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December 10, 1971

The Hockey News December 10, 1971

<div class="byline">BY DAN PROUDFOOT</div><p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he management of Toronto Maple Leafs has responded to criticism of the team&rsquo;s firstquarter record with near silence, broken only by occasional declarations that nobody was panicking.</p><p>After 20 games, Leafs had seven wins, six losses and seven ties, good enough for a vicegrip hold on fourth place but, on the other hand, hardly frightening the third-place Boston Bruins much.</p><p>Leafs were expected to be better than they&rsquo;re proven to be. They may yet live up to expectations, mind you, because injuries have broken up the line combinations on which Coach John McLellan had counted. Once, at the end of October, everyone was available for one game. That night, Mike Pelyk was knocked out of the lineup with a bruised instep, and in the next game Bill MacMillan suffered a charley horse, and so it goes.</p><p>Regardless, fans expected Leafs to be chasing after third place. They haven&rsquo;t come close. In their first 20, they won against Vancouver, Philadelphia, Detroit, California, Buffalo, and twice over Los Angeles.</p><p>Their major triumphs were ties in Boston and New York.</p><p>In fact, if the team had a knack for anything, it was tying. In one brief stretch of neutralism, they tied three in a row. McLellan, often reacting angrily, was fit to be tied.</p><p>However, Leafs completed the 20-game quarter with three consecutive wins, which seemed to have a mellowing effect on the coach&rsquo;s attitude.</p><p>After viewing the latest National Hockey League statistics, and comparing them to those of last year, the man was beaming. Early last year. Leafs were terrible. The only thing the records of both seasons share is the team&rsquo;s annual 7-2 loss to Buffalo Sabres, in Maple Leaf Gardens.</p><p>The comparison prompted McLellan to talk.</p><p>&ldquo;I got a little tired of hearing us get knocked because of all those ties. Seven ties mean seven points. You look at last year&rsquo;s record after 20 games, and you see five wins, 14 losses and one tie for 11 points.</p><p>&ldquo;This time around we&rsquo;ve got 21 points, and after 20 we&rsquo;re seven up on Vancouver and Detroit and eight ahead of Buffalo. Take away those seven ties and we&rsquo;d be right at the bottom.</p><p>&ldquo;We tied Vancouver twice and we tied Minnesota 1-1 and everyone was saying we had no team. But no one ever mentioned how we went into Boston and New York and came out with ties.&rdquo;</p><p>McLellan was asked if Leafs had any more extravagant aims than finishing fourth. &ldquo;Well, you want to finish as high as you can, of course. If you want to look at it that way, after 20 games we&rsquo;re only nine points out of first. We&rsquo;re going to improve, too.</p><p>&ldquo;But remember, we don&rsquo;t consider fourth place to be secure, either.&rdquo;</p><p>Leafs have been plagued by poor performance during shorthanded situations. Their power play had only nine goals to its credit, after 20 games, while Leaf penalty killers had allowed 24.</p><p>At the same point in the schedule, the last-place Sabres&rsquo; potent power play had shot 21. Sabres had allowed only 13 during shorthanded situations.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a phase of the game we have to give some thought to,&rdquo; said McLellan. But he was satisfied that the men on his specialty teams would improve.</p><p>He united Denis Dupere, a successful penalty killer last season, with defenceman Mike Pelyk, as one pair of neutralizing forwards. &ldquo;If they can go a minute and 10 seconds or so, then Dave Keon and Garry Monahan can finish up.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

IN THIS ISSUE

Leafs Entrenched In Fourth, Show No Signs Of Coing Higher

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0032-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-0257/2834608-1-eng-US/f0032-022.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>V</span>otes were tabulated on a basis of 8 points for a first place vote, 7 for second, 6 for third, 5 for fourth, 4 for fifth, 3 for sixth, 2 for seventh, and one for eighth. Perfect score was 128 points (16 first place votes). Coaches did not include their own teams in the ballotting).</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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How They’ll Finish

<div class="byline">BY CHUCK SANTANIELLO</div><p>SPRINGFIELD&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Springfield Kings are hanging tough this season, with the team continuing to play good, aggressive hockey despite many problems. This might be the Kings&rsquo; club with the biggest heart of all in its five years duration.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-01145/2833744-1-eng-US/f0024-012.jpg" title="f0024-01" width="275" height="444"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Larry McNabb</b></figcaption></div><p>The Kings have seen their club hit with injuries, players called up and traded, but still they work hard and never give up. A case in point was the second game in Hershey on a recent long road swing of 18 days. The Kings went in with only 14 players and two goaltenders, faced a 3-0 lead against the leading Bears and ended in a tie.</p><p>Noel Price, their top defenseman and captain, was traded to the Montreal Canadiens. Many players have been injured, including Larry McNabb with a dislocated shoulder, Camille Lapierre and top scorer Wayne Rivers plus several untimely callups.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Springfield Putting Up Solid Front

<div class="byline">BY BOB VERDI</div><p>CHICAGO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>W</span>atching Bobby Hull earn his living day in and day out is enough to make a man spoiled. Each and every maneuver on the ice seems so natural, even those which require brute strength mixed with finesse.</p><p>One can become so spoiled watching him. in fact, that when The Golden Jet tells you his engines are slowing down your first reaction is that of utter disbelief</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-01753/2832647-1-eng-US/f0010-012.jpg" title="f0010-01" width="271" height="455"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobby Hull</b></figcaption></div><p>But listen.</p><p>&ldquo;There is a little something that isn&rsquo;t there anymore,&rdquo; smile No. 9. &ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t seem to have that extra little zip anymore. Maybe its just because it&rsquo;s still early in the season&hellip;but maybe it&rsquo;s just because I&rsquo;m getting a little old.&rdquo;</p><p>Hull fingers his sparse head of hair. During the summer, he underwent an expensive and painful transplant, and the new roots are just starting to take hold. Old or not, though, the man will never need a heart transplant. He still loves the game, and the verve is still there.</p><p>After six weeks of this season. Hull had 10 goals, just shy of his pace last year when he bagged 14 and earned a meaningful tribute from Coach Billy Reay: &ldquo;This might have been Bobby&rsquo;s best all-around year.&rdquo;</p><p>Hull does not necessarily agree.</p><p>&ldquo;It was a very gratifying year, for sure,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But whether it was my best&hellip;well, I don&rsquo;t judge that.&rdquo;</p><p>You could read into what Bobby says and deduce that he regrets the Black Hawks&rsquo; &ldquo;new system&rdquo; of defensive hockey, that he misses the old days of freewheeling sojourns about the ice.</p><p>&ldquo;Those were rewarding and exciting years,&rdquo; he recalled. &ldquo;But you can&rsquo;t go back and look at that because that would be living in the past. You get a different perspective now that you have more experience. I&rsquo;m not sure if tomorrow we went back to the old style, that I could do it. Now if it&rsquo;s between taking a shot or watching my check. I&rsquo;ll probably watch my man.</p><p>&ldquo;At one time I was able to do certain things. Now I don&rsquo;t know if I could. And on this team we have now, it may not be necessary for one or two men to shoulder all that responsibility. We have some pretty good hockey players here, you know.&rdquo;</p><p>In his 15th season with the Black Hawks, Hull entered the 1971-72 wars with 554 goals. But the ice time is not what it used to be, and he claims that his alley is no longer the entire rink&mdash;it is left wing, period.</p><p>&ldquo;And maybe it&rsquo;s a blessing,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;All that skating around that I used to do is bound to take a couple years away from a player&rsquo;s career. It&rsquo;s like a car. If you drive it at 65 miles a hour and change the oil, and take care of it. it will last a lot longer than if you drive it at 90 all the time.&rdquo;</p><p>From the blond embodiment of youth, the 32-year-old Hull now is an elder statesmen of sorts on the Hawks.</p><p>&ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t know that I&rsquo;m a leader,&rdquo; he said-. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not sure this club needs a leader. I just try to do my best and hope I have a measure of respect from the other players as I respect them.&rdquo;</p><p>Well into this season&rsquo;s second month, the question of a center for the line with Hull and right wing Chico Maki was not yet answered. Andre Lacroix had virtually bumped Bryan Campbell from the spot, but still Reay was seeking more consistency from the sprightly ex-Flyer.</p><p>Hull professed little concern, noting that he and Maki had adapted to having more than one pivot. &ldquo;Years ago, when I was young it might have mattered,&rdquo; Hull said. &ldquo;But as long as we&rsquo;re winning, that&rsquo;s what matters.&rdquo;</p><p>After hugging the bench for some time, Campbell set up Hull beautifully for the Hawks&rsquo; only goal in a 2-1 loss at Boston Nov. 20.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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‘Old Man’ Bobby Hull Still Coing Strong For The Hawks

<div class="image-hero"><img title="Cover-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-01503/2835155-1-eng-US/cover-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>RED BERENSON Leads Red Out Of Doldrums</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photos by Robert Shaver)</span></figcaption></div><p><b>&mdash;PAGE 11</b></p><p><i>BUCYK UNE BACK BEAM</i>&mdash;PAGE 15</p><p><b>GOLDSWORTHY HOT SCORING NORTH STAR&mdash;PAGE 16</b></p><p>ORR AFTER ESPO&rsquo;S TITLE&mdash;PAGE 16</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/cover-02377/2835148-1-eng-US/cover-022.jpg" title="Cover-02" width="1156" height="1467"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOBBY ORR Super Bruin Back In Scoring Battle</b></figcaption></div><p><b>DEFENSE PLAYINC BIC PART IN RANGERS&rsquo; RUN TO TOP&mdash;PAGE 3</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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REVAMPED WINGS FLYAGAIN

<div class="byline">BY DWAYNE NETLAND</div><p>TWIN CITIES&mdash;</p><p>Among the most remarkable aspects of this memorable National Hockey League season in Minnesota has been the fact that one of the most popular and valuable players with the North Stars has been a man whose credentials do not include a regular assignment on the roster.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0002-01677/2832140-1-eng-US/f0002-012.jpg" title="f0002-01" width="293" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Charlie Burns</b></figcaption></div><p>Charles Frederick Burns has channeled his contribution through the irregular routes of penalty-killing, checking and filling in capably at left forward, center and right forward.</p><p>Burns is 35 now, presumably with most of his NHL playing career behind him. He has run the gauntlet at Minnesota from player to coach to playing coach to player, and there is no one at Metropolitan Sports Center who draws louder cheers from the raucous fans.</p><p>The customers at the Met have never been indicted for sophistication, and one qual-ity they cherish above all others is a willingness to work. Burns has fulfilled that requisite, time after time, and it was typical that his most important single act for the North Stars this season occured in a pinch-hitting role.</p><p>The North Stars were recently engaged in a 2-2 tie game with Pittsburgh late in the third period when coach Jack Gordon&rsquo;s patience ran thin with his talented right winger and author, Bill Goldsworthy. Goldsworthy, whose biography, &ldquo;The Goldy Shuffle,&rdquo; had just hit the Minneapolis newsstands, was suffering through a spell of frustration in which he had directed 52 consecutive shots on goal without scoring.</p><p>Gordon sat him down and inserted Burns at right wing on the line with Jude Drouin and J.P. Parise. With six minutes left in the game, Burns took a quick feed pass from Tom Reid and raced in on goalie Jim Rutherford to score the game-winning goal for the North Stars.</p><p>Two nights later the New York Rangers, with a string of 14 unbeaten games, moved into town. Bob Nevin had suffered a knee injury in the Pittsburgh game and was unable to play against the Rangers, a team he had captained for six years, and so Gordon formulated a makeshift checking line of Burns at left wing, Ted Hampson at center and Craig Cameron at right wing.</p><p>They were assigned to shadow the Ranger unit of Vic Hadfield, Jean Ratelle and Rod Gilbert, which had combined for a total of 36 goals. That line was shut out with just five total shots on goal as the North Stars came up with their finest performance of the season and Whipped the Rangers 4-1.</p><p>&ldquo;Burns is a fantastic man to have around,&rdquo; smiled Gordon. &ldquo;I suppose a lot of guys in his situation would get discouraged over not playing on a regular line. He has been through so much in his career. I knew what a fine job he had done as coach the year before I came. It could have been an awkward situation for him, but he has done everything I asked of him, and a lot more.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Fill-In For Stars, Burns Turns Hero In Minnesota Rise

<div class="byline">BY NORMAN MacLEAN</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-01679/2832192-1-eng-US/f0003-012.jpg" title="f0003-01" width="958" height="852"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-02561/2832185-1-eng-US/f0003-022.jpg" title="f0003-02" width="992" height="851"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-03376/2832178-1-eng-US/f0003-032.jpg" title="f0003-03" width="975" height="853"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ranger defense stalwarts like ROD SEILING, left, JIM NEILSON, center, and BRAD PARK, right, have contributed largely to club&rsquo;s pace-setting start this season.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photos by Harry Klaff)</span></figcaption></div><p>NEW YORK&mdash;</p><p>With 83 points in their first 17 games, the Rangers&rsquo; Hot Line of Jean Ratelle, Rod Gilbert and Vic Hadfield continued to lead the NHL. The trio had scored 36 goals, better than two per game, but amazingly in a highly successful run in which New York swept home games from Los Angeles, Buffalo and Vancouver, it was the work of the New York defense corps which attracted the most attention.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0003-04222/2832171-1-eng-US/f0003-042.jpg" title="f0003-04" width="280" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Brad Park</b></figcaption></div><p>In those 17 games, the messrs. Ed Giacomin and Gil Villemure in goal and blueliners Jim Neilson, Rod Seiling, Brad Park, Dale Rolfe and Ab DeMarco had allowed 39 goals, but 18 of them had come in four games. These included the Blueshirts&rsquo; only loss to date, a 6-1 pasting by the Bruins and a 4-4 tie with Montreal mixed around 7-4 and 8-4 wins over Detroit and Montreal.</p><p>In six straight wins over expansion opponents, New York allowed the opposition one goal in five games and two in the other. And topping off the whole thing was the number of shots the blueline corps was getting. In New York&rsquo;s 4-2 success over Buffalo on November 13, the Rangers rearguards outshot the Sabres entire squad. DeMarco and Rolfe got eight shots each with the totals reaching 23 for the defensemen. The next night against Vancouver, the rearguards posted 21 shots, again more than the Canucks aggregate of 16, as New York triumphed 6-1.</p><p>Park, who led the onslaught against the Canucks with eight, claims, &ldquo;It is the forwards who are helping us get the shots. When they forecheck well and control the puck, we get set up on the point and more shots result.&rdquo;</p><p>Jim Neilson, the senior defenseman in point of service with the club, said, &ldquo;We all have been playing well. When a club is moving, everyone gets shots, not just the defensemen.&rdquo;</p><p>Reindeer Rolfe agreed, commenting, &ldquo;The guys are working hard. I&rsquo;m not looking for shots, but they are just coming.&rdquo;</p><p>Analytically, the most plausible reason for the extra shots by the defense is that New York is moving the puck well and crowding the area in front of the opposition&rsquo;s goal&mdash;the slot&mdash;which leaves the point men open. Actually, every Ranger defense player is capable of playing the point on the power play. Babe Pratt, the former All Star Ranger rearguard and present color man for the Vancouver Canucks, thinks Seiling would be a point star with most other NHL teams.</p><p>This versatility enables Ranger coach Emile Francis to keep defense players on the point in power play situations, without any appreciable loss of fire power. With expert point specialist Bobby Rousseau filling in for the injured Peter Stemkowski on the third line, this shows where the Rangers depth is doing the job.</p><p>DeMarco, the fifth defenseman when the season started, is being given more and more ice and has responded well. He was named the star of the game against Buffalo and truly turned in a sintillating performance, capped by a beautiful rush and deke around Alan Hamilton, topped off by a backhanded goal. Al also notched an assist.</p><p>&ldquo;My game is handling the puck,&rdquo; says the slender six foot, 170 pounder. &ldquo;Maybe I could have been a center, but I liked defense because I liked to skate backwards. Now if I played center, I guess I would get tired.&rdquo;</p><p>There has never been a question about DeMarco&rsquo;s puck handling ability, but his ability to handle enemy forwards might have been considered suspect. Francis used him sparingly against Montreal, Boston, Chicago and Toronto in the opening few games, but with the advent of weaker opponents in the schedule, has worked Ab in quite a lot. Now DeMarco is confident, is gaining defensive savvy with each game, and if someone gets hurt, can be turned loose with the feeling that he can do the job.</p><p>Bill Chadwick, the color man on the NBC Radio team which broadcasts Ranger games, says. &ldquo;De Marco will be one of the best point men in the NHL. He likes to shoot and that is the only way you can score.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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DEFENSE PLAYING BIG PART IN RANGERS’ SURGE

<div class="byline">Ken McKenzie&#x2019;s</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-01741/2832237-1-eng-US/f0004-012.jpg" title="f0004-01" width="513" height="519"></div><p>&bull; <b>DETROIT&mdash;</b>THE RED WINGS enjoyed their greatest weekend in years as they defeated New York and Montreal on successive nights while playing to sellout crowds on both occasions. Coach Johnny Wilson has the club fired up and they played almost perfect hockey in downing the Rangers, 3-1, on Saturday and Canadiens, 4-2, on the Sunday. The Wings were behind 1-0 when they scored three straight goals in the third against the Rangers before the first sellout crowd at Olympia this season&hellip;Joe Daley was sensational in goal in both games and after each game Coach Wilson ran out onto the ice to congratulate him at game&rsquo;s end&hellip;&ldquo;With the two wins this weekend, this gang could go all the way,&rdquo; Wilson bubbled&hellip;General Manager Ned Harkness was highly enthusiastic of his charges and thinks his many deals are starting to pay off now. &ldquo;Getting Ron Stackhouse was one our better trades,&rdquo; he told us. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s taken a long time but now I think all these trades will work to our benefit. Certainly something had to be done to shake this club up.&rdquo;&hellip;There are now 96 private boxes at Olympia Stadium, more than at any other NHL arena. Bruce Norris, Detroit owner, was the pioneer in installing these special ultralavish private boxes. Now most of the NHL arenas have a certain number of these boxes&hellip;The Wings expect big things from Al Karlander and Doug Volmar this season. Volmar, a native of Cleveland, scored his first NHL goal during regular scheduled play against the Rangers. He scored a goal for Detroit in the 1970 playoffs&hellip;The 28-year-old Daley is one of the few NHL goalies who doesn&rsquo;t wear a mask&hellip;Right winger Larry Mickey, recently acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers by the Buffalo Sabres, is the fourth member of the Sabres who formerly played with Buffalo Bisons of the American League&hellip;The others are Roger Crozier, Mike Robitaille and Al Hamilton&hellip;Installation of escalators in the refurbished Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo has been completed and with the completion of the new dining rooms and private clubs, the total cost of the renovation of the 31-year-old building will be $8.2 millions&hellip;Wren Blair, Minnesota General Manager, has not been feeling well lately. He may have to undergo some lung surgery this winter&hellip;North Star fans were ecstatic when their heroes downed New York, 4-1, recently. It was the first Minnesota success with the Rangers in two years. The fans started rising with 30 seconds left to play and gave the players a rousing ovation long after the final horn&hellip;King Clancy, vice-president of the Toronto Maple Leafs, calls Minnesota to win the Western Division title. &ldquo;They have better balance than Chicago,&rdquo; Clancy stated&hellip;Torchy Schell, Leafs&rsquo; chief Western scout, is recuperating in hospital in Regina after suffering a minor heart attack&hellip;George Sage, popular president of the Providence Reds, is beaming these days. George was chairman of the United Fund of Southeastern New England and late gifts pushed the drive past its goal&hellip;Gary Dornhoefer remains the only forward from Philadelphia&rsquo;s 1967-68 NHL West Division pennant winners. Dornhoefer, who is approaching his 270th game as a Flyer, has seen action in more games than any other Philadelphia Flyer in history.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-02692/2832230-1-eng-US/f0004-022.jpg" title="f0004-02" width="262" height="457"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ned Harkness</b></figcaption></div><p>&bull; <b>CHICAGO&mdash;</b>THE HAWKS made a great comeback to tie Canadiens, 3-3, on Thanksgiving Day eve, in a game packed with thrills and excitement. The overflow Chicago crowd were treated to hockey at its best&hellip;Tickets are so hard to come by at the Chicago Stadium and interest is so keen here that the Black Hawks are showing all home games this season on the giant screens of three Chi cago theatres&hellip;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a brand new innovation and it will probably cost us a considerable amount of money, but we&rsquo;re going to stick with it right through the season,&rdquo; Bill Wirtz, Chicago&rsquo;s very capable president, told us. &ldquo;Close to 60 percent of the seats are sold when teams such as New York, Boston and Montreal play here, but of course we&rsquo;ve had a great deal less than that when some of the other clubs are scheduled. We&rsquo;ve had fewer than 100 people attend some games. But those in attendance seem to really enjoy the games on the giant screens and the instant replay of all the goals. Enthusiasm and interest appears to be mounting with each succeeding game,&rdquo; Wirtz advised&hellip;Tickets at the three theatres cost $5 for adults and $2.50 for children, which is an excellent way to keep NHL hockey available to the youngsters who are unable to purchase tickets at the Stadium and still wish to follow the Black Hawks&hellip;A bomb scare at O&rsquo;Hare International Airport here delayed Canadiens&rsquo; return flight to Montreal over three hours. It was a regularly scheduled Air Canada flight and the first such incident to confront the Canadiens&hellip;Center Bryan Campbell played his finest game yet for Chicago against the Canadiens. He seems to have the center spot on the line with Bobby Hull and Chico Maki nailed down. He scored a sensational 50-footer against Ken Dryden that caught Dryden leaning the wrong way&hellip;Dryden, incidentally, has collected two assists so far this season. All he needs is one more to tie Bernie Parent&rsquo;s record of three in one season&hellip;General Manager Tommy Ivan of the Hawks in currently in his 25th year in the NHL. It was the late Jack Adams who hired Tommy to coach Detroit at the start of the 1947-48 season. Ivan&rsquo;s teams at Detroit won three Stanley Cups and six straight NHL championships. He moved to Chicago as general manager in 1954-55&hellip;Billy Reay, the quiet-spoken Chicago coach, has a son playing for the University of Wisconsin. In fact Billy Reay Jr. scored his team&rsquo;s first goal of the season.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0004-03594/2832223-1-eng-US/f0004-032.jpg" title="f0004-03" width="268" height="380"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bryan Campbell</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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PASSING THE PUCK

<p><b>OFFICIAL NATIONAL HOCKEY WEEKLY</b></p><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, Montral, 107, P.Q.</p><p>Second class mail&mdash;Registration No. 1327</p><p><b>Printed in Canada</b></p><p><b>Vol. 25 MONTREAL, DECEMBER 10, 1971 No. 10</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

