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February 12, 1971

The Hockey News February 12, 1971

<h2>ONTARIO SENIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Wed. Jan 27.)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01528/2820269-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="576" height="298"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02454/2820262-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="593" height="537"></div><h2>CENTRAL JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Wed. Jan. 20)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03356/2820255-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="584" height="205"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-04285/2820248-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg" title="f0016-04" width="583" height="435"></div><h2>BRITISH COLUMBIA JUNIOR</h2>(Standings on Tues. Jan. 26)<h3>COAST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-05214/2820241-1-eng-US/f0016-052.jpg" title="f0016-05" width="586" height="168"></div><h3>OKANAGAN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-06170/2820234-1-eng-US/f0016-062.jpg" title="f0016-06" width="584" height="169"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-07157/2820227-1-eng-US/f0016-072.jpg" title="f0016-07" width="587" height="479"></div><h2>NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2>(Standings on Thurs. Jan. 28)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-08143/2820220-1-eng-US/f0016-082.jpg" title="f0016-08" width="583" height="203"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-09123/2820213-1-eng-US/f0016-092.jpg" title="f0016-09" width="586" height="357"></div> &#9632;

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NHL Teams

HOW THEY STAND

Featuring First Class NHL Instructors<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-094/2821651-1-eng-US/f0028-092.jpg" title="f0028-09" width="281" height="370"><figcaption class="caption-body">RON ELLIS Star Winger Toronto Maple Leafs</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-112/2821644-1-eng-US/f0028-112.jpg" title="f0028-11" width="300" height="365"><figcaption class="caption-body">PETER MAHOVUCH Left Winger Montreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-122/2821637-1-eng-US/f0028-122.jpg" title="f0028-12" width="293" height="375"><figcaption class="caption-body">PAUL HENDERSON left Winger Toronto Maple Leafs</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-13/2821630-1-eng-US/f0028-132.jpg" title="f0028-13" width="354" height="372"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROD SEILING Defense man New York Rangers</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-105/2821623-1-eng-US/f0028-102.jpg" title="f0028-10" width="354" height="388"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM WATSON Rugged Defenseman Buffalo Sabres</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-14/2821616-1-eng-US/f0028-142.jpg" title="f0028-14" width="364" height="371"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM LORENTZ Classy Center St Louis Blues</figcaption></div>&#9679; Three Hours Ice Time Daily&#9679; Supervised Recreation Facilities&#9679; Complete Camping ProgramBoating &#9679; Water skiing &#9679; Horseback Riding &#9679; Fishing &#9679; Golf &#9679; Shuffleboard &#9679; SwimmingEIGHT WEEKLY SESSIONS JULY 4 &mdash; AUGUST 29Small On-The-lce Sessions Limited Enrolment Be Sure To Apply Early<h2>ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS</h2>Ken Murray &mdash; Toiontc Maple leafs/Tulso OilersDon Liesemer &mdash; Montreal VoyageursDoug Brindley &mdash; Tulsa OilersRon Ingram &mdash; former New York RangersPat Tims &mdash; Toronto MarlborosSheldon Kannegiesser &mdash; Omaha KnightsJohn Dolby &mdash; Long Island Ducks<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-15/2821609-1-eng-US/f0028-152.jpg" title="f0028-15" width="968" height="523"></div> &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

SUNDRIDGE HOCKEY CAMP

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01691/2819054-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"></div>We&rsquo;re always on hand for all the action. Haven&rsquo;t missed a minute this season. Most of the players know we have a great feeling for the game. We&rsquo;re fast becoming the most popular stick in hockey. Look for us on the ice &hellip; with your favorite pro. He&rsquo;s probably carrying a stick that says Sher-Wood on the handle. More pros use Sher-Wood with every game.You might say they like the way we stick with them.<h2>SHER-WOOD&reg;</h2>&copy; 1971 &mdash; Adirondack-Sherwood, Dolgeville, New York 13329 &#9679; Adirondack-Sherwood, Inc., Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada &#9632;

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SHER-WOOD goes to every game.

<div class="byline">BY BOB ELMER</div>BALTIMORE&mdash;One of Coach Terry Reardon&rsquo;s most oft-heard expressions emanating from the Baltimore Clippers bench during the course of a hotly contested game goes something like. &ldquo;Come on Rivett&hellip;throw it in there&hellip;and go after it.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0547/2820808-1-eng-US/f0021-052.jpg" title="f0021-05" width="262" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Rivard</figcaption></div>And, that&rsquo;s just about what Joseph Robert Rivard has been doing on behalf of his Clipper teammates, ever since he came to the local club three wintersago from the Pittsburgh Penguins.&ldquo;Terry is the only one know of who calls me &lsquo;Rivet&rsquo;, the popular, 31-year-old native of Quebec recently recalled.&rdquo; but I don&rsquo;t mind, just so long as he keeps hollering my name to make the regular line changes.&rdquo;At 5 feet 8, 155 pounds, Rivard&rsquo;s life in the pro hockey world hasn&rsquo;t been easy. He gets his share of the bumps and &lsquo;umps, but always manages to bounce back for more as witness the many fine scoring years he&rsquo;s had since turning pro with the Montreal organization in 1966.After spending six years as an amateur in the International League, Rivard became one of the Quebec Aces, leading lamp lighters in 1966-67 when they won the AHL&rsquo;s Eastern Division crown. He was honored with the Dudley Garrett Memorial Trophy as the league&rsquo;s rookie of the year and in the ensuing summer was drafted by the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins.After 47 games in Baltimore where he collected 14 goals and 24 assists, the diminutive center finished that campaign in Pittsburgh. The next year found Rivard with the Quebec Ace again, but the French speaking fans started to turn sour on their former hero and a mid-winter deal brought him back to Baltimore.Putting in a full season with the Clippers last winter, Rivard wound up as the club&rsquo;s second leading scorer behind veteran Jimmy Bartlett. The hustling Canadian tallied 21 goals and 35 assists for 56 points and put in a lot of time as a penalty killer.So far this winter, Rivard has played in 40 of the 41 Clipper games and has knocked in 14 goals to go with his 12 scoring passes for 26 points.What&rsquo;s rubbing Bob the wrong way is the fact that despite his scoring out-put as the team&rsquo;s fourth leading goal scorer, he can&rsquo;t break into the regular lineup. So far this season he has played center, left and right wing, but much of the time he&rsquo;s just been on the bench.&ldquo;I know the next step will be defense,&rdquo; smiles Bob, &ldquo;and not long after that I&rsquo;ll be in the goal. But somewhat ironically, it is Rivard&rsquo;s versatility that seems to be keeping him out of the lineup.&ldquo;Bob is as good or better than the three regular centers we have in there.&rdquo; Reardon admitted, &ldquo;but Bob has that ability to come off the bench and play anywhere which is something the other three can&rsquo;t do.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Clippers Look For Rivard’s Versatility

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01500/2822346-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg" title="Cover-01" width="240" height="274"><figcaption class="caption-body">20 YEARS BIGGER BETTER</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02374/2822339-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="598" height="846"><figcaption class="caption-body">MIKE WALTON</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-03165/2822332-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="828" height="1812"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRUCE GAMBLE Moves To Philly In Multiple Swap</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0453/2822325-1-eng-US/cover-042.jpg" title="Cover-04" width="813" height="1544"><figcaption class="caption-body">BERNIE PARENT The Man Leafs Wanted For Future</figcaption></div>TORONTO&mdash;Toronto Maple Leaf&rsquo;s, building for the future and in need of some long-range goalkeeping insurance with Jacques Plante just having celebrated his 42nd birth-day. unloaded two players with questionable futures with the club for the big plumb &mdash; goaler Bernie Parent of the Philadelphia Fivers.The Leafs, Flyers and Boston Bruins hooked up in threepronged trade negotiations to get the 25-year-old Parent into a Toronto uniform while moving out controversial center Mike Walton and veteran netminder Bruce Gamble. Walton went to the power-packed Bruins while Gamble ended up in Philly where he&rsquo;ll be fitted into the Flyers&rsquo; goaling picture with the suddenly emerging Doug Favell.Here&rsquo;s how the trade triangle went:Leafs opened the swapping by sending Walton. Gamble and its No. 1 amateur draft choice in 1971 to Philadelphia in return for Parent and Fivers&rsquo; No. 2 amateur selection this year.The Flyers turned around and dealt the stormy Walton to Boston thereby completing a trade that began a week ago when the Bruins sent minor league winger Dan Schock to Philadelphia for &lsquo;future considerations&rsquo;.As it turnedout, the &lsquo;future considerations&rsquo; were the services of Walton for the rights to Schock and a promising rookie winger by the name of Rick MacLeish. who is currently performing with Oklahoma City of the Central League.It was pretty obvious that Walton. who hasn&rsquo;t played a game for the Leafs since before Christmas while in the club&rsquo;s doghouse, arid the much sought after Parent. were the key figures in the multiple swapping.The Leafs wanted Parent badly and had been striving to lock him up in a trade for some time. When they landed Plante last summer to fulfill their goaling needs for the 1970-71 season, they made it clear they would be in the market for a top calibre goalkeeper to succeed the brilliant but aging Plante. In recent weeks it was apparent the Leafs wouldn&rsquo;t settle for anyone other than Parent.The Toronto club has been trying to unload Walton despite the fact he scored 73 goals for the Leafs in the three full seasons with the club. He had reached the crossroads with the Leaf management and had grown disenchanted with the organization &mdash; in spite of the fact he was married to President Staff Smyth&rsquo;s niece and was later suspended. A potential 40-goal scorer. he will give the runaway Bruins added security up front and put at ease what had become a touchy situation for the NHL and the LeafsNHL President Clarence Campbell recently recommended that Toronto trade Walton for the good of hockey. Walton was reportedly drawing down a $40,000 contract with bonuses from the Leafs.Philadelphia lost its popular No. 1 netminder in Parent but the club has been desperate for scoring power and decided to sacrifice the young puck stopper in order to get Schock. MacLeish and a top draft choice. With Favell in tow. the club considered Parent expendable in recent weeks. The trade was rumored at the recent All Star game break in Boston with Parent&rsquo;s name the most prominently mentioned.The swap was the second three-team trade among NHL teams in the past week. Earlier, the Montreal Canadiens dispatched seasoned center Ralph Backstrom to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Gordon Labossiere. also a center, and defenseman Ray Fortin, who was toiling with Springfield in the AHL. In a matter of hours. Labossiere was on his way to Minnesota North Stars for minor league center Reynald Comeau, &lsquo;future considerations&rsquo; and a Stars&rsquo; amateur draft choice.For Backstrom, the trade culminated weeks of inactivity and uncertainty about his playing status. He readily accepted the trade to L.A. and responded with a goal his first time on the ice. Labossiere went two better. He shot a hat trick in his first appearance before Minnesota fans.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01676/2822318-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="538" height="574"><figcaption class="caption-body">MIKE WALTON &hellip;Gets His Wish</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02558/2822311-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="538" height="579"><figcaption class="caption-body">BERNIE PARENT Leaf Of Future</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03374/2822304-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="524" height="579"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRUCE GAMBLE Moves To Philly</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04221/2822297-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="536" height="581"><figcaption class="caption-body">RALPH BACKSTROM Grabbed By Kings</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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WALTON A BRUIN IN 3-WAY TRADE

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01674/2818947-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="523" height="565"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROD GILBERT &hellip;Picked Rangers Up</figcaption></div>NEW YORK &mdash;Rod Gilbert, the dashing New York Ranger right wing was already past the Buffalo Sabres net, when he flipped the puck backwards towards the crease. It curled around the post and past Roger Crozier for a Gilbert goal. It was noteworthy for many reasons &mdash; and stopped the first really serious Ranger slump of the season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02639/2818940-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg" title="f0002-02" width="256" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body">Dave Balon</figcaption></div>The shot tied the January 21 game between New York and Buffalo at 5-5. It was the second straight game that two Gilbert third period goals had given New York a deadlock. The Gallic appearing bachelor had popped home a pair against the Philadelphia Flyers the evening before, to partially atone for a poor earlier performance by the entire Ranger team, and to give New York a 3-3 tie.&ldquo;Gilbert&rsquo;s goal in Buffalo was very important to us,&rdquo; said Emile Francis, the Rangers general manager-coach. &ldquo;We had lost two in a row (3-1 to California on Jan. 15 and 4-3 to Chicago on Jan. 17) and then played a bad game against Philly. Another loss would have really hurt. Also, our defense was having a few problems for the first time. Confidence is everything and it never seems as bad when you tie as when you lose.&rdquo;On a personal level, Gilbert, the five-foot, nine inch. 175 pount Montreal native found much cause for satisfaction. Last season he scored a grand total of 16 goals. His Buffalo second tally tied this, and when he drilled a beauty against Minnesota on January 24, he surpassed last season&rsquo;s total.&ldquo;My goal against Buffalo was a desperation shot, but maybe I have a little luck coming now,&rdquo; grinned Gilbert. &ldquo;Usually I get one hot streak in a season. I feel rea good now, so maybe this will keep up.&rdquo;Gilbert, once touted as the Rangers&rsquo; super star of the future is 29. Hopes for his emergence to true stardom had withered in the past couple of seasons, despite his record of 28, 29 and 28 goals in the 1966-67, 1967-68 and 1968-69 campaigns.&ldquo;Gilbert slap shoots too much and telegraphs his shots,&rdquo; claimed a rival goalie. &ldquo;He should wrist shoot more often.&rdquo;This season Rod has worked hard, going both ways and hitting much harder in the corners. He still has a predilection for the slapper, but on occasion was varying his attack.His 17th goal was historic in other aspects. It gave him 188 all time career goals, moving him ahead of Bryan Hextall on the all-time New York scoring list, and into fourth place, behind only Andy Bathgate (272), Camille Henry (256) and Bill Cook (228). His improved clutch performance was shown by the statistic which showed Gilbert leading New York with seven game tying goals. Last season, in his drought, he had only one. Against Minnesota he had a whopping nine shots on goal.If Gilbert saved the Rangers from a prolonged slump and gave the defense a chance to catch its breath, when, for the first time there were signs of faltering, left wing Dave Balon shot for stardom and revitalized the attack. January 24 was &ldquo;Dave Balon Day&rdquo; at Madison Square Garden, with the slick haired 32 year old veteran firing four goals against Minnesota before the usual sell-out crowd of 17,250 and national TV, via CBS. This gave Balon 29 goals, second only to Phil Esposito&mdash;and backed his drive for first team all star honors. Also, he has 15 markers in 15 games and 25 in the last 32.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m still shooting off the toe of my stick, and somehow they are going in,&rdquo; laughed the happy excited Ranger.Balon is an intense athlete, who works as hard as anyone in the NHL. He is not a net hanger, ala Henry or Yvan Cournoyer, but his skill in close around the net reminds one of Jean Beliveau and his goal mouth legerdermain.Wren Blair, the North Stars&rsquo; general manager, who traded Davey to New York after the 1967-68 season, says, &ldquo;Walt Tkaczuk is the main reason for Baton&rsquo;s success. He only got ten goals in 1968-69 with the Rangers and most of them came when he finally was put with Tkaczuk late in the season. He and Walt work together perfectly. It is amazing. He got fifteen goals for us in one entire season and now look at his figures.&rdquo;Balon, himself, almost doesn&rsquo;t believe his new found success. He is modest to a fault, but if his record was examined, it would show he never really had a center of Tkaczuk&rsquo;s excellence. When Davey was with Montreal from 1963-64 through 1966-67 he was used mostly on the checking line. He did not benefit from the passes of Beliveau or Henri Richard.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to predict how many goals I am going to score,&rdquo; inisists the &lsquo;superstitous Balon. &ldquo;That might change my luck.&rdquo;The New York January thaw was caused by the pressure of the annual excursion into the hinterlands during the run of the Ice Capades.Arnie Brown, the hustling defenseman explained, &ldquo;We were getting a bit tired. Travelling all the time is rough. A couple of weeks at home should do the job. We haven&rsquo;t lost at home yet (17-0-5) and I hope we don&rsquo;t.&rdquo;Francis himself thought the defense and the penalty killers had slipped during the slump. &ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t as if they are putting a lot of pressure on and then scoring. They are getting breakaways and other plays like that. One chance and bingo into the net. Also, we started to have a bit of trouble stopping the opposition when we are shorthanded.&rdquo;Happily, Gilbert, Balon and good old MSG homecooking made it all come out right, and straightened the team out for the stretch battle with Boston.BLUE CHIPS: Eddie Giacomin&rsquo;s appearance against Minnesota was first start of season for Go Go versus the North Stars &hellip; Mike Robitaille played a bit against Philly and Buffalo when Francis shook things up and did fine &hellip; More than 800 guests turned out at the annual Dinner Dance of the Rangers Fan Club on January 22 at the Statler Hilton Hotel. RFC is planning Pittsburgh trip via bus on February 27 &hellip; Despite January slump Rangers still lead NHL in stopping the powerplay, having given up only 21 goals through January 24 &hellip; Eight of Vic Hadfield&rsquo;s goals have been go-ahead tallies, while Dave Balon has six game winners. &#9632;

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Ranger Rollback Comes To End With Gilbert, Balon On Spree

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01738/2818999-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="370" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ken McKenzie&rsquo;s</figcaption></div>&#9679;IN RESPONSE to numerous requests from readers asking for a compact binder in which to permanently retain their copies of THE HOCKEY NEWS each year, we are pleased to announce that these attractive binders are now available. They keep a year&rsquo;s supply (35 issues) in first-class condition and are a wonderful reference guide on puck activities over a season. See order form on page 17 &hellip; The phone business between management and the bench that caused so much talk at Detroit doesn&rsquo;t concern new coach Doug Barkley. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s done in football so why not in hockey? There are many things to be noticed from the press box that a coach doesn&rsquo;t see from the bench. I wouldn&rsquo;t be offended if I&rsquo;m tipped off,&rdquo; the new Red Wing coach advised &hellip; John Ferguson. Montreal&rsquo;s hard-rock, is a firm believer in non-fraternization. Recently the Detroit Red Wings came to town and a couple of the Canadiens took time to greet recently-traded Mickey Redmond and Bill Collins. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going,&rdquo; barked Fergy. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re on the other team&rdquo; &hellip; In a recent junior game at the Montreal Forum between the Baby Habs and the Toronto Marlboros an uproar went up from the partisan Canadien fans when the Marlie goaltender continued to play with the bottom half of his goal stick after breaking the handle off during play. The fans screamed for a penalty for playing with a broken stick. However, the rule stipulates, &ldquo;a goalkeeper may continue to play with a broken stick until stoppag of play or until he has been legally provided with a stick&rdquo; &hellip; Dale Tallon, Vancouver&rsquo;s ace rookie, said that playing in this year&rsquo;s All Star Game was the thrill of his life. &ldquo;I was jittery but I&rsquo;ll be back again.&rdquo; he said confidently &hellip; Montreal&rsquo;s J.C. Tremblay and Serge Savard celebrated birthdays on the same date last month (Jan. 22). J.C. turned 32 while Savard was 26 &hellip; Punch Imlach thinks his boy, Gil Perreault, clinched the NHL rookie award by his splendid play in the All Star Game.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02689/2818992-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="252" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">John Ferguson</figcaption></div>&#9679;LENNY GAGNON of Medford. Mass, recently returned from Russia where he refereed games in the Moscow International Tournament. He enjoyed it very much and was the first American referee to work in Russia. Lenny reported the Russians were very disappointed when they lost to the Czechs before 16,000 fans. He was introduced to Prime Minister Breshnev during his visit &hellip; Leo Labine, former winger with Boston and Detroit, was reinstated as an amateur to play with Sundridge Beavers &hellip; Boston&rsquo;s Phil Esposito, Gerry Cheevers and Ted Green are to be the subjects of books &hellip; Billy MacMillan, Toronto Maple Leafs outstanding young rookie, has been named the Prince Edward Islander of 1970. He is the youngest man to receive this honor in the 12 years the award has been given. Billy was born at Charlottetown. PEL on March 7, 1943 &hellip; Former Chicago Black Hawk player and U.S. college coach. Vic Heyliger, is now coaching the U.S. Air Force Academy &hellip; Fort Wayne Komets of the International League are starting to move of late after a slow start &hellip; The Alberta Junior Hockey League All Stars downed the Edmonton Oil Kings 5-2 in the first annual All Star Game played at Red Deer recently &hellip; Owner Jack Kent Cooke of the Los Angeles Kings let Ralph Backstrom. his new center, know he expects immediate results. In his first telephone conversation with his new boss. Backstrom said from Montreal: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be on the seven o&rsquo;clock flight tomorrow morning.&rdquo; &hellip; &ldquo;No, you won&rsquo;t,&rdquo; said Cooke. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ll be on the five o&rsquo;clock flight this afternoon.&rdquo; &hellip; Four new cities are being seriously considered for NHL expansion if this comes about for the 1973-74 season. One of the top candidates would be Atlanta, especially now that their new 16.000-seat civic building has been passed by city council.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03591/2818985-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="270" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy MacMillan</figcaption></div>&#9679;74 YEAR OLD Mrs. Mabel Hocking finally had her date with Boston Bruins&rsquo; center Derek Sanderson. She won the date with the swinging bachelor six months ago in the &ldquo;Date Derek Dav&rdquo; contest held by a Boston radio station which drew over 13,000 entries. The grandmother of 12 children Mrs. Hocking wrote the radio station, &ldquo;just because I&rsquo;m 73, there&rsquo;s no reason why I can&rsquo;t get a date with Derek&rdquo; &hellip; Profits from the Kansas City Blues&rsquo; exhibition game against the United States National team, a 7-3 victory for the Blues, were donated to the George Guilbault Fund. Guilbault, who played with Kansas City for parts of the last three seasons. recently lost an eye while playing with the New Haven Blades of the Eastern Hockey League. Another rarity occured in the recent game in Montreal between the Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings. In an unfortunate incident two players were injured on the same shift, but in two separate incidents. First Wings&rsquo; defenseman Dale Rolfe caught Henri Richard&rsquo;s errant stick across the bridge of his nose breaking it and cutting him for six stitches. While Rolfe lay bleeding on the ice at the Montreal blueline. Canadiens who had possession of the puck rushed into the Detroit end of the rink. It was then that Montreal&rsquo;s Claude Larose hit the ice heavily after colliding with Wings&rsquo; Ron Harris. Larose ended up with a mild concussion, but was saved from further injury by hitting the goal post head on when goaltender Roy Edwards stopped him &hellip; In an effort to refinance the Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League Sports Holdings. Inc. issued 60.000 shares at $5.00 per share hoping to sell the $300,000 package. However, only about 500 shares have been sold thus far &hellip; &hellip; If you haven&rsquo;t already ordered your handy Roster Pocket now is the time to do so. See order form on page 18. This is a terrific item for NHL fans.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04516/2818978-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="262" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body">Derek Sanderson</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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PASSING THE PUCK

OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded 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, FEBRUARY 12, 1971 No. 19<h2>College Team Betters US &mdash; Canadian Relations</h2>I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the University of Calgary Dinosaurs for their fine behaviour and sportsmanship during their recent visit to Duluth for the four team invitational hockey tournament (Providence College, Michigan Tech, Minnesota-Duluth were the other teams).Calgary&rsquo;s record was 1-1-1, but their talent didn&rsquo;t go unnoticed as three of their number were named to the tourney All Star squad: goalie Gordon Konowalyk, defenseman Terry Brown, and forward Frank Richardson. These guys were dead-tired when they arrived here, having played four games in five days, but they played well, and Calgary should be proud of them.I am looking forward to seeing these college men again next year. Being a Canadian, it&rsquo;s great to see teams from Canada come down here, play, and go home leaving people talking about their desire, hustle and good conduct.A. S. MACDONALD Duluth, Minn.<h2>All Star Win Step Toward NHL Parity</h2>I have been an avid West Division fan almost since it&rsquo;s inception. I think the All Star victory is the first milestone in a long road to equality. Although the West could hardly have one without the unwanted Black Hawks, it was players such as Ernie Wakely and Ted Harris of expansion teams that made it that much more significant.When the NHL expanded four years ago, the moguls created six new franchises, but not six new teams! The new teams had to start with almost nothing, and have been fighting a desperate battle to be considered in the same league as the East. Although this victory may prove nothing about the progress of the new teams, it may help some of the Eastern fans realize it is a 14-team league now.STEWART ROULEAU, Kensington, Md.<h2>Feels New NHL Clubs Not Getting Breaks</h2>I have observed in a number of games in the years since expansion a certain bias against the new clubs in the NHL by the referees and linesmen. I do not feel it is intentional, but rather the result of the obvious superiority of the older clubs. This, and the fact that the skating officials are familiar with the personnel of the established teams, lead to an unconscious favoring of the old clubs.One other contributing factor to the situation is the immunity. although slight, given to the star skater. A close decision against a Joe Watson or a Juha Widing will be tolerated better than the same call against a Bobby Orr or a Gordie Howe.GEORGE HAGER, Collingwood, N.J.<h2>Suspension To Green Puzzling NHL Fan</h2>I was under the impression that the outcome of the Green-Maki incident was a 30-game suspension from the NHL for both players. Green&rsquo;s starting after he resumed playing again. I was also under the impression that this suspension was the order of the court in Ottawa. If this is true, could you tell me why Green&rsquo;s suspension was never upheld.JUNESTINEY, Philadelphia, Pa.Ed Note: The suspensions were meted out by President Clarence Campbell of the NHL, not by the courts. In fact, both parties were acquitted in court. Green&rsquo;s suspension began after he was pronounced medically fit to resume play by an independent doctor appointed by league headquarters. &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;This is supposed to be Jean-Guy Gendron&rsquo;s final season, if you can believe Jean-Guy, but he apparently has no intentions of stealing away in the dark.Instead, Gendron is scoring goals at a merry clip for the Flyers. He was one reason they had snapped out of their tailspin and returned to respectability in the NHL&rsquo;s West Division.Gendron had scored five goals in six games, only one contest of which the Flyers had lost while climbing from fifth place back up to third. Guy may feel that, at age 36, his legs don&rsquo;t have it any more, but his eye appears better than ever.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01767/2819085-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="268" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jean-Guy Gendron</figcaption></div>During this particular stretch, the veteran left wing was remarkably accurate threading the needle between the post and the goaltender, no matter the limited space.&ldquo;I just feel that I&rsquo;ve been lucky on a few of those shots,&rdquo; explained Gendron, the oldest Fiver. &ldquo;Scoring goals is all a matter of being in the right place at the right time.&ldquo;There are times you can&rsquo;t buy a goal no matter how great your chances are. The puck just won&rsquo;t go in. Then there are other times when you don&rsquo;t even think you&rsquo;ve got a good shot but blast away and see it go in. A lot has to do with luck.&rdquo;Heading into the second half of the season, Gendron was well on his way to his third 20-goal campaign in his three years as a Flyer. He had 14 goals, despite the fact that his &ldquo;French Line&rdquo; mates of center Andre Lacroix and Simon Nolet hadn&rsquo;t been playing together regularly.Despite his consistent offensive contribution to a team that has been having trouble scoring goals throughout its brief history, Guy still talked of this probably being his final year of competition.Perhaps he was being very serious about his future plans but then again he might be using it as a wedge to pry a better salary from the Flyers next season. That&rsquo;s something he alone knows.&ldquo;I know in my own mind what I&rsquo;m going to do and, when the time comes, I&rsquo;m going to do it,&rdquo; remarked Guy, when asked for a definite committment about his possible retirement. &ldquo;If I feel that it&rsquo;s time to retire, I&rsquo;ll retire. I won&rsquo;t worry about what anybody thinks.&rdquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt that the grind of the strenous hockey season&mdash;his 18th of pro&mdash;has taken its toll. He had turned professional way back in 1952-53 when he saw action in three playoff games with Quebec in the Quebec Hockey League.Gendron made it to New York in 1955 and played three years with the Rangers before spending 2 &frac12; years in Boston. Then he spent a half season in Montreal, a full season back in New York, and two seasons back with the Bruins.When Guy was sent back to the minors, the experts felt sure he was through as a major leaguer. They predicted he&rsquo;d never make it back.For three years he toiled patiently for the Quebec Aces before the Flyers gave him another shot at the NHL. It didn&rsquo;t take him long to prove those reports of his &ldquo;death&rdquo; were grossly exaggerated. &#9632;

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Gendron’s Legs Lose Spring But Storing Eye Still Sharp

ST. ANDREWS BY-THE-SEA 1971 - NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA EASTERN CANADA&rsquo;S MOST BEAUTIFUL SEASIDE RESORT&ldquo;Home of the St. Louis Blues Training Camp&rdquo;&ldquo;Acclaimed by the pros as the finest school of its kind in North America&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02626/2819235-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="869" height="331"><figcaption class="caption-body">FABULOUS SIR JAMES DUNN ARENA</figcaption></div>Sessions begin June 20th. &mdash; Attend one or more weeks &mdash; Minimum of 2 weeks is recommended &mdash; Boys from 8 years and upwards &mdash; Twice daily ice sessions &mdash; 2 Ice surfaces &mdash; Power skating &mdash; Special Hockey exercises &mdash; Special extra skating &mdash; &ldquo;Off-ice&rdquo; recreation, softball, basketball, pingpong, etc. &mdash; Modern residence &mdash; 3 hot meals daily &mdash; Theatre &mdash; Free bowling, swimming, movies, TV, radio, etc. &mdash; Puck shooting range &mdash; Daily lectures & films &mdash; Accident insurance &mdash; Boys grouped as to age, size, experience I and ability. Every facility ALL under one roof. APPLY EARLY TO ASSURE ACCEPTANCE.24 ALL PRO INSTRUCTORS &mdash; N.H.L Players, Coaches, Trainers, Scouts(including 4 Calder Trophy Winners and Norris Trophy Winner)1971 Instructional Staff includesW. SCOTT BOWMAN &mdash; 4 wksGUS BODNAR &mdash; 4 wksEDDIE BUSH &mdash; 11 wksANDRE BOUDRIAS &mdash; 11 wksKEN CARSON &mdash; 4 wksDENIS DEJORDY &mdash; 11 wksNORM FERGUSON &mdash; 8 wksDANNY GRANT &mdash; 2 wksTERRY GRAY &mdash; 11 wksCMILLE HENRY &mdash; 11 wksHARRY HOWELL &mdash; 8 wksBUSTER HARVEY &mdash; 8 wksCLAUDE LAROSE &mdash; 4 wksFRANK MARIO &mdash; 9 wks.HOWIE MEEKER &mdash; 3 wksDR. JOHN MEAGHER &mdash; 6 wksROLY MCLENAHAN &mdash; 11 wksNEIL NICHOLSON &mdash; 11 wksBILL PLAGER &mdash; 8 wksRED SULLIVAN &mdash; 3 wksTOM WOODCOCK &mdash; 4 wksand Others.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03470/2819228-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="243" height="242"><figcaption class="caption-body">SCOTTY BOWMAN</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04333/2819221-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="249" height="241"><figcaption class="caption-body">GUS BODNAR</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05276/2819214-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="243" height="243"><figcaption class="caption-body">EDDIE BUSH</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-06195/2819207-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="244" height="247"><figcaption class="caption-body">DANNY GRANT</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-07101/2819200-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg" title="f0006-07" width="260" height="261"><figcaption class="caption-body">RED SULLIVAN</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0851/2819193-1-eng-US/f0006-082.jpg" title="f0006-08" width="240" height="242"><figcaption class="caption-body">CAMILLE HENRY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0930/2819186-1-eng-US/f0006-092.jpg" title="f0006-09" width="243" height="243"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROLY McLENAHAN</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1018/2819179-1-eng-US/f0006-102.jpg" title="f0006-10" width="246" height="242"><figcaption class="caption-body">ANDRE BOUDRIAS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1117/2819172-1-eng-US/f0006-112.jpg" title="f0006-11" width="262" height="261"><figcaption class="caption-body">NORM FERGUSON</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1215/2819165-1-eng-US/f0006-122.jpg" title="f0006-12" width="243" height="243"><figcaption class="caption-body">TERRY GRAY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1314/2819158-1-eng-US/f0006-132.jpg" title="f0006-13" width="261" height="261"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL PLAGER</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1411/2819151-1-eng-US/f0006-142.jpg" title="f0006-14" width="242" height="244"><figcaption class="caption-body">DENIS DEJORDY</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1510/2819144-1-eng-US/f0006-152.jpg" title="f0006-15" width="246" height="246"><figcaption class="caption-body">HARRY HOWELL</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-169/2819137-1-eng-US/f0006-162.jpg" title="f0006-16" width="245" height="246"><figcaption class="caption-body">HOWIE MEEKER</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-177/2819130-1-eng-US/f0006-172.jpg" title="f0006-17" width="246" height="243"><figcaption class="caption-body">CLAUDE LAROSE</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-187/2819123-1-eng-US/f0006-182.jpg" title="f0006-18" width="259" height="261"><figcaption class="caption-body">TOM WOODCOCK</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-197/2819116-1-eng-US/f0006-192.jpg" title="f0006-19" width="245" height="242"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRANK MARIO</figcaption></div>JUNE 20 - SEPT. 4PHONE: AREA 506 529-3437For complete information and brochures write: THE MANAGER, SIR JAMES DUNN ARENA, BOX 29. ST. ANDREWS, N.B. CANADAPOWER SKATING AND EXTRA SKATING SESSIONS&ldquo;Where The Pros Do All The Instructing &mdash; No Guest Appearances&rdquo; &#9632;

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St. Andrews Summer Hockey School

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03497/2819304-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">PRACTICE YOUR TIMING</figcaption></div>Split second timing scored this goal.The attacker came in from the right and headed across the goal mouth, perhaps for a backhand shot on the goalie&rsquo;s stick side.Just before the attacker got into the position in the illustration, the goalie started to follow the forward, exposing the left side of the net.The forward let his stick and the puck drag behind him and slid the puck into the net.It looked so easy, but timing was the key. Timing only comes with practice. &#9632;

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Hockey for Kids

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div>BOSTON &mdash;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01719/2819273-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="548" height="583"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHN BUCYK</figcaption></div>Unselfishness has been probably the most important characteristic in the Bruins&rsquo; surge from the cellar to the roof of the National Hockey League standings. But two of the older Bruins in point of service are nursing secret personal ambitions.Veteran goalie Eddie Johnston would like to finish the season with 25 or 26 wins to his credit, and Johnny Bucyk&rsquo;s ambition is to score at least 38 goals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02642/2819266-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="255" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body">Eddie Johnston</figcaption></div>The goals of both of the &lsquo;old&rsquo; Bruins came to light quite by accident after the Bruins had completed one of the biggest weekends of the season by wiping out Chicago, 6-2, and Montreal, 4-2, in back-to-back engagements at the Garden.In the net against Chicago for his 25th start of the season, Johnston racked up his 16th victory of the season. He has been nailed for only four losses and was involved in but one tie.&ldquo;That is something,&rdquo; said Johnston. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t realize this was my 16th of the year. That matches all of last year. I was in 16 winners last year. I played in 37 games and I was tagged with nine losses and in 11 ties.&ldquo;The way things are going I&rsquo;d like to finish with 25 or 26 wins but more important than that I&rsquo;d like to be involved in no more than six losses for the season.&rdquo;Bucyk notched his 28th goal in the same game and was only three behind his 76-game total of a year ago when he mentioned that 38 was his magic number.Why such an unusual total? Why not 40? Why not 50? After all. there were 33 games remaining on the schedule.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to be hungry,&rdquo; cracked the Chief.&ldquo;But seriously,&rdquo; he added, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the number I need for a career total of 350. Naturally I&rsquo;ll take all the goals I can get but the main thing is for the team to keep winning and if I can get 10 more and hit that 350 figure, I think it would be a personal accomplishment.&rdquo;There doesn&rsquo;t seem to be much doubt that both Johnston and Bucyk will realize their ambitions before playoff time.On an alternating basis with Gerry Cheevers, Johnston figures to get 16 more starts and if half of them are as easy as the victory over Chicago he&rsquo;ll be home free.The Bruins outshot the Hawks 48-22 in that game and Johnston had only one shot on him in the final period.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll take a lot of games like that,&rdquo; said Eddie with a laugh. &ldquo;But actually that was not as easy a game as it may seem from the shots.&ldquo;Any time you are going against a team like Chicago you can&rsquo;t relax a minute.&ldquo;You have to be with the play every minute. You have to be ready mentally even if the play is in their end.&ldquo;That Chicago club is loaded with great shooters. If you are too relaxed or give them an inch of space they&rsquo;ll beat you.&ldquo;But the way our guys are scoring and playing defense it certainly is a lot easier than the old days.Cheese is playing super and has been all year&rsquo;. He&rsquo;s not going to lose many more over this last stretch.&ldquo;And if we keep doing our job, we&rsquo;ll all be happy.&rdquo;ICE CHIPS &mdash; Teddy Green was overwhelmed with the reception from the fans in ceremonies honoring the gutsy defenseman who has come back from a serious head injury to regain his old form &hellip; In addition to the numerous gifts that included a new station wagon, he was given several standing ovations &hellip; The Night for Green was not just for his great comeback this season, however, the fans were honoring him for his performances over 10 years of carrying the Bruins banner &hellip; Johnny McKenzie now is recuperating from surgery on his left shoulder but it may be another month before he is able to return to the lineup. In his absence Don Marcotte has taken over and the Bruins have recalled Reggie Leach as bench insurance. &#9632;

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Bucyk Aims At 350th Goal, Johnston Sights On 26 Wins

<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01753/2819342-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="288" height="359"></div><h2>Maybe A Moment For History</h2>LOS ANGELES IS NOT by climate or tradition a big-time hockey town. Its NHL team is but a baby, and an adopted one at that, faintly uncomfortable midst sunshine and palm trees in January. The expansion teams were born just four years ago. Half have prospered. The Kings have been among the have-nots. After a swift start their first season they faded to the worst record in major league hockey history last year.Owner Jack Kent Cooke hired and fired coaches until this season he put his manager, Larry Regan, behind the bench, on the hot spot, to do or die at this own hands. Neither has been a popular figure. Cooke has been considered an octopus, Regan a shark. Cooke&rsquo;s Fabulous Forum seldom has been more than half-full with transplanted Canadians and New Yorkers, to whom hockey is the greatest game, even if the home side is hapless and to be hooted.The ridicule which the Kings have endured has been cruel. All the players who wore this uniform wanted to succeed and prosper. Beneath the uniform, they are flesh and blood. Cut, they bleed. Even the writer criticizing them regrets the pain he inflicts on them. But duty must be done.His wealth did not insulate the owner from having feelings, nor did his position protect the manager from pressure. Possibly it was their confounded optimism that most outraged observers. These two kept saying they had first-place players even as they sank into last place. There is an old saying that if you can keep your head about you while all others around you are losing theirs, you do not understand the gravity of the situation. As realists, these two were suspect.Last year, however, they finally gave up on players who really weren&rsquo;t, as they wanted them to be, certain to become superstars. They traded desperately and rebuilt a new roster. When the Kings played like the most improved team in the league through the first fourth of this season, hope was rekindled. Then it faded as the team fell back again and the critics grew caustic anew.These weren&rsquo;t the same Kings of last season, but they were beginning to play like it. The newcomers suffered for the sins of their predecessors. They were playing better, but they were getting no better results. The writers, including this one, suggested the slump of goalkeeper Denis DeJordy was largely responsible. Privately, management agreed, but was unable to swing a satisfactory deal for another netminder.Cooke, who seldom missed a game the first three seasons, missed some with sickness in his family, found refuge in a fabulous ranch he purchased, and seemed to discover it really wasn&rsquo;t necessary to go to all the games. One can get kicked in the shins only so many times before he realizes it is just as well to get out of the way.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02664/2819335-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="540" height="831"><figcaption class="caption-body">DENIS DeJORDY A Goaler Under Fire</figcaption></div>At the post-game post-mortems, Regan had to explain defeats only to writers. He seemed almost lonely. Suddenly, he seemed a sympathetic soul. He has changed, everyone is saying of Regan, and he has. Coaching has changed him. For merly thinskinned, sensitive and testy, he has through suffering come to see that all jobs have their problems, that coaching victories is not easy, nor is writing losses.At the halfway point in the current campaign, the club began to rally. Deprived of their veteran captain Bob Pulford through injury, the other players stopped looking to him for leadership and began to assume responsibility themselves. Seemingly inspired by criticism, DeJordy&rsquo;s play improved enormously.One cannot write history in advance, but it may be that in time to come the development of the Los Angeles entry as a solid NHL team will have had its turning point at this time, more precisely possibly a victory in Chicago where visitors seldom win these days, and even more probably two tilts with Toronto&rsquo;s storied forces.<h2>The Greatest Victory Yet</h2>A HUMILIATION IN TORONTO where they were beaten 8-1 and ridiculed on the message board inflamed the Kings. Prior to a rematch with the Leafs in Los Angeles, Regan promised violence, which lured 15,242 customers, second most in L.A. hockey history, for the fourth Saturday in January.It could have been a mistake on the manager&rsquo;s part. He put the pressure on the players to win or lose face. And the Kings seldom have won games before big crowds at home. In this big crowd, the owner squirmed in his seat, hungry for this triumph over his old home-town team.Early in the game, Toronto&rsquo;s nomadic netminder Jacques Plante wandered as his wont and mild-mannered Eddie Joyal did not seek to sidestep him on his way to the puck. Even as the immortal Plante went crashing, Joyal was being set upon. A brawl began which turned into a near-riot when Regan sent players off the bench to help out.It took 15 minutes to restore order and the fans loved every second of it. After that, the players stopped fighting and began to play hockey as it should be played and usually is played in old line NHL cities, but seldom has been played in southern California, and the fans, many of whom have seen few games, found they loved this new game even more.All seemed lost when the Leafs went ahead late in the game, but these were Kings who wouldn&rsquo;t crumble. Following up shots, which is the only way to get goals, they got one with five minutes to play to tie the game and another with less than one minute to play to win it, and the fans, including the owner, were on their feet cheering.&ldquo;This was,&rdquo; said a nervous, but relieved Regan later, &ldquo;the greatest victory in Los Angeles hockey history.&rdquo; Cooke came in, bouncy again, and beaming, and asked with a smile as big as his ambition, &ldquo;why couldn&rsquo;t you have made it exciting?&rdquo; These are men who want only what all men want &mdash; everything &mdash; but sometimes it is enough just to get something.In their dressing room, the Kings took what they had gotten with obvious pride. They seemed subdued, but satisfied. Perhaps the time has come when they and their bosses and the writers realize that every game cannot be a crisis, that big victories must be expected and some losses accepted, that if the players give everything every game, just a couple of hours a night, a couple of nights a week, there will be more victories than losses.DeJordy refused to admit he had been inspired by the writers raps. He insisted he only looked better because his support had gotten better. He even suggested superstition had been saving him because his wife wouldn&rsquo;t let him wear a favored suit to the games because he always lost when he wore it.You sensed, however, that he didn&rsquo;t believe all this himself. Pressed, he confessed when he condemned us at home for criticizing him, his wife shocked him by saying he should shut up because he deserved it. He smiled at this admission and admitted further he seldom has played better than he has began to play.Hot weather is not a hockey environment, he said. He now has a fourth child at home which interferes with his rest, he said. But he is overcoming his hangups, he said. As are his teammates. Kings can win, too. Those who put on this uniform need not give up hope. &#9632;

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Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">BY DWAYNE NETLAND</div>TWIN CITIES&mdash;It is an ironic fact that Cesare Maniago is probably doing the best goaltending of his life this season at a time when the Minnesota fans appreciate it least.Maniago has always been popular in Metropolitan Sports Center, home of the North Stars, but this year he is sharing the affection of the crowd with two other goalers.Gump Worsley and Gilles Gilbert, each in his own manner, have captivated the fancies of the Minnesota patrons this winter. They like Gump because he is a colorful veteran, one of the best-known personalities in the National Hockey League, and they like Gilbert because he is a dashing youth with a flamboyant style of play.The fact that Worsley and Gilbert have played eminently well has also enhanced their popularity.Neither of them, however, has been as consistently effective as Maniago.In his first 22 games, Cesare compiled a record of 10-8-4 and an average of 2.59 with three shutouts. Thus, at just a little beyond the halfway point, Maniago had more wins and more shutouts than he registered all last season.Maniago and right winger Bill Goldsworthy are the only two remaining players with the North Stars from the original expansion draft. While Goldsworthy has improved his level of performance in each of the past three seasons, the record indicates that Cesare has gone the other way.His goals-against average in 1967-68 was 2.77. Then it went to 3.30 in 1968-69 and 3.39 last season, but there were several factors involved in that, including the fact that Minnesota&rsquo;s defense was getting shakier by the year.This season the additions of Ted Harris and Fred Barrett did much to patch up the defense and Maniago, for the first time since he joined the North Stars, was able to share his job with an experienced goaltender from the start of the season.He had played 71 per cent of the schedule in 1967-68, 86 per cent in 1968-69 and 70 per cent last season. Worsley joined the North Stars last March 1, and it was no coincidence that Mani-ago&rsquo;s play improved markedly from there on.&ldquo;One of the things I like best about Cesare,&rdquo; said Jack Gordon, the Minnesota coach, &ldquo;is that he&rsquo;s always ready to work. There was a stretch awhile back when Gump was hurt and Gilbert was sick that Cesare played six out of seven games, and won four of them.&rdquo;Normally the most amiable and easy-going of men, Maniago has lost his temper during competition twice this season. Each time his retribution came at men he figured were taking liberties in his working area.The first incident happened at Pittsburgh, when Jean Pronovost slapped at Maniago&rsquo;s hands after a whistle. Cesare spun around in anger at the surprised Pronovost, and slashed him twice across the jaw with his bare fist.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01732/2819373-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="528" height="535"><figcaption class="caption-body">CESARE MANIAGO Gets Job Done</figcaption></div>A month later Montreal&rsquo;s John Ferguson was detected jostling Maniago, and Cesare responded by whacking Fergy across the back of the legs with his hockey stick. &ldquo;It was just one of those quick things that happen,&rdquo; Maniago said later. &ldquo;But you&rsquo;ve got to keep Fergy honest out there. He likes to test the other goaltenders and try to take their mind off their business.&rdquo;Maniago had hinted after last season that he may retire and split his time between the family&rsquo;s cement contracting business in Vancouver and learning to become a stock broker.&ldquo;Then the market went to pot,&rdquo; he explained, &ldquo;and we had a lot of labor problems with the business. So I signed a two-year contract last fall. I&rsquo;d like to play at least three more years, hopefully with Minnesota.&rdquo;There had been rumors earlier this season that the North Stars were interested in trading Maniago, who just turned 32. They can protect only two of their goalers in the draft next June, and Cesare would bring a lot of talent in any deal.But Wren Blair, the Minnesota general manager, has always been a Maniago man, and he would be most reluctant ever to part with him.<h2>NHL HOCKEY CARDS</h2>1970-71 1st Series $4.95, 2nd Series $4.95 Both $8.951969-70 1st series-$4.95, 2nd series-$4.95Both series $8.95Single cards for both years 4c eachTHE TRADING CARD COMPANYP.O. BOX 174Dearborn, Michigan, 48121 &#9632;

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Maniago Steadiest Of Stars’ Net Trio

