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October 8, 1971

The Hockey News October 8, 1971

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01732/2793711-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="516" height="529"></div>&bull; WHERE HAS the time gone? It just doesn&rsquo;t seem possible that we are celebrating our 25th anniversary and that this issue marks our 841st edition since we started on the proverbial shoestring back in October, 1947. The growth and success of THE HOCKEY NEWS has far exceeded our fondest dreams. The planning, hard work, heartaches and satisfying thrills of achievement has been like one beautiful romance. One we would have hated to miss in our lifetime&hellip;But, it was you wonderful fans along with our advertisers and our talented writers who have made it all possible&hellip;and we owe each and every one of you a deep debt of gratitude. Without your support in subscribing, buying single copies on the newsstands and at the hockey arenas, there is no way this dream of ours could have succeeded. Hockey is fast, ever-changing and violent and it is said that it expresses the life and times of today more than any other sport&hellip;THE HOCKEY NEWS and its allied publications HOCKEY PICTORIAL. HOCKEY WORLD and OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY ANNUAL are in the midst of their greatest expansion plans and from all indications the next 25 years will be the most exciting and fulfilling in the history of these publications&hellip;But you hockey fans, our readers will be playing a key role in making all this happen&hellip;and everyone here at THE HOCKEY NEW&rsquo;S wishes to thank you for your wonderful and loyal patronage over the past quarter century&hellip;and as we continually strive to improve your paper to make it truly the fans&rsquo; paper and to warrant your support and enthusiasm we look forward to having you celebrate our Golden Anniversary with us in 1966.&bull; DON&rsquo;T WORRY about the Boston Bruins being able to pay Bobby Orr the reported $1,000,000 contract he just signed for the next five years. The Bruins will earn twice that amount in local TV rights alone during the same period, based on this season&rsquo;s deal which calls for more than $400,000 for 70 telecasts. Playoffs should add another $100,000, annually in local television money&hellip;WZOW, Utica, N.Y., will broadcast 74 home and away games of the Clinton Comets this season for the fifth year in a row. Al Bonapart will again be the man on the &ldquo;mike&rdquo;&hellip;George Owen, former Boston Bruins&rsquo; star, will nlav with the Bruins&rsquo; Oldtimers squad this season in several benefit games throughout the Greater Boston area. George will be 70 in December.&mdash;Owen will be portrayed in the upcoming December issue of the HOCKEY PICTORIAL as the &lsquo;Bobby Orr of the 30&rsquo;s&rsquo;&hellip;WNBC Sports Director Marv Albert will host &ldquo;The Big Moment&rdquo;, a new 30minute television series designed for national syndication. Marv has been the radio voice of the New York Rangers for several years&hellip;Professional ice hockey returns to Cincinnati this season after an absence of 20 years. The veteran Joe Crozier is the general managercoach of the Swords and great expectations are held for the team&hellip;Carol Vadnais will captain the California Golden Seals this season. Alternates will be Bert Marshall. Wayne Carleton and Tommy Williams&hellip;Camille Henry, ex-forward with New York and St. Louis, has been appointed recreation director of Villeneuve, Que&hellip;Gerry Cosby&rsquo;s retail sports store in Madison Square Garden was robbed three nights in a row recently. Losses were minimal the first two times but very substantial the third time&hellip;With practically a set lineup Chicago Black Hawks had only 31 players on the varsity roster for training camp&hellip;Al Smith, Joe Daley and Andy Brown will battle it out for the No. 1 netminding job with Detroit Red Wings this season&hellip;New York Rangers will ice their youngest club in history this season&hellip;Norm Ullman. Ron Ellis and Paul Henderson will again form Toronto&rsquo;s top forward line&hellip;There&rsquo;s only one possibility, say Detroit Red Wings officials, that Gordie Howe&rsquo;s famous No. 9 will be worn again and that&rsquo;s if one of his three sons, Marty, Mark or Murray, should make it to the NHL with the wings.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02683/2793704-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="282" height="441"><figcaption class="caption-body">Norm Ullman</figcaption></div>&bull; KEN DRYDEN, outstanding star of last Spring&rsquo;s Stanley Cup playoffs, is still classed as a rookie in 1971-72 and eligible for the Calder Memorial Trophy. The elongated Montreal goalkeeper played but six regular scheduled games for Canadiens and a player is allowed to play up to 25 games in any one NHL season or five in each of two campaigns. So Dryden&rsquo;s 20 playoff games last April and May don&rsquo;t count. He should be a top candidate for rookie honors&hellip;Guy Lafleur will wear No. 10 for Canadiens and not Jean Beliveau&rsquo;s old No. 4. Yardley of London has signed a new three-year deal with Bobby Orr to promote their famous lotions&hellip;At least 13 of the candidates at the Boston Bruins&rsquo; and Boston Braves&rsquo; training camps came out of U.S. colleges&hellip;November issue of HOCKEY PICTORIAL is now available to the public and this is an outstanding preview edition on the 1971-72 season&hellip;Gump Worsley, 42-year-old Minnesota goalie, says he was misquoted when it was reported that this was to be his final year. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll play as long as I feel capable of doing a good job and some NHL team is willing to pay me a salary&rdquo;&hellip;Wayne Carleton reported to the California Golden Seals training camp weighing 245 pounds, a full 30 above his normal playing weight&hellip;Gil Perreault, last season&rsquo;s rookie winner, is another player who showed up overweight. Gil soared to 225 pounds during the past summer&hellip;Ken Broderick, formerly with Canada&rsquo;s National Team, has signed a two-year contract to share San Diego Western League goaltending with Jack McCartan&hellip;Chicago&rsquo;s Stan Mikita starts the new season with a back that still aches. Stan has been bothered with a sore back for the last three seasons and he&rsquo;s done everything possible to alleviate the pain. Recently he&rsquo;s been taking injections which appear to have helped somewhat&hellip;Canadiens have been extremely impressive in pre-season exhibition games, downing both Boston and Chicago by big scores&hellip;Gordie Howe is the only NHL player in history to win the Hart Trophy (MVP) six times and lead the league in points six times, including four years in a row.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03585/2793697-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="278" height="469"><figcaption class="caption-body">Stan Mikita</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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IN THIS ISSUE

PASSING THE PUCK

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0192/2795342-1-eng-US/f0034-012.jpg" title="f0034-01" width="531" height="768"><figcaption class="caption-body">GUY LAFLEUR&hellip;An auspicious start</figcaption></div>MONTREAL&mdash;Officially, Scotty Bowman was 38 on September 18th.Unofficially, he aged several years in 60 minutes that night as Habs and Boston Bruins clashed in a riotous exhibition tilt before an all-time record crowd in the Montreal Forum.With 18,906 fans looking on, Canadiens pumped seven goals past the combination of Eddie Johnston and Gerry Cheevers in the Boston net, while giving up four to the league champions. Ken Dryden, last spring&rsquo;s playoff hero, went all the way in the nets for Canadiens. Habs outshot the Bruins by a 36-31 margin. Four of the Canadiens&rsquo; goals were against Johnston, who gave way to Cheevers midway through the second period.The newly-formed Hab line of Frank Mahovlich, Guy Lafleur and Yvan Cournoyer paced the winners. They picked dp nine points, with Mahovlich and Cournoyer netting two goals apiece plus two assists, and Lafleur counting three assists.Jacques Lemaire and Pete Mahovlich, with a goal and an assist each, and J.C. Tremblay with three assists were other Canadiens pacemakers. Marc Tardif scored the other Canadiens goal, while Ken Hodge, Bobby Orr, Bob Stewart and Wayne Cashman counted for the Bruins. In addition to his goal, Orr also had three assists; giving him a hand in all the Boston scoring.Referee Bill Friday had a busy night handing out 29 penalties including eight majors, two misconducts and two game misconducts, There were 107 minutes in penalties called during the wild third period, alone.The penalties paved the way for six powerplay goals, three by each team. In addition, Boston scored two offside goals 11 seconds apart in the hectic third period. At one point, goalies Dryden and Cheevers shot the puck back and forth at each other from opposite ends of the ice, while referee Friday was trying to sort out the many penalty calls. The puck travelled back and forth between the two netminders until Cheevers finally knocked it into a corner. The crowd gave him a prolonged raspberry for spoiling the fun.Among the unlikely battlers were Ken Dryden and Derek Sanderson. The latter caught the goalie out of his crease and levelled him with a bodycheck. On the next rush, Dryden elbowed Sanderson in the face as he went by the Hab net. That led to a spirited exchange of punches, after which both Dryden and the Turk fell to the ice in a wrestling hold. Frank Mahovlich went to Dryden&rsquo;s assistance and wound up with a game misconduct for butting into the fray, in accordance with a new rule aimed at preventing fights from spreading.It was the only exhibition game scheduled for the Forum, this year. And, just as well, too. Who could stand another?<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0247/2795335-1-eng-US/f0034-022.jpg" title="f0034-02" width="1788" height="1148"><figcaption class="caption-body">Members of the National Hockey League Players&rsquo; Association are shown putting their stamp of approval on the new official seal of the association (inset) and inspecting the new quality line of Daoust hockey skates. Daoust of Montreal, one of the world&rsquo;s largest skate manufacturers, is the only skate company licensed to use the new NHLPA trademark. From the left are BOB NEVIN of Minnesota, TIM ECCLESTONE of Detroit, R. ALAN EAGLESON, executive director of the NHLPA, LOU ANGOTTI of Chicago, and RICK LEY of Toronto. Daoust skates are sold in Canada, the U.S. and Europe and are used from pee wee right up to the NHL.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Habs, Bruins Turn Scotty’s Birthday Party Into Brawl

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0018-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01443/2794595-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg"></div><h2>Eastern Division</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02354/2794588-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="265" height="472"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOSTON BRAVES</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03259/2794581-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="301" height="288"><figcaption class="caption-body">NOVA SCOTIA VOYAGEURS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04204/2794574-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="320" height="299"><figcaption class="caption-body">PROVIDENCE REDS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-05151/2794567-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="301" height="299"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROCHESTER AMERICANS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-06125/2794560-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg" title="f0018-06" width="305" height="314"><figcaption class="caption-body">SPRINGFIELD KINGS</figcaption></div><h2>Western Division</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-07109/2794553-1-eng-US/f0018-072.jpg" title="f0018-07" width="224" height="347"><figcaption class="caption-body">BALTIMORE CLIPPERS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0893/2794546-1-eng-US/f0018-082.jpg" title="f0018-08" width="259" height="255"><figcaption class="caption-body">CINCINNATI SWORDS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0981/2794539-1-eng-US/f0018-092.jpg" title="f0018-09" width="235" height="291"><figcaption class="caption-body">CLEVELAND BARONS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1073/2794532-1-eng-US/f0018-102.jpg" title="f0018-10" width="233" height="255"><figcaption class="caption-body">HERSHEY BEARS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1168/2794525-1-eng-US/f0018-112.jpg" title="f0018-11" width="435" height="265"><figcaption class="caption-body">RICHMOND ROBINS</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-1262/2794518-1-eng-US/f0018-122.jpg" title="f0018-12" width="445" height="235"><figcaption class="caption-body">TIDEWATER WINGS</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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CONGRATULATIONS To The Hockey News on its 25th Anniversary FROM THE American Hockey League

OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLYFounded October 1st, 1947Published weekly except monthly June through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.1434 St. Catherine Street West Montreal 107, Canada.U.S. Office: 16 Maple Street, Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979Kenneth William McKenzie President and PublisherCharlie Halpin Editorial DirectorYearly SUBSCRIPTION Rates: $6.00 in Canada $7.00 in the U.S.A, and $9.00 in Foreign Countries.Postpage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979. Send address changes to 1434 St. Catherine Street West, Suite 212, Montreal, 107, P.Q.Second class mail&mdash;Registration No. 1327Printed in CanadaVol. 25 MONTREAL, OCTOBER 8, 1971 No. 1 &#9632;

The Hockey News

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01497/2796977-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">(Hockey News Photo By Robert Shave)</figcaption></div>&mdash;Pages 30-31<h2>WHO WERE THE BEST?</h2>HOCKEY NEWS LOOKS BACK ON 25 YEARS SELECTING:&bull; TOP PLAYERS&bull; ALL STAR TEAMS&bull; BEST COACH&bull; LEADING TEAM&mdash;Page 10TED GREEN Big Figure For BruinsGORDIE HOWEBest 25-YearNHL Performer &#9632;

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NHL TEAMS OPEN WITH HIGH HOPES

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div>CHICAGO&mdash;The cast of players is virtually the same so, barring the unexpected or unbelievable, the results will be the same&mdash;the Chicago Black Hawks will waltz into first place in the 1971-72 Western Division race.Only one new face appears on a balanced team which took the division by 20 points last year, recorded a franchise-record 49 victories and extended the Montreal Canadiens to the seventh game and third period of the Stanley Cup finals before losing.The new member is Gary Edward Smith, a 6-foot-4 goalie, who was obtained from the California Golden Seals in an early September swap for Gerry Desjardins, also a netminder, and forwards Gerry Pinder and Kerry Bond. The latter performed in the minors at Denver last year.Ironically, Smith has built a reputation as a Hawk nemesis. Three years ago when the Hawks finished sixth and eight points out of a playoff spot, Smith was part of the reason. In six games with the Seals that season, the Hawks won just once.Last campaign, Smith toiled 71 games for the Seals and led the National Hockey League in minutes played; his goals against mark was 3.86. This winter, he can expect much less work and, again, unless the unexpected intervenes, Smith will be the No. 2 man behind Tony Esposito.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be happy to play about 25 games with the Hawks,&rdquo; Smith said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m delighted to be here&mdash;I&rsquo;ve never seen so many good hockey players. I got very tired playing so much with the Seals&hellip;it was like a shooting gallery.&rdquo;Desjardins came to the Hawks in a multiplayer swap with the Kings in Feb., 1970. He was an extremely solid and well-liked performer, but when Coach Billy Reay obtained Smith, he talked of the ex-Seal as &ldquo;a potential All Star.&rdquo; Desjardins may not have been in that category, but he was reliable.Pinder notched 19 goals in a flashy sopho-more year, slumped to 13 last season, then called Reay everything but the kitchen sink during an April critique. He briefly quit the team, then returned. Reay insists all was forgotten, but only he knows.Smith and Esposito will provide the Hawks excellent netminding, and the defense is loaded with veterans like Bill White, Pat Stapleton. Keith Magnuson and Doug Jarrett. Four other young and talented rearguards&mdash;Jerry Korab, Rick Foley, Paul Shmyr and Darryl Maggs&mdash;are all rugged. Magnuson and Korab both had knee operations during the summer, but, as training camp commenced, neither expected any trouble. Korab also was being given an opportunity at left wing and Maggs at right wing.Reay believes in strong goaltending and defense, and in this squad he definitely has it. Perhaps that is why this dean of NHL coaches, never given to bursts of optimism, admits he feels &ldquo;very, very good about the upcoming season.&rdquo;Up front the Hawks will be led by the brothers Hull, Bobby and Dennis, who scored 44 and 40 goals last year, respectively. Stan Mikita had only 24 last winter&mdash;his lowest total since 1960-61. But he says he feels frisky this autumn; the chronic back ailment is less trouble than it has been in some time, and that may mean a big season.Dennis Hull and Mikita skated with sturdy Cliff Koroll (16 goals), a fine twoway player, and it was a consistently good line. Bobby Hull performed usually with Chico Maki (22 goals) at right wing, and with a vareity of centers.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01668/2793621-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="545" height="716"><figcaption class="caption-body">GARY SMITH&hellip;No Shooting Gallery</figcaption></div>Center Pit Martin (22) usually was linked with right wing Jim Pappin (22). When Danny O&rsquo;Shea was obtained in a trade, he played some left wing on this line, although the exNorth Star is a capable center, particularly for face-offs.Reay said he&rsquo;d like some added strength at center ice, although he said if Bryan Campbell (17 goals) can have a good full season, the situation would improve. Dan Maloney had a good rookie year at left wing, and specialists Eric Nesterenko and Lou Angotti are good in spot assignments.Overall, the Hawks appear very bountiful everywhere&mdash;too strong for the Western Division, and perhaps too strong for any new faces to crack.HAWK-EY TALK: Bobby Hull was a topic of conversation at training camp. Not only because he looked as spry on skates as ever, but also because he had a hair transplant&hellip;Campbell, Maloney and Gilles Meloche, a talented young goalie, lost their bachelor status&hellip;Chicago Stadium underwent a bit of refurbishing. New coat of paint, cushioned seats for the box area, new dashers, and higher protective glass&hellip;Pat Stapleton&rsquo;s crew-cut is no more, and the longer locks have earned him a nickname from GM Tommy Ivan: &ldquo;Dick Cavett.&rdquo;&hellip;Pappin missed the early days of camp because of an unsigned contract. &#9632;

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Ex-Seal Smith Only New Fate To Cratk Hawks

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HOCKEY NEWS

<h2>Rangers Didn&rsquo;t Need To Hold On To Nevin</h2>I would like to straighten out Mr. Bill Libby. Recently he wrote that he is &ldquo;not quite sure why the Rangers traded Bob Nevin for Bob Rousseau.&rdquo; He seems to have forgotten that the Rangers have enough right wings with Rod Gilbert, Jack Egers, Bill Fairbairn, Pierre Jarry, Bruce MacGregor and Rousseau.Another important factor in the trade was the player whom Nevin was traded for was only named after the draft. That way the Rangers got Rousseau and still were able to protect an extra player.BARRY FOX, Yonkers, N.Y.<h2>Buffalo Didn&rsquo;t Have To Miss NHL Playoffs</h2>I feel that being a first-year team is no excuse for Buffalo to miss the playoffs. They had their fair share of good players like Roger Crozier, Eddie Shack, Gil Perreault and Phil Goyette and there&rsquo;s no rule that says they have to hang on to any deadwood. They could have made valuable trades just like the established clubs but didn&rsquo;t because of Punch Imlach.Don&rsquo;t get me wrong because I do respect him as an experienced NHL coach but let&rsquo;s face it. He isn&rsquo;t too good at making trades that help. Being an avid Toronto fan and an Imlach antagonist, I like to see Buffalo get beat, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean they have to. A few smart trades could have changed the situation in my opinion.RUSSELL SACREY.&nbsp; Scarboro, Ont.<h2>Can Hockey Afford To Lose Super Stars?</h2>The recent retirements of Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, John Ferguson and Glenn Hall and the thought that possibly Jacques Plante and Lome Worsley are playing their final year, makes one wonder if the NHL won&rsquo;t suffer by losing so many big names in so short a period.Admittedly, age has caught up with many of the top NHL stars but it seems incredible that Beliveau and Howe, two of the biggest gate attractions in the league, should both go in the same year. Ferguson&rsquo;s color will be missed, too, And I hate to think that Hall won&rsquo;t be around.I sure hope the new crop of kid stars coming up can fill the void. Personally I think the NHL can&rsquo;t help but be hurt by these retirements.HOWARD DAHLSTROM,&nbsp; New York, N.Y. &#9632;

