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May 7, 1971

The Hockey News May 7, 1971

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01470/3009359-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="256" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body">Frank Mathers</figcaption></div>HERSHEY &mdash;The Bears&rsquo; management is in the &ldquo;talking&rdquo; stage with &ldquo;at least&rdquo; three different National Hockey League clubs which have expressed interest is establishing a working agreement with the American League club next season.&ldquo;We&rsquo;re listening to what they have to say,&rdquo; said general manager-coach Frank Mathers. He wouldn&rsquo;t disclose the major league teams involved.&ldquo;We want to settle the matter before May 22, when all hockey lists are frozen for the June draft,&rdquo; he added.Hershey, which for better than a decade had a &ldquo;verbal&rdquo; agreement with the Boston Bruins, will be stripped of seven skaters owned by the Bay State club.Boston will ice its own farm team in the expanded ten-team AHL loop next season.The departing players include, goalie Dan Bouchard; defense man Nick Beverley, and forwards, Stan Gilbertson, Frank Spring, Ross Webley, Art Quo-quochi and Bud Debrody.Added to this, winger George Swarbrick, secured at mid-season on loan from the Philadelphia&mdash;Flyers, also will go.Two more skaters, both Hershey owned, forward Bob Leiter and defenseman Darryl Edestrand, stand a good chance of being drafted by an NHL team.This means Mathers has until May 22 to make a trade for either.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been approached on Edestrand,&rdquo; admitted Mathers, &ldquo;but so far I haven&rsquo;t heard about Leiter, though I know there&rsquo;s talk that some NHL teams are interested in him. I feel he can play in the NHL.&rdquo;Mathers said the aim would be to try and get at least a 2 for 1 deal in the case of both players. Leiter was the club&rsquo;s top scorer with 69 points, 33 coming on goals. Edestrand is considered by NHL scouts as a fine offensive blueliner. He closed, with 34 points.&ldquo;We could wind up with as many as 12 new players next season,&rdquo; said Mathers. &ldquo;We have to re-build an entire team and we have some marginal skaters still on the roster who will have to prove themselves in training camp next fall.&rdquo;The Bears will be left with only three defensemen, Ralph Keller, Mike Mahoney and Bob Barber, who between them have 27 years AHL experience.Remaining up front are Larry McKillop, Mike Nykoluk. Ted Snell, Michel Harvey, Gil Gilbert, Jean Gratton and Chuck Hamilton. Hamilton was out the entire season with a broken leg.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll be in quest of a goaltender, too,&rdquo; said Mathers, who claims that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s almost impossible&rdquo; to buy young players on the hockey market.&ldquo;We can buy at least three players in the reverse draft for $15,000 each this June,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;If there are good ones available we&rsquo;ll buy them.&rdquo;Under the draft rules the NHL clubs can protect 37 players before an AHL club can claim a skater for the $15,000 tag.&ldquo;You can pick up some of the older players,&rdquo; said Mathers, &ldquo;but I don&rsquo;t want to do that. We want to build for the future, not a one shot (year) deal. The only way you&rsquo;re going to get good young players is with a working agreement. The National League has all the young players tied up. &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

Hershey ‘Talking’ With Three NHL Clubs

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<div class="byline">By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01801/3008018-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="280" height="348"></div><h2>Bruins&rsquo; Dynasty Must Wait</h2>SPORTS RUN IN CYCLES of domination &mdash; the New York Yankees in baseball, the Boston Celtics in basketball, the Green Bay Packers in football, Detroit Red Wings, then Montreal Canadiens in hockey. Dynasties, however, cannot be anticipated. It takes tremendous desire and great good fortune to sustain success against hungrier foes over a prolonged period and many uniquely gifted clubs fall short of immortality.Today&rsquo;s Boston Bruins are a murderous assemblage of talent. This season, they won a second straight pennant if you overlook the technicality that deprived them of a share of last season&rsquo;s. Now, however, they have been denied a second straight Stanley Cup. They are a young team and may resume successfully next season and go on to establish a dynasty, but for the time being they have been thwarted, and immortality lies elusively far from their grasp as vet.The Bruins won 57 games, tied seven and lost only 14 during the regular season. Led by Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr, they surpassed almost every individual and team scoring record in the books. And five times in six meetings they beat the team, Montreal Canadiens, who upset them in the playoffs.They were an awesome offensive aggregation. But those who ranked them with the best teams of all time disregarded the fact this is not as strong a league with 14 teams as it was with six teams when Detroit and Montreal ruled. There no longer are any body-checking defensemen. Nor does each team present a quality goal-tender game after game.If offensively this crew was as fearsome as Montreal in the heydeys of the Richards, Beliveau, Geoffrion, Moore and Harvey and Detroit in the heydeys of Howe, Lindsay, Abel and Kelly, and this is not clear, it should be clear that it did not have the sureness on defense and brilliance in the nets Montreal had with Harvey, Johnson and Plante and Detroit had with Kelly, Sawchuk and Hall.When we spoke of such late in the season, some veteran hockey men put us down. &ldquo;What have they lost&mdash;twelve, fourteen games? How can you fault them?&rdquo; one snorted. We were not out to fault them. We were thrilled by them. But we were trying to view them realistically. And we suspected they were the sort of team which, with their overpowering attack, would find it easier to win five out of every seven games during the regular season than, with their uneven defense, four out of seven during a short post-season series, or one single game if it came down to that. Under different circumstances, different values count more.We did not predict their downfall. Given another chance, we suspect they would come through. They will not get another chance this season, however. They were vulnerable and they fell.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02711/3008011-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="523" height="839"><figcaption class="caption-body">KEN DRYDEN&hellip;Refused To Break</figcaption></div>By mid-season, Bruins were so far ahead only individual laurels stood at stake. Chasing records, they ceased to intimidate foes and their teamwork came apart. The tipoff came when they blew big leads and lost little games to inferior foes. In the late stages of the campaign, you could not find a Bruin who did not think his team would have to work hard to win the cup again, but there also was not one who did not think they would win it. They will not admit it, but they were overconfident.The burly Bruins came close to chasing Canadiens out of sight a couple of times during their first-round playoff series. But Canadiens found a hot young goaltender, Ken Dryden, and had some old men such as Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard and Frank Mahovlich who could thrust aside thoughts of aching legs for a little while, reach back for the greatness that remained in them and skate with the Bruins&rsquo; younger superstars.Bruins won the first game, but during it a penalty call went against Bobby Orr and he so lost his poise he tried to attack referee John Ashley and had to be restrained by this own teammates. And Bruins were winning the second game, too, 5-1, but they blew the big lead and lost the game. And afterwards, tough John Ferguson snapped, "Hey, the Canadiens are proud; we don&rsquo;t play dead for anybody,&rdquo; and Beliveau wiped the sweat from his face and said, &ldquo;They&rsquo;ll remember this. You don&rsquo;t forget something like this.A stunned Orr mourned, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe it. What a nightmare!&rdquo; Bruins came back to win the third game, but lost the fourth. They won the fifth, but lost the sixth. Now only one was left on their home ice, but they were struggling now. They were not hitting as this team can hit. They were not making the plays they can make. They had lived too well too long taking chances and they could not convert to a careful game when it counted. They began to try to stickhandle through on individual rushes and force long shots through and when it didn&rsquo;t work they fell behind and they couldn&rsquo;t alter their tacts; they were frustrated and pressing.<h2>Playoffs Can Be Spoilers</h2>PERSONABLE YOUNG AL MacNElL, the new coach at mid-season, kept encouraging his confident Canadiens, who outskated their foes. The brilliant Orr tried to rush and lost the puck and there was no one behind him and Canadiens swarmed on the net and shot the puck in. The powerful Esposito found himself forced further and further from the net at the other end. Bending under pressure, the kid Dryden leaned on the posts between plays as though sick and scared, but he did not break.Because of a salary dispute Harry Sinden departed from the Bruins after last season. Tom Johnson, who learned about dynasties with Montreal, took his place. An old-fashioned man with his hair-comb and bow-tie. Tom stood and suffered stoically behind the Boston bench as time ran out on his team. Suddenly it was all over and a couple of older Canadiens raised their sticks in triumph and smiled with the memory of past glories, while deeply disappointed Bruins skated in slow circles, heads hung.Canadiens did not even make the playoffs last season and they may not win these this season. They are not as good a team as Bruins, but they were better for a little while, which is all that matters. It is sad that all one team does for six months can be wiped out in two weeks and often forgotten forever, but that is the way it is in playoffs. The Bruins have greatness in them but now they must suffer a long year while reaching inside of themselves for it. &#9632;

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NHL PLAYOFF ADVANTAGE VANISHES

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FOR A BOOMING SHOT

<div class="byline">BY DWAYNE NETLAND</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-03" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03553/3007407-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey News Photo by John BarnettTED HARRIS &hellip; Helped Move North Stars</figcaption></div>TWIN CITIES &mdash;It was, more than anything else, a victory for the veterans.The Minnesota North Stars have been building with youth ever since they joined the National Hockey League in 1967, but in their quarter-final Stanley Cup series with St. Louis the old-timers led the way.Minnesota won the series in six games, sweeping the last three straight. This may have surprised some people around the NHL, but not Scotty Bowman, the astute coach and general manager of the Blues.&ldquo;During the regular season and the playoffs we met Minnesota 12 times,&rdquo; Bowman said. &ldquo;We won only three. That pretty well tells the story.&rdquo;Bowman, as gracious in defeat as he ever was in his victories of other years, brought out another interesting fact concerning the North Stars.&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve got some older players with real character,&rdquo; Scotty declared. &ldquo;Several of them have played with teams that have not done especially well. They were hungry in the series with us, and that hunger rubbed off on the other men.&rdquo;Scotty did not mention any names in that reference to hunger, but it was easy to identify the men he was speaking about&mdash;Ted Hampson, Murray Oliver, Doug Mohns and Charlie Burns.Together with the three exiles from Montreal&mdash;Gump Worsley, Ted Harris and Bobby Rousseau &mdash;and a couple of middle-aged Minnesotans named Lou Nanne and Cesare Maniago, it was these motivated men who got and kept the North Stars moving.Oliver and Hampson have been around the NHL for a dozen years, but neither had ever participated in a winning series in Stanley Cup competition. Oliver, in fact, had played in just two series&mdash;with Detroit and Toronto, and had scored only two goals.Mohns had been in 78 Stanley Cup games before he joined the North Stars, but he had known some lean years at Boston and this past season with Chicago he was just running out the string to his career.The fact is that the North Stars, or more particularly general manager Wren Blair, rescued a number of players from the NHL graveyard and transformed them into producers again.Hampson was going nowhere with the California Seals until the North Stars got him on Feb. 24. Worsley was retired, or washed up if you prefer, until Blair talked him into playing again in February of 1970.Oliver was in such disrepute at Toronto that owner Stafford Smythe called him a &ldquo;loser&rdquo; and peddled him to the North Stars for a song in May of 1970.Murray was actually, as things turned out, the key to Minnesota&rsquo;s success against St. Louis.He not only killed penalties and skated with the power play unit, but he returned to regular duty as a center on the line with Nanne and Burns.&ldquo;We needed some punch from that line in the St. Louis series,&rdquo; explained Blair. &ldquo;We knew Scotty would put his best checkers against Jude Drouin&rsquo;s line, and Jack (Gordon) wanted Hampson&rsquo;s line playing against Garry Unger. So that broke it down to what Oliver and his guys would do.&rdquo;They did plenty. They totaled 14 points, Oliver scored three goals, Burns got the winning goal in the fifth game and Nanne got the winners in the sixth and seventh games. Oliver, each time, set up the winning goal.&ldquo;They had a great series,&rdquo; said Gordon, the Minnesota coach who had a great series himself on the bench. &ldquo;Nanne&rsquo;s goal in the sixth game that put us ahead was one of the biggest he&rsquo;ll ever score.&rdquo;Mohns, playing defense, scored two goals in the sixth St. Louis game and just missed the hat trick on a two-man advantage power play late in the third period.Through it all, the Minnesota goaltending was superb. Maniago worked the first three games with a 3.00 average, including a 44-save night in the series opener, and Worsley came back to work the last three with a 2.00 mark.The North Stars required that type of goaling, because their power line was broken up by the injury to Bill Goldsworthy in the third period of the first game. Goldsworthy was dumped to the ice by a Bob Plager check, spraining his knee, and he sat out the remainder of the series.Drouin and Danny Grant, carrying on against some fierce checking, added four goals and eight assists.Something should also be said about the contributions of the Minnesota fans. They were major ones, a fact that both the North Stars and the Blues recognized.The customers at Metropolitan Sports Center came to life early in the third period of the fourth game, with St. Louis leading 1-0. They set up a deafening clamor through the goals by Rousseau and Burns, and then in the sixth game they began roaring before the opening faceoff and never subsided until the players had left the ice.&ldquo;They really gave us a lift&rdquo; said Mohns, who has been lifted by the vocal fans at both Boston and Chicago. &ldquo;The fans wanted us to win this thing very badly. We would sense that, and I&rsquo;m sure it helped us.&ldquo;NORTH STAR NOTES:The North Stars had Goldsworthy back in action for the semi-final round &hellip; scored only four goals all season, got two in the St. Louis series, both at critical times &hellip; Worsley&rsquo;s son Lorne Jr., a member of the Canadian Air Force, saw his dad play half a dozen times this season without losing a game &hellip; Gump has come on so strong that the North Stars are uncertain whom to protect in the June draft. Maniago is a cinch, but there are two fine young goaltending prospects, Gilles Gilbert and Gary Kurt. Kurt has played well with Cleveland all season &hellip; Fred Barrett, who suffered a broken leg last Feb. 27, had his full-length cast removed and he was able to watch the sixth game of the North Star-Blues series. &#9632;

