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April 16, 1971

The Hockey News April 16, 1971

EASTERN HOCKEY SCHOOL WORCESTER ARENA&mdash;WORCESTER, MASS.Two-Two Week SessionsJuly 26 to August 7 &mdash; August 9 to August 21Some Openings Still Available&ldquo;Learn from the Pros&rdquo;CHARLIE HODGE&mdash;Vancouver CanucksGARY DOAK&mdash;Vancouver Canuck.JACK RILEY&mdash;U.S. Military AcademyLARRY PLEAU&mdash;Montreal CanadiensBOB SHEEHAN&mdash;Montreal CanadiensPAUL HURLEY&mdash;Oklahom City BlatersJOHN CUNNIFF&mdash;Baltimore ClippersOutstanding FeaturesDormitory Boarding at Worcester Tec.24 Hr. Dormitory SupervisionTwo Ice Sessions Daily (3 Hr. Total)Evening Class Room LecturesExhibition GamesTrophy AwardsInsurance CoverageFOR INFORMATION WRITE TORichard &ldquo;Doc&rdquo; Connors P.O. Box 171 Melrose 76, Mass. Founder and Director of EASTERN HOCKEY SCHOOLLeo Leger, St. Laurent College, St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada Ass&rsquo;t Director and Canadian Representative of Eastern Hockey School &#9632;

IN THIS ISSUE

TWELFTH ANNUAL

In Full Color 21&rdquo;x29&rdquo;GREAT FOR PLAYROOM, DEN OR BEDROOM$1.50EACHOr 6 for<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02643/2762667-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="388" height="354"></div>This year we featurePosters of Bobby Orr flying through the air after scoring winning goal against St. Louis Blues in finals of Stanley Cup, May 10, 1970. A must for your collection.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03537/2762660-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="1134" height="791"></div> &#9632;

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ACTION PHOTOS of the BOSTON BRUINS

HERE&rsquo;S YOUR CHANCE THIS SUMMER! Instruction from hockey stars Dave Keon, Billy Harris, Bruce Gamble, Rick Ley, Keith McCreary, Al Smith, Ron Schock, Tom Webster, Bob Wall, Bill MacMillan, Bill Heindl, Ken Stephanson, Ab DeMarco, Mi ke Murphy and others.All schools wil be staffed by experienced Harris &mdash; Keon instructors and the hockey program employed will be the same at all locations. Intensive instruction in the fundamentals (shooting, passing, checking, stickhandling, goaltending, offensive and defensive team play) will be the prime objective of the Harris-Keon staff. Power skating, is an integral part of the hockey program at each school.ATTEND ONE OR MORE OF THE WEEKLY HOCKEY, SESSIONS AT A BILLY HARRIS &mdash; DAVE KEON HOCKEY SCHOOL AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: JToronto, Ontario, Lambton Park Arena, Day School, June 28 - July 17 (3 weekly sessions).Toronto, Ontario, Doublerink Arenas, Day School, July 19 - September 4 (7weekly sessions).St. Catharines, Ontario, Ridley College, Boarding School, June 28 - August 14 (7 weekly sessions).Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton Forum, Day School, August 2 - September 4. (5 weekly sessions).North Bay, Ontario, North Boy Memorial Arena, Day School, August 23 - September 4 (2 weekly sessions).Winnipeg, Manitoba, St. Johns Ravenscourt, Boys School, Day and Boarding School. Apr. 12 - Apr. 17(1 weekly session). July 25 - September 4 (6 weekly sessions).St. John&rsquo;s, Nfld., Day and Boarding, school May 5 - May 9. (1 weekly session).Worcester, Mass, Worcester Arena, Day School, April 12 - 14 (1 weekly session) Aug,- 30 - Sept 4 (1 weekly session).Hartford, Conn., Hartford Arena, Day School, April 19 - 24 (1 weekly session) August 30 - September 4 (1 vGeekly session).Columbus, Ohio, St. John&rsquo;s Arena, Day School, June 14 - 26, (1-2 week session).Utica, New York, Utica Memorial Auditorium, Day School, August 16 - 28 (2 weekly sessions).Make sure there is room for you. Fill in the coupon at right and mail it today to receive complete information on how to improve your hockey skills this summer. Indicate in the space provided the school at which you are interested in attending.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-03492/2762314-1-eng-US/f0007-032.jpg" title="f0007-03" width="470" height="872"><figcaption class="caption-body">DAVE KEON</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-04360/2762307-1-eng-US/f0007-042.jpg" title="f0007-04" width="310" height="645"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILLY HARRIS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-05257/2762300-1-eng-US/f0007-052.jpg" title="f0007-05" width="405" height="347"></div> &#9632;

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LEARN TO PLAY HOCKEY AT A BILLY HARRIS — DAVE KEON HOCKEY SCHOOL

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0021-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0287/2764021-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg"></div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg. Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada<h2>AHL All Star Teams</h2>(* &hellip; Five points for first team vote: three for second. In voting for right wing one coach split his vote between four players).Coach of the year: TERRY REARDON, Baltimore.Mos valuable player: RALPH MacSWEYN, Quebec.Rookie of the year: FRED SPECK, Baltimore.Best defenseman: JIM NIEKAMP. Baltimore. &#9632;

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AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01491/2765764-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02366/2765757-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="256" height="271"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-03157/2765750-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="1339" height="1144"><figcaption class="caption-body">COMPLETE STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF DATESPages 2</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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BRUINS, HAWKS PLAYOFF FAVORITES

MONTREAL&mdash;Before anyone suggests that Boston Bruin center Phil Esposito took advantage of the National Hockey League&rsquo;s two recent expansion programs, let it be said that on his way to an almost unbelievable record of 76 goals, Esposito scored more goals against the pre-1967 teams on a goal-per-game basis.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01660/2761654-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="196" height="288"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gilbert Perreault</figcaption></div>In 30 games against Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, New York and Toronto, the Leagues 1971 points champion scored 30 goals. He had 46 in 48 games against the old NHL teams. Added to his 76 goals &mdash; 18 more than the former mark set by Chicago&rsquo;s Bobby Hull in 1968-69 &mdash; were 76 assists for a record 152 points, 13 more than runner-up Bobby Orr of the Bruins, who was last season&rsquo;s individual scoring champion.Esposito, who led the Boston onslaught which resulted in Bruins breaking 35 of the 47 League records which were set, earned $2,000 for his scoring binge. He collected $500 for each half of the season in which he led the parade plus $1,000 as over-all leader. Orr gained $1,000 &mdash; $250 in each half as runner-up and $500 as over-all runner-up. Esposito edged Orr by two points, 77 to 75, in the second half.Of Esposito&rsquo;s 76 goals, 11 were against Los Angeles, nine against Pittsburgh, eight each against Detroit and Montreal, seven against Minnesota, six against Toronto, five agaist Chicago and Buffalo, four against Vancouver, California and Philadelphia, three against New York and two against St. Louis. He scored 42 at Boston Garden and 34 on the road. The next closest goal scorer was teammate Johnny Bucyk with 51 goals, the first time a team has had two players with 50 or more goals in one season. Esposito set 10 records himself and was part of the Bruin line &mdash; with Ken Hodge and Wayne Cashman &mdash; which broke the marks for goals and points in a season.Four Bruins picked up at least 105 points each, the most 100-point men in one season by any teams, and they finished 1-2-3-4 in the scoring, the first time a team has had the top four scorers in NHL history. John Bucyk was third with 116 points and Ken Hodge fourth with 105. Cashman, John McKenzie and Fred Stanfield also finished in the top 10, giving Bruins seven of the 11 players, including those tied for 10th place.Orr, who set a record 139 points for a defenseman, also had 102 assists, 15 more than the record he had last season. He also had 37 goals, the most ever by a defenseman.The New York Ranger duo of Ed Giacomin and Gilles Villemure won the Vezina Trophy, the first time New York has had the honor since Dave Kerr won it in 1939-40, the only other time Rangers won the award. Giacomin and Villemure, who had a combined goals-against average of 2.26 pick up $1,500 &mdash; $1,000 as winners plus $250 for each half in which they led. Chicago Black Hawks&rsquo; Tony Esposito and Gerry Desjardins receive $750 as runners-up.Meanwhile, young Gilbert Perreault of the Buffalo Sabres won the rookie point scoring race from Jude Drouin of Minnesota and Detroit&rsquo;s Tom Webster.Perreault, who looms as the No. 1 candidate for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, scored 38 goals and had 34 assists for 72 points which ranked him 15th in the overall NHL scoring race.Drouin finished up as No. 2 rookie with 68 points closely followed by Webster, who had 67. &#9632;

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Esposito Storing Champ in Record Bruin Year; Rangers Crab Vezina

<h2>NHL Teams</h2>Detroit &hellip; &hellip; 6New York &hellip;&hellip; 7Los Angeles &hellip;&hellip; 8Philadelphia &hellip;&hellip; 9St. Louis &hellip;&hellip; 10Toronto &hellip; 11Pittsburgh &hellip; 11Chicago &hellip; 13Boston &hellip; 14California &hellip; 16Minnesota &hellip; 17Buffalo &hellip; 18Montreal &hellip; 19Vancouver &hellip; 20<h2>Other Leagues</h2>American &hellip;&hellip; 21Western &hellip;&hellip; 24Central &hellip;&hellip; 26Eastern &hellip;&hellip; 28International &hellip;&hellip; 29<h2>Columnists</h2>Ken McKenzie &hellip; 4Bill Libby &hellip;&hellip; 8<h2>Other Features</h2>Fan Forum &hellip; 4Crossword &hellip;&hellip; 31 &#9632;

WHERE YOU’LL FIND IT ALL

AT MONTREALFirst Session &mdash; Aug. 1-7Second Session &mdash; Aug. 8-14BILINGUAL HOCKEY INSTRUCTIONEach student will receive individual and group instruction and a typical &ldquo;on-ice&rdquo; session would cover:&bull; SHOOTINGScore power through effective shooting.&bull; FORWARDSThe art of deflections.&bull; DEFENCEDemonstration of how to turn and skate attackers in &ldquo;no score&rdquo; zone&bull; SKATINGSquad relays on pylons, covering power skoting, strong starts and fast stops with puck.&bull; SCRIMMAGEComplete squads pitted against eoch other with emphasis on positional ploy.&bull; SAFETYEach session will be limited to 2 squod of 20 players per squadAll trainees must hove complete hockey equipment, uniforms, skates, stick, pod, cup, etc.HOCKEY HELMETS ARE MANDATORYADDRESS ALL ENQUIRIES TO:Rousseau-Lemaire Summer Hockey School,725 31st Avenue, Suite 104,Lachine, Que. - Canada<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-04373/2761744-1-eng-US/f0002-042.jpg" title="f0002-04" width="206" height="210"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY ROUSSEAUMinnesota North Stars</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-05260/2761737-1-eng-US/f0002-052.jpg" title="f0002-05" width="219" height="208"><figcaption class="caption-body">GUY LAPOINTEMontreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-06167/2761730-1-eng-US/f0002-062.jpg" title="f0002-06" width="223" height="212"><figcaption class="caption-body">PIERRE BOUCHARDMontreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0795/2761723-1-eng-US/f0002-072.jpg" title="f0002-07" width="212" height="208"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACQUES LEMAIREMontreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0857/2761716-1-eng-US/f0002-082.jpg" title="f0002-08" width="206" height="205"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL COLLINSDetroit Red Wings</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-0937/2761709-1-eng-US/f0002-092.jpg" title="f0002-09" width="230" height="203"><figcaption class="caption-body">DICK BOUCHARDAmerican Hockey Coach</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Rousseau-Lemaire Summer Hockey School

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03524/2761775-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="720" height="507"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-148/2761782-1-eng-US/f0002-142.jpg" title="f0002-14" width="187" height="196"></div><h2>STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF DATES</h2>MONTREAL vs BOSTONWed. April 7 at BostonThu. April 8 at BostonSat. April 10 at MontrealSun. April 11 at MontrealTue. April 13 at BostonThu. April 15 at MontrealSun. Apr. 18 at BostonMINNESOTA vs ST. LOUISWed. April 7 at St. LouisThu. April 8 at St. LouisSat. April 10 at MinnesotaSun. April 11 at MinnesotaTue. April 13 at St. LouisThu. April 15 at MinnesotaSun. Apr. 18 at St. LouisTORONTO vs NEW YORKWed. April 7 at New YorkThu. April 8 at New YorkSat. April 10 at TorontoSun. April 11 at TorontoTue. April 13 at New YorkThu. April 15 at TorontoSun. April 18 at New YorkPHILADELPHIA vs CHICAGOWed. April 7 at ChicagoThu. April 8 at ChicagoSat. April TO at PhiladelphiaSun. April 11 at PhiladelphiaTues. April 13 at ChicagoThu. April 15 at PhiladelphiaSun. Apr. 18 at Chicago(All playoffs to be best-of-seven series.)<h2>FINAL STANDINGS</h2><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Tues. March 30Vancouver 2 at Minnesota 1Los Angeles 3 at St. Louis 4Wed. March 31Boston 6 at Montreal 3Detroit 2 at Toronto 2Chicago 2 at New York 4Buffalo 6 at Pittsburgh 4Vancouver 2 at Los Angeles 2Minnesota 1 at California 4Thurs. April 1Pittsburgh 3 at Buffalo 3Philadelphia 1 at St. Louis 1Fri. April 2Vancouver 7 at California 2Sat. April 3New York 2 at Montreal 7Boston 8 at Toronto 3Chicago 4 at Detroit 1Minnesota 2 at Philadelphia 3Pittsburgh 3 at St. Louis 4California 4 at Los Angeles 6Sun. April 4Montreal 2 at Boston 7Toronto 3 at Chicago 2Detroit 0 at New York 6Buffalo 3 at Philadelphia 3Los Angeles 4 at Vancouver 2St. Louis 1 at Pittsburgh 1 &#9632;

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THE NHL SCENE

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-1215/2761827-1-eng-US/f0002-122.jpg" title="f0002-12" width="296" height="337"></div>RECORDSRESULTSROSTERS1893to1970ONLY 1$1.25(Includes Postage)<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-1025/2761834-1-eng-US/f0002-102.jpg" title="f0002-10" width="111" height="211"></div>THE STANLEY CUPRecordsand Statistics1893-1970</div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-1119/2761820-1-eng-US/f0002-112.jpg" title="f0002-11" width="440" height="391"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-1311/2761813-1-eng-US/f0002-132.jpg" title="f0002-13" width="449" height="451"></div> &#9632;

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Offical NHL Stanley Cup Record Book

<div class="byline">BY CHARLIE HALPIN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01662/2761900-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="823" height="804"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL ESPOSITO</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02544/2761893-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="419" height="796"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY ORR</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03366/2761886-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="774" height="779"><figcaption class="caption-body">ED GIACOMINHockey News Photos by Stephen Newman</figcaption></div>MONTREAL&mdash;Looking back in All Star history recalls the heydeys of the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1960&rsquo;s when they placed five players on the first team. The great Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; teams of the 1944-45 era did it, too.But in recent years not many teams have monopolized the All Star selections in a manner reminiscent of Boston Bruins&rsquo; domination of this year&rsquo;s National Hockey League &lsquo;dream&rsquo; teams. This season the Bruins were accorded four places on the first team in the 24th annual fans&rsquo; All Star poll recently conducted by THE HOCKEY NEWS.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04217/2761879-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="359" height="389"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRAD PARK</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-05131/2761872-1-eng-US/f0003-052.jpg" title="f0003-05" width="401" height="393"><figcaption class="caption-body">KEN HODGE</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0690/2761865-1-eng-US/f0003-062.jpg" title="f0003-06" width="405" height="401"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHN BUCYK</figcaption></div>The fans went with the power this season in choosing their favorites and it showed as Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge and John Bucyk, four of the rampaging Bruins were overwhelmingly voted to the first team.Led by the dynamic Orr, who polled the most votes, 26,516, all of the Bruins&rsquo; first-team selections collected in excess of 20,000 votes. Espo garnered 24,455, Bucyk 22,300 and Hodge 20,295, to attest to their record-breaking NHL season.In addition to Orr on defense, the fan selectors picked Brad Park of New York along with goaler Ed Giacomin, the new Vezina Trophy winner. Espo was at center between Hodge at right wing and Bucyk on the left, a team that would prove a delight to any hockey coach.The Bruins and Rangers filled out the first team without opposition, but the backup squad belonged to Chicago, Montreal and Toronto, which placed two players each on the second team.Goaler Jacques Plante, who boasted the lowest goals-against average in the NHL this season, got the nod along with Montreal&rsquo;s J.C. Tremblay and Chicago&rsquo;s Keith Magnuson for defense. Dave Keon, another Leaf, was the center, while Yvan Cournoyer of Montreal edged Boston&rsquo;s John McKenzie for right wing. Bobby Hull was the second left wing choice behind Bucyk.For Orr, Park and Esposito, selection to the first team was a repeat performance from last year&rsquo;s HOCKEY NEWS All Star teams. Giacomin, who was on the second team in 1969-70, moved up to the first. Hull, who was on the first last year, fell back to the second team.However, the remainder of the All Star picks were new faces in the fans&rsquo; poll. Hodge, Bucyk, Plante, Magnuson, Tremblay, Keon and Cournoyer were not considered by the hockey patrons in 1969-70 but made it this year. Missing from last year are Tony Esposito, Gordie Howe, Jim Neilson, Pat Stapleton, Stan Mikita, Jacques Lemaire and McKenzie.Fan Selectors pretty well swung with the East Division in making their All Star selections. They also chose Esposito as the most valuable player over Orr, who won it last season, and named Gilbert Perreault of the Buffalo Sabres as rookie-of-the-year over Gilles Villemure of New York and Tom Webster of Detroit.Voting for first-team positions was generally one-sided, a trend that started last season. Giacomin polled 17,285 votes as compared to 8,170 for Plante. Orr more than doubled Tremblay&rsquo;s 12,165 votes and Park almost duplicated the feat with Magnuson. Park received 16,195 votes and Magnuson 9,040.There was no disputing Esposito&rsquo;s selection over Keon and both Hodge and Bucyk were runaway winners for the wing berths in keeping with Boston&rsquo;s domination of the NHL hockey scene this season. &#9632;