Fan Forum

Statement of the ownership, management, etc., of THE HOCKEY NEWS, a weekly paper, published in Rouses Point, N.Y.The name of the publisher is Kenneth W. McKenzie; editor is Charles S. Halpin, 61 horncliff Ave., Dollard des Ormeaux, Que. The publishing company is Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd., 1434 St. Catherine St., West, Montreal, Que., Canada.There are Kenneth W. McKenzie, 21 Heath Rd., Hampstead, Que. There are no bond holders, mortgages or other security holders. The average number ofcopies of each weekly issue of the publication sold and distributed through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the twelve months preceding the date shown, is 75,294. &#9632;

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01685/2793814-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"></div>The members of the Adirondack Sherwood Professional Advisory Staff enjoy an occasional meeting. It gives them a chance to performance-test HrstikS.tompare notes, and make suggestions. The always on the lookout for Ways to improve She wood hockey sticks.Many of the top pros belong to our Advisory Staff. Their professional opinions and recommendations help us roduce sticks that live up to the pace and stress of professibnal hockey. Their advice helps Sherwood make, the best stick on ice&hellip;pro to peewee.Our advisors meet all season long. &#9632;

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Board Meeting

<div class="byline">By Charlie Halpin</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0006-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01761/2793845-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg"></div><h2>A Circulation Boom</h2>&bull; Progress is a funny thing. It creeps up on you in the strangest ways.When we first became involved more than a decade ago in this business of getting THE HOCKEY NEWS out of the grimy print shops and into the hands of the die-hard readers, it seemed like an easy way to do a little moonlighting. Besides it required only a few nights and part of a weekend to put it all together. And you got paid for it.The rewards didn&rsquo;t entitle you to sprawl on the white sands of the Barbados or purchase a shiny new Lincoln, but it did help pay the grocery bill. And maybe a down payment on that little bungalow you dreamed about in the suburbs.Armed with a few hockey action photos, a myriad of weekly mail, scissors, paste pot, typewriter and a hell-bent determination to make good, you had all the ingredients for a 16-page weekly newspaper. It was as easy as taking candy from a baby.That, friends,&rsquo; was in the bubbling 60s when hockey was beginning to make inroads into the Southern United States, the American Midwest and on the West Coast.Then came big league hockey expansion westward in 1967 and the hockey boom was on in earnest. The game was broadening across the continent at a rapid pace to meet the demand for more National Hockey League exposure and it had a willing accomplice in THE HOCKEY NEWS. Just as the NHL doubled its members complement from six to 12, we escalated circulation from 62,000 to a whopping 125,000.We have been part of it all ever since and while there were days when you felt you could take it or leave it, you&rsquo;re kind of glad today that you made the decision you did&mdash;walk away from a bustling daily newspaper and its day-to-day glamor.Happily hockey has become our preoccupation now and helping carve a glimmering future for THE HOCKEY NEWS is primarily what we were hired to do.<h2>It&rsquo;s All Bigger Now</h2>&bull; From minimal beginnings when the NHL was a nice, round six-team operation, we have grown in leaps and bounds. It seems everything has gotten bigger and some days you think it is getting away from you. Circulation figures invariably have doubled. It&rsquo;s the yardstick to success. Advertising has mushroomed and the work load appears to grow with each passing issue. But then so does the remuneration.In the old days you met with your publisher, who is Ken McKenzie, and planned the weekly operation over a cup of coffee. Today it would take a three-course meal to get through the mechanics of what goes into the making of a single issue of the paper. In the 50s when someone hinted we might run 20 or 24 pages, you immediately began to wonder what happened to those, nice, leisurely days you could ram it all into 16 pages and not have to lose any sleep over it.But big papers mean progress and today in our 25th continuous year of hockey publishing, we&rsquo;ve hit the jackpot with a 72-page edition. It&rsquo;s a special salute to our quarter of a century in the business of hockey reporting and the various tributes and many advertisements you see throughout the pages of this paper are testimony of the esteem hockey people hold for THE HOCKEY NEWS.Men in the business today think of us as a means to an end. We have progressed on the world sports reading market where we are a genuine outlet for their products, whether they&rsquo;re selling a hockey or referees school, hockey sticks, skates, goalie masks, rubbing liniment for aching muscles, books on how to play the game, chewing gum, a satisfying cigarette, how to paint the ice surface of your rink, or any one of a hundred other products. They all are aimed at the hockey fans and the readers of THE HOCKEY NEWS. It&rsquo;s the paper to let the consumer know what&rsquo;s new and what&rsquo;s available in hockey.<h2>We&rsquo;re On A Streak</h2>&bull; We&rsquo;ve had our trials and tribulations but managed to get through without ever having missed an issue. We have come precariously close like the 1970 Canadian postal strike that nearly paralyzed our operation. With a 28-page paper to get out and no mail delivery, it seemed conceivable we wouldn&rsquo;t make it. We only had enough material for 14. But a little diligence, plus burning the midnight oil got us through before deadline but barely.Besides we had no intention of letting our personal streak go down the drain just because of a postal strike. We are not about to challenge Andy Hebenton&rsquo;s NHL &lsquo;Iron Man&rsquo; game mark of 630 without a miss, but we feel especially proud of this issue of THE HOCKEY NEWS. This marks my 351st consecutive edition.Because of Publisher McKenzie&rsquo;s astuteness in putting the paper on the road back in 1947, we have enjoyed continued success ever since. Being No. 1 in the hockey field is something you have to earn. Expansion has made it all possible and with hockey booming and spreading to the four corners of the earth even Wren Blair may have second thoughts now about chastising a player by threatening to send him &ldquo;so far away even The Hockey News won&rsquo;t be able to find you.&rdquo;That may be improbable the way circulation is moving around the world. &#9632;

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INSIDE HOCKEY

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div>ST. LOUIS&mdash;The St. Louis Blues are now in the second era of their existence.The old era was that of Scotty Bowman and Red Berenson and first-place finishes and a spectacular romance with the St. Louis fans, new to major-league hockey and swept up in its frenzy.The new era is that of Sid Abel and Garry Unger and trying to catch the Chicago Black Hawks and a new relationship with the St. Louis fans, still stunned by last year&rsquo;s second-round ouster in the playoffs but about to pay higher prices to see a team peopled in great part with new faces.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02620/2793883-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="279" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Carl Brewer</figcaption></div>Bowman has gone back to Montreal, the place of his birth and most of his life&rsquo;s work. He instilled in the old-era Blues a fire that carried them to the Stanley Cup finals in three of their four years.Now comes Abel, a man steeped in hockey knowledge and one who takes a more low-key approach to the game. As Bowman&rsquo;s personality was reflexted in the Blues&rsquo; play, so will Abel&rsquo;s.Berenson was the spiritual leader of the Blues and a very popular captain. He was identified by the fans as the symbol of the Blues&rsquo; success.Berenson was traded to Detroit in February, and the St. Louis fans immediately accepted Unger, the player for whom the Red Baron was traded. The two players are as unlike as Beren-son&rsquo;s old crewcut and Unger&rsquo;s hair to the ear lobes. But they are both outstanding hockey players. In the case of the Blues, Berenson represents the old, and Unger the new.The Blues were so successful in their infancy that the National Hockey League began realigning divisions and changing playoff procedures. Now, instead of being undisputed kingpins among the expansion teams, St. Louis apparently will be scrambling this season to maintain a respectable second-place standing behing the Black Hawks and trying to keep the improvement Minnesota North Stars behind in third place.The Blues&rsquo; relationship with their fans is something special and is not about to cool in the changing of eras. But that relationship is changing. In the past the Blues could do no wrong, even though they weren&rsquo;t always aesthetic on the ice. Now that the fans admit the possibility of wrongdoing, the Blues are less susceptible to criticism.<h2>Is This The New Look?</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03464/2793876-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="554" height="848"><figcaption class="caption-body">Center GARRY UNGER of the Blues turned up at training camp with his newest mod look, long, flowing golden hair.</figcaption></div>Part of the special relationship was built on the bond between players and fans who started together on the night of the Blues&rsquo; first game four years ago. The original Blues still with the team, such as Gary Sabourin, Frank St. Marseille, Terry Crisp, Noel Picard, Jim Roberts and Bob Plager, will always be revered in St. Louis.The Blues are more solid than would be expected for a team that has acquired so many new players over the past 12 months.Unger and Christian Bordeleau can center high-scoring lines, and the Blues&rsquo; top junior draft choice is Gene Garr, who could jump from amateur play to the NHL. Gary Sabourin recovered trom a broken leg, can be expected to add a lot of scoring punch from right wing, and much is expected this year from Brit Selby, the former NHL rookie of the year who has not fully blossomed beyond his first year.The Blues also have sharpshooter Wayne Connelly, crafty Fran Huck, tireless Craig Cameron and old pro Bill Sutherland plus promising young stars George Morrison and Jim Lorentz and a big, hard-working rookie in Curt Bennett.The Blues&rsquo; defense has always been strong, and it will be strong again. The Plagers, Bob and Barclay, and Picard and Roberts are all in their primes, and Roberts, the new captain, may again see some duty on a forward line. Carl Brewer says he is ready to play hockey again, and his smooth puck-handling is a valuable addition for the defense. John Arbour, acquired from Vancouver in the middle of last season, fits comfortably into the defense and should be even better this season.The Blues may or may not have a problem in goal, and no one really seems to know. To lose Glenn Hall and not have a problem is a ridiculous situation but Glenn&rsquo;s final retirement from hockey may not be a disaster for the Blues. Ernie Wakely has proved himself over the past two seasons with the team and-now he must prove that he can be No. 1 in the big leagues without Jacques Plante or Hall to consult. Wakely&rsquo;s backup will be either Peter McDuffe, Jim McLeod or Chris Worthy, all acquired by St. Louis at the time of the June draft meetings.If the Blues have no serious problems in goal, they should be able to surpass last season&rsquo;s record of 34-25-19, when they finished 20 points behind the Hawks and 14 ahead of the rest of the expansion teams. &#9632;

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Abel Putting Hawks In Blues’ Sights As New Era Begins

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01713/2793914-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">On The Occasion Of Your 25th Anniversary Of Continuous Hockey Publication, May We Join With Hockey People Everywhere In Offering Our Congratulations. As Your Printer We Are Especially Proud To Be Associated With The Hockey News.</figcaption></div>&bull; The Goss Commercial 38 web offset press installed in our new Magog plant.&bull; The Magog plant is a new division of Montreal Offset Printing With a floor space of 70,000 square feet, the plant will specialize in color cover printing and binding.&bull; Typesetting equipment consists of Friden machine, 713-20, 260 photon and 1130 IBM.&bull; This is the nerve center of the entire printing operation, the head office, which is located in the City&rsquo;s north end and easily accessible from downtown Montreal.&bull; One of the presses at Montreal Offset Printing Inc.MAGAZINES BOOKS NEWSPAPERS CATALOGUES CIRCULARS &#9632;

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Happy Anniversary to the Hockey News

<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01747/2793952-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="282" height="360"></div><h2>Hockey News Keeps Rolling</h2>FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS of the folding of Liberty, Colliers, The Saturday Evening Post and other prominent publications, Look Magazine now has closed shop. It is very sad, really, to a writer and a reader, whatever the reasons, TV or otherwise. Some of these were not regularly read by us, but all had some quality and when there no longer is room in our world for such then progress again has proven itself imperfect. Something has gone from our lives we will not recapture.Now THE HOCKEY NEWS celebrates its 25th year in existence with this anniversary edition, which is really remarkable. Sport Magazine, a monthly, recently celebrated its 25th year. Sports illustrated has been solid for some years. The Sporting News, essentially a baseball weekly which in recent years has expanded to coverage of most sports, is an institution. But we can&rsquo;t count how many pro football weeklies have come and gone. And no one has even dared start a real pro basketball weekly.Beginning in 1947 with a bank balance of $383.81 and the guts of a burglar, Ken McKenzie sweet-talked some gals into serving as an office-staff, sweet-talked some writers, photographers and. artists into virtually volunteer contributions, and went out to hustle ads.&ldquo;Hi, pal,&rdquo; he greets you. &ldquo;How&rsquo;re you, buddy? What can you do for me today?&rdquo; He is a big man with a big smile and the big hand, which some say always is reaching into your pocket, and he hustles and somehow he has kept his newspaper growing and growing and growing.Today, THE HOCKEY NEWS comes out 35 times a year, weekly in season, with a press run of 125,000 and is growing yearly since expansion made hockey big-time in many new cities. Additionally, sister publications have been prospering. HOCKEY PICTORIAL, seven months a year, has a 60,000-copy run; HOCKEY WORLD, eight months, 40,000; CANADIAN FOOTBALL NEWS, four times, 33,000, and CANADIAN NATIONAL SKIER, four times, 25,000.He won&rsquo;t tell me how much he grosses or nets yearly or how much his personal fortune is, but he boasts, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m getting up there, pally.&rdquo; You let him boast awhile, then hit him for a raise, but it doesn&rsquo;t work. He stops boasting, his smile fades into a wistful grin, and, confidentially, he admits to you that he just can&rsquo;t afford much more or he&rsquo;ll be in trouble.With the next breath, he confides that he has been offered X-million for his newspaper, and isn&rsquo;t that something, pally, seeing as to how he started. He had hustled from a dollar-an-hour job as NHL satistician to a publicist&rsquo;s job in the league office when he decided to copy The Sporting News with THE HOCKEY NEWS.&ldquo;Everybody thought I was nuts. I didn&rsquo;t know anybody and I didn&rsquo;t have any money. But anything they did with baseball I figured I could do with hockey,&rdquo; he says.But he&rsquo;s made a go of it, that&rsquo;s the point, pally. He has succeeded where everyone thought he would fail and where many others have failed. He seems soft on the outside, a big glad-hander, unashamed to scurry around seeking publicity for his publications, asking himself onto radio and TV shows, unembarrassed by occasional refusals, but he is really tough because he is willing to do anything he can to reach the top and he still is climbing while many who mocked him are long since on the skids.So he operates economically and isn&rsquo;t fast on the draw when the check arrives at the restaurant, and angles for a free bed or a pass on an airlines, but his publications are in the black, not the red, and he has provided the good things of life for his family. His wife, Lorraine, really is a lovely lady and smooths off his rough edges. He has beautiful girls and a son studying journalism at Indiana University, the best college around, of course. He leads the good life, and I&rsquo;ll tell you, pally, he has earned it.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02659/2793945-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="811" height="1019"><figcaption class="caption-body">Presenting NHL player awards to top performers is something publisher Ken McKenzie has been doing since he got into the hockey business 25 years ago. Here he shakes hands with Boston&rsquo;s high scoring center Phil Espositio.</figcaption></div><h2>Stepped On A Few Toes</h2>ASIDE FROM MONEY, the only arguments we&rsquo;ve ever had with the big man were over our being too critical of hockey teams or hockey men or hockey players sometimes. We keep telling him he&rsquo;s got to be objective and he keeps telling us the object is to stay in business.&ldquo;At one time I was going to be Fearless Fosdick, but we don&rsquo;t need to knock. Why should I make it hard for myself? I&rsquo;ve got the owners behind me, plugging for me. Most of them sell my publications in their arenas. Why throw that away? Anyway, I prefer to look on the good side of things,&rdquo; he shrugs.&ldquo;Now that I&rsquo;ve arrived, I&rsquo;m a nicer guy than I was. I was the original Sammy Glick. I was a hustler and a hustler has to step on a few toes. I still hustle, but I avoid stepping on toes these days. I love people. I&rsquo;m everybody&rsquo;s friend. But I put out good publications. Seldom do I hear we&rsquo;re too soft anymore. We&rsquo;re established now.&rsquo;So he goes his way, which is the way up, and you have to admire him as a businessman and get a kick out of him as a friend, who takes a needle with a smile. He loves it. &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t been able to bring myself to sell it,&rdquo; he sighs. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve offered to let me go on managing it, but I wouldn&rsquo;t be my own boss, which I have to be. I wake up every morning and I can&rsquo;t get to work fast enough. I&rsquo;m a salesman, one of the best, buddy. And a very lucky man.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">BY HAL SIGURDSON</div>VANCOUVER -&ldquo;They just won&rsquo;t separate,&rdquo; Vancouver Canucks&rsquo; general manager Bud Poile kept saying last year during the team&rsquo;s first-ever National Hockey League training camp.This time around separating the major leaguers from the minor leaguers doesn&rsquo;t appear to be much of a problem.Right from the opening scrimmage, for instance, it was obvious that Jocelyn Guevremont, the Canucks&rsquo; first amateur draft choice, was going to make a spot on the hockey club.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure the thought of not making it hasn&rsquo;t even crossed his mind,&rdquo; said Poile.The strapping defenseman, a graduate of the junior Montreal Canadiens, has displayed remarkable poise and positional play dor a 20-year-old.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03543/2793983-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="262" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jocelyn Guevremont</figcaption></div>Other newcomers making strong bids to make the team are second round draft choice Bobby Lalonde, intra-league choices Dennis Kearns and Fred Speck and Ron Ward, up from the Canucks&rsquo; AHL farm club in Rochester.The retirement of center Ray Cullen left one opening on the club, but the way some of the new faces are performing it&rsquo;s almost a certainty at least two of last year&rsquo;s regulars won&rsquo;t make it. And that figure could go as high as four.The Canucks will go with six defensemen this year and you can concede jobs to Gary Doak. Dale Tallon, Pat Quinn and Guevremont. That leaves Kearns and Greg Boddy pushing incumbents Barry Wilkins and John Schella for the last two spots.Coach Hal Laycoe has pegged veteran Poul Popiel as one of his penalty killers and right now Ward is the leading candidate to be his partner.Laycoe has also decided to shift Mike Corrigan to wing. Corrigan, a 21-goal man last season, split his time between center and right wing. This year he could emerge as a left winger.Lalonde and Speck are the top candidates to get Corrigan&rsquo;s center spot and because of their size it wouldn&rsquo;t be surprising to see the club keep them both.Speck weighs only 163 pounds, but the brass really blanched when they found out Lalonde&rsquo;s weight. Scouting reports had wee Bobby listed at 158 pounds. When he checked into camp the scale stopped at 148.Fortunately for the Canucks, however, Lalonde does have the kind of ability the scouts said he did. He darts around the ice like a water bug and doesn&rsquo;t shy away from the heavy traffic.It&rsquo;s made for some intense competition and short tempers. There was a stick swinging incident between Wayne Maki and Bobby Schmautz that caused Laycoe to lay down the law and promise fines for any repetition.GOAL DUST: Three players, Corrigan, Rosaire Paiement and Ted Taylor, were late reporting to camp&hellip;Corrigan&rsquo;s absence was only a misunderstanding, Taylor missed four days to complete the harvest back in Oak Lake, Man., but Paiement&rsquo;s absence was due to a contract dispute. &#9632;

