now doing promotional work for the Dodge auto people&hellip;Recently, Unger asked Tom Webster, Detroit&rsquo;s rookie right winger, if Tom&rsquo;s new son had any hair&hellip;&ldquo;A lot of it,&rdquo; Webster answered. &ldquo;Better get it cut before Ned (Harkness) sees it,&rdquo; Unger cracked&hellip;There&rsquo;s no love lost between Montreal Coach Claude Ruel and his former forward Bobby Rousseau, now with the Minnesota North Stars. They exchanged angry words recently when Rousseau started talking with some of the Canadiens during practice at the Montreal Forum&hellip;Ted Harris is the &ldquo;greybeard&rdquo; among Minnesota defensemen at age 34. The others are all under 23&hellip;Jimmy Johnson, veteran center of the Philadelphia Flyers, is now with Quebec Aces of the AHL for awhile to get into shape. Jimmy, bothered by a chest injury suffered several weeks ago, will remain there for about five or six games. &ldquo;We all know what Jimmy can do and this is by no means a demotion,&rdquo; said General Manager Keith Allen. &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll get some game experience and he&rsquo;ll be back with us.&rdquo;&hellip;Bob Berry, who has played so well for Los Angeles, is on loan from Montreal Canadiens&hellip;Goalie Jacques Plante is having trouble with the air conditioning in the Toronto dressing room. It beams cold air into the area where he dresses for the games. &ldquo;Johnny Bower complained for years about it, but they did nothing,&rdquo; Plante snapped. &ldquo;Maybe they&rsquo;ll do something for me&rdquo;&hellip;Between the draft and the Toronto smog, Plante has advised that his asthma is acting up.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02926/3686479-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="257" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Berry</figcaption></div>&bull; COACH DICK GAMBLE of the Rochester Americans of the AHL feels his goalie Serge Aubry is a sure-fire NHL&rsquo;er. Gamble is so impressed with the netminder that he calls him &ldquo;one of the best to ever play here&rdquo; and is already comparing him with former Amerk All Star goalies Gerry Cheevers and Bob Perreault. &ldquo;He&rsquo;ll probably be in the NHL within a few years,&rdquo; said Gamble&hellip;GM Tommy Ivan of the Black Hawks thinks this might be Bobby Hull&rsquo;s greatest season yet, which would really be something as he&rsquo;s scored 52, 54 and 58 goals in previous years&hellip;John Cowley, son of the former Boston great Bill Cowley, is a rookie center with Greensboro Generals of the Eastern Hockey League&hellip;Ebbie Goodfellow, former Detroit Red Wing great and member of Hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame, is the Commissioner of the Michigan Junior Hockey League. Weldy Olson, ex-U.S. amateur star, is the president of the league and former Red Wing favorite Marty Pavelich is the 1st vice-president. This league is certainly strong in the executive ranks&hellip;Ron Weber is the very capable new announcer with the Baltimore Clippers. The Clips air their home and away games over Station WBAL, a 50,000-watter&hellip;Northrup &ldquo;Norty&rdquo; Knox, vice-chairman of the Buffalo Sabres and principal owner along with his brother Seymour, is currently chairman of the United States Polo Association. An all-around athlete &ldquo;Norty&rdquo; was also court tennis world champion for 10 years and captain and No. 1 player on the U.S. polo team in 1969&hellip;Seymour Knox is a former president of the U.S. Squash Racquets Association and a nationally-ranked player&hellip;Yvan Cournoyer of Canadiens is off to his best goal scoring streak in his career, Yvan is now using a Sher-Wood stick, like so many NHL players&hellip;Grant Easson, affable goal judge at Maple Leaf Gardens has lost over 70 pounds&hellip;Referee Dave Newell is a dead ringer for the retired Vern Buffey when he&rsquo;s working a game&hellip;St. Louis Blues offer a shuttle service for their patrons who park their cars for free in nearby Forest Park. For 25c the fan gets a bus ride right to the Arena&hellip;As of now, only five players who spent all last season in Los Angeles, are still on the present roster&hellip;Bill Flett and Eddie Joyal are the only original Kings still with the team&hellip;Tom Barnwell, mailboy at Madison Square Garden as well as custodian of the officials room, has a special send-off for the Rangers when they take the ice against the Red Wings: &ldquo;O.K. guys, let&rsquo;s show Gordie how.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03821/3686472-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="260" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Northrup Knox</figcaption></div>&bull; PAT STAPLETON of the Chicago Black Hawks has finally made the movies. Dr. Ted Fox, the specialist who operated on Pat&rsquo;s injured knee and recently repeated the surgery on the football Bears&rsquo; star Gayle Sayers, filmed the operation. Now Stapleton&rsquo;s knee is seen by thousands of medical students&hellip;The Hawks recently stripped Stapleton of his &lsquo;C&rsquo; as club captain&hellip;The same fate befell Larry Cahan of the Los Angeles Kings&hellip;When the Minnesota North Stars recently upset the Canadiens 3-1 in Montreal they might have been taking their vengeance out on the Habs. It seems on the way to the practice rink the bus carrying the team was struck by a soft drink truck and shook up some of the players&hellip;Montreal&rsquo;s GM Sam Pollock has tried just about every way he knows how to persuade John Ferguson to change his mind and come out of retirement. All Sam has gotten for his troubles was a negative nod from the former Montreal hard rock. He&rsquo;s sticking with his prospering business interests claims Bad John&hellip;Ron Ellis had a double celebration recently. The Leafs&rsquo; star was elated to score his first goal of the NHL season and the next day he and his wife went out and collected their newly adopted daughter&hellip;Bill Collins said he&rsquo;ll hold judgement on whether he was disappointed at being traded off by the Minnesota North Stars. He wants to see how things work out with Montreal first.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04719/3686465-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="260" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ron Ellis</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0004-01

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. 24 MONTREAL, NOVEMBER 13, 1970 No. 6 &#9632;

The Hockey News OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<h2>Canadian TV Coverage Of Hockey Superior</h2>Since it is the hockey season (hockey being my favorite sport), I&rsquo;d like to continue the argument of last year when Americans argued that our television coverage of hockey was equal to, or better than, that in Canada.I feel that in the Canadian TV pickup, the cameras are much better and quality is better also. When I watch Flyers&rsquo; hockey on TV there is no comparison of the quality of the picture, color (I have color TV) and camera work from Montreal and Toronto than from Pittsburgh or New York. Canadian TV has better instant replays and split screen action. Of course, the CBC equipment is used when I see a game in Philadelphia from Montreal on TV, as well as Toronto.The next best cities to watch are Chicago, Detroit and Boston. These last three cities have the most experience among American TV stations as they televise all road games. The Flyers&rsquo; TV coverage is now much better since they changed channels, and now they&rsquo;ve added Buffalo to their schedule. I will keep in touch and tell how the pickup is. (I have not seen Vancouver, L.A. and Oakland on TV).RON PARLOW, Philadelphia, Pa.<h2>Who Ever Heard Of Fort Knox Blue?</h2>We recently received the Oct. 30 edition of THE HOCKEY NEWS, in which Charles O. Finley announced the colors of the Seals as &ldquo;Kelly green and Fort Knox blue.&rdquo;Who ever heard of Fort Knox blue? Fort Knox gold, yes, but blue? No? Let us appreciate Charlie Finley&rsquo;s gold, but they cannot change gold to blue.JOHN GOW, Buffalo, N.Y.Editor&rsquo;s note: we have to take the blame for calling it Fort Knox blue instead of Fort Knox gold. It was a misprint. Sorry).<h2>McKenny &lsquo;Slighted&rsquo; As Scoring Rearguard</h2>In reference to THE HOCKEY NEWS special of Oct. 30: &ldquo;Orr Upgraded Scoring Defensemen&rdquo;, I feel that you omitted a valuable defenseman. I am referring to Jim McKenny of Toronto Maple Leafs. McKenny was by far the outstanding Leaf defenseman last year. He responded by scoring 44 points: 11 goals and 33 assists.Granted, McKenny played part of the season on right wing, but the majority of his play (and points) was on defense. Without McKenny&rsquo;s performance last season, the Leafs would have had a worse record than they did. At the time of this letter, McKenny was still on the injury list with a dislocated elbow. You can bet they miss this valuable rearguard, because they were once again in last place, behind even the two expansion teams, Vancouver and Buffalo.ZALMAN GOLDGUT, Willowdale, Ont.<h2>Minnesotans Launch New Stars&rsquo; Fan Club</h2>A group of us are trying to organize a new fan club for the Minnesota North Stars.As a new group, we would like to inquire if you or any of your readers have any ideas or suggestions as what to do at the meetings or what to do at an evening get together.Maybe some readers already belong to such a fan club and could tell us how and what they do?MISS ROBERTA COON, 2855 Grand St., NE, Minneapolis, Minn. 55418 &#9632;

Fan Forum

<div class="byline">BY CHARLIE HALPIN</div>&bull; EVIDENTLY THE undue large number of retirements among the &lsquo;old line National Hockey Leaguers at the start of the season is going to be cut back by the return of several name players to NHL clubs.Carl Brewer, the NHL&rsquo;s All Star defenseman last season, has apparently had a change of heart after succeeding in finding a treatment for his injured shoulder that will enable him to regain full movement without pain and rekindle his desire to play with Detroit again.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-011001/3686565-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="260" height="428"></div>Brewer informed the Wings he would be coming back and it appears the brilliant but troubled rearguard couldn&rsquo;t have picked a better time. The Wings have scrapped the &lsquo;Gordie Howe for defense&rsquo; experiment so the addition of Brewer would augment the blueline crew which has been under considerable criticism in the Wings&rsquo; inauspicious start.Another retired National Leaguer, Ralph Backstrom, has also expressed a wish to return to playing. However, it won&rsquo;t be with the Canadiens, who are attempting to arrange a deal that could take the veteran center to any of eight league teams in a trade.There is no problem convincing Backstrom to report. It seems he has thought it all over and after fulfilling a spectator role for the first few weeks of the season, he has come to the conclusion he wants to come back.While Backstrom is set to return, his Montreal running mate, John Ferguson, isn&rsquo;t. Bad John has retiterated his stand that he will make his retirement stick to concentrate on a prospering textile business.&bull; THE MAPLE Leafs still haven&rsquo;t signed former team captain George Armstrong&rsquo;s retirement papers indicating they are leaving the door open for him to return sometime after the holiday season. Much depends on how well the Leafs go between now and then whether Army will be back. Despite the Leafs&rsquo; reluctance to hold off on signing his retirement documents, the feeling is that he will not come back in a playing role. He is likely to stay in hockey but in some other capacity, either scouting or coaching.&bull; WHILE THE talk persists that Brewer will be back in the fold probably in another week and Backstrom possibly even sooner, the rumor mill has it that more trades are on the fire around the NHL with any number of clubs being involved.The Red Wings shipped Peter Stemkowski to the Rangers last weekend in return for rugged Larry Brown, an unproven defenseman in the NHL, but still a fine, young prospect. It was believed to be the start of several deals cooking between teams in both divisions.The Toronto Leafs were waving Ron Ellis at the Bruins but have backed off on any trade talks concerning Ellis in view of the recent scoring outburst and return to top playing form of the fast-skating right winger But the Leafs are still believed ready to unload center Mike Walton and the Boston Bruins are reportedly holding their mod center Derek Sanderson up for the highest bidder. It seems the B&rsquo;s have grown slightly disenchanted with the controversial Sanderson and wouldn&rsquo;t hesitate to push him into a trade if the deal was right.The struggling Leafs are seeking an experienced defenseman to settle down their promising bur erratic blueline &lsquo;Kiddie Korps&rsquo; and wouldn&rsquo;t mind parting with a first string forward to get their man. But he&rsquo;d have to be first line, too, someone with the credentials of a Carol Vadnais or Pat Stapleton or even Ed Van Impe. Several NHL teams are presently overloaded with defensemen and some trading can be expected.No matter who goes where, you can put Backstrom at the top of the NHL shopping list. At the moment he&rsquo;s the league&rsquo;s most wanted man and appears he will ultimately end up in Vancouver with the Canucks. He has decided to move his family to the West Coast and reportedly has a brokerage business deal pending that could solidify his future outside of hockey.It&rsquo;s been a big year for retirements with Ferguson, Backstrom, Brewer, Claude Provost, Don Marshall, Phil Goyette and Armstrong among the most notable to quit the game.Backstrom and Brewer are coming back. Maybe others will follow once the snow gets on the ground and the weather becomes a little more conducive to hockey. It happens all the time. &#9632;

f0006-01

NHL Veterans Ready To Come Back

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02775/3686596-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="545" height="808"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY HULL&hellip;In Old Time Form</figcaption></div>CHICAGO&mdash;No matter what the Black Hawks do this season, they are certain of one thing&mdash;they don&rsquo;t have to climb out a ditch at the starting block like they did last year.After their first five games last winter, the Chicagoans had a 05 record and were seven points behind the first place Boston Bruins in the Eastern Division. The rest of the season was a series of atonements for that miserable takeoff.The problems were many at the 1969-70 outset. The Hawks managed but six goals in their opening five disasters and surrendered a whopping 21. Three of the games were at home, where disgruntled Chicago Stadium crowds broke out into frequent choruses of &ldquo;Good Bye, Billy,&rdquo; for Coach Billy Reay.The Hawks had tallied but one goal in 26 powerplays, and the eventual Vezina Trophy winner, Tony Esposito, was struggling&mdash;he surrendered seven goals in his opening game in the Chicago nets. There was a host of green youngsters breaking in, and the outlook was, at best, bleak.Everything, of course, had a happy ending&mdash;a first place ending&mdash;but Reay and his athletes are quite glad that such a comeback won&rsquo;t be necessary this season.After five games this season&mdash;despite injuries&mdash;the Hawks were 3-1-1 and sharing the top spot in the West.&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; observed Reay, &ldquo;it is quite a difference&rdquo;.Three stars were battling health problems as the Hawks began the current campaign. Stan Mikita was slowed during the first two weeks by neck problems related to his chronic back ailment, Doug Mohns was sidelined with a broken wrist, and Jim Pappin was in sick bay indefinitely with an annoying case of facial paralysis. Yet, the team was clicking, and with the help of still more newcomers&mdash;center Larry Romanchyck and left wing Dan Maloney.Bobby Hull, who was idle last season until mid-November because of a contract hassle, was with the team from the beginning this fall and off to an excellent start&mdash;three goals in his first three games and &ldquo;feeling great,&rdquo; according to No. 9 himself.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never seen Hull skate better,&rdquo; remarked General Manager Tommy Ivan.Two of the Hawks&rsquo; veterans, Lou Angotti and Eric Nesterenko, were superb and as responsible as anyone for the Hawks leap from the gate. Both were demons on penalty killing, and Reay did not hesitate to insert them frequently for turns on forward lines.Reay&rsquo;s regular lines during the early going were, from left to right: Maloney&mdash;Pit Martin&mdash;Gerry Pinder, Dennis Hull&mdash;Mikita&mdash;Cliff Koroll, Bobby Hull&mdash;Romanchyck or Bryan Campbell&mdash;Chico Maki.And Esposito was sharp, too. He was especially brilliant in a 2-2 tie against St. Louis Oct. 18. Had it not been for him, the Blues would have had their first triumph ever in four seasons at the Stadium. Esposito stopped three breakaways during the game, the most notable coming during a Chicago powerplay when Captain Red Berenson of the Blues stole the puck and waltzed in on goal, only to be snuffed by Esposito, who said only &ldquo;I was lucky.&rdquo;HAWKEY TALK: During late October, the Hawks were sent on a two-week, six-game road trip because the Ice Follies invaded Chicago Stadium. The November schedule was kinder, however, with nine home games and only four away&hellip;Maloney, who notched 232 penalty minutes in junior hockey last season, showed his moxy during early games by challenging Vancouver&rsquo;s Orland Kurtenbach, trouncing Toronto&rsquo;s Brad Selwood, and taking on several Buffalo Sabres&hellip;Black Hawks yearbook may be obtained for $1 by writing Chicago Stadium, 1800 West Madison St., Chicago, Ill., 60612&hellip;Most of the current Hawks and several old-timers attended the recent opening of Walt &ldquo;Gun-zo&rdquo; Humeniak&rsquo;s sports center near Chicago, a big supplier of equipment for several NHL teams. Gunzo&rsquo;s original store incurred severe fire damage earlier in the year. &#9632;