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Powerful Boston Bruins Dominate Selections

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0762/2761931-1-eng-US/f0003-072.jpg" title="f0003-07" width="744" height="304"></div> &#9632;

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Fans’ All Star Teams

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0841/2761976-1-eng-US/f0003-082.jpg" title="f0003-08" width="296" height="563"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-0928/2761969-1-eng-US/f0003-092.jpg" title="f0003-09" width="217" height="250"></div>The NHL Team Crest of your choice on the dial with an adjustable nylon wrist band in the team colours.If lady&rsquo;s watch is requested, a watch of the same value will be awarded. Crests cannot be applied to ladies&rsquo; watches.The Gruen &lsquo;precision&rsquo; NHL Hockey Watch has a Groen 17-jewel Swiss precision movement. It&rsquo;s incabloc shock protected with an unbreakable mainspring.This contest is open only to Hockey News readers Winners choose the crest of their favourite NHL team for the dial of a Gruen precision&rsquo; Watch &mdash; one of the world&rsquo;s finest timepieces.Just fill in your name, address and your answer to the skill-testing question the coupon below<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-1021/2761962-1-eng-US/f0003-102.jpg" title="f0003-10" width="763" height="341"></div> &#9632;

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WIN a GRUEN PRECISION nHL HOCKEY WATCH

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01724/2762028-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="425" height="503"></div>TORONTO &mdash; GORDIE HOWE set another precedent when he was honored here recently. He is the first player in NHL history to be given a &ldquo;night&rdquo; in an opposing team&rsquo;s rink. The occasion was his 43rd birthday and the completion of his 25th year in the National League. He was busy throughout the entire day and was the recipient of several lovely gifts from his long-time admirers. It is felt that Howe will call it quits after one more season &hellip; Lefty Reid, curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame here, has done a magnificent job during the three years he has held the post. Reid, a former Toronto sportswriter, has visited the baseball, football and basketball Hall ot Fame buildings in the United States and has brought some of the best features of these buildings to the Hockey Hall. He has a number of outstanding ideas which he hopes to implement soon &hellip; Alex Delvecchio hopes to play at least one more season with the Red Wings. He and Howe will probably retire at the same time. Alex doesn&rsquo;t expect to accept a trade to Los Angeles as rumored. &ldquo;My heart is in Detroit and I&rsquo;d like to wind up my career with the Wings,&rdquo; he told us &hellip; Elise Beliveau, the shy better half of the Montreal captain, had a great quip about her nervousness during Jean Beliveau Night. &ldquo;I was fine as soon as I stepped on the ice&rdquo; &hellip; Michel Briere, brilliant Pittsburgh rookie of a year ago who suffered the tragic auto accident last May, has been moved from Montreal&rsquo;s Notre Dame Hospital to Marie Clarac Hospital. There has been little change in his condition of unconsciousness &hellip; Chicago&rsquo;s Stan Mikita informs us he still suffers from back problems. He has shorn the corset he wore last season because he found it too hard to breathe. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d be happier with a few more: goals,&rdquo; says Stan, who recently hit the 20; mark for the 10th time in his career. &ldquo;Some games I feel I&rsquo;m playing the best hockey of my career but don&rsquo;t have much to show for it&rdquo; &hellip;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02675/2762021-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="199" height="293"><figcaption class="caption-body">Lefty Reid</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03578/2762014-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="188" height="294"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ed Snider</figcaption></div>PHILADELPHIA FLYERS believe in treating their supporters first class at all times. They made coffee and doughnuts available to their loyal fans who waited patiently in line for playoff tickets to go on sale. Ed Snider, the Philadelphia owner, is determined to give his fans the best possible treatment both on and off the ice &hellip; Center Bobby Clarke has won the Flyers Sportsmanship Trophy once again. Clarke drew the top mail vote from the fans in conjunction with Tastykake Baking Company in Philadelphia. Along with a trophy Bobby has his name on a huge banner hanging from the rafters &hellip; Thanks to Cesare Maniago, Gump Worsley and Gil Gilbert, the Minnesota North Stars posted the lowest combined goals against average in the club&rsquo;s history &hellip; St. Paul is constructing a 16.000-seat civic center arena that may be completed by 1972. They&rsquo;s are hoping to get the Minnesota State High School Tournament back there but Walter Bush, North Stars president, is confident of retaining the popular tourney at the Met Sports Center. It was held in the old St. Paul&rsquo;s Auditorium until 1969 &hellip; Gordie Howe made a hit in Toronto when he told a gathering: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve asked my wife if she wants the 800-goal puck. She says she just wants the last one. So maybe I better start picking up the puck whenever I score. You never know which will be the last one. I haven&rsquo;t got it to go all-out, $ because of the legs and the wrist. But whatever you see is the best I got&rdquo; &hellip; The Blitz-Hockey News Rookie of the Year Award will? be announced in next week&rsquo;s issue of this paper &hellip; Bill Friday, veteran NHL referee, believes he travels over 70,000 miles a year in pursuit of his vocation. &ldquo;A referee has no home games,&rdquo; he laughed &hellip;&bull; PHIL ESPOSITO, hockey&rsquo;s history-center, who set more individual NHL scoring records in one season than any player, says he feared at one time that he wouldn&rsquo;t make Junior A hockey because he was too old and too fat. &ldquo;I was 19 when I broke in with the St. Catharines Junior A club and they rarely took you that old. Most youngsters are 1618 at the most when they start Junior A. I also carried 20 pounds of excess weight. I weigned 212 pounds, same as I do now, but weighed 187 my first year as a pro, which gives you an indication of how overweight I was&rdquo;, the NHL scoring king inform ed us&hellip; The trade that took Esposito from Chicago to Boston in 1967 is what placed him in the super-star classification. In only his second year with the Bruins he came up with what he considers his major performance. He scored 49 goals and 77 assists for a season&rsquo;s point record of 126&hellip;&rdquo; I&rsquo;ve made more money outside of my hockey contract than within it,&rdquo; says the likeable 29-vear-old Boston favorite. &ldquo;And it all resulted from those 126 points. The money outside hockey comes from numerous commercial endorsements plus interests in a couple of sports manufacturing firms. One of the luckiest breaks for Phil was when he became friendly with Fred Sharf of Somerville. Mass. Sharf acts as his business advisor and the extremely successful business oriented Sharf has steered him into some wonderful deals &hellip; Esposito is finishing a three-vear contract which will be renegotiated in upcoming salary discussions &hellip; Opposing NHL goalies describe Phil Esposito thusly: &ldquo;When he gets that puck in front of the net, he is all arms and legs and looks like he is 12-feet wide. He doesn&rsquo;t get excited and rush the shot. He&rsquo;ll make two or three moves with the stick. He gets you down on the ice and then the game is over. His shot is only average speed but he&rsquo;s but he&rsquo;s very accurate at picking the corners&rdquo; &hellip; It&rsquo;s been a great year for the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. native. Esposito sums it up himself: &ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got to be lucky to score goals. I&rsquo;ve been lucky&rdquo;.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04506/2762007-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="196" height="309"><figcaption class="caption-body">Phil Esposito</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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<h2>Russian Hockey Team Substantiates Claim</h2>Once again, the Soviet National Hockey Team has shown its prowess and invincibility against inferior International competition.There can be no doubt after nine consecutive world championships, as to whom the greatest hockey players are in the world today.GRIGORI KUIBYSHEV,Exchange Student,Harvard University,Cambridge, Mass.<h2>Bobby Hull Rates As True Super Star</h2>I was delighted to read the article by Ed Conrad in the April 12, HOCKEY NEWS relating the comments of Larry Hillman. Finally, someone has said what many hockey fans have wanted to say. As a fan, I witnessed Bobby Hull break the 50 goal barrier; also in Los Angeles I watched Espo score #50, #59, and #60.Few sporting thrills in the 1960&rsquo;s compare to the excitement and grandeur of Bobby Hull streaking down the ice. Definitely, Phil Esposito is an outstanding hockey player, and he should have completely silenced those 1967 &ldquo;Boo Birds&rdquo; in the Chicago Stadium.GERALD KYLEPasadena, Calif.<h2>NHL&rsquo;s Next Expansion Should Be To Canada</h2>In past months hockey fans throughout Canada have read predictions for future expansion of the NHL into such places as Atlanta, Georgia, Dallas, Texas, and Seattle, Washington. It should be very apparent by now that expansion into American cities, at the present, is not being successful.Pittsburgh, Oakland, and Los Angeles are glaring examples of this. Since the original expansion in 1967 only one team in eight has been located in Canada. Our one new team, Vancouver, is perhaps one of the most prosperous in the League today with 25 sellouts out of a possible 35.Surely if this is any indication of the Canadian reception to expansion we should be considered more seriously.As it exists today, the NHL has only three Canadian teams in a league of fourteen which is disgusting.CASEY MESSINGER,Creston, B.C. &#9632;

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01677/2762083-1-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 Adirondack-Sherwood, Dolgeville, New York 13329 &bull; Adirondack-Sherwood, Inc., Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div>DETROIT&mdash;Gordie Howe sat there in his birthday suit, rather suitable attire since his 43rd birthday was just a couple days removed.&ldquo; Makes you wonder, doesn&rsquo;t it?&rdquo; Howe asked.Of all the Red Wings. Howe must be the most frustrated this season. The game&rsquo;s nonpareil right wing started out playing a new position, defense, and it was an omen of the strange things to come for the club.We&rsquo;ve detailed numerous times Howe&rsquo;s various ailments this season, more than he&rsquo;s had since he was a mere stripling, and of course the murky doings of the entire club.But here Howe was sitting in a dressing room where everybody was beaming &mdash; except coach Doug Barkley who made a quick exit &mdash; after the Wings played a sound defensive game and beat Toronto. 2-1. The defensemen pitch-forked Toronto Maple Leafs from in front of Jim Rutherford, the tiny goalkeeper, the wav the good defensive teams do.Howe wondered, as did the fans, why it didn&rsquo;t happen more often this season. If the club could put together a game like that against the plavoff-bound leafs, why did it have so many 9-2, 8-2, 11-4 and such defeats&hellip; even a 13-0 humiliation?What is it that gets into a team and turns it around?A couple days before this one, promising game Arnie Brown sat in the pressbox watching the Wings scramble to a victory over Vancouver.Brown was nursing a score knee which had a deposit of fluid, souvenir of a collision in a game a week before. Since the Wings were going nowhere, he sat this one out.Brown is over the numbing shock that struck when he learned he was traded from the &ldquo;have&rdquo; New York Rangers to the &ldquo;have not&rdquo; Red Wings during that January trading binge.&ldquo;It takes awhile to get to know the guys.&rdquo; Brown said, offering a partial explanation of the Wings&rsquo; crazv-quilt style. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m just starting to get to know them now. That&rsquo;s whv this Florida trip will do us all good and bring us closer together.&rdquo;The Red Wings certainly do need that and if the club-paid post-Easter trip to the sun helps, it will be more than worth the expense to Bed Wing owner Bruce Norris.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01753/2762114-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="395" height="386"><figcaption class="caption-body">ALEX DELVECCHIO&hellip; Back Next Year</figcaption></div>One optimistic note arose &mdash; along with the rare good game against Toronto on the national telecast &mdash; and that was team captain Alex Delvecchio&rsquo;s finish and more so, his intention to play next season.Obviously the money is a big factor &mdash; Delvecchio is being paid quite handsomely now and has 20 NHL years behind him. He has a growing family and you don&rsquo;t just walk away from his kind of salary without thinking twice.But some tried to paint a picture during the season that the Wings were going to peddle Delvecchio to Los Angeles and/or that he would retire because he didn&rsquo;t like the way things were going with the team.Delvecchio wasn&rsquo;t happy with the season nor with some of the rules instituted while Ned Harkness was coach &mdash; Fatty doesn&rsquo;t seem natural without a big cigar in his mouth.But he hasn&rsquo;t been so unhappy that he won&rsquo;t return.Delvecchio reached the 20-goal mark for the 12th time in his career and did it despite a 25-game slump.The graying 39-vear-old captain, who usually doesn&rsquo;t do too well on solo rushes, then got his 21st during the matinee telecast and it was a picture &mdash; he intercepted a Mike Pelvk pass and went in to beat Bernie Parent.The fact that Delvecchio will return is an indication that club morale isn&rsquo;t as bad as some thought.But, like Howe, many still wondered why the club didn&rsquo;t play more often the way it did that rare Sunday in Detroit.RED WING NOTES: Howe felt his age during the Leaf game when one of the Red Wing youngsters leaned over to him on the bench. &ldquo;He asked me who No. 10 was for Toronto,&rdquo; Howe said.No. 10 for Toronto is George Armstrong and it seems as if the Chief has been around almost as long as Howe.Delvecchio, Red Berenson and Mickey Redmond all cashed their 20th goals the same night and gave the Wings five 20-goal men.Despite a bundle of negative records &mdash; most goals allowed, worst defeat in history, worst road record, terrible home record, etc., the Wings drew over 500.000 fans again this season. &#9632;

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Wings’ Dip Puzzles Howe; Delvecchio To Play Again Detroit

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The Incoming Scotch for Outgoing People

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-04" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04328/2762207-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg"></div>Behind every great bar there&rsquo;s a Canada Dry mixer. Club Soda, Bitter Lemon, Tonic, Collins Mixer, Wink and Canada Dry &hellip; the champagne of Ginger Ales.Professional bartenders know they can count on Canada Dry mixers for drinks that stay fresh and lively to the very last sip. Always in good taste. Always sparkling company. So mix with the best. Pick up the basic bar today.FAMOUS MIXERS FROM THE CANADA DRY PEOPLE &#9632;

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Your chance to win 2 free tickets to a Stanley Cup game.Winners to be selected from all voters.Here&rsquo;s how you vote:Print the player&rsquo;s name of your choice on the back of a Blitz label or on the line below.Mail to:Blitz/Hockey News RookieSuite 212,1434 St. Catherine St. W.,Montreal 107, Quebec.Drink Blitz. The pros do.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02633/2762269-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg" title="f0007-02" width="184" height="225"></div> &#9632;

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Vote here for the winner of the Bfitz/Hockey News NHL Rookie of the War Award.

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div>NEW YORK &mdash;As you read this, the New York Rangers will be tangled in serious combat with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Hopefully, this will lead to semi-final round action against Chicago and the finals against Boston. These comments are made with&rsquo; apologies to the Montreal Canadiens and the West Division opponents of the Black Hawks.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01705/2762238-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="758" height="668"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey News Photo by Richard PellegriniRangers are expecting TED IRVINE to become a big producer in the forthcoming NHL playoffs. Irvine, shown skating away from FRANK ST. MARSEILLE of St. Louis in rear, recently turned in a three-goal hat trick for the Rangers.</figcaption></div>Perhaps the finest sendoff for championship playdown action that the Rangers could imagine occurred over the March 27-28 weekend. New York slammed Boston twice, sending the champions down 6-3 and 2-1. This evened the season series between the first and second place squads &mdash; and more important, may have set the tone for the Rangers&rsquo;cup play.&ldquo;Boston didn&rsquo;t play Bobby Orr full tirqe and they weren&rsquo;t as serious as they might have been,&rdquo; admitted Emile Francis, the Rangers&rsquo; general manager-coach. &ldquo;However, it was a good feeling to win. Confidence and momentum are important in all sports. Boston thinks they can just turn it on when they want to, but it might not work out that way.&rdquo;Not only did these wins even the season series (2-2-2), but in looking up the records of the past few seasons we find that New York has done alright with the bruising*Bruins. Over the last 16 games, the Rangers are ahead 76-3. Over 26 it is New York 1110-5 and over 51 it stands Rangers 22-19-10. These are regular season matches and do not include last season&rsquo;s quarter final playoff series, wherein Boston whipped New York four games to two. Again, note, the Rangers played without four regulars who were on the injury list.One former Bruin, who thinks the Rangers can take Boston if they meet in the playoffs, is Glen Cameron Sather of High River, Alberta. Sather, a 27 year old, cigar smoking left winger, popped the winning goal against Boston in the 2-1 contest.Later, he exulted, &ldquo;Eddie Shack and I both got revenge on Boston. (Shack&rsquo;s three goals helped Buffalo edge Bruins 7-5 on March 21). I got a hunch maybe I can do it again in the playoffs, and it will really hurt them then.&rdquo;Sather&rsquo;s figures show 10 goals and three assists. He notched his maiden New York marker against the Buffalo Sabres on March 23 during a 7-2 New York romp which clinched second place. The blonde, mod dressing, highly educated puckster stands five foot eleven inches tall and weighs 175 pounds.&ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t forgiven the Bruins for getting rid of me just as they were about to emerge as a winning team,&rdquo; Glen reminds one and all. &ldquo;I want a crack at them in the playoffs.&rdquo;Sather played two full seasons for Boston (1967-68 and 1968-69) before being left unprotected and grabbed off by Pittsburgh, from whom New York obtained him in a late January trade for Syl Apps. &raquo;Off the ice. Glen can be quite a bit of a prankster, which fits into his on the ice super aggressiveness.&ldquo; I get into a lot of altercations.&rdquo; grins the popular penalty killer. &ldquo;I guess you would have to say I am the aggressor about sixty percent of the time. This is the way I play the game. I like to create a bit of the feeling that I&rsquo;ll hit you first and ask questions later.&rdquo;In the Bruin game, Sather scored his winner from close in and also got two other good chances from right on top of Gerry Cheevers, the Boston netminder. Both of these went awry, but the Bruins knew he was buzzing around.In the playoffs, frequently players who get little ice time, spring to the fore and become heroes simply by being in the right place at the right time&mdash;and scoring wining goals in overtime. Since most playoff games are tight checking affairs, penalty killers such as Stewart and Sather get extra ice time. Presto, with more opportunity, they surprise one and all. Montreal had a player of this genre, Paul Masnick in the early fifties.Paul was a spear carrier of the first water, but he won two Cup games at a time when Montreal was only Maurice Richard and Elmer Lach. This was prior to the development of the five time champs of the 1955-1960 circa.BLUE CHIPS: With Art &ldquo;the Dart&rdquo; Friedman leaving for his summertime post with the New York Mets, the Rangers have beefed up their publicity staff with the addition of Paul Kanow. John Halligan has done his usual fine job this season in helping the New York media, the largest and sometimes most diversified conglomerate in the NHL &hellip; Rangers set all time club standard for goals in a season with Sather&rsquo;s marker. It was team&rsquo;s 247th of season &hellip; Rangers were 28-2-7 at home with two games remaining. This was all time high for wins for season &hellip; Rod Gilbert with 28 goals was in striking distance of 30, which he has never achieved. His power play goal on March 28 was the Rangers 56th of the season, also a new team record &hellip; Rod Seiling and Brad Park have played very well since their return to the lineup &hellip; Vic Hadfield hit the twenty goal mark for the fourth straight sea. &#9632;

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Will Glen Sather Become Gothamites’ Playoff Hero?