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‘Old Pros’ Brought North Stars Through To Cup Semi-Finals

<div class="byline">BY CHARLIE HALPIN</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0003-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01724/3007538-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey News Photo by Clifton Boutelte</figcaption></div>MONTREAL&mdash;Time was when a National Hockey League team could sit back and collect its share of playoff victories as long as it had the advantage of home ice. It was almost automatically guaranteed.But things have changed and this year&rsquo;s Stanley Cup play-downs appear to be the clincher in the argument that an NHL team can no longer feel solvent because it is playing in the confines of its home rink.The form chart has definitely gone out the window during the 1971 playoffs. After the first 27 games of this year&rsquo;s playoffs, the visiting team has won an amazing 13 times &mdash; almost 50 per cent.To further compound the matter, two of the series were terminated by the home team losing out at home. Montreal dramatically ended its seven-game upset of the Bruins right in Boston and the New York Rangers polished off the Maple Leafs with the deciding game won on Toronto ice.Any wonder the prognosticators are pulling their hair out.It isn&rsquo;t safe any longer to predict the home team will win. You could, but there&rsquo;s a 50-50 chance you&rsquo;ll be wrong.The 1970-71 playoffs will also be remembered as emitting the most unusual events in cup play in a number of years.For example, when was the last time you saw a goalkeeper wander into a fight and end up having his valued face mask flicked into a partisan crowd by one of the combatants and not get it back.It happened to Bernie Parent of the Maple Leafs and it so disturbed the Toronto netminder that he was unable to continue the game and had to be replaced by Jacques Plante.This year&rsquo;s playoffs will also be recalled as the season when Super Bruin Bobby Orr blew his cool and all but attacked a referee in full view of a national television audience and 15,000 screaming Boston fans. It will also be remembered as the year rough, tough John Ferguson decided to rebel against a coach&rsquo;s decision to bench him in the final period of the second game of the semi-final series with Minnesota. Ferguson, a hard-bitten competitor who doesn&rsquo;t take defeat lightly, promptly shattered his hockey stick against the rink dasher boards and stomped angrily to the dressing room with 24 seconds remaining to play. The enraged Ferguson and coach Al MacNeil patched up their differences of course and Ferguson returned as a regular to the Monreal lineup to fire up his teammates against the North Stars.The emergence of rookie goaler Ken Dryden as a playoff hero for the Canadiens, Frank Mahovlich&rsquo;s near record seven goals in the Boston series and the apathy of the great Bruin scorer Phil Esposito against Montreal, rate high among the unexpected.But none compare with the quarter-final playoff upsets of the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues.The North Stars surprised the Blues, who were not quite the same team that dominated the West Division the past three years, and the upset may have been imminent in their case.However, the setback suffered by the Bruins at the hands of the Canadiens was undoubtedly the most shocking in playoff annals.It&rsquo;s suffice to say that the demise of the power-packed Bruins at the hands of the fired up Canadiens will bewilder hockey fans for years to come and no doubt haunt the Bruins.Wherever they go, the Bruins can expect to hear it over and over again: &ldquo;What Happened?&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02602/3007531-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="522" height="1640"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey News Photo by Stephen NewmanFiery JOHN FERGUSON of the Canadiens and BOBBY ORR, right, of the Bruins, both were plunged into the playoff spotlight for the same reason&mdash;they blew their cool. Ferguson rebelled at being benched and Orr went after a referee for a penalty call.</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03401/3007524-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="1125" height="719"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rookie goaler KEN DRYDEN has emerged as the real playoff hero for the Canadiens with his spectacular play. His puck-stopping antics spelled ruin for the powerful Boston Bruins in the first round.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01786/3007659-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="357" height="404"></div>&bull; THE BIG story in NHL circles last week was the sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins to a home-town group that paid $7,000,000 for the delinquent big league franchise. One of the four new owners is T. R. Potter, grandson of the wealthy Pittsburgh industrialist Col. W. F. Rockwell, whose family will provide the finances to get the Pens out of their $6,000,000 hole. There&rsquo;s an unpaid debt of $650,000 to the originial partners of the Pittsburgh franchise and another million owed the NHL for operating costs. Among the unsuccessful bidders for the Pens was Bill Putnam, a former major shareholder in the Philadelphia Fivers. The most relieved man in the whole deal is NHL president Clarence Campbell, who said he had been seeking a new club buyer since last August and had to curtail his winter league tours because of his involvement in overseeing the club&rsquo;s operations&hellip; Gump Worsley has to rate as a real pro. After being bo nbed in game one of the Montreal series and replaced by Cesare Maniago for the second, Worsley was among the first off the North Stars&rsquo; bench to congratulate Maniago for a superb goaling job &hellip; Glenn Hall played in three playoff games for St. Louis this season, lost all three but still extended his record to 115 games, most by a goaler in playoff competition&hellip; North Stars will top the 64O.(XX) mark in home attendance for both regular season and playoffs this year, by far their greatest total&hellip; Minnesota GM Wren Blair deserves a good deal of the credit for the North Stars reaching the semi-finals. Two of his deals, getting Doug Mohns from Chicago and Ted Hampson from California, were instrumental in the club&rsquo;s success. Both have been plavoff standouts&hellip; Insiders claim Stars jelled because coach Jack Gordon won complete respect of his players and never lost it.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02737/3007652-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="239" height="409"><figcaption class="caption-body">Wren Blair</figcaption></div>&bull;GUY LAFLEUR, the much sought after junior star from the Quebec Remparts, left a pocketful of records for future Quebec Junior League players to shoot at. Besides finishing the season as scoring champion with 130 goals and 209 points, Lafleur scored 14 game winning goals, 13 hat tricks, tour four-goal games, one five-goal game, one six and one seven goal performance. It will be quite a toss up between Lafleur and Marcel Dionne of St. Catharines for the honor of being No. 1 in the summer draft. Canadiens&rsquo; Jocelyn Guevremont should be No. 3 pick&hellip; There are two top hockey player tournaments coming up in the off season. The third annual American Airlines lournament at Toronto&rsquo;s Board of Trade Golf Club June 24 to June 27 will feature players from all 14 NHL clubs. Then there is the annual invitational professional Hockey Players Tourney to be held Friday, June 11 at the Kitchener, Ont.. Westmount Golf Club. All pro hockey players are invited. Just write ex-National Leaguer Jim Conacher, 158 Crescent Rd., Apt. Ill, Toronto 287, Ont&hellip; Most NHL teams headed for Florida vacations when they were knocked out of the playoffs. But the Philadelphia Flyers traded their skates for baseball spikes to participate in a benefit softball game in suburban Philadelphia&hellip; There isn&rsquo;t much doubt that the &rsquo;70-&rsquo;71 season was a box office hit. Philadelphia drew 580,353 as compared to 508,132 two years ago. They had 29 sellouts in 41 home games. Vancouver attracted 593,447 for their first year and already have 14,000 season tickets in the till for next season. Buffalo also has 11,000 sold&hellip; Robert Ryan of Brampton, Ont., has a treasured autographed goaler&rsquo;s stick from Bernie Parent of Toronto. Young Ryan, only seven, offered Parent his face mask when he heard the Toronto netminder had lost his protector in New York because he said it was still too big for him to wear. Parent was touched by the boy&rsquo;s gesture and kept the mask on top of his locker during the Stanley Cup playoffs.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03639/3007645-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="249" height="364"><figcaption class="caption-body">Guy Lafleur</figcaption></div>&bull;PLAYOFF TIME seems to lift players to unusual scoring heights. Take Montreal&rsquo;s Jacques Laperriere. He went through the 78-game schedule without a goal, then scored four in the playoffs. Minnesota&rsquo;s Murray-Oliver is another. He scored nine allyear. In the playoffs he counted seven times &hellip; Hockey fans in Buffalo are fickle. It seems results of a questionnaire distributed among 2,500 fans could mean the end of the club&rsquo;s spectacular pre-game sworddance girl, who swirls around the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium ice brandishing a sabre while performing her flashy skating act. She closes bv tossing the sword into the empty net. Reaction9 It&rsquo;s bush say the customers&hellip; Another father, son act could develop in the NHL next year. The Leafs are going to take a long look at Gerry O&rsquo;Flaherty, who scored 23 goals for Tulsa this season. Gerry&rsquo;s dad is John &lsquo;Peanuts&rsquo; O&rsquo;Flaherty, head scout for Vancouver Canucks &hellip; The most talked about young player in the Stanley Cup playoffs is still Montreal goaler Ken Dryden. It seems Dryden comes by his hockey talents naturally. Three of his cousins are Murray Murdoch, the first NHL Iron Man, Andy Blair and Syl Apps of old Old Maple Leafs. Ned Harkness of Detroit, who had Dryden at Cornell. said he isn&rsquo;t surprised by his playoff success. Harkness figures there isn&rsquo;t a more dedicated young goaler around today. He admits he tried every trick in the book to pry him away from Montreal before he made it big with Canadiens but Sam Pollock wouldn&rsquo;t budge. &ldquo;He knew he had a good thing,&rdquo; added Harkness&hellip; The appointment of Bill MacFarland as new president of the Western Hockey League has to rank as a popular move. A knowledgeable man, MacFarland has learned the game from the playing ranks up and is also an astute law man who can&rsquo;t help but benefit the WHL.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-04545/3007638-1-eng-US/f0004-042.jpg" title="f0004-04" width="253" height="390"><figcaption class="caption-body">JacquesLaperriere</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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<h2>Late &lsquo;Mike&rsquo; Briere Inspired Youngsters</h2>We in the Pittsburgh Amateur Hockey League will always remember Mike Briere as an inspiration to future hockey players.Mike always had time to speak a few words to our players in the Amateur League, before or after they had played a game in the Civic Arena.I had the honor to know Mike and talked with him quite a few times concerning our hockey program and always came away with a good bit of information.Mike Briere was a gentleman and a fine, upcoming player. He will be missed. As my friend, Red Kelly, said. &ldquo;He was like a little boy, but he had the heart of a lion.&rdquo;LEN BARCALOW,President PAHL,Pittsburgh, Pa.<h2>Memorial Award Should Be Set Up For Briere</h2>With the recent death of Michel Briere, the Pittsburgh Penguins&rsquo; chances of becoming a truly solid team could finally be termed crippled. However, the loss of a potential super-star is trivial in comparison to the loss of a human being, especially after struggling nearly a year against hopeless odds.I would suggest that a memorial award be set up in his memory, as in the Sawchuk and Masterton cases. If the NHL is not impressed with the idea, perhaps the Penguins could establish one, since the loss there was undoubtedly a great personal one.STEWART ROULEAU,Kensington, Md.(Editor&rsquo;s note: A Michel Briere Memorial Trophy has already been established by the Quebec Junior Hockey League to perpetuate the memory of the young Penguin who got his start in the Quebec circuit.)<h2>NHL Refs, Linesmen Lauded For Efficiency</h2>I think all this adverse talk about National Hockey League officials has no validity.As a person who watches all sports, hockey officials have the most difficult job and perform with more efficiency.Who can forget the &ldquo;joke&rdquo; called the 1971 Super Bowl. Compare the official calls in this game to Stanley Cup playoff games and then lets give a pat on the back to hockey officials.W. E. GRIMSLEY JR.,Pensacola, Fla.<h2>Esposito May Be Great But So Were Oldtimers</h2>I cannot understand why credit is never given to oldtimers who score points at a much faster pace than the stars of today.So Esposito scored 76 goals. Thats not bad, but what about Joe Malone of Montreal. In 191718 he scored 44 goals in 20 games. That&rsquo;s more than two goals a game. If Espo scored at that pace he&rsquo;d have about 160 goals.You can&rsquo;t say that goalies are sharper now. So are the scorers. Just to prove my point that goalies then are as good as now, from 1926-27 to 1928-29 George Hainsworth of Montreal had the following goals against average: 1.52, 1.09, and 0.97.Another oldtimer Babe Dye scored 38 goals in 29 games for Toronto in 1924-25.I hope that you and other hockey fans realize my point and give credit where it is due.M. JACOBS,New York, N.Y.<h2>Russian Supremacy Should Be Tested By NHL</h2>Pertaining to Mr. Kuibyshev&rsquo;s letter of April 16 in the Fan Forum I would like to comment on who the world&rsquo;s &ldquo;greatest&rdquo; hockey players are.Of course the Soviet Union is playing against inferior competition, and obviously Mr. Kuibyshev has absolutely no knowledge of the status of the teams that represented Canada in world competition. Mr. Kuibyshev would like to believe that these teams represented Canada&rsquo;s highest calibre of play.Of the nine years that the Soviet Union has won the world championship Canada has competed seven times. Approximately 125 players have represented Canada in those seven years. Of those only 10 have made it into the NHL. That means 8% of the players who were up against Europe&rsquo;s best made it into Canada&rsquo;s best. One of Czechoslovakia&rsquo;s best players, Jaraslov Jirik, couldn&rsquo;t even make it with St. Louis. Let us test Russia&rsquo;s prowess and invincibility against the world&rsquo;s true best, the NHL.TOM LAWSON JR.,Ottawa, Ont. &#9632;