f0006-02

Black Hawks’ ‘Takeoff’ Improved

<div class="byline">BY BYRON YAKE</div>PITTSBURGH&mdash;After seven games, despite having problems getting the puck in the net, the Penguins are at the same spot they were last year at this time.They have one victory, three ties and three losses, the same record as last year.The Pens have scored only 10 goals thus far and scored 15 in the same period last season. Coach-General Manager Red Kelly says he&rsquo;s sure the club will break out of the scoring slump.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03547/3686665-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="265" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al Smith</figcaption></div>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re due to break,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll score.&rdquo;After seven games last year, the Pens had given up 19 goals. So far this year they have allowed 13.&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ve checked pretty well,&rdquo; Kelly said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re batting .500 on the road and we&rsquo;ve played more on the road this year so far.&rdquo;The Penguins are harbored in sixth place with five points. They had a chance to improve that record with two games at home against Los Angeles and the Chicago Black Hawks, leading the West Division.Perhaps as important to the Pens defensive effort&mdash;the key to the modest success they&rsquo;ve had&mdash;is the goaltending of Les Binkley and Al Smith.Binkley has played excellent hockey, and Smith too has looked good.&ldquo;Bink had a bad game in Los Angeles when the Kings scored four goals from the blue line, but outside that he played well for us,&rdquo; Kelly said.In Oakland, Smitty was up to his old stuff, mixing it up in the nets.He went out of the net to get the puck, but Dennis Hextall charged into him, dumping him by the net.Smith wasn&rsquo;t about to take that and he poured into action, against Hextall which in goal is not easy with 40 pounds of extra weight.The brawl cost Smith some money, but that wasn&rsquo;t new. Last year it happened a couple of times. Hextall was given a charging penalty and a fighting penalty.Kelly yanked Smith out of the net after the fight and explained: &ldquo;I figured he&rsquo;d be tired, that he wouldn&rsquo;t be in shape after carrying those extra 40 pounds, and fighting like that.&rdquo;The Pens went on to win their first game over the Seals when Gary Smith, California&rsquo;s goalie, made the fatal mistake of being intimidated by an opponent&rsquo;s words.Bryan Hextall&mdash;the Penguin brother of Dennis&mdash;sailed by Gary Smith when the puck was in his end and mouthed something that made Smith tear after him. The Seals were leading 1-0 at the time, but the fight cost them a man and the Pens scored what proved to be the tying goal. They went on to win 3-1, their first victory of the season.PEN SCRIBBLINGS: Kelly is pleased with the performance of Bryan Watson, Pittsburgh&rsquo;s answer to &ldquo;bad boy&rdquo;&hellip;&ldquo;He&rsquo;s settled down and played some real good hockey,&rdquo; Kelly said. &#9632;

f0007-03

Kelly Confident Pens To Start Storing

<div class="byline">BY PAT CURRAN</div>MONTREAL&mdash;If Coach Claude Ruel was worried by a lack of overall scoring punch among the Canadiens&mdash;one forward line had produced only one goal&mdash;think of the shock he received from his team&rsquo;s first visit to Toronto.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01904/3686634-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="263" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pete Mahovlich</figcaption></div>Not only were the Canadiens soundly beaten 6-2 by the upstart Leafs. They wound up by losing Yvan Cournoyer who was off to a lightning start with 10 goals in the first nine games.Cournover came out of the game at Toronto on the limp after being hurt late in the third period. When he visited club physician Dr. Douglas C. Kinnear the next day, news came like a thunderbolt that he would be sidelined two to three weeks.X-rays revealed a slight fracture of the left foot, not enough to deserve a cast but responsible for putting the diminutive winger on crutches at least for a week.&ldquo;I got hurt on the last shift of the game,&rdquo; Cournoyer explained. &ldquo;Guy Lapointe was getting ready to shoot, there was a scramble and something hit me on the ankle&mdash;a stick, I think. It hurt but really not that much. But after the game it swelled up and I had trouble putting on my shoe.&rdquo;Cournoyer described the injury &ldquo;like a crack&rdquo; and said that he had another date with the doctor for further x-rays in a week&rsquo;s time.Absence of the dynamic 27-year-old winger came as a severe blow to the new-look Canadiens who had to struggle for five wins and a tie&mdash;one triumph and a stalemate in their last five games.&ldquo;I hope they won&rsquo;t miss me too much,&rdquo; said Cournover, a real team player.The little winger was off to a great start, much the way he got off to a 43-goal effort two years ago. He was the league leading scorer with 10 goals in nine games. He netted eight of the Canadiens&rsquo; 13 power-play goals, two game winners and got the goal that counted in a 3-3 sawoff at Detroit.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02763/3686627-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="1177" height="672"><figcaption class="caption-body">Montreal scoring ace YVAN COURNOYER will be lost to the team for two to three weeks after fracturing a bone in his foot. The Habs&rsquo; little whiz was leading the NHL in goals scored with 10 went he went out. (Hockey New Photo by John Barnett)</figcaption></div>At Toronto, the night of the injury, he was the Habs&rsquo; outstanding forward despite the losing cause and scored a spectacular goal on a solo rush around the Toronto defense and gaolie Jacques Plante.Since the Canadiens netted only 24 goals and Cournover had 10 of them, Coach Claude Ruel faced a big offensive problem.Jean Beliveau remained the only holdover from the first forward line on which Cournover worked at right wing. Left-wing Marc Tardif was ailing the day of the Toronto contest, didn&rsquo;t dress and came home to enter hospital for treatment of infection under the right arm.Even before the loss of Cournoyer, the Habs were looking for more balanced scoring punch.The line of Henri Richard, Pete Mahovlich and Mickey Redmond was holding its own with seven goals&mdash;Mahovlich paying off on aggressiveness for four goals and three assists. But the new trio of Jacques Lemaire at centre, Larry Pleau and Claude Larose on the wings suffered famine.Lemaire, Habs&rsquo; top sniper last year with 32 goals, was the only member of the line with a goal&mdash;and one assist&mdash;in nine games. Rookie Pleau had one assist while Larose, having problems adjusting to his return to Montreal from Minnesota, wasn&rsquo;t on the score sheet.Ruel attempted to defend their lack of scoring.&ldquo;I am not worried because the line is getting enough scoring chances,&rdquo; said Ruel. &ldquo;Lemaire could have 10 goals and Larose as many assists with any luck against the kind of goaltending we have been up against. I know they are working and they will score the goals when we really need them.&rdquo;Without Yvan Cournoyer, the Canadiens need all the goals they can get from the rest of the team. &#9632;

f0007-01

Ruel’s Hunt For Scoring Power Intensified After Foot Injury Puts Cournoyer On Shelf

<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01991/3686703-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="305" height="371"></div><h2>Hope Springs Eternal</h2>THIS WAS BEFORE the season began, a luncheon introducing the mostly new Kings to the southern California press. Impeccably attired and impressively vowelled as ever, Jack Kent Cooke was carrying on about how talented a team he had assembled and about how perfectly manager and coach Larry Regan had conditioned it and moulded it into a unit and how captain Bob Pulford had given it leadership, and the cynical writers were nodding and smiling and taking it all with several grains of salt.We have had 18 good players before, but we never have had a team, and this team has a spirit which can overcome all odds and can even aspire to the Stanley Cup, which less talented teams have taken in the past, Cooke was saying. He is not indestructible. He suffered all last season from a severely sore hip and his wife has been ailing and missing from his side lately. But he is irrepressible, an eternal optimist who can, has and will again conquer adversity with confidence.Live with him and you are shoved into his shadow, yet his wife, who once said they went to sleep with a briefcase between them, said it softly, with affection, and admitted that loving him has led her to a more exciting life than any person had a right to expect. Few who take their successes for granted and ridicule their failures could possibly appreciate the despair these two felt through the last dismal hockey season or the disappointment they felt at the end of the last tantalizing basketball season. His money, whatever it is, cannot buy him the ultimate joys, though hard work, perseverance and an indestructible spirit may.As Cooke spoke in the twinkling artificial light of his own lavish Forum, Regan, whose job has been placed on the line this season, listened respectfully and did not speak up. He is smoking too much and worrying too much and even one who has never been close to him worries about his health, because his is the worst profession on earth, exhausting, insecure and endlessly tormenting. And the players, whose futures are on the line, listened quietly, wanting to believe in what their new boss was saying, desperate to draw inspiration from him.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02891/3686696-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="576" height="879"><figcaption class="caption-body">GILLES MAROTTE&hellip;Time Changes Things</figcaption></div>These are mostly castoffs, men cut or demoted or traded by various teams, including the Kings, themselves. Gilles Marotte symbolizes them as well as anyone, so we spoke to him. Once considered the brightest prospect in hockey, he was the key figure in the trade to Chicago which brought Boston Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge and a pennant. As Boston had been disappointed by him, so, too, in turn, had Chicago, which traded him to the Kings last season. He went from a team bound for the pennant to one hopelessly locked in last place.&ldquo;It was a disappointment,&rdquo; he admitted. &ldquo;I contributed to the pennant effort, then was removed from it and the Stanley Cup playoffs. It hurt me. It embarrassed me. And I figured out it cost me $6,300. My family was disrupted in mid-season. I was taken from my home, wife and kids, and my friends. I was sent into the cellar in a new city which has little hockey atmosphere. I regretted having no say in where I went and I reported reluctantly, having to force myself to put out in a hopeless cause.<h2>A New Lease On Life</h2>&ldquo;HOWEVER, A LITTLE TIME has changed many things. I wasn&rsquo;t playing regularly where I was, and here I am. Here I am needed and have a new chance to prove myself. The team has been changed drastically, has good talent, balance, depth, and great spirit. We all feel we may surprise everyone. Every new season brings new hope, and we have it. Last year&rsquo;s results no longer count.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve lived in L.A. awhile now and have my wife, Claire, and daughters, Sandra and Lynn, who are very young, with me now. I&rsquo;ve made friends. I can see this is a beautiful town I could love, good for the wife and kids, good for entertainment, great for the future, and I once again have been made to feel I have a future.&rdquo;Marotte is only 25. He passed up baseball for hockey and really is just beginning. He is a 5-10, 205-pounder who seems put together with slabs of concrete. He says he doesn&rsquo;t lift weights, but built up with sheer hard work in construction and other physical jobs as a youth. He admits his size may have caused some to expect something of him he couldn&rsquo;t produce.&ldquo;I am not afraid to fight when I have to, but I am no bully roughneck, not mean. If I wanted to fight, I&rsquo;d be a boxer. It&rsquo;s not in my nature to throw people around, though I believe a defenseman should hit,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a good enough skater to have been used as a forward part of the time in the NHL, but I am not a great offensive player, I believe I am a sound defensive defenseman who is learning and improving, and that&rsquo;s what I want to be.&ldquo;It was said I should be a superstar, but who judges these things? A manager? A coach? A reporter? Who have I disappointed? In Boston, Bobby Orr overshadowed me. Who wouldn&rsquo;t he make look bad? I have been the best player I could be up to now and I hope and expect to be a lot better as I gain experience and knowledge. There are a lot like me on this team, fellows who have suffered and been sent into exile, but fellows with feelings, fellows with ability and spirit who would dearly love to do what that man up there says we can do.&rdquo;He sighed, wistfully hopeful. Above one eye, a cut from a practice mishap had been cross-stitched and remained caked with dried blood. His dark rugged face bore a look of defiant determination. &ldquo;I have never been booed in my own rink and I feel we will be cheered in this rink before this season is done,&rdquo; he said as the man up there was saying they would rise from ashes to light a fire in the sky. &#9632;

f0008-01

Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div>BUFFALO&mdash;Superior goaltending was keeping the Buffalo Sabres respectable, and Punch Imlach was faced with the improbable task of shedding one of his three goalkeepers.Roger Crozier has the No. 1 ranking locked up, and Imlach was trying to choose between Dave Dryden and Joe Daley as the backup man.Crozier, acquired from the Detroit Red Wings for Tom Webster, a right-winger and the Sabres&rsquo; No. 1 draft choice, was little short of sensational in the early weeks of the season.After facing a barrage of shots in the club&rsquo;s first four games, Crozier was lifted after a scoreless first period in a 1-1 tie here with Pittsburgh. Daley took over, and was named the game&rsquo;s No. 1 star.Dryden went the route in a 4-2 loss at Philadelphia, and turned in a fine effort. Daley then played the third period in a 4-0 loss to the Chicago Black Hawks, with the scoring all confined to the first two periods.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03747/3686734-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="258" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dave Dryden</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I certainly can&rsquo;t say enough about the way Crozier has played,&rdquo; said Imlach, the Sabres&rsquo; general manager and coach.&rdquo; He&rsquo;s been almost unbelievable.&ldquo;Daley nas allowed only one goal in three full periods, and Dryden gave us a first-rate job in Philadelphia.&ldquo;However, the fact remains that I can&rsquo;t carry three goaltenders. It will be a tough decision, but one of the two will have to go.&ldquo;There is one sure thing in hockey. Sooner or later, somebody gets in goaltending trouble. Which means I should be able to make a pretty good deal no matter which one goes.&ldquo;They both deserve to play in the NHL, on a regular basis.&rdquo;ALONG THE BOARDS&mdash; Dryden was acquired in an off-season deal with Chicago, and Daley came on waivers from Pittsburgh&hellip;The Sabres drew 39,324 for their first four home games, including sellout throngs of 10,331 against Montreal and Chicago. The Sabres and the Penguins attracted 8,656 and the Sabres-Detroit tilt drew 10,006&hellip;The 4-3 win over the Red Wings was the first at home and the first against an established club&hellip;Ron Anderson, who scored eight goals in nine games here with the Bisons last winter, provided the winner against his former Detroit teammates, the goal coming with the Sabres a man short&hellip;The Sabres were shut out in three of the first eight games, dropping 3-0 decisions to Montreal and New York, and a 4-0 verdict to Chicago. They were outscored, 23-10, across the eight games. &#9632;

f0008-03

Imlach Pondering Goalkeeping ‘Cut’ From Among Trio

<div class="byline">BY DWAYNE NETLAND</div>TWIN CITIES&mdash;It might have been a difficult adjustment, for a lesser man, but Charlie Burns has been making transitions throughout his professional hockey career.Burns, who coached the Minnesota North Stars over the last 60 per cent of the 1969-70 season, is now just one of the boys.He seems happy in his current role with the North Stars, and is playing some of the best hockey of his life.To background briefly, the North Stars acquired Burns from Pittsburgh in June of 1969. He was a utility forward at Minnesota until Dec. 30, 1969, when Wren Blair, his health impaired by the dual responsibilities of general manager and coach, named Bums to coach the club.The North Stars floundered through January and February, winning just one of 33 games during a bleak stretch, but on March 1 Bums became a playing coach. Minnesota finished fast, winning its last four games and winding up in third.Blair had Jack Gordon in mind to coach the North Stars for nearly two years, and when Gordon became available last May, he got the job. Burns was thanked for his coaching contributions, given an attractive two-year contract as player and protected in the expansion draft.Gordon was asked, at the time he was appointed, whether Burns&rsquo; presence on the club could create an awkward situation.&ldquo;No,&rdquo; Jack replied, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure it won&rsquo;t. With someone else there might be a little, oh, stiffness, but not with Charlie. In fact I&rsquo;ll probably lean on him for a little help from time to time.&rdquo;Nothing has happened in the interim to change Gordon&rsquo;s mind.Burns was originally scheduled to be Minnesota&rsquo;s 10th forward and primary penalty-killer, filling in at center on the odd shift. But he played so well in the exhibition season that Gordon put him at left wing on a regular checking line with Danny O&rsquo;Shea and Danny Seguin.Charlie set up Minnesota&rsquo;s winning goal in a recent game at Detroit, carrying the puck down the left side and feeding O&rsquo;Shea as he broke for the net.Jack Riley, president of the Pittsburgh Penguins who was the club&rsquo;s general manager when Bums played there, was in the Twin Cities to see the Pens drop a 4-2 game to Minnesota.Afterward, in the lobby of Metropolitan Sports Center, Riley mentioned Burns&rsquo; play. &ldquo;He looked great out there,&rdquo; Jack said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s probably more effective on the left side than he was at center. The way he&rsquo;s going, he&rsquo;s got to help Minnesota.&rdquo;Charlie had been a playing coach before, with San Francisco and California in the Western Hockey League, and he liked his dual role last season with the North Stars. His return to the ranks this season, of course, necessitated some adjustments.As Minnesota coach, Burns flew in the first class section of the plane, and roomed alone on the road. He was supervising a group of athletes with whom he had so recently been teammates with.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01959/3686772-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="568" height="578"><figcaption class="caption-body">CHARLIE BURNS&hellip;No Complications</figcaption></div>This season he was back in his old role, taking orders from a new coach, and of course getting the occasional rib from the other players.On Minnesota&rsquo;s first road trip this season, Burns climbed aboard the plane, walked through the first class section and settled in the tourist area.&ldquo;Charlie,&rdquo; piped one of the North Stars, &ldquo;what are you doing back here?&rdquo;One day in practice his long time buddy, Leo Boivin, skated up to him.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think you were hustling back quite fast enough on that rush,&rdquo; Leo said, and then both of them broke out laughing.When Gilles Gilbert played so brilliantly at Montreal and the North Stars responded with a 3-1 victory, Burns approached Gordon in the dressing room afterward. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got three major league goalies,&rdquo; Charlie said. &ldquo;What are you going to do with one of them? I&rsquo;m glad that&rsquo;s your problem and not mine.&rdquo;Bums, obviously, is happy and loose again.&ldquo;I was fortunate,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I was fortunate to have the experience of coaching a National Hockey League team, thanks to Wren. Now I&rsquo;m fortunate to play under a man like Gordon. I&rsquo;m just trying to help this team in any way I can.&rdquo;NORTH STAR NOTES: Center Tommy Williams, out with an ailing back since Sept. 22, is expected to return shortly. Williams has been doing some skating lately&hellip;The North Stars drew their biggest crowd in history at Met Center, 15,534 in their 4-1 loss to the Rangers Oct. 24. The previous record was 15,172 in the sixth game of the playoff series with St. Louis on May 1, 1968&hellip;Danny Seguin, a stocky 22-year-old winger, scored his first NHL goal in the Ranger game&hellip;John Mariucci, Blair&rsquo;s versatile assistant and former University of Minnesota coach, will scout the colleges for the North Stars this season&hellip;<h2>ICE QUIPS&hellip;By Maki</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02846/3686765-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="500" height="1543"><figcaption class="caption-body">&ldquo;Tell Me Rocky&hellip;Is There Any Truth To The Rumor That You Suffer From Acrophobia?&rdquo;</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0009-01