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Guevremont Among Four Newcomers Canucks To Sign

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01726/2794014-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg"></div>&ldquo;A BOY&rsquo;S DAEAM HOUDAY COME TRUE&rdquo;FOR COLOR BROCHURE WRITE TO: HALIBURTON HOCKEY HAVEN, SUITE 4, LAKEHOME BLDG., HALIBURTON, ONT. CANADA &#9632;

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CONGRATULATIONS HOCKEY NEWS ONTYOUR 25th ANNIVERSARY from HALIBURTON HOCKEY HAVEN BOYS CAMP

<div class="byline">BY KEN McKENZIE</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0010-07" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-07179/2794045-1-eng-US/f0010-072.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">There wasn&rsquo;t any doubt in our minds who the best all-time National Hockey League coach was. TOE BLAKE piloted Canadiens to eight Cup-winning seasons in his 13 years at the helm of the Montreal club, five of them in a row for a record that still stands.</figcaption></div>MONTREAL&mdash;After 25 years in the hockey business it isn&rsquo;t too difficult to pick the men, teams and events that stick out in the minds of the editors of THE HOCKEY NEWS.It has been a historic quartercentury for THE HOCKEY NEWS and in keeping with the occasion, we have turned back the pages to our 1947 beginning and selected the very best for our 25th anniversary issue.The one person who stands out as the top 25-year player in our minds of course is the incomparable Gordie Howe, who recently retired announcing that he felt playing one more year in his present physical condition might undo all the good he has built up over the last 25 years. As the best all-round hockey performer of all-time, the 43-year-old Howe Was undoubtedly the most spectacular player to ever skate in the National Hockey League.Of course there has to be a top coach and team and the two that best fitted these two vital categories spanning the 25-year existence of THE HOCKEY NEWS were Toe Blake and his rampaging Canadiens of the 1955 era that won an unprecedented five straight Stanley Cups under Blake&rsquo;s handling.Blake had no peers as an NHL coach. His 13-year record in the big time was easily the most distinguished. Toe brought the Cup back to Montreal eight times during that span of time and won the Stanley Cup five years in succession, two records that are not likely to ever be touched. The Canadiens of Blake&rsquo;s era&mdash;1955 to 1968&mdash;were simply fabulous and have to rank as the NHL&rsquo;s all-time great team in the minds of the editors of THE HOCKEY NEWS.One of Blake&rsquo;s leading lights through the Canadiens&rsquo; domination of the NHL scene was the brilliant Jean Beliveau, the man whom we think rates the title of the greatest center of all time in big league hockey history.Beliveau is the man we have chosen as the center on our 25year All Star &lsquo;dream squad&rsquo;, made up of the six best players to perform in the NHL since we began our run back in 1947.In goal, Jacques Plante was the choice over Terry Sawchuk primarily because he won the Vezina Trophy a record seven times, five in a row from 1956 though 1960, made the first All Star team three times and the second three times. Sawchuk, a four-time Vezina winner, was certainly deserving of honorable mention.Lining up in front of Plante, the editors have selected Doug Harvey and Red Kelly for defense, with Beliveau at center flanked by Howe at right wing and the electrifying Bobby Hull at left wing.Harvey was probably the best defenseman of all time. He won the Norris Trophy seven times, made the first All Star team an unbelievable 10 times in 18 years, seven in a row. Kelly was a six-time member of the first All Star team and became the first winner of the Norris award when it was inaugurated in 1954.Howe was an All Star 21 times in his career, 12 on the first team. He also won the coveted Hart Trophy award six times and captured the NHL scoring championship three times. Hull was an NHL All Star eleven times, nine on the first team and seven of them in succession. He won the Hart twice, the Lady Byng once, led the NHL in scoring three times and four times scored 50 or more goals in one year. Beliveau was an All Star 10 times, six on the first team. He also won the Ross Trophy as scoring champion, twice captured the Hart and played on a record 10 Stanley Cup winners.There are other favorites of THE HOCKEY NEWS editors over the past 25 years. Bobby Hull is in our estimation the &lsquo;most exciting player&rsquo; of all time. Maurice &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; Richard probably the most colorful; the most consistently harassed goalkeeper, Lome Worsley; the most emotional netminder, Glenn Hall; the most inventive, Jacques Plante; the most dramatic player, Rocket Richard; the fastest skater, Dave Keon; the most stitched, Bill Gadsby; the hardest shooter, Bobby Hull; the most belligerent, Terrible Ted Lindsay; the best hockey heavyweight, Fern Flaman; the most entertaining skater Wally Stanowski; the most refreshing new face, Bobby Orr; the most incredible performance: Phil Esposito&rsquo;s 76 goals last season and Ken Dryden&rsquo;s playoff performance both; the most competent man: NHL President Clarence Campbell for 25 years of stellar administrating; and the man we consider the most colorful; the indefatigable Punch Imlach, who is a top coach, individual and showman all wrapped up in one person.Those are our picks as the people and events that have helped to make the hockey headlines glimmer in the THE HOCKEY NEWS for the past 25 years. &#9632;

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GORDIE HOWE TOP 25-YEAR PLAYER BLAKE AND THE CANADIENS BEST COACH, TEAM AS HOCKEY NEWS SELECTS ITS LEADING PERFORMERS

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01745/2794111-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="546" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACQUES PLANTE Goal</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02650/2794104-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="536" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body">DOUG HARVEY Defense</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-03542/2794097-1-eng-US/f0010-032.jpg" title="f0010-03" width="530" height="439"><figcaption class="caption-body">RED KELLY Defense</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-04421/2794090-1-eng-US/f0010-042.jpg" title="f0010-04" width="518" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body">JEAN BELIVEAU Center</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-05319/2794083-1-eng-US/f0010-052.jpg" title="f0010-05" width="472" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body">GORDIE HOWE R. Wing</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-06248/2794076-1-eng-US/f0010-062.jpg" title="f0010-06" width="526" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body">BOBBY HULL L. Wing</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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HOCKEY NEWS PICKS ITS 25-YEAR ALL STARS

<h2>CLARENCE CAMPBELL. President, National League:</h2>&ldquo;The National Hockey League and its member clubs extend warm congratulations to THE HOCKEY NEWS and its publisher, Ken McKenzie, on the achievement of its 25th year of continuouspublication during which time it has not only expanded its readership enormously but has likewise made a very significant contribution to the expansion of hockey into all parts of the North American continent.&rdquo;<h2>JACK BUTTERFIELD, President, American League:</h2>&ldquo;The major ingredient in the success formula of any one hockey team or any one hockey league is its success at the gate. The best buildings, the best players and the best management can not survive without the fans. There is no doubt in my mind or in the minds of the American Hockey League Board of Governors as well that the fans in our eleven cities are the best in all of hockey. One of the reasons for this is that they are well informed fans and HOCKEY NEWS can take most of the cred.t for that. I congratulate THE HOCKEY NEWS upon reaching the 25-year milestone and sincerely wish you continued success in the future.<h2>BILL MacFARLAND, President, Western League:</h2>&ldquo;On behalf of everyone connected with the Western Hockey League, I extend sincere congratulations to you and your staff in recognition of your 25th anniversary of service to the sport of hockey.&ldquo;Best wishes for the future success of THE HOCKEY NEWS.&rdquo;<h2>BILL BEAGAN, President, International League:</h2>&ldquo;For twenty-five years. THE HOCKEY NEWS has given to her readers the same freedoms the readers ask for themselves. They are honest in their opinions, they work for the clearest visions and strive for the noblest attainments, Congratulations. Ken McKenzie, on a superlative job.&rdquo;<h2>TOM LOCKHART. President, Eastern League:</h2>Amateur Hockey Ass. of the U.S.:&ldquo;The Amateur Hockey Association of the United States looks upon THE HOCKEY NEWS as the official organ of our sport. This well-edited weekly has spread the gospel of hockey wherever the game is played and has made itself on integral part of the sport.&rdquo;<h2>JOE KRYSZKA, President, Canadian Amateur Hockey Ass.:</h2>&ldquo;Congratulations on the production of that excellent all-hockey publication THE HOCKEY NEWS as you reach your 25th anniversary. I and my associates of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association really appreciate the service which you are rendering.&rdquo;<h2>CLARENCE SCHMALZ, President, Ontario Hockey Ass.:</h2>&ldquo;On behalf of the Ontario Hockey Association, I would like to extend my congratulations to THE HOCKEY NEWS on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary and express our appreciation also of the fine job accomplished in those 25 years in publicizing the game. Our very best wishes for the future.&rdquo;<h2>JIM PIGGOTT, President, Western Canada League:</h2>Hockey at any level without THE HOCKEY NEWS would be like a horse race without a racing program Congratulations. Ken McKenzie, on your 25th anniversary issue.&rdquo; &#9632;

Tributes From The Presidents…

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0011-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01735/2794166-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg"></div>1&mdash;From the left, Stafford Smythe, Harold Ballard, Ken Mc-Kenzie, Rudy Pilous, Eddie Bush and Jim Coleman at salute-to-Pilous night in 1955.2&mdash;publisher Ken McKenzie and NHt President Clarence Campbell, long-time friends and associates in the last 25 years of hockey.3&mdash;Presenting Fred Glover with major league coach-of-the year award.4&mdash;Honoring the great Maurice &lsquo;Rocket&rsquo; Richard early in his career.5&mdash;A tribute to the late Frank Eddolls for a fine coaching job.6&mdash;Bill Levins&rsquo; many years of service to hockey in Oklahoma City and the CHL were recognized by the News.7&mdash;The Hon. John Diefenbaker joined some old NHL greats in official opening of Hall of Fame building in Toronto.8&mdash;Frank Seike, left, Toe Blake and goaler Jacques Plante were recipients of NHL awards from publisher Ken Mc-Kenzie during Canadiens&rsquo; heydeys in the 50&rsquo;s.9&mdash;The Great One, Gordie Howe, was chosen player of the year four times.10&mdash;Jerry DeLise, right, of Muskegon, was named minor league executive of the year.11&mdash;The late Jim Norris was among the first to receive an award from the News.12&mdash;Honoring Emile &lsquo;The Cat&rsquo; Francis of the Rangers.13&mdash;The Hockey News was personally represented at the World and Olympic Games hockey competitions by publisher Ken McKenzie on overseas trip.14&mdash;An expansion welcome to new owner Jack Kent Cook of Los Angeles.15&mdash;The popularity of the News is evident everywhere including the Spectrum in Philadelphia.16&mdash;Jacques Plante was elated at being chosen player-of-the year by THE HOCKEY NEWS.17&mdash;Stan Mikita of the Hawks received a well-deserved tribute in 1967.18&mdash;The emergence of San Diego as a hockey power on the West Coast brought Gulls&rsquo; owner president Bob Breilbard into focus for an award. &#9632;

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Awards, Personalities Highlighted25 Years For Hotkey News

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01713/2794197-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">GILBERT PERREAULT&hellip;Carries Sabres&rsquo; Playoff Hopes (Hockey News Photo by Robert Shaver)</figcaption></div>BUFFALO&mdash;Attention Bud Poile and Ned Harkness:Punch Imlach is firmly convinced you&rsquo;re both wasting your time, and that there isn&rsquo;t any way the Vancouver Canucks or the Detroit Red Wings will move up in the National Hockey League&rsquo;s East Division this season.Imlach isn&rsquo;t concerning himself with assigning the Red Wings to another last-place finish, or Vancouver to a second sixth-place finish.He says simply, the Buffalo Sabres will finish ahead of both again, and the only thing bothering him at his St. Catharines, Ont., training base is how to overtake the Toronto Maple Leafs.&ldquo;Neither Vancouver nor Detroit is improved over a year ago, and we finished well in front of them then, so that takes care of those two,&rdquo; Imlach said. &ldquo;The team I have to beat is Toronto. Boston is still the power, and you have to rate Montreal and New York next.&ldquo;For me to make the playoffs, it&rsquo;s the Leafs I have to beat, and wouldn&rsquo;t that just be lovely? And, I&rsquo;ll tell you this. If we can play as well at the start of this season as we did across the last half of last winter, we&rsquo;ll be there. We played. 500 hockey after Christmas, and that&rsquo;s great when the chips are down.&rdquo;A year ago, Imlach filled the sports pages with brimming confidence to help sell tickets. That isn&rsquo;t necessary now. The Sabres are assured of playing to capacity houses from the outset this time around. The season-ticket sale has passed the 13,000 mark, and the mail and single-game requests are more than enough to fill the modified Memorial Auditorium, with an increased capacity of 15,170. A year ago, the building held 10,450.&ldquo;I figure we&rsquo;ll have between four and seven new men in our lineup this season, and the more new men, the more the improvement over a year ago. Only three guys won&rsquo;t be back.&ldquo;Jean-Guy Talbot has retired; we traded goalie Joe Daley to Detroit, and the Leafs picked up Don Marshall from us at the draft. At 39, I don&rsquo;t think Marshall could have played for us.&ldquo;We are building for a Stanley Cup, and we have a carload of young players to do it with. People like Gilbert Perreault, Gerry Meehan, Steve Atkinson, Richard Martin, Danny Lawson, Mike Robitaille. Guys like that.&rdquo;Imlach figures the Sabres&rsquo; strength is down the middle.&ldquo;When you take our three top centers, Perreault, Meehan and Phil Goyette, and look at how they&rsquo;re backed up, you have to say we&rsquo;re in real good shape.&ldquo;Our goaltending will be good again. Roger Crozier is in the best physical condition of his life. He underwent extensive surgery during the off-season, and came into camp ahead of schedule&hellip;and anxious to play. And we have Dave Dryden in reserve.&ldquo;Ray McKay and Robitaille will strengthen our defense. This will be Doug Barrie&rsquo;s second full year, and he really came on for us last winter. We&rsquo;ll be okay there. Larry Mavety will help.&ldquo;We needed help on left wing, and we got it. I honestly feel Richard Martin is a better pro prospect that Guy Lafleur. Remember, this boy got 71 goals in the best junior league in the country. He can skate, and he can also beat a player at the other guy&rsquo;s blueline. And, Craig Ramsey, our second draft choice, the kid from Peterborough, is a good one.&ldquo;You know that Steve Atkinson, Eddie Shack and Ron Anderson can play in the league, so we&rsquo;re all right on the right side. Kevin O&rsquo;Shea was a late-bloomer last season, and came with a rush.&ldquo;I always thought Danny Lawson was a heck of a junior hockey player, a guy who never really got a big chance in the NHL. He can skate, and he&rsquo;ll help.&ldquo;A year ago, Perreault scored the first goal of our first scrimmage in training camp. This time, Martin got the first goal. I&rsquo;m a superstitious guy, and this might be an omen.&rdquo;Imlach makes it clear nothing short of a Stanley Cup will satisfy him.&ldquo;Maybe not this year or next&hellip;but the one after that we just might go all the way,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This time, though, I&rsquo;m taking dead aim on the Leafs.&rdquo;Like the Big I says&hellip;maybe Harkness and Poile are wasting their time. &#9632;

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Imlach Takes Dead Aim At Leafs For 4th

May We Wish You 25 More Years From The CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE And Its Member ClubsDALLAS BLACK HAWKS FORT WORTH RED WINGS KANSAS CITY BLUES OKLAHOMA CITY BLAZERS OMAHA KNIGHTS TULSA OILERS&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve Built Our Reputation With Young Skaters&rdquo;President Emory Jones &#9632;

HAPPY 25th IT’S YOUR ANNIVERSARY

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div>MONTREAL&mdash;The Montreal Canadiens are seen as potential second-place finishers, this season, and Scotty Bowman figures to be one of the main reasons for it.&ldquo;Having a guy like that behind the bench is worth ten more wins to this team,&rdquo; said Serge Savard, and his views were echoed by others on the squad who are welcoming their third coach in two seasons.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01701/2794252-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="258" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body">Pete Mahovlich</figcaption></div>Canadiens, a poor third in the Eastern Division last year, are expected to show sharp improvement in the goals-against department while maintaining their traditional scoring power. They gave up 216 goals in 78 games which was 39 more than the Vezina-winning New York Rangers and nine more than the title-winning Bruins.&ldquo;We can do better than that,&rdquo; says Bowman. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to see the team hold the goals-against to less than two hundred. I know Canadiens don&rsquo;t play kitty-bar the-door hockey, and I wouldn&rsquo;t want them to, but five other clubs in the league had better defensive records last year. That doesn&rsquo;t seem right to me.&rdquo;Bowman guided Habs through a spirited training camp and exhibition schedule, and had his first look at highly-publicized rookie Guy Lafleur. The 19-year-old junior grad, who fired 130 goals for Quebec Remparts last season, lined up at center between Frank Mahovlich and Yvan Cournoyer. He showed an early tendency to pass rather than shoot, which wasn&rsquo;t surpri-sing when you consider his swingmen. The Big M and Cournoyer were, in fact, among the most impressive figures in camp for the Habs. Both were rifling the puck with plenty of authority and could be in for oustanding seasons. Cournoyer scored three times in the club&rsquo;s first two exhibition victories over Boston.Another blaster was Jacques Lemaire, back on left wing where he belongs, after a sojourn at centre last season. Lemaire spent too much time looking for his wing-men while working as a pivot. He was looking instead of shooting.Peter Mahovlich, a holdout whose contract was settled by arbitration half-an-hour before training camp opened, was another impressive figure. Pete has great moves and a fantastic reach which enables him to go around rearguards in fine style. He can score and he kills penalties. He seems to have a willingness to mix it, too, though he has limited fistic ability and hardly ranks as a substitute for the retired John Ferguson in that department. Habs will win games but lose the fights this year, unless Pierre Bouchard or somebody comes to the rescue.Habs welcomed some 16 rearguards to camp and three of them shared the record of being the first Canadiens to wear moustaches. J.C. Tremblay, Guy Lapointe and Bouchard all spor-ted the adornments. Somebody told Tremblay he looked just like Derek Sanderson. &ldquo;Why, thanks very much,&rdquo; said J.C. Nobody knows if he was flattered, or kidding. Terry Harper and Jacques Laperriere were other returning blueliners, while Ken Dryden, Roggie Vachon and Phil Myre headed the list of nine netminders who saw action in the camp sessions.Most impressive of the newcomers at camp were center Chuck Lefley and left-winger Murray Wilson. Lefley has the shot; Wilson the speed.HABBITS: Canadiens had no sooner signed Lafleur to a rich contract when he became involved in a two-car collision on the Trans-Canada Highway just outside Quebec City. Lafleur was only shaken up, but his new Buick Riviera was a shambles&hellip;Some sportswriters are already referring to Lafleur as &ldquo;another Jean Beliveau&rdquo; before he even plays a game in the NHL. This is, at once, disrespectful to Big Jean and unfair to Lafleur. Brings back memories of the time when Billy Hicke arrived in Canadiens camp and was promptly called &ldquo;another Rocket Richard&rdquo;&hellip;Incidentally, Beliveau, present at training camp as an interested observer, notes that it&rsquo;s the first time in 22 years that he hasn&rsquo;t turned out for the preseason grind. &ldquo;That includes 18 years with Canadiens, two with Quebec Aces and two years in Junior,&rdquo; says Jean, who is now a front-office exec, with Habs&hellip;Oddity Dep&rsquo;t: Ken Dryden, still a rookie, could conveivably become the only Calder Trophy winner in history to have won a previous NHL award. He took the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP in the playoffs. &#9632;