The Hockey News

<h2><b>Fans Should Support Team Right From Opening Game</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>B</span>eing a Buffalo Sabres&rsquo; season ticket holder, I was surprised at Mr. John Steinberg&rsquo;s comments in the Nov. 26th issue of Fan Forum to the effect that when the California Golden Seals begin to win, then he&rsquo;ll buy a season ticket to their games. If all the fans in the league were like that, hockey would be in trouble.</p><p>When a National Hockey League franchise was awarded to Buffalo, we got season tickets as soon as they were available. So, come to Buffalo and see a great hockey town. But don&rsquo;t expect to see a game because the Auditorium only holds 15,500 fans. We didn&rsquo;t expect an instant winner, but &ldquo;Punch&rdquo; will bring us one soon enough!</p><p><b>DICK EVEN,</b><br><b>Buffalo, N.Y.</b></p><h2><b>Seals&rsquo; Rookie Meloche Played Well In Defeat</b></h2><p>I just got home from seeing the New York Rangers play the California Golden Seals at Madison Square Garden in a game where the Rangers bombed the Seals 12-1 and I would like to write in defense of the Seals&rsquo; rookie goaltender Gilles Meloche, who gave up nine of the New York scores.</p><p>Gilles left the game in tears and probably blamed the loss on himself. It&rsquo;s the other way around, though. Meloche was the only one playing hockey for the Seals club and if it had not been for him the Rangers could have. easily scored as many as 16 or 17 goals. He made some tremendous saves.</p><p>Also, if his defense had given him a little support, the final score could easily have been 3-1 or 4-1. I just want Gilles Meloche to know that he has one New York fan on his side&mdash;keep up the good work.</p><p><b>ROBERT KNAUS,</b><br><b>Union, N.J.</b></p><h2><b>Young Leaf Rearguards Victim Of Circumstance</b></h2><p>The young defensive corps of the Toronto Maple Leafs has received a great deal of criticism for their lack of development over the past three years, and I think it is unfair.</p><p>If each one of these young rearguards had been put in with a solid, established defense when they started their careers rather than being thrown in together, they would probably be stars today. Good examples of this are Keith Magnuson of the Chicago Black Hawks, Rick Smith of Boston or Guy Lapointe of the Montreal Canadiens.</p><p>Hockey experts say &ldquo;play against the best and you become the best&rdquo;. I feel it should be &ldquo;play with the best and you become the best.&rdquo;</p><p><b>JOCK CULLUM,</b><br><b>Toronto, Ont.</b></p><h2><b>Stars, Not Penguins Hockey&rsquo;s Tough Team</b></h2><p>Dewane Dechaney (Fan Forum Nov. 19th) may think that the Pittsburgh Penguins have the roughest team in the NHL, but everyone of us Minnesota fans know the Stars are the toughest and the best hockey team anywhere.</p><p>Everytime the North Stars play the Penguins we win the game and we also win the fights. We have the roughest and toughest player to ever play hockey in our captain Ted Harris. Ted is not the type that looks for fights but when one comes he&rsquo;ll beat anyone.</p><p><b>DAVE JOHNSON</b><br><b>North St. Paul, Minn.</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/f0005-01694/2832316-1-eng-US/f0005-012.jpg"></div><p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>topping a low, hard shot on the corner is the toughest save in the game. We make Sherwood goal sticks light and strong&hellip;to make tough saves easier.</p><p>Our Pattern Made Pro sticks are designed to the individual specifications of National Hockey League goalies. Pros like Bernie Parent trust Sherwood to stop the hardest shots in hockey.</p><p>We design the P.M.P.&trade; blade to fit any pro&rsquo;s style. The lightweight laminated handle is pinned for extra strength and durability. Exclusive Tex & Wrap&trade; construction fuses a solid sheet of glasfibre along the full blade length and further strengthens the throat area by wrapping glasfibre tape from mid-blade to 10&rdquo; up the handle.</p><p>For all their strength and reliability, Sherwood goal sticks are light, agile performers.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Stick Save

<div class="byline">BY DONALD BERNS</div><p>ST. LOUIS&mdash;</p><p>Billy McCreary had such a rugged introduction to coaching in the National Hockey League that his first couple of victories were very, very sweet when they finally came.</p><p>McCreary was enjoying minor-league prosperity with the Denver Spurs at the beginning of the season. His team was 7-1 before some of the other teams in the Western Hockey League had settled their lines.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-01770/2832354-1-eng-US/f0006-012.jpg" title="f0006-01" width="265" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim McLeod</b></figcaption></div><p>But the Spurs&rsquo; parent club, the St. Louis Blues, were 3-6, and the decision was made to try a coaching change. Sid Abel was moved out and up to the general manager&rsquo;s job, and McCreary was summoned from Denver to regenerate some fighting spirit in the slipping and sumping Blues.</p><p>McCreary tore into the new challenge but after a few games he probably wished he was back in Denver. The Blues were beaten, 5-1, in McCreary&rsquo;s first game against the Canadiens in the Montreal Forum, and defenseman Jim Roberts suffered a knee injury and joined another defenseman, Bob Plager, on the sidelines.</p><p>&ldquo;This will take time,&rdquo; McCreary said after his big-league coaching debut. &ldquo;Rome wasn&rsquo;t built in a day either.&rdquo;</p><p>But the Blues were bombed, 61, by the Boston Bruins in their next game, and McCreary began growing impatient.</p><p>&ldquo;This team has lost its life and desire,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to have to get that back before we go anywhere.&rdquo;</p><p>The Blues lost their first four games under McCreary by scoring four goals and allowing 20. They dropped to 3-10-1, and changes were already being made. Floyd Thomson, Curt Bennett, Gary Veneruzzo and Billy Plager were called from the minor leagues. The Blues shipped out Brit Selby, John Arbour, Jim Shires and Bill Sutherland. Plager and Roberts forgot their ailments and laced on their skates.</p><p>&ldquo;Maybe we can get back to the fundamentals and dedication this team was founded on,&rdquo; McCreary said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got to get back to positional play. They&rsquo;re playing as individuals&mdash;skating around like wild animals and taking each obstacle as they come to it rather than having a purpose.&rdquo;</p><p>But all bad things come to an end. In McCreary&rsquo;s fifth game and Jim McLeod&rsquo;s first start in an NHL goalmouth, the Blues roared past the California Golden Seals, 5-1.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s only one game, but it&rsquo;s a start,&rdquo; McCreary said. &ldquo;We are a team without super stars, but, if we work together, we can beat anyone.&rdquo;</p><p>The changes in the team&rsquo;s makeup, however, were not finished, because the Blues then pulled a major trade. With Noel Picard out of action indefinitely with a severe foot fracture suffered in a horseback-riding mishap the Blues dealt Gene Carr, Jim Lorentz and Wayne Connelly to the New York Rangers for Jack Egers, Andre Dupont and Mike Murphy.</p><p>With the newcomers in the lineup they tied Detroit at home and the Canadiens in Montreal and beat the Penguins in Pittsburgh. McLeod was in goal for every game, Gary Sabourin regained his scoring touch with a goal in each game, and suddenly the Blues had a four-game unbeaten string before losing to the Bruins in Boston.</p><p>McCreary had shaken the nightmare of the first four games as coach and could start resting more comfortably at night.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to be a long haul trying to overcome such a slow start,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We can&rsquo;t let the other Western Division teams get any further ahead of us. Second place isn&rsquo;t out of sight, if we can get together and get rolling.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-02629/2832347-1-eng-US/f0006-022.jpg" title="f0006-02" width="554" height="827"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILL MCCREARY&hellip;It&rsquo;ll Take Time</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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McCreary Had To Put Life, Desire Back In Blues

<p><b>(Standings on Fri. Nov. 26)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-03473/2832392-1-eng-US/f0006-032.jpg" title="f0006-03" width="578" height="230"></div><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0006-04334/2832385-1-eng-US/f0006-042.jpg" title="f0006-04" width="580" height="378"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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ONTARIO SENIOR LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY HAL SIGURDSON</div><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>D</span>ave Balon and Wayne Connelly have been impressive, but even the presence of the two newest Vancouver Canucks in the lineup has been unable to halt the club&rsquo;s current skid in the NHL&rsquo;s East Division.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-01722/2832423-1-eng-US/f0007-012.jpg" title="f0007-01" width="255" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Dale Tallon</b></figcaption></div><p>Coach Hal Laycoe had Balon and Connelly flanking diminutive center Andre Boudrias and the trio combined to form Vancouver&rsquo;s most effective line. Nevertheless, it was unable to bring the Canucks out of a slide that has seen them gain only two ties in their last eight games.</p><p>Putting those three together was no accident on Laycoe&rsquo;s part. For the first three months of the 1967-68 season they played together in Minnesota and formed the then first-year North Stars&rsquo; most effective attacking unit.</p><p>&ldquo;They broke us up to try and spread the scoring around,&rdquo; Boudrias racalled recently.</p><p>Yes, he added, he enjoyed being reunited with his old teammates.</p><p>That year all three had reasonably satisfactory seasons. Balon had 15 goals and 32 assists, Boudrias 18 goals and 35 assists and Connelly 35 goals and 21 assists.</p><p>But while Connelly and Balon were off to good stars with their new team, Ron Stewart, the third player Vancouver acquired from New York in the deal that sent Gary Doak and Jim Wiste to the Rangers, couldn&rsquo;t have had a worse one.</p><p>The veteran&rsquo;s debut with Vancouver lasted just one game and half a period.</p><p>Stewart joined the Canucks in Chicago and Laycoe immediately put him to work killing penalties and spotting him on right wing.</p><p>The next night the club played in Boston and midway through the first period Vancouver defenseman Barry Wilkins wound up to drive the puck out of his own end while killing a penalty.</p><p>Boston&rsquo;s Bobby Orr deflected the blazing shot into the Vancouver bench and the puck struck Stewart on the side of the face. The impact fractured the 20-year veteran&rsquo;s upper jaw.</p><p>Vancouver General Manager Bud Poile made the deal in the first place because of the Canucks&rsquo; lack of scoring power. After 22 games last season the Canucks had scored 69 goals, an impressive total for a first year team. This year after 22 games the Canucks have scored only 50 times and the club has been shut out five times.</p><p>The lack of scoring was most apparent in the standings. A year ago at this time, the Canucks had 21 points. This year the total is only 14, a 33 per cent drop in effeciency. Laycoe was also trying to correct the scoring deficiency. He moved Dale Tallon, his high scoring sophomore defensemen, up to the forward lines. Like Balon and Connelly, Tallon has looked impressive as a forward. But also like the others he wasn&rsquo;t scoring despite several close calls. In a further attempt to bolster the scoring punch, center Fred Speck was recalled from Seattle and inserted into the regular lineup.</p><p>But with four new faces in the lineup, others had to go and unfortunately for the Canucks two of those players were lost via the waiver route.</p><p>Center Mike Corrigan was claimed by the Los Angeles Kings. Detroit Red Wings grabbed left winger Danny Johnson.</p><p>&ldquo;I hated to lose them,&rdquo; Poile said later. &ldquo;Two or three weeks in the minors might have got them going again and we could have brought them right back up. But that&rsquo;s what the waiver rule is all about. It&rsquo;s designed to keep guys who can play there in the NHL, but it sure makes it tough on a general manager trying to build an organization.</p><p>&ldquo;I tried to make trades for both of them, but I just couldn&rsquo;t do it. Obviously we couldn&rsquo;t afford to keep 23 or 24 players on our payroll.&rdquo;</p><p>However, the Canucks were able to send center Bobby Lalonde to the minors since, as a rookie, it wasn&rsquo;t necessary to place him on waivers first. Lalonde went to Rochester of the American League and celebrated by scoring a goal.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Canucks Get New Life From An Old Line

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0007-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0007-02644/2832454-1-eng-US/f0007-022.jpg"></div><h2><b>Fake Your Way Through</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>M</span>ake them think you&rsquo;re going one way, then go the other. That&rsquo;s the art of stickhanding. Don&rsquo;t forget, you have the initiative; you know what you&rsquo;re going to do&mdash;your opponent doesn&rsquo;t.</p><p>No one can teach you to fake. You can learn to pit your reflexes against the defence, but will just have to develop the skills yourself. Develop all the little moves. Be able to cut as sharply left as right. Be able to stop as well on one foot as the other. Learn to fake a move to the left, but actually go right.</p><p>Don&rsquo;t forget other teams will have a &ldquo;book&rdquo; on you. If you always go right around an opponent, they&rsquo;ll know it. If moves one way are slower than to the other, they&rsquo;ll soon know that, too.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey for Kids

<div class="byline">&#x2014;By Bill Libby</div><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-01756/2832492-1-eng-US/f0008-012.jpg" title="f0008-01" width="284" height="363"></div><h2><i><b>Shadowed Super Star</b></i></h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>I</span>N HOCKEY, BOBBY ORR</b> overshadows all defensemen and most players. In New York, Brad Park overshadows his fellow defensemen and most of the Rangers. Both are young and apt to cast long shadows for a long time. Orr is not only extraordinarily skillful, but flashy and the symbol for the modern rushing, scoring defenseman. Park, though a bit more defensive-minded, is cut from the same offensive-styled cloth. The Rangers have another defenseman, Jim Neilson, who scores a lot. He is an Eskimo Indian and so stands out from hockey&rsquo;s herd. And a third regular defenseman, Dale Rolfe, is called &ldquo;Reindeer,&rdquo; because he looks like one. Which leaves the fourth defenseman, Rod Seiling, little of the spotlight. He is not a swift-skating, puck-carring, high-scoring performer who rushes from the rear.</p><p>&ldquo;All he is.&rdquo; says Emile Francis, &ldquo;is one helluva hockey player.&rdquo; The manager and coach of the New York entry says, &ldquo;Seiling is a defensive defenseman and there aren&rsquo;t many like that around any more. You could count the number of mistakes he makes in a given game on the fingers of one hand if you didn&rsquo;t have any hands. The answer is zero. He probably is our most consistent player. And maybe the most underrated player in all of hockey.&rdquo; He is at least is one of the two most underrated defensemen in hockey, the other being Chicago&rsquo;s big Bill White. Neither is a hitter or a big goal-getter, hence neither is much publicized or much honored. In hockey, defense should be a defenseman&rsquo;s first concern, but unless he belts people openly in a showy way and usually until he has a big year on offense he will be overlooked by most of the &ldquo;experts.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-02667/2832485-1-eng-US/f0008-022.jpg" title="f0008-02" width="586" height="1007"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>ROD SEILING&hellip;Efforts Underrated</b></figcaption></div><p>&ldquo;You have to call attention to yourself in some way, usually by scoring, and I don&rsquo;t do much of that,&rdquo; Seiling smiles wisfully. &ldquo;As long as the bosses and the coach and my teammates know and appreciate the job I do, I&rsquo;m not going to complain. Oh, I&rsquo;d like a little more personal glory. I have an ego like anyone else. I like money like anyone else. The guys who draw the attention do better financially. But I can&rsquo;t change my style. I do best when I&rsquo;m playing defense. I think that&rsquo;s what a defenseman should do best, anyway. And when you have guys on your side like Brad who can play offense as well as defense, you have to try to complement them as best you can.</p><p>&ldquo;Actually, I played mv early hockey career as <i>a</i> forward. And 1 ve played some forward with Rangers. But Emile thinks I&rsquo;m best playing defense and I decided sometime ago that a man should stick to what he does best and not try to do what he doesn&rsquo;t do well. I&rsquo;m not a bad skater and I have a fair shot, but I don&rsquo;t think Emile thinks so. He screams bloody murder when I wander up ice very far from the net. So I don&rsquo;t go much further than the blueline. And I get as much satisfaction out of stopping a goal as another player does out of scoring one.&rdquo;</p><p>&ldquo;If I&rsquo;d had a guy like him playing in front of me, I&rsquo;d still be playing in the NHL, grins ex-goaltender Francis, who tended nets 14 years as a pro, but only six seasons in the majors Now he directs the Rangers, having rescued them from many years of mediocrity. Through the first part of the current campaign, the Rangers seemed to have matured finally and they may be verging on greatness. They lack a super-scorer, but have a number of skilled playmakers and good shooters, probably have the best passing team in the game and have a fine defense with great goaling and fine defensemen.</p><h2><i><b>Teamwork Counts Most</b></i></h2><p><b>THE 23-YEAR-OLD PARK,</b> boyish and brilliant, is considered the key. After a remarkable rookie year, he is supposed to have had a disappointing sophomore season, but he smiles and says, &ldquo;I was put down, only because my scoring went down. My play kept improving and is still improving. I have a lot to learn, but I mi learning. My attitude has gotten better. I&rsquo;ve settled down. I&rsquo;ve been married more than a year now. I&rsquo;ve gained respect for Francis after our first salary squabble when I thought he was a so-and-so. The big town and the bright lights don&rsquo;t dazzle me any more. And after a couple of near-misses. I&rsquo;m really hungry to help this team to the top. And we are a team.</p><p>The defense unit is a team within a team. Park is the leader at the tender age of 23. Ab DeMarco, a hard-hitting rookie spare, is the kid at 22. Rolfe is the old pro at 31. Neilson is 30. As for Seiling at 27, Larry Mann, the actor from Canada, who knows his hockey, says, &ldquo;Seiling is the rock,&rdquo; and he is right. A six-foot. 180-pounder who seems slim and does not slam opposition, Seiling stands his ground like Gibraltar, doing an errorless job of frustrating foes with slick sureness game after game.</p><p>Seiling from Elmira, Ontario, wasn&rsquo;t taken seriously for awhile. Toronto turned him pro and let him get away to New York. Rangers let him go to St. Louis in the expansion draft but re-acquired him the same day in exchange for Gary Sabourin, Bob Plager, Tim Ecclestone and Gord Kannegiesser. The first six seasons of his pro career, he was bouneed up and down, majors and minors, but now, in his fifth straight season up top, he seems All Star stuff.</p><p>He and his wife, Sharon, have two sons, Michael. 6, and Brad, 1. A serious sort, Rod has a college degree in economics, but a contrary hankering to buy and settle down to a farm. &ldquo;After being a hockey player, it&rsquo;d be hard for me to begin punching a clock and keeping office hours,&rdquo; he explains. &ldquo;Farming is hard work, but it has its advantages. If you don&rsquo;t make the right moves, the cows don&rsquo;t complain.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Hockey Ad Lib

<div class="byline">BY JOHN PORTER</div><p>OAKLAND&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;Ladies and gentlemen&rdquo; crackled the voice over the plane&rsquo;s intercom, &ldquo;we have aboard this flight the California Golden Seals.&rdquo;</p><p>The stewardess in first class must have been a cheerleader in her high school days. &ldquo;Hurray.&rsquo;&rdquo; she yelled as she jumped in the air to lead a phantom rooting section.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0008-03550/2832523-1-eng-US/f0008-032.jpg" title="f0008-03" width="278" height="526"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ivan Boldirev</b></figcaption></div><p>Maybe she didn&rsquo;t hear the radio or TV. She probably didn&rsquo;t see the Monday morning sports section or she wouldn&rsquo;ve known better.</p><p>The Seals were far from celebrating as their plane mercifully rushed them home after their marathon losing trip through the East. In 11 nights the club foraged through seven rinks and came up with one win.</p><p>&ldquo;In all my years of coaching&hellip;&rdquo; said Vic Stasiuk. His voice trailed off and he never completed the thought. You couldn&rsquo;t blame him after what happened the night before in Madison Square Garden.</p><p>Now the plane was carrying what was left of the Seals&rsquo; pride away from a 12-1 laugh at National Hockey League parity.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve played worse games than that,&rdquo; said Seals&rsquo; captain Carol Vadnais, &ldquo;but never have I had six goals against. You think it was the fault of the defense?</p><p>&ldquo;Hey, the puck was in our end all night. How about some forechecking? If they have three forwards in front of the net, what am I supposed to do? I take the one in front out. They take the shot and there&rsquo;s the rebound for the other one.&rdquo;</p><p>In addition to coming back with a win, the Seals had a new center in Ivan Boldirev, obtained from Boston for Chris Oddliefson and a minor leaguer to be named at the end of the season.</p><p>Boldirev scored a power play goal in each of his first two games with the Golden Ones and showed moves down center that the club lacked before.</p><p>&ldquo;Did you see the way he hit and passed?&rdquo; said goalie Gilles Meloche after the 7-5 win in Buffalo. &ldquo;He won five face-offs in a row. He&rsquo;s going to be good for us.&rdquo;</p><p>General manager Garry Young had been trying for a long time to get Ivan.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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‘Bad Trip’ Ended, Seals Bounce Back To Topple Sabres

<div class="byline">BY ED CONRAD</div><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;</p><p>Move over, Bobby Orr, there&rsquo;s another 20-goal scorer among NHL defensemen.</p><p>His name&rsquo;s Ed Van Impe but, unlike you, it took him a long time to reach that category. Some guys, like you, do it in a single season, but it has taken Ed more than five full seasons and 350 games.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m just not a goal scorer,&rdquo;he has explained time after time. &ldquo;My job&rsquo;s to stop goals from being scored, not score myself.&rdquo;</p><p>Van Impe certainly adherred to that principal the past 2&frac12; seasons, during which time he hadn&rsquo;t turned on the red light even once. He must&rsquo;ve felt he&rsquo;d never score another goal, perhaps snakebitten.</p><p>Finally, bowing to the time-honored theory that all good things come to those who wait long enough, the Flyer captain finally ended a famine of 177 games by scoring recently against Toronto. It was his first bulls-eye since he scored twice&mdash;would you believe that?&mdash;against the Boston Bruins back in February, 1969.</p><p>Although Ed has had his share of pleasurable moments in a long, dedicated and fulfilling professional career, his streak-ending goal against the Leafs at the Spectrum will long remain one of his proudest moments.</p><p>You see, Ed was unappreciated by Flyer fans for a considerable length of time. Bare mention of his name on the PA system, or his touch of the puck, and the fans were on his back.</p><p>Van Impe heard the jeers, all right, and down deep they affected him, as they would anyone. His only comment was that the fans, who pay to see the game, are entitled to their opinion. He kept hanging in there, shrugging off the criticism and playing his steady, gutsy type of game.</p><p>The booing ended somewhere along the line, quite probably the night he dropped in front of a shot by Wayne Muloin and was struck in the face by a puck at point-blank range. Van Impe lost teeth, had his tongue and lips sewed up and suffered other cuts and bruises.</p><p>Then, again, perhaps Van Impe won a lot of fans over when he was back on the ice shortly afterward. The same situation developed, and he unhesitatingly dropped to the ice to block a shot with his body, and threaten further injury to his face. Fans actually gasped.</p><p>Last season there were few boos because of it. Van Impe had earned the fans&rsquo; respect and, in turn, they weren&rsquo;t overly critical of his particular style of play. They actually didn&rsquo;t give a damn if he ever scored another goal, just so he was making a contribution to the success of the Flyers as a team.</p><p>That&rsquo;s why the red light signifying his goal against the Leafs met with a thunderous cheer. And that&rsquo;s why, when he skated off the ice afterward, the fans started a loud chant of, &ldquo;We Want Ed.&rdquo; Thousands pitched in.</p><p>It was about as far back as a guy could come, from raspberries to roses.</p><p>No wonder, unlike Bobby Orr&rsquo;s scoring knack, Ed Van Impe&rsquo;s single goal ws something very special indeed.</p><h2><b>MICHIGAN JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 22)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-02677/2832561-1-eng-US/f0009-022.jpg" title="f0009-02" width="588" height="181"></div><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-03564/2832554-1-eng-US/f0009-032.jpg" title="f0009-03" width="589" height="231"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Goal Storing Not His Job Says Van Impe After Tally

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0009-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0009-01735/2832592-1-eng-US/f0009-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>AB De MARCO&hellip;New York Rangers</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><b><span>L</span>ike father like son is a sports phrase not too often applied to the game of hockey. But it has happened as in the case of big Ab DeMarco, Jr. the freshman defenseman of the New York Rangers. The younger DeMarco is following in the footsteps of his illustrious father, who played with the same Rangers back in the 1940&rsquo;s as a forward. The present DeMarco is a six-foot, 170-pounder from North Bay, Ont., who fashioned 17 goals and 26 assists for 43 points with both the Rangers and Omaha last season indicating the rookie likes to handle the puck. Offensive defensemen are hard to come by these days and New York is hanging on to such a prize youngster for the future.</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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MEET THE ROOKIES