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div>ST. LOUIS&mdash;When Red Berenson was neglected in the voting for the West Division&rsquo;s team in the All Star game, his fans had faith that 1) he would be added to the West squad, and 2) he would play well.The St. Louis fans complained loudly when the hockey writers selected to vote for the All Stars picked two Chicago players, Stan Mikita and Pit Martin, ahead of Berenson. The fans did not have the consolation of knowing that Berenson was third, because the NHL reversed previous policy and refused to release the names or vote totals of those not voted to the team.&ldquo;How can they overlook, the first superstar produced by the West Division,&rdquo; wailed one St. Louis fan. &ldquo;Berenson is the Blues&rsquo; top scorer, he&rsquo;s on the power play, he kills penalties, he forechecks, he does everything.&rdquo;The fan also had some unkind remarks for Martin, who apparently edged Berenson in the voting, and then criticized the writers for paying more attention to the raw scoring statistics rather than considering Berenson&rsquo;s value as an all-around player.The voting results looked even worse because of two outstanding performances by the Red Baron in games the week before the voting. In a game against the Minnesota North Stars he had scored the first penalty shot in the NHL in more than two years. Berenson faked the Blues&rsquo; old nemesis, Cesare Maniago, completely out of position toward the right and then gently tapped the puck into the net. Then in the next game at the St. Louis Arena Berenson had a goal and four assists in a 52 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.Blues&rsquo; coach Al Arbour said, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no way in the world that Berenson doesn&rsquo;t belong on the All Star team. He does everything.&rdquo;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not surprised that I wasn&rsquo;t selected,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t get off to too good a start, and that probably hurt my chances. I really haven&rsquo;t been playing that well.&rdquo;Berenson claimed he &ldquo;wasn&rsquo;t hurt&rdquo; by the omission from the top two teams, but the situation had to leave a bitter taste in his mouth. &#9632;

Fans, Coach Lament Berenson Omission As All Star

LAVAL COLLEGE SPORTS CENTER 5 SEPARATE SESSIONSJuly 25-31 Aug. 1-7 Aug. 8-14Aug. 15-21 Aug. 22-28<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02674/2819456-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="423" height="509"><figcaption class="caption-body">YVAN COURNOYER Montreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03561/2819449-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="418" height="510"><figcaption class="caption-body">CAROL VADNAIS California Golden Seals</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04472/2819442-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="1083" height="830"><figcaption class="caption-body">HEAD INSTRUCTOR HENRI RICHARD FOR INFORMATION WRITE:</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05368/2819435-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="410" height="493"><figcaption class="caption-body">J.C. TREMBLAY Montreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-06315/2819428-1-eng-US/f0009-062.jpg" title="f0009-06" width="435" height="569"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROGATIEN VACHON Montreal Canadiens</figcaption></div>HENRI RICHARD Hockey School Inc., P.O. Box 657, Montreal 101, P.Q. &#9632;

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HENRI RICHARD HOCKEY SCHOOL

Following are the latest player movements in hockey:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Bernie Parent, goalkeeper, and club&rsquo;s 1971 second round draft pick, traded to Toronto in exchange for Mike Walton, forward, Bruce Gamble, goalkeeper, and club&rsquo;s No. 1 draft choice this year. Flyers in turn traded Walton to Boston in exchange for Dan Schock, forward, and Rick MacLeish, for ward with Oklahoma City of CHL. Shock, originally traded to Philadelphia by Boston last week for &lsquo;future considerations&rsquo;, was assigned to Quebec of AHL for two weeks to play himself into condition.MONTREAL &mdash; Ralph Back-strom, forward, sold to Los Angeles of NHL in exchange for Gordon Labossiere, forward, and Ray Fortin, defenseman. Labossiere in turn sold to Minnesota of NHL in return for Reynald Comeau, forward, future considerations and North Stars&rsquo; amateur draft choice. Fortin and Comeau assigned to Montreal Voyageurs Fran Huck, forward, sold to St. Louis of NHL in return for amateur draft choice.PITTSBURGH &mdash; Glen Sather, forward, sold to New York in exchange for Syl Apps, forward with Omaha of CHL and a player to be named later.MINNESOTA &mdash; Marshall Johnston, defenseman, Danny Lawson, Bill Heindl and Joey Johnston, forwards, recalled from Cleveland of AHL. Marshall and Joey Johnston returned to Cleveland. Norm Beaudin, forward, sent back to Cleveland.DETROIT &mdash; Billy Dea, forward, assigned to Fort Worth of CHL. Dale Rolfe, defenseman, placed on disabled list indefinitely with broken nose.ST. LOUIS &mdash; Bob Wall, defenseman. assigned to Kansas City of CHL.VANCOUVER &mdash; George Gardner, goalkeeper, and Jim Wiste, forward, recalled from Rochester of AHL.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>MONTREAL &mdash; Ken Byrnes, forward, sent to Springfield of AHL.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>KANSAS CITY &mdash; Gary Vene-ruzzo, forward, recalled from Seattle of WHL. Gary Edwards, goalkeeper, recalled from San Diego of WHL. Gary Marsh, forward, secured from Springfield of AHL. Dave Amadio, defenseman, secured from Denver of WHL. Fred Hilts, forward, secured from San Diego of WHL.<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>FLINT &mdash; Jimmy Booth, forward. placed on active roster. Duane Wylie, forward, put on disabled list with shoulder separation. Milt Hohol, forward, placed on active roster.PORT HURON &mdash; Jack Criel, defenseman, claimed on waivers from Toledo of IHL. Criel sent to Des Moines of IHL in exchange for Larry Klewchuk, forward. Ron Lapointe, defenseman, secured from Pittsburgh of NHL.TOLEDO &mdash; Chick Chalmers, forward, placed on waivers and claimed by Greensboro of EHL. Wayne Zuk, forward, sent to Flint of IHL in exchange for Randy Prior, and Howie Heggedal, forwards, and Gary Braun, defenseman. Doug Moyes, forward, sent to Syracuse of EHL.DAYTON &mdash; Jim Benzelock, forward, signed as free agent.<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>NASHVILLE &mdash; Ralph Buchanan, forward, released.JACKSONVILLE &mdash; Wayne Hawrysh, forward, placed on disabled list after being hospitalized when struck in eye by puck.JERSEY &mdash; Jim (Red Eye) Hay, defenseman, secured from Salt Lake of WHL to become playing-coach, succeeding Wayne Kitchen, who was retained by club as player. Bobby Brown, forward, returned to active roster from disabled list. Dom DiBerardino and Jim Mclnally, forwards, released. &#9632;

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div>CHICAGO&mdash;Realistically and statistically, the Chicago Black Hawks were a success during the first three weeks of the new year.Artistically, tho. the team&rsquo;s total play was not as exemplary as it had been during the last three months of the old year. From January 6. when the Hawks dropped their first home game of the season to Los Angeles. thru Jan. 23. when they were bombed in Boston. 6 to 2. the Chicagoans split eight games and surrendered 24 goals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01751/2819511-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="247" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tony Esposito</figcaption></div>The Hawks followed their defeat in Boston with a 5 to 3 Stadium triumph over the California Golden Seals, but even that did not cause much merriment from coach Billy Reay.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re battling injuries and we&rsquo;ve just played two games in two nights., so I&rsquo;m not complaining about winning.&rdquo; Reay said. &ldquo;But we&rsquo;re having a lot of defensive lapses and giving up a lot of soft goals. We&rsquo;re getting into bad habits. Things are going well as far as the standings, and maybe that&rsquo;s part of it.&rdquo;Reay emphasized that he was not castigating his goalie. Tony Esposito, who worked the games against the Bruins and Seals, altho Esposito himself spanked himself: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m giving up some soft ones.&rdquo;&ldquo;I see some of the other teams having problems giving up bad goals, too.&rdquo; Reay continued. &ldquo;But I know that we practice and practice certain fundamentals, then we make mistakes during the games. It&rsquo;s a question of us not being alert all the time. I know this &mdash; we&rsquo;re giving up more soft goals than last year.&rdquo;A couple scores in the Boston outing were especially galling to Reay. One the Bruins&rsquo; second goal. Bobby Orr and Derek Sandeison skated in on the Hawk defense and worked a pass exchange which resulted in a closein tally by Orr.The winning marker came from Wayne Carleton, who was all alone in the slot when Sanderson and Ed Westfall wrested the puck from a host of Hawks at the corner, with Sanderson finally centering to Carleton.On the Seals&rsquo; second goal the next night, the Hawk defense failed to assert itself when Gary Croteau, with his back to the play and high in the slot, passed to Dennis Hextall for a score. Reay called the goal &ldquo;brutal&rdquo;.Then Croteau got a goal with six seconds left in the game. It was the third tally in the final minute of a period which the Hawks surrendered in the weekend games.Esposito played very well in the Chicagoans&rsquo; 2 to 0 tirumph over Detroit just after the all-star break. But he was short of elated over his showings against the Bruins and Seals.There were no complaints, however, over the performances of the Brothers Hull. Bobby and Dennis, each of whom scored twice in the decision against the Seals.Dennis&rsquo; pair brought his season total to 20.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy to have 20. I&rsquo;ve never had this many at this point in the season.&rdquo; Dennis said. &ldquo;The year I got 30. I had several in the last month. Now I may be scoring a little over my head, tho.&rdquo;Dennis remarked that he had never had a hat trick.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had two goals quite a few times, but never three. Maybe I&rsquo;m saving the third one for that time when we really need it.&rdquo;He also expressed some relief that the Stadium crowd was letting up on him after making this &ldquo;other Hull&rdquo; a target for years.&ldquo;Yes. I guess they&rsquo;re easing up a bit.&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m trying. I notice than when I am scoring goals. I don&rsquo;t concentrate on it. I&rsquo;m relaxed now.&rdquo;HAWKEY TALK:Had Bobby Hull been able to register a third goal against the Seals, it would have been his 26th hat trick, tying the former Canadians&rsquo; star, Maurice Richard &hellip; Shortly after returning from a mid-November shoulder separation. Doug Jarrett suffered a skin infection and returned to the hospital for an indefinite period &hellip; Chico Maki scored the first goal in the All Star game in Boston on Jan. 19 but aggravated a groin injury and did not reappear after the second shift. Reay planned to give the veteran right wing until at least the end of January to rest &hellip; Center Bryan Campbell, who had an excellent start, scored his 12th goal on Dec. 16 but still hadn&rsquo;t notched No. 13 as of sixteen games later&hellip; &#9632;

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Soft Goals Irk Coach Reay As Hawks’ Defense Slips

At Gimli, Manitoba &mdash; Sports Capital Of The NorthSign With The Pros For 1 to 8 Weeks. Sessions<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02655/2819598-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="308" height="259"></div><h2>JULY 4 to AUCUST 28</h2>&bull; Hockey Instruction Under The Direction Of NHL Stars&bull; Physical Fitness Program Under Direction of Andy Bakogeorge, School Of Physical Fitness Univ. Of Manitoba And Al Sparks, Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion Of Canada.&bull; 4 Hours Per Day Hockey Instruction&bull; 4 Hours Physical Education&bull; For Boys Aged 7 to 20.&bull; Learn To Play The Canadian Way<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03546/2819591-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="302" height="306"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM JOHNSON Philadelphia Flyers</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04424/2819584-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="295" height="307"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL SUTHERLAND St. Louis Blues</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-05322/2819577-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="302" height="306"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB CLARKE Philadelphia Flyers</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-06251/2819570-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="296" height="308"><figcaption class="caption-body">PETE STEMKOWSKI New York Rangers</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-07182/2819563-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg" title="f0010-07" width="297" height="310"><figcaption class="caption-body">REG LEACH Oklahoma City</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-08138/2819556-1-eng-US/f0010-082.jpg" title="f0010-08" width="301" height="304"><figcaption class="caption-body">GERRY HART Detroit Red Wings</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-09107/2819549-1-eng-US/f0010-092.jpg" title="f0010-09" width="309" height="305"><figcaption class="caption-body">ANDY BAKOGEORGE Univ. Manitoba</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-1088/2819542-1-eng-US/f0010-102.jpg" title="f0010-10" width="303" height="302"><figcaption class="caption-body">AL SPARKS Canadian Champion</figcaption></div>For Information Write:CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY SCHOOLS LTD.,World&rsquo;s Largest Travelling Hockey School,1195 Pembina Highway, Winnipeg 19, Manitoba, Canada &#9632;

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Attend The CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY SCHOOLS

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02684/2819667-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="314" height="242"></div>FEATURING Gordie Howe&rsquo;s 25 years in Hockey84 PAGES COMPLETE WITH STORY AND PHOTOS OF GORDIE HOWE&rsquo;S 25 YEARS WITH THE DETROIT RED WINGS.ALSO - BIOGRAPHIES AND PHOTOS OF CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE RED WINGS.BONUS FEATURE &hellip; DOUBLE-PAGE COLOR PULL-OUT POSTER OF GORDIE HOWE.USE THE COUPON (RIGHT) TO ORDER BY MAIL.$1.50 EACH PLUS 25&cent; FOR HANDLING<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-03579/2819660-1-eng-US/f0011-032.jpg" title="f0011-03" width="1644" height="1060"></div> &#9632;

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The 1970-71 Detroit Red Wings Yearbook

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-04489/2819698-1-eng-US/f0011-042.jpg"></div>TRAINER&rsquo;S SCHOOL OF TECHNIQUESTORONTO &mdash; JUNE 25, 26, 27, 1971<h2>INSTRUCTORS</h2>DAN CANNEY &mdash; Head trainer of Boston Bruins Hockey ClubSKIP THAYER &mdash; Head trainer Chicago Black Hawks Hockey ClubWAYNE RUDY &mdash; Head trainer Kansas City Football Club.&ldquo;A MUST FOR AU PRESENT AND ASPIRING TRAINERS&rdquo;Proper Use of Dressing Room Equipment, including skate machine; Taping of Injuries; Massaging; Dressing room procedures,- Equipment repair; Reducing costs to Management; Doctor's Professional Explanation of Athletic Injuries.$80 FOR COMPLETE 3 DAY COURSE&mdash;WRITE FOR BROCHURE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTEDNORTH AMERICAN TRAINER&rsquo;S SCHOOL OF TECHNIQUES1708 N. VERMONT &mdash; OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA. 73107 &#9632;

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NORTH AMERICAN

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>LOS ANGELES&mdash;It is not generally realized, but at 27 Bob Berry is a deserving candidate for NHL Rookie of the Year honors this season. He is not the favorite, but deserves consideration and credit.Since expansion and the open draft provided greater opportunities for first-year players, more good youngsters have been breaking into hockey&rsquo;s major leagues than ever before.This season&rsquo;s crop is outstanding. The favorites may be Gil Perreault of Buffalo and Dale Tallon of Vancouver, since they were the one-two draft picks, got the advance publicity award winners need, and have been living up to expectations.They also clearly are rookies&mdash;20&mdash;year &mdash; old first year pros playing brilliantly with veterans. There are others, too.However, rookie, status has nothing to do with age and so Gillies Villemeure, though 30 years of age, will be eminently deserving of any honors if he continues his fine goal-tending for New York for this is his first full season in the big time.Villemure gets super-supports. Berry does not. Berry&rsquo;s problems in gaining consideration as a quality rookie prospect stem not only from his age. but the fact he performs for a struggling team. Still, he, too, merits notice and a campaign to command it for him has commenced in the King&rsquo;s organization.This is only Berry&rsquo;s third season as a pro Born in Montreal he prepped at Cleveland and Montreal of the AHL. had only two games with Montreal&rsquo;s NHL entry. and that two seasons back. Obtained on a trial basis by L.A. this season, he impressed in camp and was retained, a bargain for the $30,000 waiver price.He looks slim off the ice, but is substantial at 5-11 and 185 pounds and even played some minor league pro football in the past. A clever left-winger, he has been opportunistic and effective for the Kings throughout the campaign. He scored twice in their opener and has gone as many as seven games without a goal only once so far.Recently, he has become most consistent, scoring goals in three straight games, in four games out of five, eight goals in his last 16 games at this writing. He had 13 goals at the halfway point, added the game-winner in Philadelphia in the 43rd game, then added two more, the tying and winning goals, against Pittsburgh in the 44th game.He has been a steadying influence on the team&rsquo;s-best line, centered by fast-improving Juha Widing who, himself, has four goals in his last six games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01741/2819629-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="505" height="601"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOB BERRY Kings Surprised Him</figcaption></div>Mike Byers was the versatile right-winger on this line until injured when Al McDonough, the 20-year-old first-year pro, who was the Kings&rsquo; first draft choice last summer, was called up from Springfield and moved in. Although Widing and Berry are not experienced NHL players. they seemed steady in support of the promising newcomer and swiftly helped him to his first two major league goals.Berry is one of those intelligent young modern men who put education first, and his entrance into professionnal hockey waited while he earned not only a bachelor&rsquo;s degree, but a Masters with a major in Psychology in colleege. Currently, in fact, he is pursuing a doctorate in Physical Education off-seasons at Bowling Green in Ohio.Still, he admits he wondered about the wisdom of his wav when he was passed up in the equalization draft last summer. &ldquo;I felt it important I get a lot of education first, but I always wanted to play hockey. I figured I&rsquo;d to make it fast when I started late, and I worried I&rsquo;d lost my chance when I wasn&rsquo;t picked up after two seasons in the minors.&rdquo; he says.&ldquo;Montreal has too much talent to give an old guy like me a chance and at my age I decided I couldn&rsquo;t afford to give it more than one more season, this season. to see if I could make the majors. I don&rsquo;t think I could have stood it as a career minor-leaguer. When the Kings took me on trial I was surprised and pleased and I&rsquo;ve worked hard to make the most of it.&ldquo;Despite my age. I feel like a rookie. This is the fastest competition I&rsquo;ve ever face and I know I have to prove myself. I was lucky to land on a team that needed help and would play me regularly. &#9632;

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Bob Berry Rates Rookie Award Look

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01719/2819890-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><h2>TOP 20 SCORERS</h2>(Including Games of Sun. Jan. 31)<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02622/2819883-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="1833" height="916"><figcaption class="caption-body">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.</figcaption></div><h3>EAST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03492/2819876-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="914" height="1915"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04363/2819869-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="892" height="1315"></div><h2>NHL SCOREBOARD</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05271/2819862-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="798" height="151"></div>(Including Games of Sun. Jan. 31)<h2>Looking At NHL Goalers</h2>THE TOP 15 NETMINDERS(Including Games of Sun. Jan. 31)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06224/2819855-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="887" height="551"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07196/2819848-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="276" height="265"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08171/2819841-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="294" height="229"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-09140/2819834-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="318" height="177"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-10125/2819827-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="256" height="267"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-11116/2819820-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="259" height="271"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1299/2819813-1-eng-US/f0012-122.jpg" title="f0012-12" width="310" height="218"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1388/2819806-1-eng-US/f0012-132.jpg" title="f0012-13" width="248" height="255"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1481/2819799-1-eng-US/f0012-142.jpg" title="f0012-14" width="301" height="256"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1575/2819792-1-eng-US/f0012-152.jpg" title="f0012-15" width="265" height="244"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1666/2819785-1-eng-US/f0012-162.jpg" title="f0012-16" width="284" height="195"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1752/2819778-1-eng-US/f0012-172.jpg" title="f0012-17" width="267" height="244"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1846/2819771-1-eng-US/f0012-182.jpg" title="f0012-18" width="262" height="263"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1940/2819764-1-eng-US/f0012-192.jpg" title="f0012-19" width="285" height="262"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-2035/2819757-1-eng-US/f0012-202.jpg" title="f0012-20" width="245" height="285"></div><h3>WEST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-2127/2819750-1-eng-US/f0012-212.jpg" title="f0012-21" width="908" height="3481"></div><h2>THE NHL SCENE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02661/2819743-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="218" height="209"></div>(Standings on Tues. Feb. 2)<h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03614/2819736-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="1146" height="347"></div><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04563/2819729-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="1114" height="353"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tues. Jan. 26Chicago 3 at Vancouver 3Wed. Jan. 27St. Louis 2 at Montreal 4Toronto 1 at Pittsburgh 3Boston 2 at New York 2Buffalo 3 at Los Angeles 3Minnesota 2 at California 6Thurs. Jan. 28Philadelphia 2 at Boston 6St. Louis 1 at Detroit 1Pittsburgh 1 at Chicago 4Fri. Jan. 29Buffalo 4 at California 2Minnesota 2 at Vancouver 1Sat. Jan. 30Toronto 5 at Montreal 4New York 2 at Philadelphia 5Los Angeles 3 gt Detroit 3Chicago 1 at Pittsburgh 3Sun. Jan. 31Montreal 1 at Chicago 4Los Angeles 2 at New York 2St. Louis 0 at Boston 6Detroit 1 at Philadelphia 3Buffalo 6 at Vancouver 1California 1 at Minnesota 7<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues. Feb. 2Montreal at VancouverWed. Feb. 3St. Louis at TorontoChicago at New YorkLos Angeles at BostonDetroit at MinnesotaCalifornia at PittsburghThurs. Feb. 4New York at DetroitLos Angeles at BuffaloChicago at PhiladelphiaFri. Feb. 5Montreal at CaliforniaPittsburgh at St. LouisSat. Feb. 6Montreal at Los AngelesPhiladelphia at TorontoNew York at VancouverBuffalo at BostonChicago at MinnesotaSun. Feb. 7Toronto at BuffaloMinnesota at BostonDetroit at California (afternoon)Pittsburgh at ChicagoSt. Louis at Philadelphia (afternoon)Tues. Feb. 9Pittsburgh at MontrealToronto at St. LouisNew York at BostonBuffalo at VancouverTV GAME of the WEEKFeb. 7 St. Louis atPhiladelphia 2 pm &#9632;

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NHL PLAYERS SCORING PENALTY RECORDS

<div class="byline">BY PAT CURRAN</div>MONTREAL&mdash;What does the future hold for Serge Savard?The medics can&rsquo;t tell as yet because it&rsquo;s too early to determine what effects a second broken leg in less than a year will have on the Canadiens&rsquo; defenseman&rsquo;s career.Right now, Savard is resting in a Montreal hospital after sustaining his second fracture of the same leg that was busted in five places last March when he crashed into a goal-post.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01708/2819921-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="252" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">Serge Savard</figcaption></div>Depressed over the latest tragic event that has turned his once promising major league hockey career into a sea of uncertainty, Savard can expect his left leg to be in a cast from anywhere from six weeks to three months. Right now Savard is lost to hockey indefinitely and the Canadiens are certain to feel the pinch. He was just starting to regain the form that once made him a Conn Smythe Trophy winner as the best playoff performer two years ago.Canadiens&rsquo; coach Al MacNeil was crestfallen at the news. It was a blow he hadn&rsquo;t anticipated when he sat down to discuss the Habs&rsquo; chances and where the club would finish in the East Division &mdash; all because of the improvement shown by his two &lsquo;comeback&rsquo; defensemen &mdash; Savard and big Jacques Laperriere.Laperriere, who got off to a fine start in his eighth NHL season, suffered a neck injury in the 10th game of the schedule and wound up missing 26 games before rejoining the Habs just after New Year&rsquo;s.Lately both rearguards had been playing like they never missed a shift and MacNeil, the quiet man of NHL coaching ranks, was beaming.Steady improvement after a slow start made Savard a major factor in whatever the Habs would do the rest of the way.Savard had come back the hard way from surgery, three casts on the leg, lengthy exercises during the summer and weeks of skating on his own. Now he was gone again and a good part of the Canadians&rsquo; hopes went with him.There were nights when Savard feared he might not turn the corner from the setback that came when he was drawing All Star consideration last season with 12 goals and 19 assists. And besides recuperating from the leg injury, he suffered a twisted foot that cut down his mobility.Due to the loss of Laperriere through November and December. Savard got more ice time than normal for a man on a comeback. He became concerned when he wasn&rsquo;t playing well.&ldquo;Serge had quite an adjustement to make,&rdquo; explained the coach. &ldquo;We needed a left defenseman and left wasn&rsquo;t his strong side. But he worked hard and kept improving.&rdquo; He was down to 207 pounds at the time he suffered his second leg break.Laperriere was at a point this season when he also wondered if he would ever get his game together again. His fears were greatest after he was body-checked into the boards by Vancouver&rsquo;s Orland Kurtenbach and suffered a pinched nerve in the neck. Although the injury didn&rsquo;t appear serious at the time. Jacques wound up with a horsecollar and then had trouble lifting his left arm for weeks.However Laperriere also worked hard to get back into condition and started playing well as soon as he rejoined the Habs Jan. 6. again against Vancouver.He seldom played better than he did recently in helping Montreal to a 4-2 win over St. Louis. &#9632;