Burns Stars In Adjusting From Coach To Player Role

<div class="byline">BY JIM PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO&mdash;With five losses in their first six games, Toronto Maple Leafs were away to a disastrous start on their 1970-71 schedule in the National Hockey League.Still, there was at least one ray of hope, furnished by the belligerent work of Jim Harrison.Here was the policeman Leafs had lacked in the past and he proved it with fights in each of the first two matches at Maple Leaf Gardens. Harrison took on two of the NHL&rsquo;s toughest scrappers and scored at least a draw with each of them, Noel Picard of St. Louis Blues and Vic Hadfield of New York Rangers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02807/3686858-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="258" height="417"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Harrison</figcaption></div>&ldquo;He was a guy I thought of getting when we discussed dealing Wayne Carleton to Boston Bruins, who needed a left-winger,&rdquo; says Leaf coach Johnny McLellan.&ldquo;I remembered Harrison from the Central League when he was playing for Oklahoma City and I was coaching Tulsa. He was a tough customer, one I really liked.&rdquo;McLellan explains further: &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t mean just for his fighting. He likes to hit. That&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s important to me. He enjoys the rough stuff. I don&rsquo;t want anybody getting into a lot of fights but by the same token, you can&rsquo;t avoid it. If you back away from it, you&rsquo;ll be&rsquo; backing up all the time so it helps to have somebody who can handle himself as well as Harrison.&ldquo;The less fighting he has to do, the better. But it&rsquo;s nice to know you have a guy like him around.&rdquo;Harrison didn&rsquo;t have much opportunity to establish his fistic prowess last season, after Leafs got him from Boston. He fractured a hand on Terry Harper&rsquo;s skull and missed several games while it was mending. All told, he got into 31 Leaf matches and contributed seven goals and 10 assists.The other problem was that Harrison was a fourth center with Leafs and found trouble getting work against the competition from such established hands as Mike Walton, Dave Keon and Norm Ullman.McLellan, agreeing that a useful player was being kept on the bench, switched Harrison to right wing on a line with Walton and Brit Selby.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a big adjustment,&rdquo; Harrison says. &ldquo;But I find myself enjoying right wing more and more.&ldquo;You have to change your thinking a lot. As a centerman. you have a lot more responsibility. You cover up for other people&rsquo;s mistakes and you have a lot bigger area to take care of. You aren&rsquo;t restricted in where you can go. And most of the time, you&rsquo;re the one who goes into the other team&rsquo;s zone to forecheck.&ldquo;The winger just stays on his side and goes up and down. And after being a center for so long. I found it quite a switch not having to worry about what&rsquo;s going on to the right of me. There&rsquo;s just the boards there.&rdquo;Harrison&rsquo;s move was sensible, just because it assured him of more ice time. But it also pointed up Leafs&rsquo; weakness on the wings. That&rsquo;s where they&rsquo;re short-staffed. They still have rookie Darryl Sittier as an extra center anyway. &#9632;

f0010-02

Switch From Center To Wing Makes Harrison Leaf Regular

Following are the latest player movements in hockey:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>DETROIT&mdash;Pete Stemkowski, forward, traded to New York of NHL in exchange for Larry Brown, defenseman.VANCOUVER&mdash;Marc Resume and Darryl Sly, defensemen, placed on waiversMONTREAL&mdash;Leon Rochefort, forward, recalled from Montreal Voyageurs of AHL as replacement for Yvan Cournoyer, forward, placed on injury list for six weeks.PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Jim Johnson, forward, assigned to Quebec of AHL to play him-self into shape after coming off injury list.CHICAGO&mdash;Dennis, Kearns, defenseman, assigned to Dallas of CHL.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>MONTREAL&mdash;Darrell Knibbs, forward, returned to Muskegon of IHL. Dan Sharpe, defenseman, and Frank Hamill, forward, as-signed to Muskegon.<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2>SEATTLE&mdash;Dick Paradise, defenseman, secured, from Omaha of CHL.SAN DIEGO&mdash;Billy McNeill, forward, purchased from Salt Lake of WHL. Alex Faulkner, forward, and Bob Champoux, goalkeeper, placed on waivers. Dennis Huculak, defenseman, quit club and returned home Edmonton for second time. PHOENIX&mdash;Ricky Charron, goalkeeper, traded to Salt Lake of WHL in exchange for Wayne Hicks, forward.SALT LAKE&mdash;Don Wallis, goalkeeper, placed on in-jury list for six weeks with injured hamstring.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>AMARILLO&mdash;Larry Billows, forward, placed on injury list for six weeks with shoulder separation. Buddy Blom, goalkeeper, released. Galen Head, forward, returned to amateur hockey. Brian Vescio, forward, assigned to Dayton of IHL.<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>FORT WAYNE&mdash;Marc Boileau, forward, secured from Seattle of WHL.FLINT&mdash;Doug Abel, forward, assigned to Nashville of EHL on loan.PORT HURON&mdash;Reg Bechtold, forward, traded to Dayton of IHL in exchange for Jules Bouchard, defenseman, Ken Knapton and Tom Johnson, forwards, placed on inactive list.DES MOINES&mdash;Don Clovechuk, forward, secured from San Diego of WHL. Moe Morissette and Gordon Gallant, forwards, Tim Tabor and Pat Lange, goalkeepers, and Al Calver, defenseman, all released.MUSKEGON&mdash;Andre Pronovost, forward, placed on disabled list indefinitely after suffering nose injury requiring surgery.DAYTON&mdash;Lorne Rombough, forward, secured from Flint of IHL.<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>NEW JERSEY&mdash;Jim Langlois, defenseman, signed as free agent from Quebec Senior League. Larry O&rsquo;Connor, defenseman, secured from New York of NHL on loan.SALEM&mdash;Dave Parenteau, forward, signed as a free agent. Claude Piche and Bob Lacey, forwards. secured from Clinton &ldquo;of EHL. Bob Lamoureux and Andre Bouchard, forwards, secured from Syracuse of EHL on loan. Jerry LaCasse, defenseman. dropped Jim Lorette, forward, placed on disabled list.SYRACUSE&mdash;Chuck Charlong, forward. placed on injury list. Lobo Sarkas, forward, secured from New York of NHL. Rob Frith, forward, dropped. Billy Yeo, goalkeeper, sent to Nashville of EHL on loan. Tom Anderson, goalkeeper, added to roster as backup netminder.GREENSBORO&mdash;John Murray, defenseman, releasedCLINTON&mdash;Henry Lehvonen, defenseman. secured from Minnesota of NHL.NASHVILLE&mdash;Barry Watson, forward, secured from Rochester of AHL. Ken Fensom, goalkeeper, released. Don Labelle, defenseman. added to active roster. Goerge Forgie, defenseman. Paul Ruston and Steve Mac-Donald, forwards, released.NEW HAVEN&mdash;Marcel Tooknay, forward. dropped. Ray Woight forward, secured from Denver of WHL.LONG ISLAND&mdash;Pierre Farmer, defenseman, secured from Providence of AHL.CHARLOTTE&mdash;Greg Pilling, forward, secured from Phoenix of WHL. Arnie Dyda, forward, placed on in-active list and named assist ant coach. Neil Clark, forward, traded to New Haven of EHL for Mike Rouleau, forward. &#9632;

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div>NEW YORK&mdash;A quick glance at the NHL standings showed New York having allowed only ten goals in seven games. This is the stuff pennants are made of and Emile Francis, the Rangers General Manager-Coach knows it.&ldquo;We are extremely fortunate in the way all the boys have been checking. Defense is not something that just the goalies and blueliners play. All three forwards lines have a lot to do with that record, also. The wings have been coming back and picking up the enemy forward and this is a big plus,&rdquo; commented Francis.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01980/3686827-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="261" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Nevin</figcaption></div>Bob Nevin, a target of the boo birds in the early season, continues to play sound defensive hockey, act as swing man whenever a line change is dictated, and still found time to set up Vic Hadfield with the winning goal in a clutch 3-2 win over Toronto on October 21.&ldquo;Nevin is the best defensive player on the club,&rdquo; says goalie Eddie Giacomin. &ldquo;The fans get angry at him because he skates rather easily, doesn&rsquo;t have a hard shot and really doesn&rsquo;t pick on anyone, but he does the job.&rdquo;Nevin started off the season as the right wing on the third or checking trio centered by rookie Svl Apps. When Billy Fairbairn came down with the flu and missed the 2-2 tie with Oakland on October 25, Nevy switched to the Walt Tkaczuk-Dave Balon line and comported himself well.&ldquo;Bob fell off from 31 goals to 18 last season because of a knee injury suffered in our opener a year ago, but I gave him a raise,&rdquo; revealed Francis.Defensively, the blueline crew has been performing better than expected. Tim Horton is meshing in well whenever inserted. Arnie Brown has made several fine key plays when confronted with two on one and three on one situations. Jim Neilson is a cool veteran with youthful legs and his partner Rod Seiling is much improved this fall over last when he was recovering from two knee operations. Brad Park is Brad Park, all star.&ldquo;Park has the ability to lift a team and turn a game around,&rdquo; commented Jim Gregory, the Toronto General Manager. &ldquo;He is a natural leader and the Rangers are lucky to have him.&rdquo;Going further on the defense theme, we come to the goaltenders and find backup man Gilles Villemure sporting an undefeated 2-0 record. Gilles has vanquished Toronto and Minnesota (4-1 on October 24) in successive Saturday night TV starts.He has impressed as a netminder who is a student of the angles, who meets an attacker head on and forces him to make the first move. Villemure, 30, five-eight and 180, seemingly has matured and is ready to show the NHL he has what it takes.Ed Giacomin, the regular, is 3-1-1, with six goals against in five games. With Villemure having allowed only three goals in two games, you get the idea of how hard it is to score on New York this season.Another facet of the Ranger success has been the great work of the club when it was shorthanded. In 29 attempts the opposition has scored only twice against Francis&rsquo; penalty killers.When the season started some observers thought New York might suffer because of the loss of Donnie Marshall, a superb spare and penalty killer. Marsh&rsquo;s partner, Ron Stewart remained, but of necessity the Ranger coach has been forced to use regulars to kill off penalty time.So far, Stewart has seen centers Jean Ratelle, and Walt Tkaczuk work with him as well as Nevin. If you notice, there is Nevy&rsquo;s name again. Versatility may not stop the boo birds, but value to the team is Bob&rsquo;s forte. In order not to tire his regulars when one of the boys kills a penalty, his place is sometimes taken by Don Luce or Ted Irvine on the next shift.&ldquo;I try to keepeveryone fresh out there,&rdquo; says Francis. &ldquo;Stew and Nevin have done very well killing time.&rdquo;&ldquo;They do their time and we have to kill it,&rdquo; cracked Nevin, &ldquo;but if it helps the team it is worth it.&rdquo;In other developments, the early season play of Tkaczuk continues to amaze.&ldquo;Imagine if he had a full training camp,&rdquo; said Punch Imlach, the practically peerless Buffalo Sabre General Manager. &ldquo;He skates through, over and around people, and is starting to get the smarts on his passouts.&ldquo;He made stars of Dave Balon, a good hustling player, but never a standout before, and Billy Fairbairn, a rookie,&rdquo; enthuses Wren Blair, the Minnesota major domo.Ka-Chook, as Walter&rsquo;s name is pronounced, has two game-winning goals and shows a four goals, two assist log in six games. He could be aiming for the All Star squad as is Jean Ratelie, the Rangers veteran pivot, who already has eight points in the first seven games, including three red lights.BLUE CHIPS: Rangers have scored seven goals in 28 attempts to date. Francis thinks one in three makes for a good power play&hellip;The New York defense scores every 9.4 shots and the forwards score at a once in 8.5 latio&hellip;Rod Gilbert continues to fly&hellip;Francis has shifted Vic Hadfield back to the RatelleGilbert line with Apps now working with Nevin and rookie Jack Egers&hellip;New York is one of two NHL clubs wearing their names on back of uniforms&hellip; &#9632;

f0010-01

Stout Ranger Defense Buoys Hopes To Be No. 1 In East

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT&mdash;Ned Harkness&rsquo; noble experiment is over. Gordie Howe is back where he&rsquo;s been for 24 years in the National Hockey League&mdash;on right wing for the Red Wings.Harkness experiment of trying Howe on defense drew more attention than Edison&rsquo;s efforts to develop the light bulb&mdash;a brand new coach switching hockey&rsquo;s all-time scoring leader and premier right wing to defense&hellip;and at the age of 42.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01946/3686889-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="262" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gordie Howe</figcaption></div>It was Harkness&rsquo; primary project in training camp and it didn&rsquo;t work too badly. Howe played the position a la Bobby Orr&mdash;all over the ice. And he was second to Frank Mahovlich in the Wings&rsquo; exhibition scoring and wasn&rsquo;t bad defensively.But then when the season began, everything fell apart for the Red Wings who were struck by a series of injuries and hit a demanding schedule against the best teams in hockey.Finally, after a terrible display in Buffalo where they blew a 3-1 lead and lost, 4-3, to the Sabres, the players huddled, among themselves, even banishing the trainers.General Manager Sid Abel and Harkness conferred and Abel conferred with club owner Bruce Norris via telephone. Trade irons were in the fire.Out of the player meeting came suggestions to return Howe to right wing with his old linemates, Frank Mahovlich and Alex Delvecchio, and to let up on the use of a fourth line.They were obvious reversals for Harkness but Delvecchio, the team captain, said emphatically &ldquo;I think Ned is doing a helluva job.&rdquo;And the return of Howe to right wing was somewhat complicated by uncertainty over the status of defenseman Gerry Hart.Harkness said he was going to put Howe back with Delvecchio and Mahovlich at the start of the Buffalo game&mdash;Mahovlich was returning after missing 4 1/2 games with a knee injury.But there was this thing about Hart&mdash;he&rsquo;d been called up from Fort Worth on an emergency basis using the first game injury of Ron Harris as justification.They didn&rsquo;t know if they&rsquo;d run afoul of regulations though if they moved Howe, who&rsquo;d been a defenseman, up to right wing, used Hart and still had Bob Falkenberg sitting on the bench.The confusion eventually was cleared after a call to league headquarters&mdash;Hart had been called up before Fort Worth even played a game so it was reworded as a regular transaction between the Wings and their farm.But meanwhile, after the humiliation in Buffalo, it was decided to go ahead and play Howe with his old linemates again and the unit produced all the three goals in a 3-3 tie with Montreal. Howe snapped a streak of four games without a point with a goal and an assist and Mahovlich also had a goal and an assist.&ldquo;I think Gordie did a good job on defense and I think he can be a good defenseman,&rdquo; Harkness said. &ldquo;He liked playing defense.&ldquo;But we needed the scoring and Gordie gives Frank and Alex more confidence,&rdquo; Harkness said.Harkness has said it will take time to accomplish his goal of a skating, aggressively forechecking team.&ldquo;But there&rsquo;s no need to push the panic button. Let&rsquo;s see first what we can do with our full team&mdash;we haven&rsquo;t had everyone together even from the first day of camp.&rdquo;The hope was that by November, everyone would be healthy again.RED WING NOTES: Detroit stretched its streak of scoring the first goal to seven straight before Montreal snapped it&hellip;but that first goal didn&rsquo;t mean much&mdash;the Wings lost five of them and won only two.Rookie Jim Rutherford got his first start in goal in the Buffalo game and Harkness said he was pleased with his work except on the Sabres&rsquo; fourth goal&hellip;a long shot by penalty-killer Ron Anderson. But Harkness was more displeased with the rest of the club. &#9632;