<p>Following are the latest player movements in hockey:</p><h2>NATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><p>ST. LOUIS&mdash;<b>Brian Lavender</b>, forward, recalled from Denver of WHL. <b>Larry Hornung</b>, defenseman. recalled from Kansas City of CHL. <b>Gordon Kannegiesser</b>, defenseman, recalled from Denver of WHL and later returned. <b>Bernie Blanchette</b>, forward, assigned to Kansas City.</p><p>DETROIT&mdash;<b>Danny Johnson</b>, forward, claimed on waivers from Vancouver. <b>Doug Volmar</b>, forward, recalled from Tidewater of AHL. <b>Bob Cook</b>, forward, purchased from Vancouver and assigned to Fort Worth of CHL. <b>Ralph Stewart</b>, forward, secured from Vancouver on loan and assigned to Tidewater. <b>Bill Sutherland</b>, forward, sent to Tidewater.</p><p>CALIFORNIA&mdash;<b>Don O&rsquo;Donoghue</b>, forward, assigned to Baltimore of AHL.</p><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;<b>Duane Rupp</b>, defenseman, and <b>Wally Boyer</b>, forward, recalled from Hershey for one game and returned to AHL club. <b>Robin Burns</b>, forward, returned to Hershey. <b>John Stewart</b>, forward, recalled from Hershey.</p><p>VANCOUVER&mdash;<b>Fred Speck</b>, forward, recalled from Seattle of WHL.</p><p>BUFFALO&mdash;<b>Craig Ramsey</b>, forward, recalled from Cincinnati of AHL. <b>Floyd Smith</b>, forward, assigned to Cincinnati.</p><p>PHILADELPHIA&mdash;<b>Glenn Irwin</b>, defenseman, recalled from Richmond and assigned to San Diego of WHL for three weeks due to injuries on Gulls.</p><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;<b>Mike Corrigan</b>, forward, claimed on waivers from Vancouver. <b>Jim Stanfield</b>, forward, returned to Springfield of AHL.</p><p>MINNESOTA&mdash;<b>Bill Heindl</b>, forward, recalled from Cleveland of AHL.</p><h2>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h2><p>TIDEWATER&mdash;<b>Dave Ferguson, Craig Reichmuth</b> and <b>Jim Schraefel</b>, forwards, assigned to Fort Worth of CHL. <b>Bob Dillabough</b>, forward, handed outright release.</p><p>BALTIMORE&mdash;<b>Murray Flegel</b>, defenseman. returned to Montreal of NHL for reassignment. <b>Ray Martynuik, goalkeeper</b> and <b>Hartland Monahan</b>, forward, assigned to Columbus of IHL.</p><p>BOSTON&mdash;<b>Bob Kelly</b>, forward. sent to Des Moines of IHL.</p><h2>WESTERN LEAGUE</h2><p>SALT LAKE&mdash;<b>Bob Ellett</b> and <b>Jerry Mazur</b>, forwards, placed on waivers. Mazur returned to Dayton of IHL. <b>Francois Lacombe</b>, defenseman, sent to Tidewater of AHL. <b>Dave Haley</b>, defenseman, signed to pro contract after 5-game tryout.</p><p>SEATTLE&mdash;<b>Murray Flegel</b>, defenseman, and Ross Butler, forward, secured from Montreal of NHL. <b>Dave Woodley</b>, defenseman, claimed on waivers from Portland of WHL. <b>Dave Dunn</b>, and <b>Tom Reilly</b>, defenseman, returned to Rochester of AHL.</p><h2>CENTRAL LEAGUE</h2><p>KANSAS CITY&mdash;<b>Bernie</b> Doan, defenseman, sent to Toledo of IHL. <b>Jim Collins</b>, defenseman, sent to Columbus of IHL.</p><p>OKLAHOMA CITY&mdash;<b>Hugh Harvey</b>, forward, sent to Dayton of IHL.</p><p>FORT WORTH&mdash;<b>Brian McCutcheon</b>, forward, sent to Port Huron of IHL.</p><h2>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</h2><p>DES MOINES&mdash;<b>Brent Taylor</b> and <b>Doug Bentley Jr</b>., forward. released.</p><h2>EASTERN LEAGUE</h2><p>NEW HAVEN&mdash;<b>Billy Smith</b>, forward, sold to Sun Coast of EHL. <b>Marty Desmarais</b>, forward, claimed on waivers from Muskegon of IHL.</p><p>JACKSONVILLE&mdash;<b>Randy Prior</b>, forward, released.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Movements of Players

<div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0010-02656/2832678-1-eng-US/f0010-022.jpg" title="f0010-02" width="362" height="591"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JACQUES PIANTE</b></figcaption></div><p class="dropcap"><span>S</span>ince 1955 I have been working to find a mask that could combine: protection, good visibility and lightness. I was never completely satisfied until I found the &ldquo;FUTURAMIC&rdquo; model last year&hellip;with the stream lines to deflect pucks easier.</p><p>I am now offering you this same &ldquo;FUTURAMIC&rdquo; mask that I, and many of the best goalies in the world use.</p><p>I have so much confidence in them, that I will replace each one that might break under normal use. Furthermore, an insurance company has insured each mask for ONE MILLION dollars, against bodily damages. No company would have done so, if they didn&rsquo;t have faith in my mask.</p><p>You should find them in your local sport stores. If not, write me at: 1259 Didace street, Magog, P.Q., Canada and will gladly send you some literature. The masks sell from $12.00 to $22.50 in Canada. (Two dollars more in the United States and Europe).</p><p><b>FIBROSPORT INC.</b></p><p>JACQUES PLANTE</p><p>PRESIDENT<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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MILLION DOLLAR MASK

<div class="byline">&#x2014;BERRY</div><p>DETROIT&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>R</span>ed Wing owner Bruce Norris helped his good friend, Charlie Finley, get into the NHL but some ill feeling is brewing between the teams on the executive level.</p><p>The Seals are claiming Detroit sent them damaged merchandise when they traded Tom Webster to California for Ron Stackhouse. Seals general manager Gary Young was quoted as saying &ldquo;The Wings pulled a Chicago on us.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-02685/2832740-1-eng-US/f0011-022.jpg" title="f0011-02" width="275" height="422"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tom Webster</b></figcaption></div><p>That was a reference to the swap in which goalies Gerry Desjardins and Gary Smith were the principals. Desjardins&rsquo; arm, fractured last season, hadn&rsquo;t mended properly and the Black Hawks wound up giving California young Gilles Meloche instead.</p><p>The Seals have claimed that W&rsquo;ebster has a congenital back condition and now they want Tim Ecclestone in place of Webster.</p><p>Red Wing GM Ned Harkness said he didn&rsquo;t know of any back condition, that the Red Wing doctors didn&rsquo;t know of any and that &ldquo;we dealt in good faith&hellip;if that&rsquo;s the case, then we should get Roger Crozier back from Buffalo because that&rsquo;s where we got Webster.&rdquo;</p><p>Harkness said it &ldquo;hurts&rdquo; him that the Wings are being accused of shady dealing. &ldquo;The Red Wings have a proud history of fair dealing and honesty and then to have someone like this come along and say we pulled a fast one.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Wings Deny Shady Deal With Seals

<div class="byline">BY JACK BERRY</div><p>DETROIT&mdash;</p><p>Well, by golly, that skating and checking does work.</p><p>Johnny Wilson&rsquo;s Red Wings are proving it and while the club&rsquo;s four-game unbeaten streak at the beginning of its recent coast-to-coast journey was the kind New York or Montreal would toss back as being undernourished, it was what Wilson ordered for Detroit.</p><p>In it the Red Wings proved to themselves that they can indeed play tight hockey, something that was beginning to be in considerable doubt among the remaining faithful.</p><p>True. Detroit did not play the National Hockey League&rsquo;s toughest teams. Aside from Minnesota&mdash;which they beat, 2-1&mdash;they played teams that are more on their level&hellip;Buffalo, Vancouver, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and the like.</p><p>But, to steal that electrical company&rsquo;s slogan, progress was their most important product.</p><p>Look at the figures. In the club&rsquo;s 11 games before Wilson took over, Detroit had a 4.18 goals against average. In nine games under Wilson it was 2.88, nearly a goal-and-a-half lower and it posted a 2-3-4 won-lost-tied mark.</p><p>The defensive statistics are even better leaving out the first two games under Wilson, the first a 6-1 loss at Toronto before he had a chance to work with the team and then a 4-4 tie at Buffalo after he&rsquo;d had only two practices.</p><p>In the seven games following that, no one scored more than three goals on the Wings. As a matter of fact, Detroit gave up just 16 goals in the seven games for a 2.28 goals against mark.</p><p>The statistics translate into points and the Wings climbed out of the East Division cellar for just about the first time this season.</p><p>And the improvement was evident on the ice. Forwards wheeled and backchecked. Attacking, they had definite patterns, getting the puck into the slot.</p><p>After watching the helter-skelter play of the past season, you almost had to rub your eyes to believe what was happening.</p><p>Bit by bit, the Wings moved up the ladder of the NHL statistical sheet and by Thanksgiving, Detroit was 10th among the 14 clubs defensively. Again, that wouldn&rsquo;t cause dancing in the streets of the Vezina Trophy challengers, but it&rsquo;s a step on the way back to respectability.</p><p>There hasn&rsquo;t been any one figure responsible&mdash;other than Wilson. Trite as it sounds, it has been a team effort.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0011-01744/2832709-1-eng-US/f0011-012.jpg" title="f0011-01" width="557" height="540"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>AL KARLANDER&hellip;Wins Plaudits</b></figcaption></div><p>Wilson has had special commendation, though, for left wing Nick Libett, right wings Mickey Redmond and Leon Rochefort and handyman Al Karlander among the forwards.</p><p>Left wing has not been a strong position for Detroit for many years. It seems that even going back to the closing of the Jack Adams era that Detroit would go to the summer meetings in search of a left wing.</p><p>Libett had been something of a disappointment. At 6-1 and 180 pounds he has fine size but he didn&rsquo;t use it consistently.</p><p>He wasn&rsquo;t expected to be a super scorer but even in these days of expansion hockey his best output in 3&frac12; NHL seasons was 20 goals in 1969-70 when Detroit finished third&hellip;and his 20th was an empty-netter in that season-ending debacle in New York when the Rangers had to score goals to get in the playoffs so they pulled their goalie early.</p><p>Libett has had a problem of giving up the puck in his own end with poor passes but he seems to be working out of that under Wilson.</p><p>Rochefort, a much-traveled forward&mdash;this is his ninth pro team in 13 seasons, has done his job quietly and efficiently and both he and Redmond have scored some important goals.</p><p>Both scored after the Canucks took a 2-2 tie at Vancouver and it was an important point for the Wings, guaranteeing them at least a. 500 record for their seven game trip, their longest of the season.</p><p>Redmond also scored the tying goal in a 2-2 draw at St. Louis with just over two minutes remaining in the game.</p><p>Karlander&rsquo;s strong suit has Deen his checking and the ability to go on cold and do a good job. The former Michigan Tech AllAmerican has a trick to keep his legs ready&mdash;he rubs them with a hot liniment before the game.</p><p>Karlander is a player after Wilson&rsquo;s heart Wilson won his way into the NHL by checking persistently and always being ready&mdash;he wasn&rsquo;t a big scorer. A prolific scorer at Michigan Tech and 20-goal sniper in 48 games at Fort Worth last season, Karlander doesn&rsquo;t get many scoring opportunities but the entire point of the Red Wing game is to prevent scores, not to play wide-open.</p><p>And it&rsquo;s working.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Wilson Making Progress As Red Wings Quit Cellar

<div class="byline">BY BILL LIBBY</div><p>LOS ANGELES&mdash;</p><p>The Los Angeles Kings have matched their worst get away ever with a 3-15-1 record through approximately the first fourth of the current campaign, duplicating their mark for the opening quarter of the 1969-70 season, when they wound up setting an NHL record with 52 losses. This is not their worst quarter ever, however, that coming in the third quarter of that campaign with a 1-16-2 mark.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0012-01722/2832771-1-eng-US/f0012-012.jpg" title="f0012-01" width="272" height="451"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bob Pulford</b></figcaption></div><p>The Kings changed coaches from Hal Laycoe to Johnny Wilson after 25 games that year and changed coaches from Larry Regan to Fred Glover after 10 games this year. Glover&rsquo;s team in Oakland last season surpassed the Kings&rsquo; one-year-old NHL record for losses with 53.</p><p>The Kings are in their fifth year as an NHL franchise and their best quarter by far was their first with a 10-6-3 mark. The following season they opened with 7-10-2. Then came the 3-15-1. Last season, they began 8-10-1, but fell of to 3-10-7 the second quarter, en route to a 25-40-3 season.</p><p>The saddest part of the Kings&rsquo; start this season was an 0-8-0 home log. Also sad was an 0-8-0 record against established foes. In their fifth season the original expansionists perhaps no longer should draw such distinctions. The Kings&rsquo; road record was 3-7-1 and their record against expansionsts also 3-7-1.</p><p>The club had two losing streaks of four games and one of seven.</p><p>The disappointment of owner Jack Kent Cooke and manager Regan was displayed in the coaching change, although by now it should be clear coaching cannot be held accountable for all this club&rsquo;s troubles. In his 10 games, Regan&rsquo;s Kings went 2-7-1, while, counting the 20th game of the season, 10 games for Glover produced a 2-8 mark.</p><p>Complaining, &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t fine a player for indifferent play any more because of league rules,&rdquo; Glover recently noted, &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to knock a few heads against a tew walls right now.&rdquo;</p><p>He suggested only three players&mdash;Ralph Backstrom Bob Pulford and Real Lemieux&mdash;were pulling their weight. After another loss, however, he doubled the number of the favored few, saying, &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t expect a halfdozen guys to do the job. The same ones are giving the big effort every night. The rest aren&rsquo;t.&rdquo; Even after the team finally won one, the coach said, &ldquo;There still isn&rsquo;t enough of an all-out effort by everyone.&rdquo;</p><p>However, is it lack of effort or ability?</p><p>The defense, which surrendered a poor average of 3.8 goals per game last season, gave up a worse 4.4 for the first fourth this season, but only shares responsibility with an offense which set a record for expansionists with 3.0 goals-per-game last season, has dropped to 2.0 this season.</p><p>Three times the Kings have been blanked, seven other times limited to one goal. The losses included scores of 7-1, 7-1, 8-1 and 11-2. The latter, in Boston in mid-November, was the most goals ever given up by the Kings in a game in their brief history.</p><p>All of the Kings&rsquo; points were recorded with backup goaler Gary Edwards in the nets. He had a 3-7-1 mark, the only shutout and a 3.63 goals-against average. New netminder Rog Vachon soon discovered a goaler is only as good as the help he gets with an 0-4-0 and 5.25 log. Departed Denis DeJordy went away at 0-5-0. Lack of checking by forwards has matched uneven play by defensemen.</p><p>Much of the offensive retrogression can be traced to the Bee Line, of Juha Widing, Bob Berry and Mike Byers, who produced 77 goals, averaging nearly 20 a quarter, last season, but only eight this quarter. Widing had four, Berry three and Byers just one and that in the first game. Promising Butch Goring also had just one, Backstrom, Lonsberry and Eddie Joyal three each, Bill Flett and Pulford four each an the surprising Lemieux five.</p><p>Since the schedule rose from 76 to 78 games, it is debatable if 19 or 20 games form a quarter and the Kings&rsquo; did return from a 1-50 road trip to win their 20th start, 3-1 from Detroit, for Vachon&rsquo;s first victory as a King and the Kings&rsquo; first victory at home, and possibly they will improve as the season progresses this time.</p><p>Young Paul Curtis was found not to have torn ligaments in his right knee as first announced, but he will be out awhile and Bill Mikkelson was called up to fill in. Jim Stanfield was sent back down. Curtis was hurt when tripped by Derek Sanderson&rsquo;s stick in Boston. An angry Glover called it &ldquo;deliberate.&rdquo; Sanderson admitted he meant to take Curtis down, but denied he wanted to injure him.</p><p>The Kings have been hurt enough in the first fourth of the current campaign to last them a full season.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Lowly Kings Match Worst First Quarter Ever

<p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p>Some 40 boys from all over North America had an experience last summer they are not likely to forget in a hurry.</p><p>They travelled to Finland accompanied by three top big time professional hockey players&mdash;Carl Brewer, Garry Unger and Jim McKenny.</p><p>The boys left New York last Aug. 9 and 10 hours later they were following Unger through the downtown streets of Helsinki.</p><p>After an introduction to Finnish life in the big city the group boarded their own chartered buses for the drive to Tampere, (Finland&rsquo;s second biggest city). Here they had their own hotel rooms right across the street from the beautiful Jaahovi ice palace where the next day they had their first practice session. Scrimmages were held daily with Finnish and North American boys playing with and against one another.</p><p>Many of the boys had never had the opportunity of &ldquo;going to sauna&rdquo; but that problem was overcome immediately* after practice when Brewer introduced a group of boys to this fabulous new experience. Among the activities engaged in, other than hockey, were swimming, water skiing, boat riding through Finland&rsquo;s gorgeous inland lakes, movies, sightseeing at the amusement park in Helsinki and visiting the Acquarium and Space Needle in Tampere.</p><p>Koho and Montreal manufacturers of world famous hockey sticks provided the boys with Tshirts and free sticks. Some of Europe&rsquo;s finest hockey instructors were on hand to teach them the fundamentals of skating, passing, checking and stick handling. Each boy had an average of 2&frac12; hours ice time per day after which time, organized tours were arranged or soccer games were played.</p><p>One weekend in Helsinki the group was fortunate enough to get tickets to the Olympic Stadium to see the European track and field championship. It was an indescribable thrill to see the excitement in the Stadium as a Finn won the 5,000 meter race. The boys also had a chance to watch Formula 1 automobile races. Ice time was also available for practice in Helsinki. Later, the boys returned to Tampere for a second week of hockey and good fun.</p><p>During the final week of the trip, the 10 oldest boys, accompanied by Unger, voyaged to Leningrad, Russia and visited among other things the Hermitage Museum, Petroverts, the Czars Summer Palace, Revolution Square, and the Battleship Aurora. Another group of boys travelled to a different part of the Soviet Union&mdash;Tallin Estonia. These boys boarded a Russian liner in Helsinki and made it their home for three days. The group that did not travel had a chance to camp out and live with a Finnish family&mdash;an unprecedented experience in anyone&rsquo;s life.</p><p>As the first successful season for the Scandinavian Summer Hockey Scools closed, Brewer and Unger already made plans to repeat the same program in July, 1972. However, next year it is going to be part of the Koho Overseas Hockey Operation and the boys will have a chance not only to experience the Finnish way of life but also to play 10 days of hockey in the world famous Alpine ski resort of Davos, Switzerland!</p><p>For the three week period next year the boys will be split into two groups; one spending 10 days in Forssa, Finland playing in the brand; one spending 10 days in Forssa, Finland playing in the brankd new Koho ice hockey arena while the other is spending 10 days practicing in Davos. At the end of the first period the boys in Finland will go south to Switzerland and the boys down south will fly north to Finland.</p><p>We were all looking forward to the thrills that 150 lucky North American boys will experience next summer playing hockey with Koho.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

North American Boys Get Thrill Touring Finland With Ice Stars

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0014-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-01710/2832938-1-eng-US/f0014-012.jpg"></div><h2><b>TOP 25 SCORERS</b></h2><p><b>(INCLUDING GAMES OF SUN. NOV. 28)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-02600/2832931-1-eng-US/f0014-022.jpg" title="f0014-02" width="1412" height="894"></div><h2><b>BOSTON Bruins</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-03462/2832924-1-eng-US/f0014-032.jpg" title="f0014-03" width="739" height="755"></div><h2><b>BUFFALO Sabres</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-04336/2832917-1-eng-US/f0014-042.jpg" title="f0014-04" width="742" height="776"></div><h2><b>CALIFORNIA Seals</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-05254/2832910-1-eng-US/f0014-052.jpg" title="f0014-05" width="750" height="810"></div><h2><b>CHICAGO Black Hawks</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-06213/2832903-1-eng-US/f0014-062.jpg" title="f0014-06" width="729" height="697"></div><h2><b>DETROIT Red Wings</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-07171/2832896-1-eng-US/f0014-072.jpg" title="f0014-07" width="742" height="850"></div><h2><b>LOS ANGELES Kings</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-08146/2832889-1-eng-US/f0014-082.jpg" title="f0014-08" width="729" height="752"></div><h2><b>MINNESOTA North Stars</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-09132/2832882-1-eng-US/f0014-092.jpg" title="f0014-09" width="739" height="724"></div><h2><b>MONTREAL Canadiens</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-10116/2832875-1-eng-US/f0014-102.jpg" title="f0014-10" width="736" height="693"></div><h2><b>NEW YORK Rangers</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-11105/2832868-1-eng-US/f0014-112.jpg" title="f0014-11" width="741" height="753"></div><h2><b>PHILADELPHIA Fivers</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1294/2832861-1-eng-US/f0014-122.jpg" title="f0014-12" width="745" height="757"></div><h2><b>PITTSBURGH Penguins</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1377/2832854-1-eng-US/f0014-132.jpg" title="f0014-13" width="736" height="903"></div><h2><b>ST. LOUIS Blues</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1458/2832847-1-eng-US/f0014-142.jpg" title="f0014-14" width="737" height="809"></div><h2><b>TORONTO Maple Leafs</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1549/2832840-1-eng-US/f0014-152.jpg" title="f0014-15" width="742" height="802"></div><h2><b>VANCOUVER Canucks</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1638/2832833-1-eng-US/f0014-162.jpg" title="f0014-16" width="738" height="775"></div><h2>NHL&rsquo;S EAST-WEST SCOREBORAD</h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0014-1736/2832826-1-eng-US/f0014-172.jpg" title="f0014-17" width="1453" height="267"></div><p><b>(Statistics include games of Sunday, Nov. 28)</b><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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PLAYERS SCORING—PENALTY RECORDS

<div class="byline">BY TOM MONAHAN</div><p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>n the middle of the month a dark menacing shadow cast an aura of gloom over the Bruins locker-room. The team was abreast of its 1970-71 pace but was in third place in the East Division race, seven points astern of the New York Rangers and four behind Montreal.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-01684/2832969-1-eng-US/f0015-012.jpg" title="f0015-01" width="271" height="438"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>John Bucyk</b></figcaption></div><p>Most discouraging, however, was an unfat hamoable lack of production by the Johnny Bucyk-Fred Stanfield&mdash;Johnny McKenzie combine.</p><p>The Chief had notched eight goals but Stanfield had but two and McKenzie with a single goal in 16 games was in a disasterous slump and hadn&rsquo;t found the net in 13 games.</p><p>Suddenly the spell broke, and now the sun is shining brightly and all is well with the world once more.</p><p>In the following week, Bucyk picked up a pair that proved winners over Chicago and St. Louis, Stanfield grabbed another and old &lsquo;pieface&rsquo; broke out with three in a row.</p><p>In the process the Bruins extended their winning streak to five in a row and cut the New York margin by four points and reduced the Montreal lead to two.</p><p>A year ago the scoring balance and aggressiveness of this unit was a key factor in the B&rsquo;s record-busting surge by following the pressure of the Cashman-Esposito-Hodge line with more pressure.</p><p>And the trio was vital to the most devastating power play in the league.</p><p>The sudden revitalization McKenzie now has all of the Bruins joking and laughing once again.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s Pie who makes us go,&rdquo; says Stanfield. &ldquo;When he&rsquo;s skating and busting down his wing on the breakway, I&rsquo;m skating. Chief is always there and we are working as a unit.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re okay now. We&rsquo;ll score more as we go along.&rdquo;</p><p>The 36-year-old Bucyk takes the turnabout phylosophically.</p><p>&ldquo;I knew we&rsquo;d get going.&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It was just a question of time. It wasn&rsquo;t easy going through that stretch but I have to give coach Tom Johnson the credit. He didn&rsquo;t break us up or make any change in the line to try to get things started. He was patient and now we&rsquo;re back in form.</p><p>&ldquo;You know we&rsquo;ve been playing together for five years. Guys get kind or close after that length of time. Not too many lines have stuck together that long.</p><p>&ldquo;We were pressing, sure, but now we&rsquo;re relaxed and the big thing to me is that we are passing the puck a lot better. That&rsquo;s the sign that the line is in high gear.&rdquo;</p><p>On a personal not&eacute;, Bucyk is just 27 goals shy of joining the select group of 400 goal scorers in the NHL.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d certainly like to get that this year,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;In fact I know I will now that we finally are clicking.&rdquo;</p><p>Two other bright spots in the Bruins hot streak have been Mike Walton and Reggie Leach.</p><p>Walton upped his goal production to seven and is starting to show the 30-goal promise that influenced the Bruins to acquire him from Toronto by way of Philadelphia late last season.</p><p>While Johnson isn&rsquo;t planning any change in his lines to make more use of Mike and Reggie, he promises to make more use of them than in the past.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s good for their morale.&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They know we have confidence in them and you never know when it will pay off to have them ready at a minutes notice.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Bruins Hopes Get Lift With Bucyk Line On Fly

