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November 12, 1971

The Hockey News November 12, 1971

<div class="byline">BY BOB BROWN</div><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Cleveland Barons lost four of their first five games this season. a development that would tend to send most coaches into various states of depression, but not so with the Barons&rsquo; optimistic coach and general manager John Muckier.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-03174/2887682-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="270" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>John Muckier</b></figcaption></div><p>Muckier said prior to the season&rsquo;s opening that he expected this club to be slow out of the gate, but a contender by mid-November. Now, his prognostication not only appears to be accurate, but may even come to pass earlier than even he predicted.</p><p>The Barons, after ten games had improved their record to.3-52, and faced three consecutive faceoffs on home ice. This prompted Muckier to alter his goal for a.500 mark to even early in November.</p><p>&ldquo;We should be ready to make our move,&rdquo; Muckier stated. &ldquo;Our club is solid at all positions. All we have to do is get together.&rdquo;</p><p>The Barons&rsquo; coach can call on eleven forwards, six defensemen and two net minders as the Barons start the second month of the season. Muckier, who had hoped to go with 20 players this year, will have only 19 for at least the next six weeks with the loss of rookie winger Rod Norrish for at least that long. Norrish, the Minnesota North Stars&rsquo; first selection in the last amateur draft, suffered a broken leg in the Barons&rsquo; contest with the Provid-ence Reds on October 24.</p><p>Muckler will probably Continue to go with his scoring lines of Gordon Labossiere at center with Grant Erickson and Norm Beaudin at wings and the Terry Caffery centered line which has Buster Harvey and Billy Heindl at wings. The Labossiere line has already registered 30 points while the Caffery line is not far behind with 28 points. His checking line has Richard Leduc at center with Dennis Giannini and Terry Holbrook on the wings. That leaves wingers Mike Chernoff and Barrie Meissner as spare forwards.</p><p>With Gilles Gilbert and Fern Rivard between the pipes and Wayne Muloin, Roger Cote. Fred Barrett, Gary Geldart. Dennis Patterson and Ron Wilson on defense the Barons appear set on the backline.</p><p><b>BLUELINERS:</b> Norrish&rsquo;sbroken leg, which will put him out for from six to eight weeks, may cause Muckier to do some line juggling during drills this week. Heindl, who has already missed three contests, may miss some additional games with a reinjury to his leg. Harvey has been hot since joining the Barons totaling 12 points in only seven contests to take over the early league scoring lead.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-04132/2887675-1-eng-US/f0020-042.jpg" title="f0020-04" width="509" height="562"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BUSTER HARVEY</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0020-03

IN THIS ISSUE

Muckier Expects Barons To Put It All Together Soon

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0013-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-02675/2887152-1-eng-US/f0013-022.jpg"></div><p><b>(Including Games Of Sun. Oct 31)</b></p><h2>THE TOP 10 NETMINDERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-03626/2887145-1-eng-US/f0013-032.jpg" title="f0013-03" width="1113" height="383"></div><h2>COMPLETE GOALKEEPING RECORDS FOR NHL TEAMS</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-04574/2887138-1-eng-US/f0013-042.jpg" title="f0013-04" width="1117" height="2121"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0013-02

LOOKING AT NHL GOALERS

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p>If Canadiens hope to better their third-place standing of last season, they&rsquo;re going to have to take some good, collective trips.</p><p>By mid-November, only half-a-dozen games will have been played at the Montreal Forum. The remaining ten of Habs&rsquo; first 16 contests will have been on the road.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-07120/2887523-1-eng-US/f0018-072.jpg" title="f0018-07" width="263" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jacques Lemaire</b></figcaption></div><p>Last season, the top three clubs in hockey&mdash;Boston, New York and Chicago&mdash;all had plus records away from home. Canadiens were 13-16-10 for 36 points in their 39 road outings. So, obviously, better trips are a must if Habs hope to move up and rank with the best in the business.</p><p>Actually, there was reason for cautious optimism based on Habs&rsquo; road record in the early going, this year. The team won three and tied one of its first five, taking seven points out of a possible ten. In that stretch, they scored 18 goals and allowed 12. That works out to better than three-and-a-half goals scored per game, and less than two-and-a-half against. Those are the plus factors.</p><p>Tempering the optimism is the fact that four of the five road games were against what are still referred to as &ldquo;expansion teams.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got to beat the expansion clubs if you want to stay alive,&rdquo; Scotty Bowman has said, and he&rsquo;s right as far as it goes. But, in their only outing versus an old established rival, Habs were plastered 8-4. That was the meeting against N.Y. Rangers back on October 17th.</p><p>Other factors to consider are these:</p><p>Of the 18 goals scored in the first five road games, half came from the sticks of two players. Frank Mahovlich got six of them. Yvan Cournoyer counted three. Those players also had two assists apiece, to wind up with 23 scoring points between them in the five games. The &lsquo;Big M&rsquo; counted eight points to make him the leading road runner by a comfortable margin and, in fact, Frank is off to one of the fastest starts of his spectacular NHL career.</p><p>Also productive in the early road going were Jacques Lemaire, with a goal and four assists, and J.C. Tremblay who picked up four assists. Lemaire recently played in his 300th NHL game. The 26-year-old native of LaSalle. Quebec, owns one of the hardest shots in hockey and should do well, this year, if he stays healthy.</p><p>So, Frank Mahovlich, Cournoyer, Tremblay and Lemaire were the Big Four on the first road safaris. Ken Dryden also probably ranks as a bright spot with his first NHL shutout against Vancouver on Oct. 22. What Scotty Bowman must be hoping is that the rest of the team will take their cue from the early producers.</p><p><b>HAB-BITS:</b> Frank Mahovlich is the third-highest goal getter in Canadiens&rsquo; history. He had 430 goals at this writing, and only two players in the team&rsquo;s history ever topped that. They were, of course, Maurice Richard (544) and Jean Beliveau (507). Pointwise, Beliveau heads the all-time Hab list with 1,219&hellip;Goalie Phil Myre, 24 years old on Nov. 1, was still waiting to play his first game of the season. Myre, who had a fine training camp and looked sharp in pre-season exhibitions almost got the call on Oct. 22 against Vancouver. Dryden pulled a hams ring muscle and Bowman had planned to start Phil. At the last minute, Dryden was able to go and he went&hellip;Phil Roberto is being called &ldquo;The Poor Man&rsquo;s Derek Sanderson.&rdquo; Like the Turk, Phil hails from Niagara Falls; played Junior for the Flyers and was on Sanderson&rsquo;s line in the latter&rsquo;s last year of Junior. &ldquo;We come from the same section of Niagara Falls,&rdquo; says Phil, who&rsquo;s something of an admirer of Sanderson. &ldquo;Turk&rsquo;s a good guy,&rdquo; he says.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0018-07

Canadiens Need ‘Good Trips’ To Stay With Leaders In NHL

<p>NEW YORK&mdash;</p><p>The Greater New York City Hockey League announced the formation of The Greater New York State Junior Hockey Federation for the 1972-1973 season. The purpose of the federation will be to establish a state-wide junior-age hockey league dedicated toward attaining Junior &ldquo;A&rdquo; status similar to that which now exists in Canada. At present, top American junior-age players must cross over the border to be exposed to a higher level of competition which accelerates their development toward a professional career.</p><p>It is contemplated to establish a two-division, North and South, 42 game regular season schedule plus 18 playoff and exhibition games per team. Franchises will be awarded to acceptable candidates by writing Walter Yaciuk, 35-29 91st Street, Jackson Heights, New York 11374, suggesting their version of a Constitution and By-Laws, firm indication of a suitable ice rink available and strong financial support for ice time, equipment and transportation.</p><p>The present franchise candidates are as follows: Niagara Falls: Harold P. Johnson, 1295 Moll Street, N. Tonawanda, N.Y.; Rochester: Andy Laing, 454 Magee Avenue, Rochester, N.Y.; Syracuse: Dave McLoughlin, State Exposition Coliseum, Syracuse, N.Y.; Albany: Pat McKendry, 71 Schermerhorn Road, R.D.l, Cohoes, N.Y.; Suffolk: Jim Skidmore, Long Island Arena, Commack, N.Y.; Nassau: Al Eisinger, Skateland Arena, New Hyde Park, N.Y.; Westchester: Marvin Shaw, Ebersole Arena, Gedney Way, White Plains, N.Y.; New York City: Bart Grillo, 4508 Avenue &ldquo;L&rdquo;, Brooklyn. N.Y.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Canadian-Style Junior League Being Planned By New Yorkers

<p><b>&mdash;PAGES 2-3</b></p><h2>THEY&rsquo;RE IN&hellip;</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01514/2889152-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg" title="Cover-01" width="521" height="550"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>FRED GLOVER&hellip;Takes Over L.A.</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02387/2889145-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="515" height="547"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOHN WILSON&hellip;To Handle Wings</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-03171/2889138-1-eng-US/cover-032.jpg" title="Cover-03" width="490" height="555"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILL MCCREARY&hellip;New Blues&rsquo; Pilot</b></figcaption></div><p>GILBERT, RANGERS&rsquo; HOT LINE CONTINUES TO FLY</p><p>&mdash;Page 7</p><p>FLYER FANS FORGIVE AND FORGET</p><p>&mdash;Page 11</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0455/2889131-1-eng-US/cover-042.jpg" title="Cover-04" width="1189" height="897"><figcaption class="caption-body"><span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Robert Shaver)</span></figcaption></div><h2>THEY&rsquo;RE OUT&hellip;</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-0519/2889124-1-eng-US/cover-052.jpg" title="Cover-05" width="504" height="534"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>LARRY REGAN&hellip;Stays As GM</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-067/2889117-1-eng-US/cover-062.jpg" title="Cover-06" width="516" height="548"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DOUG BARKLEY&hellip;Quits Red Wings</b></figcaption><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-074/2889110-1-eng-US/cover-072.jpg" title="Cover-07" width="519" height="544"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>SID ABEL&hellip;Moves Up To GM</b></figcaption></div><p>RICHARD MARTIN&mdash;HOT NHL ROOKIE</p><p>&mdash;Page 14<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Cover-01

NHL GETS THREE NEW COACHES

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0002-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-02651/2886382-1-eng-US/f0002-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOCELYN GUEVREMONT&hellip;Vancouver Canucks</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>he Vancouver Canucks found themselves in the enviable position last summer of being able to pick third in the NHL amateur draft and the man they chose was 6&rsquo;2&rdquo;, 190-pound defenseman Jocelyn Guevremont. The former Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; junior star was the best backliner in all of amateur hockey last season and his pick as No. 3 in the draft and top choice by the Canucks wasn&rsquo;t unexpected. Guevremont is an offensive defenseman. Last year he had 22 goals, 66 assists and 88 points in his windup junior season.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0002-02

MEET THE ROOKIES

<p>DETROIT&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>oug Barkley said an emotional farewell to the his Red Wings&rsquo; players and then resigned as coach of the Detroit club after the team skated off the ice with a 3-1 decision over the Pittsburgh Penguins.</p><p>Barkley was replaced by John Wilson, who was coming up from Tidewater of the American Hockey League for a second shot at coaching in the big time. The former pilot of the Los Angeles Kings had been directing the Wings&rsquo; new AHL club at Tidewater this season with even less success than Barkley had with the parent Red Wings. Tidewater was a 1-10 in 12 starts under Wilson.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-03539/2886413-1-eng-US/f0002-032.jpg" title="f0002-03" width="260" height="419"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>John Wilson</b></figcaption></div><p>Barkley, 34, had only coached Detroit since Jan. 8 last year when he replaced Ned Harkness, who moved up as general manager.</p><p>The former Detroit defense star, whose NHL playing career was ended when struck in the eye by a hockey stick, said he felt it was the best thing to do.</p><p>&ldquo;The players were not responding to me. Maybe a change will help all around,&rdquo; he said.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0002-03

John Wilson Wings’ Coach After Barkley Steps Down

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;</p><p>The Los Angeles Kings have hired their fifth coach in five years in the National Hockey League.</p><p>He&rsquo;s Fred Glover, recently deposed by the California Golden Seals after nearly three years of NHL coaching.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01691/2886351-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="261" height="442"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Fred Glover</b></figcaption></div><p>Glover was fired last week by the Seals, who named Vic Stasiuk to take over the job.</p><p>The General Manager and Coach Larry Regan made the announcement declaring that he would concentrate on his GM duties while turning the coaching reins over to the 43-year-old Glover.</p><p>Regan stepped out with a 2-7-1 record this season and was 25-4013 since replacing John Wilson as coach of the Kings at the outset of last season.</p><p>The change in the Kings&rsquo; coaching seemed almost inevitable the way the club has been going this season. The team was a disappointing last and Regan, frustrated by the lack of success of his club, had become explosive in recent weeks over the plight of the Kings.</p><p>After losing their fourth straight game, humiliated by excoach Red Kelly and his Penguins in Pittsburgh, 8-1, the L.A. Kings did one of those unpredictable hockey turnarounds by drubbing the Flyers in Philadelphia behind rookie Gary Edwards&rsquo; first major league shutout, 7-0. In this one, they riddled Doug Favell, who shut them out in L.A. only a few days earlier, 10, helping them toward a string of two full games and eight periods without a goal.</p><p>Then, however, the Kings returned home, outplayed mighty Montreal for two periods, but were thwarted by the brilliant Ken Dryden, then tailed off to a 3-1 defeat before one of their larger turnouts, 13,829 fans. This was the Kings&rsquo; third straight loss in three starts at home and left them staggering with only two victories in their first 10 starts.</p><p>Entering a vacant dressing room for his post-mortem with the press, Regan had a bottle of pep in his hands. His muscles were knotted. Before a word was said, in a fierce explosion of frustration, Regan suddenly reared back and hurled the bottle against the wall with enormous force. It shattered into countless splinters as the soft drink splashed around the room. Respecting his mood, the writers departed quietly.</p><p>Regan&rsquo;s anger was not directed at the writers. Nor at his club, which had played well that night. It was at the fates. The message is clear: It is no disgrace to lose to Montreal, but if this club does not win when it plays well, it is not going to win many games because it will not play as well as it did against Montreal many times.</p><p>Also, you start every season with high hopes, but this season is beginning to slip away early and the fear that this one will be like the two preceding ones was beginning to grow. For Regan, who took on the coaching duties in addition to his managerial chores last season, this was difficult to accept.</p><p>Larry had said he enjoyed coaching, but no one enjoys losing, and coaching when you lose is a frustrating experience. Clearly, his troubles began to torment him. More and more in recent years he became a realist, was no longer unreasonably optimistic, and adversity was beginning to chip away at the bold front which was his protective shell.</p><p>He was not hung in effigy. The fans here are not that fervent. But they were beginning to call for his scalp and prepare banners to that effect. However, owner Jack Kent Cooke kept saying the team&rsquo;s troubles were not Regan&rsquo;s fault.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0002-01

Frustrated CM Regan Hands Coaching Reins Over To Fred Clover

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div><p>ST. LOUIS&mdash;</p><p>The St. Louis Blues have been trying to skate out from under a shadow and they&rsquo;ll do it with a new coach&mdash;former Blues&rsquo; defensive star Bill McCreary.</p><p>The slipping Blues pulled another coaching change this week by announcing that Sid Abel would step out and up to assume the general manager&rsquo;s duties held by Lynn Patrick, who in turn would return to his former position of vice president of the club.</p><p>The Blues promoted McCreary from Denver Spurs of the Western Hockey League in an effort to get the club back on a winning track. McCreary left his Denver club with an imposing 51 record in his second taste of pro-hockey coaching.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01693/2886451-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="271" height="433"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Garry Unger</b></figcaption></div><p>Abel took over the Blues thisseason at the same time that McCreary was hanging up his skates to concentrate on a coaching career with Denver of the WHL.</p><p>The Blues announced the major shakeup after the team had won only three of its first 10 games under Abel.</p><p>In their fifth season of existence and under Abel, the Blues have had a shaky start. It hadn&rsquo;t been monumentally atrocious, and, indeed, other teams were in worse shape. But it had been bad enough to make the uphill climb a little steeper in the standings. Falling behind in the first few weeks can take months to correct.</p><p>In their first 10 games the Blues won three and lost six. Two of the wins were over Buffalo, and one over Detroit.</p><p>Placing the finger of blame was rather difficult. A number of forwards such as Gary Sabourin, Chris Bordeleau, Wayne Connelly, Bill Sutherland and rookie Gene Carr were consistently skating well, but the team scoring pace was not lively. Several veteran defensemen were being accused of errors. Ernie Wakely was trying his best to keep the goaltending good, but this season for the first time there was no Glenn Hall or Jacques Plante in a St. Louis uniform. Terry Crisp&rsquo;s three shorthanded goals in the young season were almost as many as the Blues had gained on their power play.</p><p>Abel, a new coach on the spot, had been experimenting with lines and power-play combina-tions in an effort to generate more scoring. He appeared to give his charges a few games to find themselves before expressing his displeasure.</p><p>After the 4-3 loss to the Rangers Abel said, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the first time they really worked. They showed me they can play if they work at it.&rdquo;</p><p>Abel had hoped to settle his lines shortly after the season began, but with an abundance of centers and shortage of wingers he found that more position-switching and line-swapping was neces-sary.</p><p>After the 3-2 win over Buffalo Abel said, &ldquo;We decided to juggle and juggle and juggle to see if we could get some scoring power and win a game. I mixed everybody around so much I was confused myself.&rdquo;</p><p>Garry Unger, the team&rsquo;s top potential scorer, was given new wingers frequently, and his scoring touch was slow in coming. Unger was skating hard and putting himself in the right places at the right times, but the shots just weren&rsquo;t going into the net. Unger&rsquo;s first goal of the season came after more than half of his teammates had broken into the scoring column.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re still not playing the hockey we can,&rdquo; Unger said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re still not working really well as a team because we&rsquo;re shifting our lines around so much. Once we get going I think we&rsquo;ll have a pretty good shot.&rdquo;</p><p>The Blues don&rsquo;t expect to find themselves scrambling for a playoff berth, as they would be now if the season were drawing to a close. They want to again master the other expansion teams and mount some kind of respectable challenge to the Black Hawks.</p><p>These sentiments, of course, are reinforced by the St. Louis fans, accustomed to winning everything within reason. Some of them are depressed by the slow start and are morosely contending that their team&rsquo;s star has begun to fall.</p><p>The Blues probably have more talent than they have had at any time in the four previous seasons. But half of that talent has been acquired within the past year, and the Blues are still struggling to successfully mesh the new and the old. The players must know one another better on the ice before their individual talents can be of full value. If they can work more closely together under McCreary and dot it soon, they will unquestionably retain their status as the best of the expansion teams.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02574/2886444-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="1181" height="1349"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>When this photo was taken at the summer hockey meetings SID ABEL, on the left, and BILLY McCREARY, had just been named coaches of the St. Louis Blues and the Denver Spurs respectively. In latest shakeup, McCreary takes over Blues while Abel becomes club GM.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0003-01

McCreary To Guide Blues As Abel Steps Up To GM

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01755/2886496-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="513" height="525"></div><p>&bull; <b>MINNESOTA NORTH STARS</b> were the talk of the NHL with their seven game unbeaten streak. This is the season that GM Wren Blair and_Coach Jack Gordon have assembled a club capable of holding their own against the best of the teams&hellip;The North Stars finally broke their jinx in Buffalo recently when they edged the Sabres, 3-2. Last season the Stars were 1-5 against Buffalo. losing all three in Buffalo&hellip;Goalie Tony Esposito of Chicago and brother Phil of Boston are the subjects of a new Hawthorn book &ldquo;The Brothers Esposito&rdquo; written by Tim Moriarty of Newsday&hellip;Don Earle has moved from Boston to Philadelphia to join Pat Shetler on the TV team as color man. Larry Zeidel is shifting to the Fivers&rsquo; radio team with Gene Hart&hellip;Detroit&rsquo;s best scoring line to date consists of center Marcel Dionne between Bill Collins and Nick Libett. Dionne was the No. 2 draft choice at last June&rsquo;s meetings&hellip;Toronto Maple Leafs hope to have the ailing Guy Trottier back in the lineup soon. The aggressive right winger has been troubled with a strained knee ligament. The cast was removed the other day&hellip;That was quite a shutout Gilles Meloche. unknown 21-year-old goalkeeper from Montreal, turned in for the California Golden Seals over the Boston Bruins. His play was sensational for the Seals as they won their third straight game of the season. Meloche played two games for Chicago last season when he was called up from Flint of the International League and the Hawks won both games&hellip;Minnesota boasts one of the most exciting forward lines in the NHL right now in Danny Grant. Jude Drouin and Bill Goldsworthy. They have it all&mdash;shooting, speed and strong checking ability&hellip;Brian O&rsquo;Neil, executive director of the National Hockey League, delivered a line talk to the Canadian Real Estate Group in Montreal the other night. His topic: &ldquo;The NHL&mdash;Born to Controversy&rdquo;&hellip;After Alex Delvecchio. Gary Bergman is the senior citizen of the Red Wings. The hard-working Detroit defenseman has been with the Wings since 1965-66&hellip;Howe&rsquo;s retirement, mass trades and a new regime have given the Red Wings a &lsquo;new look&rsquo;&hellip;Attendance is up all over the Central Hockey League. Ray Miron is pleased with his Tulsa Oilers and figures this is the season his club could finish in first place&hellip;Roggie Vachon of Canadiens wants to be traded. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll never play goal for this team the wav that guy Dryden&rsquo;s playing.&rdquo; he said. Ken Dryden turned in his first shutout at the Forum when Canadiens blanked Detroit, 3-0, and Guy Lafleur scored his first goal at the Forum for Canadiens in the same game&hellip;Four of the six NHL games played on October 30 ended in ties&hellip;Buffalo&rsquo;s enlarged Memorial Auditorium is drawing crowds of 15,000 and more to every home game&hellip;Phil Esposito has a very fine half-hour TV show running each Sunday over Channel 7. Boston The Bruins&rsquo; super star is right at home in front of a television camera. 1&rsquo;he Phil Esposito show will run right through the hockey season&hellip;Comedian Don Rickles wisecracking on his happy outlook; &ldquo;I once got a puck in the mouth at a hockey game. It left me with a permanent smile.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02706/2886489-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="245" height="447"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Rogatien Vachon</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>YVAN COURNOYER</b> is expected to be Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; super star for the next few years&hellip;Captain Henri Richard, Toe Blake and many other longtime Montreal followers compare Yvan in many ways with Maurice Richard. Cournoyer has been flattered by the comparison&hellip;Bud Poile of Vancouver is very high on Rosaire Paie-ment. He scored 34 goals for the Canucks last season and he&rsquo;s just turned 26&hellip;Andy Bathgate, a veteran of 19 years in pro hockey, is player-coach of a team in Switzerland this winter. The sixth highest scorer in NHL annals, Bathgate and his family are living in Ambri, a village of less than 1,000 inhabitants.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03608/2886482-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="252" height="478"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Al Stewart</b></figcaption></div><p>The Ambri hockey team packs as many as 6,000 fans into its open-air stadium for home games in the 8-team Swiss loop. Andy is reputed to be the highest paid &ldquo;amateur&rdquo; in Switzerland&hellip;Atlanta and Long Island (Nassau County) are the sites most talked about for the next NHL expansion&hellip;Al Stewart Enterprises Ltd. are doing a lot of film work for player profiles and feature film segments seen on Hockey Night in Canada. Al worked in the publicity department of Maple Leaf Gardens for a number of years before branching out on his own&hellip;Dennis O&rsquo;Brien, Minnesota&rsquo;s young defenseman, may be the next bad man of the NHL. O&rsquo;Brien set a Central Hockey League record for penalties two years ago. He has done some solid hitting in his appearances this season for the North Stars&hellip;Hawks&rsquo; publicity man Don Murphy may be psychic. Recently he put Keith Magnu-. son&rsquo;s picture on the Chicago Stadium program cover. Magnuson obliged with a goal against the Kings, only his fourth in regular season play.&rdquo; I&rsquo;ve been practicing my shot a lot,&rdquo; Magnuson admitted&hellip;Detroit will play games on every night of the week this season. For years NHL hockey was a Wednesday-Thursday, Saturday-Sunday cycle&hellip;Lefty McFadden, VP-GM of the Dayton Gems of the IHL, is heading the Christmas Seals campaign in his area&hellip;Bob Perry and Ted Tevan send a program of sports interviews to a network of 15 stations in Nova Scotia each week&hellip;Frank Dotten, one of the founders of what later became the Western Hockey League, was buried in Vancouver last month&hellip;Vancouver Canucks, with Dunc Wilson in the nets, registered their first shutout since they entered the NHL, against Toronto the other night. Both clubs failed to score&hellip;Nice to see Fred Glover back in the NHL as a coach again. The former California Seals&rsquo; coach, fired from his job last month, wasn&rsquo;t on the sidelines very long before the Los Angeles Kings offered him a contract.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<p>Founded October 1st, 1947</p><p><b>Published weekly except monthly June through September by Ken-Will Publishing Co. Ltd.</b></p><p><b>1434 St. Catherine Street West Montreal 107, Canada.</b></p><p><b>U.S. Office: 16 Maple Street, Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979</b></p><p><b>Kenneth William McKenzie</b> President and Publisher</p><p><b>Charlie Halpin</b> Editorial Director</p><p><b>Yearly SUBSCRIPTION Rates: $6.00 in Canada $7.00 in the U.S.A, and $9.00 in Foreign Countries.</b></p><p>Postpage paid at Rouses Point, N.Y. 12979. Send address changes to 1434 St. Catherine Street West, Suite 212, Montr&eacute;al, 107, P.Q.</p><p>Second class mail&mdash;Registration No. 13&rsquo;27</p><p>Printed in Canada</p><p><b>Vol. 25 MONTREAL, NOVEMBER 12, 1971 No. 6</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY

<h2><b>New York, Not Boston To Finish In Top Spot</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>HE HOCKEY NEWS and various other hockey publications seem to agree that the Boston Bruins are the team to beat in the NHL East Division this season.</p><p>I have always been an avid Bruin fan and will continue to be but I feel that the New York Rangers are going to be the team to contend with. The hockey season is young, but with a healthy Jack Egers and Bill Fairbairn and a confident Bobby Rousseau plus a solid, hustling team which has had plenty of experience, the Rangers should take top spot.</p><p><b>CADET JOHN FLORIO,</b><br><b>West Point Academy</b></p><h2><b>NHL Produces Too Many Tie Games</b></h2><p>I think it is about time something was done to decrease the number of tie games played in the National Hockey League.</p><p>Ties detract from the suspense &bull;of the game because everybody can go home with one point if both teams just play it conservatively for the final part of a deadlocked match. I propose an overtime system in which two 10-minute or one 20-minute overtime periods was played in regular season games.</p><p>Sudden-death overtime should prevail in the playoffs.</p><p><b>DAVID CARNEY,</b>&nbsp;<br><b>Roxbury. Mass.</b></p><h2><b>Leafs Should Deal Surplus Blueliners</b></h2><p>The Toronto Maple Leafs, with seven defensemen in their lineup, should trade at least one or two of them to get a proven forward.</p><p>They could get a good winger such as Gerry Pinder of California or Bill Flett of Los Angeles in exchange for a Brian Glennie or a Brad Selwood. It doesn&rsquo;t do either the Leafs or the players involved any good to have them sitting on the bench.</p><p>I think another good forward would go a long way to helping the Leafs compete successfully with the stronger teams in the league. Take a look at the Chicago Black Hawks.</p><p>They traded Rick Foley to Philadelphia for a 20 goal scorer in Andre Lacroix and it was the right step that should make them a cinch for first place in the West.</p><p><b>ROBERT RENAUD,</b>&nbsp;<br><b>Toronto, Ont.</b></p><h2><b>&ldquo;Third Man&rdquo; Penalty Too Stiff Says Fan</b></h2><p>Regarding the NHL&rsquo;s new rule against a third man joining a fight, I think it&rsquo;s unfair to banish a player from coming to the aid of a teammate who is receiving a beating at the hands of another player.</p><p>Most of the time the third man is just trying to stop the fight and help the linesmen who need all the help they can get to separate the combatants. For example, if a rough brawler like Ted Green of the Boston Bruins was mauling a player like Phil Goyette of the Buffalo Sabres and nobody helped him, you&rsquo;d end up with no more Goyette!</p><p>I feel a 10 minute penalty and a $50.00 fine would be sufficient punishment.</p><p><b>LOUIS LIQUORI,</b>&nbsp;<br><b>Newark, N.J.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Fan Forum

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0005-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0005-01707/2886575-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he members of the Adirondad Sherwood Professional Advisory Staff enjoy an occasional meeting. It gives them a chance to performance-test our sticks, compare notes, and make suggestions. They&rsquo;s always on lookout forays to improve Starved hockey sticks.</p><p>Many of the top pros beldng to our Advisory Staff. Their professional opinions and recommendations help us produce sticks that live up to the pace and stress of professional hockey. Their advice helps Sherwood make the best stick on ice&hellip;pro to peewee.</p><p>Our advisors meet all season long.</p><p><b>SHER-WOOD</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Board Meeting

<div class="byline">By Charlie Halpin</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01784/2886613-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="738" height="540"></div><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02640/2886606-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="1012" height="557"></div><h2><b><i>New NHL Guide</i></b></h2><p>&bull;There have been many books written on hockey but probably none quite as informative as the valued NHL Press and Radio Guide.</p><p>The bulging 505-page 1971-72 edition reached the sports desks this past week with a slightly new look, an easier-to-follow index and two special sections on two NHL players who probably had more to do with rewriting the records in the guide than any other players in the game&mdash;Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau.</p><p>The book is a virtual encylopedia on hockey and one which every writer, broadcaster, statistician and fan cannot be without if he wants to keep abreast of the changes in the game.</p><p>The NHL Guide is the handiwork of Ron Andrews, the league&rsquo;s director of information, and his associate, Norm Jewison. They have injected many new features into the book in recent years to make it all the more complete for the working press.</p><p>Among the new material in this year&rsquo;s guide in addition to the special sections devoted to the brilliant NHL careers of the retired Howe and Beliveau, are such welcome items as an expanded Who&rsquo;s Who on NHL goalers including the entire records of the men in the big pads dating back to their entry into the league; a revised record section with not only the record holders listed, but also the second and third best marks: and there is also an innovation showing the best goals-per-game averages in one season, assists per-game averages and points per game averages, all handy knowledge to the media when writing about today&rsquo;s top NHL stars.</p><p>One of the added features of the league guide in recent years was the inclusion of short, newsy items, most of which hockey people were actually unaware of until they showed up in print.</p><h2><b><i>Youngest Rookie</i></b></h2><p>&bull; If you were sitting around with some of your hockey colleagues and wanted to test their aptitude for the game, you might try putting some of the following questions to them and the likelihood is they wouldn&rsquo;t be able to answer without consulting the guide.</p><p>For example, if you asked a friend who was the youngest player to ever perform in the NHL, what do you think he would answer? He probably wouldn&rsquo;t simply because he didn&rsquo;t know. But if you answered Bep Guidolin, who broke in when he was only 16 during the 194243 campaign, you&rsquo;d be right.</p><p>Here are some of the valuable items we turned up by thumbing our way through the guide this past week.</p><p>Who was the last player other than a goalkeeper to put on a pair of goaler&rsquo;s pads in an NHL game? Answer: Andy Branigan of the old New York Americans in 1941.</p><p>NHL records show that a netminder has never scored a goal in a National Hockey League game although several came close. The only known goalkeeper to turn the trick was Michel Plasse last season with Kansas City of the Central League, who cleared the puck the length of the ice into the unguarded net. It&rsquo;s the only time it has ever happened in pro hockey.</p><p>And if you think Jacques Plante was the first man to wear a face mask in an NHL game you are again wrong. Clint Benedict wore one back in the old days of the Ottawa Senators. And if you think Bobby and Dennis Hull hold the record for most goals by a brother act in one game, you are also incorrect. The Bentleys, Max and Doug, tallied seven times when Chicago beat Rangers 9-7 in 1947.</p><h2><b><i>Goaling Method</i></b></h2><p>&bull; The NHL Guide gives it to you first hand and the information is invaluable to hockey people who must work with figures and statistics. We have been besieged with requests from hockey readers over the years on just what system the NHL is using in determining goalkeepers&rsquo; averages. Most figure filberts have been throwing their hands up in despair trying to figure it all out.</p><p>In determining a goaler&rsquo;s average, you take the number of minutes played, divided by 60, to two decimal places. The goals against, times 100 (to clear decimals) divided by the previous answer. This gives a 60-minute average. As an example, if a goaler plays 1,789 minutes and has 63 goals scored against him, divide 1,789 by 60 equalling 29.82. Divide 6,300 by 2,982 equalling 2.11 goals against per 60-minute game.</p><p>It may not look simple but it is relatively easy. And here&rsquo;s another one you might try on your friends. If a team records a shutout and uses two goalers to do it, what goaler receives credit for the zero? The answer is neither one. It is credited to the team only.</p><p>This is just a sample of what you&rsquo;ll find between the pages of the NHL Guide. It is indeed a treasured book to have around and in our opinion, every hockey fan who follows the game diligently, shouldn&rsquo;t be without one.</p><p><i>(If you want your own NHL Press Guide you may purchase one through THE HOCKEY NEWS for the nominal sum of $3.00. All the details of how to get one are contained in the ad on page 20)</i><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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INSIDE HOCKEY

<div class="byline">BY CHARLEY BARTON</div><p>BUFFALO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>O</span>f the 24 games won by the Buffalo Sabres a year ago in their first season in the National Hockey League, none was nearly as meaningful and rewarding as a 7-2 decision in Toronto&rsquo;s Maple Leaf Gardens.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03477/2886644-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="265" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eddie Shack</b></figcaption></div><p>It was Nov. 18, 1970, a date certain to live in infamy in the storied history of the Gardens.</p><p>This was the first time Punch Imlach was back in the Gardens in a working capacity since being fired as the To-ronto general manager and coach by the late Stafford Smyt he.</p><p>When Imlach strode behind the bench as the game was ready to start, he was accorded a standing ovation. At game&rsquo;s end, with his surprising Sabres 7-2 winners, Imlach heard the fans singing &ldquo;We Want Punch&hellip;We Want Punch.&rdquo;</p><p>The Leafs won five straight from Buffalo across the remainder of the schedule, but couldn&rsquo;t take anything away from that historic night the first time the clubs met.</p><p>The Imlach-Smythe feud was as intense as anythingas anything had ever been in any sport, and Imlach drew a full measure of revenge and pleasure from his triumph.</p><p>History sometimes has a strange way of repeating itself. This time around, the Sabres and the Leafs again met for the first time in Toronto. The date was Oct. 20.</p><p>Again the Sabres were upset winners and again the final arithmetic was 7-2. Ex-Leaf Eddie Shack shot two of the Buffalo goals too.</p><p>Oct. 20. 1971; another date certain to live in infamy in the history of Maple Leaf Gardens.</p><p>For the second time, Imlach refused to gloat publicly.</p><p>&ldquo;My players did the talking for me, they knew how much I wanted to win this one,&rdquo; he said a year ago.</p><p>&ldquo;Yes, there was a measure of revenge last year, now I simply wanted the two points,&rdquo; Imlach said this time. &ldquo;I can hardly believe this. Imagine, two wins here by identical scores.&rdquo;</p><p>Stafford Smythe had died a week earlier, and Imlach again was remarkably restrained.</p><p>The victory broke off a four-game losing streak for the Sabres, and was their first road win of the season.</p><p>Imlach, among hockey&rsquo;s most superstitious personalities, encountered a pleasant omen earlier in the day. Driving to Toronto with a Buffalo sportswriter, Imlach passed a truck loaded down with bales of hay.</p><p>&ldquo;Look at the hay&hellip;look at the hay,&rdquo; Imlach fairly shouted at his companion. &ldquo;If my wish comes true tonight, you won&rsquo;t have any trouble figuring out what I wished.&rdquo;</p><p>Imlach got his wish&hellip;and the new white beaver hat he wore that evening was off to a great start.</p><p>His colorful hats are part of his working apparel, and Punch has been known to change hats almost as frequently as he changes shirts.</p><p>Two things are certain.</p><p>When the Sabres return to Toronto Dec. 18, Imlach will be looking for a truck bearing bales of hay, and he&rsquo;ll be wearing the same white hat.</p><p><b>ALONG THE BOARDS</b>&mdash;The Sabres recalled Chris Evans from their Cincinnati American League farm team when Pratt and Robitaille were hurt. Pratt suffered a broken leg and Robitaille sustained a shoulder injury in a 9-3 lacing at Montreal&hellip;With Dave Hodge now hosting the telecasts out of Toronto, Ted Darling and Rick Jeanneret are handling the TV and radio chores here. Originally, Hodge had been scheduled to join them. Rick Azar, sports director of WKBW-TV (Ch. 7) is handling the color chores of the telecasts.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Punch Has His Day In MGL Once More As Sabres Oblige

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01735/2886699-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="741" height="707"></div><h2>THE GOALIE WINS&mdash;IN CLOSE</h2><p>Here&rsquo;s a fine move by a goaltender. You can see he&rsquo;s covering every angle as well as can be done.</p><p>Note he&rsquo;s balanced on his left leg, both arms are extended for balance and his right leg is an extra block to a shot on that side.</p><p>The goalie has the advantage all the way; the forward came in too far and lost control of the play.</p><p>The goaltender has gone further than just defending the goal; he&rsquo;s sweeping the puck off the attacker&rsquo;s stick, towards himself. By pulling the puck in, he can control it&mdash;grab it if he must. If he simply knocked the puck off the opponent&rsquo;s stick, it could be picked up by another attacker coming in from the side.</p><p>He&rsquo;s a thinking goalie, tough to beat.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey for Kids

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;</p><p>Rod Gilbert stood up at the weekly luncheon of the New York Hockey Writers&rsquo; Association and needled General Manager-Coach Emile Francis with, &ldquo;You know I have never been paid for discovering Jean Ratelie.&rdquo;</p><p>Francis shot back a quick retort, &ldquo;That comes at the end of your career.&rdquo;</p><p>Gilbert then explained that he and the 31-year-old Ratelle played pee wee hockey together in Montreal.</p><p>&ldquo;I went to school in East Montreal and met Jean when his parents sent him to the same school,&rdquo; explains Gilbert. &ldquo;We played in the Montreal Forum in the city wide pee wee finals, then played bantam together. When the Rangers organized a Junior B club in Montreal, Yvon Prud&rsquo;Homme, the Quebec scout for New York at the time, invited me to try out. I insisted on getting a shot at Guelph in Junior A. At the same time I told Prud&rsquo; Homme about Ratelle and he signed him to a card. A year later Jean joined me in Guelph.&rdquo;</p><p>All this togetherness means that Rod and Jean have the puck tied to their respective sticks. Along with Vic Hadfield, who must have learned to speak French by now, the Rangers &lsquo;Hot Line&rsquo; has now played together for six seasons in the National Hockey League. When Gilbert first came up to New York he worked mostly with Phil Goyette and Ratelle was the third line center, but once they got together under then coach Red Sullivan late in the 1964-65 season, they have clicked.</p><p>&ldquo;We are yelling more this year and this means each guy really wants the puck. When I hit Vic (Hadfield) with that pass in our 1-1 tie with Pittsburgh, I just heard him yell. I didn&rsquo;t even see him but I made the pass and he rang the bell,&rdquo; noted Gilbert.</p><p>For Gilbert, now 30, it is the fastest start of his career. At press time he was sandwiched between Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr in second place in the NHL point parade. He has been passing more as his four goal, 10 assist record indicates and his linemates have record been capitalizing. In eight games, New York logged a 5-1-2 record with the Hot Line getting 14 of the 23 goals scored by the Rangers.</p><p>&ldquo;Ratelle, Gilbert and Hadfield are a key line for New York,&rdquo; said Francis. &ldquo;They are elder statesmen now and we expect them to produce and they have been. Hadfield had six goals with five of them coming on power plays.&rdquo;</p><p>In addition Ratelle and Hadfield, both of whom held out last year are in tip top shape early in the campaign. Ratelie, in particular, is getting more shots on the net than he was at the same time last year. This indicates he is controlling the game. Hadfield, the team&rsquo;s new captain is off to the best start of his career and all in all, the Hot Line is requiring special game plans by the opposition.</p><p>Both Chicago (defeated 3-1 by New York on October 20) and St. Louis (defeated 4-3 by Rangers October 23) used special checking combinations against Ratty and his mates.</p><p>&ldquo;Our quick start is traceable to Emile Francis. Today (October 25) is my first day off since September 10 when training camp started. We worked hard, but unlike some camps run by other teams, Emile kept it straight with just hockey, no calisthetics and special exercises and things like that. When the bell rang we were ready and came through the tough opening part of our schedule against Montreal, Boston, Chicago and Toronto in great shape,&rdquo; observed Gilbert.</p><p>Having gotten off fast in the first eight games, New York is now poised for seventeen straight games against expansion opponents, with the exception of two contests with the Detroit Red Wings. This is the time for the Rangers to make a big move and try to solidify first place in the NHL East. Included is the team&rsquo;s first West Coast trip to Los Angeles, California and Vancouver on November 3, 5 and 6.</p><p>Against Pittsburgh on October 24, New York played a 1-1 tie, having arrived from St. Louis the night before at about 4:00 AM. Francis went with four lines for a short period in the game trying to liven things up after the Rangers had failed to convert many early opportunities. In St. Louis, in a very hot building, he had mixed in four lines and short shifts trying to fight off the possibility of fatigue.</p><p>&ldquo;The expansion teams can be tough, especially if you don&rsquo;t get off in front against them,&rdquo; commented the Cat. &ldquo;We must keep sharp and try to win as often as possible when playing the West. If you don&rsquo;t get off in front with a team like Pittsburgh they dig in and a close defensive battle takes place.&rdquo;</p><p>Another Francis move includes the working in for as much ice as possible of Jack Egers, the high potential slap shooting winger. Egers has seen service with Bobby Rousseau on the fourth line and on occasion subs for Dave Balon on the Bulldog trio with Walter Tkaczuk and Billy Fiarbairn.</p><p>Amongst the defensemen, Brad Park has scintillated. He was the player of the night against Chicago with superb defensive work that night. He was an offensive star against St. Louis, even scoring a shorthanded goal and his hitting has been robust.</p><p>&ldquo;When the forwards come back as they have been, I can take chances and get things done,&rdquo; said Park</p><p><b>BLUE CHIPS:</b> Bobby Rousseau set Brad Park up with his shorthanded goal in St. Louis. Bob got a shorthanded tally in Montreal and Bruce MacGregor got one in Toronto. MacGregor had a two-goal nite against the Blues&hellip;New York has eight power play goals&hellip;The Hot Line had 33 points in eight games, best in the NHL.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Rod Gilbert Continues To Fly As Rangers’’Hot Line’ Clicks

<div class="byline">By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01770/2886737-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="284" height="364"></div><h2><i>New Deal In Oakland&hellip;</i></h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>T</span>HIS WAS LATE THIS</b> past baseball season, just before the dawn of the new hockey season. Charles O. Finley was watching Vida Blue pitch for his A&rsquo;s, but as we sat in his private box he was willing to talk of his Seals, of hockey as well as baseball. He said he has been a hockey fan since he was a boy playing the game on roller skates in city streets and has been attending Chicago games since 1933. A colorful character, he has introduced or proposed many changes for &ldquo;stodgy major league baseball,&rdquo; but had nothing to suggest for major league hockey, which he found &ldquo;just about perfect.&rdquo;</p><p>Finley, who purchased the Seals prior to last season, and says he lost $700,000 on them the first year, said, &ldquo;The situation with my hockey team is similar to that when I bought my baseball team, then in Kansas City in 1960. Our cupboard was bare. We had to build from the bottom. We had to leave a city that did not support us to find an area where we had a future. I have had to endure 11 years of disappointments and heartaches to get a winner in baseball, but we endured and we will endure in hockey, too.&rdquo; He has a pet philosophy. He says, &ldquo;S plus S equals S. This means sweat and sacrifice bring success. It is that simple.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02680/2886730-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="555" height="1025"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>CHARLES FINLEY&hellip;Won&rsquo;t Leave Oakland</b></figcaption></div><p>The Seals have not drawn acceptably in Oakland. We are among those who feel the team would have made it big in San Francisco, even in the Cow Palace, but Finley says that was not suitable for a major league franchise. Now, of course, Franklin Mieuli&rsquo;s basketball Warriors have come across the Bay to join the Seals as co-tenants of the Oakland Coliseum. With one breath, Finley insits he won&rsquo;t have to leave Oakland because the territory will prove itself in pro sports eventually. With the next he wonders about the long-proposed new indoor stadium San Francisco so badly needs. Even Mieuli has finally given up on that dream.</p><p>Finley sighed and said, &lsquo;We lost more games than any team in the history of the NHL last season. Until we give the fans a representative team we cannot expect their support. And I think it will be harder to build a winner in hockey than it was in baseball because I cannot simply pay out big bonuses to land the best young talent as I did in baseball, I am limited to the amateur draft and we, like many other expansion teams, had, before I came in, traded away years of No. 1 picks for old players, which was simply stupid. I must build a solid organization which will operate soundly.&rdquo;</p><p>At that time he praised his new general manager, Garry Young, and called his coach, Freddie Glover, &ldquo;a gentleman.&rdquo; Although he has had 11 managers in 11 years in baseball, he said he would not judge Glover until he gave him some good people.</p><p>Finley is a demanding man, difficult to work for, and a few days before his hockey opener, only four people were left in his office staff and no tickets were available for purchase. On game night, many of the 5,000 fans who showed up drove through the gates and walked in the doors free because entrances were unmanned. A few days after the opener, Glover was fired, but Young said it was his doing, not Finley&rsquo;s.</p><h2><i>New Coach In Philly&hellip;</i></h2><p><b>FRED SHERO, THE NEW</b> Philadelphia coach, who has been a championship minor league mentor, says the two secrets to successful coaching are having a good system and getting to know your players well enough to get them to follow it. &ldquo;The best system is simply playing position hockey. You can&rsquo;t always have the best effort from your players. They can&rsquo;t be &ldquo;up&rdquo; for 76 games. But if they are playing their positions properly and not making mistakes they will pull out a lot of victories even when they are &ldquo;down,&rdquo; he explains.</p><p>&ldquo;You have to eliminate mistakes as much as you can as you go along. I coach a conservative brand of hockey. I don&rsquo;t believe in a lot of gambling. But if you are in the right places at the right times and make the right moves you will only lose when someone is a great deal better than you are. And if you win, you will be exciting enough.&rdquo;</p><p>He is known as a quiet man. Ed Van Impe says, &ldquo;He is quiet, but he is forceful so when he speaks, you listen.&rdquo; Shero says, &ldquo;There is no use yelling and screaming. If you are right, if you can convince your players your way will work, if you can show them just where and why their way is wrong, they will listen, they&rsquo;ll be thankful to you, because everyone wants to improve.&rdquo; This was after the first few games and he admitted he did not really know and had not reached all his players yet. &ldquo;It takes a month or so,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Every player has a different personality. I reamed out one player in front of the other players the other night and he started to sputter and stammer and I could see right away he&rsquo;s the kind that has to be talked to quietly in private. There&rsquo;s one player on this team, a star, who is playing for himself, not the team, and I&rsquo;m going to have a talk with him. If a player doesn&rsquo;t play my way he goes to the bench. I don&rsquo;t care who he is. No one is indispensable. Even if he&rsquo;s a Bobby Hull. Even when Hull&rsquo;s out, Chicage still wins games.&rdquo;</p><p>The bespectacled, studious Shero confessed,&rdquo;I had one problem when I took over this team. I had waited so long for an NHL job and I was so anxious to do well that I tried to install my system overnight. I tried to teach them everything at once. I thought, &lsquo;Gee, I&rsquo;ve got to show these guys I&rsquo;ve got something.&rsquo; But it was too much for them. I found out the only thing major leaguers have on minor leaguers is more talent. They make the same mistakes. Now I&rsquo;m taking it one thing at a time. 1&rsquo;ll be most of the season installing the system. But I have patience. I hope management does,&rdquo; he concluded.</p><p>Shero and his wife Mariette gave their sons, Jean Paul and Rejean, French names because he figured he&rsquo;d wind up in Canada somewhere. But Philadelphia will do as long as it&rsquo;s major league hockey.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">BY HAL SIGURDSON</div><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;</p><p>Expansion hockey teams have to take their small triumphs and savor them. There aren&rsquo;t that many to go around.</p><p>So it was with the Vancouver Canucks. In their first season of existence they had not exactly laid waste to the NHL. Nor were they expected to accomplish much more in this, their second season.</p><p>But the Canucks did have one mark of distinction. Small perhaps, but a merit badge that could be worn with some measure of pride.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03561/2886768-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="297" height="432"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Mike Corrigan</b></figcaption></div><p>Entering the new season they ranked as the only team in the league never to have been shut out. Considering the handicaps placed upon expansion teams, that was an achievement of some stature.</p><p>Through the first six games of the new season the Canucks maintained their status. Except for a nine-goal outburst against California they weren&rsquo;t scoring much, perhaps, but they were scoring.</p><p>Then the well ran dry. Not just once, but twice in a row.</p><p>Moving into Minnesota on the heels of one of their best-ever road performances&mdash;a 3-1 victory over the Blues in St. Louis&mdash;the Canucks were completely overwhelmed by the North Stars.</p><p>The final score was 7-0 and Minnesota goalie Cesare Maniago was not overly tested to record his historic shutout.</p><p>Then the Canucks returned home to play the Montreal Canadiens, a game at which Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin would be a spectator.</p><p>It turned out to be a great night for left wingers. The premier of all the Russias received a standing ovation, Frank Mahovlich scored three goals and Marc Tardif got two.</p><p>The Canadiens won 6-0 and Ken Dryden had become the second goaltender to register a shutout at Vancouver&rsquo;s expense.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not really surprising,&rdquo; said the dry-witted Dryden. &ldquo;I always get a shutout when Premier Kosygin is in the stands.&rdquo;</p><p>It was Dryden&rsquo;s first NHL shutout.</p><p>The Canucks ended their goal-drought against the Boston Bruins, but not their problems.</p><p>Jocelyn Guevremont, Vancouver&rsquo;s splendid rookie defenseman, blazed a shot past Boston goaltender Ed Johnston early in the first period. Later Murray Hall and Andre Boudrias also found the range.</p><p>But though the Bruins played most of the game like a man rubbing sleep from his eyes, they came to life long enough in their third period to score a 4-3 victory and hand the Canucks their third straight loss.</p><p>The game was the Canucks&rsquo; fifth one-goal decision at home. They&rsquo;ve lost four of them.</p><p>It&rsquo;s a state of affairs that has Vancouver General Manager Bud Poile a little edgy these days. His humor was not improved by an incident in the Boston game&mdash;a brief scenario in which forward Mike Corrigan played the lead role.</p><p>In the Boston game the home fans showered him with boos when Wayne Cashman swooped around him to snare a loose puck. Mike responded by making a pointed gesture with his stick.</p><p>Coach Hall Laycoe was not amused. He sent Corrigan to the dressing room with 4:48 left to play. Corrigan and left winger Ted Taylor remained at home when the club embarked on a road trip to Toronto and Philadelphia two days later.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Canucks Lose Touch After NHL Rivals Shut Off Scoring