<div class="byline">By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02651/2762345-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="400" height="636"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL GOLDSWORTHY&hellip; Super Showman</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01739/2762352-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="191" height="240"></div><h2>The G-Men: Bam, Bam, Bam!</h2>HAVING SCORED ONLY SIX GOALS in the first half of this season, Bill Goldsworthy clearly considered the campaign a loss. Contemplating the second half, he observed, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve got two chances to make something out of this year &mdash; slim and none.&rdquo;Whereupon he went out to practice with his Minnesota North Stars, collided with teammate Jean Paul Parise and suffered a skull concussion. Whereupon he had to wear a helmet to continue play. Whereupon he embarked on a scoring spree similar to the best of Phil Esposito.Goldsworthy scored goals in six straight games, missed one, then scored in seven more in succession. This gave him 13 out of 14. The NHL record of 10 in row is shared by Andy Bathgate and Bobby Hull. Esposito missed it by one in the late season.Nor did Goldsworthy stop there. After being stopped again, he scored in 10 of his next 11 games, giving him goals in 23 games out of 26. He scored three goals in one game in Los Angeles, then four in the next game in Vancouver, giving him seven goals in two consecutive games, both on the road, and 28 goals in the second half.The conclusion seems clear: Skull concussions are inspiring. Or perhaps helmets help make a fellow fearless. Parise, an aggressive and lively fellow, claims credit for Goldsworthy&rsquo;s resurgence: &ldquo;He should pay me for ringing his bell,&rdquo; Parise grins. Goldsworthy, himself, discounts both factors. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a streaky sort and I just got hot,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;If any outside factor helped, it was placing me on a line with Jude Drouin and Danny Grant.&rdquo;Last season, Goldsworthy played on a line with Parise and Tom Williams and they combined for 75 goals, one of the highest trio totals in the league. But they struggled through the first half. Meanwhile, a line of Danny Grant, Jude Drouin and Bobby Rousseau was doing well, although Rousseau was not. Goldsworthy was moved into Rousseau&rsquo;s spot. Bam!Grant may be a great one. The handsome, husky youngster is a super-sniper. Out of Fredericton, New Brunswick, prepped in the Montreal system, one of several stars Wren Blair has wrung out of Canadiens in complex deals, he broke the NHL goal-scoring record for rookies with 34 two seasons back, winning rookie of the year honors, followed with 29 last season, and had 30 headed into the homestretch this season.Not streaky, he is consistent. And he shows concern for his club. &ldquo;I think every player is more worried about himself than his team his rookie year,&rdquo; he points out. &ldquo;He wants to prove he can play in this league. However, once he establishes himself, he is most concerned with contributing to the team. He is willing to sacrifice himself if necessary. If he has a big night and the team loses, it&rsquo;s no good. The team winning is all that counts.&rdquo;Danny and his wife Linda became parents of their first child, a girl, Kelly Lynn, last May. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad she&rsquo;s a girl,&rdquo; he grins. &ldquo;Now I won&rsquo;t have to worry about her becoming a hockey player.&rdquo;&ldquo;But,&rdquo; pointed out Goldsworthy, &ldquo;you&rsquo;ll have to worry about her getting mixed up with a hockey player.&rdquo;This thought made Grant pause. Grinning then, he said, &ldquo;If so I just hope it&rsquo;s one like Jude, not one like you.&rdquo;<h2>A Helpful Young Rookie</h2>BOTH TAKE PRIDE IN THEIR PIVOT, Drouin, a rookie, who is another of those removed from Montreal and one of several players this season surpassing most previous big-league records for first-year men. A stylish skater and stick-handler, Drouin in a super play-maker. He says, &ldquo;with shooters like Grant and Goldsworthy on the wings, the center&rsquo;s job is fine and it is a pleasure to make passes.&rdquo;Married to a gal named Deborah a little more than a year ago, Drouin takes his profession seriously. Enraged by officiating at one point this campaign, he told Bruce Hood, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re like all the rest.&rdquo; Being a referee, Bruce naturally took offense at this and challenged Jude to repeat his dreadful charge. Jude did. Hood handed him a misconduct penalty. Jude took after him with a stick, striking him on the shoulder. Drouin was suspended three games. Coach Jackie Gordon insists it was an accident. &ldquo;If he&rsquo;d been after him, he&rsquo;d have hit him harder and in a better place,&rdquo; Gordon smiles. &ldquo;He can handle that stick.&rdquo;Manager Blair and coach Gordon may have created a monster, Goldsworthy is 26, Grant 25 and Drouin just 22. Combining them, Minnesota moved close to the 500 level this season and is an expansion team establishing itself. And the star is Goldsworthy, who struggled through his first two seasons in the NHL before establishing himself with 36 goals last season.Dreadfully underpublicized, he has enjoyed the attention he has attracted. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s great,&rdquo; he grins. &ldquo;Everyone wants recognition. But I don&rsquo;t take it too seriously. When I go cold, the only one who remains warm toward me is my wife, June, and our daughter. She&rsquo;s only two so she doesn&rsquo;t know any better.&rdquo;An admirable clutch player, Goldy showed signs of superstar status in scoring eight goals in 14 playoff games in 1968 and four in six playoff contests last year, so was a spotlighted soul entering the playoffs this season.He shrugs, &ldquo;every team puts its checking line on to defense us, but we say the heck with them, they can&rsquo;t stop us, no one can. When you get really hot, you feel like you can do anything you want.&rdquo;He does a dance, called &ldquo;The Goldy Shuffle&rdquo;, after every goal. He raises a stick and a fist overhead and gives a high kick. He is a showman, who is nearing exhaustion from the dances alone.Out of Kitchener, Goldy was let go by Boston, which is just as well. If Bruins had yet another super-scorer, the other teams could go home right now. &#9632;

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NEW! HOCKEY SKATE GIFTS IN OFFICIAL NHL TEAM COLORS AND INSIGNIA!

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>LOS ANGELES &mdash;Although the Los Angeles Kings were not in serious contention for a divisional playoff spot more than a month before the season ended, they were not mathematically eliminated until the 74th game of this 78-game campaign. This represents improvement over last season when they were eliminated when they left pre-season camp.In the disappointing conclusion to another year in the NHL, it has generally been believed that last year&rsquo;s MVP, Ross Lonsberry, suffered a disappointing season. Certainly he was not spotlighted as much as he was last season when he was one of the team&rsquo;s few bright lights. And Juha Widing was voted team MVP for this season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03535/2762383-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="213" height="305"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ross Lonsberry</figcaption></div>However, Lonsberry enjoyed a fine second-half. Indeed, after scoring only three goals in the first 29 games this season, he scored consistently from the 30th game on. After 74 games, he had 24 goals, 24 assists and 48 total points, all surpassing his totals of 20 goals, 22 assists and 42 total points which led the team in scoring last season.Part of the problem is that all members of the Kings first line of Juha Widing, Mike Byers and Bob Berry had scored so well they tended to overshadow Lonsberry&rsquo;s efforts, although he remained in contention for the team goal-scoring lead in the last few contests of the campaign.Another is the slow start, which Ross&rsquo; later spree did not obliterate. &ldquo;I usually start slow, though I over did it a bit this season,&rdquo; Ross smiles wistfully. &ldquo;I get to camp and leave camp in shape, though I suppose I could get in better shape. I&rsquo;ve had no major physical problems. I actually put on weight during a season.&ldquo;I suppose, I just don&rsquo;t get fired up enough for the early games. I guess I just don&rsquo;t take them seriously enough,&rdquo; Ross admits ruefully.After returning from an injury, Bob Pulford centered for leftwinger Lonsberry, and the veteran pivot&rsquo;s play-making ability clearly helped the youngster, who at one point in late season scored six goals in seven games.Another factor in the return to form of Lonsberry was a decision he made around mid-season to get &ldquo;more aggressive.&rdquo; He said at the time he thought it would get him into the action more and he says now he feels it worked.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not a real physical player, but when I&rsquo;m digging after the puck, even gambling, I&rsquo;m more effective. I break up as many plays as I let get by me defensively, and I get scoring chances,&rdquo; he comments.The 5-10, 185-pound &ldquo;Roscoe&rdquo; has good size; skating talent and stickhandling skills, plus a sharp shot. Manager and coach Larry Regan says, &ldquo;With the possible exception of one or two much more experienced men, Ross is our smartest player. He makes the most imaginative plays. I don&rsquo;t feel he had a good year overall, but he had a good second-half. I have always felt Ross should be the best player on our club. He has the ability.&rdquo;Lonsberry is only 24. He now has finished five years as a professional and just two complete seasons as a major leaguer. The Kings gave two very valuable first-round amateur draft choices (1971 and 1973) for Eddie Shack, who did not help before being given away, and Lonsberry, who must attain super-stardom to justify what he cost.In two seasons he has come close to it. He scored at the pace of a 40-goal scorer over the last half and perhaps next season he will put all his talents together to become a complete performer for a full year.KINGS THINGS &mdash; Bob Pulford played his 1,000th NHL game in the 72nd game and was honored before the 73rd game. His absence through 18 games with a knee injury crippled the club this season. And Ralph Backstrom played so well in late season it is clear if he could have been obtained earlier he would have given the club a lift when it needed it. Another late acquisition, Harry Howell, played surprisingly well and would have helped earlier, too. Also, backup goaler Jack Norris indicated in the late games he might have helped if used more often earlier. &#9632;

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Lonsberry Displayed Last Year’s MVP Form In Brilliant Windup Los Angeles

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02661/2762452-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="383" height="394"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRUCE GAMBLE&hellip; Still Has Memory</figcaption></div>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;It&rsquo;s the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs and Bruce Gamble doesn&rsquo;t hide the fact that he aims to get even.&ldquo;Last time I played in the playoffs two years ago for Toronto, we got bombed twice by Boston &mdash; once by about 9-0 and once by about 7-0,&rdquo; reflected the Flyers&rsquo; new goalie. &ldquo;I sure want to try and erase that memory.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01718/2762459-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="200" height="304"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bobby Clarke</figcaption></div>Gamble has his golden opportunity for revenge because he&rsquo;ll definitely see some action when the Flyers face Chicago and try to pay up for some of their similiar frustrations of last season.A year ago the Flyers thought they had it made with six games and two weeks of the regular season remaining. Then they lost all six games by low scores and wound up missing the playoffs completely.&ldquo;Part of the problem was the Fleers&rsquo; inept offense which just wasn&rsquo;t able to score clutch goals. This is something that the club had done with regularity in the stretch run this time around.&ldquo;I really think we&rsquo;re in good shape for the start of the playoffs,&rdquo; said Gamble, whose outstanding goaltending helped the Flyers make it in the first place. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re getting a great team effort &mdash; not only scoring goals, but also playing solid defense.&ldquo;This is what you need in the playoffs. Oh, I don&rsquo;t expect us to win games by 5-1 or 6-2, but if our defense comes through and plays the way it has since I&rsquo;ve been in Philadelphia, our goals should go a long way.&rdquo;Gamble&rsquo;s emergence as the Flyers&rsquo; late-season hero came about in the most unlikely manner. He had started four games since his acquisition from the Maple Leafs in the multiplayer trade for Bernie Parent, and got shelled each time.The score, however, was misleading because the Flyers&rsquo; just weren&rsquo;t playing defense in front of him. This resulted in numerous goals scored off second and third chances when the puck wasn&rsquo;t cleared.Gamble seemed destined for the bench but then Doug Favell, considered the club&rsquo;s No. 1 goalie, suffered a concussion. Doug fell to the ice and struck his head during a practice session three weeks before the end of the regular schedule. Bruce got the call and responded brilliantly, including a 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh which guaranteed the Flyers a playoff berth.&ldquo;Ever since I&rsquo;ve been in Philadelphia, the Flyers have proven to me they&rsquo;re good and solid,&rdquo; said Gamble. &ldquo;Okay, so we had one really bad game (a 7-2 loss in New York). You&rsquo;ve got to expect a bad game like that once in awhile. Every team has&rsquo; em.&ldquo;More often, though, the games have been close, tight hockey games, the kind that could go any way. This is the kind of hockey I expect once the playoffs begin. I think they&rsquo;ll be low scoring, with an emphasis on defense.&rdquo;One offensive bonus the Flyers will have in the playoffs is a well-balanced offense led by hustling center Bobby Clarke, whose two goals in the Penguins&rsquo; victory gave him 26. He scored No. 27 against Minnesota to eclipse Gary Dornhoefer&rsquo;s club record. Dornhoefer, who missed quite a bit of time due to recurring injuries, also was clicking offensively to provide spark.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got a lot of guys who are playing well and, of course, we just hope they keep it up,&rdquo; said GM Keith Allen, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re really well-pleased with our goaltending &mdash; the way Bruce and Dougie are both playing. This could mean an awful lot to us in the playoffs.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Flyers’ Gamble Hopes For Playoff Revenge

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1668/2762490-1-eng-US/f0009-162.jpg" title="f0009-16" width="310" height="123"><figcaption class="caption-body">FAIRGROUNDS ARENA</figcaption></div>OKLAHOMA CITY FAIRGROUNDS ARENA3 - SEPARATE SESSIONS - ONE WEEK EACH JULY 12TH THROUGH JULY 30TH&bull; Age limit 7 to 1 9&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 CLASSESENROLL NOW LIMITED RECISTRATIONFOR INFORMATION AND BROCHURES WRITE &mdash; NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY SCHOOL, 1708 N. VERMONT, OKLA. CITY, OKLA. 73107, 6708CHANCE OF A LIFETIME FOR AMERICAN BOYS TO BE SEEN AND SCOUTED<div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03557/2762581-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="122" height="141"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 122px">TOM WEBSTERDetroit Rod Wings</figcaption></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-04469/2762574-1-eng-US/f0009-042.jpg" title="f0009-04" width="120" height="129"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 120px">ROSS LONSBERRYAsst. To Gen. 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Chief Instructor</figcaption></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-13143/2762511-1-eng-US/f0009-132.jpg" title="f0009-13" width="110" height="138"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 110px">GARRY YOUNGChief Boston Scout</figcaption></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-14117/2762504-1-eng-US/f0009-142.jpg" title="f0009-14" width="118" height="145"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 118px">STEVE ATKINSONBuffalo Sabres</figcaption></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div><div class="container"><div class="figure-block image-float"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-1595/2762497-1-eng-US/f0009-152.jpg" title="f0009-15" width="119" height="145"><figcaption class="caption-body" style="width: 119px">DON TANNAHILLBoston Prospect</figcaption></div></div><div style="clear: both;"> &#9632;</div>

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NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY SCHOOL

<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>MONTREAL &mdash; Bob Murdoch, defenseman, recalled from Montreal Voyageurs of AHL.DETROIT &mdash; Don McLeod, goalkeeper, recalled from Fort Worth of CHL.CHICAGO &mdash; Ken Brown, goalkeeper, recalled from Dallas of CHL.. Mickey Walsh, goalkeeper, assigned to Dallas as backup netminder.TORONTO &mdash; Murray McLachlan, goalkeeper, recalled from Phoenix of WHL as replacement for Jacques Plante, goalkeeper, who went on injury list.ST. LOUIS &mdash; Michel Plasse, goalkeeper, and Curt Bennett, forward, recalled from Kansas City of CHL.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>CLEVELAND &mdash; Tom Woodlock, forward, added to active roster.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>OKLAHOMA CITY &mdash; Gord Malinoski, defenseman, returned to Dayton of IHL. &#9632;