f0011-01

Howe Experiment Over—Returns To Wing

<div class="byline">BY HAL SIGURDSON</div>VANCOUVER&mdash;Orland Kurtenbach isn&rsquo;t complaining about the extra work. In fact, he&rsquo;s thriving on it.That, of course, is all to the good, because as a leading member of the expansion Vancouver Canucks, big Kurt is likely to get all the work he can handle.In addition to centering the Canucks&rsquo; highest scoring line&mdash;Wayne Maki plays the left side. Murray Hall the right&mdash;Kurt has also worked at killing penalties and the power play.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01923/3687038-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="270" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body">Orland Kurtenbach</figcaption></div>It&rsquo;s a work load that adds up to 35 to 40 minutes a game and the big, raw-boned veteran from Cudworth, Sask., is enjoying it immensely.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m tired after a game,&rdquo; he conceded, &ldquo;but it&rsquo;s a good tired&hellip;a good feeling. I don&rsquo;t think the extra work affects a person. You just build up your stamina.&rdquo;This is Kurtenbach&rsquo;s first tour of duty with an expansion team after seeing service with New York, Boston and Toronto.He has been pleasantly surprised.&ldquo;The attitude in the dressing room is good,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;The guys are really competitive. They want to win and think they can.&rdquo;The Canucks have been winning, too. After nine games, they were perched in fourth place in the tough East Division, a point ahead of Buffalo and Detroit and three points in front of the problem plagued Toronto Maple Leafs.Big Kurt had to rate as one of the major reasons for this early success, though certainly not the only one.He had eight points&mdash;three goals and five assists&mdash;after nine games, but his major contributions were muscle and leadership. When a veteran like Kurtenbach works that hard, it causes others to work equally hard. And the opposition is less likely to run at the smaller Vancouver players when Kurt is around as the equalizer.Maki, another deligent worker with a hard, accurate shot, emerged as the club&rsquo;s early scoring leader with five goals and four assists.Andre Boudrias, the non-stop skater the Canucks purchased outright from St. Louis, contributed three goals and five assists despite missing a game with a mild attack of appendicitis.The goaltending also got hot. Veteran Charlie Hodge was in goal as the Canucks defeated California 2-1 and tied St. Louis 1-1. George Gardner had the hot hand as the Canucks deadlocked Pittsburgh 1-1.As the club neared the end of its second home stand. General Manager Bud Poile announced he has been extremely pleased with the work of his centers&mdash;Kurtenbach, Boudrias and Ray Cullen.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve cut down on the defensive mistakes, too,&rdquo; he continued, &ldquo;and the goaltending has been solid in our last four games.&rdquo;The play of his wingmen left him less enthused.&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve got to get more involved,&rdquo; he insisted. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t expect anyone to go out and get himself killed, but you have to accept the fact that in this league you&rsquo;re going to get hit. But you&rsquo;ve got to hang in there around the net.&rdquo;Poile insisted that unless his wingers&mdash;particularly his right wingers&mdash;accepted this theory and quickly, he will have to turn to the trading mart.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll have to give something up to get a wingman,&rdquo; he insisted.At the moment, Poile&rsquo;s biggest problem isn&rsquo;t points, but players. He has more players than jobs to place them in, the residue of not coming to terms with the Western Hockey League on indemnification until after being forced to suspend Vancouver&rsquo;s WHL franchise for a year.The Canucks hope to reactivate that franchise next season in Calgary. In the meantime, they have enough players to stock two minor league clubs and have only the American Hockey League Rochester Americans into which to move their surplus talent. &#9632;

f0013-01

Big Kurt Inspires Canucks’ Upsurge

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02785/3687093-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg"></div>(Including Games of Sun. Nov. 1) &#9632;

f0013-02

Looking At NHL Goalers

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03694/3687131-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg"></div>(Standings on Wed. Nov. 4)<h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04617/3687124-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="1111" height="335"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Oct. 27Buffalo 2 at Vancouver 7Wed. Oct. 28Montreal 2 at Toronto 6Detroit 1 at New York 4Chicago 1 at Minnesota 2Los Angeles 3 at Pittsburgh 5California 2 at St. Louis 3Thurs. Oct. 29Boston 3 at Detroit 5Los Angeles 1 at Philadelphia 3Fri. Oct. 30Buffalo 1 at California 6Sat. Oct. 31Vancouver 3 at Montreal 6Minnesota 3 at Toronto 1New York 0 at Boston 6Chicago 5 at Pittsburgh 2Los Angeles 0 at St. Louis 3Sun. Nov. 1Toronto 5 at Detroit 4Chicago 2 at New York 5Minnesota 0 at Boston 5Buffalo 2 at Los Angeles 4Pittsburgh 2 at Philadelphia 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed. Nov. 4Montreal at MinnesotaToronto at Los AngelesNew York at CaliforniaDetroit at ChicagoVancouver at PittsburghThurs. Nov. 5St. Louis at BostonPhiladelphia at DetroitVancouver at BuffaloFri. Nov. 6Toronto at CaliforniaSat. Nov. 7Buffalo at MontrealToronto at VancouverNew York at Los AngelesBoston at PittsburghChicago at Philadelphia (Abernoon)St. Louis at MinnesotaSun. Nov. 8Montreal at BostonPittsburgh at DetroitPhiladelphia at BuffaloMinnesota at ChicagoTues. Nov. 10Vancouver at BostonLos Angeles at PittsburghWed. Nov. 11Montreal at CaliforniaVancouver at TorontoPittsburgh at New YorkPhiladelphia at ChicagoLos Angeles at MinnesotaThurs. Nov. 12Detroit at St. LouisFri. Nov. 13California at Buffalo &#9632;

f0013-03

THE NHL SCENE

<div class="byline">BY SPENCE CONLEY</div>OAKLAND&mdash;Charles O. Finley may have bought a National Hockey League franchise, but some members of the NHL and the majority of the hard core fans in Oakland, haven&rsquo;t bought Charley Finley.Finley&rsquo;s problem is that he won&rsquo; take advise, a facet of his rock hard personality that could cost him the services of his executive vice-president Bill Torrey and general manager Frank Selke.Rumors to the contrary, Selke is not about to be replaced by Joe Crozier, the former Vancouver (WHL) manager, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean Selke won&rsquo;t take a hike of his own choosing.The situation in the Seals&rsquo; front office is grim. No different in fact than that of the Oakland Athletics, Finley&rsquo;s American League baseball team.In the 10 years he has owned the A&rsquo;s Finley has hired and fired seven field managers and a few front office executives.Some Oakland baseball fans have even gone so far as to produce bumper stickers which plead &ldquo;Free The A&rsquo;s&rdquo;, an obvious reference to Finley&rsquo;s iron-fisted rule of the team.Compounding a situation that is already bad, is the fact that Finley&rsquo;s newly christened California Golden Seals were winless in their first nine games the only team in either division of the NHL to accomplish that dismal feat.Selke, who flatly refuses to discuss his front office problems either on or off the record, believes that the Seals have started to turn things around, however.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s starting to come,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We played our best game of the season against St. Louis (Oct. 29) and it was the best game we&rsquo;ve ever played in St. Louis.&rdquo;&ldquo;All we need is a win. If we don&rsquo;t do it soon, then we&rsquo;re liable to dig ourselves a hole so deep that we won&rsquo;t be able to get out of it.&ldquo;But I really think we&rsquo;ve gotten out of the rut. The guys are starting to come together and the team just the way they did two years ago when we finished second.&rdquo; Selke said.It&rsquo;s difficult to pinpoint the exact moment the Seals began to get things together, but it is generally agreed that the 2-2 tie with the Blues in Oakland is close enough.After the game, the Seals lost a toughie, 3-1 to Pittsburgh, then went into New York and played another 2-2 tie and a pretty good game.It was probably costly, however. for Earl Ingarfield. the veteran center who always seems to have injury problems. He was bashed in the face with a stick and suffered a 22-stitch cut on the upper lip and lost a tooth. &#9632;

Selke Feels Seals About To Rebound

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaST. LOUIS&mdash;The expected battle between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Black Hawks for supremacy in the West Division of the National Hockey League has already reached a frenzy in the first head-to-head confrontation of the two teams.The NHL&rsquo;s two division champions have been crowded into the same division by the magic of realignment and are expected to battle one another for the 1970-71 title.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01935/3687162-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="258" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ernie Wakely</figcaption></div>The Hawks are given the betting edge because they have been in the league longer, but each of the Blues&rsquo; three seasons in the NHL has ended with a trip to the Stanley Cup finals, and the St. Louis players don&rsquo;t want to break the habit.The first meeting of the two teams this season was a thing of savage beauty. Ernie Wakely and Tony Esposito were superb in goal. Pat Stapleton moved the puck all over the ice, and Dennis Hull was freouentlv in Wakely&rsquo;s lap. Craig Cameron held Bobby Hull in tight check, and Barclay Plager and Bob Plager blocked or diverted one shot after another. Keith Magnuson put Red Berenson out of the game and out of the next several Blues&rsquo; games by crashing into him. The Red Baron suffered strained knee ligaments. Jimmy Roberts drew a misconduct penalty from referee Bill Friday for protesting his high-sticking penalty.The game ended in a 2-2 tie, and the Blues, who have never won a game in Chicago Stadium, were celebrating the one-point gain. Prior to the game the Blues had a record of 0-7-1 over the three previous seasons in Chicago with the one previous tie during their first season of existence before a six-game losing streak on Chicago ice. With one point for each team the Blues and Hawks were in a tie with surprising Philadelphia for first place.The Hawks, soundly beaten by the Montreal Canadiens the night before, were forced into something less than their best game by the tight-checking Blues. They managed 11 more shots than the Blues but couldn&rsquo;t translate that advantage into goals.The scoring in the game was not really representative of the scoring style of either team. Both St. Louis goals were by defensemen&mdash;Bob Wall hit a screen shot from the point, and Roberts, twisting and about to topple backward, took a Jim Lorentz shot off the boards behind the net and slipped it past the wide side of Esposito, out of position. Stapleton scored on a screen shot from the point, and, when rookie Dan Maloney&rsquo;s shot stopped in the crease, Gerry Pinder punched it past Wakely. Both screen shots were on power plays.Nevertheless, the format of the game definitely followed that pattern which can be expected to prevail all season between these two teams. In other words, the goaltending was equal, the defense was roughly equal, Chicago outshot St. Louis, and St. Louis outchecked Chicago.Wakely may draw the lions share of St. Louis&rsquo; goaltending assignments against Chicago, because Glenn Hall does not shine against his old teammates as well as against other teams. The Hawks will probably counter each time with Esposito, as their most important four-point games will be against the Blues. Either Wakely or Esposito is subject to having a bad night in the remaining five battles between the two teams, but on normal nights their efforts are likely to result in a standoff. These two men had the two lowest goals-against averages of regular goaltenders in the NHL last season with Wakely at 2.11 and Esposito at 2.17.The defenses of the two teams are different, but they do the job equally well. The St. Louis defense is spread farther across the ice because there are more players worrying about defense; they are more able to turn the play aside before the puck-handler is within speaking distance of the goalie. The Black Hawks don&rsquo;t offer quite the contrast they once did to this style of play, but their defense still seems to be concentrated right in front of the net; and at that spot on the ice it&rsquo;s very good.The Hawks will usually outshoot the Blue&rsquo;s. They have more good shooters and they can storm the net more frequently than most teams. But the Blues are good checkers, and Cameron&rsquo;s job on Hull is not untypical of how the Blues can bottle up a superscorer for an entire game.The next meeting of the Blues and the Black Hawks is Nov. 21 at the St. Louis Arena. It will be chapter two in the story of the pitched battle between the powers in the West Division. &#9632;

f0014-01

Blues-Hawks’ Tiffs Shape Up As ‘Head Knockers’

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div>BOSTON&mdash;Fine wine is supposedly one of the few things that improves with age but now Johnny Bucyk of the Bruins is proving that a fallacy.A year ago, at age 35, the popular Boston left wing enjoyed the finest season of his career and, once known as a notoriously late starting scorer, Bucyk has picked up where the playoffs ended last spring.In the first six games this season, the &lsquo;Chief has scored five goals and three assists for eight points and is well on his way to eclipsing his personal record of 31 goals in a season of last year.But it is not only his goal-getting that has been surprising. Bucyk is playing the game with the enthusiasm and energy of a colt and provided the spark that kept the Bruins undefeated through Oct.He was skating, checking and hitting with the vigor of a rookie and with 14 full National Hockey League seasons already behind him it seems a promising future was still ahead.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01904/3687231-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="272" height="459"><figcaption class="caption-body">John Bucyk</figcaption></div>Probably the most pleasant part of all this is that only three or four seasons ago, there was considerable speculation that time was running out on the 215-pound native of Erickson. B.C. and there was even concern about his physical condition before the start of this year&rsquo;s training session at London, Ont.Several years ago, Bucyk was first hit with a back ailment that threatened to slow him down below NHL standards. There was a time when it was thought surgery might be necessary if his hockey career was to be prolonged.Four seasons ago, Boston fans showed their appreciation for his contribution to the Bruins by honoring him with a night at the Garden and among the many gifts was an outboard motor boat in which he could pursue his off-season fishing hobby.This past summer, jumping out of that same boat he suffered a badly gashed knee that required 25 stitches and first report was that he might not be able to skate this year.Fortunately, that initial report was exaggerated but there still was apprehension as to the extent of the damage until he proved himself in practice.The proof was not long in coming for Bucyk joined in the regular drills from opening day and hasn&rsquo;t let up a minute since.Last year when he scored 11 goals in the playoffs and skated around the Garden rink with the Stanley Cup after the Bruins clinched their first championship in 29 years it was the proudest moment of his life.In his 13 years with the Bruins he has erased the name of General Manager Milt Schmidt for most games played by a Bruin, including playoffs. He also owns practically every Bruins&rsquo; all-time record possible.Going into this season his 301 goals, 446 assists and 747 points were all Bruin records. He literally has no new worlds to conquer but he seems determined to leave a list of records that may never be challenged when he finally hangs up his skates.Playing hockey always has been fun for Bucyk and right now he is enjoying himself more than ever before. &#9632;

f0015-01

Bucyk Lights Scoring Spark Under Bruins

<div class="byline">&#x2014;MONAHAN</div>BOSTON&mdash;Although John Bucyk scored the goal that tied the Oct. 25 game with Philadelphia and set up Johnny McKenzie for the winning marker, Teddy Green was given a two-minute ovation by the customary sellout of 14,888 fans in the Garden&hellip;The reason for the celebration was Green&rsquo;s first goal in his comeback from a fractured skull&hellip;And it was hardly incidental that this goal fired up the Bruins for their victory over the Flyers&hellip;The B&rsquo;s were trailing 2-0 at the time and the offense had been sluggish&hellip;Eddie Johnston started his first game of the season and showed that the back ailment that bothered him in training camp has completely cleared up. &#9632;