<div class="byline">BY DWAYNE NETLAND</div><p>TWIN CITIES&mdash;</p><p>For 18 seasons he had cruised the arenas of the National Hockey League in the uniforms of the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Black Hawks, but Doug Mohns has gone on record as saying he has never been happier than in his current employment with the Minnesota North Stars.</p><p>Mohns came to Minnesota last February from the Black Hawks in the trade for Danny O&rsquo;Shea, and his contributions to the North Stars since that time have been enormous.</p><p>He was accepted immediately by the team and by the Twin Cities community for what he is&mdash;an honest hockey player who can be used on defense or at left wing; a personable, articulate man who puts the success of the team ahead of any personal glory.</p><p>Mohns sat back in the Minnesota dressing room after practice the other day and summarized the reasons for such happiness in the twilight of his career.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never knocked any organization I&rsquo;ve ever been with,&rdquo; Mohns said. &ldquo;The Bruins treated me fine and so did the Black Hawks. And I&rsquo;ll admit I was a little shocked when I heard about the trade last winter.</p><p>&ldquo;But I love it in Minnesota. I can&rsquo;t imagine a better place to play. The organization, the players, the building and the people are all first rate.</p><p>&ldquo;This is a team which really hates to lose, and I think I know the reason for that. The North Stars have a lot of guys like myself who spent a long time with losing teams. They experienced the frustration and the grief that goes with losing. It&rsquo;s not much fun, believe me.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01749/2886799-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg" title="f0009-01" width="564" height="1118"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DOUG MOHNS&hellip;Still Going Strong</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;Murray Oliver and I played together in Boston, when the Bruins were down. Charlie Burns and Dean Prentice were there, too. Tom Reid was with me in Chicago the year the Black Hawks finished last.</p><p>&ldquo;We all seemed to find ourselves together in the Stanley Cup playoffs last spring. It was great, having that spirit, and it has carried over into this season.&rdquo;</p><p>Mohns, who will be 38 on New Year&rsquo;s Eve, has played for a lot of hockey coaches. He has a special affection for Jack Gordon at Minnesota.</p><p>&ldquo;The guy can really handle a team,&rdquo; said Mohns. &ldquo;In a home game against Vancouver recently we were 0-0 after the first period. We&rsquo;d played reasonably well, but not as well as we could. Gordon spoke to us between periods, in that quiet, direct manner of his, and we went out and won the game 7-0.&rdquo;</p><p>In his later seasons with Chicago, Mohns played left wing on the Scooter Line with Stan Mikita and Ken Wharram. The North Stars used him briefly at left wing last year, then put him back on defense, where his value to the club was obviously greater.</p><p>Throughout training camp this year, while alternating at wing and on defense, Mohns never expressed a preference. Although he really liked it better on the blue line, he allowed Gordon to make his own decision.</p><p>He is playing defense now, and he is the best puck carrying defenseman the North Stars have ever had. What Mohns neglected to mention about that Vancouver game was that he scored Minnesota&rsquo;s first goal, the one that triggered the 7-0 explosion.</p><p>&ldquo;We needed to get that first one,&rdquo; Gordon said later. &ldquo;From our experience with Vancouver in the exibition games (two losses and two ties) we knew if the Canucks got it they would sit on it all night. It was a big goal.&rdquo;</p><p>General manager Wren Blair absorbed some initial criticism from certain segments of the Minnesota press last winter for trading O&rsquo;Shea, a popular man with the North Stars fans and only 25, for the veteran Mohns and minor leaguer Terry Caffery.</p><p>But Blair realized that the North Stars could benefit from Mohns&rsquo; experience and stability, and it turned out to be one of the best deals he has ever made. O&rsquo;Shea is playing well enough for the Black Hawks, but Mohns has become an indispensable man for the North Stars.</p><p>&ldquo;This is a great way to five,&rdquo; added Mohns. &ldquo;I have an apartment five minutes away from our arena. I like the weather. I worked hard over the summer to stay in shape, and I can say now that I&rsquo;ve never felt better.&rdquo;</p><p><b>NORTH STAR NOTES:</b> Minnesota broke two team records in the 7-0 win over Vancouver. The North Stars took a total of 57 shots, with 26 in the second period&hellip;Danny Grant had three power-play goals in Minnesota&rsquo;s first five games&hellip;Jack Gordon was lamenting over the number of high-scoring games early in the NHL schedule. &ldquo;It seems to indicate, the Minnesota coach said, &ldquo;a lack of over-all checking&rdquo;&hellip;The North Stars re-elected Gump Worsley as their player representative&hellip;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Third NHL Club Means Happiness For Mohns

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div><p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Bruins may have battled through their first seven games at the same point pace as a year ago, but coach Tom Johnson has given evidence he doesn&rsquo;t intend to stay with a pat lineup.</p><p>With a 5-1-1 record the Bruins showed exactly the same figures as a year ago when they were embarking on a record-shattering display.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01766/2886854-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="260" height="478"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eddie Westfail</b></figcaption></div><p>Phil Esposito was again leading the NHL in scoring with six goals and 10 assists that put him a point ahead of his 1970-71 start and Bobby Orr with three goals and nine assists was five points ahead of a year ago.</p><p>Yet the Bruins&rsquo; 28 goals were seven less than last year which offset a seven-goal edge in goals allowed.</p><p>&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t play as well in these seven games as we did last year,&rdquo; said coach Tom Johnson.</p><p>&ldquo;Why? It could be a combination of things. It could be passing. We&rsquo;re missing on passes. Maybe the timing is off. This is something that comes. It&rsquo;s either with you or it isn&rsquo;t.&rdquo;</p><p>But Johnson also believes there are things that can be done to improve the situation and he isn&rsquo;t going to miss a bet.</p><p>The Bruins started their training camp pretty much committed to using a new line of Mike Walton, Derek Sanderson and Reggie Leach.</p><p>Veteran Eddie Westfall was at his old job of penalty killing and general handyman.</p><p>But by the fifth game Westfall was back at right wing and he scored the goal that gave the Bruins a 4-3 victory over Detroit.</p><p>Then the Bruins made their first trip to the West and after a 4-3 game with California and in the midst of a tight 4-3 game with Vancouver Johnson benched Walton and put Ace Bailey on left wing.</p><p>&ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t skate or play too well in the first two periods at Vancouver,&rdquo; he explained,&rdquo; and I used Bailey on that wing with Sanderson in the third period mainly for defensive purposes.&rdquo;</p><p>Johnson also switched his defensive alignment on the road, pairing Don Awrey with Orr and Dallas and Rick Smith.</p><p>&ldquo;We were having trouble in our own end so we tried new combinations,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I liked the way the changes worked out.&rdquo;</p><p>But there may be other changes coming.</p><p>Teddy Green finally is recovered from his miseries, a pulled stomach muscle and then a bout with the flu.</p><p>Johnson wants to get Teddy back into the defensive rotation.</p><p>But whether he will pair him with Awrey as he did last season or with one of the Smiths on a permanent basis is not certain.</p><p>At any rate the early indications are that the Bruins&rsquo; lineup is not as set as everyone believed on the opening of training camp in September.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bruins Can Expect Changes, Johnson Says Club Not Set

<p>Following are the latest player movements in hockey:</p><h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><p>ST. LOUIS&mdash;Bill Plager, defenseman, sent to Denver of WHL subject to 24-hour recall.</p><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;Larry Hale, defenseman, assigned to Richmond of AHL.</p><p>DETROIT&mdash;Bob Wall, defenseman, recalled from Tidewater of AHL. Bob Falkenberg, defenseman, returned to Tidewater. Guy Charron, forward, placed on waivers. Jim Niekamp, defenseman, sent to Tidewate.</p><p>MONTREAL&mdash;Chuck Lefley and Murray Wilson, forwards, and Bob Murray, defenseman, recalled from Nova Scotia of AHL.</p><p>BOSTON&mdash;Nick Beverley, defenseman, recalled from Boston Braves of AHL.</p><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;Neil Komadoski, defenseman. recalled from Springfield of AHL.</p><p>CALIFORNIA&mdash;Barry Boughner, forward, assigned to Des Moines of IHL.</p><h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2><p>BALTIMORE&mdash;Jim Bartlett, forward, sent to Columbus of IHL.</p><p>ROCHESTER&mdash;Brent Taylor, forward, sent to Des Moines of IHL.</p><p>BOSTON&mdash;Ray Brownlee, forward, sent to Dayton of IHL. Bob Kelly, forward, picked up on waivers and assigned to Oklahoma City of CHL. Mike McMahon, defenseman, assigned to Oklahoma City.</p><p>CLEVELAND&mdash;Rod Noirish, forward, placed on injury list indefinitely after suffering broken leg.</p><h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><p>DAYTON&mdash;Billy Staub, forward, placed on waivers.</p><p>FORT WAYNE&mdash;Dan Jones, forward, brought in from WIHL for tryout. Merv Dubchak, forward, signed to contract.</p><p>PORT HURON&mdash;Billy LeCaine, forward, signed after being removed from retirement list. Bob McCammon, forward, signed contract after holding out. Phil Wittliff, forward, released to return to U.S. National team.</p><p>COLUMBUS&mdash;Roy Atcheynum, forward, claimed on waivers from Toledo of IHL.</p><p>TOLEDO&mdash;Richard Coutu, goalkeeper, assigned by Cleveland of AHL.</p><h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2><p>SAN DIEGO&mdash;Jim Schraefel, forward, returned to Detroit for reassignment.</p><p>PHOENIX&mdash;Claude Piche, forward, returned to Roanoke Valley Of EHL.</p><p>PORTLAND&mdash;Moe L&rsquo;Abbe, forward, assigned to Flint of IHL.</p><h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2><p>JERSEY&mdash;Dave Lee, forward, traded to Jacksonville of EHL in return for Billy Orr and John Rutley, defensemen. Eric Theisson, forward, placed on waivers. Cal Booth, forward, secured from Charlotte of EHL. Rich Heinbuck, defenseman, secured from Greensboro. Ken Southwick, defenseman, secured from New Haven of EHL. Paul Morrisey, defenseman, signed from Chatham of Southern Ontario Junior League. Dale Pennock, defenseman, and Pierre Preneaveau, forward, released.</p><p>SUN COAST&mdash;Wayne Clairmont, forward, traded to Charlotte of EHL in exchange for Al Wawro, defenseman, and Ray Butterworth, forward, Mickey Donaldson, foreard, picked up on waivers from Clinton of EHL. Ed Kea, defenseman, placed on injury list indefinitely with broken hand.</p><p>LONG ISLAND&mdash;Paul Kett and Corky DeGraaw, forwards, secured from Fort Wayne of IHL. Michel Letourneau, forward, of Montreal signed as free agent, Warren Brown, forward, released. Serge Gelinas, forward, sent to Jersey of EHL.</p><p>SYRACUSE&mdash;Bob Galloway, goalkeeper, secured from Johnstown of EHL.</p><p>CLINTON&mdash;Owen Jelly, defenseman, and Tom Mitchell, forward, released. Murray McNeil, forward, secured from Cincinnati of AHL.</p><p>JOHNSTOWN&mdash;Melvin Gushattey, forward, released. Jerry MacDonald, defenseman, secured from Nova Scotia of AHL.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Movements of Players

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;</p><p>It was the third period of the Flyers&rsquo; home opener against the Los Angeles Kings and the scene was somewhat remarkable.</p><p>Doug Favell, their colorful goaltender, had just made a routine save when there was a tremendous roar from the fans. They were adding to injury late in the Flyers&rsquo; 7-0 loss to the Kings.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01757/2886885-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="249" height="363"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Serge Bernier</b></figcaption></div><p>The crowd, numbering 14,000-plus when the game had begun, was now cut in half. The other 7,000 had long departed, dismayed and anoyed at the Flyers&rsquo; pathetic performance, particularly so when most people had given them such pre-season buildup.</p><p>When it was over, new coach Fred Shero performed his personal autopsy and announced that it was just a bad game which the Flyers have removed from their system.</p><p>&ldquo;I know why it happened,&rdquo; said a cynic scout from a rival team who witnessed the disaster. &ldquo;I guess Vic Stasiuk (former coach) lit a lot of candles so the Flyers would open with a thud.&rdquo;</p><p>It was all in jest, of course, and the Flyers, who refused to take the fans&rsquo; criticism to heart made a starling recovery. Three nights later, they outhustled the Chicago Black Hawks to post a 2-1 victory, only their third over the Hawks in 27 previous meetings.</p><p>The Flyers&rsquo; lineup was just about the same, with Favell again in goal, but the club threw more than a papier-mache defense at the Hawks&rsquo; big guns of Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita and Co. It paid off in an impressive victory.</p><p>It gave the Flyers an overall 3-15-5 record in their five-year competition with the Hawks, which acutally stands at 3-19-5 when last season&rsquo;s four-game playoff sweep by Chicago is included.</p><p>The Flyers&rsquo; victory was particularly triggered by the fine overall play of the team&rsquo;s younger players, including Pierre Plante who beat goalie Tony Esposito in the opening period for his first NHL goal; Serge Bernier, who scored the winning goal in the third period, and Bob Kelly, whose muscle was thrown at the Hawks all night long.</p><p>Perhaps the biggest difference though was in the reaction of the crowd.</p><p>The very same fans who were jeering the Flyers a few nights before were up on their feet saluting Favell and his teammates. All evening long. And the same fans who were screaming for Shero&rsquo;s scalp the previous home game were throwing verbal bouquets, not taunts.</p><p>&ldquo;This was really our first game when everything went perfect,&rdquo; reasoned Fred. &ldquo;What gets me angry, though, is that, if we&rsquo;re able to play this way against the Black Hawks, why can&rsquo;t we do it against every team we face?</p><p>&ldquo;Another, thing, every time we give up the first goal of the game, our guys have a tendency to get down on themselves. They&rsquo;ve got to learn that the first goal doesn&rsquo;t decide the game. Instead, they&rsquo;ve got to battle that much harder to get it back and more.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Flyer Fans Forgive And Forget After Hustling Win Over Hawks

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0012-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01736/2887021-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg"></div><h2>TOP 25 SCORERS</h2><p>(Including Games of Sunday, Oct. 31)</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-02638/2887014-1-eng-US/f0012-022.jpg" title="f0012-02" width="1412" height="890"></div><h3>BOSTON Bruins</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-03505/2887007-1-eng-US/f0012-032.jpg" title="f0012-03" width="738" height="760"></div><h3>BUFFALO Sabres</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-04370/2887000-1-eng-US/f0012-042.jpg" title="f0012-04" width="739" height="805"></div><h3>CALIFORNIA Seals</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-05277/2886993-1-eng-US/f0012-052.jpg" title="f0012-05" width="739" height="788"></div><h3>CHICAGO Black Hawks</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-06230/2886986-1-eng-US/f0012-062.jpg" title="f0012-06" width="733" height="696"></div><h3>DETROIT Red Wings</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-07201/2886979-1-eng-US/f0012-072.jpg" title="f0012-07" width="731" height="740"></div><h3>LOS ANGELES Kings</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-08176/2886972-1-eng-US/f0012-082.jpg" title="f0012-08" width="740" height="755"></div><h3>MINNESOTA North Stars</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-09145/2886965-1-eng-US/f0012-092.jpg" title="f0012-09" width="730" height="695"></div><h3>MONTREAL Canadiens</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-10130/2886958-1-eng-US/f0012-102.jpg" title="f0012-10" width="735" height="664"></div><h3>NEW YORK Rangers</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-11121/2886951-1-eng-US/f0012-112.jpg" title="f0012-11" width="738" height="728"></div><h3>PHILADELPHIA Flyers</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-12104/2886944-1-eng-US/f0012-122.jpg" title="f0012-12" width="738" height="754"></div><h3>PITTSBURGH Penguins</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1393/2886937-1-eng-US/f0012-132.jpg" title="f0012-13" width="738" height="771"></div><h3>ST. LOUIS Blues</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1486/2886930-1-eng-US/f0012-142.jpg" title="f0012-14" width="739" height="779"></div><h3>TORONTO Maple Leafs</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1580/2886923-1-eng-US/f0012-152.jpg" title="f0012-15" width="735" height="772"></div><h3>VANCOUVER Canucks</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-1671/2886916-1-eng-US/f0012-162.jpg" title="f0012-16" width="741" height="723"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PLAYERS SCORING—PENALTY RECORDS

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TEAM PENALTY, POWER PLAY, PENALTY KILLING STATISTICS

<p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>WO veterans of National Hockey League action highlight the early-season individual statistics as both the scoring parade and goaltenders&rsquo; average list have a different look to those at the end of last season.</p><p>Lorne (Gump) Worsley, 42-year-old netminder with Minnesota North Stars, has been keeping pucks out of his net with the same finesse as left winger Frank Mahovlich of Montreal has been putting pucks in enemy goals.</p><p>Worsley has the best individual goals-against average of any of the 28 goaltenders who have appeared in three or more games. He has been beaten only six times in 300 minutes for a sparkling 1.20 average. The only goaltender with a better average is rookie Gilles Meloche of California Seals, who, in two games, has two goals against. Meloche had his finest hour when he blanked the Bruins in Boston 2-0.</p><p>Worsley and Cesare Maniago, who has a 2.16 average, are the leading goaltenders with a combined average of 1.72 in 11 games. Next is the Chicago combination of Tony Esposito and Gary Smith with a 1.91 goals-against average. Maniago, Esposito and Ken Dryden of Montreal share the shutout lead with two each.</p><p>Mahovlich, who now has 433 goals in regular-season action&mdash;fifth-highest total of all-time&mdash;is off to the second-fastest of any player in modern history. Only Bobby Hull of Chicago had a better start. That was in 1965-66 when Hull had 14 goals after 10 games and finished the season with a record 54 goals. Mahovlich, with 12 goals in 10 games, has a good chance to become the first player ever to hold goal-scoring records with three different teams. He shares the mark of 49 for Detroit with Gordie Howe and has the record of 48 for Toronto Maple Leafs. Canadiens&rsquo; mark of 50 is shared by Maurice Richard and Bernie Geoffrion.</p><p>Meanwhile, a rookie is also off to a sparkling star. Richard Martin of Buffalo has nine goals in 12 games and 14 points, which ties him for sixth place with Mahovlich, Bob Sheehan of California and Murray Oliver of Minne-sota, five points behind leader Phil Esposito of Boston. Martin&rsquo;s totals are ahead of the record pace set last season by rookie Gilbert Perreault of Buffalo, who had four goals and nine points after 12 games.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