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Savard’s Set end Leg Break Clouds Major League Future

<div class="byline">BY DAN PROUDFOOT</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01707/2820144-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="236" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Carl Brewer</figcaption></div>TORONTO&mdash;For much of this season. Toronto Maple Leaf fans have expected the return of Carl Brewer, the defenseman who last season was an All-Star with the Detroit Red Wings.Brewer. it was commonly believed, wears the same Leaf-imprinted jockey shorts as his old defense team-mate. Bob Baun, and like him eventually would return to the team and ensure a playoff reunion.But it isn&rsquo;t going to happen, according to Brewer&rsquo;s conclusion. The 32-year old who retired from Leafs and professional hockey in 1965 met several times with Leaf management this season and had decided he was ready to return. But he remained Red Wing property when Toronto and Detroit management couldn&rsquo;t agree to any trade.&ldquo;Late in January I came to the conclusion that nothing was going to happen.&rdquo; said Brewer. &ldquo;Detroit wasn&rsquo;t going to trade me to the Leafs.&rdquo;Brewer had been exercising regularly at the Fitness Institue. so he would be able to get back to hockey quickly. With his return out of the question as an immediate possibility, he gave up the workouts so he could concentrate on business interests.Brewer works day and night importing and distributing Finnish hockey sticks and Scandinavian equipment and promoting his Finnish hockey school.Reason for his odd hours, however, is the difficulty in switching from the routine of a player to that of a businessman.&ldquo;The disciplines of a hockey player are completely different. I work nights, weekends; it takes me seven days and seven nights, to do five days&rsquo; work. The difficulty in adjusting has been prolonged for me. of course, because I anticipated getting back to hockey.&rdquo;Brewer still plays, mind you. but only for fun. once a week with a group of amateurs who rent a rink.And he doesn&rsquo;t dismiss the possibility of turning to the game again &mdash; not necessarily in the NHL.After leaving Leafs, he played for Muskegon in the International league, the Canadian National team, and the I.F.K. team in Finland. He lost interest in the NHL. He said the pressure of playing for Leafs, where all spotlights shine on hockey, became too much. Disagreements with George Imlach. then Leaf coach, increased the problem.When Brewer joined Wings, he insisted he would play only as long as he enjoyed the NHL game.The experiment proved a success. but Brewer refused to return to the team because of disagreement over a bonus which, he says, had been promised verbally.At any rate, the year in Detroit proved several things to Brewer and he was able to conclude that he cold play again in Toronto.&ldquo;Really, though.&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Leafs don&rsquo;t need me now. Earlier. before they got Bob. they needed somebody to steady their defense. Bob has steadied it.&ldquo;I think they have the best young defense in the league. They&rsquo;re building another dynasty. just like in the late fifties.&rdquo;Brewer would increase Leafs&rsquo; credibility as a genuine playoff contender, capable of upsetting the league&rsquo;s best teams, but. meantime, he sits in his Toronto office.Where will he return to hockey?The tip might be the big print in the brochure for his hockey school: &ldquo;The land of the midnight sun &mdash; the place to play hockey.&rdquo; He may return to Finland where, incidentally, he played in a tournament last September, until Bunny Ahearne, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, discovered the professional in his amateurs&rsquo; midst and had him barred after the first period of his fifth game. &#9632;

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NHL Return Remote, Brewer Turns To Business Career

<h2>In The East</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02597/2820182-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="538" height="615"><figcaption class="caption-body">GILBERT PERREAULT Buffalo Sabres</figcaption></div>Judging by his present scoring pace, young Gilbert Perreault of the Buffalo Sabres could possibly become the first 40-goal scoring rookie in NHL history.It may seem like a tall order for the 20-year-old Buffalo freshman but not if he continues to rap pucks past NHL netminders like he did last week.Perreault scored six times in three games &mdash; including three in one outing to defeat California 4-2 raising his season total to 26 goals, leaving him eight short of the existing NHL rookie record of 34.But Perreault could possibly reach the 40-mark the way he has been scoring of late. He has counted 11 goals in his last 13 games and had been the major reason the Buffalo Sabres were able to climb out of the cellar position in the East Division for the first time.THE HOCKEY NEWS has selected Perreault as the East Division player whom we think belongs among the NHL&rsquo;s Stars Of The Week.<h2>In The West</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03459/2820175-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="562" height="667"><figcaption class="caption-body">GORDON LABOSSIERE Minnesota North Stars</figcaption></div>There&rsquo;s nothing like a change of scenery to give a player a new outlook in the National Hockey League. It happened to Gordon Labossiere last week after he moved from Los Angeles to Montreal to Minnesota all in the space of 24 hours.The much-travelled center finally ended up in Minnesota with the North Stars and to show his appreciation, he went out and scored three goals in his first game before the Minnesota fans.The hat trick by Labossiere, who landed with the Stars via Montreal in the Ralph Backstrom swap, enabled the Minnesota to overwhelm California 7-1. He also figured in a fourth goal giving him a pretty productive first night before the home fans.The HOCKEY NEWS has selected Labossiere as the West Division player whom we think belongs among the NHL&rsquo;s Stars Of The Week. &#9632;

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Other Leagues

NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY HAL SIGURDSON</div>VANCOUVER&mdash;As the totals in the loss column continued to grow, patience began to run thin in the front office of the struggling first-year Vancouver Canucks.With last place in the National Hockey League&rsquo;s East Division only a matter of days away at their current pace, general manager Bud Poile cut loose with a verbal blast.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-10103/2820307-1-eng-US/f0016-102.jpg" title="f0016-10" width="264" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hal Laycoe</figcaption></div>Caught in the broadside were six forwards and coach Hal Laycoe.&ldquo;Six of our forwards are cheating,&rdquo; Poile charged. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re simply not playing as well as they can and to me that constitutes taking money under false pretenses.&rdquo;At the same time Poile fingered Laycoe for being &ldquo;too soft&rdquo; with his players early and paying the price now.&ldquo;And I&rsquo;m not saying anything behind Hal&rsquo;s back that I haven&rsquo;t said to his face,&rdquo; Poile added.The six forwards who felt the Poile shaft were Wayne Maki, Ray Cullen, Murray Hall, Ted Taylor, Mike Corrigan and Ed Hatoum.The GM&rsquo;s blast was levelled just before the Canucks departed for a weekend road trip to Pittsburgh and Detroit. Obviously the charge was intended to inspire improved performances, but the effects of his words were minimal.The club has seldom been flatter than in a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh. The performance was better in Detroit until a third period collapse that ended in a 7-3 victory for the Red Wings.However, the weekend games did result in Hall&rsquo;s 12th goal of the season, Cullen&rsquo;s ninth and an assist for Taylor, his second in 26 games.The troubles of Hall and Maki started with the knee injury to Orland Kurtenbach, the man who centered them for the first half of the season. Both, however, are showing sings of regaining their old form.Cullen, a high scoring center with Minnesota for three seasons, ran into hard luck around the net early in the season and things have never fallen into place since.Corrigan, Taylor and Hatoum have never really got untracked, although Corrigan, with nine goals, has had his moments.And how about Laycoe, the man accused of being too soft?&ldquo;The only criticism I&rsquo;ve ever had of my coaching is for being too kind to my players,&rdquo; he agreed, but added, &ldquo;naturally I can&rsquo;t agree.&rdquo;Nevertheless, he took the whole thing in stride, nothing, &ldquo;Bud is entitled to say anything he wants. Like all other advice I&rsquo;ve ever received, it won&rsquo;t go unheeded.&rdquo;Poile, who has been trying diligently albiet unsuccessfully to make a trade, expressed general satisfaction with his defense and goaltending. He also granted forwards Poul Popiel, Andre Boudrias, Rosaire Paiement, Danny Johnson, Garth Rizzuto and Danny Seguin are playing &ldquo;as well as they can.&rdquo;In an effort to increase the number of forwards playing &ldquo;as well as they can&rdquo; Poile recalled Jim Wiste, who had spent the previous three weeks with the Canucks&rsquo; Rochester farm club.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2430/2820300-1-eng-US/f0016-242.jpg" title="f0016-24" width="546" height="578"><figcaption class="caption-body">BUD POILE</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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GM Labels Laytoe ‘Too Soft’

OKLAHOMA CITY FAIRGROUNDS ARENA3-SEPARATE SESSIONS - ONE WEEK EACH JULY 12TH THROUGH JULY 30TH&bull;Age limit 7 to 19&bull;3 hours ice time and plenty of public skating&bull;Supervised swimming pool for students&bull;Physical fitness instruction by Phys. Ed. Instructor&bull;Blackboard instruction and hockey films&bull;Crests and trophies given to students&bull;All meals carefully prepared by Dietician&bull;Accident Insurance coverage&bull;Free admission to baseball games and auto races&bull;Day rates available&ldquo;OPEN TO BEGINNERS&rdquo; WITH SPECIAL CLASSES ENROLL NOW LIMITED RECISTRATIONFOR INFORMATION AND BROCHURES WRITE - NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY SCHOOL, 1708 N. VERMONT, OKLA. CITY, OKLA. 73107, PHONE A.C. 405-942-6708<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1190/2820422-1-eng-US/f0016-112.jpg" title="f0016-11" width="249" height="322"><figcaption class="caption-body">TOM WEBSTER Detroit Red Wings</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1937/2820415-1-eng-US/f0016-192.jpg" title="f0016-19" width="248" height="304"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROSS LONS BERRY Asst. To Gon. Mgr.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2037/2820408-1-eng-US/f0016-202.jpg" title="f0016-20" width="249" height="302"><figcaption class="caption-body">DOUG FAVELL Philadelphia Flyers</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2135/2820401-1-eng-US/f0016-212.jpg" title="f0016-21" width="713" height="271"><figcaption class="caption-body">FAIRGROUNDS ARENA</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1275/2820394-1-eng-US/f0016-122.jpg" title="f0016-12" width="253" height="324"><figcaption class="caption-body">MURRAY DAVISON Program Director</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1364/2820387-1-eng-US/f0016-132.jpg" title="f0016-13" width="254" height="330"><figcaption class="caption-body">HARRY SINDEN Consultant-To Pres.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1459/2820380-1-eng-US/f0016-142.jpg" title="f0016-14" width="252" height="333"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRASER GLEESON President-Gen. Mgr.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1553/2820373-1-eng-US/f0016-152.jpg" title="f0016-15" width="250" height="331"><figcaption class="caption-body">DICK CHERRY Program Consultant</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1650/2820366-1-eng-US/f0016-162.jpg" title="f0016-16" width="251" height="321"><figcaption class="caption-body">GERRY CHEEVERS Public Relations Dir.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1744/2820359-1-eng-US/f0016-172.jpg" title="f0016-17" width="249" height="327"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRIAN BRADLEY Asst. Chief Instructor</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1841/2820352-1-eng-US/f0016-182.jpg" title="f0016-18" width="225" height="325"><figcaption class="caption-body">GARRY YOUNG Chief Boston Scout</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2234/2820345-1-eng-US/f0016-222.jpg" title="f0016-22" width="260" height="321"><figcaption class="caption-body">STEVE ATKINSON Buffalo Sabres</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2332/2820338-1-eng-US/f0016-232.jpg" title="f0016-23" width="260" height="333"><figcaption class="caption-body">DON TANNAHILL Boston Prospect</figcaption></div>CHANCE OF A LIFETIME FOR AMERICAN BOYS TO BE SEEN AND SCOUTED &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY JOHN PORTER</div>OAKLAND &mdash;The wounded Seals are gradually trooping back into the lineup, but there was one week when California&rsquo;s Golden Ones barely were able to ice a minimum squad.In most of a game against New York, then in jousts with Vancouver and Pittsburgh, Coach Fred Glover had nine forwards and four defensemen. It wasn&rsquo;t completely a joke when he suggested he might have to activate himself and play. There were more Seals in the stands with casts and slings than on the bench.Sound bad? It was, but the Seals managed to win one of those games and they weren&rsquo;t overpowered in the two losses.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01443/2820453-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="262" height="424"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don O&rsquo;Donoghue</figcaption></div>New York stormed into Oak land Jan. 15. The Rangers could have moved ahead of Boston in the East, but instead, left town with a 3-1 defeat. The Seals had been outshot 3920, too.Vancouver and Pittsburgh had better luck against California. The Canucks won 3-1 two nights later and the Penguins took a 4-2 match after that.All the while, Glover had to concern himself with doctor appointments as much as practices.Defenseman Wayne Muloin was out with a back muscle spasm, veteran Harry Howell still had his back problems. Gary Croteau had a sprained shoulder, Mike Laughton was trying to skate himself into shape, having been out the whole season after a knee operation, Earl Ingarfield was in a knee cast, Carol Vadnais had his hand in a cast and Joe Hardy had his arm in a cast.It was enough to make Glover double check to see that the club&rsquo;s medical insurance hadn&rsquo;t expired. &ldquo;I need some healthy hockey players,&rdquo; he was heard to exclaim.He had one good healthy one, though. A winger by the name of Don O&rsquo;Donoghue, who had been called up from Providence under emergency conditions to replace Hardy.O&rsquo;Donoghue was switched over to center and became the hottest thing going for the Seals. A five-goal scorer in his rookie year last season at Oakland, the 22-year-old has bagged seven goals and five assists in 19 games this time with the Seals.&ldquo;Donnie has played wherever we needed him,&rdquo; Glover said. &ldquo;You can say he&rsquo;s certainly proved himself capable.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s competely different this season,&rdquo; the coach continued. &ldquo;His attitude has changed and he has confidence in himself around the net. On a power play against Toronto, he kept making the defense come to him. A different player might have coughed up the puck, but he knows what he wants to do with it.&ldquo;O&rsquo;Donoghue used to make very soft, untimely passes. He realizes it now and is a different person.&rdquo;Glover also acclaims the youngster for his speed on the ice.&ldquo;He pumps his legs a couple of times and he&rsquo;s gone. He can leave most people behind. In two games against Toronto&rsquo;s Dave Keon, Donnie had no problem at all. We had him matched against Red Berenson here when we played St. Louis. They wouldn&rsquo;t have anything to do with him back there. They juggled their lines so Donnie wouldn&rsquo;t be on him,&rdquo; the coach claimed.O&rsquo;Donoghue&rsquo;s best game came against Toronto, where he scored twice on breakaways by faking Leaf goalie Bruce Gamble into the gallery seats. A third try for the hat trick was close.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never had one of those before except at Providence,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Donoghue said after the 5-2 win over the Leafs.He could get it yet if he continues at the pace he&rsquo;s been moving.SEALS SHOTS: The Seals play very well at home &mdash; they are 7-2 against the NHL&rsquo;s old six teams in Oakland &mdash; and very poor on the road &hellip; California, therefore, has a great schedule break for the end of the season &hellip; Nine of the final 11 games are at home, the other two being singletons in Vancouver and Los Angeles &hellip; The injuries don&rsquo;t stop as Billy Hicke broke his nose in the win over Toronto. &#9632;

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Injuries Pose Manpower Problem For Seals

BUFFALO&mdash;When Punch Imlach called Gilbert Perreault a &lsquo;good one&rsquo; he just wasn&rsquo;t making idle conversation.At his present rate, the rookie center of the Buffalo Sabres could even exceed Imlach&rsquo;s expectations if he keeps up his present rate.&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no doubt in my mind Perreault will score 25 goals his first season. Why not? He&rsquo;s got all the tools to be a great hockey player. He can do it,&rdquo; chimed in Punch.Perreault showed coach Imlach he means business. He&rsquo;s on a record busting scoring course that if it succeeds, would shatter one of the oldest marks in the history of the National Hockey League.The 20-year-old Perreault is attempting to score the most goals by a rookie in one season and there&rsquo;s a better than-even-chance that the record of 34 goals, originally set by the late Nels Stewart back in 1925-26 with the old Montreal Maroons, will be eclipsed by the first-year Sabres&rsquo; star.Perreault scored six goals in three games last week, including three in one game, to raise his total for the season to 26. leaving him only eight short of Stewart&rsquo;s record, which was tied by Norm Ferguson of Oakland Seals and Danny Grant of Minnesota North Stars in 1968-1969. Both those players, however, had had previous professional experience before their rookie NHL seasons. Perreault was with Montreal Junior Canadiens in the Ontario Hockey Association last season.Perreault&rsquo;s scoring &mdash; 11 goals in his last 13 games &mdash; has been largely responsible for Sabres&rsquo; climb out of last place in the East Division. No other Buffalo player has more than 11 goals for the entire season. In addition to his 26 goals. Perreault also has 17 assists for 43 points, which tied him with Dave Baton of New York Rangers in 19th place in the over-all scoring list.Still on top of the parade, of course, in Boston&rsquo;s Phil Esposito with 96 points in 49 games, including 45 goals.Three other Boston players trail Esposito and John Bucyk. who is fourth with 67 points, opened up a four-point lead over fifth-place Bobby Hull of Chicago. Bobby Orr is second with 82 points including a league-leading 60 assists, while Ken Hodge is third with 71 points. Never in NHL history has a team had the first four players in the individual scoring list at the end of a season. The last time three players from one team finished on top was in 1954-55 when Canadiens&rsquo; Bernie Geoffrion (75 points). Maurice Richard (74) and Jean Beliveau (73) were the top three. &#9632;

Perreault On Record Course, Could Shatter Old Rookie Mark

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT&mdash;Guy Charron hasn&rsquo;t had much opportunity yet to do his toe dance but it could he just a matter of time.The 22-vear-old sophomore pro earned a standing ovation at Olympia for one of the most exciting and certainly most sustained plays seen in the old red brick building in a long time &hellip;and remember that it is the home of Gordie Howe.Regardless, not even Howe has recently put on a play like Charron&rsquo;s where he broke from the penalty box like a sprinter from the blocks, sped into the play behind the Detroit net, made a complete circuit of the rink chasing and finally getting the puck away from Philadelphia&rsquo;s Andre Lacroix, averted a Flyer check, sailed up the ice, took a shot&mdash;which missed&mdash;but the puck got back to Garry Unger in the slot and he scored.Charron&rsquo;s circuit and a half of the rink all was done at top speed and before he even took his shot, the crowd was on its feet, cheering. Now it&rsquo;s true there&rsquo;s been precious little to cheer about in Detroit this season, but THAT was some kind of play in any rink.Charron had come to the Red Wings just a couple days previously, arriving with Mickey Redmond and Bill Collins in exchange for Frank Mahovlich.Redmond figured to be the top player from the Red Wing side, a player coveted by just about every club in the league.Collins has a record of being a fine defensive player and the Red Wings certainly need that.Charron was something of an unknown quantity. He scored 37 goals as an American League rookie for Montreal&rsquo;s powerhouse Voyageurs&rsquo; team last season but he was a defensive player prior to that.He is a left-handed shot though and that is rare for Detroit and when you give up one, you want to get one in return.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01426/2820508-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="534" height="569"><figcaption class="caption-body">GUY CHARRON Makes Impact</figcaption></div>It didn&rsquo;t bother the Verdun, Que., native too much to be traded away from the Canadiens, especially when Red Wing general manager Ned Harkness told him he was going to be playing with Howe and Alex Delvecchio.Charron found it a little hard to believe at first&mdash;&ldquo;I thought it would be for just one period&rdquo;&mdash;but it stretched on for several games.Charron didn&rsquo;t look out of place there and he scored in his second game as a Red Wing. He gave the fans a little of his toe. dance but not too much.When Charron scored in the AHL he raised his stick high and ran on his toes out to the blue line, jov unrestrained.Joy has been pretty well held in around Detroit and coach Doug Barkley figured a wholesale shakeup of lines and switch of Howe to defense was in order.Ironically, Barkley&rsquo;s move of Howe to defense was based on the same consideration that prompted his return to right wing &mdash; a scoring drough.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been having trouble moving the puck up and getting the play going,&rdquo; Barkley said. &ldquo;Gordie is cool back there and who is going to handle the puck better? I just tell the other defenseman to be sure and cover for him in front of the net.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Charron Had Olympia Fans On Feel Cheering His Bow

&mdash;DETROIT&ldquo;Well,&rdquo; said Ron Harris philosophically, &ldquo;we haven&rsquo;t had one of those in a long time.&rdquo;It was after the brawl was over, the first benches-clearing donny-brook in Olympia in years and coach Doug Barkley, while he didn&rsquo;t order his troops over the dasher, said afterward: &ldquo;I think it did them good.&rdquo;Barkley was critical of Detroit&rsquo;s low standing in the penalty minutes column and its inability or unwillingness to use the body when he came up from Fort Worth last month to handle the coaching. &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got to use the body and have some meanness.&rdquo; Barkley preached.Oddly enough, the fuse was lit by the team&rsquo;s smallest man. 5-foot-8. 150-pound. baby-faced goalie Jim Rutherford who had some words with Vancouver&rsquo;s Wavne Maki and you can figure out the subject.Wing defenseman Gary Bergman went in to protect Rutherford and Murray Hall got in for Vancouver and Bergman punched him on the nose. Rookie referee Dave Newell had it about settled but Bergman and Hall were slow going to the penalty box and then someone called someone else &ldquo;chicken.&rdquo; or words to that effect, and the donny brook erupted. &#9632;

IN THE ISSUE

Timid Wings Empty Bench After Edict From Barkley

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ANATOMY OF A SCORING CHAMPION

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A new concept in athletic safety Pro-form