Green Gets Standing Ovation After Registering First Goal

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01742/3687440-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="445" height="289"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02636/3687433-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="495" height="287"></div><h2>Tues. Oct. 27 BUFFALO 2 at VANCOUVER 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03506/3687426-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="583" height="754"></div><h2>Wed. Oct. 28 MONTREAL 2 at TORONTO 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-04394/3687419-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg" title="f0016-04" width="585" height="674"></div><h2>DETROIT 1 at NEW YORK 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-05294/3687412-1-eng-US/f0016-052.jpg" title="f0016-05" width="586" height="490"></div><h2>CHICAGO 1 at MINNESOTA 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-06237/3687405-1-eng-US/f0016-062.jpg" title="f0016-06" width="581" height="461"></div><h2>LOS ANGELES 3 at PITTSBURGH 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-07214/3687398-1-eng-US/f0016-072.jpg" title="f0016-07" width="581" height="714"></div><h2>CALIFORNIA 2 at ST. LOUIS 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-08195/3687391-1-eng-US/f0016-082.jpg" title="f0016-08" width="566" height="553"></div><h2>Thurs. Oct. 29 BOSTON 3 at DETROIT 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-09173/3687384-1-eng-US/f0016-092.jpg" title="f0016-09" width="587" height="676"></div><h2>LOS ANGELES 1 at PHILADELPHIA 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-10151/3687377-1-eng-US/f0016-102.jpg" title="f0016-10" width="576" height="497"></div><h2>Fri. Oct. 30 BUFFALO 1 at CALIFORNIA 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-11137/3687370-1-eng-US/f0016-112.jpg" title="f0016-11" width="580" height="279"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-12120/3687363-1-eng-US/f0016-122.jpg" title="f0016-12" width="577" height="303"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 31 VANCOUVER 3 at MONTREAL 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-13109/3687356-1-eng-US/f0016-132.jpg" title="f0016-13" width="579" height="883"></div><h2>MINNESOTA 3 at TORONTO 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-14102/3687349-1-eng-US/f0016-142.jpg" title="f0016-14" width="584" height="295"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1592/3687342-1-eng-US/f0016-152.jpg" title="f0016-15" width="576" height="267"></div><h2>NEW YORK 0 AT BOSTON 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1689/3687335-1-eng-US/f0016-162.jpg" title="f0016-16" width="579" height="677"></div><h2>CHICAGO 5 at PITTSBURGH 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1781/3687328-1-eng-US/f0016-172.jpg" title="f0016-17" width="583" height="647"></div><h2>LOS ANGELES 0 AT ST. LOUIS 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1874/3687321-1-eng-US/f0016-182.jpg" title="f0016-18" width="577" height="469"></div><h2>Sun. Nov. 1 TORONTO 5 at DETROIT 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1969/3687314-1-eng-US/f0016-192.jpg" title="f0016-19" width="582" height="675"></div><h2>CHICAGO 2 at NEW YORK 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2054/3687307-1-eng-US/f0016-202.jpg" title="f0016-20" width="591" height="649"></div><h2>MINNESOTA 0 at BOSTON 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2151/3687300-1-eng-US/f0016-212.jpg" title="f0016-21" width="588" height="550"></div><h2>PITTSBURGH 2 at PHILADELPHIA 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2249/3687293-1-eng-US/f0016-222.jpg" title="f0016-22" width="571" height="619"></div><h2>BUFFALO 2 at LOS ANGELES 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2347/3687286-1-eng-US/f0016-232.jpg" title="f0016-23" width="581" height="622"></div> &#9632;

f0016-01

National Hockey League SUMMARES

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0016-24" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2445/3687471-1-eng-US/f0016-242.jpg"></div>C-Captain.A-Alternate Captain. &#9632;

f0016-24

NHL Team Rosters

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0017-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01637/3687502-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB BERRY&hellip;Los Angeles Kings</figcaption></div>Montreal&rsquo;s loss is Los Angeles&rsquo; gain in the case of Bob Berry. The 27-year-old rookie has been one of the big surprises of the rejuvenated Kings and it all came about because the Canadiens were benevolent. It seems Berry didn&rsquo;t figure in the NHL club&rsquo;s plans and Berry was aware of it. He requested a chance to go to another club to try his luck. The Habs said yes and the Montreal native shuffled off to L.A. where he won a regular berth with the Kings. He played with the AHL Voyageurs last season collecting 59 points. The year before he had 53, including 24 goals, with Cleveland. A 5&rsquo;11&rdquo;, 185-pound left wing, Berry is a hard rock who doesn&rsquo;t mind the heavy going. He gives the Kings muscle on the attack. &#9632;

f0017-01

MEET THE ROOKIES

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Visit the Flyers&rsquo; dressing room these days and you&rsquo;ll find a clipping or two tacked on one of the walls.Most prominently displayed is a Toronto sports page where two so-called Canadian hockey experts have predicted the Flyers would finish at. the tail end of the West Division. You may also find an article quoting Punch Imlach, GM-coach of the BuffaloSabres, as saying that Philly has to be considered far from playoff potential because of its inability to score goals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02549/3687533-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="234" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body">Vic Stasiuk</figcaption></div>Or you may read where J.C. Tremblay says he doesn&rsquo;t think the Fivers are so hot because their defense isn&rsquo;t so good.All these type articles have seemed to do so far is help the adrenalin flow faster for the Flyers before they take the ice.&ldquo;Let them all have the opinions they want,&rdquo; remarked winger Simon Nolet. &ldquo;In a way it&rsquo;s good that they don&rsquo;t think too much of our team.&rdquo;It&rsquo;s always a good situation when a team isn&rsquo;t given much of a chance to do well. The pressure eases off a bit, and the players can do their thing without everyone pointing a finger and accusing them of not playing up to their potential.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how many experts have picked us to finish out of the playoffs&mdash;not to mention last place,&rdquo; said Coach Vic Stasiuk. &ldquo;But if they have, then for sure they haven&rsquo;t seen us play in training camp or for the early part of the season.&ldquo;They&rsquo;d change their mind in a hurry if they knew how well we&rsquo;re playing. We weren&rsquo;t a bad team a year ago. In fact, until that season-ending slump (six straight losses, including the final two by 1-0 scores on home ice), we were quite a respectable hockey team.&rdquo;Stasiuk honestly feels that the heartbreaking playoff miss is the reason the Flyers have started off the new season so well.&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t have to climb any bandwagon on the opening day of training camp and remind any of my players about how we had the playoff berth locked up, then had it slip away,&rdquo; said Vic. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re grown men and they naturally had to spend all summer thinking about it, same as I did.&ldquo;Sure, it was impossible&mdash;when you think that we missed out because of one miserable point. But it happened, and I believe our guys are resigned to the fact that it won&rsquo;t happen again.&rdquo;According to Andre Lacroix, the team scoring leader last season, the club has responded by reporting to camp in fine condition.&ldquo;I think this explains why we&rsquo;ve been coming back in the last period so often (winning three straight home games after trailing by two goals),&rdquo; remarked Lacroix. &ldquo;In previous years, we were beat by the third period and other teams were beating us at the end. So far this season we&rsquo;ve been the team that has been in better shape in the final period, and proof of this is how we&rsquo;ve come back.&rdquo;There are many reasons why the Flyers vaulted into first place for the first time since they won the first division championship three years ago. They&rsquo;re getting outstanding goaltending from Bernie Parent and Doug Favell, the defense generally has been tough&mdash;allowing only 14 goals in the first six games&mdash;one empty net&mdash;and the club has been scoring enough goals, including clutch scores which were infrequent last season&ldquo;I think spirit has a lot to do with how were playing,&rdquo; volunteered Parent. &ldquo;I think it is the best I have ever seen. Everyone is pulling together, even when we are behind by two goals. Nobody is quitting, and this is a sign of a good team.&rdquo; &#9632;

f0017-02

Flyers Throw Cynics For Loss With Surprisingly Fast Start

<div class="byline">BOB ELMER</div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaBALTIMORE&mdash;With the Baltimore Clippers off to their best start in the club&rsquo;s nine-year history, loyal followers are looking around for the more logical heroes.Among the instant success stories has to be Fred Speck.Here&rsquo;s a fellow who reported to the Clipper camp on the eve of the season&rsquo;s opener, and no one was rightly sure of his name. Some called him &ldquo;Steck&rdquo;, others called him &ldquo;Ron&rdquo; and still other suggested &ldquo;Wreck&rdquo;.One thing&rsquo;s for sure. He&rsquo;s more than a &ldquo;speck&rdquo; of trouble to the Clippers&rsquo; opponents and has become a &ldquo;heap of happiness&rdquo; to Reardon&rsquo;s Raiders. After seven games, this sprightly, 23-year-old. 165-pound center from Thorold, Ont., is the club&rsquo;s top lamp lighter with six goals, and is right behind teammate Marc Dufour and Cleveland&rsquo;s Rey Comeau for the AHL point scoring leadership.Further, several of Speck&rsquo;s six goals have been key scores that have helped turn the tide in favor of the Clippers. For example, he shot the puck half the length of the ice in Providence recently, that found the open net in the final minute and iced a 3-1 verdict. Against Quebec, it was a beautifully executed breakaway goal at the start of the final period that triggered a four-goal Clipper offensive and an easy 7-1 win. The very next night in Rochester he scored two of the Clips&rsquo; four goals in a 4-1 triumph over the Amerks.An only child whose father Bill is the superintendent of roads in Burlington, Ont., Speck came up through the Thorold minor hockey system. He received his elementary schooling in Thorold and then Hamilton, and incidentally, plaed a little baseball at school as a catcher.He was signed to a Detroit Red Wings&rsquo; contract at the age of 14, and played for two years with the Hamilton Junior B club. &ldquo;My coach was Eddie Bush, &ldquo;Speck related &ldquo;who as you know is now handling the Quebec Aces, and among my teammates were Paul Henderson and Pit Martin.At the age of sixteen, young Speck moved up to the Hamilton Jr. A&rsquo;s, and played with them for five years. He led them in scoring on three different occasions, until turning pro three years ago at Fort Worth.The light haired, slightly balding pivot is highly regarded by the Detroit organization and well that he might. Last year at Fort Worth he was a thirty goal scorer and fourth in all the Central League.Married to the former Linda Neelands of Burlington, the couple has a young son, Wade, a year and a half old and now becoming acclimated to Baltimore&mdash;at least that&rsquo;s what GM-Coach Terry Reardon and all Clipper fans hope.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01650/3687564-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="545" height="584"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRED SPECK&hellip; Adds Scoring Punch</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0018-01

Speck’s Goal a Game Pace Helps Clippers Fly

<h2>Sat. Oct. 24 PROVIDENCE 4 at SPRINGFIELD 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02522/3687693-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="585" height="573"></div><h2>QUEBEC 1 at BALTIMORE 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03394/3687686-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="581" height="701"></div><h2>Sun. Oct. 25 CLEVELAND 3 at PROVIDENCE 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04291/3687679-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="601" height="567"></div><h2>Wed. Oct. 28 CLEVELAND 1 at HERSHEY 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-05220/3687672-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="582" height="387"></div><h2>Thur. Oct. 29 SPRINGFIELD 3 at QUEBEC</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-06180/3687665-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg" title="f0018-06" width="582" height="580"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-07155/3687658-1-eng-US/f0018-072.jpg" title="f0018-07" width="506" height="55"></div><h2>Fri. Oct. 30 SPRINGFIELD 3 at MONTREAL 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-08130/3687651-1-eng-US/f0018-082.jpg" title="f0018-08" width="589" height="635"></div><h2>CLEVELAND 3 at BALTIMORE 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-09111/3687644-1-eng-US/f0018-092.jpg" title="f0018-09" width="585" height="501"></div><h2>QUEBEC 2 at PROVIDENCE 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1098/3687637-1-eng-US/f0018-102.jpg" title="f0018-10" width="586" height="655"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 31 MONTREAL 2 at SPRINGFIELD 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1194/3687630-1-eng-US/f0018-112.jpg" title="f0018-11" width="590" height="292"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1286/3687623-1-eng-US/f0018-122.jpg" title="f0018-12" width="587" height="352"></div><h2>ROCHESTER 0 at CLEVELAND 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1374/3687616-1-eng-US/f0018-132.jpg" title="f0018-13" width="581" height="428"></div><h2>BALTIMORE 1 at HERSHEY 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1468/3687609-1-eng-US/f0018-142.jpg" title="f0018-14" width="581" height="447"></div><h2>Sun. Nov. 1 MONTREAL 2 at PROVIDENCE 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1565/3687602-1-eng-US/f0018-152.jpg" title="f0018-15" width="582" height="552"></div><h2>HERSHEY 1 at ROCHESTER 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1662/3687595-1-eng-US/f0018-162.jpg" title="f0018-16" width="583" height="365"></div> &#9632;

f0018-02

American League Summaries

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE DUFFY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-05" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-05279/3687752-1-eng-US/f0019-052.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Although he is only 5&rsquo;8&rdquo;, rookie RANDY ROTA of Providence is a blockbuster on skates. His early season scoring exploits have already stamped him as a big favorite with Reds&rsquo; fans. Possessor of a booming shot, Rota scored four times in his first four AHL games. (Hotkey News Photo by Joe Marcello)</figcaption></div>PROVIDENCE&mdash;Randy Rota had just scored and the standing room only crowd at R.I. Auditorium was roaring.The Reds went on to whip the Springfield Kings, 4-0 and Rota, a raw rookie, had lifted his scoring totals to 4-3-7 in the first four games. Then Randy went on another point spree and boosted his margin to a fantastic 8-7-15 after only nine games to take over not only the leadership of the Reds&rsquo; in scoring but the entire AHL. It was a spectacular debut for the diminutive newcomer.Property of the California Golden Seals of the National Hockey League. Rota&rsquo;s start gives promise of stardom unless the plight of the Seals causes this likeable young man to get the call to return to the NHL club.The possessor of a booming shot. Rota has all the makings of a star despite his size. The young man who played for Calgary in the junior ranks last year and had 43-47-90 totals, stands only 5-8. But he weighs 170 and is as hard as a rock.Randy is all excited about his American Hockey League beginning. &ldquo;It sure feels good to see those shots going into the net,&rdquo; he said after getting his fourth goal of the campaign against the Kings.That was on Sunday, October 18. The previous night in Hershey, the rookie had fired home two goals in a 5-4 loss and several times came close to getting his first hat trick as a pro.Providence coach Larry Wilson likes what he sees in Rota. &ldquo;The charts show that Randy is getting plenty of shots on goal and that proves he is skating and working.&rdquo;.Randy, born August 16. 1950, says &ldquo;I want some day to play on a Stanley Cup champion. That sure would be a great thrill.&rdquo;At 20 years of age. Rota, an Italian with a splendid attitude, appears to have a bright hockey future, that is if pro baseball does not steal him away. Randy is an infielder-outfielder and in the past two years, has been offered contracts by the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants. He is in hockey now but admits &ldquo;baseball might lure me away if I am good enough.&rdquo;The California Seals and the R.I. Reds want no part of that baseball talk. Both camps think Rota is a great prospect.Last year in the Western Division of the Western Canada Hockey League, Rota played for the Calgarv Centennials and did well. He won a spot on the All Star team and helped his team battle Edmonton in a nine-game Western Division series. Edmonton finally won it and Randy was on the bench nursing an injury. The Centennials no doubt missed the firepower of this young man now being hailed as &ldquo;The Cannon&rdquo; by those who watch him fire the puck.Like most hockey players, he started young, at age 8, and began to work his way up. His high school team did not have hockey so Randy was a center on the soccer team and took part in track, majoring in the 100-yard dash, the 220 and the broad jump.All this sporing activity got its start for Rota in Kamloops, B.C. years ago. In fact, it was 12 years back. Now Randy, who is single, has moved his base of operations 3.000 miles to the East. In Rhode Island, the smallest state in the United States, the citizens are proud of their tiny area. In Randy Rota, they have a small hockey player they are already raving about.<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Thurs. Nov. 5)<h3>EAST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01621/3687745-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="571" height="170"></div><h3>WEST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02513/3687738-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="571" height="170"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLTED</h3>Wed. Oct. 28Cleveland 1 at Hershey 2Thurs. Oct. 29Springfield 3 at Quebec 6Fri. Oct 30Cleveland 3 at Baltimore 1Springfield 3 at Montreal 4Quebec 2 at Providence 5Sat. Oct 31Rochester 0 at Cleveland 4Baltimore 1 at Hershey 4Montreal 2 at Springfield 4Sun. Nov. 1Montreal 2 at Providence 4Hershey 1 at Rochester 2<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Thurs. Nov. 5Hershey at QuebecFri. Nov. 6Providence at ClevelandBaltimore at MontrealQuebec at RochesterSat. Nov. 7Baltimore at ClevelandProvidence at HersheyRochester at SpringfieldSun. Nov. 8Hershey at ProvidenceMontreal at QuebecSpringfield at RochesterTues. Nov. 10Spring field at BaltimoreRochester at ProvidenceWed. Nov. 11Montreal at HersheyCleveland at SpringfieldThurs. Nov. 12Cleveland at QuebecFri. Nov. 13Montreal at BaltimoreProvidence at Rochester<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including games of Sun. Oct. 25)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03401/3687731-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="580" height="558"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-04341/3687724-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="574" height="401"></div> &#9632;