NHL WEEK—In Review

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div><p>CHICAGO&mdash;</p><p>There are training camps, and then there are training camps.</p><p>For most hockey players in captivity, there is the conventional camp. No exception there for Andre Joseph Lacroix, who reported to the Philadelphia Flyers with high hopes after his third straight 20-goal or above sea-son.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0013-01724/2887107-1-eng-US/f0013-012.jpg" title="f0013-01" width="283" height="425"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Andre Lacroix</b></figcaption></div><p>Trouble is, Lacroix spent most of training camp training to sit on his derriere. That is why Lacroix commenced what amounts to his second camp on Oct. 15&hellip;.this one, with the Black Hawks.</p><p>&ldquo;I was just sitting around,&rdquo; said the sprightly center. &ldquo;I had hardly been used during the exhibition games, and I didn&rsquo;t even suit up for the first three regular season games. I was planning to go to Keith Allen (Flyers&rsquo; general manager) when we got back from the West Coast trip and ask him to either use me, or get rid of me. But they beat me to it.&rdquo;</p><p>Lacroix, a 170-pounder who had notched 24, 22 and 20 goals in successive seasons, was dealt to the Hawks in exchange for Rick Foley, a burly defenseman who was sent to Chicago&rsquo;s Dallas team of the Central League one day before the NHL regular season began.</p><p>Foley, who spent 306 minutes in the penattes box for Portland last year before being recalled, was expected to fortify the Flyers&rsquo; blueline crops. On the other hand, Lacroix was still another candidate for the center slot at Chicago.</p><p>Coach Billy Reay said he&rsquo;d has his eye on Lacroix for some time. &ldquo;He can handle the puck,&rdquo; said the bossman, &ldquo;and he&rsquo;s certainly proven he can score.&rdquo;</p><p>Almost immediately, Reay inserted Lacroix between left wing Bobby Hull and right wing Chico Maki. This meant much less ice time for Bryan Campbell, whom Reay refused to indict or praise. Naturally, Campbell started to get itchy for more ice, too.</p><p>Lacroix, of course, had been a little itchy ever since last April&rsquo;s playoffs against the Hawks when the then-coach Vic Stasiuk benched Philly&rsquo;s &ldquo;French Line&rdquo;&mdash;Lacroix, Simon Nolet and Jean-Guy Gendron.</p><p>&ldquo;I liked Philadelphia, and so dis my wife,&rdquo; Lacroix said. &ldquo;We had just bought a place to live. But you&rsquo;re not happy if you&rsquo;re not playing. So I was happy to be traded.&rdquo;</p><p>The word on Lacroix was that he didn&rsquo;t check well in Philly.</p><p>&ldquo;I realize that I had to improve there,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I went in to Allen after the last season ended and told him that I was going to work hard on it, and he seemed pleased. Then I went to training camp and I had nothing to do.&rdquo;</p><p>So when he came to the Hawks, he not only had to satisfy Reay and his veteran linemates Hull and Maki, but he also had to get into shape and regain his timing.</p><p>&ldquo;And that isn&rsquo;t easy to do in one day,&rdquo; said the lively Frenchman, who immediately found a close friend in Pit Martin, a fluent speaker of French.</p><p>Lacroix scored a goal in his third game as a Hawk, a 3-1 loss in New York on Oct. 20. Then three nights later he keyed a 5-2 victory in Pittsburgh with a tremendous solo effort for Chicago&rsquo;s first tally. Starting in mid-ice, he split the Penguins&rsquo; defense and beat Goalie Les Binkley.</p><p>With that triumph and a decision by the same score in Buffalo, the Hawks split the first four games of a tiring seven-game road spin which covered the latter portion of October. It included four games in five days, and five games in seven days out East, punctuated by a trip to the West Coast for a Saturday night game in Los Angeles and a Sunday afternoon tilt in Vancouver.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a grind,&rdquo; said Reay. &ldquo;But sometimes it&rsquo;s good to play several road games at the start of a season because you get right in the routine of playing, traveling, playing, traveling.</p><p>&ldquo;Of course,&rdquo; added the boss, &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to play all the games at home.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Lacroix Happy Hawk After Stint On Bench

<p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U. S. and Canada</p><p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U. S. and Canada<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

NATIONAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY JOHN PORTER</div><p>OAKLAND&mdash;</p><p>He smashed his fist against the wall in frustration.</p><p>Then he turned around and said something unpleasant about his previous employers. No one could fault Gerry Pinder&rsquo;s outburst that night outside the California Golden Seals&rsquo; dressing room.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01724/2887207-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg" title="f0014-01" width="258" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gerry Pinder</b></figcaption></div><p>As the door opened and the Seals filed out one-by-one to take the ice for the first period of opening night, Pinder, still wearing street clothes, gritted his teeth. He should have been in the lineup.</p><p>&ldquo;This Pinder comes to play,&rdquo; said general manager Garry Young. &ldquo;How do you think I felt when I told him about the freeze? He was our top scorer in training camp. He made the power play go&rdquo;</p><p>Evidentally, Pinder came to play when he was with the Chicago Black Hawks. When he became too vocal on the subject his days were numbered.</p><p>&ldquo;Oakland is great,&rdquo; said Pinder upon his arrival on the West Coast. &ldquo;I just want to play, that&rsquo;s all.&rdquo;</p><p>When NHL President Clarence Campbell froze all players in the Gary Smith embroglio from skating in league and exhibition games, Pinder was furious.</p><p>He knew what he could do on the ice, but now he had been stripped of the means to prove it.</p><p>The Seals tied the first two games, then lost the following two. Pinder was a spectator at all four.</p><p>Then Oct. 17 the phones began ringing. The differences were being worked out with Chicago on the trade.</p><p>&ldquo;I told Gerry 10 minutes before the game,&rdquo; recalled Young, &ldquo;that he could play in the game. Everything was settled. You should have seen his face light up.&rdquo;</p><p>Even with Pinder in the lineup, the Seals lost the next three games&mdash;Pittsburgh, Montreal, Boston&mdash;to finish a seven-game home stand winless.</p><p>Pinder picked up two assists in the three contests, but by his own admission he &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t feel in condition. When you miss all those games, you lose that fine edge.&rdquo;</p><p>Young was jubilant when Pinder found that fine edge in the team&rsquo;s first road game. Gerry popped in three goals and added two assists to merit the first star award and a $300 bonus from owner Charlie Finley in a 6-3 win over Detroit.</p><p>&ldquo;Isn&rsquo;t it great,&rdquo; bubbled Young. &ldquo;This is my first win as a general manager.&rdquo;</p><p>For Vic Stasiuk, it was his first win as the new Seals&rsquo; coach.</p><p>&ldquo;That Pinder, said the coach, &ldquo;has great moves for a little guy. He knows what to do with the puck.&rdquo;</p><p>Pinder was something else after his hat trick.</p><p>&ldquo;Do you think you&rsquo;re in shape now, Gerry?&rdquo; queried one reporter.</p><p>&ldquo;No,&rdquo; he responded. &ldquo;I still don&rsquo;t feel right. It&rsquo;ll probably take me another week.&rdquo;</p><p>SEALS SHOTS: The Seals have three hat tricks in eight games (Pinder, Norm Ferguson, Bobby Sheehan), compared to one (Gary Croteau) for all of last season&hellip;The Ernie Hicke-Sheehan-Pinder line had five goals and six assists against Detroit, which prompted Hicke to say: &ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t really jelled, yet.&rdquo;&hellip;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Reinstated Pinder Puts Life In Seals With ‘Hat’

<h2>In The East</h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Buffalo Sabres found gold last season when they picked up Gilbert Perreault in the NHL summer draft. This season it appears they have struck it rich again with young Richard Martin.</p><p>The fast-skating rookie left winger of the Sabres has become one of the hottest scoring forwards in the league in recent weeks and his five-goal outburst shot him to the top of the race for freshman honors as he ran his season count to nine goals.</p><p>Martin was the payoff scorer in the Sabres&rsquo; 3-2 decision over Los Angeles banging in two goals including the game winner. On the weekend he pumped three goals past Vancouver goaler George Gardner for his first professional hat trick.</p><p>If Martin maintains his present pace he would easily erase the NHL goal-getting record of 37 set last season by Perreault.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02613/2887245-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="555" height="672"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RICHARD MARTIN&hellip;Buffalo Sabres</b></figcaption></div><h2>In The West</h2><p>The California Golden Seals have become the big surprise of the National Hockey League in the past week and a relatively unheralded figure has continued to be their new leader.</p><p>He&rsquo;s rugged little Bobby Sheehan, who couldn&rsquo;t cut it with the Montreal Canadiens last season but a player who has found his niche with the Seals. Sheehan has emerged as the Californians&rsquo; top scorer and point-getter, a tribute to his hustle on the ice.</p><p>Sheehan ran his season count to eight goals this last week scoring twice in the Seals&rsquo; 6-4 romp over Pittsburgh and notching another in a 2-2 tie they played with Buffalo Sabres.</p><p>The Seals have had a big turnover since their dismal 1970-71 cellar finish and one of their most refreshing additions has to be Sheehan.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03475/2887238-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="561" height="676"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOBBY SHEEHAN&hellip;California Seals</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Player’s of the week

<h2>MONTREAL</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Ken Dryden</p><p>Phil Myre</p><p>Rogaiten Vachon</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Terry Harper A</p><p>Jacques Laperriere</p><p>Guy Lapointe</p><p>Pierre Bouchard</p><p>J.C Tremblay A</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Henri Richard C</p><p>Larry Pleau</p><p>Jacques Lemaire</p><p>Chuck Lefley</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Yvan Cournoyer</p><p>Claude Larose</p><p>Phil Roberto</p><p>Guy Lafleur</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Marc Tardif</p><p>Frank Mahovlich A</p><p>Rejean Houle</p><p>INURED</p><p>Serge Savard</p><p>Pete Mahovlich</p><h2>CHICAGO</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Tony Esposito</p><p>Gary Smith</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Pat Stapleton</p><p>Bill White</p><p>Keith Magnuson</p><p>Doug Jarrett A</p><p>Jerry Korab</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Stan Mikita A</p><p>Pit Martin</p><p>Bryan Campbell</p><p>Lou Angotti</p><p>Andre Lacroix</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Cliff Koroll</p><p>Chico Maki</p><p>Eric Nesterenko A</p><p>Jim Pappin</p><p>Darryl Maggs</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Bobby Hull A</p><p>Dennis Hull</p><p>Gerry Desjardins</p><h2>BOSTON</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Gerry Cheevers</p><p>Ed Johnston</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Don Awrey</p><p>Bobby Orr</p><p>Dallas Smith</p><p>Rick Smith</p><p>Ted Green A</p><p>Nick Beverley</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Phil Esposito A</p><p>Fred Stanfield</p><p>Derek Sanderson</p><p>Ivan Boldirev</p><p>R. WING</p><p>John McKenzie</p><p>Ed Westfall A</p><p>Reg Leach</p><p>Ken Hodge</p><p>L. WING</p><p>John Bucyk A</p><p>Wayne Cashman</p><p>Garnet Bailey</p><p>Mike Waiton</p><p>INJURED</p><p>Don Marcotte</p><p>GOAL</p><p>Ernie Wakely</p><p>Jim McLeod</p><p>Pete McDuffe</p><h2>ST. LOUIS</h2><p>DEFENSE</p><p>John Arbour</p><p>Carl Brewer A</p><p>Noel Picard</p><p>Barclay Plager A</p><p>Bob Plager</p><p>Jim Roberts C</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Garry Unger</p><p>Chris Bordeleau</p><p>Terry Crisp</p><p>Gene Carr</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Gary Sabourin A</p><p>Frank St. Marseille</p><p>Bill Sutherland</p><p>Wayne Connelly</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Jim Lorentz</p><p>George Morrison</p><p>Bril Selby</p><p>Mike Parizeau</p><p>Jim Shires</p><p>INJURED</p><p>None</p><h2>DETROIT</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Al Smith</p><p>Joe Daley</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Gary Bergman A</p><p>Arnie Brown A</p><p>Ron Stackhouse</p><p>Ron Harris</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Alex Delvecchio C</p><p>Red Berenson A</p><p>Guy Charron</p><p>Marcel Dionne</p><p>Al Karlander</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Tim Ecclestone</p><p>Mickey Redmond</p><p>Leon Rochefort</p><p>Bill Collins</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Brian Conachor</p><p>Nick Libett</p><p>Ab McDonald</p><p>INJURED</p><p>Gerry Hart</p><h2>CALIFORNIA</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Gilles Meloche</p><p>Lyle Carter</p><p>Gary Kurt</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Bert Marshall</p><p>Marshall Johnston</p><p>Dick Redmond</p><p>Paui Shmyr</p><p>Ken Baird</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Wayne Carleton</p><p>Joey Johnston</p><p>Walt McKennie</p><p>Bobby Sheehan</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Tom Webster</p><p>Norm Ferguson</p><p>Don O&rsquo;Donoghue</p><p>Tommy Williams</p><p>Craig Patrick</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Gary Croteau</p><p>Stan Gilbertson</p><p>Ernie Hicke</p><p>Gerry Pinder</p><p>Gary Jarrett</p><p>INJURED</p><p>Carol Vadnais</p><h2>TORONTO</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Bernie Parent</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Bob Baun A</p><p>Mike Pelyk</p><p>Jim McKenny</p><p>Brad Seiwood</p><p>Brian Glennie</p><p>Jim Dorey</p><p>GOAL</p><p>Bernie Parent</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Norm Ullman A</p><p>Dave Keon</p><p>Jim Harrison</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Ron Ellis A</p><p>Brian Spencer</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Paul Henderson</p><p>Denis Du pere</p><p>Billy MacMillan</p><p>Don Marshall</p><p>Darryl Sittier</p><p>INJURED</p><p>Jacques Plante</p><p>Ricky Ley</p><p>Guy Trottier</p><h2>PHILADELPHIA</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Doug Favell</p><p>Bruce Gamble</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Barry Ashbee A</p><p>larry Brown</p><p>Wayne Hillman</p><p>Brent Hughes</p><p>Ed Van Impe C</p><p>Joe Watson</p><p>Rick Foley</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Bobby Clorke</p><p>Serge Bernier</p><p>Jimmy Johnson</p><p>larry Wright</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Gary Dornhoefer</p><p>larry Mickey A</p><p>Pierre Plante</p><p>Simon Nolet</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Jean-Guy Gendron</p><p>Bob Kelly</p><p>Bill Lesuk</p><p>Rick MacLeish</p><p>INJURED</p><p>None</p><h2>NEW YORK</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Ed Giacomin</p><p>Gilles Villemure</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Brad Pork</p><p>Jim Neilson A</p><p>Rod Seiling</p><p>Dale Rolfe</p><p>Ab DeMarco</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Jean Ratelie</p><p>Pete Stemkowski</p><p>Walt Tkaczuk</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Rod Gilbert A</p><p>Jack Egers</p><p>Bill Fairbairn</p><p>Bobby Rousseau</p><p>Pierre Jarry</p><p>Bruce MacGregor</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Dave Baton</p><p>Vic Hadfield C</p><p>Ted Irvine</p><p>Glen Sather</p><p>INJURED</p><p>None</p><h2>PITTSBURCH</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Roy Edwards</p><p>Les Binkley</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Darryl Edestrond</p><p>Dave Burrows</p><p>Sheldon Konnegiesser</p><p>Bryon Watson</p><p>Bob Woytowich</p><p>Joe Noris</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Syl Apps</p><p>Ron Schock</p><p>Bobby Leiter</p><p>Rene Robert</p><p>Bryan Hextall A</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Nick Harbaruk</p><p>Bill Hicke</p><p>Jeon Pronovost</p><p>Ken Schinkel A</p><p>I. WING</p><p>Keith McCreary A</p><p>Vol Fonteyne</p><p>Greg Polis</p><p>INJURED</p><p>Tim Horton</p><p>Jim Rutherford</p><h2>BUFFALO</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Roger Crozier</p><p>Dave Dryden</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Al Hamilton A</p><p>Doug Barrie</p><p>Ray McKay</p><p>Jim Watson</p><p>Chris Evans</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Gilbert Perreault A</p><p>Gerry Meehan C</p><p>Don Luce</p><p>Phil Goyette A</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Ron Anderson</p><p>Steve Atkinson</p><p>Kevin O&rsquo;Shea</p><p>Eddie Shack</p><p>Floyd Smith</p><p>I WING</p><p>Danny Lawson</p><p>Larry Keenan</p><p>Richard Martin</p><p>Dick Duff</p><p>Rod Zaine</p><p>INJURED</p><p>Mike Robitaille</p><p>Tracy Pratt</p><h2>LOS ANGELES</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Dems DeJordy</p><p>Gary Edwards</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Paul Curtis</p><p>larry Hillman</p><p>Dale Hogonson</p><p>Harry Howell</p><p>Gilles Mcrotfe A</p><p>Jean Potvin</p><p>NeilKomadoski</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Ralph Bockstrom</p><p>Butch Goring</p><p>Bob Pulford C</p><p>Juha Widing</p><p>Jim Stanfield</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Mike Byers</p><p>Bill Rett A</p><p>Lucien Grenier</p><p>Al McDonough</p><p>I. WING</p><p>Ed Joyal A</p><p>Bob Berry</p><p>Ross Lonsberry</p><p>Real Lemieux</p><p>INJURED</p><p>None</p><h2>VANCOUVER</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>George Gardner</p><p>Dune Wilson</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Dale Tallon</p><p>Pat Quinn</p><p>Jocelyn Guevremont</p><p>Barry Wilkins</p><p>Dennis Kearns</p><p>John Schella</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Orland Kurtenbach C</p><p>Andre Boudrios A</p><p>Danny Johnson</p><p>Fred Speck</p><p>Ron Word</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Rosaire hsiment</p><p>Murray Hall</p><p>Bobby Schmautz</p><p>Bobby Lalonde</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Wayne Maki A</p><p>Poul Popiel</p><p>Mike Corrigan</p><p>Ted Taylor</p><p>Danny Seguin</p><p>INJURED</p><p>Gary Doak A</p><h2>MINNESOTA</h2><p>GOAL</p><p>Cesare Maniago</p><p>Lorne Worsley</p><p>DEFENSE</p><p>Tod Harris C</p><p>Tom Reid</p><p>Barry Gibbs</p><p>Dennis O&rsquo;Brien</p><p>Doug Mohns</p><p>CENTER</p><p>Jude Drouin</p><p>Ted Hampson</p><p>Murray Oliver</p><p>Charlie Burns A</p><p>R. WING</p><p>Bill Goldsworthy</p><p>Lou Nanne</p><p>Bob Nevin</p><p>Craig Cameron</p><p>L. WING</p><p>Danny Grant</p><p>Jean-Paul Parise A</p><p>Dean Prentice</p><p>Gory Gambucci</p><p>INJURED</p><p>Dennis Hextal<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

NHL Team Rosters

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01698/2887437-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="442" height="289"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02628/2887430-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg" title="f0015-02" width="487" height="300"></div><h2>Tues. Oct. 26 CHICAGO 5 at DETROIT 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03531/2887423-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="581" height="590"></div><h2>Wed. Oct. 27 BOSTON 2 at MONTREAL 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04413/2887416-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="588" height="600"></div><h2>VANCOUVER 0 at TORONTO 0</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-05311/2887409-1-eng-US/f0015-052.jpg" title="f0015-05" width="580" height="374"></div><h2>DETROIT 4 at NEW YORK 7</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-06259/2887402-1-eng-US/f0015-062.jpg" title="f0015-06" width="590" height="852"></div><h2>BUFFALO 3 at LOS ANGELES 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-07233/2887395-1-eng-US/f0015-072.jpg" title="f0015-07" width="589" height="597"></div><h2>CALIFORNIA 6 at PITTSBURGH 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-08209/2887388-1-eng-US/f0015-082.jpg" title="f0015-08" width="598" height="886"></div><h2>MINNESOTA 2 at ST. LOUIS 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-09193/2887381-1-eng-US/f0015-092.jpg" title="f0015-09" width="590" height="548"></div><h2>THURS. OCT. 28 CALIFORNIA 2 at BOSTON 0</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-10170/2887374-1-eng-US/f0015-102.jpg" title="f0015-10" width="599" height="459"></div><h2>VANCOUVER 2 at PHILADELPHIA 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-11149/2887367-1-eng-US/f0015-112.jpg" title="f0015-11" width="588" height="558"></div><h2>PITTSBURGH 0 at MINNESOTA 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-12122/2887360-1-eng-US/f0015-122.jpg" title="f0015-12" width="595" height="433"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 30 DETROIT 0 at MONTREAL 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-13108/2887353-1-eng-US/f0015-132.jpg" title="f0015-13" width="585" height="482"></div><h2>MINNESOTA 1 at TORONTO 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1495/2887346-1-eng-US/f0015-142.jpg" title="f0015-14" width="584" height="351"></div><h2>NEW YORK 1 at PITTSBURGH 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1579/2887339-1-eng-US/f0015-152.jpg" title="f0015-15" width="583" height="407"></div><h2>BUFFALO 4 at VANCOUVER 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1674/2887332-1-eng-US/f0015-162.jpg" title="f0015-16" width="590" height="583"></div><h2>PHILADELPHIA 4 at ST. LOUIS 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1770/2887325-1-eng-US/f0015-172.jpg" title="f0015-17" width="596" height="656"></div><h2>CHICAGO 5 at LOS ANGELES 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1861/2887318-1-eng-US/f0015-182.jpg" title="f0015-18" width="592" height="628"></div><h2>Sun. Oct. 31 MONTREAL 3 at PHILADELPHIA 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-1953/2887311-1-eng-US/f0015-192.jpg" title="f0015-19" width="586" height="862"></div><h2>MINNESOTA 2 at BOSTON 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-2041/2887304-1-eng-US/f0015-202.jpg" title="f0015-20" width="589" height="627"></div><h2>PITTSBURGH 1 at DETROIT 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-01464/2887297-1-eng-US/f0018-012.jpg" title="f0018-01" width="584" height="456"></div><h2>BUFFALO 2 at CALIFORNIA 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-02374/2887290-1-eng-US/f0018-022.jpg" title="f0018-02" width="588" height="428"></div><h2>CHICAGO 2 at VANCOUVER 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-03277/2887283-1-eng-US/f0018-032.jpg" title="f0018-03" width="597" height="712"></div><h2>TORONTO 3 at NEW YORK 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-04219/2887276-1-eng-US/f0018-042.jpg" title="f0018-04" width="587" height="598"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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National Hockey League SUMMARIES

<div class="byline">BY DAN PROUDFOOT</div><p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>orm Ullman, Brian Spencer and Denis Dupere are among the Toronto Maple Leafs who come from small, Canadian towns which never figure in world affairs but neverthless produce sufficient local news to fill what newspapers call district pages.</p><p>Ron Ellis, for example, once lived at Kearney, Ont., and that meant if he ever developed a severe case of the measles, herated a mention in the Burks Falls Arrow and Sundridge Echo, under a column which started with &ldquo;Hi neighbors! This is Effie, and the way it feels now it won&rsquo;t be long till the river&rsquo;s frozen over&hellip;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01545/2887492-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="271" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Guy Trottier</b></figcaption></div><p>The writers worked cheaply, sometimes for nothing, and they provided an easy way to learn who was doing what in town. Also, reading them took less time than listening in on the party line.</p><p>At Maple Leaf Gardens, as the second month of the National Hockey League rolled in, sufficient news&mdash;some trivial, some important&mdash;developed to fill such a column:</p><p>Hi, fans! This is the long and the short of it at Maple Leaf Gardens, where spirits sunk low with the first two home games. The boys didn&rsquo;t really seem to be giving it everything in those losses to the Rangers and the Sabres, but they looked a little better when they won the third start against the Philly Flyers.</p><p>Congratulations to Harold Ballard! Harold has been named president of the Gardens. Good luck Harold. He&rsquo;s had a long history in hockey and he was a good friend of the late Stafford Smythe.</p><p>And, at the northwest corner of the building, workmen have completed installation of new doors for Joe Lamantia, who&rsquo;s in charge of receiving. Joe is the official timekeeper at all Gardens games.</p><p>Ballard, King Clancy and Jim Gregory flew down to Florida for the meeting of the NHL bosses. Harold is the new president of the Gardens, King as you know is vice-president of the team, and Jim is general manager. They said in a phone call home that it was nice and sunny but there wasn&rsquo;t much to do except for all the business.</p><p>Bernie Parent and Dupere had a narrow squeak recently when their car was in a head-on crash with another. Both were injured slightly, but Denis was able to practice after a couple of days. Bernie wasn&rsquo;t so lucky. His face was scraped so severely that he couldn&rsquo;t play for several games. He couldn&rsquo;t put on his face mask. But, he&rsquo;s fine now and you&rsquo;d never know he was in an accident.</p><p>The team served coffee and donuts the other day when they announced George Armstrong was retiring. This is the fifth time George has retired, and some of us can&rsquo;t decide whether he means it or not. He&rsquo;s 42, but he handles that puck like Mandrake the Magician, and he comes out of retirement as fast as Mandrake turning into a puff of smoke. He says this is the first time he&rsquo;s been helped into retirement, meaning the team supported the idea. George is going to serve as an executive, scouting and assisting in other areas. Best of luck, George, you&rsquo;ve been a credit to Skead, Ont., and Bowlands, Ont., too. Not too many men retire as a team&rsquo;s leading scorer, but you and Frank Mahovlich share that honor with 296 goals.</p><p>That&rsquo;s all for this week, fans! Until next time, remember a good sport is good for sport, and if anybody has any spare tickets for the next Bruins game, just let me know.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Ballard Steps Up, Army Steps Down, Leafs Get Bumps