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Bowman’s Coathing Good For 50 Wins Claim Habs

THE FLYING FRENCHMEN is the exciting story of the most powerful team in hockey history and hockey&rsquo;s most colourful and controversial stars. For most of the last twenty-five years, the Montreal Canadiens&mdash;the Flying Frenchmen&mdash;have dominated the ice-hockey scene in Canada and the United States. Les Habitants won the coveted Stanley Cup, fourteen times in that period, under the leadership of Maurice &ldquo;Rocket&rdquo; Richard.THE FLYING FRENCHMEN is about the team and the man. It is the complete history of the Montreal Canadiens from the beginnings of hockey as an organized sport in the late nineteenth century and is the exciting personal story of the Rocket as a player from the time he joined Les Canadiens to his retirement and beyond. Rocket Richard now reveals the inside story of his highly publicized battles on the ice, what was behind his so-called feuds with other players and officials, and his reasons for acting as he did.Maurice Richard also gives his frank opinions about what is wrong with the game today, his view of the contemporary Canadiens, and his own assessment of their future.THE FLYING FRENCHMEN traces the fortunes and misfortunes of hockey&rsquo;s most illustrious dynasty. You will read about the great players of the past&mdash;Howie Morenz, Newsy Lalonde, and Georges Vezina among them&mdash;and of the men who guided and made the teams of recent years&mdash;Boom Boom Geoffrion, Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard, Toe Blake, and others.Newly published at $6.95 in hard covers, THE FLYING FRENCHMEN is a &ldquo;must&rdquo; for any true Canadian hockey fan&mdash;for any reader, in fact, who is interested in the history of the greatest dynasty and greatest player of our national sport. To obtain your copy of this 340 page, 5&frac12; 8&frac14; book, illustrated with more than 20 black and white photos, please complete the coupon below and drop it in today&rsquo;s mail.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02592/2794290-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="773" height="1187"></div>THE AUTHORSMAURICE RICHARDis the Rocket. STAN FISCHLER probably the leading writer in the field of hockey. His several books include Bobby Orr and the Big Bad Bruins, Hockey: The Story of the World&rsquo;s Fastest Sport, and Gordie Howe. He writes a regular column on the sport in Sporting News and is a regular contributor to the Toronto Daily Star.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03454/2794283-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="1307" height="679"></div> &#9632;

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ROCKET RICHARD and The CANADIENS

<div class="byline">Henri Richard</div>LAVAL COLLEGE SPORTS CENTER &bull; 5 SEPARATE SESSIONS&mdash;ONE WEEK EACHJULY 23 through AUGUST 27During 1970 the Henri Richard Hockey School moved to larger premises in order to meet the great demand for space at the school. But even with the spacious quarters at the Laval Sports Center we had to turn down many boys. We feel that classes must not be too large&mdash;if they are too large, both teaching and learning are impossible.For their sessions on and off the ice the boys are assigned to groups. Every group will have a full-time counsellor, a college student hired by the school, who will supervise the group off the ice, and be available at all times for any boy who might have a problem. All teaching sessions will be handled by the pros.Make sure of your spot by writing early. Hoping to see you at my school next summer.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01676/2794370-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="845" height="623"><figcaption class="caption-body">A view of the training rink</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02608/2794363-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="837" height="597"><figcaption class="caption-body">Supervised swimming pool</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03512/2794356-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="425" height="528"><figcaption class="caption-body">YVAN COURNOYER Montreal Canadiens</figcaption></div>Yvan&rsquo;s quickness and hard shot accounted for 37 goals last season. He&rsquo;ll be coming back as an instructor for his 5th year.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04397/2794349-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="436" height="569"><figcaption class="caption-body">ROGATIEN VACHON Montreal Canadiens</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05300/2794342-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="415" height="520"><figcaption class="caption-body">J.C. TREMBLAY Montreal Canadiens</figcaption></div>J.C. reached a high point in his NHL career last year when he was named to the second All Star team. We&rsquo;re glad to have him.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06248/2794335-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="413" height="533"><figcaption class="caption-body">CAROL VADNAIS California Golden Seals</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-08198/2794328-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="415" height="567"><figcaption class="caption-body">GUY CHARRON Detroit Red Wings</figcaption></div>If you liked our school this past summer and you enjoyed meeting the pros, why not come back next year.Good luck to our students in their individual hockey pursuits this season both in Canada and the United States.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07222/2794321-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="1744" height="1253"><figcaption class="caption-body">Here&rsquo;s Henri Richard with a group of happy youngsters who attended summer hockey school sessions.</figcaption></div>For Information and BrochuresWriteHENRI RICHARD HOCKEY SCHOOLP.O. BOX 657,MONTREAL 101, P.O. CANADA &#9632;

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HENRI RICHARD HOCKEY SCHOOL

<div class="byline">BY WAYNE NETLAND</div>TWIN CITIES&mdash;After attempting a free-wheeling offensive style for the better part of three seasons in the National Hockey League, the Minnesota North Stars switched to a more conservative brand last year and discovered its virtues.Coach Jack Gordon succeeded in implanting his checking-type hockey into his new team in just one season at the helm, and now the stars are convinced that is truly the style for them.To insure a continuation of that type of hockey this season, general manager Wren Blair went out over the summer and acquired a pair of forwards with widespread checking reputations. They were right winger Bob Nevin from New York and center Dennis Hextali from California, and it is quite apparent from training camp that both will play important roles in whatever success the North Stars achieve this season.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01522/2794408-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="260" height="436"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bill Heindl</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02448/2794401-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="563" height="1237"><figcaption class="caption-body">LORNE WORSLEY His Last Year?</figcaption></div>There were times last winter when the North Stars weren&rsquo;t as flamboyant a team to watch as their predecessors had been. Gordon stressed a tight-checking, up-and-down the lanes game. It took the Stars awhile to learn to play that way, but eventually they did and their goals-against total was cut from 257 to 223.&ldquo;It should have been even better,&rdquo; said Gordon. &ldquo;We had a few of those 6-1 and 7-2 games that inflated the total. But by and large we played it pretty well. We&rsquo;ll have to do it even better this coming season, and we&rsquo;ll definitely have to go out and get some more goals.&rdquo;Last season the North Stars were the lowest-scoring team in the NHL, despite 34 goals by Bill Goldsworthy and Danny Grant and a 68-point year by Jude Drouin, the rookie center.The club started to roll on the day, just after the All Star game, when Gordon put Grant, Drouin and Goldsworthy together on a line. They are still intact, looking better than ever.From a training camp observation, it was difficult to determine which line Gordon regarded as his checking unit. Hextall was assigned to winger J.P. Parise and Nevin, both of them defensively-minded and tough in the corners. The other line has Murray Oliver at center and Lou Nanne at right wing. Either Doug Mohns or Charlie Burns was supposed to play left wing, but both suffered injuries early in camp.The replacement, Billy Heindl, wasted no time in capitalizing on his opportunity. He scored two goals in an intra-squad scrimmage held during Press Day in the Winnipeg Arena training camp, and got the season&rsquo;s opening exhibition game goal in a very nifty play against Toronto.Heindl is a 24-year-old Winnipeg native who has been around. He played junior hockey at Oshawa with Bobby Orr and Danny O&rsquo;Shea, signed with Boston, left the Bruins to join the Canadian National team and was plucked by Minnsota in the 1970 draft. He spent the 1970-71 season with Cleveland in the American Hockey League and his coach Parker MacDonald, observed, &ldquo;I could count on one hand the number of bad games Billy Heindl played all season.&rdquo;The North Stars have some valuable depth at forward, too, in Ted Hampson, Gord Labossiere, Terry Caffery and Gary Gambucci. Gambucci is a former AllAmerican at the University of Minnesota, a Minnesota native who turned pro last summer after three years of amateur interna-tional hockey.The team is rather well-stocked in defensive-type defensemen such as Ted Harris, Barry Gibbs, Tom Reid, Fred Barrett and Dennis O&rsquo;Brien.Cesare Maniago compiled a solid 2.69 average in the nets last season, and looks better than ever. Gump Worsley is 42, and prone to injuries, but he was 2.49 in the nets last year and wants to play another year. If Worsley should slip, Gilles Gilbert could become an adequate backup man.The North Stars, frankly, are optimistic. They have the team that Blair has been building for four seasons, great leadership from Gordon, one of the best arenas in the NHL and a deep reservoir of fan interest.Two weeks ago, while the Minnesota baseball Twins were still playing and the Minnesota foot-ball Vikings had yet to open their NHL schedule, the North Stars drew 12,175 for an exhibition with Toronto. It wasn&rsquo;t exactly a memorable game, 4-4, but the fans can sense something in the Minnesota air and they are eager to get the season underway. &#9632;

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North Stars To Again Stress Defense

Wants To Congratulate The Hockey News On 25 Years Of Fine Service To Both The Amateur And Professional World Of Hockey.We Also Want To Inform Our Fans That We Begin Our Schedule Oct. 21 At The Ironbound Arena In Newark Against The Hartford Canadian Huskies. We Would Also Like To Tell Them We Will Play A 26-Game Home Schedule Against Senior And College Teams.For Information About The Newark Brewers Call 201846-1888 evenings and 201344-8139 after Oct. 9 &#9632;

THE NEWARK BREWERS HOCKEY CLUB

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTSMARC BRUNEAU LSc. Com. C.A.G. RAYMOND COUREY, C.A.ALWYN D. LLOYD, B. Com. C.A.J. GARY WHALEN, C.A.360 ST. JAMES STREET WEST MONTREAL 126, P.O. 849-8331 &#9632;

LLOYD, COUREY, WHALEN & BRUNEAU

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The hockey news THE INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<div class="byline">BY DAN PROUDFOOT</div>TORONTO&mdash;The change was immense, and all for the good, and it showed in almost every area of the Toronto Maple Leaf training camp.For the second consecutive year, the team trained at Maple Leaf Gardens. But, this year, the place had a bit of a glow about it.Coach John McLellan talked about the difference in attitude. So did everyone else who witnessed the daily scrimmages.The reason, of course, was simple. This year&rsquo;s team had a sense of knowing where it was going, after placing fourth and severely testing New York Rangers in playoff quarter-finals. A year ago the team was coming off a last-place finish, and acted as though it expected more of the same.McLellan&rsquo;s most-publicized worry was that the team would become too cocky. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a new season,&rdquo; he kept saying, like a recording, &ldquo;we haven&rsquo;t proven a thing. We lost in the playoffs.&rdquo;However, he couldn&rsquo;t hide his delight after the first days&rsquo; workouts, which offered little scoring and much hard checking. And, when the emphasis switched to high scoring several days later, he ordered the team into the dressing room for a severe lecture. A year ago he more likely would have turned to his stomach tonic.McLellan believes Leafs will be competitive from the first game, unlike last year, because defenseman Bob Baun and goaltender Bernie Parent made major contributions from the time they were acquired in mid-season. &ldquo;This year, we have them all along.&rdquo;Another change made during last season was the introduction of a more defensively-oriented checking system, which clicked immediately. During the 1971 training camp, players seemed to know exactly what to do and where they were expected to be on any given play. The team now has a system.Guy Trottier and Jim Harrison, two players who encountered the. soft-mannered McLellan&rsquo;s glares more than most last season, both impressed him with their diligence this time around. Each had the same comment: Tve got a job to win.&rdquo;In fact, competition for positions was severe. The acquisition of Donnie Marshall, who was drafted from Buffalo, meant that one of last year&rsquo;s regulars would have to go. The reduction of the &lsquo;number of players permitted in uniform for a game, from 20 to 19, meant someone else would have to go.George Armstrong, 41, attended camp but wasn&rsquo;t expected to play. Still, Trottier, Harrison, Brian Spencer and Denis Dupere were left competing for two third-line positions. &ldquo;One thing for sure, exclaimed McLellan, &ldquo;Marshall will be a regular.&ldquo;And he can play any forward position.&rdquo;McLellan insisted he would not carry more than six defensemen, perhaps, five, and that he would have no extra players stuck in the press box as he often did last year. Baun, Jim Dorey, Rick Ley, Mike Pelyk, Jim McKenny, Brian Glennie and Brad Seiwood all were holdovers.Rookie defenseman Dave Fortier, drafted from St. Catharines Junior Black Hawks, and John Grisdale, Michigan Tech, both were impressive.Four of the more eye catching rookies were players from universities: Grisdale, center Brian St. John, University of Toronto; right-winger Murray Heatley, University of Wisconsin; and goaltender Murray McLachlan, who played for Tulsa Oilers last year but previously attended University of Minnesota.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01420/2794633-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="541" height="756"><figcaption class="caption-body">DON MARSHALL&hellip;Being Counted On</figcaption></div>McLachlan got plenty of early work when Parent missed the first week of training camp due to what general manager Jim Gregory called a contract misunderstanding.When Parent was acquired from Philadelphia Fivers, Gregory offered to tear up his contract at the end of the season, even though his three-year Philadelphia deal extended to the end of this season. Gregory offered a new two-year deal which Parent never did accept, and the goal-tender and his lawyer. Howard Casper of Philadelphia, believed the old contract was rescinded because of Gregory offering to tear it up.Finally, Parent signed a new-two-year deal for about $80,0000.Gregory hoped to speed the club&rsquo;s progress by trading for an established defenseman, but his attempts to land Carol Vadnais of California Golden Seals failed. Commented Staff Smythe, the Leaf president; &ldquo;We offered them players who could take their team into the playoffs.&rdquo; Commented Garry Young, the California general manager: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not interested&hellip;We&rsquo;ve named him team captain. I really believe that he can become the second best defenseman in the NHL, next to Bobby Orr.&rdquo;<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02367/2794626-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="1129" height="388"></div> &#9632;

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McLellan Bubbling Over Leafs Attitude

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0020-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01264/2794664-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg"></div>to The Hockey News on your 25th anniversary from the members of the Western Hockey League.Phoenix RoadrunnersSeattle TotemsDenver SpursPortland BuckaroosSan Diego GullsSalt Lake Golden Eagles &#9632;

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CONGRATULATIONS

Following are the latest player movements in hockey:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>CHICAGO&mdash;Gerry Desjar dins, goalkeeper, Gerry Pinder, and Kerry Bond, forwards, traded to California in exchange for Gary Smith, goalkeeper. MoeL&rsquo;Abbe, forward, and Barry Long, defenseman, assigned to Portland of WHL. Len Frig and Mike Baumgartner, defensemen, and J.P. Bordeleau, Ron Pepler, Clyde Simon, Dave Kryskow, and Danny Spring, forwards, assigned to Dallas of CHL.PITTSBURGH&mdash;Gordon Sears, goalkeeper, Jim Wilton and Ken Tucker, defensemen, assigned to Hershey of AHL. Billy Hicke, forward, purchased out right from California for future considerations.,PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Cliff Schmautz, forward, sold outright to Portland of WHL. Pat Grace, goalkeeper, Tom Stachniak, defenseman, Jim Booth, Jim Martz, Pete Donnelly, Ken Paquet, Keith Wright and Doug Kerslake, forwards, assigned to Richmond of AHL.CALIFORNIA&mdash;Marshall Johnston, defenseman, purchased from Montreal in cash deal. MINNESOTA&mdash;Bob Barlow, forward, sold outright to Phoenix, of WHL.MONTREAL&mdash;Lyle Carter, and Michel Plasse, goalkeepers, Jean Gauthier, Murray Flegel and Bart Crashley, defensemen, assigned to Baltimore of AHL on loan for season.LOS ANGELES&mdash;Larry Cahan, defenseman, and Howie Hughes, forward, assigned to Phoenix of WHL. Claude Provost, forward, quit club and placed on voluntary retired list.VANCOUVER&mdash;Dave Gilmour and Jack Wells, forwards, assigned to Phoenix of WHL. Garth Rizzuto, forward, placed on waivers.<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2>PORTLAND&mdash;Fred Hilts, forward, signed as free agent. Lionel Trudell, goalkeeper, Tom Reilly, defenseman, Allan Dorohoy Denny Jones and Ted Plowe, forwards, signed to undergo tryouts with WHL club.<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>DAYTON&mdash;Dave Simpson, defenseman, secured amateur reinstatement and rejoined Gems.FORT WAYNE&mdash;Bob Baird, forward, placed on voluntary retired list. Bob Channel, Randy Gates, Jim Wilcox, Mickey Shaw and Craig Beveridge, not returning to club.MUSKEGON&mdash;Bob Munro, forward, placed on voluntary retired list.PORT HURON&mdash;Billy Leaine, forward, placed on voluntary retired list.<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>JACKSONVILLE&mdash;Blake Ball, defenseman. secured om Johnstown to act as player coach, Jets received Willie Terry, defenseman and cash in return for Ball.JOHNSTOWN&mdash;Eddie Kachur, forward, signed as player-coach to replace Dick Roberge, forward, who remains as player.JERSEY&mdash;Wayne Kitchen, defenseman, traded to Jacksonville in return for Wayne Horne, forward. August George, forward, secured from Salem of EHL.<h2>PLAYER RETIREMENTS</h2>VANCOUVER&mdash;Ray Cullen, forward. Marc Reaume and Darryl Sly, defensemen, placed on NHL voluntary retired list. Sly later reinstated as amateur to play with Barrie of Ontario Senior/League. Andy Bathgate, forward, placed on voluntary retired list.LOS ANGELES&mdash;Jimmy, Peters, forward.DETROIT&mdash;Hank Monteith, forward. &lsquo;CLEVELAND&mdash;Ron Williams, forward.PORTLAND&mdash;Oscar Gaudet, forward.PHOENIX&mdash;Rollie Wilcox, forward.TULSA&mdash;Ted Hargreaves, defenseman.<h2>COACHING CHANGES</h2>REGINA&mdash;Earl Ingarfield, recently retired from California, Seals, named coach of Regina, Pats of WCHL. &#9632;