f0019-05

Reds’ Rookie Whit Randy Rota’ Turns On’ Providence Fans

<div class="byline">BY JOHN ARNOLD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02347/3687814-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="771" height="1038"></div>SOLUTION IN NOV. 20 ISSUE<h2>Across</h2>1&mdash;Pictured player7&mdash;One of the San Diego Gulls.9&mdash;First name of an NHL linesman.12&mdash;One of the Rangers answers to this,13&mdash;An NHL defenseman.14&mdash;Verb.16&mdash;One of the Detroit Red Wings.17&mdash;Girls name.19&mdash;The. (fr.)20&mdash;Native Country of Larry Pleau.22&mdash;An NHL captain.27&mdash;1967-68 Hart trophy winner.28&mdash;Initials of a former Bruin.30&mdash;Initials of an NHL veteran.31&mdash;A former Leaf, (init.)32&mdash;Former Bruin line.33&mdash;Beverage.<h2>Down</h2>1&mdash;1964-65 Stanley Cup champs.2&mdash;One of the Rangers.3&mdash;Initials of 7 across.4&mdash;Former Leaf captain.5&mdash;1966-67 Calder Trophy winner.6&mdash;Recently recalled by Oakland.8&mdash;Scoreless tie.10&mdash;Each, (abbr.)11&mdash;Initials of a veteran defenseman.14&mdash;Statisticians do this.15&mdash;An NHL right winger.18&mdash;New York captain.21&mdash;1965-66 top rookie.23&mdash;Initials of a Providence defenseman.24&mdash;One of the Penguins answers to this.25&mdash;Pronoun.26&mdash;One of the Bentleys.27&mdash;Pearson of Portland answers to this.29&mdash;First name of an ex-Black Hawk.<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1&mdash;UNGER.4&mdash;RON.7&mdash;LE.8&mdash;PETE9&mdash;LIBETT.11&mdash;M.L.12&mdash;SASK.15&mdash;A.S.16&mdash;ERA.18&mdash;NOV.20&mdash;NON.21&mdash;N.A.23&mdash;EVE24&mdash;SMITH27&mdash;MARTY29&mdash;J.P.30&mdash;S.O.31&mdash;BRENNEMAN<h3>DOWN</h3>1&mdash;ULLMAN.2&mdash;NEILSON3&mdash;EYES.4&mdash;RE.5&mdash;OTT.6&mdash;N.E.8&mdash;PTS.10&mdash;T.A.13&mdash;KENNEDY14&mdash;SANDERSON.17&mdash;R.O.19&mdash;VAN IMPE22&mdash;ASH25&mdash;T.A.26&mdash;HR28&mdash;TEE29&mdash;J.R.30&mdash;S.A. &#9632;

f0020-02

HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER&mdash;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&rsquo;s leading scorer through the first two weeks of the 1970-71 season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-01313/3687845-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg" title="f0021-01" width="270" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rob Walton</figcaption></div>Obsiously the Robert Charles Waltons are different people. They&rsquo;re father and son in a family whose motto should be &ldquo;Walton&rsquo;s the name and hockey&rsquo;s the game.&rdquo;There&rsquo;s another Walton in pro hockey, too, but he&rsquo;s known as Mike. The Robert Charles Walton who shared the AHL title in &rsquo;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.&mdash;better known as Bobby Walton&mdash;tied with Pittsburgh teammate Bob Gracie for the &rsquo;44-45 point crown. Walton had 37 goals and 58 assists for 95 points in only 58 games.He lives hockey,&rdquo; Rob says. &ldquo;He lives in Toronto, and with Mike playing for the Leafs and me here in Rochester, he really keeps hopping going to the games or picking them up on TV or radio.&rdquo;The youngest of the Waltons (Rob turned 21 in September) had just about as inauspicious a start in pro hockey as his brother Mike did an auspicious one.Mike won the Central Pro League&rsquo;s rookie-of-the-year award and was first All Star center for his play with Tulsa in 1964-65 when he scored 40 goals and had 44 assists in 68 games.By comparison, Rob&rsquo;s record in the CHL last season was: 33 games with Iowa, 4 goals and 7 assists.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s all past now, and I&rsquo;d just as soon forget it,&rdquo; Rob explains. &ldquo;I just didn&rsquo;t hit it off with Mr. Muckier (Iowa general manager John Muckier) and Mr. MacDonald (coach Parker MacDonald). I was suspended for seven weeks in the middle of the season, but I finally showed them they were wrong.&ldquo;I came back and played and scored three goals in one game. I didn&rsquo;t play again during the season or playoffs. Figure that out! During the summer I heard Montreal picked me up, then I heard I had been traded or sold or something back to Minnesota, which had owned me. I was ready to leave for Winnipeg on the afternoon of Sept. 9, I think it was, for the start of camp on the 10th. But at 6 o&rsquo;clock on the 8th I got a telegram telling me I was on waivers and if I wasn&rsquo;t picked up, I&rsquo;d be a free agent.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s great news just before training camp. I was happy to get the opportunity when Mr. O&rsquo;Flaherty (Vancouver chief scout Peanuts O&rsquo;Flaherty) called home and told me to report to Rochester.&ldquo;I want to prove the Minnesota people were wrong about me.&rdquo;Rob Walton is doing just that. In his first five AHL games with Rochester, he had a goal and eight assists&mdash;only two points shy of his entire total last season.The first father-son scoring champions in the same league could become a reality if Rob continues anywhere near that pace the rest of the way. &#9632;

f0021-01

Amerks’ Rob Walton Following In Dad’s Footsteps

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLO</div>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;The &ldquo;Toothpick&rsquo;s Back in Town&rdquo; 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&rsquo;t mind that too much, but it was right around the time his wife was expecting a child.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-02218/3687876-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="269" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body">Roger Cote</figcaption></div>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 to treatment. As soon as he felt better and got back into action, he hurt it again.This season Cote is back where he likes best here in Springfield, where he has had a long career going back to some of the teams Eddie Shore had. Roger is a good, tough defenseman, who stands 5&rsquo;10&rdquo; and weighs 200. He makes Belleterre, Quebec his summer home.Days are numbered for veterans like Cote especially with the emergence of development clubs. But these teams still need seasoned players to fill out the roster. Roger is one of those steady, dependable players who gets the job done.In fact, last season the Kings brass thought so much of him, they redrafted him from the Phoenix club of the Western League where he played two years ago.Cote has added responsibility this season. He has been named team captain and he should make a fine and ideal team leader. He knows the game and can also inspire his teammates, especially the young players, who look up to him. &#9632;

f0021-02

Cote Back As Kings’ Ice Leader

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div>SAN DIEGO&mdash;The San Diego Gulls have mounted what coach Max McNab hopes will develop into the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s most formidable power play.It&rsquo;s awesome to behold. Certainly, it&rsquo;s unusual.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01340/3687921-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="271" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy McNeill</figcaption></div>Wing men Len Ronson and Alain Caron take the points. They are probably the two hardest shooters in the WHL, Caron having set the pro hockey record of 77 goals in 1963-64 at St. Louis in the Central League and Ronson having set the Gulls&rsquo; team record with 51 last season.But neither is a defenseman although McNab insists that Ronson &ldquo;could play there and be pretty adequate.&rdquo;The gamble is one that should backfire but has only once and that was through a fluke. Caron wound up for a shot, had second thoughts, but flubbed the puck and a Salt Lake skater was off on a breakaway.Little success through the first four games didn&rsquo;t discourage McNab. &ldquo;New personnel take time to get working together,&rdquo; he said.Then the Gulls popped three in back-to-back games with the Phoenix Roadrunners.Through the past two seasons at Seattle, Bob Courcy didn&rsquo;t get much opportunity to handle the puck, not with Guyle Fielder then Art Stratton as his center.The Gulls give him more opportunity to carry the puck and he has responded with nine goals in the first eight games.Another newcomer, more recent, is Billy McNeill who is a two-time WHL most valuable player. The Gulls purchased the blond-headed veteran from Salt Lake and he paid off with a goal in his first game.To make room, the Gulls asked waivers on veteran Alex Faulkner, at the same time goaler Bob Champoux was also on waivers.Irv Spencer, still nursing a shoulder separation, was hopint go get back on the San Diego blueline before the season was a dozen games old but Dennis Huculak, another rearguard McNab was counting on, has retired again.Huculak missed 29 games last season with a stomach ailment.<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>WESTERN LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Wed. Nov. 4)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-03225/3687914-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="570" height="242"></div>(Affiliations: 2. Detroit. 4. New York 5. Chicago. 6. Toronto. 9. Los Angeles. 14. Buffalo.<h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Oct. 27Seattle 0 at Phoenix 6Wed. Oct. 28Seattle 1 at Denver 4Phoenix 2 at Salt Lake 4Portland 6 at San Diego 4Fri. Oct. 30San Diego 1 at Salt Lake 5Phoenix 4 at Seattle 6Sat. Oct. 31Denver 5 at San Diego 8Sun. Nov. 1Denver 4 at San Diego 4Phoenix 0 at Portland 4Salt Lake 4 at Seattle 5<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed. Nov. 4Salt Lake at DenverPhoenix at PortlandFri. Nov. 6Seattle at DenverSat. Nov. 7Phoenix at DenverSeattle at San DiegoSalt Lake at PortlandSun. Nov. 8Seattle at San DiegoWed. Nov. 11Portland at DenverSan Diego at Salt LakeThurs. Nov. 12Portland at PhoenixFri. Nov. 13San Diego at DenverPhoenix at Salt Lake<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including Games of Sun. Oct. 25)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-04179/3687907-1-eng-US/f0022-042.jpg" title="f0022-04" width="575" height="565"></div> &#9632;

f0022-01

Caron, Ronson Fire Bullets On Gulls’ Awesome Power Play

<h2>Tue. Oct. 20 DENVER 4 AT SEATTLE 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-05152/3688022-1-eng-US/f0022-052.jpg" title="f0022-05" width="585" height="770"></div><h2>Wed. Oct. 21 SEATTLE 2 AT PORTLAND 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-06120/3688015-1-eng-US/f0022-062.jpg" title="f0022-06" width="586" height="600"></div><h2>SAN DIEGO 4 AT PHOENIX 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-07107/3688008-1-eng-US/f0022-072.jpg" title="f0022-07" width="580" height="620"></div><h2>Fri. Oct. 23 PHOENIX 1 AT SAN DIEGO 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0897/3688001-1-eng-US/f0022-082.jpg" title="f0022-08" width="553" height="405"></div><h2>SALT LAKE 7 AT DENVER 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0989/3687994-1-eng-US/f0022-092.jpg" title="f0022-09" width="575" height="323"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-1078/3687987-1-eng-US/f0022-102.jpg" title="f0022-10" width="580" height="648"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 24 PORTLAND 3 AT DENVER 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-1173/3687980-1-eng-US/f0022-112.jpg" title="f0022-11" width="579" height="422"></div><h2>SALT LAKE 3 AT PHOENIX 0</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-1269/3687973-1-eng-US/f0022-122.jpg" title="f0022-12" width="573" height="355"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-1362/3687966-1-eng-US/f0022-132.jpg" title="f0022-13" width="580" height="132"></div><h2>SAN DIEGO 2 AT SEATTLE 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-1454/3687959-1-eng-US/f0022-142.jpg" title="f0022-14" width="577" height="601"></div><h2>Sun. Oct. 25 SAN DIEGO 6 AT SEATTLE 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-1552/3687952-1-eng-US/f0022-152.jpg" title="f0022-15" width="581" height="697"></div> &#9632;

f0022-05

Western Hockey League Summaries

PHOENIX&mdash;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.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-02258/3688053-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="277" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rick Charron</figcaption></div>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 ice where he has skated, most of his career. Pat Hannigan joined him on the right and Terry Clancy came off the bench to play the left.Milan Marcetta was reunited with two former linemates, Hicks and Bob Charlebois. He played with Hicks 10 years ago at Calgary and last year with Charlebois on what was often called the best two-man line in the league.Larry Lund&rsquo;s Go Go line of wingers Andy Hinse and Frank Hughes remained intact. It had accounted for seven of the club&rsquo;s first 12 goals.Sandy Hucul, the mainstay of the Roadrunner defense, missed one game with a pinched nerve and the doctor&rsquo;s report was that he would be out for six weeks so coach Erickson set about finding a replacement. Before he located anyone, Hucul reported ready for the next game, the pinched nerve relieved by a couple days of rest. &#9632;

f0022-02

Runners Swap Charron For Hicks In Bid For More Right Wing Punch

<div class="byline">BY JOHN WHITE</div>DENVER&mdash;After three weeks of Western Hockey League action, the suspicion was getting stronger and stronger that the Denver Spurs could prove the surprise team in the circuit.Denver didn&rsquo;t exactly blaze off to the league lead or anything like that. In fact, the Spurs won only one of their first eight games.But they skated to four ties. And they lost only three.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-01320/3688091-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="277" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lyle Bradley</figcaption></div>In only One Of those losses were the Spurs really whipped rather soundly&mdash;5 to 1 by Seattle. The only two losses were to Portland, 3-1 in a game in which the Spurs outshot the Buckaroos by a staggering 47-28 margin only to lose to the goaltending of Jimmy McLeod, and to San Diego&rsquo;s potential power house by a single goal, 5-4.Further, Denver was playing .500 hockey on the road in that stretch-always a good sign-with a victory, a defeat and a pair of ties.One problem, as Coach Bill Dineen explained in the early going, was &ldquo;that we really didn&rsquo;t have too much practice together just before the start of the season. So many players were bringing their families to Denver.&rdquo;There were some defensive problems. Denver gave up 31 goals&mdash;second-highest total in the league&mdash;in the Spurs first eight games.But this problem could be only a temporary one. Denver was playing with only one holdover, Larry Mavety, on the blueline.Newcomers were Bob McCord from Phoenix, Ray Larose from Seattle. Dave Amadio from Springfield and Jim Graham from Dallas.Even though McCord, Amadio and Larose are veterans, it still takes some defense teams time to play well together. The units certainly could jell as the campaign progresses.And Denver&rsquo;s defense is big&mdash;averaging six feet and 200 pounds.Mavety, highest-scoring defenseman in the Wastern League last season with 57 points on 10 goals and 47 assists, was off to a blazing start in the 1970-71 campaign.He collected nine points in his first eight games to rank among the WHL&rsquo;s top ten in scoring.Most pleasant surprises for Denver in the early going were center Lyle Bradley and left winger Kerry Bond.In his first professional season, 1968-69. Bradley collected just seven goals in 48 games with Houston and Quebec. He scored just 10 in 40 games last year with Salt Lake City and Denver.In his first eight games of this campaign, Bradley scored five times&mdash;exactly half his production last year.And Bond?In three seasons with Dallas in the Central League, Bond scored 11 goals as a rookie, 10 as a sophomore and 20 last year&mdash;not enough to scare anyone.He started the current season with six goals&mdash;and a total of 10 points&mdash;in his first eight games.That&rsquo;s a 54-goal pace if continued the whole route.No one expects 54 goals&mdash;but Bond could break the 30-mark for the first time in his four-season professional career.Denver remains a team to watch. The Spurs could surprise some of the favorites.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-02253/3688084-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="548" height="575"><figcaption class="caption-body">LARRY MAVETY&hellip;Off To Fast Start</figcaption></div> &#9632;

f0023-01

Spurs Loom As Early Season Surprise In WHL

PORTLAND&mdash;Portland Buckaroo defensemen were going a little wild on offense in the early stages of the brand-new hockey season out West.Connie Madigan had seven assists in eight games, Rick Foley seven assists in six games and Mike Donaldson six assists in eight games.Comparisons?Madigan earned his seventh assist in his 19th game last season and Foley picked up his seventh in his 28th clash of the season.Donaldson?Heck, he picked up only eight assists in 70 games during the entire season the last time around.And Jerry Korab had two goals&mdash;both game-winners&mdash;in eight games. He didn&rsquo;t score his eighth until his 20th game a year ago.A few career records could be shattered! &#9632;