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0018-08" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-08101/2887575-1-eng-US/f0018-082.jpg"></div><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 1)</b></p><h2>EAST DIVISION</h2><h2>WEST DIVISION</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-0989/2887568-1-eng-US/f0018-092.jpg" title="f0018-09" width="1106" height="309"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><p><b>Tues. Oct. 26</b></p><p>Chicago 5 at Detroit 2</p><p><b>Wed. Oct. 27</b></p><p>Boston 2 at Montreal 5</p><p>Vancouver 0 at Toronto 0</p><p>Detroit 4 at New York 7</p><p>Buffalo 3 at Los Angeles 2</p><p>California 6 at Pittsburgh 4</p><p>Minnesota 2 at St. Louis 1</p><p><b>Thurs. Oct. 28</b></p><p>California 2 at Boston 0</p><p>Vancouver 2 at Philadelphia 3</p><p>Pittsburgh 0 at Minnesota 2</p><p><b>Sat. Oct. 30</b></p><p>Detroit 0 at Montreal 3</p><p>Minnesota 1 at Toronto 1</p><p>New York 1 at Pittsburgh 1</p><p>Buffalo 4 at Vancouver 4</p><p>Chicago 5 at Los Angeles 1</p><p>Philadelphia 4 at St. Louis 4</p><p><b>Sun. Oct. 31</b></p><p>Montreal 3 at Philadelphia 5</p><p>Toronto 3 at New York 3</p><p>Minnesota 2 at Boston 5</p><p>Pittsburgh 1 at Detroit 3</p><p>Buffalo 2 at California 2</p><p>Chicago 2 at Vancouver 6</p><h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><p><b>Mon. Nov. 1</b></p><p>Detroit at Toronto</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 3</b></p><p>St. Louis at Montreal</p><p>Toronto at Minnesota</p><p>New York at Los Angeles</p><p>Philadelphia at Chicago</p><p>Pittsburgh at California</p><p><b>Thur. Nov. 4</b></p><p>St. Louis at Boston</p><p>Buffalo at Detroit</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 5</b></p><p>New York at California</p><p>Philadelphia at Buffalo</p><p>Pittsburgh at Vancouver</p><p><b>Sat. Nov. 6</b></p><p>Chicago at Montreal</p><p>Toronto at Los Angeles</p><p>New York at Vancouver</p><p>Boston at Detroit (afternoon)</p><p>St. Louis at Minnesota</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 7</b></p><p>Montreal at Boston</p><p>Toronto at California</p><p>Detroit at Buffalo</p><p>Pittsburgh at Chicago</p><p>Minnesota at Philadelphia</p><p><b>Tues. Nov. 9</b></p><p>Pittsburgh at St. Louis</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 10</b></p><p>Montreal at Toronto</p><p>Los Angeles at New York</p><p>Boston at Chicago</p><p>Detroit at Minnesota</p><p>Vancouver at Pittsburgh</p><p><b>Thur. Nov. 11</b></p><p>California at Boston</p><p>Los Angeles at Buffalo</p><p>Vancouver at Philadelphia</p><h2>ONTARIO SENIOR LEAGUE</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-05165/2887561-1-eng-US/f0018-052.jpg" title="f0018-05" width="579" height="223"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0018-06136/2887554-1-eng-US/f0018-062.jpg" title="f0018-06" width="587" height="526"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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NHL SCOREBOARD

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div><p>DETROIT&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>J</span>ust when the Red Wings raised a glimmer of hope in their fans, fanned a spark of enthusiasm and seemed upward bound, the glimmer dimmed, the spark cooled and the direction nosedived.</p><p>It appears it will be that kind of season, again&hellip;hopes up, hopes down.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01443/2887606-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg" title="f0019-01" width="259" height="423"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ron Stackhouse</b></figcaption></div><p>The Red Wings put it all together in a game against Toronto and the key man was the newest Red Wing, defenseman Ron Stackhouse, who had arrived in town hardly three hours before game time.</p><p>General Manager Ned Harkness traded the club&rsquo;s leading scorer of last season, swift Tom Webster, to the California Golden Seals for the 6-foot-3 Stackhouse.</p><p>And Stackhouse was just what the doctor ordered for Detroit. He immediately plugged the biggest hole&mdash;the need for a righthanded defenseman who could handle the puck in his own end and lead the play out. Did he ever!</p><p>In that first game he scored the tie-breaking goal and set up two more.</p><p>The crowd, which has been viewing the Wings with a jaundiced eye and a quick razzberry, approved this latest deal and the Wings performed like perfectly meshed gears.</p><p>Toronto, on the other hand, was lackluster and, while the season wasn&rsquo;t a month old, there certainly were thoughts that the Wings just might bounce back from last year&rsquo;s disaster and fight the Leafs for fourth place.</p><p>Well, 48 hours later, the Wings fell back to their old ways and it was Detroit that was lackluster in losing to California, everyone&rsquo;s pick for last place in the West Division. To make it worse, it was the Seals&rsquo; first victory of the season.</p><p>Detroit has come up with some fine efforts&mdash;in losing causes&mdash;against the best clubs in hockey, Montreal, New York, Chicago and Boston. And then it plays poorly against clubs at or below its own level, the teams it should pick up points on if it is going to challenge for a playoff spot.</p><p>Why it should be that way is a mystery that management hasn&rsquo;t been able to solve.</p><p>It isn&rsquo;t likely that Harkness, who has become the tradingest general manager in sport, will stand still. He still was looking for another defenseman and was willing to give up his No. 1 choice in the 1972 draft plus assorted minor leaguers.</p><p>The thought is that if Detroit does make the playoffs, it wouldn&rsquo;t draft until eighth or ninth and the pickings would be slim by then.</p><p>Harkness and then coach Doug Barkley looked long and hard at the people in the Detroit system before dealing Webster.</p><p>Harkness talked to other clubs&mdash;one report was that he bid for Paul Shmyr of Chicago who eventually wound up going to California in Phase II of the Gary Smith transaction.</p><p>Some people were surprised that Detroit would deal Webster who scored 30 goals in his rookie season. Barkley had been especially high on him and his opinion resulted in the Wings trading Roger Crozier to Buffalo for Webster in the 1970 expansion draft&mdash;Punch Imlach plucked Webster from Boston in the draft.</p><p>Barkley and Harkness got down on Webster in training camp, however, and openly criticized him for not backchecking. That affected Webster but he seemed to come around once the season started. Then he was dealt, a move that found him still in shock several days later.</p><p>Stackhouse could become the big right-hander the Wings have lacked since Barkley&rsquo;s career was ended by an eye injury in 1966.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0019-01

But More Trades Seen Likely For Red Wings

<p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Anwid Street, Wallacaburf, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Anwid Street, Wallacaburf, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><p><b>AMERICAN LEAGUE</b></p><p>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 2)</p><h3>EAST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01287/2887644-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="579" height="154"></div><h3>WEST DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02210/2887637-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="583" height="284"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><p><b>Tues. Oct. 26</b></p><p>Richmond 0 at Baltimore 2</p><p>Springfield 4 at Boston 5</p><p>Cincinnati 4 at Novo Scotia 4</p><p><b>Wed. Oct. 27</b></p><p>Baltimore 3 at Hershey 8</p><p>Rochester 2 at Providence 2</p><p><b>Fri. Oct. 29</b></p><p>Nova Scotia 3 at Baltimore 3</p><p>Providence 5 at Rochester 5</p><p>Boston 0 at Springfield 2</p><p>Hershey 2 at Tidewater 1</p><p><b>Sat. Oct. 30</b></p><p>Cincinnati 0 at Boston 5</p><p>Tidewater 3 at Cleveland 3</p><p>Nova Scotio 1 at Hershey 5</p><p>Baltimore 3 at Richmond 4</p><p>Providence 5 at Springfield 2</p><p><b>Sun. Oct. 31</b></p><p>Boston 4 at Providence 1</p><p>Springfield 5 at Rochester 4</p><p>Novo Scotia 4 at Tidewater 2</p><h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><p><b>Tues. Nov. 2</b></p><p>Rochester at Boston</p><p>Baltimore at Cincinnati</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 3</b></p><p>Baltimore at Cleveland</p><p>Rochester at Providence</p><p>Nova Scotia at Richmond</p><p><b>Thurs. Nov. 4</b></p><p>Nova Scotia at Cincinnati</p><p><b>Sat. Nov. 6</b></p><p>Novo Scotia at Cleveland</p><p>Providence at Hershey</p><p>Baltimore at Springfield</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 7</b></p><p>Baltimore at Providence</p><p>Tidewater at Richmond</p><p><b>Tues. Nov. 9</b></p><p>Providence at Boston</p><p>Rochester at Cincinnati</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 10</b></p><p>Baltimore at Hershey</p><p>Richmond at Providence</p><p>Cincinnati at Rochester</p><p>Cleveland at Tidewater</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 12</b></p><p>Cleveland at Baltimore</p><p>Tidewater at Boston</p><p>Richmond at Novo Scotia</p><p>Rochester at Springfield<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0020-01

AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY GREG FARLEY</div><p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>R</span>ight winger Doug Roberts, who just celebrated his 29th birthday last week, is looking forward to his best professional season ever with the Braves this year. &lsquo;</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not making any predictions,&rdquo; cautioned the 6&rsquo;2&rdquo;, 2101b. former California Seal, &ldquo;but I think we can go all the way with a little luck. We&rsquo;re off to a fine start, and we&rsquo;ve got the confidence we lacked at the beginning. We know now we can skate with the best in this league.</p><p>&ldquo;Personally, I haven&rsquo;t set any goals. I just want to do everything I can to help the team, and 1 think our line (Roberts, Garry Peters, and Ron Boehm) can be one of the best in the league.&rdquo;</p><p>Quite possibly. With the promotion of Springfield&rsquo;s Jim Stanfield to the parent L.A. Kings, Peters took over the league lead in scoring and linemates Roberts and Boehm weren&rsquo;t far behind.</p><p>&ldquo;I know I&rsquo;m a lot more relaxed this year than I&rsquo;ve been in some time. As I said at the start of training camp, right wing is my natural position. Although I was able to adjust to defense. 1 never was comfortable there.</p><p>&ldquo;I think a lot of the guys are more relaxed here,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t forget, we&rsquo;re an expansion team, and we weren&rsquo;t expected to do much this year, so there wasn&rsquo;t a lot of pressure on us.&rdquo;</p><p>In the short time he has been here. Roberts has grown fond of the greater Boston area&mdash;and it&rsquo;s ardent hockey fans.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s just a completely different atmosphere than you find on the West coast.&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;The people out there are more concerned about roller derby than they are about hockey.</p><p>&ldquo;Not here though. Hockey is the big thing here, and the fans are terrific. They&rsquo;re fair, and they stay behind their team 100U</p><p>I still remember our first game this year, when we were down.3-1 in the final period, and they stuck with us. The whole team was impressed, and we managed to pull out a 3-3 tie.&rdquo;</p><p>The optimism expressed by Roberts has spread throughout the entire team. These Braves are happy with their early season success and, more importantly, they believe in themselves.</p><p><b>BRAVES BRIEFS</b>&mdash;Left winger Ray Brownlee was sent out to the Dayton Gems&hellip;Braves&rsquo; first road game at Rochester was postponed because of a union strike at the arene. No makeup date has been announced&hellip;Fred O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s hand (torn tendons) was still in a cast at press time&hellip;A new line of Steve Stirling, Terry O&rsquo;Reilly and Neil Murphy was put together during the team&rsquo;s 5-3 win a Baltimore, and coach Guidolin was very impressed&hellip;Following a Nov. 2 visit by the Amerks, the Braves enjoy a week off before hosting Providence Nov. 9.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Ex-National Leaguer Roberts Optimistic Braves Can Do It

<div class="byline">BY PAT CONNOLLY</div><p>HALIFAX&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>uper salesman Joe Crozier is back in the American Hockey League this season because he says &ldquo;Punch Imlach challenged me to make hockey a viable product in Cincinnati&rdquo;. That of couse remains to be seen, but the first visit of his Swords into Nova Scotia contributed greatly to the establishment of pro hockey as a viable product on Canada&rsquo;s Ocean Playground.</p><p>The Swords and Voyageurs staged a two-game show at the Halifax Forum that ranks among the all-time great spectacles on the East Coast, complete with a Crozier news conference, the introduction of a punching bag into the Cincinnati dressing room and the appointment of U.S. olympic boxing coach Rollie Schwartz to instruct the Swords on the manly art of self defense, not necessarily as outlined by the Marquis of Queensberry.</p><p>It all came about after the Vees and Swords staged an old fashioned donnybrook in the first game of the set, resulting in a series of major, misconduct and game misconduct penalties. Principal combatants were Reg Fleming and Rick Dudley of the Swords, Ron Busniuk and Yvon Lambert of the Voyageurs. There were others to be sure but some escaped the attention of referee Ron Ego, a matter that didn&rsquo;t escape the attention of Crozier who blasted the official at his news conference the following day. The melee began after Lambert knocked Cincinnati defenseman Mike Keeler unconscious with an elbow. Then Fleming hit Busniuk with what the Vees called a &ldquo;Pearl Harbor punch&rdquo; and the war was on. When Crozier called his news conference 18 hours later he was in rousing form. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re a small club physically&rdquo;, he said,&rdquo; and just because we&rsquo;re in first place everybody wants to take a run at us, in Springfield, Rochester and now these lumber jacks in Nova Scotia.&rdquo;</p><p>Warming to the occasion the not so genial Joe continued, &ldquo;If we&rsquo;re going to be over-run by lumber jacks, then we&rsquo;re going to take measures to protect ourselves&rdquo;. Then he launched into plans to hire Schwartz, put a punching bag in the Swords&rsquo; room for rehearsals and instruct-his players to take whatever measures are necessary to sur-vive. While the assembled media reps listened attentively they suggested that maybe Joe was making much ado about nothing with an eye on the calendar. Nova Scotia is due to engage the Swords again in Cincinnati on Nov. 4 but Crozier insisted it wasn&rsquo;t a promotional gimmick and that, &ldquo;If these lumberjacks are going to try to intimidate us, come on down to Cincy and see for yourselves&rdquo;.</p><p>True to his word, the Swords and Vees engaged in mortal combat again four hours later on Forum ice and when the smoke had cleared the teams wound up in a 4-4 tie after the Vees blew a three goal lead. That gave Nova Scotia three out of a possible four points following their 5-1 first game victory. Nova Scotia General Manager and coach Al MacNeil said he was not disturbed by Crozier&rsquo;s charges, nor did his team fear invading Cincinnati. &ldquo;Why should I put the knock on Joe?&rdquo; he asked, &ldquo;after all he helped put another 2,000 fans in our building with that news conference and the ensuing publicity. I&rsquo;m not going to put the rap on a guy who helps me sell tickets&rdquo;.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Tired Of Being Pushed Around, Swords To Get Boxing Lessons

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div><p>HERSHEY&mdash;</p><p>Coach Frank Mathers doesn&rsquo;t even practice the power play&mdash;he&rsquo;s afraid of &ldquo;fouling up things.&rdquo;</p><p>Little wonder. The Hershey Bears in their first seven games have connected for ten power play markers with center Gil Gilbert notching five.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-01150/2887761-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg" title="f0021-01" width="276" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gil Gilbert</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t remember when our power play worked as well as it is now,&rdquo; said Mathers. &ldquo;It really doesn&rsquo;t matter who takes the point. They&rsquo;re all doing a good job.&rdquo;</p><p>Hershey, unbeaten in its first three starts on home ice, and showing a 5-1-1 overall mark were deadlocked for first place in the Western Division with the Cincinnati Swords as the final week of Oct. hove into sight.</p><p>&ldquo;Gilbert&rsquo;s line of Steve Cardwell and Ron Snell has played very well,&rdquo; said Mathers.</p><p>The trio combined for 13 goals in the first seven games with Snell notching five. Gilbert had six.</p><p>Wally Boyer and defenseman Duane Rupp were both singled out by Mathers as key men in the team&rsquo;s early success. &ldquo;Both are experienced and can settle down the younger players.&rdquo;</p><p>Also turning in stellar efforts on the backline are Bob Barber and Ralph Keller.</p><p>However, the biggest surprise has been the scoring output of veteran center Mike Nykoluk who has four goals to his credit.</p><p>&ldquo;Mike&rsquo;s shooting more and he&rsquo;s getting the goals,&rdquo; said Mathers. &ldquo;He has a good shot and a knack for picking the corners.&rdquo;</p><p>Nykoluk without doubt will reach the 900-point plateau in his final pro season as the &ldquo;Big Bear&rdquo; has said he will retire after the 1971-72 campaign.</p><p>If he achieves the 900 mark he will become only the third skater in AHL history to register that many points. Willie Marshall and Fred Glover, who ended their careers with more than 1,000 points, are the only other two players to top the 900 standard.</p><p>Both the goal play of rookie Cam Newton and veteran Andre Gill has been outstanding. Newton is unbeaten in three starts, while Gill has lost only one game in four turns in the cage.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bears Show Productive Power Play

<div class="byline">BY BOB ELMER</div><p>BALTIMORE&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;What we need are more games.&rdquo;</p><p>That&rsquo;s what Baltimore Clippers General Manager and Coach Terry Reardon said about his club to a local reporter recently just after the locals had tied the Barons in Cleveland on the end of a four game road trip.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-02111/2887792-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="266" height="437"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Rivard</b></figcaption></div><p>At that juncture the AHL&rsquo;s western division champs had played but six regular season games in two weeks and etched a solid but unfancy line of two of each (wins, ties and losses) for six points.</p><p>And. more games Reardon did get.</p><p>Following the safari to Rochester. Nova Scotia and Cleveland, Reardon&rsquo;s Raiders played eight games in the next thirteen days, seven of them on the road as Baltimore&rsquo;s Civic Center was turned into a kid&rsquo;s playland with the annual visit of the Disney on Parade show.</p><p>What Reardon meant, of course, was, that he needed to see his men in game competition more regularly before being able to assess their merits and demerits. And, with a complement of some 25 aspirants still on the payroll battling for one of the eighteen berths, it was not possible to &ldquo;put them together as a team until we&rsquo;ve played more games.&rdquo;</p><p>Also causing extra hardships were a host of minor developments such as injuries to Marc Dufour, Joe Szura and Jean Gauthier, the disinclination of Wally Chevrier to sign, and the mysterious happenings to some of the California loaned players who wound up in somebody else&rsquo;s camp after supposedly being assigned here.</p><p>Although blessed with a lot of defensive talent, Reardon didn&rsquo;t hesitate to latch on to the 40-year-old veteran Jim Morrison when the Pittsburgh Penguins cut the veteran backliner adrift. The popular Montrealer had a fine winter in Baltimore three years ago and followed that with two first class seasons with the Penguins.</p><p>It was through Morrison that the Clippers got the hustling center Bob Rivard in a deal with Pittsburgh, and the latter is off to one of his best starts in years. &ldquo;Rivet&rdquo; as Terry tab&rsquo;s the mighty mite from Sherbrooke, is once more doing his usual &ldquo;thing&rdquo; like killing penalties, taking the point on power plays and getting plenty of ice time on regular shifts at any one of the three forward positions.</p><p>But, back to the old problem, of what to do with too many men in the shoe. Much of the resolve must emanate from the administrators of the California franchise, and until that is forthcoming, the uneasiness of some of the Clipper players may continue to the detriment of the whole.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bulky Roster Creating Problems For Reardon

<h2>Sat. Oct. 23 CINCINNATI 2 at SPRINGFIELD 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0555/2887886-1-eng-US/f0021-052.jpg" title="f0021-05" width="577" height="553"></div><h2>BOSTON 5 at BALTIMORE 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0647/2887879-1-eng-US/f0021-062.jpg" title="f0021-06" width="570" height="599"></div><h2>PROVIDENCE 2 at CLEVELAND 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0739/2887872-1-eng-US/f0021-072.jpg" title="f0021-07" width="573" height="571"></div><h2>Tues. Oct. 26 SPRINGFIELD 4 at BOSTON 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0834/2887865-1-eng-US/f0021-082.jpg" title="f0021-08" width="575" height="622"></div><h2>RICHMOND 0 at BALTIMORE 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0928/2887858-1-eng-US/f0021-092.jpg" title="f0021-09" width="570" height="428"></div><h2>Fri. Oct. 29 NOVA SCOTIA 3 at BALTIMORE 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1025/2887851-1-eng-US/f0021-102.jpg" title="f0021-10" width="578" height="549"></div><h2>BOSTON 0 at SPRINGFIELD 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1119/2887844-1-eng-US/f0021-112.jpg" title="f0021-11" width="591" height="423"></div><h2>CINCINNATI 4 at NOVA SCOTIA 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-1212/2887837-1-eng-US/f0021-122.jpg" title="f0021-12" width="577" height="773"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><p>(Including games of Sun. Oct. 24)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0373/2887830-1-eng-US/f0021-032.jpg" title="f0021-03" width="574" height="421"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS&rsquo; RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0462/2887823-1-eng-US/f0021-042.jpg" title="f0021-04" width="573" height="663"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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American League Summaries

<div class="byline">BY GEORGE DUFFY</div><p>PROVIDENCE&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>R</span>ed Storey, Jack Crawford and Bernie &ldquo;Boom Boom&rdquo; Geoffrion have been added to the growing list of hockey personalities scheduled to take in the Hall of Fame Night program at R.I. Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 5.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01167/2887955-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="266" height="435"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ray Clearwater</b></figcaption></div><p>Storey, named to hockey&rsquo;s Hall of Fame after a long and brilliant refereeing career in the National and American Hockey Leagues, will officiate the full length Old Timers game pitting Boston against Providence.</p><p>Crawford, now a resident of Centerville, Mass., on Cape Cod. will be with the Bruins&rsquo; Old Timers. He was the coach of the Reds in the 50&rsquo;s after a long and outstanding playing career at defense for Boston. Crawford coached the last Providence Calder Cup team&mdash;1955-56.</p><p>Geoffrion, now a scout for the New York Rangers, was scheduled to appear as a &ldquo;Mystery Guest&rdquo; because he never played for Providence and Boston. But Fernie Flaman, directing the Boston Old Timers and Johnny &ldquo;The Black Cat&rdquo; Gagnon of the Providence elders, decided to let &ldquo;Boom Boom&rdquo; in the fray. Bernie was one of hockey&rsquo;s greats in his heyday with the Montreal Canadiens.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-02107/2887948-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="568" height="580"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOHN BOWER&hellip;Enters Fame Hall</b></figcaption></div><p>Prior to the Boston-Providence game, former goalies Mickey Murray and Johnny Bower will be inducted into the R.I. Reds Hall of Fame. The evening&rsquo;s activity will commence at 7:30 P.M.</p><p>George Sage, owner of the Reds and Chairman of the United Fund Campaign, will turn all proceeds over to the UF drive.</p><p>Meanwhile, when the R.I. Reds were training at the New York Ranger training base at Kitchener, Ont. last month, defenseman Ray Clearwater was doing so little one hardly suspected he was in the camp.</p><p>A talented skater who turned pro as a right winger, Clearwater gave the impression he could care less about what was going on. As a result, he spent most of the time scrimmaging and working out with players whose status for the 1971-72 season were very much up in the air.</p><p>When the Providence club left the Canada base for home and a series of pre-season exhibition games, Clearwater was on board the chartered plane. But it was apparent the handsome defenseman was thinking of other things besides the American Hockey League.</p><p>To some of those in the know, Ray was yearning to return to Salt Lake City. He played for the Golden Eagles in 1969-70, taking part in 67 games. He produced 12 goals and 25 assists for 37 points.</p><p>But something else happened to Clearwater to bring about a good feeling inside him for Salt Lake City. He and wife Judy adopted a child and made many friends there.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0393/2887941-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="581" height="727"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BERNARD GEOFFRION</b></figcaption></div><p>As the current AHL campaign got underway, Clearwater&rsquo;s name was still being bounced about by club executives who wondered if Ray might be better off somewhere besides the 46-vear-old R.I. Auditorium. A quiet guy and a good team man. Ray never had much to say either way. It might be said he has a host of friends in Rhode Island, too, having played for the Reds for five years.</p><p>Two games into the season, Clearwater came alive. He skated, checked, passed and was the best Providence defenseman in three consecutive games against Hershey and Richmond. Coach Larry Wilson was impressed.</p><p>With an early season defensive lag hitting the Reds, changes were in the works. But it appeared none would affect Clearwater. He had found himself. The 5-11, 175-pound rearguard from Winnipeg, had become No. 1 in the eyes of his coach.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0022-01