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;One of the first things the Flyers have learned about Fred Shero is that he not only wants them physically fit, but also mentally alert.Shero, who makes his debut as an NHL coach this season after a long history of success in the minor leagues, is a firm believer that heads up play can mean the difference between a good record and a poor one.That&rsquo;s why his emphasis has been on instruction, rather than physical contact, as the Flyers continue preparation for their NHL inaugural.&ldquo;My primary objective has been getting my players to react the way I want them to react in a given situation,&rdquo; explained Shero. &ldquo;This just doesn&rsquo;t happen overnight. You&rsquo;ve got to work at it.&ldquo;For example, when we pick up the puck and rush toward the other team&rsquo;s net, I want all our skaters to rush. The same applies when we have to come back in a hurry. I want all my skaters to come back.&rdquo;Shero realizes the value of this coaching technique because it, worked as a charm in the minors. His players weren&rsquo;t making constant mental and physical mistakes which result in easy goals by the opposition.One big difference between the camp run by Shero and that by Vic Stasiuk, his predecessor, has been the absence of scrimmages&hellip;at least early in the training cycle.Stasiuk was a firm believer in a lot of scrimmaging.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0294/2794702-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="262" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body">Larry Wright</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-01128/2794695-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg" title="f0021-01" width="546" height="582"><figcaption class="caption-body">LARRY BROWN&hellip;Flyer Newcomer</figcaption></div>&ldquo;My opinion of training camp is quite different,&rdquo; said Shero. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the time to learn to do things properly. I feel much too often bad habits are developed in scrimmages. Later on they&rsquo;re hard to correct.&rdquo;The Flyers, who spent the first two weeks of camp in Ottawa, are now back in Philadelphia where they will spend the final two weeks practising at the new University of Pennsylvania rink.Shero is attempting to assemble the nucleus of the team he hopes will give the Chicago Black Hawks a bit of a tussle for first place in the West Division.Under Stasiuk last season, the Flyers put together a hot streak in the final month and finished third. However, they were eliminated in four straight games in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Three members of last year&rsquo;s earn are no longer with the club. Veteran center Garry Peters was picked up by Boston in the intraleague draft, veteran defenseman Larry Hillman was traded to Los Angeles for right wing Larry Mickey, and winger Cliff Schmautz was sold outright to Portland.New faces include defenseman Larry Brown, obtained in an offseason deal with New York; goalie Don McLeod, drafted from Fort Worth, winger Frank Spring, drafted from Boston, and Mickey.Then, too, there are some outstanding young players who were acquired in the amateur draft: center Larry Wright and right wing Pierre Plante, for example, first-round draft choices. Both have been looking good in training camp.One blessing for Shero is the abundance of topnotch young talent on the Richmond Robins (formerly Quebec Aces&rsquo;) farm club in the American Hockey League. The Flyers are especially well-stocked in defensemen with players such as Ralph MacSweyn, last year&rsquo;s MVP in the American Hockey League; Jim Mair, and Bill Brossart.The Flyers, nevertheless, are solid in veteran defensemen with Ed Van Impe, Joe Watson, Larry Hale, Wayne Hillman. Barry Ashbee, Brent Hughes and, of course, newcomer Brown.Returning centers are Bobby Clarke, Jimmy Johnson, Andre Lacroix and Serge Bernier, while returning wingers include Gary Dornhoefer, Jean-Guy Gendron, Bill Lesuk, Bob Kelly, Rick MacLeish, Lew Morrison, Simon Nolet and Danny Schock.Goaltenders are Doug Favell and Bruce Gamble, to go along with McLeod and some promising prospects at Richmond.Following the trade of Bernie Parent to Toronto last season, Favell became the No.l goalie and played well. However, an injury sidelined him for awhile and Gamble did a commendable job helping the Flyers assure a playoff spot.When Parent was traded, critics felt the Flyers definitely got the worst of the deal. However, Favell and Gamble so far have held their own, and the young players acquired in the trade&mdash;MacLeish, Schock and most recently Wright, whom the Flyers picked in Toronto&rsquo;s first-round spot&mdash;are the promise of the future.Shero, however, isn&rsquo;t looking past this season. He is determined to have a winner, and he believes he has the talent to make that happen a lot sooner than some people expect. &#9632;

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Shero Wants Flyers Alert

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div>BOSTON&mdash;The evidence may not be complete but it certainly is substantial that the big, bad Bruins of 1970-71 will be at least equally as big and as bad and even better in 1971-72.The bigness and the badness were proven in the first two exhibition games against New York and Montreal. The B&rsquo;s beat the Rangers 5-3 in the opener and the next night Wavne Cashman. Bobby Orr, Terry O&rsquo;Reilly and Derek Sanderson won a set of battles with Montreal&rsquo;s Pete Mahovlich, Phil Roberto, Claude Larose and Ken Dryden.The score, 7-4 in Canadiens&rsquo; favor, did not establish the improvement of the Bruins over last year, but then the scores of preseason games never prove much of anything anyway.Expectation that the Bruins will be better than last year stems from the fact that they won everything in sight last year but the Stanley Cup, and this year will be striving harder than before to establish themselves as one of the true powerhouse teams in NHL history.Memory of that loss to the Canadiens still rankles the B&rsquo;s and this will be virtually the same group that suffered that ignomony last spring.Although the B&rsquo;s invited a healthy and promising crop of rookies to training camp at London, Ont. the chances of a Don Tannahill, Ivan Boldirev, Terry O&rsquo;Reilly, Ron Jones or Bob Stewart cracking the lineup are very slim.Not only is the veteran talent hale and hearty but the roster this year will be limited to 17 players so coach Tom Johnson is planning to go with 12 forwards, five defensemen and two goalies.That leaves him with Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge. Cashman, Johnny Bucyk, Fred Stanfield. Johnny McKenzie. Sanderson, Mike Walton, Eddie Westfall. Ace Bailey, Don Marcotte and Reggie Leach for forwards.Orr, Ted Green, Dallas and Rick Smith and Don Awrey are the five defensemen and Eddie Johnston and Gerry Cheevers will be in the net.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01145/2794757-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="253" height="395"><figcaption class="caption-body">Ted Green</figcaption></div>Those were the men who lined up for the squad picture in the first week of training and it is difficult to see any change by the start of the regular campaign.All but Walton and Leach were with the Bruins in their romp through the full 1970-71 season and both were present through the final stretch to the Prince of Wales Trophy and the Stanley Cup playoffs.The only man missing is Wayne Carleton who went in the draft and &lsquo;Swoop&rsquo; hardly will be missed.The two big lines of last year again will be together with Esposito centering for Cashman on the left and Hodge on the right wing.Stanfield will be between Bucyk and McKenzie.Johnson is experimenting with Walton and Leach as wings for Sanderson on a new line which would give the B&rsquo;s a fourth line of Marcotte, Westfall and Bailey, if he finally elects to go that way.Reviewing the Bruins&rsquo; awesome display of power last year that established over 35 NHL records, it may be difficult to visualize how they can improve.But there seems to be no reason why they can&rsquo;t play better defensive hockey while retaining all of their firepower.But probably the major improvement will be produced by one individual&mdash;Green.Green rejoined the Bruins last season after sitting out a year with a head injury that nearly ended his career.Green was physically prepared to play but there was no doubt that he was under considerable mental strain trying to prove to himself as well as management and the fans that he could again play in the National Hockey League.He did it and reported to camp on Sept. 11 more relaxed and with a great deal more confidence than a year ago.&ldquo;The first thing I noticed about Green this year is that his reflexes are much better,&rdquo; said Johnson. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s been hitting the open man all the time and that&rsquo;s a sure sign that the reflexes are back to normal. He wasn&rsquo;t able to hit the open man last year and that was the big part of his problem.&ldquo;You know,&rdquo; added Johnson,&rdquo; this is probably the first training camp that Ted has enjoyed in sometime. He always had one kind of problem or another. Either it was his knees or a contract problem, not to mention a fractured skull.&ldquo;He&rsquo;s really working hard but he&rsquo;s relaxed about things and it&rsquo;s going to make a difference in his play.&rdquo;Then there is the matter of pride.The Bruins know they are the best in hockey and they want to prove it by retaining the Prince of Wales Trophy and regaining the Stanley Cup. &#9632;

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Bruins Could Be Better Thun Betord-Busting Yeur

MONTREAL&mdash;The honor of introducing the most new coaches this season belongs to the American Hockey League.The AHL will start the 1971-72 campaign with seven new pilots as compared to three for the National Hockey League.Here&rsquo;s the complete coaching changes since last season:<h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>St. Louis&mdash;Sid Abel replaced Scotty Bowman as coach. Lynn Patrick replaced Bowman as general managerPhiladelphia&mdash;Fred Shero replaced Vic Stasiuk as coach.Montreal&mdash;Scotty Bowman replaced Al MacNeil as coach.<h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2>Nova Scotia&mdash;Al MacNeil named coach of new team.Boston&mdash;Bep Guidolin named coach of new team.Springfield&mdash;Gary Dineen rejMaced John Wilson as general manager and coach.Tidewater&mdash;John Wilson named coach of new team.Rochester&mdash;Doug Adam replaced John O&rsquo;Flaherty as coach.Cincinnati&mdash;Joe Crozier named general manager and coach of new team.Cleveland&mdash;John Muckier replaced Parker MacDonald as coach.<h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2>Denver&mdash;Bill McCreary replaced Rudy Pilous as general manager and coach.Salt Lake&mdash;Al Rollins replaced Gus Bodnar as general manager and coach.Seattle&mdash;Chuck Holmes replaced Larry Popein as coach.<h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2>Omaha&mdash;Larry Popein replaced Fred Shero as coach.Oklahoma City&mdash;Jim Ander-son replaced Murray Davison as coach.<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2>Syracuse&mdash;Ron Ingram replaced Phil Watson as coach.Jacksonville&mdash;Blake Ball replaced Jackie Leclair as coach.Johnstown&mdash;Eddie Kachur replaced Dick Roberge as coach.St. Petersburg&mdash;Lloyd Hinchberger named general manager and coach of new team.<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2>Columbus&mdash;Terry Gray named coach of new team.Toledo&mdash;Bill Needham replaced Dino Mascotto as coach.<h2>WCHL</h2>Regina&mdash;Earl Ingarfield replaced Bob Turner as coach.Brandon&mdash;Rudy Pilous replaced Gerry Brisson as coach.Edmonton&mdash;Brian Shaw replaced Bill Hunter as coach.Vancouver&mdash;Alf Cadman named coach of new team.Victoria&mdash;Fred Hucul named coach of new team.<h2>ONTARIO JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2>Oshawa&mdash;Gus Bodnar replaced Ed Reigle as general manager and coach.London&mdash;Bronco Horvath replaced Bep Guidolin as coach.Hamilton&mdash;Harry Neale replaced Billy Harris as coach. &#9632;

AHL Overshadows NHL With Six Coaching Changes

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div>NEW YORK&mdash;Dale Rolfe, the big six-foot four-inch runaway locomotive on skates picked up the puck behind the Ranger net and slowly picked his way up ice. He hit the blueline while still skating easy, but by the time the rawboned 205-pounder crossed the center red line he was flying.Suddenly Jim Neilson cut in front of him, but Dale didn&rsquo;t flinch or veer away. He lowered his head and charged right at Neilson still carrying the puck on the end of his stick. There was a crash and Rolfe spun off The Chief and continued on over the blueline into the attack zone. Here, he pulled up short and laid a neat pass on the stick of Pierre Jarry.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01136/2794819-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="259" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Rod Gilbert</figcaption></div>&ldquo;He does things like that all the time,&rdquo; enthused Emile Francis, the Rangers&rsquo; general manager-coach. &ldquo;We were lucky to get him from Detroit last March. He and Tim Horton were quite a pair in the playoffs for us. Come to think of it, he was a key man for Detroit in March of 1970 when they made the playoffs. Dale has always been underrated mainly because he played so long at Springfield under Eddie Shore, that people labeled him as a minor leaguer.&rdquo;Rolfe performed four seasons with Springfield of the American Hockey League, finally getting his chance at the NHL with Los Angeles when expansion came along in 1967-68. His blueline partner with the minor league Indians was Bill White and the duo moved up to the Kings together. Both White and Rolfe had differences of a sort with the Los Angeles management and eventually were traded, White to Chicago and Rolfe to Detroit.&ldquo;I did so well with Detroit I thought I was set with them and even bought a home in Livonia, Michigan where I still live,&rdquo; recalls Dale, a native of Timmins, Ontario.Dale has been nicknamed the &lsquo;Reindeer&rsquo; by his fellow players, mostly when frustrated by his long reach. A good fighter, Rolfe can and does serve as a hitter and a policeman. His play with Horton in the stretch drive and the playoffs was a revelation. Dale did much of the carrying when 41-year-old Timmy needed a rest and Horton, for his part, was perhaps the best defender; New York had, in some of the games, at least.Right now the Rangers are carrying Neilson, Rolfe, Brad Park, Rod Seiling and youngsters Ab DeMarco and Andre Dupont on the back line. Rolfe figures to get one of the regular four posts along with Messrs. Park, Neilson and Seiling. He also plays right defense when asked to, which enhances his value even more.Rolfe, at 31, should have three to four more years of excellent play in the NHL. Since most defensemen mature later than forwards he might even become a star under the right conditions here in New York. At Los Angeles he played a few games as a forward and his Frank Mahovlich-style rushes earned him the sobriquet of the &ldquo;The Big Train.&rdquo;Rolfe even looks a bit like a reindeer with his long neck, and his skating style seemingly has a certain amount of long bounds in it. The Rangers think there are no limits to his possibilities and are darn glad to have him.In other developments, general manager Francis signed all players without too much fuss, although Rod Gilbert and DeMarco did submit their cases to binding arbitration. Thus coach Francis did not have the problem of the 1970-71 training camp season when Vic Hadfield, Brad Park, Jean Ratelle and Walt Tkaczuk all held out.&ldquo;It helps to have everyone in the fold early. Combinations can be worked on and it guarantees that everyone will be in shape when the bell rings,&rdquo; said Emile.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0288/2794812-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg" title="f0024-02" width="1163" height="820"><figcaption class="caption-body">Big Dale Rolfe outmuscles little Dave Keon of Leafs. (Hockey News Photo by Robert Shaver)</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Dale Rolfe Deal Paying Off With Big Ranger Star Of Camp

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0025-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-01114/2794857-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg"></div>In the dressing room and on the ice, you&rsquo;ll find more pros on C.C.M. Tacks than all other makes combined!<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0274/2794850-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="598" height="598"></div>Just look for the &ldquo;Tacks&rdquo; name on the boot&mdash;at ankle height. Then you see how overwhelmingly the pros prefer C.C.M. Tacks. And for.good reasons: fit, protection, comfort and quality.If your youngster takes his hockey seriously, he deserves a pair of C.C.M. Tacks.And for the junior set, get him a pair of Jr. Tacks. They too are built on famous Tackaberry boot lasts for a perfect fit, from heel to toe.For Tacks, Jr. Tacks, or the incredibly tough, new Super Tacks, see your local C.C.M. dealer.Super Tacks. Tacks. Jr. TacksEverything in hockey equipment C.C.M &#9632;

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Count ’em for yourself

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0026-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-01122/2794895-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Retired Red Wings&rsquo; great GORDIE HOWE tries out the big executive swivel chair for size after announcing he was retiring from the NHL after 25 wonderful years. The Great One, flanked by his wife, at right, said an emotional farewell to a packed hockey gathering in the Olympia. Wings made Howe an executive vice-president with the emphasis of working with young players.</figcaption></div>DETROIT&mdash;It&rsquo;s a whole new game for the Red Wings this season&hellip;no Gordie Howe.Howe&rsquo;s retirement after 25 seasons and with one year remaining on a $100,000-a-year contract, didn&rsquo;t come as a shock. Gordie hinted broadly throughout the summer that he was going to hang &lsquo;em up&mdash;&ldquo;Say &lsquo;retire,&rsquo; not &lsquo;quit&rsquo;.&rdquo; Howe asked. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like the word &lsquo;quit&rsquo;.&rdquo;And it&rsquo;s one thing he didn&rsquo;t do&hellip;quit. Howe played last season with great pain and then decided that he wasn&rsquo;t helping himself or the team &ldquo;as a one-handed hockey player.&rdquo;The aching, arthritic left wrist caused Howe to strain his right arm and he developed a soreness there. He got the toe of a skate in his chest while scoring a goal in Philadelphia in November and that put him out for a month and it&rsquo;s the kind of injury that takes longer than that to heal.Club owner Bruce Norris even prescribed a week in Florida for Howe during the season, but that didn&rsquo;t help much either.But, as Howe said during the summer while talking about retirement, it wasn&rsquo;t just one thing, it was a combination of many things&mdash;his wrist, his age (43), a desire to be with his family, inability to maintain his own high degree of excellence and the death of his mother which caused him to take stock of things.She&rsquo;d asked him to retire before he was permanently injured.&ldquo;I wish,&rdquo; Howe said during his retirement announcement, &ldquo;this had happened a couple weeks before Mom died.&rdquo;The Red Wings spared nothing in making the formal announcement of the retirement.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0275/2794888-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="1149" height="867"></div> &#9632;