<p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>here is a definite difference in the divisional races of the National Hockey League. In the East Division, all three teams bunched at the top have been overpowering the opposition with goals. In the West Division, where the surprising Minnesota North Stars hold a one-point edge over defending champion Chicago Black Hawks, defensive strength has been the dominant factor for both clubs.</p><p>New York Rangers, alone in first place in the East by two points over Boston and Montreal, have 103 goals, 23 ahead of the pace set by Boston last season when it scored a record 399. In fact, Boston, with 87 goals, and Montreal, with 83, are also ahead of Bruins&rsquo; 197071 pace. Rangers have 34 points, the other two clubs 32 each.</p><p>The four goaltenders with Minnesota and Chicago each have goals-against averages of fewer than two goals per game. Gump Worsley (1.40) and Cesare Maniago (1.76) give North Stars a leagueleading combined average of 1.60, a little better than the 1.73 recorded by Chicago&rsquo;s duo of Tony Esposito (1.57) and Gary Smith (1.93). Worsley shares the individual lead in average with Gilles Ville-mure of New York and Esposito is shutout leader with three.</p><p>North Stars&rsquo; road record is the best in the league&mdash;nine wins, two ties and only one loss for 20 of a possible 24 points. They won 12 games on the road last season.</p><p>Phil Esposito&rsquo;s lead atop the individual scoring parade was clipped to only one point by teammate Bobby Orr, the hottest point collector in the NHL right now. Esposito has a league-leading 18 goals and 40 points, both of which are ahead of his pace last season when he recorded 76 goals and 152 points, records for each. He had 15 goals and 39 points after 22 games a year ago. Orr has 11 goals and 28 assists&mdash;most in the NHL&mdash;for 39 points. He has collected 20 points in his last seven games, including seven goals.</p><p>The big surprise, individu ally, however, has to be Buf falo rookie Richard Martin who is away ahead of the re cord pace set by Gilbert Per reault of Buffalo last season Martin has 30 points, including 17 goals, in 23 games.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

NHL WEEK—In Review

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0015-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-02616/2833038-1-eng-US/f0015-022.jpg"></div><h2>THE TOP 10 NETMINDERS</h2><p><b>(Including games of Sunday, Nov. 13)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-03520/2833031-1-eng-US/f0015-032.jpg" title="f0015-03" width="1114" height="295"></div><h2><b>COMPLETE GOALKEEPING RECORDS FOR NHL TEAMS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0015-04404/2833024-1-eng-US/f0015-042.jpg" title="f0015-04" width="1121" height="2194"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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LOOKING AT NHL GOALERS

<div class="byline">BY BOB SMIZIK</div><p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER <b>HOCKEY STICKS</b> Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY. LTD. Arnold Street, Wal laceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><p>PITTSBURGH&mdash;</p><p>Back in October Penguin Coach Red Kelly made a big decision. It was also a big gamble. He decided to discard almost all of the defensemen who had played with the Penguins during their sixthplace finish the previous season and go with mostly new faces.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-01531/2833069-1-eng-US/f0016-012.jpg" title="f0016-01" width="266" height="440"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Les Binkley</b></figcaption></div><p>Jim Morrison was given his unconditional release, Bob Blackburn was sold to Rochester, Dune McCallum was loaned out to San Diego and Duane Rupp was farmed to Hershey.</p><p>Through the first six games of the season Kelly&rsquo;s gamble looked like a big winner, as the veteran Tim Horton, drafted from New York, anchored a defense which included rookies Darryl Edestrand, Dave Burrows, Sheldon Kannegiesser and Joe Norris and the lone returnee from last season, Bryan Watson.</p><p>Then Horton busted his ankle in the sixth game of the season while the Penguins had a 5-1 record and Kelly&rsquo;s gamble no longer looks so good.</p><p>With Horton in the lineup the Penguins goals-against average was 1.50. In the 15 games following the 41-year-old defenseman&rsquo;s injury the average was 2.87.</p><p>Though it would hardly be fair to lay the blame on the Penguin&rsquo;s decline to the defense or merely to the injury to Horton. After Horton&rsquo;s injury the offense fell off from a 3.67 average to a miserable 2.27.</p><p>The goaltending began to slide also. Les Binkley and Jim Rutherford were positively brilliant in the early going. Rutherford led the league with a 1.25 before being hurt Oct. 24 at New York and missing the next 20 days. Before the injury he had allowed only four goals in three games and 11 minutes. Following his return he allowed eight goals in his first two games, though in fairness to Rutherford it must be said he was impressive in a 4-3 loss to Minnesota.</p><p>Les Binkley, who gave up only five goals in the three games he played while Horton was around, allowed 23 in the his next six outings.</p><p>It all sorely points out how much the Penguins miss Horton, who they paid $40,000 to New York for in the draft then gave him a $100,000 salary, by far the largest in Penguin history.</p><p>It was hoped Horton would be back skating by the third week in November and back in action by Decenber, but now the doctors aren&rsquo;t so sure Horton will be ready that soon.</p><p>Horton&rsquo;s spot in the lineup was filled by Bob Woytowich, a veteran who sat out every game until Horton&rsquo;s injury. Woytowich can&rsquo;t be blamed for the collapse of the Penguins, for while he is no Horton, he has improved after the bad season he had last year and occasionally shows flashes of the form that earned him a spot in the all-star game two seasons ago.</p><p>Kelly, who before the season started, called his defense, &ldquo;The best the Penguins have ever had,&rdquo; isn&rsquo;t saying things like that anymore.</p><p>The most obvious statistic which points out how much Horton means to the Penguins is in the standings. They were 5-1 with him. In the next 13 games they were 3-10-2. That says it all.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Penguins’ Defensive Woes Magnify Horton’s Value To Club

<h2><b>In The East</b></h2><p class="dropcap"><b><span>B</span>obby Orr is on the rampage once more and it could end up with him winning the individual scoring title again inspite of his prolific teammate Phil Esposito.</b></p><p><b>Orr had an eight-point week compared to seven for Espo to close the gap at the top of the individual scoring race to one point. Esposito has 40 points Orr 39. Orr has been on a sizzling point spree of late and it has carried him past the Rangers&rsquo; Hot Line performers to a showdown with Exposito for the scoring lead.</b></p><p><b>With 11 goals and 28 assists, the most in the NHL, Orr has picked up 20 points in his last seven games and scored twice last week in addition to figuring in six other Bruin goals. One of Orr&rsquo;s counters proved to be the winner against Philadelphia, a game in which he personally figured in all four Boston goals.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-02456/2833107-1-eng-US/f0016-022.jpg" title="f0016-02" width="557" height="670"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOBBY ORR&hellip;Boston Bruins</b></figcaption></div><h2><b>In The West</b></h2><p><b>Bill Goldsworthy tallied seven game winning goals for the Minnesota North Stars last season and there is a good chance he&rsquo;ll surpass that mark this year with some to spare.</b></p><p><b>The innovator of the famous &lsquo;Goldy Shuffle&rsquo;, Goldsworthy pumped in three more goals last week but two of them won games for the marvelous North Stars who have surged to the top in the West Division on the strength of some timely scoring by fellows like Goldsworthy and a solid team defense.</b></p><p><b>Goldsworthy pushed his season count to nine goals and his two winning scores were the third and fourth of the current-campaign for the golden haired right winger.</b></p><p><b>The North Stars have been getting the big performances from their entire roster and Goldsworthy has been no exception.</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0016-03357/2833100-1-eng-US/f0016-032.jpg" title="f0016-03" width="546" height="674"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BILL GOLDWORTHY&mdash;Minnesota North Stars</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Player’s of the week

<h2>Montreal</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Ken Dryden</p><p>Phil My re</p><p>Dents DeJordy</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Terry Harper A</p><p>Jacques Lopernere</p><p>Pierre Bouchard</p><p>J.C Tremblay A</p><p>Dale Hoganion</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Henri Richard C</p><p>Jacques Lemaire</p><p>Pete Mohovlich</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Yvon Cournoyer</p><p>ClaudeLarose</p><p>Houle</p><p>Guy Lafleur</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Marc Tardif</p><p>Frank Mahovikh A</p><p>Phil Roberto</p><p>Larry Pleau</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Serge Savard</p><p>Guy Lapointe</p><h2>CHICAGO</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Tony Esposito</p><p>Gary Smith</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Bill White</p><p>Keith Magnuson</p><p>Doug Jarrett A</p><p>Jerry Korab</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Stan Mikita A</p><p>Pit Martin</p><p>Bryon Campbell</p><p>Lou Angotti</p><p>Andre Lacroix</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>CliffKoroH</p><p>Chico Moki</p><p>Eric Nesterenko,</p><p>Darryl Maggs</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Bobby Hull</p><p>Dennis Hull</p><p>Danny O&rsquo;Shea</p><h3>Injured</h3><p>Gerry Desjardins</p><p>Jim Pappin</p><h2>BOSTON</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Gerry Cheevers</p><p>Ed Johnston</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Bobby Orr</p><p>Dallas Smith</p><p>Rkk Smith</p><p>Mott Ravlkh</p><p>Bob Stewart</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Phi Esposito A</p><p>Fred Stanfield</p><p>Derek Sanderson</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>John McKenzie</p><p>Ed Westfall A</p><p>Reg Leach</p><p>Ken Hodge</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>John Bucyk A</p><p>Wayne Coshman</p><p>Garnet Bailey</p><p>Mike Wcdton</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Don Marcotte</p><p>Don Awrey</p><p>Ted Green A</p><h2>ST LOUIS</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Ernie Wokely</p><p>Jim McLeod</p><p>Pete McDuffe</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Andre Dupont</p><p>Corl Brewer A</p><p>Jim Roberts C</p><p>Barclay Plager A</p><p>Larry Hornung</p><p>Bill Plage&rsquo;</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Garry Unger</p><p>Chris Bordeleou</p><p>Terry Crisp</p><p>Gene Carr</p><p>Curt Bennett</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Gary Sobourin</p><p>Frank St. Marseille</p><p>Mike Murphv</p><p>Jock Egers</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>George Morrison</p><p>Floyd Thomson</p><p>Mike Pariieou</p><p>Brian Lavender</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Noel Picard</p><p>Bob Plager</p><h2>DETROIT</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Al Smith</p><p>Joe Daley</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Gary Bergman A</p><p>Arnie Brown A</p><p>Ron Stackhouse</p><p>Larry Johnston</p><p>Bob Wall</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Alex Delvecchio</p><p>Red Berenson A</p><p>Marcel Dionne</p><p>Al Kariander</p><p>Danny Johnson</p><p>Rick McCann</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Tim Ecclestone</p><p>Mkkey Redmond</p><p>Bill Collins</p><p>Doug Volmar</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Brian Conocher</p><p>Nkk Libett</p><p>Ab McDonald</p><p>Guy Charron</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Gerry Hort</p><p>Ron Harris</p><p>Leon Rochefort</p><h2>CALIFORNIA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Gilles Meloche</p><p>Lyle Carter</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Carol Vadnois C</p><p>Bert Marshall A</p><p>Marshall Johnston</p><p>Dkk Redmond</p><p>foul Shmyr</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Joey Johnston</p><p>Walt McKechnie</p><p>Bobby Sheehan</p><p>Ivan Boldirev</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Norm Ferguson</p><p>Craig Patrick</p><p>Gerry Pinder</p><p>Tommy Williams</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Wayne Cadeton</p><p>Gary Croteau</p><p>Stan Gilbertson</p><p>Ernie Hicke</p><p>Gary Jarrett</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Tom Webster</p><h2>TORONTO</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Bernie Parent</p><p>Jacques Plante</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Bob Boun A</p><p>Jim McKenny</p><p>Brad Seiwood</p><p>Brian Glennie</p><p>Jim Dorey</p><p>Mike Pelyk</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Norm Ullman A</p><p>Dave Keon C</p><p>Jim Harrison</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Ron Ellis A</p><p>Brian Spencer</p><p>Guy Trottier</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Poul Henderson</p><p>Denis Dupere</p><p>Don Marshall</p><p>Darryl Sittier</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Billy MacMillan</p><h2>PHILADELPHIA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Doug Fovell</p><p>Bruce Gamble</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Barry Ashbee A</p><p>Larry Brown</p><p>Wayne Hillman</p><p>Brent Hughes</p><p>Ed Van Impe</p><p>Joe Watson</p><p>Rkk Foley</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Bobby Clarke</p><p>Serge Bernier</p><p>Jimmy Johnson</p><p>Larry Wright</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Gary Dornhoefer A</p><p>Simon Nolet</p><p>Lew Morrison</p><p>Larry Mickey</p><p>Pierre Plante</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Jean-Guy Gendron</p><p>Bob Kelly</p><p>Bill Lesuk</p><p>Larry Keenan</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>None</p><h2>NEW YORK</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Ed Giacomin</p><p>Gilles VHIemure</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Brad Park A</p><p>Jim Neilson A</p><p>Rod Seiling</p><p>Dole Rolfe</p><p>Ab DeMarco</p><p>Gary Doak</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Jean Ratelie</p><p>Walt Tkaczuk</p><p>Bobby Rousseau</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Rod Gilbert A</p><p>Bill Fairbairn</p><p>Pierre Jorry</p><p>Bruce MacGregor</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Jim Lorentz</p><p>Vic Hadfield C</p><p>Ted Irvine</p><p>Glen Sather</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Pete Stemkowski</p><h2>PITTSBURGH</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Roy Edwards</p><p>Les Binkley</p><p>Jim Rutherford</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Darryl Edestrand</p><p>Dave Burrows</p><p>Sheldon Kannegiesser</p><p>Bryan Wotson</p><p>Bob Woytowkh</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Ron Schock</p><p>Bobby Leiter</p><p>Bryan Hextail</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Nick Horbaruk</p><p>Bill Hicke</p><p>Ken Schinkel A</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Keith McCreary</p><p>Vol Fonteyne</p><p>Greg Polrs</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Tim Horton A</p><p>Jean Pronovost</p><p>Joe Noris</p><p>Rene Robert</p><p>Syl Apps</p><h2>BUFFALO</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Roger Crozier</p><p>Dove Dryden</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Al Hamilton A</p><p>Doug Barrie</p><p>Ray McKay</p><p>Jim Watson</p><p>Chris Evans</p><p>Mike Robitaille</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Gilbert Perreault</p><p>Gerry Meehan C</p><p>Don Luce</p><p>Phil Goyette A</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Ron Anderson</p><p>Steve Atkinson</p><p>Kevin O&rsquo;Shea</p><p>Eddie Shack</p><p>Hoyd Smith</p><p>Larry Mkkey A</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Donny Lawson</p><p>Richard Martin</p><p>Dick Duff</p><p>Rod Zaine</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Tracy Pratt</p><h2>LOS ANGELES</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Rogatien Vachon</p><p>Gary Edwards</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Lorry Hillman</p><p>Harry Howell A</p><p>Gilles Morotte A</p><p>Jean Potvin</p><p>Bill Mikkelson</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Ralph Backstrom A</p><p>Butch Goring</p><p>Bob Pulford C</p><p>Juha Widing</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Mike Byers</p><p>Bill Rett</p><p>Lucien Grenier</p><p>Al McDonough</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Ed Joyal A</p><p>Bob Berry</p><p>Ross Lonsberry</p><p>Real Lemieux</p><p>Mike Corrigan</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Paul Curtis</p><h2>VANCOUVER</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>George Gardner</p><p>Dune Wilson</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Dale TaHon A</p><p>Pat Quinn</p><p>Jocelyn Guevremont</p><p>Barry Wilkins</p><p>Dennis Kearns</p><p>John Schella</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Orland Kurtenbach C</p><p>Andre Boudrias A</p><p>Ron Ward</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Rosaire Aliment</p><p>Murray Holl</p><p>Bobby Schmoutz</p><p>Wayne Connelly</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Wayne Maki</p><p>Ted Taylor</p><p>Dave Ba I on</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Ron Stewart</p><p>Poul Popiel</p><h2>MINNESOTA</h2><h3>GOAL</h3><p>Cesare Momago</p><p>Lorne Worsley</p><h3>DEFENSE</h3><p>Ted Harris C</p><p>Tom Reid</p><p>Barry Gibbs A</p><p>Dennis O'Brien</p><p>Doug Mohns</p><h3>CENTER</h3><p>Jude Drouin</p><p>Ted Hampson</p><p>Murray Oliver</p><p>Charlie Burns A</p><h3>R. WING</h3><p>Bill Goldsworthy</p><p>Lou Nanne</p><p>Bob Nevin</p><p>Craig Cameron</p><h3>L. WING</h3><p>Danny Grant</p><p>Jean-Paul Parise A</p><p>Dean Prentice</p><p>Bill Heindi</p><h3>INJURED</h3><p>Dennis Hextall<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/f0017-01445/2833285-1-eng-US/f0017-012.jpg" title="f0017-01" width="440" height="295"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-02393/2833278-1-eng-US/f0017-022.jpg" title="f0017-02" width="497" height="285"></div><h2><b>Tues. Nov. 23 MINNESOTA 2 at VANCOUVER 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-03324/2833271-1-eng-US/f0017-032.jpg" title="f0017-03" width="587" height="463"></div><h2><b>LOS ANGELES 1 at ST. LOUIS 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-04254/2833264-1-eng-US/f0017-042.jpg" title="f0017-04" width="594" height="468"></div><h2><b>Wed. Nov. 24 MONTREAL 3 of CHICAGO 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-05208/2833257-1-eng-US/f0017-052.jpg" title="f0017-05" width="592" height="645"></div><h2><b>TORONTO 2 at PITTSBURGH 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-06173/2833250-1-eng-US/f0017-062.jpg" title="f0017-06" width="585" height="410"></div><h2><b>ST LOUIS 3 at NEW YORK 8</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-07154/2833243-1-eng-US/f0017-072.jpg" title="f0017-07" width="597" height="823"></div><h2><b>BOSTON 2 at PHILADELPHIA 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-08123/2833236-1-eng-US/f0017-082.jpg" title="f0017-08" width="586" height="520"></div><h2><b>DETROIT 1 at CALIFORNIA 6</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-09110/2833229-1-eng-US/f0017-092.jpg" title="f0017-09" width="599" height="665"></div><h2><b>BUFFALO 3 at LOS ANGELES 5</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-10101/2833222-1-eng-US/f0017-102.jpg" title="f0017-10" width="598" height="722"></div><h2><b>Thurs. Nov. 25 PHILADELPHIA 2 at BOSTON 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1184/2833215-1-eng-US/f0017-112.jpg" title="f0017-11" width="595" height="615"></div><h2><b>Fri. Nov. 26 MINNESOTA 2 at CALIFORNIA !</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1274/2833208-1-eng-US/f0017-122.jpg" title="f0017-12" width="604" height="472"></div><h2><b>Sat. Nov. 27 PITTSBURGH 1 at MONTREAL 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1357/2833201-1-eng-US/f0017-132.jpg" title="f0017-13" width="596" height="531"></div><h2><b>CHICAGO 3 at TORONTO 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1446/2833194-1-eng-US/f0017-142.jpg" title="f0017-14" width="599" height="646"></div><h2><b>NEW YORK 1 at DETROIT 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1537/2833187-1-eng-US/f0017-152.jpg" title="f0017-15" width="587" height="539"></div><h2><b>BOSTON 6 at ST. LOUIS 6</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1635/2833180-1-eng-US/f0017-162.jpg" title="f0017-16" width="600" height="897"></div><h2><b>BUFFALO 2 at VANCOUVER 5</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1728/2833173-1-eng-US/f0017-172.jpg" title="f0017-17" width="594" height="648"></div><h2><b>MINNESOTA 3 at LOS ANGELES 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1822/2833166-1-eng-US/f0017-182.jpg" title="f0017-18" width="593" height="620"></div><h2><b>MONTREAL 2 at DETROIT 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0017-1917/2833159-1-eng-US/f0017-192.jpg" title="f0017-19" width="593" height="657"></div><h2><b>TORONTO 1 at CHICAGO 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-02198/2833152-1-eng-US/f0020-022.jpg" title="f0020-02" width="590" height="577"></div><h2><b>NEW YORK 4 at PHILADELPHIA 2</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-03166/2833145-1-eng-US/f0020-032.jpg" title="f0020-03" width="591" height="669"></div><h2><b>BUFFALO 3 at CALIFORNIA 5</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-04125/2833138-1-eng-US/f0020-042.jpg" title="f0020-04" width="595" height="672"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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National Hockey League SUMMARIES

<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0019-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-01429/2833371-1-eng-US/f0019-012.jpg"></div><p><b>(Standings on Tuesday, Nov. 30)</b></p><h2><b>EAST DIVISION</b></h2><h2><b>WEST DIVISION</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0019-02376/2833364-1-eng-US/f0019-022.jpg" title="f0019-02" width="1113" height="348"></div><h2><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h2><p><b>Tues. Nov. 23</b></p><p>Minnesota 2 at Vancouver 1</p><p>Los Angeles 1 at St. Louis 3</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 24</b></p><p>Montreal 3 at Chicago 3</p><p>Toronto 2 at Pittsburgh 1</p><p>St. Louis 3 at New York 8</p><p>Boston 2 at Philadelphia 1</p><p>Detroit 1 at California 6</p><p>Buffalo 3 at Los Angeles 5</p><p><b>Thurs. Nov. 25</b></p><p>Philadelphia 2 at Boston 4</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 26</b></p><p>Minnesota 2 at California 1</p><p><b>Sat. Nov. 27</b></p><p>Pittsburgh 1 at Montreal 3</p><p>Chicago 3 at Toronto 3</p><p>New York 1 at Detroit 3</p><p>Boston 6 at St. Louis 6</p><p>Buffalo 2 at Vancouver 5</p><p>Minnesota 3 at Los Angeles 1</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 28</b></p><p>Montreal 2 at Detroit 4</p><p>Toronto 1 at Chicago 4</p><p>New York 4 at Philadelphia 2</p><p>Buffalo 3 at California 5</p><h2><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h2><p><b>Tues. Nov. 30</b></p><p>Chicago at Vancouver</p><p>California at St. Louis</p><p><b>Wed. Dec. 1</b></p><p>Los Angeles at Montreal</p><p>St. Louis at Toronto</p><p>Buffalo at New York</p><p>Detroit at Pittsburgh</p><p>California at Minnesota</p><p><b>Thurs. Dec. 2</b></p><p>Detroit at Philadelphia</p><p>Los Angeles at Buffalo</p><p><b>Fri. Dec. 3</b></p><p>Chicago at California</p><p><b>Sat. Dec. 4</b></p><p>Vancouver at Montreal</p><p>Boston at Toronto</p><p>New York at Pittsburgh</p><p>Los Angeles at Detroit</p><p>Buffalo at St. Louis</p><p>Philadelphia at Minnesota</p><p><b>Sun. Dec. 5</b></p><p>Vancouver at New York</p><p>Pittsburgh at Boston</p><p>St. Louis at Detroit</p><p>Minnesota at Buffalo</p><p>Los Angeles at Chicago</p><p>California at Philadelphia</p><p><b>Tues. Dec. 7</b></p><p>St. Louis at Vancouver</p><p><b>Wed. Dec. 8</b></p><p>Detroit at Montreal</p><p>Minnesota at Toronto</p><p>New York at Chicago</p><p>Boston at Los Angeles</p><p>California at Pittsburgh</p><p><b>Thur. Dec. 9</b></p><p>New York at Philadelphia</p><p>Chicago at Buffalo</p><p><b>Fri. Dec. 10</b></p><p>St. Louis at California<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0019-01