Hockey Figures To Join Reds’ Hall Of Fame United Fund Game

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div><p>ROCHESTER&mdash;</p><p>For most hockey coaches, winning games is the big thing.</p><p>But for Doug Adam, rookie bench boss of the Rochester Americans, just getting to play them is his toughest job.</p><p>For the first 15 seasons they&rsquo;d been in business, the Amerks bad only two home games postponed&mdash;one because of a snowstorm which prevented Buffalo from getting here and the other following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.</p><p>They matched that total in their first four scheduled home dates this season.</p><p>First the repairs to the broken ice-making equipment could not be completed in time for the home opener against Nova Scotia Sunday, Oct. 10.</p><p>A walkout by ushers and ticket takers an hour and a half before the 8 p.m. start of the game against Boston Friday, Oct. 22, was followed by the closing down of the entire War Memorial.</p><p>Some 4,000 fans milled about outside the darkened building since the suddenness of the walkout and the time it happened left no way of notifying people not to come.</p><p>The dispute between the hockey club and the ushers and ticket takers union was over the use of female ushers.</p><p>Twenty-eight ushers normally work a hockey game here. The hockey club wanted to hire 15 females (who would become union members) to work each game and use 13 men.</p><p>Near the walkout date, the club had lowered its demand to eight girls and 20 men. while the union had agreed to let four females work each game along with 24 men.</p><p>There the stalemate stayed&hellip;right through the Boston game. The Braves had arrived in town the previous day and practiced. When they and the Amerks got to the building for the game, they found themselves locked out along with the fans.</p><p>A temporary agreement was reached for the Sunday. Oct. 24. game against Tidewater. Twenty-four men and eight women worked that night, and lawyers for both sides spent the rest of the week huddling to reach a final agreement so no more games would have to be post poned.</p><p>While Adam has had his troubles off the ice, his club on the ice was performing well-winning three straight games, two of them on the road to jump into the middle of the Eastern Division scramble.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Walkout Affects Amerks

<div class="byline">BY JERRY LINDQUIST</div><p>RICHMOND&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>A</span>fter the season&rsquo;s first two weeks, the Richmond Robins were the American Hockey League&rsquo;s lowest scoring team which wasn&rsquo;t all that surprising.</p><p>A year ago, as the Quebec Aces, they managed only 211 goals, lowest in the AHL in four years.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-01147/2888000-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="267" height="427"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lew Morrison</b></figcaption></div><p>In six games, the Robins (1-41) had not scored more than two goals, a fact not lost on coach Eddie Bush or goal-tenders Don McLeod, Michel Belhumeur, and Bob Taylor.</p><p>Bush has alternated them so far, and while it isn&rsquo;t the most ideal situation, they have been getting more than their share of work when they&rsquo;re in there.</p><p>Richmond was outshot rather decisively in five of its first six, with McLeod being faced by the heaviest barrage (53) in a 6-1 loss to the Braves in Boston. Some saves that could only be described as miraculous kept the count from being even more onesided than it was.</p><p>Curiously enough, the Robins scored the first goal in all four defeats. Twice they held 2-0 advantages, including their second home game in which Rochester came from behind with three goals in the final period to win, 32.</p><p>Mistakes, and what Bush called &ldquo;cheap penalties,&rdquo; led directly to that one. &ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t lose. We gave it away,&rdquo; Bush said later.</p><p>An errant pass by the Robins in their own zone led to the winning goal with 2:10 left to play.</p><p><b>PARTING SHOTS:</b> Defenseman Jimmy Mair received a mild concussion when accidentally kicked in the head by Boston&rsquo;s Terry O&rsquo;Reilly and remained overnight in Boston hospital&hellip;Defenseman Billy Brossart missed three games with injured shoulder&hellip;Veteran observers called fight between Robins&rsquo; Dave Schultz and Reds&rsquo; Andre Dupont a draw. Dupont led Central League in penalty minutes a year ago while Schultz set AHL record 382 last season&hellip;Imagine Lew Morrison&rsquo;s surprise when referee Dave Shewchyk charged him with hooking penalty clearly committed by Brossart against Rochester. Action took place at center ice with no one else around&hellip;Lack of ice here at Coliseum forced Robins to travel (2 1/2 hours) to Salem, Va., for weekend practice (Oct. 23-24)&hellip;All games home and away being broadcast over WRVA-FM by very capable Bill Hamilton, former Pittsburgh Penguins&rsquo; announcer from Kirkland Lake, Ontario&hellip;First two home games attracted 7,214 and 5,367, both mid-week affairs&hellip;. Rookie defenseman Don McCulloch left team a few days to get married.</p><h2>MANITOBA JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standines On Mon. Oct. 25)</b></p><h3>NORTH DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-02108/2887993-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="562" height="131"></div><h3>SOUTH DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0384/2887986-1-eng-US/f0023-032.jpg" title="f0023-03" width="564" height="132"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0023-01

Lack Of Offense Keeping Robins Low In AHL Race

<p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRAOS8Y. LTD. Arnold Street Wallocabure. Ontario Sold in U. S. and Canada</p><p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRAOS8Y. LTD. Arnold Street Wallocabure. Ontario Sold in U. S. and Canada</p><h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>WESTERN LEAGUE</h3><p>(Standings on Wed. Nov. 3)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0377/2888045-1-eng-US/f0024-032.jpg" title="f0024-03" width="578" height="226"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><p><b>Wed. Oct. 27</b></p><p>Salt Lake 3 at Denver 5</p><p>Seattle 1 at Phoenix 2</p><p><b>Thurs. Oct. 28</b></p><p>Denver 4 at Salt Lake 2</p><p>Seattle 0 at San Diego 7</p><p><b>Fri. Oct. 29</b></p><p>Son Diego 0 at Denver 5</p><p>Phoenix 4 at Seattle 5</p><p><b>Sat. Oct 30</b></p><p>San Diego 6 at Salt Lake 3</p><p>Phoenix 4 at Portland 7</p><h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><p><b>Wed. Nov. 3</b></p><p>Portland at Denver</p><p>Phoenix at Salt Lake</p><p><b>Thurs. Nov. 4</b></p><p>San Diego at Seattle</p><p>Fri. Nov. 5</p><p>Phoenix at Denver</p><p>Portland at Salt Lake</p><p><b>Sat. Nov. 6</b></p><p>Salt Lake at San Diego</p><p>Phoenix at Seattle</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 10</b></p><p>Seattle at Denver</p><p>Phoenix at Portland</p><p><b>Thur. Nov. 11</b></p><p>Seattle at Salt Lake</p><p>Denver at Phoenix</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 12</b></p><p>Salt lake at Seattle</p><p>Portland at San Diego</p><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><p>(Including Games of Sun. Oct. 24)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0460/2888038-1-eng-US/f0024-042.jpg" title="f0024-04" width="586" height="382"></div><h2>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0547/2888031-1-eng-US/f0024-052.jpg" title="f0024-05" width="580" height="384"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0024-03

WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div><p>DENVER&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;I expect it will be 10 games before we know how we stand in the league and know our needs,&rdquo; predicted Bill McCreary, the new coach of the rebuilt Denver Spurs.</p><p>The Spurs, operating this season under the banner of the St. Louis Blues have only seven returnees from last year&rsquo;s club.</p><p>How the new Spurs stood after five games had to be encouraging. They had lost only once and led the league, one point ahead of the defending champion Portland Buckaroos who had played one more game.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01158/2888083-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="265" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Johnson</b></figcaption></div><p>If the Spurs need anything, it&rsquo;s a little more offensive strength.</p><p>&ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ll be strong defensively,&rdquo; McCreary had predicted. &ldquo;I want to see us keep the shots on goal and the goals against down this year. We should be a solid, fundamental type of team.&rdquo;</p><p>The Spurs had only allowed 14 goals in five games. Only the San. Diego Gulls with All Star Jack McCartan in goal and backed up by Ken Broderick, who scored shutout in his San Diego debut, have given up fewer, 12. To further bolster their backline, the Spurs learned the parent St. Louis club was sending defenseman Bill Plager to them subject to 24 hour recall.</p><p>Jacques Caron, one of the returning veterans, gives the Spurs experience in the nets. Bob Johnson gave them a 4-3 victory in his first test in the pro game. Johnson, 22, played for Toledo in the International Hockey League last season.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-02108/2888076-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg" title="f0024-02" width="1166" height="1025"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILLY PLAGER&hellip;Defense Strength From On Top</b></figcaption></div><p>However, the Spurs have scored only 16 times.</p><p>&ldquo;I think that&rsquo;ll come.&rdquo; McCreary had said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got good balance, good strength down the middle with Milan Marcetta. Fran Huck, Ron Buchanan and Brian Lavender.&rdquo;</p><p>Chuck Hamilton, 32-year-old right winger obtained from the Hershey Bears where he missed last season with a broken leg, is the early scoring leader with four goals. Gary Veneruzzo, who scored 22 for Seattle last season, shows signs of far surpassing that this season with three goals and three assists in five games.</p><p>The Spurs have iced an interesting club.</p><p>Now, if they could only drum up a little interest in the Mile High City. Their opening night crowd was a disappointing turnout, announced at 3,115.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Revamped Spurs Break Fast But Club May Need Storers

<p>PHOENIX&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Western Hockey League&rsquo;s new rule to limit rosters to 17, including two rookies, was the subject of much discussion among many coaches and managers.</p><p>&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t be surprised if it is thrown out,&rdquo; said Phoenix Road-Runners&rsquo; coach Aut Erickson, indulging in a bit of wishful thinking.</p><p>Erickson was carrying 18 players, prior to the cutdown date, but injuries reduced his roster to 15. The Runners had a 21-player roster for their final pre-season game but only had 13 players in the game.</p><p>Seventeen-man rosters just don&rsquo;t leave enough of a cushion against injuries claim the coaches.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not going to save us any money in the long run,&rdquo; pointed out Roadrunners&rsquo; chairman of the board, Gary Hooker. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re probably going to spend more bringing in replacements. Then, it dilutes the product and that hurts us at the gate. I&rsquo;m not in favor of the rule at all.&rdquo;</p><p>San Diego Gulls&rsquo; managercoach Max McNab was another unhappy with the new legislation. He had to return center Jim Schraefel to Detroit for assignment elsewhere.</p><p>&ldquo;He played pretty well for me last season,&rdquo; said McNab, &ldquo;but the rules say you have to carry two rookies and you have to cut to 17. Some pretty good players get cut out that way.&rdquo;</p><p>Schraefel was fourth in the balloting last season for WHL rookie-of-the-year. Tom Trevelyan, who played at Quebec in the American League last season, replaced Schraefel as he qualifies under the WHL&rsquo;s complicated rookie rule.</p><p><b>GULL NOTES:</b> The Gulls had a &ldquo;night&rdquo; for retired winger Ed Ehrenverth who has settled in San Diego where he is working for an advertising art studio and is the Gulls&rsquo; official scorekeeper&hellip;The Roadrunners returned center Claude Piche to Roanoke Valley of the Eastern League after he had registered two assists in three games&hellip;Left winger Andre Hinse, who scored 44 goals for Phoenix last season, missed three games with a badly bruised and swollen ankle and the Runners went winless in all three.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

WHL’s New Roster Rule Under Fire

<p>SEATTLE&mdash;</p><p>Charlie Holmes isn&rsquo;t celebrating over his debut as coach of the Seattle Totems.</p><p>The Totems lost five of their first six games this season.</p><p>Holmes isn&rsquo;t overly upset about it, either.</p><p>&ldquo;I said at the start of the season that it might take <i>a</i> little while for this team to put it together,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;So I&rsquo;m not down in the mouth, but we have to get a few things straightened out. Our defensemen are doing all the hitting. As a result, their defensive game wasn&rsquo;t that good.</p><p>&ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t as if the forwards don&rsquo;t know what to do. They were bouncing Portland all over the ice in that first game, and they&rsquo;ve got to start doing it again.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Totems’ Holmes Not Panicking

<p>PORTLAND&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve only got half a hockey club,&rdquo; said Portland Buckaroos&rsquo; coach Gord Fashoway, half jokingly.</p><p>Fashoway has a point but the defending Western Hockey League champions had fallen to no worse than second place with three wins and a tie in their first six games.</p><p>John Barber continuing his string of bad luck, broke his ankle, striking a rut in the ice in a practice session, leaving Mike Donaldson the only regular defenseman back from last year. Connie Madigan is under a 30-day suspension from the season&rsquo;s opener, the result of his striking referee Dave Newell during last spring&rsquo;s Patrick Cup playoffs.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-01132/2888169-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg" title="f0025-01" width="286" height="392"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dave Kelly</b></figcaption></div><p>Barber missed parts of the two previous seasons with a back injury which needed surgery.</p><p>Ken Campbell caught an elbow in the jaw and the fracture further depleted the center-ice ranks where the Buckaroos had lost Norm Johnson to retirement.</p><p>Of course, what&rsquo;s left isn&rsquo;t bad.</p><p>Art Jones, seeking his fifth straight Western Hockey League scoring championship, scored four times in the first six games, and needs only eight more to push his WHL record career total to 500.</p><p>Behind him, at center, are Lyle Bradley (25 goals for Denver last season) and veteran Larry Leach who is a defensive specialist but has had a couple of 20-goal seasons.</p><p>Fred Hilts, the 31-year-old left winger salvaged from the San Diego Gulls&rsquo; discards and obviously fully recovered from back surgery which kept him out all last season, has rewarded the Buckaroos with four goals in the first six games.</p><p>Dave Kelly, who has been backup the past couple of seasons to Jim McLeod, finds himself the No.l man with McLeod drafted by the St. Louis Blues. Kelly&rsquo;s reaction was a 6-0 shutout of the Seattle Totems in the season opener, his first in 50 games.</p><p>Coincidentally, the 28-year-old veteran holds the WHL record for most consecutive shutouts, three, and the longest shutout sequence, 235 minutes, 22 seconds, both set in 1963-64 for Portland.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0288/2888162-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="553" height="1244"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DICK MEISSNER&hellip;Aided Police</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Buckaroos Still Have Plenty Going

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div><p>PHOENIX&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>ick Meissner is known around the hockey world as &ldquo;Horrible Hoss.&rdquo; The 210-pound Phoenix Roadrunner right winger only needs a 20 or 30 gallon hat and a four-legged beast to fit the role.</p><p>For a while, at training camp in Nelson, B.C., he was tagged &ldquo;Super Sleuth&rdquo; and didn&rsquo;t have to do much to fill those gumshoes, either. He aided in the apprehension of a gang of burglars.</p><p>&ldquo;I was sitting in my room watching television,&rdquo; related the amateur Dick Tracy. &ldquo;I heard glass breaking, but I didn&rsquo;t pay much attention. There was always someone out in the back alley (from the hotel beer hall) breaking bottles and kicking over garbage cans every night.</p><p>&ldquo;But, then I heard the cars pull up. I looked out the window and saw one was a pickup truck and the other a Mustang. There was a guy crawling along the ledge and into the appliance store across the alley.</p><p>&ldquo;There was another guy stationed under my window. He was their lookout.</p><p>&ldquo;He saw me looking out the window and said, &lsquo;Get your head back in there or I&rsquo;ll come up and beat the heck out of you.</p><p>&ldquo;That made me mad. He&rsquo;s lucky I wasn&rsquo;t dressed or there weren&rsquo;t a couple of other guys in the room. We could have gone down, one or two guys at each end of the alley, and caught the whole gang.&rdquo;</p><p>The burglars grew much more friendly.</p><p>&ldquo;One guy asked me, &ldquo;Can we get you anything?&rdquo;</p><p>The amateur sleuth left the arrests up to the Nelson police. Taking the license numbers, Meissner got dressed and went two blocks down the street to the police station.</p><p>By morning, the burglars had been apprehended and several hundreds of dollars in appliances recovered. When Meissner came down to breakfast in the morning, a police officer was waiting to take his statement.</p><p>&ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t have identified them,&rdquo; said Meissner. &ldquo;It was dark and they were hippie types with long hair. They all look alike to me.</p><p>&ldquo;Besides, I didn&rsquo;t want to have to get involved as a witness. I didn&rsquo;t want to go all the way back up there to appear in court.&rdquo;</p><p>His last interview with the police took place under somewhat unusual circumstances.</p><p>The Runners played the Nelson Maple Leafs in their final pre-season game the afternoon of Oct. 11, the Canadian Thanksgiving.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

“Horrible Hoss’ Meissner Turns ‘Super Sleuth’

<h2>Thur. Oct 14 DENVER 3 at SALT LAKE 2</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0363/2888301-1-eng-US/f0025-032.jpg" title="f0025-03" width="574" height="547"></div><h2>Fri. Oct. 15 SAN DIEGO 1 at PHOENIX 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0450/2888294-1-eng-US/f0025-042.jpg" title="f0025-04" width="581" height="546"></div><h2>PORTLAND 3 at SEATTLE 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0544/2888287-1-eng-US/f0025-052.jpg" title="f0025-05" width="576" height="617"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 16 PHOENIX 1 at SALT LAKE 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0633/2888280-1-eng-US/f0025-062.jpg" title="f0025-06" width="577" height="513"></div><h2>DENVER 0 at SAN DIEGO 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0731/2888273-1-eng-US/f0025-072.jpg" title="f0025-07" width="579" height="521"></div><h2>SEATTLE 0 at PORTLAND 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0828/2888266-1-eng-US/f0025-082.jpg" title="f0025-08" width="574" height="520"></div><h2>Sun. Oct. 17 SALT LAKE 1 at PHOENIX 9</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0922/2888259-1-eng-US/f0025-092.jpg" title="f0025-09" width="575" height="739"></div><h2>SAN DIEGO 4 at SEATTLE 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-1011/2888252-1-eng-US/f0025-102.jpg" title="f0025-10" width="575" height="465"></div><h2>Wed. Oct. 20 PHOENIX 2 al DENVER 3</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-119/2888245-1-eng-US/f0025-112.jpg" title="f0025-11" width="575" height="503"></div><h2>SEATTLE 1 at SALT LAKE 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-128/2888238-1-eng-US/f0025-122.jpg" title="f0025-12" width="572" height="573"></div><h2>SAN DIEGO 3 at PORTLAND 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-135/2888231-1-eng-US/f0025-132.jpg" title="f0025-13" width="572" height="567"></div><h2>Thurs. Oct. 21 PORTLAND 4 at PHOENIX 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-144/2888224-1-eng-US/f0025-142.jpg" title="f0025-14" width="576" height="611"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Western Hockey League Summaries

<p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U. S. and Canada</p><p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U. S. and Canada</p><h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h3><p>(Standings on Wed. Nov. 3)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-01140/2888339-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="578" height="229"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><p><b>Wed. Oct. 27</b></p><p>Kansas City 6 at Fort Worth 4</p><p>Oklahoma City 3 at Tulsa 9</p><p><b>Sat. Oct. 30</b></p><p>Dallas 2 at Fort Worth 3</p><p>Kansas City 1 at Omaha 4</p><p>Tulsa 1 at Oklahoma City 4</p><h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><p><b>Wed. Nov. 3</b></p><p>Kansas City at Dallas</p><p>Fort Worth at Oklahoma City</p><p>Tulsa at Omaha</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 5</b></p><p>Oklahoma City at Dallas</p><p>Fort Worth at Omaha</p><p><b>Sat. Nov. 6</b></p><p>Dallas at Kansas City</p><p>Oklahoma City at Fort Worth</p><p>Omaha at Tulsa</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 7</b></p><p>Dallas at Omaha</p><p>Fort Worth at Tulsa</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 10</b></p><p>Tulsa at Dallas</p><p>Fort Worth at Kansas City</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 12</b></p><p>Dallas at Oklahoma City</p><p>Tulsa at Fort Worth</p><p>Omaha at Kansas City</p><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><p>(Including Games of Sun. Oct. 24)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0293/2888332-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="582" height="408"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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CENTRAL LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY HARRY GAGE</div><p>TULSA&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>here&rsquo;s nothing special about Joe Lundrigan and the former Ann Gaskell getting married other than the enduring happiness of such an occasion. Except!</p><p>Joe and Ann were wed in Bras d&rsquo;Or, Nova Scotia in a break between completion of Tulsa Oiler pre-season training and time to report for the Central Hockey League season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0373/2888370-1-eng-US/f0026-032.jpg" title="f0026-03" width="268" height="429"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ray Miron</b></figcaption></div><p>The wedding date had been set for some time but when Ann consented to become Mrs. Lundrigan she had vi-sions of a college wife because Joe was headed for a senior year at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., where he was captain of the hockey team.</p><p>Two weeks before the wedding, Lundrigan surprised his bride-to-be. He had signed to play professional hockey with Tulsa. Neither is disappointed as they have found Tulsa to be a delightful place to live.</p><p>Personally, Lundrigan prefers winter to summer. Joe and Ann are native to heavy, early winter snows that stay late.</p><p>The 22-year-old defenseman, a lefty with 178 pounds on his 5-11 frame, was almost a &ldquo;gift&rdquo; to the Oilers this year, who can thank veteran center Jean Payette for the tip.</p><p>Payette played at St. F.X. in 1969-70 when he temporarily gave up on a pro hockey career.</p><p>Oiler General Manager Ray Miron, knowing of Payette&rsquo;s position, sought him out for information on the team&rsquo;s center, Pierre Paget, in whom the parent Toronto Maple Leafs were interested.</p><p>&ldquo;Paget is good,&rdquo; Payette told Miron, &ldquo;but there&rsquo;s another player on the team who is even better. Joe Lundri-gan.&rdquo;</p><p>Miron went from there, suggesting the Leafs put Lundrigan on their negotiation list and invited him to camp, as well as Paget. In August the Leafs agreed.</p><p>Lundrigan quickly showed he could cut it as a pro and was offered a pro contract. Paget, however, was dropped, and now is working for a graduate degree at Dalhousie University near Halifax.</p><p>&ldquo;Joe is a good skater. He&rsquo;s not only fast, but quick,&rdquo; says Miron. &ldquo;He has a good slap shot, and likes to hit, and he&rsquo;s willing to work.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;Joe is a good puckhandler. His one weakness is he will throw the puck away sometimes, when he needs to learn to hang onto it. But that is something he can learn to correct. In the meantime, he has all the tools to become a really fine hockey player&mdash;he can skate, shoot, hit and he is dedicated.&rdquo;</p><p>Born in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, Lundrigan began playing hockey at the age of seven, but never played in an organized junior league. His entire career of organized hockey consists of a year of senior amateur and two years at college. Most of the time he has been on defense, but for a year in college played left wing.</p><p>His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lundrigan Sr., make their home in Cornerbrook where the elder Lundrigan is an acid-maker in a paper mill. Joe has two younger brothers and six sisters.</p><p>Joe and Ann recall their first date was a fishing trip when she was a nurse in Cornerbrook.</p><p>Ice hockey is No. 1 with Joe, but soccer is his second favorite sport, playing it every summer.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Lundrigan Was One They Really Wanted