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Howe Retires From Red Wings

NHL president Clarence Campbell and vice-presidents Brian O&rsquo;Neil and Don Ruck were there, so was Bill Wirtz, chairman of the Board of Governors. All of Howe&rsquo;s former Red Wing coaches were also there&mdash;Tommy Ivan, Jim Skinner, Bill Gadsby and Sid Abel. So was Production Line mate Ted Lindsay and captain Alex Delvecchio.Helen Adams, widow of Jack Adams, the man who built hockey in Detroit and under whom Howe had his greatest years, attended.President Nixon sent a telegram and cited Howe&rsquo;s greatness and &ldquo;the tremendous, contributions you have made to the game of hockey and to the lives of its many enthusiasts.&rdquo;Governor Milliken sent a wire and Mayor Gribbs presented a proclamation.Ten television newsreel cameras were lined up like soldiers in front of the dais and there was a plethora of radio microphones. It seemed as if every newsman in Detroit was there along with writers from Toronto, Hamilton, the news magazines and other points.Campbell noted that he and Gordie entered the league together and said his own contributions paled in comparison.&ldquo;Never in history&hellip;has there been such an obvious and dramatic loss by a sing&rsquo;e sport. Hockey has been fortunate to have Gordie. When he came into the league, hockey was a Canadian game and he&rsquo;s converted it into a North American game.&rdquo;The affair began to take on the aspects of a wake and Campbell said Norris told him he didn&rsquo;t want it that way.But it was completely silent when Howe began talking.&ldquo;I could play one more year and I could play very badly. But what good would that do when it could undo 25 years of work?He had his pretty blond wife, Colleen, stand beside him and with his left arm around her shoulder, said: &ldquo;My wife told me to play another year if I wanted but she didn&rsquo;t want to see me suffer like I did last year. There were some games when they should have benched me.&rdquo;Howe also revealed that when he scored in the second last game of the season, against Chicago&rsquo;s Tony Esposito, he got the puck and gave it to Colleen.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d promised her that she&rsquo;d have the last goal&mdash;she always said that was the one she wanted.&rdquo;Howe was amused that he&rsquo;d kept it such a good secret&mdash;&ldquo;the only ones who knew I got the puck were the linesman, the guy who keeps the bucket of pucks and Ole (Red Wing assistant trainer Dan Olesevich to whom Howe tossed the puck for safekeeping).&rdquo;That was Howe&rsquo;s 786th regular season goal and there was speculation that he might play this year just to round it out to 800.&ldquo;I&rsquo;d just be milking the public for a personal indulgence,&rdquo; Howe said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve already got the record so what difference does it make?Howe was asked if the Wings got into trouble this season if they might try to talk him out of retirement as they tried with Gadsby some seasons back. &ldquo;No,&rdquo; Howe answered firmly, &ldquo;this is it.&rdquo;So what now? Well, Howe has nearly as many titles as he has records. He is a vice-president of the Red Wingsand will be active in working with the younger players, watching from the stands to pick out and correct faults.One Detroit columnist speculated that Howe could be a threat to general manager Ned Harkness and both denied it vehemently.&ldquo;That&rsquo;s nonsense,&rdquo; Harkness said. &ldquo;Gordie is my boss&mdash;I want his job. There won&rsquo;t be a decision made that Gordie won&rsquo;t figure in on. He will sit in on every meeting, figure in on every trade and help make every decision.&rdquo;In addition to those duties, Howe has been appointed vice president of Olympia Stadium Corp., VP of National Life Insurance Co. and assistant to the president (Bruce Norris) of the Norin Corp., which is a land development company with 43,000 acres on Florida&rsquo;s east coast.Howe also has business interests of his own and his agent, Gerry Patterson of Montreal, has lined him up for an analyst role of 12 CBC national telecasts, the same number as another notable Patterson client and summer retiree, Jean Beliveau.<h2>HOCKEY&rsquo;S ALL-TIME GOAL SCORING LEADERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0275/2794933-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="582" height="1072"></div><h2>Howe&rsquo;s Career Highlights</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-01106/2794926-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="1107" height="165"></div><h3>List of NHL awards</h3>Hart Memorial Trophy as most valuable player, 6, (&lsquo;51-52, &lsquo;52-53, 56-57, 57-58, &lsquo;59-60, 62-63).Art Ross Trophy as top scorer, 6, (&lsquo;50-51, &lsquo;51-52, &lsquo;52-53, &lsquo;53-54, 56-57, 62-63).Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to U.S. hockey, 1967.First all-star team, 12 times (&lsquo;50-51, &lsquo;51-52, &lsquo;52-53, &lsquo;53-54, &lsquo;56-57, 57-58, &lsquo;59-60, 62-63, &lsquo;65-66, 67-68, 68-69, 69-70).Second all-star team, 9 times (&lsquo;48-49, &lsquo;49-50, &lsquo;55-56, &lsquo;58-59, &lsquo;60-61, 61-62, &lsquo;63-64, 64-65, 66-67).<h3>Important records</h3>Most Hart Memorial Trophies, 6.Most Art Ross Troahies, 6.Most career seasons, 25.Most career games, 1,687.Most career goals, 786.Most career assists, 1,023.Most career points, 1,809.Most career winning goals, 122.Most career games including playoffs, 1,841.Most career goals including playoffs, 853.Most career assists including playoffs, 1,114.Most career points, including playoffs, 1,967.Most years in playoffs, 19 (coholder with Red Kelly).Most playoff assists, 91.<h3>All Star</h3>Most all-star team selections, 21.Most consecutive all-star team selections, 15.Most first all-star team selections, 12.Most all-star games played, 22.Most all-star game goals, 10.Most all-star game assists, 8.Most all-star game points, 18.Most all-star game penalty minutes, 25.Most points in one all-star game, 4. &#9632;

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To Take Executive Post

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0028-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-01100/2795013-1-eng-US/f0028-012.jpg"></div><h2>OCTOBER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0247/2795006-1-eng-US/f0028-022.jpg" title="f0028-02" width="564" height="2591"></div><h2>NOVEMBER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0325/2794999-1-eng-US/f0028-032.jpg" title="f0028-03" width="559" height="2782"></div><h2>DECEMBER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0417/2794992-1-eng-US/f0028-042.jpg" title="f0028-04" width="577" height="3065"></div><h2>JANUARY</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0513/2794985-1-eng-US/f0028-052.jpg" title="f0028-05" width="562" height="3115"></div><h2>FEBRUARY</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-068/2794978-1-eng-US/f0028-062.jpg" title="f0028-06" width="564" height="3106"></div><h2>MARCH</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-076/2794971-1-eng-US/f0028-072.jpg" title="f0028-07" width="569" height="3101"></div><h2>APRIL</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0251/2794964-1-eng-US/f0029-022.jpg" title="f0029-02" width="535" height="372"></div>* DENOTES AFTERNOON GAME &#9632;

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<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div>LOS ANGELES&mdash;Catching up on the Los Angeles Kings as the new season approaches: In their first season, the Kings missed the pennant by only one point. As they enter their fifth season, owner Jack Kent Cooke concedes, &ldquo;If we don&rsquo;t add defensive strength, we will be reduced to fighting for fourth place and we want more than that.&rdquo;However, Larry Regan, the team&rsquo;s only general manager and fourth coach, entering his second season as bench leader, spoke more optimistically from the team&rsquo;s Victoria training base: &ldquo;We can compete with everyone in this division except Chicago. We have a shot at second place.&rdquo; Regan remains on the spot.The Kings open the regular season Oct. 8 in Oakland and their home season Oct. 13 against Pittsburgh. They have one road swing of six games in November and another of seven in January. They have a six-game homestand beginning late in October and another in February. They play 18 Saturdays, 14 Wednesdays, four Thursdays, two Tuesdays and one Sunday, all at night.One radio station, KFI, will carry all games, home and away, Jiggs McDonald and Dan Avey calling the shots. Since the Lakers are on another station, the hockey brethren no longer will be subjected to many delayed broadcasts. Channel Five will televise 15 road games.The Kings will not have many veteran hockey-writers covering their games as Walt Marlow of the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner has gone to desk duty and Rich Roberts of the Long Beach Independant-Press-Telegram has gone to UCLA football. However, H-E sports Editor Bud Furillo has become a hockey enthusiast and has assigned protege Alan Malamud to the beat with much travel planned. Young Gary Rausch takes over for the I-P-T. Dan Hafner will continue for the L.A. Times and Tim Rutten for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.John Wolf returns as Kings&rsquo; publicist, which assures us a lot of help. With Jim Brochu shifted to the Phoenix Suns, sharp Stu Zanville, 24, comes over from USC to become basketball Lakers&rsquo; PR boss. Barry Mendelson, 28, from New York, is the new director of advertising. Carrying a famed hockey name, Lester Patrick, 31, Lynn&rsquo;s son, now is business manager of the Kings.The Kings&rsquo; considered Oakknd&rsquo;s Gerry Ehman before naming Gary Dineen at 27 the youngest manager-coach in pro hockey, succeeding Johnny Wilson (departed for Detroit&rsquo;s Tidewater, Virginia, team) as boss of the AHL&rsquo;s defending playoff champion Springfield club. The Kings also have a partial working agreement with Seattle of the Western League. A year ago Dineen was trying to make the Kings as a player. Ex-King Terry Gray now is coaching Columbus of the International League.Longtime aide to Mr. Cooke and always helpful to all of us in many ways, Eddie Parr has been in UCLA Medical Center recovering from a heart attack, was due home the end of September&hellip;Butch Goring married his girl in St. Boniface, Manitoba&hellip;Trainer Norm Mackie&rsquo;s wife, Rebecca, presented him with a daughter, Heather Elizabeth.Regan&rsquo;s recurring desire to have physed workouts to toughen his troops having been implemented under the direction of Skip Schamehorn in camp, the team is just about ready. Top amateur draft pick Vic Venasky decided to remain at Denver University another year, but another pick, defenseman Neil-Komadoski was the star of the rookie camp.Leaving Victoria, it was expected that veterans Bob Pulford, Claude Provost, Ralph Backstrom and Harry Howell would provide the club with leadership it lacked in the past. &#9632;

Regan Points Kings For Run At Second

How would you like to be able to settle your own hockey arguments on what happened last year in the National Hockey League by carrying around a handy pocket booklet containing complete statistics as well as the 1971-72 NHL schedule?The booklet is yours for the asking. All you have to do is print your name and address on the back of a post card and mail your request to:NHL Publicity Dept.,922 Sun Life Bldg.,Montreal 110, Que. &#9632;

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PRE-SEASON LOOK AT THE NHL TEAMS

OAKLAND&mdash;Charley Finley and his California Golden Seals&rsquo; organization knew full well that they faced an uphill fight to regain respectability in the National Hockey League. But little did they expect things to go from bad to worse before the regular season even got underway.Latest problem to plague the Golden ones I centers around new general manager Garry Young&rsquo;s attempts to improve the club through trades.Young, the former Boston Bruin director of player personnel and the man personally chosen by Finley to lead the regeneration of the lowly Seals, hoped to add some depth to the California roster by dealing a proven goalie, Gary Smith, to the Chicago Black Hawks for another proven netminder, Gerry Desjardins, and a left winger of potential in Gerry Pinder plus rookie Kerry Bond.Problems, however, arose when Desjardins reported to the Seals and it was discovered the 27-year-old Sudbury native had not made a complete recovery from the broken arm that sidelined him last year while tending goal for the Hawks.The Seals have charged the Chicago management with a breach of faith and have asked league President Clarence Campbell to step in and nullify the transaction.Campbell has stated that he will take no action until he has the facts from both sides and has determined if, indeed, he has any jurisdiction in this sort of matter.If the deal is allowed to stand, it will mean that the Seals will be left with only rookie Gary Kurt to man their nets and Kurt, who played for Cleveland of the American Hockey League last year, has had no NHL experience.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-01100/2795259-1-eng-US/f0032-012.jpg" title="f0032-01" width="263" height="357"><figcaption class="caption-body">Gerry Desjardins</figcaption></div>Speculation is that if the Seals are unsuccessful in their appeal to Campbell to have the trade reversed, they will be forced to part with their most marketable commodity, defenseman and newly-appointed captain Carol Vadnais, for an experienced NHL netminder.Another problem that popped up at the club&rsquo;s training base at Oshawa, Ontario, was the arrival of left winger Wayne Carleton at a robust 245 pounds, at least 30 over his prescribed playing weight. Carleton, 25, who scored 22 goals with only part-time service with Boston last year, was considered the prize plumb picked at the NHL&rsquo;s intra-league draft last June in Montreal.One the plus side, the Seals have displayed an eager, if unproven, group of youngster such as Bobby Sheehan, Joey Johnston, and Walt McKechnie that Young feels will be the key to a brighter California future.&ldquo;Mr. Finley and everyone in the organization agreed that we had to go with youth,&rdquo; echoes Seals&rsquo; coach Fred Glover. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll pick the best young players we have and stick with them. It may be rough at first, but it&rsquo;s the only way. Our team will certainly be the youngest in the NHL averaging under 24 years.&rdquo; &#9632;

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Seals Want NHL To Nullify Trade For Injured Coaler

PITTSBURGH&mdash;The Pittsburgh Penquins chances of improving on their 1970-71 sixth-place West Division National Hockey League finish could depend largely on how well the Pens&rsquo; new PAP line performs in the coming season.The PAP line&mdash;center Syl Apps Jr., right winger Jean Pronovost and left winger Greg Polis&mdash;is hockey short-hand for a youthful trio that Pittsburgh general manager-coach Red Kelly hopes will soon develop into one of the best groups occupying the ice lanes of the NHL arenas.Polis, an impressive rookie from Western Canada last year, notched a total of 18 goals in his freshman year until a bout of mononucleosis cost him the final third of the &rsquo;70-&rsquo;71 season. Apps was a mid-season acquisition from the talent-rich New York Ranger system and immediately displayed immense promise, while Pronovost, a solid 20-goal scorer, will be starting his third full season with the Steel City team.&ldquo;I certainly hope we can keep them together as a unit,&rdquo; says Kelly. &ldquo;They seem to work well; but I&rsquo;m not thinking of moving out veterans just to get younger players in the lineup. The ones we&rsquo;ll keep are the players who are helping us the most.&rdquo;While the PAP combination provides the Penguins with a much-needed injection of fresh talent, the core of the expansion club still remains with the steady, but not spectacular, veterans such as Dean Prentice, Ken Schinkel, Bryan Watson, Vai Fonteyne Keith McCreary, Nick Harbaruk, Wally Boyer and Lowell MacDonald. It was no coincidence that the Pens&rsquo; tailspin of late last season came at a time when many of these solid veterans were absent from the lineup with injuries.Two other reasons for optimism on the part of Kelly, who was recently rewarded with a five-year contract from the club, are the addition of proven players like Tim Horton and Billy Hicke to the Pens&rsquo; roster, and the booming season ticket sales drive.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0184/2795304-1-eng-US/f0033-012.jpg" title="f0033-01" width="273" height="492"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tim Horton</figcaption></div>Hicke was purchased from the California Golden Seals after a protracted salary dispute with the team, and Horton brings his high salary and 20 years of big league experience over from New York.&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got 4,500 of the season tickets sold already,&rdquo; enthuses Kelly, &ldquo;and before the season starts we might have as many as 6,000. That should give the whole operation a lift.&rdquo;One of the most interesting battles in the Pittsburgh training camp has shaped up over the two netminding berths with the Penguins. Roy Edwards, Les Binkley, Cam Newton, Jim Rutherford and Paul Hoganson are all fighting it, out, with Edwards and Binkley having an edge on the experience side.Other newcomers who have impressed in the early training camp exhibition schedule are defenseman Dave Burrows, a draft choice from Chicago; Brian McKenzie, the Pens&rsquo; top amateur pick from St. Catharines; Joe Noris, a defenseman from the Toronto Marlboros; Rene Robert, plucked from the Toronto system; and minor league veteran Bob Leiter.PEN POINTERS: Pittsburgh has been making use of an office training program set up by Denny Bradley, a physical education teacher at near-by Royal Military College. Bradley has them running a difficult cross country course.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0057-0198/2795297-1-eng-US/f0057-012.jpg" title="f0057-01" width="540" height="633"><figcaption class="caption-body">BILL HICKE&hellip;New Penguin</figcaption></div>&ldquo;May I Extend My Best Wishes To The Hockey News On Its 25th Anniversary. Continue To Keep Us Well Informed About Hockey.&rdquo;A Friend, BOB WOOLF Attorney<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0257/2795290-1-eng-US/f0033-022.jpg" title="f0033-02" width="649" height="1580"></div> &#9632;

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Penguins Pin Hopes On Vets, New PAP Line

<h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2>Fri. Sept. 17Philadelphia 5, St. Louis 1Pittsburgh 3, California 2Boston 5, New York 3Sat. Sept. 18Detroit 2, St. Louis 0Montreal 7, Boston 4Philadelphia 2, Buffalo 2Toronto 4, Minnesota 4Sun. Sept. 19Detroit 3, St. Louis 0Buffalo 6, California 2Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 4Toronto 3, Minnesota IPittsburgh 3, New York 1Mon. Sept. 20Montreal 2, Boston 1Tues. Sept. 21Pittsburgh 4, California 2Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 1Philadelphia 9, Buffalo 1Wed. Sept. 22Philadelphia 4, California 1Chicago 4, Toronto 4Buffalo 2, Pittsburgh 2New York 6, Boston 3Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 3Thurs. Sept. 23St. Louis 4, California 1Montreal 10, Chicago 2Detroit 6, Boston 3Fri. Sept. 24St. Louis 4, New York 3Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2Vancouver 3, Minnesota 1 &#9632;

EXHIBITION SCOREBOARD

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<h2>And Its Member Clubs</h2><h3>EAST DIVISION</h3>Boston BruinsBuffalo SabresDetroit Red WingsMontreal CanadiensNew York RangersToronto Maple LeafsVancouver Canucks<h3>WEST DIVISION</h3>California Golden SealsChicago Black HawksLos Angeles KingsMinnesota North StarsPhiladelphia FlyersPittsburgh PenguinsSt. Louis BluesExtend Congratulations To The Hockey NewsOn Its 25th Anniversary &#9632;

THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0038-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0038-01102/2795452-1-eng-US/f0038-012.jpg"></div>R. Alan Eagleson&mdash;Executive DirectorMichael Cannon&mdash;ManagerGordon &lsquo;Red&rsquo; Berenson&mdash;PresidentLOU Angotti&mdash;Vice President<h2>1970-71</h2>Player RepresentativesSerge SavardPaul HendersonNick LibettStan MikitaBob NevinErnie WakelyEd JohnstonEd Van ImpeKen SchinkelLorne WorsleyAl HamiltonBob PulfordBill HickeRay CullenExclusive Licensing Agent:Licensing Corporation of AmericaNew YorkJoseph P. Grant&mdash;PresidentCanadian Licensing Representative:Sports Representatives LtdTorontoBob Haggert&mdash;President &#9632;

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CONGRATULATIONS to the HOCKEY NEWS on its 25th Anniversary from the 280 members of the National Hockey League Players’ Association

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0041-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0041-0196/2795504-1-eng-US/f0041-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Arrive happier, take the train. Go GN and relax in &lsquo;Traveliving&rsquo; comfort&mdash;almost anywhere in Canada. Convenient service. Choice of meals and accommodations; games to amuse the children, sociable lounges on long distance trains. With CN&rsquo;s Red, White and Blue fares, prices vary according to the day you start your trip. There are additional discounts for families, youths and groups. And now there&rsquo;s 65+, CN&rsquo;s new travel discount plan for people 65 years of age or over.</figcaption></div>Stay happier, at any of nine great CN hotels. The key to convenient downtown living. Elegant comfort. Delicious meals. Swinging lounges.St. John&rsquo;s&mdash;Hotel NewfoundlandHalifax&mdash;Hotel Nova ScotianMontreal&mdash;&lsquo;The Queen Elizabeth Ottawa&mdash;Chateau LaurierWinnipeg&mdash;Hotel Fort GarrySaskatoon&mdash;Hotel BessboroughEdmonton&mdash;Hotel MacdonaldJasper, Alta.&mdash;Jasper Park LodgeVancouver&mdash;&lsquo;Hotel VancouverAnd next year, a new CN convention hotel in Moncton&lsquo;Operated by Hilton Canada<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0041-0264/2795497-1-eng-US/f0041-022.jpg" title="f0041-02" width="1021" height="1325"></div><h2>And watch CN in action!</h2>Again this season, Canadian National is a participating sponsor of NHL Hockey on television. Our telecast messages will show CN at work in many areas. Some are as familiar as trains and hotels. Others may be new to you.We hope you&rsquo;ll follow our activities as you follow the games. Because we want you to know more about us.<div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0041-0341/2795490-1-eng-US/f0041-032.jpg" title="f0041-03" width="1342" height="1153"></div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0041-0433/2795483-1-eng-US/f0041-042.jpg" title="f0041-04" width="575" height="998"></div> &#9632;