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LAVAL COLLEGE SPORTS CENTER5 SEPARATE SESSIONSJuly 25-31 Aug. 1-7 Aug. 8-14Aug. 15-21 Aug. 22-28<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-06199/3007897-1-eng-US/f0006-062.jpg" title="f0006-06" width="409" height="487"><figcaption class="caption-body">YVAN COURNOYERMontreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-07103/3007890-1-eng-US/f0006-072.jpg" title="f0006-07" width="400" height="496"><figcaption class="caption-body">CAROL VADNAISCaliforniaGolden Seals</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0932/3007883-1-eng-US/f0006-092.jpg" title="f0006-09" width="411" height="480"><figcaption class="caption-body">J.C. TREMBLAYMontreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-1020/3007876-1-eng-US/f0006-102.jpg" title="f0006-10" width="413" height="554"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROGATIEN VACHONMontreal Canadiens</figcaption></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-0853/3007869-1-eng-US/f0006-082.jpg" title="f0006-08" width="1054" height="803"><figcaption class="caption-body">HEAD INSTRUCTOR HENRI RICHARDFOR INFORMATION WRITE:</figcaption></div> HENRI RICHARD Hockey School Inc., P.O. Box 657, Montreal 101, P.Q. &#9632;

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NEW YORK &mdash;Not only are the Rangers in a great spot to seriously contend for the Stanely Cup, but their regular season histronics have provided a raft of records. The following is a table of Ranger records established during 1970-71.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02662/3007928-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="486" height="438"></div>In addition there were 13 career highs set by Ranger players. Dave Balon (36 goals), Rod Gilbert (3), Ted Irvine (20) set career highs for goals; career highs in assists went to Brad Park (37) and Rod Seiling (22); career high in total points to Park with 44; career high in penalty minutes to Gilbert, Billy Fairbairn, Park and Irvine, Glen Sather and Walter Tkaczuk. Ed Giacomin recorded his best ever goals against average with 2.15 and Bruce MacGregor tied his previous total point high with 47. He scored 25 points in 26 games with New York &hellip; &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MocLEAN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01815/3007776-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="289" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pete Stemkowski</figcaption></div>NEW YORK &mdash;Suddenly the New York Rangers appear to be a team of destiny. Playoff failures of the past they are now in a spot to win the Stanley Cup simply by winning all of their remaining home games.The New York win in the opener of the best-of-seven semi-final set with Chicago, reversed the home ice advantage given to the Black Hawks and set up a possible three Ranger wins at Madison Square Garden in this series. This would knock the Black Hawks out. Since Montreal rendered the Boston Bruins hors de combat, the Rangers would then get the four home games in the final, versus either Minnesota (4th in the West) or Montreal (3rd in the East). Sometimes finishing second pays off.The Rangers were forced to play the first two games of the Chicago series in the Windy City because of legislation enacted last June, at the time the Hawks magnamiously moved into the NHL West, thereby guaranteeing themselves a pennant and playoff spot. Why the Rangers with two more points than Chicago in a round robin schedule, should get the short end of the draw, is beyond this correspondent. Nonethless, without griping about the situation, they took matters into their own hands and via a Peter Stemkowski sudden-death goal, won the first game in Chicago 2-1.&ldquo;Only four players on our team have ever played on a Cup winner,&rdquo; grinned Emile Francis, the general manager-coach, whose November trade brought Stem kowski from Detroit. &ldquo;They are Bob Nevin, Tina Horton, Stemkowski and Ron Stewart. Now that Navvy and Stammer have sudden death goals, we are waiting for Timmy and Stew to get theirs.&rdquo;This was said in the euphoric atmosphere after the big opening semi-final win, but it did show that experience in the money games paid off. And it pointed up the trader supreme that is Francis. All four players were brought to New York via trades in which Emile had a part. Even Nevin, who arrived as part of the Andy Bathgate trade of February 1964, was a Francis recommendation.The other aspect of New York&rsquo;s suddenly booming hopes is the superb work of Eddie Giacomin, the pistol hot goalie.Bill Mazur, the Rangers&rsquo; TV color commentator summed it up perfectly when he opened his post game Star of the Game show in Chicago with, &ldquo;And now Pete Stemkowski is the guest on the Ed Giacomin Show.&rdquo;Giacomin (4-14 in previous playoff appearances) is now 5-1 this playdown and playing with confidence. He makes big stop after big stop until they seem almost routine. His stop on Jimmy Pappin with one second left in regulation time in the Chicago opener was a real eye opener. New York would have been closed out except for this bit of derring do &mdash; the Stemmer would have been shut out from his heroes role. It was the third straight game in which Giacomin was named one of the three stars.When Eddie boarded the Ranger bus after the contest he received a round of applause from his hard bitten fellow workers &mdash; and this doesn&rsquo;t happen often. Gilles Villemure, Giacomin&rsquo;s partner in the winning of the Vezina trophy, laughed and said, &ldquo;I think there is only one goalie on the Rangers right now &mdash; its Giacomin. He is hot.&rdquo;Gilles is being unfair to himself, as it was his superb work during the regular season which made Giacomin rested and able in the post season games.&ldquo;In the past I was always played out and tired just trying to get us into the playoffs. This year it was different,&rdquo; said Eddie.Stemkowski may make the difference in the Ranger Cup bid. Both Jean Ratelie, who tied the Chicago game in the late stages of the third period and Walter Tkaczuk are quality centers. Somehow, the other teams seem to be able to slow down a couple of good lines, if they work hard enough at it. Stemmer gives the Rangers the edge. He was better than Jim Harrison of Toronto in that series (DaveKeon and Norm Ullman played Ratelie and Tkaczuk even) and he figures to be better than any Chicago center expert perhaps Stan Mikita. He is solid at 205 pounds and even played fairly well in the sixth Toronto game after being belted by Bob Baun in the previous contest. Stemmer hurt either his knee or thigh, according to conflicting reports, but still did his job.Sudden thought &mdash; Stemkowski versus Peter Mahovlich in the finals might make New York forget all about Lew Alcindor versus Willis Reed. Giants of the ice lanes indeed.BLUE CHIPS: Rod Gilbert with a goal and four assists in the first seven playoff games now has 29 points in 31 games, including 15 goals, tying him with Bun Cook tor second in all time playoff goals. Rod needs only one more to tie leader Frank Boucher for first place.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-05280/3007769-1-eng-US/f0006-052.jpg" title="f0006-05" width="1138" height="854"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey News Photo by Harry KlaffRanger goaler ED GIACOMIN is mobbed by teammates JEAN RATELLE, left, and JIM NEILSON, after turning in another sterling net job for cup-bound New Yorkers.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03486/3007807-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="248" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Joe Daley</figcaption></div>BUFFALO &mdash;When Punch Imlach started putting together the Buffalo Sabres 18 months ago, almost the first thing he did was make it clear a goal tender was No. 1 on his shopping list.The goalkeepers &mdash; Roger Crozier, Joe Daley and Dave Dryden&mdash;were with the club when the training period ended at Peterborough, Ont. Crozier and Daley spent the entire season here, and Dryden put in one month with Salt Lake of the Western League.Dave&rsquo;s brother, Ken, was reaping the major newspaper notices at the end of the season for his play with the Montreal Canadiens. When Dave and Ken, a former Cornell All-America, opposed each other at Montreal, it was the first time in history brothers were opponents as netminders.Dave Dryden and Crozier are 29, and Daley is 28. Dryden came here in a deal with the Chicago Black Hawks, and Daley was obtained on waivers from Pittsburgh.Minutes after the expansion draft last June, Imlach traded right-winger Tom Webster, his first choice, to Detroit for Crozier.Crozier, an all-star with the Wings, was the backbone of the Sabres in the early months of the season. Later, a recurrent attack of pancreatitis and pulled groin and stomach muscles forced him to the sidelines.Daley took over, and established himself as a major league backstop. In the closing weeks, Dave Dryden was recalled from Salt Lake and played well. Ken wasn&rsquo;t the only Dryden getting rave reviews for his work.Goaltenders are prime stock on the hockey market, and Imlach is now in the position of having a first-rate goalkeeper to trade.&ldquo;If there is anything certain about this game it&rsquo;s that sooner or later some club will be in trouble in goal, and looking for help,&rdquo; Imlach said.&ldquo;It was expensive for us to carry three goalies, but I feel it was good business. It&rsquo;s hard to get all three enough work, however.&ldquo;Now, instead of looking for a goaltender, the backbone of any team, we&rsquo;re in the fortunate position of being able to make a deal for one we already own.&ldquo;I was determined to acquire good goaltending when we started, and we were fortunate to come up with three good ones. Now, the other clubs can come to us. I don&rsquo;t have to try and build up our goalies. Their records speak for themselves.&rdquo;Crozier appeared in 43 games and finished with a 3.68 average, excellent for a first-year team. Daley was in 38 games and had a 3.70 mark, and Dryden played in 10 games and wound up with a 3.37 average. Each had one shutout.ALONG THE BOARDS &mdash;Crozier, and his wife, Arlene, and trainer Frank Christie and his wife, Ruth left shortly after the last game for a vacation in Pompano Beach, Fla&hellip; Imlach cleared his desk and was off on an extended scouting safari. John Andersen, the director of scouting, was in Buffalo briefly following a lengthy trip to Western Canada. Doug Minor, the Sabres&rsquo; Western Canada scout, joined Andersen for a look at the talent in the East&hellip; Requests for season-tickets in the new 5,000-seat balcony were pouring into the Sabres&rsquo; offices. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s simply amazing.&rdquo; said Dave Forman, the executive vice president. &ldquo;Every mail brings a batch of requests, and the balcony won&rsquo;t be up for three or four months.&rdquo; &hellip; The Sabres, with 7,300 season ticket-holders in a 10,429-seat house last winter, will have between 11.000 and 12,000 season ticket-holders in their second season, based on current sales. &#9632;

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BEST IN HOCKEY READING!

<div class="byline">BY HAL SIGURDSON</div>VANCOUVER &mdash;Now that the National Hockey League season is over, there are two ways of assessing the performance of the two new boys, the But falo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks.Either Punch Imlach (Buffalo) and Bud Poile (Vancouver) did a remarkable job of building their first-year team; or five of the six teams which entered the league in 1967-68 have to be graded from mediocre to poor.The Sabres, despite playing the first six weeks of the season without veterans Don Marshall and Phil Goyette, completed their first season with 63 points. The Canucks collected 56 and would probably have equalled or bettered the Sabres&rsquo; total if veteran center Orland Kurtenbach had not missed 10 weeks with torn knee ligaments.Now, how about the performance of the original expansion clubs, who were completing their fourth NHL season?Put the St. Louis Blues in a separate category. Despite a major rebuilding program, the Blues finished with 87 points and a solid second in a West Division strengthened by the addition of the established Chicago Black Hawks.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03588/3008049-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="262" height="408"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bud Poile</figcaption></div>But what of the other five?Philadelphia finished third in the west with 73 points, Minnesota fourth with 72, Los Angeles fifth with 63. Pittsburgh sixth with 62 and California last with 45.In other words, Buffalo equalled or bettered the records of three teams who had a three-year head start and wasn&rsquo;t that far off the pace set by Minnesota and Philadelphia. The Canucks, only seven points behind Buffalo, have a younger team.Not only that, both Buffalo and Vancouver still have all their draft choices and potential super stars in Gil Perreault and Dale Tallon, respectively.In head-to-head clashes with 1967-68 expansion teams the Canucks were almost .500-14-17-5 to be exact.When the expansion draft of last June was over, Punch Imlach boldly announced, &ldquo;Buffalo will be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.&rdquo;And you know something? Punch could just be right. If he isn&rsquo;t, it might just be Vancouver and not any of the original six who upset his plans.CANUCK CAPERS: John Muckier is rated the man most likely to take over as coach of the Canucks&rsquo; Rochester farm club next season &hellip; Bronco Horvath, Don Cherry and Marc Reaume, all former Amerks, are other solid candidates &hellip; The Canucks will again hold their training camp in Calgary where facilities last fall were excellent &hellip; Vancouver&rsquo;s complete scouting and managerial staff met in Toronto during the playoffs to complete plans for next June&rsquo;s amateur and intra-league drafts &hellip; The group included general manager Poile, coach Hal Laycoe, goodwill ambassador Babe Pratt and scouts John O&rsquo;Flasherty, Phil Maloney, Doug Adam, Jack McDonald and Vern Buffey &hellip; Montreal has first choice of the amateur talent, Detroit second and Vancouver third &hellip; Assuming Montreal takes Guy Lafleur and Detroit Jocelyn Guevremont, the Canucks will probably grab St, Catharines center Marcel Dionne &hellip; &#9632;

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Poile, Like Imlach, Did Top Building lob With First Year Club Vancouver

