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October 22, 1971
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Ex-CHL Star Gerry Ouellette Retires To Coach In Native New Brunswick
GRAND FALLS— Gerry (Red) Ouellette, a Grand Falls native who toiled with the Omaha Knights of the Central Hockey League during the 1970-71 season, announced his retirement from a 12-year professional hockey career here Friday, Sept. 10. The 32-year-old forward, who placed third in the CHL’s scoring derby last season with 23 goals and league-leading 58 assists, was the property of the AHL’s expansionist Cincinnati Swords at the time of his retirement. During his professional hockey tenure, Ouellette had a career total of 297 goals and 449 assists. The red-haired father of two played 34 games with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League during the 1960-61 season scoring four goals and notching five assists before he was sidelined with appendicitis. He never made it back to the big time. Four days after his…
Cooke Reassures Pride In Title-Winning AHL Club
SPRINGFIELD— Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the local Kings hockey club, has certainly had his pleasant memories in sports as owner of Los Angeles and Springfield hockey teams, part owner of the Washington Redskins football club, complete boss of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team and former owner of the Los Angeles Wolves of the now defunct National Soccer League. The Springfield Kings have given him his greatest satisfaction in sports, since they finished fourth in a special playoff after beating Quebec Aces and went on to win the AHL Calder Cup as champions. It marked his first championship in any sport, as he liked to explain. “Of course, when I owned the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team,” Cooke explained, “we won the International League pennant six times but when it came to…
SEMI-PRO HOCKEY COMES TO NEWARK
The NEWARK BREWERS will bring the exciting sport of hockey to Newark starting with their October 31 home opener vs. HARTFORD HUSKIES. The Brewers will play a 24-game home schedule at the beautiful new Ironbound Arena, a new pro facility seating 3,800, located at the Wilson Avenue exit of Route 1-9 in Newark, N.J. All home games will begin at 5:1 5 p.m.For information call 201-344-8139…
HOCKEY CROSSWORD
SOLUTION IN OCTOBER 29 ISSUE ACROSS 1—Recently retired forward. 9—An NHL center. 10—Native Province of 27 across. 11—5th and 12th letters of the alphabet. 12—A former AHL for ward. 13—By way of. 14—Hotel. 16—First name of an NHL coach 17—An NHL city, (abbr.) 19—Preposition. 20—An NHL coach answers to this. 22—Nickname of 1 across. 23—A Philadelphia defenseman. 27—Initials of one of the Leafs. 28—A Minnesota center, (init.) 29—One of the Pittsburgh Penguins. DOWN 1—Pictured player. 2—25 down plays for this team, (abbr.) 3—Ray Cullen was born in this city. 4—22nd and 25th letters of the alphabet. 5—15th and 12th letters of the alphabet. 6—No team wants to start like this. 7—Many fans see NHL games this way. 8—An NHL city. 15—Number of Stanley Cup goals scored by Lemaire last season. 18—Note high, 21—First name of one of the Habs. 22—Retired Canadien answers to this. 24—An NHL defensman. 25—First name of one of the Rangers. 26—Morning. 28—Initials of ex-Seal Laughton. LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS ACROSS 1—GAMBLE. 5—TIM 7—KEON 10—L.C. 11—FRED 13—HOOK 14—FAN 15—T.E. 16—TEN. 17—111 19—ONE 20—R.E. 21—N.G. 22—LUMLEY 26—RICHARD 27—L.A. 28—S.D. 30—MARTIN DOWN 1—geoffrion 2—McKENZIE 3—LEO 4—PILOTE 6—McKENNEY 8—ED. 9—N.H. 12—R.A. 16—T.H 18—INGRAM 20—REDS 22—L.C. 23—U.H. 24—MAKI 25—L.R. 29—DM.…
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