<div class="byline">By Tom Burke</div>The Boston Garden&rsquo;s annual college hockey extravaganza, the Beanpot Tournament, will stretch out over two weeks this year. First round will be Monday. February 8 with Boston University vs. Northeastern and Boston College vs. Harvard.Inaugurated back in 1952, the Beanpot was originally held on back-to-back nights. 1957-58 saw the beginning of the one week hiatus between opening round and finals, which set up was continued until this season. The switch was made due to the Garden&rsquo;s commitment to an ice show which tied up the building for consecutive Mondays.Speaking of schedule changes, a key pre-exam Division one game between UNH and Harvard was cancelled due to bad weather. The Wildcats (8-3) had a game on tap with Harvard (8-2-1) Jan. 14 in Cambridge. But the roads along the two-hour drive from Durham were so icy that the bus company refused to take the Wildcats along. The game will not be rescheduled.NEW HAMPSHIRE:Offense and Lou Frigon have been the story for the Cats. The senior center was the top scorer in the East with 22-28-50 for the first half. With 155 career points. Lou has already broken he standard of 148 set by Bob Brandt in 1968-69. John Gray and Mike McShane with 42 and 44 points respectively, are third and fourth in the East on a points-per-games basis. They are linemates on the second unit.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01270/2820639-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="276" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lou Frigon</figcaption></div>&ldquo;Louie&rsquo;s beautiful.&rdquo; said coach Charlie Holt. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure he can make it in the pros. He&rsquo;s the most perfect player I&rsquo;ve ever coached, not only as a participant but as a teacher too.&rdquo;With 125 goals in 18 games overall, the Wildcats lead all teams of the East in scoring. But looking ahead to February, Holt remains cautious.NORTHEASTERN: With his rebuilding team struggling along at 3-10, Fernie Flaman said. &ldquo;Well, we&rsquo;ve scored just once in our last four game, so that tells a story. We have trouble clearing the puck.&rdquo; The Huskies went out next game and came from behind to defeat Colgate 6-3 at Boston Arena to snap a nine-game losing streak.Dan Eberly came off the bench in the second period with NU down 3-1 and he shut out the Red Raiders from then on. Sophomore center Les Chaisson scored twice and Eberly, a junior, finished up with 22 saves. He then came up with a 33-save job at West Point but Army slipped three goals by him to win 32. That game put NU&rsquo;s overall mark at 4-12. but they&rsquo;ve shown signs of resurgence under Flaman.HARVARD: Opponents have managed to keep Crimson captain Joe Cavanagh in stitches, but he isn&rsquo;t laughing. The Cranston. R.I. senior has had 29 of them in his face thus far this season, the same as his point total following a 6-5 win at Penn prior to exams. In his third year on the line with Dan DeMichele and Steve Owen, Joe is corroborating some people&rsquo;s opinion of him as the best American player in college hockey.Cavanagh really makes this club move,&rdquo; said coach Cooney Weiland. &ldquo;He thinks of one thing &mdash; winning.&rdquo; Cavanagh has 144 career points, and will finish out as second all-time Crimson scorer somewhere astern of Bobby Cleary&rsquo;s 195.Weiland refuses to be discouraged at back-to-back losses to Vermont and Cornell which put Harvard&rsquo;s overall record at 8-3-1. He expresses pleasure at the progress of several of his younger players, particularly on defense. Non-lettering junior Andy Burnes. along with sophs Kevin Hampe. Doug Elliott, and Bob Muse have all stepped right in alongside lone veteran Dave Jones. The sophomore line of Dave Hynes, Bob McManama, and Bill Corkery had netted 22 of Harvard&rsquo;s 59 goals while yielding only two.PRINCETON: Last team to break into the win column, the Tigers turned the trick with a 5-4 overtime decision at Colgate on Jan. 11 after losing their first 11 games. Senior Jack McNab netted the winner on a pass from John Hepburn. McNab, leading goal scorer on the club with six, loses his eligibility after January 30, having played the full complement of varsity semesters.&ldquo;Our big problem is goal scoring,&rdquo; said coach Bill Quackenbush. &ldquo;With something like 34 goals in 13 games, that&rsquo;s not good for college hockey. But I&rsquo;m surprised that morale is as high as it is on the team.CORNELL: There&rsquo;s something about Lynah Rink. Cornell never &mdash; well, almost never &mdash; loses there. The Big Red ran off their ninth straight in toppling BU 5-1 in their first game back from exams. Five different players &mdash; Jim Higgs. Larry Fullan, Dave Street. Bill Duthie and George Shields &mdash; all scored goals in what Dick Bertrand called the best game of the season. Brian Cropper fielded 24 shots, same as Tim Regan, but the difference in their performances was a key factor in the game, according to one coach who was scouting. Turning point came when Cropper stopped a BU breakaway midway through the second frame, and Cornell followed up with a goal shortly afterward to make it 4-1. Regan didn&rsquo;t play his usual game, allowing two long shots by him in the first period. &#9632;

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DOWN EAST

TROY&mdash;Leon Abbott is rumored to have a time machine stashed away somewhere in the spacious RPI Field House.Usually, it&rsquo;s a three to five year job to transform a cellar dwelling team into a contender in college hockey. But the 31-year old Abbott is in a hurry. evidently.Last season, his first at Rensselaer after replacing Garry Kearns, saw the Engineers skid to a 15th place finish in ECAC Division One with a 3-13-1 conference mark and an 8-15-1 overall slate.So how other than by time travel did he completely reverse the process and bring his 1970-71 club to a totally unexpected 7-0-1 Division One mark and 12-1-1 overall by exam break?&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no one factor.&rdquo; said Abbott on the eve of RPI&rsquo;s 6-0 shellacking of Northeastern at Boston Arena.&ldquo;But I&rsquo;d have to say that defensive play has been the key to our success. We have good speed and the wings have been covering and forechecking well.&rdquo;Abbott also cited improved goaltending by Terry Jordan and Tom Mallion, outstanding leadership from his four seniors, and an inspired but workmanlike attitude examplified by sophomore wing Brian Lafleur.An alternate captain though he&rsquo;s a mere sophomore, Lafleur&rsquo;s scoring stats are unimpressive (12 games, seven points).&ldquo;But that boy is the soul of this team.&rdquo; enthused Abbott. &ldquo;He gets the team so psyched up that sometimes I don&rsquo;t even have to go into the dressing room for fight talks.&rdquo;Some unexpected performances, especially from captain Doug Hearns and defenseman Kirby Rowe, have added spice to the RPI pie. First line center Hearns collected 16 goals in the first 12 games, more than his combined total for his first two seasons. Rowe is the only senior rearguard on the club, but his&rsquo;performance of last year belied his true capabilities which shine through this time around.Throw in the unselfish dedication of the checking line of Tom Gooding. Jim Pollock, and Dave Meissner, then add a dash of handyman Brian Ronayne&rsquo;s hustle. combine &rsquo;em all with academic eligibility for all the participants. and you&rsquo;ve got quite a mouthful for foes to swallow.&ldquo;At the beginning. I knew we could reverse our record of last year,&rdquo; said Abbott. &ldquo;As it looks now. we&rsquo;ll probably do better. I&rsquo;m not saying we haven&rsquo;t been lucky at times either. The rest of the wav will be rough but we&rsquo;ll be up for every game.&rdquo;There&rsquo;s still more to come: BU. the North Country weekend. New Hampshire, Providence. RPI has already encountered two of the now defunct big four, beating Cornell 6-3 and tying Clarkson 3-3.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not saving we&rsquo;re going to beat everybody, but we are capable of it&rdquo;, admonished the coach of the newest member of the ECAC Big Five. &#9632;

RPI Engineers Hot Crew

<div class="byline">BY TOM BURKE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0020-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02195/2820694-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">COLLEGE HOCKEY SCENEDefenseman BILL GREEN is the leading goal sniper among the backliners with Notre Dame this season. The Irish rearguard has shot six goals during 17 games in team&rsquo;s bid to compete with top WCHA squads.</figcaption></div>BOSTON &mdash;That loss column is looming mighty large as the ECAC Division One teams head down the icy stretch in quest of a home ice berth for the playoffs.RPI moved into the lead on Jan. 23 as Cornell handed Boston University its first loss of the season, 5-1, in Ithaca. The Engineers boasted a 6-0-1 divisional record, good for a .929 percentage.BU, 6-1, after the Cornell loss, still held second with an .857 rating but was virtually deadlocked with 7-1-1 Clarkson. Idle Harvard. with an 8-2-1 record, still held onto fourth spot at .773. just percentage points ahead of the Big Red at .750.Don&rsquo;t count New Hampshire out either, 8-3-1 before exams, the Wildcats could move into one of the top four spots with a little luck. However, they appear to be just a shade below the others in overall depth, and have a difficult schedule in the final month.Providence is still hanging tough with a 5-2 record at .714. but will need plenty of breaks to make it to the top four.Cornell came up with its best effort of the year to dump BU. but Big Red will have to get help from the rest of the league to beat the Terriers or RPI for the season&rsquo;s marbles. The only games the Ithacans should have problems with are at Clarkson Feb. 2 and at Harvard March 3. Someone else has to knock off BU and RPI for Cornell, whose two losses back in December to the Engineers and Brown now seem costlier than ever.Harvard&rsquo;s only &ldquo;big&rdquo; game left on the regular schedule is Cornell. although they could meet BU in the finals of the Beanpot on Feb. 22.By contrast. BU. New Hampshire, Clarkson, and RPI could travel pretty far in either direction. up or down.Still, it&rsquo;s not entirely sensible to speak in terms of &ldquo;big games&rdquo; between the contenders. If anything else. February could prove to be the month of the upset. &#9632;

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Cornell Helps Lift RPI To Top By Upsetting BU

<div class="byline">By John Gilbert</div>For all intents and purposes, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association championship was wrapped up by Michigan Tech Jan. 22 and 23 when the Huskies swept two games from Minnesota-Duluth.Tech won 5-1 and then 3-2 to watch its record soar to 12-1 in WCHA play. Since Boston University was upset by Cornell, Tech is now considered by most to be the No. 1 college team in the country.The double victories in Duluth, where UMD had its largest crowd ever, not only avenged a 6-1 defeat UMD had inflicted during an early season tournament, but dropped UMD to a 7-7 record.UMD and North Dakota are both 7-7, while Michigan State, Wisconsin and Denver are all 6-6 in a five-way logjam for second place on the WCHA&rsquo;s percentage basis.Tech&rsquo;s 5-1 victory came when Steve Coates and Wayne Pushie got the Huskies in front 2-0. In the third period, Mike Usitalo made it 3-0, then when Pokey Trachsel got one for UMD. Darwin Mott and Gary Crosby tacked on two more for Tech, which held a 45-30 shot domination.The next night, Ed Chestolowski. Ken McPhail and Crosby gave Tech a 3-0 lead after two periods. Duluth retaliated with Phil Hoene&rsquo;s goal and Hoene&rsquo;s assist that led to Cam Fryer&rsquo;s goal. The shots were 36-36 in that game&hellip;Freshmen Tom Peluso from Nashwauk. Minn., and Rob Palmer from Detroit got what proved to be the winning goals as Denver whipped Michigan twice by 6-3 scores. For the weekend. Mike Christie scored two goals and had four assists, while Vic Venasky had a goal and six assists. Denver now has an extensive home schedule and appears in solid shape to make a run for undisputed second place&hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-03163/2820725-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="263" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Duncan</figcaption></div>Michigan State lost a chance to take second alone. Having beaten Minnesota 8-4. the Spartans fell 4-3 to the Gophers in the second game at East Lansing, Mich. to stop at the .500 mark along with nearly everybody else. Gilles Gagnon scored the only goal of the first period and completed his hat trick in the second when MSU stalked to a 4-0 lead in the first game. Minnesota came back with goals by Doug Peltier and flu-plagued Mike Antonovich, and the Gophers stayed close at 6-4 midway through the third period. Dave Roberts and Bill Sipola then put it away for the Spartans, who got 45 saves from goalie Jim Watt.The Gophers put junior goalie Dennis Erickson in to replace freshman Brad Shelstad the second night, and the Duluth native made 36 saves to lead the Gophers. Craig Sarner. Peltier and Bruce McIntosh had led Minnesota to a 3-1 lead, only to have Don Thompson and Randy Sokoll tie it up in the third period. Erickson held on, though, and Sarner got his second goal to win it. Antonovich and his first line wing Jim Ebbitt missed the game, as Antonovich&rsquo;s flu worsened and Ebbitt had a 14 stitch gash in his arm from a collision with the fence above the boards&hellip;Notre Dame, due to enter the WCHA next season, surprised North Dakota for a 6-5 overtime upset in their nonconference series. The Sioux straightened things out the next night, however, chilling things in South Bend. Ind., with a 7-1 romp triggered by Bob Duncan&rsquo;s three goals&hellip;Minnesota snuck out of last place in the WCHA by splitting at Michigan State. Michigan, bv its double loss to visiting Denver, is 39, while Minnesota became 4-8. Colorado College, idle for two weeks, remained 4-5 and still in sight of the scramble for second place. &#9632;

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WESTERN WAY

<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Mon. Feb. 1)<h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-01134/2820777-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg" title="f0021-01" width="581" height="171"></div><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0299/2820770-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="580" height="162"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Affiliations. 1-Montreal; 2-Detroit; 3-Boston; 7-Los Angeles; 9-California; 10-Philadelphia; 11-Minnesota; 13-Vancovve.)</figcaption></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Wed. Jan. 27Springfield 3 at Hershey 6Thurs. Jan. 28Rochester 2 at Quebec 4Fri. Jan. 29Springfield 0 at Cleveland 12Baltimore 2 at Montreal 4Sat. Jan. 30Rochester 2 at Baltimore 3Providence 3 at Cleveland 7Montreal 2 at Hershey 2Quebec 1 at Springfield 3Sun. Jan. 31Cleveland 1 at Baltimore 4Springfield 3 at Providence 6Hershey 4 at Rochester 2<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Mon. Feb. 1Quebec vs Montreal(at Halifax)Wed. Feb. 3Quebec vs Montreal(at Halifax)Thurs. Feb. 4Springfield at QuebecFri. Feb. 5Hershey at BaltimoreProvidence at RochesterSat. Feb. 6Rochester at ClevelandHershey vs Quebec(at Philadelphia)Baltimore at SpringfieldSun. Feb. 7Baltimore at ProvidenceSpringfield at RochesterMon. Feb. 8Hershey vs Montreal(at Halifax)<h2>American League Summaries</h2><h2>Fri. Jan. 22CLEVELAND 8 AT BALTIMORE 3</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Baltimore, Goegan (Ferguson, McCann)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3:152&mdash;Cleveland, Redmond (Erickson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4:493&mdash;Cleveland, Heindl (J. Johnston, M. Johnston)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:484&mdash;Baltimore, Bartlett (McCann)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:055&mdash;Cleveland, Heindl (J. Johnston)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:106&mdash;Cleveland, Meissner&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:257&mdash;Cleveland, Whithlock (J. Johnston)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15:228&mdash;Cleveland, J. Johnston (Erickson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:14Penalties &mdash; Comeou 8:16. Ferguson (minor, major) Niekamp, Heindi (minor, major) J. Johnston 16:08<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>9&mdash;Baltimore, Rivers (Niekamp, Rivard)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:26Penalties &mdash; Comeau. Whidden 16:31. J. Johnston 18:14<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>10&mdash;Cleveland, Lawson (McKechnie)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;0:5311&mdash;Cleveland, Heindl (J. Johnston)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:35Penalty &mdash; Polanic 9:36Shots on goal: Cleveland 45, Baltimore 27.Attendance: 8,961.<h2>PROVIDENCE 2 AT QUEBEC 2</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>No scoring.Penalties &mdash; Wright 9:15, MacMillan 12:45, Clearwater 15:57, Providence (bench served by MacMillan) 18:34.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Quebec, Giannini (Woodley, Gaudette)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3:122&mdash;Providence, Menard (Laframboise)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:503&mdash;Providence, Garwosuk (Clearwater, Keller)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9:21Penalties &mdash; Clearwater 2:02, Saleski 4:06. Drolet 6:21, Pelletier 8:49, Laframboise 13:17, Nowak 18:06.<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>4&mdash;Quebec, MacSweyn (Schultz, Brossart)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8:41Penalties &mdash; Brossart, McAneeley 16:27.Saves: Paille (Providence) 50, Belhumeur (Quebec) 22.Attendance: 4,206.<h2>HERSHEY 4 AT SPRINGFIELD 1</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Hershey, Harvey (Snell, Edestrand)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:59Penalties &mdash; Gilbertson 6:24, McMahon 11:41.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>2&mdash;Hershey, Gratton (Leiter)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:03Penalties &mdash; Cote, Keller 6:18, Volmar 15:51, Cote 18:13.<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>3&mdash;Hershey, Harvey (Edestrand)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6:504&mdash;Springfield, Dineen&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6:565&mdash;Hershey. Leiter (Webley, Gratton)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16:10Penalty &mdash; None.Shots on goal: Hershey 44; Springfield 42.Attendance: 4,251.<h2>Sat. Jan. 23ROCHESTER 3 AT HERSHEY 11</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Hershey, Webley (Leiter, Gratton)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4:532&mdash;Hershey, Gratton (Leiter, Webley)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5:083&mdash;Hershey, Harvey (Snell, Gilbert)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6:544&mdash;Hershey, Harvey (Gilbert)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:425&mdash;Hershey, Keller (Spring)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:196&mdash;Hershey, Snell (Quoguochi, Harvey)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:03Penalties: ly 0:46; Cook 8:55. Keller 13:23; Barber 18:19<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>7&mdash;Rochester, Stanfield (Wiste, Harris)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1:108&mdash;Wershey, Speer (Snell)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:259&mdash;Hershey, Nykoluk (Mahoney, Beverley)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14:2510&mdash;Hershey, Spring (Nykoluk, Gilbertson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15:3911&mdash;Rochester, Armstrong (Wells)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:5812&mdash;Rochester, Wiste (Harris)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:2213&mdash;Hershey, Gilbert (Harvey, Snell)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:51Penalties; Spring 9:01, Dunville 19:45.<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>14&mdash;Hershey, Grotton (Leiter, Barber)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16:04Penalties: Quoguochi 8:13Saves: Aubry-Zimmerman (Rochester) 46, Bouchard (Hershey) 18.<h2>CLEVELAND 1 AT SPRINGFIELD 3</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Springfield, Boland (Dineen, Fortin)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;0:392&mdash;Springfield, Volmar&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6:45Penalties: Redmond 6:59, McMahon 9:11, Lawson 9:49, Polanic 13.10, Stanfield 13:10, Gibbons 14:53, McMahon 16:42.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>3&mdash;Cleveland, McKechnie (Chernoff, Erickson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:56Penalties: Gibbson 3:56, Chernoff 14:47, Chernoff, McMahon 17:03.<h3>TROISIEME COURSE</h3>4&mdash;Springfield, Dineen (Holbrook)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:59Penalties: Dineen 1:00, Whitlock 7:20.Saves: Rivard (Cleveland) 28, Smith (Springfield) 24.<h2>Sun. Jan. 24MONTREAL 6 at QUEBEC 2</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Montreal, Sheehan (Gray, Murdoch)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:562&mdash;Montreal, Clancy (Hyndman, Murdoch)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8:39Penalties &mdash; Saleski 5:24, Taylor (served by Cunningham) 5:47, Schultz, Lavender 13:26, Wright, Hyndman 16:40.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>3&mdash;Montrel, Sheehan (French)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5:204&mdash;Quebec, Brossart (Drolet, MacSweyn)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8:47Penalties &mdash; None.<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>5&mdash;Montreal, Murdoch (Sheehan, French)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6:136&mdash;Quebec, Gaudette (Currier, Pelletier)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:457&mdash;Montreal, Gagnon&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15:158&mdash;Montreal, Lefley (Gagnon)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:04Penalties &mdash; Brossart :28, 12:13, Murdoch 2:55, Lefley 8:39, Shcultz, Paradise (misconducts) 10:35, Blanchette 12:54.Saves: Thomas (Montreal) 39, Taylor (Quebec) 22.Attendance: 3,583.<h2>CLEVELAND 2 at PROVIDENCE 5</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Providence, Menard (Garwasiuk)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14:272&mdash;Providence, Oddliefson (MacMillan, Keller)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16:35Penalties: Polanic 2:43; Keller 10:18.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>3&mdash;Providence, Garwasiuk (Clearwater, Laframboise)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:18Penalties: Johnston, Menord 7:57; Needham (double minors), Rota 8:59; Erickson 17:18.<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>4&mdash;Cleveland, Whitlock (J. Johnston, McKechnie)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1:275&mdash;Cleveland, McKechnie (Chernoff)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9:086&mdash;Providence, Leduc&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:567&mdash;Providence, Laframboise (Keller, Garwasiuk)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14:27Penalties: Oddliefson 1:07; Nicholson 3:45; Polano 12:15, Polanic 14:50, 17:47.Saves: Kurt (Cleveland) 34; Poille (Providence) 33.<h2>BALTIMORE 4 at ROCHESTER 6</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Baltimore, Rivard (McCann)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4:322&mdash;Rochester, Wiste (Hargreaves, Harris)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:20Penalties: Mortson 1:48; Wells 4:13; Ferguson 4:13; Ketter 9:26; Taylor 14:56.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>3&mdash;Rochester, Ward (Sly, Armstrong)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;2:534&mdash;Baltimore, Marshall (Niekomp, Douglas)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5:575&mdash;Rochester, Stewart (Cook, Dunville)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:406&mdash;Baltimore, Dufour (Marshall, Cunniff)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:577&mdash;Rochester, Taylor (Armstrong, Ward)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16:39Penalties: Dunville 4:46; Harris 5:51; Wiste 7:39; Hargreaves (minor and misconduct) 11:34; Dufour 12:18.<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>8&mdash;Baltimore, Cunniff (Dufour)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8:499&mdash;Rochester, Ward (Armstrong, Hargreaves)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9:3610&mdash;Rochester, Hargreaves (Dunville, Harris)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:48Penalties: Stanfield (major and misconduct), Wiste, Johnston (mojor and misconduct) 2:28; Speck 18:37.Saves: Aubry (Rochester) 24; Whidden (Baltimore) 27.<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including games of Sun. Jan. 24)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0364/2820763-1-eng-US/f0021-032.jpg" title="f0021-03" width="585" height="560"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0454/2820756-1-eng-US/f0021-042.jpg" title="f0021-04" width="586" height="490"></div> &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE DUFFY</div>PROVIDENCE&mdash;Chris Oddleifson, the No. 1 draft choice of the California Golden Seals, has become a standout with the R.I. Reds of the American Hockey League and he appears to have big league written all over him.This rangy and likeable 21 year old from Brandon, Manitoba, started slowly with the Reds and almost at once the word was out that he was not good enough for the American Hockey League.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0640/2820839-1-eng-US/f0021-062.jpg" title="f0021-06" width="261" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">Chris Oddleifson</figcaption></div>Still others with quick judgement said in a sense that the Seals had made a mistake in picking this young center as their top amateur.With half the season under his belt in the AHL, Oddleifson is causing all his early critics to run and hide their heads. Despite a slump by the Reds as a team, Chris had continued to play well and Coach Larry Wilson calls him &ldquo;a terrific forechecker&rdquo;.Oddleifson. of Icelandic descendants, is a quiet lad who took his early season problems in stride. Time and again he told this reporter: &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t worry, I&rsquo;m feeling better each day. I know I can play in this league. And I am going to play in the American League.&rdquo;A scholarly looking individual on the line of a college senior, Oddleifson is working hard trying to improve his shot and in general his offensive game. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m missing some good chances. I know I ave to improveup front if I hope to make it with the Seals.&rdquo;He was slowed down early in the year the affects of slamming into a goal post in the Cleveland Arena. The injury was serious enough to force Chris to wear a specially constructed mask to protect the left side of his face and head. &#9632;

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Oddleifson Rated Prospect For NHL

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01151/2820870-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="535" height="629"><figcaption class="caption-body">MARC REAUME Misses Death</figcaption></div>ROCHESTER&mdash;The long and fine professional hockey career of Marc Reaume may have come to a crashing end against a tree Sunday afternoon, Jan. 24.Reaume, veteran defenseman with the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League, was injured seriously at 1:55 p.m. that day when the car he was driving left the road on Highway 3, about 25 miles west of Fort Erie, Ont.As this is being written, Reaume still is unconscious and in fair condition in Hamilton General Hospital with severe head, chest and internal injuries.The 36-year-old defenseman was driving from his Windsor, Ont., home to Rochester for a game against Baltimore that night.He had been assigned to the Amerks for the rest of the season earlier in the week and had gone to Vancouver to bring his family (his wife and five children) back to their Windsor home. He was expected to miss one game, then thought he had a touch of flu and missed two more. Doctors in Windsor tested him for an ulcer while he was home.Provincial police could give no reason for the one-car accident. They said the pavement was dry.Reaume was transfered from Hamilton Civic Hospital to Hamilton General at 5:30 the day of the accident because of the seriousness of his head injuries. His condition was listed as critical until 8 o&rsquo;clock the next morning, when it had improved to fair.Mrs. Reaume said she became worried when she tuned in a Rochester radio station (WHAM) for the game&rsquo;s broadcast and heard her husband was not in the lineup. She wasn&rsquo;t notified of the accident until 8 p.m., the reason for the delay being he apparently carried no identification.Reaume is so highly thought of that his name has been mentioned as a possible coach in the Vancouver organization when his playing days are over. That may have come sooner than expected, and the Amerks, their families, friends and fans just hope and pray that Marc will at least recover, even if never to play hockey again. &#9632;