NHL SCOREBOARD

<div class="byline">BY GIL SMITH</div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p>The Canadiens must be thinking that somebody down there doesn&rsquo;t like them.</p><p>In a recent four-game stretch against lowly Buffalo, California, St. Louis, and then Philadelphia, Habs were forced to settle for a win and three ties despite the fact that they outshot the opposition in every game.</p><p>&ldquo;Every team in the league gets up for games against Canadiens,&rdquo; says defenseman Jacques Laperriere. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve been doing it for years.&rdquo;</p><p>Especially if the team happens to be on the lower rungs of the league standings. Some of the &ldquo;have not&rdquo; clubs regard Canadiens not only as a challenge, but as a positive affront, and come up with an inspired performance. The Buffalo game was a fair example. The Sabres, last in the East with a 4-11-5 record in 20 games, led Canadiens practically all the way and would&rsquo;ve won it except for a last-ditch socring effort by Marc Tardif. Tardif connected with less than two minutes remaining to salvage a 2-2 tie.</p><p>&ldquo;We played our best game of the season,&rdquo; said Sabre leader Punch Imlach.</p><p>Following the Buffalo encounter with a three game home stand, Habs started well with a 7-2 walloping of the California Golden Seals, but then ran into problems. St. Louis Blues, looking much improved under the coaching of ex-player Billy McCreary, battled to a 2-2 sawoff in the Forum. The Blues got sensational netminding from a &ldquo;rookie&rdquo; goalie, 34-year-old Jim McLeod. Knocked to his knees by a screaming drive from the stick of Yvan Cournoyer in the first minute, McLeod arose to hit the heights while turning back all but two of 36 shots. Again it was Tardif, with less than a minute-and-half remaining, who pulled out the tie.</p><p>Philadelphia Flyers followed the Blues into Montreal and, playing sound positional hockey under coach Fred Shero, twice held one-goal leads before having to settle for a draw. Again, the game wound up 2-2, meaning that three of the four games had finished with that identical score. Doug Favell was brilliant in the nets for the Flyers, thwarting the big guns on the Hab team time and again.</p><p>Darkening the picture a shade further for Habs was the fact that two of the team&rsquo;s centres were sidelined during the Flyers game. Henri Richard, the gritty little captain, came up with a sprained wrist and missed all but the first shift. Jacques Lemaire followed him to the sidelines early in the second period, after pulling a shoulder muscle. Happily, neither was expected to miss a game and figured to be in action as the club headed for Chicago.</p><p><b>HABBITS:</b> Yvan Cournoyer fired career goals No. 198, 199 and 200 against the Golden Seals on November 16th, for his fourth hat trick in less than eight seasons. But Yvan, himself, thought it was only his third three-goal game and referred to it as such in dressing room interviews&hellip;The hot goaltending that Habs have been running into recently has frustrated many of them, but none more than Frank Mahovlich. The &lsquo;Big M&rsquo; whose blazing start his season saw him score 12 goals in 10 games, raised his total to 15 by November 10th, then was blanked in five straight outings against &ldquo;expansion&rdquo; teams. Some of the stops made off Frank were unbelieveable&hellip;After 18 games, Claude Larose had eight goals which brought him within two of his total production last season. He scored 10 in 64 games last year. Rejean Houle, Habs most voluble player, says Canadiens have been unlucky in recent games and have been bouncing pucks off posts. &ldquo;We hit the post twice in the game against Philadelphia,&rdquo; notes Houle. &ldquo;First Yvan Cournoyer, then Guy Lafleur. It should&rsquo;ve been a 4-2 win for us.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0020-01273/2833402-1-eng-US/f0020-012.jpg" title="f0020-01" width="542" height="581"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>YVAN COURNOYER&hellip;Fourth Hat Trick</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0020-01

‘Weak’ Clubs Save Best Shots For Habs

<div class="byline">&#x2014;SMITH</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0021-01" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-01137/2833433-1-eng-US/f0021-012.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GUY LAFLEUR&hellip;Starting To Show Top Form</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Robert Shaver)</span></figcaption></div><p>MONTREAL&mdash;</p><p>&ldquo;He was probably used as much tonight as in some of the games he played, last year, for the Quebec Remparts&rdquo;.</p><p>That was Scotty Bowman, commenting on the unusual amount of icetime given rookie Guy Lafleur in a recent game against Philadelphia. Injuries to Henri Richard and Jacques Lemaire paved the way for extrashifting of the Junior star, and he responded with what was, by far, his best of the season.</p><p>Besides playing at both center and right wing during the game, Lafleur was spotted around on various lines throughout the contest. And, he impressed with his hustle and drive.</p><p>A disappointment through most of the early going this year, Lafleur had an all-too-modest three goals and 10 assists in 19 games. Burdened by too much publicity and the weight of his 130 goals with Quebec Remparts last season, Lafleur&rsquo;s start in the NHL was far from impressive. But, against the Flyers he showed plenty of form.</p><p>Though he failed to score, himself, Lafleur set up Yvan Cournoyer&rsquo;s powerplay goal in the second period. Later, Lafleur missed a Golden opportunity when he took a perfect pass from Guy Lapointe, then dinged the puck off the post. Despite that, he caught the eye of observers with a driving two-way performance which raised hopes that he may, at least, have begun to hit his real stride.</p><p>Philadelphia coach Fred Shero probably summed it up best when he said: &ldquo;Canadiens are both powerful and lucky. They can afford to bring a kid like that Lafleur along slowly. They can live with his mistakes, because they&rsquo;re deep in talent and don&rsquo;t have to rely on him to push out and win the games for them&rdquo;.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Rookie Guy Lafleur Responds To Extra Ice Duty With Habs

<p><b>(Standings on Fri. Nov. 19)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-02102/2833471-1-eng-US/f0021-022.jpg" title="f0021-02" width="578" height="187"></div><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0021-0367/2833464-1-eng-US/f0021-032.jpg" title="f0021-03" width="577" height="281"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0021-02

NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE

<p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made in Canada by HILLERICH & BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street, Wallaceburg, Ontorio Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3>AMERICAN LEAGUE</h3><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 29)</b></p><h3><b>EAST DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-01154/2833516-1-eng-US/f0022-012.jpg" title="f0022-01" width="577" height="161"></div><h3><b>WEST DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0294/2833509-1-eng-US/f0022-022.jpg" title="f0022-02" width="585" height="190"></div><p>Affiliations: 1&mdash;Montreal. 2&mdash;Detroit. 3&mdash;Boston. 4&mdash;New York 7&mdash;Los Anqeles 8&mdash;Pittsburgh 9&mdash;California 10&mdash;Philadelphia 11&mdash;Minnesota 13&mdash;Vancouver. 14&mdash;Buffalo).</p><h2><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h2><p><b>Tues. Nov. 23</b></p><p>Hershey 4 at Baltimore 2</p><p>Rochester 1 at Boston 8</p><p>Springfield 8 at Cincinnati 5</p><p>Providence 5 at Novo Scotia 6</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 24</b></p><p>Springfield 0 at Cleveland 4</p><p>Baltimore 1 at Hershey 4</p><p>Richmond 4 at Tidewater 1</p><p><b>Thurs. Nov. 25</b></p><p>Nova Scotia 1 at Rochester 2</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 26</b></p><p>Springfield 3 of Baltimore 6</p><p>Richmond 4 at Cincinnati 2</p><p><b>Sot. Nov. 27</b></p><p>Tidewater 3 at Baltimore 4</p><p>Nova Soctia 3 at Boston 5</p><p>Richmond 3 at Cleveland 5</p><p>Cincinnati 2 at Hershey 7</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 28</b></p><p>Springfield 2 at Novo Scotia 3</p><p>Tidewater 1 at Providence 7</p><p>Cincinnati 3 at Richmond 3</p><p>Baltimore 4 at Rochester 2</p><h2><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h2><p><b>Mon. Nov. 29</b></p><p>Hershey at Tidewater</p><p><b>Tues. Nov. 30</b></p><p>Richmond at Boston</p><p>Baltimmore at Cincinnati</p><p>Springfield at Nova Scotia</p><p><b>Wed. Dec. 1</b></p><p>Novo Scotia at Providence</p><p><b>Thur. Dec. 2</b></p><p>Rochester at Tidewater</p><p><b>Fri. Dec. 3</b></p><p>Hershey at Boston</p><p>Baltimore at Cleveland</p><p>Rochester at Richmond</p><p>Nova Scotia at Springfield</p><p><b>Sat. Dec. 4</b></p><p>Richmond at Baltimore</p><p>Boston at Cleveland</p><p>Hershey at Springfield</p><p><b>Sun. Dec. 5</b></p><p>Boston at Cininnati</p><p>Hershey at Nova Scotia</p><p>Rochester at Providence</p><p>Cleveland at Richmond</p><p><b>Tues. Dec. 7</b></p><p>Providence at Baltimore</p><p>Rochester at Boston</p><p>Hershey at Novo Scotia</p><p><b>Wed. Dec. 8</b></p><p>Cleveland at Tidewater</p><p><b>Thur. Dec. 9</b></p><p>Cleveland at Cincinnati</p><p><b>Fri. Dec. 10</b></p><p>Hershey at Baltimore</p><p>Springfield at Boston</p><p>Tidewater at Richmond</p><p>Providence at Rochester</p><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><h3><b>Including Games of Sun. Nov. 21</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0380/2833502-1-eng-US/f0022-032.jpg" title="f0022-03" width="589" height="740"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0022-01

AMERICAN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY HANS TANNER</div><p>ROCHESTER&mdash;</p><p>It took Bobby Lalonde exactly 10 seconds to establish himself as a favorite of the hockey fans here.</p><p>The small-in-stature but bigin-credentials centerman was sent to the Rochester Americans by the Vancouver Canucks and arrived in town the morning of Friday, Nov. 19.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0465/2833547-1-eng-US/f0022-042.jpg" title="f0022-04" width="280" height="434"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bobby Lalonde</b></figcaption></div><p>With only a couple of hours sleep, the change in time and climate and the fact he had seen very little ice time with the Canucks in recent weeks, the 5-5, 150-pound 20-year-old suited up that night against Providence.</p><p>Two steals, made with the adeptness of a slick pick-pocket, during his first shift on the ice immediately made him the idol of the fans.</p><p>And he didn&rsquo;t let them down. He buzzed around the ice all evening and brought the crowd to its feet for a standing ovation with one goal-scoring dash that brought back memories of the days of Billy Hicke.</p><p>Lalonde got the puck out at center ice along the right boards. He motored quickly around a retreating Providence defenseman and cut in front for the pretty goal as the spectators whooped it up.</p><p>The newest&hellip;and smallest&hellip;Amerk completed his tiring evening by being sent to the dressing room for the final 2:15. The Reds&rsquo; Ray Garwasiuk swiped at him with his stick, and Lalonde returned with a short stick chop. Both players dropped their sticks and grappled briefly.</p><p>So Lalonde, in one evening, had his first goal, his first minor penalty and, as it turned out, his first winning goal in professional hockey all in his first American League game.</p><p>Lalonde had an impressive junior career with the Montreal Junior Canadiens. He was third leading scorer in the Ontario Hockey Asosciation Major League last season with 59 goals and 68 assists for 127 points in 61 games and, despite his size, collected 71 penatly minutes.</p><p>He centred for Richard Martin last year. Martin is the Buffalo Sabre rookie who is off to a great pro start. Martin had 71 goals and 50 assists for 121 points while skating on right wing with Lalonde.</p><p>In 1969-70, also with the Junior Canadiens, Lalonde had 42 goals and 42 assists for 84 points in 54 games. With Vancouver this season he was used sparingly and had three assists in 15 games.</p><p>How does Lalonde feel about coming to Rochester after a taste of life in the NHL?</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll be back in two weeks&hellip;you&rsquo;ll have to bring me back because I&rsquo;ll be playing so well,&rdquo; he told Vancouver general manager Bud Poile when notified of his demotion.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0022-04

New American Bobby Lalonde Takes 10 Seconds To Win Fans

<p>NORFOLK&mdash;</p><p>The Tidewater Wings have a new home, a new coach and a new lease on life.</p><p>The Wings moved into their new home, the 33 million dollar Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The club&rsquo;s new coach is Larry Jeffrey and that new lease on life is a four game undefeated string.</p><p>The T-Wings had a dismal start in their initial season in the AHL, which saw their record of 1-12-1, leave the club well in the Western Division basement. The club, however, has done a complete turnabout as they prepare to play the first game in their new home. The Wings began to make noises with a 10 victory over Cleveland, a 3-3 tie with the Braves in Boston, followed the next night by a 44 draw with Springfield Kings. Then returning home they solidly whipped Baltimore, 5-2.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0022-0556/2833578-1-eng-US/f0022-052.jpg" title="f0022-05" width="234" height="443"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Bill Sutherland</b></figcaption></div><p>One of the main reasons for the abrupt turnabout of the Wings is the exceptional play of the line of Tom Martin, Tom Gilmore and Rick McCann, a line which has become affectionately known by the Wings fans as the &ldquo;MGM line&rdquo;.</p><p>Adding to the &ldquo;new look&rdquo; Wings are veterans Art Stratton, purchased from the Seattle Totems of the Western Hockey League and Bill Sutherland from the St. Louis Blues. The two veteran centers give the Wings the play making experience the club so sadly lacked in its first 13 games.</p><p>The Wings in other player moves have sent three players to Fort Worth of the Central Hockey League. Wingers, Dave Ferguson and Craig Reichmuth. along with center, Jim Schraefel, Utility forward. Bob Dillabough, was given his release.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0022-05

Tidewater Turnabout Sparked By New Look

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Cleveland Barons&rsquo; search for new scoring punch has apparently been solved by veteran Gordon Labossiere. The prolific assistant coach of the Barons picked up five goals and three assists in one week to raise his season total to 26 points as he challenged Boston&rsquo;s Garry Peters for the point scoring lead. Labossiere has 13 goals and recently turned in two hat tricks, one against Cincinnati and the other in an 8-1 Rochester rout.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-01134/2833609-1-eng-US/f0023-012.jpg" title="f0023-01" width="493" height="508"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>GORDON LABOSSIERE</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0023-01

Player of The Week

<h2><b>Tues. Nov. 16 NOVA SCOTIA 2 at BOSTON 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0297/2833689-1-eng-US/f0023-022.jpg" title="f0023-02" width="593" height="556"></div><h2><b>CLEVELAND 3 at CINCINNATI 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0374/2833682-1-eng-US/f0023-032.jpg" title="f0023-03" width="582" height="513"></div><h2><b>Wed. Nov. 17 SPRINGFIELD 5 at HERSHEY 5</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0461/2833675-1-eng-US/f0023-042.jpg" title="f0023-04" width="589" height="717"></div><h2><b>CINCINNATI 5 at RICHMOND 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0546/2833668-1-eng-US/f0023-052.jpg" title="f0023-05" width="597" height="642"></div><h2><b>Thurs. Nov. 18 ROCHESTER 1 at NOVA SCOTIA 8</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0640/2833661-1-eng-US/f0023-062.jpg" title="f0023-06" width="597" height="844"></div><h2><b>Fri. Nov. 19 PROVIDENCE 1 at ROCHESTER 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0736/2833654-1-eng-US/f0023-072.jpg" title="f0023-07" width="584" height="489"></div><h2><b>SPRINGFIELD 1 at RICHMOND 3</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0830/2833647-1-eng-US/f0023-082.jpg" title="f0023-08" width="585" height="387"></div><h2><b>CINCINNATI 4 at CLEVELAND 7</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0023-0923/2833640-1-eng-US/f0023-092.jpg" title="f0023-09" width="585" height="713"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0023-02

AHL Summaries

<div class="byline">BY JOHN TRAVERS</div><p>HERSHEY&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>G</span>eneral Manager-Coach Frank Mathers had hoped for a quick getaway in the American League this season. He got it as his Bears were far ahead of last year&rsquo;s pace after the first 15 games.</p><p>&ldquo;Now&rsquo;s the time to pile up the points if you can,&rdquo; said Mathers, who drove his club to the top of the Western Division before the rest of the clubs could catch their breath.</p><p>And Mathers is cognizant of the fact that a winner will draw the fans. Evidence is this season&rsquo;s fine crowds which continue to pour in to the Sports Arena to get a peek at the &ldquo;new look&rdquo; Bears.</p><p>Last season at the 15 game stage, Hershey was floundering in the Western Divison, showing only 14 points on six wins, seven defeats and a pair of ties. This time out of the box, the young club was rolling along with 23 points on 10 wins, two losses and three ties.</p><p>But the eye-opener is the difference in the team&rsquo;s offense, that is, goals for. At this stage of the season last year. Hershey had notched only 43 goals, while this outfit had popped in 68, a 25 goal difference. Ironically, the goals against mark is the same, 43.</p><p>In the close games, the Bears, had more than held their own, winning four by two goals and a pair by one goal. They had lost only one game by a goal.</p><p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re going to win a championship,&rdquo; said Mathers, &ldquo;you&rsquo;ve got to win the close ones. No one has bombed us. I doubt if they will because we&rsquo;ve been getting good defensive play and goaltending with the exception of a couple of games. The thing is, we&rsquo;ve been consistent.&rdquo;</p><p>Several of the holdovers from last year&rsquo;s team have had excellent starts in comparison to last season.</p><p>Gil Gilbert at the 15-game mark a year ago showed only eight points on six goals and a pair of assists, while this time around he had nine goals and seven assists for 16 points.</p><p>Jean Gratton had one assist in the early going last year. This season the young winger has drilled in nine goals and aided in four others for 13 points. Defenseman Ralph Keller was 31-4 a year ago after 15 games, while he showed a 4-9-13 mark at the same stage this campaign.</p><p>Mike (Big Bear) Nykoluk is slightly behind his pace of 197071. He notched five goals and setup 14 others in the first 15 games, while he was 4-12-16 as of Nov. 18.</p><p>Hershey&rsquo;s power play has been near unbelievable. The club had drilled in 23 goals with the opposition short-handed, while allowing only nine with a Bears&rsquo; skater in the penalty box, a 14 goal plus standard. In 72 games last season the Bears scored only 29 power play goals.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had balanced scoring from our lines which has been a big factor,&rdquo; said Mathers. &ldquo;The way they&rsquo;ve been going any line can explode on any given night.</p><p>&ldquo;The big thing is we&rsquo;ve been free of injuries and let&rsquo;s hope it stays that way. Injuries can really slow down a team, especially if they happen to a couple of key players.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Hershey Making Mokery Of Last Season’s Club As Young Bears Fill Net

<div class="byline">BY JOE MINSTER</div><div class="image-hero"><img title="f0024-02" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0024-0297/2833775-1-eng-US/f0024-022.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Getting a little first-hand boxing instruction from former Olympic boxing coach and referee ROLLIE SCHWARTZ is none other than RICK DUDLEY of the Cincinnati Swords, as Coach JOE CROZIER plays the role of an interested spectator in the background. Lesson took place during practice at Cincinnati Gardens.</b></figcaption></div><p>CINCINNATI&mdash;</p><p>And in this corner, the Cincinnati Swords!</p><p>No boxing match, this, but it&rsquo;s a situation that certainly has provided some serious problems for Coach Joe Crozier and his young Cincinnati entry in the American Hockey League.</p><p>The problem is this. The Swords, off to a good start in their initial AHL season, have encountered rough going, particularly on foreign ice, and it has not all been simply from the ice hockey standpoint.</p><p>A great deal of the problem, at least as Crozier sees it, stems from the fact that larger opponents are taking advantage of the smaller&mdash;and often less experienced&mdash;Swords.</p><p>&ldquo;Now, I&rsquo;m simply not going to put up with this sort of thing&rdquo; the outspoken Crozier announced to anyone who cared to listen.</p><p>&ldquo;A number of those other heftier teams are taking advantage of my smaller players, and pushing, them around, and I can&rsquo;t and won&rsquo;t stand by and let that happen.&rdquo; And that&rsquo;s why Crozier hired Rollie Schwartz, former Olympic boxing coach and longtime Cincinnati referee, to brush up his skaters on some of the basic fundamentals of fisticuffs.</p><p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not going to go out there looking for trouble every time we play, but we&rsquo;re certainly going to be ready for it if it happens to come our way,&rdquo; Crozier warned in no uncertain terms.</p><p>So, Schwartz&rsquo;s job, about which he certainly knows the ropes, is to teach the Sword icers the manly art of self-defense. He&rsquo;s doing this with the help of a punching bag that has been conveniently installed in the Cincinnati dressing room, and boxing also has been added as an extra part of the daily practice routine for the Swords.</p><p>One Sword who doesn&rsquo;t need any urging to drop his gloves and stick and devote his. attention to something other than hockey is winger Rick Dudley.</p><p>There&rsquo;s a long way to go in the current AHL season, but Dudley may just own about all of the penalty records by the time it&rsquo;s all over. At least, he will if he maintains his present pace. In the first 20 contests played by Cincinnati, the 22-year-old native of Toronto had amassed no fewer than 128 minutes in the penalty box. A perusal of the AHL record book reveals that the mark is held by Dave Schultz of Quebec, with 382 minutes in 71 games.</p><p>Injuries and recalls by the parent Buffalo Sabre club of the National League have made the recent going rougher for the Swords, who were playing. 500 hockey after their opening 20 games.</p><p>Unable to jell on the road, Cincinnati owned a slate of seven victories, seven losses and six ties in the first part of the season. This left the Swords battling it out with their Ohio rivals, the Cleveland Barons, for second place in the Western AHL behind pac&mdash;setting Hershey.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0024-02

Inept Road Play Holds Club Back

<div class="byline">BY BOB ELMER</div><p>BALTIMORE&mdash;</p><p>John French wanted a change of scenery&mdash;and he got it!</p><p>But the nicest thing about French&rsquo;s wish, was, as the likeable, 21-year-old declared recently, &ldquo;I got a chance to come with a club that gives me every chance to make good, and to play for a great coach and person, Terry Reardon.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0282/2833813-1-eng-US/f0025-022.jpg" title="f0025-02" width="264" height="448"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gary Kurt</b></figcaption></div><p>In his case, the switch in topography, was great.</p><p>As the blackhaired, bachelor from Toronto admits, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy here in Baltimore, Rear-don really knows how to handle men and their individual personalities. No problems here for me. It&rsquo;s super.&rdquo;</p><p>French came to the Clippers as many others of this year&rsquo;s team have, by way of the California Seals, and the Montreal Canadiens. He was involved in the pre-season trade in which the Seals sent hustling Randy Rota to the Canadiens&rsquo; AHL club in Nova Scotia for goalie Lyle Carter and French.</p><p>A native of Orillia, Ontario which is about eighty miles north of Toronto, French, whose piercing blue eyes stare penentratingly through a set of dark, black eyebrows and heavy beard, (shaved of course), started skating when he was two years old. That may be difficult to believe, but you can check with John&rsquo;s mother, Lesley and father, Clayt, an employee of the Bell Telephone Company in Orillia. There&rsquo;s also older brothers Alan, 23, who is in his third year of law school, Jim, 22, Tim, 7 and sister Joann, 17.</p><p>John went to Victoria Park regional school in Toronto through grade 10 and played hockey with, among others, Mike Byers and Brit Selby. He is now in the process of completing his education at York University in Toronto, and after having quit the Montreal Canadiens&rsquo; training camp this fall due to personality clashes, had planned to resume his studies at the university and leave the pro ranks.</p><p>French came up through the suburban Toronto bantam and midget hockey leagues until he was drafted by the Toronto Marlies for Junior competition. He put in a full season with the B Marlies and then moved up to their A club where he sparkled as a center for the next two and half winters. Under Coach Gus Bodanr, French developed into a 60minute hustler and two years ago Montreal&rsquo;s crafty general manager Sam Pollock, made him a third draft choice.</p><p>&ldquo;Until last winter,&rdquo; French explained, &ldquo;I was always a center. However, the Voyageurs tried me at left wing, and I&rsquo;ve been playing that spot here.&rdquo;</p><p>And we might add, rather effectively.</p><p>Two recent additions to the Clippers squad promise to help Reardon&rsquo;s Raiders improve on their recent efforts in the persons of goalie Gary Kurt and winger Don O&rsquo;Donogbue.</p><p>Both youngsters were dispatched to Baltimore by California General Manager Garry Young, and needless to say, Reardon rolled out the welcome mat with considerable enthusiasm.</p><p>As most AHL buffs know, Kurt wound up as the league&rsquo;s top netminder last winter while patrolling the pipes for the Cleveland Barons. The personable 24-year-old netminder from Kitchener posted a 2.67 goals against average to beat out Hershey&rsquo;s Andre Gill by a fraction of a point.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-01123/2833806-1-eng-US/f0025-012.jpg" title="f0025-01" width="533" height="545"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>JOHN FRENCH&hellip;Switched To Wing</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0025-02