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div>ST. LOUIS&mdash;The St. Louis Blues are an unknown force in the Stanley Cup playoffs.They&rsquo;ve changed drastically since last spring&rsquo;s loss in four straight games to Boston &mdash; in fact, they&rsquo;ve experienced quite a turnover within the past two months.The present Blues have been tested during just a fraction of a season &mdash; the last fraction. They have been improving noticeably almost with every game and they really don&rsquo;t know yet just how good they are.The Blues that beat Minnesota and Pittsburgh and lost to Boston last year included Jacques Plante, Phil Goyette, Red Berenson, Tim Ecclestone, Jean-Guy Talbot, Larry Keenan and Andre Boudrias.The Blues charging into this year&rsquo;s playoffs include Garry Unger, Christian Bordeleau, Carl Brewer, Jim Lorentz, Wayne I Connelly, George Morrison, John Arbour, Brit Selby, Fran Huck, Bill Sutherland and Craig Cameron.No, the whole team hasn&rsquo;t changed, although most of it has. There&rsquo;s still Glenn Hall, Ernie Wakely, Jim Roberts, Bill McCreary, Noel Picard. Frank St. Marseille, Terry Crisp and the Plager brothers. They provide some constants on a team that has been dismantled and rebuilt.These playoffs may not be an accurate test of the new Blues, because the team has had a short time to pull itself together. But the playoffs &mdash; which open against Philadelphia &mdash; represent the first test and will give some idea of how the current Blues will do in the future.The record of the Blues in their three previous years in the playoffs has been exceptional. They have never lost a playoff series to another team in the West Division. Each year the Blues have won their quarter-final and semifinal series to battle their way into the cup finals.The story in the finals has been somewhat different &mdash; they&rsquo;ve never won a game. The Montreal Canadiens beat the Blues in four straight games the first two years of expansion hockey. Last year the Bruins were impressive in taking four straight.This year the Blues may run into the Bruins one round earlier as the teams cross divisional lines in the semi-finals. This maneuver apparently was intended by some to keep the Blues out of the finals. Without the pesky Blues the six old teams could get back to their pre-1968 habit of competing for the cup among themselves.The regular season just past has been an eventful one for the Blues. They started in October with hopes of battling the Chicago Black Hawks throughout the season for the top spot in the division. That motive was becoming increasingly moot by Christmas, as the Black Hawks began to pad a big lead.The Blues are still the best of the expansion teams, but the label of expansion team is becoming more difficult to define. Five St. Louis players came to the team in the expansion draft. Most of the rest of them joined the Blues this season, and most of that group came from the East Division.So, the Blues are an expansion team only by reason of the date on which they entered the NHL. They fit into some undetermined position among the other 13 teams in the league and they may find out during the playoffs just about where that position will eventually be. &#9632;

‘New’ Blues Put Their Value On Line In NHL Playoff Start St. Louis

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04417/2762698-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="564" height="655"><figcaption class="caption-body">4 Weeks Thru AUGUST</figcaption></div>GORDIE HOWE HOCKEY SCHOOL33101 Harper Ave.,St. Clair Shores,Mich. 48082If you desire to become a better hockey player here&rsquo;s a rare opportunity to receive individual and group training from the GREATEST OF THEM ALL. Gordie and his staff of N.H.L. Stars will personally direct a program of training which has been set up to give you the fullest benefit of their skill and experience.For further information write:Pete McGonigal DirectorGordie Howe Hockeylond33101 Harper AveSt. Clair Shores. Mich 48082Phone 293-7400 Area Code 313 &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY DAN PROUDFOOT</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01727/2762798-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey News Photo by Richard PellegriniYoung Leafs like JIM DOREY will be banking heavily on the old pro JACQUES PLANTE in their first playoff series with New York. Baby-faced backliners will have to improve consistency if Toronto expects to win series.</figcaption></div>TORONTO &mdash;The youngsters who dominate Toronto Maple Leafs&rsquo; defense entered the quarter-final series with New York Rangers knowing that more than ever the heat was on them to produce.Any analysis of Rangers and Leafs inevitably listed two Leaf shortcomings: lack of depth comparable to New York&rsquo;s; and inconsistant defensemen who were unproven in playoff games.Jim Dorey, Mike Pelyk and Brad Seiwood are 23. Rick Ley is 22, while Jim McKenny and Brian Glennie, both of whom had never played an NHL playoff game, are 24.The pressure built a week before the playoff opener in New York. Bob Baun, 34, the Leaf alternate captain whose checks provided paint-by-number examples of beautiful bruises for the younger defensemen to emulate, was waylaid by a stiff neck. He became a &ldquo;doubtful&rdquo; in Leafs&rsquo; playoff plans, and the team&rsquo;s hopes shifted to the baby-face brigade.&ldquo;We all have to play above par, no doubt,&rdquo; said Dorey. &ldquo;Or maybe you could say that it&rsquo;s a chance for the defense the so-called inexperienced defense &mdash; to prove itself.&rdquo;Dorey noted that he, Ley and Pelyk played in the 1969 playoffs, in which Leafs lost four consecutive games to Boston Biuins.&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t a long series, but it does mean we&rsquo;ve been there. It&rsquo;s always different in the playoffs, of course, but you have it in the back of your mind that you&rsquo;ve been there, even if you are tense.&rdquo;Leafs approached the Rangers with the idea that the best tactic would involve plenty of hitting. Coach John McLellan intended using only five defensemen in his rotation, compared to the six he had tried toward the end of the season, and he impressed on his players that he would use the five who played best in the final scheduled games.&ldquo;John is reminding us to hit more,&rdquo; said Seiwood.McLellan was concerned with the increase in mistakes committed by his backliners in Leafs&rsquo; final games. The defensive play of his forwards seemed to be slipping, too, which placed more pressure on the young defensemen.Rangers&rsquo; brigade, meanwhile, with Brad Park, Rod Seiling, Jim Neilson, Tim Horton, Larry Brown and Dale Rolfe, gained momentum as the playoffs approached. All except Brown had previous playoff experience, and they average 26 years &mdash; not counting the 41-year-old Horton.Off past performances, Rangers had the edge. The Leaf youngsters considered that an excellent foundation for a challenge.&ldquo;We know we&rsquo;re going to get good goaltending (from Bernie Parent and Jacques Plante),&rdquo; said McKenny, &ldquo;so this leaves us with the point that we have to improve defensively, to help those goaltenders. We have to play better, or tighter.&ldquo;I think if we relax and play our game and not get too hyper, we&rsquo;ll be okay.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Young Leafs Flatly On Spot In Playoff Against Rangers

<div class="byline">BY BYRON YAKE</div>PITTSBURGH&mdash;Red Kelly blames the lack of a winning spirit on his club as much as injuries for the Penguins missing the playoffs this year.&ldquo;It was apparent that the club was going to struggle from the start,&rdquo; Kelly said this week after the Flyers eliminated the Penguins themselves with a 3-1 victory on March 28.&ldquo;We started from the gate badly. We lost some important games early. I knew it was going to catch up to us at the end.&rsquo;Kelly, choosing his words carefully, mentioned no individual, but it was evident that he has been unhappy with the play of some of the veterans.&ldquo;When a player puts his personal gain above the team s, said Kelly, &ldquo;it hurts everybody.&ldquo;We arrived last year because of team work.&ldquo;Team spirit is a fine instrument we&rsquo;re tuning. There&rsquo;s not much time for the lack of it. It can get out of tune so fast and become discordant.&rdquo;The Penguins were the National Hockey League team to be eliminated this season, but that&rsquo;s not really much to get excited about. Coming in fifth doesn&rsquo;t pay any extra money, and it doesn&rsquo;t give a player much satisfaction.But Kelly sees what he calls &ldquo;a thread of light in the whole experience.&ldquo;I can get a little excited about next year, he said.&ldquo;I think we have something to get excited about.&rdquo;What causes Kelly&rsquo;s optimism is the play of his youth, many of them up from Amarillo, Tex. because of a rash of injuries.&ldquo;I think, the high spots this season were the acquisition of Apps, (Syl) the play of Polis (Greg). (Sheldon) Kannegiesser looked pretty good. Rod Zaine hasn&rsquo;t played all that bad either.&rdquo;When the new season rolls around, don&rsquo;t be surprised if the Penguins have a radical new look.There is talk that Wally Boyer and Vai Fonteyne may retire.Dean Prentice may be invited back again because of his 20 goals, but it is doubtful that Andy Bathgate will be back. And defenseman Jim Morrision is a question mark.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll probably go down in ages pretty much next year,&rdquo; says Kelly.Bathgate and Kelly haven&rsquo;t hit it off from the beginning of the season.The former New York Ranger star says he was promised a regular shift by Kelly at. the beginning of the season. But Kelly hasn&rsquo;t been pleased with his play either.Bathgate has complained publicly about his treatment and when Kelly talks about team work, one has to assume that he is alluding to that kind of thing.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t expect to be asked to training camp,&rdquo; Bathgate said. &ldquo;If Red was counting on me for next season, he would have played me more. I don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;ve averaged five or six minutes a game with consistency.&rdquo;Both Bathgate and Prentice are 38, both entered the NHL as teammates.Prentice had announced that he would retire last season, but then returned. He would like to play next season again if he is in Kelly&rsquo;s plans.&ldquo;I thought playing 20 years might be important to me,&rdquo; Prentice said, &ldquo;but it&rsquo;s not. The biggest thing would be to reach 350 goals.&rdquo;Kelly says he doesn&rsquo;t believe the problem is a lack of communication with his players or a result of his wearing two hats &mdash; as general manager and coach. _&ldquo;Really, I believe it was a lack of committment on some of their parts,&rdquo; said Kelly.&ldquo;Some just had a block against the things I was saying. &#9632;

Penguins Didn’t Have Winning Spirit - Kelly; Bathgate Likely Out Pittsburgh

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NHL PLAYERS SCORING PENALTY RECORDS

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01695/2762974-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="534" height="572"><figcaption class="caption-body">PIT MARTIN&hellip; Makes Timely Return</figcaption></div>CHICAGO &mdash;After more than a month of wearing awkward corsets and protective shields, and enduring annoying pain, Pit Martin returned to the lineup of the Chicago Black Hawks just one week before the completion of the regular season.And, typical of the doughty little center, he made things happen. First his staunchest admirer. Coach Billy Reay, altered his personnel and formed a new line which featured Martin and his usual right wing, -Jim Pappin, but a new left wing. Danny O&rsquo;Shea. Then, in the trio&rsquo;s first outing, it clicked. And who swung the pendulum? Pit, naturally, by assisting on one goal and scoring the winner as the Chicagoans downed the Philadelphia Flyers, 3 to 1.There was a bit of irony involved in the minor shakeup. When Martin aggravated his bruised ribs in a Feb. 21 outing, the Hawks went looking for an established pivot and plucked O&rsquo;Shea from Minnesota in the transaction which sent a Chicago favorite, Doug Mohns, up north.O&rsquo;Shea immediately assumed Martin&rsquo;s role between Pappin and Rookie Dan Maloney, and did very well. So well that there was no way Reay would reduce O&rsquo;Shea&rsquo;s ice time upon Martin&rsquo;s return. Thus the new line.&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t emphasize how important Martin is to this club,&rdquo; Reay said, &ldquo;and how vital it is to have him back. I have great confidence in him individually and his line&mdash;whoever he skates with&mdash;as a unit.&rdquo;In the triumph over the Flyers. Martin and Pappin both turned in nifty assists on a goal by O&rsquo;Shea which deadlocked the score, 1 to 1, early in the second period. Then Martin untied it midway in the session by batting in his own rebound past Goalie Doug Favell for his 20th tally of the campaign, the third straight year he had reached or passed that mark.&ldquo;Basically, I feel pretty good,&rdquo; Martin said. &ldquo;But I haven&rsquo;t had much hard work, and after the first two periods, I felt a little weak. It will take a little while; it still hurts a little when I shoot and take faceoffs.&rdquo;O&rsquo;Shea, unfamiliar with left wing, said he felt a bit awkward at his new spot but added &ldquo;it will take some work on my part, but it&rsquo;s a big help to have Pit.&rdquo;If there was a casualty in the new setup, it was Maloney, an aggressive and hard-working freshman who might not have been expected to crack the talented Hawk lineup in his first year out of junior play.&ldquo;But that&rsquo;s where his hard work comes in,&rdquo; Reay said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not in the least disappointed with him. You have to realize that he made quite a jump.&rdquo;Maloney had registered only one goal and two assists since Jan. 28, but Reay was encouraged by his defensive showing. At any rate the coach indicated that the rookie would not be getting rusty.And as for goalies, the Hawks&rsquo; had their third backup man for Tony Esposito in as many weeks when Ken Brown was elevated from the Dallas affiliate of the Central League where he was in his third season. To make room for him, the Hawks sent young Mickey Walsh down to Dallas. Walsh, who followed the first Chicago sub&mdash;Gilles Meloche, did not play in his week&rsquo;s stay with the varsity.HAWK-EY TALK: Reay had been employing all his men&mdash;four lines, six defensemen&mdash;in the pre-playoff segment of the schedule. He pronounced himself pleased with the team&rsquo;s performance, although he said he was slightly concerned over its high number of squandered scoring chances &hellip; WMAQ, Hawk radio outlet, announced that all home and away playoff games would be broadcast live and in their entirety. WGN-TV will video all away contests. &#9632;

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Martin Moves In, O’Shea Shifts As Hawks Gear For Playoff Start

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Looking At NHL Goalers

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EAST-WEST SCOREBOARD FOR NHL

ST. MARYS, ONTARIO, CANADA JULY 12 &mdash; AUGUST27&bull; Personalized instruction from New York Ranger star Walter Tkaczuk; Danny Seguin of Vancouver Canucks; Denis Dupere, Toronto Maple Leafs; goalie Gary Kurt, Cleveland Barons; and Four other top flight players, who are on the ice, every day.&bull; Guest instructors, Vic Hadfield, and Ed Giacomin of the New York Rangers.&bull; Power skating lessons taught by pro skater&bull; Full line of skates and equipment properly fitted by an expert at the school.&bull; Boarding students, and low family rate plans&bull; One and two week sessionsFOR A BROCHURE AND MORE INFORMATION WRITE:WALTER TKACZUK HOCKEY SCHOOL,104 BIRCHCLIFF AVE, KITCHENER,ONTARIO, CANADAOne of the very best and most talked about hockey schools, anywhere.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04552/2763095-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="247" height="331"><figcaption class="caption-body">WAUER TKACZUK</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05456/2763088-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="262" height="303"><figcaption class="caption-body">DANNY SEGUIN</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06388/2763081-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="264" height="319"><figcaption class="caption-body">ED GIACOMIN</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07358/2763074-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="270" height="318"><figcaption class="caption-body">VIC HADFIELD</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08335/2763067-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="279" height="316"><figcaption class="caption-body">DENIS DUPERE</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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LEARN FROM THE PROS WALTER TKACZUK HOCKEY SCHOOL

FARIBAULT, MINNESOTAResident and Day. Ages 10-17Sessions: July 4-17 and July 18-31Instructors: Grant Standbrook, Coach, Dartmouth; Terry Shercliffe, Coach, U. of Minn., Duluth; Robert Johnson, Coach, U. of Wisconsin, Billy Heindl, Player, Minnesota North Stars and Cleveland Barons, and additional high school coaches.&ldquo;Off-ice-time&rdquo; recreation: Golf, tennis, swimming, waterskiing, sailing.For Brochure write or callHockey Schools, 14 Shumway Hall,Shattuck SchoolFaribault, Minn. 55021Phone: 507-334-6466 &#9632;

SHATTUCK HOCKEY SCHOOLS

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in canada byHILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTDArnold Street, Wallaceburg, OntarioSold in U.S and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in canada byHILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTDArnold Street, Wallaceburg, OntarioSold in U.S and CanadaBOSTON &mdash;The annual spring madness of the National Hockey League started this week with the Bruins opening the defense of the Stanley Cup in their first best-of-seven series with Montreal.And while this particular set will not determine the resting place of the venerable cup for another year, it should settle a controversy that has been raging in Beantown since the B&rsquo;s clinched their first Prince of Wales Trophy in 30 years with almost two weeks of the season remaining.For five and a half months the B&rsquo;s swept through their NHL schedule like the German army on its way to Paris. Gaining their objective of finishing first in the East Division, first-year coach Tom Johnson then called off his front line troops and the Bruins promptly lost four games in a row.Bobby Orr was used only on power plays. Phil Esposito was rested. Dallas Smith and Derek Sanderson were nursing minor injuries and Johnson wanted to give his shock troops some long-awaited action.It was a break in the longstanding theory that a team&rsquo;s momentum never should be purposely interrupted and opposed to popular conception of how a team should prepare itself for the championship grind.Montreal, Chicago, and New York gleefully enjoyed the possibility that the Bruins would never be able to regain their peak of deft devastation.Johnson heard the bleats, the complaints, the arguments against his methods and calmly stood his ground.&ldquo;No team can go in high gear for 78 games,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t go out to lose those games. But just because we did doesn&rsquo;t mean losing will be a habit.&ldquo;Those games were meaningless as far as the standings were concerned. It was pointless to take the risk of unnecessary injury at a time when everyone was a little tired.&ldquo;I know last year we fought for the top with Chicago right down to the final game and finished second then went through the Stanley Cup playoffs without any trouble.&ldquo;The team had to do that last year. This year it wasn&rsquo;t necessary. And this team will be ready for the playoffs. These guys do what has to be done?&rsquo;There was logic and soundness to Johnson&rsquo;s argument but the question still persisted can any team &mdash; even a team as talented as the Bruins &mdash; control the adrenalin flow like water from a tap? Can they turn things on and off at will?It was believed impossible that the Bruins would lose four games in a row. That hadn&rsquo;t happened in three years. But it happened this once as a reminder that there is an element of humbleness about this super team.While all of this talk was being bandied about from tavern to town-house, Johnson had one big ace up his sleeve, however.It was his plan to start the reorganization of his front-line forces and use the final three games of the season as the spring board to generate the playoff fever.And the players responded from a week of comparative rest by reporting virtually en mass to an optional workout the first of last week.It was as if to tell the &lsquo;Nervous Nellies&rsquo; to stop worrying. That they were rested and again ready to take their rightful place as the unbeatables. &#9632;