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Since 1955 I have been working to find a mask that could combine: protection, good visibility and lightness. I was never completely satisfied until I found the &ldquo;FUTURAMIC&rdquo; model last year&hellip;with the stream lines to deflect pucks easier.I am now offering you this same &ldquo;FUTURAMIC&rdquo; mask that I, and many of the best goalies in the world use.I have so much confidence in them, that I will replace each one that might break under normal use. Furthermore, an insurance company has insured each mask for ONE MILLION dollars, against bodily damages. No company would have done so, if they didn&rsquo;t have faith in my mask.You should find them in your local sport stores. If not, write me at: 1259 Didace street, Magog, P.Q., Canda and I will gladly send you some literature. The masks sell from $12.00 to $22.50 in Canada. (Two dollars more in the United States and Europe).<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0043-0193/2795535-1-eng-US/f0043-012.jpg" title="f0043-01" width="359" height="586"><figcaption class="caption-body">JACQUES PLANTE</figcaption></div>FIBROSPORT INC.JACQUES PLANTE PRESIDENT &#9632;

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How Races Will Finish

<h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><h3>Team</h3>Nova Scotia VoyageursProvidence RedsSpringfield KingsRochester AmericansBoston Braves<h3>Coach</h3>Al MacNeilLarry WilsonGary DineenDoug AdamBep Guidolin<h3>NHL Affiliate</h3>MontrealNew YorkLos AngelesVancouverBoston<h2>WEST DIVISION</h2>Cleveland BaronsHershey BearsBaltimore ClippersRichmond RobinsTidewater WingsCincinnati SwordsJohn MuckierFrank MathersTerry ReardonEddie BushJohn WilsonJoe CrozierMinnesotaPittsburghCaliforniaPhiladelphiaDetroitBuffalo &#9632;

Lineup For The AHL

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div>HERSHEY&mdash;A half-dozen new coaches and a bumper crop of young, eager players, including a number of American college-trained skaters, figure to make the new-look American League an exciting one for the 1971-72 season.The circuit expanded from eight to 11 teams since the Springfield Kings scored a stunning Cinderella-like finish last spring to win the Calder Cup. Ard next year, at least one more city, New Haven, is slated to enter the league.President Jack Butterfield predicted there is a chance of the loop eventually expanding to 14 teams &ldquo;within three years.&rdquo;&ldquo;In our expansion plans,&rdquo; said Butterfield, &ldquo;we would like to stay east of Ohio if possible in order to curtail excessive travel costs.&rdquo;The only problem confronting the league&rsquo;s growing plans is suitable arenas.&ldquo;But new arenas are going up all the time,&rdquo; said Butterfield. &ldquo;The sport is continuing to grow more popular.&rdquo;As for the calibre of play, Butterfield says it will be far superior to that of a few years ago.&ldquo;All the clubs will be stocked with young players, enthusiastic and striving to make the National League. We had a fast style of play last year. The gate receipts are an indication the fans want speed, youth and aggressive hockey.&rdquo;&ldquo;Overall, the league had a better financial year last season with eight teams than it did the previous year with nine. Three years ago the circuit had its best season ever at the gate.&rdquo;Granted new franchises were Boston, Nova Scotia, Richmond, Tidewater, Va., and Cincinnati, though Richmond is a transfer of the Quebec Aces to that city, while Montreal moved its club permanently to Halifax, N.S.Butterfield said the schedule arranged will see the clubs play 76 games, 38 home and away.The divisional set-up is:East: Nova Scotia, Springfield, Providence, Boston and Rochester.West: Baltimore, Hershey, Richmond, Tidewater, Cincinnati and Cleveland.Most noted of the new coaches is Al MacNeil, who only last spring directed the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup after being publicly criticized by his players. Two years ago he was the Voyageurs&rsquo; first coach when the club entered the AHL, playing its games at the Forum. MacNeil can be expected to turn out a solid team at Halifax.Other coaches making their debut this season include, Gary Dineen. Springfield; Bep Guidolin, Boston; Doug Adam, Rochester; Joe Crozier, Cincinnati and John Muckier, Cleveland.Crozier is certainly no stranger to AHL fans, having handled Rochester from 1963-68, giving the city three Calder Cup clubs and three division titles in a five-year span.The &ldquo;Dean&rdquo; of the AHL coaches is Frank Mathers, who also doubles as Hershey&rsquo;s general manager. He has piloted the club for 16 years with three Calder Cup titles and a like number of divisional crowns to his credit.Also returning are young Larry Wilson, who turned out the Eastern Division champion at Providence last season; Terry Reardon, THE HOCKEY NEWS executive-of-the-year and AHL coach-of-the-year at Baltimore, league and western division titlists, and colorful Eddie Bush, the Richmond pilot who did a fine job at Quebec.And at Tidewater is Johnny Wilson, brother of the Providence coach and who last season at Springfield stunned the minor league ice world by driving the Kings to the Cup championship.In the case of all clubs it probably will be close to a month before the coaches settle on their squads as new faces will be coming and going throughout the training camps.Hershey, for instance, has a new working agreement with Pittsburgh, having severed its ties with Boston. Mathers may get a look at some 35 to 40 skaters before settling on the 20 he will carry.Veteran center and captain Mike Nykoluk, one of the league&rsquo;s all-time greats, disclosed he&rsquo;s playing his final season for the Bears and will retire next spring. He&rsquo;s the league&rsquo;s fourth highest all-time scorer with 838 points and third best playmaker ever. He has 656 assists in 15 AHL seasons, 13 with Hershey and two with Rochester.Only 10 holdovers from last year&rsquo;s Hershey team were invited to camp. The Bears, now a development team, will carry a minimum of eight skaters 23 years old and under. Sixteen new players average 21 years of age.Returning from last year&rsquo;s Hershey squad are goalie Andre Gill, the league&rsquo;s second best in average last year; defensemen Ralph Keller, Mike Mahoney and Butch Barber; forwards Chuck Hamilton, Gil Gilbert, Michel Harvey, Ted Snell, Jean-Guy Gratton and Nykoluk.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to take the better part of a month before we&rsquo;ll make any final decisions,&rdquo; said Mathers. &ldquo;I think you&rsquo;ll find that will be same story throughout the league.&rdquo;The Boston Braves, who claimed seven of their former hands from Hershey, figure to ice a host of newcomers. Two forwards, Stan Gilbertson and Frank Spring, were claimed from Boston in the NHL summer draft after a season at Hershey. The club recently purchased the contract of defenseman Doug Roberts from California Seals and he will be with the Braves.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0044-01104/2795573-1-eng-US/f0044-012.jpg" title="f0044-01" width="549" height="581"><figcaption class="caption-body">STAN GILBERTSON&hellip;Landed By Braves</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0044-0270/2795566-1-eng-US/f0044-022.jpg" title="f0044-02" width="546" height="590"><figcaption class="caption-body">LYLE CARTER&hellip;Joins Baltimore</figcaption></div>Two former Boston University stars, forward Steve Stirling and defenseman Mike Hyndman, are rated a strong chance of making the Boston Braves club. Stirling captained the Terriers&rsquo; NCAA championship team last winter.His only drawback is lack of size. Hyndman&rsquo;s first pro season with Montreal-Halifax was cut short by a broken arm.Guidolin, who coached for five years in the Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; OHA, says he will make one promise: &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll have a hustling hockey club. Anyone who doesn&rsquo;t hustle won&rsquo;t play. It&rsquo;s as simple as that.&rdquo;His goalie might be young Dan Bouchard, who did a fine job for Hershey as a rookie, closing with a 3.14 average in 36 starts.Among those expected back with Cleveland are high-scoring winger Norm Beaudin, along with forwards Grant Erickson, Billy Heindl and Barrie Meissner. Roger Cote, Dennis Patterson and Gary Geldart should shore the defense, while Fern Rivard may be in the nets. Gordon Labossiere, a center, is among the new faces. Labossiere scored 19 goals for Minnesota and Los Angeles in 1970-71.Baltimore hopes to receive player help from Montreal as well as California. Reardon is counting on four or five Montreal hands. The Clippers have a big goalie hope in Lyle Carter, 6-2, 200 lbs., a first team IHL all-star pick for Muskegon. Bart Crashley, Murray Flegel and Jean Gauthier are included in the defensive corps newcomers.Michel Plasse, formerly of Kansas City, is among the goalie brigade. He is noted as the first cage cop in hockey history to score a goal. He did it last winter in a 3-1 win over Oklahoma City in the final 30 seconds.Providence added to its center ice crew Jim Paterson, 26, who was acquired from Phoenix in a 2 for 1 trade that saw defenseman Adam Keller and winger Dick Meissner being sent west. Pater-once played for Cleveland.Rochester disclosed that veteran defenseman Don Cherry will attempt a comeback. He retired prior to the 1969-70 season. He played six seasons for Rochester, 1963-69. He is 37 years old.Punch Imlach, general manager-coach of the Buffalo Sabres, parent NHL team of Cincinnati, said he intends to provide Crozier with top talent.&ldquo;We have a quantity of players,&rdquo; said Imlach, &ldquo;and as far as we&rsquo;re concerned we&rsquo;re looking for quality.&rdquo;He claims he doesn&rsquo;t intend to move players around once Crozier has settled on a club.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s good to move players around,&rdquo; said Imlach. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not good for the farm team and not good for the players.&rdquo;With everyone juggling players between NHL and AHL training camps before the first puck is dropped to launch the season, coaches are reluctant to forecast the strength of their teams.One thing&rsquo;s certain, however, and that is the AHL definitely figures to be a fly and shoot circuit this season, which should provide the fans with some of the finest hockey in league history. &#9632;

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New Teams, Coaches Enchance AHL Outlook

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0045-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0045-01103/2795652-1-eng-US/f0045-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body">Head trainer EARL CURTIS of Providence tries new jersey on veteran defenseman NICK POLANO as training camp opened for the AHL club. Polano was one of 14 Providence-owned players on hand.</figcaption></div><h2>WEST SPRINGFIELD&mdash;</h2>The 1971-72 American Hockey League schedule again reflects the fact that change seems to be a permanent fixture in the AHL. In the past three years the AHL has undergone some monumental changes and this year will be no different. Last year&rsquo;s &ldquo;new look&rdquo; will be even newer this year.The most significant change appears in the form of expansion. Not only did the AHL Board of Governors follow Horace Greeley&rsquo;s urging to go west, they added a few directions of their own. Cincinnati returns to the AHL fold this year and becomes the league&rsquo;s western.most city. The AHL also went south to the Tidewater area and to Rich-mond. Virginia, in adding two other new cities. To the east, the AHL will make Halifax, Nova Scotia, a permanent city this year and Boston becomes the fourth new city for the coming season.That brings the total to 11 teams, the most the AHL has had since the 1948-49 season.Expansion itself breeds change. The new schedule features more games in the same amount of time (October 6 to April 2) and a new divisional alignment. Rochester moves to the Eastern Division for the first time and the addition of the four new cities gives the AHL a real &ldquo;new look&rsquo;&rsquo;.The Board of Governors have adopted a partially unbalanced schedule that will give the fans two extra home games this year. The Eastern Di vision teams will play within their own division five times at home and against the Western Division teams three times at home giving them a total of 38 games, two more than last year.The Western Division teams will play within their own division four times at home and against the Eastern teams three times. In order to balance the schedule the Western teams will play their closest geographical rival an additional two games and their next closest rival one extra game. That, all adds up to 418 games, the most ever for the 35-year-old professional hockey league.Cleveland and Nova Scotia get the season underway in Halifax on October 6 and by Sunday the 10th everyone will have at least one game in the record books.This year&rsquo;s schedule also features several afternoon games in Cleveland, Baltimore and Boston. The Tidewater Wings will divide their home games between the new Scope complex in Norfolk and the Hampton Roads Coliseum in Hampton, Va&hellip;. The Braves will play their games in the Boston Garden, the Swords in the Cincinnati Gardens while the Robins have a brand new home in the Richmond Coliseum&hellip;Next year Providence and Springfield will also have new buildings along with New Haven, Conn. The New Haven Nighthawks will debut in the AHL next season assuring the league of future expansion to at least 12 teams&hellip;Cincinnati is planning to televise some of their afternoon games on the road and most every team will have radio coverage this year. &#9632;

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AHL Plays More Games In Same Amount Of Time

<div class="byline">BY BOB BROWN</div>CLEVELAND&mdash;The Cleveland Barons, coming off their biggest winning season in ten years and their best attendance season in twenty, would like nothing better than to make this the year the Calder Cup returns to this thirty-six-year old American Hockey League town.Gone are some of the stalwarts of the 70-71 club which finished second to Baltimore but which collected 85 points along the way, but back are several members of that club plus as many as nine or ten new faces who went to camp as part of Minnesota&rsquo;s major league rosterNew coach, John Muckier, only the seventh man to direct the Barons in their long history, likes the hustle of his players. &ldquo;Especially some of the players who were in Cleveland last year,&rdquo; he beamed. &ldquo;Some of them came to camp looking like different hockey players. They came to play.&rdquo;Muckier makes no secret about his pleasure in the new trim Fern Rivard, the goalie who cut off twenty five pounds of padding during the summer. &ldquo;Fernie can be an outstanding goal-keeper,&rdquo; Muckier observed. &ldquo;But he&rsquo;s got to keep his weight down.&rdquo;Veteran winger Norm Beaudin, a favorite of Cleveland&rsquo;s hockey faithful, was eager to get going. Beaudin has led the Barons in scoring the past two campaigns and would have, in the opinion of many, won the league scoring title last year had he been able to play in more games. In 58 faceoffs, the native of Montmartre, Saskatchewan, banged in 27 goals and added 48 assists. Beaudin is one of the experienced players being counted on for a leadership role with this year&rsquo;s club.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0046-01100/2795683-1-eng-US/f0046-012.jpg" title="f0046-01" width="262" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body">Tom Polanic</figcaption></div>Other forwards likely to return include Mike Chernoff, Barrie Meissner and Billy Heindl, all twenty plus goal scorers a year ago and Grant Erickson, who may play center this season, but who had eighteen lamp lighters here in 70-71 playing a wing.Among the defenseman expected to be on hand are Roger Cote, the tooth pick chomping veteran, who checks enemy forwards with an icy stare, Dennis Patterson and Gary Geldart, youngsters with potential.If the Barons have a major concern at the moment, it has to be at center ice where Joey Johnston and Walt McKechnie skated last year. Both went to Oakland during the off season in a trade. However, Muckier knows that Minnesota, the Barons major league affiliate, has a surplus of center icemen and, barring injury, the Barons are likely to get the help at center they so badly need.BLUELINERS: Three players the Barons had expected at camp did not appear. Defenseman Tom Polanic suffered a blood disorder in his leg and could miss the entire season. Center Ron Williams has retired and rookie Stu Roberts, the Eastern League&rsquo;s top goal scorer last year, has decided to stay in Greensboro.Barons season ticket sales are up. The preseason sale is the best in Nick Mileti&rsquo;s three year era and the best since the late forties here.Barons owner Mileti was recently honored with the Bowling Green State University &ldquo;Distinguished alumni&rdquo; Award. &#9632;

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Goaler Rivard Trims Down, Muckier Likes Barons’ Hustle

<div class="byline">BY JOE MINSTER</div>CINCINNATI&mdash;Professional ice hockey is back in this city after an absence of 20 years, with Cincinnati&rsquo;s Swords one of three new franchises in the Western Division of the American Hockey League.Take it from Joe Crozier, one of hockey&rsquo;s most successful executives and coaches for over a decade, the Swords definitely will be a factor in the AHL race.Crozier, never one to be termed a shrinking violet, is the coach and general manager of the team that will open its home season on Friday, October 8, against Rochester at Cincinnati Gardens. Prior to that contest, the Swords will face the parent Buffalo Sabres of the National League on Sunday night, October. 3, at the Gardens in a game for the benefit of the Hamilton County (Ohio) Cancer Society.&ldquo;How do I think we&rsquo;ll finish?&rdquo; Crozier replied to an obvious question. &ldquo;Well, my feeling is that we&rsquo;re in first place right now and haven&rsquo;t lost a game. And that&rsquo;s where we aim to be when the firing ends in early April of 1972.&ldquo;Buffalo has a lot-of good players in its system, and we&rsquo;re going to be seeing some of them in Cincinnati. We&rsquo;ll undoubtedly have a mixture of veterans and youngsters, who will blend to gether to give Cincinnati a winning club.&rdquo;Talking about the response to the return of ice hockey to the Queen City of the midwest, Crozier admitted he was extremely pleased.&ldquo;Our sale of season tickets has been most encouraging,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;and indicates to me that there&rsquo;s a lot of interest in hockey in this area. After all, Cincinnati is a great sports city&mdash;with big league pro baseball, football and basketball, along with college athletics&mdash;and it&rsquo;s only fitting that hockey be added to the list.&rdquo;SWORD SLASHES&hellip;All home games of the Swords at the Gardens will get under way at 7:35 p.m. Sundays and Tues days will be the most popular home dates for the Swords, with 12, contests on tap on both of these days. There will be just one home game on a Monday, six on Thursdays and seven on Fridays, for a total of 38. &#9632;

Crozier Confident Swords To Be Force

<h2>OCTOBER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0047-01112/2795780-1-eng-US/f0047-012.jpg" title="f0047-01" width="557" height="1969"></div><h2>NOVEMBER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0047-0278/2795773-1-eng-US/f0047-022.jpg" title="f0047-02" width="572" height="2102"></div><h2>DECEMBER</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0047-0354/2795766-1-eng-US/f0047-032.jpg" title="f0047-03" width="557" height="2149"></div><h2>JANUARY</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0047-0444/2795759-1-eng-US/f0047-042.jpg" title="f0047-04" width="563" height="2559"></div><h2>FEBRUARY</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0047-0530/2795752-1-eng-US/f0047-052.jpg" title="f0047-05" width="556" height="2296"></div><h2>MARCH</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0047-0621/2795745-1-eng-US/f0047-062.jpg" title="f0047-06" width="558" height="2359"></div><h2>APRIL</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0047-0717/2795738-1-eng-US/f0047-072.jpg" title="f0047-07" width="529" height="433"></div> &#9632;