Newcomer John French Fits In With Clippers

<div class="byline">BY JERRY LINDQUIST</div><p>RICHMOND&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he perils of minor-league athletics became painfully apparent to the Richmond Robins when the parent Philadelphia Flyers recalled Lew Morrison from their American Hockey League farm.</p><p>At the time Morrison, a steady, dependable right winger, was leading the team in scoring. He had four goals and five assists and had been teaming with center Bill Clement and left winger Bobby Hurl burt to give the team its most effective line.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0025-0358/2833844-1-eng-US/f0025-032.jpg" title="f0025-03" width="261" height="454"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Rick MacLeish</b></figcaption></div><p>Not that the recall surprised anyone, however, for it seemed only a matter of time before Morrison, a two-season National Hockey League veteran sent down shortly after season&rsquo;s start, would return. Eddie Bush, the Robins&rsquo; coach, predicted the move several days before it happened.</p><p>Ironically enough, Morrison was cut by the Flyers originally because he couldn&rsquo;t put the puck in the net. But, his return was prompted not by scoring ability but rather Philadelphia&rsquo;s difficulty in killing off penalties, Morrison&rsquo;s specialty during his previous NHL tour of duty.</p><p>For the Robins the timing was all wrong, too, for Morrison left just when the club was about to begin a four-games-in-five-days schedule, and the Flyers did not send a replacement immediately.</p><p>The result was a 5-3 loss at home to Cincinnati, in what probably was Richmond&rsquo;s poorest defensive effort of the season.</p><p>Marcel Pelletier, Philadelphia&rsquo;s Director of Player Personnel, was on hand for that one, and while he was in town, the Flyers announced they were sending left winger Rick Mac-Leish down to replace Morrison.</p><p>MacLeish made his debut the next night against Springfield. Bush kept switching his personnel around so many times that a computer would have lost track, and it paid off in a 3-1 decision over the Kings. Bobby Taylor was in goal, and he said he had &ldquo;an easy night.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0025-03

Bush Produces Wins In Robins’ Shuffle

<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><b>WESTERN LEAGUE</b></h3><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Dec. 1)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0284/2833889-1-eng-US/f0026-022.jpg" title="f0026-02" width="582" height="234"></div><h3><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h3><p><b>Wed Nov. 24</b></p><p>Soit Lake 1 at Denver 3</p><p>Son Diego 6 ot Seattle 1</p><p><b>Thurs. Nov. 25</b></p><p>Portland 2 at Son Diego 3</p><p>Portland 0 at Phoenix 3</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 28</b></p><p>Son Diego 8 at Seattle 4</p><h3><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h3><p><b>Wed. Dec. 1</b></p><p>Phoenix at Denver</p><p>Son Diego at Portland</p><p><b>Thur. Dec. 2</b></p><p>San Diego at Salt Lake</p><p><b>Fri. Dec. 3</b></p><p>Sait lake at Denver</p><p>Seattle at Phoenix</p><p><b>Sat. Dec. 4</b></p><p>Denver at Sait Lake</p><p>Son Diego at Phoenix</p><p>Seattle at Portland</p><p><b>Sun. Dec. 5</b></p><p>Denver at Portland</p><p><b>Wed. Dec. 8</b></p><p>Portland at Denver</p><p>Soit Lake at Phoenix</p><p><b>Thur. Dec. 9</b></p><p>Portland at Salt Lake</p><p>Seattle at Son Diego</p><p><b>Fri. Dec 10</b></p><p>Seattle at Denver</p><p>Portland at Phoenix</p><h3><b>UNITED STATES LEAGUE</b></h3><p><b>(Standings on Fri. Nov. 26)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0366/2833882-1-eng-US/f0026-032.jpg" title="f0026-03" width="581" height="155"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0448/2833875-1-eng-US/f0026-042.jpg" title="f0026-04" width="584" height="279"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0026-02

WESTERN LEAGUE

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div><p>SEATTLE&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Seattle Totems of the Western Hockey League announced termination of the team&rsquo;s working agreement with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League after winning only two of their first 16 games.</p><p>General manager Murray Costello announced the surprise move after a 4-0 shutout by the Phoenix Roadrunners pushed the Totems record to 14 losses in the first 16 games. It&rsquo;s the worst start in Totem history.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0541/2833927-1-eng-US/f0026-052.jpg" title="f0026-05" width="262" height="397"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Tommy McVie</b></figcaption></div><p>Two Vancouver-owned players, Bob Cook and Ralph Stewart, were immediately dispatched from the Totem camp. They were returned to the Canucks where General Manager Bud Poile of Vancouver announced that Cook had been sold to Detroit and Stewart was loaned to the Red Wings&rsquo; organization. Cook was assigned to Fort Worth of CHL and Stewart was sent to Tidewater of the AHL by the Detroit club.</p><p>The disposition of two Canuck-owned rookies, goalie Ed Dyck and defenseman Hal Willis, with Seattle was still undecided.</p><p>&ldquo;We could sit and wait and hope all season but the situation here has reached the untenable stage,&rdquo; said Costello. &ldquo;Our intentions are to begin bringing in players to start building a nucleus of our own. We&rsquo;ll pick up players anywhere we can get them.&rdquo;</p><p>Only two players in the lineup for the 14th loss were Totem-owned. All-star defenseman John Hanna is recovering from surgery to correct a hernia.</p><p>In comparison, the Roadrunners own 17 players.</p><p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s been our biggest problem,&rdquo; said Costello. &ldquo;We have to at least control our club&rsquo;s nucleus.&rdquo;</p><p>Only a few days before Costello made the announcement of severance, the Vancouver club had recalled center Jim Wiste and traded him to New York. Wiste had only been with the Totems for four games.</p><p>Costello said he reached the breaking point with the Canucks at that moment.</p><p>He said he was promised a replacement for Wiste but the Totems were offered no one of comparable value. Consequently, only 15 players were suited up for a game with Phoenix&mdash;two under the player limit.</p><p>Wiste was assigned to the R.I. Reds by New York after the deal with Vancouver had been completed.</p><p>&ldquo;It was hard to understand Poile&rsquo;s actions,&rdquo; Costello said, &ldquo;especially when we are so close to Vancouver.&rdquo;</p><p>Earlier, Doug Robinson, who had scored seven of the Totems&rsquo; first 20 goals, had been recalled from Seattle by the Los Angeles Kings and traded to the Montreal Canadiens. No replacement was forth coming.</p><p>On their own the Totems picked up defenseman Dave Woodley who was released by the Portland Buckaroos</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-01131/2833920-1-eng-US/f0026-012.jpg" title="f0026-01" width="548" height="571"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOB COOK&hellip;Returned To Canucks</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0026-05

Lowly Totems Plan To Build Own Team After Cancelling Vancouver Hook-Up

<p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he Phoenix Roadrunners nearly blew a good thing this season when they handed Bob Whitlock his release. Hard times through injuries brought Whitlock back to the team in a hurry and the Runners are thanking their lucky stars it turned out the way it did. For Whitlock is the hottest thing around the WHL. In his last nine games since returning, he has scored 11 goals, including four two-goal games.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0632/2833958-1-eng-US/f0026-062.jpg" title="f0026-06" width="502" height="566"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>BOB WHITLOCK</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0026-06

Player Of The Week

<p>SAN DIEGO&mdash;</p><p>Max McNab reasoned that if goaltender Ken Broderick looked good against his San Diego Gulls, he&rsquo;d look good with them.</p><p>The reasoning has proven very sound.</p><p>Broderick. 29, signed as a free agent, was the Western Hockey League&rsquo;s early season leader among goaltenders with a 2.28 average after seven games.</p><p>&ldquo;I thought he played well against us for Phoenix,&rdquo; said McNab. &ldquo;And Phoenix didn&rsquo;t really have that much of a club then.&rdquo;</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0026-0730/2833989-1-eng-US/f0026-072.jpg" title="f0026-07" width="255" height="431"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Ken Broderick</b></figcaption></div><p>Broderick was released last season by the Minnesota North Stars, who had loaned him part of two. seasons to the Phoenix Roadrunners.</p><p>&ldquo;Minnesota had too many goalies and they had to let Ken go,&rdquo; said McNab. &ldquo;We put him on our negotiation list and it&rsquo;s worked out pretty well.&rdquo;</p><p>Broderick&rsquo;s debut on San Diego ice couldn&rsquo;t have been better. He scored back-to-back shutouts, 3-0 over Denver and 7-0 over Seattle.</p><p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t think I was playing that well at training camp.&rdquo; said Broderick. &ldquo;I just took a while to come around.&rdquo;<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0026-07

Minnesota Castoff Broderick Early Sensation With Gulls

<p>DENVER&mdash;</p><p>John Arbour&rsquo;s debut with the Denver Spurs, to say the least, was embarsing.</p><p>The Spurs were tied 3-3 with the defending champio Portland Buckaroos in the final minute of play on Portland ice.</p><p>Portland&rsquo;s Bill Saunders took a shot on goal. It was blocked by rookie goalie Bob Johnson but Arbour, in attempting to clear the puck, knocked it into his own goal to ive Porand the victory.</p><p>Arbour, 5-11 and 195, was sent to the Spurs as Billy Plager was recalled again by the parent St. Louis Blues.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Newest Spur ‘Red Faced’

<h2><b>Wed. Nov. 17 DENVER 3 at PORTLAND 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-01115/2834058-1-eng-US/f0027-012.jpg" title="f0027-01" width="583" height="556"></div><h2><b>PHOENIX 8 at SAN DIEGO 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0284/2834051-1-eng-US/f0027-022.jpg" title="f0027-02" width="591" height="678"></div><h2><b>Thurs. Nov. 18 PHOENIX 1 at SALT LAKE 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0360/2834044-1-eng-US/f0027-032.jpg" title="f0027-03" width="579" height="411"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0027-01

WHL Summaries

<div class="byline">BY DOUG MCCONNELL</div><p>PHOENIX&mdash;</p><p>The Phoenix Roadrunners spoiled the San Diego Gulls&rsquo; birthday party with an 8-1 lacing.</p><p>The one-sided loss was the worst the Gulls have suffered on home ice and it came as they celebrated their fifth anniversary.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0027-0455/2834089-1-eng-US/f0027-042.jpg" title="f0027-04" width="263" height="377"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Larry Lund</b></figcaption></div><p>The Gulls&rsquo; defense, which has a history as long as the club&rsquo;s own, of being weak, was hurt more by the loss to a shoulder separation of veteran Dunc McCallum.</p><p>One San Diego writer wrote that the Roadrunners might be virtually unbeatable &ldquo;once they get the bugs out&rdquo;.</p><p>The whole Phoenix team was inoculated against the virus which knocked Bob Barlow out of the lineup for eight games and Larry Lund for four. It affected the liver and was described as &ldquo;something like hepatitis&rdquo;.</p><p>Despite the rash of injuries and the flu bug bite, the Roadrunners led the league in goals scored, 70 in 18 games, were third in fewest goals allowed, and had pared the Denver Spurs&rsquo; league lead to one point.</p><p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve got the strongest club in the league,&rdquo; said Salt Lake City manager-coach Al Rollins. &ldquo;They&rsquo;ve got the best goaltending combination in the league, an adequate defense and 10 forwards who could score over 30 goals apiece.&rdquo;</p><p>Lund was leading the WHL in scoring by a wide margin with 25 points in 13 games, when struck down. Frank Hughes scored five goals in the four games since rejoining the club from California Golden Seals. Bob Whitlock, released as a 199-pound rightwinger, was recalled, is now a 187-pound center and has 11 goals in his last nine games, including four two-goal games.</p><p>Don Caley scored his first shut-out of the season and lowered his goals against average to 2.11, to lead the league for the moment.</p><p>To reach the 17-player limit, coach Aut Erickson placed Dick Meissner on waivers and put Lund and Bob Charlebois on the disabled list. Charlebois, a left winger, hasn&rsquo;t played since pulling a hamstring at training camp.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0027-04

Injuries, Flu Bug Fail To Slow Runners Down

<p>LOUISVILLE SLUGGER HOCKEY STICKS Made, in Canada by HILLERICH A BRADSBY, LTD. Arnold Street Wallaceburg, Ontario Sold in U.S. and Canada</p><h2>HOW THEY STAND</h2><h3><b>CENTRAL LEAGUE</b></h3><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Dec. 1)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0254/2834127-1-eng-US/f0028-022.jpg" title="f0028-02" width="578" height="236"></div><h3><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h3><p><b>Wed. Nov. 24</b></p><p>Tulsa 1 at Dallas 5</p><p>Fort Worth 3 at Omaha 5</p><p>Kansas City 3 at Oklahoma City 6</p><p><b>Thurs. Nov. 25</b></p><p>Dallas 6 at Tulsa 3</p><p>Fort Worth 2 at Kansas City 1</p><p><b>Fri. Nov. 26</b></p><p>Omaha 1 at Oklahoma City 3</p><p><b>Sat. Nov. 27</b></p><p>Fort Worth 5 at Dallas 3</p><p>Omaha 2 et Kansas City 5</p><p>Tulsa 3 at Fort Worth 5</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 28</b></p><p>Fort Worth 2 at Tulsa 4</p><p>Kansas City 2 at Omaha 4</p><h3><b>GAMES TO COME</b></h3><p><b>Wed. Dec. 1</b></p><p>Dallas at Oklahoma City</p><p><b>Thur. Dec. 2</b></p><p>Kansas City at Fort Worth</p><p><b>Fri Dec. 3</b></p><p>Kansas City at Dallas</p><p>Oklahoma City at Tulsa</p><p><b>Sat. Dec. 4</b></p><p>Dallas at Fort Worth</p><p>Oklahoma City at Kansas City</p><p>Tulsa at Omaha</p><p><b>Sun. Dec. 5</b></p><p>Oklahoma City at Omaha</p><p><b>Wed. Dec. 8</b></p><p>Oklahoma City at Kansas City</p><p>Fri. Dec. 10</p><p>Omaha at Tulsa</p><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><p><b>(Including games of Sun. Nov. 21)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0331/2834120-1-eng-US/f0028-032.jpg" title="f0028-03" width="591" height="904"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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CENTRAL LEAGUE

<p class="dropcap"><span>H</span>e isn&rsquo;t the team point leader but Tom Earl of the Kansas City Blues has been scoring the big ones. Earl pushed in two game-winning goals in a span of one week for the Blues. Of his eight goals this season, three of them have been shorthanded efforts. Earl has 17 points, one behind team pace setter Ron Climie.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0421/2834203-1-eng-US/f0028-042.jpg" title="f0028-04" width="524" height="537"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>TOM EARL</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<h2><b>Sat. Nov. 13 KANSAS CITY 5 at OMAHA 2</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0517/2834290-1-eng-US/f0028-052.jpg" title="f0028-05" width="592" height="637"></div><h2><b>Sun., Nov. 14 OKLAHOMA CITY 0 at KANSAS CITY 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-0612/2834283-1-eng-US/f0028-062.jpg" title="f0028-06" width="590" height="512"></div><h2><b>Wed., Nov 17 OMAHA 2 at FORT WORTH 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-079/2834276-1-eng-US/f0028-072.jpg" title="f0028-07" width="581" height="381"></div><h2><b>Fri., Nov. 19 TULSA 3 at KANSAS CITY 2</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-087/2834269-1-eng-US/f0028-082.jpg" title="f0028-08" width="583" height="504"></div><h2><b>OKLAHOMA CITY 3 at FORT WORTH 2</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-095/2834262-1-eng-US/f0028-092.jpg" title="f0028-09" width="589" height="580"></div><h2><b>OMAHA 2 at DALLAS 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-106/2834255-1-eng-US/f0028-102.jpg" title="f0028-10" width="590" height="530"></div><h2><b>Sat., Nov. 20 FORT WORTH 6 at OKLAHOMA CITY 4</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-113/2834248-1-eng-US/f0028-112.jpg" title="f0028-11" width="593" height="751"></div><h2><b>DALLAS 2 at OMAHA 1</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-123/2834241-1-eng-US/f0028-122.jpg" title="f0028-12" width="580" height="381"></div><h2><b>KANSAS CITY 3 at TULSA 2</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-132/2834234-1-eng-US/f0028-132.jpg" title="f0028-13" width="584" height="531"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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Central League Summaries

<div class="byline">BY TOM LOBAUGH</div><p>TULSA&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he idea is to win at home, even though you may lose on the road. But the Tulsa Oilers reversed that procedure in two back-to-back games against the Kansas City Blues, and hung on to a one-point lead in the tightening Central Hockey League race.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0028-01107/2834172-1-eng-US/f0028-012.jpg" title="f0028-01" width="274" height="445"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Rick Kehoe</b></figcaption></div><p>Both scores were 3-2, and in both games the Oilers&rsquo; power play was responsible for the decisive goals. Rick Kehoe, rookie right wing from Hamilton, scored two power goals in the game at Kansas City, Nov. 19 to lead the Oilers&rsquo; 3-2 road victory. The next night in Tulsa, KC right wing Tom Earl scored twice, while penalty-killing, as the Blues rallied for a 3-2 decision.</p><p>It was a shocking loss for the Oilers, who had won all seven previous starts this season at the Assembly Center.</p><p>On the official scoresheet only one of Earl&rsquo;s goals was a shorthanded tally. He tied the score at 1-1 in the first period while teammate Dale Yutsyk was boxed for tripping. On the winning goal, scored with 1:20 left in the game, the Blues were shorthanded when Earl broke out of his own end. but Bob Roselle&rsquo;s holding penalty expired, and he stepped on the ice a brief second before the red light went on.</p><p>The end of Tulsa&rsquo;s home winning streak coincided with Dallas&rsquo; third straight victory, and the Hawks pulled to within a point of the league lead.</p><p>Kehoe, a 20-year-old, 5-11, 181-pound draftee, is a native of Windsor. Ont., and the parent Toronto Maple Leafs think he has terrific possibilities.</p><p>&ldquo;He can really fly,&rdquo; says Oiler boss Ray Miron. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a great stickhandler, and he has a good shot.</p><p>&ldquo;If he has a weakness, it&rsquo;s a tendency to rely too much on his own speed and stickhandling, and try to get past that extra man, when he might be better off to pass the puck. He has proved he can take his man out with a good body check, but he some-times goes too much for the stick check. But he&rsquo;s gonna be a good one.&rdquo;</p><p>Thanks to five straight victories at the start of the season, the Oilers were off to their fastest start (10-4) in eight seasons of CHL play. Veteran center Jean Payette continued to pace the club&rsquo;s scoring with 10 goals and 20 points, third-best total in the league.</p><p><b>DALLAS:</b> The challenging Black Hawks won their first six games at home, including a 4-2 triumph over Omaha. Nov. 19. Then they went into Omaha&rsquo;s Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum the following night and shaded the Knights, 2-1.</p><p>The &ldquo;French Line&rdquo; of J.P. Bordeleau. J.P. Leblanc and Michel Archambault scored two goals in 20 seconds to turn the tide of the home game.</p><p>Archambault put the Hawks ahead. 2-1, with a goal at 18:31 of the second period. From the faceoff the puck went deep into Omaha&rsquo;s end. The Knights were trying to clear it. when Bordeleau stole the puck in front of the net and scored at 18:51. It was Archambault&rsquo;s tally just 17 seconds into the final period which won the next night&rsquo;s game in Omaha.</p><p>Dave Hudson, the second-year pro from North Dakota University. was the top Hawk scorer with 15 points, one more than Dan Maloney. Rookie defenseman Leonard Frig injured his right elbow in the Nov. 12 came at Oklahoma city, and was expected to miss two weeks of action.</p><p><b>KANSAS CITY:</b> Rookie goalkeeper John Garrett had rung up four straight victories, including two shutouts, before his string was snapped at home by Tulsa, Nov. 19. Chris Worthy was back in the nets as the Blues regained the winning touch in Tulsa.</p><p>Garrett turned back Oklahoma City 6-0, in the American Royal Arena, Nov. 14, becoming the first CHL goalie to post two shutouts this season. He had blanked Fort Worth, 6-0, also at home, Nov. 10. Other CHL shutouts this season have been by Tulsa&rsquo;s Murray McLachlan and the two Dallas netminders, Michel Dumas and Ken Brown.</p><p>The Blues took time off from the CHL campaign to trek to Minneapolis to meet the U.S. National team in an exhibition game, losing to the strong U.S. crew, 8-4, Nov. 17.</p><p>Newest member of the KC lineup is right wing Bernie Blanchette, acquired by the parent St. Louis club from the Nova Scotia Voyageurs of the American League. Blanchette played his rookie season for the Voyageurs last year, when they were in Montreal.</p><p>Dick Proceviat suffered a broken finger, Nov. 14, when he was hit by a slapshot from Oklahoma City&rsquo;s Al (Boom-Boom) Caron. The puck bounced off Proceviat&rsquo;s hand and high into the stands. But the fourth-year KC blueliner didn&rsquo;t miss a game.</p><p><b>OKLAHOMA CITY:</b> Rookies Ken Tarnow and Dave Forbes continued to sparkle in their five-game amateur trials, and both could be headed for professional contracts, after starting the season with Dayton in the International League.</p><p>Left wing Tarnow, who played junior hockey at Swift Current, Sask., scored the goal that gave the Blazers their first road victory of the season, 3-2, in Fort Worth, Nov. 19. Forbes, a right wing and center, played for American International College at Springfield, Mass.</p><p>Center Chris Oddliefson, on loan from Providence the past few weeks, became a full-fledged Blazer. The parent Boston Bruins traded Ivan Boldirev, a Blazer last season, and another player to he named later, to the California Seals for Oddliefson. The Bruins plan to leave Oddlietson with OC.</p><p>Right wing Bill Klatt, the club&rsquo;s early-season scoring leader, returned to action after being sidelined with a knee injury for two weeks. He was put on a line with Oddliefson and veteran Greg Sheppard, who was shifted from center to left wing. Oddliefson had been skating between the two amateurs, Forbes and Tarnow.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-01101/2834165-1-eng-US/f0030-012.jpg" title="f0030-01" width="554" height="595"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>KEN TARNOW&hellip;Rookie Nets Winner</b></figcaption></div><p>Right wing Bud DeBrody had to have surgery, to stop internal bleeding. after he developed a severe charley horse in the Nov. 13 game at Tulsa. The Blazers loaned center Hugh Harvey to Dayton.</p><p>After taking their first road victory in Fort Worth, the Blazers had a five-game home unbeaten string snapped, when the Wings raced to a 6-4 triumph at the Fairgrounds Arena, Nov. 20.</p><p>Sheppard held to second place in the league scoring race with 21 points, picking up two goals and an assist in two games.</p><p><b>OMAHA:</b> Coach Larry Popein&rsquo;s Knights were having trouble at home, where they were almost unbeatable last season. They had lost their last three starts in Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum, where they lost only three games all last season (all to Tulsa).</p><p>The Knights also lost one of their top hands. Right wing Mike Murphy, last season&rsquo;s CHL rookie-of-the-year, went to the St. Louis Blues, along with Jack Egers and Andre Dupont, former Knights, in a trade that brought Wayne Connelly, Gene Carr and Jim Lorentz to the parent New York Rangers.</p><p>Rookie center Doug Keeler was the hero with two goals in the first period as the Knights took a 2-1 decision at Fort Worth, Nov. 14. But the back-to-back losses to Dallas erased the joy of that road triumph by the injury-plagued Knights.</p><p>Norm Gratton, who owns the Knights&rsquo; only hat trick, continued to lead the club scoring with 14 points. Steve Durbano was the league penalty leader with 94 minutes.</p><p><b>FORT WORTH:</b> Players shuffled in and out of town so rapidly it appeared coach Bob Lemieux was using the platoon system. The Wings&rsquo; victory in Oklahoma City finally snapped a six-game losing streak, but they had suffered three straight setbacks at home, one in Will Rogers Coliseum and two in the mammoth Tarrant County Convention Center.</p><p>The Wings brought in left wing Craig Reichmuth, a former Fort center-right wing, and right wing Dave Ferguson, all from Tidewater of the AHL and defenseman Fran&ccedil;ois Lacombe from Salt Lake in the Western League.</p><p>Center Alan Genovy was loaned to Port Huron in the International League, and rookie forward Brian McCutcheon was sent to that club on assignment.</p><p>All Star defenseman Joe Zanussi, recently returned to the blueline after a trial at right wing, was lost indefinitely with a knee injury.</p><p>Commenting on the wholesale stuffling of personnel, Lemieux staged, &ldquo;If this doesn&rsquo;t get the job done, there&rsquo;ll be more changes&rdquo;. The Wings&rsquo; victory in Oklahoma City brought them company in the cellar, as they tied Omaha for fifth place.</p><h2>GOALKEEPERS RECORDS</h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0030-0256/2834158-1-eng-US/f0030-022.jpg" title="f0030-02" width="578" height="408"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