Johnson Scoffs At 4-Game Slump — “We’ll Be Ready”

POCUMTUCK SPORTS HOCKEY SCHOOLin Graenfiald, Massachusetts(A Youth Hockey Development School)Four Two-Week Sessions for age groups 7-10; 11-15; 16-18July 5, July 19, August 2, August 16(Limited Enrollment)STAFF INCLUDES Bill Quackenbush, former NHL Star defenseman with Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings, currently varsity hockey coach at Princeton University. Plus coaches from Dartmouth, Princeton, Penn, Harvard and other colleges.SLEEPING AND DINING at the Stoneleigh Burnham School, just three minutes from the new (completed April 1970), modern Greenfield Skating Rink. Two boys to a room. Full time adult supervision. Three hours ice time and one hour classroom daily. Complete supervised recreation program.Write today for our brochure and rote schedule, the lowest anywhere.POCUMTUCK SPORTS HOCKEY SCHOOLP.O. Box 812, Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301. &#9632;

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<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01693/2763205-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="492" height="570"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL ESPOSITO&hellip;Boston Bruins</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03447/2763212-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="227" height="118"></div><h2>In The East</h2>There is little doubt that Phil Esposito has been the premier player in the National Hockey League this season. His feat of scoring 76 goals in 78 games defies the imagination but it has been that kind of a year for the rangy Boston center&mdash;it has been Espo&rsquo;s year.The high-scoring Bruin center probably established a single-season goal mark that could stand for years to come. When you look back and think that Bobby Hull&rsquo;s 58 goals was the modern day standard and Esposito came along to score 76, it seems almost incredible.But Esposito has been tremendous and his record 152 points to win his second title in three years is a tribute to his greatness.THE HOCKEY NEWS has selected Esposito as the East Division player whom we think belongs among the NHL&rsquo;s Stars Of The Week.<h2>In The West</h2>The St. Louis Blues&rsquo; big hope going into the Stanley Cup playoffs appears to be how well newcomer Garry Unger does. Off his performance since he joined the West Division club from Detroit, it appears the Blues won&rsquo;t have too many worries.Unger scored only twice during the NHL&rsquo;s closing week but one of his goals was a game winner, another tied a game in which he set up the winning goal as well. That&rsquo;s the kind of hockey Unger has been turning in since he came West from Detroit in the trade. He finished the season with 28 goals and 28 assists to lead the Blues in points with 56. Unger recently scored a hat trick for St. Louis and added four assists in the same game to tie a club record.THE HOCKEY NEWS has selected Unger as the West Division player whom we think belongs among the NHL&rsquo;s Stars Of The Week.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02584/2763198-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="500" height="537"><figcaption class="caption-body">GARRY UNGER&hellip;St. Louis Blues</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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National Hockey League SUMMARIES

MONTREALGOALKEEPERSRogatien VachonPhil MyreKen DrydenDEFENSEMENPierre BouchardTerry Harper AJ.C. TremblayGuy LapointeJacques LaparriereCENTERSJacques LemaireHenri Richard AJean Beliveau CBobby SheehanLorry PleauRIGHT WINGSPhil RobertoYvan CournoyerRejean HouleClaude LaroseLeon RochefortLEFT WINGSPete MahovlichJohn FergusonMarc TardifFrank MohovlichINJUREDSerge SavardBOSTONGOALKEEPERSGerry CheeversEd JohnstonDEFENSEMENDon AwreyTed Green ABobby OrrDallas SmithRick SmithCENTERSPhil Esposito AFred StanfieldMike WaltonDerek SandersonRIGHT WINGSKen HodgeEd Westfall AReg LeachJohn McKenzieLEFT WINGSJohn Bucyk AWayne CarletonDon MarcotteWayne CashmanAce BaileyINJUREDNoneDETROITGOALKEEPERSJim RutherfordGerry GrayDEFENSEMENGordie Howe AJim NiekampGary Bergman AGerry HartAmie BrownSerge LajeunesseCENTERSAlex Delvecchio CRene LeclercDon LuceRed BerensonRIGHT WINGSTom WebsterBill CollinsTim EcclestoneMickey RedmondJim KrulkkiLEFT WINGSNick LibettGuy CharronTom MillerINJUREDMike RobitailleRon HarrisRoy EdwardsTORONTOGOALKEEPERSBernie ParentJacques PlanteDEFENSEMENJim DoreyBrian GlennieRick LeyBob BaunJim McKennyMike PelykCENTERSDave Kean CRene RobertJim HarrisonNorm Ullman ARIGHT WINGSRon Ellis AGuy TrottierBilly MacMillanGeorge ArmstrongDarryl SittlerLEFT WINGSGarry MonahanDenis DupereBrian SpencerPaul HendersonINJUREDNone.NEW YORKGOALKEEPERSGilles VillemureEd GiacominDEFENSEMENLarry BrownTim HortonJim Neilson ADale RolfeBrad ParkRod SeilingCENTERSPete StemkowskiJean RatelleWalt TkaczukRIGHT WINGSRod Gilbert ABob Nevin CRon StewartBill FairbairnJack EgersLEFT WINGSDave BatonTed IrvineVic HadfieldGlen SatherBruce MacGregorINJUREDNone.BUFFALOGOALKEEPERSJoe DaleyDave DrydenRoger CrozierDEFENSEMENDoug BarrieTracy Pratt AJim WatsonJearn-Guy TalbotAl HamiltonCENTERSPhil GoyetteGilbert Perreault ASkip KrokeRIGHT WINGSRon AndersonKevin O&rsquo;SheaFloyd Smith CSteve AtkinsonLEFT WINGSReg FlemingGerry MeehanPaul AndreeDon MarshallDick DuffEddie ShackLarry KeenanINJUREDNone.VANCOUVERGOALKEEPERSDunc WilsonGeorge GardnerDEFENSEMENGary Doak ABarry WilkinsDale TallonPat QuinnJohn SchellaCENTERSRay Cullen AAndre BoudriasGarth RizzutoOrland Kurtenbach CRIGHT WINGSRosaire PaiementBobby SchmautzMurray HallLEFT WINGSTed TaylorMike CorriganWayne MakiPoul PopielINJUREDNoneCHICAGOGOALKEEPERSTony EspositoKen BrownDEFENSEMENBill WhitePaul ShmyrPat StapletonDaug Jarrett AKeith MagnusonJerry KorabCENTERSDanny O&rsquo;SheaBryan CampbellPit MartinStan Mikita ALou AngottiRIGHT WINGSCliff KorollChico MakiEric Nesterenko AJim PappinLEFT WINGSDennis HullBobby HullGerry PinderDan MaloneyINJUREDGerry DesjardinsST. LOUISGOALKEEPERSGlenn HallErnie WakelyMichel PlasseDEFENSEMENNoel PicardBarclay PlagerJohn ArbourAl Arbour CBob Plager ACarl BrewerBill PlagerCENTERSGarry UngerChris BordeleauTerry CrispJim LorentzFrank St. MarseilleFran HuckRIGHT WINGSCraig CameronWayne ConnellyGary SabourinJim Roberts ALEFT WINGSBill McCreary ABill SutherlandGeorge MorrisonBrit SelbyINJUREDAb McDonaldCALIFORNIAGOALKEEPERSGary SmithChris WorthyDEFENSEMENWayne MuloinDoug RobertsRon StackhouseDick MattiussiDick RedmondCENTERSTommy WilliamsDennis HextallDon O&rsquo;DonoghueMike LaughtonHilliard GravesEarl Ingarfield AJoe HardyRIGHT WINGSGerry EhmanTony FeatherstoneBill Hicke ANorm FergusonLEFT WINGSGary CroteauErnie HickeGary JarrettBarry BoughnerINJUREDCarol VadnaisBert MarshallPhiladelphiaGOALKEEPERSBruce GambleDoug FavellDEFENSEMENBarry AshbeeLarry HaleLarry Hillman AWayne HillmanEd Van Impe CJoe WatsonBrent HughesCENTERSBobby ClarkeSerge BernierAndre LacroixGarry PetersJim JohnsonDan SchockRIGHT WINGSGary DornhoeferLew MorrisonSimon NoletCliff SchmautzLEFT WINGSJean-Guy Gendron ABill LesukBob KellyRick MacLeishINJUREDNONEPITTSBURGHGOALKEEPERSAl SmithPaul HogansonCam NewtonDEFENSEMENBob BlackburnJim MornsonDune McCallumSheldon KonnegiesserBob Woytowich ADuane Rupp ACENTERSBryan HextallSyl AppsRon SchockRIGHT WINGSAndy BathgateNick HarbarukJean PronovostRobin BurnsJohn StewartLEFT WINGSVol FonteyneKen Schinkel ARod ZaineDean PrenticeKeith McCreary AINJUREDLowell MacDonaldBryan WatsonWally BoyerLes BinkleyGreg PolisLOS ANCELESGOALKEEPERSDenis DejordyJack NorrisCam NewtonDEFENSEMENLarry CahanPaul CurtisGilles Marotte A.Noel Price AMatt RavlichDale HoqansonHarry HowellCENTERSEddie JoyalRalph BockstromJuha WidingBob Pulford CRIGHT WINGSReal LemieuxLucien GrenierLarry Mickey AMike ByersLEFT WINGSBob BerryRoss LonsberryDoug RobinsonINJUREDBill FlettMINNESOTAGOALKEEPERSCesare ManiaqoGilles GilbertLorne WorsleyDEFENSEMENDoug MohnsTom ReidTed Harris CDennis O&rsquo;BrienBarry Gibbs AWayne MuloinCENTERSCharlie Burns AJude DrouinGord LabossiereTerry CafferyTed HampsonWalt McKechnieRIGHT WINGSBill GoldsworthyBuster HarveyDanny LawsonBobby RousseauLou NanneLEFT WINGSDonny GrantJ.P. Parise AMurray OliverINJUREDFred Barrett &#9632;

NHL Team Rosters C-Captain A-Alternate Captain

<div class="byline">BY JOHN PORTER</div>OAKLAND&mdash;Charles Finley estimates he&rsquo;ll lose $400,000 in his first year as a National Hockey League owner.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just been a bleepity season,&rdquo; laments the man who bailed out the California Golden Seals last summer. &ldquo;That seems to be the word everybody is using now, so instead of swearing, I&rsquo;ll just say it&rsquo;s been a bleepity season.&rdquo;Finley has a personal formula he claims elevated him from drudgery, in steel mills to wealth as an insurance executive. &ldquo;Call it the three S&rsquo;s,&rdquo; he says. &ldquo;Sweat and sacrifice equals success.&rdquo;When Finley took over the team he was underlining two points.First, in two to three years the fans would be standing in line to buy season tickets, i.e., a full Arena every game, and second, he didn&rsquo;t care if the Seals lost every game as long as the players performed with aggressiveness and determination.&ldquo;The fans are there,&rdquo; Finley maintains, &ldquo;but the team isn&rsquo;t. It&rsquo;s that simple. If they can&rsquo;t play with aggressiveness and determination, then they&rsquo;re not going to play on this hockey team.&ldquo;They owe it to themselves and they owe it to their fans. I predicted they wouldn&rsquo;t make the playoffs after the first 10 games. You don&rsquo;t have to be an expert to see that.&rdquo;Neither Finley nor his coach and general manager, Fred Glover, will single out a player as doomed next season, but unless they&rsquo;re staging a masterful bit of bluffing, the Golden Ones will have an abundance of new names on their roster next October.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to point to any particular player,&rdquo; Finley said, &ldquo;but our fans did not get what they were entitled to. I pay good salaries and expect a good day&rsquo;s work.&ldquo;I am terribly dissatisfied with the season and I can assure the fans that they will see an entirely different hockey club next year.&rdquo;Finley won&rsquo;t get the big plum in the amateur draft for his team&rsquo;s pitiful showing. Montreal has the rights to the No. 1 pick in return for a trade transacted before the last Seals&rsquo;ownership change.So Finley says he&rsquo;s looking forward to the trading season. He also envisions two farm clubs next season to expand his pool of players.The trade California did make this season apparently has helped both Minnesota and the Seals.Captain Ted Hampson went to Minnesota in exchange for Tommy Williams and Dick Redmond. Defenseman Wayne Muloin was sold to the Stars as part of the trade.&ldquo;At the time some people thought we were nuts,&rdquo; Finley recalled. &ldquo;But any time you make a trade you have to sit back and watch. There&rsquo;s no doubt in my mind we did very well.&rdquo;Statistics substantiate the owner&rsquo;s viewpoint so far. In 16 games Williams has six goals and 10 assists and in eight games Redmond, a defenseman, scored his first NHL goal and added four assists. &#9632;