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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 1971.72 Schedule

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0047-08" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0047-088/2795811-1-eng-US/f0047-082.jpg"></div> &#9632;

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Starting Times Of AHL Games

FROM The Management and Staff of theCanadian Professional Hockey Schools Ltd.Thank you for helping to make hockey, the greatest sport on ice.HOCKEY IS OUR BUSINESSWrite for our equipment catalogue, enclose (75c). Get on our mailing list for our 1972 Summer Hockey School at Gimli, Manitoba, Canada.The Canadian Professional Hockey Schools will conduct schools for hockey players, and clinics for coaches anytime of the year, any place in the world.We will rent your arena or work for. you. Bring the world&rsquo;s largest travelling hockey school to your arena. Learn to play the Canadian way. Phone: 284-6431 or Write: The Canadian Professional Hockey Schools Ltd., 1195 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg 19, Manitoba, Canada.ATTENTION: Jake Fleming.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0048-0273/2795873-1-eng-US/f0048-022.jpg" title="f0048-02" width="736" height="585"><figcaption class="caption-body">Here are some of our summer instructors at comp. They include Ralph Waples, Wilf McCluskey, Wayne Fleming, Reg Leach. Bill Sutherland and Andy Bakogeorge. Missing from photo, instructors Peter Stemkowski, Butch Goring and Terry Ball.</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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“Congratulations to the Hockey News on their 25th anniversary”

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div>ROCHESTER&mdash;There&rsquo;s nowhere to go but up for the Rochester Americans this season, and that&rsquo;s exactly what general manager-coach Doug Adam has in mind as the Amerks head into the 1971-72 American League campaign with a string of three last-place finishes.There&rsquo;ll be plenty of new faces in the Rochester team lineup as Adam tries his hand at coaching on a professional level for the first time. He came in as general manager early in February when Dick Gamble was dismissed as coach and GM of the skidding club. Peanuts O&rsquo;Flaherty took over as coach then, but with the understanding he would return to his duties as Vancouver&rsquo;s chief scout when the season ended.The Americans are in the Eastern Division for the first time, and with four teams making the playoffs this season, will have to finish ahead of just one foe to qualify for the playoffs. Providence, Springfield, Nova Scotia and Boston are the other teams in their division.With Vancouver still sorting out its players for the National League season, the exact makeup of the Rochester squad won&rsquo;t be known for a week or two.But the Amerks had their own training camp this fall and some pretty decent performers were assigned directly to that.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0048-01108/2795842-1-eng-US/f0048-012.jpg" title="f0048-01" width="257" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body">Don Cherry</figcaption></div>Biggest news is the attempted comeback by defenseman Don Cherry, who retired from hockey just prior to the 1969-70 season. He was an Amerk for six seasons from 1963-64 through &lsquo;68-69 except for a 17-game stay with Tulsa (Central League) in &lsquo;65-66 and 33 games with Vancouver (Western League) in &lsquo;68-69.Although 37 years old and out of hockey for two years, the onetime hard-hitting rearguard reported to camp at 197 pounds, one pound lighter than when he last played.If Cherry is successful, it will help plug the defense holes which opened up when first Marc Reaume and then Darryl Sly retired and Jim Hargreaves underwent an ankle operation.Other defensemen in the Rochester camp were pros Ken Block, Doug Dunville and Dave Dunn and amateurs Tim Steeves, Mike MacNiven, Bob Malcolm and Gordie Smith. Two solid pros&mdash;probably from among John Schella, Greg Boddy, Dennis Kearns and Barry Wilkins are expected later from Vancouver.Serge Aubry is expected back in goal, with pro Lynn Zimmerman of former Clarkson College goalie Bruce Bullock joining him. Kirs Kerbawy, a Detroit-born hopeful, also was making a pitch.Centers here for the start of training, which had to be moved to Niagara Falls, Ont., when ice-making equipment broke down at the War Memorial, were pros Jim Wiste, Keke Mortson and Bob Walton, and amateurs John Wright, Bill McFadden and John Hutton. Two pivots&mdash;probably from among Richard Lemieux, Bob Lalonde, Fred Speck and Ron Ward&mdash;will be forthcoming from Vancouver.Right wing looks solid already, with pros Duke Harris, Ed Hatoum, Brent Taylor, Don Wes-brooke and Gary Bredin on hand. On the left side at the beginning of camp were pros John Cunniff, Danny Seguin and Jack Stan-field, along with amateurs Barry Wilcox, Pat McCool, Bob Murphy and Stan Allen. Two veterans are expected from Vancouver&mdash;probably from among Danny Johnson, Garth Rizzuto, Andre Rinse and Ralph Stewart.It&rsquo;s too early for a fair assessement of the Amerks and their chances this season, but they appear to be much improved and should produce a far more interesting brand of hockey than has been seen here since the championship clubs of Joe Crozier. &#9632;

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Americans Hope To Shake Last-Place Stigma

<div class="byline">BY GREG FARLEY</div>BOSTON&mdash;There was an abundance of local flavor at the Braves&rsquo; camp, as several name ex-collegiate stars competed for berths on the squad.Among them were former Boston University standouts Steve Stirling and Mike Hyndman. Stirling, a diminutive center, will rely on speed and determination to offset his size.Hyndman, BU&rsquo;s all-time leading scorer, hopes to crack the lineup on the right side. His first pro season with the Voyageurs last year was dashed by a broken arm.Other locals vying for spots on the team included Ray O&rsquo;Malley (Boston State), Dave Forbes (AIC), Ken Davidson (Dartmouth) and Con Schmidt (Brown), son of the general manager, Milt Schmidt.Leo Farkas, a refugee from Budapest, was given a tryout on defense. The 22-year-old Farkas starred for the Hungarian Nationals, and was recommended to Milt Schmidt by his mother after the youngster arrived at her Montreal home.Despite their inexperience, Schmidt is hoping the Braves will at least make the playoffs in their initial season.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be satisfied with a playoff spot,&rdquo; remarked the GM shortly after the squad reported to camp. &ldquo;I realize it may be asking a lot, but I think it can be done. There&rsquo;s a wealth of talent here, and I&rsquo;m confident that Bep is going to put together a fine team.&rdquo;Milt was especially &lsquo;pleased with the acquisition of Alain &ldquo;Boom Boom&rdquo; Caron, a 30-goal marksman for the Voyageurs the past two seasons.&ldquo;We were lucky to get Caron,&rdquo; enthused Schmidt, &ldquo;he&rsquo;s a proven AHL scorer who&rsquo;ll provide us with some much-needed experience. Besides scoring goals for us, we&rsquo;re looking for Caron to instruct the younger, less experienced players.&rdquo;The Braves also picked up Doug Roberts, who played in the NHL All Star game last January, from the California Golden Seals. Roberts, a massive rearguard, has played both right wing and defense and will furnish the Braves with added muscle wherever he is used.Defenseman Bill Speer reported to camp a bit overweight but rarin&rsquo; to go following a contract dispute. Speer is a rockem, sockem Leo Boivin type, who won the hearts of Bostonians in the 1970 playoffs against the Rangers.At press time, indications were that the Bruins would assign Ron Jones, their number one pick in the amateur draft, to the Braves. Jones, a hard-hitting defenseman out of Edmonton, was considered the top defenseman in Western Canada last year by NHL scouts.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t go looking for trouble,&rdquo; smiled Jones, &ldquo;but I don&rsquo;t back off either. I like to belt people.&rdquo;As coach Guidolin said, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ll be more than happy to take him off the Bruins&rsquo; hands.&rdquo;Opposing forwards had best proceed with caution when approaching the Braves&rsquo; blueline this season, especially if Speer and Jones are paired up on defense.Also expected to boost the Braves&rsquo; blueline corps are Ray Fortin, formerly of the Blues and Kings, and Paul Hurley, a Melrose, Mass, native up from the Blazers.BRAVES BRIEFS&mdash;Dan Bouchard figures to be the number one goalie, but the backup job is still up for grabs among a host of candidates&hellip;Coach Guidolin won&rsquo;t be difficult to spot behind the Braves&rsquo; bench in his new cardinal blazer with blue-striped shirt, white tie and dark blue pants&hellip;Braves&rsquo; first Boston Garden appearance is an Oct. 6 exhibition tilt against the Reds.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0049-01109/2795904-1-eng-US/f0049-012.jpg" title="f0049-01" width="551" height="589"><figcaption class="caption-body">MIKE HYNDMAN&hellip;Making Second Try</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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College Stars Bid For he Berths With Braves

RENO&mdash;The Western Hockey League, at a meeting of league governors here, reduced its roster limit to 17 players, including two goaltenders.The NHL will also retain its rule, requiring each team to carry two rookies.The clubs must pare to 17 players by Nov. 1. &#9632;

WHL Rosters Down To 17

1&mdash;Portland2&mdash;San Diego3&mdash;Phoenix4&mdash;Denver5&mdash;Seattle6&mdash;Salt Lake &#9632;

How Race To Finish

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div>PORTLAND&mdash;The cards aren&rsquo;t all on the table yet but you could have won a lot of money betting on the Portland Buckaroos over the past 11 years.They&rsquo;ve finished first eight times and second the other three.The Buckaroos lost two of the league&rsquo;s best players, center Norm Johnson to retirement and a coaching job, and goaltender Jim McLeod to the National Hockey League draft. But they finished far enough ahead of the pack last season, they can afford to give something up.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0050-01108/2795942-1-eng-US/f0050-012.jpg" title="f0050-01" width="244" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body">Jim Shaw</figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0050-0276/2795935-1-eng-US/f0050-022.jpg" title="f0050-02" width="557" height="731"><figcaption class="caption-body">CLIFF SCHMAUTZ&hellip;Back With Bucks</figcaption></div>The return of high-scoring winger Cliff Schmautz, drafted away by the National League a year ago, won&rsquo;t hurt. Coach Gord Fashoway admits he is concerned about defense, but has several hulking candidates and a promise of solid help from the Chicago Black Hawks.In goal, they have Dave Kelly, a veteran at age 28, and Jim Shaw, 23, who was a second AllStar in the Central League last year for Dallas.The San Diego Gulls have added size and firepower, anticipate some defensive help from their new alignment with the Philadelphia Flyers and still have All-Star Jack McCartan in the nets.The Phoenix Roadrunners, who have to replace eight players from last year&rsquo;s team, including 44-goal scorer Andre Hinse and 30-goal scorer Frank Hughes, aren&rsquo;t likely to nose the Gulls out of the runnerup spot again this season. They&rsquo;re solid on defense with eight proven pros contesting five jobs and if they can get some help up front, they could give the Gulls a tussle. If not, they better look behind them.The Denver Spurs were bought by the St. Louis Blues and the Blues are more likely to put more player help into a club they own than the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks will put into the Seattle Totems, with whom they only have working agreements.The Salt Lake Golden Eagles have a new coach in former National Hockey League goaltending star Al Rollins, but will likely end up in a familiar spot&mdash;last place. They are again counting on help from the Buffalo Sabres whose first concern, after their own lineup, will be stocking their new development team at Cincinnati in the American League. &#9632;

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Bucks Solid Choice Despite Defense Woes With Bolstered Gulls Likely To Challenge

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div>SEATTLE&mdash;The Seattle Totems were looking for more player help from the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings but were cheeered by the fact American-born winger Jack Dale reported to the club&rsquo;s training camp.Dale, born in St. Paul, Minn., has played two seasons with the Seattle Totems and decided at five-foot-nine and 175-pounds he gives away a lot of weight.So he spent the summer taking boxing lessons from Joe Toro, who trains several Seattle area prize fighters.&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve known of other guys in hockey who have taken boxing lesson after getting the daylight kicked out of them,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I decided to do it beforehand.&ldquo;I think I can drop somebody now. It&rsquo;s bound to, help my self-confidence.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0051-0189/2796028-1-eng-US/f0051-012.jpg" title="f0051-01" width="256" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body">Howie Hughes</figcaption></div>&ldquo;I decided at training camp a year ago that I&rsquo;m most effective as an aggressive player and this is bound to get a few people mad at me. I just figured anything I can learn like this is going to help me do a better job.&rdquo;The Totems received their first player assignments in their new working agreements with the Canucks and the Kings.The Kings sent right winger Howie Hughes and defenseman Larry Cahan while the Canucks assigned forwards Jack Wells and Dave Gilmour.For Hughes, it was coming home. He played in Seattle in 1961-62 and again in 1966-67 when he was a second team All Star and the leading scorer in the playoffs as the Totems rolled to their first of two consecutive Patrick Cups.Hughes lives in Seattle&rsquo;s Magnolia district.Cahan, a 6-0, 200-pound defenseman with 666 NHL games behind him as well as parts of six seasons in the Western League, said he intends to play for the Kings, but should he not make the club, he said he&rsquo;ll be &ldquo;glad to come back to the Western League and help the Totems win another cup.&rdquo;Cahan set a playoff scoring record for defensemen with 16 points for the Patrick Cup-winning Vancouver Canucks in 1960.Wells and Gilmour both played center at Rochester in the American League last season, Wells scoring 6-11-18 in 66 games and Gilmour 3-9&mdash;12 in 31 games.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0051-0264/2796021-1-eng-US/f0051-022.jpg" title="f0051-02" width="545" height="1079"><figcaption class="caption-body">LARRY CAHAN&hellip;Bound For Seattle</figcaption></div> &#9632;

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Dale Tougher After Boxing Lessons

PORTLAND&mdash;Cliff Schmautz is back in a Portland Buckaroos&rsquo; uniform and the Bucks look solid again.Schmautz, purchased from Philadelphia for $20,000, is the onlv winger to win the Western Hockey League scoring crown since Ronnie Rowe with Tacoma in 1949-50. Cliff set a then club record of 46 goals and added 58 assists for 104 points and the crown in 1965-66.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0051-0343/2796059-1-eng-US/f0051-032.jpg" title="f0051-03" width="256" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body">Moe L&rsquo;Abbe</figcaption></div>His return helps make up for the loss of Norm Johnson, who centered the highest scoring line last season. Johnson retired to take the coaching job at Spokane in the Western International Hockey League.Schmautz will take up his old station alongside the league&rsquo;s defending scoring champion. Art Jones. Oscar Gaudet patrolled Jones&rsquo; right wing last season but the 29-year-old announced his retirment this summer.Schmautz, who scored 40 goals in 1969-70 for the Bucks before being drafted by Buffalo of the National Hockey League, had played seven years in Portland. Buckaroo president Harry Glick-man announced that Schmautz had signed a multi-year contract.Other additions to the Portland roster were left winger Fred Hilts, signed as a free agent, right winger Moe L&rsquo;Abbe, who scored 17 goals and 41 points for Dallas in his rookie year last season, and another giant defenseman. Barry Long.Hilts missed last season with a back injury, but says he&rsquo;s in &ldquo;top condition&rdquo; and has &ldquo;never felt better.&rdquo; The 32-year-old made the WHL All Star team with a league-leading 45 goals in 196667 for San Diego. He played 44 games for Portland in 1965-66, on loan from Detroit, and scored 21 goals and 24 assists for 45 points.Long, a three-season pro, is six-foot-three and 225 pounds. Coach Gord Fashoway said Long is tough but not mean enough, so plans to do a little tail twisting.L&rsquo;Abbe was the 12th pro forward on the Portland roster. Among the amateurs signed for tryouts with the Bucks are Allan Dorohoy, 155-pound center and 21, son of former WHL all-time great Ollie Dorohoy, who played for New Westminster in the senior ranks last season; and Denny Jones, 21. 6-1, 190-pound right winger, who was a WHL first team All Star for Nelson last season. &#9632;

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Portland Brings Cliff Schmautz Back Handing Veteran Multi-Year Contract

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div>PHOENIX&mdash;The Phoenix Roadrunners received good news and bad news just hours apart.First came the bad news. Rollie Wilcox, 29, who had played a key role in the club&rsquo;s rise from the basement to a second place finish last season, had decided to retire. He is pursuing business interests in his home, i at Yorkton, Sask.<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0052-0197/2796090-1-eng-US/f0052-012.jpg" title="f0052-01" width="265" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body">Bob Barlow</figcaption></div>Good news is the return of Bob Barlow. He had played on loan from the Minnesota North Stars last season.The 36-year-old veteran left winger was the player named in the Roadrunners&rsquo; $100,000 non-performance suit against the Toronto Maple Leafs two years ago. It has since been dropped.Barlow was part of the Victoria team purchased by the Readrunners, but the Leafs sent Barlow to Rochester. He later captained the Vancouver Canucks to the Western League&rsquo;s Patrick Cup, then joined Minnesota.Barlow was purchased from the North Stars with the help of the Leafs. Roadrunner president Jim Wells said the cash outlay was the most ever made for a Roadrunner plaver. It was estimated at. $20,000.Barlow had averaged 36.7 goals for seven previous WHL seasons with a high of 47 for Seattle in 1962-63.Hampered by not having played regularly for one and one-third seasons and by a knee injury in December&mdash;corrected by season&rsquo;s-end surgery&mdash;Barlow scored 19 goals and 26 assists in 43 games.&ldquo;I thought he had a good year for us last season,&rdquo; said Phoenix coach Aut Erickson, but added: &ldquo;He&rsquo;s capable of scoring 40 goals and I expect that many out of him this year.&rdquo;Erickson said his estimate is contingent on his finding a good centerman for Barlow. &#9632;

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Bob Barlow Bought Back By Runners

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WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE 1971-72 Schedule

DENVER: Week nights 8:00 p.m. Sundays & Holidays 7:00 p.m.December 31, 1971&mdash;7:00 p.m.PHOENIX: Week nights 8.00 p.m. Sundays & Holidays 7:00 p.m.PORTLAND: Week nights 8:00 p.m. Sundays & Holidays 7:00 p.m.SALT LAKE: Week nights 8:00 p.m. Sundays & Holidays 7:00 p.m.SAN DIEGO: Week nights 8:00 p.m. Sundays & Holidays 7:00 p.m.November 25, 1971 Thanksgiving 8:00 p.m.March 31, 1972 Good Friday 8:00 p.m.SEATTLE: Week nights 8:00 p.m. Sundays & Holidays 7:00 p.m.December 19, 1971&mdash;1:00 p.m. &#9632;

Starting Times Of WHL Games

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INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE 1971-72 In Our 27th ANNIVERSARY SEASON

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October 8, 1971

PASSING THE PUCK

Habs, Bruins Turn Scotty’s Birthday Party Into Brawl

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