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Reaume’s Career In Jeopardy After Car Crash

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLO</div>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;The American Hockey League is going to expand big according to Gordon Anziano, the AHL&rsquo;s secretary.Next season, there will be 12 clubs in the league with 14 the year after. New Haven will likely come into the loop under the sponsorship of the Minnesota North Stars.At Long Island, New York, Ruby and Sam Pastor seem to have the inside track on the AHL franchise which belonged to the Buffalo Bisons last season. The Pastor brothers will locate a New York Rangers&rsquo; farm team there at the new and sparkling Nassau Sports Arena in Hempstead, N.Y. which seats over 12,000.It&rsquo;s likely, too, according to Anziano that Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia will come in together to the American League. I fact, there is a feeling that the AHL will be triple devised soon into Southern, Eastern and Western divisions, one of the most successful And far flung operations in minor league hockey.The AHL will likely transform from a bus type operation for travel to the modern jets. Scheduling, which has been a headache to owners, managers and the league, will also improve with the many new teams. &#9632;

Coming AHL Expansion To Mean 12-Team Loop

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLQ</div>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;Coach John Wilson has come to the conclusion his team has put it all together and will be a major contender for his place before the season ends in the rugged Eastern Division of the AHL. He figures the Providence and Quebec clubs are no better than his and a dog fight will develop.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-01131/2820925-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="257" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body">Brian Gibbons</figcaption></div>&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t afford to lose too many more games,&rdquo; Wilson stated in a recent press gathering. &ldquo;I figure if we lose 11 more games then we would be in trouble for a good playoff spot. We don&rsquo;t want to lose any more of course, but that&rsquo;s wishful thinking. The some and road slate the rest of the season is well balanced, with two more road than home games.&rdquo;His words are backed by Los Angeles Kings&rsquo; scout, Jim Anderson, who coached the local Kings last winter. &ldquo;The Kings have a great chance to top the Baltimore Clippers,&rdquo; Jim explained, &ldquo;and that isn&rsquo;t just talk either. The team has jelled under Coach Wilson and they will be tough the rest of the wav.&rdquo;One of the major improvements has been Brian &ldquo;Red&rdquo; Gibbons, a big, rough defenseman who is a young man with a big future. Last season, Detroit Red Wings traded him from their Fort Worth farm team to Springfield for Larry Johnston among others. But Red did not play too well due to a bad knee.He had work done on the injured knee over the summer and has played very well here. But Springfield almost lost him even before the season started. L.A. sent him to Phoenix of the Western League but it did not work out and Brian came back to Springfield where he has been a star.On defense, he is a big youngster who has not backed down from anyone in the American League. Several times he has dropped the gloves and scrapped with opponents. In addition, Brian has played well on defense. Wilson calls him the most improved player on the club. &#9632;

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Wilson Labels Gibbons ‘Most Improved’ King

&#9679; All-Time NHL Scoring Records&#9679; Complete Rosters Of 14 NHL Teams&#9679; All-Star Game Results, Records&#9679; 1969-70 Statistics For Teams, Players&#9679; Who&rsquo;s Who In All Of Professional Hockey<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0734/2820970-1-eng-US/f0023-072.jpg" title="f0023-07" width="275" height="233"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0295/2820963-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="542" height="563"><figcaption class="caption-body">1970-1971 GUIDE</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0372/2820956-1-eng-US/f0023-032.jpg" title="f0023-03" width="1089" height="637"></div> &#9632;

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Official 1970-71

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY&mdash;The last three seasons when All Star balloting time rolled around, Bobby Leiter never received a call from the voters.At the rate the 29-year-old Bears&rsquo; center has been wheeling of late, the press-radio-TV crowd throughout the American League had better start looking Leiter&rsquo;s way.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0459/2821001-1-eng-US/f0023-042.jpg" title="f0023-04" width="252" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Leiter</figcaption></div>It&rsquo;s a tribute to the guy&rsquo;s fortitude that he&rsquo;s even around to lace on a pair of boots. Less hardy athletes would have tossed in the sponge long ago.Twice during his pro career, the gutsy 5&rsquo;9&rdquo; Winnipeg product suffered serious ailments. A few years ago while playing for the Boston Bruins in a game in Montreal, he was smashed into the boards by Doug Roberts. Two bones in his left forearm were shattered. It required a pair of aluminum &ldquo;rods&rdquo; to correct the damage. A few seasons later, a serious lung infection again knocked him out.Leiter, however, bounced back from the agonizing physical ailments. He simply doesn&rsquo;t know the meaning of the word quit.As this was written, rookie Fred Speck, of Baltimore, among a number of other fine pivotmen. is being boomed for All Star honors Speck&rsquo;s a good one, mind you. He probably will capture the rookie award in a cakewalk. At last look he was pacing the league in scoring with 52 points.But let&rsquo;s examine the record. Speck, for instance. has played all season with two veteran wingers, Wayne Rivers and Jimmy Bartlett. He&rsquo;s the first to admit they&rsquo;ve been of great aid to him.In Leiter&rsquo;s case, the 180-pound clever skater has centered for various wingers, some seasoned; others not. Yet he has continued to deliver.In his last 18 games, including the 11-3 shelling of Rochester Jan. 23, Leiter has maintained a torrid clip of a point-a-game, the best mark for that stretch of any center in the eightteam circuit. He connected for 10 goals and eight assists.With the Bears stumbling about on home ice, coach Frank Mathers, for the umpteenth time, shook up the forward lines.Leiter was assigned young Ross Webley and Jean Gratton as wingers in a game at Springfield Jan. 22. In 120 minutes of action, the trio notched 13 points on five goals and eight assists. the sudden move of assembling the line was the equivalent of a major league catcher being compelled to handle two pitchers whose style and technique were completely foreign to him.Leiter, though some may be unaware, has been a solid player for Hershey for the past three seasons, averaging 23 goals a campaign.In five previous seasons for the Bears, Leiter has maintained a near point-a-game pace, showing 235 points in 276 games. &#9632;

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Bob Leiter’s Ite Determination May Sway AHL AH Star Voters

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0544/2821039-1-eng-US/f0023-052.jpg" title="f0023-05" width="367" height="355"></div>HOCKEY SUPPLY CO.3247 W. Lawrence Ave. &mdash; Chicago, III. 60625 &mdash; Phone 539-4939MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLYCCM &mdash; COOPER WEEKS &mdash; BAUER &mdash; NORTHLAND &mdash; WINNWELL &mdash; SHERWOOD &mdash; VICTO RIAVILLE &mdash; JOHNSON<h2>KNIT CAPS (TOUQUES)</h2>&#9633; 100% wool, in team colors and emblems, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, New York, Detroit &mdash; one size fits all&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.00 ea. (CIRCLE TEAM WANTED) Shipping & handling charge .50<h2>SWEATSHIRTS</h2>Detroit, Chicago, New York, Montreal, Boston, Toronto, St. Louis, Los Angeles&#9633; Boys &mdash; med/lge only&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.50 (LA not available)&#9633; Mens &mdash; Sm/ed/lge/XIge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.50 (Circle team wanted)Shipping & handling charge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.50<h2>JERSEYS</h2>Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles *Philadelphia, New York, Minnesota&#9633; Mens &mdash; sm/med/lge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9.95&#9633; Mens &mdash; Xlge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10.95&#9633; Boys &mdash; med/lge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8.95*Philadelphia only&#9633; Mens &mdash; Sm/med/lge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12.95&#9633; Mens &mdash; Xlge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13.95&#9633; Boys &mdash; med/lge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11.95Shipping & handling charge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.75<h2>TEAM CREST (Swiss embroidered)</h2>&#9633; Chicago&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5.00&#9633; Toronto&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5.00&#9633; Boston&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4.50&#9633; Montreal&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.75&#9633; Detroit&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.50&#9633; New York (Crest or letters)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4.50&#9633; St. Louis&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.50&#9633; Philadelphia&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.75&#9633; Minnesota&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4.00&#9633; Pittsburgh&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5.95&#9633; Los Angeles&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;6.95&#9633; Crossed Tomahawks&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1.50ea.&#9633; Chicago Script&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.95Shipping & handling charge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.50<h2>NUMBERS</h2>10&rdquo; Satin numbers, white/black/gold per digit .753&rdquo; Satin numbers, white/black/gold per digit .50(Price includes sewing on 3&rdquo; numbers only.)<h2>SEWING CHARGE (for crest and numbers)</h2>&#9633; Per crest sewn to jersey&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.50&#9633; Per number, 0-9 (single digits 10&rdquo;)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.50&#9633; Per number, 10-99 (double digits 10&rdquo;)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1.00<h2>HOCKEY PANTS (Send actual waist size)</h2>&#9633; BHP-21 Boys age 10-12 (black) Gab&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8.35&#9633; BHP-7 Youth age 12-13 (black) Gab&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10.50&#9633; BHP-6 Youth age 12-13 (black) Nylon&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12.60&#9633; HP-5 Mens (black, red, blue) Nylon&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16.80(We will size hockey pants according to waist size.)Shipping & handling charge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1:00<h2>HOCKEY STOCKINGS NEW NYLON STRETCH!!!!!!!!!!</h2>Chicago, Montreal, Boston, Detroit, New York, Toronto, Pittsburgh, St. Louis.&#9633; Men&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4.95&#9633; Boys&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3.95(Circle team wanted)Shipping and handling charge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.50<h2>HOCKEY GLOVES</h2>&#9633; Cooper BDPC (Chgo, Montreal, Min., N.Y.)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;55.15&#9633; Cooper #15 (natural color)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;37.55&#9633; Cooper 3DJ Blk Diamond&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15.75&#9633; CCM 1222 Intermediate&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16.75&#9633; #268 Boys&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8.35Shipping & handling charge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.75<h2>SHIN GUARDS</h2>&#9633; DG-32 Shin Guards Mens&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;20.95&#9633; DG-3 Shin Guards Mens&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12.35&#9633; Economy Shin Guards Inter&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4.95&#9633; Pee Wee Nodel Shin Guards&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4.00Shipping & Handling charge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1.00<h2>HELMETS AND MASKS</h2>&#9633; CCM Hockey Helmet White/Blue/Black/Green&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5.00&#9633; HM-7 Goalie Mask Clear or Skin color&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9.40Shipping & handling charge&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.50<h2>HOCKEY CATALOGUE FREE!!!!!</h2>Write for completely illustrated catalogue with line of goalie equipment, sticks and all other hockey needs.TEAM prices available on request.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0638/2821032-1-eng-US/f0023-062.jpg" title="f0023-06" width="745" height="459"></div>CLIP OUT ENTIRE AD AND SEND IN WITH CORRECT AMOUNT. &#9632;

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NED SINGER

<div class="byline">BY DOUG McCONNELL</div>PHOENIX&mdash;Aut Erickson, who just celebrated his 33rd birthday, is the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s youngest coach. He&rsquo;s also the most successful.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0452/2821115-1-eng-US/f0024-042.jpg" title="f0024-04" width="547" height="1248"><figcaption class="caption-body">Veteran WAYNE HICKS, left, of Phoenix has found a new home with the Roadrunners. He turned in a hat trick during a recent game.</figcaption></div>He inherited a mess that had his friends feeling sorry for him but, after getting things in order, moved his club from last to a tie for second in just over two weeks, then in a little over another week had the Phoenix Roadrunners in sole possession of second place.Has it gone to his head? Not at all.&ldquo;Listen.&rdquo; said Aut, &ldquo;I was talking with Arizona State University&rsquo;s football coach, Frenk Kush, after his Sun Devils won the Peach Bowl &mdash; defeating North Carolina and achieving a high national ranking &mdash; and he said to me. &lsquo;All these guys think we&rsquo;re geniuses. But if you ain&rsquo;t got the bodies, you ain&rsquo;t going to win.&rsquo;&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the way I feel about this hockey club. We&rsquo;re lucky we got the bodies.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m no genius.&rdquo;One of the bodies, although pieced together, belongs to Wayne Hicks.Hicks never felt at home in Salt Lake City but he&rsquo;s found a home in Phoenix.The 33-year-old rightwinger who came to the Roadrunners in an October deal, scored Phoenix&rsquo;s fifth hat trick of the season as the Runners routed Seattle 74.&ldquo;All the time I was with Salt Lake,&rdquo; said Hicks, &ldquo;I felt as if I had one foot on a banana peel.&rdquo;He never moved his family to Salt Lake, where he had been placed on a line with Roger DeJordy and Billy McNeill, then Jim Paterson.&ldquo;They&rsquo;re all gone from there now,&rdquo; said Hicks, &ldquo;so you can see what their plans were for me.&rdquo;McNeill was sold to San Diego, Paterson was returned to Phoenix, rejecting an on-approval deal, and DeJordy was released.Hicks&rsquo; skating ability was doubted.He had scored 33 goals for Baltimore in the 1968-69 American Hockey League season when, with five games remaining, he fractured his right femur in a crash into the boards.He has a steel plate held with eight screws in his leg and a nail through the hip joint.&ldquo;My wife says I should be easy to handle &mdash; just get a big magnet.&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t supposed to play until the next January, but I started right in at training camp. It didn&rsquo;t work out too well-kind of an off year. I only scored 14 goals.&rdquo;He had averaged 34 goals a season for his five previous AHL seasons-interrupted by his splitting 1967-68 between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh of the National Hockey League.&ldquo;I think I skate pretty well now,&rdquo; said Hicks in understatement.Hicks&rsquo; hat trick was his first in two years and only the fourth of his 14-year pro career &mdash; &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t get many&rdquo; &mdash; but it gave him a 20-goal season.Hicks is tied for 11th in the WHL scoring race with 39 points. &#9632;

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‘Castoff’ Hicks Finds Range In Phoenix

PORTLAND&mdash;Rick Foley missed out last season in his bid for the Western Hockey League mark in penalty minutes. This year, he&rsquo;s turned his attention to setting a record for points and assists by a defenseman.The 6&rsquo; 4&rdquo; giant of the Buckaroos&rsquo; defense corps ran up 227 minutes as a rookie last season, matching the WHL record set by Howie Young in 1964-65 with the Los Angeles Blades and eclipsing by one minute the Portland team record set by Mike Donaldson in 1963-64.But Vancouver&rsquo;s John Arbour wiped out the old mark with 251 minutes.This season. Foley has reduced his penalty-minute rate, although he&rsquo;s still no shrinking violet. He still had 104 minutes just past the season&rsquo;s half way point.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0540/2821146-1-eng-US/f0024-052.jpg" title="f0024-05" width="231" height="463"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rick Foley</figcaption></div>At the same time, he had scored 10 goals and 34 assists for 44 points, seventh among the WHL&rsquo;s point getters.At his present rate, he would wind up with 61 assists and 79 points, eclipsing the assists record of 51 set by Danny Sprout with Seattle away back in 1952 and the points record of 74, set by Doug Barkley with Calgary in 1962.Barkley, newly appointed coach of the Detroit Red Wings, set the goals record of 25 in a single season, 1961-62. It was matched two years ago by Seattle&rsquo;s John Hanna.Foley recently scored four goals in a two-game span, but he only has 10 for the season.He doesn&rsquo;t go for the goal every time he goes for the net.Phoenix goaltender Marv Edwards, who rates Foley&rsquo;s shot as one of the 10 best in the league, points out:&ldquo;He&rsquo;s not always trying to blow it past you. He&rsquo;s always looking for the open man for the deflection or the tip-in &mdash; the hardest shot in hockey to stop. He keeps it low where you have trouble seeing it. You can&rsquo;t trap it, so there&rsquo;s the possibility of a rebound.&rdquo;Foley&rsquo;s bulk in front of the goal is one reason that Jim McLeod owns a 2.76 goals against average and Dave Kelly a 3.21 mark.&ldquo;He keeps the front of the goal cleared out,&rdquo; points out Phoenix&rsquo;s leading goal getter. Andy Hinse, who was Foley&rsquo;s teammate at Charlotte in the Eastern Hockey League in 1966-67.How much bulk he needs for the job has been a matter of debate between Foley and coach Gord Fashoway. The 25-year-old second-year pro was banned from training camp last September until he dropped his weight from 226 to 215.The reducing plan is part of Fashoway&rsquo;s overall game plan which has put his Buckaroos so far in front in the WHL standings.Foley&rsquo;s trimmer silhouette has also been drawing admiring and envious glances &mdash; from a long parade of NHL scouts. &#9632;

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Foley Shaping New Image, Aims At Two WHL Retards

<h2>Looking At WHL Race</h2>(Standings on Wed. Feb. 3)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01142/2821084-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="581" height="230"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Affiliations: 2-Detroit. 4-New York. 5-Chicoqo. 6 Toronto. 7-Los Angeles. 14-Buffalo).</figcaption></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Wed. Jan. 27San Diego 4 at Portland 3Fri. Jan. 29Salt Lake 1 at Denver 8San Diego 2 at Phoenix 3Portland 7 at Seattle 5Sat. Jan. 30Denver 4 at Salt Lake 2Portland 4 at San Diego 0Sun. Jan. 31Phoenix 3 at Portland 5Denver 6 at Seattle 0<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Wed. Feb. 3Denver at PortlandThurs. Feb. 4Salt Lake at San DiegoDenver at SeattleFri. Feb. 5San Diego at Denver(at Denver Univ.)Salt Lake at PhoenixSat. Feb. 6San Diego at Salt LakeSeattle at PortlandTues. Feb. 9Portland at SeattleWed. Feb. 10Denver at San DiegoSalt Lake at PortlandFri. Feb. 12Denver at San DiegoSalt Lake at Seattle<h2>Western League Summaries</h2><h2>Wed. Jan. 13</h2><h2>SALT LAKE 4 at PHOENIX 6</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Phoenix, Acomb (Beaule, Lund)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5:052&mdash;Phoenix, Acomb (Hughes, Lund)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:25Penalties: Murray 6:09, McCaskill, Deadmarsh 8:21, Fielder, Murray 12:13, Ellett, Beaule 15:19, Hucul 15:29.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>3&mdash;Salt Lake, Kassian (Fielder, McDonald)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;0:344&mdash;Phoenix, Hughes (Beaule, Lund)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5:115&mdash;Phoenix, Paterson (Hicks, Barlow)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:206&mdash;Phoenix, Wilcox (Charlebois)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:017&mdash;Salt Lake. McDonald (Ellett)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16:41Penalties: Robertson, Hughes 1:05, Cuddie 4:11<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>8&mdash;Phoenix, Odrowski (Paterson, Acomb)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3:009&mdash;Salt Lake, Kassian (Lacombe, Fielder)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10.1410&mdash;Salt Lake, Kassian (Fielder, Cuddie)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:16Penalties: Barlow 12:10. Saves, Edwards (Phoenix) 23, Farr &mdash; Charron (Salt Lake) 30. Attendance: 4,622.<h2>Thurs. Jan. 14</h2><h2>PORTLAND 4 at DENVER 4</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Portland, Madigan (Jones, Van Impe)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9:472&mdash;Portland, Jones (Madigan)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:133&mdash;Denver, Bradley (Laforge, Mavety)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:57Penalties: Foley 1:33, Foley, Sentes 13:51, Foley 16:47.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>4&mdash;Denver, Bradley (Sentes, Laforge)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;0:405&mdash;Portland, Foley, (Barber, Pearson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5:00Penalties: Madigan 2:08, Bond 3:50, Hebenton 8:16, Bradley 9:31, Madigan 10:24.<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>6&mdash;Denver, Powis (Hynes)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:057&mdash;Denver, Powis (Hynes, Hughes)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15:478&mdash;Portland, Foley (Johnson, Saunders)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:14Penalties: Madigan 0:35.Saves: Caron (Denver) 23, Kelly (Portland) 49.Attendance: 2,234.<h2>SALT LAKE 5 at SAN DIEGO 6</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Son Diego, Nicholson (McNeill, Spencer)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15:212&mdash;San Diego. Courcy (Miszuk, Goyer)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:20Penalties: McNeill 1:16, Ellett 8:39, Kassian 13:40.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>3&mdash;San Diego, Goyer (Courcy, Caron)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3:214&mdash;Son Diego, Courcy (Ronson, Miszuk)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8:355&mdash;Salt Lake, Fielder&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9:296&mdash;Salt Lake, McDonald&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:35Penalties: Hodgson (major). Ronson (major) 1:14, Charon 2:21, Miszuk 12:22<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>7&mdash;Salt Loke, Ellett&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3:338&mdash;Son Diego, Goyer (MacMillan)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9:529&mdash;San Diego, Courcy (Rosnon, Cardiff)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:1410&mdash;Salt Lake, McDonald (Lagace, Fielder)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16:5911&mdash;Salt Loke, McDonald (Watson, Kassian)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:56Penalties: Hodgson 2:57, McDonald 5:47Saves: Edwards (Son Diego) 22, Charron (Salt Lake) 34<h2>Fri. Jan. 15</h2><h2>SAN DIEGO 1 at PHOENIX 4</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>No scoring.Penalties: Lebrun 2:16, Young 9:22, Lund 19:06.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Son Diego, Courcy (Ronson, Goyer)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;2:052&mdash;Phoenix, Hughes&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3:263 Phoenix, Charlebois (Hicks, Acomb)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:354&mdash;Phoenix, Lund (Hicks, Acomb&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;5:51Penalties: Beaule 6:12, Cardiff 7:13. Murray 12:06.Spencer 16:12<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>5&mdash;Phoenix, Hicks (Young, Barlow)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:00Penalties: Lund (minor and major) Cardiff (minor and major) 1:27, Murray 2:39. Young 7:01. Spencer 14:48, Lund 17:30.Saves Edwards (Phoenix) 33. McCorton (San Diego) 24Attendance: 7,883<h2>Sat. Jan. 16</h2><h2>PORTLAND 7 at SALT LAKE 4</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Salt Lake, Lacombe (McDonald, Fielder)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3:202&mdash;Salt Loke, Rothwell (Robertson, Kuntz)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;7:103&mdash;Portland, Leach&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:51Penalties; Cuddie 3:57, Hebenton 9:01, Foley 12:18, Watson 13:18, Robertson 15:59<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>4&mdash;Salt Loke, Rothwell (Kuntz, Logace)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;9:515&mdash;Portland, Saunders (Hebenton, Madigan)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:576&mdash;Portland, Hebenton (Cummins)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:56Penalties: Madigan, 1:15, Foley 3:50, McDonald 10:51<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>7&mdash;Portland, Foley (Gaudet, Madigan)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;0:498&mdash;Salt Lake, Lacombe (Rothwell, Kuntz)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:099&mdash;Portland, Gaudet (Van Impe, Jones)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:0010&mdash;Portland, Foley (Madigan, Campbell)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15:5911&mdash;Portland Leach (Foley)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:42Penalties: Von Impe 1:42, Donaldson 16:12. Donaldson 18:17, Campbell 1918.Saces: Farr (Salt Lake) 25, McLeod (Portland) 22. Attendance: 7,182<h2>PHOENIX 2 at SAN DIEGO 4</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;San Diego, MacMillan&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1:332&mdash;Son Diego, Fitzpatrick (O&rsquo;Ree, MacMillan)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:553&mdash;Phoenix, Acomb (Lund, Hucul)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;1:4:024&mdash;San Diego. O&rsquo;Ree (Schraefel, MacMillan)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;16:42Penalties: McCaskill 9:16, Ronson Young, Hucul 14:43, Miszuk 19:49<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>No scoringPenalties: McCaskill 14:45<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>5&mdash;Phoenix, Charlebois (Wilcox, McCaskill)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:116&mdash;Son Diego, Ronson (Miszuk, Fitzpatrick)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:48Penalties: Fitzpatrick 10:25Saves G. Edwards, San Diego; 30, M. Edwards (Phoenix) 25.<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including games of Sun. Jan. 24)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0294/2821077-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg" title="f0024-02" width="586" height="325"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0366/2821070-1-eng-US/f0024-032.jpg" title="f0024-03" width="583" height="330"></div> &#9632;