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div>ST. LOUIS&mdash;Lou Nanne&rsquo;s compliment toward the St. Louis Blues can partially explain why the Blues were ousted from the Stanley Cup playoffs in the first round.&ldquo;In the big games,&rdquo; said Nanne of his fellow Minnesota North Stars, &ldquo;we always say, &lsquo;let&rsquo;s play the way St. Louis plays it.&rdquo;As the titular leader of hockey&rsquo;s expansion teams, the Blues have inspired imitators, and one of the imitators has bested the teacher.The Blues had never before lost a playoff series to a West Division team. Minnesota&rsquo;s victory in six games was a bitter pill for the prosperous Blues.In the series the North Stars had excellent goaltending by Cesare Maniago and Gump Worsley &mdash; the same kind of goaltending that the Blues have received for four years. The North Stars checked spiritedly &mdash; the way the Blues have done from their infancy &mdash; and the North Stars even seemed more willing than at any time in the past to fight with the Blues. The North Stars also showed the same kind of never-gei-caught-up-ice defense that the Blues have always practiced, and the victorious Minnesota team, missing high-scoring Bill Goldsworthy for virtually all of the series, received scoring from unaccustomed personnel &mdash; the way the Blues have frequently won games to maintain their prosperity.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01778/3008125-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="533" height="852"><figcaption class="caption-body">LOU NANNE&hellip; Thorny For Blues</figcaption></div>Nanne, for example, scored the winning goal in the fifth game and the go-ahead goal in the deciding game. They were the first two playoff goals of his career in the National Hockey League, and Nanne admitted, &ldquo;I thought I&rsquo;d never score in the playoffs.&rdquo;Worsley said that both the fifth &mdash; and sixth &mdash; game victories over the Blues &ldquo;had to compare with some of the great victories we had in Montreal.&rdquo;The Blues&rsquo; goaltending was not subpar in the series, and Glenn Hall and Ernie Wakely held the North Stars scoreless for 111 minutes 46 seconds from the third period of the second game to the third period of the fourth game.But, Blues&rsquo; coach-general manager Scotty Bowman conceded that the North Stars &ldquo;deserved to win.&rdquo; The Blues didn&rsquo;t lie down on the ice for Minnesota, but the North Stars beat the Blues at their own game.The Blues, of course, didn&rsquo;t expect to lose, and some of the players must have wanted to pull their heads inside their shoulder pads when the record Minnesota crowd sang &ldquo;Bye, bye, Blues&rdquo; late in the final period of the last game.Jim Roberts, an intensely proud member of the Blues, said, &ldquo;When you&rsquo;ve been there before, it&rsquo;s awfully hard to accept defeat. They simply beat us by showing a lot of guts and determination. &#9632;

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North Stars Won Out Using Blues’ Tactics St. Louis

Learning HOCKEY from the PROS&hellip;SkatelandSUMMER HOCKEY SCHOOL4 TWO WEEK SESSIONS BEGINNING JULY 5 THR0U6H AUG. 27OUTSTANDING BOARDING ACCOMMODATIONSAt Long Island&rsquo;s Distinguished St. Paul&rsquo;s School&bull; Beautifully maintained dorms make boys feel at home&bull; Well balanced menus supervised by St. Paul&rsquo;s Chef and Staff&bull; Warm, spacious dining hall where hearty appetites prevail&bull; Baseball and Softball on pro size athletic fields&bull; Swimming in our plush, heated indoor pool&bull; Basketball and Tennis on beautifully maintained courts&bull; Fully equipped gymnasium for all indoor activities&bull; Planned off campus outings&bull; Resident RN in attendanceAll boys (day and boarding) will use the facilities at St. Paul&rsquo;s School for daily activities. Day students will also be served the noon meal at St. Paul&rsquo;s.(516) P12-8161 EARLY ENROLLMENT SUGGESTED AS REGISTRATION IS LIMITEDFOR FREE BROCHURE AND FURTHER INFORMATION Write or PhoneSKATELAND SUMMER HOCKEY SCHOOL3345 Hillside Avenue, New Hyde Park, N.Y. 11040<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02702/3008163-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="385" height="641"></div>WHERE THE N. Y. RANGERS PRACTICE<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-05376/3008156-1-eng-US/f0009-052.jpg" title="f0009-05" width="190" height="172"></div> &#9632;

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Give your boy a SUMMER TO REMEMBER

<div class="byline">BY TOM MANAHAN</div>BOSTON &mdash;A stroll along Causeway Street past the North Station and Boston Garden &mdash; the home of the Bruins &mdash; was like a walk in a cemetery.Since the night of April 18 the area has been dead.That was the date the Bruins lost the seventh game of the Stanley Cup semi-finals to Montreal, 4-2, and instead of congratulating the B&rsquo;s for the 43 home dates that had filled their coffers, the merchants and restaurant owners and peanut vendors were counting the money they wouldn&rsquo;t have coming in from at least four more sellout hockey crowds.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01796/3008194-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="258" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tom Johnson</figcaption></div>It was $15,000 here, $25,000 there, all the way up to the estimate that the Bruins&rsquo; defeat in seven games to Canadiens may have cost management as much as $700,000.The only real figure was the $6,000 it cost each of the players.But in the tap-rooms and taverns, cocktail lounges and on the street corners it was &ldquo;Dallas Smith is a bum&rdquo;, &ldquo;Bobby Orr stunk&rdquo;, &ldquo;Phil Exposito did all his scoring against expansion team."The tumult and shouting of a year ago. The parades and the souvenier seekers and hero worshippers had vanished.Boston sports fans are no different than those of any other city.Everyone loves a winner. The secret of love is don&rsquo;t lose.And the Bruins held a quiet meeting and began departing their separate ways to vacations in Florida or home to Canada or to the golf course to try to relax. To try to remember the good things about the past season, like rewriting the record book and winning the Prince of Wales Trophy.But no matter where they went the question was sure to follow them &mdash; What happened?It was a question they couldn&rsquo;t answer; that no one could answer simply.&ldquo;We stopped skating,&rdquo; said Orr.&ldquo;Ken Dryden was great&rdquo;, said Esposito.&ldquo;We outchecked them,&rdquo; said Montreal coach Al MacNeil.All those answers were correct but not one of them revealed why all of those things happened.Coach Tom Johnson would give a million dollars for that secret. If he knew it he&rsquo;d make the million back and double it.If he could answer why the Bruins blew a 5-1 lead in the second game alone, he wouldn&rsquo;t have to be puffing his pipe and still thinking of the past. He&rsquo;d be planning for the future against Minnesota and either New York or Chicago.Johnson had taken over the Bruins as Stanley Cup champions with a goal of improving on that 1969-70 performance by winning the East Division title and achieved that end.The only variation in his strategy during the playoff was to ahandon his rotation of Gerry Cheevers and Eddie Johnston in goal after the second game.And he couldn&rsquo;t be faulted on that any more than Johnston Johnston could be blamed for the six straight goals the Canadiens whipped by him to take away the home ice edge.Now there wasn&rsquo;t to be anything left to do in the comparative solitude of his office but to start thinking of next year and how the Bruins can regain the Stanley Cup.But the fans?They had another diversion for consolation.&ldquo;At least we can now concentrate on second-guessing the Red Sox and manager Eddie Kasko in earnest,&rdquo; remarked one of the cynical faithful. &#9632;

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Bruins’ Fans Still Asking: “What Happened?”

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02681/3008225-1-eng-US/f0010-022.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.

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01786/3008256-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">RAY BOSLEY, center, president of the Rotary Club of Toronto, this year&rsquo;s charity benefactor of the third annual American Airlines Golf Tournament, is flanked by tourney chairman P. E. &lsquo;PADDY&rsquo; PRIESTMAN, left, manager of American, and R. ALAN EAGLESON, executive director of the NHLPA, which helps sponsor the tournament. Big event is set for June 24-27 with all 14 NHL teams slated to be represented.</figcaption></div>TORONTO&mdash;All former winners of the annual American Airlines Golf Tournament, held in conjunction with the National Hockey League Players Association, will return to improve their records &mdash; not to mention their bank accounts &mdash; at the third annual $12,000 event to be played June 24-27 at the Toronto Board of Trade Club in Woodbridge, Ontario.P. E. &ldquo;Paddy&rdquo; Priestman, Canadian manager of American Airlines and tournament chairman, announced that all four former champions would again be on hand. They include: 1970 defending champions Frank Mahovlich, now Montreal Canadiens and Gary Bergman, Detroit Red Wings; and &ldquo;Gump&rdquo; Worsley, Minnesota North Stars and Bobby Baun, now Toronto Maple Leafs, who won it together in 1969.With the former champions, there will be 26 other twosomes at this year&rsquo;s tournament which will again be a 54-hole best ball event with full handicaps. All 14 NHL teams will be represented.According to R. Alan Eagleson, executive director of NHLPA, the real winner of the airline tournament is the charity which will benefit from all net proceeds realized from the event. This year&rsquo;s charity will be the Rotary Club of Toronto which will use the funds to assist young athletes in training programs through the Canadian Olympic Association. As Priestman describes it, &ldquo;sport helping sport through sport&rdquo;.Rotary President Ray Bosley commented that no ceiling has been placed on the dollars to be raised although the $28,000 donated to Variety Club&rsquo;s crippled children program after last year&rsquo;s event represents a 30 per cent increase on the &rsquo;69 total of $20,000 presented to Big Brothers.An added feature to the 1971 tournament will be the presentation of the Lester Pearson Award to the player judged the most valuable to his team and contributing most to the game during the past season after a secret ballot among all NHL players. It is a new award for the NHL.Publicist Jim Mulrooney reports that more NHL stars than ever before will be present for this year&rsquo;s golf classic, which in itself will be bigger and better than any previous tournament. &#9632;

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Former Champions To Return For American Airlines Golf

Exclusive Blackhawk Supplier<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02717/3008287-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="227" height="267"></div>&bull; Complete team outfitting&bull; New official Hawk team jackets, sweaters, souvenirs&bull; All top lines in equipment&bull; Custom skate fittingHOCKEY IS OUR ONEY BUSINESS!GUNZO&rsquo;S SPORTS CENTER Inc7706 West Madison St.River Forest, III. 60305Phone 771-8666 &#9632;

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GUNZO’S MIDWEST HOCKEY HEADQUARTERS

For New England OfficialsTwo-Day Session JULY 17 and 18Learn From NHL Officials:BRUCE HOODPAT SHETLERVERN BUFFEY&bull; Classroom Instruction&bull; Ice Sessions with teams&bull; Video-tape replay&bull; Accomodation only 2 minutes walk from the rink.&bull; Experienced and beginning officials will benefit.&bull; Cost: $35.00 which includes one night&rsquo;s accomodation and three meals.Clinic Location: Katonah, New York &mdash; 40 miles from New York City in beautiful Westchester County.For A Complete Brochure Write:R. NAYLOR, THE HARVEY SCHOOL,Route 22, Katonah, N.Y. 10536Phone: 914-CE2-3618 &#9632;

REFEREES’ CLINIC

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01767/3008349-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div>TWIN CITIES &mdash;The Minnesota North Stars have raised a few eyebrows in the Stanley Cup playoffs and the Montreal Canadiens know they have a battle on their hands to subdue the West Division aspirants.The North Stars, fresh from a startling playoff upset of the St. Louis Blues in the NHL&rsquo;s quarter-finals, appear to be holding the momentum they gained when they put the Blues on the sidelines in six games. They have refused to be intimidated by the Canadiens and the very fact they have pushed the semifinals to at least a six-game conclusion or possibly seven, has indicated they are a team to be reckoned with.Goaler Cesare Maniago, the big star of two Minnesota victories in the series with Montreal, summed up his club&rsquo;s feelings after they had upset the Habs 5-2 by saying, &ldquo;we&rsquo;ll have a few people talking now. We wanted to show them we didn&rsquo;t intend to let them run us out of the league.&rdquo;Maniago&rsquo;s reaction was typical of all of the North Stars from Coach Jack Gordon through the Stars&rsquo; lineup. Latecomer Ted Hampson said he wasn&rsquo;t surprised by the team&rsquo;s comeback in the best-of-seven series, which Montreal twice led only to have Minnesota roar back to tie it up.&ldquo;All season long we&rsquo;ve been down and we&rsquo;ve come back. Besides, we&rsquo;ve never thought for a minute we couldn&rsquo;t beat the Canadiens because we feel we are as good as any team in the league.&rdquo;The North Stars were receiving big performances from Maniago, a solid defensive game from the likes of Tom Reid, Ted Harris, Barry Gibbs and Dennis O&rsquo;Brien, and some great offensive scoring from Murray Oliver, Jean-Paul Parise, Danny Grant, Bobby Rousseau, Lou Nanne, Bill Goldsworthy and Hampson.The Canadiens, somewhat weakened physically by the fact they&rsquo;ve played five playoff games in eight days and a tough series with Boston, still appeared to have the upper hand with two of the remaining three games on Montreal ice where the North Stars were only able to win once in three games. The Canadiens won three and tied two against Minnesota this season, meaning they lost but one game out of six to their pesky West Division adversaries.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03521/3008342-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="968" height="1800"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey News Photo by Richard PellegriniCenter MURRAY OLIVER has been an imposing figure for the North Stars since the current cup playoffs began. In his first 11 starts, Oliver rattled in seven goals to spark Minnesota&rsquo;s climb to the semi-final round.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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North Stars Surprise Of NHL’s Cup Playoffs