<h2>Fri. Oct. 15 DALLAS 1 at FORT WORTH 1</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0454/2888422-1-eng-US/f0026-042.jpg" title="f0026-04" width="584" height="472"></div><h2>Thurs. Oct. 21 OMAHA 2 at FORT WORTH 5</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0547/2888415-1-eng-US/f0026-052.jpg" title="f0026-05" width="587" height="605"></div><h2>Fri. Oct. 22 DALLAS 3 at TULSA 6</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0638/2888408-1-eng-US/f0026-062.jpg" title="f0026-06" width="600" height="787"></div><h2>Sat. Oct. 23 DALLAS 4 at OKLAHOMA CITY 4</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0732/2888401-1-eng-US/f0026-072.jpg" title="f0026-07" width="582" height="614"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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CHL SUMMARIES

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0027-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-01124/2888453-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Delegates to the recent USHL meeting completed plans for the league&rsquo;s earliest start in history. Front row left to right, JOHN MADACY, Marquette; JIM VAN ESSEN, Green Bay; JOHN NUTTING, Waterloo; and BILL PERISTY, Thunder Bay. Back row, from left, MORLEY HOWE, publicist, JIM GLENWRIGHT, Sault Ste. Marie; and BOB HOPPE, chairman of the board of directors.</b></figcaption></div><p>GREEN BAY&mdash;</p><p>The United States Hockey League staged its earliest opening in league history Oct. 15 as the loop went to the starting line with new coaches operating three of the five clubs.</p><p>Incoming coaches included Paul Coppo, a 12-year veteran forward of the Green Bay Bobcats, who took over from John Mayasich. Lee Fogolin, a onetime defenseman with the Detroit Red Wings, replaced Eddie Kachur as coach of the Thunder Bay Twins and Bill Dobbyn, a former chattel of the New York Rangers, was the new coach of the Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawks.</p><p>Returning coaches included Oakie Brumm of Marquette Iron Rangers and Jim Glenwright of the Sault Ste. Marie Canadians.</p><p>The USHL this season decided to play a reduced schedule from 40 to 32 games per team while setting up a new playoff scheme. For the first time in its 20-year history, the USHL will hold a semi-final four-team playoff round with the two winners advancing to the finals. All series will be best-of-five affairs.</p><p>The USHL has also adopted the NHL&rsquo;s playing rules for the new season.</p><p>League publicist Morley Howe said that both Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie will also enter the Allan Cup playdowns next March despite playing in a predominately American league.</p><p>In early league action, two former Lake Superior State College stars off to good start. Rick Comley of Marquette and Randy McArthur of Green Bay have six and five points respectively.</p><p>Newcomer Barry Hogan of Thunder Bay scored winning goals in 1both Twins&rsquo; victories.</p><p>Sault Canadians goaltender Bill White has collected two assists to date.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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USHL Makes Earliest Start With Three New Head Coaches

<h2>UNITED STATES LEAGUE</h2><p>(Standings On Thurs. Oct. 28)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0293/2888547-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="572" height="152"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0368/2888540-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg" title="f0027-03" width="579" height="382"></div><h2>NEW YORK METRO LEAGUE</h2><p>(Standings on Fri. Oct. 22)</p><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0462/2888533-1-eng-US/f0027-042.jpg" title="f0027-04" width="576" height="152"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0549/2888526-1-eng-US/f0027-052.jpg" title="f0027-05" width="574" height="127"></div><h2>NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE</h2><p>(Standings on fri. oct. 22)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0642/2888519-1-eng-US/f0027-062.jpg" title="f0027-06" width="577" height="177"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0736/2888512-1-eng-US/f0027-072.jpg" title="f0027-07" width="572" height="225"></div><h2>NEW YORK COLLEGE</h2><p>(Standings On Sun. Oct. 24)</p><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0833/2888505-1-eng-US/f0027-082.jpg" title="f0027-08" width="571" height="177"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0932/2888498-1-eng-US/f0027-092.jpg" title="f0027-09" width="575" height="128"></div><h2>CENTRAL JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2><p>(Standings on Fri. Oct. 29)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1030/2888491-1-eng-US/f0027-102.jpg" title="f0027-10" width="569" height="152"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-1126/2888484-1-eng-US/f0027-112.jpg" title="f0027-11" width="578" height="300"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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HOW THEY STAND

<h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><p>(Standings on Wed. Nov. 3)</p><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-01115/2888634-1-eng-US/f0028-012.jpg" title="f0028-01" width="574" height="128"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0262/2888627-1-eng-US/f0028-022.jpg" title="f0028-02" width="582" height="202"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><p><b>Wed. Oct. 27</b></p><p>Columbus 1 at Des Moines 3</p><p><b>Fri. Oct. 29</b></p><p>Muskegon 3 at Flint 6</p><p>Dayton 3 at Port Huron 4</p><p>Fort Wayne 2 at Des Moines 5</p><p><b>Sat. Oct 30</b></p><p>Flint 5 at Muskegon 6</p><p>Fort Wayne 2 at des Moines 5</p><p>Columbus 4 at Toledo 7</p><p>Port Huron 2 at Dayton 7</p><p><b>Sun. Oct. 31</b></p><p>Port Huron 2 at Flint 6</p><p>Toledo 3 at Dayton 6</p><h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><p><b>Wed. Nov. 3</b></p><p>Port Huron at Fort Wayne</p><p>Des Moines at Columbus</p><p>Muskegon at Dayton</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 5</b></p><p>Des Moines at Flint</p><p>Dayton at Port Huron</p><p>Fort Wayne at Muskegon</p><p><b>Sat. Nov. 6</b></p><p>Columbus at Fort Wayne</p><p>Toledo at Muskegon</p><p>Flint at Dayton</p><p>Des Moines at Port Huron</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 7</b></p><p>Fort Wayne at Flint</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 10</b></p><p>Fort Wayne at Columbus</p><p>Port Huron at Dayton</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 12</b></p><p>Muskegon at Fort Wayne</p><p>Dayton at Toledo</p><p>Columbus at Port Huron</p><p>Flint at Des Moines</p><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><p>(Including Games of Sun. Oct. 24)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0338/2888620-1-eng-US/f0028-032.jpg" title="f0028-03" width="578" height="402"></div><h2>NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2><p>(Standings on Thurs. Oct. 28)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0427/2888613-1-eng-US/f0028-042.jpg" title="f0028-04" width="574" height="127"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0521/2888606-1-eng-US/f0028-052.jpg" title="f0028-05" width="581" height="475"></div><h2>NOHA-SOHA INTERLOCKING</h2><p>(Standings on Thurs. Oct. 28</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0616/2888599-1-eng-US/f0028-062.jpg" title="f0028-06" width="577" height="327"></div><h2>SOUTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2><p>(Standings on Fri. Oct. 29)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0713/2888592-1-eng-US/f0028-072.jpg" title="f0028-07" width="573" height="224"></div><h2>MICHIGAN JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2><p>(Standings on Mon. Oct. 25)</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0811/2888585-1-eng-US/f0028-082.jpg" title="f0028-08" width="578" height="177"></div><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-098/2888578-1-eng-US/f0028-092.jpg" title="f0028-09" width="577" height="227"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="byline">BY JOHN GUGGER</div><p>MUSKEGON&mdash;</p><p>Just like Santa Claus, the Muskegon Mohawks are sitting atop the North Pole.</p><p>While the bearded fellow with the protruding belly will leave his perch for a few days later next month, the Mohawks might not.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-109/2888672-1-eng-US/f0028-102.jpg" title="f0028-10" width="271" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Bartlett</b></figcaption></div><p>The Mohawks have sprinted out to an early lead in the International Hockey League&rsquo;s North Division, and they appear to be the class of the entire league along with Dayton.</p><p>The Hawks of coach Moose Lallo moved through their first five games without a loss, winning four times and tying once. Two of the victories came on the road, where Muskegon was the most productive IHL team last season.</p><p>What made the Hawks&rsquo; early surge impressive was the team had just seven players in its lineup from the club that won the 1970-71 regular-season title.</p><p>Despite the loss of All Stars Hugh Harris, Norm Descoteaux, and goalie Lyle Carter, the Hawks appeared to have enough talented youngsters to make it tough on North Division playmates Flint, Port Huron, and Toledo.</p><p>Rookie goalie Glenn Resch had built a goals-against average under 2.50, and newcomers Al Globensky and Ed Sidebottom had played extremely well on defense. Don Liesemer and Dick Pumple had provided early firepower on left wing while center Bob Olein was steadily building his assists&rsquo; total at center.</p><p>Veterans Bryan McLay, who had five goals in the first three games, Gary Ford, who led the league in scoring, and Darrell Knibbs helped constitute one of the league&rsquo;s most potent offenses.</p><p>Perhaps the main concern of Lallo was the division in which the Hawks were playing.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s ridiculous, but that&rsquo;s the way it is,&rdquo; Lallo said. &ldquo;It looks like we&rsquo;re in the strongest division.&rdquo;</p><p>What Lallo referred to was the North Division&rsquo;s superiority over the South Division in early play. Returns showed the North teams had won seven of the first 10 games between the two divisions.</p><p><b>DAYTON:</b> The government may force the Gems to rescind a 50-cent ticket increase&hellip;Nearly 5,000 saw home-opener against Columbus&hellip;Coach Gerry Moore said he had too many good players and veteran Billy Staub was placed on waivers&hellip;</p><p>FORT WAYNE: Paul Hoganson turned in successive shutouts on home ice and has now allowed just two goals in three games&hellip;Larry Billows has a goal in each of K&rsquo;s first games&hellip;Merv Dubchak signed contract and will attempt comeback&hellip;Coach Marc Boileau returned to lineup and added punch immediately&hellip;Right wing Dan Jones, from WIHL in for tryout.</p><p><b>PORT HURON:</b> Bill LeCaine will return to Wings for Nov. 17 game in Columbus&hellip;Bob McCammon working out and will play as soon as payment is made to Dayton, which drafted him&hellip;Don Grierson fired hat trick in victory at Toledo&hellip;Wings have lost first three home games&hellip;Steve Sutherland out with pulled muscle&hellip;Port Huron native Phil Wittliff released to return to U.S. National team.</p><p><b>COLUMBUS:</b> Jimmy Bartlett, 39, picked up from Baltimore to lend experience to Seals&rsquo; youngsters&hellip;Wayne King, full-blooded Indian from Midland, Ont., one of top early scorers&hellip;Roy Atcheynum claimed from Toledo&hellip;Del Hall looked impressive in debut on wing&hellip;GM Chuck Catto will leave soon for primary job as California scout&hellip;</p><p><b>TOLEDO:</b> Hornets acquired goalie Rich Coutu from Cleveland&hellip;Owner Paul Bright and Sports Arena GM Andy Mulligan in squabble over pool ice for game with Port Huron&hellip;Willie Marshall led scoring with 13 points in six games&hellip;Team hit by flu bug with Marshall, Dino Mascotto, and Duffy McCarthy missing games because of virus&hellip;Fourth victory came on Oct. 22, 22 days ahead of last season&hellip;</p><p><b>DES MOINES:</b> Jean Losier scored five goals, two assists and Leafs had seven-goal first period in 12-2 rout of Port Huron&hellip;Former Leaf Barry Boughner returned by California Seals&hellip;Right wing Brent Taylor acquired from Rochester&hellip;Ken Sutyla had five assists in victory over Wings in which 100 minutes in penalty time were assessed&hellip;Veteran Bob Perreault was doing most of goaltending in early going&hellip;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-116/2888665-1-eng-US/f0028-112.jpg" title="f0028-11" width="516" height="521"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>PAUL HOGANSON&hellip;Back-to-back Shutouts</b></figcaption></div><p><b>FLINT:</b> Generals went 1-1 on road in only week of season in which they aren&rsquo;t home on a Sunday&hellip;Gary Gilbert switched from defense to left wing to add muscle up front&hellip;Corky Agar misfired on penalty shot in loss to Port Huron&hellip;Generals sold out last 20 games and 31 of last 35&hellip;Tom Serviss was early goal-scoring leader from center position.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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New Look Mohawks Ride To Top Of IHL

<div class="byline">BY ALEX HARDY</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0337/2888710-1-eng-US/f0029-032.jpg" title="f0029-03" width="552" height="585"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>DON KOZAK&hellip;Big For Kings</b></figcaption></div><p>FLIN FLON&mdash;</p><p>This season, more than ever, the Western Canada Hockey League is a paradise for the home town club.</p><p>The home team is winning more than three-quarters of the time. Even the expansion clubs are virtually unbeatable in their own arenas.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0262/2888703-1-eng-US/f0029-022.jpg" title="f0029-02" width="276" height="466"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jackie McLeod</b></figcaption></div><p>The Victoria Cougars, for example, won three of their first four games even though they have practically no players with WCHL experience. In their only home-ice loss, they led Calgary 4-2 with six minutes to go before blowing the lead and losing 5-4 in overtime. On the road it&rsquo;s a different story: the Cougars were outscored 19-2 while dropping their first three games.</p><p>Flin Flon Bombers&rsquo; excellent coach, Pat Ginnell, gives the following explanation for the phenomenon. &ldquo;There are a lot of young kids in the league this year, and they find the roadgoing tougher than veteran players.</p><p>Ginnell says his team &ldquo;will beat all the clubs that beat us on the road in our own rink.&rdquo; His prophecy wasn&rsquo;t completely accurate, however. The Bombers dropped a close decision to New Westminster Bruins, one of the very few times the Bombers have lost in Whitney Forum in recent seasons.</p><p><b>ICE CHIPS:</b>&mdash;Ralph Klassen of Saskatoon Blades is a WCHL veteran&mdash;at 16. Last year as a 15-year-old he played 61 games and managed one goal and eight assists while seeing spot duty. Blades&rsquo; coach Jackie McLeod expects these figures to soar this winter. Klassen is one of Saskatoon&rsquo;s toughest and most versatile players (he can play anywhere along the forward line and also on defense).</p><p>Winnipeg Jets&rsquo; owner Ben Hatskin believes his club will have its greatest season ever at the gate&hellip;Brandon&rsquo;s veteran leader is Ron Chipperfield, a top scoring threat. Last year he amassed 40 goals and 43 assists. Meanwhile, Wheat Kings&rsquo; No. 1 defenseman, Dwayne Pentland, is rated as &ldquo;high draft material&rdquo; by NHL scouts for next June.</p><p>Victoria owner Eric Bishop admits the WCHL is a tougher league than he figured. &ldquo;The inner sanctum (Bill) Hunter and (Scotty) Munro have going is eye-popping and eye-opening. Man, they&rsquo;re shrewd and sharp. Anything I get I&rsquo;ll have to beg, borrow or steal.&rdquo;</p><p>Bishop says he got several promises of help when his new club entered the league, but only Calgary&rsquo;s Munro has kept his word. Munro gave up three forwards&mdash;veteran Ervie Miller, Len Chalmers and Gary Howatt&mdash;to the fledgling Cougars.</p><p>Flin Flon Bombers suffered a key loss when sophomore Dave Shardlow was sidelined for a large chunk of the season with a broken arm. He had been on the Bombers&rsquo; top line with veteran Blaine Stoughton and young Al Hillier.</p><p>The Oil Kings posted 4-2 record in early going to keep on heels of Western Division leading Calgary Centennials. Edmonton&rsquo;s Don Kozak has played big part in performance of champions. Kozak, who is aiming for a record 80-goal season, recently scored four consecutive goals against the Medicine Hat Tigers.</p><p>Goalie Henry Durkin is playing in sensational fashion thus far for Swift Current Broncos.</p><p>Dennis Sobchuk of the Regina Pats is the WCHL&rsquo;s most heralded new player. To get the high-scoring center, Pats had to give up five players to New Westminster Bruins. Pats, meanwhile, are bigger than last season and have more depth. These two areas killed them last year.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Home Teams Dominate Play, New Victoria Club Surprise

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0187/2888741-1-eng-US/f0029-012.jpg" title="f0029-01" width="557" height="579"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>rian Walker, Calgary Centennials&rsquo; brilliant 19-year-old center, continues to wreck the arch-rival Edmonton Oil Kings. Walker scored twice as the Cents blasted Edmonton 7-0. Earlier this season he gave Oil Kings their first loss at home when he scored two goals.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Player-of-the-Week

<h2>WESTERN CANADA LEAGUE</h2><p>(Standings on Tues. Oct. 26)</p><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0430/2888786-1-eng-US/f0029-042.jpg" title="f0029-04" width="580" height="182"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0528/2888779-1-eng-US/f0029-052.jpg" title="f0029-05" width="583" height="178"></div><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0618/2888772-1-eng-US/f0029-062.jpg" title="f0029-06" width="586" height="510"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<p>BLOOMINGTON&mdash;</p><p>Like that man in Washington, the United States National hockey team also is moving into Phase Two.</p><p>Phase One could be characterized as the &ldquo;training camp&rdquo; segment of the U.S. team&rsquo;s preparations for the Winter Olympics next February in Japan. And Coach Murray Williamson&rsquo;s young skaters acquitted themselves very well, inded, posting a fine 5-2-1 record against primarily professional competition.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0713/2888817-1-eng-US/f0029-072.jpg" title="f0029-07" width="285" height="426"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tim Sheehy</b></figcaption></div><p>They twice defeated Cleveland of the American Hockey League, 5-3 and 6-2; downed Omaha of the Central Hockey League 5-2 and subsequently played a 4-4 tie with the Knights; twice defeated the Junior Stars from Minnesota, 10-0 and 9-2; lost a pair to Denver of the Western Hockey League, 6-5 and 6-2.</p><p>&ldquo;It was a satisfying series of games,&rdquo; Williamson observes. &ldquo;We were extremely fortunate to win as many as we did against the pros. But most important, we had a chance to evaluate our young players under pressure.&rdquo;</p><p>Williamsons&rsquo; early season evaluation: &ldquo;The potential is there.&rdquo;</p><p>The Nationals will travel to meet the Waterloo Iowa Blackhawks of the USHL Friday and Saturday nights, October 29 and 30.</p><p>And, thereafter, they will be playing two and three times a week prior to leaving in late January for Japan and the Winter Olympics.</p><p>Henry Boucha of Warroad, Minn., and the U.S. Army has set the scoring pace for the Nationals with 14 points in the six games against Cleveland, Omaha and Denver. Another veteran, Tim Sheehy of International Falls, Minn., Boston College and the U.S. Army, and first-year wing Craig Sarner of North St. Paul, Minn., and the University of Minnesota, have scored seven points each.</p><p>Williamson also has been impressed by the play of defenseman Tom Mellor of Cranston, R.I. and Boston College, a member of last year&rsquo;s National team.</p><p>He is continuing to look at additional candidates, too. Joining the Nationals this week were left wing Phil Wittliff of Port Huron, Mich., the leading scorer for Notre Dame University the last three seasons, and right wing Ron Naslund of Minneapolis and Denver University, a member of the 1967 and &lsquo;69 National teams.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0029-07

U.S. Nationals Topple Pros In Warm-Up For Olympic Play

<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div><p>HAMILTON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>amilton Red Wings won their first game and Kitchener Rangers suffered their first defeat as the Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior A standings tightened up.</p><p>Despite their poor early-season record of only one tie and no wins in their first nine games, Hamilton under new coach Harry Neale had come close to erasing their embarrassing record in the standings including a tight 7-5 setback on home ice to St. Catharines Black Hawks.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-01108/2888848-1-eng-US/f0030-012.jpg" title="f0030-01" width="260" height="430"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Schoenfeld</b></figcaption></div><p>Five days later the Wings&rsquo; frustration ended as they walloped the Hawks 7-5 at Garden City Arena.</p><p>&ldquo;One win doesn&rsquo;t solve all our problems,&rdquo; said Neale, &ldquo;but at least it should give the youngsters the confidence they lacked. We must have been ahead four or five games of those we lost but just couldn&rsquo;t hang onto the lead. At least they know they can win now and I&rsquo;m looking for much better things.&rdquo;</p><p>The Rangers had won five and tied two of their first seven games before being thumped 8-2 in Oshawa by the surprising Generals.</p><p>Gus Bodnar, although no novice as a Junior A coach after handling St. Catharines and Toronto Marlboros, is in his first season in Oshawa and has put together a balanced hockey squad formed almost entirely of rookies.</p><p>George Ferguson led the Generals with three goals and the victory gave Oshawa firm grip on first place after finishing ninth and out of the playoffs a year ago.</p><p><b>NIAGARA FALLS:</b> The Flyers are in a similar situation to Oshawa Generals&hellip;A year ago they finished last, now they&rsquo;re challenging for the lead&hellip;After a 5-0 loss in Peterborough the Flyers bounced back the following night for an 8-5 win over the Petes on home ice&hellip;Manager Hap Emms and his son coach Paul Emms are particularly pleased with the play of veterans Don Lever and defenseman Jim Schoenfeld&hellip;On his present form, Schoenfeld should go high in the NHL junior draft next June.</p><p><b>KITCHENER:</b> Although they were finally beaten many still believe the Rangers have an excellent chance of winning the OHA championship&hellip;Their top line of Jerry Byers, Bill Barber and rookie Al Blanchard is capable of filling the net on any given night&hellip;First year defenseman Rick Chartraw from Erie, Pa. and goaltender Glen Seperich give the Rangers the nucleus of a strong defensive unit.</p><p><b>PETERBOROUGH:</b> The Petes are continuing to play just above.500 hockey although, as usual, they are not blessed with any whiz kids&hellip;Three balanced if not overpowering lines give them a solid offensive unit and coach Roger Neilson has the team playing sound hockey&hellip;Peterborough may not be championship calibre but should have no difficulty making the playoffs.</p><p><b>OTTAWA:</b> The 67s continue to play inconsistently&hellip;They run the gamut from very good (a 6-3 win in London) to very bad (a 5-0 loss in Toronto 48 hours later)&hellip;Potentially the Ottawa club with the league&rsquo;s best goaltender Bunny Larocque and the outstanding defenseman Denis Potvin have their best shot at the championship since entering the league in the fall of 1967&hellip;By playoff time they could be tough to beat.</p><p><b>TORONTO:</b> Injuries to key forwards Dave Gardner and Paulin Bordeleau resulted in the Marlboros getting away to a poor start&hellip;However with both now back in action there&rsquo;s no question that they will rise quickly into the first division&hellip;Defense has been coach Frank Bonello&rsquo;s chief concern but the shutout over Ottawa is an indication that this section of the team has improved&hellip;With the highest-scoring forwards in the circuit they&rsquo;ll give opposing goaltenders many rough evenings.</p><p><b>ST. CATHARINES:</b> Coming off a championship season the Black Hawks have still not found a winning combination&hellip;They dropped their first four games, won their next three but took only two points in their last four starts&hellip;Coach Frank Milne upset over lack of production from veterans but seems to have found a promising goaltender in Brian Cousineau who will share the duties with Peter Crosbie&hellip;The latter was backup to George Hulme last year.</p><p><b>LONDON:</b> Randy Osburn, Dennis Vevergaert and Reg Thomas form one of the most potent lines in Junior A but are being given little help from the other three units&hellip;As a result the Knights have been a disappointment and earned only one point, a tie with Montreal, in their last four games&hellip;Always active in trading, there are rumors the Knights may make some wholesale swaps to bolster their defense and second and third lines.</p><p><b>MONTREAL:</b> Roger Bedard is still trying desperately to find replacements for graduates such as defenseman Jocelyn Guevremont and forwards Richard Martin and Bobby Lalonde&hellip;The Canadiens have never finished out of the first division since joining the OHA Junior A League in 1961 but unless improvement is shown could miss the playoffs.</p><p><b>HAMILTON:</b> Coach Harry. Neale elated over the win against St. Catharines but still considers this as a rebuilding year&hellip;Jerry Andreatta, in his last season, was released after playing with St. Catharines in 1970-71&hellip;Willie Wing has been one of the better newcomers in recent weeks and earned four points in the 6-2 win over St. Catharines.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bodnar’s Rookie-Studded Generals Romping In OHA