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WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY DOUG McCONNELL</div>SAN DIEGO&mdash;Jim Schraefel, the San Diego Gulls&rsquo; redheaded rookie, is making the adjustment to pro hockey.No one is more aware of that than the power play units of the Gulls&rsquo; Western Hockey League opponents.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-01120/2821177-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg" title="f0025-01" width="264" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Schraefel</figcaption></div>Schraefel and veteran Ed Ehrenverth give the Gulls the league&rsquo;s top penalty killing unit.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think kids coming into pro hockey realize how strenuous it is,&rdquo; said San Diego coach Max McNab. &ldquo;Schraefel went on a crash diet before training camp and he just wasn&rsquo;t strong when he arrived.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why we&rsquo;ve been working him in this way. He has good anticipation and he&rsquo;s been doing such a good job at penaltykilling that it&rsquo;s given him confidence in his whole game.Schraefel and Ehrenverth are being used more and more to form a fourth line.Ehrenverth and Johnny MacMillan were the league&rsquo;s premiere penalty killing team last season but McNab wanted to employ &ldquo;Johnny Mac&rdquo; more on offense.MacMillan played a regular shift last season as well as on the specialty unit.&ldquo;MacMillan was blown out at the end of last season,&rdquo; said McNab. &ldquo;He was down at least half a dozen points and we didn&rsquo;t kill penalties as well as we should against Vancouver in the plav-offs. Thev had a great club, you understand, but I don&rsquo;t think we did as well as we could.&rdquo;MacMillan, Billy McNeill and Willie O&rsquo;Ree have been put together to form a line unmatched for speed in the WHL.Ehrenverth has scored 6. 10, 4 and 10 goals in his past four seasons with the Gulls and has vet to score this season.&ldquo;Ehrenverth, when on a regular line, makes it more effective although he doesn&rsquo;t get too many points himself,&rdquo; said McNab.&ldquo;He has the knack of anticipating on almost every defensive play. When there&rsquo;s a defensive rebound, he just arrives at the right place.&ldquo;Offensively, I don&rsquo;t know what it is. He doesn&rsquo;t do the same. Maybe he&rsquo;s just thinking about getting back the other way.&rdquo;Schraefel has five goals and his reputation in junior hockey &mdash; he captained the Edmonton Oil Kings &mdash; was as a defensive player.&ldquo;He graduated from the University of Alberta last spring and played four or five years of junior hockey at the same time,&rdquo; pointed out McNab. &ldquo;I think you&rsquo;d have to say that takes above average intelligence.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Gulls’ Rookie Star Becomes ‘Specialist’

PHOENIX&mdash;The Phoenix Roadrunners set an all-time attendance record of 11,528 in a game with the Denver Spurs and sent everyone home happy when a five-goal explosion within eight minutes of the second period gave them a 7-4 victory.The record is 112 over the Phoenix Veterans Memorial Coliseum seating capacity and 1,448 over the previous high, set three years ago. &#9632;

Runners Draw Record 11,528

SEATTLE&mdash;San Diego&rsquo;s Bob Courcy continued to lead the Western Hockey League scoring race for the 14th consecutive week and was within striking distance of a career high in goals. He once scored 46 times for Hull-OttawaCourcy has 35 goals, 27 assists. 62 points for the season five ahead runnerup, his center man Gerry Goyer.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0279/2821232-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="253" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Joe Robertson</figcaption></div>I&rsquo;he WHL record is 57 goals, set by Lou Jankowski with Calgary in 1960-61.Phoenix Roadrunners&rsquo; Larry Lund, who has risen to a third place tie with his left winger Andy Hinse and Portland&rsquo;s Art Jones, has scored six goals and nine assists in his last 11 games.Salt Lake City&rsquo;s rookie center Joe Robertson and goltender Rick Charron won honorable mention for their part in a 7-0 upset of the league leading Buckaroos in Portland. Robertson scored a hat trick in the third period and Charron recorded his second shutout of the season as the Bucks&rsquo; were beaten only for the second time on home ice. &#9632;

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14th Week Courcy Top WHL Scorer

<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2>(Standings on Tues. Feb. 2)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-01128/2821270-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="576" height="265"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Affiliations: 2.Detroit. 3.Boston. 4.New York. 5.Chicago 6. Toronto. 8 Pittsburgh. 12 St. Louis)</figcaption></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tues. Jan. 26Tulsa 6 at Amarillo 1Kansas City 2 at Dallas 3Wed. Jan. 27Dallas 2 at Omaha 2Thurs. Jan. 28Kansas City 2 at Fort Woth 3Fri. Jan. 29Dallas 9 at Kansas City 5Oklahoma City 2 at Tulsa 3Sat. Jan. 30Amarillo 3 at Tulsa 6Dallas 3 at Fort Worth 1Oklahoma City 1 at Omaha 6Sun. Jan. 3Tulsa at Kansas City 1Oklahoma City 2 at Omaha 6<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues. Feb. 2Fort Worth at AmarilloTulsa at DallasOmaha at Oklahoma CityWed. Feb 3Amarillo at Kansas CityFri. Feb. 5Tulsa at DallasFort Worth at Oklahoma CityOmaha at Kansas CitySat. Feb. 6Amarillo at DallasFort Worth at OmahaTulsa at Oklahoma CitySun. Feb. 7Oklahoma City at Amarillo(afternoon)Fort Worth at Kansas CityTulsa at OmahaTues. Feb. 9Omaha at DallasWed. Feb. 10Omaha at Fort WorthKansas City at Oklahoma CityFri. Feb. 12Kansas City at AmarilloDallas at TulsaFort Worth at Oklahoma City<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including Games of Sun. Jan. 24)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0281/2821263-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="587" height="462"></div><h2>CHL Summaries</h2><h2>Wed. Jan. 13</h2><h2>DALLAS 7 at OKLAHOMA CITY 4</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Dallas, Dussiaume (Hudson, Black)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3:372&mdash;Dallas, Lodboa (LAbbe, Young)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6:573&mdash;Dallas. Archambault (Long, Kearns)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14:274&mdash;Dallas, Block (Leblanc, Marks)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:40Penalties: Maggs 0:49; Hurley 3.07, Stewart 5:25; Maggs 10:45; Burrows 14:14. Oklahoma City bench (served by Brownlee) 14:18; Hudson 16:41.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>5&mdash;Oklahoma City, Tannehill (Sheppard, Klatt)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 1:546&mdash;Dallas, Dussioume (Black, Hudson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14:197&mdash;Dallas, Block (Dussioume)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14:198&mdash;Dallas, Romanchych (Marks, L&rsquo;Abbe)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:08Penalties: Stewort 7 56, Bradley. Maggs 10:57<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>9&mdash;Oklahoma City, Klatt (Boldirev, Stewort)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;0:4510&mdash;Oklahoma City, Tannehill (Cherry, LEACH)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 6:3711&mdash;Oklohomo City. Tannahill (Cherry, Sheppard)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:35Penalties: Serviss 5:15; Stewort 8:12, Boldirev 15:05, Maggs 15:06, Marks 16:20.Shots on goal by: Dallas 24, Oklahoma City 32, Attendance 6,523<h2>Thurs. Jan. 14</h2><h2>AMARILLO 4 at FORTH WORTH 6</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Amarillo, Snell (Burns, Hoganson&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;0:222&mdash;Amarillo, Snell (Potenoude, Boll)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:353&mdash;Amarillo, Forey (Swain)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;18:50Penalties: Manery 6:40, Zanussi 9:-36, Forey 16:14<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>4&mdash;Fort Worth, Shires (Martin, Hinton)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;11:355&mdash;Fort Worth, Korlander (Morfin, Falkenberg)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:36Penalties: Patenoude 13:03. Burns 19:06.<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>6&mdash;Fort Worth, Reichmuth (Walters, Manery)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 1:257&mdash;Fort Worth, Perkins (Bredin, Falkenberg)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 3:388&mdash;Amorillo, Stewort (Swain)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;12:199&mdash;Fort Worth, Martin (Guindon, Karlander)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15:0410&mdash;Fort Worth, Zanussi (Perkins)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:19Penalties: Bignell 4:20.Shots on goal by: Amorillo 17, Fort Worth 40 Attendance: 3,143.<h2>Fri. Jan. 15</h2><h2>OKLAHOMA CITY 6 at DALLAS 4</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Dallas, L&rsquo;Abbe (Young, Romanchych)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 0:372&mdash;Oklahoma City, Sheppard&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;3:343&mdash;Oklahoma City, Boldirev (Bradley, Cherry)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 9:50Penalties: Stewart 2 27, Maggs 6.36. Adair 8 47, Stewort (major), Hudson (major) 8:53<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>5&mdash;Dallas, Young (Burrows, Maggs)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 5:206&mdash;Dallas, L&rsquo;Abbe (Long, Leblanc)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 7:207&mdash;Oklahoma City, O&rsquo;Donnell&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8:44Penalties: L&rsquo;Abbe 0:12, Maggs 6:42, Kearns 8:36. Sheppard 11:30, Leblanc (mojor). O&rsquo;Donnell (major) 19:30<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>8&mdash;Dallas, Romanchych (L&rsquo;Abbe, Maggs)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 0:269&mdash;Oklahoma City, Adair (Plumb, Klatt)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 8:2210&mdash;Oklahoma City. Bradley (Leach)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;17:56Penalties: Plumb 5:04, Maggs 16:49Saves, Adams (Oklahoma City) 4), Show (Dallas) 20.<h2>AMARILLO 5 at TULSA 5</h2>1&mdash;Amarillo, Stewart (Swain, Forey)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 4:592&mdash;Amarillo, Kessell (Bignell, Cardwell)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;13:243&mdash;Tulsa, Dupere (Swenson)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 8:224&mdash;Tulsa, Robert (Swenson, Popiel)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:52Penalties: Pearson, Robert 4:59, Stewart 18:57.<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>5&mdash;Tulsa, K. Murray (Liddington, Payette) 5:59Penalties: Marchinko 0:32, Snell 2:34, Marchmko 6:42, Cardwell 12 56, Nelson 17:23.<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>6&mdash;Amorillo, Ball (Stewart, Burns)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;4:467&mdash;Tulsa, Dupere (Nelson, Robert)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 7:438&mdash;Tulsa, Liddington (R. Murray, O&rsquo;Flaherty)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip; 9:229&mdash;Amarillo, Lomheim (Fitchner, Forey)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:1010&mdash;Amorillo, Lomhein (Fitchner, Burns)&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;15:27Penalties: Swenson 2:41, K. Murray 3:13, Stewort (major) Payette (major) 516, Burns 6 42, Liddington 11:16, Snell (misconduct) 19:43.Shots on goal by: Amorillo 32, Tulsa 39<h2>KANSAS CITY 2 at OMAHA 3</h2><h3>FIRST PERIOD</h3>No scoring.Penalties: Newell 1:03, W. Bennett 1:23, Andrascik 12:41<h3>SECOND PERIOD</h3>1&mdash;Omaha, Ouellette Jorry, Lefley&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;8:462&mdash;Omaha, Stefaniw Ouellette, DeMarco&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;14:113&mdash;Kansas City, Thomson Buchanan, Proceviat&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;19:29Penalties: Croshley 2:56, Lefley 5:12, Thomson, Eorl, Dupont 13:23<h3>THIRD PERIOD</h3>4&mdash;Kansas City, Lowe Crashley&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;2:215&mdash;Omaha, Andrascik Hogaboom&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;10:21Penalties: Dupont 7:55Shots on goal: Kansas City 24, Omaha 28 &#9632;

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CENTRAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BOB LINDLEY</div>KANSAS CITY&mdash;That old ballpark saying about &ldquo;you can&rsquo;t tell the players without a program&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t hold true in Kansas City&rsquo;s American-Royal Arena &mdash; the Blues are changing skaters so fast they don&rsquo;t have time to change the program from game to game.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0363/2821301-1-eng-US/f0026-032.jpg" title="f0026-03" width="265" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gary Edwards</figcaption></div>Apparently unhappy with the direction the team was heading in, the parent St. Louis Blues have begun a complete overhaul of the Kaycee squad, from the front office down, in hopes of fueling the Blues into the Central League playoffs.On the weekend of Jan. 23-24, four veterans reported to new coach John Chovce, and on Jan. 25, still another seasoned performer joined the club.How many more are on the way and how long the current ones will remain is pure conjecture. but it&rsquo;s apparent Choyce and newly appointed general manager Cliff Fletcher are determined to construct a contending outfit.Among the five new faces are two former Blues &mdash; left winger Gary Veneruzzo and goalie Gary Edwards. The other three are forwards Fred Hilts and Gary Marsh and defenseman Dave Amadio.Edwards is making his second trip into Kaycee this season, and he could hold the key to the success or failure of the Blues&rsquo; venture.Always a fine performer in the CHL, Edwards suffered a severe shoulder injury in late October, missed six weeks of action and then was shipped to the Western League&rsquo;s San Diego Gulls on loan.His last effort before the shoulder separation was a 3-0 shutout win over Fort Worth. His first game on his return Jan. 23 was a fine, but futile, 2-1 loss to the league-leading Knights in Omaha.Thn he snapped the Blues&rsquo; 12-game winless skid by beating Fort Worth 5-1 and came back to drop another heartbreaker 3-2 at Dallas.In 11 CHL appearances, Edwards&rsquo; goals-against average is a league-low 2.44.TULSA: Injuries have so depleted the Oiler blueline corps that coach Marcel Pronovost had no choice but to don battle gear again. Veteran defenseman Gordie Nelson suffered a broken jaw and Larry McIntyre was out with a shoulder ailment. Ken Murray, yet another defender, went out with an ankle sprain, and goalie Ray Reeson pulled a groin muscle. Despite the crippling injuries. the Oilers lost only one of four games, thanks to the offensive work of Rene Robert, Cal Swenson, Jan Popeil and Denis Dupere. Swenson became the first Oiler to reach the 20-goal circle, Dupere had 19 and Robert also had 19.DALLAS: Dan Lodboa, Dallas&rsquo; prime candidate for rookie-of-the-year honors in the CHL, jumped into the league goalscoring lead when he notched No. 25 against Fort Worth Jan. 23. Another first-year pro, Ron Dussiaume, had 17 through Dallas&rsquo; first 40 games. Moe L&rsquo;Abbe (12) and Dave Hudson (12) were other rookies producing for coach Bobby Kromm.OKLAHOMA CITY: Reg Leach, Blazers&rsquo; leading goalscorer with 24, was called up by parent Boston Bruins. Bill Klatt, second-year pro off the campus of the University of Minnesota, continued to lead the team &mdash; and the league &mdash; in scoring with 50 points in 43 games, 23 of them goals. Gregg Sheppard was second on the club and third in the CHL with 49, including league high 35 assists. Don Tannahill was coming on strong and had 18 after very slow start.FORT WORTH: Opposition finally put damper on Al Karlander, but veteran center Ross Perkins and rookie winger Bob Guindon picked up slack and led Wings on six-game winning streak, longest in CHL this season. Karlander had chalked up 15 goals in his first 17 games, but then went four straight without a score. Perkins got six goals in five games during streak and Guindon added nine points.AMARILLO: Wranglers, led by second-year pro Rick Kessell, flexing muscles and making bid to evacuate CHL cellar. Kessell, who missed eight games while on duty at Pittsburgh, chalked up the hat trick to run his goal total to 21 for 34 games. He scored eight goals in first five games after returning to Amarillo.OMAHA: Knights lost talented center Syl Apps in trade. Mike Murphy, who relinquished CHL scoring lead while sitting out with injury, now back on ice. In first game following leg injury, Mike scored winning goal in 2-1 win over Kansas City. Pierre Jarry&rsquo;s 24 goals second to Dallas&rsquo; Dan Lodboa in league chase. Peter McDuffe&rsquo;s 2.65 goals against average low among starting goalies. &#9632;

f0026-03

K.C. Rushes In New Players For Final CHL Playoff Push

Experience counts &hellip; former U.S. Olympic stars Billy and Roger Christian, assisted by NHL players, know the technique of producing hockey sticks with proper balance, feel and durability. It&rsquo;s a great stick&hellip;Use it!<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0445/2821353-1-eng-US/f0026-042.jpg" title="f0026-04" width="264" height="333"><figcaption class="caption-body">Louis Nanne</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0539/2821346-1-eng-US/f0026-052.jpg" title="f0026-05" width="269" height="329"><figcaption class="caption-body">Billy Christian</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0630/2821339-1-eng-US/f0026-062.jpg" title="f0026-06" width="271" height="335"><figcaption class="caption-body">Roger Christian</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0728/2821332-1-eng-US/f0026-072.jpg" title="f0026-07" width="275" height="340"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Goldsworthy</figcaption></div>See Your Local Dealer or Write for LiteratureCHRISTIAN BROS., INC.Warroad, Minn. 56763 (218) 386-1111 &#9632;

f0026-04

Hockey Sticks by Hockey Players

<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. Feb. 2)<h2>NORTHERN DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-01112/2821412-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="581" height="241"></div><h2>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0281/2821405-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="565" height="206"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Affiliations: 2&mdash;Detroit. 4&mdash;New York. 5&mdash;Chicago 6&mdash;Toronto. 10&mdash;Philadelphia. 11&mdash;Minnesota. x&mdash;Independent).</figcaption></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tues. Jan. 26New Jersey 3 at Syracuse 3Charlotte 9 at Jacksonville 4Wed. Jan. 27Salem 3 at New Jersey 2Long Island 4 at Johnstown 6Thurs. Jan. 28Salem 1 at Syracuse 7Charlotte 8 at Jacksonville 3Long Island 7 at New Haven 7Fri. Jan. 29New Haven 4 at Syracuse 4Salem 3 at Clinton 3Johnstown 5 at New Jersey 5Jacksonville 2 at Charlotte 10Greensboro 10 at Nashville 3Sat. Jan. 30New Haven 4 at Clinton 2Salem at Long Island (postponed)New Jersey 2 at Johnstown 7Charlotte 6 at Greensboro 1Sun. Jan. 31Clinton 4 at Syracuse 5Salem 3 at New Haven 3Johnstown 4 at Long Island 0Greensboro 0 at Charlotte 4Jacksonville 8 at Nashville 5<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues. Feb. 2Charlotte at SyracuseNashville at JacksonvilleWed. Feb. 3Charlotte at New HavenGreensboro at NashvilleThurs. Feb. 4Johnstown at Long IslandCharlotte at New JerseyJacksonville at GreensboroFri.Feb.5Johnstown at SyracuseCharlotte at ClintonNew Haven at New JerseyGreensboro at Jacksonville(at St. Petersburg)Salem at NashvilleSat. Feb. 6New Jersey at ClintonCharlotte at Long IslandSyracuse at JohnstownSalem at Jacksonville(at St. Petersburg)Sun. Feb. 7Clinton at New HavenNew Jersey at Long IslandCharlotte at JohnstownSalem at GreensboroJacksonville at NashvilleMon. Feb. 8Jacksonville at SalemTues. Feb. 9nashville at CharlotteWed. Feb. 10Clinton at SyracuseGreensboro at New HavenNew Jersey at JohnstownThurs. Feb. 11Greensboro at Syracuse<h2>UNITED STATES LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. Jan. 26)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0358/2821398-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg" title="f0027-03" width="578" height="203"></div><h2>BOSTON JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. Jan. 19)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0453/2821391-1-eng-US/f0027-042.jpg" title="f0027-04" width="571" height="165"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0541/2821384-1-eng-US/f0027-052.jpg" title="f0027-05" width="581" height="230"></div> &#9632;

f0027-01

EASTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div>SALEM&mdash;One of the principal reasons the Roanoke Valley Rebels are standing still in the Eastern Hockey League is their failure to capitalize on situations when the opposition is shorthanded.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0635/2821450-1-eng-US/f0027-062.jpg" title="f0027-06" width="534" height="596"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM HAY Takes Over Devils</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0731/2821443-1-eng-US/f0027-072.jpg" title="f0027-07" width="262" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Nels Tremblay</figcaption></div>Coach Colin Kilburn is not happy about this shortcoming which has caused his club to remain static in third place in the Southern Division. The Rebels are not making any overtures toward second place, and there is only a minor threat behind them from Nashville.Kilburn said his club has been more of a menace to the opposition when both sides are equal than when the club has the manpower edge.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been unable to hit on that first pass while setting up a power play,&rdquo; said Kilburn. &ldquo;Our centers also have been dilly-dallying in setting up the play.&rdquo;Kilburn said, &ldquo;we have been working in too close on some shots. Our point shots haven&rsquo;t had a man screening like we should have. And when we have done this, the opposition has taken penalties and then we fail to take advantage.&rdquo;The Salem coach said his linemen have to move around more to give the center a target. When the opposition knows a team has a weak power play, they are more likely to take a penalty to break up a sortie.Kilburn has been shuffling his lines in an effort to get the right combination to increase the club&rsquo;s scoring output. In the latest stats, the Rebels were the third worst scoring team in either division and Kilburn feels this shouldn&rsquo;t be happening since he believes he has the personnel to score.&ldquo;The problen is that we haven&rsquo;t been doing the right things at the right time to score.&rdquo; he said. Some folks believe the club doesn&rsquo;t have a leader to ignite the Rebels. Whatever it is. Kilburn is trying to find the solution for he realizes his club won&rsquo;t last long in the playoffs no matter who the opponent unless they gather momentum and uncork a scoring punch. Dave Parenteau is the only Rebel in the southern top ten in scoring and he only recently cleared the 20-goal mark.JERSEY: An eight-game losing streak helped in club&rsquo;s decision to convert Wayne Kitchen from player-coach to player alone and to name Jim (Red Eye) Hay. 39-year-old defenseman from Salt Lake City, new mentor. Claude Chart re had seven goals in three games including his third hat trick at Greensboro. Southern trip a complete failure. Team&rsquo;s offense hurting despite return of injured Bobby Brown. Gordie Stratton and Ron McPherson off injured list. Dom DiBerardino and Jim Mclnally dropped.CLINTON: Don Herriman&rsquo;s hat trick helped rout Jersey. Pete Prevost placed on waivers but no one responded. Jack Kane and Dennie Desrosiers each had hat tricks against Syracuse. Club had 15-game winless road streak at last count, while unbeaten home log of 15 was ended by Johnstown. GM Wren Blair termed Comets &ldquo;lackadaisical&rdquo; after witnessing that loss and promised some action.JACKSONVILLE: Rockets beat Nashville with just nine men. Wayne Hawrysh was hospitalized after being hit in eve with puck. Billy Glashan, Ron Roberts, Pierre Farmer and Claude Moreau all hobbled with injuries. Coach Red Bownass irked over long delay between periods due to a fan promotion at Salem. Willy Terry filled spot when Billy Orr was sidelined with broken bone in foot.NEW HAVEN: Don Perry claims officials are watching Kevin Morrison too closely and calling penalties on him that they would ignore for others. Blades confident there is no wav they can lose regular season northern title. Perry supposed to be a candidate for AHL coaching job in Long Island if Rangers put them there. Kansas City Blues and St. Louis both contributed to the George Guilbault fund.SYRACUSE: Blazers played exhibition with The Flying Fathers. New winger Doug Moves acquired from Toledo. Blazers have beaten every northern foe on road this year. The club has won more games than any Blazers&rsquo; team in history and also has picked up more road points.NASHVILLE: George Standing&rsquo;s hat trick toppled Jersey. Ralph Buchanan dropped. Club already has exceeded penalty minutes total of last season. Fivers ended Greensboro jinx but still were seeking first win over Charlotte after 10 losses and were in danger of losing entire season series to a club for first time in history.LONG ISLAND: Lorne Rombaugh scored winning goal with 58 seconds left against Clinton, Nels Tremblay posted hat trick in win over Syracuse. Club has crack No. 1 line of Butch Morris. Jean Nicol and Wayne Maxner but other lines haven&rsquo;t shouldered their burden. Maxner had eight goals in three games. Coach Ed Stankiewicz is on lookout for a right wing who could strengthen a weak spot.GREENSBORO: Carson Bain says no decision on bid to buy club will be made until end of season. Gens dissipated big lead in south and must overtake Charlotte for divisional crown. Ron Spong blames lack of practice for recent Gens&rsquo; slump. Ron Anderson&rsquo;s play at left wing makes him a dark horse for Southern All Star laurels. Stu Roberts had hit 50-goal plateau.CHARLOTTE: Winning streak had reached 11 at last count Line of Mike Rouleau. Frank Golembrosky and John Gould doing lot of scoring. Hal Willis bloodied muth of Greensboro&rsquo;s Roger Wilson in a tiff. Mike Keeler converted penalty shot against Jersey. John Van Horlick well over 200-minute mark to lead south in penalties.JOHNSTOWN: Aurel Beaudin and fan hospitalized with head cuts after riot at Syracuse. Dick Roberge&rsquo;s two goals helped Jets end Clinton home streak at 15. Goalie Bob Vroman has been outstanding in nets lately. One of the Jets hit bv raw egg at Salem. &#9632;

f0027-06

Power Play Failures Hurt Salem; Jim Hay New Jersey Player-Coach

<h2>UNMATCHED FACILITIES:</h2>Under one roof the Tam has 4 ice surfaces (plus satellite rinks): well-equipped pro shop: dormitories supervised 24 hours per day: dining rooms with special food services planned by professional chefs: 2 golf courses &mdash; 9 hole and 18 hole: swimming pool: photographer available for souvenir snaps. Located in Metro Toronto close to major highways.Every Tam player receives instruction from top NHL and AHL professionals. He learns all the fundamentals of hockey. He gets a special course in the latest power SKATING techniques &mdash; a TAM feature, plus a planned recreation and physical education programFUN AT THE TAMPing pong, billiards, games, golf and swimming (swimming lessons included). At the TAM you get the best summer hockey training, plus a holiday!Directed by: BRUCE HYLAND Manager: HARRY WATSONREGISTER EARLY!June 27 th thru Sept. 4th 1971For further information write or phone TAM OSHANTER SUMMER HOCKEY SCHOOL 2380 KENNEDY ROAD, AGINCOURT (TORONTO) ONTARIO. CANADA PHONE (418) 293-4141 &#9632;