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02659/3008380-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Hockey News Photo by Richard PellegriniThe Chicago Black Hawks are very much alive in the Stanley Cup semi-finals thanks to the aggressive play of DENNIS HULL, above and his brother, Bobby. The two have combined to lead team back to even terms with the New York Rangers.</figcaption></div>CHICAGO &mdash;Bobby Hull hasn&rsquo;t started to score in the Stanley Cup semifinal series against the New York Rangers and that could be a bad omen for the Rangers.Sparked by Bobby and brother Dennis, the Hawks have pulled abreast of New York in their best-of-seven series after the Rangers had twice taken the lead.Bobby, who scored six times in the quarter-finals to singlehandedly oust the Philadelphia Flyers, has not been able to connect for a goal in this series but his playmaking has been something else the New Yorkers have had to contend with.A perfect example of his versatility came in game four of the series which Chicago won in a rout, 7-1. Bobby set up three of the Hawks&rsquo; goals and his performance drew raves from Coach Billy Reay, who received a fitting 29th wedding anniversary present from the Hawks as they skated over the Rangers in the fourth game.&ldquo;Bobby played a fine game,&rdquo; said Reay after the contest in which New York suffered only its fourth Madison Square Garden defeat in its last 44 games. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s had one of his greatest seasons simply because he has done so much for the club. His ability used to be all based on scoring. Now he&rsquo;s doing everything, killing penalties, checking the big stars of the other clubs. Bobby is such a great hockey player that when he&rsquo;s going there&rsquo;s not a player in the league who can handle him,&rdquo; said Reay.The Hawks, who received some great offensive play from Stan Mikita, Cliff Koroll, Dennis Hull and Jim Pappin, came back from a 4-1 lacing in the third game in which Vic Hadfield turned the tide with a hat trick.With the home ice advantage, the Hawks now appear to be in the driver&rsquo;s seat with two of the last three games at the Chicago Stadium. Besides, Bobby Hull hasn&rsquo;t started to score yet and that could, mean trouble for the New Yorkers. &#9632;

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Hawks Bounce Back With Hulls

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05283/3008425-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="645" height="554"></div>&bull; RECORDS&bull; RESULTS&bull; ROSTERS1893to1970<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04375/3008432-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="175" height="293"></div>THE STANLEY CUPRecords and Statistics 1893-1970<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06234/3008418-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="393" height="431"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07206/3008411-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="656" height="637"></div> &#9632;

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Official NHL Stanley Cup Record Book

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01755/3008519-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg"></div><h2>SERIES E</h2>Sun. April 18NEW YORK 2 at CHICAGO 1FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Chicago, Koroll.(Stapleton, D. Hull)&hellip;&hellip; 12:59Penalties&mdash;Nesterenko 4:19, Seiling 12:39SECOND PERIODNo scoringPenalties&mdash;NoneTHIRD PERIOD2&mdash;New York, Ratelle(Hadfield, Gilbert)&hellip;&hellip; 16:44Penalties&mdash;Magnuson 2:51, Park 4:32OVERTIME PERIOD3&mdash;New York, Stemkowski(MacGregor, Rolfe)&hellip;&hellip; 1:37Penalties&mdash;None.Shots against:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02697/3008512-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg" title="f0013-02" width="533" height="49"></div>Attendance: 16,666(New York leads best-of-seven series 1-0)Tues. April 20NEW YORK 0 at CHICAGO 3FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Chicago, Koroll(Mikita, Jarrett)&hellip;&hellip; 17:54Penalties: Magnuson 1:00, Stemkowski 8:35.SECOND PERIOD2&mdash;Chicago, D. Hull(Koroll, Stapleton)&hellip;&hellip; 14:06Penalties: Rolfe 9:31, Jarrett 19:16.THIRD PERIOD3&mdash;Chicago, D. Hull(Jarrett) &hellip;&hellip; 19:45Penalties: Pork 1:28, MacGregor 7:02.Shots against:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03643/3008505-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="499" height="48"></div>Attendance: 16,666.(Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)Thurs. April 22CHICAGO 1 at NEW YORK 4FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;New York, Hadfield(Ratelle) &hellip;&hellip; 3:052&mdash;Chicago, Mikita(Koroll, Magnuson) &hellip;&hellip; 5:163&mdash;New York, Gilbert(Ratelle, Horton)&hellip;&hellip; 13:374&mdash;New York, Hodfield(Gilbert)&hellip;&hellip; 15:50Penalties: Neilson (minor, misconduct) 6:44; Magnuson 16:52.SECOND PERIODNo Scoring.Penalties: Pork 5:06; Stapleton 11:11; Hadfield (minor), Koroll (double minor) 17:35.THIRD PERIOD5&mdash;New York, Hodfield(Ratelle, Horton)&hellip;&hellip; 16:09Penalties: Rolfe 3:46; Korab 19:53.Shots against:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04587/3008498-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="504" height="50"></div>(New York leads best-of-seven series 2-1).Attendance: 17,250.Sun. April 25CHICAGO 7 at NEW YORK 1FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Chicago, Pappin(O&rsquo;Shea, Maloney)&hellip;&hellip; 12:49Penalties; Stemkowski 15:35, Jarrett 18:13.SECOND PERIOD2&mdash;Chicago, White(R. Hull) &hellip;&hellip; 5:433&mdash;Chicago, O&rsquo;Shea(R. Hull, Stapleton) &hellip;&hellip; 7:284&mdash;Chicago, Mikita(Stapleton, White)&hellip;&hellip; 17:23Penalties: &mdash; Mikita 8:45, Sather (major, minor), 12:24, Magnuson (major), 12:24, R. Hull 12:24, Rolfe 12:24.THIRD PERIOD5&mdash;Chicogo, D. Hull(Mikita) &hellip;&hellip; 0:146&mdash;Chicogo, Moki&hellip;&hellip; 12:097&mdash;New York, Baton(Park, Stemkowski) &hellip;&hellip; 14:348&mdash;Chicago, Koroll(Pappin, R. Hull); &hellip;&hellip; 18:24Penalties: Egers 0:54, Pappin 2:08, Moloney 13:56, Martin 16:00, Rolfe 19:07.Shots against:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-05482/3008491-1-eng-US/f0013-052.jpg" title="f0013-05" width="498" height="49"></div>Attendance: 17,250(Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)<h2>SERIES F</h2>Tues. April 20MINNESOTA 2 at MONTREAL 7FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Minnesota, Grant(Rousseau, Gibbs) &hellip;&hellip; 11:45Penalties: Lapointe 9:58; Tremblay 12:59; Drouin 13:49.SECOND PERIOD2&mdash;Montreal, Tardif(Beliveau, Tremblay) &hellip;&hellip; 5:483&mdash;Montreal, Lemaire(Richard, F. Mahovlich)&hellip;&hellip; 11:074&mdash;Montreal, Lemaire(P. Mahovlich, Tremblay) &hellip;&hellip; 16:335&mdash;Montreal, Lemaire(F. Mahovlich, Laperriere)&hellip;&hellip; 18:51Penalty: Grant 15:22.THIRD PERIOD6&mdash;Montreal, Tardif(Tremblay, Beliveau) &hellip;&hellip; 7:267&mdash;Montreal, Lapointe(Tremblay) &hellip;&hellip; 15:218&mdash;Minnesota, Goldsworthy(Drouin) &hellip;&hellip; 17:129&mdash;Montreal, F. Mahovlich(Harper) 1 &hellip;&hellip; 7:40Penalties: Goldsworthy, Tremblay 1:47; Harris 14:46; Gibbs, Richard 16:53.Shots against:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-06412/3008484-1-eng-US/f0013-062.jpg" title="f0013-06" width="500" height="50"></div>(Montreal leads best-of-seven series 1-0) Attendance: 16,077.Thurs. April 22MINNESOTA 6 at MONTREAL 3FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Minnesota, Parise(Grant, Reid) &hellip;&hellip; 5:142&mdash;Minnesota, Drouin(Goldsworthy, Grant)&hellip;&hellip; 10:043&mdash;Minnesota, Hampson(Rousseau, Grant) &hellip;&hellip; 15:584&mdash;Minnesota, Nanne &hellip;&hellip; 19:04Penalties: O&rsquo;Brien (major), Tardif (minor, major) 1:44;Reid 2:03; Ferguson 4:15; O&rsquo;Brien 7:46; Harris 12:10; Ferguson 14:11.SECOND PERIOD5&mdash;Montreal, P. Mahovlich(Cournoyer, Tremblay) &hellip;&hellip; 4:176&mdash;Montreol, Lapointe(Cournoyer, Tardif) &hellip;&hellip; 16:417&mdash;Minnesta, Oliver(Reid) &hellip;&hellip; 17:46Penalties: Parise 2:13; Bouchard 4:37; Parise, Lemaire 19:12.THIRD PERIOD8&mdash;Montreal, Beliveau(Richard, Laperriere) &hellip;&hellip; 4:599&mdash;Minnesota, Burns 19:36 Penalty: Lapointe 2:11.Shots against:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-07382/3008477-1-eng-US/f0013-072.jpg" title="f0013-07" width="501" height="48"></div>Attendance: 16,601.(Best-of-seven series tied 1-1).Sat. April 24MONTREAL 6 at MINNESOTA 3FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Minnesota, Oliver(Burns, Nonne) &hellip;&hellip; 7:112&mdash;Montreal, F. Mahovlich(Lemaire) &hellip;&hellip; 8:373&mdash;Montreal, Lemaire(F. Mahovlich, Richard) &hellip;&hellip; 17:39Penalties: Reid 1:53, Gibbs 3:31, Beliveau 3 31; Larose 9:42; Ferguson 12:22, Drouin 13:25; Ferguson 15:09.SECOND PERIOD4&mdash;Montreal, Cournoyer(Ferguson) &hellip;&hellip; 1:455&mdash;Montreol, Tremblay(Cournoyer, Tremblay)6&mdash;Montreol, Laperriere(Harper, F. Mahovlich)&hellip;&hellip; 8:307&mdash;Minnesota, Grant(Harris)&hellip;&hellip; 16:56Penalties: Goldsworthy 4.-31, Laperriere 9:20, Beliveau 12:39.THIRD PERIOD8&mdash;Montreal, Laperriere(Beliveau. Ferguson) &hellip;&hellip; 2:269&mdash;Minnesota, Goldsworthy(Drouin, Harris)&hellip;&hellip; 19:34Penalties: P. Maholich (major) 10:49, Harris (major) 10:49.Shots against:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-08359/3008470-1-eng-US/f0013-082.jpg" title="f0013-08" width="499" height="49"></div>Attendance: 15,364(Montreal leads best-of-seven series 2-1)Sun. April 25MONTREAL 2 at MINNESOTA 5FIRST PERIOD1&mdash;Montreal, Beliveau(Cournoyer) &hellip;&hellip; 1:222&mdash;Minnesota, Oliver(Drouin, Goldsworthy) &hellip;&hellip; 16:35Penalties: Harper 15:54, Lemaire 18:42.SECOND PERIOD4&mdash;Montreal, Beliveau(Cournoyer) &hellip;&hellip; 7:52Penalties: Harris 1:43, Beliveau 13:59.THIRD PERIOD5&mdash;Minnesota, Parise(Hampson, Rousseau) &hellip;&hellip; 3:006&mdash;Minnesota, Oliver(Burns, Nanne) &hellip;&hellip; 11:267&mdash;Minnesota, Hampson(Porise, Rousseau)&hellip;&hellip; 15:59Penalties: O&rsquo;Brien, Lapointe (majors) 5:08.Shots against:<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-09342/3008463-1-eng-US/f0013-092.jpg" title="f0013-09" width="507" height="46"></div>Attendance: 15,363.(Best-of-seven series tied 2-2) &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01754/3008626-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Members of the Detroit Red Wings take time out from their Florida vacation to feed the fish at Homosassa Springs, where they were guests of club owner Bruce Norris. Wings&rsquo; GM NED HARKNESS, is at extreme right, with defenseman GERRY HART to his right, on the bridge.</figcaption></div>DETROIT&mdash;Ned Harkness said he has a very popular telephone and after all the success former Red Wings enjoyed in the Stanley Cup quarter-finals. it&rsquo;s easy to understand.But rival general managers aren&rsquo;t after the current crop of Red Wings as much as they are after Detroit&rsquo;s pick in the June draft. The Wings will pick second.&ldquo;We&rsquo;d trade the choice if we could get someone who can do a job for us,&rdquo; Harkness said between sprints to catch planes during the semi-finals.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you one thing, our phone has really been ringing &mdash; they all want to talk to us.&rdquo;If Detroit doesn&rsquo;t deal the choice the Wings are expected to select either Marcel Dionne of St. Catharines or Jocelyn Guevremont of the Montreal Junior Canadiens, a defenseman.Everyone has his idea on who is best including the Detroit Junior Red Wings who watched Dionne play and played against Guy Lafleur, who is expected to be first to go in the draft. The Junior Wings thought Dionne was better.Meanwhile Harkness and the Red Wings scouts are looking at all the juniors and all the pros still in action.Harkness took time out for the club&rsquo;s five-day Florida vacation at Red Wing President Bruce Norris&rsquo; Homossassa Springs resort but then made up for the holiday.Montreal final in Boston Garden, sped to the airport and caught a flight to Chicago and took in the Chicago-New York semi-final the same night.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02642/3008619-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="1130" height="1129"><figcaption class="caption-body">There was plenty of time spent on the golf links when the Wings hit Florida. BILL COLLINS, left, and Coach DOUG BARKLEY watch as MIKE ROBITAILLE checks his putter before heading out on the course.</figcaption></div>Red Wing fans grumbled and made sour cracks about the number of former Detroiters starring in the playoffs but the biggest star of all, literally and figuratively, was Harkness&rsquo; goaltender at Cornell University, Ken Dryden.&ldquo;I was hoping they wouldn&rsquo;t use him in the playoffs,&rdquo; Harkness said. &ldquo;I still had hopes that we might be able to get him.&lsquo;I&rsquo;m happy to see him succeed, though.&rdquo; Harkness said. &ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t say enough good things about him &mdash; he&rsquo;s just a great goalie and he&rsquo;s very dedicated and that&rsquo;s unusual nowadays. He does more things with his glove than most goalies do with their stick, skates and glove.&rdquo;Harkness did bid for Dryden during the All Star Game meetings but Montreal General Manager Sammy Pollock turned a deaf ear.&ldquo;Sammy knew he was good. He used to come down to Cornell and watch our games and Toe Blake came down to watch Kenny,&rdquo; Harkness said.The Canadiens obviously liked what they saw of the 6-foot-4 Dryden even though he told them he intended to enter law school.And the Wings continue to look around for help in the nets.RED WING NOTES: The Wings enjoyed their Florida respite and Harkness said &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s going to do us some good.&ldquo;Everyone got together and got to know each other better. They had golf tournaments for us, fishing, dinner parties &hellip; it was a great time.&rdquo;Club owner Bruce Norris came up with the idea while the Wings were in the process of finishing in last place in the East Division, reasoning that many of the players were new to the team this year and hardly knew their teammates. &#9632;