Finley Vows Changes Admitting Seals Didn’t Do Job

SUITE 4, LAKEHOME BLDG.HALIBURTON, ONTARIO,CANADA&ldquo; Located On Beautiful Koshlong Lake. Haliburton, Ont.&rdquo;AnnouncingLook at our line-up ofmore than 30 ProfessionalHockey Instructors!<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01514/2763714-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="258" height="260"><figcaption class="caption-body">WREN BLAIRGeneral Manager MINNESOTA NORTH STARS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02440/2763707-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="258" height="260"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM GREGORYGeneral Manager TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03347/2763700-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="256" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">EMILE FRANCISGeneral Manager & Coach NEW YORK RANGERS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-04276/2763693-1-eng-US/f0016-042.jpg" title="f0016-04" width="258" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHNNY McLELLANCoach TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-05207/2763686-1-eng-US/f0016-052.jpg" title="f0016-05" width="256" height="260"><figcaption class="caption-body">GERALD BLAIRCamp Director</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-06165/2763679-1-eng-US/f0016-062.jpg" title="f0016-06" width="256" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">PAT FLANNERYChief Hockey Instructor</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-07152/2763672-1-eng-US/f0016-072.jpg" title="f0016-07" width="258" height="258"><figcaption class="caption-body">PAT KELLYAss&rsquo;t Camp Director</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-08138/2763665-1-eng-US/f0016-082.jpg" title="f0016-08" width="258" height="261"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACK GORDONCoach MINNESOTA NORTH STARS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-09118/2763658-1-eng-US/f0016-092.jpg" title="f0016-09" width="258" height="260"><figcaption class="caption-body">Al MacNEILCoach MONTREAL CANADIENS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1099/2763651-1-eng-US/f0016-102.jpg" title="f0016-10" width="258" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">GUMP WORSLEYGoaltender MINNESOTA NORTH STARS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1186/2763644-1-eng-US/f0016-112.jpg" title="f0016-11" width="258" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACK EGERSLeft Wing NEW YORK RANGERS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1271/2763637-1-eng-US/f0016-122.jpg" title="f0016-12" width="258" height="264"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOEY JOHNSTONCenter Prospect MINNESOTA NORTH STARS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1360/2763630-1-eng-US/f0016-132.jpg" title="f0016-13" width="259" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">TED OUIMETGoal Prospect St LOUIS BLUES</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1455/2763623-1-eng-US/f0016-142.jpg" title="f0016-14" width="253" height="257"><figcaption class="caption-body">TOM WEBSTERRight Wing DETROIT RED WINGS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1549/2763616-1-eng-US/f0016-152.jpg" title="f0016-15" width="257" height="256"><figcaption class="caption-body">BERNIE PARENTGoaltender TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1647/2763609-1-eng-US/f0016-162.jpg" title="f0016-16" width="258" height="258"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRIT SELBYLeft wing ST. LOUIS BLUES</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1742/2763602-1-eng-US/f0016-172.jpg" title="f0016-17" width="257" height="258"><figcaption class="caption-body">RON ELLISRight Wing TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1839/2763595-1-eng-US/f0016-182.jpg" title="f0016-18" width="257" height="258"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM DOREYDefense TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-1935/2763588-1-eng-US/f0016-192.jpg" title="f0016-19" width="258" height="261"><figcaption class="caption-body">JOHNNY BOWERScout TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2035/2763581-1-eng-US/f0016-202.jpg" title="f0016-20" width="256" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">DICK REDMONDDefense CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2133/2763574-1-eng-US/f0016-212.jpg" title="f0016-21" width="258" height="257"><figcaption class="caption-body">WALT McKECHNIECenter MINNESOTA NORTH STARS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2232/2763567-1-eng-US/f0016-222.jpg" title="f0016-22" width="256" height="261"><figcaption class="caption-body">GARRY UNGERCenter ST. LOUIS BLUES</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2330/2763560-1-eng-US/f0016-232.jpg" title="f0016-23" width="257" height="258"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL GOLDSWORTHYRight Wing MINNESOTA NORTH STARS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2428/2763553-1-eng-US/f0016-242.jpg" title="f0016-24" width="259" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">MIKE ROBITAILLEDefense DETROIT RED WINGS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2525/2763546-1-eng-US/f0016-252.jpg" title="f0016-25" width="257" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">RON STACKHOUSEDefense CALIFORNIA SEALS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2623/2763539-1-eng-US/f0016-262.jpg" title="f0016-26" width="259" height="260"><figcaption class="caption-body">DARRYL SUTLERCenter TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2718/2763532-1-eng-US/f0016-272.jpg" title="f0016-27" width="258" height="260"><figcaption class="caption-body">NICK BEVERLEYDefense Prospect BOSTON BRUINS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-2816/2763525-1-eng-US/f0016-282.jpg" title="f0016-28" width="256" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">PHIL MYREGoaltender MONTREAL CANADIENS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-299/2763518-1-eng-US/f0016-292.jpg" title="f0016-29" width="256" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRYAN WATSONDefense PITTSBURGH PENGUINS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-309/2763511-1-eng-US/f0016-302.jpg" title="f0016-30" width="257" height="258"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROY EDWARDSGoaltender DETROIT RED WINGS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-319/2763504-1-eng-US/f0016-312.jpg" title="f0016-31" width="257" height="258"><figcaption class="caption-body">DAVE DRYDENGoaltender BUFFALO SABRES</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-325/2763497-1-eng-US/f0016-322.jpg" title="f0016-32" width="259" height="259"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRED BARRETTDefense MINNESOTA NORTH STARS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-335/2763490-1-eng-US/f0016-332.jpg" title="f0016-33" width="258" height="260"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRIAN GLENNIEDefense TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS</figcaption></div>Write For Your Brochure Now&bull; A high prestige Hockey Program plus a boy&rsquo;s full camp life.&bull; Top Flight N.H.L. instructors.&bull; Hockey every day in the splendid new Haliburton Arena.&bull; Boys live in beautiful cabins surrounded by swaying birch trees.&bull; 1,500 ft. of golden sand beach like Hawaii for beautiful holiday swimming.&bull; Water skiing and water ski instruction.&bull; Play golf on two different courses.&bull; Organized camp tournaments in shuffleboard, horseshoes and golf.&bull; Touch Football, Soccer and Lacrosse on our beautiful new sports field.&bull; Canoe instruction and canoe trips.&bull; Cook-outs, camp fire, sing-songs.&bull; Go Kart rides on supervised Go-Kart track.&bull; All meals diet supervised by expert chefs.&bull; Movies and rec hall games.NOW OPERATING FOR TEN WEEKS&ldquo;A Boy&rsquo;s Dream Holiday Come True&rdquo;June 26 through Sept 4, 1971FOR MORE INFORMATION,BROCHURES AND PRICES WRITE&ldquo; Haliburton Hockey Haven&rdquo; BOYS&rsquo; CAMPSUITE 4 &mdash; LAKEHOME BLDG.,HALIBURTON, ONT., CANADA. &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY DWAYNE NETLAND</div>TWIN CITIES &mdash;The puck had bounded past goalie Bruce Gamble into the Philadelphia net, and now it was retrieved by Danny Grant&hellip; who promptly gave it to Jude Drouin.That scene took place recently in the Spectrum, while the North Stars and the Flyers were slugging their way to a 2-2 tie. I and it provided a good illustration of why the line of Grant, Drouin and Bill Goldsworthy has become the scourge of the National Hockey League&rsquo;s West Division.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01429/2763752-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="272" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jude Drouin</figcaption></div>They work together, and it has paid off.The puck that Grant handed over to Drouin was the one that enabled Drouin to break the NHL rookie scoring record of 65 points, set by Grant with Minnesota in 1968-69. Drouin, who had also assisted Grant on a goal earlier in the game, tied and passed his teammate in one evening.&ldquo;I knew somebody would break the record some day,&rdquo; Grant said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m glad it was my own teammate. I got a lot of satisfaction out of setting it, but you&rsquo;re only a rookie once and you get no other chances.&ldquo;The puck meant a lot to Drouin. I know how much he wants to set the new rookie record. I told him the only condition he wouldn&rsquo;t get the puck on his 66th point was if it came on mv 100th NHL goal. As it turned out, it came on Jude&rsquo;s own goal&rdquo;.Nobody has benefited more from a change in lines this season than Goldsworthy, the big blond Minnesota winger who has gone on a scoring rampage through the second half. After totaling only six goals at the All Star break, Goldsworthy ran off a string of 28 in his next 28 games, including one road trip when he got three at Los Angeles and four in his next game at Vancouver. He became the first NHL player to score successive hat tricks this season.Goldsworthy and Grant will both hit the 35-goal mark this season, a tribute in itself to Drouin&rsquo;s playmaking skills.&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s face it,&rdquo; said Drouin. &ldquo;I need wingers to put the puck in the net for me. I won&rsquo;t reach 20 goals this season. But I can get the puck to them.&rdquo;Drouin was particularly anxious to outscore Buffalo&rsquo;s Gil Perreault and establish the new rookie standard this season.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think I have much chance for the Calder Trophy.&rdquo; the Minnesota rookie said. &ldquo;Perreault had it won by the All Star game. But it would be nice to finish with more points.&rdquo;Drouin and Perreault are both French-Canadians who played last season in Montreal. Perreault was with the Junior Canadiens and Drouin was a 106-point man with the Vovageurs of the AHL.&ldquo;I used to watch Perreault work out once in a while,&rdquo; Drouin recalled. &ldquo;He was a great junior, and he&rsquo;s had a great year in the NHL. The last time we met on the ice. just the other day at Buffalo, I told him I&rsquo;d beat him out for points.&rdquo;Drouin has come a long, long way since his moody introduction to the North Stars in camp. He has fit in well, and become a popular player with the fans and his teammates.Goldsworthy has been storming over everyone with his second-half surge, scoring from all over the ice. One of the witnesses the day he got four in Vancouver was King Clancy, Toronto vice president who has been around the NHL for ages.&ldquo;No wonder he scores,&rdquo; Clancy observed. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s got a cannon shot and he&rsquo;s on the net all the time.&rdquo;Grant, who led the North Stars in goal-scoring all season until Goldsworthy caught him with seven in two games, has perhaps been the most unheralded of the threesome. Yet this has been a banner season for Danny, who has not only scored with consistency but also contributed some strong checking.It has been an explosive and yet dependable line, and one can understand what J.P. Parise meant when he said:&ldquo;We all try to do our job checking, and maybe pick up the odd goal. We know that Jude&rsquo;s line will take care of the rest.&rdquo;NORTH STAR NOTES &mdash; The North Stars wrapped up their earliest playoff berth in history with a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles on March 23, with six games still to be played&hellip;The Stars compiled a 6-1 record during their rush for a Stanley Cup spot, with Cesare Mani-ago in the nets during all seven games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02380/2763745-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="518" height="538"><figcaption class="caption-body">DANNY GRANT&hellip; Enjoying Big Year</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Rookie Drouin Makes Stars’ New Line Scourge Of West Minnesota

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div>BUFFALO &mdash;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01435/2763790-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="537" height="602"><figcaption class="caption-body">GERRY MEEHAN&hellip; Wins Unsung Award</figcaption></div>There wasn&rsquo;t a great deal Punch Imlach could find wrong with the Buffalo Sabres first season in the National Hockey League.The Sabres ultimately wound up with the second best record among the six teams which didn&rsquo;t make the Stanley Cup playoffs.In addition to the highly unexpected artistic success, the club was a smash success at the box office, with 23 sellouts in 39 home appearances. Twelve of the last 13 games, including the last nine, were sellouts at the 10,429 capacity, long after the club had been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.Gilbert Perreault, the No. 1 pick in the amateur draft last June, looked like a cinch to win the rookie award. The 20-year-old center is one of the most exciting players to come into the league in years, and played a major role in attracting capacity houses.The team had played .500 hockey across the second half of the schedule, and had lost to only one expansion team, St. Louis, at home since Christmas.In Memorial Auditorium here, the Sabres&rsquo; home record read 16 wins, 13 losses and 10 ties.A fine log for a team which hadn&rsquo;t been expected to make any kind of a showing in its first season, and a team which some co-called experts had labeled one of the poorest in the history of the NHL.On the road, the Sabres had won eight, lost 26 and tied five away games.If anything troubled Imlach, it was the road record.&ldquo;I figured we would win 10 on the road, at least,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Look, I&rsquo;m proud of this team, and grateful for what has come our way. It&rsquo;s a tribute to the players.&ldquo;I remember one guy who wrote we&rsquo;d be lucky to finish the season. Another said we wouldn&rsquo;t win 15 games. Well, with three to play we&rsquo;ve won 23. and we&rsquo;re going to finish ahead of teams which have been in this league from 4 to 40 years.&ldquo;Anybody who knows me, knows I never look back. But I can&rsquo;t help remembering two games we lost in Detroit we should have won easily. There was another one in Montreal we deserved to win. That would have given me the 10 I wanted.&ldquo;But, I&rsquo;ll tell you this. We&rsquo;re in business now, and nobody, but nobody, handles us easily, anywhere. We&rsquo;re as established as any team in this league.&rdquo;ALONG THE BOARDS &mdash; The Sabres finished their first year with 7,300 season ticketholders. With a 5,000-seat balcony to be added to Memorial Auditorium over the summer, the season ticket total will reach 10,000 or more &hellip; The saores wounu up &ldquo;owning&rdquo; the Minnesota North Stars. After the North Stars grabbed a 3-0 decision at Bloomington, Minn., in the first game between the teams, the Sabres took five in a row &hellip; Asked who the Sabres would make their first pick in the amateur draft, Imlach told a newsman, &ldquo;Our scouting reports cost us a lot of time and money. I&rsquo;m not about to make that information public for the price of a newspaper&rdquo; &hellip; Gerry Meehan, far and away the Sabres&rsquo; most improved player, received the &ldquo;Unsung Hero Award&rsquo; from the Buffalo Sabres&rsquo; Booster Club &hellip; In answer to a number of inquiries, the roof atop Memorial Auditorium will be raised 24 feet to make room for the 5,- 000-seat balcony.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02348/2763783-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="532" height="918"><figcaption class="caption-body">PUNCH IMLACH&hellip; Says Club Established</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Imlach Pleased With Sabres

Business and/or public relations position desired in professional or amateur hockey. Recently completed three month work experience with Minnesota North Stars and U.S. National Team. Available in June following graduation from Ohio University&rsquo;s unique sports administration program. Military obligation completed, eight years general administrative experience.For detailed resume write to: Dept. PR C/O Hockey News, J434 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal 107, Canada. &#9632;

POSITION WANTED

<div class="byline">BY PAT CURRAN</div>MONTREAL &mdash;Always on guard in criticism or praise of his players, Al MacNeil was reluctant to admit concern about Canadiens&rsquo; goaltending before the start of the quarterfinal playoff series with the power-packed Bruins. However, just by a change in policy, the rookie coach made his worries obvious.Maritimer MacNeil, a quiet man when it comes to telling the press anything about strategy before a game, seldom named his starting goalie all season. But he reversed his stand before the last three games of the schedule. He surprisingly announced rotation of the three netminders, Rogatien Vachon against the Bruins, Ken Dryden to face the Rangers, and Phil Myre to play in the regular season windup at Boston.While concensus favored Vachon to start the series because of past playoff experience, including a phenomenal showing two years ago towards the Stanley Cup, the coach wanted both Dryden and Myre to be ready.As it turned out, the first part of the rotation was a bust. Vachon had one of this worst games of the season in a 6-3 &ldquo;nothing&rdquo; loss to the Bruins and the coach had a heavy decision to make for the playoff round.&ldquo;Our goaltending wasn&rsquo;t good but it wasn&rsquo;t all that bad considering how the whole team went flat,&rdquo; said the coach in defence of Vachon.But then Honest Al wore a frown when asked if the rotation of goalies would stick.&ldquo;Yes. Yes, I think so,&rdquo; he replied as a coach who couldn&rsquo;t think of any other way to study the problem.If has been an up and down season for the diminutive Vachon who has never been able to play well against Boston. The 25-year-old goalie came on strong in the second half while playing 15 straight games. Then he had a bad night against the Black Hawks and was employed in spots thereafter.The season was even more of a roller coaster for young Myre who reached a point of losing his cool a few times in practice. And it seemed every time the young goalie was sent back into action, the team had a letdown in front of him.Thus MacNeil&rsquo;s decision boiled down whether to start Vachon or gamble on Dryden. No team has ever won the Stanley Cup with a goaltender since the days of Frank (Ulcers) McCool away back in 1944-45.Dryden, the six-foot-four law student, continued to impress as a promising goaltender while stretching his unbeaten string to five games. The 23-year-old worked his best game in a 2-1 victory at Chicago for a record of only seven goals against and an average of 1.57 in 267 minutes.&ldquo;The real test of a goaltender comes over a full season,&rdquo; noted Chicago GM Tommy Ivan. &ldquo;But Dryden has been great every time I&rsquo;ve seen him.&rdquo;Also in Dryden&rsquo;s favor is a previous appearance at Boston Garden during training camp. He beat the Bruins&hellip;While goaltending concerned MacNeil, there also was a question of Jean Beliveau being fully fit for the series opener. The big captain was bothered by a sore left hand.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01412/2763845-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="524" height="550"><figcaption class="caption-body">KEN DRYDEN&hellip;On Winning Streak</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Picking Right Netminder New Chore For Habs’ MacNeil Montréal

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02360/2763876-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="507" height="418"></div>LENOX SCHOOL, LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS4 1-Week Sessions &mdash;June 27-July 24Featured Coach will be JACK RILEY (Director) the famous Army hockey coach & coach of the 1960 Gold Medal U.S. Olympic Hockey team and assisted by outstanding college coaches such as BILL McCORMICK, Williams College and RON RYAN, Colgate.Maximum &ldquo;Ice Time&rdquo; (at least 3 hours per day) will be given to each student by limiting the enrollment at this spacious new rink that is available for our exclusive use. The curriculum will feature a well-balanced mixture of group lectures, small group instruction and practice sessions, drills, shooting, movies, chalk talks and games which will create a sound learning progression to sharpen your skills. Room and board and all instruction plus an All American hockey jersey will be furnished for each boy that attends. If a boy wants the best instruction to improve his individual techniques and a better understanding of the principles of offense and defense, then this is the camp for him.For particulars write or call: Col. Howard Bannister Lila NewmanALL AMERICAN SPORTS Inc.501 Fifth Ave. New York, N.Y. 10017-(212) 661-2790 &#9632;

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JACK RILEY ICE HOCKEY CAMP

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0020-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01257/2763931-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg"></div>We&rsquo;ve always believed an airline should provide a little entertainment on long distance flights.That&rsquo;s why we were the first, and only airline to introduce Astro-Color movies and personal stereo headphone sets on all our flights to L.A.So instead of just looking into the Wild Blue Yonder, you can look at a full-length movie, or listen to classical or popular music.*Now, in addition to movies and music, we&rsquo;re offering three more comforting touches.One is our exotic new Polynesian menu.Featuring such delicacies as Molokai (juicy pieces of pork garnished with tropical fruits in a tangy sweet and sour sauce). And Chicken Polynesian (slices of tender chicken and Oriental vegetables in oyster sauce). Not to forget Mai Tai (Hawaiian punch with a punch).Another big change is more legroom. So if you want to stretch, you can stretch.Last, but not least, we&rsquo;ve given our stewardesses colourful new hostess outfits. To make you feel even more at home.Catch American Airlines&rsquo; Toronto to Los Angeles flight any day at 5:45 p.m.We&rsquo;ll give you more to do than watch the sky fly by.<h2>American Airlines</h2>Your Travel Agent can help you get the most for your money.* Headset available at additional cost in coach. &#9632;

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American Airlines gives you something to do on the way to Los Angeles.