Portland Defenders Step Out

<div class="byline">BY BOB LINDLEY</div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaDALLAS&mdash;Black Hawk coach Bobby Kromm isn&rsquo;t exactly walking around on cloud nine, but the fiery Dallas boss is happier at this stage of the campaign than he was in the early going of either of the past two seasons.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01328/3688153-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="269" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Reg Leach</figcaption></div>The reason is manpower, more than he needs, and a rare commodity for Kromm who struggled through last year with two serviceable defensemen and more walking wounded than a front line hospital.&ldquo;This is a happy situation for me,&rdquo; Kromm said after his young squad had won two of its first three road games. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no way you can challenge for a playoff spot without depth, and this year I&rsquo;ve got it.&rdquo;But more than just warm bodies are the 20 skaters wearing Hawk uniforms this season, there&rsquo;s established talent and fine potential, also.Among the bright prospects are rookie defensemen Dennis Kearns, Darrall Maggs and John Marks, goalie Jim Shaw, and forwards Ron Dussiaume, Marcel Archambault and Moe L&rsquo;Abbe.&ldquo;Kearns just might prove to be the best defenseman in the league,&rdquo; Kromm praised. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s strong, plays his position well, moves the puck well and isn&rsquo;t afraid to check a guy.&rdquo;Maggs and Marks, according to Kromm, have good size, are strong, but need to get just a little more aggressive.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m quite happy with them.&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;because their attitude is great and they&rsquo;re willing to work and to learn.&rdquo;Dussiaume has really impressed Kromm, who called the college-bred youngster, &ldquo;my kind of hockey player.&rdquo;A draft choice of a number of years ago, Dussiaume changed his mind and decided on more schooling before taking up the pro game, and came to Dallas on a five-game tryout.&ldquo;I just hope Chicago sees fit to turn him pro.&rdquo; Kromm said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s as good, or maybe even better, than some of the guys with a lot more experience on my club.&ldquo;He learns fast, is a good solid checker, never throws the puck away, kills penalties, has tremendous dedication and desire to win, and a fine attitude.&ldquo;He just plays a good, tough, clean brand of hockey.&rdquo;Last year the Hawks took a beating in the early going and their great surge at the end of the season came just a little too late to win a playoff berth, finishing fifth.But with the young skaters getting off to such a good start, it could be that the Hawks will make a determined shot at rewinning the crown they captured two seasons ago.OMAHA: Knights lost veteran defenseman Dick Paradise, who was sent to Seattle in WHL, but his departure failed, at least temporarily, to derail Omaha express. Knights won three of first four games on the road, beating wings at Fort Worth (54), Blazers in Oklahoma City (75) and Oilers at Tulsa (6-3). General manager Jake Milford&rsquo;s early fears about scoring power apparently were unfounded as Knights punctured enemy nets for 19 goals in first four tilts.OKLAHOMA CITY: Just one day after Blazer general manager Bill Levins said there was no chance for his club to see the likes of rookie hotshot Reg Leach, the Flin Flon flash showed up in Oklahoma City and showed why he was the third amateur drafted by the NHL in June. He got an assist in his first game as the Blazers won 2-1 over Kansas City, then scored a shorthanded goal in the final period in his second start to give the Blazers a 1-0 win over Fort Worth. John Adams earned the shutout in goal by stopping 36 Fort Worth shots, 14 in the final period. &ldquo;Best standup goalie in the game,&rdquo; Levins called Adams.FORT WORTH: Rookie defenseman Doug Hinton drawing raves from coach Doug Barkley of the Wings. &ldquo;Rarely gets out of position,&rdquo; Barkley said of the Michigan Tech grad, &ldquo;and is a fine poke checker. He&rsquo;s been a&rsquo; pleasant surprise for us.&rdquo; Hintons statistics hear out his value. He&rsquo;s tops on the club in on-ice goals for (7) through the first four games, and was on the ice for only three of 10 goals scored against the Wings, one a power goal. Center Allan Genovy, a Denver U. grad, finally off injured list after missing five exhibition games and three regular season tilts with kidney ailment.KANSAS CITY: Blues lost veteran center Terry Gray before he ever set skate on ice for them, being called up by St. Louis and loaned to Montreal Canadiens in order to become player coach for the AHL Vovageurs. &ldquo;He could have scored 40 goals for us this year.&rdquo; coach Camille Henry lamented. Now Henry must look to veteran forwards Norm Dennis and Ron Buchanan for leadership with young wingers. Henrv has vet defense with five blueliners having more than three years pro experience, but calls rookie Jack Taggert best major league prospect. Blues got veteran defenseman Murray Flegel as a replacement for Gray. Henry high on Brown University grad Curt Bennett, 6-3, 205, calling him &ldquo;best forward in first three games.AMARILLO: Wranglers suffered damaging blow when veteran winger Larry Billows was felled with a separated shoulder in club&rsquo;s opening game. He&rsquo;ll be out five or six weeks. Wranglers pared roster by sending rookies Brian Vescio and Galen Head back to amateurs and releasing veteran goalie Buddy Blom. Rookie Clarence Lomheim won starting job and produced two goals in first three games. Rookie goalie Cam Newton, from Kitchener, did great job in first three starts, according to coach Rudy Mi gay.TULSA: Oilers having defensive problems in early going, allowing 17 goals in posting a 1-3 mark in first four games. Collegian Murray McLachlan impressive in first start in goal for Oilers, backstopping 4-1 victory.<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Wed. Nov. 4)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0869/3688146-1-eng-US/f0024-082.jpg" title="f0024-08" width="580" height="275"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Oct. 27Kansas City 1 at Fort Worth 3Wed. Oct. 28Omaha 3 at Oklahoma City 2Thurs. Oct. 29Kansas City 3 al Fort Worth 0Fri. Oct. 30Fort Worth 4 at Amarillo 1Oklahoma City 4 at Tulsa 4Sat. Oct. 31Kansas City 3 at Amarillo 3Dallas 1 at Fort Worth 4Oklahoma City 3 at Omaha 4Sun. Nov. 1Tulsa 5 at Omaha 3<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Wed. Nov. 4Dallas at Okla. CityFri. Nov. 6Amarillo at TulsaFort Worth at DallasKansas City at OmahaSat. Nov. 7Amarillo at Fort WorthOmaha at Kansas CityTulsa at Okla. CitySun. Nov. 8Okla. City at Fort WorthTue. Nov. 10Omaha at TulsaWed. Nov. 11Omaha at DallasTulsa at Fort WorthOkla. City at Kansas CityFri. Nov. 13Omaha at AmarilloOkla. City at Fort WorthKansas City at Tulsa &#9632;

f0024-01

Player Surplus Elates Kromm As Dallas Lands ‘Kid’ Stars

<h2>Wed. Oct. 21 KANSAS CITY 1 at OKLAHOMA CITY 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-02257/3688219-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg" title="f0024-02" width="576" height="376"></div><h2>Fri. Oct. 24 OMAHA 1 at FORT WORTH 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-03179/3688212-1-eng-US/f0024-032.jpg" title="f0024-03" width="586" height="478"></div><h2>TULSA 3 at AMARILLO 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-04134/3688205-1-eng-US/f0024-042.jpg" title="f0024-04" width="585" height="277"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-05103/3688198-1-eng-US/f0024-052.jpg" title="f0024-05" width="586" height="432"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 24 FORT WORTH 0 at OKLAHOMA CITY 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0688/3688191-1-eng-US/f0024-062.jpg" title="f0024-06" width="571" height="311"></div><h2>DALLAS 3 at AMARILLO 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0774/3688184-1-eng-US/f0024-072.jpg" title="f0024-07" width="582" height="504"></div> &#9632;

f0024-02

CHL Summaries

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div>CHERRY HILL&mdash;Coach Wayne Kitchen of the Jersey Devils is fit to be tied over all the deadlocks in which his club has been engaged in the early phases of the Eastern Hockey League action.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0764/3688299-1-eng-US/f0025-072.jpg" title="f0025-07" width="253" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">Barry Watson</figcaption></div>Kitchen doesn&rsquo;t like to look a gift horse in the mouth since a tie is worth one point in the standings. Yet in his opinion the club should have won at least three of the stalemates, the Devils tieing four out of their first five games, including three home frays.What galls Kitchen the most is that the opposition came from behind in the final periods to gain the ties. In each case, it appeared as if the Devils had a safe advantage, but they seemed to run out of gas in the final session. Kitchen doesn&rsquo;t know if it means the opposition is in better condition or whether it&rsquo;s due to mistakes on the part of his charges.Take a look at some of the ties. In one game at Long Island, the Ducks came from two goals back to gain a 5-5 tie, scoring the equalizing goal with 41 seconds left. In another game with New Haven, the Devils had an early 41 lead and a 5-3 edge going into the final period. But they dissipated the bulge with the Blades squaring the fray with 2:12 left. Against Johnstown, the Devils Jed again going into the final period only to falter to a tie. Even in an exhibition game with Nashville during the same stretch, the score wound up 6-6.Last year in this area, the Philadelphia Flyers in NHL play broke the league standard for most ties with 24 and they were eventually given the nickname of &ldquo;Philadelphia Tyers&rdquo;. It appears Jersey is seeking to be known as the &ldquo;Deadlocking Devils&rdquo; on the basis of their early play.Kitchen has brought in two new defensemen&mdash;Jim Langlois and Larry O&rsquo;Connor&mdash;in an effort to bolster the rearguard in front of Gilles Banville. Langlois played in the Quebec Senior League and O&rsquo;Connor is from the New York Rangers&rsquo; organization.SALEM: Rebels strengthened by purchase of Claude Piche and Bob Lacey from Clinton. Jerry LaCasse dropped. Ray Schultz is engaging in as many fights as his brother Dave did last season. Jim Jago took hospital tests to check possible ulcers. Juniors Bob Lamoureux and Andre Bouchard arrived on loan from Syracuse. Jim Lorette on disabled list. Former pro center Dave Paren-teau added to squad. Rebs won first road opener in history.SYRACUSE: Chuck Char-long&rsquo;s dislocated wrist sidelined him for several weeks. Lobo Sarkas, New York Rangers&rsquo; property, will fill the spot. Goalie Pierre Sigman hurt in warmup drill and missed game. Rod Frith dropped. Goalie Bill Yeo sent to Nashville on loan. Tom Anderson will be backup goalie. Coach Phil Watson trying to land Wayne Horne and Pete Ford.GREENSBORO: Light schedule due to lack of home ice crimped Ron Spong&rsquo;s plan to get club in top trim. Rookie defenseman John Nicholson was given rough baptism by Charlotte&rsquo;s veterans but held his own. Bill Cameron landed fourth defensive spot over John Murrav.CLINTON: Return of defenseman Bob Malcolm from Rochester complicated Pat Kelly&rsquo;s delensive situation. Kelly denied he had any thoughts of becoming a bench skipper. Borden Smith had 4-goal game against Nashville while Bill Bannerman posted three tallies. Comets also secured defenseman Hank Lehvonen, 4th draft choice of Minnesota.JACKSONVILLE: Rockets trying to line up game with Russian team here on Xmas night. Basketball star Artis Gilmore tossed out puck at opener. Dale MacLeish had early hat trick against Salem. Billy Glashan bothered by muscle spasms in back. Goalie Ron Low earned quick $30 fine for leaving crease to argue with official.NASHVILLE: Flyers had trouble with Syracuse fans. Car breakdown caused Kevin Smith and Wally Sprange to miss Clinton game. Goalie Ken Fensom released to make room for Bill Yeo. Paul Evoy nursing 10-stitch hand cut. Many Dixie Flyers saw Flyers-Toronto game in Philadelphia. Club strengthened by return of Don Labelle and availability of center Barry Watson from Rochester. George Forgie, Paul Ruston and Steve MacDonald dropped.NEW HAVEN: Marcel Took-nay dropped and August George sold to Salem. Pierre LeBlanc had 10 stitches in elbow. Ray Weight activated after being cut by Denver. Blades voted to make Russian trip in early December. Don Perry said Mike Hornby, last year&rsquo;s top scorer, has decided to finish college and won&rsquo;t return.LONG ISLAND: Ed Stankiewicz impressed by play of rookie goalie Guy DeNoncourt who has forced Wayne Doll to be a spectator. Arrival of Pierre Farmer from Providence has bolstered defense. Ducks can move into new Nassau County Coliseum without worrying about 50mile blackout N.Y. Rangers can invoke for other loops.JOHNSTOWN: Jets waiting for news on Guy Delparte who could be a returned. He was waived by Montreal. Jim Coombs has been brilliant in nets in early going. Dick Roberge&rsquo;s late goal tied Jersey. Les Cunning is the Jets&rsquo; early nominee for rookie of the year laurels. Weakest link appears to be left wing spot where converted defensemen are operating.CHARLOTTE: John Voss posted two consecutive shutouts. Tim McCormack will be back later in year after knee surgery convalescence. Right winger Greg Pilling secured from Phoenix. Ernie Duda inactivated and made an assistant to general manager-coach Fred Creighton. Checkers traded Neil Clark to New Haven for Mike Rouleau.<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>EASTERN LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 3)NORTHERN DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-01275/3688292-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg" title="f0025-01" width="571" height="238"></div>SOUTHERN DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-02199/3688285-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="557" height="201"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Oct. 27Salem 1 at Charlotte 4Jacksonville 2 at Nashville 2Wed. Oct. 28New Jersey 1 at Syracuse 7Johnstown 1 at New Haven 6Thurs. Oct. 29New Haven 2 at Syracuse 6Clinton 3 at Long Island 4Nashville 4 at Salem 0Jacksonville at Greensboro (postponed)Fri. Oct. 30New Haven 3 at Clinton 8Syracuse 4 at New Jersey 8Long Island 6 at Johnstown 6Greensboro 1 at Charlotte 6Nashville 6 at Jacksonville 0Sat. Oct. 31New Jersey 2 at Clinton 6New Haven 3 at Long Island 3Syracuse 4 at Johnstown 4Charlotte 4 at Greensboro 4Salem 5 at Nashville 5Sun. Nov. 1Long Island 4 at Syracuse 2Clinton 3 at New Haven 3Charlotte 4 at Salem 1Jacksonville 1 at Greensboro 11<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. Nov. 3New Hoven at CharlotteWed. Nov. 4Jacksonville at SalemNew Haven at GreensboroFri. Nov. 6Johnstown at ClintonNew Jersey at Long IslandSalem at GreensboroNashville at CharlotteNew Haven at JacksonvilleSat. Nov. 7Long Island at ClintonNew Jersey at JohnstownCharlotte at SalemJacksonville at GreensboroNew Haven at NashvilleSun. Nov. 8Syracuse at New JerseyClinton at JohnstownNew Hoven at SalemNashville at GreensboroTues. Nov. 10Clinton at SyracuseLong Island at CharlotteNashville at JacksonvilleWed. Nov. 11Johnstown at New HavenLong Island at GreensboroThurs. Nov. 12New Haven at SyracuseLong Island at SalemJacksonville at GreensboroFri. Nov. 13New Haven at ClintonSyracuse at New JerseyLong Island at JohnstownGreensboro at Charlotte<h3>NEW YORK METRO LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Fri. Oct. 23)EASTERN DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-03134/3688278-1-eng-US/f0025-032.jpg" title="f0025-03" width="571" height="166"></div>WESTERN DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-04102/3688271-1-eng-US/f0025-042.jpg" title="f0025-04" width="562" height="165"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0856/3688264-1-eng-US/f0025-082.jpg" title="f0025-08" width="571" height="197"></div><h3>NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Fri. Oct. 23)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0584/3688257-1-eng-US/f0025-052.jpg" title="f0025-05" width="562" height="229"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0667/3688250-1-eng-US/f0025-062.jpg" title="f0025-06" width="564" height="317"></div> &#9632;