RESIDENT SUMMER HOCKEY SCHOOL

<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Tues. Feb. 2)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-01105/2821540-1-eng-US/f0028-012.jpg" title="f0028-01" width="586" height="264"><figcaption class="caption-body">Affiliations: 1.Montreal. 2.Detroit 3.Boston 5. Chicago 8. Pittsburgh 9. California x-independent).</figcaption></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Wed. Jan. 27Port Huron 3 at Dayton 6Fri. Jan. 29Toledo 2 at Des Moines 7Muskegon 3 at Flint 6Sat. Jan. 30Toledo 2 at Des Moines 9Flint 3 at Muskegon 7Port Huron 1 at Fort Wayne 5Sun. Jan. 31Flint 2 at Fort Wayne 3Muskegon 2 at Dayton 4<h2>GAMES TO COME</h2>Tues. Feb. 2Port Huron at Des MoinesWed. Feb. 3Muskegon at ToledoFlint at DaytonThurs. Feb. 4Port Huron at Des MoinesFri. Feb. 5Dayton at FlintFort Wayne at ToledoSat. Feb. 6Flint at ToledoFort Wayne at Port HuronDayton at MuskegonSun. Feb. 7Muskegon at DaytonToledo at FlintDes Moines at Port Huron<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2>(Including Games of Sun. Jan. 24)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0252/2821533-1-eng-US/f0028-022.jpg" title="f0028-02" width="597" height="655"></div><h2>SOUTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2>(Standings on Wed. Jan. 27)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0329/2821526-1-eng-US/f0028-032.jpg" title="f0028-03" width="580" height="231"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0419/2821519-1-eng-US/f0028-042.jpg" title="f0028-04" width="588" height="283"></div><h2>MICHIGAN JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 25)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0515/2821512-1-eng-US/f0028-052.jpg" title="f0028-05" width="584" height="238"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0610/2821505-1-eng-US/f0028-062.jpg" title="f0028-06" width="582" height="230"></div> &#9632;

f0028-01

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY BOB REED</div>TOLEDO&mdash;Toledo&rsquo;s Hornets, seeking an escape from the bottom of the International Hockey League, consummated a trade with Flint Generals that brought them three players for one.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-078/2821578-1-eng-US/f0028-072.jpg" title="f0028-07" width="275" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Chick Chalmers</figcaption></div>They gave up Wayne Zuk, last season&rsquo;s rookie of the year for Flint&rsquo;s Randy Prior, a right winger, Gary Braun; a denfeseman and Howie Heggedal, center and left wins.At the same time the Hornets caused a surprise by placing veterans Chick Chalmers and Yvan Prediger on waivers. Jack Criel was also placed on waivers and claimed by Des Moines. Chalmers was later picked up by Greensboro of the EHL.In the three-for-one deal. Prior and Zuk appeared to be the key figures. Zuk had a great first season, accounting for 68 points on 41 goals and 27 assists. His output dropped sharply this year, showing 12 goals and 11 assists in 37 games.Prior came to the league with Port Huron in 1967-68 season, when he set a record for the Flags with 56 goals and 90 points. He started the 1969-70 season with Springfield of the American League but was sent back to Port Huron and later sold to Flint. He had 11 goals and 15 assists in 36 games with the Generals this season.Braun is in his second season in the IHL, while Heggedal is a rookie, with seven goals and 14 assists in 39 games.The Hornets&rsquo; deal with Flint and the placing of Chalmers and Prediger on waivers indicated they were committed to a youth movement. They were in a position to recall waivers on Prediger if he was claimed but Chalmers, offered for the second time this season, could not be reclaimed. He was given his release.&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t stand pat.&rdquo; General Manager Jerry Nuerge said. &ldquo;The only way you can hope to improve is to make changes.&rdquo;Chalmers, who had recently been elected team captain, had not scored in 17 games. He is No. 2 on the IHL all-time point list.FORT WAYNE: When the Komets won at Muskegon. 5-3, it was their first victory in the Mohawks&rsquo; arena since Dec. 8, 1967 &hellip; Eric Sutcliffe and Cal Purinton were sitting out with injuries but the K&rsquo;s were still two players over the limit &hellip; Playing coach Marc Boileau took over the scoring lead with 35 points &hellip; By winning at Dayton, the Komets broke the sevenyear all-time series tie in 83 games, making it 39-38-6 &hellip; A crowd of 6,263 for a game with Flint was second largest of the season.PORT HURON: Len Fontaine, offered a five-game tryout with California Golden Seals, agreed to remain here for the season &hellip; The Flags secured defenseman Ron Lapointe, who has not played since being injured in the Pittsburgh training camp &hellip; Veteran defenseman Jake Hendrickson &ldquo;retired &hellip; The Flags had six players among the league&rsquo;s top 25 scorers &hellip; Ned Harkness, new general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, paid a scouting visit to Mc-Morran Arena.DAYTON: The Gems ended a six-game road famine by winning at Toledo &hellip; A 10-game unbeaten string at home was broken by Des Moines, 3-2 &hellip; Signing of ex-Clevelnd Baron Jim Benzelok put the Gems three over the player limit &hellip; Gordon Malinoski set a new Dayton season penalty record with 179 minutes &hellip; Coach Gerry Moore wasn&rsquo;t looking for trades to reduce the roster but preferred loaning out some players &hellip; The Gems made a 20-minute color movie of their last two Turner Cup titles that was available with a speaker.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-086/2821571-1-eng-US/f0028-082.jpg" title="f0028-08" width="563" height="606"><figcaption class="caption-body">WAYNE ZUK Lands With Flint</figcaption></div>FLINT: Goalie Gilles Meloche turned away 58 Komet shots to hold Fort Wayne to a 2-2 tie &hellip; After the trade with Toledo, the Generals still had 19 men on the roster, with new winger Milt Hohol due to arrive &hellip; Center Duane Wylie received a shoulder separation in a game at Port Huron and was expected to be out at least four weeks &hellip; A crowd of 3,584 was season&rsquo;s smallest &hellip; Newcomers Wayne Zuk and Jimmy Booth notched their first goals.MUSKEGON: League&rsquo;s leading goalie Lyle Carter was out for two weeks with a broken finger and defenseman Jim Bannatyne indefinitely with an appendicitis operation &hellip; The Mohawks held on to an eight-point lead over Dayton, who had two games in hand &hellip; The Hawks had an exhibition game scheduled with the U.S. Nationals in Bloomington. Minn.DES MOINES: Bert Fizzell had a hat trick to gain a 4-4 tie in Toledo &hellip; The Oak Leafs topped the league in tie games, nine &hellip; The Leafs were four over the limit and General Manger Terry Slater was trying to make a multiple trade, with Port Huron, Flint or Toledo&hellip; &#9632;

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Lowly Hornets Pull 3-for-1 Trade; Fort Wayne, Dayton Snap Streaks

<h2>ECAC CONFERENCE</h2>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 25)<h2>DIVISION I</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0178/2821731-1-eng-US/f0029-012.jpg" title="f0029-01" width="584" height="614"></div><h2>DIVISION II</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0253/2821724-1-eng-US/f0029-022.jpg" title="f0029-02" width="595" height="980"></div><h2>WCHA CONFERENCE</h2>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 25)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0328/2821717-1-eng-US/f0029-032.jpg" title="f0029-03" width="581" height="349"></div><h2>ONTARIO-QUEBEC COLLEGE</h2>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 25)<h2>EASTERN DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0422/2821710-1-eng-US/f0029-042.jpg" title="f0029-04" width="580" height="233"></div><h2>WESTERN DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0521/2821703-1-eng-US/f0029-052.jpg" title="f0029-05" width="583" height="238"></div><h2>NEW YORK COLLEGE LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Fri. Jan. 22)<h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0612/2821696-1-eng-US/f0029-062.jpg" title="f0029-06" width="579" height="271"></div><h2>WEST DIVISON</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0710/2821689-1-eng-US/f0029-072.jpg" title="f0029-07" width="580" height="304"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-088/2821682-1-eng-US/f0029-082.jpg" title="f0029-08" width="583" height="309"></div> &#9632;

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COLLEGE RACES

<div class="byline">BY PAT CONNOLLY</div>ST. JOHN&rsquo;S&mdash;The only surviving senior &ldquo;A&rdquo; Hockey league in the Atlantic area, the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League is expected to produce a very legitimate contender for Allan Cup honors come spring. High operating costs long ago brought about the demise of senior hockey in the three Maritime provinces, where the junior style has caught on in a big way.This season a couple of Newfoundland entries, reeling from heavy financial defecits were forced to submit but if anything the reduction of entries has improved the general calibre of the league.Former Detroit Red Wing playoff star Alex Faulkner returned home this season from San Diego Gulls to become player-coach of St. John&rsquo;s Capitals, Quebec native Marc Pichette has assumed command of the Grand Falls Cataracts, succeeding Jimmy Beckman, whose play has improved immensely since the coaching change. Former Victoriaville Tiger goaler Jean Guy Morrisette has been a major factor in Grand Falls&rsquo; successes in recent weeks. Veteran Frank (Danky) Dorrington is back as player-coach of the Corner Brook Royals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-097/2821762-1-eng-US/f0029-092.jpg" title="f0029-09" width="278" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body">Alex Faulkner</figcaption></div>Although they occupied third place in the New Brunswick North Shore Hockey League at selection time, Rimouski Maple Leafs placed seven players in the annual north-south All-Star game. Jimmy McIntyre&rsquo;s Campbellton Tigers elected five players, Amqui Aces four and Dalhousie Rangers three. Rangers incidently, added some much needed scoring punch with the signing of Alphie Gaskin from the disbanded Moncton Alpines. Meanwhile the floundering Fredericton Millionaires were attempting to sign two other Moncton veterans, goaltender Don (Bear) Larin and defenceman Hartlev Estabrooks.EASTERN FOOTNOTES: The Maritime Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; League has requested the immediate suspension of Phil Dalgleish from organized hockey. It seems that Philip failed to pay a $250 fine imposed for tampering with Cape Breton and Charlottetown players before he was sacked by the Atlantics. Islanders classy centre Angus. Beck, hot in pursuit of Hilliard Graves league record of 97 points, won&rsquo;t make it. Beck broke his left hand on the head of Halifax&rsquo;s Lennie Little in a game at Halifax and will be lost to the team from four to six weeks. He was right on target, too, averaging two and one half points per game. Atlantics lost valuable Harry Nichols for the season when the Newfoundland native broke a kneecap during a practise session. Islanders were also hard hit when promising defenseman Murray Thrasher went home for the holidays and failed to return. One of the best young officials to come out of the maritimes in years is Eric Manship, a Cornwallis based tar who is working the lines for the Voyaguers&rsquo; American Hockey League games at Halifax. &#9632;

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Newfoundland Honing To Pursue Allan Cup

<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h2>ONTARIO MAJOR JUNIOR</h2>(Standings on Tues. Feb. 2)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0199/2821828-1-eng-US/f0030-012.jpg" title="f0030-01" width="590" height="375"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tues. Jan. 26Niagara Falls 5 of Hamilton 7Montreal 4 at St. Catharines 1Kitchener at London (postponed)Thurs. Jan. 28Hamilton 1 at Peterborough 7Fri. Jan. 29Oshawa 7 at Niagara Falls 1Ottawa 2 at Kitchener 5Toronto 5 at London 3Sat. Jan. 30St. Catharines 3 at Peterborough 5Sun. Jan. 31Hamilton 3 at Montreal 3Toronto 10 at St. Catharines 8Niagara Falls 3 at Oshawa 9Peterborough 2 at Ottawa 3Kitchener 2 at London 4<h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0254/2821821-1-eng-US/f0030-022.jpg" title="f0030-02" width="585" height="282"></div><h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Mon. Feb. 1)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0331/2821814-1-eng-US/f0030-032.jpg" title="f0030-03" width="599" height="366"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0421/2821807-1-eng-US/f0030-042.jpg" title="f0030-04" width="586" height="207"></div><h2>GARDEN STATE LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Thurs. Jan. 21)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0521/2821800-1-eng-US/f0030-052.jpg" title="f0030-05" width="583" height="167"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0615/2821793-1-eng-US/f0030-062.jpg" title="f0030-06" width="584" height="206"></div> &#9632;

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OHA MAJOR JUNIOR

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div>PETERBOROUGH&mdash;Strength down the middle has always been the criterion of a hockey or baseball championship contender.In the case of Peterborough Petes, league-leaders in the Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior A League, strength in goal has been their big plus.John Garrett has played superbly in the nets for the Petes all season and among the regular goaltenders has the best goals-against average.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0711/2821859-1-eng-US/f0030-072.jpg" title="f0030-07" width="270" height="472"><figcaption class="caption-body">Brian McKenzie</figcaption></div>However the Petes are doubly blessed by having a fine backup to Garrett. 17-year-old Paul Elford.Elford posted his thrid consecutive shutout for the Petes as they blanked last place Niagara Falls Flyers 4-0. running his un-scored-upon record to 187 minutes.Although he has played in only five games Elford&rsquo;s three shutouts are tops in the league and with most other teams he would almost certainly be the regular goaltender.The following night however Peterborough was upset 6-3 in Niagara Falls as the Flyers, getting sound goaltending from former St. Catharines player Keith Pallett gave an indication that they may vet be playoff contenders.The Falls were blanked 6-0 by Ottawa 67s two nights after their home ice victory against Peterborough but have shown steady improvement the last three weeks and now trail ninth place Oshawa Generals by only five points.It will take a steady succession of victories in the last 20 games for the Fivers to climb to the eighth and final playoff position but manager Hap Emms and his son coach Paul Emms still have hope.Hamilton Red Wings won six of their first seven games under new coach Billy Harris, then ran into a stumbling block in St. Catharines when they were blasted 10-2.Three weeks earlier in the last game owner Nick Durbano handled the club, the Wings were trounced 13-2 but between those two engagements they gained a measure of revenge with a 5-2 win over the Black Hawks on home ice.Marcel Dionne, defending points scoring champion in the Junior A League, returned to the Hawk lineup for the first time in six weeks after suffering a broken collarbone Dec. 11 in Toronto and proved immediately that he had lost none of his knack of picking up goals and assists.The 19-year-old Dionne, considered by many to be the best Junior A player in Canada, was the run-away points leader this season before his injury with 31 goals and 31 assists in 22 games.Despite his lengthy absence Dionne was still seventh in points when he returned and promptly added one goal and three assists against Hamilton to run his points total to 66 in 23 games.He has however a long way to go to catch the leader Bobby Lalonde of Montreal and hisown teammate Brian McKenzie.Lalonde took over the leadership during Dionne&rsquo;s absence and had a 26-point margin when the native of Drummondville returned for active duty.McKenzie was right behind Lalonde, enjoying by far his best of three seasons with the Black Hawks.The gap between the first four learns and those lower in the league widened as Montreal edged fifth place Toronto Marlboros 5-4, Peterborough trimmed Kitchener 6-1 and Ottawa won 6-0 over Niagara Falls.The usual 54-game schedule this season has been expanded to 62 games as the OHA Junior A Council (formed of owners of the 10 teams) has refused to play the Western Canada Hockey League for the Memorial Cup.The Ontario group&rsquo;s decision was based on the CAHA&rsquo;s decision to permit the use of over-age players in Western Canada which was contrary to the NHL-CAHA agreement signed three years ago.Barring a change in attitude the Ontario champions will play the Quebec Junior Hockey League champions for the Memorial Cup, symbolic of Canadian junior hockey supremacy. &#9632;

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Goaling Depth Enables Peterborough To Keep Lead

<h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE</h3>(Standings on Wed. Jan. 27)<h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0183/2821918-1-eng-US/f0031-012.jpg" title="f0031-01" width="579" height="199"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0259/2821911-1-eng-US/f0031-022.jpg" title="f0031-02" width="578" height="205"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0344/2821904-1-eng-US/f0031-032.jpg" title="f0031-03" width="580" height="355"></div><h2>ALBERTA JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>(Standings on Mon. Jan. 18)<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0431/2821897-1-eng-US/f0031-042.jpg" title="f0031-04" width="576" height="231"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0525/2821890-1-eng-US/f0031-052.jpg" title="f0031-05" width="583" height="179"></div> &#9632;

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WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY ALEX HARDY</div>EDMONTON&mdash;When the Winnipeg Jets visited Edmonton to tangle with the home-town Oil Kings, the two-game series was billed as a match between two draft-age defensemen who are likely to be the top two blueline picks from the Western Canada League in June&rsquo;s NHL draft. Winnipeg&rsquo;s Neil Komadoski and Edmonton&rsquo;s Ron Jones are both big. have hard shots, and are steady &mdash; all highly negotiable currency in the NHL.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0615/2821949-1-eng-US/f0031-062.jpg" title="f0031-06" width="274" height="449"><figcaption class="caption-body">Nick Mickoski</figcaption></div>It turned out to be a mismatch. though, as the Jones-led Oil Kings penetrated Komadoski and his Jet defensive mates for 13 goals in the two games, winning both. Worse still for Komadoski. he lost a fight to Oil King rookie defenseman Tom Bladon and saw his pro stock go down as a result (several pro scouts watched the series, and they consider the ability to handle the role of a policeman high on their priority list when evaluating defensive material).For Edmonton, it meant a healthy 6-2 bulge over Winnipeg in their season series, and was the last time the two biggest clubs in the WCHL will meet unless both win their division titles and face off in the championship series.Jets have been the WCHL&rsquo;s most disappointing team. Picked to win it all in the Eastern Division. they are hovering around .500 and are a long way from first place.Coach Nick Mickoski blames it on inconsistency, which is at least partially the result of injuries. &ldquo;Just when I think we have things going as I had planned, things happen. (Captain) Wayne Chernecki was playing like he should, and then he was injured. Rookie Reg Malinoski was coming on strong and then also got injured. Another rookie. Dave Hrechkosky. was getting to see the picture earlier in the season, then got hurt and is only starting to come back into his own.&rdquo;After their easy wins over Winnipeg. Edmonton took a cocky attitude into a game against the Alberta Junior League All Stars, a team of Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; (Tier 2) players compared to the Oil Kings&rsquo; Major Junior (Tier 1) ranking. The result: a 5-2 humiliation for the All Stars that left Oil King general manager Bill Hunter seething. The Stars stuck to their knitting while the Oil Kings blew up as the score mounted (high-scoring Edmonton winger Don Kozak was thrown out of the game for butt-ending and later spitting at the referee).Meanwhile. Regina Pats rookie goalie Bernie Germaine prepped for an encounter with Saskatoon Blades by counting pucks. That&rsquo;s right. 2.000 of them, all in the basement of a Regina&rsquo;s sporting goods store, which was giving away the pucks to every youngster who showed up for the game.If Germaine became puck-shy from all that counting it wasn&rsquo;t evident that night, as he held Blades to one goal in a narrow Regina victory.Germaine&rsquo;s teammate Rod Norrish. meantime, was making a habit of scoring winning goals. He scored his seventh game-winner of the season, an overtime marker that gave Pats a 2-1 win over rival Saskatoon. It earned him his third straight $25 award as outstanding player in a Pats&rsquo;game.Saskatoon&rsquo;s Laurie Yaworski was setting a torrid pace as the WCHL&rsquo;s top sniper (48 goals despite missing part of the season). But Yaworski and his mates were powerless to win away from home (they lost their 10th straight road game).In Medicine Hat. $4,000 was raised towards an $8,000 university scholarship for Tigers&rsquo; defenseman. Ernie Heinemann, whose career was ended by an eye injury in October. More than 1.500 fans turned out in 35-degree-below zero weather for a benefit game between the Tigers and Calgary. The city donated the arena, the referees, rink attendants and police came free, and the hockey club donated 259r of concession sales receipts. &#9632;

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Aroused Oil Kings Steal Spotlight

<div class="byline">BY JOHN ARNOLD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0712/2821987-1-eng-US/f0031-072.jpg" title="f0031-07" width="846" height="1121"></div><h2>SOLUTION IN FEB. 19 ISSUE</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3>1&mdash;Pictured player.8&mdash;An NHL center answers to this.9&mdash;Bobby Hull received a long one before the All Star game.10&mdash;Initials of one of the Sabres.11&mdash;An NHL city.12&mdash;Number worn by Fair-12&mdash;bairn of New York.13&mdash;The (fr.)15&mdash;Initials of an NHL right winger.17&mdash;Hotel.19&mdash;A member of the Deer family.21&mdash;Redmond recently injured one.22&mdash;Francisco24&mdash;Former All Star left winger.26&mdash;Initials of a Rochester veteran.27&mdash;1967-68 Calder trophy winner.<h3>DOWN</h3>1&mdash;Once involved in a trade with pictured player.2&mdash;A North Star defenseman.3&mdash;A Penguin veteran answers to this.4&mdash;8th and 4th letters of the alphabet.5&mdash;Verb.6&mdash;An NHL veteran.7&mdash;First name of &rsquo;68&rsquo;69 top rookie.14&mdash;Initials of one of the Hawks.16&mdash;A Pittsburgh goaltender answers to this.18&mdash;Played 3 games for Toronto in 1969-70.20&mdash;Registered 33 points for St. Louis last season.21&mdash;Poker stake.23&mdash;Postscript.25&mdash;A high scoring San Diego forward, (init.)26&mdash;Negative reply.<h2>LAST WEEK&rsquo;S ANSWERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0812/2821980-1-eng-US/f0031-082.jpg" title="f0031-08" width="511" height="515"></div> &#9632;

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February 12, 1971

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Clippers Look For Rivard’s Versatility