VANCOUVER &mdash;The Vancouver Canucks rounded out the last week of their rookie season in the National Hockey League with a flourish.The Canucks in their final five games chalked up three wins and a tie against one loss. In that span, they drubbed California Golden Seals twice, 11-5 in Vancouver and 7-2 at Oakland. Their other victory was picked up against the Minnesota North Stars defeating them 2-1 at the Met Centre in Bloomington. In their schedule windup against the Los Angeles Kings they were able to salvage a 2-2 tie on the road while losing 4-2 at home.Overall, Vancouver officials have to be pleased with the club&rsquo;s efforts this season. Their sixth place finish in the standings is commendable when you take into consideration that both Vancouver and Buffalo were competing in the established East Division for the first time.Vancouver&rsquo;s record of 24 wins, 46 losses and 8 ties for 56 points was only seven points behind fifth place Buffalo with both clubs having an identical number of wins. However, the Sabres were able to pick up the additional points through ties.Only one point behind the Canucks with 55 points were the Detroit Red Wings who would have to consider this season one which they would most like to forget. The Red Wings last season finished third in league play but dropped off considerably from the pre-season expectations that they would be a playoff repeater this season.The Canucks had two more victories than the Wings, but Detroit was able to close the gap on eleven ties, three more than Vancouver.The one point difference between a tie and a loss has meant a lot in the league standings this season, and here is where the Vancouver Canucks have been lacking. Their record of eight ties is only surpassed by three clubs who have a similar or less number.The Toronto Maple Leafs had the same number as the Canucks, but also had a far superior win record with 37.There have been many pleasant surprises for General Manager Bud Poile and Coach Hal Laycoe.The play of Andre Boudrias, Wayne Maki and Rosaire Paiement has been most impressive. Boudrias led the team in scoring and finished twenty-first in the league with 25 goals and 41 assists for 66 points. And only three points behind was winger Wayne Maki with 25 goals and 38 assists.One of the most pleasing things has been the play of Paiement who finished 29th in league scoring with 34 goals and 28 assists for 62 points. What a find he has been for the Canucks. He has been their top goal scorer.Rookie sensation Dale Tallon has done remarkably well this campaign taking into the account that the majority of the season he has been playing defense while seeing limited action up front. He has been a balanced point scorer all season tallying 27 goals and setting up 28 others for 56 points. He finished the season as the League&rsquo;s third highest scoring defenseman behind Boston&rsquo;s Bobby Orr and Montreal&rsquo;s J.C. Tremblay who had 37-102139 and 11-52-63 records respectively. &#9632;

Canucks Escape Cellar With Whirlwind Windup Vancouver

BALTIMORE&mdash;Baltimore&rsquo;s rookie winger Fred Speck won the American Hockey League individual scoring championship going away with a closing-week seven-point burst.Speck finished with 92 points on 31 goals and 61 assists to end up well ahead of teammate Marc Dufour, who had the same number of goals but only 52 assists.The big surprise in the final week was Cleveland&rsquo;s Norm Beaudin, who came on like gangbusters to register six goals and five assists for 11 points. Beaudin, who started the week with 66 points in seventh place, finished with 77 to grab third spot.Doug Volmar of Springfield, another rookie, carried off goal-getting honors with 42 followed by Wayne Rivers of Baltimore, who shot 38. Speck&rsquo;s 61 assists were high for the AHL.In the goal-keepeing race, Cleveland&rsquo;s Fern Rivard and Gary Kurt combined to win the Holmes Trophy with the lowest goals-against average.Makeup of the AHL playoffs was delayed when Springfield and Quebec Aces finished in a two-way tie for third place in the East Division. The two clubs played a sudden-death game on Springfield ice to determine which team moves into the playoffs. &#9632;

Speck Wins Scoring Title; Aces. Kinas End Year Tied

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0447/2764076-1-eng-US/f0021-042.jpg" title="f0021-04" width="549" height="1302"></div> &#9632;

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HOW THEY STAND

ATST. PAUL, ALBERTA(Home of the world&rsquo;s first landing pad for flying saucers)JULY 5th TO JULY 31st, 1971HEAD COACHMICKEY REDMONDDetroit Red WingsINSTRUCTORSERNIE HICKECalifornia Golden SealsRON GARWASIUKProvidence RedsKEN BROWNDallas Black HawksWAYNE MORUSYKOklahoma City BlazersBOB TURNERGuest Instructor, Coach Regina PatsPhysical Education InstructorEugene Katerenchuk, St. PaulDorm SupervisorHenry Doucet, St. Paul<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0824/2764114-1-eng-US/f0021-082.jpg" title="f0021-08" width="307" height="524"><figcaption class="caption-body">MICKEY REDMOND</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0919/2764107-1-eng-US/f0021-092.jpg" title="f0021-09" width="310" height="521"><figcaption class="caption-body">ERNIE HICKE</figcaption></div>Cost: Per 2 week session &mdash; Tuition Fee $95.00 including professional instruction, identification buttons, extra curricular activities, crests, student evaluations, and other benefits.Room and Board $55.00DURATION TWO2 WEEK SESSIONSSTRICT SUPERVISIONNew $400,000 Artificial Ice ArenaStudents may register for one or more 2-week session. Age limits: 8 to 19 or Peewee to Juvenile inclusive.Application forms and informationCLARENCE RICHARDP.O. BOX 175, ST. PAUL ALBERTAPHONE 645-3131; BUS. 645-3932 &#9632;

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CANADIAN HOCKEY SCHOOL

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0021-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-01121/2763990-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey News Photo by Stephen NewmanBaltimore ace FRED SPECK, shown at left in action against the Quebec Aces, swept the board in AHL awards this season. Speck was named rookie of year, All Star center and won the individual scoring championship.</figcaption></div>HARRISBURG &mdash;Two American-born skaters, Stan Gilbertson, Hershey Bears&rsquo; left winger and Jim Niekamp. Baltimore defenseman, were selected to first team berths on the 19th annual American Hockey League All Star squads selected by coaches for THE HOCKEY NEWS and Patriot-News.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0355/2763983-1-eng-US/f0021-032.jpg" title="f0021-03" width="240" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">Terry Reardon</figcaption></div>Niekamp, a Detroit native, finished the season with the Detroit Red Wings. He was recalled by the National League club after a 46-game stand with the Western Division leading Clippers.Gilbertson, Hershey&rsquo;s second leading goal sniper with 29 after 63 games, learned to play the sport as a schoolboy in Duluth, Minn.Their selection marked the first time United States-born players were named to the two dream squads.As expected, coach Terry Reardon&rsquo;s Clippers dominated the balloting with four skaters on the first team and two on the second.In addition, Reardon was named coach-of-the-year, while two of his players, center Fred Speck and Niekamp were singled out for individual honors. Speck, the league&rsquo;s leading scorer, was chosen rookie-of-the-year. Niekamp won the top defenseman award.The coaches based their votes on home and away performances. The teams are all-opponent. No coach was permitted to vote for his own player in team balloting, but could ballot for his own players in the individual awards.Balloting for the most valuable player was extremely close but the coaches finally cited former National League defenseman Ralph MacSwevn of the Quebec Aces for the honors.In addition to Niekamp, MacSwevn, Speck and Gilbertson, other first team choices were Baltimore goalie Andy Brown and his teammate and rightwinger Wavne Rivers, the AHL&rsquo;s second best goal scorer.There was excellent talent at right wing. In fact one coach split his vote between four players for the position.Brown, having his finest season in pro hockey, showed a 2.86 goals against average in 44 appearances. He allowed only 121 goals and posted four shutouts. He battled with Hershey&rsquo;s Andre Gill and Cleveland&rsquo;s Fern Rivard for the Hap Holmes Trophy, emblematic of the netminder with the best average at season&rsquo;s end before losing out to Rivard.Second team selections in elude: goal. Ken Dryden. Montreal. recalled by the NHL Canadiens; defense. Kent Douglas. Baltimore and Marshall Johnston. Cleveland; center Joey Johnston. Cleveland: left wing Don Blackburn. Rochester, and right wing. Marc Dufour. Baltimore. Blackburn is the lone repeater on either team.It was strictly a three-way battle between Leiter, Speck and Johnston for the center positions. Leiter and Gilbertson, however, have been two of the key driving forces behind Hershey&rsquo;s resurgence in the season&rsquo;s second half race. Between them they notched 29 goals since Jan. 1. NHL scouts have expressed interest in both, along with Edestrand.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0541/2763976-1-eng-US/f0021-052.jpg" title="f0021-05" width="510" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">RALPH MacSWEYN&hellip; Chosen As MVP</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0635/2763969-1-eng-US/f0021-062.jpg" title="f0021-06" width="509" height="398"><figcaption class="caption-body">JIM NIEKAMP&hellip;Best Defenseman</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0729/2763962-1-eng-US/f0021-072.jpg" title="f0021-07" width="511" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">STAN GILBERTSON&hellip; Yank Selected</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Coaches Pick Two American Natives; Baltimore Dominates AHL Selections

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE DUFFY</div>PROVIDENCE&mdash;Adam Keller, who has worn the badge of captain in fine style in recent years for the Providence Reds, gave it up some weeks ago as he passed through the most trying time of his career.The Reds&rsquo; defenseman, who is the positional type backliner as compared to the slam-bang version, found himself the object of a small group of unknowing fans.When the Reds went into an 11 game losing Spin, things got worse for Adam. To spare his player, Coach Larry Wilson used Keller on the road. It was a replay of what happened to young Ron Stackhouse last year when the R.I. Auditorium boo birds made life miserable for the 20 year old defenseman.Providence has had hockey for 45 straight years and from the beginning, the Rhode Island tans have preferred to have their hockey served rough and tough style. Boston fans seem to be of the same breed.Keller, a very popular guy with his mates, took the treatment and admitted it made him a little unhappy. But when the taunts went from the defense man to his wife in the stands, then Adam felt it was just a little too much to endure.Keller, whose brother Ralph plays for the Hershey Bears, has in recent days bounced back and is playing an important role in the comeback of the Reds. On foreign rinks, Adam has been at his best. And at home, with the Reds hitting a winning stride again, 95 per cent of the bleacherites are with Keller and the remaining five per cent seems to have lost its collective voice.This of course is not the first time a hockey player has been subjected to the abuse of the fans. Allan Stanley, who started his career with the Reds in 1947, was driven out of New York by Ranger fans.Bob Robertson, a defenseman with the Reds in the 50&rsquo;s was given harsh treatment by the fans and he too ultimately left.Keller admits he is not sure about the future. There has been talk he will be traded for his own good but Adam will not leave.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01138/2764145-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="521" height="527"><figcaption class="caption-body">ADAM KELLER&hellip; Target Of Boo-Birds</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Jeers Turn To Cheers For Adam Keller Providence

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER &mdash;If somebody could have convinced the Rochester Americans back in December they were eliminated from any chance at making the playoffs, they might even have won the Western Division title in the American Hockey League this season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0281/2764176-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="242" height="419"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don Blackburn</figcaption></div>If you think that&rsquo;s confusing, you should have seen the turnabout done by the, Amerks the moment they mathematically were out of the race in the Western Division.The end came Friday, March 26, when the Amerks tied Providence here and Hershey won in Baltimore. That doomed Rochester to its third i cellar finish in as many seasons under the ownership of Vancouver.With the pressure suddenly gone, the Amerks turned from, chumps to champs overnight., They played in Springfield the following night, and the Kings were in great position to grab off first place in the Eastern Division.So in the first period the Americans poured in five straight goals &mdash; including a hat trick by Don Blackburn. They hadn&rsquo;t scored that many goals in an entire game in their previous 23 tries. Spring field rallied a bit in the second period, but the Amerks held on for a 5-3 win that kayoed the Kings. &#9632;

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Ousted Amerks Spoilers

TRAINER&rsquo;S SCHOOL OF TECHNIQUESTORONTO &mdash; JUNE 25, 26, 27, 1971INSTRUCTORSDAN CANNEY &mdash; Head trainer of Boston Bruins Hockey ClubSKIP THAYER &mdash; Head trainer Chicago Black Hawks Hockey ClubWAYNE RUDY &mdash; Head trainer Kansas City Foot-ball Club&ldquo;A MUST FOR ALL PRESENT AND ASPIRING TRAINERS&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0368/2764207-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="282" height="216"></div>Proper Use of Dressing Room Equipment, including skate machine: Taping of injuries Massaging Dressing room producers: Equipment repair: Reducing Costs to Management: Doctor&rsquo;s Professional Exploitation of Athletic Injuries.$80 FOR COMPLETE 3 DAY COURSE&mdash;WRITE FOR BROCHUREAPPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTEDNORTH AMERICAN TRAINER&rsquo;S SCHOOL OF TECHNIQUES1708 N. VERMONT &mdash; OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA. 73107 &#9632;

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4TH ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN

Tues. March 22<h2>SPRINGFIELD 2 at MONTREAL 0</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Springfield, Goring(Armstrong, Boland) &hellip;&hellip; 2:412&mdash;Springfield, Volmar(Goring, Potvin) &hellip;&hellip; 5:25Penalties: Murdoch:37, Gibbons &hellip;&hellip; 1:04.SECOND PERIODNo scoringPenalties &mdash;Orbon 7:52, Armstrong 12:11.THIRD PERIODNo scoring.Penalties: McMohon 10:25, McNabb 13:31, Busnuik 13:21.Shots on goal: Springfield 30, Montreal 36.Attendance 1,108 (at Halifax)Fri. March 26<h2>HERSHEY 5 at BALTIMORE 3</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Baltimore, Speck(Chevrier, Bortlett) &hellip;&hellip; 6:382&mdash;Hershey, Gilbert(Leiter, Edestrand) &hellip;&hellip; 17:56Penalties: Edestrand 4:34, Mahoney 11:00, Rivers 15:11.SECOND PERIOD3&mdash;Hershey, Gilbertson(Grotton, Leiter) &hellip;&hellip; 4:384&mdash;Baltimore. McCann(Cossette) &hellip;&hellip; 8:295&mdash;Baltimore, Dufour(Cunniff) &hellip;&hellip; 4:386&mdash;Hershey, Nykoluk(McKillop) &hellip;&hellip; 16:02Penalties: Barber 5:31, Ford, Gilbertson, Douglas (double minors), Edestrand 18:58.THIRD PERIOD7&mdash;Hershey, Swarbrick(Hervey, Barber) &hellip;&hellip; 7:178&mdash;Hershey, Harvey &hellip;&hellip; 19:40Penalties: Cunniff, Keller 6:59, Ford 17:05, Douglas, Nykoluk 19:50Saves: Gill (Hershey) 37, Brown (Baltimore) 33.<h2>PROVIDENCE 3 at ROCHESTER 3</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Rochester, Blackburn(Dunn) &hellip;&hellip; 14:04Penalties: Seguin 10:21, Keller 12:39.SECOND PERIOD2&mdash;Providence, Garwasiuk(Kelle, Dufour) &hellip;&hellip; 10:06Penalties: Keller &hellip;&hellip; 19:02THIRD PERIOD3&mdash;Rochester, Walton(Westbrooke, Standfield) &hellip;&hellip; 2:544&mdash;Providence, Laframboise(Nicholson, Leduc) &hellip;&hellip; 9:305&mdash;Rochester, Harris(Seguin, Blackburn) &hellip;&hellip; 10:586&mdash;Providence, Dufour(Garwasiuk, Keller) &hellip;&hellip; 14:55Penalties: None.Saves: Aubry (Rochester) 31, Paille (Providence) 33<h2>CLEVELAND 4 at SPRINGFIELD 3</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Cleveland. Meissner(Patterson, J. Johnston) &hellip;&hellip; 0:192&mdash;Cleveland, McKechnie &hellip;&hellip; 5:343&mdash;Springfield, Volmar(McDonough) &hellip;&hellip; 18:54Penalties: Armstrong 4:39, McKechnie, McNabb 12:09, Williams 13:57, Polanic 17:14SECOND PERIOD4&mdash;Cleveland, Whitlock(Cote, J. Johnston) &hellip;&hellip; 4:095&mdash;Springfield, Hoekstra(Rousseau, Gibbons) &hellip;&hellip; 15:26Penalties: Lochance &hellip;&hellip; 3:36THIRD PERIOD6&mdash;Springfield, Hoekstra(McDonough, Rousseau) &hellip;&hellip; 2:037&mdash;Cleveland, Chernoff 10na(McKechnie, J. Johnston) &hellip;&hellip; 18:28Penalties: Volmar 8:51, M. Johnston 8:51.Saves: Rivard (Cleveland) 37, Jenner (Springfield) 27.Sat. March 27<h2>QUEBEC 2 at CLEVELAND 5</h2>1&mdash;Quebec, Drolet(Clement, Hurlburt) &hellip;&hellip; 16:312&mdash;Cleveland, Whitlock(Polanic, Holbrook) &hellip;&hellip; 14:26Penalties: Schultz 2:04, Schultz (major) 8:01, Mair 9:10, Brossard 14:11.SECOND PERIOD3&mdash;Cleveland, Meissner &hellip;&hellip; 2:19Penalties: Trevelyon 4:01, Pelletier 14:51, Gaudette 17:41, Brossart, McKechnie 18:27.THIRD PERIOD4&mdash;Quebec, Clement &hellip;&hellip; 0:425&mdash;Cleveland, Cote &hellip;&hellip; 4:106&mdash;Cleveland, Beaudin(Chernoff) &hellip;&hellip; 4:397&mdash;Cleveland, J. Johnston(Meissner) &hellip;&hellip; 14:47Penalties: Whitlock, Schultz, Cote 14:20, Polanic 19:51. Saves: Taylor (Quebec) 46, Kurt (Cleveland) 30.<h2>PROVIDENCE 3 at HERSHEY 2</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Hershey, Gilbertson(Leiter) &hellip;&hellip; 15.56Penalties: Oddleifson 5:42, Swarbrick 10:27, Mahoney 1925.SECOND PERIODNo scoring.Penalties: Garwasiuk, Oddleifson 3:09, Gratton, Leiter (double minors) 3:09, Grotton 6:24. Beverley 7:19, Polano 9:26, Oddleifson 13:12.THIRD PERIOD2&mdash;Providence, Leduc(Laframboise) &hellip;&hellip; 10:303&mdash;Hershey, Barber(Beverley, Gratton) &hellip;&hellip; 11:234&mdash;Providence, White(Keller, Rota) &hellip;&hellip; 13:485&mdash;Providence, Rota(Keller, Speer) &hellip;&hellip; 14:31Penalties; Oddleifson 10:06, Keller 12:17, Debrody 13:00.Saves: Sneddon (Providence) 23, Gill (Hershey) 42.<h2>MONTREAL 2 at BALTIMORE 2</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Montreal, Busniuk(French) &hellip;&hellip; 7:242&mdash;Montreal, Fortin(Gray, Lefley)Penalties&mdash;Comeau 5:48, Rivers 6:21.SECOND PERIOD3&mdash;Baltimore, McCann(Keffer, Chevrier) &hellip;&hellip; 17:214&mdash;Baltimore, Rivers (Ketter. Speck) &hellip;&hellip; 19:50Penalties&mdash;Speck 8:02, Fortin 18:33, Paradise, Douglas, (mojors) Bartlett, Thomas 19:18.THIRD PERIODNo scoring.Penalties&mdash;Cunniff (major) Murdoch 3:35, Bartlett 6:47. Boddy 811.Saves. Brown (Baltimore) 22, Thomas (Montreal) 43, Attendance: 6,647.<h2>ROCHESTER 5 at SPRINGFIELD 3</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Rochester, Taylor(Block, Wells) &hellip;&hellip; 3:202&mdash;Rochester, Blackburn(Block) &hellip;&hellip; 9:003&mdash;Rochester, Blockburn(Harris, Seguin) &hellip;&hellip; 11:454&mdash;Rochester, Cook(Stewart, Walton) &hellip;&hellip; 12:455&mdash;Rochester, Walton 16:49Penalties: Gibbons 1:26, Potvin 7:06, Sly 9:09, Armstrong 16:36.SECOND PERIOD6&mdash;Springfield, Volmor(Goring, Armstrong) &hellip;&hellip; 4:577&mdash;Springfield, Gibbons(Goring, Volmar) &hellip;&hellip; 7:388&mdash;Springfield, Armstrong(Goring, Potvin) &hellip;&hellip; 15:45Penalties: Sly 3:50, 5:35, Murphy 5:35, Smith 8:51, Sly 14:47, Mikkelson 18:56.No scoring.THIRD PERIODPenalties: Anderson 1:53, McMohon 2:52, Harris 7:47, Cook 13:23, Armstrong, Zimmerman 19:55.Saves: Zimmermon (Rochester) 38, Smith (Springfield) 17.Sun. March 28<h2>HERSHEY 2 at PROVIDENCE 7</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Providence, Rota(White, Szura) &hellip;&hellip; 5:50Penalties: Barber 3:45, Garwasiuk 8:35, Mahoney 12:40.SECOND PERIOD2&mdash;Providence, A. Keller(Polano, Dufour) &hellip;&hellip; 2:373&mdash;Providence, Clearwater(Nicholson, Leduc) &hellip;&hellip; 4:314&mdash;Providence, Szuro(Rota, Speer) &hellip;&hellip; 14:49Penalties: Nykoluk 8:25. Bouchard 9:04, Leiter 13:45, R. Keller 14:43, A Keller 16:36THIRD PERIOD5&mdash;Providence, Nicholson(Lafrocnboise, Leduc) &hellip;&hellip; 5:216&mdash;Hershey, Swarbrick(Hervey, Gilbert) &hellip;&hellip; 6:487&mdash;Hershey, Mohoney(Snell, Nykoluk) &hellip;&hellip; 9:128&mdash;Providence, Garwasiuk(Oddleifson) &hellip;&hellip; 13.359&mdash;Providence, Laframboise(Nicholson) &hellip;&hellip; 13:40Penalties: R. Keller 1:52, Gorwosiuk 8:38, Lafromboise, Swarbrick 19:01.Saves: Bouchard (Hershey) 39, Paille (Providence) 25.<h2>BALTIMORE 6 at QUEBEC 4</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Baltimore, Cunniff(Marshall, Dufour) &hellip;&hellip; 7:492&mdash;Quebec, Schultz &hellip;&hellip; 8:033&mdash;Quebec, Clement(Giannini, MacSweyn) &hellip;&hellip; 12:494&mdash;Quebec, Sorrazin(Giannini, Clement) &hellip;&hellip; 18:49Penalties: Brossart 5:20. Pelletier 14:43, McCann 17:10. Rivers 18:01SECOND PERIOD5&mdash;Baltimore, Speck(Cossette) &hellip;&hellip; 0:246&mdash;Baltimore, Bartlett(Speck, Douglas) &hellip;&hellip; 9:267&mdash;Baltimore, Dufour(Douglas, Marshall) &hellip;&hellip; 18:25Penalties, Ketter 1:59, Bartlett 5:32, Pelletier 9:10, Bartlett, Pelletier 12:43, Rivard 15:05, Drolet 19.16.THIRD PERIOD8&mdash;Baltimore, Morshall(Dufour, Cunniff) &hellip;&hellip; 2:129&mdash;Baltimore, Rivord(Bartlett, Dufour) &hellip;&hellip; 8:4010&mdash;Quebec, Drolet(Hurlburt, MacSweyn) &hellip;&hellip; 14:03Penalties: Bortlett 6:21.Saves: Brown (Baltimore) 50, Taylor (Quebec) 29.<h2>CLEVELAND 1 at ROCHESTER 5</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Cleveland, Chernoff(McKechnie) &hellip;&hellip; 11:32Penalties: Gofton 4:23. Polanic, Taylor 8:33, Dunn 11:32, Gofton 14:15.SECOND PERIOD2&mdash;Rochester, Seguin(Harris, Blackburn) &hellip;&hellip; 16:393&mdash;Rochester, Harris(Blackbum, Dunn) &hellip;&hellip; 17:174&mdash;Rochester, Westbrooke(Block, Stanfield) &hellip;&hellip; 18:13Penalties: Anderson 11:19, 19:03.5&mdash;Rochester, CookTHIRD PERIOD(Ward) &hellip;&hellip; 2:206&mdash;Rochester, Harris(Blackburn) &hellip;&hellip; 14:07Penalties: Gofton 2:45, Cook, Polanic 6:08, Needham 12:39, Harris, Polanic 18:20.Saves: Aubry (Rochester) 26, Kurt (Cleveland) 27.Tues. March 30<h2>ROCHESTER 3 at BALTIMORE 7</h2>FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Baltimore, Cunniff(Morshall, Dufour) &hellip;&hellip; 1:512&mdash;Rochester, Cook(Dunn, Walton) &hellip;&hellip; 2:543&mdash;Baltimore, Bartlett(Speck, Rivers) &hellip;&hellip; 5:354&mdash;Baltimore, Speck(Rivers) &hellip;&hellip; 9:165&mdash;Baltimore, Speck(Rivers, Dufour) &hellip;&hellip; 13:076&mdash;Baltimore, Rivord(Ketter, Chevrier) &hellip;&hellip; 17:29Penalties: Ward 4:19, Cossette 8:02, Zimmerman (served by Wells) 11:46, Goegan 15.00.SECOND PERIOD7 Rochester, Cook(Walton) &hellip;&hellip; 1:23Penalties: Ketter 10:57, Rivers 16:42, Block 19:31.THIRD PERIOD8 Rochester, Sly(Walton) &hellip;&hellip; 1:329 Baltimore, Cunniff(Dufour, Marshall) &hellip;&hellip; 10:3210 Baltimore, Rivers(Speck, Bortlett) &hellip;&hellip; 16:54Penalties: Ford .25, 11:00, Dufour (major) 18:59. &#9632;

American Hockey League Summaries

<div class="byline">BY BOB ELMER</div>BALTIMORE &mdash;Ever since the Baltimore Clippers began playing hockey in the AHL, the Sports Boosters of Maryland, Inc., have awarded a most valuable player plaque to the Clipper of the year as voted by a panel of local news, radio and TV men who have watched the club through most of their AHL campaign&hellip; Previous Clipper winners have been Dave Creighton, now general manager of the Providence Reds, Ken Schinkel, the Pittsburgh Penguins&rsquo; star right winger; goalie Gil Villemure of the Rangers, Jean-Marie Cossette, Willie Marshall, Tom McCarthy, Wayne Hicks and last year Mike McMahon.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-01119/2764269-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="525" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body">Mare Dufour</figcaption></div>Most of those selections were not too hard to come by. The winners had stick out seasons. Things are different this year. The Clippers simply have too many stickouts making the job of picking this year&rsquo;s most valuable Clipper tough. But, it will be done and one of this year&rsquo;s outstanding skaters will join the above mentioned group as a Clipper MVP of 1970-71.Not wishing to slight anyone of the eighteen players who have contributed substantially to Baltimore&rsquo;s finest winter of hockey it is likely the panel of judges would pare the list to no less than eight, and perhaps a couple more. The octet figure to be, goalie Andy Brown, defensemen Jim Niekamp and Kent Douglas, and forwards Wayne Rivers, Fred Speck, Marc Dufour, Rick McCann and Bobby Rivard.These eight have enjoyed outstanding campaigns. Speck, Dufour and Rivers were one-two-three, not only among the Clippers&rsquo; point-getters but in the entire league. McCann and Rivard must rate as prime contenders for the Clipper Booster Club&rsquo;s &ldquo;Dan Ellis&rdquo; Unsung Hero Award considering their consumate abilities as penalty killers, playing different positions with different lines and scoring well in direct ratio to amount of ice time.Rivard, for example, connected on 24 lamplighters in 63 outings, and the diminutive pivot saw about half as much action as the other three centers, Speck, McCann and Marshall. McCann tallied 18 goals in 57 starts but spent most of the winter on the &ldquo;checking&rdquo; line with Tony Goegan and Dave Ferguson.Deciding among Speck, Rivers and Dufour is tantamount to choosing which kind of movie today&rsquo;s youngsters prefer, X or double X. Or, Johnny Cash over Frank Sinatra. Each has been sensational. Speck, a gift from Detroit, should earn rookie of the year honors.The Thorold youngster broke Willie Marshall&rsquo;s club assists record in the 6-4 win at Quebec on March 28 and with 5 games to play needed that many points to pass Marshall&rsquo;s club high of 89 set in 1966-67. He also had but one more game winning goal to tie another club record of 8 held jointly by Gordon Labossiere in 1964-65 and Bill Collins in 196667.Rivers, a gift from Emile Francis and the New York Rangers, has had another great winter. He led the club in goals scored, was third in overall scoring, took over the point on power players when Niekamp was recalled by the Wings, kills penalties and back checks like crazy.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0283/2764262-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="273" height="418"><figcaption class="caption-body">WAYNE RIVERS&hellip; Versatile Clipper</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Picking Clippers’ MW Tough Tusk Baltimore

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLO</div>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;Win or lose the rest of the year, the Springfield Kings have gained the respect of their fans as well as all other clubs in this rough, tough American Hockey League. And general manager-coach John Wilson can take a bow for his fine club, though he won&rsquo;t because he is a very modest fellow.However, one should explain, the coach is generally the first one fired when the club does poorly or displeases the home crowd. Wilson, on the other hand, has not sat and hoped something would happen. He went out and made things happen as he strengthened his team for the final playoff finish.Wilson, so-called &ldquo;Iron Man&rdquo; in his days in the NHL, made some superb trades. He sent Don West-brooke to Rochester for the famed Norm Armstrong in the first bid to help the Kings. Red has been great checking as well as setting up goals. No one pushes I him around the ice.Wilson was not done. He dispatched Roger Cote, a big favorite here along with Terry Holblook to the Cleveland Barons. In return, the Kings obtained a lot of talent in center Bill Orban, 26, who played some with the parent Minnesota North Stars. He has helped the Kings with his playmaking.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0917/2764300-1-eng-US/f0023-092.jpg" title="f0023-09" width="263" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Butch Goring</figcaption></div>Along with Orban from the Barons, the Kings received winger Wayne Schultz, who had five years experience in the AHL. He came off the injury list to give the Kings some needed help in the last few weeks. Wayne has been tough in the corners and also has been doing his share of scoring.But Wilson still was not satisfied. He obtained Larry McNabb, a tough defenseman from the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles. Larry, who once played for Hershey, became an instant success with the local fans. He has inspired the team.Larry Regan from the parent Los Angeles Kings also helped in sending down Butch Goring for the rest of the season. It seems be never stops skating and scoring, and was second in the latter department. He has a fine attitude and has become a big favorite here.Rookie Doug Volmar, on loan here from Detroit for the season, scored his 40th goal for a new record. The Cleveland born star could become AHL rookie of the year after breaking Jimmy Anderson&rsquo;s record of 39 goals in a rookie season. Doug has also been doing a good job on the power play. &#9632;

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Wilson’s Maneuvering Made Kings Contender Springfield

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0023-06" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0632/2764345-1-eng-US/f0023-062.jpg"></div>Write today&hellip; for your free colour brochure to&hellip;College Hockey School, 95 Chandos Ave, Toronto 170, Ont.Give him a week or two of top-notch Summer coaching by &hellip; N.H.L. stars Bob Nevin and Lou Angotti. They offer the best there is in hockey skills, good accommodation and fine fun.N.H.L STARS!CO-PRINCIPALS &hellip;LOU ANGOTTIHard-checking CentreChicago Black Hawks<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0728/2764338-1-eng-US/f0023-072.jpg" title="f0023-07" width="316" height="432"></div>BOB NEVINBrilliant Right-WingerCaptain New York Rangers<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0824/2764331-1-eng-US/f0023-082.jpg" title="f0023-08" width="303" height="427"></div> &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div>PORTLAND &mdash;A young rightwinger from Winnipeg looked like a good prospect back in 1949 but he injured his knee in training camp and the Montreal Canadiens shipped the 19 year-old back to the minors.&ldquo;I guess they thought I would have chronic knee trouble.&rdquo; he said more than 20 years later. &ldquo;The knee gave me a lot of trouble then but it hasn&rsquo;t bothered me since.&rdquo;There hasn&rsquo;t been a healthier pair of knees or a more durable body in the history of the game.Andrew Alex Hebenton has played over 1.600 games of pro hockey without being sidelined by an injury. The only games he ever missed since turning pro in 1949-50 were in October of 1967 when his father died.He had played in 1.062 consecutive games in regular season action and 56 more playoff games for a string of 1.118.Hebenton first earned his Iron Man title by performing in 630 consecutive National Hockey League games without a miss over eight seasons for New York and one more for Boston.He averaged more than 20 goals per season (189 plus 202 assists) with a high of 33 for the Rangers in 1958-59. He won the Lady Byng Trophy in his second NHL season, 1956-57.Andy, in his fifth season with the Portland Bucharoos, is age 41 and should be slowing down.Should but isn&rsquo;t.He fired a career high of 36 goals and added 42 assists for 78 points last season, was named the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s all-star rightwinger and won the Fred J. Hume Trophy as the league&rsquo;s most gentlemanly player.Hebenton is the only player to win the most gentlemanly awards in both the Western and National Hockey Leagues.This season he is among the WHL&rsquo;s top 10 point getters going into the final week of the season with 28 goals and 46 assists for 74 points.His week&rsquo;s production of four goals and four assists earned him WHL player of the week honors.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0357/2764466-1-eng-US/f0024-032.jpg" title="f0024-03" width="534" height="568"><figcaption class="caption-body">ANDY HEBENTON&hellip; Hockey&rsquo;s Iron Man</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Written Off With Troubled Knee, Hebenton Rolling 20 Years Later

DENVER &mdash;Claude Laforge just can&rsquo;t seem to get a hat trick but the Denver Spurs couldn&rsquo;t get a power play goal with him, either.Six times this season the 34-year-old left winger has put two goals together but he hasn&rsquo;t been able to click for the third for a new piece of headgear.During his nine-game absence, recently, with a broken rib, the Spurs couldn&rsquo;t crank up a goal with the opposition shorthanded. His first two games back, &ldquo;Pepsi&rdquo; assisted on a power play goal in each and in his third game figured in another although he didn&rsquo;t draw an assist.Despite his missing several games, Laforge is the team leader in goals with 25, one more than Lyle Bradley, and three under his previous high of 28 with the Quebec Aces in the American Hockey League last season.Bradley is the team points leader with 63 but defenseman Larry Mavety leads the club in assists with 42. Together with 18 goals, Mavety has 60 points, second to Bradley.Mavety&rsquo;s 18 goals are eight over his previous high, set with Denver last season, and his 60 points four over his former best, also last season when he led all WHL defensemen in points.The rest of the Spurs were healthy but manager-coach Rudy Pilous was piling up the injuries. He was struck on the ankle by Laforge&rsquo;s shot in a recent practice and it swelled up like a balloon. Next day, rookie Lyn Powis&rsquo; shot cracked him on the knee and it puffed up just as badly.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0445/2764497-1-eng-US/f0024-042.jpg" title="f0024-04" width="264" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body">Claude Laforge</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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<h2>Series &lsquo;A&rsquo;</h2>SAN DIEGO vs PORTLANDWed. April 7 at PortlandSat. April 10 at PortlandSun. April 11 at San DiegoTue. April 13 at San DiegoWed. April 14 at PortlandSat. April 17 at San DiegoTue. April 20 at PortlandSeries &lsquo;B&rsquo;DENVER vs PHOENIXWed. April 7 at PhoenixFri. April 9 at DenverSat. April 10 at DenverWed. April 14 at PhoenixSat. April 17 at PhoenixTue. April 20 at DenverWed. April 21 at Phoenix(Both semi-final playoffs best-of-seven series) &#9632;

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