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January 1, 1971
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NHL Team Rosters
C-Captain. A-Alternate Captain. MONTREAL GOALKEEPERS Rogatien Vachon Phil Myre DEFENSEMEN Pierre Bouchard Terry Harper A J.C. Tremblay Guy Lapointe Serge Savard CENTERS Jacques Lemaire Henri Richard A Ralph Backstrom Jean Beliveau C RIGHT WINGS Bill Collins Mickey Redmond Rejean Houle Leon Rochefort Yvan Cournoyer LEFT WINGS Pete Mahovlich John Ferguson Marc Tardif INJURED Claude Larose Larry Pleau Jacques Laperriere BOSTON GOALKEEPERS Gerry Cheevers Ed Johnston DEFENSEMEN Don Awrey Ted Green A Bobby Orr Dallas Smith Rick Smith CENTERS Phil Esposito A Derek Sanderson Fred Stanfield RIGHT WINGS Wayne Cashman Ken Hodge John McKenzie Ed Westfall A LEFT WINGS Garnet Bailey John Bucyk A Wayne Carleton Don Marcotte Dan Schock INJURED None DETROIT GOALKEEPERS Jim Rutherford Don McLeod DEFENSEMEN Ron Harris Gary Bergman A Gerry Hart Dale Rolfe Serge Lajeunesse CENTERS Alex Delvecchio C Rene Leclerc Garry Unger Don Luce RIGHT WINGS Wayne Connelly Tom Webster Hank Monteith Gordie Howe A LEFT WINGS Billy Dea Bruce MacGregor A Frank Mahovlich Nick Libett INJURED Larry Brown Roy Edwards TORONTO GOALKEEPERS Bruce Gamble Jacques Plante DEFENSEMEN Jim Dorey Brian Glennie Rick Ley Bob Baun Jim McKenny Mike Pelyk CENTERS Dave Keon C Darryl Sittier Norm Ullman A Mike Walton A RIGHT WINGS Ron Ellis A Guy Trottier Billy MacMillan George Armstrong LEFT WINGS Garry Monahan Jim Harrison Brian Spencer Doug Brindley Paul Henderson INJURED Brad Selwooa NEWYORK GOALKEEPERS Ed Giacomin Gilles Villemure DEFENSEMEN Arnie Brown A Tim Horton Jim Neilson A Brad Park Rod Seiling CENTERS Syl Apps Pete Stemkowski Jean Ratelle Walt Tkaczuk RIGHT WINGS Rod Gilbert A Bob Nevin C Ron Stewart Jim Krulicki Bill…
NATIONAL LEAGUE
LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S and Canada LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arneld Street, WaHaceburg, Owtarie Sold in U.S. and Canada LOS ANGELES— The sweet early promise that tasted so good to followers of the Los Angeles Kings had turned sour by mid-December. The most-improved team in the NHL in the early going, the Kings had not won in eight con sec u five games and only once in their last 14 games as they passed the one-third point in the season with a mediocre mark of eight victories, 14 defeats and four ties, sunk back in sixth place. There were times when they continued to look improved, but victory continued to escape them. Detroit tied them with five seconds to play in one…
RATELIE MAKING N.Y. ROOKIE FLY—PAGE 11
THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY VOL. 24—13 MONTREAL, JANUARY 1, 1971 Price 35ɀ KURT EXCEEDS CANUCK HOPES AS ICE LEADER—page 2 BLUES COULD DOMINATE WEST ALL STARS—page 3 HICKES NEW RAY OF SUN IN CALIFORNIA—page 17 BAUN STEADYING YOUNG LEAF DEFENDERS—page 16…
Campbell Tells Imlach To Curtail Column Commenting
BUFFALO—Clarence Campbell’s objections to Punch Imlach’s journalistic policies drew a strong defense from the Buffalo Sabres’ general manager and coach. Alluding to protests filed by Stafford Smythe, president of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Campbell, the National Hockey-League president, said, “I have had two objections to Mr. Imlach’s writing. “In view of the contents of the articles brought to my attention, I feel the protests were completely justified. “As the general manager and coach of a team in the NHL, it is my feeling that Mr. Imlach should not comment on other general managers and coaches. “That is, be should not comment in column form. If he is asked a question, he should answer it, but to comment as he has done in column form is clearly improper.” In a column syndicated in Canada and the…