f0028-01

Oilers See Early CHL Edge Slip Away To Dallas

<h2><b>EASTERN LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 30)</b></p><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0180/2834377-1-eng-US/f0029-012.jpg" title="f0029-01" width="584" height="185"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0255/2834370-1-eng-US/f0029-022.jpg" title="f0029-02" width="582" height="236"></div><h2><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h2><p><b>Tues. Nov. 23</b></p><p>Clinton 1 at Charlotte 5</p><p>Roanoke Valley 1 at Sun Coast 6</p><p>Syracuse 2 at Jacksonville 4</p><p><b>Wed. Nov. 24</b></p><p>Clinton 3 at Greensboro 5</p><p>Syracuse 2 atSun Coast 3</p><p>New Jersey 4 at New Haven 2</p><p>Long Island at Johnstown (postponed)</p><p><b>Thurs. Nov. 25</b></p><p>Jacksonville 0 at Charlotte 14</p><p>Long Island 5 at Clinton 5 &gt;</p><p>New Haven 4 at New Jersey 3</p><p><b>Sat. Nov. 27</b></p><p>Jacksonville 0 at Roanoke Valley 10</p><p>Syracuse 10 at Greensboro 3</p><p>New Haven 2 atClinton 2</p><p>New Jersey 3 at Long Island 3</p><p><b>Sun. Nov. 28</b></p><p>Syracuse 2 at Roanoke Valley 3</p><p>Jacksonville 1 at Greensboro 6</p><p>Johnstown 3 at New Haven 5</p><p>Long Island 2 at New Jersey 4</p><h2>GAMES TO COME</h2><p><b>Tues. Nov. 30</b></p><p>Roanoke Valley at Greensboro</p><p>Syracuse at Charlotte</p><p>Sun Coast at Jacksonville</p><p>Johnstown at Long Island</p><p><b>Wed. Dec. 1</b></p><p>Sun Coast at Greensboro</p><p>New Jersey at New Haven</p><p><b>Thurs. Dec. 2</b></p><p>Greensboro at Roanoke Valley</p><p><b>Fri. Dec. 3</b></p><p>Sun Coast at Charlotte</p><p>Greensboro at Jacksonville</p><p>New Haven vs Clinton (at Utica)</p><p>Johnstown atNew Jersey</p><p><b>Sat. Dec. 4</b></p><p>Charlotte at Jacksonville</p><p>New Jersey at Syracuse</p><p>Roanoke Valley atClinton</p><p>New Haven at Johnstown</p><p><b>Sun. Dec. 5</b></p><p>Jacksonville at Greensboro</p><p>Charlotte at Sun Coast</p><p>Roanoke Valley at Syracuse</p><p>Clinton at New Haven</p><p>Long Island at New Jersey</p><h2><b>LEADING SCOERS</b></h2><p><b>(Including games of Sun. Nov. 21)</b></p><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0330/2834363-1-eng-US/f0029-032.jpg" title="f0029-03" width="581" height="283"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0424/2834356-1-eng-US/f0029-042.jpg" title="f0029-04" width="586" height="282"></div><h2><b>NEW YORK METRO LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Fri. Nov. 19)</b></p><h3>EASTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0523/2834349-1-eng-US/f0029-052.jpg" title="f0029-05" width="580" height="163"></div><h3>WESTERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0613/2834342-1-eng-US/f0029-062.jpg" title="f0029-06" width="577" height="134"></div><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-0711/2834335-1-eng-US/f0029-072.jpg" title="f0029-07" width="586" height="436"></div><h2><b>MID-WEST AMATEUR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 15)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-089/2834328-1-eng-US/f0029-082.jpg" title="f0029-08" width="577" height="188"></div><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-098/2834321-1-eng-US/f0029-092.jpg" title="f0029-09" width="581" height="288"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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HOW THEY STAND

<div class="byline">BY HARVEY POLLACK</div><p>JOHNSTOWN&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>here can be no dispute as to where the strength of the Johnstown Jets lies in their drive to capture the Eastern Hockey League&rsquo;s Northern Division diadem.</p><p>The most casual observer would point out that the right wing slot of the Jets is fortified with three of the leading performers in the circuit. And statisically they would be backed up for of the club&rsquo;s four leading pointmakers, three play on the right side.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-106/2834415-1-eng-US/f0029-102.jpg" title="f0029-10" width="274" height="421"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jamie Kennedy</b></figcaption></div><p>It was apparent before the season started that the Jets were potent at the slot with all-time scorer Dick Roberge and Galen Head, holder of the club&rsquo;s one-season goal record, operating there. But the addition of skipper Eddie Kachur has solidified the spot beyond the fondest hope of general manager John Mitchell.</p><p>At last count Kachur was pacing the club in goals, and each of the trio had posted at least one hat trick. All of them had been credited with game winning goals, power play goals or short handed tallies.</p><p>Their production, plus that of leading scorer Gene Peacosh, has vaulted the Jets right into the heat of what looms as a tight Northern race all the way. Defending champion New Haven certainly isn&rsquo;t as strong as a year ago and Clinton, though leading the division, hasn&rsquo;t indicated that it&rsquo;s as powerful as the old Comets clubs.</p><p>As Kachur says, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t see any team running away with the division. The clubs are pretty equal. Each team will have to be mentally prepared for each game. Then team that is better prepared will win that individual game.&rdquo;</p><p>At this point Kachur is pretty Well satisfied with his offense but admits his team could use some help on defense, &ldquo;We could use a policeman, no doubt about that. We have some big players on defense but they don&rsquo;t hit consist ently. We have to do a lot more hitting.&rdquo;</p><p>Reg Kent nursed an ankle injury. Wayne Dempster had the cast removed from his left ankle. Goalie Ron Dockens flew home to Minnesota to attend the funeral of his grandmother. Galen Head had a stick-swinging duel with Jersey&rsquo;s Gary Cunningham. Eddie Kachur scored hat trick against Syracuse.</p><p><b>NEW HAVEN:</b> Blades sold captain Billy Smith to Sun Coast Suns to make room for Marty Desmarais from Muskegon. Dave Hrechkosy had hat trick at Long Island. Rookie Andre Peloffy seems to have ice sense far beyond his few years of experience.</p><p><b>ROANOKE VALLEY:</b> Jim Jago bothered by shoulder injury, Claude Piche by bruised arm and goalie Rogaer Kosar by bruised face. Colin Kilburn working on his team&rsquo;s faceoff draws. Bobby Buchy suffered shoulder separation in crash into boards. Jago cut the left eye of Ted Lanyon in a stick battle.</p><p><b>CHARLOTTE:</b> Checkers&rsquo; 31-game home winning streak stopped by Sun Coast. Bob Shupe&rsquo;s ankle has responded poorly to treatment. Barry Burnett placed on disabled list when Mike Rouleau came off his suspension. Checkers&rsquo; President Al Manch improving after his second heart attack in four years.</p><p><b>SUN COAST:</b> Bob Malcolm broke his wrist in his first game with Suns after acquisition from Clinton. Terry Sex-smith activated after being on suspended list while testifying in Pennsylvania trial. Suns awarded final rights to Ed Kea but had to give up Ken Pacquet and money to Jersey. Suns lost protest over al-leged ineligible Charlotte player. Bill Yeo&rsquo;s win against Charlotte was first in 24 attempts.</p><p><b>LONG ISLAND:</b> Ed Stan kiewicz called two games in Florida the best and worst of the year. J.P. Mallette quit team and went home. Threat of fines and trades brought improvement in play. Butch Morris tops club&rsquo;s scoring. Alain Langlais has started off much faster than rookie season</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0029-115/2834408-1-eng-US/f0029-112.jpg" title="f0029-11" width="553" height="531"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>EDDIE KACHUR&hellip;Fires Hat Trick</b></figcaption></div><p><b>JACKSONVILLE:</b> Rockets blanked in St. Petersburg after GM Bob Sabourin riled winners over eligibility of Terry Sex-smith. Defenseman Doug Carpenter back after being out with pinched nerve in back. Craig Stamler acquired from Syracuse and Randy Prior dropped. Blake Ball warned his overweight players to cut down or suffer consequences.</p><p><b>GREENSBORO:</b> Fan here had his shirt torn by Salem coach Colin Kilburn during a melee. Stu Roberts tallied nine seconds after opening whistle with Roanoke Valley. Ron Spong bothered by club&rsquo;s lack of punch. Bob Burns went home to Canada to enlist in Air Force when no club picked him up. Ken Rze-pecki on injured list.</p><p><b>JERSEY:</b> Pete Donnelly had 51 saves against Greensboro and 61 with Jacksonville. Jamie Kennedy had hat trick to top Jacksonville. Devils can&rsquo;t understand why they play better on road than at home. Ken Southwick broke nose in practice and played with helmeted face mask. Kennedy tossed stick and gloves at ref Bill Pringle and got ousted for his trouble.</p><p><b>CLINTON:</b> Comets handed Syracuse first home loss. Tommy Mitchell still on injured list. Rich Scammel off injury list and Dave Mitchell placed on it. Cal Hammond posted his first shutout against Jersey.</p><p><b>SYRACUSE:</b> Pierre Sigman had 61 saves at Johnstown. Brass upset by club&rsquo;s slump. Ray Adduono pulling away in northern scoring race. He&rsquo;s also far in front in assists. Bob Murphy skated in place of injured Lee Inglis. Les Calder on 21-day injured list because of bruised ankle. Blazers purchased Wayne Horne from Jacksonville. Danny Bell replaced Roland Goyette at de-<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

f0029-10

New Offense Makes Jets Force In North; Suns Snap Checkers’ 31-Game Home Streak

<div class="byline">BY JOHN GUGGER</div><p>FORT WAYNE&mdash;</p><p>Keeping the puck out of their net was supposed to be Fort Wayne&rsquo;s strength.</p><p>It was the offense that was suspect. And so, after the first five weeks of the International Hockey League season, the K&rsquo;s had fired more goals than any team in the league except Dayton. But because of leaky defensive work and poor goaltending. the Komets owned only an 8-9-1 record.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0185/2834446-1-eng-US/f0031-012.jpg" title="f0031-01" width="274" height="450"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Jim Boyd</b></figcaption></div><p>In a span of five games, the Komets gave up 25 goals, an average of five per match. Included in the span was a 7-0 shutout of Toledo.</p><p>The Komets, in fact, had recorded the only shutouts of the IHL season. Paul Hoganson blanked Des Moines and Toledo, while Robbie Irons zipped the Hornets.</p><p>Hoganson started out almost unbeatable in goal, but then had to be pulled twice after the opposition began finding the range with regularity. Irons, meanwhile, was struggling to pull his goals-against-average under 4.00.</p><p>Irons had the second-best average in the IHL last season, 2.65. Hoganson played pro hockey at Amarillo last season, and had turned in over 150 consecutive minutes of shutout work earlier this season. But his average had soared from under 2.00 to 3.70.</p><p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not putting all the blame on the goalies,&rdquo; coach Marc Bodeau said. &ldquo;But neither has been playing well. We also seem to be weak on defense.</p><p>&ldquo;The forwards could backcheck a little more effectively, too. Defense is a team effort.&rdquo;</p><p>General manager Ken Ullyot was also upset over the defensive yield.</p><p>&ldquo;Last year we could win a game with three goals, even two,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Now we have to score four and five to win.&rdquo;</p><p>The Komets averaged three goals a game last season, but had upped their production rate to over four per match so far.</p><p>Rookie Gil Smith, who played junior hockey at Rosemount in Montreal last year, teamed with Boileau and Ron Ullyot to form the top-scoring line. Larry Billows led the club in goals with 13.</p><p>Collegian Jim Boyd was a surprise with better than a point per game while defenseman Rick Pagnutti had 13 assists in 13 games and rearguard Jim Pearson had five goals.</p><p>But it wasn&rsquo;t scoring goals that kept Fort Wayne from moving up, it was keeping them out.</p><p><b>COLUMBUS:</b> Winger Jim Collins obtained from Kansas City and goalie Ray Martynuik. coming in from Baltimore&hellip;GM Chuck Catto felt officials&rsquo; calls had gone against Seals&hellip;Club had just one win, a 9-0 pasting of Toledo on Oct. 20&hellip;Coach Terry Gray ejected in wild game with Port Huron&hellip;Seals hit the goalpost four times in 4-1 loss in Port Huron.</p><p><b>DES MOINES:</b> Leafs cut Brent Taylor and Doug Bentley, Jr&hellip;Bob Perreault&rsquo;s 2.82 goals-against average led league&hellip;The Leafs hoped rugged Bob Kelly was back to stay&hellip;Ken Sutyla scored overtime winner against Muskegon&hellip;Jean Losier had 11-game scoring streak&hellip;Best crowd of season, 2,896, saw tie with Flint.</p><p><b>PORT HURON:</b> Bill LeCaine had two goals, four assists in first three games since coming out of retirement&hellip;Ralph Hopiavuori out with broken hand suffered in Wings-Columbus brawl in which 129 minutes in penalties were called&hellip;Paul Gamsby retired&hellip;Wings went 6-1-1 in last eight games to lead North Division&hellip;Steve Sutherland scored at 2:09 and 3:22 of first period on successive nights.</p><p><b>DAYTON:</b> Ex-Gems&rsquo; coach Larry Wilson, now at Providence, to be inducted into Dayton Hall of Fame&hellip;Gordie Malinoski finishing six-game suspension for knocking ref Dale Jones to ice&hellip;Hugh Harvey sent down from Oklahoma City&hellip;Gems led league in penalty minutes&hellip;Nels Jacobson connected on penalty shot against Flint&hellip;Gems unbeaten in first nine home games&hellip;Gerry Mazur rumored returning from Salt Lake of WHL.</p><p><b>FLINT:</b> Generals had 27th straight sellout&hellip;Generals had five-game span in which they scored 14 goals, eight of them on power plays&hellip;Wayne Zuk was married three days before Thanksgiving&hellip;Five of Gens&rsquo; first seven losses were by one goal&hellip;Bob Perani sent to hospital after being mauled by Muske-gon&rsquo;s Lynn Margarit&hellip;Tom Serviss filled in on defense when need arose.</p><p><b>TOLEDO:</b> Goalie Rich Coutu and winger Wayne Haidy dropped&hellip;Bernie Doan secured from Kansas City&hellip;Hornets rallied from three-goal deficits in two successive games to win in Columbus&hellip;Greg Jablonski received first major penalty in 12year IHL career against Des Moines, then scored hat trick in same game&hellip;Broken hand sidelined Dino Mascotto&hellip;Hornets registered third road victory, one more than last season.</p><p><b>MUSKEGON:</b> Lynn Margarit received three-game suspension for elbowing linesman Ivan Clark&hellip;Bob Smith scored well after return to lineup&hellip;John Anderson pulled after allowing three goals in first period against Dayton, then Glenn Resch backstopped 5-3 victory&hellip;Mike Poirier, defenseman, obtained from Nova Scotia&hellip;Hawks beat Waterloo of U.S. League, 62&hellip;GM Jerry DeLise was looking for defensive help.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Komets Lament Poor Defense While Offensive Stars Shine

<p class="dropcap"><b><span>G</span>REEN BAY:</b> Bobcats remain only undefeated team in circuit. The spectacular goaltending of Mike Curran, plus USHL&rsquo;S top scoring line of Randy McArthur, Emery Ruelle and Doug Kacarevich has Bobcats in top spot. Recent 4-4 tie with Marquette drew 4,285, pushing club&rsquo;s total attendance to 11,401 for three home encounters.</p><p><b>SAULT:</b> The hard-working Canadians, under coach Jim Glenwright, currently hold down second place. Six rookies, goalie Jack Porko, defenseman Rod Fremlin, forwards Ken Carr, Wayne Lortie, Maurice Biron and Elston Evoy, all recent grads from junior level are seeking berths on club roster.</p><p><b>MARQUETTE:</b> Right Winger Ozzie O&rsquo;Neill, 24-year-old speedster collected his 100th career goal earlier this month in Iron Rangers&rsquo; 7-7 tie with Sault. Ozzie is the fourth player in team history to reach century mark. Jerry Sullivan leads with 144 goals. Rearguard Eric Thiessen of Toronto, former U.S. college star with Lake Superior, has joined club.</p><p><b>WATERLOO:</b> Black Hawks got into win column at home with pair of victories over Canadians. 3,500 Iowa fans enjoyed Hawk opening doubleheader. Ivan Prediger, recent addition from Des Moines of IHL, added strength to defense.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Around The USHL

<h2><b>INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 30)</b></p><h3>NORTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0346/2834515-1-eng-US/f0031-032.jpg" title="f0031-03" width="577" height="131"></div><h3>SOUTHERN DIVISION</h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0433/2834508-1-eng-US/f0031-042.jpg" title="f0031-04" width="585" height="203"></div><h3>GAMES COMPLETED</h3><p><b>Wed, Nov. 24</b></p><p>Muskegon 6 at Toledo 0</p><p>Port Huron 3 at Dayton 2</p><p>Des Moines 2 at Flint 3</p><p>Fort Wayne 7 at Columbus 2</p><p><b>Thurs, Nov. 25</b></p><p>Columbus 2 at Fort Wayne 7</p><p>Des Moines 6 at Muskegon 5</p><p>Flint 3 at Port Huron 6</p><p><b>Fri, Nov. 26</b></p><p>Dayton 4 ot Toledo 3</p><p><b>Sat, Nov. 27</b></p><p>Flin| 2 atFort Wayne 1</p><p>Columbus 1 at Muskegon 3</p><p>Dayton 6 at Port Huron 5</p><p>Toledo 3 at Des Moines 7</p><p><b>Sun, Nov. 28</b></p><p>Muskegon 2 atDayton 8</p><p>Port Huron 3 at Columbus 2</p><p>Toledo 4 at Des Moines 9</p><p>Fort Wayne 2 at Flint 3</p><h3>GAMES TO COME</h3><p><b>Tues, Nov. 30</b></p><p>Muskegon at Port Huron</p><p><b>Wed, Dec. 1</b></p><p>Port Huron at Fort Wayne</p><p>Flint at Columbus</p><p>Dayton at Des Moines</p><p><b>Fri, Dec. 3</b></p><p>Fort Wayne ot Toledo</p><p>Columbus at Hint</p><p>Port Huron ot Des Moines</p><p><b>Sat, Dec. 4</b></p><p>Columbus at Fort Wayne</p><p>Flint at Muskegon</p><p>Toledo ot Dayton</p><p>Port Huron ot Des Moines</p><p><b>Sun, Dec. 5</b></p><p>Muskegon at Toledo</p><p>Dayton atColumbus</p><p>Fort Wayne at Flint</p><h3>LEADING SCORERS</h3><p><b>(Including Games Of Sun, Nov. 21)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0031-0261/2834501-1-eng-US/f0031-022.jpg" title="f0031-02" width="585" height="584"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="byline">BY TOM BURKE</div><p>BOSTON&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>I</span>t seems the more things change, the more they stay the same. At least what the ECAC Division one hockey coaches seem to think in THE HOCKEY NEWS annual preseason poll.</p><p>College hockey, aided by increased exposure of the pro game, is growing up fast. The NCAA&rsquo;s will be held in the Boston Garden for the first time ever, insuring a bigger gate than ever and maybe a TV audience. Freshmen are eligible for varsity play for the first time ever. Yes, the atmosphere is changing.</p><p>But, as far as the coaches polled are concerned, the strata in the East are still basically three: the &ldquo;haves&rdquo;, namely defending NCAA titlist Boston University, ECAC playoff champ Harvard, Cornell, and Clarkson; the middle tier of eight or nine &ldquo;may-bes&rdquo;; and finally the lower five or six teams who can&rsquo;t seem to get their heads above. 500.</p><p>Standings projected in the accompanying coaches&rsquo; poll speak for themselves. Boston U. to head the East&rsquo;s top division race for 1971-72.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Coaches Select Boston U. To Head Division I Race

<div class="byline">By Tom Burke</div><h2><i><b>Freshman Ruling Splits ECAC Down The Middle</b></i></h2><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>he last time you read this column, everything was hunky-dorey in Eastern College Hockey. Boston University&rsquo;s NCAA win, coupled with Cornell&rsquo;s of the previous March, made for the first back-to-back national titles ever by Eastern teams. The East also learned that it would have the NCAA&rsquo;s in its own backyard rink&mdash;the Boston Garden&mdash;for the next three seasons. Smiles stretched from Providence to Oswego.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-01101/2834577-1-eng-US/f0032-012.jpg" title="f0032-01" width="252" height="463"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Lou Lamoriello</b></figcaption></div><p>Then, this past fall at the ECAC meetings, came the vote. Reversing its position of the previous three years, the ECHA voted 86-26 to allow the use of freshmen on Division One&rsquo;s varsity hockey teams. The measure promptly set off a yet-unfinished chain of reactions which may leave the conference, like the Aleutians after Amchitka, never quite the same again.</p><p>Division One immediately split down the middle, into profrosh and confrosh camps. The seven Ivy League schools&mdash;Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Princeton, Cornell, Brown, and Penn&mdash;all voted in accordance with their loop rule against the use of freshmen in varsity sports. Some Ivy coaches wanted to switch, but their higher-ups nixed it. These schools were joined by Boston College, Clarkson, and St. Lawrence, all of whom agreed to retain a freshman hockey program.</p><p>On the other side of the rink were Army, RPI, Providence, New Hampshire and Colgate, all of whom said they would use freshmen on the Varsity level. Still undecided at this writing were Boston University and Northeastern, two schools with reportedly outstanding freshmen available but who nevertheless wavered for fear of reprisal.</p><p>Dartmouth took the next big step and announced that it would not play any school on its 1971-72 schedule that played frosh on the varsity. Contracts for games with New Hampshire, Colgate, and Army were ripped up by athletic director Seaver Peters, who explained his actions thusly:</p><p>&ldquo;It was implicit in the original contracts for these games that freshmen would not be eligible. Following the vote by members of the Eastern College Hockey Association on freshman eligibility, we asked our opponents not to use freshmen in their games with Dartmouth and they declined.</p><p>&ldquo;At the time of the vote, the majority of Division One teams opposed use of freshmen. We feel that only &lsquo;great&rsquo; freshmen will be able to compete on the varsity level and that the overall freshman program will be severely undermined by the decision.&rdquo;</p><p>A few days later. Harvard Athletic Director Robert Watson announced that the Crimson would play all games on their 1971-72 schedule, but that beginning with the following season Harvard would drop any team that played freshmen. Another repercussion of this announcement is that should BU and Northeastern decide to play their rookies, it would be the end of the February classic Beanpot Tournament among the four Boston colleges in the Division. BC has made no announcement of schedule shuffling but is sympathetic to Harvard&rsquo;s position.</p><p>Feelings are already bruised around the league, and the matter is far from settled. More announcements may be forth-coming, such as from the Ivy annual meetings in early December. There are enough strong-willed men on both sides of the issue to make any more spats into bona fide corkers.</p><p><b>ECAC NOTES:</b> Snooks Kelley announced his retirement, effective after the upcoming season. Kelley has been with Boston College for 35 seasons and is the game&rsquo;s winningest coach with 487 wins. He has 30 games this year to attain the magical 500 mark&hellip;Harvard has a new coach in Billy Cleary, who&rsquo;s been elevated from assistant coach after Cooney Weiland retired&hellip;Bernie McKinnon has taken over for George Menard at St. Lawrence&hellip;BU&rsquo;s national champion varsity lost a pre-season game 1-0 to the BU freshman team&hellip;Providence coach Lou Lamoriello has plans for a rink on campus. At the moment, PC and Northeastern are the only Division One schools without their own pond&hellip;BU&rsquo;s new facility will open this season after a year&rsquo;s delay caused by construction and transportation strikes. It will be named after the late Walter A. Brown, for many years president of the Boston Bruins, Celtics, and Garden&hellip;speaking of arenas, Division Two&rsquo;s Merrimack broke ground recently for its own on-campus facility which will seat 3,800&hellip;teams which play at Clarkson can no longer blame losses on the former matchbox arena&rsquo;s dimensions. The ice surface was lengthened 20 feet to regulation size last summer, in addition to installation of a new piping system under the ice, increased capacity, and better lighting.</p><div class="figure-block image-bleed"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0032-0328/2834570-1-eng-US/f0032-032.jpg" title="f0032-03" width="1772" height="1240"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Once again this season, a special Alumni Committee is helping with the promotion of the 11th annual ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival to be held Dec. 20-21 at New York&rsquo;s Madison Square Garden. Here are the committee members reading from right to left along with EMILE FRANCIS, Rangers&rsquo; general-manager and coach, ED OST, vice-president of Madison Square Garden Corp., DOUGLAS BROWN and WILLIAM BRUETT Jr., of St. Lawrence, ANGELO BERTILLI and JAMES SLATTERY, of Notre Dame, KENNETH RIDER and SKIP DANFORTH, Brown, ROBERT O&rsquo;KEEFE and DAVID GODVIN, Boston College. The four schools will compete for the John Reed Kilpatrick Memorial Trophy, emblematic of the Festival championship.</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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DOWN EAST