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Harkness Admits NHL Teams After Wings’ Draft Choice

PITTSBURGH&mdash;The Pittsburgh Penguins have the long-awaited home town ownership the National Hockey League has advocated since the NHL took over the operation of the club last December.The Penguins, who have been a financial headache to the NHL for the past season, were sold for more than $7,000,000 to a group of Pittsburgh residents after the league had reviewed and turned down four other attractive otters in order to insure local ownership for the troubled Pens.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02654/3008792-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="248" height="428"><figcaption class="caption-body">Peter Block</figcaption></div>The NHL&rsquo;s Board Of Governors accepted a bid from a group of Pittsburgh businessmen who included Thayer B. Potter, Elmore L. Keener, A. H. Burchfield III and Peter H. Block, who formerly served as vice-president in the original Pittsburgh expansion executive.NHL President Clarence Campbell, who had been personally responsible for signing all cheques pertaining to expenses and player salaries since the league took over the club this season, said the new group fits all major requirements to insure the success of the franchise.The new Penguin owners wasted little time in announcing that both executive director Jack Riley and general-manager and coach Red Kelly would be retained.&ldquo;We consider Kelly and Riley as two of our most important assets,&rdquo; said Potter, who will act as chief executive officer for the team and who will represent Pittsburgh on the board of governors.The incoming owners assumed the $6,000,000 debts the club has accumulated in the past while using the remaining $1,000,000 as working capital.Campbell stated that the new owners are stepping in at the right time. He said the Penguins are enjoying a tremendous hockey growth and that the club reported a 54 per cent increase in attendance over last season. &#9632;

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CAN/AM HOCKEY SCHOOL GIVES YOU BETTER REASONS TO GO TO GUELPH, ONTARIO THIS SUMMER

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01728/3008761-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="541" height="1082"><figcaption class="caption-body">PAT STAPLETON&hellip;He Came Back</figcaption></div>CHICAGO&mdash;Patrick James Stapleton completes another season on defense for the Black Hawks. His sixth. Few fights and little fanfare. Routine, man, routine.Not really, though. A year ago, Stapleton watched the Stanley Cup playoffs on crutches. He had to think dire thoughts about his best hockey being behind him. Maybe all of it.But the doughty veteran has made a startling comeback from that ugly Saturday night in February last winter. It was a game in Chicago Stadium and the visiting Philadelphia Flyers were pressuring Goalie Tony Esposito. The puck squirted toward the Hawk net-behind Esposito, who had been drawn but. Stapleton dashed, from his defense post and sprawled toward the loose puck. He smothered it away from danger, all right, but he also rammed his left knee against the goal post. He was assisted off the ice, with tom ligaments. The ordeal was on.&ldquo;The doctors had thought I might not play again,&rdquo; Stapleton recalls. &ldquo;But I was hoping to make it back, even in time for last year&rsquo;s playoffs.&rdquo;After two months in a cast, Stapleton attempted to skate. It didn&rsquo;t work, he went back on crutches, and in May the surgery that should have been done immediately after the injury was finally performed.The summer of recuperation was not easy.&ldquo;I anticipated a lot and wondered a lot,&rdquo; Stapleton said. &ldquo;I never thought I would be hurt that badly. When I got back on skates, it was like having a wooden leg. I didn&rsquo;t have all my moves, and I couldn&rsquo;t even fully extend my leg. It was a weird feeling.&rdquo;He swam a lot, and skated lightly during the end of August while at his hockey school home in Sarnia, Ont.&ldquo;There wasn&rsquo;t much pain when I reported to training camp, but I wasn&rsquo;t in good shape. Billy (Coach Reay) talked to me right away and told me to be careful and not rush things.&rdquo;Stapleton&rsquo;s first combat since the mishap was the Hawks&rsquo; final pre-season game, Oct. 4, in Chicago against Toronto. He remembers feeling &ldquo;very nervous&rdquo; but his return &mdash; greeted by an ovation&mdash;was very encouraging.He had a brief impasse over his contract with the Chicago management, but finally signed a three year pact. Then the Hawk brass stripped him of his captaincy in a somewhat brusque fashion that ruffled some fellow players &mdash; the team equipment man, Lou Varga, was the first to inform Stapleton that the &ldquo;C&rdquo; was no longer on his jersey. Reay later clarified the decision that the Hawks would have no captain this season.No complaints were heard from Stapleton&rsquo;s corner, however, and he made his regular season debut in the Hawks&rsquo; third game &mdash; Oct. 15 at Detroit. The beginning of the end of the travail.&ldquo;It took a while to regain my full confidence,&rdquo; notes Pat, &ldquo;and I don&rsquo;t think I got it until after two or three months of the season.&rdquo;Stapleton was honored with a berth in the Jan. 19 All Star Game in Boston, but he credits much of his comeback success and that point to his defense mate, Bill White.&ldquo;He took a lot of the load for me at the start,&rdquo; Stapleton said. &ldquo;Especially in carrying the puck. He was really moving it&rdquo;.That facet, of course, is what has made Stapleton a rounded rearguard-not only the defensive prowess, but the ability to generate the team offense by passing or toting the puck from his own zone up ice.In fact, it took the Age of Orr to erase Stapleton&rsquo;s one-season mark of 50 assists for a defenseman (set in 1969).Stapleton has progressed as this season has progressed and in the opening round of the playoffs &mdash; a four game sweep over Philadelphia&mdash;he was solid at both ends of the rink.It was a heartening contrast from last spring&rsquo;s Cup inactivities for him. He was back-consistent but not flashy-looking just like the old Stapleton. With one exception. The crew cut of old had given way to a more mod head of hair. Not long, but not short.Said straight-faced Stapleton, a locker-room quipster. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s part of my new image.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Stapleton Rates Comeback Recognition Chicago

<div class="byline">BY DAN PROUDFOOT</div>LOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada byHILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD.Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, OntarioSold in U.S. and CanadaLOUISVILLE SLUGGERHOCKEY STICKSMade in Canada byHILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD.Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, OntarioSold in U.S. and Canada<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01574/3008847-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="253" height="406"><figcaption class="caption-body">John McLellan</figcaption></div>TORONTO&mdash;John McLellan considered the news that he had been fired more credible than the first congratulations he received for being picked coach of the year by THE HOCKEY NEWS.The reactions of the Leaf bench boss indicate something of his character and, as well, something of the situation in which he found himself early this season.A 5-1 loss in Montreal Nov. 19 added weight to a rumor that originated in Vancouver: McLellan&rsquo;s firing was imminent. Stafford Smythe, Leaf president, was said to have locked himself &acirc;&euro;&cent;in his office where he was studying the team&rsquo;s 4-13-0 record and practicing steeling his eyes for the execution.Smythe himself never suggested McLellan&rsquo;s job was imperiled, mind you, but the power of a rumor is mighty. So Pat Curran, THE HOCKEY NEWS&rsquo; Montreal reporter, boarded Leafs&rsquo; train after the 5-1 loss and checked with McLellan. The coach said he didn&rsquo;t know; he would have to wait until he got back to Toronto to find out.Almost five months later, McLellan heard he had been named coach of the year. Bob Goldham, the respected Hockey Night in Canada commentator, told him as the team left for the fifth game of their playoff series in New York.&ldquo;Who are you kidding?&rdquo; said McLellan. He didn&rsquo;t believe Goldham until others congratulated him.McLellan didn&rsquo;t change noticeably from the beginning of the season to the end. When he discussed the improvement in the team, he mentioned the play of such first-year pros as Bill MacMillan, Brian Spencer and Darryl Sittier. He mentioned the importance of Bob Baun and Jacques Plante. And the big years of Dave Keon, Norm Ullman and Paul Henderson.He made little mention of his change in the team&rsquo;s forechecking style that brought almost immediate improvement &mdash; soon after his rumored firing.Regardless, the way THE HOCKEY NEWS saw it McLellan brought a team from last place in 1970 to respectability against the Rangers in the 1971 playoffs. Rangers&rsquo; depth finally showed, but Leafs&rsquo; margin of play in the first three games indicated the team&rsquo;s potential under McLellan.&ldquo;This has been a good year&rsquo;s work,&rdquo; Smythe said after Leafs were eliminated in six games. &ldquo;This team has made tremendous strides under Jim Gregory (general manager) and Johnny.&ldquo;They came from the cellar to the playoffs and provided our fans with excellent entertainment while doing so. That&rsquo;s a big plus.&rdquo;LEAF NOTES: Team veterans George Armstrong, Baun and Plante all plan to return next season &hellip; Armstrong is tied with Frank Mahovlich for most career goals as a Leaf, 296 &hellip; Ullman topped Mahovlich&rsquo;s team record for most points in a season, 85, by one. &#9632;

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Maple Leafs Progressing Under McLellan’s Coaching

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<h2>In The East</h2>Scoring three goals in a playoff game is no mean feat as far as the New York Rangers are concerned. Veteran Vic Hadfield turned the trick against the Chicago Black Hawks last week to become only the fourth man in Ranger history to attain the mark.Hadfield, who has become a prolific playoff scorer this season after missing last year&rsquo;s playdowns with a torn achilles tendon, pumped three past Chicago goaler Tony Esposito in the third game of the semifinals to lead Rangers back on top in the series 2-1.Hadfield&rsquo;s three goals, which matched efforts by past Ranger stars like Frank Boucher, Bryan Hextall Sr., and Pentti Lund, gave him a total of seven in nine playoff starts.THE HOCKEY NEWS has selected Hadfield as the East Division player who belongs among the NHL&rsquo;s<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03396/3008909-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="489" height="560"><figcaption class="caption-body">VIC HADFIELD&hellip; New York Rangers</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02497/3008902-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="483" height="611"><figcaption class="caption-body">MURRAY OLIVER&hellip;Minnesota North Stars</figcaption></div><h2>In The West</h2>Playing in Stanley Cup playoffs is relatively new to veteran Murray Oliver of the Minnesota North Stars but the way he has been performing this year in the post season round he seems intent on making up for lost time.Oliver, an off-season acqusition from Toronto, had only made two previous appearances in cup playoffs, once in 1959-60 with Detroit and again in 1968-69 with Toronto. In 10 games, he counted only two goals. After 11 games this season, Oliver has already counted seven times and it&rsquo;s not over yet.The diminutive, fast-skating North Stars&rsquo; center has been one of the big surprises of the playoffs for the West Division team. When Minnesota toppled Montreal 5-2 in the series equalizer, Oliver contributed two goals and set up a third.THE HOCKEY NEWS has selected Oliver as the West Division player who belongs among the NHL&rsquo;s Stars Of The Week. &#9632;

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What made Seagram’s Five Star outsell all other brands of whisky in Canada?