f0025-07

Devils Discouraged By Outbreak Of Ties; New Haven To Make Russian Hockey Tour

<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div>TOLEDO&mdash;The first spectacular performance of the International Hockey League season was turned in by the Toledo Hornets&rsquo; Hal White when he scored five goals in one game against Port Huron.The one-game record for the IHL is six, held by four different players: Pierre Brillant (Feb. 18, 1959), Bryan McLay, Muskegon (March 8, 1961); Elliott Chorley, St. Paul (Jan. 17. 1962) and Joe Kastelic, Muskegon (March 1, 1962).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0870/3688407-1-eng-US/f0026-082.jpg" title="f0026-08" width="273" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Perreault</figcaption></div>White&rsquo;s five goals paced the Hornets to a 9-4 victory over the Flags. Two of them came in the first period, one in the second and two more in the third.This is the second season for the veteran left winger in a Toledo uniform. He joined the team last January after a long career in the Eastern and Western Leagues but was able to garner only seven goals in 33 games last season.&ldquo;I just got lucky, I guess,&rdquo; said White after the game. &ldquo;It must be a matter of being in the right place at the right time. I have had two hat tricks in pro hockey. I never had five in one game, any place. I had some good passes tonight. It&rsquo;s great playing with Maxy (Stan Maxwell) and Jabbo&rdquo; (Greg Jablonski).Toledo fans were hoping that the veteran line of White, Maxwell and Jablonski would turn out to be a real production line. In an ensuing game, Maxwell pumped in two goals within 33 seconds on assists from White to help beat Fort Wayne, 6-2.The Hornets also have a rookie line: Bert DeHate, Al Langlais and Doug Moyes that Coach Bill Mitchell thinks will be a good one. They combined for the first two goals before White went on his scoring spree.FORT WAYNE: Mike Quinn, secured in the draft from Columbus, along with Serge Boudreault, who did not report, scored the Komets&rsquo; first hat trick in a 6-2 win over Flint&hellip;The K&rsquo;s secured veteran center Marc Boileau, who played previously with Indianapolis in the IHL, with Los Angeles and Seattle in the Western League and one season with Detroit in the National&hellip;Ken Ullyot was reported still in the market for a coach&hellip;Right wing Al Quintillian was a late release&hellip;Defenseman Cal Purinton had two goals against Dayton, equalling his entire last season output.DAYTON: The Gems, seeking more scoring power, added two left wingers, buying Lorne Rombough from Flint for &ldquo;over the waiver price&rdquo; and signing Brian Vescio from Amarillo of the Central League&hellip;Jules &lsquo;Cho Choo&rsquo; Bouchard, secured from Columbus in the draft, made his first appearance, drawing three minor penalties in the first period&hellip;He was later traded to Port Huron in exchange for Reg Bechtold.FLINT: Lorne Rombough&rsquo;s sale to Dayton broke up the only brother combination in the IHL. Doug Rombough, 20, is a rookie center&hellip;Left wing Jim Booth, who played last year with Flint, was not being used until a contract depute with Charlotte of the Eastern League was settled&hellip;New goalie Gilles Meloche had an assist in a 3-1 win at Dayton, only the second point for a Flint goalie&hellip;The Gens loaned forward Doug Abel to Nashville of the EHL.MUSKEGON: The Mohawks lost winger Marty Desmarais and Andre Pronovost for an indefinite period. Pronovost had part of his nose whacked off in a game at Fort Wayne&hellip;Bob Munro and Darrell Knibbs, two popular players from last season, were sent back by Montreal Voyageurs of the AHL&hellip;The Hawks also secured right wing Frank Hamill, 22, who played with Toronto Marlboros and Dan Sharpe, an experienced defenseman from Denver. Ken Kelly rejoined the Mohawks after spending the last two seasons with Cleveland of the American League.DES MOLNES: Coach Bob Perreault made his first start in goal and made some great stops as the Oak Leafs; nosed out Port Huron, 4-3. Phil Headley, Flags&rsquo; goalie had 41 saves&hellip;Perreault wore a mask, according to league rules, for the first time in years&hellip;Ken Sutyla was moved from right wing to center&hellip;Don Clovechuk, rookie center, reported from San Diego. The Leafs have decided to go with Perreault and Gaye Cooley as their netminders after releasing Tim Tabor and Pat Lange&hellip;Veteran IHL campaigner Moe Morrissette, No. 2 scorer on the team last year, was also released by the Leafs.PORT HURON: Coach Ted Garvin was seeking to get defenseman Dave Padzerski, who sat out last year but who was drafted from Des Moines by the Flags&hellip;Rookie Don Bruner was slated to alternate in goal with the veteran Phil Headley&hellip;Ken Knapton and Tom Johnson, wingers, were placed on the inactive list after neither was claimed when put on waivers&hellip;Defense veteran Jake Hendrickson was out with an injured ankle. The arrival of Bouchard in a trade with Dayton will help ease the Flags&rsquo; defense problems.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0964/3688400-1-eng-US/f0026-092.jpg" title="f0026-09" width="543" height="583"><figcaption class="caption-body">MARC BOILEAU&hellip;Fills Center Spot</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-1060/3688393-1-eng-US/f0026-102.jpg" title="f0026-10" width="542" height="577"><figcaption class="caption-body">HAROLD WHITE&hellip;&ldquo;I Just Got Lucky&rdquo;</figcaption></div><h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 3)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-01279/3688386-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="584" height="275"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Wed. Oct. 28Port Huron 2 at Dayton 6Fri. Oct. 30Des Moines 1 at Toledo 3Dayton 2 at Flint 2Sat. Oct. 31Des Moines 5 at Port Huron 1Flint 4 at Toledo 2Fort Wayne 0 at Muskegon 7Sun. Nov. 1Muskegon 4 at Dayton 3Toledo 2 at Flint 7Fort Wayne 6 at Port Huron 2<h3>GAMES TO COME</h3>Tues. Nov. 3Dayton at Des MoinesThurs. Nov. 5Dayton at Des MoinesFri. Nov. 6Port Huron at FlintDes Moines at MuskegonToledo at Fort WayneSat. Nov. 7Flint at DaytonFort Huron at MuskegonDes Moines at Fort WayneSun. Nov. 8Toledo at DaytonFort Wayne at FlintMuskegon at Port HuronTues. Nov. 10Fort Wayne at Des MoinesWed. Nov. 11Fort Wayne at Des MoinesFri. Nov. 13Flint at Port HuronMuskegon at ToledoDes Moines at Fort Wayne<h3>MICHIGAN JUNIOR LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Mon. Oct. 26)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-02225/3688379-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="576" height="178"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-03188/3688372-1-eng-US/f0026-032.jpg" title="f0026-03" width="578" height="238"></div><h3>UNITED STATES LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Fri. Oct. 30)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-04144/3688365-1-eng-US/f0026-042.jpg" title="f0026-04" width="572" height="198"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-05115/3688358-1-eng-US/f0026-052.jpg" title="f0026-05" width="576" height="323"></div><h3>ALBERTA HOCKEY LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Mon. Oct. 26)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0690/3688351-1-eng-US/f0026-062.jpg" title="f0026-06" width="581" height="128"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0779/3688344-1-eng-US/f0026-072.jpg" title="f0026-07" width="577" height="252"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including games of Sun. Oct. 25)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-1156/3688337-1-eng-US/f0026-112.jpg" title="f0026-11" width="585" height="606"></div><h3>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-1250/3688330-1-eng-US/f0026-122.jpg" title="f0026-12" width="577" height="325"></div> &#9632;

f0026-08

Toledo Veteran White Nets Five-Coal Came; Komets Land Boileau

GUELPH&mdash;Leading OHA Detroit Junior Red Wings&rsquo; Pat Donnelly continues to hold down first place in the Southern Ontario Hockey Association Junior A scoring race but Guelph&rsquo;s Corky De Graauw remains hot on his trail.Donnelly, the league&rsquo;s leading goal-getter with 10, has 18 points while De Graauw, who tops the league in assists with 14, is only a point back. Guelph&rsquo;s Pete Darcy is in third place with 16 points. &#9632;

Detroit Ace Leading OHA

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div>ST. CATHARINES&mdash;Since the first National Hockey League expansion draft of over aged junior A hockey players four years ago goaltenders have usually been well down the list of those selected.Both the established and new clubs have invariably looked for the glamor kids&mdash;the players who put the puck in the net regularly.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1057/3688525-1-eng-US/f0027-102.jpg" title="f0027-10" width="268" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body">John Garrett</figcaption></div>However, there could be a change next June when the list of eligible juniors is presented to the 14 teams in Montreal.One player who is almost certain to be among the top four or five drafted is Peterborough goaltender John Garrett.Judging by his play the last two seasons with the Petes and again this year Garrett is the most promising junior goaltender in the past decade.The Petes stretched their unbeaten streak to nine games in St. Catharines, defeating the Black Hawks 4-2 and, as has been the case in most of their early-season successes, the key man was the 19-year-old Garrett.The Hawks, led by Captain Marcel Dionne, fired 38 shots at Garrett and only Dionne&rsquo;s two goals spoiled his otherwise perfect night.George Hulme, generally ranked on a par with Garrett, had only 14 shots but allowed four goals.A chunky, 165-pounder, Garrett after the first four weeks of the schedule had allowed only 19 goals in nine games, almost half as many as his closest rival over a similar number of games.In the majority of their starts the Petes have been outshot, although not always as decisively as in the game in which they handed the Hawks their first home ice defeat.It was also the first win by Peterborough on St. Catharines ice in four years and stretched the Petes&rsquo; first place margin over the Hawks to seven points.Strangely enough, Peterborough, which has often been accused of playing dull but winning hockey, has also shown surprising offensive strength.Led by Craig Ramsay and Jim Mahon, who will also be high on the NHL list of drafts, they had scored more goals than any other club, usually capitalizing on relatively few chances.Peterborough coach Roger Neilson has always stressed positional play and this has been a major factor, as well as Garrett&rsquo;s goaltending, which has given them their best opening month in a great many years.With the Petes well in front, St. Catharines, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto Marlboros and the defending Memorial Cup champion Montreal Canadiens were bunched within a few points of each other between second and seventh positions.The battle in the lower regions for the final playoff spot (eight of 10 teams qualify) is gradually developing between Niagara Falls Flyers, who missed the post-season games last year, London Knights and Oshawa Generals.However the Generals, by the last week of October, were the only team to take a point from Peterborough, holding them to a 4-4 tie. Another quirk in the unpredicable Junior League is that Oshawa had not won a game but remained close with three draws.Dionne, completing his third and final season with St. Catharines, could become only the second player in Junior history to win the points scoring championship twice.Dionne had 100 points in his rookie season, seven less than points winner Rejean Houle of Montreal.Last year he won the championship with 132 points, leading even Montreal&rsquo;s super-junior Gil Perreault, the No. I draft choice by Buffalo Sabres last June.Dionne had a 43-game streak in which he had scored at least one point, ended in a 4-2 loss suffered by the Hawks in Hamilton but quickly recovered from his &ldquo;slump&rdquo; and counted 10 points in the next three games.<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>ONTARIO MAJOR JUNIOR</h3>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 3)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-01263/3688518-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="579" height="385"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Oct. 27Oshawa 3 at Hamilton 8St. Catharines 6 at Niagara Falls 4Thurs. Oct. 29Kitchener 3 at Peterborough 5Fri. Oct. 30London 5 at Niagara Falls 1Oshawa 4 at Ottawa 3St. Catharines 5 at Toronto 9Sun. Nov. 1Hamilton 2 at Montreal 5Kitchener 5 at St. Catharines 6Niagara Falls 2 at Oshawa 9Peterborough 9 at Toronto 2Ottawa 4 at London 3<h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3>(Including games of Oct. 25)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-02209/3688511-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="575" height="357"></div><h3>WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Sun. Nov. 1)EASTERN DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-03152/3688504-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg" title="f0027-03" width="569" height="204"></div>WESTERN DIVISION<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-04119/3688497-1-eng-US/f0027-042.jpg" title="f0027-04" width="573" height="205"></div><h3>QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Mon. Nov 2)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0594/3688490-1-eng-US/f0027-052.jpg" title="f0027-05" width="574" height="374"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3>Tues. Oct. 27Shawinigan 5, Three Rivers 1St. Jerome 4, Verdun 2Rosemount 4, Sorel 2Thurs. Oct. 29Rosemount 4, Sorel 2St. Jerome 4, Verdun 2Shawinigan 5, Three Rivers 1Fri. Oct. 30Quebec 13, Sorel 2Verdun 7, Rosemount 4Drummondville 5, Sherbrooke 1Sun. Nov. 1St. Jerome 3, Thee Rivers 2Sorel 5, Drummondville 3Srrooke 5, Cornwall 1Quebec 16, Verdun 6Rosemount 6, Shawinigan 0<h3>NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h3>(Standings on Thurs. Oct. 29)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0675/3688483-1-eng-US/f0027-062.jpg" title="f0027-06" width="569" height="189"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0766/3688476-1-eng-US/f0027-072.jpg" title="f0027-07" width="573" height="429"></div><h3>CENTRAL JUNIOR LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Sat. Oct. 24)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0862/3688469-1-eng-US/f0027-082.jpg" title="f0027-08" width="568" height="195"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0961/3688462-1-eng-US/f0027-092.jpg" title="f0027-09" width="568" height="260"></div> &#9632;

f0027-10

Petes Rolling In High Gear

<div class="byline">BY ALEX HARDY</div>CALGARY&mdash;&ldquo;The most disgusting incident ever staged on Calgary ice.&rdquo;That was Calgary Herald sportswriter Dune Scott&rsquo;s appraisal of the recent donnybrook between the homestanding Centennials and the Brandon Wheat Kings. It was the worst brawl in Western Canada League history.Every player on both teams was given a game misconduct. League president Ron Butlin sus-pended Calgary manager-coach Scotty Munro for four games (he was replaced by his son Jim) and Brandon coach Gerry Brisson for two games. Thirty players, 15 from each side, were fined.Writer Scott says the last time all players joined in a brawl was more than 20 years ago in a game between Calgary Buffaloes and Regina Pats.Butlin says Munro&rsquo;s suspension was more severe because the Calgary coach has been involved in a number of incidents this year.Munro and Brisson aren&rsquo;t the only coaches in the WCHL who have been guilty of causing ugly incidents. Butlin has since made it clear to all of them that steps will be taken to clear up the league.Munro defended his action in letting his players leave the bench to join in the fight. &ldquo;I admit it was against the rules and it was the wrong thing to do, but four of their guys went off the bench first. We won&rsquo;t be pushed around anymore.Munro recalled how Calgary has been physically beaten in recent seasons. Forward Randy Rota (broken ankle), Wayne Morusyk (broken arm), Ernie Heinemann (broken hip) and Wayne Hogan-son (broken cheek bone) were all hurt against Edmonton.Brian Walker, this season&rsquo;s captain, had his jaw broken by Saskatoon goalie Neil McNevin last year. In his first game back, he was cut for a dozen stitches in Edmonton. Morusyk suffered a serious knee injury against Brandon and Brian Carlin had his leg broken against Estevan.ICE CIPS: The poor early showing of the Saskatoon Blades is largely the result of their inability to capitalize on scoring chances. The Blades blame it on the fact they always seem to come up against &ldquo;hot&rdquo; goalies&hellip;Swift Current defenseman Murray Worley is lost for the season after tearing knee ligaments.Edmonton Oil Kings are living up to their pre-season billing. General manager Bill Hunter said his club would have more scoring punch, and. Io and behold, two Oil Kings (centre Dan Spring and right-winger Don Kozak) were at the top of the league at last count. For more than a decade Oil Kings have been a notoriously low-scoring team. winning championships on the strength of their forechecking, defense and goaltending. &#9632;

Butlin To Act On Brawling After Worst Ice Donnybrook

<div class="image-hero"><img title="C4-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/c4-01207/3688580-1-eng-US/c4-012.jpg"></div> &#9632;

Search for your favorite player or team

November 13, 1970

Wings Swap Stemmer For N. Y. Rearguard

NHL PLAYERS SCORING PENALTY RECORDS

STARS OF THE WEEK

Restricted Firepower Keeps Bears On Bottom Of Division