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December 18, 1970
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Ottawa 67s Newest Threat, Take Aim At Leading Petes
OTTAWA— In the first six weeks of the Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior A schedule Peterborough Petes and St. Catharines Black Hawks were first and second and had plenty of space between them and the other eight teams in the group. The Petes went a dozen games before suffering their first loss while the Hawks were consistent enough to hold a fairly solid grip on second position. However in the last couple of weeks Ottawa 67s and Montreal Canadiens have moved up to pose genuine threats. Ottawa made the greatest advance, vaulting from fifth place to third with three wins in 72 hours—two of them on the road. The 67s, under coach Bill Long, trounced London Knights 6-1 at home, then handed the Petes their first loss of the season in Peterborough by a close…
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Blues Find Magic In 4-Man Defense
ST. LOUIS— The St. Louis Blues have been using four defensemen—and for them the system is brand new. Over the bulk of the past three seasons Scotty Bowman had regularly used six defenseman. The system was unique in the National Hockey League but it worked well for the Blues. It also made the shifts a little easier for aging defensemen like Doug Harvey, Jean-Guy Talbot and Al Arbour. Those three are gone from the Blues’ playing roster now, and Arbour, as coach, has switched to the more conventional system. Arbour explains the change by saying, “With the type of guys we have, they thrive on extra work.” The four are Barclay Plager and Noel Picard on one pair and Bob Plager and Jimmy Roberts on the other. Roberts says, “We’re all pretty husky. It’s probably good…