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div>PHILADELPHIA &mdash;Move over football, baseball and basketball. You&rsquo;ve got nothing on hockey when it comes to sudden change of scenery.Ralph MacSweyn and Jim Mair, a pair of tough defensemen, can attest to that fact following their regular duty in the Flyers&rsquo; elimination by the Chicago Black Hawks in the Stanley Cup playoffs.Just two nights previous, both were trying to help the Quebec Aces, the Flyers&rsquo; top farm club, qualify for the American Hockey League playoffs. Then, all of a sudden, they find themselves in Philadelphia playing side-by-side on a regular shift.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-01487/3008978-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="246" height="414"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Mair</figcaption></div>Not only were they in the NHL, but they found themselves playing against Bobby Hull and the regular-season runaway champion Black Hawks.&ldquo;Strange? I&rsquo;d say it remarked Mair. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s is,&rdquo; even stranger for me because I hadn&rsquo;t even been playing regularly with the Aces. Then I come to Philly and I&rsquo;m playing regularly in the Stanley Cup playoffs. How do you figure it?&rdquo;Mair and MacSweyn were called up by the Flyers once the Aces were eliminated, via a suden-death overtime loss to Springfield in a special playoff game. They were needed in Philadelphia because of injuries to defensemen Wayne Hillman and Barry Ashbee in particular.Coach Vic Stasiuk saw fit to use them immediately and both held their own, even though the Hawks won the series in the minimum number of games.MacSweyn threw some of the roughest checks in the series and Mair, a standout on the power play, even scored a goal. It appeared at times that the pair had been NHL regulars all season, not a couple of newcomers to the Stanley Cup scene.MacSweyn certainly deserved a promotion to the Flyers because of the way he stood out for the Aces all season long. In fact, the AHL coaches selected him player of the year at season&rsquo;s end.&ldquo;I was happy to receive the honor because it&rsquo;s nice to know the coaches feel this way about you,&rdquo; said MacSweyn, a ruggedly-built soft-spoken individual. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;ll be perfectly honest. There&rsquo;s only one place to play when you&rsquo;re in hockey and that&rsquo;s in the NHL.&rdquo;MacSweyn had received quite a taste of NHL action in the past when he was up with the Flyers for almost a full year. He had played well for long stretches but evidently the Flyers&rsquo; brass felt his game had slipped somewhat. So when the 1970-71 season got underway, the Flyers were loaded with veteran defensemen and Ralph was to become a permanent fixture in Quebec during the regular season.&ldquo;I sort of resigned myself to the fact that I&rsquo;d have to stay in Quebec because, with trades and all, Philly had seven veteran defensemen on its roster,&rdquo; said MacSweyn. &ldquo;So all I could do was the very best of my ability with the Aces, and look toward the future.&rdquo;It paid off in individual acclaim by the coaches which is quite impressive since the AHL is a high-scoring circuit and yet a defenseman won the award. That&rsquo;s what they thought of MacSweyn&rsquo;s all-around play.&ldquo;Now that the season is over, I&rsquo;ll just have to wait and see what happens at the June draft,&rdquo; said Ralph. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know what will take place but I do know I want to play in the NHL. You get a taste of it and you never want to play anywhere else."If the Flyers make him available he should go in a hurry. Ralph MacSweyn would be a welcome asset to any hockey team.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02432/3008971-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="526" height="654"><figcaption class="caption-body">RALPH MacSWEYN&hellip; looking ahead</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Mair, MacSweyn Impress Flyers Philadelphia

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OKLAHOMA CITY FAIRGROUNDS ARENA3 - SEPARATE SESSIONS - ONE WEEK EACH JULY 12TH THROUGH JULY 30TH&bull; Age limit 7 to 19&bull; 3 hours ice time and plenty of public skating&bull; Supervised swimming pool for students&bull; Physical fitness instruction by Phys. Ed. Instructor&bull; Blackboard instruction and hockey films&bull; Crests and trophies given to students&bull; All meals carefully prepared by Dietician&bull; Accident Insurance coverage&bull; Free admission to baseball games and auto races&bull; Day rates available&ldquo;OPEN TO BEGINNERS&rdquo; WITH SPECIAL CLASSESENROLL NOWLUHTID REGISTRATIONFOR INFORMATION AND BROCHURES WRITE &mdash; NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY SCHOOL, 1708 N. VERMONT, OKLA. CITY, OKLA. 73107, 6708<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03358/3009131-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="250" height="320"><figcaption class="caption-body">TOM WEBSTRRDetroit Red Wings</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-11101/3009124-1-eng-US/f0017-112.jpg" title="f0017-11" width="253" height="295"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROSS LONSMMYAsst. To Gen. Mgr.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1290/3009117-1-eng-US/f0017-122.jpg" title="f0017-12" width="254" height="298"><figcaption class="caption-body">DOUG FAVELLphiladelphia Flyers</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1374/3009110-1-eng-US/f0017-132.jpg" title="f0017-13" width="251" height="243"><figcaption class="caption-body">CALS SWENSONToronto Prospect</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04282/3009103-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="253" height="321"><figcaption class="caption-body">MURRAY DAVISONProgram Director</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-05233/3009096-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="254" height="318"><figcaption class="caption-body">HARRY SINDENConsultant-To Pres.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-06198/3009089-1-eng-US/f0017-062.jpg" title="f0017-06" width="251" height="320"><figcaption class="caption-body">FRASER GLERSONPresident-Gen. Mgr.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-07175/3009082-1-eng-US/f0017-072.jpg" title="f0017-07" width="254" height="316"><figcaption class="caption-body">DICK CHERRYProgram Consultant</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-08143/3009075-1-eng-US/f0017-082.jpg" title="f0017-08" width="252" height="317"><figcaption class="caption-body">GERRY CHEEVERSPublic Relations Dir.</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-09128/3009068-1-eng-US/f0017-092.jpg" title="f0017-09" width="253" height="321"><figcaption class="caption-body">BRIAN BRADLEYAsst. Chief Instructor</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-10118/3009061-1-eng-US/f0017-102.jpg" title="f0017-10" width="220" height="324"><figcaption class="caption-body">GARRY YOUNGChief Boston Scout</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1552/3009054-1-eng-US/f0017-152.jpg" title="f0017-15" width="249" height="323"><figcaption class="caption-body">STEVE ATKINSONBuffalo Sabres</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1650/3009047-1-eng-US/f0017-162.jpg" title="f0017-16" width="252" height="323"><figcaption class="caption-body">DON TANNAHILLBoston Prospect</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1463/3009040-1-eng-US/f0017-142.jpg" title="f0017-14" width="674" height="256"><figcaption class="caption-body">FAIRGROUNDS ARENA</figcaption></div>CHANCE OF A LIFETIME FOR AMERICAN BOYS TO BE SEEN AND SCOUTED &#9632;

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AHL PLAYOFFS

PROVIDENCE&mdash;The Springfield Kings took a step in the direction of the Calder Cup by winning the opening game of the championship final 4-2 from the Providence Reds.Sparked by their 41-goal scoring ace, Doug Volmar, who rattled two pucks past veteran Reds&rsquo; goaler Marcel Paille, the aroused Kings went on to win the first game of the best - of - seven final series before 6,000 fans.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02399/3009200-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="254" height="350"><figcaption class="caption-body">Doug Vol mar</figcaption></div>The Kings battled back from a 2-1 deficit early in the third period unleashing a three-goal offensive the Reds were unable to match.Volmar started the Reds on their way to defeat with his second goal of the game. Jim Stanfield then sank the winner and Wayne Schultz put the frosting on the cake a minute later. The three goals came within a span of five minutes and obviously took all the fire out of the Providence club.Joe Szura and Randy Rota scored for the Reds. Rota&rsquo;s goal came in the second period with two Providence players sitting in the penalty box.Paille made 29 stops while Springfield goaler Billy Smith turned back 32 in a scintillating performance in goal.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01492/3009193-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="533" height="567"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL ORBAN&hellip; Strikes Back</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Springfield Kings Grab Cup Opener

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLO</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04233/3009231-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="250" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ed Hoekstra</figcaption></div>The Springfield Kings, a club that was written off by many hockey experts, continued to enjoy amazing success as they fought their way into the Calder Cup finals.The startling thing about the Kings is that three weeks ago, these very same Kings had to subdue the Quebec Aces in a sudden-death game to even get into the AHL playoffs and only then after an over-time period.There&rsquo;s no doubt the Kings got to the cup finals the hard way.After disposing of the favored Cleveland Barons 3-1 in a best-of-five semi-final series, the Kings have moved against the Providence Reds in a best-of-seven championship final that began on Providence ice.In addition, the Kings have also been a financial success at least in attendance with well over 200,000 fans having paid their way into the Coliseum to see the club play. That is also truly amazing in as much as the arena holds only 5,934 and no standing room sold here as in other cities.And despite all this, clouds still hang over the Kings, since there might be a good chance they will no longer play here after next season, which is the final year in their five year pact between Eddie Shore, the franchise holder, and Jack Cooke, the club owner. All hope the club stays here.There has been much talk of the club moving to Hartford for the 1973 season in as much as that city will have a new 12,000 seat civic center ready for occupancy. So too, will this town house a new civic arena in 1972, and it will hold 7,800 and will be ready for the Kings, or some other hockey club to play in.On the ice, the Kings have captured the hearts of the fans this season. They made a bad start due to a young club but Coach Larry Wilson put together his kind of team in the last weeks of the season and the club really responded. Had those same players been here all season, Springfield could have won the division title.Biggest scoring splurge of the playoffs was turned in by newcomer Bill Orban, who came to the club later in the season after a trade between Los Angeles and Minnesota. Orban, who was a member of the Cleveland Barons, turned on his former mates with a vengeance in the third game of the semi-finals scoring four times and assisting on a fifth in the Kings&rsquo; 6-5 win over the Barons.Orban is just one of many Kings who have been performing well of late.Typical is the hard work of Ed Hoekstra, the quiet 33-year-old veteran Wilson traded for this season. He came here from Denver for Jimmy "Peters. Ed has really worked and played well, on the power play, killing penalties as well as his regular job on his line.With past experience with both Cleveland and Quebec, Ed developed into a key goal scorer as well for the Kings late in the season. He might not be the fastest skater in the world, but he is all heart and hard work on the ice and is an inspiration for the younger players on the club.Butch Goring never seems to stop hustling. It would seem a natural letdown for a kid to not play all out when sent down from the NHL. But not Goring, who has worked harder than ever before since he was sent from Los Angeles to finish the season here.Pages could be written about Billy Smith, the 20 year old whiz out of Junior A who has lived with pressure. He did something few other kids ever accomplished. Smith moved into a starting pro role right out of junior hockey. He was especially effective when Bruce Landon was hurt and finally had to quit for the season. &#9632;

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Kings Oust Favored Barons

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BOSTON &mdash;The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League have settled on two issues regarding their new entry in the American Hockey League.The club will be coached by a former Bruin, Bep Guidolin, and the team will be called the Braves &mdash; once a renowned baseball name in the Massachusetts&rsquo; city.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02405/3009390-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="255" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bep Guidolin</figcaption></div>A spokesman for the new Boston club said that everything is progressing well preparatory to the team&rsquo;s entry into the AHL next season. The club will play all its home games here in the Boston Garden, sharing the ice dates with their illustrious NHL brothers.As such, the new Boston Braves will not be a development club but will feature both young and veterans alike. Guidolin, a 45-year-old who performed nine years in the NHL with Boston, Detroit and Chicago, will coach the club. He has been directing the London Knights of the Ontario Junior Hockey Association and has been a popular figure with the Boston organization since his retirement from the NHL.Bruins will continue to operate their CHL affiliate at Oklahoma City but have ended their 10-year agreement with the Hershey Bears of the AHL. Some seven Boston-owned players with Hershey will revert to the NHL club for possible assignment to the AHL Braves for the 1971-72 season. &#9632;

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New Boston Franchise Given Name Of Braves

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-03330/3009459-1-eng-US/f0019-032.jpg" title="f0019-03" width="414" height="722"></div>The NHL Team Crest of your choice on the dial with an adjustable nylon wrist band in the team colours.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-04284/3009452-1-eng-US/f0019-042.jpg" title="f0019-04" width="281" height="344"></div>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 precision&rsquo; NHL Hockey Watch has a Gruen 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 timepiecesJust fill in your name, address and your answer to the skill-testing question in the coupon below.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-07164/3009445-1-eng-US/f0019-072.jpg" title="f0019-07" width="1141" height="494"></div> &#9632;

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WIN A GRUEN PRECISION nHL HOCKEY WATCH