<h2>ONTARIO MAJOR JUNIOR</h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 2)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0263/2888893-1-eng-US/f0030-022.jpg" title="f0030-02" width="568" height="272"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><p><b>Tues. Oct. 26</b></p><p>Oshawa 5 at Hamilton 0</p><p>Toronto 4 at London 2</p><p>Kitchener 3 at Niagara Falls 3</p><p><b>Thurs. Oct. 28</b></p><p>Ottawa 7 at Niagara Falls 1</p><p><b>Fri. Oct. 29</b></p><p>Montreal 5 at London 6</p><p>Ottawa 2 at Niagara Falls 7</p><p>Oshawa 3 at Kitchener 5</p><p>Peterborough 5 at Toronto 3</p><p><b>Sun. Oct. 31</b></p><p>Peterborough 3 at Montreal 1</p><p>London 4 at Kitchener 6</p><p>Hamilton 1 at Toronto 4</p><p>Ottawa 6 at St. Catharines 3</p><p>Niagara Falls 4 at Oshawa 5</p><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><p><b>(Including games of Sun. Oct. 24)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0339/2888886-1-eng-US/f0030-032.jpg" title="f0030-03" width="573" height="200"></div><h2>QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 1)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0429/2888879-1-eng-US/f0030-042.jpg" title="f0030-04" width="568" height="271"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="byline">BY JOHN ARNOLD</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0529/2888948-1-eng-US/f0030-052.jpg" title="f0030-05" width="817" height="1091"></div><h2>SOLUTION IN NOVEMBER 19 ISSUE</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1&mdash;Pictured player.</p><p>7&mdash;How coaches give instructions.</p><p>8&mdash;An NHL general manager.</p><p>10&mdash;An NHL defenseman.</p><p>12&mdash;Beverage.</p><p>14&mdash;Period of time.</p><p>15&mdash;One of the Red Wings answers to this.</p><p>16&mdash;Nickname of an NHL coach.</p><p>17&mdash;Initials of Stankiewicz.</p><p>19&mdash;Pearson of Portland answers to this.</p><p>20&mdash;Number of goals scored by Larose last season.</p><p>22&mdash;Played center for Philadelphia last year.</p><p>24&mdash;Cheer.</p><p>25&mdash;One of the Nova Scotia Voyageurs.</p><p>27&mdash;Former Montreal coach.</p><p>29&mdash;Veteran WHL goaltender.</p><p>30&mdash;Former NHL forward Gardner, (init.).</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1&mdash;One of the Penguins.</p><p>2&mdash;Finished 5th in the west in 1969-70.</p><p>3&mdash;Former NHL defenseman Irwin answers to this.</p><p>4&mdash;No. (fr.).</p><p>5&mdash;Initials of Crisp.</p><p>6&mdash;Salt Lake City Golden.</p><p>9&mdash;22nd and 15th letters of the alphabet.</p><p>11&mdash;Verb.</p><p>12&mdash;Retired Leaf.</p><p>13&mdash;One of the Flyers answers to this.</p><p>18&mdash;Initials of one of the North Stars.</p><p>19&mdash;Played 19 games for Kansas City last year.</p><p>21&mdash;New York plays in this time zone.</p><p>23&mdash;First name of a Hawk veteran.</p><p>26&mdash;1 down played in this league last season.</p><p>28&mdash;Initials of Drolet of Richmond.</p><h2>LAST WEEK ANSWERS</h2><h3>ACROSS</h3><p>1&mdash;GLENNIE</p><p>4&mdash;YES.</p><p>7&mdash;EGERS</p><p>11&mdash;EGO</p><p>12&mdash;VADNAIS</p><p>13&mdash;RUN</p><p>14&mdash;G.l</p><p>15&mdash;E.T.A.</p><p>16&mdash;FAN</p><p>17&mdash;M.H.</p><p>18&mdash;OIL</p><p>20&mdash;NEILSON</p><p>24&mdash;TROTTIER</p><p>26&mdash;ALLAN</p><p>27&mdash;BISONS</p><h3>DOWN</h3><p>1&mdash;GUEVREMONT</p><p>2&mdash;N.A.S.A.</p><p>3&mdash;EYES</p><p>5&mdash;E.G.</p><p>6&mdash;SOLINGER</p><p>8&mdash;GAUTHIER</p><p>9&mdash;EDNA</p><p>10&mdash;R.N.</p><p>14&mdash;G.A.</p><p>16&mdash;FUNNEL</p><p>19&mdash;LIONS</p><p>21&mdash;l.T.</p><p>22&mdash;STAN</p><p>23&mdash;OILS</p><p>25&mdash;RAY<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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HOCKEY CROSSWORD

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div><p>SALEM</p><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>ob Buchy, a new face on the Roanoke Valley Rebels, says he would much rather play for fun than with pressure exerted on his efforts in the Eastern Hockey League play.</p><p>So instead of operating for the defending champion Charlotte Checkers this year, he&rsquo;s toiling for the Rebels and happy about the chance to make the change too. Buchy went to, Charlotte&rsquo;s camp this year but never signed a pact.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0192/2888979-1-eng-US/f0031-012.jpg" title="f0031-01" width="260" height="388"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dave Lee</b></figcaption></div><p>He was on hand at an exhibition game when acting Checkers&rsquo; mentor Bob Shupe punched Colin Kilburn. Rebels&rsquo; mentor, in the mouth. What infuriated Buchy was the way the Checkers laughed about the incident. The day after it happened, he called Kilburn and asked for a trial with the Rebels, and Kilburn complied with his request and now Buchy is cavorting for his club.</p><p>Buchy said &ldquo;there was no way I could play on a team that laughs at such incidents.&rdquo;</p><p>Buchy said he also found the Char lotte players too uptight because of the pressure of being champions. He said he preferred the more relaxed atmosphere with Salem, which prompted him to change clubs.</p><p>Kilburn evaluates Buchy as an aggressive forward always going after the puck. He can play any position. He has to adjust to our rules.</p><p>Buchy who attended the Buffalo Sabres&rsquo; training camp, played college hockey last year at the University of St. Louis where he was on defense because of his 5-11 &frac12; 180-pound frame. Nothing would delight him more than to dent the title hopes of the Checkers this year and at the same time to further the Rebels cause. It should be an interesting game when the Rebels and Checkers dash.</p><p><b>SUN COAST:</b> Suns traded Wayne Clairmont to Charlotte for rookies Al Wawro, a defenseman from Elin Flon, and Ray Butterworth, a winger from Swift Current, Sask. Club also picked up Mickey Donaldson from Clinton on waivers. Ed Kea placed on disabled list with a broken hand. It took 32 seconds of game here for a big light to erupt between Cliff Pennington and Jacksonville&rsquo;s Brian Harding.</p><p><b>LONG ISLAND:</b> Club&rsquo;s home opening crowd was best in history. Lorne Rombaugh has been club&rsquo;s top scorer. Ducks secured winger Paul Kett and center Corky DeGraaw from Fort Wayne and Michel Letourneau from Montreal area. Warren Brown dropped. Ducks have 10 juniors. Serge Gelinas sent to Jersey. Ed Stankiewicz trying to strengthen club&rsquo;s No. 3 line.</p><p><b>SYRACUSE:</b> Blazers believe they can take northern crown this year. Line of Bob Peppier, Paul LaRose and Ray Adduono has been prolific pointmaker. Blazers report taking over Coliseum for games next year due to 1973 bowling at War Memorial.</p><p>A fight with Syracuse Stars over site may develop. Ray Schultz played nine seconds and then got match penalty against New Haven. Club picked up backup goalie Bob Gallo way from. Johnstown.</p><p><b>CHARLOTTE:</b> Checkers wert able to get Wayne Clairmont from Sun Coast Suns because veteran didn&rsquo;t want to leave his trucking business in North Carolina. Wayne Schaab&rsquo;s second goal earned club tie at New Haven. Club&rsquo;s northern trip wasn&rsquo;t as successful as last year, but they finished their northern jaunts for the season by playing all six games at one shot.</p><p><b>JACKSONVILLE:</b> Rockets got good scorer in Jersey&rsquo;s Dave Lee in exchange for Billy Orr and John Ruthley. Tim Steeves back in action after missing first four games. Mike McNiven groin muscle pull. Blake Ball&rsquo;s team dropped first five starts.</p><p><b>JOHNSTOWN:</b> Galen Head&rsquo;s hat trick beat Jersey. EHL ref Elmer Shawley is running minor hockey league program here&hellip;Eddie Ka chur&rsquo;s two tallies topped Long Island Goalie Bob Galloway sent to Syracuse and winger Melvin Gushattey also dropped. Defenseman Jerry MacDonald reported from Nova Scotia. Goalie Bob Vroman reported in time for opener from Springfield camp.</p><p><b>GREENSBORO:</b> People here de nied any connection with new World Hockey Association. Ron Spong trying to strengthen club&rsquo;s power play. Ernie Miller collected a shutout against Roanoke Valley in his fourth game and added another at Jacksonville for the lone whitewashes in the league. Larry Gibbons hit two goals in game for first time. Don Carter had late start due to pulled groin muscle and Don Burgess also bothered by bruised hand.</p><p><b>NEW HAVEN:</b> Blades have new white uniforms this year. Club involved in fights repeatedly as opposition picks on them because they lack policeman. French line of Pierre Brind&rsquo;amour, Pierre LeBlanc and Andre Peloffy has been tops. Goalie Dave Hainsworth has added 15 pounds. New AHL Nighthawks here rejected Blades request to use new Coliseum here until Hartford&rsquo;s new civic center is completed.</p><p><b>ROANOKE VALLEY:</b> Colin Kilburn pleased with goaling of rookie Roger Kosar. Dave Parenteau&rsquo;s goal beat Jacksonville. Rebels hope to double their attendance in games in Roanoke&rsquo;s new building which houses 8.000 seats, twice as many as the Salem Civic Center. Rebels upset that ref Doug Hoskins never made a league report on Charlotte&rsquo;s Bob Shupe punching coach Colin Kilburn in exhibit ion game.</p><p><b>CLINTON:</b> Pat Kelly sat out for awhile but then put himself on active duty as Owen Jelly was cut. Latter went home to Ottawa to add weight. Tom Mitchell dropped and replaced by Murray McNeil from Cincinnati. Comets scoring evenly distributed. Dave Armstrong posted hat trick against Jersey. Captain Jack Kane played with mask protecting broken nose. Gary Katz named club&rsquo;s new publicity man.</p><p><b>JERSEY:</b> Ron Legault scored well when shifted to wing from defense. Devils lost first five starts. Billy Orr late reporting after acquisition from Jacksonville. Devils waiting ruling on Ken Paquet who was suspended a year ago by Greensboro.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rookie Prefers Rebels Over Charlotte; Jacksonville Lands Jersey Scoring Ace

<h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 2)</b></p><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0268/2889031-1-eng-US/f0031-022.jpg" title="f0031-02" width="576" height="181"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0353/2889024-1-eng-US/f0031-032.jpg" title="f0031-03" width="579" height="231"></div><h2>GAMES COMPLETED</h2><p><b>Tues Oct 26</b></p><p>Sun Coast 0 at Charlotte 4</p><p><b>Wed Oct 27</b></p><p>long Island 3 at New Haven 7</p><p><b>Thurs. Oct 28</b></p><p>Jacksonville 2 at Roanoke 6</p><p><b>Fri. Oct. 29</b></p><p>Jacksonville 1 at Greens boro 9</p><p>Roanoke 2 at Charlotte 6</p><p>Johnstown 6 at Clinton 4</p><p>New Hoven 5 at Long Island 2</p><p>Syracuse 8 at New Jersey 6</p><p><b>Sat. Oct. 30</b></p><p>Charlotte 2 at Roanoke 3</p><p>Sun Coast 2 at Greensboro 4</p><p>New Haven 2 at Clinton 6</p><p>New Jersey 1 at Long Island 5</p><p>Syracuse 4 at Johnstown 6</p><p><b>Sun. Oct. 31</b></p><p>Clinton 5 at New Haven 1</p><p>Johnstown 3 at New Jersey 3</p><p>Jacksonville 2 at Roanoke 2</p><h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><p><b>Tues. Nov. 2</b></p><p>Sun Coost at Charlotte</p><p>Long Island at Jacksonville</p><p><b>Wed Nov 3</b></p><p>Charlotte at Jacksonville</p><p>Long Island vs Sun Coast</p><p>Clinton at Syracuse</p><p>New Jersey of New Haven</p><p><b>Fri. Nov 5</b></p><p>Greensboro atCharlotte</p><p>Sun Coast at Jacksonville</p><p>New Hoven vs Clinton iat Utica</p><p>Johnstown at New Jersey</p><p><b>Sat. Nov 6</b></p><p>Greensboro at Roanoke</p><p>Charlotte vs Sun Coast</p><p>Syracuse at Clinton</p><p>New Jersey at long Island</p><p>New Haven at Johnstown</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 7</b></p><p>Coast vs Roanoke ot Salem</p><p>Charlotte at Greensboro</p><p>Johnstown at New Haven</p><p>Syracuse at long Island</p><p>Clinton at New Jersey</p><p><b>Tues Nov 9</b></p><p>Long Island at Charlotte</p><p><b>Wed Nov 10</b></p><p>Long Island at Greensboro</p><p>Clinton ot New Haven</p><p>New Jersey at Johnstown</p><p><b>Thurs. Nov. 11</b></p><p>Charlotte at Sun Coast</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 12</b></p><p>Roanoke ot Greensboro</p><p>Jacksonville at Charlotte</p><p>New Haven at Syracuse</p><p>Clinton at New Jersey</p><p>Long Island ot Johnstown</p><h2>LEADING SCORERS</h2><p><b>(Including games of Sun. Oct. 24)</b></p><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0439/2889017-1-eng-US/f0031-042.jpg" title="f0031-04" width="580" height="203"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0531/2889010-1-eng-US/f0031-052.jpg" title="f0031-05" width="578" height="275"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<h2>NEW HAVEN</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Dave Hainsworth</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>Norm Schmitz</p><p>Bobby Peters</p><p>Gordon Smith</p><p>Tom Thomsen</p><p>Ivison</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Flgin McCann</p><p>Dave Hrechkosky</p><p>Billy Smith</p><p>Pierre Brind&rsquo;Amour</p><p>Neil Clark</p><p>Pierre LeBlanc</p><p>Dwight Winters</p><p>Andre Peloffy</p><p>Denis Romanesky</p><h2>JOHNSTOWN</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Bob Vromon</p><p>Ron Docken</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>Cunning</p><p>Gary Wood</p><p>Trewin</p><p>Brian Vescio</p><p>Jerry Mor Donald</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Wayne Dempster</p><p>Dick Roberge</p><p>Gene Peacosh</p><p>Reg Kent</p><p>Guy Delparte</p><p>Kachur</p><p>Galen Head</p><p>Doug Stumpf</p><p>Vern Campigotto</p><h2>CLINTON</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Cal Hammond</p><p>Ted Tucker</p><p>Defense men</p><p>Pat Kelly</p><p>Brian McBratney</p><p>Dale McBain</p><p>Jim Pritchard</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Dave Armstrong</p><p>Denis Desrosiers</p><p>Dove Mitchell</p><p>Jack Kane</p><p>Moe St. Jacques</p><p>Borden Smith</p><p>Don Herriman</p><p>Bill Bannerman</p><p>Dick Scommell</p><p>Murray McNeil</p><p>Russ Friesen</p><h2>SYRACUSE</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Pierre Sigmon</p><p>Bob Galloway</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>Joe Mutch</p><p>Roy Schultz</p><p>Mike Ruest</p><p>John Gruen</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Mike Morton</p><p>Paul LaRose</p><p>Ray Adduono</p><p>Brian Elwell</p><p>Les Calder</p><p>Ed Skyhar</p><p>Bob Peppier</p><p>Rick Molinaro</p><p>Greg Stonier</p><p>lee Inglis</p><h2>NEW JERSEY</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Bob Hicks</p><p>Pot Donnelly</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>Jim Hay</p><p>Billy Orr</p><p>John Rutley</p><p>KenSouthwick</p><p>Gory Gresdal</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Serge Gelinos</p><p>led Schorl</p><p>Billy Christodol</p><p>Claude Chortre</p><p>Bob Gerrard</p><p>Gordie Stratton</p><p>Jamie Kennedy</p><p>Bob Brown</p><p>Ron Legault</p><p>Col Booth</p><h2>ROANOKE</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Roger Kosar</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>Norm Beon</p><p>Jack Chipchase</p><p>Wayne Mosdell</p><p>Tom Stachniok</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Jim Jago</p><p>Pete Locelle</p><p>Jim Lorette</p><p>Dove Porentau</p><p>Ken Miller</p><p>Dale MacLeish</p><p>Don Rozich</p><p>Ray Woit</p><p>Jack McCreary</p><p>Bob Buchy</p><p>Claude Piche</p><h2>LONG ISLAND</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Guy DeNoncourt</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>Jean Nicol</p><p>Jim Blain</p><p>John Brophy</p><p>Lorne Rombaugh</p><p>Butch Morris</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Paul Kett</p><p>Corky DeGraaw</p><p>Michel Letourneau</p><p>Alain Langlois</p><p>Dale Henwood</p><p>Charlie Kelner</p><p>Bob Tunstead</p><p>Roger Cowon</p><p>Lee Parker</p><p>Chris Ouellette</p><h2>CHARLOTTE</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Gaye Cooley</p><p>Gory Brombly</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>Blaine Rydman</p><p>Don Brennan</p><p>Doug Fritz</p><p>Barry Burnett</p><p>Bob Shupe</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Wayne Clairmont</p><p>John Rodger</p><p>Mike Rouleau</p><p>Rick loe</p><p>Frank Golembrosky</p><p>Bob Mowat</p><p>Allie Sutherland</p><p>John Morrison</p><p>Wayne Schaab</p><p>Terry Marshall</p><p>Bob Richer</p><p>Yvon Bilodeau</p><h2>GREENSBORO</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Eirie Miller</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>larry Gibbons</p><p>Ken Rzepecki</p><p>Bob Burns</p><p>Ted Lanyon</p><p>Steve Johnson</p><p>Eir ie Miller</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Wally Sprange</p><p>Stu Roberts</p><p>Don Burgess</p><p>Don Carter</p><p>Ron Hindson</p><p>Ron Anderson</p><p>Kori Haggerty</p><p>Jeff Nicholson</p><p>Jim Notman</p><p>Doug Hearns</p><p>Clyde Simon</p><h2>SUN COAST SUNS</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Bill Yeo</p><p>Mike Schneider</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>Ed Kea</p><p>Al Wawro</p><p>Terry Sexsmith</p><p>Gary Mills</p><p>Jerome Engel</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>George Standing</p><p>Brian Hording</p><p>Mickey Donaldson</p><p>Bob Lacey</p><p>Don Walker</p><p>Ray Butterworth</p><p>John Jagger</p><p>Andre Lo|eunesse</p><p>Don Cowley</p><p>Keith Silvernagle</p><p>Neil Clairmont</p><p>Chick Chalmers</p><h2>JACKSONVILLE</h2><h3>Goalie</h3><p>Ray Gibbs</p><h3>Defensemen</h3><p>Blake Ball</p><p>Doug Carpenter</p><p>Bobby Thompson</p><p>Pete Sutherland</p><h3>Forwards</h3><p>Cliff Pennington</p><p>Herb Price</p><p>Dave Lee</p><p>Ken Turlik</p><p>Roger Bamburak</p><p>Wayne Hawrish</p><p>Tim Steeves</p><p>Mike McNiven</p><p>Mike Demchuck</p><p>Jim Faulkner</p><p>Bobby Hjjwuick<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

EASTERN LEAGUE STARTING UNEUPS

<div class="byline">BY BOB SMIZIK</div><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he year was 1951. Tim Horton was playing hockey in Pittsburgh for the Hornets. Gordie Howe already was established in Detroit. And Joe Noris was born.</p><p>Born in Denver, Colorado, which students of geography will tell you is in the U.S.A., meant that Joe Noris&rsquo; chances of playing in the National Hockey League were, conservatively, one million to one.</p><p>Now it&rsquo;s 1971 and if you took those odds you came out a big winner. Denver Joe is playing with the Penguins, a teammate of Tim Horton, the guy who was playing in Pittsburgh when Noris was born.</p><p>A Yank in the NHL is a rarity, even more so when you consider. Noris&rsquo; circumstances. He probably would have been playing football and basketball in the winter like most Denver kids, had not his parents been Boston natives.</p><p>&ldquo;When they lived in Boston they followed the Bruins pretty closely,&rdquo; said the 10-year-old Noris. &ldquo;So I grew up knowing about hockey and I liked it.&rdquo;</p><p>Murray Armstrong, the coach at Denver University, is the guy to whom Noris gives most of the credit for his hockey success. &ldquo;Even though I never played on a team of his, he&rsquo;s done everything for me,&rdquo; said the 6-0, 180-pound defenseman.</p><p>Noris was a stickboy for Armstrong when he was 15 and 16 and worked out with the Denver team regularly. Armstrong liked what he saw and suggested Noris go to Canada and play some Junior &ldquo;B&rdquo; hockey.</p><p>&ldquo;He wanted me to play two years in Canada and come back and be a good player for the University,&rdquo; said Noris. &ldquo;When I left for Kitchener, my goal was to come back and play for Denver. If I could get my education paid for I&rsquo;d be happy.&rdquo;</p><p>Murray Armstrong didn&rsquo;t know it then, but when Noris went packing off to Canada, the Denver U. hockey team had seen the last of him.</p><p>Noris started brilliantly for Kitchener as a right winger. &ldquo;I had 20 goals and was captain of the team midway through the season,&rdquo; he remembered. &ldquo;Then I went into a horrible slump. Ten games without a goal. I wanted to go home.&rdquo;</p><p>But Kitchener General Manager Brent Madill recognized talent and persuaded Noris to stick around by moving him up to the &ldquo;A&rdquo; team.</p><p>&ldquo;After the season was over he told me I had the talent to play in the NHL,&rdquo; Noris said. &ldquo;Before that I never really had given it much thought.&rdquo;</p><p>Noris played with Kitchener in 1969-70, but had a falling out and didn&rsquo;t go back. Instead he played part of the next season with the U.S. National team.</p><p>&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t real happy with them,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We only played something like 10 games in two months.&rdquo;</p><p>From there Noris hooked up with the Toronto Marlboros and that was the turning point of his career. &ldquo;That team was stacked at forward,&rdquo; said Noris. &ldquo;There was no way I could make it there. I was on a checking line and not playing much. Then one of our defensemen got suspended and I played the final 20 games of the season and 15 more in the playoffs at defense.&rdquo;</p><p>Someone in the Penguin organization liked what they saw in those mere 35 games because Noris was the team&rsquo;s second amateur draft pick.</p><p>&ldquo;I was surpised I was picked so high,&rdquo; Noris said. &ldquo;I thought I had a horrible season. But when I came to camp I was confident I could make the team.&rdquo;</p><p>The confidence paid off. Noris was the surprise of the camp and is taking a regular defensive trick with the Penguins. He teams with 24-year-old Rookie Sheldon Kannegiesser to give the Penguins one of the least experienced defensive pairs in the league.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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November 12, 1971

Muckier Expects Barons To Put It All Together Soon

LOOKING AT NHL GOALERS

Canadiens Need ‘Good Trips’ To Stay With Leaders In NHL

Canadian-Style Junior League Being Planned By New Yorkers