<p>CLEVELAND&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>C</span>leveland Arena President Nick Mileti announced that the Holiday Hockey Festival, the return of college hockey tourney action to the Arena, will get underway at 6:30 p.m. on December 20 with Ohio State taking on Yale. Bowling Green will close the first night&rsquo;s action with a 9:00 p.m. face-off aginst Princeton.</p><p>Second night action; December 21; will have losers from the first night meeting the consolation contest at 6:30 p.m. and the winners facing off at 9:00 p.m. for the championship.</p><p>The Holiday Hockey Festival brings exciting college hockey to the Cleveland Arena. This year&rsquo;s field is the strongest in the tourney&rsquo;s history. Princeton and Yale Universitites from the strong Ivy League will battle against two of the top college hockey teams in Ohio. Bowling Green and Ohio State Universities.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

Four Teams In Cleveland Holiday Tournament

<h2><b>WCHA CONFERENCE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 22)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0185/2834733-1-eng-US/f0033-012.jpg" title="f0033-01" width="585" height="288"></div><h2><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h2><p>Michigan Tech 3, Lake Superior State2</p><p>Lake Superior State 4, Michigan Tech 3</p><p>Wisconsin 3, RPI 1</p><p>Notre Dame 5, North Daokta 4</p><p>North Dookta 6 Notre Dame 5</p><p>Wisconsin 8 Michigan 1</p><p>Wisconsin 7 Michigan 2</p><p>Denver 2 Michigan Tech 1</p><p>Denver 7 Michigan Tech 4</p><p>Notre Dome 6 Colorado College 3</p><p>Notre Dome 4 Colorado College 0</p><p>Minnesota-Duluth 3 North Dakota 2</p><p>North Dakota 4 Minnesoto-Duluth 3</p><p>Michigan State 3 Minnesota 2</p><p>Minnesota 3 Michigan State 1</p><h2><b>NEW YORK COLLEGE LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Sun. Nov. 21)</b></p><h3><b>EASTERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0258/2834726-1-eng-US/f0033-022.jpg" title="f0033-02" width="583" height="167"></div><h3><b>WESTERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0337/2834719-1-eng-US/f0033-032.jpg" title="f0033-03" width="581" height="155"></div><h3><b>ATLANTIC CONFERENCE</b></h3><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 22)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0425/2834712-1-eng-US/f0033-042.jpg" title="f0033-04" width="583" height="286"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0521/2834705-1-eng-US/f0033-052.jpg" title="f0033-05" width="586" height="381"></div><h2><b>CENTRAL COLLEGIATE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 28)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0615/2834698-1-eng-US/f0033-062.jpg" title="f0033-06" width="586" height="126"></div><h2><b>GAMES COMPLETED</b></h2><p>St. Louis 3, Ohio State 2</p><p>St. Louis 6, Ohio State 5</p><p>Ohio University 6, Kent State 2</p><p>Ohio University 12, Kent State 1</p><p>Michigan State 5, Bowling Green 2</p><p>Michigan State 8, Bowling Green 3</p><h2><b>ONTARIO CONFERENCE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Thurs. Nov. 25)</b></p><h3><b>EASTERN SECTION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0712/2834691-1-eng-US/f0033-072.jpg" title="f0033-07" width="580" height="209"></div><h3><b>WESTERN SECTION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-0811/2834684-1-eng-US/f0033-082.jpg" title="f0033-08" width="583" height="206"></div><h2><b>QUEBEC CONFERENCE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Thurs. Nov. 25)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-099/2834677-1-eng-US/f0033-092.jpg" title="f0033-09" width="578" height="232"></div><h2><b>QUEBEC JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 29)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-107/2834670-1-eng-US/f0033-102.jpg" title="f0033-10" width="582" height="283"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-117/2834663-1-eng-US/f0033-112.jpg" title="f0033-11" width="577" height="232"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="image-hero"><img title="f0033-13" src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-135/2834795-1-eng-US/f0033-132.jpg"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Little SEAN COUGHLAN of St. Louis skates around big GEORGE ABICK of Ohio State in start of Central Collegiate Hockey League play. Coughlan, a native of Toronto, scored in Bills&rsquo; opening two-game sweep.</b> <span class="photo-credit">(Hockey News Photo by Richard Pellegrini)</span></figcaption></div><p>ST. LOUIS&mdash;</p><p>The first two games of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association are now history as the St. Louis University Billikens defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 3-2 and 6-5 in an overtime game. At the first game a crowd of 5,513 at the Arena in St. Louis saw fresh-man Charlie Labelle tap in a rebound shot with only 1:26 remaining in the third period. Then in the second game, 3,150 enthusiastic fans erupted when Len Cadieux scored his second goal of the evening with only 2:50 remaining in the overtime to sweep the series for the Billikens.</p><p>Elsewhere the two other CCHA teams were in action against non-league opponents. Ohio U. knocked off Kent State in a convincing fashion 6-2 and 12-1. Bowling Green State felt Michigan State&rsquo;s power as they fell 5-2 and 8-3.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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St. Louis Off To Fast Start As Bills Clip Ohio Buckeyes

<div class="byline">BY JOHN GILBERT</div><p>MINNEAPOLIS&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>N</span>otre Dame picked the right time to enter the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. With a veteran nucleus leading the way, the fighting Irish opened their first year of WCHA competition by splitting a series of two sanies at North Dakota.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0033-127/2834764-1-eng-US/f0033-122.jpg" title="f0033-12" width="279" height="464"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Eddie Bumbacco</b></figcaption></div><p>After that, Notre Dame returned home to whip Colorado College twice and take the league lead with a 3-1 mark. Eddie Eddie Bumbacco Bumbacco, a veteran forward who has always had a knack for finding the net, got three goals in the North Dakota series and matched them with a hat trick in a 6-3 victory over Colorado. He then got two more while sophomore Mark Kronholm shut out CC 4-0, giving him eight goals in four WCHA games&hellip;</p><p>Denver University, losing only one player from last year&rsquo;s NCAA tournament entry, plugged Bob Young, a freshman from St. Paul, Minn., in at defense and headed for a tough opener at Houghton, Mich. But the opener was tougher for Michigan Tech, the defending WCHA champion, as Denver won 2-1, then whipped Tech 7-4 the next night.</p><p>Tech is traditionally a fast starter, while Denver usually takes a while to get going. It won&rsquo;t be easier for Tech in the return series at Denver, and Denver established itself as favorite with the showing. Denver&rsquo;s big line of Vic Venasky, Pete McNab and Tom Peluso got both goals in the 2-1 game and led the attack the next night too&hellip;</p><p>Minnesota-Duluth, with an opening sweep against Minnesota in hand, split at North Dakota to take an early 3-1 record. The games were all two-point games, so UMD trailed Notre Dame in points 8-6. Season meetings between any two teams in the WCHA are worth eight points, so if they meet four times, each game is for two points, but if they meet only twice, each game is worth four points, as the Notre Dame-North Dakota series was.</p><p>Alan Young, off to a good scoring start with three goals in one of the victories over Minnesota, and four in that series, got two more in one of the games at North Dakota, but it was the game the Bulldogs lost 4-3. Penalties, a problem for last year&rsquo;s UMD team, plagued the Bulldogs again after they built a 3-1 lead in the second game at North Dakota. The Sioux cut the score to 3-2, then Jimmy Cahoon and Dave Bragnalo got power play goals in the third period to win it 4-3 for North Dakota. Jerome Mrazek played well in the nets through all four UMD games, particularly against the numerous power plays he&rsquo;s had to face&hellip;</p><p>Wisconsin, which lost a lot of firepower and defense in the last year, dazzled two capacity crowds with third-period eruptions to bury Michigan 8-1 and 72. Crowds of 7,000 both nights saw the Badgers get the first three goals of the first game, and cap it with four tallies in the third period. The next night, it was 1-1 after a period, with no scoring in the second. Wisconsin then got six third-period goals from six different players. Freshman Dean Talafous, with a goal and five assists for the weekend, and Gary Winchester, who got a hat trick in the first game, led Wisconsin.</p><p>The Badgers, who played RPI the previous week, drew over 28,000 fans in the four games at Madison, Wis&hellip;</p><p>Minnesota, a traditional slow starter, did it that way again, dropping two at Duluth and the first one at Michigan State before winning at State for a split. Mike Antonovich, a junior, is still the key to Gopher scoring. He got a goal and an assist out of three team tallies at Duluth, got both goals in a 3-2 loss at State, then set up the go-ahead goal in the 3-1, win over MSU. Sophomore Bruce Carlston got two, the second into an empty net, in that game. Michigan State scoring ace Don Thompson got the first goal for the Spartans both nights. Minnesota goalie Dennis Erickson made 44 saves in the 3-1 win after making 38 the night before.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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Notre Dame Shows WCHA Irish Ready For Big Time

<div class="byline">BY BOB BRISCOE</div><p>NEW WESTMINSTER&mdash;</p><p>Ernie McLean, coach of the Western Canada Hockey League Bruins, has never been one to shy away from publicity.</p><p>He&rsquo;s getting plenty of play in the press for his antics and the performance of his hockey club and the majority of it has not been complimentary. A first-place club in the Eastern Division while playing out of Estevan, Sask., last season, Bruins are having woes in the first quarter of the schedule in their new New Westminster home.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0193/2834826-1-eng-US/f0034-012.jpg" title="f0034-01" width="268" height="452"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Gary Donaldson</b></figcaption></div><p>McLean was suspended for two games for throwing a garbage can on the ice at Queen&rsquo;s Park Arena in protest over officiating and his hockey club has been staggering below the. 500 mark.</p><p>&ldquo;I think most people overrated us to begin with this year. We went into the year short three veteran defensemen through graduation and with no experience in goal. As a result, we&rsquo;ve been bad defensively and in this brand of hockey, that&rsquo;s what costs hockey games,&rdquo; McLean said in explaination of Bruins&rsquo; 710 record.</p><p>Bruins lost three straight games at home and McLean was hoping the return of forward Lome Henning will turn some close games in their favor. Henning missed six games with infectious hepititas and he won&rsquo;t get back to fulltime duty for a few games yet.</p><p><b>EDMONTON:</b> The defending champion Oil Kings are in their usual dogfight with Calgary Centennials for top spot in the division. Oil Kings led Cents by one point after 17 games with Brian Shaw&rsquo;s Oil Kings having one game to complete a road series of seven consecutive games. Oil Kings have played only five of those 17 games at home and are about to open an eight-game home stand.</p><p><b>CALGARY:</b> The Centennials have won three of four games against Edmonton, much to the delight of the wild Calgary fans who have seen Cents nearly win the division the last three years against Oil Kings, only to fail&hellip;Cents, with Chuck Holdoway on the bench, again are the top defensive team in the league&hellip;They have to be with only two players listed in the first 25 scorers.</p><p><b>MEDICINE HAT:</b> Two key victories over Bruins in New Westminster put Jack Shupe&rsquo;s Tigers into third with a four-point bulge on Bruins&hellip;Tigers appear to have solved some earlier defensive and goaltending problems and still have Stan Weir, Jeff Ablett and Tom Lysiak in the top five of the scoring race&hellip;</p><p><b>VICTORIA:</b> General manager Eric Bishop is the biggest wheeler-dealer in the league&hellip;In a period of two weeks he made deals involving something like 15 players and the result was a three-game unbeaten streak which moved the Cougars into fifth and threatening Bruins&hellip;Gary Donaldson the leading Cougar scorer with 21 points in 19 games.</p><p><b>VANCOUVER:</b> Just when Alf Cadman&rsquo;s Nats looked like they were coming to life with two straight wins at home, they embarked on a long road trip that proved pointless&hellip;Nats were last in the division for good reason&hellip;They&rsquo;ve scored the fewest goals and allowed the most.</p><p><b>REGINA:</b> The Pats under the direction of rookie coach Earl Ingarfield, moved into a one-point lead with a win over rival Saskatoon Blades&hellip;General manager Del Wilson came up with two of the brightest rookies in the league&hellip;He got Dennis Sob-chuk from Weyburn of the SJHL in a deal with New Westminster and brought in Clark Gillies from Moose Jaw&hellip;Sobchuk was tied for the scoring lead and Gillies who has signed a baseball contract with Houston Astros, was in the top 10&hellip;</p><p><b>BRANDON:</b> Wheat Kings of Rudy Pilous continue to boast the fewest loses in their division with only three after 14 games&hellip;Defenseman Dwayne Pentland continues to draw raves for his blueline play and Pilous says the team reminds him of the gutsy teams he coached in St. Catharines and Chicago&hellip;</p><p><b>SASKATOON:</b> Former Canadian National coach Jackie McLeod is packing the Saskatoon Arena with his Blades, only two points out of first place after 17 games&hellip;Blades drew 3,200 for a midweek game&hellip;Blades are doing it with strong defensive play&hellip;Ed Humphries and Don Atchison are among the top goaltenders and Blades don&rsquo;t have a scorer in the top 25.</p><p><b>WINNIPEG:</b> Jets put a pair of home wins together to move into fourth but they again are being plagued by inconsistency&hellip;they are just above the. 500 mark and about to head on the road to the west division&hellip;Reg Malinoski the leading Jet scorer with 14 goals in 15 games&hellip;</p><p><b>FLIN FLON:</b> Coach Pat Ginnell hopes a couple of home dates against Vancouver gets Bombers back on the beam after two more home losses to Edmonton&hellip;</p><p><b>SWIFT CURRENT:</b> The Broncos continue to draw well despite inconsistency&hellip;Mired in the basement after winning only six of 18 games, coach Stan Dunn is looking for blueline help&hellip;Terry McDougall, with 12 goals and 15 assists, is the leading Bronco scorer&hellip;Goaltender Henry Durkin seeing plenty of rubber, 591 shots in 16 games.<span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span></p>

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<h2><b>WESTERN CANADA</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Sat. Nov. 20)</b></p><h3><b>EATERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0248/2834899-1-eng-US/f0034-022.jpg" title="f0034-02" width="582" height="182"></div><h3><b>WESTERN DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0332/2834892-1-eng-US/f0034-032.jpg" title="f0034-03" width="578" height="184"></div><h2><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h2><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0418/2834885-1-eng-US/f0034-042.jpg" title="f0034-04" width="585" height="662"></div><h2><b>MANITOBA JUNIOR LEAGUE</b></h2><p><b>(Standings on Mon. Nov. 15)</b></p><h3><b>NORTH DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0516/2834878-1-eng-US/f0034-052.jpg" title="f0034-05" width="576" height="129"></div><h3><b>SOUTH DIVISION</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-0611/2834871-1-eng-US/f0034-062.jpg" title="f0034-06" width="577" height="130"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-079/2834864-1-eng-US/f0034-072.jpg" title="f0034-07" width="584" height="510"></div><h3><b>NEW BRUNSWICK JUNIOR</b></h3><p><b>(Standings on Thurs. Nov. 25)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-086/2834857-1-eng-US/f0034-082.jpg" title="f0034-08" width="576" height="201"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<h2>NORTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 23)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-094/2834979-1-eng-US/f0034-092.jpg" title="f0034-09" width="577" height="131"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-104/2834972-1-eng-US/f0034-102.jpg" title="f0034-10" width="581" height="260"></div><h2>NOHA-SHA INTERLOCKING</h2><p><b>(Standings on Tues. Nov. 23)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-115/2834965-1-eng-US/f0034-112.jpg" title="f0034-11" width="583" height="333"></div><h2>SOUTHERN ONTARIO JUNIOR</h2><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Nov. 24)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-124/2834958-1-eng-US/f0034-122.jpg" title="f0034-12" width="579" height="233"></div><h2>CENTRAL JUNIOR LEAGUE</h2><p><b>(Standings on Thurs. Nov. 25)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-132/2834951-1-eng-US/f0034-132.jpg" title="f0034-13" width="580" height="156"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-14/2834944-1-eng-US/f0034-142.jpg" title="f0034-14" width="584" height="307"></div><h2>BRITISH COLUMBIA JUNIOR</h2><p><b>(Standings on Wed. Nov. 17)</b></p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-152/2834937-1-eng-US/f0034-152.jpg" title="f0034-15" width="581" height="181"></div><h3><b>LEADING SCORERS</b></h3><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0034-162/2834930-1-eng-US/f0034-162.jpg" title="f0034-16" width="582" height="284"></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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<div class="byline">BY JACK GATECLIFF</div><p>TORONTO&mdash;</p><p class="dropcap"><span>T</span>oronto Marlboros set an Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior A scoring record, last season with 353 goals in 62 games, an average of 5.69 goals every 60 minutes.</p><p>With a powerhouse like that the Marlies should have walked away with the pennant. Right?</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0257/2835017-1-eng-US/f0035-022.jpg" title="f0035-02" width="263" height="446"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>Paul Emms</b></figcaption></div><p>Wrong. The Toronto club was porous on defense and allowed 304 goals, an average 4.90 and as a result they finished fifth in the 10-team league.</p><p>The Marlies were slow to get rolling this season despite the return of top shooters such as Dave Gardner, Steve Shutt, Bill Harris and Paulin Bordeleau.</p><p>Gardner missed the first part of the schedule with a leg injury. Bordeleau was sidelined several games for the same reason.</p><p>But now that the Marlies are healthy again they&rsquo;re starting to score goals in bunches. Their defense has also tightened up, they&rsquo;ve had excellent goaltending from Kevin Neville and are gradually moving towards the top.</p><p>Their 8-4 win over the strong Kitchener Rangers ran their victory streak to five games which included 11-goal outburtst against Montreal Junior Canadieus and St. Catharines Black Hawks. A crowd high of 8,415 watched the win over the Rangers.</p><p>Coach Frank Bonnello hasn&rsquo;t ordered champagne yet to celebrate either on Ontario or Canadian championship but the Marlboros are on the move and almost every team in the league is feeling the affects of their vaunted scoring power.</p><p><b>HAMILTON:</b> The Red Wings picked up their first win in more than a month, 2-1 in London and also tied Peterborough 4-4 for their most productive week of the season&hellip;Oddly enough the Wings have yet to win on home ice&hellip;Their only previous victory this season was in St. Catharines&hellip;However they are definitely improving with goaltender Mike Veisor playing particularly well and are gradually edging towards St. Catharines in the battle for the final playoff position.</p><p><b>MONTREAL:</b> Montreal&rsquo;s winless streak reached 12 games when they tied Peterborough 33&hellip;The season has been a near disaster so far for the club which won the Memorial Cup in 1969 and 1970 but coach Roger Bedard has still not lost confidence that his team is better than their record shows&hellip;It&rsquo;s a rough year for the Canadiens however who don&rsquo;t have their usual super-stars such as Marc Tardif, Rejean Houle, Gil Perreault or Richard Martin&mdash;all now in the National Hockey League.</p><p><b>NIAGARA FALLS:</b> The Flyers, sparked by center Don Lever, rose from the basement a year ago to within two points of Oshawa but suddenly went sour and in five games salvaged only two ties while losing three times As a result they remained near the leaders in the tight race among the top six teams but dropped back to sixth position&hellip;Some of their problems could be a heavy cold suffered by Lever in the last two weeks which reduced his spectacular scoring efforts&hellip;Coach Paul Emms was accidentally elbowed by a linesman in St. Catharines and suffered a deep cut to the forehead&hellip;No penalty was called.</p><p><b>LONDON:</b> The Knights remained fairly solid in seventh position despite a none-too impressive record including a home ice 2-1 loss to Hamilton Red Wings&hellip;The line of Dennis Ververgaert, Randy Osburn and Reg Thomas are still accounting for the large proportion of London goals and the second and third lines must become more productive to turn the Knights into contenders.</p><p><b>ST. CATHARINES:</b> The Black Hawks ended their worst slump in a decade by trouncing Niagara Falls Flyers 9-2 after suffering an 11-3 defeat to the Marlboros in Toronto 48 hours earlier&hellip;The Hawks had gone nine straight games without a point until their splurge against the Flyers which included three goals by center Jeff Jacques&hellip;Coach Frank Milne hopes to have captain Bob MacMillan back within two weeks&hellip;The Charlottetown, P.E.I. native has missed three weeks with hepatitis.</p><p><b>OSHAWA:</b> League-leaders since the schedule opened the last weekend of September, Oshawa Generals were trounced 8-3 right on home ice by Ottawa 67s and by the identical score in Kitchener&hellip;This exactly doubled their previous two defeats in their first 16 games and for the first time this season had to share first place with Ottawa 67s&hellip;The Generals are a young club and while they have had an excellent start coach Gus Bodnar should be satisfied if they can remain in the first division&hellip;They have only qualified for the playoffs once in the last five years.</p><p><b>OTTAWA 67s:</b> Like Toronto, the 67s were highly-rated before the schedule started, had a few rough weeks, but are now putting everything together&hellip;Their 8-3 win in Oshawa was their seventh straight victory and as usual they had reliable goaltending from Bunny Larocque while Brian McSheffrey and Rob Bobbette continued their hot scoring pace&hellip;Blake Dunlop has also been playing consistent hockey for the 67s, now in their fifth season of Ontario Junior A hockey</p><p><b>PETERBOROUGH:</b> The Petes usually play conservative hockey and this style is keeping them up among the leaders&hellip;They tied three straight games (4-4 with Niagara Falls and Hamilton; 3-3 with Montreal) and lead the league in no-decision contests&hellip;They&rsquo;ll be factors in the playoffs if they can continue their steady hockey which means simply skating their wings and making fewer mistakes than the opposition.</p><p><b>KITCHENER:</b> The Rangers remain as the mystery team of the circuit&hellip;When Bill Barber, Tom Cassidy and rookie Al Blanchard are &ldquo;right&rdquo; they are virtually unbeatable as evidenced by their 6-1 win in St. Catharines and 8-3 home victory over Oshawa before 6,776 fans&hellip;But so far the have not been consistent and were badly outplayed in the 8-4 loss at Maple Leaf Gardens&hellip;Many still believe however that the championship will come down to a match between the Rangers, Ottawa and Marlboros.</p><div class="figure-block image-block"><img src="/var/site_2854/storage/images/media2/images/f0035-0181/2835010-1-eng-US/f0035-012.jpg" title="f0035-01" width="548" height="593"><figcaption class="caption-body"><b>KEVIN NEVILLE&hellip;Picks Marlboros Up</b></figcaption></div><span class="end-marker"> &#9632;</span>

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December 10, 1971

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