<div class="byline">BY ALEX HARDY</div>WESTERN CANADA LEAGUEFLIN FLON&mdash;The Western Canada League playoffs are substantiating the claim made by most Western Canadian hockey men: that Pat Ginnell is the best coach outside of professional hockev.Ginnell&rsquo;s Flin Flon Bombers have been the class of the 1970-71 playdowns, and are favored to repeat as league champions.They took out the Regina Pats in the quarter - finals without any great difficulty, then easily eliminated the Winnipeg Jets in the semi-finals.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01316/3009528-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="258" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pat Ginnell</figcaption></div>It has been an amazing rebuilding year for Ginnell. He started the season without many of last year&rsquo;s stars, including goalie Ray Martynuik, defenseman Murray Anderson and forward Reg Leach.At one point the Bombers floundered in next-to-last place in their division, but they rebounded to almost catch Estevan for the division title.Western hockey observers claim Ginnell is the perfect coach: he is both respected and liked by his players, a rare combination. He is also acknowledged to be the best teacher of fundamentals in the league and is unsurpassed in his ability to get his young players &ldquo;up&rdquo; for key games.As a player, Ginnell never quite enjoyed the same success he has had at coaching, although he did play a few years in pr ranks.His coaching ability is now well recognized in hockey circles, and he was expected to sign with a pro club last summer. Instead, he shocked almost everyone bv deciding to stay in Flin Flon.&ldquo;As long as Flin Flon has Pat Ginnell behind the bench, they&rsquo;ll win,&rdquo; said Martynuik when he returned to Winnipeg recently after completing his first pro season.&ldquo;He could take any 15 guys and make a winner out of them,&rdquo; added Martynuik, who developed into the best WCHL netminder last year at Flin Flon and was rewarded with a healthy pro contract from Montreal.Each year one of Ginnell&rsquo;s players inevitably becomes the WCHL&rsquo;s super-star. Two years ago it was Bob Clarke, now with Philadelphia of the NHL. Last year it was Leach, who has an excellent future with Boston. This year it is Chuck Arnason, who is certain to be a first-round choice in June&rsquo;s NHL amateur draft.Ginnell appears able to see potential where others don&rsquo;t. When Leach, who has native blood, joined the Bombers he had already been passed over by Winnipeg and was as &ldquo;green&rdquo; a hockey player as there has ever been. His first visit to a restaurant. he had to be told how to use a fork. Now he is a potential NHL great.The amazing thing about Ginnell is that he actually seems to enjoy coaching in Flin Flon, a mining centre located in the backwoods of northern Manitoba. Another WCHL coach calls it &ldquo;the most unbearable place to have to coach.&rdquo; Maybe so, but as long as Pat Ginnell is there, it will be the No. 1 place for young hockey plavers to develop.PLAYOFF NOTES: &mdash; After Calgary grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in games against Edmonton in the Western Division final. Oil King general manager Bill Hunter took over from regular coach Harvey Roy in the players&rsquo; box. The switch was actually suggested by the youthful Roy, who declared there was an attitude problem on the club and that the experienced Hunter could solve it. &ldquo;The important thing is to win.&rdquo; said Rov. Sure enough, the move worked. With Hunter behind the bench, the Kings edged Calgarv 3-2 in the third game right in Calgary, then bombed the Centennials 7-4 and 7-3 back in Edmonton.Flin Flon&rsquo;s Blaine Stoughton continued to build up his bad-boy record during the Eastern Division final against Winnipeg. He threw Winnipeg player Jim Chicovne&rsquo;s stick into the stands. a la Vic Hadfield&rsquo;s treatment of Bernie Parent&rsquo;s mask in the NHL playoffs. It cost him a misconduct from referee Joe Cassidy.The Jets were bombed by Flin Flon but they had at least a partial excuse. They were hurting, thanks to their quarter-final series with injury-riddled Estevan. Defensemen Larry Bolonchuk (bruised hip) and Al Simmons (severe charlev horse and bruised foot) and winger Jeff Hunt (charlev horse) were all limping entering the Flin Flon series.The Jets also felt they got the short end of a league ruling involving game sites. Although they won the division&rsquo;s &ldquo;A&rdquo; series against pennant-winning Estevan. Flin Flon was awarded the extra game of the finals on the basis of having finished ahead of Jets in the regular schedule.Larry Hendrick, barely 16. was a playoff hero for Edmonton. With the Oil Kings behind 3-1 to Calgarv in the crucial fourth game of the Western final and regular goalie Jack Cummings playing poorly, Hendricks stepped in and played brilliantly en route to a win. He played the next game as well and won again&hellip; Larry Bolonehuk was named most popular player on the Winnipeg Jets. &#9632;

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Pat Ginnell’s Coaching Stock Rises As Flin Flon Gains Final In WCHL

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/f0020-02234/3009583-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="278" height="214"></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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The TAM…the world’s finest

<div class="byline">BY PAT CONNOLLY</div>HALIFAX&mdash;Charlottetown Islanders, whose backers have steadfastly maintained the team belongs in Canadian Junior hockey&rsquo;s Tier One division, continued their drive toward the nation&rsquo;s consolation award by thumping Detroit Red Wings 8-3 in the opener of the Centennial Cup Eastern final at Charlottetown.At the finish of game one, Detroit Coach Carl Lindstrom, whose pre-series forecast of a Detroit sweep in five games raised eyebrows locally, altered his position considerably. &ldquo;I have to admit this Island club is one of the biggest and strongest we&rsquo;ve faced this season,&rdquo; the personable Red Wing mentor observed. &ldquo;They have size, depth and balance, plus fine goaltending&rdquo;, said Lindstrom who compared Charlottetown with the Southern Ontario League pennant winning Chatham Maroons, surprisingly sidelined by Guelph in the southern semi-finals.Charlottetown coach Jackie Hynes, finally getting public recognition for the outstanding job he has done with the Islanders over three seasons, remained cautiously optimistic. Hynes wasn&rsquo;t exactly enthralled by the team&rsquo;s general performance in the Dominion semi-final opener. &ldquo;We played well enough to win, but we&rsquo;ll have to be tighter to contain this fine Detroit team over the entire series&rdquo;, he said. Red Wings outshot Charlottetown 37-35 but failed to solve the goaltending excellence of Montreal-born Steve Van Diest, a major plus for the Islanders since the playoffs opened.As Detroit publicists had promised, the Red Wings showed up with good size and a crisp passing pattern. But in the opening game at least, the more experienced Islanders parlayed strong checking and keen shooting into an unexpectedly easy win. The victory was Charlottetown&rsquo;s 14th in 17 playoff games. After eliminating Halifax Atlantics in six games to win the Maritimes League crown, Islanders handled Moncton Beavers in four straight and then battered Thunder Bay Marrs four games to one in the Eastern quarter-final.An indication of the Islanders great depth came in the opener of the Detroit series when the socalled &lsquo;third line&rsquo; of Tommy Steeves, Gerry Bell and Doug Abbass produced five of the eight goals, including a legitimate &lsquo;hat trick&rsquo; by 18-year old sophomore Steeves.After losing their outstanding defenseman Don Brown with a broken knee cap in the Thunder Bay series, Islanders adjusted by moving winger Alex Dampier back to the blueline and the Nipigon, Ont. native responded with an excellent first game performance.Detroit coach Lindstrom, while not holding goaler Steve Miskiewicz responsible for the eight goals, nonetheless decided to switch to Jim McCarthy for the second game. McCarthy was Southern Ontario League All-Star selection with the Chatham Maroons and was added to the Red Wing roster when Jim Lanzi was stricken with flying-itis and didn&rsquo;t make the Charlottetown trip &#9632;

Islanders Quickly Dispel Series’ Sweep By Detroit

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, Heindl, Player, Minnesota North Stars and 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 Hali,Shattuck SchoolFaribault, Minn. 55021Phone: 507-334-6466 &#9632;

SHATTUCK HOCKEY SCHOOLS

The Davos Hockey Club (Second Division) Is Looking Ahead To The Next Hockey Season Which Runs From September, 1971 to March, 1972. We Are Looking For A Player-Coach. For An Experienced And Dynamic Hockey PlayerWe Are Offering The Following:&bull; Good Salary&bull; Paid Trip Both Ways&bull; Flat At HandInterested Candidates Should Write To:The Secretory,DAVOS HOCKEY CLUB,7270 Davos-Platz, Switzerland&ldquo;World Renowned Swiss Winter Sports Resort&rdquo; &#9632;

WANTED PLAYER COACH

CFL-NFL PRE-SEASON PREVIEWS<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0749/3009707-1-eng-US/f0021-072.jpg" title="f0021-07" width="352" height="191"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0843/3009700-1-eng-US/f0021-082.jpg" title="f0021-08" width="1083" height="1749"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0937/3009693-1-eng-US/f0021-092.jpg" title="f0021-09" width="1119" height="663"></div> &#9632;

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FIRST ISSUE JULY 10

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 skating, strong starts and fast stops with puck.&bull; SCRIMMAGEComplete squads pitted against each other with emphasis on positional ploy.&bull; SAFETYEach session will be limited to 2 squads of 20 players per squad.All trainees must have complete hockey equipment, uniforms, skates, stick, pad, 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/f0021-01177/3009773-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg" title="f0021-01" width="252" height="291"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY ROUSSEAUMinnesota North Stars</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-02129/3009766-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="246" height="281"><figcaption class="caption-body">GUY LAPOINTEMontreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0388/3009759-1-eng-US/f0021-032.jpg" title="f0021-03" width="248" height="284"><figcaption class="caption-body">PIERRE BOUCHARDMontreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0473/3009752-1-eng-US/f0021-042.jpg" title="f0021-04" width="240" height="290"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACQUES LEMAIREMontreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0565/3009745-1-eng-US/f0021-052.jpg" title="f0021-05" width="253" height="281"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL COLLINSDetroit Red Wings</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0657/3009738-1-eng-US/f0021-062.jpg" title="f0021-06" width="251" height="286"><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/f0022-01195/3009818-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="533" height="302"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-02132/3009811-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="531" height="304"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0585/3009804-1-eng-US/f0022-052.jpg" title="f0022-05" width="566" height="1353"></div> &#9632;

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WHL PLAYOFFS

<div class="byline">BY DOUG McCONNELL</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0496/3009849-1-eng-US/f0022-042.jpg" title="f0022-04" width="257" height="416"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted McCaskill</figcaption></div>PORTLAND&mdash;The Portland Buckaroos were &ldquo;given a lift&rdquo; when their All Star defensemen Rick Foley and Connie Madigan were suspended, says coach Gord Fashoway.That&rsquo;s not a putdown of Foley, who made the first All Star squad, and Madigan, who was named to the second.&ldquo;It inspired our club to working harder,&rdquo; explained Fashoway. &ldquo;We had it so easy for a month or two, our guys didn&rsquo;t have to work too hard.&rdquo;The Buckaroos had finished 22 points ahead of the runnerup Phoenix Roadrunners in the regular season, Western Hockey League race.Madigan drew an indefinite suspension, to be reviewed by the league governors at season&rsquo;s end, for his knockout of referee Dave Newell. Foley drew a two-game suspension for throwing his stick in Newell&rsquo;s direction earlier in the same game.The Buckaroos were trailing the San Diego Gulls by 2-1 in the best-of-seven Patrick Cup semi-finals when WHL president Gene Kinasewich meted out the suspensions.Portland won the next three games to quickly end the series and go into the finals against Phoenix.As if to prove his All Star status, Foley tied a WHL playoff record for most assists in a game, four, in his first game back &mdash; the series windup, a crushing 8-2 victory by the Buckaroos.Meanwhile, the Roadrunners won their semi-final series in five games, but found stubborn opposition from the Denver Spurs. They had won 10 and tied one of 14 regular season games with the Spurs, but the Spurs forced Phoenix into overtime in two of the first three games and won the other.Jacques Caron made 46 saves for Denver in the last game compared to 27 by Don Caley in the Phoenix nets, but it wasn&rsquo;t until Ted McCaskill&rsquo;s center-ice interception and breakaway goal with one minute left that the Runners cinched victory, 3-1. McCaskill had cinched victory for Phoenix in the series&rsquo; fourth game. 6-3. with another pair of third period steals, setting up one goal and going in alone for another.The Runners played without their leading scorer, Andre Hinse, whose leg injury was expected to keep him out of the final series.Norm Johnson was Portland&rsquo;s leading pointgetter in the series with San Diego with 2-8 &mdash; 10 while linemate Bill Saunders led in goals with seven and added a pair of assists. Their rightwinger, Andy Hebenton, contributed seven points, including four goals, as did Oscar Gaudet (4-3 &mdash; 7) and Art Jones (2-5-7). &#9632;

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Bucks Work Harder Without Stars To Reach Final Against Phoenix

SEATTLE &mdash;John Hanna is the first two-time winner of the Hal Laycoe Cup, awarded annually to the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s outstanding defenseman.The 36-year-old bulwark of the Seattle Tote m&rsquo;s defense had a wide margin in the balloting by the players over runner-up Rick Foley of Portland.Hanna drew 341 points of a possible 450 in an all-opponent balloting (five points for a first place vote, three for second and one for third).Denver&rsquo;s Larry Mavety was third with 158, Portland&rsquo;s Connie Madigan fourth with 130, Phoenix&rsquo;s Gerry Odrowski tied for fifth with San Diego&rsquo;s Jim Cardiff with 35 apiece.When Seattle sold hard-shooting rightwinger, Bob Schmautz, to Vancouver of the National Hockey League, two-thirds through the season. Hanna took over point duties on the power play and wound up with 20 goals, leading all WHL defensemen.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-03115/3009880-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="257" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">John Hanna</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Hanna Top Rearguard Once More

SALT LAKE &mdash;Owner Dan Meyer said the search will begin immediately to replace Gus Bodnar as general manager and coach of the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles.Meyer announced that Bodnar&rsquo;s one-year contract would not be extended &ldquo;by mutual agreement.&rdquo;Bodnar, 47, will remain in the employ of the Eagles as a scout until the June draft meetings.The Eagles finished last in the Western Hockey League this season but despite a late season collapse, the rookie-laden Eagles registered more victories than last season, their first in the league.Bodnar said his plans are indefinite. &ldquo;Hockey is my life and I hope and plan to remain in hockey in some administrative capacity either on the professional or amateur level.&rdquo;In July, he will be participating in a hockey school in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.Before joining the Eagles and while coaching the Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A League, Bodnar was a sales engineer with the Dahmer Steel Co. In Toronto.&ldquo;I was and still am,&rdquo; said Meyer, &ldquo;impressed by his (Bodnar&rsquo;s) knowledge of the game and his vast abilities and his personal integrity.&rdquo;Bodnar had indicated to other WHL managers and coaches that he was general manager in name only and didn&rsquo;t expect to be back next season.Bodnar, outstanding National Hockey League performer with Toronto, Chicago and Boston, retired from active play in 1956. He was the Eagles&rsquo; second coach and general manager, replacing Ray Kinasewich, who suddenly resigned late last summer &ldquo;for personal reasons.&rdquo;Bodnar&rsquo;s official statement, in part: &ldquo;There is no doubt that I was terribly disappointed in the results of this past season. In all my years of hockey, as a player and coach, I never experienced a season like the last.&ldquo;However, let me say that I was tremendously impressed, as is everyone in pro or amateur hockey, with the support of the Salt Lake fans.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0665/3009911-1-eng-US/f0022-062.jpg" title="f0022-06" width="260" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gus Bodnar</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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